US, Afghans near accord on night raids

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• US, Afghans near accord on night raids
• Police nab suspected top Guatemala drug trafficker
• US kids clamor for Congress to act against Kony
• Argentina condemns Cameron's remarks on Falklands
• Gasoline price holds at average $3.92 per gallon
• James Murdoch quits as BSkyB chairman
• Mali Coup leader stays put, despite sanctions
• Victorious Kentucky returns home to adoring fans
• AP Interview: Pakistani dismisses US $10 million
• Anti-Americanism in Pakistan snarls US war efforts
• James Murdoch quits as BSkyB chairman
• James Murdoch finally admits defeat in hacking battle
• Suu Kyi's party sweeps landmark Myanmar polls
• Timeline: News Corp and the phone-hacking scandal
• Union contracts to expire for 40,000 AT&T workers
• Romney urges GOP to look to campaign against Obama
• Obama says today's GOP would reject Ronald Reagan
• Tornado emergency in Dallas area: US officials
• 'This is my family,' woman says in IRA tapes fight
• APNewsBreak: Feds accuse Arpaio of bad faith
• Victims of Calif. gunman were young, diverse
• US stocks fall after dimmer outlook from Fed
• Palin and Couric: No drama on morning TV showdown
• Titanomania: Museum charts obsession with Titanic
• Goodell wants Saints appeals heard this week
• Masters meltdown behind him, McIlroy moves on
• State governments target tax-cheating software
• Fed must keep acting "vigorously", says Williams
• 1940 US census viewable online after near freeze
• Woman, 80, lands plane on low fuel; husband dies
• US auto sales race higher in March
• Prices drop as Fed dampens quantitative easing hopes
• Instant View: Fed softens tone on stimulus talk: minutes
• Fed tones down talk of more stimulus
• Clashes in rival towns kill 22 in western Libya
• Large tornadoes, damage reported in Dallas area
• Obama targets Romney by name as Republican race shifts
• US offers $10 million for Pakistani militant chief
• NFL unveils new uniforms for all 32 teams
• French Socialist's big idea: tax the rich

US, Afghans near accord on night raids Posted: The United States and Afghanistan are close to an agreement over how to handle the hotly contested issue of night raids but still are at odds over how long coalition forces can detain prisoners, such as those captured during the operations, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.

Police nab suspected top Guatemala drug trafficker Posted: A leading drug trafficker who helped Mexico's brutal Zetas drug cartel expand into Guatemala was arrested Tuesday and is facing extradition to the United States, authorities said.

US kids clamor for Congress to act against Kony Posted: The voices demanding that Congress stop the brutality of African warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army belong to America's children.

Argentina condemns Cameron's remarks on Falklands Posted: Argentina's government on Tuesday condemned remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron, who said that Britain played a role in "righting a profound wrong" in its 1982 war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands.

Gasoline price holds at average $3.92 per gallon Posted: The surge in gasoline prices has stalled around $3.92 per gallon, but experts caution that more increases are coming.

James Murdoch quits as BSkyB chairman Posted: LONDON (Reuters) - James Murdoch resigned as chairman of BSkyB on Tuesday to prevent his links to a tabloid phone-hacking scandal from undermining the pay TV group, which has so far escaped the worst of the damage convulsing its controlling shareholder News Corp. In a bitter blow to Murdoch, until last year seen as heir apparent to his father Rupert's media empire, James said he would step down from the British pay-TV company where he made his name as a talented executive in his own right. ...

Mali Coup leader stays put, despite sanctions Posted: The day after an embargo was placed on Mali, the soldier who led a recent coup said Tuesday that he agrees with restoring constitutional order, but first Mali's ills need to be addressed by holding a national convention which will decide on the best way forward.

Victorious Kentucky returns home to adoring fans Posted: Kentucky coach John Calipari and his players have returned home to throngs of adoring fans after winning the school's eighth NCAA championship.

AP Interview: Pakistani dismisses US $10 million Posted: A Pakistani militant accused of directing deadly attacks in neighboring India on Tuesday dismissed a U.S. decision to put a bounty of $10 million on his head as misdirected.

Anti-Americanism in Pakistan snarls US war efforts Posted: U.S. diplomatic efforts to persuade Pakistan to reopen NATO supply lines to the Afghan war are proving no match for rampant anti-Americanism here, with Pakistani lawmakers increasingly unwilling to support a decision that risks them branded as friends of Washington.

