Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Woman found guilty in 1996 killing of ex-husband

After spending years abroad living a lavish lifestyle across Europe, a once-prominent socialite has been convicted in the 1996 car bomb killing of her ex-husband in southern Arizona.

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Tumbleweed troubles: Colorado drought creates perfect storm for road-clogging weeds

ORDWAY, Colo. - Mini-storms of tumbleweed have invaded the drought-stricken prairie of southern Colorado, blocking rural roads and irrigation canals, and briefly barricading homes and an elementary school. Firefighters even had to cut a path through them to get to a pregnant woman who feared...

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Family's sailing trip with baby spurs debate

Sariah English can't imagine the stress her sister's family endured after their sailboat broke down 900 miles off the Mexican coast while their 1-year-old daughter covered in a rash was vomiting and suffering from...

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Bomb blast in Pakistani capital kills 18

A bomb ripped through a fruit and vegetable market on the outskirts of the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Wednesday morning, killing at least 18 people and leaving dozens more wounded, officials said.

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Dozens leave offices seized by Ukraine separatists

Ukraine's Security Service said Wednesday morning that 56 people held inside an agency's local headquarters in the eastern city of Luhansk occupied by pro-Russian separatists have been allowed to leave the premises.

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Death penalty phase next in Arizona murder case

The same jury that convicted an Arizona woman of murder in the hammer-bludgeoning death of her husband will immediately begin hearing testimony to decide whether she lives or dies for the crime.

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Colorado tumbleweeds overrun drought areas

ORDWAY, Colo. (AP) — An expected effect of drought has caught parts of the West off guard.

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