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Couple jailed for fleeing with kids to face judge

Couple jailed for fleeing with kids to face judge
By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KELLI KENNEDYAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Florida parents charged with kidnapping their boys from their grandparents and sailing to Cuba on a boat called "Salty" to elude authorities were expected to face a judge Thursday for the first time since they were forcibly

Wild, unregulated hacker currency gains following

Wild, unregulated hacker currency gains following
By RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - With $600 stuffed in one pocket and a smartphone tucked in the other, Patricio Fink recently struck the kind of deal that's feeding the rise of a new kind of money - a virtual currency whose oscillations have pulled geeks and speculators alike

Wild, unregulated hacker currency gains following

Wild, unregulated hacker currency gains following
By RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - With $600 stuffed in one pocket and a smartphone tucked in the other, Patricio Fink recently struck the kind of deal that's feeding the rise of a new kind of money - a virtual currency whose oscillations have pulled geeks and speculators alike

Racing helps Mass. father, disabled son forge bond

Racing helps Mass. father, disabled son forge bond
By RODRIQUE NGOWIAssociated Press HOLLAND, Mass. (AP) - The year was 1992, and Dick Hoyt and his son, Rick, wanted to run and bike across the country to raise funds for a charity for cerebral palsy - a condition 30-year-old Rick developed at birth. But the charity didn't want anything to do

Wild, unregulated hacker currency gains following

Wild, unregulated hacker currency gains following
By RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - With $600 stuffed in one pocket and a smartphone tucked in the other, Patricio Fink recently struck the kind of deal that's feeding the rise of a new kind of money - a virtual currency whose oscillations have pulled geeks and speculators alike

Wild, unregulated hacker currency gains following

Wild, unregulated hacker currency gains following
By RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - With $600 stuffed in one pocket and a smartphone tucked in the other, Patricio Fink recently struck the kind of deal that's feeding the rise of a new kind of money - a virtual currency whose oscillations have pulled geeks and speculators alike

Senate endorses Sally Jewell for interior chief

Senate endorses Sally Jewell for interior chief
By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Sally Jewell, CEO of outdoor retailer Recreational Equipment Inc., won easy Senate confirmation Wednesday to be the nation's next interior secretary. The Senate approved her nomination, 87-11, with all the no votes coming from Republicans.

Suicide blast in Syrian capital kills at least 15

Suicide blast in Syrian capital kills at least 15
By ALBERT AJI and RYAN LUCASAssociated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A suicide car bomber struck Monday in the financial heart of Syria's capital, killing at least 15 people, damaging the nearby central bank and incinerating cars and trees in the neighborhood. The attack was the latest in a

Deadliest submarine disaster in US remembered

Deadliest submarine disaster in US remembered
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) - Family and friends who lost loved ones when the USS Thresher sank 50 years ago joined in tossing wreaths into the water Saturday in an emotional service in remembrance of the 129 Navy crew members and civilian technicians who lost their lives in the deadliest submarine

Calif. governor looks to China for investments

Calif. governor looks to China for investments
By JULIET WILLIAMSAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Jerry Brown has designs on building some of the most expensive public works projects in the nation and wants to keep the state moving forward in its slow recovery from the recession. Where better to go searching for the