(AP) Groups criticize NC officer arrest in man’s deathBy MITCH WEISSAssociated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C.Hours after a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer fatally shot an unarmed man, the department made a rare move: It charged the officer with voluntary manslaughter. Most police departments, including
(AP) Growing backlash to government surveillanceBy MARTHA MENDOZAAP National WriterSAN JOSE, Calif.From Silicon Valley to the South Pacific, counterattacks to revelations of widespread National Security Agency surveillance are taking shape, from a surge of new encrypted email programs to technology
(AP) Mortar shells hit near inspectors’ hotel in SyriaBy KARIN LAUBAssociated PressBEIRUTTwo mortar shells hit Syria’s capital Saturday near a hotel where international chemical inspectors and United Nations staff are staying, state media and a hotel guest said. An 8-year-old
(AP) Statue of Liberty to reopen to public SundayBy COLLEEN LONGAssociated PressNEW YORKThe Statue of Liberty will reopen to the public Sunday after the state of New York agreed to shoulder the costs of running the site during the federal
(AP) In aging China, old woman sues children for careBy KRISTEN GELINEAUAssociated PressFUSHENG, ChinaThe daughter-in-law smashes the cockroach under her foot and rolls open the rusted metal doors to the garage. Light spills onto a small figure huddled on a
(AP) Giffords to attend gun show under NY sales modelBy MICHAEL GORMLEYAssociated PressALBANY, N.Y.Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt in 2011, is set to tour a New York gun show, the first such visit since she
(AP) Car bomb hits Swedish, Finnish consulates in LibyaBy ESAM MOHAMEDAssociated PressTRIPOLI, LibyaA car bomb exploded outside a building housing the Swedish and Finnish consulates in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday, badly damaging it but causing no
(AP) Senior Pakistan Taliban captured in AfghanistanBy PATRICK QUINNAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanU.S. troops are holding a senior Pakistani Taliban commander they captured in Afghanistan a week ago, an Afghan provincial official said Friday. The capture could be a significant blow to
(AP) Nevada judge says she’s working on Simpson rulingBy KEN RITTERAssociated PressLAS VEGASThe Nevada judge who will decide whether O.J. Simpson gets a new trial in a botched confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers indicated Thursday that she’s still working
(AP) Cyclist Gino Bartali honored by Holocaust museumBy ANDREW DAMPFAP Sports WriterROMEGino Bartali rarely spoke about this for all these years. During World War II, the champion cyclist _ winner of the 1938 and 1948 Tour de France _ helped
Oneida Indian Nation, the group spearheading the Washington Redskins name change effort, is launching an ad in Dallas this week stating that politicians agree on changing the Redskins name even though an Associated Press poll found that only 11% of Americans
(AP) Army, Navy football ready to play SaturdayBy The Associated PressArmy and Navy are preparing to play their games on Saturday with no interruptions from the partial government shutdown. The shutdown caused by the budget impasse in Congress caused the
(AP) 2 ex-Navy football players to face court-martialBy BRIAN WITTEAssociated PressANNAPOLIS, Md.Two U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen will face courts-martial in an alleged sexual assault at an off-campus party while a third will not, the academy’s superintendent decided on Thursday. All
(AP) APNewsBreak: Feds to let states pay to open parksBy MATTHEW DALYAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration said Thursday it will allow states to use their own money to reopen some national parks that have been closed because of the government shutdown.Governors
(AP) 28 years in prison for corrupt ex-Detroit mayorBy ED WHITEAssociated PressDETROITFormer Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for corruption that turned city hall into a pay-to-play parlor. Kilpatrick was convicted earlier this year
(AP) 4 Americans meet Snowden to give him an awardBy CARO KRIELAssociated PressMOSCOWFour former U.S. government officials who met with former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden said Thursday that he is adjusting to life in Russia and expresses
(AP) Report: Obama brings chilling effect on journalismBy BRETT ZONGKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe U.S. government’s aggressive prosecution of leaks and efforts to control information are having a chilling effect on journalists and government whistle-blowers, according to a report released Thursday on U.S.
(AP) Impostor service animals posing growing problemBy SUE MANNINGAssociated PressLOS ANGELESIt’s an easy law to break, and dog cheats do. By strapping a vest or backpack that says “service animal” to their pet, anyone can go in stores and restaurants
(AP) Charity to pay military death benefitsBy JULIE PACE and ROBERT BURNSAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration, scrambling to tamp down a controversy over suspended death benefits for the families of fallen troops, announced Wednesday that a charity would pick up the
(AP) Attack on Jerusalem graves unnerves ChristiansBy DANIEL ESTRINAssociated PressJERUSALEMChristian leaders in Israel are up in arms over what they say is a string of relentless attacks on church properties and religious sites _ most recently the desecration of a
According to the Associated Press, the government shutdown is responsible not merely for shuttering the White House switchboard, but for ruining President Obama’s and First Lady Michelle Obama’s 21st wedding anniversary: “And there was no fancy night at a restaurant
According to the Associated Press, the White House has been hit hard by the government shutdown, with just 15 employees available to handle the residential work. What’s worse, the menu has been shortened: “In the West Wing, only a scaled-back
Officials in Arizona are seeking to ensure that residents who cannot prove they are United States citizens do not vote in statewide elections. According to the Associated Press, Attorney General Tom Horne and Secretary of State Ken Bennett announced on Monday
(AP) Did Obama swap ‘black’ detention sites for ships?By EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated PressWASHINGTONInstead of sending suspected terrorists to Guantanamo Bay or secret CIA “black” sites for interrogation, the Obama administration is questioning terrorists for as long as it takes aboard U.S.
Evidently, we can now add “World War II veterans” to the list of the Obama administration’s political enemies. Last Wednesday, the National Park Service blocked access to the national memorials and attempted to arrest World War II veterans who were
