Nation & World
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PublishedApril 3, 2012
Evidence of fire use goes back 1 million years
LOS ANGELES — Flame-bearing Prometheus may have visited humans earlier than we thought. An analysis of charred bones and plant ash in sediment from a South African cave suggests that Homo erectus was wielding fire a million years ago — and perhaps even cooking with it, according to the study released Monday by the Proceedings […]
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PublishedApril 3, 2012
Colombian rebels release 10 captives
Authorities say insurgents still hold at least six other kidnapping victims, including four Chinese oil workers.
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PublishedApril 3, 2012
Syria agrees to April 10 withdrawal of troops
But the United States is skeptical of the latest statements, pointing to previous broken promises.
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PublishedApril 3, 2012
Norway study raises questions about mammogram screenings
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PublishedApril 3, 2012
Nation Dispatches
WASHINGTON Obama: Drug violence harms U.S.-Mexico relations The explosion of drug-fueled violence along Mexico’s border with the United States could harm relations between the two nations, President Obama said Monday; Mexico’s leader retorted that much of the problem of drugs and guns begins on the U.S. side of the line. In the thick of political […]
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PublishedApril 2, 2012
Bus crashes’ toll prompts claims of ‘second-class safety standards’
Three of the deadliest accidents in recent years have taken 40 lives, yet calls for more federal oversight of the state inspection process are ignored.
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PublishedApril 2, 2012
Thousands rally for teenager in Miami
They call for an arrest in the shooting of Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch volunteer.
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PublishedApril 2, 2012
Admirers share memories of ultra-runner True
True's body is discovered near a cold stream in southern New Mexico's Gila Wilderness.
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PublishedApril 2, 2012
Black women have trouble clearing virus tied to cancer
They are 40 percent more likely to get cervical cancer and twice as likely to die from it.
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PublishedApril 2, 2012
U.S., partners pledge aid to Syrian opposition groups
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expresses concern that a U.N.-Arab League peace plan could backfire.
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