Wednesday, June 19 2013 2:51 PM EDT2013-06-19 18:51:19 GMT
Best Buy is recalling 5,100 replacement batteries for the MacBook Pro due to a fire risk. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday that there have been 13 reports that the battery
Best Buy is recalling 5,100 replacement batteries for the MacBook Pro due to a fire risk. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday that there have been 13 reports that the battery caught fire.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 9:10 AM EDT2013-06-19 13:10:57 GMT
BERLIN (AP) - Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have
Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror threats.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:08 AM EDT2013-06-18 11:08:45 GMT
ABCNews- When Laura Gambrel, 22, of Zionsville, Ind., graduated from Indiana University in May, she wanted to keep the celebration pretty low key. She didn't walk at the ceremony, nor did she have a party
An Indiana University grad celebrated her new degree with a family party that ended in laughs after a major cake mistake. Her mother ordered a graduation cake with her daughter's picture and asked the baker to add a cap. Turns out the bakery instead drew a cat on her daughter's head. The cat cake is now going viral.
Monday, June 17 2013 11:36 AM EDT2013-06-17 15:36:46 GMT
DALLAS (AP) - Susan G. Komen for the Cure has a new CEO. The breast cancer charity announced the appointment of Judith A. Salerno on Monday. Salerno replaces Nancy Brinker, the charity's founder, who
Susan G. Komen for the Cure has a new CEO. The breast cancer charity announced the appointment of Judith A. Salerno on Monday. Salerno replaces Nancy Brinker, the charity's founder, who announced last summer she would step down following an onslaught of criticism.
Sunday, June 16 2013 8:50 PM EDT2013-06-17 00:50:23 GMT
If you wanted to get your dad one of Oscar Meyer's luxury bacon box sets for Father's Day, you were out of luck.The velvet box that comes complete with raw bacon, a money clip, bacon-shaped cuff links
If you wanted to get your dad one of Oscar Meyer's luxury bacon box sets for Father's Day, you were out of luck.
Sunday, June 16 2013 6:25 PM EDT2013-06-16 22:25:34 GMT
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Biker culture came to the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley-Davidsons and their riders celebrating the manufacturer's 110th anniversary with a loud parade
Biker culture came to the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley-Davidsons and their riders.
Sunday, June 16 2013 6:14 PM EDT2013-06-16 22:14:30 GMT
ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) - Considering the history of bad pants in golf, Billy Horschel had to go a long way to stand out. But the Octopus-print pair he donned for Sunday's final round at the U.S. Open did the
Considering the history of bad pants in golf, Billy Horschel had to go a long way to stand out. But the Octopus-print pair he donned for Sunday's final round at the U.S. Open did the trick.
Sunday, June 16 2013 4:58 PM EDT2013-06-16 20:58:50 GMT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The revelation that a former commander of a Nazi SS-led military unit has lived quietly in Minneapolis for the past six decades came as a shock to those who know 94-year-old Michael
The revelation that a former commander of a Nazi SS-led military unit has lived quietly in Minneapolis for the past six decades came as a shock to those who know 94-year-old Michael Karkoc.
Sunday, June 16 2013 4:02 PM EDT2013-06-16 20:02:14 GMT
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Man of Steel" leaped over box office expectations in a single weekend. The Warner Bros. superhero film earned $113 million in its opening weekend at the box office, according to studio
"Man of Steel" leaped over box office expectations in a single weekend. The Warner Bros. superhero film earned $113 million in its opening weekend
Saturday, June 15 2013 11:28 PM EDT2013-06-16 03:28:36 GMT
A recent Associated Press-WE tv poll found more than 8 in 10 men said they have always wanted to be fathers or think they'd like to be one someday. Debates about the different ways women approach motherhood
A recent Associated Press-WE tv poll found more than 8 in 10 men said they have always wanted to be fathers or think they'd like to be one someday.
