Simon & Garfunkel song among those to be preserved
Written by BRETT ZONGKER,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Simon and Garfunkel's song "Sounds of Silence," which was written amid the turmoil following President John F. Kennedy's assassination, will join Chubby Checker's 1960s dance hit "The Twist" as two of 25 recordings selected for preservation at the Library of Congress.
UN to probe alleged chemical weapons use in Syria
Written by EDITH M. LEDERER,Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations will investigate the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria, which would amount to a crime against humanity, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Thursday.
Survey: Low-wage workers missing out on training
Written by JENNIFER AGIESTA,Associated Press SAM HANANEL,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — As they struggle to get ahead, many low-wage workers are not taking advantage of job training or educational programs that could help them make the leap to better-paying jobs. They are often skeptical about whether such programs are even worth the trouble, a new survey shows.
Marines killed in training were young, lives ahead
Written by A. BREED,Associated Press EMERY P. DALESIO,Associated Press
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — They're called "leathernecks" or "Devil Dogs," but some of the Marines killed in a desert training accident this week were just a year or so out of high school, their boyish faces not yet weathered by life's hardships
Changed minds & demographics in gay marriage shift
Written by JENNIFER C. KERR,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's views on gay marriage are more favorable in large part because of a shift in attitudes among those who know someone who is gay or became more accepting as they got older of gays and lesbians, according to a national survey.
Car, walker sought in Colo. Corrections killing
Written by NICHOLAS RICCARDI,Associated Press P. SOLOMON BANDA,Associated Press
MONUMENT, Colo. (AP) — In the weeks before Colorado's top prisons official was fatally shot after answering his front door, he carried out a variety of functions including requesting execution chemicals and speaking to legislators about security issues.
Fed says it will stick with aggressive stimulus
Written by MARTIN CRUTSINGER,AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday stood by its efforts to keep borrowing costs at record lows, saying it isn't yet convinced that the U.S. economy's growth can accelerate without significant help from the central bank.
Universe ages 80M years; Big Bang gets clearer
Written by LORI HINNANT,Associated Press SETH BORENSTEIN,Associated Press
PARIS (AP) — New results from a look into the split second after the Big Bang indicate the universe is 80 million years older than previously thought but the core concepts of the cosmos — how it began, what it's made of and where it's going — seem to be on the right track.