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UN Security Council to meet on Syria massacre

Sun, 27 May 2012 13:51:00 EDT

Diplomats say the U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Sunday afternoon to discuss the recent massacre in the Syrian town of Houla that left more than 90 people dead.

AP IMPACT: Almost half of new vets seek disability

Sun, 27 May 2012 13:47:00 EDT

America's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen.

2 brothers sentenced to death in separate states

Sun, 27 May 2012 13:41:00 EDT

Rodney Berget lives in a single cell on South Dakota's death row, rarely leaving the tiny room where he awaits execution for bludgeoning a prison guard to death with a pipe during an attempted escape.

McCain: Don't count on Russia to force out Assad

Sun, 27 May 2012 13:31:00 EDT

Sen. John McCain says the U.S. shouldn't count on Russia to force out Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (bah-SHAR' AH'-sahd), and he blames President Barack Obama for a "feckless foreign policy" that hasn't...

Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks

Sun, 27 May 2012 13:21:00 EDT

The Vatican's investigation into the source of leaked documents has yielded its first target with the arrest of the pope's butler, but the investigation is continuing into a scandal that has embarrassed the Holy See...

Record heat takes aim at Indy 500 fans, drivers

Sun, 27 May 2012 13:21:00 EDT

Tens of thousands of fans glistening with sunscreen and toting coolers filled with ice and water descended on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday for what could be the hottest Indianapolis 500 on record.

NATO disputes report of casualties in airstrike

Sun, 27 May 2012 12:42:00 EDT

The U.S.-led coalition on Sunday disputed reports that eight civilians, including children, were killed in a NATO airstrike in a remote part of eastern Afghanistan.

Syria denies responsibility for attack killing 90

Sun, 27 May 2012 12:21:00 EDT

The Syrian government on Sunday denied responsibility for killings in a string of villages that left more than 90 people dead, blaming the killings on "hundreds of heavily armed gunmen" who also attacked soldiers in the area.

Record heat takes aim at Indy 500 fans, drivers

Sun, 27 May 2012 12:12:00 EDT

US slammed from both sides of Bahrain's divide

Sun, 27 May 2012 12:11:00 EDT

During one of the nightly clashes with Bahrain's security forces, a new chant broke out among opposition protesters: "The U.S. is the great Satan." A few days later, pro-government marchers also waved their fists against...

Lady Gaga cancels Indonesian show after threats

Sun, 27 May 2012 12:11:00 EDT

Lady Gaga canceled her sold-out show in Indonesia after Islamist hard-liners threatened violence, claiming her sexy clothes and provocative dance moves would corrupt the youth.

Mich. wildfire stabilizes, rain aids control work

Sun, 27 May 2012 12:01:00 EDT

Rain is lending a hand to crew members who are battling a wildfire that has consumed 31.6 square miles of forest in the eastern port of Michigan's sparsely populated Upper Peninsula.

Some states asking the tax man to get tougher

Sun, 27 May 2012 12:01:00 EDT

Dentist Frank Illuzzi was stunned when Vermont tax collectors began demanding a 6 percent sales tax on the value of toothbrushes and floss he hands out to patients. Senior care facility operator Jay Grimes was similarly...

Beryl threatens rain, winds on southeast US coast

Sun, 27 May 2012 12:01:00 EDT

By KATE BRUMBACK and KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press Campers at a barrier island on the Georgia coast were told to leave by Sunday afternoon as subtropical storm Beryl rumbles toward the U.S.

Watching dissidents is a booming business in China

Sun, 27 May 2012 11:11:00 EDT

Every workday at 7:20 a.m., colleagues pick up Yao Lifa from his second-floor apartment and drive him to the elementary school where he taught for years.

Justices' summer plans point to late June finish

Sun, 27 May 2012 10:22:00 EDT

One never knows when the Supreme Court will hand down its last, often biggest, opinions of the term. But the justices' summer travel schedules make it a pretty safe bet that blockbuster health care and immigration cases...

Panetta: US on 'right track' in Afghanistan

Sun, 27 May 2012 09:41:00 EDT

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Sunday defended the Obama administration's plans to wind down the more than decade-long war in Afghanistan, saying the U.S. is on "the right track."

Gay students graduate openly at military academies

Sun, 27 May 2012 09:31:00 EDT

For the first time, gay students at the nation's major military academies have been able to openly participate in major school events, now that "don't ask, don't tell" has been repealed.

Gay students graduate openly at military academies

Sun, 27 May 2012 09:31:00 EDT

Gay students at America's military service academies are wrapping up the first year when they no longer had to hide their sexual orientation, benefiting from the end of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that...

Panetta: US on 'right track' in Afghanistan

Sun, 27 May 2012 09:11:00 EDT

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is defending the Obama administration's plans to wind down the more than decade-long war in Afghanistan.

