Cleanup work after BP oil spill end in 3 states
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cleanup work has ended in three of the states affected by BP PLC's massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Monday.
Santa Monica College reopens after deadly rampage
Written by TAMI ABDOLLAH,Associated Press
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Santa Monica College reopened under extra security Monday except for the library, where police shot and killed a heavily armed gunman after a rampage that left five people dead.
S&P upgrades US outlook, but investors yawn
Written by CHRISTINA REXRODE,AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The Standard & Poor's ratings agency said Monday it's getting more optimistic about the U.S. economy. But investors just yawned.
Feel-good 'Kinky Boots' wins at feel-good Tonys
Written by JOCELYN NOVECK,AP National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — On a feel-good night for Broadway, it was only natural that the Tony Award go to its most feel-good musical, the joyous "Kinky Boots." But most everything about Sunday's Tony telecast was warmhearted, from inspiring speeches about the theatrical community to the inspired antics of Neil Patrick Harris, who should officially be awarded the host job on a permanent basis.
Music service, mobile software expected from Apple
Written by MICHAEL LIEDTKE,AP Technology Writer PETER SVENSSON,AP Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is switching from its decade-long practice of naming its Mac operating system updates after big cats. Instead, it's paying homage to the geography of its home state.
Police ID gunman in deadly Santa Monica rampage
Written by TAMI ABDOLLAH,Associated Press
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John Zawahri, 23, who police have identified as the shooter in Friday's deadly rampage at Santa Monica College. (AP Photo/Santa Monica Police Department) |
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — What she remembered most about the man who fired at her were his eyes. Hard, cold and intense.
NSA contractor risks steep jail time for data leak
Written by KIMBERLY DOZIER,AP Intelligence Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who gave classified documents to reporters, making public two sweeping U.S. surveillance programs and touching off a national debate on privacy versus security, has revealed his own identity. He risked decades in jail for the disclosures — if the U.S. can extradite him from Hong Kong where he says he has taken refuge.
Advocates mark 6 months since shooting
Written by ALAN FRAM,Associated Press NEDRA PICKLER,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims' families are heading to Capitol Hill to remind lawmakers they are painfully waiting for action, while some of the president's allies are asking him to do more without any new prospects of legislation to toughen gun laws