Melanie Cooper looks back at her children in Merrimack County Superior court in Concord, N.H., Friday Dec. 1, 2006. Cooper was sentenced to three-to-six years for her part in helping her stepfather's murder more than 20 years ago. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
Efforts to beef up and modernize the grid are bogged in the myriad authorities shared by federal, state and local entities, a new report concludes. "The bottom line is if Western states want to retain a significant role in siting transmission for renewable fuels, things have got to change or the feds will take over," said James Holtkamp, manager of Holland & Hart's global climate change practice. (Courtesy/clipart.com)
Efforts to beef up and modernize the grid are bogged in the myriad authorities shared by federal, state and local entities, a new report concludes. "The bottom line is if Western states want to retain a significant role in siting transmission for renewable fuels, things have got to change or the feds will take over," said James Holtkamp, manager of Holland & Hart's global climate change practice. (Courtesy/clipart.com)
Kevin P. Casey, AP FBI Special Agent Robbie Burroughs stands next to a parachute found in North Clark County, Wash., in Seattle on Tuesday. The FBI is working to find out if it is linked to the infamous D.B. Cooper case from 1971.
Ashten Hejke, 6, enjoys a slice of banana bread during a celebration for the 40th-anniversary of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program last Thursday at the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service in Casper. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
President Hu Jintao of China arrives at the Istana presidential office for the leaders reception and lunch during the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Singapore, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Japan Pool)
APEC leaders attend a luncheon at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in Singapore Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Eisaku Osada, Japan Pool)
POSTER PAGE Douglas runningback Dylan Klava celebrates with linebacker Cooper Gray at the 44-14 conclusion of the 3A Wyoming State High School Football Championship against Cody Saturday afternoon in Laramie. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
U.S. President Barack Obama greets audience members after he spoke and took questions at a town hall-style event with Chinese youth at the Museum of Science and Technology in Shanghai, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, is greeted by Chinese President Hu Jintao after his arrival at the Diaoyutai state guest house in Beijing, China, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel, Pool)
President Barack Obama, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao after his arrival at Diaoyutai state guest house in Beijing, China, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel, Pool)
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