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Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in Iraq
Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. The major spike in sectarian bloodshed heightened fears the country could again be veering toward civil war. The attacks followed two days of ...
Report: Torture evidence found in Syrian prisons
Rights activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the first Syrian city to come under rebel control have found torture devices and other evidence that detainees were abused there, Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday. Raqqa, in eastern Syria, was overrun in late February by rebels fighting to topple ...
Michelle Obama speaks of 'hunger' for education
First lady Michelle Obama spoke passionately about the importance of education to the African-American community in a commencement address Friday, urging more than 600 graduates of Bowie State University to honor the school's history and to pass their commitment to education on to future generations. In her 15-minute address, the ...
Michelle Obama speaks of 'hunger' for education
First lady Michelle Obama has spoken passionately about the importance of education to the African-American community in a commencement address to more than 600 graduates of Bowie State University. The first lady spoke Friday about the university's founding in 1865 to train black teachers and the "hunger" its first students ...
Bieber will have to pay for German monkey business
Justin Bieber will face a bill for thousands of euros (dollars) for his pet monkey's two-month stay at an animal shelter since it was seized by German customs, officials said Friday as a deadline expired for him to reclaim the animal. A spokesman for Munich's customs office said the teenage ...
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Officials in Washington state took their first stab at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry Thursday, nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults. (May 17)
Police: 2nd suspect arrested in parade shooting
A second suspect was arrested Thursday in the New Orleans shooting that injured 20 people at a parade on Mother's Day, police said Thursday. Shawn Scott, 24, is the brother of 19-year-old Akein Scott, who was arrested Wednesday night in the shooting, police Chief Ronal Serpas said. Both face 20 ...
Farrakhan: Blacks should buy property in Detroit
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has told a Detroit church audience that African Americans should pool their money and buy up property as a way to save the city. The Detroit Free Press (http://on.freep.com/16ndNX7 ) says Farrakhan addressed about 250 people Thursday at New Destiny Christian Fellowship Church, one ...
Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind
Ten tornadoes touched down in several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens injured and hundreds homeless. The AP's John Mone has the story from one of the worst hit towns. (May 16)
Obama vows sustained effort on military sex abuse
President Barack Obama said Thursday the nation's military leaders told him they are "ashamed" of their failure to end sexual abuse in the armed services. Obama pledged to "leave no stone unturned" in the effort to halt the abuse, which he said undermines the trust the military needs to be ...
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