Federal budget cuts ground Air Force aircraft
Written by BROCK VERGAKIS,Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A top general says federal budget cuts that will ground one-third of the U.S. Air Force's active-duty force of combat planes including fighters and bombers means "accepting the risk that combat airpower may not be ready to respond immediately to new contingencies as they occur."
Student arrested in Texas college stabbing attack
Written by JUAN A. LOZANO,Associated Press RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI,Associated Press
CYPRESS, Texas (AP) — A student went on a building-to-building stabbing attack at a Texas community college Tuesday, wounding at least 14 people before being subdued and arrested, authorities said.
FDA approves return of drug for morning sickness
Written by LAURAN NEERGAARD,AP Medical Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Talk about a comeback: A treatment pulled off the market 30 years ago has won Food and Drug Administration approval again as the only drug specifically designated to treat morning sickness.
Swanky beach enclave seeks relief from bird stench
Written by JULIE WATSON,Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) — La Jolla's jagged coastline is strictly protected by environmental laws to ensure the San Diego community remains the kind of seaside jewel that has attracted swanky restaurants, top-flight hotels and some of the nation's rich and famous, including billionaire businessman Irwin Jacobs and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Girl next door Annette Funicello dies at 70
Written by FRAZIER MOORE,Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — She was the first crush for a generation of boys, the perfect playmate for a generation of girls.
Factories that ran on Korean cooperation go silent
Written by HYUNG-JIN KIM,Associated Press YOUKYUNG LEE,Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A factory complex that is North Korea's last major economic link with the South was a virtual ghost town Tuesday after Pyongyang suspended its operations and recalled all 53,000 of its workers, cutting off jobs and a source of hard currency in its war of words and provocations against Seoul and Washington.
No one more surprised than Luke Bryan by ACMs win
Written by CHRIS TALBOTT,AP Music Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Luke Bryan heard his name called at the end of the Academy of Country Music Awards, accepted the entertainer of the year trophy and then things became a blur.
Crews find bodies of 2 NC children trapped in dirt
Written by MITCH WEISS,Associated Press
STANLEY, N.C. (AP) — Authorities on Monday recovered the bodies of two young cousins buried when a wall of dirt fell on them while they were playing in a hole at a home construction site in North Carolina.