National News
- Former Army soldier scheduled to get life sentence in Ky. for rape, murders in Iraq
- A former soldier is scheduled to be sentenced to life in prison without parole for the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenager and the shooting deaths of three of her family members.
- Firefighters gaining on arson fire near Los Angeles as authorities carry out homicide probe
- Fire bosses declared progress early Friday in taming the 226-square-mile arson fire north of Los Angeles that has led to a homicide investigation into the deaths of two firefighters.
- Orbiting junk expected to pass near space station Friday, but NASA says distance is safe
- A piece of orbiting junk was expected to pass near the international space station Friday, but NASA said it would stay a safe distance away from the station and docked shuttle.
- Mom of teen player who died after football practice is first witness in Ky. coach's trial
- The mother of a Kentucky high school football player who died after collapsing at practice is the first witness to take the stand in the trial of the former coach, who is charged with reckless homicide in the death.
- Connecticut judge refuses to drop corruption charges against Hartford mayor, but delays case
- A Connecticut judge has rejected Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez's request to drop corruption charges against him.
- Sick kid: Feverish goat found near nursing home in NYC's Bronx; 3rd in more than a month
- It's another case of the wandering goat in New York City.
- Car plows into Connecticut hospital entrance, ends up in empty lobby; 2 men, dog flee scene
- Police say a car carrying two men and a dog crashed through the front doors of a Connecticut hospital and ended up in the lobby.
- Authorities investigate toppling of 2 towers for radio station in Washington state
- Two radio station towers toppled after someone used a piece of heavy equipment to knock them down.
- Police say a Texas resident shoots youths trying to break into home, 2 teens killed, 1 injured
- Police in Texas say a group of teenagers were trying to break into a home when a resident opened fire and killed two of the youths.
- Nancy Talbot, co-founder of Talbots women's clothing line, dies at 89 in Colorado
- The co-founder of the upscale Talbots women's clothing company has died from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Nancy Talbot was 89.
