Syrian army pushes assault on rebel-held town

This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows black smoke rising from what rebels say is a helicopter that was shot down at Abu Dhour military airbase which is besieged by the rebels, in the…

Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter

This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows black smoke rising from what rebels say is a helicopter that was shot down at Abu Dhour military airbase which is besieged by the rebels, in the…

'Sonic' video games coming to Nintendo

FILE - This undated publicity image released by courtesy of game publisher Sega, shows Sonic, left, and sidekick, Tails, in the 2006 video game "Sonic the Hedgehog," for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Sega says it will exclusively release the next three games starring the iconic blue critte…

Report: Torture evidence found in Syrian prisons

This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows black smoke rising from what rebels say is a helicopter that was shot down at Abu Dhour military airbase which is besieged by the rebels, in the…

Rights groups: Syria holds thousands incommunicado

This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows anti-Syrian regime protesters holding a placard with a caricature of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a demonstration in Kafr Nabil, in Idli…

Rights groups: Syria holds thousands incommunicado

This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows anti-Syrian regime protesters carrying a banner during a demonstration in Kafr Nabil in Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday, May 17, 2013. Ri…

7 Egyptian security personnel abducted in Sinai

FILE - This undated file photo released by NASA, taken from 175 miles up by Gemini II, shows the Sinai Peninsula, center, in Egypt. Suspected militants in Egypt's Sinai abducted six security personnel as they headed to Cairo for holidays early Thursday, May 16, 2013, security officials said,…

UN General Assembly approves Syria resolution

FILE - In this file image from video broadcast on Syrian state television Wednesday, April 17, 2013, President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview. The Syrian government wants more details before deciding whether to take part in a proposed U.S.-Russian initiative to negotiate a peaceful …

UN General Assembly approves Syria resolution

FILE - In this file image from video broadcast on Syrian state television Wednesday, April 17, 2013, President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview. The Syrian government wants more details before deciding whether to take part in a proposed U.S.-Russian initiative to negotiate a peaceful …

Survivor of 1987 Mich. plane crash breaks silence

FILE- In this Oct. 9, 1987 file photo provided by the University of Michigan Medical Center, Cecelia Cichan, the sole survivor of Northwest Airlines flight 255 crash, that killed 154 people aboard and two on the ground, sits on her hospital bed before her release from the University of Michi…

UN General Assembly approves Syria resolution

FILE - In this file image from video broadcast on Syrian state television Wednesday, April 17, 2013, President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview. The Syrian government wants more details before deciding whether to take part in a proposed U.S.-Russian initiative to negotiate a peaceful …

Syrian rebels launch assault on Aleppo prison

This image taken from video obtained from Ugarit News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels preparing to fire a rocket at Mannagh air base in Aleppo province, Syria, Monday, May 13, 2013. The Syrian government wants more details befor…

Syrian rebels launch assault on Aleppo prison

This image taken from video obtained from Ugarit News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a rocket fired by Syrian rebels at Mannagh air base in Aleppo province, Syria, Monday, May 13, 2013. The Syrian government wants more details before decidin…

Syrian rebels launch assault on Aleppo prison

In this image taken from video obtained from Ugarit News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrian rebels prepare to launch a rocket at Mannagh air base in Aleppo province, Syria, Monday, May 13, 2013. The Syrian government wants more details before d…

Syrian rebels launch assault on Aleppo prison

This citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows buildings which were destroyed from Syrian forces shelling, in Homs province, Syria, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. The Syrian government wants more details be…

China questions Japan rule over Okinawa

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 file photo, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C Orion patrol plane flies over the disputed islands, the Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea. China is trying to strengthen its claim on tiny, uninhabited, Japanese-controlled isl…

Former Saints, Chargers RB Chuck Muncie dead at 60

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 1980, file photo, San Diego Charges quarterback Dan Fouts (14) and running back Chuck Muncie (46) flash big smiles as they leave field following the Chargers 20-14 over the Buffalo Bills in an NFL football playoff game in San Diego. The New Orleans Saints announced Tue…

TV-over-Internet service hits Atlanta next month

FILE- This file image provided by Aereo shows a screenshot from the iPad showing Aereo.com streaming 'Bob the Builder' on New York's PBS station, WNET 13. Aereo, the startup that offers television stations over the Internet starting at $8 a month, said it will start service in the Atlanta ma…

Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85

FILE - This undated file photo shows Dr.Joyce Brothers in the studio of her direct line radio show. Brothers saved a would-be suicide in 1968. The popular psychologist, columnist, and television and film personality has died in New York City on Monday, May 13, 2013. She was 85. (AP Photo, File)

Dr. Joyce Brothers

Dr. Joyce Brothers in isolation booth during questioning by Hal March, right, in the finals of the $ 64,000 question which Dr. Brothers successfully answered after advice on some of the answers by Eddie Eagan, December 1955. (AP Photo/Hans Von Nolde)

Dr. Joyce Brothers

This Sunday is a big day for America's favorite dysfunctional family--The Sopranos. Not only do Tony, Carmella and the gang return to the airwaves after a long hiatus--they also appear on the cover of PARADE magazine with none other than Dr. Joyce Brothers, who has written the cover story on…

Egypt's Mubarak talks for 1st time since detention

This image made from video broadcast on Egyptian state television shows former President Hosni Mubarak inside the defendant's cage in a courtroom in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, May 11, 2013. The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumed Saturday, with prosecutors requesting to p…

Syrian rebels, government fight over key highways

In this citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, anti-Syrian regime protesters hold a poster depicting Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, durin…

Mubarak retrial in Egypt to include new evidence

This image made from video broadcast on Egyptian state television shows former President Hosni Mubarak, right, and his sons Gamal, left,and Alaa, center inside the defendant's cage in a courtroom in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, May 11, 2013. The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak …

Is there a morale crisis in the US nuclear force?

FILE - This 2002 file photo provided by the National Park Service shows the launch key mechanism at the deactivated Delta Nine Launch Facility near Wall, S.D. The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control _ and if necessary launch _ nuclear missiles after …

Is there a morale crisis in the US nuclear force?

FILE - This file photo provided by the National Park Service shows the inside of the deactivated Delta Nine Launch Facility near Wall, S.D., that is now open to the public. The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control _ and if necessary launch _ nuclear m…

Is there a morale crisis in the US nuclear force?

FILE - This 2002 file photo provided by the National Park Service shows the launch key mechanism at the deactivated Delta Nine Launch Facility near Wall, S.D. The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control _ and if necessary launch _ nuclear missiles after …

Is there a morale crisis in the US nuclear force?

FILE - This file photo provided by the National Park Service shows the inside of the deactivated Delta Nine Launch Facility near Wall, S.D., that is now open to the public. The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control _ and if necessary launch _ nuclear m…

Egyptian man disguised as woman is harassed

In this undated image made from video released by the producers of "Awel el Kheit" or "the Thread" which airs on the private TV station ONTV, a crew member puts a woman's headscarf on Waleed Hammad before setting out on the streets of Cairo, Egypt, dressed as a woman for a an investigative s…

Egyptian man disguised as woman is harassed

In this undated image made from video released by the producers of "Awel el Kheit" or "the Thread" which airs on the private TV station ONTV, a group of young men harass three girls in Cairo, Egypt, during a segment of an investigative story on sexual harassment. While not new to Egypt’s con…

Egyptian man disguised as woman is harassed

In this undated image made from video released by the producers of "Awel el Kheit" or "the Thread" which airs on the private TV station ONTV, Waleed Hammad walks in a busy shopping district in Cairo, Egypt, dressed as a woman as a hidden camera crew films him for an investigative story on se…

Russia says it will keep selling missiles to Syria

In this citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, anti-Syrian regime protesters hold a poster depcting Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, center, and U.S. …

Russia says it will keep selling missiles to Syria

In this citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, anti-Syrian regime protesters hold a poster depicting Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, durin…

NJ woman, parents admit roles in ex's slaying

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office in Freehold, N.J., shows Kathleen Dorsett, of Ocean Township, N.J. Dorsett and her parents, Thomas Dorsett and Lesley Dorsett, pleaded guilty Thursday, May 9, 2013 in New Jersey to their roles in the 2010 murd…

General orders extra review of nuke crew failings

FILE - This 2002 file photo provided by the National Park Service shows the launch key mechanism at the deactivated Delta Nine Launch Facility near Wall, S.D. The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control _ and if necessary launch _ nuclear missiles after …

