State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said she was “not sure” whether the Taliban is designated as a terrorist organization when a reporter pressed her on negotiations between the United States and the Islamist group during Tuesday’s press briefing. These talks
(AP) 100K protesters flood Brazilian streets in protestBy BRADLEY BROOKSAssociated PressSAO PAULOSome of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil’s 1964-85 dictatorship have broken out across this continent-sized country, uniting tens of thousands frustrated by poor transportation, health services,
Nearly 325 former Penn State players released a statement on Monday in support of Joe Paterno’s family and the lawsuit they filed against the NCAA to overturn the NCAA sanctions that resulted from the Jerry Sandusky scandal. According to CBS
By LOUISE WATTAssociated PressBEIJINGChina’s Cabinet has announced measures to curb the country’s notorious air pollution, one of the many environmental challenges facing the country that are increasingly angering the public. The broad measures approved by the State Council include putting
By NASSER KARIMI and BRIAN MURPHYAssociated PressTEHRAN, IranIran’s reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a race that once appeared solidly
(AP) Syria: US chemical weapons charges ‘full of lies’By BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTThe Syrian government has dismissed U.S. statements it used chemical weapons as “full of lies.” A statement by the Syrian Foreign Ministry in Damascus says the U.S. is resorting
(AP) Fla. sports bar deck collapses, dozens into waterBy DAVID FISCHER and BILL CORMIERAssociated PressNORTH BAY VILLAGE, Fla.A packed outdoor deck behind a popular Miami-area sports bar partially collapsed during the NBA Finals on Thursday night, sending dozens of patrons
(AP) NCAA opens hearing on U of Miami violations By KAREEM COPELAND Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS The NCAA opened a key hearing in the massive infractions case against the University of Miami on Thursday, with school officials, former coaches and the
By MATTHEW LEE and JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe United States has conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime has used chemical weapons against opposition forces seeking to overthrow the government, crossing what President Barack Obama has called a “red line”
The federal government is set to pick up $130 billion in penalties over the next decade from companies once Obamacare kicks in, according to estimates provided by the government. Those penalties will land on companies that either don’t provide employees
By DIRK LAMMERSAssociated PressSIOUX FALLS, S.D.A federal judge on Wednesday moved a South Dakota beef processing company’s defamation lawsuit against ABC News back to state court. Beef Products Inc. sued American Broadcasting Companies Inc. and ABC News Inc. for defamation
By STACY A. ANDERSONAssociated PressWASHINGTONJennifer Lopez says Latinos in the United States are starting to realize their power in politics and media, making the timing good for her latest undertaking: lobbying for greater diversity in TV programming. The entertainer spoke
On Wednesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency reportedly sent a letter to Texas Governor Rick Perry to notify him that FEMA would not be providing federal emergency management aid for the West, Texas explosion that virtually destroyed the entire town.
News organizations often use the Associated Press style book as an un-official “bible” for punctuation, terms and grammar standards for their newspaper and internet content. In the wake of the NSA snooping story broken by The Guardian, the AP needed
Before a raucous and electric crowd in Seattle, the United States men’s national soccer team took a giant step toward the 2014 World Cup, which will be held in Brazil, by defeating Panama 2-0 on Tuesday in a World Cup
(AP) – The photocopies of the manual lay in heaps on the floor, in stacks that scaled one wall, like Xeroxed, stapled handouts for a class. Except that the students in this case were al-Qaida fighters in Mali. And the
By TOM HAYSAssociated PressNEW YORKThe federal government on Monday told a judge it will reverse course and take steps to comply with his order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions. The decision ends a
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted paralyzed Arizona State outfielder Cory Hahn in the 2013 MLB draft. The former Mater Dei High School (CA) star and “Mr. Baseball” in California who many thought would be a “can’t miss” prospect was paralyzed after sliding into
In a brutal Monday column, Liz Sidoti, the national politics editor for The Associated Press, takes a look at the Obama Administration’s mounting scandals, the president’s promises, and the polls. Her conclusion is that Obama’s second term is on the
(AP) Leak of NSA programs tests US, China tiesBy GILLIAN WONGAssociated PressBEIJINGA day after the presidents of China and the United States ended their first summit, pledges of cooperation by the two leaders faced an early test from an unexpected
(AP) 2 Koreas talk in border village after tensionsBy FOSTER KLUG and YOUKYUNG LEEAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaGovernment delegates from North and South Korea began preparatory talks Sunday at a “truce village” on their heavily armed border aimed at setting ground
(AP) – The demise of California’s San Onofre nuclear power plant began with an attempt to fix it. A $670 million equipment swap in 2009 and 2010 went haywire, leaving Southern California Edison on Friday with two idle reactors, more
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and DANNY ROBBINSAssociated PressTEXARKANA, TexasShannon Richardson had been married to her husband less than two years when she went to authorities and told them her suspicions: He was the one who had mailed ricin-laced letters to President
By TAMI ABDOLLAHAssociated PressSANTA MONICA, Calif.The gunman, dressed all in black and carrying a semi-automatic rifle, walked calmly through the Santa Monica College campus after killing his father, brother and another person, authorities said. He would kill a woman outside
(AP) Evans’ late goal lifts US over Jamaica 2-1By The Associated PressBrad Evans scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, giving the U.S. a thrilling 2-1 win over Jamaica at Kingston on Friday night that solidified the Americans’
