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• ‘Heavy but grateful heart’ on Memorial Day
• Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military
• Western IQs drop 14 points over last century, researchers say
• Train engineer noted 'unusual condition' before Connecticut wreck
• Storm chasers catch Okla. twister as it forms
• Jersey shore opens for summer fun
• UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted, two men arrested
• Stockholm police call for help
• 18 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport
• Developing: 18 injured in crash near Atlanta airport
• UK arrests 2 men over incident with Pakistan plane
• British police arrest two men for 'endangerment of an aircraft
• British police say investigating incident on plane
• Blasts, shooting in center of Afghan capital
• Bird flu strain may spread from human to human
• Terry McAuliffe’s brother goes from conservative activist to Democrat
• Exiled cleric who taught UK knifeman praises 'courage'
• Obama's drone speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen
• Britain braces for possible copycat attacks
• BA plane makes Heathrow emergency landing after engine fire
• No guarantee of peace, North Korean envoy warns China
• 15-year-old held in deaths of 2 younger siblings
• IRS replaces official who revealed targeting
• Strong earthquake hits Russia's Far East
• Police: Suicidal jumper's fall kills SKorean girl

‘Heavy but grateful heart’ on Memorial Day Posted: 24 May 2013 12:59 PM PDT Friends and family remember those who gave all to serve their nation.

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military Posted: 24 May 2013 11:58 AM PDT ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth."

Western IQs drop 14 points over last century, researchers say Posted: 24 May 2013 11:42 AM PDT A new study from researchers in Europe claims that the average IQ in Western nations dropped by a staggering 14.1 points over the past century. "We tested the hypothesis that the Victorians were cleverer than modern populations using high-quality instruments, namely measures of simple visual reaction time in a meta-analytic study," the researchers wrote in [...]

Train engineer noted 'unusual condition' before Connecticut wreck Posted: 24 May 2013 11:26 AM PDT A joint bar, used to hold two sections of rail together, was repaired last month.

Storm chasers catch Okla. twister as it forms Posted: 24 May 2013 10:57 AM PDT Viewers can see what the EF5 tornado looked like from the ground as it gains strength.

Jersey shore opens for summer fun Posted: 24 May 2013 10:26 AM PDT Gov. Chris Christie and the cast of MTV's "Jersey Shore" welcome tourists back.

UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted, two men arrested Posted: 24 May 2013 10:26 AM PDT Britain scrambled fighter jets, but the incident does not appear to be terror-related.

Stockholm police call for help Posted: 24 May 2013 09:56 AM PDT Youths set cars and a school ablaze in Sweden's worst riots in years.

18 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport Posted: 24 May 2013 09:12 AM PDT A hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer collided, officials said.

Developing: 18 injured in crash near Atlanta airport Posted: 24 May 2013 09:12 AM PDT A fire official said the crash happened between shuttle bus and tractor-trailer.

UK arrests 2 men over incident with Pakistan plane Posted: 24 May 2013 07:40 AM PDT The two were arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft.

British police arrest two men for 'endangerment of an aircraft Posted: 24 May 2013 07:24 AM PDT The two were on a plane that had been flying from Pakistan to Manchester.

British police say investigating incident on plane Posted: 24 May 2013 06:52 AM PDT The Defense Ministry said it had scrambled fighter jets to escort a plane from Lahore.

Blasts, shooting in center of Afghan capital Posted: 24 May 2013 06:38 AM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Several large explosions rocked a busy area in the center of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday with Reuters witnesses describing shooting in the area. There were at least four blasts interspersed by heavy shooting, a Reuters witness said. The first blast was a suicide car bomb and occurred at about 4 p.m. (1130 GMT) near an intersection in the district of Borj-e Sharahah, said Hashmatullah Stanikzai, a spokesman for the Kabul police chief. A Reuters witness described seeing two wounded policemen, though there was no official word on casualties. ...

Bird flu strain may spread from human to human Posted: 24 May 2013 06:08 AM PDT By Lavinia Mo HONG KONG (Reuters) - The H7N9 bird flu virus may be capable of spreading from human to human and can be transmitted not only through direct contact but also through airborne exposure, researchers at the University of Hong Kong have found. The researchers found in a study, presented at a news briefing on Friday, that three ferrets - the main animal used for research into human influenza - that were placed in close contact with ferrets injected with H7N9 contracted the virus. One out of three that were kept in different cages became infected through airborne exposure. ...

Terry McAuliffe’s brother goes from conservative activist to Democrat Posted: 24 May 2013 05:38 AM PDT Terry McAuliffe, a Democratic operative embroiled in a tight race to become Virginia's next governor, knows a thing or two about conservatives like his Republican opponent, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. That's in part because his older brother, Joseph McAuliffe, spent two decades as a Republican activist who worked for the evangelical leader Pat Robertson's [...]

Exiled cleric who taught UK knifeman praises 'courage' Posted: 24 May 2013 05:07 AM PDT By Dominic Evans TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - A Syrian-born Islamist cleric who taught one of the attackers accused of hacking to death an off-duty British soldier on a London street praised the attack for its "courage" and said Muslims would see it as a strike on a military target. In an interview in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, where he has lived since being banished from Britain in 2005, Omar Bakri, founder of banned British Islamist group Al Muhajiroun, told Reuters he knew suspect Michael Abebolajo from a decade ago. ...

Obama's drone speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen Posted: 24 May 2013 04:52 AM PDT Pakistanis hope the policy could help relations and Yemen says it's killed terrorists.

Britain braces for possible copycat attacks Posted: 24 May 2013 03:50 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the brutal slaying of a young soldier.

BA plane makes Heathrow emergency landing after engine fire Posted: 24 May 2013 02:49 AM PDT A British Airways plane travelling from London to Oslo was forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow on Friday after a technical fault in an engine.

No guarantee of peace, North Korean envoy warns China Posted: 24 May 2013 01:48 AM PDT China's state media says an envoy from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned there is no guarantee of peace on the Korean Peninsula, but also stressed that his country is willing to hold talks with all sides to find a solution.

15-year-old held in deaths of 2 younger siblings Posted: 24 May 2013 01:18 AM PDT A 15-year-old boy is in custody after authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of his younger adopted brothers found him miles away with traces of blood on him, officials said.

IRS replaces official who revealed targeting Posted: 24 May 2013 01:02 AM PDT The Internal Revenue Service official who led the unit that targeted tea party groups and publicly disclosed the activity has been replaced, making her the third top IRS official moved aside since the episode was revealed two weeks ago.

Strong earthquake hits Russia's Far East Posted: 24 May 2013 12:32 AM PDT A powerful earthquake on Friday hit Russia's Far East with tremors felt as far away as Moscow, about 7,000 kilometers (4,400 miles) west of the epicenter.

Police: Suicidal jumper's fall kills SKorean girl Posted: 23 May 2013 11:46 PM PDT South Korean police say a suicidal man jumping to his death killed a 5-year-old girl by falling on her as she walked with her parents outside the apartment building.

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