|
Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  Obama urges 'bold' nuclear cuts in Berlin speechJune 19, 20134:16 PM ET BERLIN (AP) — Summoning the harsh history of this once-divided city, President Barack Obama on Wednesday cautioned the U.S. and Europe against "complacency" brought on by peace, pledging to cut America's deployed nuclear weapons by one-third if Cold War foe Russia does the same.   FBI ends Michigan search for Hoffa's remainsJune 19, 20134:39 PM ET OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Beneath a swimming pool, under a horse farm and now a weed-grown field north of Detroit: For at least the third time in a decade, FBI agents grabbed shovels and combed through dirt and mud in the search for Jimmy Hoffa's remains or clues to the disappearance of the former Teamsters boss.   US tries saving Taliban talks after Karzai objectsJune 19, 20134:15 PM ET KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security negotiations with the U.S. and scuttled a peace delegation to the Taliban, sending American officials scrambling to preserve the possibility of dialogue with the militants.   Syria troops fight rebels near major Shiite shrineJune 19, 20134:40 PM ET BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fighters joined Syrian forces in battling rebels in a Damascus suburb that is home to a revered Shiite Muslim shrine, in a push to secure the area around the ornate, golden domed mosque.   Bill could reduce illegal immigration 25 percentJune 19, 20133:12 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Illegal immigration into the United States would decrease by only 25 percent under a far-reaching Senate immigration bill, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office that also finds the measure reduces federal deficits by billions. 
Latest Headlines  Police at Patriots tight end's home for 2nd dayJune 19, 20133:45 PM ET NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — State police returned to the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Wednesday, two days after a body was found about a mile away.   Yankees' Jeter takes batting practice in TampaJune 19, 20133:44 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has taken on-field batting practice for the first time since being cleared to increase his rehabilitation program for a broken left ankle.   
|
|
|
