Updated: 3:36 PM U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is being criticized in a new radio ad for voting against expanded background checks for gun buyers.

Posted: 12:07 PM The leader of the Ohio Senate says the Republican-controlled chamber is ready to move forward with a bill essentially outlawing Internet cafes.

Posted: 11:49 AM The Columbus Zoo's recent additions include a monkey named after a quirky scientist character on the CBS comedy "The Big Bang Theory."

Updated: 8:18 AM Alexandria, Va., and Knoxville, Tenn., are cities for readers, if not always the kinds of books your parents wanted you to read.

Updated: 8:18 AM The Federal Reserve says it will begin circulating a redesigned $100 bill this fall, more than two years after its initial target.

Posted: 11:24 AM General Motors says the battery-powered version of its Chevrolet Spark mini-car can travel up to 82 miles on a single charge, putting it among the leaders in mass-market electric vehicles sold in the U.S.

Posted: 11:15 AM West Virginia University is losing more than $13 million in state funding for the next academic year.

Updated: 5:15 PM A federal appeals court is weighing whether a family of home-schoolers from Germany should be granted asylum and allowed to continue living in Tennessee.

Posted: 4:26 PM The Senate's second-ranking Democrat is pressing the Obama administration to explicitly spell out its justification for using drones for targeted killings.

Posted: 2:14 PM A new state investment program that's offering Ohio school districts, cities and libraries higher yields and easier access to their invested income has surpassed the $1 billion mark, the state treasurer said Tuesday.

Updated: 5:16 PM Hackers have compromised the main Twitter account of The Associated Press, sending out an erroneous tweet about an attack at the White House.

Posted: 1:12 PM A federal official says the man charged with sending poison letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a Mississippi judge has been released from jail.

Posted: 1:05 PM Michelle Obama is thanking federal employees for their service and sacrifices as they do more work with fewer resources.

Posted: 1:03 PM Federal officials say the Boston Marathon bombing suspect's medical condition has improved.

Posted: 1:00 PM An Illinois teenager charged with trying to join an al-Qaida-affiliated group in Syria via a sham FBI website has appeared at a detention hearing in Chicago.

Updated: 8:12 AM An analysis of more than 33,000 cases of foodborne illness shows that ground beef and chicken have caused more hospitalizations than other meats.

Updated: 8:12 AM Aereo, the television-over-the-Internet service that is threatening the broadcast and cable TV industries, is expanding to Boston on May 15.

Updated: 12:39 PM Two senators are urging the Obama administration to postpone the furloughing of air traffic controllers, saying the turmoil caused by reduced staffing raises economic and security concerns as well as inconveniencing thousands of travelers.

Posted: 11:20 AM Two U.S. officials say slain Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was an ardent reader of jihadist websites and extremist propaganda in the run-up to last week's marathon attacks that killed three people and wounded 180.

Posted: 11:04 AM Millions of gallons of raw sewage are pouring into the Mississippi River from a St. Louis wastewater treatment plant where two of three pumps have failed.

Posted: 11:02 AM The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a longtime resident of the United States from Jamaica who was deported from the United States over possession of a small amount of marijuana.

Posted: 10:54 AM A U.S. military spokesman says 84 prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay are on hunger strike.

Updated: 10:57 AM A pharmacy that makes specialty medications is recalling nearly 100 compounded drugs after federal regulators found potential safety problems during an inspection.

Updated: 8:08 PM Kentucky State Police have arrested a convicted felon after an investigation led them to find an indoor grow operation and much more at his home on Sprout Springs Road in Stanton.

Posted: 9:15 AM Officials say a contractor at Los Angeles International Airport accidentally made flight-status signs read "Emergency Leave the Terminal."