Saturday, June 15 2013 10:39 PM EDT2013-06-16 02:39:06 GMT
They call him Eco-Erek because he love to recycle and today the local boy collected 500 pairs of jeans and 200 pairs of shoes.Twelve-year-old Erek Hansen has collected 15,000 pairs of jeans over the past
Erek Hansen has collected 15,000 pairs of jeans over the past five years. He donates the denim to the Cotton From Blue organization. They recycle the jeans into housing insulation.
Saturday, June 15 2013 9:48 PM EDT2013-06-16 01:48:02 GMT
MEXICO CITY (AP) - This mayoral hopeful in Mexico promises to eat, sleep most of the day and donate his leftover litter to fill potholes. Morris, a black-and-white kitten with orange eyes, is running
Morris, a black-and-white kitten with orange eyes, is running for mayor of Xalapa in eastern Mexico with the campaign slogan "Tired of Voting for Rats? Vote for a Cat."
Saturday, June 15 2013 6:25 PM EDT2013-06-15 22:25:14 GMT
A passenger on a plane en route to Denver was taken into custody after he claimed to be carrying a bomb in his backpack, officials said. Five crew members and 136 passengers aboard a Frontier Airlines
A passenger on a plane en route to Denver was taken into custody after he claimed to be carrying a bomb in his backpack, officials said.
Saturday, June 15 2013 2:57 PM EDT2013-06-15 18:57:05 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Most people don't think twice about the gender printed on their driver's license. But those "M'' or "F'' markers - and the legal and administrative prerequisites for switching them
The Social Security Administration announced it would no longer require proof of irreversible gender reassignment surgery before it would change the gender of individuals in its records.
Friday, June 14 2013 3:49 PM EDT2013-06-14 19:49:25 GMT
Chrysler Group LLC says it is freezing the pension of roughly 8,000 U.S. salaried employees at the end of the year. The U.S. automaker says it is making the move to stay in line with industry trends
Chrysler Group LLC says it is freezing the pension of roughly 8,000 U.S. salaried employees at the end of the year.
Officials from the south Louisiana chemical plant where an explosion and fire killed one worker and injured dozens say a crew is securing equipment and making sure the plant is shut down properly.
Authorities say a second victim has died after an explosion and fire at a south Louisiana chemical plant.
Six months after the Newtown school shooting, the tragedy will be marked with a moment of silence, the reading of thousands of names of gun violence victims and calls around the country to pass legislation...
Newtown held a moment of silence Friday for the victims of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School at a remembrance event that doubled as a call to action on gun control, with the reading of names of thousands of...
Thursday, June 13 2013 8:02 PM EDT2013-06-14 00:02:18 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has authorized sending weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, U.S. officials said Thursday, after the White House disclosed that the United States has conclusive
President Barack Obama has authorized sending weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, U.S. officials said Thursday.
Thursday, June 13 2013 7:49 PM EDT2013-06-13 23:49:36 GMT
GEISMAR, La. (AP) - A ground-rattling explosion Thursday at a chemical plant in Louisiana ignited a blaze that killed one person and injured dozens of others, authorities said. Witnesses described a chaotic
GEISMAR, La. (AP) - A ground-rattling explosion Thursday at a chemical plant in Louisiana ignited a blaze that killed one person and injured dozens of others, authorities said. Witnesses described a chaotic
Thursday, June 13 2013 7:38 PM EDT2013-06-13 23:38:48 GMT
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A sheriff says remains of two people have been found in an area burned by a wildfire northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo.
A sheriff says remains of two people have been found in an area burned by a wildfire northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo.
Thursday, June 13 2013 7:24 PM EDT2013-06-13 23:24:12 GMT
ST. LOUIS (AP) - An argument inside a St. Louis home health care business escalated into gun violence Thursday when a man shot three other people before turning the gun on himself, police said. The
An argument inside a St. Louis home health care business escalated into gun violence Thursday when a man shot three other people before turning the gun on himself, police said.
The United Nations forecast Thursday that the world's population will increase from 7.2 billion today to 8.1 billion in 2025, with most growth in developing countries and more than half in Africa. By 2050, it...
