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Italian court convicts 7 for no quake warning
L'AQUILA, Italy (AP) - Defying assertions that earthquakes cannot be predicted, an Italian court convicted seven scientists and experts of manslaughter Monday for failing to adequately warn residents before a temblor struck central Italy in 2009 and killed more than 300 people.
UCI agrees to strip Armstrong of his 7 Tour titles
GENEVA (AP) - Forget the seven Tour de France victories. Forget the yellow jersey celebrations on the Champs Elysees. Forget the name that dominated the sport of cycling for so many years.
Wis. gunman in salon attack had history of abuse
BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin man accused of opening fire at the salon where his wife worked, killing three women and wounding four others, had a history of domestic abuse, with allegations that he had slashed his wife's tires a few weeks earlier, police said.
Susan Boyle's fairy tale dream tempered by reality
LONDON (AP) - She dreamed a dream, and it came true. But what happened next for Susan Boyle?
Debate moderating: a thankless job
NEW YORK (AP) - Beneath Bob Schieffer's Southern charm is the tough spine of someone used to dealing with politicians. The moderator of Monday's final presidential debate will need it, because it has been open season on the other journalists who have done that job this campaign.
Box-office activity slows for 'Paranormal,' Perry
Scary movie fans are still into "Paranormal Activity," though the horror franchise looks as though it's starting to run out of steam at the box office.
Emotional Brooks goes into Country Hall of Fame
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Garth Brooks promised he'd be emotional during his Country Music Hall of Fame induction. But the tears started before he made it all the way into the building.
Soldiers' arrest marks shift in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Chanting and waving signs to protest high electricity prices, thousands of unarmed indigenous demonstrators blockaded a highway in western Guatemala, forcing a standoff with police. Two truckloads of soldiers arrived and gunfire erupted, killing eight protesters and wounding 34.
Why Greg Smith left Goldman Sachs
Greg Smith wrote the essay that echoed across Wall Street like a thunderclap. Smith was a vice president at Goldman Sachs until March. He announced his departure from the investment bank with a blistering editorial in The New York Times, accusing Goldman of routinely deceiving clients and relentlessly pursuing profit at the expense of morality. And he struck a nerve. The essay went viral in the financial world and beyond. Smith was praised for uncloaking ...
Dead man found at Calif. shooting wearing armor
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - A man found dead at the property where five members of a Southern California family were shot - two fatally - was wearing body armor, clutching a handgun and had a bullet hole in his head, authorities said Sunday.
Voice software helps study of rare Yosemite owls
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - In the bird world, they make endangered condors seem almost commonplace.
San Diego media baron promotes conservative causes
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The new media barons of America's eighth-largest city are upfront about wanting to use their newspaper to promote their agenda of downtown development and politically conservative causes - and they are making their points in a brash, bare-knuckle style.
Parents of brain damaged child sue medical professionals
CHICAGO (AP) - The parents of an 8-year-old boy who has had severe brain damage for years have sued a Chicago hospital, alleging that doctors pronounced their son dead, keeping him off his ventilator for hours, even though relatives continued to insist that the boy's eyes and body were still moving.
Life in Uruguay: legal abortion and pot dealing
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Uruguayans used to call their country the Switzerland of Latin America, but its faded grey capital seems a bit more like Amsterdam now that its congress has legalized abortion and is drawing up plans to sell government-grown marijuana.
Fargo awaits TV version of hit movie
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Ask folks in Fargo what they first thought about the 1996 movie that made their city famous, and some will tell you they were not fans.
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Defense: NY cop a cannibal only in online fantasy
NEW YORK (AP) - Gilberto Valle's mind is full of sick thoughts - and he wants a jury to know it.
'Argo' wins Best Picture Oscar
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ben Affleck's "Argo," a film about a fake movie, has earned a very real prize: best picture at the Academy Awards.
Suspect fatally shot by gang task force in Stockton
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) - Authorities have shot and killed a robbery suspect they say tried to run over two members of gang task force when they pulled the suspect over in Stockton Saturday night.
Wall Street holds its nerve as spending cuts near
NEW YORK (AP) - With barely a week to go before $85 billion in automatic government spending cuts kick in, Wall Street is holding its nerve.
McCarthy's 'Identity Thief' tops box office again
NEW YORK (AP) - Hollywood's latest films performed tepidly at the box-office on Oscar weekend, with Melissa McCarthy's "Identity Thief" returning to the top spot in its third week of release.
Afghanistan: US special forces must leave province
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's president on Sunday ordered all U.S. special forces to leave a strategically important eastern province within two weeks because of allegations that Afghans working with them are torturing and abusing other Afghans.
Jeter about 2 weeks away from games
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Yankees captain Derek Jeter is about two weeks away from playing in a game for the first time since breaking his ankle last fall.
Dozens of stars spend Saturday at Oscar rehearsals
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Some dressed down in jeans and hoodies. Others looked camera-ready in suits or chic dresses and spiky stilettos.
US scrambles to salvage Syrian opposition talks
LONDON (AP) - The U.S. is frantically trying to salvage a Syrian opposition conference set for this coming week that John Kerry plans to attend during his first official overseas trip as U.S. secretary of state.
Can escape clause save voting rights provision?
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration and civil rights groups are defending a key section of the landmark voting rights law at the Supreme Court by pointing reformed state, county and local governments to an escape hatch from the law's strictest provision.
Daytona ready for race, willing to relocate fans
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Fans feeling unsafe after the horrific crash at Daytona International Speedway can change seats for NASCAR's biggest race.
Oscars have clear favorites, wild-card MacFarlane
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Some firsts and other rarities are possible at Sunday night's Academy Awards. But if the Oscars could be just a little less predictable, the show might really be one for the record books.
Pistorius' brother facing charge in traffic
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The murder case involving Olympic star Oscar Pistorius took another unexpected turn Sunday with the news that his older brother, Carl, is himself facing charges for the death of a woman in a traffic accident.
Pope gives final Sunday blessing
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI bestowed his final Sunday blessing of his pontificate on a cheering crowd in St. Peter's Square, explaining that his waning years and energy made him better suited to the life of private prayer he soon will spend in a secluded monastery than as leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Daytona willing to relocate fans
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Fans feeling unsafe after the horrific crash at Daytona International Speedway can change seats for NASCAR's biggest race.
