SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 10- year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his 12- year- old friend has pleaded not guilty in San Diego to charges of murder and assault. U-T San Diego reports that a juvenile court judge ordered the boy to remain in custody Thursday. A hearing is scheduled Feb. 23 to determine […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A massive effort to pump fuel from a Russian tanker to the iced- in Alaska city of Nome is complete, moving an estimated 1.3 million gallons into the city that faced a shortage after missing its last delivery. Stacey Smith, manager of Vitus Marine LLC — the company that arranged for […]

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors has retaken the title of world’s top-selling automaker, selling just over 9 million cars and trucks across the globe. The company said Thursday that it sold 9.03 million vehicles worldwide last year, up 7.6 percent from 2010. That’s more than 1 million better than Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp., which took […]

BOSTON (AP) — Police say two Puerto Rican men have been arrested at Boston’s Logan Airport after a drug dog sniffed cocaine in their luggage. Officers seized more than 8 pounds of cocaine after questioning the men shortly after their arrival from Puerto Rico on Wednesday night. State police say the drugs have a street […]

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Port of Long Beach, the nation’s second-largest cargo container facility, reached a tentative $4.6 billion, 40- year lease with a major Hong Kong-based shipping container line, it was reported Thursday. Work began earlier on the California harbor’s $1.2 billion Middle Harbor Redevelopment, it’s largest-ever terminal upgrade and expansion project. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — An international group seeking to preserve the legacy of Winston Churchill announced plans Thursday to create the first U.S. research center devoted to the longtime British leader. The new National Churchill Library and Center will be established between 2013 and 2015 at George Washington University with an $8 million pledge from the […]

AUGUSTA A pair of bills requiring notification of authorities when a child is missing drew support Thursday from Gov. Paul LePage, police and lawmakers who said they have been flooded with emails since the event that inspired the proposals: the acquittal of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony’s mother in Florida. Testimony before the Criminal Justice and Public […]

SEATTLE ( AP) — About 250,000 electric customers around Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia were without power today because of a winter storm that coated much of Washington state in ice, swelled Oregon rivers and brought the expectation of more flooding in both states with warmer temperatures and rain. Most are customers of Puget Sound Energy, […]

BEIRUT (AP) — The Arab League is likely to extend the organization’s observer mission in Syria, despite complaints from the Syrian opposition that it has failed to curb bloodshed in the country, two League officials said today. Arab countries and the West have so far failed to reach any consensus on how to counter a […]