April 2016
Chinese activist's brother flees guarded village
BEIJING (AP) -- The brother of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has fled his closely guarded village to seek legal advice Thursday in Beijing on how to protect his son from what their supporters ca
US Army more selective on recruits, re-enlistments
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Uncle Sam may not want you after all.In sharp contrast to the peak years of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the Army last year took in no recruits with misconduct convictions or d
Samoan travel agent admits to “terrible decisions\",<p> A Samoan man
Calliope ‘Ope’ Saaga and his Hawai’i based travel/ tour company
Obama: Marking bin Laden death isn't 'celebration'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama gave a steely defense of his handling of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden and his use of it to burnish his re-election credentials a year later, saying
Invisible man casts shadow over US-China talks
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The blind Chinese lawyer at the center of a diplomatic storm between Washington and Beijing is a taboo topic in each capital.
Cancer survivors urged to eat better, exercise
ATLANTA (AP) -- A cancer diagnosis often inspires people to exercise and eat healthier.
Obamacare collapse would put employers in charge
WASHINGTON (AP) -- If the Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, don't look to government for what comes next.Employers and insurance companies will take charge.
Swiss scientists demonstrate mind-controlled robot
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- Swiss scientists have demonstrated how a partially paralyzed person can control a robot by thought alone, a step they hope will one day allow immobile people to intera