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Ravaged by fires, Western ranchers face "scary" summer
SALMON, Idaho - It took less than an hour last month for a Montana wildfire to reduce Scott McRae's ranch to thousands of blackened acres devoid of the grasses that were to sustain hundreds of cattle.
Colorado says dentist put thousands at HIV risk from reused syringes
DENVER - A suspended Colorado dentist reused syringes and needles in his now-shuttered practice, potentially exposing thousands of patients to HIV and hepatitis infection, health officials warned on Friday.
Judge rules Mississippi abortion clinic can stay open for now
TUPELO, Mississippi - Mississippi's sole abortion clinic won a court battle on Friday to stay open while it challenges the constitutionality of a new state law requiring its doctors to have local hospital admitting privileges.
Alaska sues to block low-sulfur fuel requirement for ships
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The state of Alaska sued the Obama administration on Friday to block environmental regulations that would require ships sailing in southern Alaska waters to use low-sulfur fuel.
Penn State to refurbish showers in Sandusky sex abuse case
WASHINGTON - Pennsylvania State University plans to renovate the building where former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually abused boys, a school spokesman said on Friday.
Tribune finally wins court nod to exit bankruptcy
- Tribune Co has won court approval to emerge from bankruptcy, more than 3-1/2 years after seeking Chapter 11 protection following a leveraged buyout that saddled the publisher of the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times with too much debt.
Former immigration intelligence chief jailed for fraud
- A former U.S. federal immigration intelligence director who lured four subordinates into fraudulently claiming more than $500,000 in fake expense and pay claims was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Friday, authorities said.
Zimmerman seeks new judge in murder trial
MIAMI - The Florida man charged with second-degree murder in the killing of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin asked for a new judge in his case on Friday, accusing the current judge of bias.
Ex-baseball star Lenny Dykstra pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud
LOS ANGELES - Onetime World Series hero Lenny Dykstra pleaded guilty on Friday to bankruptcy fraud and other charges stemming from a scheme to loot more than $200,000 in sports memorabilia, home furnishings and other property from his bankruptcy case.
Judges ask tough questions about Texas voter ID law at trial
WASHINGTON - A three-judge federal panel deciding the fate of Texas' new voter identification law grilled the state's lawyer in closing arguments on Friday and suggested that the controversial legislation would disproportionately hurt racial minorities.
Maine governor draws ire with new IRS “Gestapo” comments
Maine's Republican governor ignited a fresh firestorm when, for the second time in a week, he compared the Internal Revenue Service to the Gestapo, Nazi Germany's murderous secret police.
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