Texas fertilizer company didn't heed disclosure rules

Texas fertilizer company didn't heed disclosure rules
Tsarnaev remains in serious condition at hospital, FBI says
Border Patrol now counts getaways
Hagel stresses Israel's right to strike Iran
Gun control forces seek new path after big loss
Fla. compounding pharmacy recalls sterile drugs
Clinton, 'Normal' honored at GLAAD awards
Feds halt funding for $361M pipeline
Crests approaching in several towns in Midwest
Top Gadhafi aide to face trial in Egypt
Fans sink into Cruise's 'Oblivion' in $38.2M debut
Rescuers struggle to reach China quake zone as toll climbs
The Koch brothers wouldn't mind controlling the medium and the message
Gay marriage opponents stage last-ditch protest in Paris
Half of Guantanamo prisoners on hunger strike
Israel says drones to eventually replace aircraft
Taliban attacks kill 9 people in Afghanistan

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:16 AM PDT

The fertilizer plant had last year been storing 1,350 times the amount of ammonium nitrate that would normally trigger safety oversight

Tsarnaev remains in serious condition at hospital, FBI says

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 08:32 AM PDT

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remains in serious condition at the heavily-guarded Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Border Patrol now counts getaways

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 11:28 AM PDT

As federal lawmakers demand border security measures an old enforcement technique is getting fresh attention.

Hagel stresses Israel's right to strike Iran

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:19 AM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel held out hope Sunday for a nonmilitary way to ending the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, but he also emphasized Washington's willingness to let Israel decide whether and when it might strike Tehran in self-defense.

Gun control forces seek new path after big loss

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:05 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a powerful moment on the White House lawn when thousands of guests, the loved ones of slain crime victims among them, crowded in as President Bill Clinton signed a sweeping crime bill that was six years in the making and included a hotly disputed ban on assault weapons.

Fla. compounding pharmacy recalls sterile drugs

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:14 AM PDT

LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida-based compounding pharmacy is voluntarily recalling all lots of its sterile non-expired drug products sold nationwide over concerns the products are not sterile and may contain bacteria, Food and Drug Administration officials said Sunday.

Clinton, 'Normal' honored at GLAAD awards

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 11:08 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC's sitcom "The New Normal," FX's thriller "American Horror Story: Asylum" and NBC's daytime drama "Days of Our Lives" took home top TV honors at the 24th annual GLAAD Media Awards held Saturday night in Los Angeles.

Feds halt funding for $361M pipeline

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:50 AM PDT

Federal officials have temporarily stopped funding a $361 million water pipeline for a Native American reservation in Montana after learning that millions of project dollars went missing.

Crests approaching in several towns in Midwest

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:05 AM PDT

CLARKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the onslaught of water, but an ominous forecast and the growing accumulation of snow in the upper Midwest tempered any feelings of victory.

Top Gadhafi aide to face trial in Egypt

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:16 AM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — A cousin and onetime top aid of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi will face trial in Egypt on charges of attempted murder.

Fans sink into Cruise's 'Oblivion' in $38.2M debut

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:19 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Movie fans slipped into "Oblivion" as the Tom Cruise sci-fi thriller led Hollywood with a $38.2 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Rescuers struggle to reach China quake zone as toll climbs

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 06:04 AM PDT

Rescuers struggled to reach a remote, rural corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the toll of the dead and missing from the country's worst earthquake in three years climbed.

The Koch brothers wouldn't mind controlling the medium and the message

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 07:39 AM PDT

Charles and David Koch are very major players in the Tribune Company's sale of some of the biggest newspapers in the country, including the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune.

Gay marriage opponents stage last-ditch protest in Paris

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:27 AM PDT

By Pauline Mevel PARIS (Reuters) - Thousands of gay marriage opponents waving pink and blue flags marched through Paris on Sunday in a last-ditch protest before a law allowing same-sex union and adoption is passed next week. Chanting "We don't want your law, Hollande!", some 50,000 protesters massed behind a banner reading: "All born of a Mum and a Dad" and said it was undemocratic to bring about such a fundamental social change without holding a referendum. ...

Half of Guantanamo prisoners on hunger strike

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 08:54 AM PDT

MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. military says just over half of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay are on hunger strike.

Israel says drones to eventually replace aircraft

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:52 AM PDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's air force is on track to developing drones that within four to five decades would carry out nearly every battlefield operation executed today by piloted aircraft, a high-ranking Israeli officer told The Associated Press Sunday.

Taliban attacks kill 9 people in Afghanistan

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 11:21 AM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Insurgents killed six police officers at a checkpoint and a suicide bomber killed three civilians at a shopping bazaar in separate attacks Sunday in eastern Afghanistan, while an independent security group warned 2013 is on track to be one of the most violent years of the war.