Syrian refugees vote for camp leaders in Turkey
Thousands of Syrians in a refugee camp voted Thursday to select camp leaders and administrators in elections the Turkish government has described as ...
Jordan says to stem refugees if Assad regime falls
Jordan will prevent a mass exodus of Syrian refugees from entering its territory if President Bashar Assad's regime collapses, and will instead create ...

Hungary homeless face winter, fear return of fines
Homeless men and women huddle on street corners amid Budapest's majestic domed palaces, shivering under old blankets and cardboard boxes in frigid ...
Jordan: 7-member Syrian family killed in fire
A fire in a center for refugees who fled the Syrian civil war killed seven members of a family, a civil defense spokesman said Wednesday, the latest ...

ER visits tied to energy drinks double since 2007
The young man stumbled into the emergency room late one night after a house party, saying his heart wouldn't stop pounding and he could barely breathe ...

Russian adoption ban wrenching for families in US
From their faraway homes in the American West, the two couples made repeated missions of love to Moscow, each seeking to adopt children with Down ...

AP-GfK poll: 6 in 10 favor stricter gun laws
Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month's deadly school shooting in Connecticut, with majorities favoring a ...

Obama proposing gun limits, faces tough obstacles
President Barack Obama is launching the nation's most sweeping effort to curb gun violence in nearly two decades, urging a reluctant Congress to ban ...

Man pleads guilty to charge in Mo. sex slave case
A Missouri man accused of torturing a young woman he kept as a sex slave pleaded guilty Tuesday to having sex with her when she was underage, but more ...
Experts: Proposed NY gun law might hinder therapy
Mental health experts say a new tougher New York state gun control law might interfere with treatment of potentially dangerous people and even ...
Obama signs bill expanding State Dept. rewards
President Barack Obama signed legislation into law Tuesday expanding the State Department's Rewards for Justice program aimed at capturing the world's ...
Rights group: Eritrea forced workers to build mine
The Eritrean government used forced labor to construct a gold mine it jointly owns with a Canadian company worth billions of dollars, an international ...

Cost-cut talk is long on emotion, short on details
In the heated talk about deep spending cuts that will dominate Congress in the coming weeks, one thing is likely to be in short supply: details.

Conn. group starts anti-violence effort
Parents of children slain in the Connecticut school massacre called for a national dialogue to help prevent similar tragedies as New York moved to ...

Conn. group launches anti-violence initiative
Parents of children slain in the Connecticut school massacre held photos of their sons and daughters, cried, hugged and spoke in quavering voices as ...

Obama backs gun limits, concedes tough fight ahead
President Barack Obama endorsed controversial bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines on Monday, as well as stricter background ...
Link between pot smoking and IQ drop challenged
A new analysis is challenging a report that suggests regular marijuana smoking during the teen years can lead to a long-term drop in IQ. The analysis ...

Boy convicted of killing white supremacist father
A boy who was only 10 when he fatally shot his white supremacist father was convicted Monday of second-degree murder by a judge who said the child ...

Syria bombs Damascus suburbs to keep rebels out
The Syrian government bombed areas around Damascus on Monday as part of its push to keep rebel fighters out of the capital, leaving many children ...
Court: Escape from Greek lockup was justified
A group of illegal immigrants was justified in escaping from a police lockup last year because of the miserable conditions in their overcrowded cell, ...

Blind Russian girl criticizes adoption ban
A blind Russian high-schooler's impassioned criticism of the ban on adoption by Americans has added a new and compelling voice to the chorus of ...

Miss America journeys from small town to big city
From a hometown of 26,000 people to an adopted home borough of 2.6 million, Miss America's story includes a journey from a small town to the big city ...

SHOW BITS: It's after-party time
Show Bits brings you the 70th annual Golden Globes awards through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available ...

Newtown weighs fate of Conn. school where 26 died
Newtown residents are divided on what to do with the school building where 26 people were killed, with some favoring demolition and construction of ...
'Zero Dark Thirty' captures No. 1 at box office
"Zero Dark Thirty" hunted down the top spot at the box office — and easily won it. Sony Pictures' controversial Osama bin Laden raid drama nabbed ...