Venezuela Turns to Cloud-Seeding to Battle Drought Hugo Chavez says he is starting to “bombard” clouds now that Cuba has provided Venezuela with cloud-seeding help in an effort to produce rain and alleviate the effects of a severe drought. Ian James, AP NEWS - 5 minutes ago
SC WWII Vet’s Battle Ends in Gunshot at VA Clinic On the last day of his long, troubled life, Grover Cleveland Chapman packed a black duffel bag, washed out his coffee cup, put it in the dish rack and fetched his Smith & Wesson. Jeffrey Collins, AP NEWS - 10 minutes ago
America Wages New War in Vietnam - on AIDS When her husband fell ill with AIDS, doctors at the hospital turned him away, fearing they would catch the virus. Ben Stocking, AP FEATURES - 14 minutes ago
GPS Cell Phone Apps Challenge Standalone Devices The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go. David Twiddy, AP NEWS - 17 minutes ago
German Trial Is New Twist in Demjanjuk Saga John Demjanjuk once was the focus of the world’s attention for the bloodcurdling crimes he stood accused of. Today, he’s attracting notice for being the lowest-ranking person to go on trial for Nazi crimes in World War II. David Rising, AP NEWS - 18 minutes ago
Swiss Vote on Anti-Islam Move to Ban New Minarets Swiss voters are deciding in a referendum Sunday whether to accept a ban on the construction of minarets, which right-wing parties regard as symbols of militant Islam. Alexander G. Higgins, AP NEWS - 20 minutes ago
‘Telepathic’ Car Symbolises Cambodian Car Industry Hopes The gold-coloured convertible turns heads on impoverished Cambodia’s roads -- not least because of creator Nhean Phaloek’s outlandish claim that it can be operated telepathically. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 30 minutes ago
Fla. Police Eye Mich. in Holiday Killings Probe Investigators in Florida alerted Michigan authorities to be on the lookout Saturday for a man accused of shooting four relatives to death after a Thanksgiving dinner in South Florida. Travis Reed, AP NEWS - 30 minutes ago
US Man Wanted for Ecoterror Sentenced in China An American man wanted for ecoterrorism attacks in the western United States has been sentenced to three years in a Chinese prison for making illegal drugs. Staff, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
Wis. Police Report 4 Shot in Madison Duplex Four people, including two children, were wounded early Saturday at a duplex in what investigators described as domestic shootings. Todd Richmond, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
SC WWII Vet’s Battle Ends in Gunshot at VA Clinic EDITOR’S NOTE — In reporting this story, The Associated Press used mental health records provided by Grover Chapman’s family, records obtained from the military with the family’s permission and ships' logs from World War II. The AP also conducted dozens of interviews over several months with Chapman’s family, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Greenville County Coroner’s Office and other authorities. Staff, AP FEATURES - 38 minutes ago
LA Times Sports Writer Mike Penner Dead at 52 Los Angeles Times sports writer Mike Penner, who announced two years ago he was a transsexual and was changing his name to Christine Daniels, has died at age 52, the newspaper reported Saturday. John Rogers, AP NEWS - 43 minutes ago
Death Toll in Bangladesh Ferry Capsize Rises to 40 Rescuers searched inside the submerged cabins of a triple-deck ferry Sunday for scores of people believed to be missing after it capsized near a dock in southern Bangladesh, killing at least 40, authorities said. Farid Hossain, AP NEWS - 60 minutes ago
Senate Report: Bin Laden Was ‘Within Our Grasp’ Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says. Calvin Woodward, AP NEWS - 65 minutes ago
Pakistani President Turns Over Nuclear Authority Pakistan’s president relinquished command of its nuclear arsenal to the prime minister, a political ally, and signaled he was ready to shed more power as he faces growing pressure to resign. Kim Gamel, AP NEWS - 83 minutes ago
News Exec: Dinner Crashers Shopping Interview A television executive says the couple who crashed President Barack Obama’s first state dinner is offering to talk to broadcast networks about it for a payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars. David Bauder, AP NEWS - 89 minutes ago
Europe Lacks Means, Will for Afghan War: Experts The United States' partners could deploy some 5,000 extra troops under a new strategy to combat the Afghan insurgency but lack the means or the will to do much more, according to analysts. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 90 minutes ago
Massacre Throws Light on Philippine Politics President Gloria Arroyo moved swiftly to cut ties with a powerful Muslim clan whose son is blamed for massacring 57 people but experts say Philippine politics is infested with unholy alliances. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 90 minutes ago
Magic Forward Barnes Fined for Throwing Ball at Stands Orlando forward Matt Barnes has said he will appeal the 20,000-dollar fine levied by the NBA for throwing a basketball into the stands. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 90 minutes ago
Whitman Tries Courting Women in Calif. Gov Race As Meg Whitman has been introducing herself to California voters, she retells a line that usually generates a chuckle: “The next governor of California needs to know exactly what SHE believes.” Juliet Williams, AP NEWS - 95 minutes ago
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