Tea party to GOP establishment: We’re alive and ready to do battle in 2014

WASHINGTON – Tea partyers insist they’re not to blame for Republican election losses in congressional and presidential elections, faulting the GOP establishment for showing little fight.

Tea party to GOP establishment: We’re alive and ready to do battle in 2014

US marshals say fugitive Denver sex offender captured in Virginia after nationwide manhunt

DENVER – A child rapist who became the subject of a nationwide manhunt last week after he sliced off his GPS monitor and disappeared from Denver was arrested Friday, U.S. marshals said.

US marshals say fugitive Denver sex offender captured in Virginia after nationwide manhunt

AP Newsbreak: More concerns raised about double-walled nuclear waste tanks at Hanford

SPOKANE, Washington – There are «significant construction flaws» in some newer, double-walled storage tanks at Washington state’s Hanford nuclear waste complex, which could lead to additional leaks, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

AP Newsbreak: More concerns raised about double-walled nuclear waste tanks at Hanford

San Francisco police officers plead not guilty to charges outlined in indictments

SAN FRANCISCO – Stripped of their guns and pay, four San Francisco police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to charges contained in federal corruption indictments that could send each to prison for a decade or more.

San Francisco police officers plead not guilty to charges outlined in indictments

Sands: Hackers stole personal information of tens of thousands of Pennsylvania casino patrons

LAS VEGAS – Computer hackers stole the personal information of tens of thousands of Las Vegas Sands customers during a data breach earlier this month, the casino company said Friday.

Sands: Hackers stole personal information of tens of thousands of Pennsylvania casino patrons

Delaware company expands cheese recall to sour cream products after 1 death, illnesses

DOVER, Delaware – A Delaware company that recalled cheeses after some of the products were linked to a death in California and illnesses in newborns has expanded that recall to sour cream products.

Delaware company expands cheese recall to sour cream products after 1 death, illnesses

Federal judge won’t force investigator to give BP documents in oil spill claims probe

NEW ORLEANS – A federal judge has ruled that BP is not entitled to see confidential documents used by a court-appointed investigator who has alleged that some attorneys acted improperly in the claims process arising from the 2010 Gulf oil spill.

Federal judge won’t force investigator to give BP documents in oil spill claims probe

NC regulators issue violations against Duke Energy for huge coal ash spill into the Dan River

RALEIGH, North Carolina – North Carolina regulators have issued notice to Duke Energy that the company will be cited for environmental violations related to a massive coal ash spill that coated 70 miles of the Dan River with toxic sludge.

NC regulators issue violations against Duke Energy for huge coal ash spill into the Dan River

Regent blasts University of Iowa president for sex assault remark, lack of communication

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Iowa Board of Regents met behind closed doors Friday afternoon to evaluate the performance of University of Iowa President Sally Mason, who has faced criticism over a remark she made about sexual assault.

Regent blasts University of Iowa president for sex assault remark, lack of communication