Gingrich can't verify how much Freddie paid him
URBANDALE, Iowa -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrichacknowledged an extended consulting relationship with mortgage giant Freddie Mac, though he said he couldn't verify just how much he or his firm received in fees.
NYC Occupy ranks thin after crackdown
NEW YORK — Less than two dozen Occupy Wall Street protesters stayed overnight Wednesday in a downtown park that had been home to hundreds before the city cleared the site and banned tents, sleeping bags and lying down.
Filthy fitness: 'Mud runs' soar in popularity
Obstacle races like the Warrior Dash have exploded in popularity over the last decade, with hundreds all over the country. The first Warrior Dash, in Joliet, Ill., in 2009, sold out with 2,000 participants.
White House shooting suspect arrested
Secret Service said the 21-year-old suspect in White House shooting was arrested at Pennsylvania hotel Wednesday.
Police arrest mother in death of Missouri tot
AFFTON, Mo. — Police investigating the death of a 13-month-old boy arrested the baby's mother early Wednesday, a day after his body was discovered near a suburban St. Louis cemetery.
Syria tensions rise as army defectors attack security complex
AMMAN, Jordan — Syrian army defectors attacked an intelligence complex on the edge of Damascus early on Wednesday, the first such reported assault on a major security facility in the eight-month uprising against President Bashar Assad, activists said.
18 preschoolers killed in crammed China bus crash
BEIJING — At least 18 kindergarten kids and two adults were killed Wednesday when a school bus with just nine seats but crammed with 64 people crashed on its way to class in western China, state media reported
Obama insists US does not fear China
CANBERRA, Australia —President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that the notion that the United States fears China or wants to exclude the growing power from American economic alliances in the Asia-Pacific region is mistaken.
Tiger, Steve matchup gets thrown out early
MELBOURNE, Australia – You’ve heard of the “Thrilla in Manila?” The “Rumble in the Jungle?” Well, this has all the trappings of the “Duel Down Under.” The “Sandbelt Skirmish.” The “Blue at Black Rock.”
Penn State names David Joyner acting athletic director
With the firing of Joe Paterno and the arrestof athletic director Tim Curley on perjury and failure to report charges, associate athletic director Mark Sherburne had taken over control of Penn State’s athletic department on an interim basis.
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