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Posted on May 19, 2013 at 2:49pm

(AP) — President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives.

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 2:43pm

(AP) — The federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department has no doubt where she stands with the government.

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 2:42pm

(AP) — Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country, prompting clashes with angry youths that resulted in one death.

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 2:38pm

(AP) — The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must act to save a life, says an expert in the field.

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 2:32pm

(AP) — Nigeria's military says its offensive against insurgents in the country's restive northeast has killed at least 14 suspected Islamic extremists and three soldiers.

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 2:31pm

(AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement.

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 2:21pm

(AP) — Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million — the highest Powerball jackpot in history.

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 2:13pm

(AP) — Commuters are bracing for a difficult trip around southwest Connecticut and to New York City beginning Monday as workers repair the Metro-North commuter rail line crippled by a derailment and crash.

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 2:04pm

(AP) — After 1,500 matches in charge of Manchester United, Alex Ferguson was denied a final victory Sunday to cap the most successful managerial career in British football history.

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 1:58pm

(AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 1:55pm

(AP) — After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer.

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 1:37pm

(AP) — The judge ascended the bench. He looked down at cafeteria-style tables marked "Prosecuting Attorney" and "Defense Attorney." To his left, two men sat in a box marked "Jury." The witness stand was marked "Witness."

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 1:33pm

(AP) — Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a national passion: soccer.

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 1:29pm

(AP) — Seven men purported to be the members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants last week appeared in a video posted online Sunday and urged the government to secure their release by meeting their captors' demands.

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 1:24pm

(AP) — An editor has accused Algeria's government of censorship after it blocked the publication of his two newspapers.

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 1:07pm

(AP) — "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 1:00pm

(AP) — Students at Hofstra University wore white ribbons at their graduation ceremony to honor a fellow student who was accidentally killed by a police officer confronting an armed intruder.

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 12:54pm

(AP) — The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on newsgathering.

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 12:52pm

(AP) — Officials say the leader of the reggae band Toots and the Maytals was injured when a 19-year-old man threw a bottle and hit the singer during a concert in Richmond.

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 12:51pm

(AP) — The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported.