Taliban deputy dead after drone strike

Taliban deputy dead after drone strike
Facebook wants to improve its hate speech response
A place where graduates overcome addiction
New virus called ‘threat to the entire world’
Afghan security rescues Red Cross staff
Eric Holder to meet with media bureau chiefs
Underground experiment asks why we're not antimatter
Sister of Boston bomb suspects pleads not guilty in drug case
Scientists say: Give drones a chance
Are student loans ruining the economy?
Michele Bachmann won’t seek re-election
U.S. banks report record earnings of $40.3B for Q1
Officer was followed by reality TV crew when girl died goes on trial
Tunisian police stop FEMEN activists disrobing
Feds investigate Md. train derailment, explosion
UN gets new info on alleged chemical use by Syria
Moms top earners in 4 in 10 households
Calif teen misses trip, 5 friends die in crash
Home of opium, crystal meth takes off in Afghanistan
Sheheen takes on Nikki Haley without sounding like a Democrat
Buddhist mobs attack Muslim homes for second day in Myanmar; one dead
Russia promises Winter Olympics in Sochi will be secure
Moscow's top court rejects Pussy Riot appeal

Posted: 29 May 2013 08:47 AM PDT

The militant led several attacks against U.S., NATO, and Pakistani forces.

Facebook wants to improve its hate speech response

Posted: 29 May 2013 10:29 AM PDT

The social network responds to reports that advertisers were pulling their brands off the site.

A place where graduates overcome addiction

Posted: 29 May 2013 07:53 AM PDT

For Elisha Gahagan, it was the day she lost custody of her kids. She'd been using since she was 12 years old — first wine coolers and pot, then cocaine, eventually heroin — but she had always promised herself that she would not turn out like this, just like her own mother, an opiate addict who spent her days chasing pain pills. Gahagan was supposed to be the June Cleaver mom she'd always wanted in her own life, but when the time came she found that she could not pull her head above water. The physical addiction had her in its grasp, and every move she tried to make toward a normal life was thwarted by a need she could not control.

New virus called ‘threat to the entire world’

Posted: 29 May 2013 08:20 AM PDT

The first death in France from a new SARS-like coronavirus brings the worldwide death toll to 27.

Afghan security rescues Red Cross staff

Posted: 29 May 2013 09:50 AM PDT

A security guard was killed after one of the militants detonated a suicide vest.

Eric Holder to meet with media bureau chiefs

Posted: 29 May 2013 08:07 AM PDT

The meetings come after allegations the Justice Department spied on the AP.

Underground experiment asks why we're not antimatter

Posted: 29 May 2013 08:08 AM PDT

The equipment is buried deep underground in a South Dakota mine.

Sister of Boston bomb suspects pleads not guilty in drug case

Posted: 28 May 2013 08:56 PM PDT

By David Jones NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in a Hackensack, New Jersey, court to marijuana-related charges, her attorney said. Bella Tsarnaeva, 24, was arrested in December 2012 at her Fairview, New Jersey, apartment after police responded to a call about a domestic disturbance and found what they said was marijuana, said her attorney, Mario Blanch. The Record said police searched the apartment after smelling marijuana and that Tsarnaeva was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. ...

Scientists say: Give drones a chance

Posted: 29 May 2013 05:46 AM PDT

The military tool can help humanity, researchers say.

Are student loans ruining the economy?

Posted: 29 May 2013 07:00 AM PDT

The total amount of money in student loans has exceeded credit card balances.

Michele Bachmann won’t seek re-election

Posted: 29 May 2013 01:48 AM PDT

The Congresswoman said the decision wasn't tied to an ethics probe.

U.S. banks report record earnings of $40.3B for Q1

Posted: 29 May 2013 10:47 AM PDT

The industry was buoyed by bigger fees and fewer bad loans.

Officer was followed by reality TV crew when girl died goes on trial

Posted: 29 May 2013 04:23 AM PDT

Police fired a stun grenade through a window, then shot hit a 7-year-old girl.

Tunisian police stop FEMEN activists disrobing

Posted: 29 May 2013 07:05 AM PDT

Three foreign activists disrobed and were hustled away by police.

Feds investigate Md. train derailment, explosion

Posted: 29 May 2013 08:11 AM PDT

A chemical-carrying CSX train to collided with a garbage truck.

UN gets new info on alleged chemical use by Syria

Posted: 29 May 2013 09:12 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain said Thursday it has sent a letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with new information on three further incidents of alleged chemical weapons use by the Syrian government.

Moms top earners in 4 in 10 households

Posted: 29 May 2013 03:08 AM PDT

A record number of women are now the sole or primary breadwinners.

Calif teen misses trip, 5 friends die in crash

Posted: 29 May 2013 10:12 AM PDT

Tamer Mosallam was supposed to join his friends on a Memorial Day beach trip.

Home of opium, crystal meth takes off in Afghanistan

Posted: 29 May 2013 03:02 AM PDT

The number of meth samples taken from seizures tripled in 2012.

Sheheen takes on Nikki Haley without sounding like a Democrat

Posted: 29 May 2013 02:40 AM PDT

The South Carolina State Senator says he isn't interested in national politics.

Buddhist mobs attack Muslim homes for second day in Myanmar; one dead

Posted: 29 May 2013 07:40 AM PDT

By Jared Ferrie LASHIO, Myanmar (Reuters) - Buddhist mobs armed with sticks and machetes burned Muslim homes on Wednesday for a second day in the northern Myanmar city of Lashio, contradicting claims in state media that soldiers and police had restored calm. A Reuters reporter saw scores of young men and boys on motorbikes and on foot marauding through the city of 130,000 people in a mountainous region about 700 km (430 miles) from the commercial capital Yangon. One person was killed and four were wounded in fighting that began at about 2 p.m. ...