Five killed in tour helicopter crash near Lake Mead
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Recovery and investigative teams are heading to a remote site near Lake Mead where a helicopter slammed into a mountainside, killing the pilot and the four passengers who were on a tour of the Las Vegas…
Jodie Foster’s dad convicted of housing scheme
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jodie Foster’s estranged father faces more than 25 years behind bars after being convicted of bilking more than $100,000 from the poor and elderly in a home-building scheme. City News Service reports that Lucius Foster was…
Nation marks 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — In wheelchairs and on walkers, the old veterans came Wednesday to remember the day 70 years ago when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. But FDR’s “date that will live in infamy” is becoming a more…
Police: Ex-Miss USA was above legal alcohol limit
DETROIT (AP) — Former Miss USA Rima Fakih was speeding and weaving through traffic with an uncorked, half-empty bottle of champagne and a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when she was arrested in the Detroit enclave of…
Fugitive ‘Red Shirt’ leader surrenders in Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — A fugitive leader of Thailand’s “Red Shirts” protesters who escaped a police raid by rappelling down a hotel facade in a scene captured by network news teams surrendered Wednesday after 20 months on the run. Arisman Pongruangrong,…
Obama, Clinton to world: Stop gay discrimination
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Obama administration’s declaration that it plans to use foreign assistance, international diplomacy and political asylum to promote gay rights abroad is a momentous step that could dangerously backfire if not pursued with delicacy and an…
Twenty killed in rare attacks on Afghan Shiites
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck a crowd of Shiite worshippers marking a holy day Tuesday in the Afghan capital as at least 20 people were killed in an unprecedented wave of violence against the minority Islamic sect…
Clinton calls Russian election unfair
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Issuing new warnings to two U.S. partners Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton criticised Russia for a parliamentary election she said was rigged and said election gains by Islamist parties must not set back…
Radiation traces found in Japanese baby formula
TOKYO (AP) — Traces of radiation spilled from Japan’s hobbled nuclear plant were detected in baby formula Tuesday in the latest case of contaminated food in the nation. Major food and candy maker Meiji Co. said it was recalling canned…
Four killed in crash of small plane in Colorado
SILVERTON, Colo. (AP) — All four people aboard a small plane were killed when it crashed in the southwest Colorado mountains, authorities said Sunday. The single-engine plane was flying from Durango to Aspen when it crashed Saturday afternoon. Local officials…
