Abbey Westbury
Amnesty International report says Europe cares more about guarding borders than saving lives
BRUSSELS – 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.
Lawyer says Mubarak fears prison doctors want to kill him
CAIRO – Hosni Mubarak’s condition has stabilized but his lawyer says the 84-year old former president does not trust his doctors in the prison hospital and fears they are out to kill him.
Yahoo ties up with CNBC on original financial news stories, video
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Yahoo is taking another big step toward original news programming and away from just being an aggregator of content.
Former Aide of wounded congresswoman wins Arizona congressional race to finish out her term
PHOENIX – Democrat Ron Barber has won a special House election in southern Arizona to finish the term of a congresswoman wounded in a mass shooting
Lincoln struggles again as starter, Pirates fall out of 1st place with 8-6 loss to Orioles
BALTIMORE – Brad Lincoln is running out of chances to prove he belongs in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting rotation.
Durant powers Thunder past LeBron’s Heat for 105-94 victory in Game 1 of NBA Finals
OKLAHOMA CITY – Kevin Durant scored 17 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter, Russell Westbrook added 27 points and 11 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat the Miami Heat 105-94 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
Baseball Capsules
ATLANTA – Alex Rodriguez hit his 23rd career grand slam, matching Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig’s record, and the New York Yankees scored six runs in the eighth inning to rally for a 6-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.
Alvarez allows three more home runs as Nationals beat Blue Jays 4-2
TORONTO – Bryce Harper, Danny Espinosa and Jhonatan Solano hit home runs and the Washington Nationals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Tuesday.
US, Bahamas search for survivors after boat with Haitian migrants capsizes; at least 11 dead
NASSAU, Bahamas – Teams from the U.S. and the Bahamas searched the Atlantic on Tuesday for survivors after an overloaded boat carrying Haitian migrants capsized in rough seas, killing at least 11 people and leaving about 12 others missing.
US woman with flesh-eating disease improving; dad says she should be out of ICU soon
AUGUSTA, Georgia – A woman battling a flesh-eating disease is slowly improving and her father said Tuesday she should be out of intensive care soon.
3-year-old South African burn survivor receives cloned skin in complex transplant
JOHANNESBURG – A 3-year-old South African girl who suffered severe burns over 80 per cent of her body after an accident at a family barbecue has successfully undergone a rare surgery in Africa that gave her a new layer of cloned skin, her surgeon said.
Tweet by French president’s partner aims at his ex, sets France aghast
PARIS – President Francois Hollande’s girlfriend set the French political establishment aghast Tuesday with a tweet seen as a dig against his ex-wife.
Millions of North Korean children don’t get essential food, health care, UN report says
PYONGYANG, North Korea – Millions of North Korean children are not getting the food, medicine or health care they need to develop physically or mentally, leaving many stunted and malnourished, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Georgia denies KKK application to “Adopt-A-Highway” program, cites potential negative impact
ATLANTA – A Ku Klux Klan group in Georgia lost its bid Tuesday to join the state’s highway cleanup program, but a legal challenge to the decision may be looming. Similar groups in other states have won legal battles after initially being turned down for highway cleanup programs.
Alvarez allows three more home runs as Nationals beat Blue Jays 4-2
TORONTO – Bryce Harper, Danny Espinosa and Jhonatan Solano hit home runs and the Washington Nationals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Tuesday.