Friday, May 24 2013 7:05 AM EDT2013-05-24 11:05:46 GMT
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say there were no fatalities when an Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed. The Thursday evening bridge failure dumped vehicles and people intoMore >>
Authorities say there were no fatalities when an Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 7:03 AM EDT2013-05-24 11:03:16 GMT
One person is dead and a juvenile is critically injured after two separate shootings in South Richmond on Thursday. A male victim was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound in a home on Keswick AvenueMore >>
One person is dead and a juvenile is critically injured after two separate shootings in South Richmond on Thursday...More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:28 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:28:46 GMT
(ABC News)--Jodi Arias will not be put to death -- at least not yet. A judge declared a mistrial in the sentencing phase of her murder trial today, after the jury could not agree on whether to sentenceMore >>
Jodi Arias will not be put to death -- at least not yet...More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:54 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:54:49 GMT
(AP)--At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch. In another, premium liquor bottles were refilled with water — and apparently not even clean water atMore >>
At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch. In another, premium liquor bottles were refilled with water — and apparently not even clean water at that...More >>
WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Endowment for the Humanities is providing a $1 million grant to launch a new nonprofit effort to digitize the nation's libraries and create a Digital Public Library of America.
Endowment chairman Jim Leach announced the grant Thursday to help create the infrastructure for a national digital library. Digitizing books and building a common platform for libraries to contribute will take years and millions more dollars from private partners.
The project is being spearheaded by Harvard University's library in Cambridge, Mass. Leach says an independent board will be formed within two months to establish a new nonprofit to lead the effort.
Google's efforts to digitize books have at times been thwarted in court due to copyright laws. Those restrictions may also limit content for a digital public library.
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