The United Nations forecast Thursday that the world's population will increase from 7.2 billion today to 8.1 billion in 2025, with most growth in developing countries and more than half in Africa. By 2050, it will reach...
After three days of trying to seat a jury, prosecutors and attorneys for George Zimmerman have interviewed two dozen potential jurors but are still a half-dozen short of being able to go into the next round of...
The six jurors and four alternates eventually picked to hear the second-degree murder case of neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman will be sequestered for the two to four weeks the trial will last, the judge...
For the first time, America's racial and ethnic minorities now make up about half of the under-5 age group, the government said Thursday. It's a historic shift that shows how young people are at the forefront...
In a first, America's racial and ethnic minorities now make up about half of the under-5 age group, reflecting sweeping changes by race and class among young people. Due to an aging population, non-Hispanic whites last...
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that companies cannot patent parts of naturally-occurring human genes, a decision with the potential to profoundly affect the emerging and lucrative medical and biotechnology...
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that companies cannot patent parts of naturally-occurring human genes, a decision with the potential to profoundly affect the emerging and lucrative medical and biotechnology industries.
A 10-year-old girl ailing with cystic fibrosis is recovering from a transplant of adult lungs made available to her by a judge's controversial ruling that expanded her options for lifesaving surgery.
A 10-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis was recovering from a transplant of adult lungs after a judge's ruling expanded her options for lifesaving surgery.
Wednesday, June 12 2013 11:22 PM EDT2013-06-13 03:22:08 GMT
BRIDGEPORT, N.J. (AP) - NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died after an accident Wednesday night in a heat race at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway. The 37-year-old Leffler, a two-time winner on the
NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died after an accident Wednesday night in a heat race at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway.
The mother of a gunman who fatally shot five people during a rampage on a Southern California college campus said her husband became abusive five years into their marriage when she moved from Lebanon to join him in...
A Santa Monica gunman who killed five people last week was hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation in 2006 after police found bomb-making materials at his home.
Officials say a bus carrying students on a college campus visit crashed on a Kentucky interstate and more than three dozen people were taken to area hospitals.
A bus carrying students on a college campus visit veered out of control and crashed on a Kentucky interstate Tuesday, and nearly three dozen people were taken to hospitals, authorities said.
The Kabul police say there has been a large explosion on a main road near the U.S. Embassy in the Afghan capital.
A Taliban suicide bomber struck outside Afghanistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday, killing 17 people in the deadliest attack in Kabul in over a year and a half.
A state appeals court panel had few sweet words Tuesday for a New York City health regulation that would fight diabetes and obesity by setting a size limit on sugary beverages sold in restaurants.
A state appeals court panel had few sweet words Tuesday for a city health regulation that would fight diabetes and obesity by setting a size limit on sugary beverages sold in restaurants.
Twenty-six vehicles slammed into each other during a sandstorm in rural Northern Nevada, killing one person, seriously injuring several others and sapping already-thin emergency resources Monday evening, officials...
By MICHELLE RINDELS Associated Press Twenty-seven vehicles slammed into each other during a sandstorm that blinded drivers on Interstate 80 in rural northern Nevada, killing a truck driver, seriously...
Monday, June 10 2013 11:29 PM EDT2013-06-11 03:29:23 GMT
June 10, 2013 , Auburn Hills, Mich. (NEWS RELEASE)- Available to consumers in the third quarter of this year, the all-new 2014 Jeep® Cherokee will be offered at a U.S. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price
Available to consumers in the third quarter of this year, the all-new 2014 Jeep Cherokee will be offered at a U.S. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of $22,995.
George Zimmerman's attorney doubts he will be able to find jurors who haven't heard about the Trayvon Martin fatal shooting. He just wants to pick people who haven't already made up their mind about the...
