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• NYC ID Program Starts off with a Bang
  A municipal ID program that city officials thought would draw a few hundred thousand people in its first year has been much more popular than anticipated, with New Yorkers waiting hours in line and months for appointments to register.
• Florida Police Chief Fired for Arrest in Prostitution Sting
  A South Florida police chief has been arrested for allegedly soliciting a prostitute.Stephen Johnson of the Miami Gardens Police was jailed Friday night during a prostitution sting by the Broward Sheriff's Office.An arrest report says 53-year-old Johnson responded to an ad...
• Dallas-area Ice Forces Cancellation of Hundreds of Flights
  An overnight storm that dumped freezing rain on parts of Texas and Oklahoma has made roads treacherously slick and forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.Transportation officials and the National Weather Service have warned...
• Fracking Ban Prompts Secession Talk in Upstate New York
  Plenty of people leave New York state but in a job-hungry stretch of upstate, folks talk about staying put and seceding to Pennsylvania.
• Former Knicks Player Anthony Mason Dies at 48
  The New York Knicks say Anthony Mason, a rugged power forward who was a defensive force for several NBA teams in the 1990s, has died. He was 48.
• Maine Weighs Revoking Seat Belt Law Days After 75-car Pileup
  It's an effort that even the bill's sponsor acknowledges is poor timing.Just two days after a 75-vehicle pileup injured at least 17 people in the state, lawmakers in Maine are considering legislation that would allow adults to opt out of wearing seat belts.Sen. Eric Brakey...
• US Appeals Court: Marathon Bombing Trial Can Stay in Boston
  The trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev can stay in Massachusetts, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that any high-profile case would receive significant media attention, but that...
• Some California Farmers to Go Without Federal Water
  The federal government said Friday it won't send any of its reservoir water to the Central Valley for the second straight year, forcing farmers in California's agricultural heartland to again scramble for other sources or leave fields unplanted.Many farmers had been bracing...
• CBS: FEMA Official Sees Fraud in Hurricane Sandy Payouts
  The official heading the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s insurance program for Hurricane Sandy victims charges he's seen evidence of fraud in reports used to deny homeowners full payouts.
• Uninsured Ex-Sheriff Who Fought ACA Seeks Help for Medical Costs
  A former Arizona county sheriff who's been an ardent Obamacare opponent is turning to the Internet to raise $30,000 to cover mounting medical bills for himself and his ailing wife.
• California Handgun-Microstamping Law Upheld by Judge
  California's sales ban on new semiautomatic handguns that don't stamp identifying information on the cartridge when a bullet is fired was upheld by a federal judge.The law doesn't violate the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment because gun owners don't have a right to...
• SC College Examined for 'Biblical' Stance on Homosexuality
  A small, Christian college in South Carolina said on Friday it had not banned gay students or homosexuality from its campus under its controversial new Statement on Human Sexuality, which calls the practice sinful.Erskine College has received scrutiny for its board of...
• US Rescinds Rule Requiring Judges to Move to Guantanamo
  MIAMI (AP) - A new rule that required military judges presiding over the war crimes tribunals at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to relocate to the remote installation has been rescinded, the Pentagon said Friday.
• American WWII Vets Awarded Legion of Honor by France
  Five American World War II veterans received France's highest honor Friday during a moving ceremony aboard a French naval vessel moored in Florida.The five, ages 89 to 93, were awarded the Legion of Honor for their contributions to the liberation of different regions of...
• Leonard Nimoy, Who Played Spock on 'Star Trek', Dies at 83
  Leonard Nimoy, and actor, writer and director who starred as the Vulcan Spock in the cult series 'Star Trek,' has died at the age of 83....
• Anti-Islamic Protesters Shout at Muslims at Oklahoma Capitol
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A group of supporters formed a makeshift greeting line to escort Muslims into the Oklahoma state Capitol for Friday's first-ever Muslim Day as a smaller group of protesters heckled participants as they arrived.
• Texas Lawmakers File Bills Opposing UN Green Initiative
  Last week, two Texas state lawmakers introduced bills aimed at preventing state and local governments from participating in a nonbinding plan to address climate change and sustainable development adopted by the United Nations in 1992.
• FCC Chairman Agrees to Testify Before Congress on March 17
  After weeks of declining to appear before Congress FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has agreed to testify next month, reports The Hill.
• Miss America Organization President Is Stepping Down
  The president of the Miss America Organization is stepping down after nearly two years at the helm.Sharon Pearce has served the group for the past nine years. She became president in 2013.
• Texas Political Consultant Gets 7 Years for Stealing Funds
  Political consultant Kenneth Buddy Barfield was sentenced to 87 months in a federal prison for siphoning off more than $2.5 million in campaign funds from a Texas candidate running for a U.S. Senate seat, federal prosecutors said on Friday.
• Seattle-area High Schools Hit with Threats
  Two Seattle-area high schools were evacuated on Friday after receiving security threats, and another high school in Washington state heightened its security after a threatening message was scrawled on a bathroom wall. Interlake High School in the Seattle suburb of Bellevue...
• Leonard Nimoy's Final Tweet: 'A Life Is Like a Garden'
  Leonard Nimoy, who starred in the original Star Trek series, died Friday. The thesp posted his final message on Twitter on Sunday, time-stamped at 11:36 p.m. Pacific Time, which said: A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in...
• Fmr. Bush Economist to Lead Research at CBO
  Republicans lawmakers on Friday appointed a former White House economist with a conservative pedigree to head Congress's traditionally nonpartisan research body for budget policy. Keith Hall, who served as chief economist on former President George W. Bush's Council of...
• Sharpton Back at WH for 62nd Meeting With Obama
  For at least the 62nd time since 2009, the Rev. Al Sharpton met with President Barack Obama , one of 18 guests of honor to discuss the president's State of the Union priorities.
• Scientists Decry Dems' 'Witch Hunt' on Climate Change Skeptics
  Conservatives and some scientists are saying they are the victims of a politically-fueled campaign by Democrats to discredit the science of climate change skeptics, Politico reported.

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