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Second Los Angeles teacher charged with lewd acts on a pupil
A second Los Angeles teacher arrested in a misconduct scandal at Miramonte Elementary School was formally charged Tuesday with three felony counts of lewd acts upon a child over a three-month period in 2009, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said.
Coroner rules Don Cornelius death a suicideThe death of Don Cornelius, the founder of the "Soul Train" television show, has been ruled a suicide, officials said Tuesday.
Syria's 'collective massacre' spares no one, Gulf nations sayAs violence raged Tuesday in parts of Syria and images on social media showed people, including children, dead in the streets, a group of Arab nations announced they are calling home their ambassadors.
Civil rights leader Patricia Stephens Due dies at 72Civil rights leader Patricia Stephens Due died Tuesday at age 72, nearly 52 years after she played a leading role in student sit-ins in Tallahassee, Florida, her family said.
Appeals court rejects California's Proposition 8A federal appeals court ruled against California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage Tuesday, arguing the ban unconstitutionally singles out gays and lesbians for discrimination.
21 questions for the 2012 Grammys You might think you have all the answers to the 2012 Grammys -- who's nominated, who's gonna win, who's gonna perform, who's gonna make awkward banter with LL Cool J, who's gonna make an overt pass at the newly single Katy Perry -- but trust us, there are still more questions than there are answers.
5 reasons to care about new FAA law Did you hear that? It's a door busting open in Washington, unblocking a huge backlog of airline issues that will directly affect America's millions of air travelers.
Guidelines dispute 'economy-class syndrome'Good news for airline passengers sardined in coach: You're no more likely to develop dangerous blood clots than your first-class neighbors, according to medical guidance issued Tuesday for the treatment and prevention of life-threatening clots.
Powell voicemail: 'I am not able to live without my sons'Minutes before he wounded his two young sons with a hatchet and set his house ablaze, killing all three of them, Josh Powell left a last voicemail to family members.
Contador vows to come back strongerAlberto Contador has criticized the two-year suspension he received for doping -- and has vowed to return to cycling in August even stronger than before.
Obama campaign returning contributions from donors tied to fugitivePresident Barack Obama's re-election campaign said Tuesday it is returning about $200,000 in donations collected by two Chicago men after a newspaper report described their brother as a fugitive with alleged links to violence and corruption in Mexico.
Victims of military rape deserve justiceSecretary of Defense Leon Panetta has announced new initiatives to curtail what he calls "the epidemic" of rape and sexual assaults in our armed forces. In 2010, an estimated 19,000 service members were raped or sexually assaulted by other service members. Clearly, more resources devoted to counseling for victims and training for prosecutors and judges will help.
Yemeni VP announces he'll run for presidentYemeni Vice President Abdurabu Mansur Hadi kicked off his presidential campaign Tuesday, announcing he will run in the February 21 election.
Chrome Web browser comes to Android phones, tabletsAndroid is finally getting Chromed out.
Court strikes down Prop 8, celebs head to Twitter to celebrateA federal appeals court has ruled California's gay marriage ban unconstitutional in a decision announced earlier today, likely sending the case to the Supreme Court.
New York celebrates Super Bowl-winning Giants Sunny and 45 degrees. That's the weather for New York City on Tuesday, perfect for the thousands of football fans who lined Manhattan sidewalks to welcome home "The G Men," champions of Super Bowl XLVI.
BP profits point to turnaround from Gulf of MexicoOil company BP posted increased fourth quarter profits and raised its dividend on Tuesday, hailing the improved result as a turning point in the long climb back from Gulf of Mexico oil spill of 2010.
Tuesday contests about bragging rights and momentumSeventy delegates and a whole lot of momentum: That's what's at stake Tuesday when three states hold contests in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
Texas begins enforcing law requiring pre-abortion sonogramTexas health officials began enforcing Tuesday a controversial law that requires doctors to provide a sonogram to pregnant women before they get an abortion.
Ex-NASA exec: Gingrich moon colony lost in the laughterLost in the laughter over the past two weeks has been GOP presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's core point about America's future in space. We shouldn't just explore space, we should develop and even settle it, using the same enterprise-friendly approaches that helped open the West and the skies.
