Rice: No regrets about Benghazi remarks
The U.S. national security adviser defends her initial report on the attack.Read More ...
Earnhardt Jr. wins 2nd Daytona 500 a decade later
DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Through rain and wrecks, on Daytona's longest day,
this was a drought Dale Earnhardt Jr. was determined to end.Read More ...
Collins takes court as first openly gay NBA player
Jason
Collins took another trailblazing step as the first openly gay man in a
major US pro sports league when he took the court for the NBA's
Brooklyn Nets. Hours after the Nets inked Collins to a 10-day contract,
he came in as a substitute in the second quarter of the Nets' game
against the Los Angeles Lakers. It was the 13-year NBA veteran's first
appearance in the league since he went public in April about his
homosexuality, a revelation that came after his contract with the
Washington Wizards expired.Read More ...
Officials: Wiretaps, aides led to drug lord arrest
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Governors: 'Obamacare' here to stay
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The explosive politics of health care have divided the nation,
but America's governors, Republicans and Democrats alike, suggest that
President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is here to stay.Read More ...
US-South Korea war games loom over Korean reunions
SEOUL,
South Korea (AP) — A year ago, North Korea vowed nuclear attacks to
retaliate for U.S.-South Korean war games. But the start Monday of this
year's joint military drills comes as Pyongyang allows wrenching
reunions of elderly Koreans separated since the Korean War.Read More ...
Much-needed rain, snow to hit parched California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Meteorologists forecast a pair of storms could dump several inches of rain on parched cities and croplands throughout California in the coming week, bringing welcome news to a state that has just endured its driest year in recorded history.
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Oldest-known Holocaust survivor dies at 110
LONDON
(AP) — Alice Herz-Sommer, believed to be the oldest Holocaust survivor,
died at age 110 on Sunday, a family member said. The accomplished
pianist's death came just a week before her extraordinary story of
surviving two years in a Nazi prison camp through devotion to music and
her son is up for an Oscar.Read More ...
Collins becomes 1st openly gay player with Nets
LOS
ANGELES (AP) — History? Pressure? Jason Collins would have none of it
after becoming the NBA's first active openly gay player.Read More ...
Cellphone, wiretaps led to legendary drug lord
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Daytona 500 delays now common in NASCAR's opener
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Daytona could use a dome.Read More ...
Evolution in US cellphone plans over past year
BARCELONA,
Spain (AP) — In the old days, U.S. wireless customers typically paid
$100 or $200 for a phone and agreed to a two-year service contract.
Although the phone actually cost hundreds of dollars more, wireless
companies made up for it through the monthly service fees for voice,
text and data.Read More ...
US killer in Israeli prison shot dead in gunbattle
SHARON
PRISON, Israel (AP) — Israeli special forces raided a prison in central
Israel Sunday after an inmate stole a gun, shot several guards and
barricaded himself inside the compound, killing the notorious prisoner
who was serving time for a gruesome murder carried out in the U.S.Read More ...
Daytona 500 resumes after 6-plus hour delay
DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Daytona 500 has resumed after a rain delay of 6
hours, 22 minutes. There are 162 laps left in the 200-lap race.Read More ...
Taliban says it suspends talks on held US soldier
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Documents at Ukraine leader's home detail spending
Cash: $12 million. Decoration of a dining hall and tea room: $2.3 million. Statue of a wild boar: $115,000. "A bribe": $4,000.Read More ...
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