On the first day of his trial Monday, George Zimmerman got a look at some of the people who might decide whether he committed second-degree murder when he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
Monday, June 10 2013 3:30 PM EDT2013-06-10 19:30:45 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate is poised to pass a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill Monday that would expand government subsidies for crop insurance, rice and peanuts while making small cuts in
The Senate is poised to pass a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill Monday that would expand government subsidies for crop insurance, rice and peanuts while making small cuts in the food stamp program.
Monday, June 10 2013 3:09 PM EDT2013-06-10 19:09:42 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The man who gave classified documents to reporters, making public two sweeping U.S. surveillance programs and touching off a national debate on privacy versus security, has revealed his
The man who gave classified documents to reporters, making public two sweeping U.S. surveillance programs and touching off a national debate on privacy versus security, has revealed his own identity. He risked decades in jail for the disclosures - if the U.S. can extradite him from Hong Kong where he has taken refuge.
Monday, June 10 2013 11:12 AM EDT2013-06-10 15:12:36 GMT
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Former NFL star Chad Johnson will serve 30 days in jail after violating probation in a domestic violence case involving his then-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada. A plea
Former NFL star Chad Johnson will serve 30 days in jail after violating probation in a domestic violence case involving his then-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada.
Sunday, June 9 2013 11:12 PM EDT2013-06-10 03:12:33 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) - Cyndi Lauper, making her Broadway debut, won a Tony Award on Sunday for writing the 15-song score to "Kinky Boots" and Christopher Durang's comical "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
Cyndi Lauper, making her Broadway debut, won a Tony Award on Sunday for writing the 15-song score to "Kinky Boots" and Christopher Durang's comical "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" has won the best play Tony.
Sunday, June 9 2013 9:52 PM EDT2013-06-10 01:52:42 GMT
DENVER (AP) - Not even Chewbacca and his light saber get a free pass with airport security before being cleared to travel. Transportation Security Administration agents in Denver briefly stopped "Star
TSA agents in Denver briefly stopped 69-yr-old "Star Wars" actor Peter Mayhew who played Chewbacca as he was boarding a flight with a cane shaped like a light saber.
Sunday, June 9 2013 8:41 PM EDT2013-06-10 00:41:46 GMT
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - A woman who was critically wounded in the Santa Monica shooting spree died Sunday, bringing the total number of victims killed by the gunman to five. Marcela Franco, 26, died
A woman who was critically wounded in the Santa Monica shooting spree died Sunday, bringing the total number of victims killed by the gunman to five.
Sunday, June 9 2013 8:32 PM EDT2013-06-10 00:32:33 GMT
EW YORK (AP) - The suspense thriller "The Purge" topped the weekend box office with a shocking $36.4 million that doubled industry expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday. Audiences starved
The suspense thriller "The Purge" topped the weekend box office with a shocking $36.4 million that doubled industry expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Sunday, June 9 2013 6:24 PM EDT2013-06-09 22:24:57 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Risking prosecution by the U.S. government, a 29-year-old intelligence analyst who claims to have worked at the National Security Agency and the CIA was revealed as the source of The
A 29-year-old intelligence analyst who claims to have worked at the National Security Agency and the CIA was revealed as the source of The Guardian's and The Washington Post's disclosures about the U.S. government's secret surveillance programs.
Sunday, June 9 2013 5:21 PM EDT2013-06-09 21:21:18 GMT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Authorities confirmed Sunday that a body found in the Des Moines River was that of a 15-year-old Iowa girl who was abducted along with a younger friend after getting off a school
Authorities confirmed Sunday that a body found in the Des Moines River was that of a 15-year-old Iowa girl who was abducted along with a younger friend after getting off a school bus last month.
Sunday, June 9 2013 10:20 AM EDT2013-06-09 14:20:32 GMT
The crane operator who is connected to the deadly Philadelphia building collapse is expected in court today. The 42-year-old turned himself in late yesterday. He is charged with six counts of involuntary
The crane operator who is connected to the deadly Philadelphia building collapse is expected in court today. The 42 year old turned himself in late yesterday. He is charged with six counts of involuntary manslaughter and 13 counts of recklessly endangering another person.
