Category: U.S. & World

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists say they’ve taken a key step toward harnessing nuclear fusion as a new way to generate power, an idea that has been pursued for decades. They are still a long way from that goal. The amount of energy they got out of their experimental apparatus was minuscule compared to what… Continue reading Nuclear fusion project takes key step in lab

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Convicted Norwegian mass-killer Anders Behring Breivik has threatened to go on hunger strike unless he gets access to better video games, a sofa and a larger gym. In a letter sent to The Associated Press and other media, Breivik writes the hunger strike will continue until his demands are met or… Continue reading Breivik hunger strike threat: Wants bigger gym

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A body discovered in a ditch over the weekend is that of a 7-week-old baby who went missing more than five weeks ago, and the infant’s mother has been charged with first-degree murder, Memphis Police said Monday. The physical description and clothing on the body discovered Sunday in Millington, about a… Continue reading Mother of missing Memphis baby charged with murder

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — It used to be that “hacking” was just a type of crime, a computer break-in. But today, the term is also part of a growing – and perfectly legal – mainstay of the tech sector. Computer programming competitions known as “hackathons” have spread like viruses in recent years as ways… Continue reading Computer whizzes brainstorm for cash at Hackathons

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoyt Sparks says he has no use for liberal Democrats and their “socialistic, Marxist, communist” ways. Toni Lewis suspects tea party Republicans are “a bunch of people who probably need some mental health treatment.” Politically speaking, the tea-party supporter in rural North Carolina and the Massachusetts liberal live a world apart. Who… Continue reading What can unite Liberals and Tea Partyers? The NSA

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The roof of a resort auditorium collapsed during a welcoming ceremony for South Korean university freshmen, killing at least eight students and seriously injuring 17 others, officials said Tuesday. About 10 people were feared trapped as heavy snow and ice hampered rescue operations. Emergency staff worked to pry students from… Continue reading South Korea resort roof collapses, 8 students dead

GENEVA (AP) — Locking the pilot out of the cockpit, an Ethiopian Airlines co-pilot hijacked a plane bound for Italy on Monday and diverted it to Geneva, where he asked for asylum, officials said. One passenger said the hijacker threatened to crash the plane if the pilot didn’t stop pounding on the locked door. Another… Continue reading Passenger: Hijacker threatened to crash plane

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — They’re hidden in babies’ diapers, ramen noodle soup packages, footballs, soda cans and even body cavities. Not drugs or weapons, but cellphones. They’re becoming a growing problem in prisons across the country as they are used to make threats, plan escapes and for inmates to continue to make money from illegal… Continue reading Prisoners’ use of smuggled cellphones on the rise

LONDON (AP) — They were a British family on a day out – almost a million years ago. Archaeologists announced Friday that they have discovered human footprints in England that are between 800,000 and 1 million years old – the most ancient found outside Africa, and the earliest evidence of human life in northern Europe.… Continue reading Scientists find 800,000-year-old footprints in UK

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — At 3:30 a.m. on the day before the Olympics started, Brian Gilmore was glancing at the giant television screen that dominates a workroom at NBC Sports Group’s headquarters when something caught his eye. A luge competitor from India, Shiva Keshavan, had fallen off his sled during a training run and, somewhat… Continue reading NBC producer’s job is to create moments