Families of Newtown victims sue rifle manufacturer
Written by PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press DAVE COLLINS, Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The families of nine people killed in the Newtown school massacre filed a lawsuit against the maker and sellers of the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle used in the shooting, saying the gun should not have been sold for civilian use because of its overwhelming firepower.
Crunch time again for health insurance sign-ups
Written by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's push to cover America's uninsured faces another big test Monday.
Justices reject Arizona bid over abortion drugs
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is refusing to allow Arizona to enforce stringent restrictions on medical abortions while a challenge to those rules plays out in lower courts.
Cancer patients testing drugs on mouse 'avatars'
Written by MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer
Scientists often test drugs in mice. Now some cancer patients are doing the same — with the hope of curing their own disease.
Netanyahu years see surge in West Bank settlements
Written by DAN PERRY, Associated Press JOSEF FEDERMAN, Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — The population of Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank has surged during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's years in office, growing at more than twice the pace of Israel's overall population, according to newly obtained official figures.
Police arrest suspect in shooting near high school
Written by STEVEN DUBOIS, Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A suspect in a shooting that wounded three students outside an alternative high school was arrested early Saturday in what appears to be a gang-related attack, Portland police said.
Protesters of police killings to march on DC
Written by MATTHEW BARAKAT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters plan to converge on the nation's capital Saturday to help bring attention to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police and call for legislative action.
First Dems, now Senate GOP object to spending bill
Written by ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — First it was objections by House Democrats that stood in the way of passage of a $1.1 trillion catchall spending bill. Now it's the Senate Republicans' turn, specifically Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah.