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Oil Near $72 Amid US Cold Snap, Iran Tensions

SINGAPORE (AP) Oil prices rose near to $72 a barrel Monday in Asia after hitting a two-month low last week, boosted by tensions over Iran's nuclear program and persistently cold weather in the U.S. northeast. Benchmark crude for March delivery was up 56 cents at $71.75 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading [...]

First Ladies’ Causes: Dolley’s Orphanage And More

A look at some first ladies past and their causes: DOLLEY MADISON The first first lady to take on a public project, Madison helped to found an orphanage for young girls, the Washington Female Orphans Asylum. She gave money to the project, donated a cow to provide the girls with fresh milk, and helped to sew uniforms. MARY [...]

CAPITAL CULTURE: First Lady Tackling Child Obesity

WASHINGTON (AP) By now, it is abundantly clear that Michelle Obama loves french fries. The first lady talks about this "guilty pleasure" all the time, trying to ward off any notion that she is a nutrition nanny even as she cajoles Americans to eat better. Now, her conversation with the public about the nation's health and [...]

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MIAMI, Fla. (AP) The ultimate underdogs, they ain't. Not anymore. The Saints are Super Bowl champions now. Who Dat? Try Drew Brees, Sean Payton and a team that has reversed its embarrassing past, carrying an entire city to the top with it. Put away those paper bags forever.

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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) An explosion that sounded like a sonic boom blew out walls of an unfinished power plant and set off a fire during a test of natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five workers and injuring a dozen or more. The explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems plant in Middletown, about [...]

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Chinese Police Shut Down Hacker Training Business

BEIJING (AP) Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday. The crackdown comes amid growing concern that China is a center for a global explosion of Internet crimes. Search giant Google said [...]

CIT Names Ex-Merrill CEO Thain As Chairman, CEO

NEW YORK (AP) CIT Group has chosen former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain to lead the company as chairman and CEO as the commercial lender continues to restructure its business following a brief stay in bankruptcy protection last year. CIT Group Inc., one of the nation's largest lenders to small and mid-sized businesses, says Thain [...]

NY Gov. Paterson Meets With Lawmakers Over Future

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Gov. David Paterson met privately with key Democratic leaders about his re-election plans as questions swirl around the state capitol about a variety of unproven accusations involving the Democratic governor's personal conduct. Paterson campaign spokesman Richard Fife said the weekend calls had nothing to do with the accusations but were "routine re-election [...]

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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) An explosion that sounded like a sonic boom blew out walls of an unfinished power plant and set off a fire during a test of natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five workers, injuring a dozen or more and leaving crews picking through debris for more possible victims. At least [...]

Super Bowl TV Spot Brings Leno, Letterman Together

NEW YORK (AP) Super Bowl viewers were rubbing their eyes over a TV spot pairing CBS late-night host David Letterman with longtime NBC rival Jay Leno, plus Oprah Winfrey. Aired early Sunday in the CBS-aired game, the ad depicted Letterman and Leno glumly sharing a couch watching the Super Bowl, with Winfrey between them trying [...]

Dem. Lieutenant Governor Candidate Exits Ill. Race

CHICAGO (AP) The Democratic nominee for Illinois' lieutenant governor dropped out of the race Sunday night, less than a week after winning the nomination, amid a political uproar about his past. In announcing his decision at a Chicago bar packed with people watching the Super Bowl, Scott Lee Cohen said the Democrats were not certain [...]

Dem. Ill. Lt. Gov. Candidate Exits Race Amid Furor

CHICAGO (AP) The Democratic nominee for Illinois lieutenant governor has dropped out of the race less than a week after winning the nomination amid a political uproar about his past. Scott Lee Cohen announced his decision Sunday night at a Chicago bar. The pawn broker and owner of a cleaning supplies company won the nomination Tuesday. [...]

Mo. Contractor Charged In Bungled NJ Kidnapping

NEVADA, Mo. (AP) Court documents allege kidnappers abducted a New Jersey resident thinking he was another man with the same name in a bungled effort to recover hundreds of thousands of dollars on behalf of a Missouri contractor. Documents filed in Vernon County Circuit Court Thursday say 55-year-old Roy A. Slates, who allegedly sought assistance [...]

Brees And Saints Win Super Bowl, 31-17 Over Colts

Saints Beat Colts 31-17 To Claim First Super Bowl

MIAMI, Fla. (AP) Who Dat won the Super Bowl? The New Orleans Saints, that's who. Ain't kidding. Put away those paper bags forever: Drew Brees and the Saints are NFL champions, rallying to upset Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 Sunday night in one of pro football's most thrilling title games. Brees tied a [...]

