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• Beekeeping thriving

  July 29, 2011 6:05 AM

  CHICAGO (AP) - Beekeeping is thriving in cities across the nation as young hobbyists and green business owners start hives. New York, Denver, Milwaukee and Santa Monica have made beekeeping legal recently, and the city of Chicago has nine hives on rooftops and other government property. Chicago residents also... more »

• Sen. Udall seeks money for bark beetle mitigation

  March 26, 2011 12:36 PM

  DENVER (AP) - U.S. Sen. Mark Udall is urging federal officials to fund efforts to mitigate the effects of bark beetles in Colorado and other Western states. Bark beetles have killed 4 million acres of forests in Colorado and Wyoming, and Udall says he's growing more concerned about the... more »

• Southern and Midwestern states uneasy as new year rings in

  January 1, 2011 10:55 AM

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana have been on edge overnight, amid concern that more tornadoes could be on the way. At least six people died and dozens were hurt as tornadoes struck the South and Midwest yesterday and early today. They were fueled by... more »

• National political money pours into states

  October 28, 2010 2:40 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A deluge of cash from interest groups is pouring into close congressional races coast to coast. And it's flowing to much lower-profile contests far down the ticket as well. According to a state-by-state review by The Associated Press, interest groups have spent at least $185 million... more »

• Bank of America starts thaw in foreclosure freeze

  October 19, 2010 8:30 AM

  The pace of U.S. home foreclosures may not be slowing down much after all. Bank of America says it plans to resume seizing more than 100,000 homes in 23 states that require judicial authorization to restart the foreclosure process. It says it has a legal right to foreclose... more »

• 10 states sell half of imported crime guns

  September 27, 2010 8:23 AM

  A report being released Monday by a mayors group finds that nearly half of the guns that crossed state lines and were used in crimes in 2009 were sold in just 10 states. Colorado is not one of the states. Those states accounted for nearly 21,000 guns connected to... more »

• Illegal drug use on rise

  September 16, 2010 8:53 AM

  Illegal drug use is at the highest level in nearly a decade. The high rate last year was fueled by a sharp increase in marijuana use and a surge in ecstasy and methamphetamine abuse. The government report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found marijuana... more »

• Old Farmer's Almanac: Global cooling to continue

  September 8, 2010 8:32 AM

  The "Old Farmer's Almanac" is predicting that most of the country will see a colder-than-usual winter while summer and spring will be relatively cool and dry. The 2011 issue of the almanac was released Tuesday. It maintains its long-term prediction that the Earth is going through a gradual cooling... more »

• Pentagon takes aim at China cyber threat

  August 19, 2010 3:38 PM

  The U.S. is warning about the Chinese military's use of civilian computer experts in clandestine cyber attacks repeatedly aimed at American companies and government agencies. The Pentagon says the People's Liberation Army is using "information warfare units" to develop viruses to attack enemy computer systems and networks. Those units... more »

• Immigration ruling puts states on guard

  July 29, 2010 8:13 AM

  States that had been planning to copy Arizona's new immigration law will have to wait and see what happens in the courts. The law was set to take effect today, but a federal judge yesterday put most of it on hold. The judge agreed with the Obama administration that... more »

• 5 Great Lakes states sue feds over Asian carp

  July 19, 2010 12:12 PM

  Five states are suing the federal government and Chicago's water department in federal court, demanding stronger action to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota and Pennsylvania filed the lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court in northern Illinois. It seeks an order to close... more »

• Lettuce recalled in Colorado for possible E. coli

  July 15, 2010 12:58 PM

  Fresh Express is voluntarily recalling certain Romaine lettuce salad products because they may be contaminated with E. coli. The affected Romaine lettuce products have use-by dates of July 8, July 9, July 10, July 11 and July 12, and have an "S" in the product code, according to the... more »

• Highway safety group sees growing saftey risk from golf cart cars

  May 20, 2010 12:12 PM

  Golf cart cars are "a disaster waiting to happen" on public roads, according to a highway safety group. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says more states are allowing low-speed vehicles, or LSVs, on the highway. But crash tests it conducted found a mix of low-speed vehicles -- or... more »

