A man walks through ruins in L’Aquila, Italy, after an April 6, 2009 earthquake. (AP Photo/Alessandro Tarantino) ROME (AP) — Seven scientists and other experts went on trial on manslaughter charges Tuesday for allegedly failing to sufficiently warn residents before a devastating earthquake that killed more than 300 people in central Italy in 2009. The [...]

Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands with Texas Gov. Rick Perry at GOP debate, Sept. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Texas Gov. Rick Perry led former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney by 7 points in a nationwide USAToday/Gallup poll conducted Sept. 15-18 and released today. The poll of 439 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, which [...]

President Barack Obama speaking at North Carolina State University on Sept. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) (CNSNews.com) – The North Carolina Department of Transportation say it is “not sure” how President Barack Obama came up with the statistic that there are 153 “structurally deficient bridges” in that state–in arguing for more federal stimulus spending before [...]

A student puts apple slices on his tray at Central High School in St. Paul, Minn. (AP File Photo/Jim Mone) (CNSNews.com) – The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that students go to recess before lunch so they’ll eat more food. The CDC’s report — School Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical [...]

New York Yankees starting pitcher Bartolo Colon works against the Toronto Blue Jays during first inning baseball action in Toronto, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese) TORONTO (AP) — Mariano Rivera tied the major league saves record, earning the 601st of his career and matching Trevor Hoffman while preserving the New [...]

Tobacco (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) GENEVA (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency could take the first step Saturday toward classifying nicotine as a performance-enhancing drug. The agency will be updating its list of banned substances and has a report from a lab in Lausanne describing “alarming evidence” of nicotine use by athletes across 43 sports [...]

These gold fish are not the fish found in a man’s luggage at LAX on Sept. 14, 2011. (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) – A Transportation Security Administration explosives detection system at the Los Angeles International Airport detected something fishy in the baggage of a person trying to board a commercial flight on Wednesday. In fact, the [...]

A 30-foot ‘Solar Man’ statue at the Redskins’ FedEx Field in Landover, Md., is equipped with solar panels that will generate electricity for the stadium. It is part of a landmark solar project that did not include any government funding. (CNSNews/Matt Cover) (CNSNews.com) – The Washington Redskins unveiled a landmark solar facility at the team’s [...]

Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) (CNSNews.com) – Democrat Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) said that most Americans do not understand that federal entitlements are not “bank account” programs that hold their money, adding that Social Security is not even a legal guarantee. “Are these vested benefits? Are these contractual benefits?” Cooper asked of Social Security benefits. “Well, [...]

A CBP agent watches people watches the Mexico-U.S. border in Imperial Valley, California. (Photo: U.S. Border Patrol/Gerald L. Nino) (CNSNews.com) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin said on Friday that the bad economy has been good for border security. “We have an economy that is stronger in Mexico and weaker in the [...]