Fed stands by stimulus, sees stronger US economy
Written by MARTIN CRUTSINGER,AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve says the U.S. economy has strengthened after pausing late last year but still needs the Fed's extraordinary support to help lower high unemployment.
Deer bolts from car trunk past stunned officer
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Talk about junk in the trunk.
Experts suspect North behind SKorea computer crash
Written by HYUNG-JIN KIM,Associated Press YOUKYUNG LEE,Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A cyberattack caused computer networks at major South Korean banks and top TV broadcasters to crash simultaneously Wednesday, paralyzing bank machines across the country and prompting speculation of North Korean involvement.
AP PHOTOS: A look back at 10 years of war in Iraq
Written by The Associated Press,Associated Press
The images remain fresh even as the memories fade — the blinding flash of "shock and awe" bombing, the square-jawed confidence of an American president leading his people into war, the cowering prisoner trembling on the ground in the face of a small piece of American power.
Colo. governor to sign landmark gun bills
Written by IVAN MORENO,Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — Exactly eight months after dozens of people were shot in a suburban Denver movie theater, Gov. John Hickenlooper will sign new restrictions on firearms in Colorado, signaling a historic change for Democrats who traditionally shied away from taking on gun control in a state where owning a gun is as common as owning a care in some rural areas.
Obama in Israel for first trip as president
Written by JULIE PACE,Associated Press MATTHEW LEE,Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — Calling the U.S. Israel's "greatest friend," President Barack Obama assured the Middle East ally of his administration's commitment to Israel's security while cautioning that the region's "winds of change bring both promise and peril."
Health officials: 1 in 50 school kids have autism
Written by MIKE STOBBE,AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — A government survey of parents says 1 in 50 U.S. schoolchildren has autism, surpassing another federal estimate for the disorder.
Nevada town mourns Marines who died in explosion
Written by SCOTT SONNER,Associated Press TED BRIDIS,Associated Press
HAWTHORNE, Nev. (AP) — Hundreds of residents in a rural community steeped in military history turned out to mourn the loss of at least seven Marines as investigators arrived at an ammunition depot to try to determine how a mortar shell exploded at the Nevada base and sent shrapnel flying into troops during a training exercise.