By SAM HANANELAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe recent spate of fast-food worker strikes is another sign of the need to raise the minimum wage for all workers, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez said in an interview with The Associated Press. Perez’s comments came in
By JOAN LOWYAssociated PressWASHINGTONDriving in America has stalled, leading researchers to ask: Is the national love affair with the automobile over? After rising for decades, total vehicle use in the U.S. _ the collective miles people drive _ peaked in
China is searching for a woman who gouged out the eyes of a 6-year-old boy. Police in Linfen, Shanxi are offering a 100,000 yuan ($16,000) reward. A police officer said they could not speculate on a motive. The eyeballs were
(AP) Soldier sentenced to death for Fort Hood shootingBy MICHAEL GRACZYK and NOMAAN MERCHANTAssociated PressFORT HOOD, TexasA military jury on Wednesday sentenced Maj. Nidal Hasan to death for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, handing the Army psychiatrist the
(AP) Fidel Castro pens new essay on Syria, SnowdenBy PETER ORSIAssociated PressHAVANAFidel Castro can’t stay away. Despite a vow to retire from his second career as a columnist last year, the 87-year-old revolutionary whose interests range from the nutrition benefits
(AP) NFL to study hits to knees; rule change possibleBy BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football WriterNEW YORKThe NFL will keep a close eye on hits to the knees of defenseless players this season, with the possibility of extending the rules protecting
The Associated Press (AP) is echoing Mexican authorities’ characterization of cartel violence as something “they onlydo to each other,” implying victims have ties to the violent drug trade without offering compelling proof. The latest individuals hit by this assumption are
Associated Press reporter Matt Lee poked a little fun at Secretary Kerry’s apparent infinite “focus” on major current events of the day during the State Department press briefing on Tuesday. Lee pointed out that, according to the State Department, Secretary
State Department Spokeswoman Marie Harf had a tense exchange with Associated Press reporter Matt Lee about the justification of chemical weapons use as a reason to intervene in a country. Lee asked Harf if she was aware of any previous
(AP) Sri Lankan police apologize for dog weddingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHIAssociated PressCOLOMBO, Sri LankaSri Lankan police apologized Tuesday for holding a group wedding for dogs trained to detect explosives and drugs after the country’s culture minister condemned the event and demanded
(AP) It’s Knight time at OklahomaBy MURRAY EVANSAssociated PressNORMAN, Okla.Running the scout team during a redshirt season, Trevor Knight caught the eye of Bob Stoops and the rest of the Sooners’ coaches, developing a reputation for consistency, flexibility and making
Tunisians launched a week of protests Saturday demanding the resignation of the Islamist-led government. The birthplace of the Arab Spring has been embroiled in turmoil ever since opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi was assassinated last month, allegedly by Salafist gunmen. “We tried you, you failed,
The district attorney overseeing the Chris Lane murder case has stated that the murder was not racially motivated. Lane, the 22-year-old student at East Central University, was shot in the back; three teenagers have been charged, two of whom are black.
(AP) UN at site of alleged chemical attack in SyriaBy LEE KEATH and ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaU.N. experts collected samples and testimony from Syrian doctors and victims of an alleged chemical weapons attack Monday following a treacherous journey through government
By JOHN CARUCCIAssociated PressNEW YORKDon’t get your heart set on anything more than the 90-second `N Sync reunion seen on the MTV Video Music Awards. The performance marked the first time the band played together in 11 years, and also
After the announcement by the now-convicted Wikileaker Bradley Manning that he is a transgendered person named Chelsea, the Associated Press and The New York Times have decided they will refer to Manning to as “she” in all further news reports. The
(AP) Kurt Busch joining Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014By JENNA FRYERAP Auto Racing WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C.Kurt Busch said Monday he has signed with Stewart-Haas Racing, which is rapidly developing into a super-team and will have four cars next season with the addition
(AP) US overhauls process for recognizing Indian tribesBy MICHAEL MELIAAssociated PressKENT, Conn.His tribe once controlled huge swaths of what is now New York and Connecticut, but the shrunken reservation presided over by Alan Russell today hosts little more than four
(AP) Zurich begins experiment with drive-in ‘sex boxes’By JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressZURICHNo car, no sex. That’s the rule for a novel experiment Zurich is launching Monday to make prostitution less of a public nuisance and safer for women. Switzerland has long
By ANTONIO ALEJANDRO VILLEGASAssociated PressVILLAHERMOSA, MexicoA notorious cargo train known as “the Beast” and carrying at least 250 Central American hitchhiking migrants derailed in a remote region of southern Mexico on Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring 17,
The famous Farmer’s Almanac is going to damper the mood of many man-made global warming alarmists when the book hits the shelves on Monday. They predict the 2013-2014 winter will be extremely cold. The book uses words like “piercing cold,”
(AP) Blatter awaits Russian answer on anti-gay lawBy GRAHAM DUNBARAP Sports WriterULRICHEN, SwitzerlandFIFA President Sepp Blatter says that within days he expects Russia, the 2018 World Cup host, to clarify its law prohibiting gay “propaganda.” Blatter tells The Associated Press
(AP) Private lobbyists get public pensions in 20 statesBy MICHAEL GORMLEYAssociated PressALBANY, N.Y.As a lobbyist in New York’s statehouse, Stephen Acquario is doing pretty well. He pulls down $204,000 a year, more than the governor makes, gets a Ford Explorer
(AP) Last of 5 suspects in Mumbai gang rape arrestedBy KATY DAIGLEAssociated PressNEW DELHIPolice on Sunday arrested the last of five men wanted in the gang rape of a photojournalist in Mumbai, and said charges would be filed soon in
(AP) DHS employee behind racist website on paid leaveBy ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Homeland Security Department says an employee who runs a racist website predicting and advocating a race war has been put on paid administrative leave. An acquisitions officer
