Google unveils maps, photo, music features

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• Google unveils maps, photo, music features
• Chong says legalized marijuana could save country
• UN General Assembly approves Syria resolution
• Family drama adds intrigue to Ill. governor's race
• Obama to meet with Treasury officials over IRS
• Lincoln Center names a Broadway producer as head
• Pound: Drug-testing failing due to lack of will
• Inmate who killed Wash. guard sentenced to death
• Cisco 3Q net income rises 14 percent
• US wholesale prices fall 0.7 pct., most in 3 years
• GOP, Dems challenge Holder over subpoenas to AP
• Boy accused in killing of his sister hears charges
• Holder defends subpoenas for AP telephone records
• NASA telescope's planet-hunting days may be over
• Donors pledge about $4.22 billion to aid Mali recovery
• Twin bombs strike Afghan checkpoint, killing 1
• Students in Ghana launch mini-satellite
• Dr. Dre, Iovine donate $70M for new USC center
• Stock indexes shake off early slide, close higher
• Russia says alleged spying case was 2nd this year
• Egyptian judges suspend talks with president
• Capsule reviews of new movie releases
• Los Angeles apartment evacuated and devices found
• NASA spacecraft's planet-hunting days may be over
• Protesters close Libyan oil terminal, halt exports
• Prince Harry ending US visit with Conn. polo match
• Bahrain convicts 6 of Twitter insults
• New secretary lays out agenda for Native Americans
• Judge scolds Trump, attorney during testimony
• Judge declines to nix '79 NYC child-killing case
• Jury recommends death for Wash. guard killer
• Mont. man in custody after release in 1979 slaying
• Marshals dispute account of Woods-Garcia issue
• Wave of bombings kills at least 33 in Iraq
• Bombs kill more than 35 people across Iraq
• U.N. condemns Assad forces, but unease grows about rebels
• Google's music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades
• Lawyer: Ohio kidnap suspect will plead not guilty
• Marshals dispute account of Woods-Garcia account
• Jurors in Arias case weigh death penalty option

Google unveils maps, photo, music features Posted: 15 May 2013 01:36 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements included new features for online games, maps and search, a new music-streaming service and enhancements to its Google Plus social network, including tools for editing and sharing photos.

Chong says legalized marijuana could save country Posted: 15 May 2013 01:35 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The Grammy Award-winning comedy duo Cheech and Chong based their 42-year career on counterculture humor with a particular emphasis on marijuana use. But these days Tommy Chong sees the recreational drug as something more than fodder for jokes about stoned hippies.

UN General Assembly approves Syria resolution Posted: 15 May 2013 01:33 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved an Arab-backed resolution Wednesday calling for a political transition in Syria, but more than 70 countries refused to vote "yes" because of its support for the main opposition group and fears the resolution could torpedo a new U.S.-Russia effort to end the escalating conflict.

Family drama adds intrigue to Ill. governor's race Posted: 15 May 2013 01:33 PM PDT SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know — and who you're related to — matters more than most. But the family drama shaping up around the next governor's race adds a new layer of intrigue in a Capitol already grappling with huge financial problems.

Obama to meet with Treasury officials over IRS Posted: 15 May 2013 01:33 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will discuss the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups with Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew Wednesday afternoon. White House press secretary Jay Carney says Obama expects people to be held accountable.

Lincoln Center names a Broadway producer as head Posted: 15 May 2013 01:33 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has tapped as its new leader a Broadway producer who has helped mount such hits as the Tony Award-winning revival of "Hair" and "Equus" with Daniel Radcliffe.

Pound: Drug-testing failing due to lack of will Posted: 15 May 2013 01:33 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Former WADA president Dick Pound has written a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency assessing the current state of drug-testing. It doesn't paint a pretty picture.

Inmate who killed Wash. guard sentenced to death Posted: 15 May 2013 01:33 PM PDT EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state judge has sentenced an inmate to death for killing a state corrections officer in a prison chapel two years ago.

Cisco 3Q net income rises 14 percent Posted: 15 May 2013 01:32 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Cisco says its net income rose 14 percent in the latest quarter, and says it is seeing "some good signs" in the U.S. and other markets.

US wholesale prices fall 0.7 pct., most in 3 years Posted: 15 May 2013 01:27 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharp drops in fuel and food costs reduced a measure of U.S. wholesale prices in April by the most in three years. Outside those volatile categories, inflation stayed tame.

