Mass. father casts blame in daughter's drug death
The Massachusetts man accused of killing his 4-year-old daughter by overmedicating her with prescription drugs is blaming his wife and a psychiatrist for the girl's death in 2006.

Tribes, justice officials focus on Indian children
The U.S. Interior Department's assistant secretary for Indian Affairs says the federal government and tribal law enforcement officers cannot simply arrest their way out of the problems that plague Indian country.

Test-taking ring shows gap in US visa security
A ring accused of helping people from the Middle East obtain student visas by taking proficiency exams and classes for them has exposed a vulnerability in the nation's tracking system for foreign students.

How the poll on health care was conducted
The Associated Press-GfK Poll was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from March 3-8. It was based on landline and cell phone telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,002 adults. Interviews were conducted with 702 respondents on landline telephones and 300 on cellular phones.

Massa denies he sexually groped male staffer
Former New York Congressman Eric Massa says he groped a staffer but denies it was sexual.

Judge plans to unseal Yale killing search warrant
A judge has ruled that part of a search warrant can be unsealed in the case of an animal research technician charged with killing a Yale University graduate student.

Roberts: Scene at State of Union `very troubling'
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Obama's State of the Union address was "very troubling" and the annual speech has "degenerated to a political pep rally."

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,382
As of Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at least 4,382 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Retired NY police leader's replacement now leaving
The replacement for the New York State Police superintendent who retired amid the scandal enveloping Gov. David Paterson is himself retiring after a week on the job.

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