Turkish search ends as last missing miners found

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• Turkish search ends as last missing miners found
• A Short History of Gay Marriage, Which Turns 10 Today
• African leaders work to counter Boko Haram
• Gunfire in east Ukraine; talks on crisis go on
• Obama allies revive push for Obamacare CEO
• Brown decision at 60: A look at education inequity
• After huge win, next Indian PM begins victory lap
• Lao defense chief, 4 others killed in plane crash
• Thousands flee, 20 die in record Balkan floods
• Turkish miner who survived says company to blame
• New NAACP leader: I'm Brown v. Board beneficiary
• Arson suspect charged, most blazes dying down
• Obama and Congress move to address VA firestorm
• Unauthorized "Saint Laurent" shows YSL's dark side
• Here are 5 things to know about the Preakness
• Summit combats Boko Haram funds, arms, training
• As California fires rage, arson suspect arrested
• Political TV ads on health law total $445M
• House GOP blocks vote on new immigration bill
• Top VA health official resigns under fire
• India's historic election: Why Modi matters
• Switzerland, home to world's highest prices, mulls $25 minimum wage
• N.H. town urges top cop to quit over Obama racial slur
• Railroad's new owner hopes town where 47 died will OK oil trains
• Watergate figure who claimed he heard Nixon green-light break-in dies
• Town's top cop urged to quit over Obama slur

Turkish search ends as last missing miners found Posted: 17 May 2014 08:32 AM PDT SAVASTEPE, Turkey (AP) — Turkish rescue workers have retrieved the bodies of the last two missing miners in the nation's worst mining disaster, putting the final death toll at 301, the energy minister said Saturday.

A Short History of Gay Marriage, Which Turns 10 Today Posted: 17 May 2014 08:00 AM PDT Ten years ago today in Massachusetts, same-sex couples began to marry, becoming the first ones to do so in the United States.

African leaders work to counter Boko Haram Posted: 17 May 2014 07:34 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — Hours after yet another attack in a Boko Haram stronghold, African leaders and Western officials drew the outlines of an international plan to share intelligence and coordinate the fight against the Islamic extremist group holding more than 200 girls captive.

Gunfire in east Ukraine; talks on crisis go on Posted: 17 May 2014 05:54 AM PDT SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Sustained gunfire was heard throughout the night near the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk, the stronghold of pro-Russia fighters, ahead of a second round of European-brokered talks on Saturday aimed at resolving the crisis.

Obama allies revive push for Obamacare CEO Posted: 17 May 2014 07:15 AM PDT A group of healthcare experts is urging the Obama administration to appoint a new chief executive officer to safeguard the next open enrollment period.

Brown decision at 60: A look at education inequity Posted: 16 May 2014 12:24 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Saturday marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision. Many inequities in education still exist for black students and for Hispanics, a population that has grown exponentially since the 1954 ruling.

After huge win, next Indian PM begins victory lap Posted: 17 May 2014 10:09 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of people welcomed India's next prime minister in the capital on Saturday after he led his party to a resounding election victory, with Narendra Modi flashing a victory sign to his cheering supporters and telling them that the win "created a new confidence among people."

Lao defense chief, 4 others killed in plane crash Posted: 17 May 2014 09:59 AM PDT BANGKOK (AP) — A military plane carrying senior Lao government officials crashed Saturday in a wooded area as it approached an airport in the country's northeast, killing at least five people, including the defense minister and other high-ranking members of the authoritarian country's ruling party.

Thousands flee, 20 die in record Balkan floods Posted: 17 May 2014 08:17 AM PDT MAGLAJ, Bosnia (AP) — Packed into buses, boats and helicopters, carrying nothing but a handful of belongings, tens of thousands fled their homes Saturday in Bosnia and Serbia, seeking to escape the worst flooding in a century.

Turkish miner who survived says company to blame Posted: 17 May 2014 10:20 AM PDT SAVASTEPE, Turkey (AP) — Miner Erdal Bicak believes he knows why so many of his colleagues died in Turkey's worst mining disaster: company negligence.

