In a rising economy, politicians look for credit
Written by JIM KUHNHENN,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Increased hiring, lower unemployment, stock market on the rise. Who gets the credit?
Protesters in Tokyo demand end to nuclear power
Written by YURI KAGEYAMA,Associated Press
TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in a Tokyo park Saturday, demanding an end to atomic power and vowing never to give up the fight, despite two years of little change after the nuclear disaster in northeastern Japan.
Philly coming to grips with mass school closings
Written by KATHY MATHESON,Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When ninth-grader Zach Kaufmann found out his school was one of 27 targeted for closure in Philadelphia, he fought back.
Syria rebels free 21 UN peacekeepers
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEIRUT (AP) — An international peace envoy to Syria says Syrian rebels have freed 21 U.N. peacekeepers and have handed them to Jordanian authorities.
Stocks move higher following strong job growth
Written by STEVE ROTHWELL,AP Markets Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — A burst of hiring in February pushed stocks higher on Wall Street.
New TSA policy on knives, bats sparks backlash
Written by JOAN LOWY,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Flight attendants, pilots, federal air marshals and even insurance companies are part of a growing backlash to the Transportation Security Administration's new policy allowing passengers to carry small knives and sports equipment like souvenir baseball bats and golf clubs onto planes.
Hot chicks: At 60, Peeps more popular than ever
Written by MICHAEL RUBINKAM,Associated Press
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — It's Easter morning. A boy rouses his younger brother, and they run to the living room to find their baskets filled with — what else? — Peeps.
Colo. shooting judge won't overturn insanity law
Written by DAN ELLIOTT,Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — The judge in the deadly Colorado theater shootings has denied a request by defense lawyers to declare a state law on the insanity plea unconstitutional.