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National Archives shows Benjamin Franklin's papers

The Associated Press Today at 4:20 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Documents from the National Archives are going on view to explore the life of Benjamin Franklin as a scientist, diplomat, philanthropist and founding father.

  • Lawyer: Uzbek man to plead guilty in Obama plot

    The Associated Press | Today at 4:15 a.m.

    A defense lawyer says an Uzbekistan national charged with supporting terrorism in a plot to kill President Barack Obama will plead guilty in federal court in Alabama.

  • Arab Spring shot wins World Press Photo award

    By TOBY STERLING, Associated Press | Today at 4:15 a.m.

    Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda won the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year award on Friday for an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in Yemen.

  • Florida offers look at problems with education law

    By CHRISTINE ARMARIO, AP Education Writer | Today at 3:50 a.m.

    By almost any measure, Norma Butler Bossard Elementary is a top performing school in Miami: It has consistently been rated an 'A' by the state, and students have achieved high scores on Florida's standardized math and reading exams.

  • 2nd deposition sought for convicted Ponzi schemer

    By CURT ANDERSON, AP Legal Affairs Writer | Today at 3:25 a.m.

    Convicted Florida Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein could be ordered to give a second round of sworn testimony about the inner workings of his $1.2 billion fraud.

  • Embalmer takes speech case to Mass. high court

    By DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer | Today at 4 a.m.

    Troy Schoeller admits he could have chosen his words more carefully when he talked to a reporter about bodies he worked on as an embalmer at a funeral home.

  • Why Bank of America is the new Citigroup

    By PALLAVI GOGOI, AP Business Writer | Today at 2:45 a.m.

    On a normal day, 4 billion shares of stock change hands on the New York Stock Exchange. One in 10 belongs to a single company. It's not McDonald's or IBM, both of which have been on a tear.

  • GOP candidates in Conn. primary to be announced

    The Associated Press | Today at 2:05 a.m.

    Secretary of the State Denise Merrill and state Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola will be announcing which Republican candidates can participate in Connecticut's presidential primary.

  • Dad of NYC subway bomb plotter faces prison time

    By COLLEEN LONG, The Associated Press | Today at 2:05 a.m.

    The father of an admitted terrorist faced up to 40 years in prison at sentencing Friday after his conviction on charges that he destroyed evidence and lied to investigators to cover up his son's plot to attack the New York City subways in 2009 as one of a trio of suicide bombers.

  • Swiss police: car drives into crowd, 1 dead

    The Associated Press | Today at 2:55 a.m.

    Swiss police appealed for witnesses Friday after a car hit a group of people standing outside a Zurich bar, killing one person and injuring five others.

  • Pakistan court rejects PM's plea in contempt case

    By MUNIR AHMED, Associated Press | Today at 2:55 a.m.

    Pakistan's top court rejected Friday a last-ditch appeal filed by the prime minister against a looming contempt charge, paving the way for a case that could plunge the nuclear-armed country into political turmoil.

  • APNewsBreak: Powell had 'incestuous' images

    By GENE JOHNSON and MIKE BAKER, Associated Press | Today at 12 a.m.

    Before Josh Powell was going to try to win back custody of his children last week, Washington state authorities received materials from Utah police that had been discovered on a computer in Powell's home two years ago. Authorities say the images depicted "incestuous" sex and were disconcerting enough that they prompted a psychologist to recommend that Powell undergo an intensive psychosexual evaluation.

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