By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated PressTOKYOThe nuclear power plant chief who led the life-risking battle to stabilize the cripple Fukushima reactors when they were spiraling into meltdowns two years ago has died of esophageal cancer. He was 58. Masao Yoshida died Tuesday
By CHARLES WILSONAssociated PressINDIANAPOLISA professor at an Indiana college says he has found film footage showing President Franklin Delano Roosevelt being pushed in his wheelchair, depicting a secret that was hidden from the public until after his death. Ray Begovich,
(AP) AP source: Lions, Stafford agree to $53M extensionBy LARRY LAGEAP Sports WriterDETROITMatthew Stafford’s career with the Detroit Lions just got longer. Stafford and the Lions have agreed to terms on a $53 million, three-year extension to keep him under
(AP) Bynum weighing 2-year offer from CavsBy TOM WITHERSAP Sports WriterCLEVELANDAs the Cavaliers await word from Andrew Bynum, two other teams have joined the chase for the free agent center. Bynum, who didn’t play a single second for Philadelphia last
By order of local authorities, schools in Nigeria’s northeast Yobe state have been closed to protect students and teachers from suspected Boko Haram terrorist attacks. According to the Associated Press, children have been specifically targeted for attack by the Islamic
The Associated Press is reporting that Egypt will amend or completely replace its “Islamist-backed” constitution and elections will follow in early 2014. Interim president Adly Mansour has appointed “two panels to make amendments to the…constitution passed under Morsi’s government.” Those
On Monday, Gulf News reported that 22 staff members at Al Jazeera’s Egyptian news operation resigned to protest what anchor Karem Mahmoud described as the network’s “biased coverage” that skews their reporting of recent events in favor of the Muslim
(AP) Captain of wrecked cruise ship on trial in ItalyBy PAOLO SANTALUCIA and FRANCES D’EMILIOAssociated PressGROSSETO, ItalyThe trial of the captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner began Tuesday in a theater converted into a courtroom in Tuscany to
(AP) Bon Jovi gives $1M to NJ Superstorm Sandy reliefBy GEOFF MULVIHILLAssociated PressSAYREVILLE, N.J.Jon Bon Jovi went home Monday to present a $1 million check from his band to a fund to help New Jersey recover from Superstorm Sandy. The
The mainstream media frequently attack CEOs they see as making too much money, especially as it compares to what their employees make. You have to wonder, then, what the media will make of the situation at the Washington DC Newseum,
(AP) Perry likely to announce if he’ll seek re-electionBy WILL WEISSERTAssociated PressSAN ANTONIOWill he or won’t he? Gov. Rick Perry has invited friends and supporters to San Antonio and the country’s largest Caterpillar equipment dealership Monday afternoon to announce “exciting
(AP) Officials probe why crashed SF jet flew too slowBy JASON DEAREN and JOAN LOWYAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCO Officials investigating a jetliner crash in San Francisco have determined that Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was traveling “significantly below” the target speed during
(AP) Egypt: Gunfire at military building leaves 40 deadBy SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIROEgyptian soldiers and police opened fire on supporters of the ousted president early Monday in violence that left at least 40 people killed, including one officer, outside a
(AP) Jordan charges radical Muslim clericBy JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressAMMAN, JordanA Jordanian military prosecutor says he has charged a radical Muslim preacher with conspiring to carry out al-Qaida-linked attacks on Americans, Israelis and other Westerners in this key U.S. ally. Abu
(AP) 30 killed in school attack in northeast NigeriaBy ADAMU ADAMU and MICHELLE FAULAssociated PressPOTISKUM, Nigeria Islamic militants attacked a boarding school before dawn Saturday, dousing a dormitory in fuel and lighting it ablaze as students slept, survivors said. At
Interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour appointed Mohamed ElBaradei, the former chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as the country’s interim Prime Minister on Saturday. ElBaradei, a 2005 Nobel Prize Winner, opposed former Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak in 2011 and joined
(AP) By TERRY COLLINS – An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul, South Korea, crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, killing at least two people, injuring dozens of others and forcing passengers to jump down the emergency
(AP) By HAMZA HENDAWI – Security forces boosted positions near a protest camp by supporters of ousted leader Mohammed Morsi as authorities Saturday plotted their next moves after violence claimed at least 36 lives across the country and deepened the
UPDATE: Reuters reports death toll at 17. (AP) By MAGGIE MICHAEL, SARAH EL DEEB and LEE KEATH – A Health Ministry official says 10 people have been killed and 210 wounded in clashes around the country involving opponents and backers
(AP) By MAGGIE MICHAEL and TONY G. GABRIEL – Egyptian troops opened fire on mostly Islamist protesters marching on a Republican Guard headquarters Friday to demand the restoration of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, killing at least one. The shooting came
By SARAH EL DEEB and LEE KEATHAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s military moved swiftly Thursday against senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood, targeting the backbone of support for ousted President Mohammed Morsi. In the most dramatic step, authorities arrested the group’s revered leader
(AP) Cops: Evidence found in secret Hernandez apartmentBy JAY LINDSAYAssociated PressWRENTHAM, Mass.Aaron Hernandez’s home address was no secret after the media camped outside the massive house for days, and cameras caught him leaving, hands cuffed behind his back, when he
(AP) Egypt military tightens grip ahead of deadlineBy HAMZA HENDAWI and MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s military moved to tighten its control on key institutions Wednesday, putting officers in the newsroom of state TV, in preparation for an almost certain push to
(AP) Gay, lesbian couples flock to Calif. courts to wedBy GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated PressJubilant gay and lesbian couples flocked to city halls and county courthouses across California to wed with pets, siblings and kids in tow as same-sex marriages resumed across
(AP) Kelly and Giffords lobby in Alaska for gun controlBy DAN JOLINGAssociated PressANCHORAGE, AlaskaAlaska might seem a hard place to sell a gun control message in a state where subsistence hunting is for many a way of life, and where
