US looking at action against China cyberattacks
Written by LOLITA C. BALDOR,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is considering more assertive action against Beijing to combat a persistent cyber-espionage campaign it believes Chinese hackers are waging against U.S. companies and government agencies.
Ed Koch, mayor who became a symbol of NYC, dies
Written by DEEPTI HAJELA,Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Ed Koch's favorite moment as mayor of New York City, fittingly, involved yelling.
As she leaves, Clinton sounds warning over Syria
Written by BRADLEY KLAPPER,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a parting warning Thursday about Syria's civil war, accusing Iran of playing an increasingly prominent role in directing the violence, which she said heightened the danger of a larger regional conflict that draws in Israel or other neighbors.
Phoenix gunman found dead of apparent suicide
Written by JACQUES BILLEAUD,Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) — A man who shot and killed a call-center CEO and critically wounded a lawyer at a Phoenix office building where they were meeting to discuss a contract dispute was found dead early Thursday, ending a nearly 24-hour manhunt that had area residents on edge.
Authorities: Teen wounded in Ga. school shooting
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta fire official says a 14-year-old has been shot in the head at a middle school and has been taken to a hospital.
Negotiators talking to Ala. captor through pipe
Written by PHILLIP RAWLS,Associated Press
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) — A standoff in rural Alabama went into a second full day as police surrounded an underground bunker where authorities said a retired truck driver was holding a 5-year-old hostage he grabbed off a school bus after shooting the driver dead.
Defense nominee Hagel defends his record in Senate
Written by DONNA CASSATA,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary on Thursday defended his views of the military and global threats in a combative confirmation hearing, pushing back against criticism of his past statements on Israel, Iran, Iraq and nuclear weapons. Chuck Hagel told senators that America "must engage — not retreat — in the world," and insisted that his record is consistent on that point.
Syria threatens retaliation for Israeli airstrike
Written by BASSEM MROUE,Associated Press
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria threatened Thursday to retaliate for an Israeli airstrike and its ally Iran said the Jewish state will regret the attack.