US gas prices up 11 cents over past 2 weeks
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks.
AP IMPACT: Military sex abuse victims seek VA help
Written by KEVIN FREKING,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been condemned by President Barack Obama as "''shameful and disgraceful."
Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla.
Written by SEAN MURPHY,Associated Press
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left of the community she called home.
Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
Written by BARBARA RODRIGUEZ,Associated Press TAMARA LUSH,Associated Press
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.
Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash
Written by SUSAN HAIGH,Associated Press
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent about 70 people to the hospital, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested Northeast Corridor.
Tornado-ravaged Texas town to start recovery
Written by ANGELA K. BROWN,Associated Press
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Residents whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a North Texas deadly tornado can soon return to retrieve what belongings may be left and start cleaning up, authorities said Friday.
CBO: Obama budget cuts deficits $1.1T by 2023
Written by ALAN FRAM,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's budget would trim projected federal deficits by $1.1 trillion over the coming decade, using nearly $6 in higher revenues for every $1 in reduced spending to achieve it, Congress' nonpartisan budget analyst said Friday.
A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus
Written by BARBARA ORTUTAY,AP Technology Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering.