Singer Mindy McCready dies in apparent suicide
Written by CHRIS TALBOTT,Associated Press JEANNIE NUSS,Associated Press
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Mindy McCready, who hit the top of the country charts before personal problems sidetracked her career, died Sunday in Arkansas in an apparent suicide. She was 37.
Study: Better TV might improve kids' behavior
Written by DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP,Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — Teaching parents to switch channels from violent shows to educational TV can improve preschoolers' behavior, even without getting them to watch less, a study found.
Report: Bill would set an 8-year path to residency
Written by ALICIA A. CALDWELL,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is circulating a draft immigration bill that would create a new visa for illegal immigrants living in the United States and allow them to become legal permanent residents within eight years, according to a report published online Saturday by USA Today.
Long-missing WWII medal to be awarded
Written by ROBERT JABLON,Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hyla Merin grew up without a father and for a long time never knew why.
Charlie Sheen pays for injured teen's therapy dog
Written by CARRIE ANTLFINGER,Associated Press
MILWAUKEE (AP) — There's a 15-year-old Florida girl who didn't really know much about Charlie Sheen before this week — but does now.
Texas police chase, fatally shoot Florida fugitive
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — A Florida prisoner who escaped in Texas after stabbing a detective with his eyeglasses was shot and killed by law enforcement officers early Saturday after police responded to a report of a home burglary near Dallas, authorities said.
Facebook gets unwelcome look at hackers' dark side
Written by MICHAEL LIEDTKE,AP Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook is getting an unwelcome look at the shady side of the hacking culture that CEO Mark Zuckerberg celebrates.
Budget cut warnings may prove harsher than reality
Written by ALAN FRAM,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Get ready for two weeks of intensifying warnings about how crucial, popular government services are about to wither — including many threats that could eventually come true.