(AP) Argentine court reverses sex slavery verdictAssociated PressBUENOS AIRES, ArgentinaA court in Argentina has overturned the acquittals of 10 people in a notorious sex slavery trial. Ten of the 13 original defendants now stand convicted in the kidnapping and disappearance
(AP) White House, news groups discuss access to ObamaWASHINGTONThe White House and news media representatives have agreed to work toward expanding access to President Barack Obama’s public duties to give news photographers a less restricted view of the president at
(AP) Gunman kills himself, 1 other at Reno hospitalBy SCOTT SONNERAssociated PressRENO, Nev.A suicidal gunman opened fire at a Reno hospital campus Tuesday, killing one person, wounding two others and sending police on a door-to-door search within the facility amid
(AP) Snowden bides for political asylum I BrazilBy BRADLEY BROOKSAssociated PressRIO DE JANEIRONational Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says he would be willing to help Brazil investigate NSA spying on its soil, but could not fully participate without being granted
By MESFIN FEKADUAP Music WriterNEW YORKNirvana, Kiss and Peter Gabriel will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. The Rock Hall announced Tuesday that Hall and Oates, Linda Ronstadt and Cat Stevens also will be
(AP) AP survey: US income gap is holding back economyBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONThe growing gap between the richest Americans and everyone else isn’t bad just for individuals. It’s hurting the U.S. economy. So says a majority of more
(AP) Budget bill moves toward final passage in SenateBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONA bipartisan budget bill that would ease some but not all of painful budget cuts that would otherwise slam the Pentagon and domestic agencies has passed a pivotal test
(AP) Embattled Minn. health exchange chief resignsBy BRIAN BAKSTAssociated PressST. PAUL, Minn.The chief of Minnesota’s health insurance marketplace resigned Tuesday after facing criticism over the troubled rollout and a questionably timed international vacation. April Todd-Malmlov submitted her resignation during an
(AP) Study: Yellowstone magma much bigger than thoughtBy MATT VOLZAssociated PressHELENA, Mont.The hot molten rock beneath Yellowstone National Park is 2 1/2 times larger than previously estimated, meaning the park’s supervolcano has the potential to erupt with a force about
(AP) Judge’s word on NSA program won’t be the lastBy FREDERIC J. FROMMERAssociated PressWASHINGTONA federal judge made headlines Monday by declaring that the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of millions of Americans’ telephone records is likely unconstitutional. But even he
(AP) Activists: Syrian aircraft hit Aleppo, killing 15By BARBARA SURKAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian military aircraft targeted rebel-held districts in the northern city of Aleppo for the third straight day on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people, activists said. The government’ assault on
(AP) Officials: Bombing kills 4 Shiite pilgrims in IraqBy SAMEER N. YACOUBAssociated PressBAGHDADIraqi officials say a roadside bomb explosion in Baghdad has killed four Shiite pilgrims. Police officials say the bombing on Tuesday afternoon targeted pilgrims in southeastern Baghdad as
(AP) South Sudan on edge as army hunts coup plottersBy RODNEY MUHUMUZAAssociated PressKAMPALA, UgandaSporadic gunfire rang out in the capital, Juba, overnight as the military “cleared out remnants” of a faction of soldiers accused of mounting a coup attempt, the
The mainstream media is currently either ignoring ObamaCare’s problems or writing happy talk pieces about how it has turned the corner. But out in the real world, an Associated Press-GfK ObamaCare poll reveals that the president’s signature piece of legislation
(AP) Relative: Mandela signer in group that burned menBy TENDAI MUSIYA and ALAN CLENDENNINGAssociated PressJOHANNESBURGThe bogus sign language interpreter at last week’s Nelson Mandela memorial service was among a group of people who accosted two men found with a stolen
(AP) AP-GfK poll: Another worry about new health lawBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated PressWASHINGTONJust when the government’s insurance website is starting to run more smoothly, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds a potentially bigger problem for President Barack Obama’s health
(AP) Foreign Minister: Attempted coup in South SudanBy TOM ODULAAssociated PressNAIROBI, KenyaA South Sudanese official says a group of disgruntled soldiers and politicians led by a former vice president have attempted to overthrow the government. South Sudanese Foreign Minister Barnaba
(AP) Attacks across Iraq kill at least 29 peopleBy SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADA group of suicide bombers launched a brazen assault on a police station north of Baghdad, killing eight policemen, the deadliest in a string of attacks across Iraq on
(AP) Assailants stab Japanese diplomat in Yemen attackBy AHMED AL-HAJAssociated PressSANAA, YemenAssailants stabbed a Japanese diplomat stationed in Yemen’s capital Sunday when he fought back during a failed kidnapping attempt, officials said, the latest unrest in a country beset by
(AP) China’s moon rover leaves traces on lunar soilBy LOUISE WATTAssociated PressBEIJINGChina’s first moon rover has touched the lunar surface and left deep traces on its loose soil, state media reported Sunday, several hours after the country successfully carried out
