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Brazil officials reverse subway, bus fare hike

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:04:20 -0400

SAO PAULO - Leaders in Brazil's two biggest cities said Wednesday that they have reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited protests across the nation.

Dewhurst tweet says bill attempt to close clinics

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:18:05 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Senate Republicans insist proposed new restrictions on abortion facilities are designed to protect women's health, but a tweet Wednesday from Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst suggested supporters of the measure hope to close clinics and all but ban the procedure in the state.

Turkish official approves 'standing man' protest

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:38:52 -0400

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's deputy prime minister gave a nod of approval on Wednesday to a new form of peaceful resistance that is spreading through Turkey.

Maine man charged in teen death pleads not guilty

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:21:01 -0400

BANGOR, Maine - A Maine man accused of using a phony Facebook profile to lure a 15-year-old girl to her death has pleaded not guilty to murder and kidnapping charges.

Wash. parents' ruse snares man wooing daughter

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:40:47 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - A father who discovered his 15-year-old daughter was being wooed on Facebook by a man twice her age took matters into his own hands.

Social-network gaffes plague Japanese politicians

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:32:47 -0400

TOKYO - On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion.

Lolo Jones' attempt at humor backfires

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:33:11 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - Lolo Jones' attempt at humor in a video that's gone viral received a chilly reception from some members of the bobsledding community.

Oregon Editorial Rdp

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:25:51 -0400

Editorials from Oregon newspapers

Booker encounters bumps on path to US Senate seat

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:37:22 -0400

NEWARK, New Jersey - Newark Mayor Cory Booker is the favorite to win a fast-paced race for U.S. Senate set off by the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg this month.

Ohio police chief takes criminals to task online

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:46:52 -0400

KENT, Ohio - If you're up to no good in this pocket of northeast Ohio, especially in a witless way, you're risking not only jail time or a fine but a swifter repercussion with a much larger audience: You're in for a social media scolding from police Chief David Oliver and some of his small department's 52,000-plus Facebook fans.

WVU offers new minor in strategic social media

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:05:40 -0400

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia - The West Virginia University journalism school is adding a minor this fall to give graduates a competitive edge - strategic social media.

AP News in Brief at 10:58 p.m. EDT<<

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:08:46 -0400

As White House weighs no-fly zone in Syria, experience in skies over Iraq may offer insight

Game 5 could be Ginobili's last Spurs home game

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:56:32 -0400

SAN ANTONIO - Win or lose, Sunday marked the final home game of this season for the Spurs. The series shifts back to Miami for Game 6 on Tuesday night, and the winner will be decided on South Beach.

Mass. fund intended for kids to use social media

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:41:14 -0400

EASTHAMPTON, Massachusetts - New leadership is about to direct a foundation established to help children whose parents are targeted because of their advocacy.

Morris the cat runs for mayor of Mexican city

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:07:25 -0400

MEXICO CITY - This mayoral hopeful in Mexico promises to eat, sleep most of the day and donate his leftover litter to fill potholes.

AP IMPACT: Snowden's life surrounded by spycraft

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:07:07 -0400

FORT MEADE, Maryland - The intelligence contractor whose leak of top-secret documents has exposed sweeping government surveillance grew up in Fort Meade, Maryland, in the shadow of the headquarters of the nation's spy agency, its presence an accepted part of everyday life.

Web giants get broader surveillance revelations

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 03:01:09 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook and Microsoft Corp. representatives said Friday night that after negotiations with national security officials their companies have been given permission to make new but still very limited revelations about government orders to turn over user data.

Rep. Heck apologizes for son's 'offensive' tweets

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:59:34 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Nevada Rep. Joe Heck is apologizing after his 16-year-old son's profanity- and slur-laced Twitter feed came to light.

Privacy - the online generation wants it

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:11:35 -0400

CHICAGO - The generation that's grown up posting their lives online wants a little privacy. That's not what we might expect as we debate just how much access the government should have to our mobile and online lives.

Israel military faces new Facebook fiasco

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:10:44 -0400

JERUSALEM - The Israeli military is looking more and more like "Girls Gone Wild."

Some new laws in New Mexico take effect Friday

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:03:02 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A new law taking effect Friday in New Mexico prohibits most employers from requiring job applicants to provide their user names or passwords for social media accounts.

NV Facebook poser arrested for extorting girl

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:16:46 -0400

RENO, Nevada - A Sparks casino worker has been arrested on suspicion of extortion after police say he posed as a 17-year-old boy on Facebook in a ploy to get compromising photos of a 16-year-old girl.

Wanted man caught after post on Sheriff's Facebook

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:21:38 -0400

EASTON, Maryland - A man wanted in Maryland for probation violations has been locked up after criticizing the sheriff's office on its Facebook page.

Forecast sees big payoff for Google's mobile ads

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:06:11 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Google will sell more mobile advertising than the rest of its rivals combined for the second straight year, according to a new forecast that highlights the expansion of the Internet search leader's moneymaking prowess from personal computers to smartphones and tablets.

Facebook introduces hashtags

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:59:13 -0400

NEW YORK - Facebook is introducing hashtags, the number signs used on Twitter, Instagram and other services to identify topics being discussed and allow users to search for them.