Syrian refugees panic over UN food aid suspension

AL-FAOUR, Lebanon (AP) – Syrian refugees in Lebanon panicked Tuesday over news that the United Nations suspended food aid to 1.7 million refugees due to lack of funds – a decision officials said threatens to starve thousands of families and add pressure on the already strained countries hosting them. On Monday, the U.N. World Food […]

Ebola response too slow: Doctors Without Borders

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) – The international response to Ebola is still too slow and piecemeal, Doctors Without Borders warned Tuesday, as officials said the disease is crippling the economies of the three West African countries hardest hit. The number of people infected with Ebola has passed, 17,000, according to data published Tuesday by the World […]

UN assembly calls on Israel to join nuclear treaty

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved an Arab-backed resolution criticizing Israel for refusing to join an international treaty against nuclear proliferation. The resolution notes that Israel is the only Middle Eastern country that is not party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. It called on Israel to […]

3 crime scenes, 4 victims in W.Va. shooting spree

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Police say towing business owner Jody Lee Hunt fatally shot four people – one who owned a competing company and another who filed a domestic violence case against him – and then himself Monday, but officials have yet to piece together clues as to why he went on the spree. During […]

Report: 17 percent drop in hospital patient harm

A federal review of hospital medical records and other data has found a 17 percent decline in infections, drug mistakes, bed sores and other preventable errors from 2010 to 2013, according to a report released Tuesday. Using methods developed by health care quality experts, the report estimated that 50,000 fewer patients died in the hospital […]

Automakers expand passenger air bag recalls

DETROIT (AP) – Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, two automakers are expanding recalls or adding them to fix potentially faulty passenger air bags in high-humidity states. Documents posted Tuesday by the government say Subaru is expanding a previous recall of five models. Mitsubishi is recalling one model, the 2004 and 2005 Lancer small car. […]

Plane carrying 11 crashes in Bahamas; US man dies

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) – Police in the Bahamas say a small plane has crashed near New Providence Island, killing a 77-year-old U.S. man and injuring the 10 other people aboard. Superintendent Paul Rolle says the 10-seat Navajo Chieftain went down after departing the nearby island of Eleuthera on Tuesday morning. He says the other passengers […]

Promotions, gas prices boost US auto sales

DETROIT (AP) – Black Friday promotions and falling gas prices drove U.S. auto sales higher in November, kicking off what’s expected to be a strong holiday season. Chrysler’s sales were up 20 percent to nearly 171,000 vehicles, helping the company to its best November in 13 years. General Motors, Toyota and Volkswagen also reported gains. […]

House plans to vote down Obama immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican-led House will vote this week to undo President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration, House Speaker John Boehner told lawmakers Tuesday as he sought to give outraged conservatives an outlet to vent over Obama’s move without shutting down the government. The move would be mostly symbolic, since Obama would certainly […]

More US CEOs plan to boost hiring in next 6 months

WASHINGTON (AP) – Chief executives at the largest U.S. companies expect sales to keep growing in the next six months and also plan to step up hiring. The Business Roundtable said Tuesday that 40 percent of its member CEOs plan to hire more workers, up from 34 percent in the third quarter. Nearly three-quarters project […]