Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest
Written by AP
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest on Thursday — although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next week.
Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
Written by KRISTEN WYATT,Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.
Markets roiled by Nikkei's 7.3 percent slide
Written by PAMELA SAMPSON,AP Business Writers PAN PYLAS,AP Business Writers
LONDON (AP) — Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ago.
UK emergency committee meets after attack
Written by CASSANDRA VINOGRAD,Associated Press PAISLEY DODDS,Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — The British government's emergency committee met Thursday after two attackers butchered a British soldier in a daylight attack in London that raised fears terrorism had returned to the capital.
Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
Written by KYLE HIGHTOWER,Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said.
Stocks rise on Fed stimulus hopes, home sales
Written by BERNARD CONDON,AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are moving higher Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said it was too soon for the central bank to pull back on its economic stimulus programs.
Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 billion
Written by RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI,Associated Press SEAN MURPHY,Associated Press
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused $2 billion in overall damage, officials said Wednesday.
House panel moves to curb military sexual assaults
Written by RICHARD LARDNER,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of a House panel angry over sexual abuse problems in the military are set to vote on a bill that would strip commanding officers of their authority to unilaterally change or dismiss court-martial convictions — a change that lawmakers believe will lead to a cultural shift that encourages more victims to step forward.