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Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

HOLD FOR RELEASE 12:01 A.M. 05/23/13: Graphic shows the teen birth rate for 15- to -19 year olds for 2011 by stateNEW YORK (AP) ? The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.



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Building materials blamed in Bangladesh disaster

FILE - In this Sunday, May 12, 2013 file photo, Bangladeshi soldiers stand amid the rubble of the garment factory building that collapsed on April 24 as they continue search operation in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. A government investigation said poor quality construction materials and building code violations contributed to the collapse of building housing garment factories last month in Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Ismail Ferdous, File)DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) ? A government investigation found that "extremely" poor quality construction materials and a series of violations caused the collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh that has been called the worst garment-industry disaster in history, the committee head said Thursday.



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Switching from scandals, Obama to address drones and Guantanamo

A cameraman films activists wearing orange jumpsuits as they mark the 100th day of prisoners' hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay during a protest in front of the White House in WashingtonThe president will use a Thursday speech to try to shift focus from a series of scandals.



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Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest

A team of climbers led by 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura stand on the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Miura on Thursday became the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest, a Nepali official and Miura's Tokyo-based support team said. The photo was taken with a telephoto lens from an altitude of 5,550 meters (18,208 feet). It is not clear which of the climbers in the photo is Miura. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDITAn 80-year-old man became the oldest person to conquer the 29,035-foot peak.



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Teen who penned web-hit farewell song dies

Zach Sobiech, left, walks with his girlfriend, Amy Adamle, between classes at Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Minn., on Dec. 3, 2012. "She's strong enough to share the load with me, said Sobiech. Sobiech, the Lakeland, Minn. teenager whose song "Clouds" became an Internet sensation, died early Monday, May 20, 2013 at his home, surrounded by family and his girlfriend, according to a CaringBridge post by Zach's mother. He was 18. Sobiech, who had a rare form of bone cancer, began writing songs of farewell to family and friends last fall. His first song, "Clouds," went viral and has received almost 3 million hits on YouTube. (AP Photo/St. Paul Pioneer Press, Ben Garvin)Zach Sobiech's "Clouds" became a YouTube sensation with more than 4 million views.



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Woman praised for distracting attack suspects in London

Brutal attack in London heightens terror fearsThe horrific daylight attack that left one person dead could have been worse.



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Firefighters unprepared for Texas blast

File phooto shows housing complex after it was destroyed by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion in WestA report shows responders didn't adequately train for the situation.



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Heffernan: Latest tax dodge dulls Apple's luster

Apple CEO Tim Cook testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent subcommittee on Investigations as lawmakers examine the methods employed by multinational corporations to shift profits offshore and how such activities are affected by the Internal Revenue Code. Lawmakers want to know the tax strategy of how Apple, the world's most valuable company, based in Cupertino, Calif., holds a billion dollars in an Irish subsidiary as a tax strategy, according to a report issued this week by the subcommittee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Even teens who once craved iPhones are turning on the company.



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Cruise industry adopts passenger bill of rights

Couple Missing From Carnival Cruise ShipIt promises full refunds for trips that are canceled due to mechanical failure.



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Holder: U.S. killed four Americans overseas in drone strikes

FILE - In this May 15, 2013, file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Holder said that in conducting U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida and its associated forces, the government has targeted and killed one American citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki. Al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric, was killed in a drone strike in September 2011 in Yemen. The administration released the information the day before President Barack Obama is scheduled to make a major speech on national security. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)Attorney General Eric Holder informed Congress on Wednesday that the U.S. had killed four Americans in drone strikes since 2009 ? radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and three others who were ?not specifically targeted.?



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Officials: Man shot by FBI was about to sign murder confession

Florida Man Shot by FBI Was About to Sign Boston Murder Confession: OfficialsIbragim Todashev was linked to Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and an unsolved triple murder in 2011.



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1 child dead, 1 missing in park landslide

Workers with shovels run to the staging area for a rescue operation underway on the West Side of St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. One child on a school field trip was killed and another remained unaccounted after a gravel slide Wednesday in a St. Paul park that?s popular with children looking for fossils, authorities said. (AP Photo/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Scott Takushi) MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE OUTA fourth-grade field trip to a Mississippi River park popular with fossil hunters turned deadly Wednesday when gravel saturated by persistent rain gave way, killing one child and injuring two others.



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Pocket-dialing 911 leads to Fla. murder charge

Authorities in South Florida say a man is charged with murder because he was overheard discussing the killing when his cellphone pocket-dialed 911.
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Arias jury adjourns for day after impasse

Jodi Arias stands as the jury enters the courtroom on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting to death of Travis Alexander. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Pool)Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial said Wednesday they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death.



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Chicago board approves largest school closing

The Chicago Board of Education voted on Wednesday to close 50 schools - including about 10 percent of all elementary schools - in the largest mass school closing in the nation. The closings in mainly Hispanic and African-American neighborhoods have drawn protests by parents and teachers union leaders who say the closures will expose children to greater gang violence in a city that recorded 506 murders in 2012. ...
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What's next for the immigration bill?

What's next for immigration reform bill?It seeks to legalize most of the country's 11 million unauthorized residents.



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