GOP, Dems challenge Holder over subpoenas to AP Posted: 15 May 2013 01:27 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday challenged Attorney General Eric Holder over the Justice Department's handling of the investigation of national security leaks and its failure to talk to The Associated Press before issuing subpoenas for the news service's telephone records.

Boy accused in killing of his sister hears charges Posted: 15 May 2013 01:26 PM PDT VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister in their Central California home appeared Wednesday at closed juvenile court proceedings to hear the charges against him.

Holder defends subpoenas for AP telephone records Posted: 15 May 2013 01:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress Wednesday that a serious national security leak required the secret gathering of telephone records at The Associated Press as he stood by an investigation in which he insisted he had no involvement.

NASA telescope's planet-hunting days may be over Posted: 15 May 2013 01:24 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA's planet-hunting telescope is broken.

Donors pledge about $4.22 billion to aid Mali recovery Posted: 15 May 2013 01:24 PM PDT By Ethan Bilby and Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - International donors pledged 3.25 billion euros ($4.22 billion) on Wednesday to help Mali recover from a conflict with al Qaeda-linked Islamists, exceeding the West African country's target. The development drive for Mali, one of the world's poorest countries, is aimed at halting a resurgence of the rebels driven out of major northern towns by a French-led offensive this year. "More than 3. ...

Twin bombs strike Afghan checkpoint, killing 1 Posted: 15 May 2013 01:23 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two bombs exploded at a checkpoint outside a provincial governor's compound in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one police officer, an official said.

Students in Ghana launch mini-satellite Posted: 15 May 2013 01:19 PM PDT KOFORIDUA, Ghana (AP) — Their project might not sound like much: The college students on Wednesday launched a tiny model of a satellite the size of a soda can on a big yellow balloon.

Dr. Dre, Iovine donate $70M for new USC center Posted: 15 May 2013 01:19 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — The new Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy at the University of Southern California will offer a curriculum aimed to help young innovators create the next iPod or Facebook.

Stock indexes shake off early slide, close higher Posted: 15 May 2013 01:17 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is closing higher after shaking off a morning slump.

Russia says alleged spying case was 2nd this year Posted: 15 May 2013 01:16 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian security services operative — his features bathed in shadows — went on state television Wednesday to claim that the U.S. diplomat who was ordered out of the country was the second American expelled this year over spying allegations.

Egyptian judges suspend talks with president Posted: 15 May 2013 01:15 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — In the judiciary's latest face-off with Egypt's Islamist rulers, the country's top council of judges decided Wednesday to suspend its participation in a government-backed judicial reform conference following a renewed push by lawmakers on a controversial bill that would force thousands of their colleagues into retirement.

Capsule reviews of new movie releases Posted: 15 May 2013 01:10 PM PDT "Frances Ha" — On paper it sounds unbearably precious and solipsistic — a cliche, even. Middle-class, college-educated white girl in her mid-20s wanders around New York City with no real home, job or purpose, and as she struggles to find herself, she ends up even more lost. Wah. But as it turns out, "Frances Ha" is absolutely charming: funny, sad, cringe-inducing and heartbreaking but, above all, brimming with authenticity, thanks in large part to a winning star turn from indie darling Greta Gerwig. This is a great showcase for Gerwig's abiding naturalism; not a single moment from her feels cutesy, self-conscious or false. She and director Noah Baumbach, who worked together on the 2010 comedy "Greenberg," co-wrote the script, creating a sense of realism through a series of absurd moments. Frances is goofy and guileless, awkward and affectionate but clearly decent-hearted to the core, which only makes her misadventures more agonizing and makes you root harder for her to find true happiness. Baumbach, whose previous films include the subtle, brilliantly observant "The Squid and the Whale," borrows from a couple of different sources here: the chatty, cultured New York epitomized by 1970s Woody Allen films and the black-and-white intimacy and restless youth of the French New Wave. But there's a timelessness to this story and a universality: that state of uncertainty between the optimism of college and the responsibility of adulthood. R for sexual references and language. 86 minutes. Three and a half stars out of four.

Los Angeles apartment evacuated and devices found Posted: 15 May 2013 01:09 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — A police bomb squad searched an apartment Wednesday afternoon after finding explosive material in a man's car and potentially explosive devices in his apartment.

NASA spacecraft's planet-hunting days may be over Posted: 15 May 2013 01:09 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA's planet-hunting telescope is broken.

