Normally when a child is born and leaves its mother’s womb, we call it a “baby”–but not the Associated Press. On October 17, a security guard at a Manhattan lingerie shop thought that two teen girls were shoplifting and stopped
(AP) 3-D printer Voxeljet’s shares soars in debutBy The Associated PressShares of Voxeljet AG doubled Friday after the 3-D printing company raised $84.5 million in its initial public offering. Voxeljet’s 3-D printers can make anything from vehicle parts to chairs
(AP) EU, Canada reach landmark free trade dealBy JUERGEN BAETZAssociated PressBRUSSELSCanada and the European Union have struck a tentative free trade agreement meant to boost growth and employment. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Friday said following talks with
(AP) DNA links mysterious Yeti to ancient polar bearBy JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONA British scientist says he may have solved the mystery of the Abominable Snowman — the elusive ape-like creature of the Himalayas. He thinks it’s a bear.DNA analysis conducted
(AP) 2 convicted killers mistakenly released in FloridaBy MIKE SCHNEIDER and BRENDAN FARRINGTONAssociated PressORLANDO, Fla.Two convicted killers serving life in a Florida prison were mistakenly freed in the last three weeks after forged court documents reduced their sentences, authorities said.
(AP) Martin Luther King Jr. items to be auctioned in NYNEW YORKPapers from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., including a page from his “I Have a Dream” speech, were being auctioned in New York on Thursday. The papers were
By JOHN ROGERSAssociated PressLOS ANGELESVeteran character actor Ed Lauter, whose long, angular face and stern bearing made him an instantly recognizable figure in scores of movies and TV shows during a career that stretched across five decades, died Wednesday. He
Newark’s Democratic mayor, Cory Booker, won the special election to succeed the late Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) in the United States Senate on Wednesday when Booker’s Republican opponent, Steve Lonegan, conceded at 9:50 pm. The Associated Press called the race for Booker
(AP) Crash tests use Center for Pet Safety’s dummy dogsBy SUE MANNINGAssociated PressLOS ANGELESTo make the world safer for pets, Lindsey Wolko had to design an indestructible dog. Two years and hundreds of thousands of dollars later, her nonprofit Center
(AP) College Football Playoff selection panel unveiledIRVING, TexasFormer Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne and Hall of Fame quarterback Archie Manning are among the 13 people who will be part of the College Football Playoff selection
(AP) Death toll in Philippines quake reaches 110By BULLIT MARQUEZAssociated PressCEBU, PhilippinesThe death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippine island of Bohol reached 110 Wednesday with only three people pulled alive from rubble. The three were
(AP) Ex-San Diego Mayor pleads guilty to 3 crimesBy ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated PressSAN DIEGOFormer San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, driven from office by sexual harassment allegations, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony and two misdemeanors for unwanted physical contact with three
(AP) Medal of Honor winner asks to return to dutyBy LOLITA BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe former Army captain who received the Medal of Honor on Tuesday has asked to return to active duty in the Army, a rare move by an officer
(AP) Ex-San Diego Mayor charged with 3 crimesBy ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated PressSAN DIEGOFormer San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, driven from office by sexual harassment allegations, was charged Tuesday with felony false imprisonment and two counts of misdemeanor battery involving three women.
(AP) Officials: Libyan al-Qaida suspect arrives in USBy EILEEN SULLIVAN and KIMBERLY DOZIERThe Associated PressWASHINGTONA Libyan who has been held and interrogated for a week aboard a U.S. warship is now in New York awaiting trial on terrorism charges, U.S.
(AP) AP PHOTOS: Bolivian villagers round up vicunasBy JUAN KARITA and CARLOS VALDEZAssociated PressUCHA UCHA, BoliviaThe roar of about 70 motorcycles shatters the quiet of the wind-swept Andean plain as Aymara villagers conduct a frenetic chase to round up wild
(AP) Poll: Half of older workers delay retirement plansBy MATT SEDENSKYAssociated PressCHICAGOStung by a recession that sapped investments and home values, but expressing widespread job satisfaction, older Americans appear to have accepted the reality of a retirement that comes later
(AP) Chicago Marathon participants keep Boston in mindBy CARLA K. JOHNSONAssociated PressCHICAGORunners in Sunday’s Chicago Marathon held a city nearly a thousand miles away close to their hearts and were determined to show that, six months after the Boston Marathon
(AP) Arrowhead Stadium breaks record for noise levelBy DAVE SKRETTAAP Sports WriterKANSAS CITY, Mo.Arrowhead Stadium is once again the loudest stadium in the NFL. This time, it’s official. The Kansas City Chiefs broke the world record for an outdoor sports
(AP) Group: Syrian regime shelling kills 11 in southBy DIAA HADIDAssociated PressBEIRUTTank shells fired by Syrian government forces slammed into a building in a southern city, killing at least 11 people there, including women and children, activists said Sunday. The
(AP) NATO: Man in Afghan uniform kills NATO soldierBy RAHIM FAIEZAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanA man in Afghan national security forces uniform killed a NATO service member Sunday in eastern Afghanistan, the international military coalition said. The alliance did not provide other
(AP) Furloughed workers pinching pennies, volunteeringBy RUSS BYNUMAssociated PressThey’re experienced research engineers and park rangers still in college, attorneys who enforce environmental regulations and former soldiers who took civilian jobs with the military after coming home from war. And all
(AP) US-Afghan officials near a deal on American troopsBy MATTHEW LEE and PATRICK QUINNAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanThe U.S. and Afghan President Hamid Karzai reached an agreement in principle Saturday on the major elements of a deal that would allow American troops
(AP) Akron falls short against ranked opponent againBy JACK McCARTHYAssociated PressDE KALB, Ill.Ranked teams have brought out the best in Akron football this season. Still victories have eluded the Zips. No. 23 Northern Illinois handed Akron a 27-20 Mid-American setback
(AP) Food stamp debit cards not working in many statesBy The Associated PressPeople in Ohio, Michigan and 15 other states found themselves unable to use their food stamp debit-style cards on Saturday, after a routine check by vendor Xerox Corp.
