| Shakeup at NY Times as top editor replaced Posted: 14 May 2014 01:03 PM PDT  The New York Times on Wednesday replaced its first female executive editor, Jill Abramson, with its managing editor Dean Baquet, who becomes the first African American to hold the post. Abramson's departure was announced by the US daily's publisher Arthur Sulzberger, and the paper's own report said: \"The reasons for the switch were not immediately clear.\" \"Our masthead became half female for the first time and so many great women hold important newsroom positions.\" Before taking the top job, the now 60-year-old journalist had been an investigative reporter for the rival Wall Street Journal and then the head of the Times' Washington bureau from 1997.
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| Ex-tabloid royal editor: I hacked Kate 155 times Posted: 14 May 2014 12:54 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — The former royal editor of the News of the World said Wednesday that he repeatedly hacked the voicemails of Prince William, Prince Harry and Kate Middleton in the months before he was arrested for illegal eavesdropping in 2006.
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| Boy survives 11-story fall from Minnesota building Posted: 14 May 2014 12:52 PM PDT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A young boy dubbed "the miracle baby" after surviving an 11-story fall to the ground from a Minneapolis high-rise remained in critical condition Wednesday. |
| Arkansas court says judge went too far on voter ID Posted: 14 May 2014 12:50 PM PDT LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court has tossed out a judge's ruling striking down the state's voter ID law, but stopped short of ruling on the constitutionality of the measure. |
| Yahoo buys vanishing message app Blink Posted: 14 May 2014 12:49 PM PDT  Self-destructing message application Blink is vanishing into Yahoo's growing mountain of mobile technology company take-overs. A post Wednesday at the Blink website announced that the start-up is becoming part of Yahoo but did not disclose financial terms of the deal. Blink said that in coming weeks it will shut down its applications for mobile devices powered by Apple or Android. No mention was made regarding what Yahoo planned to do with Blink technology that is competing with Snapchat by letting people send digital messages, pictures, or voice files designed to erase themselves shortly after being opened.
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| Multiple fires burning in San Diego County Posted: 14 May 2014 12:47 PM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A brush fire has forced the evacuation of thousands of people in the Southern California city of Carlsbad.
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| Father: TV crash suspect prone to outbursts Posted: 14 May 2014 12:46 PM PDT  TOWSON, Md. (AP) — A man accused of slamming a stolen truck into a television station was charged Wednesday with second-degree attempted murder, and his father said he had recently become prone to violent outbursts.
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| Cannes kicks off with Kidman, 'Grace of Monaco' Posted: 14 May 2014 12:46 PM PDT  CANNES, France (AP) — The Grace Kelly melodrama "Grace of Monaco" kicked off the 67th annual Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday with classic French Riviera glamour, behind-the-scenes controversy and emphatic boos from critics.
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| Jolie talks wedding plans, one year after mastectomy Posted: 14 May 2014 12:46 PM PDT  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's children are keen to help their Hollywood A-list parents plan their long-awaited wedding -- and would organize a Disney or paintball party if they had their way, Jolie says. The actress also revealed that she is doing well a year after she revealed that she had had a double mastectomy to reduce her high risk of breast cancer. \"I'm really happy about the choices I've made,\" added Jolie, who is planning to have further surgeries to remove her ovaries.
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| Arkansas high court tosses judge's voter ID ruling but doesn't address law's constitutionality Posted: 14 May 2014 12:45 PM PDT LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas high court tosses judge's voter ID ruling but doesn't address law's constitutionality. |
| 274 dead in Turkey's worst-ever mine disaster Posted: 14 May 2014 12:43 PM PDT  SOMA, Turkey (AP) — In a relentless procession that ignited wails of grief, rescue workers coated in grime lumbered out of a mine in western Turkey again and again Wednesday, struggling to carry stretchers laden with bodies covered in blankets.
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| Kerry meets with Palestinian leader in London Posted: 14 May 2014 12:42 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS') for the first time since peace talks with Israel collapsed last month.
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| Abu Hamza evidence 'overwhelming' jurors told Posted: 14 May 2014 12:42 PM PDT  A federal prosecutor Wednesday urged a New York jury to convict Islamist cleric Abu Hamza on kidnapping and terrorism charges, insisting in closing arguments the evidence against him was \"simply overwhelming.\" \"The real Abu Hamza is not the man you see now in 2014,\" said assistant US attorney Ian MacGinley. \"The real Abu Hamza is guilty. Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, Abu Hamza's real name, was extradited from Britain in October 2012 to stand trial on 11 counts of kidnapping and terrorism.
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| California GOP worried over top-two governor race Posted: 14 May 2014 12:42 PM PDT  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Republicans who have been trying to rebrand their party as more inclusive and attuned with the issues that Californians care about had hoped this year to offer a candidate for governor who fit that image.
