By KATHY MATHESON, MARYCLAIRE DALE and MICHAEL RUBINKAM (PHILADELPHIA, AP) — A heavy equipment operator who is accused of being high on marijuana when a downtown building collapsed onto a… Read more »
Japanese troops head to Calif. beach for training
By JULIE WATSON (SAN DIEGO, AP) — Japanese troops will converge on California’s southern coast in the next two weeks as part of a military exercise with U.S. troops aimed… Read more »
Police: Calif. attack that killed 4 was planned
By TAMI ABDOLLAH (SANTA MONICA, Calif., AP) — Investigators trying to determine why a gunman planned a shooting spree that killed four people, were focusing on a deadly act of… Read more »
Stripped-down Harley rebounds from recession
By M.L. JOHNSON (MILWAUKEE, AP) — Some motorcycle enthusiasts feared Keith Wandell might be the outsider who drove Harley-Davidson into the ground. Instead, he may be remembered as the guy… Read more »
Oregan waterfalls and sand sculptures
By SANDY IRLE (digitalBURG) – Oregon offers wonderful sights, wide-ranging recreation and sumptuous food to the summer traveler. This trip took us to more than 40 waterfalls while hiking about… Read more »

Downtown Days opens in Lee’s Summit
By ANDREW MATHER (LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo., digitalBURG) — The streets of downtown Lee’s Summit filled with people Friday for the opening day of the annual Downtown Days…Streets Alive! festival. The… Read more »
Gov’t proposes safety labels for tenderized beef
By MARY CLARE JALONICK (WASHINGTON, AP) — Beef tenderized by machines before it is sold in grocery stores could soon carry labels warning customers to cook the meat thoroughly. The… Read more »
Texas actress charged in Obama ricin threat
By DANNY ROBBINS and NOMAAN MERCHANT (TEXARKANA, Texas, AP) — A pregnant Texas actress who first told the FBI that her husband sent ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and… Read more »