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Angry protests, clashes on Egypt anniversary
Egyptians delivered an angry backlash against President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood on Friday, marking the second anniversary of the ...
Arcade video shooting games pulled after massacres
It was 10 days after a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators in Newtown, Conn., when Tracey Hyams and her family came upon a teenager ...
Wool is hot at huge Utah outdoor gear trade show
Wool instead of synthetic fleece, carbon skis and a spoon-shaped sleeping bag are among the hottest products at the world's largest expo for outdoor ...
From the start, Dreamliner jet program was rushed
The 787 Dreamliner was born in a moment of desperation. It was 2003 and Boeing — the company that defined modern air travel — had just lost its title ...
US new-home sales fell in Dec., sales for year up
Sales of new U.S. homes cooled off in December compared with November but for the entire year were the best since 2009. The Commerce Department said ...
For Sandy's homeless, lives of anxiety in hotels
Diane Burstein spends her days sifting through apartment listings and disaster paperwork and her nights lying awake with worry, her daughter and ...
Stocks rise ahead of home sales report
Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street ahead of what is expected to be more upbeat data on housing from the government. The Dow Jones industrial ...
Lawyer: No proof to charge Romanians for art theft
A lawyer for three Romanians accused of stealing valuable paintings from a museum in the Netherlands insisted Friday there was insufficient evidence ...
Britain introduces same-sex marriage bill
The British government published a bill to legalize same-sex marriage Friday, and said lawmakers will get their first vote on it in Parliament next ...
Neil LaBute play highlights off-Broadway festival
Next week, you'll get the chance to see a small play by Neil LaBute that's running off-Broadway. If you do, you'll have a leg up on LaBute — he's ...
Blind NH sled dog thrives with brother's help
When Gonzo started tripping over his food dish three years ago, no one could explain or stop the Alaskan husky's quickly advancing blindness. But a ...
Worms: A Zimbabwe snack, from tree to dinner table
In Zimbabwe, mopane worms are a staple part of the diet in rural areas and are considered a delicacy in the cities. They can be eaten dry, as crunchy ...
Freezing rain ices Salt Lake City roads, runways
A rare freezing rain caused major havoc in Salt Lake City Thursday, creating sheets of ice on roads, sidewalks and airport runways. The Salt Lake City ...
Rhode Island House easily passes gay marriage bill
The Rhode Island House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly passed legislation to allow gays and lesbians to marry in the only New England ...
Foreign adoptions by Americans decline again
The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents fell by 7 percent last year, to the lowest level since 1994, and is likely to plunge further ...
McGovern's personal items to be sold in S. Dakota
George McGovern once gave his daughter a bookend made out of soapstone in the shape of a bear — a symbol of the "Terr the bear" nickname the former ...
Are Hollywood awards by gender out of touch?
Do Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Helen Mirren really need a category just for women — a singular kind of affirmative action — to snare one of ...
Review: Om is where the heart is
"May I Be Happy: a Memoir of Love, Yoga, and Changing My Mind" (Dutton), by Cyndi Lee Yoga students are often motivated and even inspired by watching ...
Ireland won't ease drunken-driving law for farmers
A license to drive drunk? Some small-town politicians think it's just the tonic for rural Ireland. Councilmen in Kerry, southwest Ireland, passed a ...
Burger King drops supplier linked to horsemeat
British and Irish burger fans could face a Whopper shortage. Burger King has stopped buying beef from an Irish meat processor whose patties were found ...
Seen and heard at Sundance
Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah: MARIEL'S SALAD DAYS Mariel Hemingway says she got ...
West Coast gets swing at San Francisco jazz center
Full of shimmer and swing, San Francisco's sleek new jazz concert hall opened Wednesday with an opening night gala featuring McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea ...
Pope on social networking: the virtual is real
Pope Benedict XVI put church leaders on notice Thursday, saying social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter aren't a virtual world they can ...
Sony fined in UK over PlayStation cyberattack
British regulators have fined Sony 250,000 pounds ($396,100) for failing to prevent a 2011 cyberattack on its PlayStation Network which put millions ...
Changing family dynamic may lead to tax relief
Members of the sandwich generation — caught between supporting elderly parents whose assets are nearly exhausted and adult children without jobs — ...