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Stalled talks with Iran over nukes boost sanctions

Stalled talks with Iran over nukes boost sanctions
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The failure of negotiations between six world powers and Iran over its disputed nuclear program has jumpstarted the congressional push for even tougher sanctions aimed at crippling the economy in Tehran. The latest talks this past weekend in

Stalled talks with Iran over nukes boost sanctions

Stalled talks with Iran over nukes boost sanctions
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The failure of negotiations between six world powers and Iran over its disputed nuclear program has jumpstarted the congressional push for even tougher sanctions aimed at crippling the economy in Tehran. The latest talks this past weekend in

Father sobs on 911 after kids buried in collapse

Father sobs on 911 after kids buried in collapse
By MITCH WEISS and MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated Press STANLEY, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man tearfully begged authorities to hurry to his house to rescue his daughter and her cousin, who were buried when the walls of a 24-foot deep pit he dug on his property collapsed. Jordan Arwood, 31, was

NC crews work to recover 2 children under dirt

NC crews work to recover 2 children under dirt
DENVER, N.C. (AP) - Authorities continued searching early Monday for the bodies of two children who were trapped when dirt fell on them while playing in a hole at a home construction site near Charlotte. A father of one of the children called 911 Sunday afternoon, according to Lincoln County

Berlin's airport project delays shame Germans

Berlin's airport project delays shame Germans
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABERAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - Rabbits scamper over quiet runways. Only the call of a crow disturbs the silence around a gleaming, empty terminal that should be humming with the din of thousands of passengers. Willy Brandt International Airport, named for Germany's famed

Philly flags at half-staff in firefighter's honor

Philly flags at half-staff in firefighter's honor
By RON TODTAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The mayor of Philadelphia on Sunday ordered flags flown at half-staff and called for prayers for the family and colleagues of a veteran fire captain killed when a roof collapsed beneath him as he battled a blaze, the third city firefighter killed in

Firefighter dies battling Philadelphia blaze

Firefighter dies battling Philadelphia blaze
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A fire burned a fabric shop, upstairs apartments and a neighboring boutique Saturday evening, causing a partial roof collapse that killed a firefighter and injured a colleague who tried in vain to rescue him. Firefighters saluted as the body of 53-year-old Capt. Michael Goodwin

National beekeeper of year focuses on dying bees

National beekeeper of year focuses on dying bees
LOGAN, Utah (AP) - A Utah man is trying to use his recognition as this year's national beekeeper of the year to focus attention on a major threat to the industry: colony collapse disorder. Darren Cox of Cache County, who has 5,000 hives in Utah, California and Wyoming, received the award from

National beekeeper of year focuses on dying bees

National beekeeper of year focuses on dying bees
LOGAN, Utah (AP) - A Utah man is trying to use his recognition as this year's national beekeeper of the year to focus attention on a major threat to the industry: colony collapse disorder. Darren Cox of Cache County, who has 5,000 hives in Utah, California and Wyoming, received the award from

Estonia operetta lyricizes economic austerity

Estonia operetta lyricizes economic austerity
By JARI TANNERAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Tired of grumbling about economic austerity? Maybe it's time to sing about it. So say two Americans living in Estonia. Inspired by a lively social media exchange between Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Nobel Prize-