Newly found Pearl S. Buck book is to be published
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A newly discovered novel by the late Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck is to be released this fall.
Stocks mixed as investors reassess Fed worries
Written by STEVE ROTHWELL,AP Markets Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors recovered their poise by midday Thursday after an early sell-off sent stocks sharply lower.
Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect
Written by KYLE HIGHTOWER,Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said.
Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech
Written by LARA JAKES,Associated Press LOLITA C. BALDOR,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday is expected to address some of the thornier aspects of national security policy, including drone strikes, the prison at Guantanamo Bay and the dire threats Americans continue to face — even from fellow citizens.
Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest
Written by AP
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest on Thursday — although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next week.
Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
Written by KRISTEN WYATT,Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.
Markets roiled by Nikkei's 7.3 percent slide
Written by PAMELA SAMPSON,AP Business Writers PAN PYLAS,AP Business Writers
LONDON (AP) — Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ago.
UK emergency committee meets after attack
Written by CASSANDRA VINOGRAD,Associated Press PAISLEY DODDS,Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — The British government's emergency committee met Thursday after two attackers butchered a British soldier in a daylight attack in London that raised fears terrorism had returned to the capital.