| Remembering Fort Hood's fallen Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:01 AM PDT  The three soldiers who died in shooting rampage were all men in their 30s.
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| 20,000 march for democracy in Bahrain ahead of high-profile race Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:58 AM PDT  By Farishta Saeed MANAMA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of mainly Shi'ite protesters marched for democratic reforms in Bahrain on Friday, two days before its annual Formula One motor race turns international attention toward the Sunni-led kingdom. The protest, organized by al-Wefaq Islamic Society, the main opposition group, drew an estimated 20,0000 men and women who marched with national flags and posters in northwestern Bahrain demanding reforms and release of prisoners. The tiny Gulf Arab monarchy, a U.S. ally, has suffered sporadic unrest since an uprising led by its Shi'ite Muslim majority in early 2011 demanding reforms and a bigger share of power in the minority-led government. The turmoil forced the cancellation of that year's race, but the event went ahead despite continuing unrest in 2012 and 2013, with Germany's Sebastian Vettel winning both times.
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| Yellowstone swats at supervolcano fears after video goes viral Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:08 AM PDT  YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park is fighting online rumors that running bison seen in a YouTube video are fleeing a possible explosion of the park's supervolcano.
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| Federal judge says he will strike down Ohio gay marriage ban Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:39 AM PDT  CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal judge said Friday that he will strike down Ohio's voter-approved ban on gay marriage, a move that stops short of forcing Ohio to perform same-sex weddings but will make the state recognize gay couples legally wed elsewhere.
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| New underground railroad -- but for drug running, between US, Mexico Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:22 AM PDT  By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. federal agents have uncovered two drug-smuggling tunnels underneath the U.S.-Mexico border, both surfacing in San Diego-area warehouses and equipped with rail systems for moving contraband, officials said on Friday. The discovery led to the arrest of a 73-year-old woman accused of running one of the warehouses connected to a drug smuggling operation, according to a joint news release by four federal agencies. The tunnels were discovered as part of a five-month investigation by the so-called San Diego Tunnel Task Force. Federal law enforcement officials said the first tunnel, which connects a warehouse in Tijuana, Mexico, with one in an industrial park in the border community of Otay Mesa, is about 600 yards long and is furnished with lighting, a crude rail system and wooden trusses.
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| Nine-month-old baby accused of attempted murder in Pakistan Posted: 04 Apr 2014 08:07 AM PDT  Lahore (Pakistan) (AFP) - While many children his age are still learning how to crawl, a nine-month-old boy in Pakistan has been accused of attempted murder in a case observers say highlights endemic flaws in the country's legal system. Baby Mohammad Musa along with his father and other family members was booked for throwing rocks at gas company officials in the working-class Ahata Thanedaran neighbourhood on February 1, the family's lawyer Chaudhry Irfan Sadiq told AFP Friday. Inspector Kashif Muhammad, who attended the alleged crime scene and has since been suspended, wrote in his report that it was a case of attempted murder. Appearing in a packed court room with others accused in the case on Thursday, Musa was seen crying as his grandfather Muhammad Yasin held him on his shoulder.
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| Time's ticking in search for Malaysia plane Posted: 04 Apr 2014 06:23 AM PDT  Crews take urgent measures because the black box batteries only have a 30-day life.
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| MIlwaukee residents pitch to bring PBR back Posted: 04 Apr 2014 08:31 AM PDT  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Long before it was known for fine cheddar cheese or the Green Bay Packers, Wisconsin was famous for beer, especially the national brands brewed in Milwaukee: Schlitz, Blatz and Pabst Blue Ribbon.
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| John Kerry's peripatetic diplomacy: Crises everywhere! Posted: 04 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT  CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — More than a week into what was supposed to be only a five-day trip to Europe and Saudi Arabia, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sat in a Paris hotel suite contemplating his next moves on multiple crisis fronts.
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| Veteran AP photographer Niedringhaus' amazing body of work Posted: 31 Mar 2014 02:22 PM PDT  A U.S. Marine of the 1st Division carries a mascot for good luck in his backpack as his unit pushed further into the western part of Fallujah, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004. The Associated Press won a Pulitzer prize in breaking news photography for the series of pictures of bloody combat in Iraq. The award was the AP's 48th Pulitzer. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) |
| McDonald's closes its Crimea restaurants Posted: 04 Apr 2014 06:03 AM PDT  By Natalia Zinets KIEV (Reuters) - McDonald's announced on Friday it had closed its restaurants in Crimea, prompting fears of a backlash as a prominent Moscow politician called for all the U.S. fast food chain's outlets in Russia to be shut. Crimea's annexation by Russia, which Ukraine and the West do not acknowledge, has worried companies with assets in the Black Sea peninsula as it is unclear how the change may impact their business. While McDonald's did not mention the political situation in its statement, its decision to leave the region is likely to be seen as emblematic of the rift in Western-Russian relations, now at their lowest ebb since the end of the Cold War. "Due to operational reasons beyond our control, McDonald's has taken the decision to temporarily close our three restaurants in Simferopol, Sevastopol and Yalta," a spokeswoman said.
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| World leaders as seen through the eyes (and paint brush) of George Bush Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:37 AM PDT  Former President and noted painter George W. Bush has unveiled his portraits of 24 current and former world leaders, including Vladimir Putin, Tony Blair, the Dalai Lama and his father, George H.W. Bush.
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| 'Fearless' AP photographer killed in Afghanistan Posted: 04 Apr 2014 11:08 AM PDT  An AP correspondent also was wounded in the attack on the eve of the nation's elections.