• U.S. talks with Cuba about approaching oil

  May 19, 2010 12:51 PM

  A U.S. State Department official says U.S and Cuban officials are holding "working level" talks on how to respond to the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill that is believed to be dumping some 5,000 barrels of crude a day into the Gulf of Mexico. The talks are the latest... more »

• Small business lobby joins challenge to health law

  May 14, 2010 8:19 AM

  The National Federation of Independent Business is joining a federal lawsuit filed in Florida by 20 state attorneys general and governors against the health care overhaul. The nation's most influential small business lobby is joining a court challenge that argues that Americans cannot be required under the Constitution to... more »

• States line up to challenge health care overhaul

  March 22, 2010 5:23 PM

  States are already lining up to sue the federal government over the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Officials in at least 10 states have agreed to file a lawsuit challenging the legislation. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says he plans to file the complaint "the... more »

• States eye ban on public release of 911 calls

  February 23, 2010 4:26 PM

  Several states are considering measures that would keep 911 recordings from being heard by the public. The measures come as a response to complaints that broadcasting such calls violates people's privacy and exposes them at their most vulnerable moments. Lawmakers in Alabama, Ohio and Wisconsin are deciding whether... more »

• States begin offering Mega Millions, Powerball tickets

  January 31, 2010 11:12 AM

  Dozens of states have begun selling Powerball and Mega Millions tickets in what could be a step toward an eventual national lottery. Margaret DeFrancisco, co-chair of a committee for both lotteries and president and CEO of the Georgia Lottery Corp., says tickets for both games began selling on Sunday. Twenty-three... more »

• CDC: Fewer states seeing widespread swine flu

  December 11, 2009 12:18 PM

  Health officials say winter flu is just starting to show up in the U.S. while swine flu infections continue to wane. Swine flu was widespread in only 14 states last week - mostly in the Northeast. That's down from 25 states the week before and 48 in late October. The... more »

• 10 states face looming budget disasters

  November 11, 2009 1:33 PM

  California's ongoing fiscal crisis has attracted national attention, but a study warns that nine other states are barreling toward similar economic disaster. A report released Wednesday by the Pew Center on the States says Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin also are at risk... more »

• Feds to leave medical marijuana users alone

  October 19, 2009 6:46 PM

  The Obama administration has ordered federal prosecutors to stop pursuing medical marijuana users and sellers in states, like Colorado, that have legalized its use. The new Justice Department guidelines say the US Attorneys will no longer target medical marijuana sellers on federal drug charges and only prosecute those who abuse... more »

• Montana stops wolf hunting near Yellowstone

  October 15, 2009 9:26 AM

  Montana wildlife commissioners shut down gray wolf hunting Tuesday in backcountry adjacent to Yellowstone National Park after nine of the predators were killed there in recent weeks. Commissioners, however, kept the statewide kill quota at 75, repeating their belief that the planned harvest would not hurt the overall population... more »

• States letting inmates cut even more prison time

  October 15, 2009 8:28 AM

  Prisoners who behave behind bars and participate in treatment classes are increasingly winning extra time off their sentences. States under pressure to erase budget deficits and ease prison overcrowding are increasing the amount of time inmates can deduct from their terms behind bars when they take classes including job training... more »

• Hope to get a swine flu shot at work? Not likely

  September 17, 2009 10:21 AM

  Plan on getting your swine flu shot at work? Don't count on it. The new vaccine will be rationed initially to groups most at risk of contracting the virus or developing complications - children and young adults, pregnant women, health care workers and the chronically ill. People caring for... more »

• Jane Norton joins GOP Senate race

  September 15, 2009 12:54 PM

  The crowded contest to challenge Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet is getting a new player. Former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton will introduce herself to voters in a three-city campaign announcement Tuesday. The Republican joins at least five others from the GOP who will seek to challenge Bennet next year. Norton was... more »