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Lugar honored for support of 'green' buildings
WASHINGTON - A national group is honoring Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar for his support of efforts to increase the number of U.S. buildings that are energy-efficient.
The U.S. Green Building Council recognized the Indiana Republican and several other members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday for their support of green building efforts.
Last year, Lugar co-sponsored a bill aimed at helping residential, commercial and industrial properties make energy efficiency upgrades.
Lugar says the federal, state and local governments need to take a leadership role in promoting energy efficiency improvements that can save consumers and businesses money, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create new jobs.
Last year's federal stimulus package included $346 million for energy-efficient building technologies.
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Gore will not be charged over masseuse allegations
PORTLAND, Ore. — The case of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and the massage therapist has been closed.
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Arizona files appeal as sheriff launches new sweep
The showdown over Arizona’s immigration law played out in court and on Phoenix’s sun-splashed streets on Thursday, as the state sought to reinstate key parts of the measure and angry protesters chanted that they refused to “live in fear.” Dozens were arrested.
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Body of 2nd Navy sailor recovered in Afghanistan
The discovery of the body of a second U.S. sailor who vanished in Afghanistan last week only deepened the mystery of the men’s disappearance nearly 60 miles from their base in a dangerous area controlled by the Taliban.
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Past problems for company at heart of Michigan spill
A Canadian company whose pipeline leaked hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a Michigan river boasts on its website of being “an industry leader in pipeline safety and integrity.”
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As many as 6,600 Arlington graves mixed up
Estimates of the number of graves that might be affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew from hundreds to as many as 6,600 on Thursday, as the cemetery's former superintendent blamed his staff and a lack of resources for the scandal that forced his ouster.
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Judge blocks parts of Arizona immigration law
A federal judge dealt a serious rebuke to Arizona’s toughest-in-the-nation immigration law on Wednesday when she put most of the crackdown on hold just hours before it was to take effect.
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Congress narrows gap in cocaine sentences
Congress on Wednesday changed a quarter-century-old law that has subjected tens of thousands of blacks to long prison terms for crack cocaine convictions while giving far more lenient treatment to those, mainly whites, caught with the powder form of the drug.
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152 die as plane crashes in rainy Pakistan hills
A passenger jet that officials suspect veered off course in monsoon rains and thick clouds crashed into hills overlooking Pakistan’s capital Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board and scattering body parts and twisted metal far and wide.
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Internet crooks craft creative counterfeiting scam
Think of it as one more reason not to write checks.
Hackers believed to be operating out of Russia have figured out a high-tech way to carry out the decidedly low-tech crime of check fraud, a computer security company says — writing at least $9 million in fakes against more than 1,200 legitimate accounts.
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Police, activists prepare days ahead of Ariz. law
The sheriff of Arizona's most populous county is making room in a vast outdoor jail and determined to round up illegal immigrants to fill it. Police from the U.S.-Mexico border to the Grand Canyon are getting last-minute training. And protests and marches are planned throughout Phoenix.
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