CHICAGO — The United States and Pakistan are not expected to secure a deal to reopen supply lines to Afghanistan before a NATO summit begins on Sunday, casting a pall over talks that are to focus on winding down the alliance's combat role in the Afghan ...
Rome (CNN) -- A strong earthquake struck early Sunday in northern Italy, leaving at least five people dead, authorities said. Two people were killed in a ceramic factory in Sant'Agostino di Ferrara, and one person died when a work shed collapsed in ...
By KAREN MATTHEWS - AP NEW YORK — A blind Chinese legal activist who escaped house arrest, endured a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle and a hurried daylong flight paused ever so briefly upon his arrival in New York City before taking up a familiar ...
CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to “married” on Saturday. Zuckerberg and 27-year-old Priscilla Chan tied the knot at a small ceremony at his Palo Alto, Calif., home, capping a busy week for the couple, ...
AP MIAMI -- The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts "to codify discrimination or hatred into the law." The NAACP board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a resolution ...
By Claudette Riley, Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader JOPLIN, Mo. – A patch of wildflowers planted in the weeks before the May 22 tornado that killed 161 people and left schools, police and fire stations, parks and other landmarks in the rubble, ...
DAMASCUS — Fierce fighting between regime troops and armed rebels rocked parts of Damascus overnight, monitors said on Sunday, as the G8 called for a "political transition" to end relentless violence sweeping Syria. The clashes in the Syrian capital ...
The unexplained bombing of a school in southern Italy that killed a 16-year-old girl sparked emotional protests across the country. Demonstrators took to the streets of Brindisi, where the blast happened early on Saturday morning as pupils arrived for ...
By Mark Medina Some things to break down from the Lakers' 103-100 Game 4 loss Saturday to the Oklahoma City Thunder. 1. The series is over. Of course, the Lakers are going to say they're confident they can overcome a 3-1 deficit.
