They lived through September 11; now they relive it for tourists
NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of people who came face to face with the horror of 9/11 are now serving as volunteer tour guides at the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in New York. One is a woman who walked down 82 flights of stairs to escape the burning north tower. Another guide is a…
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Convictions tossed, new trial ordered in Rutgers webcam case
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey appeals court has thrown out the 15-count conviction of a former Rutgers University student whose roommate killed himself after being captured on a webcam kissing another man. The court tossed several bias intimidation counts against Dharun Ravi because of a change in state law. It ordered a new…
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The Latest: Clinton offers intimate look at her faith
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Clinton is offering an intimate look at her Methodist faith and how it has influenced her life in public service. At the National Baptist Convention in Kansas City, Clinton recalled her father's nightly prayers, her mother's time as a Sunday School teacher and the youth minister who took her to see…
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Missouri appeals court order to reveal execution drug source
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri is appealing a federal court's decision that requires the state to break one of its most-guarded secrets and reveal the name of any supplier of its lethal injection drug. Calling the matter "a question of exceptional importance," the state on Wednesday asked the full 8th Circuit Court of Appeals…
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Johnson says he ‘blanked’ on Aleppo
WASHINGTON (AP) - Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson says he, "blanked" when he was asked about the name of Syria's largest city. Johnson said in a statement that he thought Aleppo was an acronym when asked about it on the television show "Morning Joe" Thursday morning. Johnson responded, "What is Aleppo?" That response quickly went viral.…
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