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Obama in Berlin: "Our work is not yet done"

Obama in Berlin: "Our work is not yet done"
BERLIN (AP) - President Barack Obama is challenging Americans and Europeans not to become complacent even though the Cold War is over. Obama is speaking at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate nearly 50 years after John F. Kennedy's famous speech in the once-divided city. Obama says there's

Traffic returns to Wash. bridge that collapsed

Traffic returns to Wash. bridge that collapsed
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - Cars and trucks are rolling again across the Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge, restoring the traffic flow on the main route between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. A temporary span opened Wednesday morning, replacing a section of the bridge that collapsed May 23

Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe

Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe
By FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - There is a renewed effort to reopen the investigation that downed TWA Flight 800 off the coast of New York in 1996. Former investigators on Wednesday called on the National Transportation Safety Board to re-examine the cause, saying new evidence

United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle

United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) - A Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo diverted to Seattle because of an oil filter issue, a United Airlines spokeswoman said. An airline maintenance team was inspecting the jet after Flight 139 landed normally Tuesday afternoon at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, United

Neighbors: Couple killed waited for order to leave

Neighbors: Couple killed waited for order to leave
By NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air. After quickly grabbing a few items

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies
By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Hastings, the war correspondent whose unflinching reporting from Afghanistan led to the resignation of a top U.S. army general, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to his employer and family. Hastings, who was 33,

Judge reads charge against Zimmerman to jurors

Judge reads charge against Zimmerman to jurors
By KYLE HIGHTOWER and MIKE SCHNEIDERAssociated Press SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - A Florida judge has read the formal charge against George Zimmerman to 40 potential jurors who could be selected to decide if he committed murder when he shot Trayvon Martin. Judge Debra Nelson read the second-degree murder

FBI hunt for ex-Teamster boss Hoffa's remains ends

FBI hunt for ex-Teamster boss Hoffa's remains ends
By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - The FBI says it has found no sign of the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa and is ending a dig in suburban Detroit. The announcement was made Wednesday by Robert Foley, head of the FBI in Detroit, just a few hours

W.Va. mine safety lab creates disasters to train

W.Va. mine safety lab creates disasters to train
By VICKI SMITHAssociated Press JULIAN, W.Va. (AP) - Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with the push of a few buttons on a hand-held remote, the flames flicker out, the smoke dissipates and

Baked Alaska: Unusual heat wave hits 49th state

Baked Alaska: Unusual heat wave hits 49th state
By RACHEL D'OROAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven - or a tropical paradise. With temperatures topping 80 degrees in

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UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th

UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th
UPDATE: Authorities say that a tan SUV was heading west on 35th on Wednesday afternoon when the driver ran a stop sign at Freya. A blue SUV that was headed south on Freya hit the tan SUV causing the vehicle to flip over. There were two people in the overturned SUV, a woman and a little girl. They

Idaho Toddler Dies After Being Left In Car

Idaho Toddler Dies After Being Left In Car
AMMON, Idaho (AP) - Officials with the Bonneville County sheriff's department say a 21-month-old southeastern Idaho girl has died after she was left in a vehicle.    A news release says deputies and paramedics were called shortly after 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to a residence in Ammon,

Kerry calls Karzai to ease anger on Taliban office

Kerry calls Karzai to ease anger on Taliban office
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry called the Afghan president twice in the past 24 hours to ease Hamid Karzai's anger over the way the Taliban announced the opening of their political office in Qatar. The rift delayed the announced visit to the region this week by the U.S. special