Kerry: Syria vote 'a great big zero'

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• Kerry: Syria vote 'a great big zero'
• Last original 'Code Talker' who stumped Japan dies at 93
• Ireland faces 'mother-and-baby home' graveyard discovery
• 25 years: Interactive photos of Tiananmen then and now
• Taliban video shows handover of US soldier
• 6 militants killed, 3 Ukrainian troops injured
• Witnesses: Nigerian villages under siege
• Maureen Dowd burned over pot column chronicling bad trip
• In Harlem, more than 100 arrested in largest-ever NYC gang bust
• Kerry makes surprise Lebanon stop
• Germany probes NSA's tap on Merkel phone
• Dalai Lama remembers 'martyrs' of Tiananmen Square
• The real NSA scandal is overseas
• Miss. GOP Senate candidates face likely runoff
• Kerry calls on Russia, Iran, Hezbollah to end Syria war
• Hail, tornadoes reported as storms cross Midwest
• Taliban release video of Bergdahl handover
• China in security clampdown on Tiananmen anniversary
• 'Fracture critical' bridge adds to worry over aging interstates
• AP Exclusive: Western couple held in Afghanistan
• APNewsBreak: Data discrepancies in health sign-ups
• Bergdahl swap may make closing Guantanamo harder
• Israel doctors won't force-feed Palestinians
• Rebels seize 3 government bases in eastern Ukraine
• In South Africa, old custom becomes health crisis
• Mourning, tight security on Tiananmen anniversary
• News guide: Primary elections Tuesday in 8 states
• Some Utah teens get apology for edited yearbook photos
• NASA captures our cosmos at its most colorful
• At least 7 states brace for possible 'land hurricane'
• Miss. GOP primary battle: 'To what end?'

Kerry: Syria vote 'a great big zero' Posted: 04 Jun 2014 11:15 AM PDT U.S. sec. of state says "the killing is the same" after Assad's re-election.

Last original 'Code Talker' who stumped Japan dies at 93 Posted: 04 Jun 2014 11:12 AM PDT FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The last of the 29 Navajos who developed a code that stumped the Japanese during World War II has died.

Ireland faces 'mother-and-baby home' graveyard discovery Posted: 04 Jun 2014 08:40 AM PDT Ireland is considering an inquiry into what the government called a "deeply disturbing" discovery of an unmarked graveyard at a former home run by the Roman Catholic Church where almost 800 children died between 1925 and 1961. Ireland's once powerful Catholic Church has been rocked by a series of scandals over the abuse and neglect of children, and the government is concerned that research carried out by a local historian in county Galway has revealed another dark chapter. The graveyard was discovered in the former grounds of one of Ireland's "mother-and-baby homes" run by the Bon Secours order of nuns. Researcher Catherine Corless said public records show that almost 800 children died at the home before it was closed just over 50 years ago.

25 years: Interactive photos of Tiananmen then and now Posted: Click and drag the slider bar to view past and present images of Tiananmen Square.

Taliban video shows handover of US soldier Posted: 04 Jun 2014 07:52 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban released a video Wednesday showing Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl being handed over to U.S. forces and bundled into a helicopter in eastern Afghanistan, touting the swap of the abducted American soldier for five Taliban detainees from Guantanamo as a significant achievement for the insurgents.

6 militants killed, 3 Ukrainian troops injured Posted: 04 Jun 2014 08:45 AM PDT LUHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian insurgents overran and seized two government bases in eastern Ukraine, overpowering National Guard forces who ran out of firepower and hauling off ammunition and explosives from a border post.

Witnesses: Nigerian villages under siege Posted: 04 Jun 2014 11:42 AM PDT Islamic fighters stage comeback from a year-long military offensive aimed at crushing them.

Maureen Dowd burned over pot column chronicling bad trip Posted: 04 Jun 2014 07:07 AM PDT While reporting on the legalization of recreational cannabis, she ate some.

In Harlem, more than 100 arrested in largest-ever NYC gang bust Posted: 04 Jun 2014 08:01 AM PDT More than 100 members of three feuding gangs were arrested in Harlem for killings and gun violence in what was described as the largest indictment of gang members in New York City's history, authorities said.

Kerry makes surprise Lebanon stop Posted: 04 Jun 2014 08:07 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is calling for an end to the political stalemate in Lebanon, saying it is "deeply troubling" at a time of instability in the region.

Germany probes NSA's tap on Merkel phone Posted: 04 Jun 2014 10:37 AM PDT The chancellor has accused the U.S. of breaching trust with an ally.

Dalai Lama remembers 'martyrs' of Tiananmen Square Posted: 04 Jun 2014 05:15 AM PDT Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama marked the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing on Wednesday by urging China to embrace democracy and offering prayers for the protest "martyrs". The Dalai Lama, reviled by Beijing as a separatist, made the rare comments on the June 4, 1989, violence at a prayer meeting two years after he renounced politics. "I offer my prayers for those who died for freedom, democracy and human rights," the Nobel Peace Prize winner said according to a statement posted on his web site (dalailama.com). "While great progress has been made to integrate into the world economy, I believe it is equally important to encourage China to enter the mainstream of global democracy," he added.

