Khmer Rouge chief jailer gets life in prison
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A U.N.-backed tribunal’s Supreme Court lengthened the sentence for the Khmer Rouge’s chief jailer to life imprisonment on Friday because of his “shocking and heinous” crimes against the Cambodian people. The surprise ruling increased a…
Roseanne Barr seeks Green Party presidential nod
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roseanne Barr said Thursday she’s running for the Green Party’s presidential nomination — and it’s no joke. The actress-comedian said in a statement that she’s a longtime supporter of the party and looks forward to working with…
Filipino troops still search for terrorist
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The remains of a top leader of the regional Jemaah Islamiyah terror network have not been found, the Philippine military said Friday, a day after announcing that he had been killed in a U.S.-backed airstrike. Troops…
Six organ transplant
HOLLIS, Maine (AP) — A nine-year-old Maine girl is home after undergoing a transplant of six organs to remove a tumor that was spreading throughout her abdomen. Doctors at Children’s Hospital Boston replaced Alannah Shevenell’s (SHEV’-uh-nehl) stomach, liver, spleen, small…
Red alert as big freeze grips Britain
HEALTH officials in the United Kingdom were on standby last night to take action as snow and a killer winter blast hits Britain The bitterly cold weather will see temperatures plunge to -12C (10F) today while tomorrow will bring up…
Philippines: Most-wanted terror leaders killed
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military said it killed Southeast Asia’s most-wanted terrorist and two other senior militants Thursday in a U.S.-backed airstrike marking one of the region’s biggest anti-terrorism successes in recent years. The dawn strike targeting a…
Status update: Facebook to go public, raise $5B
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public in a stock offering that could value it at as much as $100 billion, eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg…
Officials warn of tightened security at Super Bowl
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pack lightly, Super Bowl fans. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano joined NFL and other officials in warning that security for Sunday’s game at Lucas Oil Stadium would be significantly heightened — a common precaution for such sports…
Six more weeks of winter
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to “see” his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter. But, at this rate, that might not be so bad. The groundhog made his…
Woman wins suit over Honda hybrid mpg
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Southern California owner of a Honda hybrid car won her unusual small-claims court lawsuit against the automaker over the vehicle’s failure to deliver its stated fuel economy. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Douglas Carnahan awarded…
