BEIJING (AP) — U.S. envoys said there was progress in talks today on arrangements for the first U.S. government food aid shipment to impoverished North Korea in three years, part of an agreement aimed at ending Pyongyang’s nuclear programs. Special envoy Robert King said negotiations with their North Korean counterparts in Beijing went on until […]

LIHUE, Hawaii ( AP) — Hawaii’s governor declared a disaster for two islands on Tuesday after three days of relentless rains caused flooding and a sewage spill on Kauai, where officials were dealing with tree- blocked roads, closed schools and dangerous surf. Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s declaration includes Oahu, where Honolulu is located. A brown water […]

FRANKLIN, La. ( AP) — Two men walking across the country from opposite coasts ran into each other in south Louisiana. The Morgan City Daily Review reports that 23-yearold Andrew Forsthoefel of Chadds Ford, Pa., and 36-yearold George Throop of Vancouver, Wash., met Sunday in Franklin and continued their walks Monday. Forsthoefel had walked about […]

BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief headed to the shattered central Syrian city of Homs today, where activists have accused regime forces of trying to cover up evidence of a monthlong military assault and alleged execution style killings. Valerie Amos arrived in Damascus earlier in the day and met the foreign minister before departing […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Six British soldiers were believed killed after an explosion hit their armored vehicle in southwestern Afghanistan, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said today. If confirmed, it would be the biggest loss of life for British forces in the country since a plane crash in 2006. The soldiers were on patrol in Helmand […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Moscow today gave permission for another major protest rally this weekend, but one of the organizers warned that the turnout may be smaller than the huge throngs that came to previous demonstrations. A wave of rallies in Moscow attracted crowds as big as 100,000, a stunning show of public opposition […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is holding an event today in San Francisco, and has hinted that it will reveal a new iPad model. Rumors speak of an updated tablet with a speedier processor, a sharper screen and an option for faster wireless broadband access. If last year’s launch of the iPad 2 is any […]

VIENNA ( AP) — Six world powers struggled today to find common ground on how harshly to criticize Iran, reflecting the difficulties of presenting a united front at upcoming talks with the Islamic Republic meant to coax it into reducing activities that could be used to make a nuclear weapon. A 35-nation meeting of the […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A man arrested after a homemade cannon blasted through his mobile home, killing his girlfriend, “liked to live life on the edge,” his brother told a San Diego newspaper. Richard Fox, 39, was arrested for investigation of exploding a device resulting in death after the Tuesday blast in a mountain community […]