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 55 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 are questioning a friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of two men suspected of the savage killing of a British soldier.

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…