Pioneering journalist Helen Thomas dies at 92

Pioneering journalist Helen Thomas dies at 92
Italy: 5 convicted for Costa Concordia shipwreck
Bomb detonated at Beijing airport; 1 injured
A year after shootings, Colorado looks for healing
Woman's Six Flags roller coaster death probed
Trayvon Martin's parents lead protests over Zimmerman verdict
5 things to know about Helen Thomas
A year after movie shooting, Colo. seeks healing
Catholic youths converge on Rio to see "slum pope"
Pope seeks Catholic rebirth in land of samba
Israel: Palestinian prisoners to be freed in talks
'Justice for Trayvon' rallies set for 100 cities
Jimenez eyes chance to become oldest major champ
Russian opposition leader returns to Moscow
Rapper Kanye West scuffles with paparazzi at LAX

Posted: 20 Jul 2013 10:10 AM PDT

Helen Thomas, the irrepressible White House correspondent who used her seat in the front row of history to grill 10 presidents and was not shy about sharing her opinions, died Saturday. She was 92.

Italy: 5 convicted for Costa Concordia shipwreck

Posted: 20 Jul 2013 08:38 AM PDT

GROSSETO, Italy (AP) — Five employees of an Italian cruise company were convicted Saturday of manslaughter in the Costa Concordia shipwreck that killed 32 people, receiving sentences of less than three years that lawyers for victims and survivors criticized as too lenient.

Bomb detonated at Beijing airport; 1 injured

Posted: 20 Jul 2013 07:51 AM PDT

BEIJING (AP) — A man in a wheelchair who was airing grievances set off a homemade bomb in a crowded terminal at Beijing's main airport on Saturday evening, injuring himself but no one else, Chinese state media and witnesses said.

A year after shootings, Colorado looks for healing

Posted: 20 Jul 2013 08:13 AM PDT

Some recited the names of the dead. Some are doing good deeds for their neighbors. And some will practice yoga, take a nature walk or simply talk.

Woman's Six Flags roller coaster death probed

Posted: 20 Jul 2013 10:24 AM PDT

Investigators will try to determine Saturday if a woman who died while riding a roller coaster at a Six Flags amusement park in North Texas fell from the ride, dubbed the tallest steel-hybrid coaster in the world, after not being properly secured by staff, as some witnesses accounts contend.

Trayvon Martin's parents lead protests over Zimmerman verdict

Posted: 20 Jul 2013 10:04 AM PDT

Trayvon Martin's parents were due to lead demonstrations in New York and Miami on Saturday.

5 things to know about Helen Thomas

Posted: 20 Jul 2013 08:35 AM PDT

Here are five things to know about Helen Thomas, the groundbreaking White House correspondent, who died Saturday at age 92:

A year after movie shooting, Colo. seeks healing

Posted: 20 Jul 2013 10:33 AM PDT

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Some recited the names of the dead. Some did good deeds for their neighbors. And some practiced yoga, walked through nature, or simply talked.

Catholic youths converge on Rio to see "slum pope"

Posted: 20 Jul 2013 09:42 AM PDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Thousands of young Roman Catholics from around the Americas are converging on Rio de Janeiro, taking dayslong bus trips or expensive plane flights that were paid for by baking cookies and holding garage sales, running raffles and bingo tournaments and even begging for coins in public plazas.

Pope seeks Catholic rebirth in land of samba

Posted: 20 Jul 2013 10:03 AM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The white sands of Copacabana beach typically draw millions of sun-worshippers, New Year's Eve revelers and fans for free concerts by the likes of Stevie Wonder and the Rolling Stones. In the coming week, the star of the show is infinitely less flamboyant than Mick Jagger, but he promises to stir up just as much passion among devotees.

Israel: Palestinian prisoners to be freed in talks

Posted: 20 Jul 2013 09:54 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has agreed to release some "hardcore" Palestinian prisoners as part of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's efforts to restart Mideast peace talks, but it will not meet other longstanding Palestinian demands before negotiations resume, an Israeli official said Saturday.

'Justice for Trayvon' rallies set for 100 cities

Posted: 20 Jul 2013 08:40 AM PDT

ATLANTA (AP) — One week after a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin, people began to gather for nationwide rallies to press for federal civil rights charges against the former neighborhood watch leader.

Jimenez eyes chance to become oldest major champ

Posted: 20 Jul 2013 07:53 AM PDT

GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — Miguel Angel Jimenez sees no reason why he can't win a major championship at age 49.

Russian opposition leader returns to Moscow

Posted: 20 Jul 2013 03:13 AM PDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Hundreds of supporters greeted the charismatic Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as he returned to Moscow on Saturday after his surprise release from jail and vowed to push forward with his campaign to become mayor of the Russian capital.

Rapper Kanye West scuffles with paparazzi at LAX

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 08:29 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police were investigating a scuffle Friday between rapper Kanye West and a cameraman at Los Angeles International Airport, where paparazzi have been known to spend time in hopes of snapping shots of celebrities.