Tech to ease aging has little effect on seniors

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• Tech to ease aging has little effect on seniors
• Ever Wonder which company gives the most money to the GOP?
• Bear kills woman in northern Alberta
• Residents: 50 bodies found in Nigeria violence
• Teachers, principal charged in cheating scandal
• Bill would strengthen Social Security benefits for same-sex married couples
• Matt Bai: So George W. Bush isn't a monster, after all
• Huge blast levels Aleppo hotel
• Tomb dating back to 1100 B.C. found in Egypt
• U.S. Congress moves toward new Venezuela sanctions
• Can GOP keep Benghazi hearings from becoming a 'circus'?
• Nigerian president on kidnapping case: 'As a nation we are facing attack from terrorism'
• Ukraine separatists defy Putin over referendum
• Head of South Korea ferry owner detained
• House holds ex-IRS official in contempt
• Marathon suspect's lawyers want bedside interrogation tossed
• Rebels blow up historic Aleppo hotel in Syria
• 10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos
• No plans for Obama-Putin meeting at D-Day events
• Pro-Russia insurgents to hold vote in east Ukraine
• Okla. attorney general agrees to stay of execution
• House set to approve new Benghazi investigation
• Florida man killed in burned home bought fireworks
• FTC: Snapchat deceived customers
• NFL draft prospects consider life in the big time
• Police: Fire at Florida home was arson; 4 dead
• Accountant charged with stealing $1M from Kentucky abbey
• Pussy Riot’s lost weekend in Washington
• Scientists find the Black Death had a silver lining
• Man charged in marathon hoax makes tearful court appearance
• Michael Jordan says he was 'against all white people' as a teen
• Fla. police: Deadly mansion fire was intentional
• Feds issue emergency order on crude oil trains
• Nintendo rejects campaign to add gay relationships to game

Tech to ease aging has little effect on seniors Posted: 08 May 2014 02:21 AM PDT If gerontechnology is on the rise, why aren't the elderly taking advantage of it?

Ever Wonder which company gives the most money to the GOP? Posted: 08 May 2014 07:27 AM PDT Given its billionaire conservative founders, you might think the most Republican company in the country based on political donations is Koch Industries. You'd be wrong.

Bear kills woman in northern Alberta Posted: 08 May 2014 08:46 AM PDT A female Suncor Energy employee has been killed by a bear on the company's oil sands base camp site near Fort McMurray in northern Alberta, a company spokeswoman said. The large male black bear attacked the woman in a busy part of the sprawling industrial complex, approximately 25 kilometers north of Fort McMurray, on Wednesday afternoon.

Residents: 50 bodies found in Nigeria violence Posted: 08 May 2014 08:59 AM PDT Residents of a town attacked by Boko Haram said at least 50 bodies have been recovered, many horribly burned, and they criticized security forces for failing to prevent the attack even though they had been warned that the Islamic militants were nearby.

Teachers, principal charged in cheating scandal Posted: 08 May 2014 08:19 AM PDT Prosecutors say educators changed and provided answers, improperly reviewed questions on students' standardized exams.

Bill would strengthen Social Security benefits for same-sex married couples Posted: 08 May 2014 04:03 AM PDT Nearly a year ago, the nation's highest court told the federal government that it could no longer withhold marriage benefits from tens of thousands of same-sex married couples.

Matt Bai: So George W. Bush isn't a monster, after all Posted: 08 May 2014 01:55 AM PDT If you've just crash-landed from the planet known as Kepler-186f and have no experience with the human life form or its recent history, let me just clarify something for you: George W. Bush was a divisive and unsuccessful president. Economically, internationally, culturally — you name the category of leadership, and the results pretty much range from disappointment to disaster. A CBS News/New York Times poll clocked Bush's final approval rating at 22 percent, which is about as low as you can go in politics without needing a parole officer.

Huge blast levels Aleppo hotel Posted: 08 May 2014 05:40 AM PDT A rebel-claimed bombing Thursday destroyed Syria's Carlton Hotel, used as a military base.

Tomb dating back to 1100 B.C. found in Egypt Posted: 08 May 2014 08:48 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Archeologists have found a tomb dating back to around 1100 B.C. south of Cairo, Egypt's Antiquities Ministry said Thursday.

U.S. Congress moves toward new Venezuela sanctions Posted: 08 May 2014 09:42 AM PDT The U.S. Congress is moving closer to imposing economic penalties against Venezuela's government.

Can GOP keep Benghazi hearings from becoming a 'circus'? Posted: 08 May 2014 02:21 AM PDT House Republicans are set to launch a new investigation, but they risk overreaching.

Nigerian president on kidnapping case: 'As a nation we are facing attack from terrorism' Posted: 08 May 2014 09:37 AM PDT Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan pledged on Thursday to find more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist rebels, as the hostage crisis overshadowed his opening address at the World Economic Forum, designed to showcase investment opportunities in Africa's biggest economy.

Ukraine separatists defy Putin over referendum Posted: 08 May 2014 05:13 AM PDT Pro-Russian insurgents decided Thursday to go ahead with May 11 autonomy vote.

