Nation and World
February 21, 2012 - 11:25 a.m.•By PHUONG LE Associated Press
SEATTLE — The expert skiers wasted no time after an avalanche hit and swept their friends down a steep slope in Washington state. They immediately turned on their emergency beacons and began searching for signs of life.
February 21, 2012 - 11:24 a.m.•By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press
NETIVOT, Israel (AP) — One man prays to heal the legs he broke in a car accident. An older woman pleads for grandchildren. Another visitor has come to see “God’s secretary.”
February 21, 2012 - 11:00 a.m.•By STACEY PLAISANCE Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As Carnival builds toward its out-of-control crescendo of Fat Tuesday, Barry Kern and his team of float-builders and artists are already preparing for next year’s parades.
February 20, 2012 - 12:12 p.m.•By PABLO GORONDI Associated Press
(AP) — Oil prices jumped to a nine-month high above $105 a barrel on Monday after Iran said it halted crude exports to Britain and France in an escalation of a dispute over the Middle Eastern country’s nuclear program.
February 20, 2012 - 12:07 p.m.•By CHRIS HAWLEY Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — One autumn morning in Buffalo, N.Y., a college student named Adeela Khan logged into her email and found a message announcing an upcoming Islamic conference in Toronto.
February 17, 2012 - 11:22 a.m.•By JIM ABRAMS Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Religious leaders told a House panel Thursday the Obama administration was violating basic rights to religious freedom with its policies for requiring that employees of religion-affiliated institutions have access to birth control coverage.
February 16, 2012 - 11:45 a.m.•By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER,AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest point in almost four years last week, the latest signal that the job market is steadily improving.
