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Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."More >> A truck hauling a too-tall load hit an overhead girder of a bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below, though all three occupants...More >> New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is co-hosting NBC's "Today" on Friday morning as part of a campaign to proclaim that the state's shore is ready for business seven months after being devastated by Superstorm...More >> New Jersey rolled out some of its big guns Friday to proclaim that the shore is back following Superstorm Sandy, using Gov. Chris Christie and the cast of MTV's "Jersey Shore" to tell a national audience the state is...More >> An earthquake in far northeastern California was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious damage.More >> A sheriff says an earthquake in far northeastern California did not cause any injuries, but did cause moderate damages, including to a water tank.More >> The National Hurricane Center is changing the way it talks about storm surge in hopes that emergency officials, the media and the public can better understand the dangerous phenomenon.More >> During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. So this season, they hope to offer...More >> As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the...More >> As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the...More >> After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the...More >> After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's...More >> Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime - baseball bats.More >> Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime - baseball bats.More >> After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery - for a state rebate on a home storm shelter, that is. A contractor finished installing the concrete bunker...More >> After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery - for a state rebate on a home storm shelter, that is. A contractor finished installing the concrete bunker beneath...More >> Kid Rock is a scalper.More >> Kid Rock is a scalper.More >> Craft breweries from around the country are teaming up to raise money for military families by selling a beer aged on baseball bats.More >> Craft breweries from around the country are teaming up to raise money for military families by selling a beer aged on baseball bats.More >>
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Some Okla. lawmakers are pushing for mandatory safe rooms in schools and new buildings.More >> Some Okla. lawmakers are pushing for mandatory safe rooms in schools and new buildings.More >> 19-year-old Okla. men who took cover in cellar use cellphones to get video of deadly tornadoMore >> 19-year-old Okla. men who took cover in cellar use cellphones to get video of deadly tornadoMore >> 'The life of the party': 3rd grader who loved to sing among the young Okla. tornado victimsMore >> 'The life of the party': 3rd grader who loved to sing among the young Okla. tornado victimsMore >> Oklahoma tornado ripped through as many as 13,000 homes, damage could top $2 billion; 24 deadMore >> Oklahoma tornado ripped through as many as 13,000 homes, damage could top $2 billion; 24 deadMore >> Oklahoma tornado ripped through as many as 13,000 homes, damage could top $2 billion; 24 deadMore >> Oklahoma tornado ripped through as many as 13,000 homes, damage could top $2 billion; 24 deadMore >> IRS official in targeting probe says she did nothing wrong - then says no more, taking the 5thMore >> IRS official in targeting probe says she did nothing wrong - then says no more, taking the 5thMore >> Man shot to death in Fla. while being questioned in Boston Marathon bombing investigationMore >> Man shot to death in Fla. while being questioned in Boston Marathon bombing investigationMore >> Former IRS commissioner knew tea party groups targeted in 2012; says he didn't tell anyoneMore >> Former IRS commissioner knew tea party groups targeted in 2012; says he didn't tell anyoneMore >> Jodi Arias tells jury she can contribute from prison if she's allowed to liveMore >> Jodi Arias tells jury she can contribute from prison if she's allowed to liveMore >> AP photographer describes rescuers pulling children from tornado-flattened Oklahoma schoolMore >> AP photographer describes rescuers pulling children from tornado-flattened Oklahoma school.More >>
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called for a leadership ballot Thursday as her party faces the growing prospect of a sound election defeat later this year.
She said the ballot of a leader and deputy leader of the Labor Party would be held in the afternoon, hours after a senior minister called on her to hold a vote.
Minister Simon Crean said he would nominate as the deputy and wanted former prime minister Kevin Rudd to stand as the candidate for the top post.
