Emergency

NYC to spend $500M to repair schools, hospitals

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced a $500 million emergency plan to pay for critical repairs to public schools and hospitals damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The plan would allocate $200 million for the Department of Education and $300

Look at how Syria neighbors are drawn into its war

By The Associated Press Syria's neighbors are increasingly being drawn into the country's civil war in a variety of ways, whether militarily or due to an exodus of Syrians fleeing the fighting at home. The spillover has raised concerns that the nearly 20-month-long conflict between

UPDATE: Driver Crashes Into Fire Hydrant In North Spokane

UPDATE: The water has been shutoff. The woman driver was cited. She was not hurt. As soon as we get more details we'll post them here on KHQ.com, Facebook and our Twitter news feed. PREVIOUS STORY: SPOKANE, Wash. - Right now emergency crews are on the scene of a driver that has crashed into a

Dad seeks justice for slain son in broken Honduras

By ALBERTO ARCEAssociated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - In a capital so dangerous that only the "walking dead" are said to venture out after dark, nothing could draw an obedient son from the safety of his parents' suburban home into the deserted night. Nothing, that is, but a girl.