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Detroit Mayor Bing will not seek re-election

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 2:21am

DETROIT (AP) — Dave Bing's time in the turbulence of Detroit, its politics and immense urban problems will end after only four years.


Bruins, Rangers to carry on Boston-New York lore

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 2:20am

BOSTON (AP) — After the marathon bombings, the cities of Boston and New York put aside their bitter rivalries and joined in their mutual love of sports and country.


Penguins jump on Senators in series opener, 4-1

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 2:19am

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The formula for beating the Pittsburgh Penguins is not difficult. It's the doing it for 60 minutes part that's tricky.


Christian teacher to be tried in Egypt for insulting Islam

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 2:16am
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's prosecutors on Tuesday referred a Christian schoolteacher to trial on charges of insulting Islam, judicial sources said. Dimiana Abdel-Nour, who was arrested on Wednesday, was accused by her Muslim students' parents of insulting Islam and comparing it to Christianity by saying that the late Coptic Pope Shenouda was better than the Prophet Mohammad. ...

Powerball jackpot balloons to $360M in weeks

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 2:11am

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After weeks of rolling without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has once again ballooned in time for its Wednesday drawing, an estimated $360 million jackpot considered the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot in history.


UN assembly expected to approve Syria resolution

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 2:04am

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly is expected to approve Wednesday an Arab-backed resolution calling for a political transition in Syria and strongly condemning President Bashar Assad's regime for its escalating use of heavy weapons, U.N. diplomats said.


OH murder trial hinging on dying man's blinks

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 2:03am

CINCINNATI (AP) — A video showing a paralyzed shooting victim blinking his eyes is expected to be key in a murder trial as jurors consider whether the blinks were intentional responses to detectives' questions.


Rwanda building collapse kills 3, injures 21

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 2:01am
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Police in Rwanda say a four-story building that was under construction collapsed, killing at least three workers and injuring 21 more people.

Rangers beat A's 6-5 on 2 homers in 10th inning

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 1:48am

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Rangers manager Ron Washington kept calm and stuck with his reliable closer even as Joe Nathan pitched himself into serious trouble.


APNewsBreak: Lawyer: Tsarnaev's widow to cooperate

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 1:45am

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A new criminal defense lawyer for the widow of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev says his client will continue to cooperate with investigators but says he plans to keep quiet about the details of her case publicly because that could hurt the investigation.


Ruling due Weds. In 1979 NYC child-killing case

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 1:44am

NEW YORK (AP) — A man charged with murder decades after one of the nation's most infamous child disappearances is due to learn whether a judge believes there's enough evidence to bring the case to trial.


UN: Cyclone Mahasen threatens 8.2 million people

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 1:42am

SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — The U.N. says a cyclone churning through the Indian Ocean appears to have weakened but could still bring "life-threatening" conditions to 8.2 million people along the coasts of India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.


Kershaw, Ethier lead Dodgers past Nationals 2-0

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 1:38am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw wanted to give the Dodgers' tired bullpen a rest. He did just that.


Congo to create "Lumumbaville" to honour assassinated PM

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 1:30am

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo will create a new town named after Patrice Lumumba, its assassinated post-independence prime minister, the government said on Tuesday. Lumumbaville will be formed from settlements near the birthplace of the revered politician in the remote province of Kasai Oriental. "We're going to provide financing so the population can live in a real urban setting," spokesman Lambert Mende said. "We're also hoping for some tourism as well as it is near Lumumba's birthplace. ...


Kenya's deputy president promises to cooperate with Hague

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 1:28am

By Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, promised the International Criminal Court on Tuesday he and the president would cooperate despite calling their charges over election violence the result of a "conspiracy of lies". Ruto was attending a pre-trial hearing in The Hague, where he and President Uhuru Kenyatta face charges of orchestrating clashes in which some 1,200 people were killed five years ago after a presidential election. "The new Kenyan administration ... ...


Three killed in Rwanda building collapse, more feared trapped

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 1:27am

KIGALI (Reuters) - Police in Rwanda said three people were killed and an unknown number were feared trapped after a four-storey building under construction collapsed on Tuesday in a town in the northeast of the central African country. The building collapsed in the afternoon in Nyagatare, some 100 km northeast of the capital Kigali, and rescuers were scrabbling to find survivors, police said. "We think between 30 to 50 people were working on the building when it collapsed. We are continuing our rescue operations now," police spokesman Theos Badege said. ...


IMF boss Strauss-Kahn attends South Sudan bank opening

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 1:27am

By Hereward Holland JUBA (Reuters) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn helped to open a new bank in the world's youngest nation, South Sudan, on Tuesday, a low-key return to the international stage for the former IMF chief brought down by a sex scandal. The former French finance minister, who has battled a blizzard of lurid allegations over his private life since the 2011 scandal, was a guest speaker at the opening of the National Credit Bank in South Sudan's capital, Juba. ...


Critics assail Israeli silence on Arab peace plan

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 1:17am

JERUSALEM (AP) — On the surface, the Arab League's improved peace initiative offers Israel everything it ever dreamed of — normal relations with an entire region that has long objected to the very existence of the Jewish state, and even the chance to keep some war-won land.


After ATM heist, India's IT sector again in unwelcome spotlight

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 1:06am

By Swati Pandey and Harichandan Arakali MUMBAI/BANGALORE (Reuters) - A breach of security at two payment card processing companies in India that led to heists at cash machines around the world has reopened questions on the risks of outsourcing sensitive financial services to the Asian nation. Global banks that ship work to be processed in India, either in-house or to big IT services vendors, were already under pressure to step up oversight of back-office functions after a series of scandals last year. Last week, U.S. ...


Man dribbling soccer ball to Brazil killed by car

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 1:02am
A Seattle man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup died Tuesday after being hit by a pickup truck on the Oregon Coast.