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Food map can lead way to health, researchers say
May 20, 2013 on Page A1 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. Same goes for soda. 1
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Obama fights GOP, scandal
May 20, 2013 on Page A1 WASHINGTON – A senior White House aide said Sunday that President Barack Obama learned only from news reports that an Internal Revenue Service office had singled out dozens of conservative … 64
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Scientists creating undersea laboratory
May 20, 2013 on Page A1 SEATTLE – Scientists are eager for access to information from a quarter-billion-dollar lab at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that they hope will teach them about climate change, earthquakes … 8
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Small critters return from space
May 20, 2013 on Page A2 MOSCOW – A Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest …
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Yahoo to bid $1.1 billion for Tumblr
May 20, 2013 on Page A2 SAN FRANCISCO – Yahoo’s board of directors has approved a $1.1 billion cash acquisition of blogging site Tumblr. It’s the biggest and riskiest deal yet for Yahoo Chief Executive Officer …
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Volcano’s eruptions continue
May 20, 2013 on Page A2 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska’s Pavlof volcano sent ash and steam skyward Sunday but not enough to raise the aviation threat for international air carriers. A satellite at 12:40 a.m. measured …
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Leader of AP protests seizure
May 20, 2013 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Associated Press’ president and CEO on Sunday called the government’s secret seizure of two months of reporters’ phone records “unconstitutional” and said the news cooperative had not … 4
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Two FBI hostage-rescue agents killed in training accident
May 20, 2013 on Page A3 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Two FBI special agents on the agency’s elite Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia, officials said Sunday. The accident happened …
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In brief: Train crash likely to affect traffic for week
May 20, 2013 on Page A3 HARTFORD, Conn. – Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment …
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Twisters ‘scoured’ swath of Oklahoma
May 20, 2013 on Page A3 SHAWNEE, Okla. – Tornadoes ravaged parts of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out … 1
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Obama urges graduates to help others
May 20, 2013 on Page A3 ATLANTA – President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their … 1
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Deadline expires for Bieber’s monkey
May 20, 2013 on Page A4 Justin Bieber will face a bill for thousands of dollars for his pet monkey’s two-month stay at an animal shelter since it was seized by German customs, officials said Friday … 1
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China seeks boat’s release
May 20, 2013 on Page A4 BEIJING – China says it is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner publicized the plight of its 16 crew in an online account saying they …
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North Korean firings studied
May 20, 2013 on Page A4 SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the …
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Syrian troops enter key rebel-held town
May 20, 2013 on Page A4 BEIRUT – Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his …
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In brief: Russian TV: Accused U.S. spy has left
May 20, 2013 on Page A4 MOSCOW – The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported. …
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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 … 69
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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 … 9
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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 … 3
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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 … 2
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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 … 7
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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 … 6
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