Agriculture disputes threaten new US-EU talks
Written by DESMOND BUTLER,Associated Press DON MELVIN,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama used Washington's grandest stage — the State of the Union speech — to announce negotiations with Europe aimed at creating the world's largest free trade agreement. Just weeks later, there are signs that old agriculture disputes could be deal-killers.
FAA to close 149 air traffic towers under cuts
Written by JASON KEYSER,Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Under orders to trim hundreds of millions of dollars from its budget, the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday released a final list of 149 air traffic control towers that it will close at small airports around the country starting early next month.
Cyprus lawmakers approve key bills for bailout
Written by MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS,Associated Press
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Lawmakers in Cyprus approved three key bills Friday that aim to raise enough money to qualify the country for a broader bailout package and help it avoid financial ruin in mere days.
Police search for boy suspects in Ga. baby killing
Written by RUSS BYNUM,Associated Press
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Police were combing school records and canvassing a coastal Georgia neighborhood Friday for a pair of suspects between 10 and 15 years old accused of killing a baby in a stroller and wounding his mother in an attempted robbery.
Man investigated in Colo. prison chief death dies
Written by ANGELA K. BROWN,Associated Press P. SOLOMON BANDA,Associated Press
DECATUR, Texas (AP) — A former Colorado inmate being investigated in the death of the state prisons chief and a pizza deliveryman died Friday after a harrowing 100-mph car chase and shootout with police in Texas.
Israel apologizes to Turkey over flotilla deaths
Written by IAN DEITCH,Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel agreed to restore full diplomatic relations with Turkey in a surprising turnaround Friday after apologizing for a botched naval raid that resulted in the deaths of nine Turkish activists aboard an international flotilla bound for Gaza in 2010.
Man finds knife in back 3 years after stabbing
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (AP) — A Canadian man was just scratching what he thought was an old itch this week when it turned out to be a knife blade that had been buried in his back for almost three years.
Bank closure leaves Cyprus businesses high and dry
Written by ELENA BECATOROS,Associated Press
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — At Jenny Dobreva's a convenience store, a customer comes up to get a lighter. She apologetically turns him away. It's not because he doesn't have enough money — it's because she doesn't have enough change.