Saints Win Super Bowl, 31-17 Over Colts

MIAMI, Fla. (AP) Who Dat won the Super Bowl? The New Orleans Saints, that's who. Ain't kidding. Put away those paper bags forever: Drew Brees and the Saints are NFL champions, rallying to beat Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 Sunday night in one of pro football's most thrilling title games. Brees tied a Super Bowl [...]

Colts Lead Saints 17-16 After 3rd In Super Bowl

MIAMI (AP) A record-tying 96-yard drive and a goal-line stand helped the Indianapolis Colts take a 17-16 lead over the New Orleans Saints after three quarters in the Super Bowl. The Colts matched the longest touchdown drive in Super Bowl history, capped by Peyton Manning's 19-yard scoring pass to Pierre Garcon in the final minute [...]

Colts Lead Saints 10-6 In Super Bowl At Halftime

MIAMI (AP) A record-tying 96-yard drive and a goal-line stand gave the Indianapolis Colts a 10-6 halftime lead over the New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl. The Colts matched the longest touchdown drive in Super Bowl history, capped by Peyton Manning's 19-yard scoring pass to Pierre Garcon in the final minute of the first [...]

Colts Lead Saints 10-0 In Super Bowl After 1 Qtr.

MIAMI (AP) The Indianapolis Colts drove 96 yards for a touchdown to tie a Super Bowl record and take a 10-0 lead after one quarter Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. Peyton Manning capped the march with a 19-yard scoring pass to Pierre Garcon in the final minute of the period. The Colts, bidding for their [...]

Colts Lead Saints 10-0 In Super Bowl

NASA Fuels Space Shuttle 2nd Time, Weather Better

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) With the weather prospects looking up, astronauts boarded shuttle Endeavour for the second day in a row early Monday in hopes of blasting off on the last big space station construction mission. The six astronauts looked more optimistic than they did Sunday morning, when the launch site was socked in with [...]

NASA Fuels Space Shuttle 2nd Time, Weather Iffy

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Despite more clouds on the horizon, NASA fueled Endeavour for the second straight night Sunday in hopes of sending the shuttle on the last big space station construction mission. The launch team began pumping millions of gallons of fuel into Endeavour just as the Super Bowl was kicking off to the [...]

For Some Fans, Close To Super Bowl Is Good Enough

MIAMI (AP) Alvin Boseman didn't have a ticket to the big game. Didn't really care, either. The longtime New Orleans Saints fan got together with nine of his family and friends, rented a $400-a-day RV and made the 14-hour haul to Miami just so he could park his house on wheels in a friend's driveway [...]

Owners Of Conn. Power Plant Cooperating In Probe

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) Energy Investors Funds says it is fully cooperating with authorities investigating the fatal explosion of the Kleen Energy Plant in Middletown. The private equity fund indirectly owns a majority share in the power plant, where at least five people died and a dozen or more were injured in an explosion Sunday. In a [...]

Obama Hasn’t Ruled Out NY Trial For 9/11 Planner

WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama said Sunday he has not ruled out a New York federal court trial for Sept. 11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, but he was taking into account the objections of the city's mayor and police commissioner. The Obama administration has come under withering attack, mainly from Republicans, for a decision by [...]

Mayor’s Office Says At Least 5 People Are Known Dead In Connecticut Power Plant Explosion, US

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) Mayor's office says at least 5 people are known dead in Connecticut power plant explosion.

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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) An explosion that sounded like a sonic boom blew out walls of an unfinished power plant and set off a fire during a test of natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five workers and injuring a dozen or more. At least 12 people were hurt in the explosion at the [...]

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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) An explosion that sounded like a sonic boom blew out walls of an unfinished power plant and set off a fire during a test of natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five workers and injuring a dozen or more. At least 12 people were hurt in the explosion at the [...]

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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) A fire official in Middletown, Conn., says no one is known to be missing after an explosion at a power plant killed 5 people and injured a dozen or more. Deputy Fire Marshal Al Santostefano tells The Associated Press that crews will spend all night Sunday going through debris but there [...]

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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) An explosion blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring a dozen or more in a blast that shook homes for miles. At least 12 people were injured in the explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems plant in [...]

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Relatives Mourn Young Family Lost In RI Blaze

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) A mother is grieving after a house fire in Warwick, R.I., claimed the lives of five people, including her daughter, granddaughter and future son-in-law. Lynn Gaulin said Sunday that her daughter, 21-year-old Amanda Villeneuve (VILL'-en-ewv), was a devoted mother to her 7-month-old granddaughter, Anabelle Janik. They were among five people killed Saturday when [...]

