AP 2011-03-25

More trouble at Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear plant. Workers were evacuated after smoke was spotted coming from the No.3 reactor unit. Plant officials have been battling to cool reactors and spent fuel pools to bring the radiation-leaking plant und

AP 2011-06-26

1. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says some of the problems slowing the economy could last into next year. At a news conference, Bernanke said a troubled housing market continues to depress growth. 2. Water is rising in North Dakota, going ove

AP 2011-02-26

1. The death toll is rising in New Zealand after a massive earthquake. Rescuers are scrambling to rescue anyone still alive in the rubble. The confirmed death toll from Tuesday's quake rose to 75. And at least 300 people are still reported missing. 2

AP 2011-04-24

1. It was a year ago today that an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico burst into flames, killing 11 workers. For 85 days after that, 206 million gallons of BP oil spilt into the Gulf. Today, families of the 11 workers will fly over the scene, and there wi

AP 2011-05-31

1. Search is still going on for the missing from the massive tornado that flattened Joplin, Missouri. The state says more than 100 people are unaccounted for and the death toll has now risen to 139. 2. President Barack Obama has ended his trip to Eur

AP 2011-05-30

1. Rescue and recovery work continues in Joplin, Missouri. Crews are combing areas they've already searched, hoping to find more survivors. Meantime a violent storm system continues to rumble through the central part of the country. 2. President Bara

AP 2011-02-22

1. Yemen's president is blaming a foreign plot for 10 days of demonstrations calling for his ouster. Today, riot police in the capital fired on anti-government protesters, killing one and injuring five others. 2. An opposition leader in Bahrain says

AP 2011-03-31

1. Japanese officials said there is no threat to public health from the traces of plutonium that were found in the soil outside the crippled nuclear reactor. The reactor has been leaking radiation for over two weeks. 2. President Barack Obama has a s

AP 2011-03-29

1. The first woman to run for US vice president on a major party ticket has died. Geraldine Ferraro was seventy-five. President Barack Obama calls Ferraro a political trailblazer. 2. They're celebrating in a key Libyan city after rebels reclaim contr

AP 2011-04-26

1. St. Louis officials are hoping to get the city's main air port up and running at least partially on Sunday. A strong storm and a tornado hit the city overnight. Homes, businesses, as well as Lambert Airport were heavily damaged. 2. Rebel fire has

AP 2011-06-27

1. FBI agents have been hauling ammunition and weapons out of the Santa Monica, California apartment building. It's where 81-year-old Boston mob Boss James Whitey Bulger was captured after 16 years on the run. The FBI says a large amount of cash was

AP 2011-02-28

1. Libyan forces loyal to Moammar Gaddafi have been striken back to protesters. Some say the government has promised a masscre.Meantime , Gaddafi is accusing al-Qaeda of fomenting rebellions. 2. US officials say the Obama administration will throw it

AP 2011-02-27

1. The White House is condemning bloodshed in Libya. But supporters of Muammar Gaddafi appear to be striking back against protesters in eastern Tripoli. In other places his power appears gone, with military bases abandoned. 2. President Barrack Obama

AP 2011-04-27

1. Pope Benedict is calling for diplomacy and dialogue to replace arms and fighting in Libya. Celebrating Mass in St. Petersburg, Benedict contrasted war and hunger with the joy of Easter Sunday. 2. The Libyan government says its army has been holdin

AP 2011-02-25

1. Four Americans have been fatally shot in an attack by Somali pirates. The two couples were sailing around the world after their retirement. The four are the first Americans killed in a wave of pirate attacks operating off East Africa. 2. The viole

AP 2011-03-27

1. More problems at a troubled Japanese nuclear plant. Officials say two workers were hospitalized after stepping in contaminated water and suffering radiation burns. Meanwhile city leaders are trying to reassure Tokyo residents that tap water is saf

AP 2011-05-26

1. The death toll is expected to rise after a tornado tore through a Missouri town. At least 89 people are dead in the town of Joplin .The city manager says the Sunday twister cut a half-mile-wide path of destruction through the town. 2. President Ob

AP 2011-04-30

1. A long line of severe storm is making its way across the US. Four people are dead after a possible tornado touchdown about 30 miles north of Little Rock, Arkansas. Three people died in other parts of the state. Residents across the Midwest are pre

AP 2011-04-29

1. The White House says sanctions may be coming against Syria with the US condemning violent crackdown on anti-government protesters there. More than 300 people have been killed. 2. Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour says he is not running for presid

AP 2011-06-25

1. A spokesman says President Barack Obama has finalized his decision on a troop pullout from Afghanistan. The president will reveal his decision on Wednesday. A senior US defense official says President Obama is expected to withdraw about 10,000 Ame