Wire Nation/World

German business confidence unexpectedly rebounds

By GEIR MOULSON - Updated: 2:35 am

German business confidence rebounded this month in an unexpectedly strong showing that sends a hopeful signal for more robust growth in Europe's biggest economy, a closely watched survey found Friday.

Quick's LA Kings put Sharks on brink with 3-0 win

By GREG BEACHAM - Updated: 11:25 pm

Jonathan Quick saved his best save for the final minute, sliding deftly across his crease and snagging Joe Pavelski's shot from point-blank range to the grateful gasps of the Los Angeles Kings' sellout crowd.

5.7-magnitude quake widely felt across N. Calif.

The Associated Press - Updated: 3:00 am

An earthquake in far northeastern California was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious damage.

Earthquake hits Russia's Far East

NATALIYA VASILYEVA - Updated: 12:20 am

A powerful earthquake on Friday hit Russia's Far East with tremors felt as far away as Moscow, about 7,000 kilometers (4,400 miles) west of the epicenter.

KC's Santana fans 8, but gives up 4 HRs to Angels

The Associated Press - Published: 10:00 pm

Ervin Santana's mastery of the strike zone against his former teammates was incomplete.

Andrew Medichini / AP Photo

Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno stands during a photo opportunity in Rome on May 21, 2013. Silvio Berlusconi's figure looms large over Rome's mayoral elections this weekend even though the former premier isn't among the 19 candidates running. The vote is very much a test of Berlusconi's enduring political influence and voter sentiment over the uneasy national government made up of his center-right forces and the center-left that was formed following inconclusive February elections. While local issues don't necessarily mirror national concerns, how Berlusconi's candidate, incumbent Mayor Gianni Alemanno, fares is being watching as a measure of his political weight amid his continuing legal woes: Berlusconi faces a ban from holding public office for five years if his recent tax fraud conviction is upheld on final appeal and a verdict is due soon in his sex-for-hire trial.
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Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno speaks during a photo opportunity in Rome on May 21, 2013. Silvio Berlusconi's figure looms large over Rome's mayoral elections this weekend even though the former premier isn't among the 19 candidates running. The vote is very much a test of Berlusconi's enduring political influence and voter sentiment over the uneasy national government made up of his center-right forces and the center-left that was formed following inconclusive February elections. While local issues don't necessarily mirror national concerns, how Berlusconi's candidate, incumbent Mayor Gianni Alemanno, fares is being watching as a measure of his political weight amid his continuing legal woes: Berlusconi faces a ban from holding public office for five years if his recent tax fraud conviction is upheld on final appeal and a verdict is due soon in his sex-for-hire trial.
Andrew Medichini / AP Photo

Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno gestures during a photo opportunity in Rome on May 21, 2013. Silvio Berlusconi's figure looms large over Rome's mayoral elections this weekend even though the former premier isn't among the 19 candidates running. The vote is very much a test of Berlusconi's enduring political influence and voter sentiment over the uneasy national government made up of his center-right forces and the center-left that was formed following inconclusive February elections. While local issues don't necessarily mirror national concerns, how Berlusconi's candidate, incumbent Mayor Gianni Alemanno, fares is being watching as a measure of his political weight amid his continuing legal woes: Berlusconi faces a ban from holding public office for five years if his recent tax fraud conviction is upheld on final appeal and a verdict is due soon in his sex-for-hire trial.
Mike Groll, File / AP Photo

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 26, 2009 file photo, motel signs are seen in Lake George, N.Y. Airlines, hotels and campgrounds are expecting to see more customers in 2013 than in the previous few summers.
Christophe Ena, File / AP Photo

FILE In this June 11, 2012 file photo, Rafael Nadal of Spain bites the trophy after winning the mens final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris. Nadal already owns a record seven French Open titles _ he broke a tie with Bjorn Borg by winning last year _ and is widely considered the favorite to add No. 8.

National News

Brewers team up on beer to help military families

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM - Updated: 3:05 am

Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime - baseball bats.

Top 10 items found during 2012 coastal cleanup - 1:55 am
Plastic ocean debris the target of new Calif. bill - 2:55 am
Wheelchair lift out of Wis. promises more access - 12:50 am
Quotations of the day - 12:25 am
Safe room mandates remain rare in tornado states - 12:25 am
Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge - 12:25 am

World News

Abe on 1st trip to Myanmar by Japan PM in 36 years

By MALCOLM FOSTER - Published: 3:20 am

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is traveling to Myanmar on the first visit to the country by a Japanese leader in 36 years, as Tokyo bids to reassert its position as a top economic partner after decades of frosty relations with the previous military regime.

Suicide bomber kills 3 in northwest Pakistan - 3:20 am
US lauds India for reducing Iranian oil imports - 3:15 am
Oil falls below $94 on weak outlook for demand - 3:10 am
'No guarantee of peace,' NKorean envoy warns China - 3:05 am
Berlusconi looms large in Rome mayor election - 3:30 am
Ugandan president removes army chief amid dispute - 2:35 am

Political News

Obama's drone policy at a glance

The Associated Press - Published: 1:15 am

President Barack Obama defended the United States' use of drone attacks as an important part of the U.S. counterterrorism policy on Thursday but signed new presidential policy guidelines to spell out for Congress and the public the standards that the U.S. will use before carrying out drone attacks.