It can be hard, but as much choosing optimism is a lifestyle choice with numerous benefits. You just need to refine and practice your seeing the world in a less pessimistic light.
The three Los Angeles police officers who fired their weapons in a videotaped struggle that left a homeless man dead were veterans of the Skid Row beat who had special training to deal with mentally ill and other people in the downtrodden area.
Citing concerns about the drug to be used in a lethal injection, corrections officials in Georgia postponed the execution of the state's only female death row inmate for the second time in a week.
Shortly after dusk along a lonely stretch of Interstate 95, armed robbers hijacked an armored truck, tied up the two guards and disappeared into the night with 275 pounds of gold bars.
Police Chief Charlie Beck says physical and video evidence appears to show that a homeless man killed by police Sunday had grabbed the officer's weapon.
The takeaway: get as narrow as possible with dates you need, and be prepared to justify broader searches. Witnesses, surveillance camera video, carrier call detail records, business transactions, and other information can all help.
A man accused of fatally shooting three people at Jewish sites in Kansas declared "Heil Hitler!" and asked how many Jews he had killed after the attacks, a police officer who was at the scene testified Monday.
Legislation to fund the Homeland Security Department is headed back to the House without restrictions conservatives demanded on President Barack Obama's immigration policies.
