MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Coast Guard officials say they have recovered the body of the fourth crewmember that had been missing since a helicopter crashed in Mobile Bay in Alabama. Officials said in a news release that the body of Petty Officer 3rd Class Drew Knight, of Thomasville, Ala., was recovered Thursday about 2 […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California condor chick is about to hatch at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and a webcam is offering a bird’s-eye view. Zoo officials said Thursday that the egg has begun to pip — the process of the chick breaking through the shell from the inside. The pipping period can take […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Traffic officers along Interstate 84 in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge say a lead-footed driver was in such a hurry to make a court date on a meth possession charge that he racked up $ 2,000 worth of speeding tickets in an hour. Police say 34-year-old Jose Romero- Valenzuela of Las Vegas, […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Coca- Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. are changing the way they make the caramel coloring used in their sodas as a result of a California law that mandates drinks containing a certain level of carcinogens come with a cancer warning label. The companies said the changes will be expanded nationally to […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Scientists say there’s been a small explosion at a remote Alaska volcano. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says the explosion happened just after 7 p. m. Wednesday at Cleveland Volcano. The observatory says in a statement that it was detected by distant seismic stations and infrasound array since there’s no nearby seismic […]

ISLAMABAD ( AP) — Al- Qaida has confirmed an American drone strike killed one of its commanders in Pakistan last month — a success in a CIA-led campaign that is a major source of tension stalling the relationship between Washington and Islamabad. The death of Badr Mansoor in the strike along the border with Afghanistan […]

BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Syria’s main opposition group rejected calls today by U. N. envoy Kofi Annan for dialogue with President Bashar Assad’s government, saying they were pointless and unrealistic as the regime massacres its own people. As the prospects for diplomacy faltered, Turkey’s state-run television TRT said two Syrian generals and a […]

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish health authorities have ordered the withdrawal from the market of more than 500,000 pounds of pickles, bread and other food suspected of containing industrial salt, the latest development in a scandal raising fears about food safety. Revelations that industrial salt was sold to food producers has prompted authorities to open […]

WALDOBORO ( AP) — Sharp-eyed employees of a Waldoboro bank prevented a robbery this week by spotting a suspicious man outside and quickly locking the bank’s doors so he couldn’t get inside. A 41-year-old local man was arrested later and charged with attempted robbery. Police say that at about noon on Wednesday, an employee at […]

SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — WGAN-AM is sticking with “The Rush Limbaugh Show” despite a local protest over the radio show host’s harsh words for a Georgetown University law student who supports health care coverage for contraception. Limbaugh called the student a “slut” and “prostitute” last week, but later issued an apology. On Thursday, Annie Finch […]