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• Boston bombings unlikely to affect gun control, immigration
• Cast-off appliances are piling up in Ghana
• Venezuela detains American accused of funding demonstrations
• Mssing Brown student's body found in Providence River
• Times Square could have been next
• White House: Syria used chemical weapons
• Presidents' club celebrates new Bush library
• Boston suspects considered New York bombing, sources say
• Police identify victims in Illinois killings
• On immigration, it’s pathway to citizenship or bust
• 1 in 4 jobless in Spain
• Tsarnaev questioned for 16 hours before he was read rights
• Senate witnesses reveal secrets about Obama's drone policy
• Collapsed Bangladesh factories ignored evacuation
• Red line pushed back: U.S. says Syrian chemical weapon reports 'inconclusive'
• Rehab: Bush hopes for reassessment of legacy
• Britain avoids recession with jump in first quarter growth
• Glenn Beck's Boston conspiracy: Does any of it add up?
• Ricin-laced letters leading to a Miss. mystery
• Presidents converge to salute one of their own
• 3 hurt as Alabama fuel barges explode, catch fire
• Many trapped in Bangladesh building as toll climbs
• 3 hurt as Alabama fuel barges explode, catch fire
• Officials: Suspect admits role in bombings
• Budget cuts back in spotlight as flight delays mount

Boston bombings unlikely to affect gun control, immigration Posted: 25 Apr 2013 12:14 PM PDT ABC's George Stephanopoulos answers viewers' questions about the attack.

Cast-off appliances are piling up in Ghana Posted: 25 Apr 2013 12:10 PM PDT What was once a park in Ghana's capital of Accra is now a blackened expanse, issuing acrid smoke from burning piles of plastic and metal. Industrial junk –heaps of old car doors and appliances – is scattered everywhere. A man walks past, carrying the carcass of a full-sized refrigerator on his head.

Venezuela detains American accused of funding demonstrations Posted: 25 Apr 2013 12:10 PM PDT By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela has detained an American citizen it says was financing opposition student demonstrations after this month's disputed presidential election, the latest in a flurry of accusations over last week's post-vote violence. Interior Minister Miguel Rodriguez said Timothy Hallet Tracy had been seeking to destabilize the country on behalf of an unnamed U.S. intelligence agency after President Nicolas Maduro's narrow presidential victory. ...

Mssing Brown student's body found in Providence River Posted: 25 Apr 2013 11:08 AM PDT Internet sleuths wrongly identified Sunil Tripathi as a Boston bombings suspect.

Times Square could have been next Posted: 25 Apr 2013 10:52 AM PDT The suspected bombers planned to go to New York after Boston, sources say.

White House: Syria used chemical weapons Posted: 25 Apr 2013 10:36 AM PDT The U.S. now believes the country used sarin gas on a small scale.

Presidents' club celebrates new Bush library Posted: 25 Apr 2013 10:20 AM PDT President Obama and his four predecessors help open the museum in Dallas.

Boston suspects considered New York bombing, sources say Posted: 25 Apr 2013 10:02 AM PDT The Tsarnaev brothers' plan fell apart when they got into a shootout with police.

Police identify victims in Illinois killings Posted: 25 Apr 2013 09:31 AM PDT A man, his pregnant wife, their two young sons, and the boys' great-grandmother died.

On immigration, it’s pathway to citizenship or bust Posted: 25 Apr 2013 08:42 AM PDT The lead authors of the Senate immigration reform bill are dug in on the question of whether the final product must include a "pathway to citizenship" for many of the 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. The bill will die if it does not include such a pathway, Republican Sen. John McCain of [...]

1 in 4 jobless in Spain Posted: 25 Apr 2013 08:10 AM PDT MADRID (AP) — With over 6 million unemployed for the first time ever, Spain's jobless rate shot up to a record 27.2 percent in the first quarter of 2013, the National Statistics Institute said Thursday, in another grim picture of the recession-wracked country.

Tsarnaev questioned for 16 hours before he was read rights Posted: 25 Apr 2013 07:39 AM PDT Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon with his older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was questioned for 16 hours by authorities before being read his Miranda rights, the AP reports today. Tsarnaev, a 19-year-old college student, confessed his role in the crime during the questioning in his hospital room, but that confession may not be [...]

Senate witnesses reveal secrets about Obama's drone policy Posted: 25 Apr 2013 07:06 AM PDT The administration's program to kill suspected terrorists was under a microscope this week.

Collapsed Bangladesh factories ignored evacuation Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:28 AM PDT SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Deep cracks visible in the walls of a Bangladesh garment building had compelled police to order it evacuated a day before it collapsed, officials said Thursday. More than 200 people were killed when the eight-story building splintered into a pile of concrete because factories based there ignored the order and kept more than 2,000 people working.

Red line pushed back: U.S. says Syrian chemical weapon reports 'inconclusive' Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:28 AM PDT Obama has said the U.S. would act if there were proof Assad was using W.M.D.

Rehab: Bush hopes for reassessment of legacy Posted: 25 Apr 2013 04:57 AM PDT With his presidential library opening, he says he's okay with his decisions.

Britain avoids recession with jump in first quarter growth Posted: 25 Apr 2013 04:57 AM PDT The news gives some political relief for a government under fire over its austerity drive.

Glenn Beck's Boston conspiracy: Does any of it add up? Posted: 25 Apr 2013 03:55 AM PDT A reporter at Fox News looked at the evidence and came to a different conclusion.

Ricin-laced letters leading to a Miss. mystery Posted: 25 Apr 2013 02:38 AM PDT TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Of three ricin-laced letters mailed this month to public officials, only one made it into the hands of an intended target, 80-year-old Mississippi judge Sadie Holland.

Presidents converge to salute one of their own Posted: 25 Apr 2013 02:38 AM PDT All the living presidents past and present are gathering at the George W. Bush Center.

3 hurt as Alabama fuel barges explode, catch fire Posted: 25 Apr 2013 02:07 AM PDT Multiple explosions aboard two fuel barges in Mobile, Ala., lead to a major fire.

Many trapped in Bangladesh building as toll climbs Posted: 25 Apr 2013 12:19 AM PDT At least 175 workers were killed in a building collapse and many more remain trapped.

3 hurt as Alabama fuel barges explode, catch fire Posted: 24 Apr 2013 11:34 PM PDT Multiple explosions aboard two fuel barges near Mobile, Ala., led to a major fire.

Officials: Suspect admits role in bombings Posted: 24 Apr 2013 10:15 PM PDT But he stopped talking after he was read his Miranda rights, authorities say.

Budget cuts back in spotlight as flight delays mount Posted: 24 Apr 2013 10:15 PM PDT The White House backs a plan that would temporarily eliminate cuts disrupting air travel.

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