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| Argument may have set off Fort Hood shooter Posted: 03 Apr 2014 07:08 PM PDT  Officer confirms "strong possibility" gunman argued with another soldier moments before killings.
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| SKorea saves 3 NKorea sailors; 2 dead, 11 missing Posted: 03 Apr 2014 11:06 PM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescuers recovered the bodies of two North Korean sailors, pulled three survivors and were searching for 11 others missing after their cargo ship sank off South Korea's coast early Friday, the coast guard said.
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| Wounded AP correspondent chronicles Afghan unrest Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:25 AM PDT  Associated Press correspondent Kathy Gannon, wounded Friday in a shooting that killed an AP photographer, has reported on Afghanistan for nearly three decades, chronicling the country from the Soviet occupation to the fall of the Taliban to the current presidential election and the coming withdrawal of foreign troops.
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| Steady, not spectacular: US jobs up 192K in March Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:40 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added jobs at a solid pace in March and hired more in January and February than previously thought. Friday's government report sent a reassuring signal that the economy withstood a harsh winter that had slowed growth.
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| Desperate hunt is on for Flight 370 'black boxes' Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:17 AM PDT  PERTH, Australia (AP) — Four weeks after the Malaysia Airlines jet vanished, two ships deployed sound locators Friday in the southern Indian Ocean in a desperate attempt to find the plane's flight recorders before their signal beacons fall silent.
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| Kerry: US reconsiders role in Mideast peace talks Posted: 04 Apr 2014 08:35 AM PDT  CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — The Obama administration will reevaluate its role in foundering Middle East peace talks following actions by both Israel and the Palestinians that have brought the negotiations to virtual collapse, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday.
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| Fort Hood gunman had 'unstable' mental condition Posted: 04 Apr 2014 09:24 AM PDT  FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Unstable mental health may be a "fundamental, underlying cause" of a soldier's shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left four people dead, though an argument with another service member likely preceded the attack, according to investigators.
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| Afghans see hope in chance to choose new leader Posted: 04 Apr 2014 05:22 AM PDT  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two Afghan women shrouded in black emerged from a campaign rally carrying bundles of sticks with pieces of torn posters still attached. The women weren't intending to knit back together what pictures remained of the presidential hopeful. They simply needed firewood to heat their home.
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| US employers add 192K jobs; rate stays at 6.7 pct. Posted: 04 Apr 2014 06:44 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added jobs at a solid pace in March and hired more in January and February than previously thought. Friday's government report sent a reassuring signal that the economy withstood a harsh winter that had slowed growth. |
| Letterman's departure will reshape late-night Posted: 04 Apr 2014 01:41 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Fallon's fast start replacing Jay Leno on the "Tonight" show the past two months had a secondary effect: David Letterman suddenly seemed old.
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| 'Cuban Twitter' heads to hearings in Congress Posted: 04 Apr 2014 01:27 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. government agency that secretly created a "Cuban Twitter" communications network designed to undermine the communist government in Cuba is expected to testify next week before a senator who thinks the whole idea was "dumb, dumb, dumb." The congressional hearing could resolve key questions around the clandestine program, including whether the Obama administration adequately informed lawmakers about its plans.
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| 3 who raped journalist in India sentenced to death Posted: 04 Apr 2014 07:13 AM PDT  NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court on Friday sentenced to death three men who raped a photojournalist inside an abandoned textile mill in the financial hub of Mumbai last year.
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| Crimea side-effect: Addicts deprived of methadone Posted: 03 Apr 2014 11:57 PM PDT  SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (AP) — Every morning, Sergei Kislov takes the bus to the rundown outskirts of this port city for the methadone doses that keep him off heroin without suffering withdrawal. Now that Russia has taken over Crimea, the trips are about to end.
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| Threat to pharmacies debated in execution drug disclosure fight Posted: 04 Apr 2014 01:00 AM PDT  DALLAS (AP) — Texas prison officials have offered scant evidence to support their claim that pharmacies that supply the state with execution drugs would be in danger of violence if their identities were made public.
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| Serial killer executed with Texas' new drug from secret supplier Posted: 04 Apr 2014 01:32 AM PDT  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A serial killer was put to death Thursday in Texas after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his lawyers' demand that the state release information about where it gets its lethal injection drug.
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| Space station sidesteps space junk — again Posted: 03 Apr 2014 03:14 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Space Station had to dodge space junk again — the second time in less than three weeks.
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| David Letterman announces he'll retire next year Posted: 03 Apr 2014 01:34 PM PDT  And another late-night icon gets ready to say goodbye.
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| $5.15 billion environmental settlement largest ever in US Posted: 03 Apr 2014 08:02 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government on Thursday reached a $5.15 billion settlement with Anadarko Petroleum Corp., the largest ever for environmental contamination, to settle claims related to the cleanup of thousands of sites tainted with hazardous chemicals for decades.
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| Mystery man emerges in effort to ID mudslide remains Posted: 03 Apr 2014 06:00 PM PDT  EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — As medical examiners painstakingly piece together the identities and lives of the people killed when a mudslide wiped out a small Washington community, a mystery troubles them.
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| Firefighters race to return fallen comrade's wedding ring to widow Posted: 03 Apr 2014 08:43 AM PDT  Firefighters who worked with Lt. Edward Walsh sifted through the rubble of the building in which he died to find his wedding ring and then rushed to the wake to present it to his widow, Kristen.
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| Senate panel votes to release parts of classified CIA torture report Posted: 03 Apr 2014 02:15 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Intelligence Committee voted Thursday to release parts of a hotly contested, secret report that harshly criticizes CIA terror interrogations after 9/11, and the White House said it would instruct intelligence officials to cooperate fully.
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