(AP) NKorean official: Purge won’t hurt economic policyBy ERIC TALMADGEAssociated PressPYONGYANG, North KoreaA senior North Korean official said Sunday that the execution of leader Kim Jong Un’s once-powerful uncle will not lead to changes in economic policies and vowed that
(AP) Desmond Tutu says he will attend Mandela funeralBy GREGORY KATZAssociated PressJOHANNESBURGRetired Archbishop Desmond Tutu changed course Saturday night and announced plans to attend the funeral of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela after all. Spokesman Roger Friedman did not explain Tutu’s
(AP) UN: 2 peacekeepers killed, several wounded in MaliBy BABA AHMED and RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated PressDAKAR, SenegalA bombing killed at least two U.N. peacekeepers in Mali and seriously wounded several others in the troubled northern city of Kidal, U.N. officials said
(AP) Body of Chiefs LB Belcher exhumed for brain examKANSAS CITY, Mo.Former Kansas City Chiefs’ linebacker Jovan Belcher’s body has been exhumed more than a year after he killed his girlfriend and himself so that his brain can be examined
(AP) German party clears way for Merkel’s 3rd termBy GEIR MOULSONAssociated PressBERLINGermany’s main center-left party cleared the way on Saturday for Angela Merkel to start her third term as chancellor, announcing that its members had voted by a large majority
(AP) China successfully soft-lands probe on the moonBy LOUISE WATTAssociated PressBEIJINGChina on Saturday successfully carried out the world’s first soft landing of a space probe on the moon in nearly four decades, the next stage in an ambitious space program
(AP) Saban, Alabama reach long-term agreementBy JOHN ZENORAP Sports WriterAlabama coach Nick Saban is staying put. The university announced on its Twitter account Friday night that the football coach has reached “a long-term agreement” to remain with the Crimson Tide.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney commenting on an Associated Press article about Robert Levinson, the American who is being held in Iran working for the CIA
A Los Angeles Lakers security guard has been charged with stealing two NBA championship rungs valued at nearly $20,000. According to the Associated Press, “El Segundo police said in a statement Thursday that Eddie J. Monterroso has been charged with
(AP) Missing American in Iran was on unapproved missionBy MATT APUZZO and ADAM GOLDMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONAn American who vanished nearly seven years ago in Iran was working for the CIA on an unapproved intelligence-gathering mission that, when it came to light
(AP) Interpreter at Mandela event: I was hallucinatingBy ALAN CLENDENNING and JUERGEN BAETZThe Associated PressJOHANNESBURGThe man accused of faking sign interpretation while standing alongside world leaders like U.S. President Barack Obama at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service said Thursday he hallucinated
By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated PressWASHINGTONCiting a potential threat to public health, the Food and Drug Administration is taking steps toward phasing out the use of some antibiotics in animals processed for meat. Many cattle, hog and poultry producers give their
(AP) Mandela ceremony interpreter called a ‘fake’By ALAN CLENDENNING and RAY FAUREAssociated PressJOHANNESBURGA man who provided sign language interpretation on stage for Nelson Mandela’s memorial service, attended by scores of heads of state, was a “fake,” the national director of
(AP) AP Study: Hits to head still prevalent in NFLBy NANCY ARMOUR and EDDIE PELLSAP National WritersAlmost once a game, an NFL player absorbs an illegal blow to the head or neck that could put his career _ or worse
By NOMAAN MERCHANTAssociated PressDALLASA Texas woman and former actress pleaded guilty Tuesday to sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, under a deal that her attorney has said would cap prison time at 18
(AP) Obama to get help from former top Clinton aideBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONJohn Podesta, a former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and a trusted Democratic operative, will join the White House staff as a senior counselor to President
(AP) South African president booed at Mandela memorialBy CHRISTOPHER TORCHIAAssociated PressJOHANNESBURGAt Nelson Mandela’s memorial, the crowd applauded dignitaries and even cheered the last apartheid-era president. But spectators booed South African leader Jacob Zuma, embarrassing him on an international stage and
(AP) Radical preacher goes on trial in JordanBy JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressAMMAN, JordanA radical al-Qaida-linked preacher deported from Britain pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges at the start of his trial in one of two terror cases on Tuesday before a
(AP) World leaders, South Africans honor MandelaBy JON GAMBRELL and ALAN CLENDENNINGAssociated PressJOHANNESBURGWorld leaders and joyous, singing South Africans gathered Tuesday to honor Nelson Mandela at a Soweto soccer stadium that was half full, amid cold, driving rain. The crowds
(AP) UFC heavyweight Shane Del Rosario dead at 30By GREG BEACHAMAP Sports WriterNEWPORT BEACH, Calif.UFC fighter Shane Del Rosario died Monday, nearly two weeks after the heavyweight had a heart attack. He was 30. The UFC and Del Rosario’s family
