BERLIN (AP) — Europe’s air safety authority has ordered checks on the entire global fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbo jets for cracks on parts inside the wings — extending a previous order to check nearly a third of the planes. The European Aviation Safety Agency last month issued an airworthiness directive calling for “ a […]

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Interior Ministry says that six more people have died as a result of the freezing weather that is keeping the rest of Europe in its icy grip. Hundreds of people have died across Europe and thousands more were stranded because of the heavy snow in the Balkans since the cold […]

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state health officials said Tuesday they are investigating reports of intestinal illness affecting at least 19 squads that participated in a weekend state cheerleading tournament in Everett. Reported symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea, state Health Department spokesman Donn Moyer said. KOMO- TV reported that several people have been hospitalized but […]

RENTON, Wash. ( AP) — The Washington State Patrol says an irate driver apparently whacked a man in the shoulder with a small sledge hammer in a road rage dispute. Trooper Julie Startup says authorities responded early Tuesday to a report of a twocar collision on State Route 167 in the Renton area. They found […]

BEIRUT (AP) — The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said today, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in military assaults targeting government opponents. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who held emergency talks […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The move by school district administrators to replace the entire staff at an elementary school rocked by teacher sex abuse claims was a bold step to restore parents’ badly shaken confidence at the school, but it has been met with mixed feelings. Some parents applauded the decision, but others protested the […]

BEIJING ( AP) — Canada and China have signed agreements to boost bilateral investment and promote energy exports to China as Ottawa seeks to diversify its oil sales. The agreements were signed today during the first full day of a visit by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Harper wants to push oil sales and closer […]

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 23 members of a wedding party have been killed after their bus collided with a truck in northern India. Police spokesman Surendra Srivastava says 36 other passengers were injured in the pre- dawn crash today in Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh state. Srivastava says the impact of the head-on […]