Slowing Chinese economy likely to pinch US, too
Written by PAUL WISEMAN, AP Business Writers JOE McDONALD, AP Business Writers
WASHINGTON (AP) — After watching China narrow the U.S. lead as the world's largest economy, Americans might be tempted to cheer signs that the Chinese economy might be stumbling.
Fed report: Warming disrupting Americans' lives
Written by SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming is rapidly turning America the beautiful into America the stormy, sneezy and dangerous, according to a new federal scientific report. And those shining seas? Rising and costly, the report says.
Man freed in Missouri delayed imprisonment case
Written by JIM SALTER, Associated Press
CHARLESTON, Mo. (AP) — Cornealious "Mike" Anderson spent 13 years free from prison due to a clerical error, then nearly a year behind bars when the mistake was caught. On Monday, he walked out of a southeast Missouri courtroom a free man again — this time with no need to look over his shoulder.
Nigerian girl describes kidnap, 276 still missing
Written by MICHELLE FAUL, Associated Press Writer
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The girls in the school dorm could hear the sound of gunshots from a nearby town. So when armed men in uniforms burst in and promised to rescue them, at first they were relieved.
Healthier school meals: How 5 districts are faring
Written by MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years in, schools are having mixed success putting new healthier school lunch rules in place.
34 reported dead, mostly insurgents, in Ukraine
Written by PETER LEONARD, Associated Press
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Thirty pro-Russia insurgents and four government troops have been killed during operations to expunge anti-government forces around a key eastern city, Ukraine's interior minister reported Tuesday.
Pipeline backers, opponents jockey ahead of vote
Written by MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters and opponents of the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline jockeyed for position ahead of an expected Senate vote on legislation authorizing immediate construction of the project.
Kids' DUI deaths: their drivers pose biggest risk
Written by LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — The number of children killed by drunken motorists has declined substantially in recent years but the biggest threat remains their own drivers, not strangers in other vehicles, a study found.