MIAMI (AP) — As a child, Jorge Tume used to sit and do homework as his parents cleaned the desks and floors of a concrete company in Miami. When he was done, he'd take out the trash and help finish cleaning. More »For young immigrants, a delayed coming of age
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has reached a milestone in its 63-year-old program of pursuing its "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives." More »FBI reaches milestone in Most Wanted fugitive list
SEATTLE (AP) — For the activists who led the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Washington state last fall, Jamen Shively was one of their biggest fears: an aspiring pot profiteer whose unabashed dreams of building a cannabis empire might attract unwanted attention from the federal government or a backlash that could slow the marijuana reform movement across the country. More »Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's president warned that Europe "will pay a price" if it delivers weapons to rebels fighting to topple him, saying in an interview published Monday that arming them would backfire as the "terrorists" return to their countries with extremist ideologies. More »Syria's Assad: EU will pay price for arming rebels
Montreal's interim mayor, a man who vowed to clean up the corruption scandals rocking the city, is now facing fraud charges himself. Michael Applebaum faces 14 charges, including defrauding government, ... More »Interim Montreal mayor arrested
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senator Bob Corker says he's holding up $75 million in U.S. assistance to Afghanistan until he gets answers from the Obama administration about alleged cash payments from the CIA to Afghan President Hamid Karzai. More »Senator wants answers about alleged CIA payments
Neil Patrick Harris is returning to the stage — and not to hand out awards. The four-time Tony Award host and former "Doogie Howser, M.D." will star on Broadway in the spring as the gender-bent ... More »Neil Patrick Harris to return to Broadway _ to act
The price of oil fell slightly after it climbed to a high for the year Monday, as the market waits to see the results of this week's Federal Reserve policy meeting. Benchmark oil for July delivery fell ... More »Oil posts small loss after hitting high for year
NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) — A flight from Hong Kong on which a man claimed everyone was poisoned landed safely Monday at Newark Liberty Airport, and the man was taken off the plane under a heavy police presence. More »Plane where man claimed wide poisoning lands in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration won't welcome the election of a relative moderate as Iran's next president with any new nuclear offer. A State Department spokeswoman says it's up to Tehran to compromise. More »US won't sweeten nuke offer for Iran's next leader
A flight from Hong Kong on which a man claimed everyone was poisoned landed safely Monday at Newark Liberty Airport, and the man was taken off the plane under a heavy police presence. The man stood up ... More »Plane where man claimed wide poisoning lands in NJ
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A jury in Delaware says there was no medical negligence in a penile implant procedure that the patient said left him with an 8-month erection. More »Jury: No medical negligence in penile implant
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A baseball-themed exhibit built entirely from Legos is attracting adults and children to the Louisville Slugger Factory and Museum. More »Louisville Slugger exhibit features Lego stadiums
The utility that runs the Cooper nuclear power plant in southeast Nebraska must persuade regulators it has improved the way workers respond to problems. Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials plan to ... More »Regulators raise concern about Neb. nuke plant
The Denver Nuggets have settled on a general manager. Now, they can concentrate on finding a new coach. The team announced Monday that Tim Connelly will take over for Masai Ujiri, who left to become general ... More »Nuggets hire executive Tim Connelly
A fast-growing company that snatches up used laptops, tablets and smartphones and finds new customers for them announced Monday that it will open a processing center and eventually employ more than 400 ... More »Electronics trade-in company to open Ky. center
Shares of drug developer Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc. traded higher Monday after a Citi Investment Research analyst started covering the stock with a "Buy" rating based on the company's constipation ... More »Synergy Pharma rises as analyst starts coverage
Former Kansas City Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli is joining NBC's Sunday night studio show. The network said Monday that Pioli will appear on "Football Night in America," along with "Pro ... More »Scott Pioli joining NBC's Sunday night studio show
Federal and state officials will weigh in this week on a Cloud Peak Energy Inc.'s application to lease 198 million tons of coal adjacent to a southeastern Montana mine, amid an emerging debate over whether ... More »Cloud Peak seeks 198M ton coal lease in Montana
A Pennsylvania bank robber fatally shot a supermarket customer who ran after him and tried to stop his getaway car, police said. South Strabane Township police identified the dead man as Vincent Kelley, ... More »Pa. shopper is killed while chasing bank robber
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A woman who was sentenced to death at age 16 for taking part in the torture and murder of a 78-year-old bible studies teacher was released from an Indiana prison Monday after growing to middle age behind bars. More »Indiana woman condemned for killing at 15 is freed
As a queen, Helen Mirren reigns on screen and stage. National Theatre Live, which broadcasts stage shows from England to movie screens worldwide, said Monday that its June 13 live broadcast of Mirren as ... More »Helen Mirren in 'The Audience' sets NT Live record
PLYMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — More than a century after guests at the Crawford House awoke to the "Breakfast Bell Polka," Plymouth State University is reviving some of the long-lost music composed specifically to entertain guests at New Hampshire's grand hotels and keep them coming back for more. More »Music composed for NH's grand hotels revived
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria's prime minister said Monday that Parliament's appointment of a media mogul as the nation's security chief was a mistake, but that his government will not resign over it. More »More anti-government protests occur in Bulgaria
Hasbro Inc. and Rovio Entertainment said Monday that they've expanded their licensing agreement to make Hasbro the premier toy licensee for the Angry Birds brand. The agreement will make Hasbro responsible ... More »Hasbro become premier licensee for Angry Birds
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