(AP) APNewsBreak: AGs to Obama: We need meeting on ACABy MEG KINNARDAssociated PressCOLUMBIA, S.C.Attorneys general from South Carolina and Florida have asked the White House to arrange a meeting with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius over prosecutors’ concerns
By MANUEL VALDESAssociated PressSEATTLEA former community college professor who won a surprising citywide election was sworn in Monday as the first socialist City Council member in Seattle’s modern history. Kshama Sawant of the Socialist Alternative party took her oath and
(AP) UN decides to stop updating Syria death tollBy JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVAThe U.N.’s human rights office has stopped updating the death toll from Syria’s civil war, confirming Tuesday that it can no longer verify the sources of information that led
(AP) Syrian activists say colleagues killed by al-QaidaBy DIAA HADIDAssociated PressBEIRUTAn al-Qaida group fighting in Syria against rebels trying to dislodge it from opposition-held parts of the country has killed at least four activists it held captive in the area,
(AP) Group unveils Satan statue design for OklahomaBy SEAN MURPHYAssociated PressOKLAHOMA CITYA satanic group unveiled designs Monday for a 7-foot-tall statue of Satan it wants to put at the Oklahoma state Capitol, where a Ten Commandments monument was placed in
(AP) Attacks in Iraq kill 4 as siege in Anbar continuesBy SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADOfficials say attacks in Iraq have killed at least four people as government troops continue their siege of two cities overrun by al-Qaida in western Anbar province.
By RICK CALLAHANAssociated PressINDIANAPOLISFrigid air that snapped decades-old records will make venturing outside dangerous for a second straight day, this time spreading to southern and eastern parts of the U.S. and keeping many schools and businesses shuttered. Meanwhile, residents driven
(AP) ‘Polar vortex’ pushes subzero temps into MidwestBy TAMMY WEBBER and KERRY LESTERAssociated PressCHICAGOA whirlpool of frigid, dense air known as a “polar vortex” descended Monday into much of the U.S., pummeling parts of the country with a dangerous cold
(AP) Growing number of seniors caring for other seniorsBy MATT SEDENSKYAssociated PressNOBLESVILLE, Ind.Paul Gregoline lies in bed, awaiting the helper who will get him up, bathed and groomed. He is 92 years old, has Alzheimer’s disease and needs a hand
(AP) Man reunited with family after AP photo publishedBEN NUCKOLSAssociated PressWASHINGTONNicholas Simmons disappeared from his parents’ house in a small upstate New York town on New Year’s Day, leaving behind his wallet, cellphone and everything else. Four days later, an
(AP) Rodman and ex-NBA All Stars arrive in North KoreaBy ERIC TALMADGEAssociated PressPYONGYANG, North KoreaDennis Rodman and a team of former National Basketball Association players arrived in North Korea on Monday for a game he says will be a “birthday
(AP) Sex offender seeks admission to Kentucky barBy BRETT BARROUQUEREAssociated PressLOUISVILLE, Ky.Guy Padraic Hamilton-Smith graduated in the top third of his law school class at the University of Kentucky, but the state Supreme Court blocked him from taking the bar
(AP) Former Yankee, Marine pilot Coleman dies at 89By BERNIE WILSONAP Sports WriterSAN DIEGOHall of Fame broadcaster Jerry Coleman, a former second baseman for the New York Yankees who interrupted his pro career to fly as a Marine Corps pilot
(AP) Seminoles nickname not a problem at Florida StateBy EDDIE PELLSAP National WriterNEWPORT BEACH, Calif.A student sitting atop a speckled Appaloosa and wearing a headdress and war paint will ride to the 30-yard line before the BCS title game and
(AP) Below-zero temps push into Midwest, NortheastBy TAMMY WEBBER and KERRY LESTERAssociated PressCHICAGOSnow-covered roads, high winds and ice were creating dangerous driving conditions from Missouri to Delaware on Sunday ahead of a “polar vortex” that’ll bring below-zero temperatures not seen
(AP) Soccer star Eusebio dead at 71 of heart failureBy BARRY HATTONAssociated PressLISBON, PortugalEusebio, the Portuguese soccer star who was born into poverty in Africa but became an international sporting icon and was voted one of the 10 best players
(AP) Price of bluefin tuna nosedives at Tokyo auctionBy ELAINE KURTENBACHAssociated PressTOKYOSushi restaurateur Kiyoshi Kimura paid 7.36 million yen (about $70,000) for a 507-pound (230-kilogram) bluefin tuna in the year’s celebratory first auction at Tokyo’s Tsukiji market on Sunday, just
(AP) Senior al-Qaida figure dies in custody in LebanonBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTThe leader of an al-Qaida-linked group that carried out attacks across the Middle East before shifting its focus to Syria’s civil war died on Saturday while in custody in
(AP) Deaths, rescues, records arise from winter stormBy The Associated PressA winter storm that swept across the Midwest this week blew through parts of Canada and the East on Friday, producing more than a foot of snow in spots, giving
By CHRIS TALBOTT and ROBERT JABLONAssociated PressLOS ANGELESThere is no more beautiful sound than the voices of siblings swirled together in high harmony, and when Phil and Don Everly combined their voices with songs about yearning, angst and loss, it
(AP) Texas library offers glimpse of bookless futureBy PAUL J. WEBERAssociated PressSAN ANTONIOTexas has seen the future of the public library, and it looks a lot like an Apple Store: Rows of glossy iMacs beckon. iPads mounted on a tangerine-colored
With the deadlines behind us, the first wave of Obamacare problems is, thankfully, over. Unfortunately, this only means that the coming months will open up a whole new world of problems with HealthCare.gov, including the site’s inability to place new
(AP) Skimpy health law plans leave some “underinsured”By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONFor working people making modest wages and struggling with high medical bills from chronic disease, President Barack Obama’s health care plan sounds like long-awaited relief. But the promise could go
(AP) Winter storm brings snow, kills at least 9By RODRIQUE NGOWI and SYLVIA WINGFIELDAssociated PressBOSTONA storm dropped a blanket of light, powdery snow across the Northeast and ushered in frigid temperatures Friday that were unusual even for cities accustomed to
(AP) Snow, cold temps disrupt life in several statesBy The Associated PressA snowstorm that dumped up to a foot of snow in the Midwest has moved east, where it merged with low pressure, bringing heavy snow and freezing temperatures to