Polls on gay marriage not yet reflected in votes

Sun, 27 May 2012 08:21:00 EDT

Poll after poll shows public support for same-sex marriage steadily increasing, to the point where it's now a majority viewpoint. Yet in all 32 states where gay marriage has been on the ballot, voters have rejected it.

AP Photos: Americans honor troops for Memorial Day

Sun, 27 May 2012 07:41:00 EDT

By The Associated Press Boy Scouts carry a large American flag through the Memphis National Cemetery in Tennessee, where scouts also placed flags on 42,000 graves. In Little Rock, Ark., a 4-year-old girl...

4 killed in plane crash from S. Utah

Sun, 27 May 2012 06:11:00 EDT

An official says the four people killed in a plane crash at a municipal airport in southern Utah were from the St. George area.

Human remains found at camp linked to missing man

Sun, 27 May 2012 04:51:00 EDT

Authorities have discovered human remains near a campsite believed to have been used by a hiker from Chicago who has been missing since October 2010.

New Mexico fire grows, forces evacuation

Sun, 27 May 2012 04:41:00 EDT

A wildfire in Gila National Forest burned through more timber and brush lands as it forced the evacuation of residents living near a privately owned ghost town in southwestern New Mexico, officials said.

Final voyage: USS Iowa on way to S. Calif. home

Sun, 27 May 2012 04:31:00 EDT

A famed battleship that saw action during World War II and the Korean War and carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a wartime summit traveled along the California coast Sunday on its final voyage.

Obama, Romney try to play it safe in 2012 gamble

Sun, 27 May 2012 04:01:00 EDT

In the risky business of running for president, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are largely playing it safe.

Small plane sinks in San Diego Bay, 2 survives

Sun, 27 May 2012 02:01:00 EDT

The pilot and passenger of a banner-towing plane made an emergency landing on San Diego Bay and were plucked out of the water before the aircraft sank, authorities said Saturday.

Woman shot by homeowner faces trespassing charge

Sun, 27 May 2012 00:41:00 EDT

A 21-year-old woman who was shot in the hip by a Colorado homeowner after police said she drunkenly wandered into a house now faces a felony trespassing charge, prosecutors said.

USS Iowa on way to new home in Southern California

Sun, 27 May 2012 00:28:00 EDT

The USS Iowa - the iconic World War II-era battleship that once served as transport to President Franklin D. Roosevelt - left San Francisco Bay on Saturday on its way to its new home in Southern California.

W.Va. police find 4 bodies in wooded area

Sun, 27 May 2012 00:11:00 EDT

West Virginia State Police said late Saturday they had found four bodies in a wooded area and believe they are those of a missing man, his girlfriend and his two young children.

Rondo leads Celtics to 85-75 Game 7 win over 76ers

Sun, 27 May 2012 00:11:00 EDT

To Doug Collins, Boston's Big Three is already a memory.

CIA remembers those lost in covert war on terror

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:33:00 EDT

The CIA is remembering those lost in the hidden, often dangerous world of espionage, adding a new star to the intelligence agency's memorial wall and more than a dozen names to its hallowed Book of Honor.

Charity: Widow of pilot of United Flight 93 dies

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:21:00 EDT

The wife of the pilot of the United Airlines flight that crashed into a Pennsylvania field after being taken over by terrorists on 9/11 has died of what her charity said was natural causes.

Report: Miami officer shoots, kills naked attacker

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:21:00 EDT

A Miami police officer on Saturday fatally shot a naked man who was chewing on the face of another man on a downtown causeway off-ramp, police and witnesses said.

Critics: Bird-culling plan near JFK goes too far

Sat, 26 May 2012 21:11:00 EDT

Critics are crying foul over a plan to control bird populations near New York City's JFK Airport.

Plane crash at southern Utah airport kills 4

Sat, 26 May 2012 21:11:00 EDT

A small plane that crashed early Saturday at a municipal airport in southern Utah killed all four people on board, authorities said.

Sweden's Loreen wins Eurovision song contest

Sat, 26 May 2012 20:51:00 EDT

Sweden's Loreen clinched the top spot at this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her dance hit "Euphoria," pushing aside competition from a sextet of Russian grannies and a Serbian balladeer.

Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks

Sat, 26 May 2012 20:02:00 EDT

An already sordid scandal over leaked Vatican documents took a Hollywood-like turn Saturday with confirmation that the pope's own butler had been arrested after documents he had no business having were found in his...

Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:32:00 EDT

New Mexico fire forces evacuation near ghost town

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:31:00 EDT

Residents near a privately owned New Mexico ghost town were ordered Saturday to evacuate as a blaze in the Gila National Forest continued to burn erratically, as Colorado crews took to fighting a new fire along the...

Who will win the most wide-open Indy 500 in years?

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:22:00 EDT

The Indianapolis 500 will be run on Sunday in what's believed to be the most wide-open race in years. There are no clear favorites and there's a group of new faces vying for attention. And with no Danica Patrick,...

