US teacher dies in north Iraq school shooting
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AP) — An American gym teacher at a Christian school in the northern Iraqi Kurdish region was killed Thursday when a student in a crowded classroom pulled out a gun, shot the teacher and then as his terrified…
Pair of ‘Idol’ semifinalists perform same song
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There wasn’t only one performance of Adele’s “One and Only” on “American Idol.” Elise Testone, the soulful 28-year-old teacher from Charleston, S.C., and Jen Hirsh, the soaring 25-year-old singer from Agoura Hills, Calif., both tackled the…
Apple market value hits $500B, where few have gone
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple’s market capitalisation topped $500 billion Wednesday, climbing to a mountain peak where few companies have ventured – and none have stayed for long. Apple was already the world’s most valuable company. The gap between it…
Official: Doctor had recruiters in Medicare scheme
DALLAS (AP) — Years after Jacques Roy started filing paperwork that would have made his practice the busiest Medicare provider in the U.S., authorities say they’ve found most of his work was a lie. They accused Roy on Tuesday of…
Storms damage country music resort town, kill 13
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — A powerful storm system that produced multiple reports of tornadoes lashed the Midwest early Wednesday, roughing up the country music resort city of Branson and laying waste to small towns in Illinois and Kansas. At least…
UK police arrest 20 as they dismantle Occupy camp
LONDON (AP) — Authorities dismantled Occupy London’s camp outside the famous St. Paul’s Cathedral in a dramatic early hours raid Tuesday, clearing away one of the longest-surviving encampments inspired by the New York protest against capitalist excess. The City of London…
Crippled ship to reach land Thursday
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A crippled Italian cruise ship being towed in the Indian Ocean with more than 1,000 people aboard and no air conditioning now won’t reach land in the Seychelles until Thursday, officials said. The cruise ship company…
2 wounded Western journalists escape from Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Two wounded Western journalists escaped from Syria Tuesday after being trapped for days in the besieged central city of Homs, activist groups said. Thirteen Syrian activists who were helping smuggle out at least one of the reporters…
Liverpool win on penalties in Carling Cup
Liverpool are celebrating after beating Cardiff in a dramatic penalty shoot-out during the Carling Cup final on Sunday (26) at Wembley, London. Following Cardiff’s late equalising goal, it was a 2-2 draw after extra time. Liverpool went on to win…
Plant chief: Fukushima nuke plant still vulnerable
OKUMA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima power plant remains fragile nearly a year after it suffered multiple meltdowns, its chief said Tuesday, with makeshift equipment — some mended with tape — keeping crucial systems running. An independent report, meanwhile,…
