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Kerry: US, allies, ready to step up aid rebels

Kerry: US, allies, ready to step up aid rebels
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - The United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria's opposition to help them "fight for the freedom of their country" if President Bashar Assad's regime doesn't engage in peace talks in good

Kerry: US, allies, ready to step up aid rebels

Kerry: US, allies, ready to step up aid rebels
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - The United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria's opposition to help them "fight for the freedom of their country" if President Bashar Assad's regime doesn't engage in peace talks in good

FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe

FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe
By KYLE HIGHTOWERAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said. Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old mixed martial arts

FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe

FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe
By KYLE HIGHTOWERAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said. Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old mixed martial arts

600 police photos of Tucson rampage scene released

600 police photos of Tucson rampage scene released
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and FELICIA FONSECAAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - In the chaotic moments after a gunman wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, investigators quickly turned a patrol car into a makeshift whiteboard, using markers to scrawl relevant information about the investigation. By the end of

Okla. residents come home to pick up the pieces

Okla. residents come home to pick up the pieces
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI and CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - With her son holding her elbow, Colleen Arvin walked up her driveway to what was left of her house for 40 years. It was the 83-year-old grandmother's first time back at her home since a monstrous and deadly

Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down

Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
By DAVID A. LIEBAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time." Parents

Maine man charged in death of missing teen

Maine man charged in death of missing teen
By DAVID SHARPAssociated Press BANGOR, Maine (AP) - A 15-year-old girl found dead in woods north of Bangor knew the man charged with killing her, her best friend said, contrary to early reports that before her disappearance she'd headed outside her Glenburn home to see someone she recently met

Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview

Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview
By BRIAN SKOLOFF and JOSH HOFFNERAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out Tuesday about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she "deserves a second chance at

North Korea sends leader's special envoy to China

North Korea sends leader's special envoy to China
By MARGIE MASONAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to China on Wednesday as Beijing faces pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers' Party official and a vice