All Stories from April 8, 2016 (Change date)
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Poll: Some key gaps in Americans' knowledge about Zika virusApr 08, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans don't know a lot about the Zika virus that is linked to birth defects and creeping steadily closer to the U.S., according to a new poll that ...
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Edwards on Texas pole, 7th pole winner in 7 Cup races so farApr 08, 2016 7:00 am - FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Carl Edwards became the seventh different pole winner in the seven NASCAR Sprint Cup races this season, posting the fast lap of 194.609 mph in t...
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NY medical examiner who oversaw office on 9/11 dies at 79Apr 08, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Dr. Charles Hirsch, who oversaw the city medical examiner's office for more than two decades and whose staff helped identify the remains of Sept. 11 vict...
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Tourism to France rose in 2015 despite Paris attacksApr 08, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The overall number of tourists visiting France in 2015 rose marginally compared with the year before to reach an all-time high despite the two deadly attack...
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Oklahoma football stadium a bowl in time for spring gameApr 08, 2016 7:00 am - NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma fans and recruits will get much more than a typical spring game experience Saturday. The football stadium that opened in 1923 has been turn...
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Hawaii mulls exempting breastfeeding mothers from jury dutyApr 08, 2016 7:00 am - HONOLULU (AP) - Marybeth Baldwin said she worried about how she'd be able to breastfeed her baby after being summoned for jury duty. "I am the only person who can feed o...
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Rio's port should be hopping with basketball during OlympicsApr 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Rio de Janeiro's renovated port area should be hopping - or "hooping" - during the Olympics. The United States men's and women's basketball teams w...
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Holocaust survivor to sing at Detroit Tigers game in MayApr 08, 2016 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Tigers are granting an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor's longtime wish to sing the national anthem at Comerica Park. Hermina Hirsch of Southfie...
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Man who fled to Mexico after fatal hit-and-run sentencedApr 08, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man who fled to Mexico following a 2009 hit-and-run that killed a DePaul University student has been sentenced in Chicago to eight years in prison. Carl...
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Justice Dept. gives Congress documents on Fast and FuriousApr 08, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department said Friday that it had given to Congress additional documents related to the botched gun-smuggling operation known as Fast and ...