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• Two Fla. health workers sick after treating Middle East virus patient
• Police: Vehicle rams TV station in Maryland
• Karl Rove: Hillary Clinton's health 'will be an issue in the 2016 race'
• Tea party looks for a GOP primary win in Nebraska
• Official: 2 killed at West Virginia coal mine
• Ukraine: 6 soldiers ambushed, killed in the east
• AirAsia to check passports against Interpol database
• Underwater archaeologist thinks he's discovered Columbus' Santa Maria
• Medal of Honor recipient defied threat of death to help wounded comrades
• Allman drops Ga. lawsuit against film producers
• Man who sent poison-letters to Pres. Obama awaits sentencing
• U.S. flies aircraft over Nigeria in hunt for girls
• European court: Google must yield on personal info
• Pedophile teacher abused scores as clues missed
• Prosecutor says Pistorius should get mental evaluation
• Euroskeptic parties surge across the continent
• Car bomb attacks kill 28 people in Baghdad
• Israeli court sentences ex-PM Olmert to 6 years
• European court: Google must amend some results
• German FM in Ukraine to help broker dialogue
• Ex-Israeli PM Olmert sentenced to 6 years in prison
• US has uneasy ties with Indian election leader
• Sterling stirs new dispute with Magic-HIV remarks
• German FM to help broker dialogue in Ukraine
• History shades Arkansas' gay marriage debate

Two Fla. health workers sick after treating Middle East virus patient Posted: 13 May 2014 11:40 AM PDT (Reuters) - Two health workers at a hospital in Orlando, Florida, who were exposed to a patient with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome have begun showing flu-like symptoms, and one of the two has been hospitalized. Officials at the Dr. P. Phillips Hospital said on Tuesday the two healthcare workers were exposed to the patient - the second confirmed case of MERS on U.S. soil - in the emergency department before it became clear that he might be infected with the virus, which is often deadly. The second healthcare worker is being isolated in his home and watched for signs of infection. Hospital and local health officials said at a press conference that the MERS patient, also a healthcare worker, had made a visit last week to the Orlando Regional Medical Center to accompany another person who was having a medical procedure.

Police: Vehicle rams TV station in Maryland Posted: 13 May 2014 11:39 AM PDT Baltimore County police say there may be an armed person inside the building.

Karl Rove: Hillary Clinton's health 'will be an issue in the 2016 race' Posted: 13 May 2014 10:34 AM PDT During a panel discussion at a conference last week, the Republican strategist told an audience that if Clinton runs for president in 2016, her previous health issues — including a blood clot she suffered in 2012 — must be vetted.

Tea party looks for a GOP primary win in Nebraska Posted: 13 May 2014 10:34 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The tea party challenged the Republican establishment on Tuesday in a Nebraska Senate primary showdown complicated by a surging third candidate. West Virginia was poised to make history with the nomination of two women for a Senate seat always held by men and long associated with a Rockefeller.

Official: 2 killed at West Virginia coal mine Posted: 13 May 2014 09:14 AM PDT WHARTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two workers died after they were trapped as the ground failed at a West Virginia coal mine with a history of safety violations, federal and state officials said Tuesday.

Ukraine: 6 soldiers ambushed, killed in the east Posted: 13 May 2014 08:57 AM PDT Eight men have also been wounded, the Ukrainian defense ministry said.

AirAsia to check passports against Interpol database Posted: 13 May 2014 08:25 AM PDT Top Asian budget carrier AirAsia said Tuesday it will become the world's first airline to check the passports of all its passengers against Interpol's global database of 42 million stolen or lost travel documents by end of this month.

Underwater archaeologist thinks he's discovered Columbus' Santa Maria Posted: 13 May 2014 07:53 AM PDT More than 500 years after Christopher Columbus abandoned his Santa Maria on a reef in the Caribbean, an underwater archaeologist believes he may have discovered the ship's remains off the north coast of Haiti.

Medal of Honor recipient defied threat of death to help wounded comrades Posted: 13 May 2014 07:23 AM PDT Sgt. Kyle White reflects on great cost of being awarded nation's highest military award

Allman drops Ga. lawsuit against film producers Posted: 13 May 2014 07:07 AM PDT SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Gregg Allman agreed Tuesday drop his lawsuit against movie producers who were making a film about the singer's life when a freight train plowed into their Georgia crew and killed a camera assistant.