Protesters close Libyan oil terminal, halt exports Posted: 15 May 2013 01:09 PM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — A Libyan oil ministry official says protesters have forced the closure of an oil terminal in the east of the country for the second time in six months, disrupting exports.

Prince Harry ending US visit with Conn. polo match Posted: 15 May 2013 01:08 PM PDT GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry is wrapping up a weeklong visit to the United States in the affluent New York City suburb of Greenwich, Conn., where he is playing in a polo match at a club with a history of hosting royal visitors.

Bahrain convicts 6 of Twitter insults Posted: 15 May 2013 01:08 PM PDT MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A lawyer says Bahraini courts have sentenced six people to a year in prison on charges of making Twitter posts deemed offensive to the Gulf nation's king.

New secretary lays out agenda for Native Americans Posted: 15 May 2013 01:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The new Interior Department secretary, Sally Jewell, tells a panel of senators that, in her words, "Indian education is embarrassing."

Judge scolds Trump, attorney during testimony Posted: 15 May 2013 01:05 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — A scowling Donald Trump raised his voice on the witness stand Wednesday while an attorney grilled him and then rolled his eyes at the "Apprentice" star's answers, leading a federal judge to scold both men in open court and order them to behave.

Judge declines to nix '79 NYC child-killing case Posted: 15 May 2013 01:05 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A man charged with murder decades after one of the nation's most infamous child disappearances can be brought to trial, a judge ruled Wednesday, turning down the man's claim that the case was too thin to proceed.

Jury recommends death for Wash. guard killer Posted: 15 May 2013 01:02 PM PDT EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Jurors recommended Wednesday that an inmate be sentenced to death for killing a Washington state corrections officer in a prison chapel two years ago.

Mont. man in custody after release in 1979 slaying Posted: 15 May 2013 01:01 PM PDT BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — After less than two years of freedom, a Montana man was returned to custody Wednesday following a state Supreme Court ruling that could send him back to prison for the rest of his life over the 1979 slaying of a teenage classmate.

Marshals dispute account of Woods-Garcia issue Posted: 15 May 2013 01:01 PM PDT PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two marshals say Tiger Woods never said anything to them about whether Sergio Garcia had played his shot. Two other marshals disputed that account, one of them saying he told Woods that Garcia had already hit on the second hole at the TPC Sawgrass.

Wave of bombings kills at least 33 in Iraq Posted: 15 May 2013 12:59 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A car bomb exploded near a bus station in Baghdad's main Shiite district Wednesday, the deadliest in a series of explosions that killed at least 33 people nationwide, officials said.

Bombs kill more than 35 people across Iraq Posted: 15 May 2013 12:58 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb attacks in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad and in northern Iraq killed more than 35 people on Wednesday, following weeks of violence by Sunni Islamist insurgents determined to unleash sectarian confrontation. Tensions between minority Sunni Muslims and the Shi'ites who now lead Iraq are at their highest since U.S. troops pulled out in 2011, with relations coming under more pressure by the day from the largely sectarian conflict in neighboring Syria. ...

U.N. condemns Assad forces, but unease grows about rebels Posted: 15 May 2013 12:57 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces and praised the opposition on Wednesday, but a decline in support for the resolution suggested growing unease about extremism among Syria's fractious rebels. While the non-binding text has no legal force, resolutions of the 193-nation assembly can carry significant moral and political weight. ...

Google's music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades Posted: 15 May 2013 12:57 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google Inc. unveiled a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions of other tracks for a $10 monthly fee.

Lawyer: Ohio kidnap suspect will plead not guilty Posted: 15 May 2013 12:54 PM PDT CLEVELAND (AP) — The defense team for the Cleveland man accused of keeping three women in captivity for about a decade says the suspect will plead not guilty and questions if he can receive a fair trial anywhere.

Marshals dispute account of Woods-Garcia account Posted: 15 May 2013 12:52 PM PDT PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two marshals say Tiger Woods never said anything to them about whether Sergio Garcia had played his shot. Two other marshals disputed that account, one of them saying he told Woods that Garcia had already hit on the second hole at the TPC Sawgrass.

Jurors in Arias case weigh death penalty option Posted: 15 May 2013 12:41 PM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday tried to convince jurors that Jodi Arias should be eligible for the death penalty, saying Travis Alexander suffered tremendous pain as he fought for his life while Arias stabbed and slashed him nearly 30 times.

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