(AP) Spain train driver suspected of negligent homicideBy YESICA FISCHAssociated PressSANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, SpainSpain’s interior minister announced Saturday that the driver whose speeding train crashed, killing 78 people, is now being held on suspicion of negligent homicide. Minister of Interior
AP) At least 38 Morsi supporters killed in EgyptBy SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIROClashes erupted early Saturday in Cairo between security forces and supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi, killing at least 38 protesters and overwhelming field hospitals with the
By BETH HARRISAssociated PressBEVERLY HILLS, Calif.Meghan McCain is getting her own show on a new TV network targeting the generation of Americans known as millennials. The 28-year-old author and blogger told the Television Critics Association on Friday that the show
By KELLI KENNEDYAssociated PressMIAMIFor the first time in history, federal health officials said Friday they will ban certain types of Medicare and Medicaid providers in three high-fraud cities from enrolling in the taxpayer-funded programs for the poor as part of
By DAVID DISHNEAU and PAULINE JELINEKAssociated PressFORT MEADE, Md.Army Pfc. Bradley Manning’s fate was in the hands of a military judge Friday after nearly two months of conflicting portrayals of the soldier: a traitor who gave WikiLeaks classified secrets for
(AP) Vivendi sells Activision stake for $8.2 billionBy BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCOVivendi SA is selling most of its majority stake in Activision Blizzard Inc. for $8.2 billion, giving the video game company back its independence as the French conglomerate
(AP) San Diego mayor to speak amid calls to resignBy ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated PressSAN DIEGOSan Diego’s beleaguered mayor has called a news conference amid growing calls that he resign over a sexual harassment scandal. Democratic Mayor Bob Filner’s office offered no
(AP) Photos show Aaron Hernandez apparently holding gunBy ERIKA NIEDOWSKI and BRIDGET MURPHYAssociated PressATTLEBORO, Mass. Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is holding what authorities have said is a gun in several surveillance photos that were released Thursday
(AP) Ousted Egypt president detained over Hamas contactBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROAn investigating judge has ordered the detention of Egypt’s ousted president over alleged contacts with Hamas to help in his escape from prison in 2011, the official state news agency
By STACY A. ANDERSONAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama saluted Muslim Americans on Thursday for their contributions in helping build the nation as business entrepreneurs, technology innovators and pioneers in medicine. Obama spoke at a White House dinner he hosted to celebrate
(AP) New health insurance markets: Not like TravelocityBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONYou may have heard that shopping for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul will be like using Travelocity or Amazon.But many people will end up with something
(AP) Tunisia: Opposition leader shot deadBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZAAssociated PressTUNIS, TunisiaGunmen shot dead the leader of a leftist Tunisian opposition party outside his house Thursday morning, according to a member of his party. Mohammed Brahmi, 58, of the Arab nationalist
(AP) At least 77 people dead in Spain train accidentBy ALAN CLENDENNING and HERNAN MUNOZAssociated PressSANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, SpainThe death toll in a passenger train crash in northwestern Spain rose to 77 on Thursday after the train jumped the tracks
(AP) Spain passenger train derails, killing at least 35By HAROLD HECKLE and CIARAN GILESAssociated PressMADRIDA passenger train derailed on a high-speed stretch of track in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, killing at least 35 people and leaving dozens injured in
Transgender student athletes in California’s public schools may soon be the first in the nation to be afforded the expressed legal right under state law both to participate on athletic teams and to be given open and unrestricted access to
(AP) Wayward skydiver knocks shortstop out for seasonBy JIM SALTERAssociated PressST. LOUISIt was a most unusual error on a baseball field. A skydiver parachuting in before a summer league game accidentally kicked shortstop Mattingly Romanin in the face, knocking him
The Associated Press disguised a partisan attack as news Tuesday, but did so with breathtaking dishonestly. In a story titled “Fears over Zimmerman Verdict Riots Prove Overblown,” the subtext is that conservatives like Glenn Beck are racist for fearing their
(AP) UN chemical weapons team arrives in SyriaBy ALBERT AJIAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaA U.N. delegation tasked with investigating the reported use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict arrived in Damascus on Wednesday to discuss terms of a possible probe into
The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security has launched an investigation into U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas. He made a decision to overrule the denial of a visa
(AP) Voters shifting right force House GOP to keep paceBy CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated PressWASHINGTONHouse Republicans feel growing pressure to steer firmly right on key issues, thanks to changes in primary-election politics that are complicating Congress’ ability to solve big problems. Independent
(AP) House hearing examines immigrants brought as kidsBy ERICA WERNERAssociated PressWASHINGTONA House committee is holding a hearing on what to do about child immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as lawmakers search for a way forward on immigration in the
(AP) First day of parenting faces William and KateBy RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated PressLONDONIt’s Day One of parenting for Prince William and Kate. After the excitement and fatigue and joy of childbirth–emotions shared with a nation–the young couple is expected to bring
(AP) NFL, players union talking about HGH tests againBy BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football WriterThe NFL and players union are talking again about starting to test for human growth hormone as early as the upcoming season. An email obtained by The
(AP) AP Source: Denver’s Miller faces 4-game suspensionBy ARNIE STAPLETONAP Pro Football WriterENGLEWOOD, Colo.A person with knowledge of the situation says Pro Bowl linebacker Von Miller will miss the first month of the season for violating the NFL’s drug policy,
(AP) Hundreds escape in deadly Iraq prison raidsBy SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADHundreds of Iraqi inmates escaped after insurgents armed with mortars and machines guns launched coordinated late-night assaults on two high-security prisons, sparking gun battles that left dozens of people dead,
