Lawyer: Assaulted teen had drawings, name on body
Written by MARTHA MENDOZA,AP National Writer
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Awakening in a friend's bedroom after drinking too much at a sleepover, 15-year-old Audrie Pott looked down and realized she had been sexually assaulted and her attackers had written and drawn on intimate parts of her body, her family's attorney said Monday.
Feds seek suspects, motive in Boston bombings
Written by JIMMY GOLEN,Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — The bombs that blew up seconds apart at the finish line of one of the world's most storied races left the streets spattered with blood and glass, three dead, including an 8-year-old boy, more than 140 wounded and gaping questions of who chose to attack at the Boston Marathon and why.
Motorcycle buddies make friends on the road
Written by M. SCOTT MORRIS,Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
BLUE SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — Bervia Hooghouse knows he's not the easiest person in the world to approach.
A look at the North Korea crisis
Written by The Associated Press
As the world waits and watches for an expected North Korean ballistic missile test, the U.S. and its allies are prepared to respond. U.S. officials are conceding that North Korea may be increasing its nuclear capabilities, but they don't expect a nuclear strike. They suggest that other military moves by Pyongyang involving artillery attacks or shelling of nearby South Korean islands could actually present a more serious threat in triggering a conflict.
Close vote seen on background checks on gun buyers
Written by DINA CAPPIELLO,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers gained the backing of one Republican and the potential support of a second Sunday as sponsors said the vote expected this week was too close to call.
Opposition candidate demands recount in Venezuela
Written by ALEXANDRA OLSON,Associated Press FRANK BAJAK,Associated Press
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition's leader by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced.
Court: Can human genes be patented?
Written by JESSE J. HOLLAND,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — DNA may be the building block of life, but can something taken from it also be the building block of a multimillion-dollar medical monopoly?
Polio vaccine developer Koprowski dies
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dr. Hilary Koprowski, a pioneering virologist who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio, died this week at his suburban Philadelphia home. He was 96.