Murder charges filed in 15-year-old Colorado case

Sat, 26 May 2012 18:41:00 EDT

A Colorado man serving a 48-year prison sentence for the death of his 2-year-old son now faces a murder charge stemming from the disappearance of his wife.

Police search for missing college student in La.

Sat, 26 May 2012 18:01:00 EDT

Louisiana authorities are searching for a college student who has been missing for nearly a week after she was last seen on a bicycle in the early morning hours.

Exonerated ex-football star wants money from state

Sat, 26 May 2012 17:52:00 EDT

A former high school football star whose rape conviction was thrown out this week plans to file a claim against the state but will not sue the woman who recanted the sexual assault accusation she made a decade ago, his...

Mich. wildfire grows to more than 21,000 acres

Sat, 26 May 2012 17:51:00 EDT

A wildfire in Michigan's Upper Peninsula grew by 17 percent to more than 21,000 acres Saturday as officials warned of tough conditions and welcomed help from water-dumping aircraft from the Michigan National Guard.

Coroner: Gunman in Indiana standoff from Texas

Sat, 26 May 2012 17:31:00 EDT

A Texas man who took hostages in a northwestern Indiana realty office and held police at bay for several hours suffered three gunshot wounds before dying, likely from two different weapons, a coroner said Saturday.

Egypt's top candidates try to broaden support

Sat, 26 May 2012 17:31:00 EDT

The two surviving candidates in Egypt's presidential election appealed Saturday for support from voters who rejected them as polarizing extremists in the first round even as they faced a new challenge from the third...

Dozens of children killed in new Syria attack

Sat, 26 May 2012 17:21:00 EDT

Gruesome video Saturday showed rows of dead Syrian children lying in a mosque in bloody shorts and T-shirts with gaping head wounds, haunting images of what activists called one of the deadliest regime attacks yet in...

Shock over arrest in NYC boy's '79 disappearance

Sat, 26 May 2012 16:01:00 EDT

When police dug up a Manhattan basement last month in a fruitless search for the remains of Etan Patz, a 6-year-old boy who disappeared in 1979, Lucy Suarez saw the news on TV and wished that the family of the missing child...

Break in Patz brings hope, tears to other families

Sat, 26 May 2012 14:51:00 EDT

By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer After 33 years, someone has confessed to killing 6-year-old Etan Patz. And people immediately start speaking of "closure."

UN: 32 children, 60 adults killed in Syria attack

Sat, 26 May 2012 14:11:00 EDT

The head of the U.N. observer team in Syria says at least 32 children under 10 years of age and more than 60 adults were killed in fighting in the center of the country Friday.

Crew of Va. ship in piracy drama sues for $50M

Sat, 26 May 2012 14:01:00 EDT

More than half the crew members of a container ship that was at the center of a piracy drama off Somalia in April 2009 are suing for nearly $50 million, contending their captain ignored warnings to sail clear of...

Warning signs for Obama on path to electoral votes

Sat, 26 May 2012 13:41:00 EDT

By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press President Barack Obama faces new warning signs in a once-promising Southern state and typically Democratic-voting Midwestern states roughly five months before the...

Crew of Va. ship in piracy drama sues for $50M

Sat, 26 May 2012 13:31:00 EDT

Martial arts master's neo-Nazi past surfaces

Sat, 26 May 2012 13:21:00 EDT

Andrew Lee Patterson still shaves his head, like he did back in his white supremacist skinhead days. Back then, he did six years in prison for beating up two homeless people and a motel owner.

Letters to judge about NJ webcam spying case

Sat, 26 May 2012 13:11:00 EDT

By The Associated Press Following are excerpts from some of the letters Judge Glenn Berman received as he considered the sentence for Dharun Ravi, who was convicted in March of invasion of privacy, bias...

Astronauts enter world's 1st private supply ship

Sat, 26 May 2012 12:51:00 EDT

Space station astronauts floated into the Dragon on Saturday, a day after its heralded arrival as the world's first commercial supply ship.

A year after rare twister, Mass. residents rebound

Sat, 26 May 2012 12:41:00 EDT

Pia Rogers still goes home every day, even though all that remains of her two-story farmhouse are two granite front steps.

A year after rare twister, Mass. residents rebound

Sat, 26 May 2012 12:41:00 EDT

A year after tornadoes flattened hundreds of homes and left three dead in Massachusetts, one of the worst-hit neighborhoods is still undergoing a facelift.

CIA remembers losses in covert operations

Sat, 26 May 2012 12:31:00 EDT

The CIA is remembering those lost in covert operations, adding a new star to the intelligence agency's memorial wall and more than a dozen names to its Book of Honor.

Letters asked judge for leniency in NJ webcam case

Sat, 26 May 2012 12:21:00 EDT

The letters came from a man who was once beaten with a baseball bat in a racially motivated attack, the widow of a Minnesota judge, a group representing lesbian, gay and transgendered people from South Asia, a gay member of...