James Murdoch quits as BSkyB chairman Posted: LONDON (Reuters) - James Murdoch resigned as chairman of BSkyB on Tuesday to prevent his links to a tabloid phone-hacking scandal from undermining the pay TV group, which has so far escaped the worst of the damage convulsing its controlling shareholder News Corp. In a bitter blow to Murdoch, until last year seen as heir apparent to his father Rupert's media empire, James said he would step down from the British pay-TV company where he made his name as a talented executive in his own right. ...

James Murdoch finally admits defeat in hacking battle Posted: LONDON (Reuters) - James Murdoch's belated acknowledgment that he had become a liability to satellite broadcaster BSkyB was a rare admission of defeat by the combative 39-year-old executive known for his self-belief and decisiveness. Murdoch resigned on Tuesday as chairman of BSkyB, saying he did not want to damage the company any further by the intense scrutiny surrounding his role in a phone-hacking scandal that has convulsed his father's media empire. ...

Suu Kyi's party sweeps landmark Myanmar polls Posted: Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi's party won almost all the seats it contested in Myanmar elections, becoming the main opposition force in the national parliament, official results showed Tuesday.

Timeline: News Corp and the phone-hacking scandal Posted: (Reuters) - Here is a look at major events in a phone-hacking scandal at News Corporation's News of the World newspaper. July 4, 2011 - In a major new allegation, a lawyer for the family of murdered British schoolgirl Milly Dowler says police have told him her voicemail messages had been hacked in 2002, possibly by a News of the World investigator. The disclosure comes days after British government gives its backing for News Corp to buy out British pay-TV group BSkyB. July 7 - News Corp announces it will close the News of the World. The July 10 edition is the last. ...

Union contracts to expire for 40,000 AT&T workers Posted: Union contracts for 40,000 AT&T workers expire at midnight Saturday, putting the company at risk of a strike.

Romney urges GOP to look to campaign against Obama Posted: Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney urged his party to shift focus to the general election and said President Barack Obama "gets full credit or blame" for the economy. The former Massachusetts governor previewed a look-ahead line of attack even as voters went to the polls Tuesday in GOP primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Obama says today's GOP would reject Ronald Reagan Posted: President Barack Obama said Tuesday Republicans want to force a "radical vision" on the nation, accusing the opposition party of moving so far to the right that even one of its beloved figures, Ronald Reagan, could not win a GOP presidential primary.

Tornado emergency in Dallas area: US officials Posted: At least two tornadoes were tearing across the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area in the US state of Texas Tuesday, the National Weather Service said, causing major damage but no reported casualties.

'This is my family,' woman says in IRA tapes fight Posted: An attempt by British investigators to get recorded interviews with former members of the Irish Republican Army has turned into a complicated court battle. And for Carrie Twomey, the legal fight is personal.

APNewsBreak: Feds accuse Arpaio of bad faith Posted: Federal authorities trying to settle civil rights allegations against America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff say the sheriff's office has negotiated in bad faith and risks ending settlement talks.

Victims of Calif. gunman were young, diverse Posted: Six students and one employee died when a gunman opened fire at Christian-based Oikos University in Oakland, Calif. Three other people were wounded.

US stocks fall after dimmer outlook from Fed Posted: U.S. stocks are closing lower after Federal Reserve policymakers said they were worried about a slowdown in hiring but appeared unlikely to buy more bonds to boost the economy.

Palin and Couric: No drama on morning TV showdown Posted: Viewers who fantasized about potshots being volleyed between Sarah Palin and Katie Couric were disappointed Tuesday morning. Both women did their own thing in their respective morning-show guest spots.

Titanomania: Museum charts obsession with Titanic Posted: Somewhere between the black Titanic teddy bears and the pale Iceberg beer, the Titanic Barbie doll and the "Tubtanic" bath plug, the global obsession with the story of the doomed ocean liner began to border on the absurd.

Goodell wants Saints appeals heard this week Posted: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says Saints coach Sean Payton and other New Orleans officials suspended for being involved in the team's bounty system could have their appeals heard in the next few days.

Masters meltdown behind him, McIlroy moves on Posted: In the aftermath of his Masters meltdown, one phone call that meant the most to Rory McIlroy was from Greg Norman, the master of the Sunday collapse at Augusta National.

