05/26/11 The Los Angeles Times reports that federal transportation officials rebuffed recommendations from a report by the state legislative analyst's office--among other things, the report advocated for the feds to push back their 2012 deadline for starting construction so that...
05/26/11 Sarah Palin announced her "Bus to Nowhere" tour, drawing media attention away from T-Paw's incredibly interesting campaign staff. House Republicans don't think tornadoes or floods count as emergencies. And Dick Cheney horrifyingly worships the ground Paul Ryan walks on.
05/25/11 French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is cementing her status as the front-runner to head the International Monetary Fund, arousing concerns among emerging- market nations about a rush to judgment in filling the job.
05/24/11 The alleged victim, who is in protective custody, has an extended family who live in a remote village in Guinea, West Africa.
05/24/11 Friends of Dominque Strauss-Kahn have secretly contacted the family of the maid he is alleged to have sexually assaulted to pay them to drop the case, it was claimed today.
05/24/11 "Did you know that our national legislators are more likely to die in office than get voted out?" insisted Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder and national coordinator for the Tea Party Patriots from Atlanta, speaking Tuesday night at the Bureau-La Salle
05/24/11 Randy Galloway of Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "So, these Western Conference Finals took a massive U-turn in downtown Oklahoma City. The Mavericks went up 3-1 in the series and can go for the kill, and for a trip to the NBA Finals, on Wednesday back home. Was it a gallant Mavs rally that did it Monday night, or was it as bad a collapse by the Thunder as the NBA has witnessed in a conference finals ...
05/12/11 Americans are growing more optimistic about the U.S. economy, a sentiment that is benefiting President Barack Obama despite public disenchantment with his handling of rising gasoline prices and swollen government budget...
05/11/11 WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama told Senate Democrats Wednesday that they need to get on the same page as they tangle with Republicans over deficit reduction and raising the debt limit.
05/11/11 Rick Telander of the Chicago Sun-Times: "The cheer came as the Bulls point guard made play after play, shot after shot, and a game that was up for grabs suddenly belonged to the Bulls. But the funny thing was, the frenzied cries seemed to be for fired-up forward Taj Gibson, who had just made a shot and been fouled to make it 91-79 Bulls. And Gibson was finishing a terrific night, to be sure. But ...
05/11/11 DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Ever since Fourteenth District City Councilman Jos? Huizar broached the idea of bringing a streetcar back to Downtown three years ago, the imagined route has been pretty consistent.
05/11/11 Young, talented pitching is what wins ballgames these days. For two examples, look at Cleveland and Oakland. The Indians have jumped out to the best start in team history, thanks to amazing performances from the young pitching staff. Fausto Carmona, the staff ace, is only 27 years old. No other member of the rotation exceeds the age of 26. Over in Oakland, the A's have maintained a solid start ...
05/11/11 Nearly 11 months have passed since Conference Realignment Armageddon, and people are still talking about it. They're still waiting for the next shoe to drop, even though recent mega-TV deals probably have settled the landscape for the near future. Many can't accept that the Big 12 is content to stay at 10 teams, or that the SEC isn't still harboring crushes for Texas A&M or Oklahoma.
05/02/11 Mindi Pukstas expected to go into Sunday's Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon trying for a Guinness World Record.
04/27/11 Sunset baseball coach Mandy Pelaez knew all season his team would be hard to beat in a one-game playoff.
04/27/11 The members of the California Democratic Party's LGBT Caucus will elect new leaders this weekend during the annual state convention, with the top two positions expected to go to a gay man from San Jose and a lesbian from San Diego.
04/27/11 After years of failure in trying to address a problem that has been proven not to exist, the Republicans are trying to push yet another voter ID bill through the state Legislature. As the Shepherd has explained ever since the Republicans and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel alleged widespread voter fraud in Wisconsin...
04/26/11 The Portland Timbers put their three game unbeaten streak on the line April 23 versus the Los Angeles Galaxy, and had high hopes for a positive result. Unfortunately, Landon Donovan found his scoring touch, and the Galaxy attack confused the Timbers defense. There is optimism with a win on April 24 by the Timbers Reserve Team against the Galaxy Reserves.
04/26/11 The Note's Must-Reads are a round-up of today's political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com Compiled by ABC News Digital News Associates and Desk Assistants Jayce Henderson,...
04/25/11 From bake sales to burrito nights, fund-raising efforts have paid off for students from Lyons Township High School and seven surrounding schools to honor 95 veterans May 11 with a trip to Washington, D.C. | 
