Oakland police, Occupy protesters clash
Sunday, 6:04 AM
Despite violent clashes and more than 100 arrests yesterday, protesters say they will forge ahead with a planned "Rise Up Festival" at an area park later today.
U.S. Defense Department can't account for billions for Iraq, audit finds
Sunday, 8:01 AM
The U.S. Defense Department cannot account for about $2 billion it was given to cover Iraq-related expenses and is not providing Iraq with a complete list of U.S.-funded reconstruction projects, according to two new government audits.
Police: At least 9 dead in Florida in multiple crashes
Sunday, 8:52 AM
At least nine people were killed in a series of overnight accidents in northern Florida, blamed on poor visibility from smoke from a nearby brush fire, the Alachua County Sheriff's Office said.
N.J. governor may put same-sex marriage to referendum
Saturday, 7:21 PM
A political battle is shaping up in the Garden State about whether to give gay and lesbian couples the right to wed -- a move that, if approved, would make New Jersey the seventh state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage.
Flag-waving parade crowd in St. Louis honors veterans
Saturday, 2:22 PM
Sunny skies, a large billowing U.S. flag and an appreciative crowd greeted hundreds of Iraq war veterans who marched Saturday in St. Louis in a first-of-its kind "welcome home" ceremony.
Etta James remembered as authentic voice
Saturday, 6:29 PM
The funeral for Etta James, the legendary singer whose earthy vocals bridged genres from blues to rock, was set for Saturday at a Southern California cemetery, the family said.
