dupre_apology

The prostitute at the center of the scandal that brought down former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has apologized ... to his wife.

brazil_plane_crash

A police investigation has found that 10 government and airline officials were to blame for a TAM airlines crash ... in Sao Paulo in July, 2007. Nearly 200 people died in the crash, and it was Brazil's worst air disaster in history.

ca_wildfire_wrap

Thanks to better weather, California firefighters are making progress on three major wildfires still burning around Los Angeles. The ... cause of all three is still under investigation.

snowstorm

A blast of cold wind spread snow along the Great Lakes from Michigan to New York on Monday. ... The weather system is moving toward the southeast, and a winter storm warning has been posted for parts of West Virginia and Maryland.

mexico_plane

The turbulent wake of a larger plane likely caused the crash of a government jet that killed Mexico's second-most ... powerful official, investigators said Friday.

minnesota_bridge

The design flaw that brought down a highway bridge in Minneapolis went undetected for 40 years. Federal safety officials ... say that, even today, government design reviews might not detect similar problems.

caylee_anthony_body

Florida authorities say a search of a lake at an Orlando park has not turned up any evidence related ... to the case of missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony.