Desert siege toll passes 80; bomb squads search
Written by AOMAR OUALI,Associated Press ELAINE GANLEY,Associated Press
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian bomb squads searched a gas refinery laced with mines on Monday, looking for more explosive traps a day after the discovery of more bodies throughout the site raised the toll from the terrorist siege well past 80.
Boeing investigation turns to battery maker
Written by ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese and U.S. investigators began a probe Monday into the maker of the lithium ion batteries used in Boeing's grounded 787 jets.
New Delhi gang-rape trial to begin Thursday
Written by NIRMALA GEORGE,Associated Press
NEW DELHI (AP) — The trial of five men accused of the rape and murder of a student aboard a bus in New Delhi will begin Thursday and should have none of the long delays commonly associated with India's justice system, a defense lawyer said after a brief hearing Monday.
NASA's older Mars rover notches another milestone
Written by ALICIA CHANG,AP Science Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Opportunity, NASA's other Mars rover, has tooled around the red planet for so long it's easy to forget it's still alive.
SWAT standoff in Ga. uncovers dismembered body
Written by RUSS BYNUM,Associated Press
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Police went to Chad Moretz's home to ask him about a friend who had gone missing and quickly found themselves in a tense standoff when a relative answered the door and whispered: "He's got a rifle. He's going to kill y'all."
Testing brain pacemakers to zap Alzheimer's damage
Written by LAURAN NEERGAARD,AP Medical Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — It has the makings of a science fiction movie: Zap someone's brain with mild jolts of electricity to try to stave off the creeping memory loss of Alzheimer's disease.
Aviation technology advances, FAA tries to keep up
Written by DAVID KOENIG,AP Airlines Writer
DALLAS (AP) — After two separate and serious battery problems aboard Boeing 787s, it wasn't U.S. authorities who acted first to ground the plane. It was Japanese airlines.
Officials: NM teen gunman kills 5 inside home
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A teenage boy fatally shot two adults and three children at a home near Albuquerque, authorities said Sunday.