BOSTON – Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) will be in court this week for the first time since U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder authorized prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Tsarnaev.
Boston Marathon suspect’s lawyers due in court, first time since death penalty intention filed
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Starfish at the Anchorage Museum have shown signs of a wasting disease reported up and down the West Coast, and eight had to be euthanized last fall.
Researchers looking for cause of starfish wasting syndrome
SAVANNAH, Georgia – Port officials in Savannah, Georgia, say a blaze that tore through a warehouse and sent plumes of black smoke into the sky has been fully extinguished.
Fire at Ga. port warehouse extinguished, cause of blaze unclear
EDITOR’S NOTE: In February 1964, the Beatles took America by storm, and rock ‘n’ roll was never the same.
Beatles arrive, make American TV debut, as reported by The Associated Press in February 1964
NEW YORK – A border collie named Kelso rocketed to a win in the Westminster Kennel Club’s new agility competition Saturday night, while a husky mix called Roo! ran away with the recognition afforded to mixed-breed dogs at the nation’s premier show for the first time since the 1800s.
Border collie wins Westminster Kennel Club show’s 1st agility trial
SEATTLE – A weekend storm is disrupting plans across the Northwest U.S., blanketing parts of Washington state with snow, while socking Oregon and California with rain.
Storm brings rain, snow to Northwest; freezing rain prompts Portland warning to stay indoors
POMONA, California – Authorities say a wrong-way driver on a Southern California freeway caused a pre-dawn crash that left six people dead.
Police say wrong-way driver causes accident that kills 6 on LA area freeway
PITTSBURGH – Two sisters of an Iowa state representative have been found dead of apparent gunshot wounds in their Pittsburgh home, and police say they are investigating the case as a double homicide.
2 sisters of Iowa state rep found dead in Pa. home in what cops are calling a double homicide
SANTA FE, New Mexico – Actress Marsha Mason, the star of films such as «The Goodbye Girl,» is saying goodbye to farm life.
‘Goodbye Girl’ bids farewell to rural, working 247-acre farm in Abiquiu
NEW YORK – There are hip fashion shows. And then there are fashion shows that seek nothing less than to redefine just how hip a fashion show can be.
A fashion show goes to Brooklyn: Alexander Wang lures fashionistas by boat, bus and car
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