Man who sent poison-letters to Pres. Obama awaits sentencing Posted: 13 May 2014 06:50 AM PDT A Mississippi man who pleaded guilty to making ricing and sending letters laced with the poison to President Barack Obama and other officials will be sentenced Tuesday in federal court.

U.S. flies aircraft over Nigeria in hunt for girls Posted: 13 May 2014 06:19 AM PDT American has joined the active search for almost 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria who were abducted by Islamic extremists.

European court: Google must yield on personal info Posted: 13 May 2014 06:04 AM PDT AMSTERDAM (AP) — People should have some say over the results that pop up when they conduct a search of their own name online, Europe's highest court said Tuesday.

Pedophile teacher abused scores as clues missed Posted: 13 May 2014 05:47 AM PDT He was one of the most beloved teachers in the world of international schools that serve the children of diplomats, well-off Americans and local elites. He was often the first to arrive in the morning, and last to leave. He led student trips to exotic places and gave out cookies and milk at bedtime.

Prosecutor says Pistorius should get mental evaluation Posted: 13 May 2014 05:15 AM PDT The chief prosecutor in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday asked that the double-amputee runner be placed under psychiatric evaluation after an expert witness testified that he had an anxiety disorder.

Euroskeptic parties surge across the continent Posted: 13 May 2014 04:42 AM PDT BATH, England (AP) — In a tiny pub in a genteel corner of England, the rest of Europe feels far away. Which is just how Nigel Farage likes it.

Car bomb attacks kill 28 people in Baghdad Posted: 13 May 2014 04:25 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bombings in mainly Shiite areas of Baghdad killed 28 people on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a surge in violence that has been the most serious challenge to the government's efforts to achieve stability across Iraq.

Israeli court sentences ex-PM Olmert to 6 years Posted: 13 May 2014 02:17 AM PDT TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison for his role in wide-ranging bribery case, capping a stunning fall from grace for one of the most powerful men in the country.

European court: Google must amend some results Posted: 13 May 2014 02:02 AM PDT AMSTERDAM (AP) — A European court, in an important test of the "right to be forgotten," ruled Tuesday that Google must amend some of its search results at the request of ordinary people when they show links to outdated, irrelevant information.

German FM in Ukraine to help broker dialogue Posted: 13 May 2014 01:30 AM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany's foreign minister flew to Ukraine Tuesday to help start talks between the Ukrainian government and its foes following the declaration of independence by two eastern regions.

Ex-Israeli PM Olmert sentenced to 6 years in prison Posted: 13 May 2014 01:12 AM PDT Ex-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced to six years' imprisonment on Tuesday for taking bribes, in a corruption case that resulted in the first criminal conviction of a former head of government in Israel. Olmert, a centrist credited internationally with working towards a peace settlement with the Palestinians, had denied wrongdoing in a real estate deal that took place while he was in his previous post of Jerusalem mayor. But in the new corruption trial, Judge David Rozen found Olmert guilty of two bribery charges and said he accepted 500,000 shekels ($144,000) from developers of the Holyland apartment building complex in Jerusalem and 60,000 shekels ($17,000) in a separate real estate project.

US has uneasy ties with Indian election leader Posted: 13 May 2014 12:36 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Indian elections results due Friday provide a chance to repair relations with the U.S. that were strained by the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York in December. But there's a big catch: Washington's uneasy relationship with the man expected to become India's next prime minister.

Sterling stirs new dispute with Magic-HIV remarks Posted: 13 May 2014 12:06 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — An interview that was supposed to be an attempt at rehabilitation instead had Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling facing fresh rebukes as he went from apologizing for recent racist remarks to slamming Magic Johnson, repeatedly bringing up the ex-NBA star's HIV status and calling him an unfit role model for children.

German FM to help broker dialogue in Ukraine Posted: 12 May 2014 11:34 PM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany's foreign minister is set to visit Kiev to help start talks between the Ukrainian government and its foes following the declaration of independence by two eastern regions.

History shades Arkansas' gay marriage debate Posted: 12 May 2014 11:04 PM PDT LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Fifty-seven years after federal troops escorted nine black students into Little Rock's Central High School as a white mob jeered, Arkansas again finds itself in the center of a debate over civil rights. This time, the issue is gay marriage, but the 1957 desegregation crisis still casts a shadow.

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