Seattle police have identified a suspect in the shooting that killed a father of five in Rainier Beach last week.

A year after a massive tornado tore through Joplin, reminders of the storm's fury are plentiful — from the glaring absence of century-old trees in the city's central neighborhoods to the ghostly shell of St.

President Barack Obama on Monday defended his criticism of presumptive Republican presidential Mitt Romney's ties to the private equity firm Bain Capital, saying it was rightly part of the campaign debate because Romney himself was emphasizing his business background.