(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
By MIKE SCHNEIDERAssociated PressORLANDO, Fla.The rock bands Heart and Barenaked Ladies along with country singer Willie Nelson have canceled their planned performances at SeaWorld in Florida, citing the recent documentary “Blackfish,” which raises questions about the effects of captivity on
Almost three quarters of the 2,153 U.S. military fatalities in the 12-year-old Afghanistan war have taken place since Obama was first inaugurated, according to an Associated Press (AP) tally. Using the AP’s Afghanistan casualties database, Breitbart News calculated that between
(AP) Car bomb and roadside bombings kill 15 in IraqBy SAMEER N. YACOUBAssociated PressBAGHDADA car bomb outside a cafe and other attacks in central Iraq killed at least 15 people on Monday, officials said. The car bomb went off outside
(AP) Nasty weather hits several NFL gamesBy The Associated PressThe NFL often promotes football as a bad weather sport. It got its share early Sunday in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Pittsburgh. Blowing snow made traction and visibility difficult for Lions
