Life rafts spotted near capsized rig
MOSCOW (AP) — Rafts carrying people have been spotted off Russia’s east coast where a floating oil rig sank in remote, freezing waters, the owner said Monday, but the government would not confirm the report and it was not clear…
With morgues full, Philippine flood victims buried
ILIGAN, Philippines (AP) — With funeral parlors overwhelmed, authorities in a flood-stricken southern Philippine city on Monday organized the first mass burial of some of nearly 700 people who were swept to their deaths in one of worst calamities to…
Italian appeals court says why it cleared Knox
MILAN, Italy (AP) — No murder weapon. Faulty DNA. No motive. Even the time of death was wrong by nearly an hour. The Italian appeals court that cleared Amanda Knox in the killing of her roommate explained its ruling on…
World’s shortest woman wants to be Bollywood star
NAGPUR, India (AP) — A high school student in central India was recognised as the world’s shortest woman by Guinness World Records on Friday as she turned 18 and said she hopes to earn a degree and make it in…
Russian fishing ship lists badly near Antarctica
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A Russian fishing vessel with 32 crew members was taking on water near Antarctica on Friday. Heavy sea ice was hampering rescue efforts, and officials said it could be four or five days before anybody…
MTV names Katy Perry its first artist of the year
NEW YORK (AP) — Katy Perry’s run of No. 1 singles has earned her the distinction of becoming MTV’s first artist of the year. Perry topped Adele after a spirited discussion among MTV’s internal panel of experts, the network said…
Jackson daughter tells ‘Ellen’ about acting dreams
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson’s daughter says she was inspired to be an actress after seeing her father in the film “Moonwalker.” “My dad was in the movie ‘Moonwalker’ and I knew he could sing really well, but I…
IndyCar: Wheldon killed when head hit fencing post
Dan Wheldon was killed when his head hit a post in the fencing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway — contact that created a “non-survivable injury” to the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. The cause of death was revealed Thursday when IndyCar…
Nigeria’s potholed roads among world’s most deadly
MOWE, Nigeria (AP) — The tractor-trailer lay alongside the busy Nigeria expressway like a child’s forgotten toy, its cargo of cosmetics smashed on the hot, uneven strip of asphalt road and its driver left bleeding with a head wound. Burned-out…
Census shows 1 in 2 people are poor or low-income
WASHINGTON (AP) — Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income. The latest census data depict…
