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Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Army is launching a sweeping, independent review of how it evaluates and diagnoses soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly overturned....
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TB patient charged in Calif for not taking meds
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Authorities in California took the unusual step of jailing and charging a tuberculosis patient who they say refused to take medication to keep his disease from becoming contagious....
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No tears as Ga. woman sees bacteria-ravaged hands
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- A Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection has seen the severe damage to her hands and is accepting it without tears....
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Lawyer: RFK Jr.'s estranged wife found dead in NY
NEW YORK (AP) -- An attorney says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife has been found dead in New York....
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Coffee buzz: Study finds java drinkers live longer
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or d...
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2 Navy ships collide in Pacific; no injuries
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The U.S. Navy says an amphibious assault ship and a replenishment tanker collided in the Pacific Ocean but there were no injuries and no fuel spills....
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Jewish group suggests ban on far-right Greek party
PRAGUE (AP) -- A major European Jewish organization is urging European governments to quickly adopt measures to tackle anti-Semitism and far-right extremism, including possibly banning a hardline Greek party that did unusually well in recent elections....
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Senate Democrats reject House GOP budget plan
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats controlling the Senate rejected for the second year in a row Wednesday a budget plan passed by House Republicans....
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Study links vets to brain disease seen in athletes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of the traumatic brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers....
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World leaders set for busy US weekend of summitry
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than two dozen world leaders will join President Barack Obama in an extraordinary weekend of back-to-back summits to tackle Europe's mounting economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the decade-long war in Afghanistan....
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NKorea nuclear reactor construction progressing
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A U.S.-based institute said Wednesday new satellite imagery shows that North Korea has resumed building work on a reactor after months of inactivity....
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Business raids cost Kansas City millions in taxes
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- The states of Missouri and Kansas are divided only by the yellow stripe of State Line Road. It's a single community, but the division is sharp when it comes to the cutthroat business of economic development....
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Army reviews whether women can go to Ranger school
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Army leaders have begun to study the prospect of sending female soldiers to the service's prestigious Ranger school - another step in the effort to broaden opportunities for women in the military....
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NATO summit gives Chicago coveted global spotlight
CHICAGO (AP) -- The famous skyline is etched with distinctive buildings. The downtown boasts a vibrant cultural district. And the stunning lakefront and art-filled parks attract thousands of visitors every day....
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Amazon tributary hits record high after rains
SAO PAULO (AP) -- A mighty tributary of the Amazon River has hit a record high level after weeks of heavy rains....
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Healthy eating can cost less, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Is it really more expensive to eat healthy?...
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Venezuelan foreign minister stands in for Chavez
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- After nearly a year of cancer treatment that has forced President Hugo Chavez to step back from the spotlight, a burly former bus driver with a dark mustache and affable smile is emerging more than ever as the president's stand-in....
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Death as bargaining chip? Ohio prosecutor slammed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Within days of a drug-related slaying in suburban Cleveland, six men were indicted on charges that carried the possibility of a death sentence. Six months later, all had been allowed to plead to lesser charges, including four who received probation and never went to prison...
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Paralyzed woman uses her mind to control robot arm
NEW YORK (AP) -- Using only her thoughts, a Massachusetts woman paralyzed for 15 years directed a robotic arm to pick up a bottle of coffee and bring it to her lips, researchers report in the latest advance in harnessing brain waves to help disabled people....
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Palestinian PM reshuffles Cabinet in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad replaced almost half of his West Bank-based Cabinet on Wednesday, a clear sign that efforts to end the Palestinian political split are stuck....
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In Egypt's vote, revolutionaries lack a candidate
CAIRO (AP) -- A black smoke covered Cairo's Tahrir Square. Around a dozen protesters who had been holding a weekslong sit-in demanding an end to military rule had come to the conclusion their gathering was useless. So over the weekend, they splashed gas on their tents and banners, burned them to...
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End urged to terror suspects' indefinite detention
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is challenging a new law that allows the indefinite detention without trial of suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens seized within the United States....
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Afghan shrines last resort for Afghan mentally ill
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) -- The young man sits nearly naked in a small concrete room, a thick, heavy chain fastened around his ankle and bolted to the wall. Flies swarm around a wound on his wrist where shackles have rubbed the skin raw. His own waste has pooled in the corner, turning the dir...
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Ex-Houston cop not guilty in teen suspect beating
HOUSTON (AP) -- A former Houston police officer was found not guilty Wednesday in the 2010 videotaped beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect....
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Safety agency aims to stop bus, truck rollovers
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators are proposing to require that manufacturers equip large trucks and buses with safety systems that help prevent rollover accidents....
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