PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon authorities say computer maintenance caused a technical glitch that sent out thousands of false reports that prison inmates had been released. About 8,000 incorrect notices went out to victims and their families Friday evening from the state’s inmate database, including a report on a prisoner convicted …

KIEV, Ukraine – The United States plans to send soldiers to Ukraine in April for training exercises with units of the country’s national guard. Ukraine’s Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said in a Facebook post on Sunday that the units to be trained include the Azov Battalion, a volunteer force that …

PHILADELPHIA – An anonymous passenger brightened a Philadelphia cab driver’s night with the tip of a lifetime: nearly $1,000 on a $4.31 fare. Oumar Maiga’s bosses revealed the hefty, holiday-season gratuity Wednesday after waiting to make sure the credit card cleared and it wasn’t an error. The West African immigrant …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by four death row inmates who are challenging a new state law that shields the names of companies providing lethal injection drugs. The inmates say the law violates free speech rights. They have asked the same …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The state has rescheduled executions for seven death row inmates as it tries to find new lethal drugs, meaning no inmate will be put to death in Ohio in 2015. The announcement Friday affects six executions this year, including one set for Feb. 11, and one previously …

LARGO, Fla. – A man accused of throwing his daughter off a bridge has been found incompetent to stand trial. John Jonchuck appeared in court Tuesday. The case has been reset for a status check on Feb. 17. If the court rules in line with the doctors’ reports, Jonchuck would …

To watch “The Talking Points Memo” in the Screening Room click here. Hi. I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. Lots of stuff happened while I was gone last week. Looks like Saddam Hussein is alive and making propaganda tapes. More attacks, of course, on American soldiers in Iraq …

ANKARA, Turkey – A U.S. State Department official has expressed concern over a Turkish security bill that would expand police rights to use firearms and to search and detain people. The official, Thomas Melia said Friday that the bill which is being debated in Turkey’s parliament could lead to “over-zealous …

WASHINGTON – The White House, State Department, and Capitol were all affected by reports of widespread power outages across Washington and its suburbs Tuesday afternoon. The utility company Pepco said it was investigating the outage reports. Spokesman Sean Kelly said he did not have details about locations or how many …

DALLAS – Dallas has a new vault to store historic city documents, including items from the 1963 JFK assassination. Mayor Mike Rawlings helped dedicate the storage area in the basement of Dallas City Hall on Wednesday. It has protective lighting, controls for temperature and humidity, and more than doubles the …