CSX: Md. train explosion was from chemical cargo
Written by BEN NUCKOLS,Associated Press
ROSEDALE, Md. (AP) — Authorities are attributing the explosion on a derailed freight train near Baltimore to the chemical cargo in one of the cars.
Afghan security rescues Red Cross staff
Written by AMIR SHAH,Associated Press RAHIM FAIEZ,Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A senior Afghan official said security forces rescued seven foreigners working for the International Red Cross on Wednesday after a two-hour-long gun battle with insurgents at a guest house in the eastern city of Jalalabad.
Engineering students use dance to solve problems
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Engineering students at Northwestern University are getting a leg up on the competition. They're learning to swing dance in a for-credit class called Whole Body Thinking.
German clinic: Man had pencil in head for 15 years
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BERLIN (AP) — German doctors say a man spent 15 years with a pencil in his head following a childhood accident.
US gun debate overlooks daily violence
Written by STEVEN R. HURST,Associated Press
LARGO, Maryland (AP) — Florena Carter's shattered life didn't make national news.
Economic gains lift US confidence to a 5-year high
Written by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER,AP Economics Writers MARTIN CRUTSINGER,AP Economics Writers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Home prices are surging. Job growth is strengthening. And stocks are setting record highs.
Mother of newborn in sewer was present for rescue
Written by DIDI TANG,Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — The mother of the Chinese newborn trapped in a sewer pipe in a stunning ordeal caught on video had raised the initial alarm and was present for the entire two-hour rescue but did not admit giving birth until confronted by police, reports said Wednesday.
Tax overhaul: IRS scandal could lead to changes
Written by STEPHEN OHLEMACHER,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups has little if anything to do with most everyday taxpayers, but some lawmakers are hoping attention to the budding scandal will swell public and political support for rewriting and simplifying a federal tax code that has undergone some 5,000 changes in the past dozen years.