Parents' dilemma: Let children play football?

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:51:00 EDT

By CHRIS JENKINS AP Sports Writer Already uneasy about the idea of letting her 7-year-old son Jason start playing tackle football, Elizabeth Giancarli made up her mind when former NFL star Junior Seau...

Gunman kills 2, wounds 7 in Finland, then arrested

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:51:00 EDT

An 18-year-old gunman killed two people and wounded seven early Saturday in a random shooting in a southern Finnish town, police said.

Biden says end to wars gives US new flexibility

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:41:00 EDT

Vice President Joe Biden told graduating cadets at West Point that the United States is able to focus on new global challenges after a decade of war.

Wash. hopes to buy historic ranch for conservation

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:41:00 EDT

Rattlesnake Mountain offers sweeping views of the historic McWhorter Ranch, a pristine property largely unchanged since it was settled in 1903, laced with dry grasses and sagebrush and home to elk and other wildlife. The...

Illegal immigrants find paths to college, careers

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:41:00 EDT

Going to college seemed inconceivable when Adriana Sanchez, the 12-year-old daughter of farm workers, was brought from Mexico to Central California and the family overstayed their visas.

Parents' dilemma: Let children play football?

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:41:00 EDT

Obama honors veterans during Memorial Day weekend

Sat, 26 May 2012 10:51:00 EDT

President Barack Obama is paying tribute to veterans during Memorial Day weekend, honoring those willing to sacrifice their lives for their country.

Quiet Revolution's old dreams fuel Quebec protests

Sat, 26 May 2012 10:51:00 EDT

Quebec's generous social services date back to sweeping reforms in the 1960s, a period of intense nationalism. Yet many Quebecers look back at the "Quiet Revolution" with regret over one unfulfilled promise: free higher...

Myanmar power protests put new reforms to the test

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:51:00 EDT

Protests in Myanmar over persistent power shortages have provided a test of how the country's elected but military-backed government will respond to rising expectations sparked by the past year's democratic reforms.

Cheaper gas spurs more travelers this Memorial Day

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:51:00 EDT

More Americans will hit the road this holiday weekend than a year ago. And they'll have a bit more money to spend thanks to lower gas prices.

New Mexico wildfire spreads smoke across state

Sat, 26 May 2012 04:21:00 EDT

Firefighters are battling a massive wildfire in southwestern New Mexico that has destroyed a dozen cabins and spread smoke across the state, prompting holiday weekend air-quality warnings.

Devils make Cup finals after 3-2 win over Rangers

Sat, 26 May 2012 04:21:00 EDT

Moments after sending the New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 2003, Adam Henrique skated to the corner and waited to be mobbed by his teammates.

Govt witness links medical waste to Clemens DNA

Sat, 26 May 2012 04:01:00 EDT

A prosecution witness told jurors that Roger Clemens DNA' showed up on two cotton balls and one needle allegedly used for a steroids injection of the famed pitcher. He then spent almost the entire day fielding questions...

Judge to Edwards jurors: Don't discuss the case

Sat, 26 May 2012 03:41:00 EDT

Jurors in the John Edwards campaign fraud trial have the long holiday weekend to think over the case - but not talk about it - as the judge sternly warned before sending them home after six days of deliberations.

Quotations of the day

Sat, 26 May 2012 03:11:00 EDT

By The Associated Press "Looks like we've got us a dragon by the tail." - NASA astronaut Donald Pettit after he used the International Space Station's 58-foot robot arm Friday to snare SpaceX's...

Tropical storm warnings for Southeast coast

Sat, 26 May 2012 02:21:00 EDT

Tropical storm warnings have been issued for the Southeast coast from north Florida to South Carolina as a cluster of thunderstorms was gathering strength early Saturday and expected to become Tropical Storm Beryl over the...

Raid admiral's toughest fight: winning Washington

Sat, 26 May 2012 01:01:00 EDT

The commander in charge of the raid to kill Osama bin Laden is defending his proposal that would give him more authority to send special operations forces overseas to address problems like terrorism or sudden Arab...

Devils make Cup finals after 3-2 win over Rangers

Sat, 26 May 2012 01:01:00 EDT

The memory of missing the playoffs for first time since 1996 and the ghost of an 18-year-old wound were wiped out with a sweep of rookie Adam Henrique's stick.

Wis. officials unknowingly break law with Facebook

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:51:00 EDT

High-ranking members of both political parties were unaware that posting photos of completed ballots on Facebook or Twitter is illegal in Wisconsin, and they promised to quickly take down the posts Friday after election...

Devils advance to Cup finals with win over Rangers

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:11:00 EDT

Adam Henrique scored off a wild scramble in front at 1:03 into overtime and the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 to advance to their first Stanley Cup finals since 2003.

Who's an American Indian? Warren case stirs query

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:41:00 EDT

By JESSE WASHINGTON AP National Writer What, exactly, makes someone American Indian? Even Indians themselves don't agree as they debate the case of Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren, whose disputed...

Ind. man releases hostages, fatally shoots self

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:41:00 EDT

A gunman looking for someone he believed owed him money shot himself inside an Indiana real estate office several hours after releasing hostages Friday, and he died after being rushed to a hospital, police said.

Bud weakens to tropical storm off Mexico's coast

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:21:00 EDT

Bud weakened to a tropical storm Friday as heavy rain began to pelt a string of laid-back beach resorts and small mountain villages on Mexico's Pacific coast south of Puerto Vallarta.

Correction: California Church Abuse story

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:11:00 EDT

In a story May 22 about internal files of nine Franciscan priests that were released as part of a sexual abuse lawsuit settlement in California, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the name of the attorney for the Roman...

2 female Army officers sue to reverse combat ban

Fri, 25 May 2012 21:41:00 EDT

Two women in the Army Reserve have sued the U.S. Department of Defense and the Army in a bid to reverse military policies banning women from serving in combat roles.

Fast-moving Michigan wildfire burns 17,000 acres

Fri, 25 May 2012 21:21:00 EDT

A fast-moving wildfire fed by dry conditions in Michigan's Upper Peninsula continued to burn Friday, consuming 17,000 acres and prompting evacuations of homes and sections of a state park, officials said.

50 years on, fire still burns underneath Pa. town

Fri, 25 May 2012 21:01:00 EDT

It's an anniversary the few remaining souls who live here won't be celebrating.

Report: LAPD seeks Manson family member recordings

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:21:00 EDT

Police want to review audio recordings of conversations between a Manson family member and his attorney as detectives search for information about unsolved killings.

Farm traced to listeria outbreak files bankruptcy

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:11:00 EDT

A Colorado farm that was traced to a listeria outbreak in cantaloupe last year has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

NJ man charged with murdering NY boy Patz in 1979

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:51:00 EDT

Thirty-three years to the day after 6-year-old Etan Patz vanished without a trace while walking to catch a school bus, a man accused of strangling him and dumping his body with the trash was arraigned on a murder charge on...

Smoke from massive fire spreads across NM, Ariz.

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:41:00 EDT

Wildfires cast a pall over Memorial Day weekend in parts of the West Friday as smoke from a massive New Mexico blaze prompted widespread air-quality warnings and high fire danger in Colorado spurred officials to put...

Quebec students challenge anti-protest law

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:31:00 EDT

Student groups in Quebec have filed a legal motion against a provincial law aimed at ending more than three months of protests over proposed tuition hikes.

Bus driver taking kids to Disneyland arrested

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:31:00 EDT

An alert police officer who boarded a bus full of recent Utah high school graduates headed to Disneyland averted what could have been a deadly road trip after arresting the driver for suspicion of being under the influence...

Senators seek to name bison 'national mammal'

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:21:00 EDT

Western lawmakers want to elevate the Plains bison to a status similar to that of the iconic bald eagle with legislation to declare the burly beasts America's "national mammal."

Pa. mother charged with killing her toddler twins

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:21:00 EDT

A woman was charged Friday with killing her 18-month-old twins, named Adam and Eve, in the family home. Police said she also attempted suicide by cutting her wrists.

Miss district agrees to stop handcuffing students

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:11:00 EDT

Jackson public schools will no longer handcuff students to poles or other objects and will train staff at its alternative school on better methods of discipline.

Egypt results point to deeply divisive runoff race

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:11:00 EDT

The Muslim Brotherhood's candidate and a veteran of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's autocratic regime will face each other in a runoff election for Egypt's president, according to first-round results Friday. The...

UN chief cites unacceptable violence in Syria

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:01:00 EDT

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon blamed the Syrian government Friday for much of the "unacceptable levels of violence and abuses" occurring every day in violation of a U.N.-backed peace plan.

After NYC beer museum tour, hop on over to its bar

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:01:00 EDT

Beer was hip in New York long before hipsters were into craft brews, according to a new exhibit at the New-York Historical Society that traces the history of beer all the way back to drunken Colonial times.

Navy begins assessing fire-damaged sub

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:41:00 EDT

Those who have spent time on Navy submarines will tell you that few combustible materials are aboard. But don't tell that to the firefighters who rushed to the USS Miami when a blaze swept through the billion-dollar...

UN chief cites unacceptable violence in Syria

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:41:00 EDT

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon blamed the Syrian government Friday for much of the "unacceptable levels of violence and abuses" occurring every day in violation of a U.N.-backed peace plan.

Judge won't preside in trial in Ark. lotto dispute

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:31:00 EDT

An Arkansas judge who ordered a new trial in a lawsuit over a $1 million lottery ticket that a woman says she mistakenly discarded announced Friday that he won't preside over the case.

