(AP) Health exchanges slow to attract young, healthyBy MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated PressLOS ANGELESFears that insurance exchanges that are the linchpin of President Barack Obama’s federal health care overhaul wouldn’t attract the young, healthy people needed to make them financially viable
(AP) Albania rejects request to destroy Syrian weaponsBy NEBI QENA and MIKE CORDERAssociated PressTIRANA, AlbaniaAlbania on Friday rejected a request from the United States for the tiny impoverished Balkan nation to host the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile, a
(AP) FAA: Fla. pilot says passenger fell into oceanBy CURT ANDERSONAssociated PressMIAMIRescue crews searched an area southeast of Miami after a pilot reported to the Federal Aviation Administration that a passenger fell out of his small plane into the ocean
By CHARMAINE NORONHAAssociated PressTORONTOA sweeping child pornography investigation has led to the rescue of 386 children around the world and the arrest of 348 people, Canadian police said Thursday. Toronto police describe the Project Spade operation as one of the
By DAVID ESPO and JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONBowing to pressure, President Barack Obama on Thursday announced changes under his health care law to give insurance companies the option to keep offering consumers plans that would otherwise be canceled.The administrative changes are
(AP) Actress convicted of stalking Alec BaldwinBy JENNIFER PELTZAssociated PRessNEW YORKA Canadian actress was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail by a judge who found her guilty of stalking Alec Baldwin in New York. Genevieve Sabourin, 41, who had
(AP) Former Raiders TE Todd Christensen dies at 57By PAUL FOYAssociated PressSALT LAKE CITYWith his penchant for poetry, Todd Christensen never fit the Raiders’ renegade mold. But that didn’t keep him from becoming one of the team’s best all-time tight
By JAKE COYLEAP Film WriterNEW YORKUnder increasing pressure over its threshold for violence in PG-13 films, the Motion Picture Association of America defended its often-criticized rating system on Wednesday. A study by the Annenberg Public Policy Center and the Ohio
(AP) Obama admin. posts low health care signupsBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and LAURIE KELLMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe administration says fewer than 27,000 people managed to enroll for health insurance last month in the 36 states relying on the problem-filled federal website for President
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and SARAH EL DEEBCAIROEgypt’s government announced the end of a 3-month-old state of emergency Tuesday, two days earlier than planned, after a court ruled that the measure has expired. Ending the state of emergency would mean the
By MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated PressLOS ANGELESGeorge W. Bush is headed back to Jay Leno’s show next week. NBC tells The Associated Press that the former Republican president will discuss his post-White House life with Leno on the “Tonight Show” on
By ROBERT BARRAssociated PressLONDONBritish composer John Tavener, whose career was boosted with the help of The Beatles and who often is remembered for the elegiac song performed as Princess Diana’s coffin was carried out of Westminster Abbey, died Tuesday. He
Doug Davenport, a Department of Agriculture official, is a true believer in the conservation of America’s land. When Davenport told the Associated Press he was deeply concerned about the havoc ethanol production was causing to these lands, he got an email from
The Associated Press noted Tuesday that one part of Obamacare is going extremely well: new enrollments in an expanded Medicaid program. According to estimates, Medicaid has added over 400,000 new patients in ten states–roughly two million across the country, by
(AP) Panel: 1 World Trade Center tallest US buildingBy DON BABWINAssociated PressCHICAGOAn expert committee of architects declares that New York’s new World Trade Center tower is now the tallest building in the U.S., surpassing Chicago’s Willis Tower. The Height Committee
(AP) Toronto mayor says “I’m not going anywhere”By ROB GILLIESAssociated PressTORONTOA defiant Toronto Mayor Rob Ford declared Monday that he intends to stay in office despite immense pressure to step aside after admitting he smoked crack cocaine. Later, Ford told
(AP) Medicaid is health overhaul’s early success storyBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe underdog of government health care programs is emerging as the rare early success story of President Barack Obama’s technologically challenged health overhaul. Often dismissed, Medicaid has signed up 444,000
(AP) The secret, dirty cost of Obama’s green power pushBy DINA CAPPIELLO and MATT APUZZOAssociated PressCORYDON, IowaThe hills of southern Iowa bear the scars of America’s push for green energy: The brown gashes where rain has washed away the soil.
(AP) California town builds house for wounded GIBy JOHN ROGERSAssociated PressLANCASTER, Calif.When Jerral Hancock came home from the Iraq war missing one arm, with another that barely worked and a paralyzed body that was burned all over, he was a
Last week, the artist currently known as Lady Gaga hinted at plans to perform in space. Over the weekend, she unveiled a contraption that signals more than just a waning interest in aviation: the world’s first flying dress. Sunday, the
(AP) Justin Bieber has troubled tour in South AmericaBy MICHAEL WARRENAssociated PressBUENOS AIRES, ArgentinaJustin Bieber is blaming food poisoning for forcing him to quit the stage for the second time during his South America tour. This time he drew boos
(AP) US, Europe resume talks on new trade pactBy JOHN-THOR DAHLBURGAssociated PressBRUSSELSThe United States and the European Union, which already enjoy the world’s biggest business relationship, resumed talks Monday on a deal to further grow two-way trade and investment. The
By TOBY STERLINGAssociated PressAMSTERDAM Miley Cyrus opened MTV’s Europe Music Awards with her hit song “We Can’t Stop”–while wearing a space-themed silver spandex suit and twerking with a female dwarf. To the delight of the crowd in Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome,
By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated PressTRENTON, N.J.A dominant re-election victory in hand, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is pursuing a path to bolster his resume as a get-it-done Republican leader and to broaden a national network of political allies.
(AP) Philippine typhoon death toll could reach 10,000By JIM GOMEZAssociated PressTACLOBAN, PhilippinesThe death toll from one of the strongest storms on record that ravaged the central Philippine city of Tacloban could reach 10,000 people, officials said Sunday after the extent
