US stocks fall after Dow's rally to 14,000
Written by DANIEL WAGNER,AP Business Writer
U.S. stocks fell sharply Monday, the first trading day after the Dow hit its highest level since the financial crisis.
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban appears on video
Written by SYLVIA HUI,Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — In her first video statement since she was nearly killed, a Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban remained defiant in arguing for girls' education, saying Monday she would keep up the same campaign that led to her attack.
Iraq War vet accused in shooting on suicide watch
Written by CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN,Associated Press JAMIE STENGLE,Associated Press
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas sheriff says the man charged with killing a former Navy SEAL and his friend was shocked with a stun gun and restrained in his jail cell after becoming aggressive.
Iraq War vet charged in fatal shooting of ex-SEAL
Written by CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN,Associated Press JAMIE STENGLE,Associated Press
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — An Iraq War veteran charged with murdering former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and a friend turned a gun on the pair while they were at a Texas shooting range, authorities said Sunday.
Details emerge about man at center of Ala standoff
Written by BRUCE SMITH,Associated Press MELISSA NELSON-GABRIEL,Associated Press
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) — As an Alabama standoff and hostage drama marked a sixth day Sunday, more details emerged about the suspect at the center, with neighbors and officials painting a picture of an isolated man estranged from his family.
Civil rights lawyers: NYPD spying violates rules
Written by EILEEN SULLIVAN,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The New York Police Department's focus on Muslims has renewed the political surveillance of the 1960s and '70s that was banned under a landmark legal ruling, according to a new court filing by civil rights lawyers. They are seeking an injunction against further surveillance of Muslims without evidence of crimes and a new court-appointed auditor to oversee police activities.
Stun gun used on armed man near Buckingham Palace
Written by SYLVIA HUI,Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Police used a stun gun to arrest a man armed with knives outside Buckingham Palace on Sunday, as throngs of tourists gathered to watch the Changing of the Guard ceremony there.
Experts find remains of England's King Richard III
Written by JILL LAWLESS,Associated Press
LEICESTER, England (AP) — He wore the English crown, but he ended up defeated, humiliated and reviled.