Lawyer: Girl's assault was shared in photos, texts
Written by MARTHA MENDOZA,AP National Writer
SARATOGA, Calif. (AP) — The parents of a 15-year-old California girl who took her own life after she was sexually abused and an explicit photo of the assault circulated among her classmates want the three boys who have been arrested in the case prosecuted as adults, a lawyer for the family says.
Coding boot camps promise to launch tech careers
Written by TERENCE CHEA,Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Looking for a career change, Ken Shimizu decided he wanted to be a software developer, but he didn't want to go back to college to study computer science.
AP source: Immigration bill could exclude many
Written by ERICA WERNER,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan immigration bill soon to be introduced in the Senate could exclude hundreds of thousands of immigrants here illegally from ever becoming U.S. citizens, according to a Senate aide with knowledge of the proposals.
Wild, unregulated hacker currency gains following
Written by RAPHAEL SATTER,Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — With $600 stuffed in one pocket and a smartphone tucked in the other, Patricio Fink recently struck the kind of deal that's feeding the rise of a new kind of money — a virtual currency whose oscillations have pulled geeks and speculators alike through stomach-churning highs and lows.
Severe storms hits Midwest with snow, ice, winds
Written by AP
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Storms packing rain, snow and dangerous winds raked the Midwest and spawned a possible tornado near St. Louis that prompted an emergency declaration from Missouri's governor.
Senate ready to launch gun control debate
Written by ALAN FRAM,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is ready to launch an emotion-charged debate on new gun restrictions, four months after the carnage at a Connecticut elementary school spurred President Barack Obama and Congress to address firearms violence.
Ga. firefighters 'relieved' hostage ordeal is over
Written by JOHNNY CLARK,Associated Press PHILLIP LUCAS,Associated Press
SUWANEE, Ga. (AP) — It's a call that firefighters routinely respond to — a report of a medical emergency.
Admiral says US ready if North Korea strikes
Written by DONNA CASSATA,Associated Press RICHARD LARDNER,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. defenses could intercept a ballistic missile launched by North Korea if it decides to strike, the top American military commander in the Pacific said Tuesday, as the relationship between the West and the communist government hit its lowest ebb since the end of the Korean War.