Obama Invites GOP Leaders To Health Care Talk

WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama says he has invited Republican and Democratic leaders to discuss health care legislation later this month. In an interview Sunday with CBS' Katie Couric, Obama said he wants Republicans "to put their ideas on the table." Obama and Congress' Democratic leaders are seeking a way to overhaul the nation's health care [...]

3 Men Who Died In Colo. Plane Collision Identified

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Authorities in Colorado have named the three men who died when two planes crashed near Boulder. The Boulder County Coroner's Office said Sunday that 25-year-old Alexander Howard Gilmer of Evergreen, Colo., was the pilot of a Piper Pawnee aircraft that was towing a glider when a Cirrus SR-20 collided with it Saturday [...]

Authorities Investigate Fatal Colorado Plane Crash

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Investigators plan to talk to other pilots to determine whether they heard any communications between two small planes just before they collided in Colorado, killing all three people on board both planes while a glider under tow by one of the aircraft cut loose and flew to safety. With no black box [...]

SAP CEO Resigns, Replaced 2 Co-chief Executives

FRANKFURT (AP) The chief executive of German software company SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, has resigned after his contract was not renewed and two new co-CEOs have been named, the company said Sunday. Neither the company nor Apotheker, who has been with company since 1988 and CEO since 2008, said why the decision was made not [...]

SAP CEO Resigns, Replaced By 2 Co-chief Executives

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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) An explosion blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring a dozen or more in a blast that shook homes for miles, officials said. Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano said at a late-afternoon news conference that at least 12 [...]

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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) An explosion blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing multiple people and injuring at least 14 in a blast that shook homes for miles, officials said. Betsy Hard, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, told The Associated [...]

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LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) Crews waded through thigh-high mud to check for gas leaks and survey damage in the foothills north of Los Angeles Sunday as evacuated residents waited to find out if they could return to their homes and start digging out. Forty-three homes in La Canada Flintridge were damaged and 500 [...]

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A Glance At 9/11 Workers Suing Over Their Health

Here is a look at the 30 plaintiffs being considered for the first trials among the thousands who claim work at ground zero made them sick. JOBS: 12 worked for the New York Police Department, eight for the Fire Department, three for Con Edison, two for the Port Authority police, one for the New York City [...]

US Colleges Court Hispanic Families Using Espanol

PHILADELPHIA (AP) For some Hispanic students, navigating the college application process can be a double-whammy: Balancing high school coursework with essays and interviews, and then translating the whole system for their parents, who don't speak English. Some venerable East Coast universities are trying to ease that burden and tap the booming pool of Hispanic [...]

US Wants Out Of Suit Over Chinese Detainee’s Death

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) The alleged neglect and death of a terminally ill Chinese immigrant detained in a Rhode Island jail two years ago triggered scathing reports and investigations, a wide-ranging federal lawsuit and hand-wringing over who was responsible. A judge will hear arguments this week on whether the federal government bears culpability in the August [...]

AP IMPACT: Credibility Key In 9/11 Health Trials

NEW YORK (AP) As the first cases in a massive battle over illnesses linked to 9/11 near trial, an Associated Press investigation has found that several of the initial 30 suits contain inconsistent or exaggerated claims about how the workers got sick or how much time they spent at ground zero. One demolition worker who [...]

Stock Investors See Threats From All Directions

NEW YORK (AP) The threats seem to be coming from all directions. Jittery stock traders react to each day's news as if it could be the start of Financial Crisis 2.0. On Thursday, the Standard & Poor's 500 index suffered its biggest one-day drop in more than nine months because of worries about debt problems [...]

A Connecticut Emergency Official Says There Are Some Fatalities In A Power Plant Explosion, US

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) A Connecticut emergency official says there are some fatalities in a power plant explosion.

Even If You’re Careful, Drugs Can End Up In Water

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A study in Maine shows that unused or expired medications that are thrown into the trash are showing up in landfill water, potentially putting aquatic life at risk. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection found tiny amounts of discarded drugs in water at three landfills in the state, confirming suspicions that pharmaceuticals [...]

Who Dat Nation: Super Saints Become America’s Team

MIAMI (AP) Marshall Faulk ran as far as he could from the dead-end Desire Projects. He bolted the New Orleans streets to play college ball in San Diego, then blossomed into an NFL star with the Indianapolis Colts. Forced to pick sides in this Super Bowl, it was easy. Faulk rooted for his roots. From President [...]

An Engineering Marvel Takes Shape Near Hoover Dam

BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) Less than a mile downstream from one of the nation's best-known engineering marvels, the Hoover Dam, a second is taking shape. A soaring 1,900-foot span across the gorge created by the Colorado River on the Arizona-Nevada border should be completed this fall. It is meant to eliminate much of a sometimes [...]

