(AP) French priest kidnapped in November freedBy ELAINE GANLEYAssociated PressPARISA French priest kidnapped in northern Cameroon in mid-November after ignoring warnings has been set free, President Francois Hollande’s office said Tuesday. Georges Vandenbeusch was kidnapped by heavily armed men on
(AP) Officials urging evacuation near ND derailmentBy DAVE KOLPACKAssociated PressCASSELTON, N.D.Authorities urged residents to evacuate a small North Dakota town Monday night after a mile-long train carrying crude oil derailed outside of town, shaking residents with a series of explosions
A December 30th report released by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund shows that 2013 had the fewest police deaths by firearms since 1887. According to the report by the Associated Press, there were a total of “111 federal, state,
(AP) Feds announce test sites for drone aircraftBy MICHELLE RINDELSAssociated PressLAS VEGASThe Federal Aviation Administration announced six states on Monday that will develop test sites for drones, a critical next step for the march of the unmanned aircraft into U.S.
(AP) China says Abe not welcome after war shrine visitBy GILLIAN WONGAssociated PressBEIJINGChina’s Foreign Ministry on Monday accused Japan’s prime minister of hypocrisy and said he would not be welcome in China after he visited a shrine honoring Japan’s war
(AP) Greece: Shots outside home of German ambassadorBy DEREK GATOPOULOSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceThe home of Germany’s ambassador to Greece was sprayed with gunfire from automatic weapons early Monday, in a suspected terrorist attack the government said was aimed at hurting the
(AP) Pot, guns and paparazzi: New laws run gamut in USBy The Associated PressThe new year is bringing a host of new laws taking effect in January or thereabouts. A look at some state and local laws that are making
Grinnell, Iowa and Grinnell College are rolling out the welcome mat for a new Brownells Inc. firearms accessory distribution and retail center along Interstate 80. Central to Brownells’ accessories are “high capacity” magazines for AR-15s and AK-47s. According to the
(AP) Former F1 champion Schumacher injured while skiingBy SARAH DiLORENZOAssociated PressPARISSeven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was hospitalized with a head injury Sunday after a skiing accident in the French Alps, French authorities and his manager said. The French Mountain
(AP) 16 killed in suicide bombing in Russia’s southBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWA suicide bomber struck a busy railway station in southern Russia on Sunday, killing herself and at least 15 others and wounding scores more, officials said, in a stark
(AP) Gun magazine supplier expands in Iowa college townBy RYAN J. FOLEYAssociated PressGRINNELL, IowaAn Iowa college known for liberal activism is welcoming an unlikely neighbor: one of the nation’s largest suppliers of high-capacity ammunition magazines and accessories for assault rifles
(AP) Suicide bomber kills 14 in Russia’s southBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWAt least 14 people were killed and scores were wounded Sunday by a female suicide bomber at a railway station in southern Russia, officials said, heightening concern about terrorism ahead
Military sexual assault reports were up 50 percent in fiscal year (FY) 2013 and officials say this “may suggest that victims are becoming more willing to come forward” after the military faced intense pressure to deal with such reports more
(AP) Federal government ends extended jobless benefitsBy AMY TAXIN and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAssociated PressWESTMINSTER, Calif.The end of unemployment checks for more than a million jobless Americans has driven people to consider selling cars, moving and taking minimum wage work after
(AP) South Sudan government agrees to end hostilitiesBy JASON STRAZIUSO and TOM ODULAAssociated PressJUBA, South SudanSouth Sudan’s government agreed Friday at a meeting of East African leaders to end hostilities against rebels accused of trying to overthrow the young country,
(AP) ACLU will appeal NY NSA phone surveillance rulingBy LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated PressNEW YORKA civil rights lawyer says the American Civil Liberties Union is very disappointed that a New York judge has found that a government program that collects millions of
The combination of new health insurance coverage mandates and the disastrous rollout of ObamaCare makes it very likely that fewer people will have insurance than before the law was implemented. On Wednesday, the Associated Press trumpeted the news that over
(AP) Hollywood struggles against new film meccasBy RYAN NAKASHIMA and NICK PERRYAssociated PressLOS ANGELESIn the old days, filmmakers flocked to Hollywood for its abundant sunshine, beautiful people and sandy beaches. But today a new filmmaking diaspora is spreading across the
(Breitbart News) — Three soldiers from the U.S.-NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), including an American, were killed by a suicide vehicle bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital. The international coalition in Afghanistan, known as ISAF, did not reveal the nationalities
(AP) Car bomb kills politician, 4 others in LebanonBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTA powerful car bomb tore through a business district in the center of the Lebanese capital Friday, setting cars ablaze and killing a prominent pro-Western politician and four other
(AP) LeBron James wins AP Male Athlete of the YearBy TIM REYNOLDSAP Basketball WriterMIAMIThe only thing that keeps LeBron James up worrying at night is basketball, which simultaneously makes perfect sense and no sense. On one hand, he’s the game’s
(AP) Serena Williams wins 3rd AP Athlete of Year awardBy HOWARD FENDRICHAP Tennis WriterSerena Williams likes to make one thing clear: She is never satisfied, no matter how many matches and tournaments she wins. Driven as ever, Williams won plenty
(AP) Calif. schools prepare for transgender rights lawBy LISA LEFF and JULIE WATSONAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOWith a law that spells out the rights of transgender students in grades K-12 set to take effect in California, school districts are reviewing locker room
(AP) American abducted in Pakistan calls for US helpBy REBECCA SANTANAAssociated PressISLAMABADA 72-year-old American development worker who was kidnapped in Pakistan by al-Qaida more than two years ago appealed to President Obama in a video released Thursday to negotiate his
(AP) Russia: Arafat’s death not caused by radiationBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWA Russian probe into the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has found no trace of radioactive poisoning, the chief of the government agency that conducted the study said Thursday.
