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Committee: No punishment for Burris

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:07 GMT

The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama.

Winfrey: Show will end after 25 seasons

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:21 GMT

Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying "prayer and careful thought" led her to her decision.

Murder suspect sent to psych hospital

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:06:56 GMT

A teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbor was sent to a mental hospital after her attorney said she showed signs of severe depression and anxiety.

Student arrested in crying baby robbery

Liza Danver — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:54:43 GMT

Metro Police have arrested a man who allegedly heated up a bottle for a crying baby while robbing a home Friday morning.

Oprah expected to launch new talk show

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:00 GMT

Oprah Winfrey was set to announce Friday that her powerhouse daytime television show will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. Winfrey, 55, is widely expected to start up a new talk show on OWN.

A look back at Winfrey's highlights

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:49:50 GMT

Oprah Winfrey has racked up memorable moments during her long television reign. Some were moving, some embarrassing — to her or others — and a handful became pop-culture landmarks.

Teen calls 911 after parents take Xbox

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:39:54 GMT

The Chicago Tribune reports that police were sent to a Buffalo Grove, Ill., home where the teen asked police whether his parents could legally take away his Xbox from him. Police told him they could.

Bacteria found in Vicks nasal spray

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:18:42 GMT

The Procter & Gamble Co. is recalling some 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after the company found bacteria in some samples during routine testing.

Cemetery where graves dug up reopens

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:08:27 GMT

A Chicago-area cemetery that was shut down after four former workers were accused of digging up graves in a scheme to resell burial plots is open again.

Autopsies: No drugs in drowned students

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:43:22 GMT

Authorities say final autopsy results show that three college softball players who drowned when their sport utility vehicle went into a North Dakota pond had not been drinking or using drugs.

Dad indicted for putting kids in trash

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:40:03 GMT

Nearly four months after investigators say he left two children in a trash can overnight, Tommie Lee Johnson Jr. was indicted by a grand jury.

2 killed in Minnesota tour bus crash

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:27:18 GMT

A tour bus driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm before a crash on a southern Minnesota interstate that killed two people and injured 21 others, the bus company's owner said Thursday.

AAA: Thanksgiving travel to go up

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:32:38 GMT

A leading auto organization is projecting a 1.4 percent increase in Thanksgiving travel this year, although fewer people will travel by air due to budget concerns, reduced airline capacity and added charges.

Black Friday may be best day to buy car

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:06:01 GMT

If you missed out on Cash For Clunkers, you might be able to look forward to another day for big car discounts -- Black Friday.

Teen arrested in Missouri girl's death

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:32:13 GMT

A Missouri grand jury has indicted a 15-year-old on a charge of first-degree murder in the slaying of her 9-year-old neighbor.

Early lines for Palin at Woodland Mall

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:01:09 GMT

Crowds lined up outside Woodland Mall in Kentwood early Wednesday morning to get wristbands for former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's evening appearance at Barnes & Noble.

Tax breaks keep GM in Detroit

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:32:23 GMT

General Motors Co. is promising to keep its headquarters in Detroit in return for expanded state tax credits.

Can your US Senator draw your state?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:23:05 GMT

National Geographic sent an e-mail to all 100 senators asking them to take part in Geography Awareness Week by having them draw their home state and add three important highlights.

More charges in child sex case

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:15:50 GMT

Prosecutors in Missouri have filed 15 additional sex charges against a father and his adult sons who were already accused of sexually abusing children.

USDA: More Americans going hungry

Lindsay Veremis — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:51:09 GMT

A new study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows more Americans are going hungry. Monday, President Obama called the food security report unsettling. Click on the headline for Lindsay Veremis' full report.

Use the Web to plan Black Friday deals

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:08:11 GMT

For Brenda Bennett, Black Friday is tradition. Each year on Thanksgiving Day, she sits with her sister and neighbor with the ads spread out across a big table, planning their attack.

School president's death ruled suicide

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:49:49 GMT

Chicago police said an investigation into the death of the city's school board president would continue even as an autopsy concluded the longtime civic leader shot himself in the head on a Chicago River embankment.

Families seek support for jailed hikers

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:08:23 GMT

The families of three American hikers held in Iran say they are growing increasingly concerned about the mental health of the trio after 16 weeks in custody.

GM: $1.2B 3Q loss; shows progress

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:29:12 GMT

General Motors Co. says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its business.

Guantanamo inmates moving to Illinois?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:26:15 GMT

Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Sunday tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rural northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees and other inmates.

Hot line for those who fled Sowell

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:50:48 GMT

The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center is launching a special hot line in hopes of hearing from those who survived encounters at the house where remains of 11 women were found.

Palin's talk dissected, you betcha

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:39:32 GMT

Almost every aspect of Palin's life, including how she talked, was dissected by everyone from curious voters to political pundits.

Former hostage files for bankruptcy

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:23:40 GMT

Former hostage Terry Anderson, who was held captive in Lebanon for nearly seven years, has filed for bankruptcy.

Ohio to change lethal injection method

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:54:14 GMT

Ohio on Friday became the first state to adopt a procedure for lethal injections that uses one drug, a method never before tried on U.S. inmates.

Balloon boy's father pleads guilty

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:43:19 GMT

The Colorado father accused of pulling a spectacular hoax by reporting his son was aboard a runaway balloon has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of attempting to influence a public servant.