Kan. gov. signs measure blocking Islamic law

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:11:00 EDT

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a law aimed at keeping the state's courts or government agencies from basing decisions on Islamic or other foreign legal codes, and a national Muslim group's spokesman said Friday...

Campaign styles clash in Wis. recall race

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:11:00 EDT

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his opponent, Democrat Tom Barrett, are locked together in a fiercely fought recall campaign, but that's where the similarity ends. They don't campaign the same way.

UN agency finds higher enrichment at Iranian site

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:01:00 EDT

Inspectors have located radioactive traces at an Iranian underground bunker, the U.N. atomic agency said Friday - a finding that could mean Iran has moved closer to reaching the uranium threshold needed to arm nuclear...

BLM rejects permit for methane bacteria project

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:01:00 EDT

Federal land managers have rejected an application by a Colorado company to use bacteria to produce methane from northeast Wyoming coal beds.

DNA on beer can needle 'likely' belongs to Clemens

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:01:00 EDT

A needle stored with a beer can appeared to contain an extremely tiny amount of Roger Clemens' DNA, which turned out to be good news and bad news for both sides in the perjury trial of the seven-time Cy Young Award...

Activists: Troops kills up to 50 in central Syria

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:51:00 EDT

President Bashar Assad's forces killed at least 50 civilians, including 13 children, in central Syria on Friday, activists said, in one of the highest death tolls in one specific area since an internationally-brokered...

Typical CEO made $9.6M last year, AP study finds

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:51:00 EDT

Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs.

Ex-Mexican officer pleads guilty in cartel case

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:41:00 EDT

A Mexican police officer pleaded guilty Friday in a drug smuggling case and admitted he hired a fellow officer to run a hit squad on behalf of a Tijuana-based drug cartel, prosecutors said.

Edwards juror issue arises; case stops for weekend

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:41:00 EDT

The judge in the John Edwards trial abruptly closed the courtroom Friday to talk to attorneys about an issue with a juror and sent the panel home after six days of deliberations with a stern warning not to talk about the...

Oregon police find mother of 3 abandoned kids

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:31:00 EDT

The mother of three young children abandoned in a Portland shed was found by police on Friday, a day after the kids were taken to safety.

Senators admonish Oklahoma GOP senator

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:51:00 EDT

The Senate Ethics Committee admonished Republican Sen. Tom Coburn on Friday over his contact with a top aide to former Sen. John Ensign, the Nevada lawmaker who resigned in disgrace last year after lying about his affair...

Judge: Anti-gay marriage law is unconstitutional

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:51:00 EDT

A judge in California has ruled that the federal law that prohibits recognition of same-sex unions is unconstitutional because it denies long-term health insurance benefits to legal spouses of state employees and retirees.

Dragon makes history with space station docking

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:41:00 EDT

The private company SpaceX made history Friday with the docking of its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, the most impressive feat yet in turning routine spaceflight over to the commercial sector.

House Republican leaders plan summer tax cut vote

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:41:00 EDT

The House will vote this summer on continuing wide-ranging tax cuts first enacted under President George W. Bush, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Friday as the GOP sharpened its plans for confronting Democrats on one...

Senate panel reins in Pentagon on clean energy

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:41:00 EDT

The Pentagon's investment in green energy requires too much green paper for some in Congress.

US general: Afghanistan better vetting recruits

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:31:00 EDT

The commanding Marine general in one of Afghanistan's hardest-fought regions said Friday he is seeing big improvements in the vetting of Afghan recruits to the country's security forces following attacks by Afghan...

Suspect indicted in Ore. health worker killing

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:21:00 EDT

A grand jury has indicted a man for murder after he was released from the Oregon state mental hospital and accused of killing a woman making a routine medicine delivery to his apartment.

Seattle man shot by stray bullet worked for Zillow

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:21:00 EDT

Seattle-based Zillow says the man fatally shot by a stray bullet while he and his family drove down a Seattle street was an employee of the high-tech real estate company.

Homeless man charged in Kansas TV station attack

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:21:00 EDT

A homeless military veteran has been charged with breaking into a Kansas television station and attacking several employees.

Raid admiral's toughest fight: winning Washington

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:11:00 EDT

Former top Calif. football prospect exonerated

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:01:00 EDT

Now that Brian Banks has been exonerated of a rape conviction that put him in prison for five years, the one-time prep football star has a message for NFL coaches: Give him a chance.

Maine churches raising money to fight gay marriage

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:01:00 EDT

Scores of Maine churches will pass the collection plate a second time at Sunday services on Father's Day to kick off a fundraising campaign for the lead opposition group to November's ballot question asking voters to...

P&G to add latches to make detergent packs safer

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:51:00 EDT

The maker of Tide Pods will create a new double-latch lid to deter children from accessing and eating the brightly colored detergent packets, a company spokesman said Friday.

