Several of the miners carried an image of the Virgin to the Candelaria cathedral in downtown Copiapo, a dusty mining city in Chile’s northern desert 31 miles (50 kilometers) from the isolated mine that has been closed since the miners were pulled out alive 69 days after their ordeal began.
Cargill recalling 36M pounds of ground turkey
Cargill said that it is recalling fresh and frozen ground turkey products produced at the company’s Springdale, Ark., plant from Feb. 20 through Aug. 2 due to possible contamination from the strain of salmonella.
ACLU seeks info on how police use cellphone data
The civil rights organization said 34 of its national affiliates have filed open-records requests with hundreds of law enforcement agencies seeking disclosure on cellphone location data, which is used to pinpoint where people go with their phones.
Giffords’ recovery: A look back (video)
On Jan. 8, Arizona Democrat Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head in the parking lot of a Tucson grocery store while meeting with constituents. On Monday, she returned to the House of Representatives. READ MORE
Authorities examine body of girl killed in 1957
The body was exhumed weeks after authorities announced they’d arrested a Seattle man and charged him with murder in the death of the girl, who was abducted by a man as she played outside her home in Sycamore in December 1957.
North Korea predicts new nuclear arms race
Sin Son Ho told a General Assembly meeting that if “the largest nuclear weapon state” — a reference to the United States — wants to stop the spread of nuclear weapons “it should show its good example by negotiating the Treaty of Abolishing Nuclear Weapons.”
Norway victim’s father recounts last words
Norwegian police on Tuesday began releasing the names of those killed in last week’s bomb blast and massacre at a Labor Party youth camp, an announcement likely to bring new collective grief to an already reeling nation.
Aid workers rush to help East Africa’s hungry
Officials warn that 800,000 children could die across the Horn of Africa. Aid workers are rushing to bring help to dangerous and previously unreached regions of drought-ravaged Somalia.
Norway attacks shock, disgust Europe
A massive bombing Friday in the heart of Oslo was followed by a horrific shooting spree on an island hosting a youth retreat for the prime minister’s center-left party. The same man, a Norwegian with reported Christian fundamentalist, anti-Muslim views, was suspected in both attacks.
Heat from Midwest to NY not taking weekend off
The National Weather Service warning of excessive heat in several states predicts “oppressive heat” with temperatures at least in the 90s.
End of Minn. shutdown brings relief, frustration
Minnesota’s state government shutdown ended Wednesday after 20 days, millions in lost revenue and frustration on the part of residents and politicians.
Retailers to bring fresh produce to many without
Wal-Mart and other retailers announced a plan over the next five years to open or expand 1,500 stores in areas without easy access to fresh fruit, vegetables and other healthy foods.
Minnesota Somali pleads guilty to terror charge
Omer Abdi Mohamed, 26, of St. Anthony pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, specifically admitting that he helped provide people in a conspiracy to murder, kidnap and maim people in a foreign country.
Heat wave hardest on poorest communities
In towns large and small, the withering heat was cruelest to those who could not afford air conditioning.
MillerCoors becomes casualty of Minnesota shutdown
Without a renewed license, MillerCoors products will disappear from Minnesota.