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| Nigeria's president rules out prisoner swap for missing girls Posted: 14 May 2014 12:42 PM PDT  Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday ruled out the release of Boko Haram fighters in exchange for the freedom of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militants a month ago. Britain's Africa minister Mark Simmonds, who is in Nigeria for talks about the international rescue mission, told reporters that he raised the issue with Jonathan during a meeting in Abuja. \"I did discuss this with the president and he made it very clear that there will be no negotiation with Boko Haram that involves a swap of abducted schoolgirls for prisoners\", he told reporters. Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau suggested in a video released on Monday that he may be prepared to release the girls if Nigeria freed militants held in the country's jails.
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| ND appealing judge's ruling on 6-week abortion ban Posted: 14 May 2014 12:41 PM PDT BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota is appealing a judge's ruling that overturned a state law banning abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat can be detected. |
| 'Jeopardy!' creates a Broadway designer category Posted: 14 May 2014 12:41 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Costume designer William Ivey Long has made outfits for more than 60 Broadway shows and won six Tony Awards, but he's about to get an honor never before offered — his own category on "Jeopardy!"
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| Study: Antidepressant may cut Alzheimer's protein Posted: 14 May 2014 12:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Research shows a common antidepressant may cut production of one of the chief suspects behind Alzheimer's, a new avenue in the hunt for drugs to prevent the devastating brain disease. |
| Brush fire forces thousands to evacuate in Southern California city of Carlsbad Posted: 14 May 2014 12:39 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brush fire forces thousands to evacuate in Southern California city of Carlsbad. |
| Kiev hosts 'unity' talks as Russia warns of civil war Posted: 14 May 2014 12:37 PM PDT  Ukraine's embattled leaders vowed Wednesday they would not bow to \"blackmail\" by pro-Russian rebels waging an insurgency in the east as Kiev launched round-table talks under a Western-backed push to prevent the country falling apart. The so-called national unity discussions -- which crucially do not involve the insurgents -- were held barely 10 days before Ukraine holds a presidential election on May 25 that the West is scrambling to keep alive. European leaders have been working to bring Kiev and pro-Moscow separatists together under a roadmap sponsored by pan-European security body the OSCE. But Russia bluntly warned that the former Soviet republic was already on the brink of civil war and accused Western mercenaries of operating in Ukraine.
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| Turkey: Death toll in mining accident reaches 274, making it country's worst mining disaster Posted: 14 May 2014 12:32 PM PDT SOMA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey: Death toll in mining accident reaches 274, making it country's worst mining disaster. |
| Strikers urged to 'remain steadfast' at S.Africa platinum mine Posted: 14 May 2014 12:31 PM PDT  Marikana (South Africa) (AFP) - Thousands of club-wielding striking workers at a platinum mine in South Africa were urged by their leaders to remain steadfast in the face of a deadline to return underground Wednesday. The miners gathered at a stadium near the Lonmin operations in Marikana, northwest of Johannesburg, as the world's third biggest platinum producer moved to break a months-long strike. Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union leader Joseph Mathunjwa said his message to the strikers was to \"remain steadfast and be peaceful\" as armoured police vehicles patrolled the area and a police helicopter circled overhead. Lonmin set Wednesday as the deadline to return to work after it bypassed AMCU union bosses to persuade workers to return underground after nearly four months of strikes.
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| Abramson steps down as NYT executive editor Posted: 14 May 2014 12:26 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times on Wednesday announced that executive editor Jill Abramson is being replaced by managing editor Dean Baquet after two and a half years on the job.
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| Stocks edge lower; Deere, Fossil sink Posted: 14 May 2014 12:24 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged lower in early afternoon trading Wednesday, a day after a record high close. Investors favored safer stocks over riskier ones. U.S. government bonds also rallied.
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| Anger, grief simmer after 245 miners die in Turkey Posted: 14 May 2014 12:23 PM PDT SOMA, Turkey (AP) — In a relentless procession that ignited wails of grief, rescue workers coated in grime lumbered out of a mine in western Turkey again and again on Wednesday, struggling to carry stretchers laden with bodies covered in blankets. |
| NY Times executive editor Jill Abramson 'replaced' Posted: 14 May 2014 12:23 PM PDT The New York Times on Wednesday replaced its first female executive editor, Jill Abramson, with its managing editor Dean Baquet, who becomes the first African American to hold the post. Abramson's departure was announced by the US daily's publisher Arthur Sulzberger, and the paper's own report said: \"The reasons for the switch were not immediately clear.\" |
| AP Source: 49ers stadium to host Pac-12 title game Posted: 14 May 2014 12:21 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 Conference will announce at a news conference Thursday that it is moving the league championship game to the San Francisco 49ers' new stadium in Santa Clara, a person familiar with the decision said. |
| Retailers launch cybercrime info sharing center Posted: 14 May 2014 12:18 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the country's largest retailers are banding together in hopes of protecting consumers' personal and financial information from hackers and thieves. |
| Senators question Obama nominee on health care law Posted: 14 May 2014 12:11 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee to be health secretary is facing questions from a key Republican senator about the health care law.
