1 hr ago | New York Post
West Point Army sergeant accused of taping female cadets in showers
An Army sergeant at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has been accused of videotaping female cadets in the shower, a defense official said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of sex-related incidents that has rocked the military.
5 hrs ago | Boston.com
1 child dead, 1 missing in Minn. park landslide
Workers with shovels run to the staging area for a rescue operation underway on the West Side of St.
5 hrs ago | Reuters
Dish uses national security ads to fight SoftBank deal
Dish Network Corp has rolled out an advertising campaign suggesting a deal by a Japanese company to acquire Sprint Nextel Corp could threaten U.S. national security, hoping to sway lawmakers and win support for its rival offer.
8 hrs ago | Broward-Palm Beach
Plain White Ts Tom Higgenson on Ready for Love, "Sign Me Up!"
Chicago natives Plain White T's have been making the ladies swoon since their 2007 number-one hit "Hey There Delilah" went platinum and lead singer Tom Higgenson made every guy feel dumb they hadn't come up with such sweetly simple metaphors for their own gals.
12 hrs ago | Reuters
Immune system cancer drugs tipped to be a $35 billion market
A new wave of medicines that tap the power of the immune system to fight cancer could become the biggest drug class in history, with potential sales of $35 billion a year.
16 hrs ago | Fox News
Top IRS official to decline to testify at House hearing- IRS chief...
Lois Lerner, the director of the IRS division that singled out conservative groups, is expected to invoke the Fifth Amendment Wednesday when she appears before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Fox News has learned.
20 hrs ago | Parksville Qualicum News
Fairwinds brewer knows his recipes
By Staff Writer - Parksville Qualicum Beach News Published: May 21, 2013 10:00 AM Updated: May 21, 2013 10:44 AM He created the legendary Baderbrau beer through countless tasting during tours in Europe.
Medtronic cuts 2,000 jobs worldwide, 500 in Minn.
A Medtronic spokeswoman tells the Star Tribune about 65% of the job cuts have already occurred.
The upstart grocer has had to add orange juice, soy milk and other non-local items to appease customers who are not yet ready to sacrifice their creature comforts in the name of the environment.
David Clifford fired from MPD following felony assault conviction
A month following his conviction for two counts of felony assault and another count of misdemeanor assault, former Minneapolis SWAT team executive officer David Clifford is out of a job.
Policy, discretion guide media sources probes
It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had improperly obtained reporters' telephone records four years earlier.
Yahoo's Tumblr deal 'long-shot, long-term' bet
Yahoo Inc.'s $1.1 billion deal for Tumblr was quickly viewed by analysts as a bold, potentially game-changing long-term bet, but one fraught with risks for a Web portal struggling with so many other challenges.
Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal
As soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV, I had to leave the office right away.
The prolific writer of the resoundingly successful novel "The Kite Runner" returns to the literary feast table with his latest novel "And The Mountains Echoed." Khaled Hosseini, an Afghan-born American and trained physician, rocked the snobby lit-world with his all consuming novel, and film, "The Kite Runner" and then repeated that with "A Thousand ... (more)
Rosie Pope helps navigate exotic baby gear
Amid the purveyors of belly casts and placenta pills, sonogram art and cord banks at a recent baby gear extravaganza stood a smiling Rosie Pope, pregnancy advice guru, mommy concierge to the rich and, with any luck, the Martha Stewart of maternity.
FBI turns away many applicants who fail lie-detector tests
Thousands of job applicants come to FBI offices all across the country every year, eager to work for the top law enforcement agency in the U.S. But many of them have their hopes dashed, and it's not because of their work experience or education or criminal records.
Robin Roberts Gets Standing Ovation at Peabody Awards
Joining fellow honorees Lorne Michaels and Louis C.K. at the New York event, the "Good Morning America" host tells THR about the ABC News segment that chronicled her bone marrow transplant: "I don't regret it at all.
Fire, Explosion Reported at South St. Paul Airport
A fire broke out and an explosion was reported at an airplane hangar at Fleming Field in South St.
Are you smarter than a grade-schooler?
Dozens of very smart elementary and middle school students will be competing this month in the National Geographic Bee and the Scripps National Spelling Bee.