New NAACP leader: I'm Brown v. Board beneficiary Posted: 17 May 2014 08:09 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — As a Head Start and Yale Law School graduate, Cornell William Brooks calls himself a direct beneficiary of Brown v. Board Education.

Arson suspect charged, most blazes dying down Posted: 17 May 2014 04:46 AM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — A man was charged with setting one of nearly a dozen fires that have destroyed homes and raced through nearly 20,000 acres of northern and eastern San Diego County brush land, but most of the blazes seemed to be dying down.

Obama and Congress move to address VA firestorm Posted: 17 May 2014 08:11 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration and Congress are moving quickly to respond to a growing political firestorm over allegations of treatment delays and falsified records at veterans' hospitals nationwide.

Unauthorized "Saint Laurent" shows YSL's dark side Posted: 17 May 2014 08:56 AM PDT CANNES, France (AP) — His surviving gay lover Pierre Berge didn't want this film to see the light of day.

Here are 5 things to know about the Preakness Posted: 17 May 2014 12:59 AM PDT BALTIMORE (AP) — If trainer Art Sherman coughed, no one would care. When his horse coughs, that's news.

Summit combats Boko Haram funds, arms, training Posted: 17 May 2014 09:20 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — Boko Haram has ample funds, highly sophisticated weaponry and advanced training with some of the world's most experienced terrorists, the French president said Saturday as he and African leaders grappled with how to combat the Islamic extremist group whose reach extends to five countries.

As California fires rage, arson suspect arrested Posted: 17 May 2014 01:07 AM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — A man was charged with setting one of nearly a dozen fires that have destroyed homes and raced through nearly 20,000 acres of northern and eastern San Diego County brush land, but most of the blazes seemed to be dying down, despite the eruption of a new fire at the Camp Pendleton Marine base.

Political TV ads on health law total $445M Posted: 16 May 2014 12:30 PM PDT A study reveals spending on negative Obamacare ads outpaced positive ones.

House GOP blocks vote on new immigration bill Posted: 16 May 2014 01:15 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders intervened Friday to prevent a vote on U.S. immigration legislation, dealing a severe blow to election-year efforts to overhaul the widely denigrated system.

Top VA health official resigns under fire Posted: 16 May 2014 04:12 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The top official for veterans' health care resigned Friday amid a firestorm over delays in care and falsified records at veteran hospitals.

India's historic election: Why Modi matters Posted: 16 May 2014 09:31 AM PDT Blunt outsider who swept to victory inspires with single-minded focus on growth.

Switzerland, home to world's highest prices, mulls $25 minimum wage Posted: 16 May 2014 09:16 AM PDT GENEVA (AP) — In a nation of mostly haves and have-mores, Swiss voters head to the polls Sunday to decide on a union proposal that would create a new nationwide minimum wage at 22 Swiss francs ($24.70) an hour — the world's highest.

N.H. town urges top cop to quit over Obama racial slur Posted: 16 May 2014 01:32 PM PDT Political leaders in a New Hampshire town have officially joined residents in demanding the resignation of a police commissioner who uttered a racial slur about President Barack Obama.

Railroad's new owner hopes town where 47 died will OK oil trains Posted: 16 May 2014 06:49 PM PDT The company buying the assets of a railroad responsible for a fiery oil train derailment that claimed 47 lives in Quebec plans to resume oil shipments once track safety improvements are made, its top executive ...

Watergate figure who claimed he heard Nixon green-light break-in dies Posted: 16 May 2014 11:03 AM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jeb Stuart Magruder, a Watergate conspirator who claimed in later years to have heard President Richard Nixon order the office break-in, has died. He was 79.

Town's top cop urged to quit over Obama slur Posted: 16 May 2014 09:51 AM PDT N.H. town board says it's powerless to remove commissioner who admitted to racist remark.

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