Pakistan arrested American who was killed by drone
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, officials said Thursday.
Senate panel immigration reform OK puts pressure on House
WASHINGTON — Committee approval of a sweeping Senate immigration overhaul has put pressure on the House, where Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, and top leaders have been pushing a bipartisan group of lawmakers to produce their own bill.
Boy Scouts ease policy on participation by gay youths
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.
Environmentalists ask US Army Corps to look at big picture on coal
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Environmental groups and a public health organization want the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to consider the big picture — from mining in Wyoming to air pollution in China — before allowing development of three Northwest ports to ship up to 100 million metric tons of coal a year to Asia.
Obama to address drones, Guantanamo in security speech
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is set to at least partially bring out into the open some of the U.S.-directed drone program, a key component of counterterrorism strategy, as he outlines the contours of the continuing threat to American security.
Boy Scouts to vote on whether to allow gay youths to participate
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America’s national leadership will vote today on whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation’s oldest youth organizations and its millions of members.
Sources: Slain Chechen implicated self in triple slaying
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said.
Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.
Ahmadinejad denounces elections decision to disqualify his top aide
TEHRAN — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today that a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from June’s presidential election is an act of “oppression” and that he will take the case to the country’s supreme leader.
IRS official Lerner to Congress: I did nothing wrong
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency’s targeting of conservative groups told Congress today that she had done nothing wrong in the episode, and then invoked her constitutional right to refuse to answer lawmakers’ questions.
Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break
PHOENIX — It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet.
Syrian opposition urges rebels to join key battle
BEIRUT — Syria’s main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad’s troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.
Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: “We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time.”
On top of big salaries, companies pile on perks
NEW YORK — Wynn Resorts kept a suite open all year at its tony Las Vegas hotel and casino for founder and CEO Steve Wynn, at a cost of nearly $452,000.
Median CEO pay rises to $9.7 million in 2012
CEO pay has been going in one direction for the past three years: up.
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