Calif., N.Y. Consider Foreclosure Deal

MICHAEL REYNOLDS / EPA
By AP / DEREK KRAVITZ

California and New York were considering Monday whether to join most other states in backing a long-awaited settlement with banks over foreclosure abuses

Tuscon Suspect to Stay at Mo. Facility

By AP / JULIE WATSON

A federal judge ruled Monday that the suspect in the Tucson shooting that wounded Gabrielle Giffords will spend four more months at a federal prison facility where officials are forcibly medicating him

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Judge Upholds Texas Sonogram Abortion Law

By AP / JIM VERTUNO

A federal judge on Monday upheld the Texas law requiring women to have a sonogram before having an abortion, saying an appeals court had forced him to declare the law constitutional

Parents Protest Scandalized L.A. School

By AP / ROBERT JABLON

About three dozen parents and supporters protested Monday at an elementary school rocked by allegations of lewd conduct crimes by two teachers against children

Wash. Father Kills Sons in Murder-Suicide

By AP / BRIAN SKOLOFF, GENE JOHNSON and MIKE BAKER

Josh Powell "I'm sorry, goodbye," Powell wrote in an email to his attorney just minutes before authorities say he set fire to his home, killing himself and his two young sons