White House returns to normal operations after lockdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service says the White House has returned to normal operations after being placed on lockdown early Monday afternoon. Secret ServiceRead More
Obama marks Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama laid a wreath Monday at the Tomb of the Unknowns to honor members of the military who diedRead More
NASA: Mars can be seen with naked eye in night sky
NASA has said that for a short time, Mars will be visible with the naked in the night sky. Monday night, Mars will be 46Read More
Mediterranean shipwreck survivors haunted by cries of kids
POZZALLO, Sicily (AP) — It was the cries of children — and the moment they decided they must save themselves — that haunt the survivorsRead More
Vigil planned at Cincinnati Zoo in tribute to slain gorilla
CINCINNATI (AP) — Animal rights activists plan a Memorial Day vigil for the gorilla killed at the Cincinnati Zoo after a 4-year-old boy slipped intoRead More
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