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I-5 bridge collapse survivor: 'You hold on'

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:43:53 -0400

MOUNT VERNON, Washington - Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."

Inspection to require lane shift in Hot Springs

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:20:54 -0400

HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas - Arkansas highway officials say a bridge inspection will require a lane shift next week in Hot Springs.

Effort to restore Ky. bridge wins award

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:08:02 -0400

FRANKFORT, Kentucky - Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet and a Laurel County resident have been recognized for their efforts to restore rather than replace a landmark bridge.

Obama balances threats against Americans' rights

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:41:50 -0400

WASHINGTON - Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says "America is at a crossroads." And so, too, is his presidency's counterterrorism policy, which has long struggled to balance protecting the nation from terror attacks while upholding Americans' rights.

2 former sex slaves cancel Japan mayor meeting

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:32:18 -0400

OSAKA, Japan - Two Korean former sex slaves canceled a planned meeting Friday with an outspoken Japanese mayor who caused an uproar by justifying Japan's wartime practice of forcing tens of thousands of Asian women into prostitution for its military.

RIPTA to offer limited service on Memorial Day

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:14:12 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority will operate on a limited schedule on Memorial Day.

South Carolina Senate approves $6.3B budget plan

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:08:06 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - The South Carolina Senate approved a budget proposal late Thursday that would allow hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of road and bridge construction, let more poor 4-year-olds go to school for a full day, and buy hundreds of school buses.

Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plants

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:17:18 -0400

EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut - An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer among workers.

1 dead, 3 hurt in head-on crash in Glenwood Canyon

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:28:22 -0400

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Troopers say a fiery head-on crash between a tractor-trailer and a car on an Interstate 70 construction zone in Glenwood Canyon left one woman dead.

Wis. committee cuts roadwork to close budget gap

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:54:12 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - The Legislature's budget-writing committee voted unanimously Thursday to delay some freeway projects and cut funding for others, as part of an effort to close a $54 million deficit in Wisconsin's roads fund that was prompted by a drop in gas-tax revenue.

Judge rebukes Buffalo cigarette shippers

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:15:21 -0400

NEW YORK - A federal judge has rebuked a Buffalo delivery company accused of shipping tons of untaxed cigarettes to New York City residents in violation of federal law.

NC planning group approves toll lanes for I-77

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:01:36 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - A two-county planning group has given unanimous approval to build toll lanes on a portion of Interstate 77 despite protests from critics.

Crashes rekindle debate about seat belts on buses

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:23:59 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - An Indiana lawmaker who sponsored a bill that would have required seat belts on school buses hopes two high-profile collisions in a span of a week that left more than 60 people injured will spur parents to urge the General Assembly to act.

Muslim hard-liners ID suspect in London attack

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:07:47 -0400

LONDON - A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday.

NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:45:20 -0400

PASADENA, California - Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore.

States to NRC: Better nuclear waste rules needed

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:43:13 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - Attorneys general in Vermont, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut announced Thursday they are petitioning the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a more thorough environmental review of storage of highly radioactive nuclear waste at plant sites.

Navy to name destroyer for late Hawaii Sen. Inouye

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:36 -0400

HONOLULU - The U.S. Navy plans to name one of its ships after the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii.

Behind response to airport bomb threat that wasn't

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:12:58 -0400

DETROIT - Thickly wrapped in newspaper and duct tape, several packages stowed in a man's luggage as he passed through Detroit Metropolitan Airport security last month had local and federal law enforcement officers believing they'd detected an explosive. As the terminal was partially evacuated and a bomb squad called, officers' suspicions grew because the man became agitated, smelled of alcohol and couldn't initially say exactly what was in his bag.

8th person pleads in $30M NASA contract fraud

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:50:14 -0400

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - An eighth person pleaded guilty Thursday to his role in a $30 million fraud and bribery scheme that duped NASA into awarding contracts to companies that falsely claimed eligibility for preferences granted to minority-owned businesses.

Va. students build disorientation chair for NASA

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:41:20 -0400

HAMPTON, Virginia - Brandon Hogan smiled broadly on Thursday as he sat in a chair at NASA's Langley Research Center that spun around and around, intentionally making himself dizzy.

Am. Samoa to keep flier miles of govt travelers

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:59:23 -0400

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - American Samoa plans to take away frequent flier miles from government workers who travel on behalf of the U.S. territory and use the loyalty points to help medical patients and students travel off the islands when necessary.

Conference set to settle Savannah dredging suits

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:59 -0400

CHARLESTON, South Carolina - A federal judge has scheduled a hearing to formally settle lawsuits challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel.

Canada terror suspect: Lawyer must use 'holy book'

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:29:41 -0400

TORONTO - A man accused of plotting to derail a train in Canada with support from al-Qaida asked Thursday to be represented by a defense attorney willing to use the "holy book" as a reference in his case.

Atlanta mayor: Savannah harbor will get deepened

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:58:35 -0400

SAVANNAH, Georgia - Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed says a $652 million plan to deepen the shipping channel to Savannah's seaport remains very much on President Barack Obama's radar.

AP PHOTOS: Egypt's languishing Islamic antiquities

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:51:10 -0400

CAIRO - Cairo, the Arab world's most populated city, is often referred to as an open-air museum of Islamic antiquities and the city of 1,000 minarets.