NJ mayor accused of hacking opponents' websites

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:31:00 EDT

Federal prosecutors say a New Jersey mayor and his adult son hacked into websites of political foes who were seeking his recall.

House experience a minus for some Senate hopefuls

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:31:00 EDT

U.S. House members who are trying to make the step up to the Senate this year are finding themselves on the defensive about Washington experience that traditionally has been a big asset.

Fla. man gets 8 years for $8 million Ponzi scheme

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:01:00 EDT

A Florida man was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that swindled hundreds of victims out of $8 million.

Fla. man gets 8 years for $8 million Ponzi scheme

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:51:00 EDT

A Florida man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that swindled hundreds of victims out of $8 million.

Dragon arrives at space station in historic 1st

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:41:00 EDT

The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule made a historic arrival at the International Space Station on Friday, triumphantly captured by astronauts wielding a giant robot arm.

Cheaters, pony up; LA subway's honor system ending

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:31:00 EDT

Locking gates are coming to Los Angeles subway stations, forcing riders who have long cheated on fares to start paying or get a lot more creative.

Kodiak in dark on double homicide investigation

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:31:00 EDT

From the vantage point of the Comfort Inn parking lot near the entrance to Kodiak's airport, traffic moves north toward downtown or south to the Coast Guard air station, the home to cutters, helicopters and rescue...

Police: Gunman has hostages in Ind. realty office

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:21:00 EDT

Police in the northwestern Indiana city of Valparaiso say a gunman is holding an unknown number of hostages inside a real estate office.

Passenger restrained on flight to Miami arrested

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:01:00 EDT

A 24-year-old Canadian man is in federal custody for rushing toward the front of an American Airlines flight from Jamaica after the plane landed in Miami.

THE RACE: Presidential race is most costly ever

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:01:00 EDT

By TOM RAUM Associated Press The battle between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney will be the most expensive presidential contest ever - by a long shot.

Texas farmers use business wile to weather drought

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:51:00 EDT

Linda Galayda hauled water and flagged down truck drivers to ask about their hay. She sold calves and young cows and made her son leave their East Texas family ranch for a job in San Antonio.

Kennedy widow asks Mass. grads to work for justice

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:41:00 EDT

The widow of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy has called on Boston College Law School graduates to use training from their Catholic education to work for justice.

Stevens legal team calls discipline 'laughable'

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:31:00 EDT

The legal team that defended Sen. Ted Stevens in his corruption trial has harshly criticized as "laughable" and "pathetic" the punishment handed out to a pair of prosecutors found to have engaged in reckless professional...

Restaurant fundraisers promote pet causes

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:01:00 EDT

By MICHELLE LOCKE For The Associated Press Restaurants are going to the dogs... and the cats, and various other friends of the four-legged variety.

Cops: Angry NY man poured bleach in nephews' milk

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:01:00 EDT

Authorities say an upstate New York man angry over getting tossed out of his brother's home poisoned his sibling's two toddlers by pouring bleach in their milk.

Trainer O'Neill suspended by Calif. racing board

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:41:00 EDT

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer Despite vigorously denying he gave one of his horses an illegal performance-enhancing mixture, trainer Doug O'Neill was suspended 45 days - a ban that won't take...

Congress approves visas for Israeli investors

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:41:00 EDT

Congress has passed legislation adding Israel to the list of more than 75 countries eligible for temporary visas given to foreign nationals who invest in U.S.-based businesses.

Romney: Obama doesn't get free enterprise system

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:41:00 EDT

Mitt Romney is trying to counter President Barack Obama's argument that he would bring back Republican Party economic policies that have proved unworkable.

Pool access for the disabled sparks controversy

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:41:00 EDT

The Obama administration is sidestepping an election-year confrontation with the hotel industry and other pool owners to give them more time to comply with access rules for the disabled.

Atlanta international terminal gets complaints

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:41:00 EDT

Passengers at the Atlanta airport's new international terminal are complaining that there are not enough shuttle buses.

Marion Barry: I misspoke when I said 'Polacks'

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:21:00 EDT

D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry says he misspoke when he referred to the Polish community with the disparaging term "Polacks."

Sandusky charity to shut down, transfer programs

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:01:00 EDT

The charity for troubled youths started by Jerry Sandusky more than three decades ago - and through which the retired Penn State assistant football coach met the boys he is charged with sexually abusing - said Friday it is...

Top CEO pay equals 3,489 years for typical worker

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:01:00 EDT

David Simon of Simon Property received a pay package worth more than $137 million for last year, and the typical CEO took home $9.6 million, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

Food stamp fraud raising concerns in gov't offices

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:51:00 EDT

Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash - sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist - and then asking the government for...

NYC's famed Algonquin cat, Matilda, is back

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:11:00 EDT

Matilda the cat is back at work at New York City's Algonquin Hotel.

