Obama: US must rethink water as climate changes
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS BANOS, Calif. (AP) — Warning that weather-related disasters will only get worse, President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. must rethink the way it uses water as he announced new federal aid to help drought-stricken California.
Marvel to spin new webs in Spider-Man's history
Written by MATT MOORE, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — There's more to the story about how Peter Parker became the amazing Spider-Man than previously was known.
More talking to babies helps their brains
Written by LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Using videos that claim to teach toddlers, or flash cards for tots, may not be the best idea. Simply talking to babies is key to building crucial language and vocabulary skills — but sooner is better, and long sentences are good.
Comcast-TWC merger worries, outrages consumers
Written by RYAN NAKASHIMA, AP Business Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comcast and Time Warner Cable regularly rank at the bottom of the pay TV industry when it comes to customer satisfaction. So it didn't take long for customers to vent frustrations online over high prices, spotty service and fears of a monopoly after Comcast announced its $45 billion purchase of Time Warner Cable.
Judge: Va. same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
Written by BROCK VERGAKIS, Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — In a federal court ruling echoing decisions reached elsewhere in the U.S., Virginia on Thursday became the first state in the South to overturn a voter-approved prohibition of same-sex marriage.
Canceled! Airlines scrap record number of flights
Written by SCOTT MAYEROWITZ, AP Airlines Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The relentless snow and ice storms this winter have led to the highest number of flight cancellations in more than 25 years, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.
Military nears holy grail: Pizza that lasts years
Written by RODRIQUE NGOWI, Associated Press
NATICK, Mass. (AP) — They call it the holy grail of ready-to-eat meals for soldiers: a pizza that can stay on the shelf for up to three years and still remain good to eat.
'Waltons' patriarch Ralph Waite dies at 85
Written by LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ralph Waite, who played the kind-and-steady patriarch of a tight-knit rural Southern family on the TV series "The Waltons," died Thursday, his manager said. He was 85.