(AP) Cardboard officer cuts crime at Mass. subway stopCAMBRIDGE, Mass.The burly officer watching over the bike racks at a Boston-area transportation hub is a real stiff. As part of an effort to cut crime at the Alewife MBTA subway and
President Barack Obama appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to spread his spin on the economy and other matters in an entertainment-heavy venue. He also used his trip to the West Coast, where the show is taped, to
(AP) Minor league team faked rejected marriage proposalNEW BRITAIN, Conn.The minor league baseball team in New Britain, Conn., is acknowledging it staged a rejected marriage proposal as a publicity stunt. In a video posted online, the woman being proposed to
(AP) In rebuke, Obama cancels Moscow summit with PutinBy JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentLOS ANGELESIn a rare diplomatic rebuke, President Barack Obama on Wednesday canceled his Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The decision reflected both U.S. anger over
(AP) Demolition set for Ohio house in kidnapping caseBy THOMAS J. SHEERANAssociated PressCLEVELANDThe house where three women were held captive and raped over a decade faces demolition Wednesday morning in Cleveland. The house will be torn down as part of
US President Barack Obama has confronted Russia over its granting of asylum to fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden and its anti-gay measures, saying Moscow occasionally displays a “Cold War mentality.” During an appearance on a late-night comedy show Tuesday, Obama
Japan will accelerate efforts to prevent more radioactive groundwater from seeping into the ocean at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, government officials said Wednesday, as critics slam its operator’s handling of the issue. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to
Israel’s Jewish population is overwhelmingly of the opinion that negotiations with the Palestinians will fail to achieve peace, according to a poll published Wednesday. Some 80 percent of Israeli Jews said the chances of success of US-brokered talks, which resumed
Troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad killed at least 62 rebels in an ambush Wednesday near the capital Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
(AP) China fines 6 milk suppliers in price-fixing probeBy JOE McDONALDAP Business WriterBEIJINGChina announced Wednesday it has fined six milk suppliers, including Mead Johnson and New Zealand’s Fonterra, a total of $108 million for price-fixing after an investigation that shook
(AP) Suspected US drone kills 7 in southern YemenBy AHMED EL-HAJAssociated PressSANAA, YemenSecurity officials say suspected U.S. drone strikes have killed seven alleged al-Qaida militants in southern Yemen.The suspected drone attack is the fifth in Yemen in less than two
(AP) Harrison homers, Pirates slip by Marlins 4-3By WILL GRAVESAP Sports WriterPITTSBURGHJosh Harrison homered leading off the bottom of the ninth, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night. Harrison sent a fastball
(AP) Electronic trail helped MLB gain Biogenesis bansBy RONALD BLUMAP Sports WriterNEW YORKFacebook friends. Transcripts of BlackBerry instant messages. Records of texts. Major League Baseball’s investigators used an arsenal of high-tech tools to collect the evidence that persuaded a dozen
(AP) Ky youth sports coach charged with abusing 6 boysBy BRETT BARROUQUEREAssociated PressLOUISVILLE, Ky.A northern Kentucky youth sports coach has been charged with sexually abusing six boys, including slipping a sleeping pill to one before molesting him, according to an
(AP) Billie Jean King talks life ahead of PBS profileBy BETH HARRISAssociated PressBEVERLY HILLS, Calif.Billie Jean King said Tuesday that she couldn’t have revealed herself as being gay in the 1970s because it would have damaged the fledgling women’s professional
(AP) Verlander, Tigers topple Indians 5-1By TOM WITHERSAP Sports WriterCLEVELAND Justin Verlander recently watched videotape of his 2011 season, when he was the AL’s MVP and noticed he wasn’t pitching the way he had back then – dominating, overpowering, nearly
(AP) Braves’ win streak at 12 after 2-1 win over NatsBy HOWARD FENDRICHAP Sports WriterWASHINGTONAtlanta pitcher Julio Teheran insisted he didn’t mean to plunk Washington’s Bryce Harper with a pitch two innings after the 2012 NL Rookie of the Year
(AP) NY candidate, ex-madam charged with selling pillsNEW YORKA former madam running for New York City comptroller has been charged with selling prescription pills. Federal prosecutors announced the charges against Libertarian candidate Kristin Davis on Tuesday. She was to appear
Mark Wahlberg was hardly a model teenager. The man who would go on to lead the pop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch spent 45 days in prison for an assault charge as a teen, a crystalizing moment in
(AP) APNewsBreak: Romney warns against govt shutdownBy STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressWOLFEBORO, N.H.Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney jumped into the debate over the GOP’s future Tuesday night, warning congressional Republicans against forcing a government shutdown in their quest to stop President
(AP) LOS ANGELES–CBS Chief Executive Les Moonves rejected an offer from Time Warner Cable to end a blackout over fees that lingered into its fifth day Tuesday, calling it a clever public relations ploy. In a letter released Tuesday, Moonves
Most fairy tales end with a princess finding true love or otherwise relishing a happy ending. That begs the question, what happens next? Photographer Dina Goldstein’s dark new collection offers a stark, unflattering answer. The series shows iconic story characters
(AFP) Australian entertainer and artist Rolf Harris was re-arrested by police in Britain on Monday over further allegations of sexual offences. Harris, 83, was first arrested in March by officers from the unit set up after claims of sex abuse
(AP) DETROIT–Acclaimed crime novelist Elmore Leonard is recovering at a hospital following a stroke last week. Leonard’s longtime researcher, Gregg Sutter, said Tuesday that family members are guardedly optimistic about the 87-year-old author’s condition. Leonard lives in suburban Detroit. He
(AP) Maj. Hasan: Evidence will show ‘I am the shooter’By NOMAAN MERCHANT and PAUL J. WEBERAssociated PressFORT HOOD, TexasThe Army psychiatrist accused in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood targeted fellow soldiers in a meticulously planned attack that included
