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Turbines: eagles’ newest threat
May 19, 2013 on Page A1 CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. – The Obama administration has never fined or prosecuted a wind farm for killing eagles and other protected bird species, shielding the industry from liability and helping … 16
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Powerball winner sold in Florida
May 19, 2013 on Page A2 DES MOINES, Iowa – It’s all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching all the numbers to win the highest Powerball jackpot …
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Fractured rail may have led to train crash, officials say
May 19, 2013 on Page A3 Ruling out foul play, federal investigators were looking at a fractured rail as the possible cause of the Connecticut train crash that left dozens of commuters injured and is expected …
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N. Korea launches missiles
May 19, 2013 on Page A3 BEIJING – North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its east coast Saturday, following through on months of threats to conduct a missile launch. The South Korean Defense Ministry reported …
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Marchers in Virginia parade struck down by car
May 19, 2013 on Page A3 DAMASCUS, Va. – An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town and investigators were looking into whether he suffered …
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Danish singer wins Eurovision contest
May 19, 2013 on Page A4 Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune “Only Teardrops,” despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from …
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Osprey proves its mettle in difficult Afghanistan
May 19, 2013 on Page A4 CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan – Almost four years after the MV-22 Osprey arrived in Afghanistan, trailing a reputation as dangerous and hard to maintain, the U.S. Marine Corps finally has had …
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Everest’s glaciers melting, images show
May 19, 2013 on Page A4 A warming climate is melting the glaciers of Mount Everest, shrinking the frozen cloak of Earth’s highest peak by 13 percent in the last 50 years, researchers have found. Rocks … 5
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China premier Li takes trip to India
May 19, 2013 on Page A4 NEW DELHI – Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China’s new premier headed to India today for his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up …
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Briton had penetrated Yemeni terror group
May 19, 2013 on Page A5 WASHINGTON – Disclosure of a highly classified intelligence operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust of hardened … 1
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Women’s rights law blocked in Afghanistan
May 19, 2013 on Page A6 KABUL, Afghanistan – Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women’s freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The …
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France enacts gay marriage into law
May 19, 2013 on Page A6 PARIS – France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months … 2
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Assad says transition talks are internal issue
May 19, 2013 on Page A6 BEIRUT – Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won’t step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his … 1
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Fatal shooting a hate crime, NYC police say
May 19, 2013 on Page A7 NEW YORK – A gunman used homophobic slurs before firing a fatal shot point-blank into a man’s face on a Manhattan street alive with a weekend midnight crowd, a killing … 1
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Boston bombing response to be studied
May 19, 2013 on Page A7 LOWELL, Mass. – Boston’s police department and mayor’s office will conduct twin reviews of the response to last month’s bombing of the Boston Marathon, police Commissioner Ed Davis said Saturday. …
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IRS crackdown ignored bigger, influential groups
May 19, 2013 on Page A8 WASHINGTON – There’s an irony in the Internal Revenue Service’s crackdown on conservative groups. The nation’s tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for …
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Bernanke predicts technology gains
May 19, 2013 on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong. Bernanke told …
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Navy-trained dolphin locates Howell torpedo
May 19, 2013 on Page A9 SAN DIEGO – In the ocean off Coronado, a Navy team has discovered a relic worthy of display in a military museum: a torpedo of the kind deployed in the …
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Alaska volcanic eruption seems to be slowing down
May 19, 2013 on Page A9 Alaska’s remote Pavlof Volcano was shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume was thinning Saturday and no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly …
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Buenos Aires bus tour follows Pope Francis’ path
May 19, 2013 on Page A12 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – You can see the streets where he grew up and played soccer, the church where Jorge Bergoglio prayed as a teenager and the cathedral where the …
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Powerball jackpot closing in on another record
May 18, 2013 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A little more than a year after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize, the jackpot for Saturday’s Powerball drawing was nearing historic territory. Should …
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Federal execs to reap bonuses
May 18, 2013 on Page A1 WASHINGTON – An elite group of federal employees is set to receive cash bonuses despite this year’s automatic budget cuts, according to a report that a Senate subcommittee issued Friday. … 12
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If you team up, be clear about rules
May 18, 2013 on Page A1 In workplaces across the nation, Americans are inviting their colleagues to chip in $2 for a Powerball ticket and a shared daydream. The office lottery pool is a way to … 10
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Large asteroid to fly by Earth on May 31
May 18, 2013 on Page A2 It’s 1.7 miles long. Its surface is covered in a sticky black substance similar to the gunk at the bottom of a barbecue. If it impacted Earth it would probably … 1
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Anteater’s birth a mystery to Connecticut zoo staff
May 18, 2013 on Page A2 GREENWICH, Conn. – An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived. Officials at the LEO Zoological Conservation Center tell …
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IRS’ tea party admission was planned
May 18, 2013 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Tough congressional grilling Friday of fired IRS chief Steven Miller failed to get answers about which agency employees subjected applications from tea party groups to special scrutiny but … 14
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Military to retrain about sexual assault
May 18, 2013 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that …
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Commuter trains collide; 60 hurt
May 18, 2013 on Page A3 FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday’s evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. …
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In brief: Injunction puts abortion law on hold
May 18, 2013 on Page A3 Little Rock, Ark. – An Arkansas law banning most abortions 12 weeks into a woman’s pregnancy won’t take effect while a legal challenge is pending, a federal judge ruled Friday. … 1
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OAS study puts drug legalization on table
May 18, 2013 on Page A4 BOGOTA, Colombia – The Organization of American States said Friday that countries should consider decriminalizing drug use, a shift backed by several Latin American leaders but opposed by the United … 1
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