Saturday, June 8 2013 9:33 PM EDT2013-06-09 01:33:19 GMT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Authorities pulled a missing teacher's car from a New Orleans bayou Saturday and police said there was a decomposed body inside. Authorities couldn't immediately say whether the body
Authorities pulled a missing teacher's car from a New Orleans bayou Saturday and police said there was a decomposed body inside.
Saturday, June 8 2013 5:08 PM EDT2013-06-08 21:08:37 GMT
DAYTON, Iowa (AP) - Residents of a small central Iowa city and its surrounding communities said Saturday they're saddened at the discovery of a body in a river believed to be that of a 15-year-old girl
A body discovered in an Iowa river is believed to be that of a 15-year-old girl who was abducted more than two weeks ago.
Saturday, June 8 2013 3:52 PM EDT2013-06-08 19:52:16 GMT
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Investigators are looking into family connections to determine what led a man to kill his brother and father before going on a shooting rampage across Santa Monica. An official
nvestigators are looking into family connections to determine what led a man to kill his brother and father before going on a shooting rampage across Santa Monica.
Saturday, June 8 2013 3:19 PM EDT2013-06-08 19:19:38 GMT
BOSTON (AP) - NBA veteran Jason Collins has marched in Boston's gay pride parade with Massachusetts Congressman Joe Kennedy III, his onetime roommate at Stanford University. Collins wore a T-shirt that
NBA veteran Jason Collins has marched in Boston's gay pride parade with Massachusetts Congressman Joe Kennedy III, his onetime roommate at Stanford University.
The Boston Bruins came from behind to tie the Chicago Blackhawks for the third time and sent Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals into overtime with the teams even 5-5 on Wednesday night.
After struggling for more than 120 minutes to score even once, the Blackhawks beat Boston goalie Tuukka Rask a half-dozen times in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals to send the series back to Chicago tied two games apiece.
Supporters of a far-reaching immigration bill in the Senate see fresh momentum from a report by the Congressional Budget Office that the measure would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits by billions of...
After secretive talks, key senators expressed optimism Wednesday night that they were closing in on a bipartisan agreement to dramatically toughen the border security requirements in immigration legislation that also offers...
Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air.
A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Wednesday as hot and windy conditions in the West made it easy for fires to start and spread.
By The Associated Press James Gandolfini, who won three Emmy Awards for his indelible role as mob boss Tony Soprano in HBO's "The Sopranos," died while on vacation in Italy at age 51. While...
By The Associated Press James Gandolfini, who won three Emmy Awards for his indelible role as mob boss Tony Soprano in HBO's "The Sopranos," died while on vacation in Italy at age 51. While Tony...
Tens of thousands of Brazilians again flooded the streets of the country's biggest city to raise a collective cry against a longstanding lament - people are weighed down by high taxes and high prices but get...
Leaders in Brazil's two biggest cities said Wednesday that they reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited anti-government protests that have spread across the nation in the past week.
Jonathan Toews broke a scoring slump in Chicago's three-goal onslaught in the second period against previously stingy goalie Tuukka Rask, and the Blackhawks led the Boston Bruins 4-3 through two periods in Game 4...
Jonathan Toews broke a scoring slump in Chicago's three-goal onslaught in the second period against previously stingy goalie Tuukka Rask, and the Blackhawks led the Boston Bruins 4-3 through two periods in Game 4 of the...
By The Associated Press The death in Italy of James Gandolfini, who played Mafia boss Tony Soprano on the popular HBO show "The Sopranos," was part of an unusual convergence of mob-related news...
By The Associated Press The death in Italy of James Gandolfini, who played Mafia boss Tony Soprano on the popular HBO show "The Sopranos," was part of an unusual convergence of mob-related news making...
Massachusetts State Police have returned to the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.
A man found dead in an industrial park about a mile from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's home had been killed, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
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