MSNBC.comANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Russian tanker carrying fuel for an iced-in Alaska city that without a delivery could run out of crucial supplies before winter's end encountered ice early Friday in the eastern Bering Sea. The ice was not a surprise… more »

Associated Press By JAY REEVES BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Hispanic students have started vanishing from Alabama public schools in the wake of a court ruling that upheld the state's tough new law cracking down on illegal immigration. Education officials… more »

By Brandon Gee, The Tennessean NASHVILLE — Lawyers Bob Walker and John Branham remember a time when they would argue multiple trials in a week — if not a day. These days they're lucky to have more than one trial a year. The trend of settling disput… more »