CHP copter saves teens from soaring Sierra cliff
|Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013
SIERRA CITY, Calif. — Two stranded teenage boys were plucked off a peak at an elevation of more than 8,000 feet by a California Highway Patrol helicopter amid gusty winds.
Mich. woman ordered to trial on false rape report
|Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013
PORT HURON, Mich. — A Michigan woman accused of faking a sexual assault was ordered to stand trial on charges of making a false report of rape and tampering with evidence Tuesday after a doctor said her purported bruises faded after he wiped them with gauze.
Oklahoma executes inmate for couple's 2000 deaths
| |Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013
McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a 36-year-old man on Tuesday for taking part in the brutal killing of a ranching couple 13 years ago.
10 Things to Know for Wednesday
|Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle
|Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013
SEATTLE — An indication of an oil filter problem prompted the crew of a Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, a United Airlines spokeswoman said.
Ark. AG seeks to uphold verdict against J&J
| |Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas' attorney general filed a brief Tuesday backed by his counterparts in 35 other states asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to uphold a $1.2 billion fine levied against Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary over the marketing of the antipsychotics drug Risperdal.
Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint
|Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's Softbank.
Heimlich rescues choking Texas congressman
| |Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013
PHOENIX — A Texas congressman who was choking on a piece of popcorn is thanking a fellow Republican from Arizona and a House staffer who is also a doctor for stepping in to help.
Va. cabbie pursues charges after anti-Muslim rant
| |Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013
McLEAN, Va. — For the second time in as many months, a Muslim civil rights group is pursuing criminal charges on behalf of a taxicab driver who was subjected to an anti-Islamic rant caught on tape.
Cape Wind gets $200M investment from Danish fund
| |Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013
BOSTON — The Cape Wind offshore wind project has secured a $200 million investment from a Danish pension fund in what the wind farm's president said Tuesday is a milestone for the long-delayed project.
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