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Jin poses for a photograph during an interview with the AP in Hong Kong in 2008.

Rapper Jin Tries To Stretch His '15 Minutes' Of Fame

9:50am March 04, 2015

by Kat Chow

In 2004, Jin was one of the first Asian-Americans to drop a major label rap album. One controversial song, "Learn Chinese," raised eyebrows. A decade later, he's trying to rephrase the message.

Protesters gather in front of the Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters Tuesday, to express anger over the fatal shooting of an unarmed homeless man Sunday.

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Man's Identity Questioned In LAPD Skid Row Shooting

9:48am March 04, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Officials say the man killed Sunday was the subject of a federal warrant for violating probation for a 2000 bank robbery. There's also word that he lived under a stolen identity.

Netanyahu's Suggestions Could Drive Iran In The Opposite Direction

9:09am March 04, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

As U.S.-Iran nuclear talks took place in Switzerland, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the negotiations in a controversial address to Congress.

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FAA Is Trying To Keep Hackers Out Of Air Traffic Control, Official Says

7:52am March 04, 2015

by Brian Naylor

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta tells a House panel that some vulnerabilities reported in a congressional study have been fixed, and the agency is working on others.

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Round 2: Health Care Law Faces The Supreme Court Again

7:52am March 04, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

In King v. Burwell, Obamacare's opponents are challenging the ACA again, this time contending that a section of the law doesn't authorize subsidies to make mandated insurance affordable in 34 states.

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Abortion-rights opponent Brian Normile of Beavercreek, Ohio, holds up a poster during a prayer vigil outside Planned Parenthood in Washington, D.C., in January.

Abortion Restrictions Complicate Access For Ohio Women

8:12pm March 03, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

In Ohio, abortion restrictions have helped shut down half the state's clinics that perform the procedure, forcing many women to travel farther away, even to neighboring states.

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The Secret History Of Knock-Knock Jokes

7:54pm March 03, 2015

by Linton Weeks

The complicated story behind the simple, repetitive wordplay jest.

Netanyahu Urges U.S. To Hold Out For Better Nuclear Deal With Iran

6:25pm March 03, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

In a controversial address to Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the Obama administration's negotiations on limiting the Iranian nuclear program.

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Attica Prison Guards Plead Guilty To Misconduct After Beating Inmate

6:25pm March 03, 2015

In 2011, the three guards in New York state beat inmate George Williams so badly that he suffered two broken legs, broken ribs, a broken shoulder and a severe fracture of his eye socket.

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A driver clears his car windshield in Boston on Jan. 27, after a heavy storm hit the city. Pennsylvania could be the next state to pass legislation that would cite drivers that take to the road before removing the hazardous ice and snow.

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Not Clearing The Snow Off Your Car Before Driving Could Cost You

6:25pm March 03, 2015

by Jeff Brady

A Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to fine people who don't clean snow off their cars before getting on the road. Other states have similar laws. But for trucks, clearing the snow poses its own hazard.

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