Toyota Loses Some Luster In Hometown Over Recalls

TOYOTA, Japan (AP) Even in its hometown, the great automaker has lost some of its mystique. Rising out of the barren winter rice fields of central Japan, this city of 400,000 people is probably the most Toyota-friendly place on the planet. Renamed after the company 51 years ago, it hosts the corporate headquarters as well [...]

Official: No One Known Missing In Conn. Blast

Gas Blast At Conn. Power Plant Kills At Least 5

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) An explosion blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring a dozen or more in a blast that shook homes for miles, officials said. Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano said at a late-afternoon news conference that at least 12 people [...]

Gas Explosion At Conn. Plant Kills At Least 5

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) The mayor of Middletown, Conn., says five people are known dead in a gas explosion at a power plant there. Mayor Sebastian Giuliano says at least 12 people are known injured from Sunday's blast at the Kleen Energy Systems plant as workers purged natural gas lines. The plant is under construction. Deputy Fire [...]

Mayor Office: 5 Known Dead In Conn. Explosion

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) The mayor's office tells The Associated Press that five people are known dead in a power plant explosion in Connecticut. A news release from the office of Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano says at least 12 people are known injured from Sunday's explosion. Deputy Fire Marshal Al Santostefano tells the AP that crews are [...]

Conn. Power Plant Blast Kills Several, Injures 14

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) Workers at a natural gas plant under construction were purging gas lines when a powerful explosion blew off part of the building Sunday, killing multiple people and injuring at least 14, officials said. Betsy Hard, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, told The Associated Press that [...]

At Least 14 Injured In Conn. Power Plant Explosion

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) Fourteen people have been brought to hospitals for treatment after an explosion at a power plant that was under construction in Connecticut. Officials say multiple people died in the explosion Sunday at the Kleen Energy plant, though they do not know how many. Deputy Fire Marshal Al Santostefano says the number of [...]

Officials: Fewer Than 50 Hurt In Conn. Explosion

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) A town fire official in Connecticut says fewer than 50 people have been injured an explosion at a power plant under construction. Multiple people have died, but officials say they don't know how many. Al Santostefano, the deputy fire marshal in Middletown, tells The Associated Press that 50 construction workers were in [...]

Officials: Some Die In Conn. Power Plant Explosion

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) Multiple people have died in an explosion at a power plant in Connecticut and an unknown number of people are injured. Al Santostefano, the deputy fire marshal in Middletown, tells The Associated Press the explosion happened at 11:17 a.m. Sunday at the Kleen Energy power plant there and portions of the building [...]

Official: Some Dead In Conn. Power Plant Explosion

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) A Connecticut emergency official says some people have died in an explosion at a power plant in Middletown. Betsy Hard, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, tells The Associated Press that she does not know how many people have died, or how many were injured in [...]

Gas Explosion, Fire At Power Plant In Conn.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) Police are reporting a gas explosion and fire at a power plant in Connecticut. Several ambulances and fire trucks responded to the explosion on at the Kleen Energy Systems plant in Middletown on Sunday, and witnesses say black smoke was visible for miles. No details were immediately available, but police advised people to [...]

Researchers Target Whales In Herring Loss Study

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Something is holding down the herring population of Alaska's Prince William Sound, and marine scientists are tailing some rather large suspects: humpback whales. Humpbacks, once hunted to near extinction, are thriving in waters fouled 21 years ago by the Exxon Valdez, the supertanker that ran aground and leaked nearly 11 million gallons [...]

Evacuees Return To LA-area Homes Swamped With Mud

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) Residents of foothill communities deluged by weekend mudslides north of Los Angeles have been allowed to return home. L.A. County Sheriff's Dep. Guillermina Saldana says the final evacuation order was lifted Sunday for about 70 homes in the Paradise Valley area of La Canada Flintridge. Only residents with valid identification [...]

LA Foothill Suburbs Dig Out After Mudslides

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) Authorities are deciding whether to lift mandatory evacuation orders for about 70 foothill homes in communities deluged by weekend mudslides north of Los Angeles. Los Angeles County Fire Battalion Chief Mike Brown says crews Sunday are surveying the damage, checking for gas leaks and other hazards. Forty-three homes in La [...]

Governor Plans Emergency Address On Nevada Budget

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) Nevada's budget is so far out of balance that by one account the state could lay off every worker paid from the general fund and still be $300 million in the red. The economic downturn has hit so hard that prisons may be closed, entire colleges shuttered and thousands left [...]

