Attorney: Ferguson grand jury announcement Monday
By DAVID A. LIEB and ANDALE GROSS A lawyer for Michael Brown’s family says they have been notified that the grand jury considering whether to indict a Ferguson police officer…
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Under pressure, Chuck Hagel steps down as Pentagon chief
By JULIE PACE and ROBERT BURNS Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Monday he is stepping down, leaving under pressure following a rocky tenure in which he has struggled to break…
Secret Service chief: Morale suffering at agency
By ERICA WERNER The acting director of the Secret Service warned lawmakers Wednesday of “potentially dire consequences” from lowered morale and operational security at the agency. He vowed to do…
Colombian girl’s dad had her swallow cocaine-filled capsules
By CESAR GARCIA An 11-year-old girl is in critical condition after doctors removed from her stomach 104 cocaine-filled capsules her father made her swallow to smuggle drugs to Europe, police…
Safety agency to push for national air bag recall
By TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBIN The federal government is demanding that the auto industry recall millions of additional cars equipped with faulty air bags that can injure — and…
CMG November Book #2 of The Month The Life of Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin began life as the golden daughter of a progressive and promiscuous Baptist preacher. Raised without her mother, she was a gospel prodigy who gave birth to two sons…