Palestinian Fatah movement brings in younger leaders in boost for Mideast peace effortsBETHLEHEM, West Bank — Fatah has elected a rejuvenated leadership that will likely bring the mainstream Palestinian movement more in line with President Barack Obama’s vision for an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement, according to unofficial results released Tuesday. Already insured? Obama pitching his health care plan to those worried about changes in systemWASHINGTON — His approval ratings slipping, President Barack Obama is retooling his message on health care overhaul, aiming to win over Americans who already have insurance. Former sheriff pledges to restore order to Detroit streets as new police chiefDETROIT —Warren Evans once thought he might tame scandal-plagued Detroit City Hall as mayor. As the new police chief, he’s focused on bringing order to streets he has called the “wild, wild West.” Profiles of Pittsburgh health-club shooting victimsProfiles of the three women killed Tuesday night in the mass shooting at a health club south of Pittsburgh: NY engineer, passenger he allegedly let drive train during rush hour face criminal chargesMINEOLA, N.Y. — A Long Island Rail Road engineer and the passenger he allegedly let drive a train carrying almost 400 riders during rush hour at speeds of up to 80 mph are facing reckless endangerment charges. The engineer has also been charged with official misconduct. Prosecutor: Charges being brought against NY engineer, passenger accused of driving trainMINEOLA, N.Y. — A New York prosecutor says criminal charges are being brought against a Long Island Rail Road engineer and a passenger he allegedly allowed to drive a train. Skeleton in a suit and tie found sitting in an empty vault at historic Chicago area cemeteryALSIP, Ill. — Skeletal remains of a man wearing a suit and tie were found sitting in a burial vault with no casket in sight at a historic black Illinois cemetery where workers allegedly dug up bodies and dumped them in a scheme to resell plots, officials said Friday. New technology aimed at increasing oil production; lots of oil left in the groundHOUSTON — Imagine having a nice ripe orange, ready for squeezing, but being able to get out only a small amount of juice. There’s got to be more, you just can’t get at it. Top US commander says Japan-US alliance will survive even if elections choose new partyTOKYO — The top commander for U.S. troops in Japan brushed off any possible doubts Tuesday about the durability of the U.S.-Japan security alliance, even if next month’s parliamentary elections put a different party in power. Trying to sell your home? Make sure neighboring properties haven’t fallen into disrepairWhen Vicky Black’s one-story home in Port Richey, Fla., was on the market, prospective buyers told her they liked it. Unfortunately, they made negative comments about her neighbor’s home, which has a stone lawn and little curb appeal. Swedish author sued by Salinger asks NYC appeals court to let him publish his bookNEW YORK — A Swedish author asked a federal appeals court Thursday to reverse a judge’s ruling and let him publish a book he claims is a commentary on J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye.” AP sources: US mulls payoffs to wean Afghan farmers off poppy cropWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is considering whether to pay off Afghan farmers to stop them from growing heroin poppies on contract for the Taliban, senior officials said Tuesday. Wife of man killed in NY hotel said in 2002 police report he hit her often, broke her noseWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The wife of a man who was killed last week in a suburban hotel told police in 2002 that he often hit her and once broke her nose. Privileged childhood in Fla. hotel leads to stormy life that ends mysteriously in NY hotelRYE BROOK, N.Y. — The investigation of a killing in a New York hotel room has widened into Florida. EPA plan for Missouri lead waste worries residents; ‘treated like second-class citizens’LEADWOOD, Mo. — For generations, people in Leadwood have lived near huge piles of dangerous, lead-contaminated mining waste. Now the EPA has decided the answer to the problem is to pile on more lead-tainted earth. Residents in Leadwood, Mo. fight plan to top heaps of hazardous waste with more wasteLEADWOOD, Mo. — The folks in this aptly named southern Missouri town know full well they’re living amid giant piles of what amounts to hazardous waste. To them, that doesn’t make the logic of trucking in tons of lead-contaminated soil from a neighboring county to cover it up sound any less ridiculous. Police: Wife not a suspect in convention president’s NY hotel killing, weapon was blunt objectRYE BROOK, N.Y. — Police investigating the killing of a convention organizer at a suburban New York hotel say they’ve ruled out his wife as a suspect. Fontainebleau founder’s son found killed at NY hotel during convention he organizedWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A Florida tourism official says a man found killed in his New York hotel room was the son of the founder of Miami Beach’s famous Fontainebleau (FONT’-in-bloo) Hotel. Police: Fla. convention organizer found dead at NY hotel in apparent homicideRYE BROOK, N.Y. — A Florida convention organizer was found killed in his room at an upscale hotel in suburban New York where he had organized a meeting, police said Monday. Nonprofit Oxfam warns G-8: chronic hunger will spread to tragic levels due to climate changeAMSTERDAM — Chronic hunger may be “the defining human tragedy of this century,” as climate change causes growing seasons to shift, crops to fail, and storms and droughts to ravage fields, an advocacy group said. Galveston police baffled after 30 palm trees torched in 2 months; reward offeredGALVESTON, Texas — Galveston officials are investigating the torching of 30 palm trees in the last two months. Judge blocks US publication of book billed as sequel to classic ‘Catcher in the Rye’NEW YORK — A Swedish author whose new book was promoted as a sequel to J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” cannot publish it in the United States because it too closely mirrors Salinger’s classic without adequate parody or critique, a judge ruled Wednesday. Unexpected boost in corn planting this year could ease food prices, help ailing ethanol plantsST. LOUIS — Farmers planted an unexpectedly large crop of corn and soybeans this year, easing some fears of rising food costs. US ready to beef up UN peacekeeping operations with military observers, officers and policeUNITED NATIONS — The United States is prepared to provide more military observers, police and civilian staff to beef up the U.N.’s far-flung peacekeeping operations, the U.S. ambassador said Monday. Grasshoppers invade western Utah, find their way into gardens, yards and homesTOOELE, Utah — An ambitious director might look at Mitch Halligan’s property and see an instant B-movie classic: “Invasion of the Grasshoppers.” US and Iran can still talk about nuclear ambitions: Obama Officials
In spite of election protests, Obama officials say US remains open to talks with IranWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is open to discussions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions despite protests questioning the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election, U.S. officials said Sunday. Obama cranking up efforts to have US join global Rights of Child pactUNITED NATIONS — The Obama administration is reviving efforts to have the United States sign onto a global children’s rights treaty ratified by every U.N. member except the U.S. and Somalia, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, said Monday. Helio Castroneves awarded pole for Sunday’s Iowa Corn Indy 250 after qualifying canceledNEWTON, Iowa — Helio Castroneves was awarded the pole for Sunday’s Iowa Corn Indy 250 after the qualifying session was canceled because water had seeped into the track. Presiding judge says she’s troubled by similarities between ‘Catcher in the Rye’ and new bookNEW YORK — A federal judge said Wednesday she found substantial similarities between J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher In The Rye” and a new book by a Swedish author and questioned whether it should be published in the United States. |
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WASHINGTON — Despite questions about the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election and his belligerent anti-American rhetoric, the White House remains open to discussions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions. “It’s in the United States’ national interest to make sure that we have employed all elements at our disposal, including diplomacy, to prevent Iran from achieving that nuclear capacity,” Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Sunday.