Head of South Korea ferry owner detained Posted: 07 May 2014 09:08 PM PDT The head of the maritime company that owns the South Korean ferry that sank with the loss of around 300 lives last month was detained Thursday ahead of formal manslaughter charges. Prosecutors said Kim Han-Sik, chief executive of Chonghaejin Marine Co., was taken into custody at his home and would be formally arraigned later in the day. "Kim faces various charges including manslaughter and violating maritime law," senior prosecutor Yang Jung-Jin told AFP. The captain of the Sewol ferry has already been arrested along with 14 crew members and four lower-ranking Chonghaejin Marine officials.

House holds ex-IRS official in contempt Posted: 07 May 2014 06:21 PM PDT Lois Lerner sparked a scandal last year for targeting conservative political groups.

Marathon suspect's lawyers want bedside interrogation tossed Posted: 08 May 2014 04:26 AM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev argue that statements he made to authorities after his arrest should be thrown out because he was questioned for 36 hours in a hospital room while suffering from gunshot wounds and without being told his rights.

Rebels blow up historic Aleppo hotel in Syria Posted: 08 May 2014 08:46 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels bombed a once luxurious, historic hotel being used as a government army base in the northern city of Aleppo on Thursday, levelling the building and causing multiple casualties in a giant explosion carried off by digging tunnels under the complex, activists and militants said.

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos Posted: 08 May 2014 09:00 AM PDT Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.

No plans for Obama-Putin meeting at D-Day events Posted: 08 May 2014 10:02 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama has no plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin when both leaders attend next month's events in France marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day.

Pro-Russia insurgents to hold vote in east Ukraine Posted: 08 May 2014 06:37 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — The pro-Russia insurgency in eastern Ukraine decided Thursday to go ahead with Sunday's referendum on autonomy or even independence despite a call from Russian President Vladimir Putin to postpone it.

Okla. attorney general agrees to stay of execution Posted: 08 May 2014 10:29 AM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's attorney general agreed Thursday to a six-month stay of execution for a death row inmate while an investigation is conducted into last week's botched lethal injection.

House set to approve new Benghazi investigation Posted: 08 May 2014 09:03 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are set to begin a special investigation of the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, raising the stakes in a political battle with the Obama administration as the midterm election season heats up.

Florida man killed in burned home bought fireworks Posted: 08 May 2014 10:25 AM PDT TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Detectives were not looking for any suspects in the deaths of a family found inside a burning Tampa home, but authorities stopped short Thursday of calling the case a murder-suicide.

FTC: Snapchat deceived customers Posted: 08 May 2014 10:14 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Snapchat has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that it deceived customers about the disappearing nature of messages sent through its service and collected users' contacts without telling them or asking permission.

NFL draft prospects consider life in the big time Posted: 08 May 2014 06:08 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Wearing diamond studs and pressing a cellphone to his ear, Missouri defensive end Kony Ealy saunters into a gift suite, compliments of Diddy, and closes his eyes as he slides into a barber chair for a trim.

Police: Fire at Florida home was arson; 4 dead Posted: 07 May 2014 06:00 PM PDT 'Unusual' scene found at ex-tennis star's home where family of four renters perished.

Accountant charged with stealing $1M from Kentucky abbey Posted: 07 May 2014 04:40 PM PDT LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police say an ex-employee at a central Kentucky abbey run by an order of Catholic monks has been indicted on charges that he stole more than $1 million from the institution.

Pussy Riot’s lost weekend in Washington Posted: 07 May 2014 12:36 PM PDT Russian activists were slow to step into spotlight that eagerly awaited their presence.

Scientists find the Black Death had a silver lining Posted: 07 May 2014 02:02 PM PDT The Black Death, a plague that first devastated Europe in the 1300s, had a silver lining. An analysis of bones in London cemeteries from before and after the plague reveals that people had a lower risk of dying at any age after the first plague outbreak compared with before. In the centuries before the Black Death, about 10 percent of people lived past age 70, said study researcher Sharon DeWitte, a biological anthropologist at the University of South Carolina. \"It is definitely a signal of something very important happening with survivorship,\" DeWitte told Live Science.

Man charged in marathon hoax makes tearful court appearance Posted: 07 May 2014 01:34 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — With his friends and family in tears in court Wednesday, the man charged with placing a backpack with a rice cooker near the Boston Marathon finish line on the one-year anniversary of the bombing was found mentally competent to stand trial.

Michael Jordan says he was 'against all white people' as a teen Posted: 07 May 2014 11:55 AM PDT Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan says in a new book that he considered himself a racist growing up. In a new book entitled "Michael Jordan: The Life" by author Roland Lazenby, the five-time National Basketball Association most valuable player and current owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, says that as a teenager he was "against all white people." Excerpts of the book published on Wednesday by the New York Post include Jordan describing how growing up in North Carolina during the 1970s, where he said the Klu Klux Klan thrived, helped shaped his views on racism. In one instance, Jordan recalls a school girl calling him the n-word. Jordan, who went on to win six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls, recently spoke out against racist remarks by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, who has since been banned for life by the NBA and could be forced to sell the team.

Fla. police: Deadly mansion fire was intentional Posted: 07 May 2014 02:58 PM PDT 'Unusual' scene found at ex-tennis star's home where family of four renters perished.

Feds issue emergency order on crude oil trains Posted: 07 May 2014 03:26 PM PDT Move follows warning of 'higher body count' if NTSB waits on new regulations.

Nintendo rejects campaign to add gay relationships to game Posted: 07 May 2014 01:20 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nintendo isn't allowing gamers to play as gay in an upcoming life simulator game.

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