Century-old pipe break points to national problem
Written by BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The rupture of a nearly century-old water main that ripped a 15-foot hole through Sunset Boulevard and turned a swath of the University of California, Los Angeles, into a mucky mess points to the risks and expense many cities face with miles of water lines installed generations ago.
As US job market strengthens, many don't feel it
Written by JOSH BOAK, AP Economics Writers CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate has plunged since the start of last year to a five-year low of 6.1 percent. And the July jobs report being released Friday will likely show a sixth straight month of healthy 200,000-plus gains.
Haunting memories 70 years after Warsaw Uprising
Written by MONIKA SCISLOWSKA, Associated Press
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Kazimierz Mikos ran down a Warsaw street, zig-zagging to avoid the bullets that whizzed past him. As the 14-year-old ran for his life, he was struck with terror at the sight of a dead body in the street. Even after the scrape with death, the teen volunteered for a heroic Polish struggle against the Nazis — becoming a messenger and a guard.
W. Africa Ebola outbreak tops 700 deaths
Written by CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY, Associated Press KRISTA LARSON, Associated Press
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Security forces went house-to-house looking for Ebola patients and others exposed to the disease Thursday in Sierra Leone's capital as the death toll from the worst recorded outbreak in history surpassed 700 in West Africa.
Investigators make it to Ukraine jet crash site
Written by MSTYSLAV CHERNOV, Associated Press
ROZSYPNE, Ukraine (AP) — International investigators got their first look Thursday at the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, finally reaching the site two weeks after a missile brought down the plane. Fighting between Ukrainian troops and separatist rebels raged around them but the investigators called their brief inspection visit a success.
Immigration courts speed up children's cases
Written by AMY TAXIN, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Immigration courts are speeding up hearings for the tens of thousands of Central American children caught on the U.S. border after criticism that the backlogged system is letting immigrants stay in the country for years while waiting for their cases to be heard.
Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead
Written by ALAN FRAM, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided House approved a Republican plan Wednesday to launch a campaign-season lawsuit against President Barack Obama, accusing him of exceeding the bounds of his constitutional authority. Obama and other Democrats derided the effort as a stunt aimed at tossing political red meat to conservative voters.
Congress races to finish veterans, highway bills
Written by DONNA CASSATA, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is racing to wrap up legislation addressing chronic problems at the Veterans Affairs Department and a shortfall in highway money ahead of its five-week summer break. Deep divisions cast doubt on any resolution to the surge of immigrants at the border.