Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums
Written by MANUEL VALDES,Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in their home countries.
Iran's Ahmadinejad denounces election decision
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from next month's presidential race is an act of "oppression" and that he will take the case to the country's supreme leader.
Apple's Cook faces Senate questions on taxes
Written by MARCY GORDON,AP Business Writers PETER SVENSSON,AP Business Writers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple's CEO is disputing assertions by a Senate panel that the company avoids billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by shifting profits to foreign affiliates.
In tornado's wake, worried parents seek out kids
Written by NOMAAN MERCHANT,Associated Press
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside a suburban Oklahoma City church, listening as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off — survivors of a deadly tornado that barreled through their community.
Stock indexes head higher in afternoon trading
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market turned higher Tuesday as investors banked on continued policy support from the Federal Reserve. Two big retailers also topped Wall Street expectations for the most recent quarter.
More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:
FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet
Written by KIMBERLY DOZIER,AP Intelligence Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year. The officials say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists — but not enough proof to try them in a U.S. civilian court as the Obama administration prefers.
Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74
Written by CHRIS TALBOTT,AP Entertainment Writers HILLEL ITALIE,AP Entertainment Writers
Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74.