REEVES NASHVILLE (AP) ? Del Reeves, a Grand Ole Opry star who sprinkled his performances with humor and hit No. 1 on the country charts in 1965 with the song “Girl on the Billboard,” has died. He was 74. Reeves died Monday, New Year’s Day, after an extended illness, Grand Ole Opry spokeswoman Jessie Schmidt…

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) ? The prime minister on Tuesday ordered an investigation into the conduct of Saddam Hussein’s execution in a bid to learn who among the witnesses taunted the former Iraqi leader in the last minutes of his life and leaked a cellphone video. The video contained audio of some witnesses taunting Saddam with…

ATLANTA (AP) ? You’ve heard the story before: Some moron fires a gun in the air to celebrate New Year’s, and the bullet comes down and kills a bystander. Some call the story an urban myth, but physics experts say it is possible for such a sky shot to descend with the necessary terminal velocity.…

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The nation honored Gerald R. Ford on Tuesday in a high-powered fanfare for the common man who was summoned to the presidency in the Watergate crisis. He was remembered for what he didn’t have ? pretensions, a scheming agenda, a great golf game ? as much as for the small-town authenticity he…

By Donald Lambro WASHINGTON ? There’s been a lot of speculation about what is going to happen when Democrats take control of Congress this week, but the likely answer may well be “not much.” Yes, we will have a divided government again but for those of us who believe in our constitutional system of checks…

By William Rusher If you forgot to make a New Year’s resolution, or are still trying to decide on one, let me suggest that you resolve to devote a little time this year to solving the mystery of Sandy Berger and the Destroyed Documents. Pressure on Berger is what is needed, and the united voices…

By Paul K. McMasters The First Amendment turned 215 years old in December. At its birth, as it is today, this constitutional guarantee was a breathtakingly beautiful testimony to the value of freedom of conscience and expression. When it was ratified as part of the Bill of Rights in 1791, the First Amendment secured all…

By Duane Sherrill There?s no such thing as being a little bit pregnant or somewhat dead, so why is it that we allow criminals to cut corners when they are taking deals that benefit them, allowing them to sidestep being totally guilty, at least when it comes to public perception? The way I look at…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ? Pennsylvania has leased its first dairy barn as part of a wider effort to bring younger farmers into a dairy industry that is getting older and losing farms. The ?Capital Dairy,? on the grounds of the old Harrisburg State Hospital in suburban Harrisburg, is now occupied by 76 Holsteins owned by…

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) ? Adam VanDen Bosch likes dairy farming, but not working with cows, so about four years ago he persuaded his father to switch the family dairy farm to one that milks goats. ?Goats have a lot more personality,? VanDen Bosch, 23, said. ?They are a lot easier to manage.? Goats are not…