Ken Stanford

American Airlines is promising to run a near-normal operation on Wednesday, and that would be just fine for the tens of thousands of passengers who were stranded by a mammoth technology meltdown at the nation's third-biggest airline.

A bomber may have been seen amid the Boston Marathon revelers carrying an unusually heavy nylon bag, weighed down with shrapnel-packed explosives, the FBI has suggested. Or perhaps someone heard something beforehand as a culprit tested explosives or expressed an interest in attacking the race.

A bipartisan effort to expand background checks is in deep trouble as the Senate approaches a long-awaited vote on the linchpin of the drive to curb gun violence. As the showdown draws near, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows ebbing public support for tightening gun control laws.

Police have a suspect in mind as they investigate a letter mailed to Sen. Roger Wicker that tested positive for poisonous ricin, a Senate colleague said.

The Senate's new bipartisan immigration bill drew criticism from the right and from the left Tuesday - convincing members of the bipartisan "Gang of Eight" that wrote it that they're on the right track.

A longtime Gainesville businessman, Mike Harrison, owner of Harrison Oil and Tire, died Tuesday following an extended illness.

Strong housing and earnings reports helped stocks rebound from their worst day of the year.

Dr. Brad Strickland has co-written and had published "Wishing on a Star: The Life of Eddie Carroll," an actor best known as the voice of Walt Disney character and spokesman Jiminy Cricket.

Denise Hotze has been named director of youth ministries at McEver Road United Methodist Church (UMC).