LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – An Arkansas doctor charged with illegally owning high-explosive grenades is a “person of interest” in the February bombing that injured the chairman of the state Medical Board. Grover Crossland, a resident agent in charge of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Little Rock …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The University of California, Santa Barbara, is investigating allegations of improper conduct and anti-Semitism against a Jewish professor who compared Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to the Holocaust. Sociology professor William I. Robinson sent an e-mail to 80 of his students in January that contained photos of …

HONG KONG – Acupuncture may not help relieve hot flashes in women undergoing menopause, a review of past studies involving the practice has shown. In a paper published in the journal Climacteric, researchers in South Korea and Britain said they trawled though medical literature exploring the efficacy of acupuncture in …

Six Lebanese suspects were charged Wednesday with spying for Israel, judicial sources said, joining six other nationals formally accused in a widening investigation into allegations of espionage for the Jewish state. Up to 25 suspects were being held in the probe, Reuters reported. A senior police officer, his wife and …

ISLAMABAD – Scores of militants attacked a Pakistani security post near the Afghan border on Saturday, triggering a battle that left 18 combatants dead and cast doubt on claims by Pakistan’s army to have regained control of a critical region. A separate clash in the Swat Valley put more pressure …

NEW LONDON, Conn. – Officials in New London have apologized to some outraged residents and are promising to return a landmark cannon to its longtime home. The cannon had sat on a green off Williams Street for as long as anyone could remember, commemmorating the spot where local citizens defended …

DETROIT – General Motors Corp. lost $6 billion in the first quarter and its revenue was cut nearly in half as car buyers feared the wounded auto giant would enter bankruptcy and no longer honor its warranties. The Detroit-based company also said it spent $10.2 billion more cash than it …

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. – It’s an unlucky No. 7 for a calf born with a few extra legs in Colorado. The Steamboat Pilot & Today of Steamboat Springs reports that a veterinary hospital helped deliver a seven-legged calf Thursday. The staff at the Steamboat Veterinary Hospital said the Black Angus …

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea lashed out Tuesday at the United States and reportedly launched two more short-range missiles even as U.N. Security Council members debated possible new sanctions against the communist nation for its latest nuclear test. North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles from the east coast city …

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Coast Guard says it has suspended its search for at least three people missing after two small planes collided off the Southern California coast. The Coast Guard says helicopters, boats and divers searched a 160-square mile area off Long Beach Harbor but did not find …