Striking Verizon workers to return Wednesday; deal inked
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 40,000 striking Verizon employees will return to work Wednesday after reaching a tentative contract agreement that includes 1,300 new callRead More
In Haiti, cradle of rich visual heritage is being reinvented
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Youvensky Despeignes used to spend hours a day at home drawing pencil-and-ink abstractions on cheap notebook paper, his aspirations as aRead More
Shootings at Houston auto shop leave gunman, customer dead
HOUSTON (AP) — A man came into a Houston auto detail shop and began shooting, killing a man known to be a customer and puttingRead More
Hardly a dog’s life for Obama’s pets Bo and Sunny
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s hardly a dog’s life of just eating and sleeping for President Barack Obama’s pets, Bo and Sunny. The pair of PortugueseRead More
Veterans sites in California, Kentucky, Virginia damaged
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Memorials to veterans in a Los Angeles neighborhood and a town in Kentucky, as well as a Civil War veterans cemeteryRead More
Company recalls spill-proof cups due to risk of mold
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 3 million spill-proof cups for children between 4 and 12 months old are being recalled by Mayborn USA because ofRead More
Haiti bracing for trouble as election panel delivers report
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitians are bracing for trouble as an electoral verification commission prepares to deliver the results of its monthlong review of lastRead More
More than 700 feared dead in recent Mediterranean crossings
POZZALLO, Sicily (AP) — Survivor accounts have pushed to more than 700 the number of migrants feared dead in Mediterranean Sea shipwrecks over three daysRead More
Shootings at Houston auto shop leave gunman, customer dead
HOUSTON (AP) — A man came into a Houston auto detail shop and began shooting, killing a man known to be a customer and puttingRead More
‘Mommy loves you!’: Boy rescued after gorilla is shot at zoo
CINCINNATI (AP) — Panicked zoo visitors watched helplessly and shouted, “Stay calm!” while one woman yelled, “Mommy loves you!” as a 400-pound-plus gorilla loomed overRead More