Attack on Jerusalem graves unnerves Christians
JERUSALEM (AP) — Christian leaders in Israel are up in arms over what they say is a string of relentless attacks on church properties and religious sites — most recently the desecration of a historic Protestant cemetery where vandals toppled stone crosses from graves and bludgeoned them to pieces.
Taliban mock US over government shutdown
Kabul (AFP) - Taliban militants fighting US troops in Afghanistan taunted Washington over the government shutdown on Wednesday, accusing US politicians of "sucking the blood of their own people".
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DENVER (AP) — The Denver apartment where four young, malnourished brothers were living was squalid and filled with an unbearable odor when police checked on their living conditions last month, authorities said.
Tigers rally past A's, Verlander set for Game 5
DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander is again standing between the Oakland Athletics and the AL championship series.
Crisis in Syria (151 photos)
The chief of the global chemical weapons watchdog is briefing member states on progress in the high-stakes, high-risk mission to rid Syria of its poison gas stockpile. Ahmet Uzumcu, director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, was talking to the group's 41-nation…
Police arrest 8 House members at immigration rally
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least eight Democratic members of the House were among about 200 people arrested Tuesday after they blocked a main street near the Capitol during a massive rally seeking to push Republicans to hold a vote on a stalled immigration reform bill.
Kerry presses China, neighbors on maritime issues
BANDAR SERI BAGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Brunei for meetings with top officials from China and its smaller Southeast Asian neighbors, in which he will urge all countries to cool tensions over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
Stowaway's Dad Says Son No 'Angel,' Pleads for Help With Behavior Issues
ABC News’ Suzan Clarke and Colleen Curry report: The father of a 9-year-old boy who stowed away on a flight from Minnesota to Las Vegas says he and his fiancée aren’t bad parents, questioned how the child could have slipped past security to carry out...
Greenpeace chief asks to meet Putin after arrests
Moscow (AFP) - The head of Greenpeace asked Wednesday for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin following Russia's arrest of the entire crew of the group's ship that protested against Arctic oil drilling.
Latest leak at Japan's Fukushima plant contaminates six workers
By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - Six workers at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant were exposed to leaking radioactive water after one of them mistakenly removed a pipe to a water treatment system, the plant's operator said on Wednesday. Tokyo Electric Power Co, also known as Tepco, has been battling…
Kasem children seek control of his health care
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The three adult children of radio host Casey Kasem have filed a legal petition to gain control of his health care.
Cyrus on making up with O'Connor: I don't know
NEW YORK (AP) — Miley Cyrus says she's not sure she'll make up with Sinead O'Connor after the back and forth drama between the singers.
NYPD cop arrested in motorcycle-SUV assault case
NEW YORK (AP) — An undercover detective who investigators said was off duty when he was recorded on video pounding on an SUV as a biker rally spiraled into violence was arrested late Tuesday.
Michael Jackson estate sues over products in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Michael Jackson's estate is suing a man and three companies in Japan, alleging they are using the name and likeness of the late pop star on key chains, mugs and other products without permission.
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AdChoices NetflixSponsoredBlast near Peshawar vaccination center (15 photos)
A bomb that exploded near a polio vaccination team in the volatile northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday killed at least two people, and possibly as many as six, police said, the latest in a string of attacks against health workers. Islamist violence has been on the rise in Pakistan,…
A Crodough with your tea? London eats up new baking craze
London (AFP) - First there was the Cronut, now there's the Dosant and the Crodough. Londoners, it seems, just can't get enough of their doughnut-croissant crossovers.
Sharks rout Rangers 9-2
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Tomas Hertl is having quite a first week of his NHL career.
Anti-abortion activists mobilize against Wendy Davis in Texas
Texas State Senator Wendy Davis became a national political star by standing up for abortion rights last summer—and conservative Texans in the anti-abortion movement say they won’t let her forget it.
Kris and Bruce Jenner confirm they've split up
NEW YORK (AP) — Which "Keeping up with the Kardashians" couple might be on the rocks always makes for good tabloid fodder but one couple is ready to say they're over — and have been for a while.
Google unveils $279 Chrome laptop made by HP
NEW YORK (AP) — Google is introducing a $279 laptop that runs its Internet-centric Chrome operating system, borrowing many of the high-end features found in models that cost $1,000 or more.
