HAVANA – Electricity was restored Tuesday to the U.S. mission in Cuba after Washington accused Fidel Castro’s government of deliberately cutting off the building’s power and Havana angrily denied it. U.S. Interests Section Chief Michael Parmly said power to the building, which was cut June 5, was restored midmorning. Parmly …
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SEATTLE – An Iraqi Kurd who federal authorities say tried to help a senior Al Qaeda operative gain entry to the United States was ordered deported Tuesday. Immigration Judge Kenneth Josephson found that Sam Malkandi, of Kirkland, lied on his 1998 asylum application when he said he had been imprisoned …
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WASHINGTON – Demand for mortgages and consumer loans weakened at U.S. banks in recent months, while competition forced banks to ease terms for commercial real estate loans, a Federal Reserve survey released on Wednesday found. “On net, 44 percent of domestic banks reported weaker demand for mortgages to purchase homes, …
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GUINSAUGON, Philippines – Emergency workers have found the roof of what they believe to be an elementry school that was buried by a massive landslide, a provincial governor in the Philippines said Thursday. Aerial photographs showed the roof far from what was believed to be its original site and rescue …
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WASILLA, Alaska – Two small planes collided midair Sunday about 20 miles north of Anchorage, killing all five people aboard, officials said. A man and his three children in a Cessna 170B and the pilot of a Cessna 172 were killed in the wreck just after noon, according to National …
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CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, Ukraine – Chernobyl‘s coffin is cracking. Birds and rainwater have gotten inside the steel-and-concrete shelter hastily built over the reactor that blew up in 1986, and officials worry about what is getting out. The “sarcophagus” over reactor No. 4 is reaching the end of its life …
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MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Rev. William Sloane Coffin, a former Yale University chaplain known for his peace activism during the Vietnam War and his continuing work for social justice, died Wednesday at his home in rural Strafford. He was 81. Coffin had been suffering from congestive heart failure and had …
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistani forces killed an Egyptian Al Qaeda terrorist wanted by the United States over the 1998 American Embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya, a Cabinet minister said Thursday. Mohsin Musa Matawalli Atwah, 45, was killed late Wednesday in a Pakistani military raid led by helicopter gunships on …
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NEW YORK – Did that really happen? In a surprise, soul singer Mandisa — also known as Man-“diva” — was voted off “American Idol” on Wednesday, proving that even judges’ favorites aren’t safe in the tense sing-off. Mandisa’s exit narrowed the contestants to eight. The winner will be crowned May …
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WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission is stepping up its investigation into alleged payola practices at four of the nation’s largest radio corporations after attempts to reach a settlement stalled. An FCC official with direct knowledge of the investigation confirmed the agency had requested documents this week from Clear Channel …
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