AP Source: Suspect in shooting at Holocaust Museum is anti-government white supremacist

WASHINGTON — A law enforcement official says James Von Brunn, an elderly white supremacist, is being investigated as a potential suspect in the shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Museum.

White House says Obama saddened by shooting at Holocaust museum, worried about injuries

WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama was saddened by a shooting at the Holocaust museum near the White House and is concerned about a guard who was reportedly injured.

Officials: Gunman, guards exchange fire inside US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington

WASHINGTON — An elderly gunman opened fire with a rifle inside the crowded U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday, gravely wounding a security guard before two other officers returned fire. The assailant and his victim were both hospitalized.

Tenn. lawmakers allow guns in bars and restaurants after overriding governor’s veto

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Handguns will soon be allowed in bars and restaurants in Tennessee under a new law passed by state legislators who voted to override the governor’s veto.

Why Elizabeth Hurley quit movies

LONDON - British model-actress Elizabeth Hurley has revealed she sacrificed her movie career to concentrate on raising her six-year-old son Damien.

Angry crowd throws rocks, bottles at Austin police after officer shoots 2 men, killing 1

AUSTIN, Texas — An angry crowd threw rocks and bottles at police in riot gear in Austin, Texas, hours after an officer shot two men, killing one of them.

Yao glad to defer to teammates as long as Rockets keep winning

HOUSTON — Yao Ming has taken only 13 shots in the last two games of Houston’s first-round series against Portland. That’s OK with him.

After Olympics, director Zhang Yimou plans to start shooting new movie in May or June

HONG KONG — Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou will start shooting a new movie in late May or June, his assistant said Monday, marking the “Raise the Red Lantern” director’s first project since designing the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics.

Heroic Indian-origin manager gunned down while saving staff, customers in Durban

DURBAN - An Indian-origin store manager, Krish Pillay, was killed in Durban while heroically saving his staff and customers from gunmen, who had stormed into the Shoprite supermarket.

US mulls ‘political role’ for Taliban to end protracted stalemate

LONDON - To bring the Taliban into the Afghan political process in order to achieve a peaceful resolution to the war in Afghanistan, the United States has signalled a new initiative.

Kylie Minogue demands special menu during India stay

MUMBAI - Australian pop superstar Kylie Minogue has put the head chef of a luxurious hotel here on a creative test. The diva, currently in India, demands a special dish whenever she is hungry rather than going by the menu.

Israel promises ‘fierce’ response to Gaza rocket fire

TEL AVIV - Caretaker Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert threatened Sunday a ‘fierce and disproportionate’ response to continued rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, saying the ‘old rules of engagement’ in the salient no longer applied.