State governments target tax-cheating software Posted: Cash-strapped state governments that are searching every crevice for money have found a new target: computer programs that enable businesses to keep two sets of books simply by plugging a flash drive into their cash registers.

Fed must keep acting "vigorously", says Williams Posted: SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Despite signs the economic recovery is picking up steam, the Federal Reserve should keep its unprecedented easy-money policy in place to boost a jobs market that's still far below its potential, a top Fed official said on Tuesday. "The Fed has acted vigorously to boost the economy," San Francisco Fed President John Williams said in remarks prepared for delivery at the University of San Diego School of Business Administration. "It's critical that we keep doing so in order to achieve our statutory mandate. ...

1940 US census viewable online after near freeze Posted: The newly released 1940 U.S. census is such a digital smash that it took a day for the website to get up to speed after tens of millions of hits almost paralyzed it.

Woman, 80, lands plane on low fuel; husband dies Posted: The son of an 80-year-old woman says she knew her husband had died after he fell unconscious at the controls of a small plane, yet she remained calm as she landed the aircraft at a northeastern Wisconsin airport.

US auto sales race higher in March Posted: US auto sales revved up in March amid an improving economy and as high gasoline prices boosted buying of fuel-efficient vehicles, US and foreign automakers said Tuesday.

Prices drop as Fed dampens quantitative easing hopes Posted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday after minutes of the Federal Reserve's March policy meeting showed that policymakers appear less keen to launch a fresh round of monetary stimulus as the U.S. economy improves. The Fed policymakers noted recent signs of slightly stronger growth but remained cautious about a broad pickup in U.S. economic activity, focusing heavily on a still elevated jobless rate. Treasuries had gained in price earlier on Tuesday on hopes that further debt purchases by the Fed would have a positive impact on Treasuries yields. ...

Instant View: Fed softens tone on stimulus talk: minutes Posted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers appear less keen to launch a fresh round of monetary stimulus as the U.S. economy improves, according to minutes for the central bank's March meeting. COMMENTS: BRIAN JACOBSEN, CHIEF FIXED-INCOME STRATEGIST, WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE FUNDS, MENOMONEE FALLS, WISCONSIN: "The markets reacted to the original Fed policy statement a month ago and then to everything that Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and the other Fed officials have been saying. And now we're seeing what the discussion was like at the March meeting and we're reacting again. ...

Fed tones down talk of more stimulus Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers appear less inclined to launch a fresh round of monetary stimulus as the U.S. economy gradually improves, according to minutes for the central bank's March meeting. Economic growth has strengthened slightly, Fed officials noted, but they remained cautious about a broad pick up in U.S. activity, focusing heavily on a still elevated jobless rate. Despite this caution, only "a couple" of members thought additional monetary stimulus might be needed to support the economy if it loses momentum or inflation remains too low for too long. ...

Clashes in rival towns kill 22 in western Libya Posted: Militias from rival towns in western Libya battled each other with tanks and artillery on Tuesday in fierce fighting that killed at least 22 people, local officials said.

Large tornadoes, damage reported in Dallas area Posted: Tornadoes tore through the Dallas area on Tuesday, tearing roofs off homes, tossing trucks into the air and leaving flattened tractor trailers strewn along highways and parking lots.

Obama targets Romney by name as Republican race shifts Posted: WASHINGTON/MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama attacked Mitt Romney directly on Tuesday for backing a controversial Republican budget plan, marking a shift into the general election as the former Massachusetts governor edged toward becoming his party's presidential nominee. Obama, a Democrat, rarely mentions the Republican front-runner by name, preferring to let him battle it out with rival Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator. ...

US offers $10 million for Pakistani militant chief Posted: The United States has offered a $10 million bounty for the founder of the Pakistani militant group blamed for the 2008 attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai that killed 166 people, a move that could complicate U.S.-Pakistan relations at a tense time.

NFL unveils new uniforms for all 32 teams Posted: Going for a slightly sleeker look, the NFL has unveiled its new uniforms designed by Nike.

French Socialist's big idea: tax the rich Posted: French presidential candidate Francois Hollande, leading in polls but lacking in ideas that stick in voters' minds, finally dropped a bombshell: As president, he would levy a 75 percent tax on anyone who makes more than €1 million ($1.33 million) a year.

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