Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Snow blew across the Midwest on Tuesday on track for the hard-hit Mid-Atlantic region, where federal government offices were closed for a second day and utility workers struggled to restore power knocked out by a weekend blizzard....

Jackson doctor out on bail, back for April hearing
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Michael Jackson's doctor returns to court in April to find out the date for the next major step in the case - a proceeding that will reveal for the first time the evidence the prosecution believes will show his "gross negligence" was the direct cause of the pop star's death....

Pa. Dem Murtha remembered as military advocate
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Rep. John Murtha, who said the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq was based on "flawed policy wrapped in illusion" and called for a withdrawal of U.S. troops there, is being remembered as an advocate on Capitol Hill for those serving in military uniform....

Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station....

Parade to give another jolt of Saints euphoria
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Another jolt of Saints euphoria is on tap for New Orleans Tuesday when the Super Bowl champs board floats borrowed from Mardi Gras krewes for a victory parade through the grateful city....

Criminal probe is launched in Conn. plant blast
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- Authorities launched a criminal investigation Monday into the cause of an explosion that killed five people at a power plant under construction, saying they couldn't rule out negligence....

Minn. bridge collapse widow adopts Haitian twins
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) -- Betsy Sathers wears the glow of a new mother as she perches on the couch in her family room, smiling and chatting with visitors while still managing to keep an eye on the 2-year-old twins burbling and cavorting at her feet....

Fires strike 2 more east Texas churches
DALLAS (AP) -- A sheriff's dispatcher says fires have struck two more rural east Texas churches, just hours after investigators announced that a blaze last week marked the eighth arson against a house of worship in the state this year....

Officials ask Anthem to justify rate hike in Calif
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Over the past 12 years, Josh Libresco's health insurance premium has increased almost eight-fold for his family of four....

Man arrested after Detroit airport security breach
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) -- A portion of a terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport was evacuated Monday after a man without a boarding pass walked through a passenger screening checkpoint and refused to obey security officers, officials said....