RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When poverty or social mores forced a woman to abandon her infant at London's Foundling Hospital during the mid-18th century, a piece of fabric left with the child signaled the mother's intention to reclaim her baby. Among the thousands who left fabric pieces, few were able to return for their children. More »Adoption fabrics on exhibit at Va.'s Williamsburg
DOVER, N.H. (AP) — Lizzi Marriott left a message saying she'd be home by midnight. More »NH student's disappearance, death detailed in docs
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Newport's Cliff Walk, which runs between the Atlantic Ocean and some of the city's most stunning Gilded Age mansions, sustained what has been estimated at up to $8 million in damage during Superstorm Sandy. Some walkways were washed away or caved in. In other areas, huge boulders were moved by the violent surf. More »Famed RI Cliff Walk still partly closed post-Sandy
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, authorities said. The attacker was later identified as a widow of two Islamic radicals killed by security forces. More »Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russian region
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan. More »Kerry makes sub-Saharan Africa visit
PARIS (AP) — Serena and Venus Williams are teaming up at the French Open for the first time in three years. More »Williams sisters entered in doubles at French Open
LONDON (AP) — Counterterrorism police on Saturday questioned a friend of alleged Islamic extremist Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in the killing of an unarmed British soldier, a savage attack that has horrified Britain. More »Friend of alleged soldier killer arrested at BBC
A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead: More »Civil trial over Jackson's death focuses on AEG
NEW YORK (AP) — It once was an accepted tactic as old as policing itself and, according to the New York Police Department, a key to the city's dramatic drop in crime: patrol officers stopping young men on the street to see if they're up to no good. More »NYPD street stop policy's critics seek big changes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robbie Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by openly gay athletes in professional sports. More »Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy
BERLIN (AP) — An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000). More »Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000
BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of athletes joined victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to run and walk the last mile of the race Saturday, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line. More »Thousands run final mile of Boston Marathon
EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) — Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers. More »Rescuers look for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Matt Kuchar got up early Saturday morning, made three quick pars to keep his second-round lead at Colonial and then went back to the hotel for a short break. More »Kuchar finishes Colonial 2nd round still up 1
SEATTLE (AP) — Thousands of bridges around the United States may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound. More »Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse
MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh stood up in a relatively quiet Miami Heat locker room and offered a concise, blunt and accurate assessment of where things stand so far in the Eastern Conference finals. More »East title series shifts to Indy, knotted at 1-1
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli security expert says Syrian hackers tried to break into the computers of the water system of the city of Haifa. More »Israeli expert says Syria cyberattack foiled
BEIRUT (AP) — Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad shelled a strategic western town on Saturday in their heaviest barrage of a week-long battle to dislodge rebels from the opposition stronghold, activists said. More »Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military. More »Hagel: Cadets must stamp out sex assault scourge
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With its grand arches, intricate plaster moldings, faux facades suggesting a centuries-old European villa and blue domed ceiling dotted by pinpoint lights, the Saenger Theatre was typical of the opulent movie palaces and playhouses built around the nation in the 1920s. More »Katrina-damaged La. theater goes for 1927 glory
ATLANTA (AP) — Four deaths at the Atlanta VA Medical Center mark the latest in a series of problems plaguing Veterans Affairs, prompting outrage from officials and congressional scrutiny of the largest integrated health care system in the country. More »Deaths at Atlanta VA hospital prompt scrutiny
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli security expert says Syrian hackers tried to break into the computers of the water system of the city of Haifa. More »Israeli official says Syria cyberattack foiled
MOSCOW (AP) — Gay-rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in the Russian capital on Saturday, but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at that country's first-ever gay pride march. More »Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally
LONDON (AP) — A young zookeeper who was mauled by a Sumatran tiger at an animal park has died, British police said Saturday. More »UK zookeeper dies from tiger attack injuries
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Mindy Kim birdied her last hole Saturday morning to join the leaders after one strange round of the Bahamas LPGA Classic. More »Kim joins 2 for LPGA lead in rainy Bahamas
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