(AP) US drone strike in Pakistan kills 3 militantsBy MUNIR AHMEDAssociated PressISLAMABADA suspected American drone fired two missiles at a home in a northwestern tribal region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, killing at least three foreign militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said
(AP) AP Exclusive: Al-Qaida leader targeting UN workersBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRAAssociated PressBAGHDADThe shadowy leader of a powerful al-Qaida group fighting in Syria sought to kidnap United Nations workers and scrawled out plans for his aides to take over in the event
Injuries have forced New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick to do more with less this season. He’s not happy about it. “I’m in favor of total preparation for the players for the season,” Belichick remarked in a conference call
(AP) NJ tribe sues makers of film ‘Out of the Furnace’By SAMANTHA HENRYAssociated PressNEWARK, N.J.Members of the Ramapough Native American tribe have filed a $50 million lawsuit against the makers of a recent Hollywood movie they say depicts their people
(AP) NY charter schools worry about mayor-elect’s plansBy KAREN MATTHEWSAssociated PressNEW YORKOperators of New York City’s publicly financed, privately run charter schools are bracing for changes promised by Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio — including the possibility of having to pay
Christmas in Afghanistan is not as simple to celebrate as it is stateside, according to a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Joint Command (JC). It takes dedication and heart to celebrate holidays abroad. For one, it takes
(AP) Bomb attacks on Christians in Baghdad kill 37By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADMilitants in Iraq targeted Christians in two separate bomb attacks in Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 37 people, officials said. In one attack, a car bomb went off
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressHONOLULUFor first lady Michelle Obama, a joyous Christmas Eve tradition briefly ran up against the harsh realities of a world where all is not calm and bright. Mrs. Obama for the fourth year volunteered for the NORAD
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONMailing a letter is about to get a little more expensive. Regulators on Tuesday approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter in an effort
By BRADY McCOMBS and PAUL FOYAssociated PressSALT LAKE CITYA federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that gay marriages can continue in Utah, denying a request from the state to halt same-sex weddings that have been occurring at a rapid rate since
By GRANT SCHULTEAssociated PressLINCOLN, Neb.Three years after a flood wiped out part of a bridge spanning the Elkhorn River in Neligh, residents of the small northeastern Nebraska city received a festive surprise: an anonymous, $650,000 donation to rebuild the historic
By KEVIN BEGOSAssociated PressINDIANA, Pa.For a time it looked like the Jimmy Stewart Museum wasn’t going to make it. It’s in the actor’s hometown of Indiana, Pennsylvania–an hour’s drive from Pittsburgh and off the radar of many fans who might
(AP) Egypt PM calls bombing ‘worst kind’ of terrorismBy MOHAMMED WAGDY and MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressMANSOURA, EgyptEgypt’s interim Prime Minister says the bombing of a police headquarters outside of Cairo that left 13 killed is the “worst kind of terrorism” against
(AP) Vets return to streets to reach the homelessBy KEVIN FREKINGAssociated PressCONCORD, Mass.Not far from where the Boston Massacre helped sow the seeds for the Revolutionary War, David Dyer points toward the underpass where he’d score crack cocaine by day
(AP) UK finally pardons computer pioneer Alan TuringBy RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated PressLONDONHis code breaking prowess helped the Allies outfox the Nazis, his theories laid the foundation for the computer age, and his work on artificial intelligence still informs the debate over
