Tribune/Debra Reid - Talented boxer Juan Rodriguez, 16, demonstrated his skill recently at the home of Reno youth activist Roberto Nerey. In the local boxing community and on the streets, Rodriguez is also known as "El Gallo Negro," or "The Black Rooster."
Creators of a newly consolidated anti-gang program for teens seek equipment and volunteers to get a ring up and running and help get youth off the streets.
ATLANTA (AP) -- A high-ranking official resigned Tuesday from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press....
GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) -- Before setting his house ablaze and killing himself and his two young sons, Josh Powell left a voicemail for family members saying he couldn't live without the boys and didn't want to go on anymore....
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Students at a Pennsylvania university can obtain the "morning-after" pill from an unusual source - a vending machine at the campus health center....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Adm. Bill McRaven said Tuesday that special operations forces in Afghanistan are preparing for a possible expanded role as overall U.S. forces begin to draw down after a decade of war....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Egyptian officials have abruptly canceled meetings scheduled with U.S. lawmakers amid growing tensions between the two countries....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A political adviser to President Barack Obama said Tuesday the administration didn't intend to "abridge anyone's religious freedom" with its regulation requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control for their workers....
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Former Sen. Bob Kerrey said Tuesday he will not run for the Nebraska Senate seat he gave up more than a decade ago, shutting down hopes for a bid both parties called Democrats' best chance to hold the seat....