Gibbons To Deliver Emergency State Of State

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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) An explosion blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing multiple people and injuring at least 14 in a blast that shook homes miles away, officials said. Betsy Hard, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, told The Associated [...]

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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) An explosion blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing multiple people and injuring at least 14 in a blast that shook homes miles away, officials said. Betsy Hard, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, told The Associated [...]

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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) An explosion blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing multiple people and injuring at least 14 in a blast that shook homes miles away, officials said. Betsy Hard, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, told The Associated [...]

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin enriching uranium to a higher level, a move that's likely to deepen international suspicion over the country's intentions for its nuclear program. Ahmadinejad's latest pronouncement on the issue of enriched uranium coincided with a call Sunday by U.S. [...]

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TOKYO (AP) Toyota said Sunday that it will soon announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it has decided to issue a recall for the latest model in Japan, a possible new embarrassment for the world's biggest automaker. Toyota Motor Corp. has already had to recall more [...]

Stricker Stretches Lead To 6 At Riviera

LOS ANGELES (AP) Steve Stricker returned to Riviera and kept right on rolling Sunday morning with two more birdies for a 5-under 66 that gave him a six-shot lead going into the final round of the Northern Trust Open. Stricker had a 30-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole when play was stopped by darkness [...]

In Utah, Company Aims To Store Energy In Air

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A Utah company plans to dig a series of underground caverns that it hopes to one day fill with compressed air, releasing it to generate electricity by turning a turbine and solving one of the most vexing problems facing the clean-energy industry how to store power. Under a barren patch [...]

Tribe Marks Massacre With Burial Ground Gathering

PRESTON, Idaho (AP) Tribal members descend in late January each year to the burial ground near the Bear River where soldiers felled hundreds of their ancestors in one of American history's bloodiest but little remembered massacres. Descendants of the Northwestern Shoshone who were decimated in their winter encampment in a surprise attack 147 years ago, [...]

Wyclef Keeps Haiti In His Heart Amid Super Bowl

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) The contrasts are stark: As Haiti grapples with chaos, death and despair after last month's earthquake, the world's most famous VIPs party in luxurious fashion in preparation for a football game. Wyclef Jean who has been an advocate for his native Haiti since the disaster was in Miami for [...]

Swiss Cops: Man Survived 17 Hours Under Avalanche

EVOLENE, Switzerland (AP) A young skier was buried beneath an avalanche for 17 hours before being pulled from the snow with only mild hypothermia, Swiss police said Sunday. The 21-year-old man appeared to have survived because he was trapped next to a pocket of air that allowed him to breathe even though he was unable [...]

Palin Says ‘absurd’ Not To Ponder Presidential Bid

WASHINGTON (AP) Sarah Palin says it would be "absurd" for her not to consider running for president in 2012. The former Alaska governor and the Republican vice presidential nominee in 2008 says she will run for president if she believes it's right for the country and right for her family. Palin was asked on "Fox News [...]

Nigerian Militants Claim Attack On Shell Pipeline

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) A Nigerian militant group claims to have attacked an oil pipeline operated by Royal Dutch Shell PLC in the Niger Delta but oil company officials could not confirm the attack. The Joint Revolutionary Council says on Sunday it attacked a pipeline operated by Shell's Nigerian subsidiary in Rivers state. That pipeline takes [...]

US Faces ’serious And Significant’ Cyberthreats

WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser says the U.S. faces "serious and significant" cyberthreats that could compromise national security. John Brennan says the administration is taking steps to improve cybersecurity and looking at the matter from an espionage and terrorism point of view. He says national security is something that's at risk. Brennan isn't [...]

Obama Adviser: Stop Criticizing Anti-terror Effort

WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser said Sunday that lawmakers and others are using national security to score political points and defended the handling of the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. airliner. Deputy national security adviser John Brennan complained that politicians, many of them Republicans, were unfairly criticizing the administration for [...]

‘Historic’ Snow Strands Countless In Mid-Atlantic

WASHINGTON (AP) Planes were grounded, trains stood still and Greyhound buses weren't rolling in the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday, leaving stranded travelers wondering when they'll be able to escape the icy, gray mess created by a major snowstorm. Hundreds of thousands of homes were without power with temperatures below freezing all day, with utilities warning it [...]

‘Historic’ Snow Shuts Down Federal Government

WASHINGTON (AP) Federal agencies will be closed Monday in Washington as the region continues to dig out from a weekend storm that dumped more than two feet of snow in the nation's capital. Spokeswoman Sedelta Verble says the Office of Personnel Management made the decision to close around 5 p.m. Sunday. Federal workers were told [...]