The real NSA scandal is overseas Posted: 04 Jun 2014 03:12 AM PDT Last week Edward Snowden popped up from his exile in Moscow for an exclusive interview with NBC News anchor Brian Williams. Like much of the public narrative that has emerged since Snowden absconded with reams of classified documents from the National Security Agency, the interview further muddied the waters about what his historic leaks have revealed.

Miss. GOP Senate candidates face likely runoff Posted: 04 Jun 2014 08:58 AM PDT Sen. Thad Cochran and tea party challenger Chris McDaniel battled to a near-draw.

Kerry calls on Russia, Iran, Hezbollah to end Syria war Posted: 04 Jun 2014 09:07 AM PDT Beirut (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry called on key backers of President Bashar al-Assad to end the three-year war in Syria, during an unannounced visit to neighbouring Lebanon on Wednesday.

Hail, tornadoes reported as storms cross Midwest Posted: 03 Jun 2014 10:01 PM PDT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Baseball-sized hail pummeled homes and cars in Nebraska and Iowa on Tuesday as powerful thunderstorms moved through a swath of Midwest states, also causing severe flooding and prompting reports of tornadoes.

Taliban release video of Bergdahl handover Posted: 04 Jun 2014 04:37 AM PDT The video purportedly shows the U.S. soldier's transfer to American forces in Afghanistan.

China in security clampdown on Tiananmen anniversary Posted: 04 Jun 2014 07:53 AM PDT By Adam Rose and Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people held a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on Wednesday to mark the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters 25 years ago in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, while mainland China authorities sought to whitewash the 1989 event. In Beijing, police flooded the streets around the square, scene of the worst of the violence a quarter of a century ago, and censors scrubbed the Internet clean of any mention of the rare open display of defiance against the Communist Party. In Hong Kong, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997 but remains a free-wheeling, capitalist hub, demonstrators holding candles and clad mainly in black gathered in a downtown park and called on Beijing to atone for the killings. "Hong Kong is a free society where you can speak out.

'Fracture critical' bridge adds to worry over aging interstates Posted: 03 Jun 2014 09:11 PM PDT Notices sent out from Maine to Florida on best routes to avoid closed Delaware bridge.

AP Exclusive: Western couple held in Afghanistan Posted: 04 Jun 2014 10:17 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The family of a pregnant American woman who went missing in Afghanistan in late 2012 with her Canadian husband received two videos last year in which the couple asked the U.S. government to help free them from Taliban captors, The Associated Press has learned.

APNewsBreak: Data discrepancies in health sign-ups Posted: 04 Jun 2014 10:18 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 2 million people who got health insurance under President Barack Obama's law have data discrepancies that could jeopardize coverage for some, a government document shows.

Bergdahl swap may make closing Guantanamo harder Posted: 04 Jun 2014 11:53 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's goal of closing the Guantanamo Bay prison is facing re-energized opposition from Republicans and increased questioning from fellow Democrats amid widespread anger in Congress over the swap of five Taliban detainees for the last American prisoner of war in Afghanistan.

Israel doctors won't force-feed Palestinians Posted: 04 Jun 2014 11:50 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Proposed legislation to permit the force-feeding of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike is pitting Israel's government against the country's main doctors' association and other rights groups, which contend the practice amounts to torture.

Rebels seize 3 government bases in eastern Ukraine Posted: 04 Jun 2014 11:53 AM PDT LUHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian insurgents dislodged government troops from three bases in eastern Ukraine, a new blow to the beleaguered armed forces as the president-elect promised new initiatives Wednesday to help end the mutiny in the country's industrial heartland.

In South Africa, old custom becomes health crisis Posted: 04 Jun 2014 08:14 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The young South African thought he was going to the hills to become a man. He came back with a horrifying injury that made him an outcast.

Mourning, tight security on Tiananmen anniversary Posted: 04 Jun 2014 07:46 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — Yin Min held the ashes of her son and wept, she said, as she marked 25 years since he was killed in the crackdown by Chinese tanks and troops on protests at Tiananmen Square. Outside, guards kept a close eye on her home while police blanketed central Beijing to block any public commemoration of one of the darkest chapters in recent Chinese history.

News guide: Primary elections Tuesday in 8 states Posted: 03 Jun 2014 09:45 PM PDT Voters also are choosing nominees in Mississippi, Alabama, California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota.

Some Utah teens get apology for edited yearbook photos Posted: 03 Jun 2014 03:12 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some Utah high school students who cracked their yearbooks to find sleeves digitally added to their tank tops and a tattoo erased say school officials have apologized to them.

NASA captures our cosmos at its most colorful Posted: 03 Jun 2014 02:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Hubble Space Telescope has captured our cosmos at its most colorful.

At least 7 states brace for possible 'land hurricane' Posted: 03 Jun 2014 11:19 AM PDT People in at least six states from the Plains to the Midwest are bracing for dangerous storms that forecasters say could produce hurricane-force winds, very large hail and a few "intense" tornadoes beginning Tuesday afternoon.

Miss. GOP primary battle: 'To what end?' Posted: 03 Jun 2014 11:35 AM PDT Race spotlights party's concerns of tea party "profiteering" in challenging incumbents.

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