Lowell businessman earns top drag racing award

LOWELL | With wraparound headphones on and a National Hot Rod Association cap atop his head, 85-year-old Ken Hirata talks up a vendor before switching to a conversation with a Lake County planner on expanding one of his buildings immediately west of Lowell.

Female suicide bomber injures 12 in Russian region

A female suicide bomber identified as a widow of two killed Islamists blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 12, including two children and five police officers, police said.

Actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to Ohio schools

FILE - In this Friday, March 16, 2012 file photo, filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry takes the stage to introduce President Barack Obama during a fundraiser at Perry's film studio, in Atlanta. Perry has surprised middle school students in Ohio by showing up at a musical concert and donating $10…

Actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to Ohio schools

Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry has surprised middle school students in Ohio by showing up at a musical concert and donating $100,000 to help student athletes in the city's South-Western schools.

Obama says nation must do more for fallen heroes

President Barack Obama says the nation must do more than just remember its fallen heroes on Memorial Day.

Radiation leak at Japan lab; small impact expected

An atomic research lab in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected about 50 people, though none were hospitalized and no impact was expected outside the facility, the lab's operator said Saturday.

'Friend' of suspect in UK slaying arrested

Counterterrorism police on Saturday were questioning a friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in the savage killing of a British soldier. The friend, Abu Nusaybah, was arrested immediately after he gave a television interview telling his story about how Adebolajo came to be radicalized.

Dozens march in Ukraine's first-ever gay rally

Riot police detain a protester who is trying to damage a poster during Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2013. About a hundred gay and lesbian Ukrainians and those from other countries took part in the gay pride rally, protected by hundreds of riot p…

Dozens march in Ukraine's first-ever gay rally

Activists in Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration during the action in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2013. About a hundred gay and lesbian Ukrainian and those from other countries took part in the gay pride rally, protected by hundreds of riot police. Antipathy toward homosexuals remai…

Dozens march in Ukraine's first-ever gay rally

Activists in Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration during the action in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2013. About a hundred gay and lesbian Ukrainian and those from other countries took part in the gay pride rally, protected by hundreds of riot police. Antipathy toward homosexuals remai…

Dozens march in Ukraine's first-ever gay rally

Riot police detain a protester who is trying to stop Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2013. About a hundred gay and lesbian Ukrainians and those from other countries took part in the gay pride rally, protected by hundreds of riot police. Antipathy t…

Dozens march in Ukraine's first-ever gay rally

Activists in Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration during the action in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2013. About a hundred gay and lesbian Ukrainian and those from other countries took part in the gay pride rally, protected by hundreds of riot police. Antipathy toward homosexuals remai…

Dozens march in Ukraine's first-ever gay rally

Activists in Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration during the action in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2013. About a hundred gay and lesbian Ukrainian and those from other countries took part in the gay pride rally, protected by hundreds of riot police. Antipathy toward homosexuals remai…

Dozens march in Ukraine's first-ever gay rally

An activist in Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration seen through the rainbow flag during the action in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2013. About a hundred gay and lesbian Ukrainians and those from other countries took part in the gay pride rally, protected by hundreds of riot police. A…

Dozens march in Ukraine's first-ever gay rally

At least 50 gay rights activists have marched peacefully in the country's first gay rally despite a court ban and attempts to disrupt the event.

Woman who threw newborn away sentenced to prison

A Southern Illinois woman who threw her baby away after giving birth at a party has been sentenced to three years in prison.

In Ethiopia, African Union celebrates 50 years

Dozens of African leaders met in the Ethiopian capital Saturday to mark 50 years since the founding of the African Union, a continentwide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters and which now is trying to stay relevant on a continent regularly troubled by conflict.

Suicide bomber dies in blast in Afghan capital

A would-be suicide bomber died when his explosives-rigged vest went off prematurely in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday morning, police said. The apparent failed attack came a day after a major Taliban assault on an international compound in Kabul left 10 people dead including the six attackers.

Russian police: Female suicide bomber injures at least 11 in Caucasus region of Dagestan.

Jordan king says extremism 'grown fat' on conflict

Jordan's King Abdullah II said Saturday extremism has "grown fat" off of the longstanding conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair

In this image from amateur video obtained by a group which calls itself Ugarit News, shows rebel fighters celebrating after purportedly capturing an army base in Nairab, northwestern Syria, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The video is consistent with independent AP reporting. Rebel fighters captured…

Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair

Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad shelled a strategic western town on Saturday in their heaviest barrage of a week-long battle to dislodge rebels from there, activists said.

2-child limit for Muslims in parts of Myanmar

Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath of sectarian violence.

Kerry makes sub-Saharan Africa visit

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Ethiopian Foreign Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom attend a joint press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool)

Kerry makes sub-Saharan Africa visit

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shares a laugh with Ethiopian Foreign Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom at a joint press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool)