Romanian accused of hacking NASA-JPL computers

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal grand jury has indicted a Romanian citizen on charges he hacked into 25 climate-research computers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

Rioting follows Maldives president's resignation

Rioting follows Maldives president's resignation

MALE, Maldives (AP) - Supporters of the Maldives former president rioted through the streets of the capital and seized some remote police stations Wednesday to demand his reinstatement, as the country's new leader appealed for an end to the political turmoil roiling this Indian Ocean island nation.

House approves line-item veto for president

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans put aside their usual antipathy toward President Barack Obama on Wednesday to give the president, and his successors, the line-item veto, a constitutionally questionable power over the purse that long has been sought by presidents of both parties.

Pakistan holds border talks after deadly US attack

ISLAMABAD (AP) - The Pakistani army was meeting with NATO and Afghan forces today in an effort to improve coordination along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, a sign of thawing relations after American airstrikes accidentally killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last year.

Republicans vow to reverse Obama birth control policy

WASHINGTON - Republicans vowed Wednesday to reverse President Barack Obama's new policy on birth control, lambasting the rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide contraceptive coverage for their employees as an "unambiguous attack on religious freedom in our country."

Prosecutors describe Missouri teen as thrill killer

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri teenager who confessed to murdering a 9-year-old girl faces the possibility of life in prison when she's sentenced this morning.

Prosecutors described Alyssa Bustamante, 18, as a thrill killer who lacked remorse. Defense attorneys said she was a disturbed child who deserved the chance of freedom one day.

General: US advisory teams heading to Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) - The No. 2 U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that U.S. military advisory teams will start deploying to Afghanistan this year to help Afghan combat forces as they take a more prominent role in fighting the Taliban.