College groundskeeper was victim of shooting spree
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — The shooting rampage in Santa Monica claimed the lives of five people and wounded several others on Friday before authorities shot and killed the gunman. Here are the...
View ArticleMom gives birth in minivan in hospital driveway
CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press= CHICAGO (AP) — Melissa Jones almost made it. The suburban Chicago mom was heading to the hospital to give birth. She got as far as the hospital's driveway, but her...
View ArticleCriminalise possession of 'rape porn', campaigners urge David Cameron
Anti-rape groups have written to PM arguing that such material 'glorifies, trivialises and normalises' abuse of females US research demonstrates a significant link between 'arousal to rape material...
View ArticleBilderberg group summit: Cameron attendance at 'cliche fest' damned
Tory MP Douglas Carswell accuses prime minister of joining 'unaccountable clique of Davos men' at luxury hotel in Watford Demonstrators protest as delegates arrive for the Bilderberg group summit at...
View ArticleAyotte to back immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte says she will back the bipartisan overhaul of the nation's immigration system. The New Hampshire senator said Sunday the nation's immigration is broken...
View ArticlePenn charity gives NY spots for Haiti race winners
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti held a rare half-marathon Sunday with the participation of Hollywood actor Sean Penn's charity, which is sending the top five finishers to the ING New York City...
View ArticlePrince Philip 'progressing satisfactorily' after exploratory operation
Buckingham Palace says Duke of Edinburgh is comfortable after undergoing surgery following abdominal investigations Police officers guard the entrance of the London Clinic where Prince Philip has...
View ArticleWorld powers make major pledge to beat hunger
LONDON (AP) — The British government says that some $4 billion in new funding has been secured to help fight hunger and malnutrition. Britain's Department for International Development says that the...
View ArticleVictims of Philadelphia building collapse
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Six people were killed when a building being demolished collapsed Thursday and nearly obliterated an adjacent Salvation Army thrift store. The mayor's office identified the victims...
View ArticleProsecutorial discretion lets undocumented immigrants stay in U.S., but not...
Q: I applied for asylum, but then ended up in removal (deportation) proceedings. At my lawyer’s request, my case was closed. I have employment authorization. Can I renew it? I came to the United...
View ArticleJudge orders inquiry in Paris Jackson wellbeing
ANTHONY McCARTNEY AP Entertainment Writer= LOS ANGELES (AP) — An investigation into Paris Jackson's wellbeing has been ordered by a judge overseeing the guardianship of Michael Jackson's three...
View ArticleMonumental phone-records monitoring is laid bare
NANCY BENAC Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — A leaked document has laid bare the monumental scope of the government's surveillance of Americans' phone records — hundreds of millions of calls — in...
View ArticleHouse passes measure to deport young immigrants
DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent= WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House voted Thursday to resume the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought illegally to the United...
View ArticleUS declassifies phone program details after uproar
JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving to tamp down a public uproar spurred by the disclosure of two secret surveillance programs, the nation's top intelligence official is...
View ArticleIsraeli power couple links politics with the press
ARON HELLER Associated Press= JERUSALEM (AP) — He's a powerful Cabinet minister and a potential heir to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. She's an influential anchor for Israel's state-run TV channel...
View ArticleHealth care thorny issue in immigration debate
ERICA WERNER Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — Health care coverage for newly legalized immigrants is emerging as a thorny issue in Congress' drive to remake the nation's immigration system, posing...
View ArticleAre those bulldozers in the background?
And have we also forgotten that freedom of the press was intended to ensure that an informed, engaged citizenry would remain informed and engaged? A free, unbiased citizen-serving press was to...
View ArticleSyrian troops capture central villages from rebels
BASSEM MROUE Associated Press= BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah fighters pressed on with their offensive Friday in the country's opposition heartland, taking two small villages near a...
View ArticleRise in Chinese students shunning state exams for A-levels
Growing numbers are taking the British qualification at Chinese schools. while entries fall for fearsome gaokao college entrance exams A Chinese invigilator scans a student at the gaokao exam in Jilin...
View ArticleUN seeks over $5B for Syria in biggest ever appeal
FRANK JORDANS Associated Press= BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations launched its biggest humanitarian appeal ever Friday to help millions of Syrians suffering the effects of a conflict that has dragged...
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