SAN DIEGO (AP) — An independent review panel investigating the deaths of four sailors says it believes the 37-foot sailboat Aegean ran aground on North Coronado Island off the Mexican coast on April 28 during the Newport to Ensenada Race. The US Sailing Independent Review announced its finding on … [Read more...]

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's march to democracy hit another obstacle Tuesday when liberals boycotted a parliament session called to name members of a panel to draw up a new constitution, complaining that Islamists are trying to dominate the process. A new constitution is key to Egypt's turbulent transition to … [Read more...]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says he believes that the willingness to compromise that allowed Presidents George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan to succeed no longer exists in Washington. He faults both parties for the problem. "My father and President Reagan were successful because they … [Read more...]

NEW YORK (AP) — Cybill Shepherd, John Stamos, Kristin Davis and Elizabeth Ashley are set to get political — they're joining the cast of "Gore Vidal's The Best Man." They will replace Candice Bergen, Angela Lansbury, Eric McCormack and Kerry Butler in the Tony Award-nominated play. Producers said … [Read more...]

BRUSSELS (AP) — Amnesty International charges in a new report that European governments care more about reinforcing their borders than saving lives, and that they often endanger migrants by outsourcing security along their boundaries. The release of the report Wednesday will coincide with the opening of an … [Read more...]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tiger Woods couldn't stop talking Tuesday about how the U.S. Open presents the toughest test of the year. If that's the case, then how he fares at The Olympic Club could go a long way in helping him figure out how close he is to returning to the top of golf. Woods took a big step … [Read more...]

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Credit ratings agency Moody's has downgraded two of Cyprus' top three commercial banks by one notch over the heightened risk that Greece may leave the eurozone. Moody's said in a statement Tuesday that it has cut the deposit ratings of the Bank of Cyprus and Hellenic bank — the … [Read more...]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker donned a white apron to man the grill at a bipartisan picnic he is hosting just a week after winning a recall election. A bipartisan group of nearly 100 state lawmakers attended the Tuesday cookout at the governor's mansion. Walker dubbed it a brat (braht) … [Read more...]

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A northern New Jersey tanning salon frequented by a woman accused of taking her 6-year-old daughter into a tanning booth has been fined $5,200 for numerous alleged violations, including overexposure. Inspectors accused City Tropics Tanning 2 in Nutley of 33 violations, mostly related to … [Read more...]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Working off two solid tips, police thought they had cornered the man accused of killing three people during a party near Auburn University. They swarmed a home with tear gas, spy gear and assault rifles, but after a tense, nine-hour search, they discovered Desmonte Leonard had fled … [Read more...]