Magnitude-4.4 earthquake shakes Southern Calif.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An earthquake east of downtown Los Angeles rippled across Southern California before dawn Tuesday, jolting millions of people awake and putting first-responders on alert....
Ex-FBI agent accused of illegally accessing files
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- A former FBI white-color crime investigator in Orange County has pleaded not guilty to using a bureau computer to obtain information he was not authorized to access....
Pot advocates fail in bid to force LA referendum
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Medical marijuana advocates have failed to gather enough signatures to force a referendum to overturn a new Los Angeles law that will shutter hundreds of pot dispensaries....
Feds pick up convicted Calif molester
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A California prison inmate convicted in a notorious 1970s child-molestation case has been transferred to federal custody to face charges filed in Florida....
2 arrested in Anaheim shooting of family
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Police have arrested two suspected gang members for allegedly shooting a father, mother and 6-year-old daughter outside an Anaheim apartment building....
Reno man accused of lewd act at Kohl's store
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A 26-year-old Reno has been arrested for allegedly performing a lewd act while watching a young girl at a Reno department store....
Volunteers along Red River in flood-fighting mode
FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- Volunteers in North Dakota were in flood-fighting mode again Tuesday filling sandbags and the National Guard prepared to build clay dikes to help protect nearby homes from the fast-rising Red River....
Widespread spring flooding forecast
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With truckloads of sandbags rolling into cities like Fargo, N.D. and Moorhead, Minn., the government confirmed residents' fears Tuesday, forecasting major flooding in the Midwest following a wetter than normal winter....
Ark. woman whose 3 kids drowned pleads guilty
MORRILTON, Ark. (AP) -- An Arkansas woman who drove into a lake during a late night thunderstorm, killing her three children, has pleaded guilty to three felony counts of child endangerment....
Housing construction drops 5.9 pct in February
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Housing construction fell in February as winter blizzards held down activity in the Northeast and South. The decline highlighted the challenges facing builders as they struggle to emerge from the worst housing slump in decades....
Stocks trade in tight range ahead of Fed meeting
NEW YORK (AP) -- Major stock indexes were little changed Tuesday while investors awaited results from the Federal Reserve's meeting on interest rates....
Fed weighs how and when to signal higher rates
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Debate is heating up within the Federal Reserve over how and when to signal that the days of record-low interest rates are numbered....
Doctor: Beckham recovering well after surgery
TURKU, Finland (AP) -- David Beckham is recovering well from surgery on his left Achilles' tendon and will start to walk on crutches in his first rehabilitation exercises on Tuesday....
UConn, Stanford, Tennessee and Nebraska top seeds
On their way to a record 72-game winning streak, the Connecticut Huskies have beaten just about every power program in women's college basketball....
There's plenty of reaction to possible expansion
NEW YORK (AP) -- It wouldn't take an act of Congress, and in the overall scheme of things, expanding the field for the NCAA men's basketball championship wouldn't solve or create any problems for most Americans....
