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Connecticut gun maker moving to South Carolina
Less than a week after Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed gun restrictions into law in April, gun manufacturer PTR Industries said it intended to leave the state to avoid the damage it expected to be inflicted on its business. On Wednesday, the rifle manufacturer kept its promise, announcing it ...
Sao Paulo officials reverse subway, bus fare hike
Brazilian leaders in Sao Paulo say they are reversing a 10-cent hike in bus and subway fares that has sparked widespread protests across the nation. Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad and Sao Paulo state Gov. Geraldo Alckmin said at a joint news conference Wednesday that the fare increase is now ...
Dem senator presses Pentagon on Guantanamo feeding
The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee says she opposes the force-feeding of terror suspects at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and is pressing the Pentagon to establish a more humane treatment. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California wrote to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday saying ...
Bus company owner faces charges from 2008 crash
The owner of a bus that crashed and killed 17 people on their way to a religious retreat in Texas in 2008 has been indicted on federal charges that include making false statements on official documents. Authorities said Angel de La Torre of Houston and an associate were taken into ...
New MERS virus spreads easily, deadlier than SARS
A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi Arabia. More than 60 cases of what is now called MERS, including 38 deaths, have been recorded by the ...
Bipartisan proposal on student loans circulating
Students applying for financial aid for the coming school year could find some comfort in a bipartisan student loan compromise taking shape in the Senate that would prevent interest rates from doubling and set a single rate each year for undergraduate students, rich or poor. Interest rates, which would be ...
6 arrested in La. in explosives investigation
The president and at least two other executives of a Louisiana explosives recycling company were among six people arrested Tuesday in the investigation of how the material was stored. The Explo Systems employees were indicted June 10 and allowed to turn themselves in. Each is free on $50,000 bond. Each ...
Immigrant advocates sue gov't over detainers
Immigrant advocates have filed a lawsuit alleging that immigration agents are filing paperwork to keep arrestees in custody longer without investigating whether they're in the country illegally. The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and other advocates filed the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court in Los Angeles. The suit ...
Red Hat's 1Q net up on higher subscription revenue
Red Hat Inc., the company behind the Linux open-source operating system, said Wednesday that net income in its fiscal first-quarter grew 8 percent as subscription revenue increased. Shares added $2.78, or 6 percent, to $49 in after-hours trading. Red Hat's stock has dropped 13 percent in 2013 and closed down ...
Deen says she used slur but doesn't tolerate hate
Celebrity cook Paula Deen said while being questioned in a discrimination lawsuit that she has used racial slurs in the past but insisted she and her family do not tolerate prejudice. The 66-year-old Food Network star and Savannah restaurant owner was peppered with questions about her racial attitudes in a ...
Militants storm UN compound in Somalia; 20 killed
Seven al-Qaida-linked militants on a suicide mission attacked the U.N. compound Wednesday with a truck bomb and then poured inside, killing at least 13 people before dying in the assault. At least three foreigners were slain during the raid in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, where the United Nations expanded ...
Russia could stand in way of Obama's nuke cuts
By saying he intends to bargain with Russia over new reductions in nuclear weapons, rather than make cuts on his own, President Barack Obama is asking for cooperation from a former Cold War foe in no mood to agree. Relations between Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are tense, reflecting ...
Columbine survivor electrocuted on job in NM
A survivor of the Columbine shootings has died while working in New Mexico for Xcel Energy. Thirty-year-old Matthew Depew was electrocuted Saturday morning while working to restore power outside of Carlsbad, New Mexico, where he was based. Depew was one of the first callers from inside the school to alert ...
Bruins' run excites city wounded by marathon bombs
They have come to wave flags or meet the players or just appear on the video screen, invariably to a standing ovation, during the Boston Bruins' run to the Stanley Cup finals. Many are in wheelchairs, some are in uniform, and others have been honored on behalf of those who ...
Greek coalition talks drag on to end TV crisis
Greece's governing coalition failed to end a political crisis triggered by the closure of state broadcaster ERT, but said talks would continue Thursday to try to avoid a snap election that could delay vital economic reforms and disrupt the country's bailout program. Conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras held his second ...
Obama making plans to tackle global warming
President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term. Obama's energy and climate adviser, Heather Zichal, said Wednesday the plan would boost energy ...
Car quality dinged by tech glitches, survey finds
Car buyers increasingly want high-tech features like voice recognition and navigation. But they're not very forgiving of the car company when those systems fail. The top complaints in J.D. Power's closely-watched survey of new vehicle owners, released Wednesday, involved technologies that drivers are clamoring for. Voice recognition systems either didn't ...
Faith Prince to play evil Miss Hannigan in 'Annie'
Faith Prince will soon be getting in touch with her mean side — she's about to play Miss Hannigan in the "Annie" revival on Broadway. Prince, who will begin performances on July 19, won a Tony Award in 1992 for "Guys and Dolls" and was nominated three other times for ...
Defense: US man never joined Syrian al-Qaida group
A U.S. Army veteran was confused and mistaken when he told authorities he fought with an al-Qaida group seeking to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, his defense lawyer said Wednesday in court papers. In March, federal prosecutors in Alexandria charged Eric Harroun, 30, of Phoenix, with using ...
Maine lawmakers seek to limit use of police drones
Maine lawmakers have advanced a proposal to ban law enforcement from using unmanned aerial drones for surveillance unless they have a search warrant. The Democratic-led House approved the bill on a 108-39 vote on Wednesday. The Senate endorsed the bill on Tuesday. It now faces final votes in the House ...
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