Jobless Veterans Say Military Experience Is Not Valued

NAPERVILLE, Ill - When Matthew Burrell left the U.S. Army after eight years of service, he landed a job as a public relations contractor in Iraq. With a salary of $170,000, he figured military experience had finally paid off.

Curbside Buses Much Less Safe Than Regular Coaches: NTSB

WASHINGTON - Curbside buses are far more dangerous than regular carriers and have higher rates of driver violations, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday.

Justice Department Aide Knew Of Earlier Botched Gun Sting

WASHINGTON - A senior Justice Department official learned last year about a bungled 2006 operation that failed to track guns to Mexican drug cartels, but did not issue an edict to halt the tactic, which was repeated in a later sting, the agency disclosed on Monday.

Boxing Champion Badly Injured In New York Car Accident

NEW YORK - A 19-year-old U.S. amateur boxing champion was in critical condition on Monday, a day after he was injured in a multiple-car pile-up on a New York City expressway that killed his sister.

Army Sergeant Charged In Afghan Murders Faces Accuser

TACOMA, Wash - A U.S. Army sergeant charged with murdering three unarmed Afghan civilians as leader of a rogue platoon spoke often about how "easy" it was to disguise such slayings as combat casualties, his chief accuser testified on Monday.

Kansas City Missing Baby Case Becoming A Circus, Critics Say

KANSAS CITY, Mo - A former lawyer for the parents of a missing Kansas City baby said on Monday she quit in a dispute with a rival New York lawyer, the latest twist in a case that some critics see as a legal and media circus.

Arizona Dismantles Major Drug Network With Mexico

PHOENIX - U.S. authorities have arrested more than 70 people in a series of Arizona narcotics raids, dismantling a major smuggling network linked to a Mexican drug cartel that generated nearly $2 billion in illicit proceeds, officials said on Monday.

Facing State Takeover, Harrisburg Officials Talk

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania - With the threat of a state-appointed receiver deciding how Harrisburg must deal with more than $300 million in debt, the city council and mayor did something on Monday they have not done in a long time: agree.

Arizona Serial Killer Found Guilty Of Nine Murders

PHOENIX - A former construction worker and convicted sexual predator was found guilty on Monday of nine murders in a crime spree that stunned the nation's sixth-largest city.

13 Dead, Millions Without Power After Rare Storm

BOSTON - Devastation from a rare and deadly October snowstorm lingered in the Northeast where 1.6 million homes were still without power on Monday, schools were closed and downed trees and powerlines snarled traffic.

Three Dead, 3 Missing In Kansas Grain Elevator Blast

KANSAS CITY, Mo - Three people were dead, three missing and two hospitalized after an explosion at a large grain elevator in Atchison, Kansas, City Manager Trey Cocking said on Sunday.

Attorney Vows To Keep Looking For Missing Kansas City Baby

KANSAS CITY, Mo - A former attorney for the parents of missing 11-month-old Lisa Irwin vowed on Sunday to keep looking for the child, even though the attorney is no longer on the case.

Rare, Deadly October Storm Hangs On In Northeast

NEW YORK - One of the darkest Halloweens ever loomed for roughly 2.8 million households left without power on Sunday by a rare October snowstorm in the Northeast that bedeviled transportation and killed at least eight people.

Couple Jailed, Lose Custody Of Daughter, Over Stolen Sandwiches

HONOLULU - A pregnant woman and her husband were arrested for allegedly stealing two sandwiches at a supermarket in Honolulu, resulting in their 3-year-old daughter being put into state care for 18 hours, officials said on Saturday.

Deal Reached In U.S. 2001 Anthrax Death Suit: Filing

MIAMI - The widow of a Florida tabloid photo editor who was the first of five people to die in 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States has reached a settlement with the U.S. government in her wrongful death damages lawsuit against it, according to a court filing.

Soft Drink Makers Target Children And Teens: Study

- U.S. children and teenagers are seeing far more soda advertising than before, with blacks and Hispanics being major targets, as marketers have expanded online, a study released on Monday found.

Officials Arrest 70 In Major Arizona Drug Bust

- Law enforcement officials in Arizona seized thousands of pounds of narcotics and arrested at least 70 suspected drug smugglers with apparent ties to a violent drug cartel in Mexico, an official involved with the investigation in the U.S. Southwest told Reuters on Sunday.

Madoff Wife, Son Say Knew Nothing Of Scheme: CBS

NEW YORK - The wife and son of financial swindler Bernard Madoff said in their first interview to be broadcast on Sunday that they knew nothing of his estimated $65 billion Ponzi scheme, but feel shame for his "unforgiveable" crime.

Occupy Wall Street Arrests In Texas, Oregon

AUSTIN, Texas - Dozens of protesters at economic inequality demonstrations in Austin, Texas, and Portland, Oregon were arrested peacefully early on Sunday over allegedly failing to comply with rules in each city.

Insight: Firms To Charge Smokers, Obese More For Healthcare

- Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program and voluntary screenings.