No consensus on notifying victims of data breaches
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The data breach at Target Corp. that exposed millions of credit card numbers has focused attention on the patchwork of state consumer notification laws and renewed a push for a single national standard.... 3/9/2014 8:55 AM

Can GOP neutralize immigration as election issue?
AURORA, Colo. (AP) -- If the apparent slow death of immigration legislation has any political repercussions this year, they probably will be felt in the subdivisions, shopping centers and ethnic eateries wrapped around Denver's southern end.... 3/9/2014 8:50 AM

Tea party challengers struggle to continue success
Four years after the tea party rocked the political world by ousting several prominent Republicans in Congress, the ultra-conservative movement finds itself with slimmer prospects as it moves into the new election season.... 3/9/2014 12:43 AM

Pre-St. Pat's bash erupts into chaos; 73 arrested
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) -- A pre-St. Patrick's Day celebration near the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts spiraled out of control, pitting police in riot gear against thousands of drunken and unruly revelers at the annual "Blarney Blowout." More than 70 people were arrested and four officers were injured in the clashes.... 3/9/2014 9:52 AM

At 50, landmark libel case relevant in digital age
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Singer Courtney Love hadn't been born and tweeting was reserved for birds when The New York Times won a landmark libel case at the Supreme Court in 1964.... 3/8/2014 1:44 PM

Skydiver, pilot treated after midair accident
MULBERRY, Fla. (AP) -- A plane became entangled in the strings of a skydiver's parachute, sending both crashing into the ground near Tampa, Fla., with both the pilot and jumper hospitalized with minor injuries.... 3/8/2014 8:57 PM

Fire Dept.: 30-40 hurt as stage falls in Calif.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- A stage at a Southern California high school collapsed during a student event and 30-40 people were rushed to hospitals with mainly minor injuries, authorities said.... 3/9/2014 5:48 AM

Family says Texas man on missing Malaysian plane
KELLER, Texas (AP) -- The family of Philip Wood says the IBM employee was on board the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 that went missing over the sea while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, China.... 3/8/2014 7:23 PM

Spring forward: Daylight saving time has arrived
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A sure sign that spring is on the horizon: daylight saving time has arrived.... 3/9/2014 5:04 AM

Mom accused of driving into surf goes before judge
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A pregnant South Carolina woman pointed to the ocean, locked the doors and rolled up the windows, telling her three children she was "trying to take them to a better place" as she drove her minivan into the surf, authorities said.... 3/8/2014 10:49 AM