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Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:27am

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

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:27am

(AP) — Best Buy Co. is reporting a loss in its fiscal first quarter as it sold its stake in Best Buy Europe and works on a turnaround plan that includes cutting costs and closing some stores.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:05am

(AP) — Is Pope Francis an exorcist?

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:02am

(AP) — Germany's central bank expects the country's economy to improve "markedly" in the second quarter — a development that could boost the wider eurozone as it struggles to get out of recession.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:02am

(AP) — Israel's chief peace negotiator with the Palestinians says the current stalemate is harmful for Israel.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:53am

(AP) — President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:51am

(AP) — Lightning fast pigeon Bolt, with a name and pedigree to match, has become the world's most expensive racing bird with his Belgian breeder selling it for 310,000 euros ($400,000) to a Chinese businessman.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:47am

(AP) — British luxury brand Burberry says that the end of a perfume licensing deal depressed its bottom line, dragging net profit down 3 percent for the year ending on March 31.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:45am

(AP) — Here's how the struggling French economy stacks up compared to Germany's and Britain's.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:45am

(AP) — Even though the weather was poor, Home Depot posted an 18 percent increase in its net income for the first quarter thanks to the ongoing housing recovery.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:42am

(AP) — Russia's point man on Syria and on its relations with the U.S. on Tuesday turned his attention toward a subject close to Russian hearts — alleged vote theft at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:39am

(AP) — Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat Tuesday after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan ($100,000) ransom they had demanded.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:36am

(AP) — Wireless company Sprint Nextel Corp. says it can now let Dish Network Corp. see its books and talk with Dish to see whether its competing offer to buy Sprint is better than its current deal with Japan's SoftBank.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:34am

(AP) — Three members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group died of wounds sustained while fighting for control of strategic Syrian town near the Lebanese border, activists said Tuesday, as the battle in the area raged for the third straight day.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:33am

(AP) — A Montana man died in a rock climbing accident as he tried to climb to the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, authorities said.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:31am

(AP) — Markets were fairly choppy Tuesday as investors were reluctant to push stock indexes up further ahead of a much-anticipated statement from U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:27am

(AP) — The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest there is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:26am

(AP) — Oscar Goodman ran Las Vegas for 12 years with a showgirl on his arm and a martini in his fist.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:25am

(AP) — The price of oil retreated toward $96 per barrel Tuesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:23am

(AP) — Even though the weather was poor, Home Depot posted an 18 percent increase in its net income for the first quarter thanks to the ongoing housing recovery.