US grocer accused of war crimes sent to Bosnia

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:21:00 EDT

A man accused of commanding a police squad that rounded up Bosnian Muslims for slaughter in 1995 fashioned a new life in Las Vegas as a modest grocery store owner before being arrested and deported to his native country, his...

Dragon capsule on course for space station arrival

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:21:00 EDT

The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule approached the International Space Station for a historic docking Friday after sailing through a practice rendezvous the day before.

This Week in the Civil War

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:11:00 EDT

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Oil edges up above $91 on inconclusive Iran talks

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:01:00 EDT

By PABLO GORONDI Associated Press Oil edged up above $91 a barrel Friday as an inconclusive summit about Iran's nuclear program outweighed demands concerns tied to Greece's financial crisis and...

Dynamic duo leads Miami back to Eastern finals

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:51:00 EDT

With another season on the brink, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James took their two-man game to new heights.

Wade scores 41, Heat eliminate Pacers 105-93

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:51:00 EDT

Miami's Big Two was more than enough to finish off the Indiana Pacers.

Upstate NY biker loses license for 170 mph ride

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:21:00 EDT

A 25-year-old upstate New York man has admitted driving his motorcycle at 170 mph as he tried to get away from police who caught him speeding on the Thruway.

California's Coronado named nation's best beach

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:11:00 EDT

Like a Hollywood star, Coronado's 1.5 mile-long beach literally sparkles, thanks to the mineral mica glinting in its sand.

10 Things to Know for Friday

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:11:00 EDT

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT):

FACT CHECK: Romney off on Obama's love for unions

Fri, 25 May 2012 03:31:00 EDT

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO AP Education Writer When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney decried President Barack Obama as beholden to the nation's teachers' unions and unable to stand up for...

AWOL Muslim soldier guilty in Fort Hood bomb plot

Fri, 25 May 2012 03:21:00 EDT

Walking around a gun store one day last summer, the young man never took off his sunglasses as he asked questions about items he piled on the counter - behavior that struck the manager as odd.

NJ Muslims angry over NYPD surveillance findings

Fri, 25 May 2012 03:11:00 EDT

Muslim leaders in New Jersey say they are angry but uncertain what their next step will be after the state's attorney general found that New York City police did not violate any laws in its surveillance of Muslim...

Backlash against African migrants in Israel

Fri, 25 May 2012 03:11:00 EDT

Recent rapes blamed on African migrants have ignited a political and emotional backlash against their ballooning numbers, with Israelis and their leaders stridently - and in an alarming new development, violently - calling...

Police: Teen covers shot friend with blanket

Fri, 25 May 2012 02:41:00 EDT

An Arkansas man assumed the boy wrapped in a blanket on his futon was his sleeping cousin. But hours later he realized it was a 14-year-old boy he didn't know who, police determined Thursday, had been shot while playing...

Hurricane warning issued for Mexico ahead of Bud

Fri, 25 May 2012 02:11:00 EDT

Hurricane Bud strengthened into a major storm and was expected make land Friday in an area of beach resorts and small mountain villages on the Pacific coast stretching south from Puerto Vallarta.

Brotherhood claims lead as Egypt vote count begins

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:31:00 EDT

The Muslim Brotherhood has quickly staked a claim for its candidate to advance to a runoff vote, saying its exit polls showed him leading in Egypt's landmark presidential election to succeed ousted leader Hosni Mubarak.

German mom of LA arson suspect faces extradition

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:11:00 EDT

The German mother of a serial arson suspect can be extradited from the United States to face numerous fraud charges, according to a judge's ruling Thursday.

Memorial Day: Remembering fallen of decade at war

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:11:00 EDT

By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer Most people run marathons to challenge themselves. Maj. George Kraehe runs them to challenge others.

TV scientist denies involvement in wife's assault

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:21:00 EDT

A marine biologist and television science commentator whose wife was brutally beaten in Washington last month says police have been investigating him in the attack and that he was for weeks denied visitation rights at the...

Judge says auto dealers must give credit notice

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:01:00 EDT

A federal judge says auto dealers who use consumers' bad credit histories to charge them more interest on car loans must tell buyers they have negative information on their credit report, even if the loan is farmed out...

Wildfire destroys 12 homes in southwestern NM

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:01:00 EDT

Winds and erratic flames forced firefighters to sit on the sidelines Thursday as a massive fire that destroyed a dozen homes and several other structures in small New Mexico community grew larger and put more buildings at...

Judge dismisses charges against immigration agent

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:51:00 EDT

A federal judge has dismissed criminal charges against an immigration agent who ran a stop sign three years ago while on duty in San Diego County, killing three women.

Obama strikes at Romney in Iowa, seeks 2008 energy

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:11:00 EDT

President Barack Obama delivered his harshest rebuttal yet to rival Mitt Romney on Thursday, dismissing his challenger's claims as "a cowpie of distortions" while seeking to rekindle the all-but-faded Iowa magic that...

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