Correction: Officer Shoots Homeowner story
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — In a story May 7 about the shooting of a man by Charleston County sheriff's deputies, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the person who was shot was the homeowner. The man is a resident of the home, not the homeowner.
CIA Advisor: "The Fed's 'Day-After' Plan is Scary"
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Man dies after killing news director wife and her friend
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — An estranged husband who shot and killed his television news director wife and a family friend before turning the gun on himself died early Friday.
Court: Family mistakenly notified of woman's death can't sue
PHOENIX (AP) — For six days, the family of 19-year-old April Guerra mourned her death because they thought she was killed in a car wreck. It turns out, she wasn't.
Ten-year-old's pregnancy sparks Paraguay abortion debate
A 10-year-old girl who was raped by her stepfather and is now five months pregnant has become the focal point of a wrenching debate over abortion and child abuse in this conservative Catholic country. Both houses of Paraguay's Congress discussed her case this week, with opposition leftist parties…
Indian girl athlete dies, three others critical after suicide pact
By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indian police are investigating the death of a 15-year-old female athlete and attempted suicide by three others girls who ate poisonous fruit at a state-run sports institute, a minister said on Thursday. The teen athletes were reported to have…
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Pakistan helicopter crash kills foreign ambassadors (15 photos)
A Pakistan military helicopter carrying diplomats to inspect a tourism project crashed on Friday killing seven people, including the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines and the wives of the Malaysian and Indonesian ambassadors. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was traveling to the mountainous…
Six people dead in two-car crash in Tennessee
(Reuters) - Six people died after a two-vehicle crash on a Tennessee highway south of Knoxville, officials said on Friday. Five people died at the scene and a sixth person died later from injuries in the Thursday night crash, said Dalya Qualls, deputy communications director for the Tennessee…
Tesla has already received an estimated $800 million worth of battery orders
When Elon Musk said demand for Tesla’s new home batteries was “crazy off the hook,” it seems he wasn’t exaggerating. Bloomberg has crunched some numbers and has estimated that Tesla has already taken $800 million worth of Tesla Powerwall and Tesla Powerpack batteries. Breaking things down a little…
Mayweather U-turn on rematch with 'coward' Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather has branded Manny Pacquiao a "sore loser" and a coward and says he won't delay his planned retirement to grant the Philippine icon a rematch next year, in an apparent U-turn. Mayweather took his unbeaten record to 48-0 in Las Vegas with a 12-round unanimous decision over Pacquiao…
10 Stars Banned From "Saturday Night Live"
SNL is known for it's hilarious sketches & guest stars. While many of the acts poke fun at events or people, these celebs took it a little too far.
Police: Man admits role in mom's death; 5-year-old missing
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A man walked into an Omaha jail and told staffers that he was involved in his mother's death, police said Friday as officers searched a river and its banks for the woman's missing 5-year-old son.
Texas Grandmother Says She Found Bag of Cocaine Inside Granola Bar Package
A Texas grandmother eating a granola bar says she was shocked to discover a bag of cocaine at the bottom of the package. San Antonio resident Cynthia Rodriguez, 60, said she found the substance inside a small plastic bag about the size of a quarter with green dollar marks on it that was tucked into…
Prime Minister David Cameron wins election victory in Britain (51 photos)
Prime Minister David Cameron won a stunning election victory in Britain, overturning poll predictions that the vote would be the closest in decades to sweep easily into office for another five years, with his Labour opponents in tatters. The sterling currency, bonds and shares surged on a result…
New cartel arises from Mexico's assault on big drug lords
MEXICO CITY (AP) — It has the drugs and distribution system of a traditional cartel — and it has the modern weapons and audacity of an army. After attacking federal forces, downing a military helicopter and shutting down streets in Mexico's second-largest city last week, the New Generation Jalisco…
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Hundreds flee rumbling Philippines volcano, typhoon
Hundreds of people fled their homes on the slopes of a rumbling Philippine volcano on Friday as authorities warned of rain-driven mudflows from an approaching typhoon that could bury them alive. Around 500 residents of farming villages around Bulusan volcano, many of them children and elderly…
Rescuers find California father, children missing after camping trip
(Reuters) - A Northern California man and his two young children have been found safe two days after they failed to return home from a family camping trip in the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains, authorities said on Friday. Nicholas Vlahos, his 5-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter were discovered…
Four dead after plane crashes onto major Atlanta highway
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - Four people died on Friday when the small plane they were riding in crashed on a busy Atlanta-area highway after taking off from a nearby airport, local authorities said. The accident shut down a stretch of Interstate 285 for hours and caused traffic problems…
Girl who braved 30-foot mid-Atlantic waves for hours dies
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A 6-year-old French girl who braved hours in the ocean with her father amid 10-meter (33-foot) waves after a yacht sank in the mid-Atlantic later died of hypothermia, Portuguese authorities said Thursday.
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Can Too Much Vitamin D Be Toxic?
As more Americans take vitamin D supplements, ?there has been concern that more people could experience toxic effects from very high vitamin D levels. Researchers analyzed information from more than 20,000 vitamin D blood tests performed on people living in Rochester, Minnesota, and the surrounding…
China pursuing huge South China Sea land reclamation: US
China has dramatically ramped up its land reclamation efforts in the South China Sea this year, building artificial islands at an unprecedented pace to bolster its territorial claims in the disputed area, US officials said Friday. "China has expanded the acreage on the outposts it occupies by some…
Photos of the day - May 8, 2015 (28 photos)
French Republican Guards march during a ceremony marking 70 years since the victory over Nazi Germany during World War Two in Paris, Grigor Dimitrov smashes his racquet during his match against Rafael Nadal of Spain at the Madrid Open Tennis tournament and a couple of police officers embrace as…
