Articles by Associated Press
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Remote home of leprosy patients could open door wider
Associated Press | May 5, 2015 12:05 amA remote peninsula that has been the home of leprosy patients since the 19th century could be opened more fully to the public as the last remaining residents near the end of their lives.
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Huge waves in California lure bodysurfers, crowds to beaches
Associated Press | May 5, 2015 12:05 amHundreds of spectators lined the beach and gasped, cheered and clapped on Monday as bodysurfers braved 15-foot waves at The Wedge, a Newport Beach break known for its powerful waves.
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Coca production in Colombia jumped 39 pct in 2014
Associated Press | May 5, 2015 12:05 amCultivation of the leaf used to make cocaine skyrocketed last year in Colombia, according to a new White House report that’s likely to pressure authorities here to preserve a threatened U.S. aerial eradication program at the heart of the drug war.
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‘Django Unchained’ actress ordered to apologize to police
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 11:05 pmAn actress who accused Los Angeles police of racial profiling when they investigated a report she was having sex with her boyfriend in a parked car was ordered Monday to apologize to officers.
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Lauryn Hill cancels Israel show to avoid stirring tensions
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 11:05 pmLauryn Hill is canceling a planned performance in Tel Aviv because she wasn’t able to also schedule a concert in the nearby Palestinian city of Ramallah.
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Missouri Senate votes to override veto of welfare limits
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 11:05 pmMissouri senators on Monday voted to override Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a bill removing several thousand families from a welfare program in a move Nixon said would make Missouri’s limits among the lowest in the nation.
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Oregon bill passes expanding background checks for gun sales
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 11:05 pmAn Oregon bill expanding background checks to encompass nearly all gun sales in the state made it through the Legislature Monday, overcoming obstacles that stymied two previous attempts to pass similar laws.
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Yellen says she met with analyst but meeting not linked
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 11:05 pmFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Monday disclosed that she met with a financial analyst at the center of an investigation into a possible leak of confidential interest-rate information. But she says the meeting occurred several months before the private Fed discussions at issue took place, and dealt with general economic matters.
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Wisconsin family’s bike ride turns deadly as shooting erupts
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 11:05 pmThe Stoffel family set out on a bike ride on a beautiful spring evening, the young Wisconsin couple and their three children pedaling across a bridge they had ridden before. They were halfway across the Little Lake Butte des Morts when a gunman, apparently upset over a fight with his ex-fiancee, opened fire.
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APNewsBreak: Marine general chosen Joint Chiefs chairman
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 11:05 pmPresident Barack Obama will nominate Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, choosing a widely respected, combat-hardened commander who led the Afghanistan war coalition during a key transitional period during 2013-2014, U.S. officials said Monday.
