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AP Debate: Training needed to redesign job market
Training the youth for the challenges of a fast-changing world has to be central to any strategy to rebuild the job market following a financial ...
Italian bank scandal becomes electoral issue
An Italian comedian-turned-political activist attacked the head of Monte dei Paschi bank over a trading scandal on Friday. Angry shareholders, ...
Help! Too many crocodiles, S.Africa police say
Calling all crocodile experts — South African police say you're needed to help capture thousands of crocs out on the lam. Thousands of crocodiles ...
Czech election overshadowed by prisoner amnesty
With his rants against the EU and gay rights, Vaclav Klaus has been no stranger to controversy in his 10 years as Czech president. But one of his ...
'Not to be published' Diana photo sells for $18K
A photo marked "not to be published" that shows a teenage Diana Spencer before she became Princess of Wales has been sold by a New Hampshire auction ...
'Miracle On Ice' jersey going to auction in NYC
Mike Eruzione's sensational winning goal against the Soviet hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics will forever be remembered as the "Miracle On Ice" ...
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 ...
ECB: banks to repay early $183 billion in loans
The first banks stepped forward Friday to make €137.2 billion ($183 billion) in early repayments on the European Central Bank's cheap, three-year ...
Economist: Euro crisis could erupt again this year
Is the euro crisis over? A leading U.S. economist says not by a long shot. Even as the head of the European Central Bank talked Friday of "positive ...
US: US, China oppose North Korea nuclear test
Washington and Beijing agreed Friday that any North Korean nuclear test will lead to North Korea's further isolation and set back efforts to restart ...
Somali militants' Twitter shut after death threat
Twitter on Friday suspended the account used by Somalia's al-Qaida-linked militant group after the insurgents used the micro-blogging site to post a ...
Greek subway staff end strike after police raid
Striking subway workers in Athens returned to the job Friday, hours after the Greek government used riot police to evacuate holdouts from a train ...
'American Pie' singer fined for speeding in Maine
"American Pie" singer Don McLean has been fined $400 for driving his Chrysler too fast through a Maine school zone. McLean's lawyer says he was ...
NY dad forgets baby in car for 8 hours on cold day
Authorities say a New York man who left his 1-year-old son in his car for eight hours in frigid weather only realized his mistake after a call from ...
Bahrain protests flare up after rally blocked
Hundreds of anti-government protesters have clashed with riot police in Bahrain's capital after authorities denied a request for a major opposition ...
20 detained at Moscow rally against anti-gay bill
Russian police detained 20 gay rights campaigners and militant Orthodox Christian activists Friday near the country's parliament as it overwhelmingly ...
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 ...
Magnitsky's mother thanks Obama for legislation
The mother of a whistle-blowing Russian lawyer who died in prison thanked President Barack Obama Friday for a U.S. law targeting Russian officials ...
AP PHOTOS: A look at women's military service
Through the years, women's roles in wartime have evolved — not that women ever have been inclined to just stand by. During the American Revolution, ...
Spain extends special aid payments to jobless
The Spanish government says it will keep paying monthly benefits of up to €450 ($606) to long-term unemployed people until the jobless rate drops ...
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 ...
Pope tweets shout-out for WDC anti-abortion rally
Pope Benedict XVI is giving a shout-out to an anti-abortion rally in Washington, tweeting that politicians should protect the unborn and "promote a ...
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 ...
Futures rise ahead of housing data, strong earns
Futures are rising on what is expected to be more upbeat data on housing from the government as well as strong earnings from U.S. companies. Dow Jones ...