General orders extra review of nuke crew failings

FILE - This file photo provided by the National Park Service shows the inside of the deactivated Delta Nine Launch Facility near Wall, S.D., that is now open to the public. The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control _ and if necessary launch _ nuclear m…

49ers reach stadium naming rights deal with Levi's

FILE - This artist rendering provided by the San Francisco 49ers on Feb. 10, 2010, shows the proposed 49ers NFL football stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. The 49ers and Levi Strauss & Co have reached an agreement for a $220 million, 20-year naming rights deal for the team's future stadium i…

AP Exclusive: Commander cites 'rot' in nuke force

FILE - This 2002 file photo provided by the National Park Service shows the launch key mechanism at the deactivated Delta Nine Launch Facility near Wall, S.D. The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control _ and if necessary launch _ nuclear missiles after …

AP Exclusive: Commander cites 'rot' in nuke force

FILE - This file photo provided by the National Park Service shows the inside of the deactivated Delta Nine Launch Facility near Wall, S.D., that is now open to the public. The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control _ and if necessary launch _ nuclear m…

AP Exclusive: Air Force sidelines 17 nuke officers

FILE - This file photo provided by the National Park Service shows the inside of the deactivated Delta Nine Launch Facility near Wall, S.D., that is now open to the public. The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control _ and if necessary launch _ nuclear m…

Dugard and Smart offer comments on Cleveland case

FILE - This Aug. 27, 2009 file family photo provided by Carl Probyn shows his stepdaughter, Jaycee Lee Dugard, who went missing in 1991. The California couple charged with kidnapping and raping Jaycee Dugard and holding her captive for 18 years are due back in court Thursday, April 7, 2011, …

Photos: Famous abduction cases

This Aug. 27, 2009 file family photo provided by Carl Probyn shows his stepdaughter, Jaycee Lee Dugard, who went missing in 1991. The California couple charged with kidnapping and raping Jaycee Dugard and holding her captive for 18 years are due back in court Thursday, April 7, 2011, as pros…

Dugard and Smart offer comments on Cleveland case

FILE - This Aug. 27, 2009 file family photo provided by Carl Probyn shows his stepdaughter, Jaycee Lee Dugard, who went missing in 1991. The California couple charged with kidnapping and raping Jaycee Dugard and holding her captive for 18 years are due back in court Thursday, April 7, 2011, …

Egypt appoints 9 ministers in limited reshuffle

In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Mohammed Morsi, center, poses with his cabinet in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Nine new Egyptian ministers joined President Mohammed Morsi's Cabinet on Tuesday, including two members of his Muslim Brotherhood, in a reshuffle that offi…

Egypt appoints 9 ministers in limited reshuffle

In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Mohammed Morsi, center, meets with his cabinet in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Nine new Egyptian ministers joined President Mohammed Morsi's Cabinet on Tuesday, including two members of his Muslim Brotherhood, in a reshuffle that offi…

Busch seeking perfect finish at Darlington

FILE - In this March 16, 2003 image that was retrieved from the NASCAR scoring camera positioned at the start/finish line, Ricky Craven (32) beats Kurt Busch by .002 seconds to win the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 auto race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. It was 10 years ago that Bus…

Busch seeking perfect finish at Darlington

FILE - In this March 16, 2003 image that was retrieved from the NASCAR scoring camera positioned at the start/finish line, Ricky Craven (32) beats Kurt Busch by .002 seconds to win the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 auto race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. It was 10 years ago that Bus…

Flavor Flav assault trial set for Sept. in Vegas

File - This Oct. 17, 2012 file image released by the Las Vegas Police Department shows rapper Flavor Flav, also known as William Jonathan Drayton, Jr., in a police booking photo. Entertainer Flavor Flav is expected to plead not guilty in Nevada state court to felony charges alleging he chase…

Discovery of 3 women recalls past abduction cases

FILE - This Aug. 27, 2009 file family photo provided by Carl Probyn shows his stepdaughter, Jaycee Lee Dugard, who went missing in 1991. The California couple charged with kidnapping and raping Jaycee Dugard and holding her captive for 18 years are due back in court Thursday, April 7, 2011, …

Futures edge higher, following markets overseas

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2011 file photo, a shopper selects Oreo cookies at a Ralphs Fresh Fare supermarket in Los Angeles. Mondelez International Inc. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/File)