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Yemen president warns al-Qaida seeks to rule again

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 1:54pm

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's president said Saturday that al-Qaida militants in his country are trying to retake areas they once controlled in the south, but that a military offensive this week helped thwart those plans.


Yanks' 1st-rounder sorry for pre-draft video crack

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 1:52pm
NEW YORK (AP) — A high school pitcher taken by the New York Yankees in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft is apologizing for comments that barbed the team.

AEG exec, lawyer spar in Jackson trial's 6th week

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 1:13pm

A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead:


Free gun initiative begins in Houston neighborhood

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 12:33pm

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston resident Cheryl Strain's inexperience with guns was apparent as she struggled to load shells into a 20-gauge shotgun.


Murder charge sought in Paris activist death

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 12:22pm

PARIS (AP) — Thousands of supporters marched in grief and anger Saturday to honor an anti-fascist activist who died after a brawl with far-right militants, while authorities opened a murder investigation against a 20-year-old skinhead suspected of delivering the fatal blow in a killing that has shocked France.


State laws varied on gun, abortion laws

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 12:12pm

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court says women in America can terminate a pregnancy and that every citizen has an individual right to own a firearm, but those rulings have done little to settle political arguments over abortion and guns.


Swedish Princess Madeleine weds New York banker

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 11:56am

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish Princess Madeleine fell in love in the Big Apple. Now she has said "yes" to New York banker Christopher O'Neill in a lavish and emotional wedding ceremony in Stockholm.


Sweden's royal wedding at a glance

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 11:50am

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's Princess Madeleine married New York banker Christopher O'Neill in a grand ceremony in Stockholm on Saturday. Here's a look at key facts about the couple and the wedding.


Obama: US, China sailing 'uncharted' cyberwaters

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 11:36am

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — The United States and China are in "uncharted waters" as they tackle the contentious issue of cybersecurity, President Barack Obama said following the opening round of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit in the California desert.


After storm deaths, search on for perfect warning

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 11:22am

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The average tornado warning in the 1980s went out only after a twister was on the ground. Continuing advances in storm prediction have since enabled forecasters to warn people before a funnel cloud is upon them, giving them precious time to seek shelter.


5 dead, 5 injured after Calif. shooting rampage

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 11:22am

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — 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 at their home and another man near the school, authorities said. He would kill a woman outside the library moments later, before dying from police gunfire.


Insight: In tornado alley, building practices boost damage

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 11:14am

By Greg McCune (Reuters) - In a residential neighborhood near the center of a monster tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma last month, two partially damaged houses stand like an island among others flattened by the storm. The walls and roofs of the buildings in a new housing development called Featherstone Addition are still upright while there is nothing left but a concrete foundation where other homes once stood nearby. ...


AP PHOTOS: Swedish princess weds NY banker

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 11:14am

The youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia's has married her American-British banker fiance in a lavish ceremony in Stockholm.


Africa hopes to speed up medicine approval systems

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 11:14am
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Bringing a new medicine to market in Africa requires 54 separate applications to each country on the continent, a time-intensive process that could be costing lives. African leaders are now trying to move toward a regional and eventually continentwide approach to speed the process.

Serena Williams beats Sharapova in French final

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 11:07am

PARIS (AP) — Two hours before her French Open final, Serena Williams practiced on center court, the stands deserted as she whacked one winner after another to the distant sounds of a brass band playing on the plaza.


Insider attack kills 3 Americans in Afghanistan

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 11:02am

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A man in an Afghan army uniform turned his weapon on American trainers working with him in the country's east on Saturday, killing three of them, while an attacker with a grenade killed an Italian soldier in the west, officials said.


San Onofre nuke plant to close after bitter fight

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 10:54am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The demise of California's San Onofre nuclear power plant began with an attempt to fix it.


Nuclear plant closures show industry's struggles

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 10:28am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The decision to close California's San Onofre nuclear plant is the latest setback for an industry that seemed poised for growth not long ago.


Pakistan summons US envoy over drone strike

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 10:23am

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Just days after taking power, Pakistan's new government summoned a top U.S. envoy Saturday to lodge a protest over a U.S. drone strike, suggesting that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's team fully intends to make good on its promise to aggressively push for an end to such strikes.


Floods in central Europe continue to create havoc

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 10:15am

BERLIN (AP) — More than 80,000 emergency personnel including firefighters and soldiers were on duty Saturday, working aggressively to contain the most dramatic floods in Germany in a decade. Thousands of residents were still unable to return to their homes, and bridges and streets were impassable in many regions of eastern and southern Germany.