RFK children speak about assassination in Dallas
Written by JAMIE STENGLE,Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is convinced that a lone gunman wasn't solely responsible for the assassination of his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, and said his father believed the Warren Commission report was a "shoddy piece of craftsmanship."
Sandy relief package swells aid for past disasters
Written by ANDREW MIGA,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this coming week.
Californians deal with freezing temps, snow
Written by ELLIOT SPAGAT,Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Traffic is flowing again on a major Southern California traffic artery that was severed for the second time in three days because of ice and snow from a winter storm that brought very unseasonable freezing temperatures to much of the state.
Flu more widespread in US; eases off in some areas
Written by MIKE STOBBE,AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Flu is more widespread across the nation, but the number of hard-hit states has declined, health officials said Friday.
Obama, Karzai agree to speed military transition
Written by JULIE PACE,Associated Press ROBERT BURNS,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Friday they have agreed to speed up slightly the schedule for moving Afghanistan's security forces into the lead across the country, with U.S. troops shifting fully to a support role. The leaders also said Obama agreed to place battlefield detainees under the control of the Afghan government.
Obama, Karzai meeting to discuss ending Afghan war
Written by JULIE PACE,Associated Press ROBERT BURNS,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Charting the course for a war's end, President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai meet Friday at the White House to discuss the future of the U.S. role in Afghanistan and the 66,000 American troops in harm's way.
Biden seeks video game industry input on guns
Written by ERICA WERNER,Associated Press JULIE PACE,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking for broader remedies to gun violence, Vice President Joe Biden is reaching out to the video game industry for ideas as the White House seeks to assemble proposals in response to last month's massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.
Indiana boy abducted in '94 found in Minnesota
Written by KEN KUSMER,Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A boy abducted from northeastern Indiana by his paternal grandparents 19 years ago has been found in Minnesota.