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| Cannes film fest opens with 'Grace of Monaco' mauling Posted: 14 May 2014 12:10 PM PDT  Cannes (France) (AFP) - The world's biggest film festival opened in Cannes Wednesday with a blast of controversy as critics mercilessly savaged the opening movie about Hollywood-darling-turned-princess Grace of Monaco. The movie's star Nicole Kidman, Sofia Coppola, Willem Dafoe, Audrey Tautou and jury head Jane Campion were among the film world luminaries who walked up the 24 steps of the festival hall in the French Riviera resort, under the cool gaze of the late Italian heartthrob Marcello Mastroianni whose giant portrait adorned the facade.
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| Lawyer: Treat leaker Manning at military facility Posted: 14 May 2014 12:09 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is trying to transfer convicted national security leaker Pvt. Chelsea Manning to a civilian prison where she can get treatment for a gender-identity condition. But her lawyer said Wednesday that a move from a military prison would make Manning choose between the treatment and her safety.
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| Judge refuses to stay Idaho same-sex marriages Posted: 14 May 2014 12:09 PM PDT  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal magistrate judge on Wednesday rejected a request from Idaho's governor to put same-sex weddings on hold while he appeals her ruling from a day earlier that struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban.
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| California fire crews hold line against San Diego blaze Posted: 14 May 2014 12:09 PM PDT  California fire crews, helped by diminished overnight winds, made substantial headway by early Wednesday against a blaze that had prompted thousands of evacuations in and around San Diego for several hours while flames were at their peak. Crews managed to establish containment lines around 25 percent of the fire's perimeter by daybreak Wednesday, with all evacuation orders lifted since Tuesday night, and area schools closed due to the blaze reopened, fire officials said. \"We're very worried about today,\" said Lee Swanson, a spokeswoman for San Diego Fire and Rescue. Those are dangerous conditions.\" The so-called Bernardo fire flared as California entered the height of wildfire season in the midst of one of the state's worst droughts on record, setting the stage for what fire officials fear could be a particularly intense and dangerous year.
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| APR scores put 3 dozen teams postseasons at risk Posted: 14 May 2014 12:09 PM PDT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Thirty-six Division I athletic teams will face postseason bans next fall because of sub-par scores on the NCAA's annual Academic Progress Rate. |
| Idle Aussie Scott to replace Tiger atop rankings Posted: 14 May 2014 12:09 PM PDT  Irving (United States) (AFP) - Adam Scott will overtake injured Tiger Woods in next week's rankings to become golf's world number one for the first time, even though the Australian will not play this week. Scott, who won his first major title at last year's Masters, will become the first Aussie to claim the top spot in the rankings since Greg Norman ruled the list for 331 weeks in the 1980s and 1990s. Because neither Woods nor Scott are playing, both will lose points in the two-year ranking system, but Woods -- who is atop the rankings for the 683rd week in his career -- will fall behind Scott when points are recalculated Monday.
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| Nigeria vigilantes kill Islamic militants Posted: 14 May 2014 12:06 PM PDT  BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) — The villagers knew an attack was coming, so they used the dark of night to ambush the suspected Boko Haram militants, killing scores and arresting at least 10 in a move to deter the extremists and make future attacks "impossible."
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| Christie: Bridge scandal 'will be a footnote' by 2016 Posted: 14 May 2014 12:05 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday that he is thinking about running for president and that by the time 2016 arrives the controversy over last year's George Washington Bridge lane closures "will be a footnote."
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| As college students walk, speakers walk away Posted: 14 May 2014 11:58 AM PDT  Forget about their students not making it to graduation. Now colleges have to wonder whether their speakers will.
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| Transgender Austrians get new school transcripts Posted: 14 May 2014 11:57 AM PDT VIENNA (AP) — Austria's education minister has instructed schools to re-issue grade transcripts to transgender persons who have requested that they be identified by another sex. |
| Cities try to restore wildness to urban rivers Posted: 14 May 2014 11:57 AM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — The Buffalo Bayou is everything Houston city planners once despised: The small river that winds through glassy downtown hi-rises has gentle curves, a slow, meandering current and native grasses teeming with birds and insects.
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