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FILE - This Aug. 31, 2011 file photo shows the Monsanto corporate logo at their exhibit booth during the Farm Progress Show, in Decatur, Ill. Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto are getting under way across the U.S. and in dozens of foreign countries Saturday, May 25, 2013. “March Against Monsanto” protesters say they want to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce it. Marches are planned in more than 250 cities around the globe, according to organizers. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Protesters across globe rally against Monsanto

Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces, organizers said. Organizers said "March Against Monsanto" protests were held in 52 countries and 436 cities, including Los Angeles where demonstrators waved signs that read "Real ...

  • Updated: 11:48 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013

Winning numbers drawn in 'Powerball' game

The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 02-06-19-21-27, Powerball: 25 (two, six, nineteen, twenty-one, twenty-seven; Powerball: twenty-five) ___ Online: Multi-State Lottery Association: http://www.powerball.com/

  • Updated: 11:21 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013
Eugene Slabinski, left, 83, of Hanover Township, Pa., sits with Gerald Alder, 81, of Davis, Calif., in Greenville, Maine, at a 50th anniversary remembrance of a B-52 crash in January 1963 on Elephant Mountain, Maine. Slabinski, an Air Force medic, dropped from a helicopter to rescue Adler, one of two survivors of the crash. Seven other crew members died. (AP Photo/David Sharp)

Survivor, rescuer reunite at Maine B-52 crash site

After surviving a deadly B-52 bomber crash and a night on a frozen mountainside, Gerald Adler, injured and frostbitten, could recall only the red handlebar mustache of his rescuer. For the first time in 50 years, the retired Air Force captain came face-to-face with the mustachioed medic, Eugene Slabinski, who ...

  • Updated: 10:12 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013
San Francisco Giants' Angel Pagan, center foreground, celebrates with Andres Torres after hitting an inside-the-park two-run home run off Colorado Rockies pitcher Rafael Betancourt during the tenth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Saturday, May 25, 2013. The Giants won 6-5. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Pagan wins it for Giants with inside-the-park HR

Angel Pagan was thinking triple out of the box. Once he rounded second and saw third base coach Tim Flannery waving him home, he shifted into another gear. Pagan became the first San Francisco player to end a game with an inside-the-park homer, connecting with a runner aboard in the ...

  • Updated: 9:16 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013
FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 file photo, Columbus Crew's Robbie Rogers celebrates after scoring against the San Jose Earthquakes during the second half of an MLS soccer match in San Francisco. Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by gay athletes. Rogers tells The Associated Press his fears about returning to soccer were eased by the support he received from family, fans and players, including Galaxy star Landon Donovan. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy

Until about a month ago, Robbie Rogers had no interest in being one of the highest-profile openly gay athletes in the world. Rogers didn't want the pressure or attention, and he was weary of soccer itself. After coming out and simultaneously retiring in February, the former MLS champion and U.S. ...

  • Updated: 8:55 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013
In this Wednesday, April 24, 2013 photo, transportation engineer associate Abeer Kliefe works at the Los Angeles Department of Transportation's Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control Center in downtown Los Angeles. The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control. With the flip of a switch earlier this year, Los Angeles became a worldwide leader by synchronizing all of its nearly 4,400 stoplights, making it the world's first major city to do so. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

LA stoplights synchronized but road war endures

It seems that the impossible has occurred: The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control. Yes, gridlock still prevails and drivers' blood pressure still spikes as LA's traffic arteries seize up during every morning and afternoon rush hour. Yet, with the flip of a switch earlier ...

  • Updated: 8:45 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013
Los Angeles Angels' Hank Conger (16) hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Hamilton, Angels beat Royals 7-0 for 7th straight

Billy Buckner needed to jog his memory to recall his previous major league win. "It's been a while," he said. "The Cubs, my last outing in 2009." Right on the money. Josh Hamilton and Hank Conger homered to back Buckner's first victory in 3½ years, and the Los Angeles Angels ...

  • Updated: 7:21 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013
Sheila Pott poses with a portrait of her daughter Audrie in Los Altos, Calif., Thursday, May 23, 2013. Audrie Pott committed suicide in September 2012 after being sexually assaulted by three boys during a house party in Saratoga, Calif. Photos of the incident were circulated around Pott's high school prompting the teenager to hang herself in a bathroom at home. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town

One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers. She'd told her parents she was spending the night with a friend. The friend claimed she was sleeping at Audrie's. Instead, the girls were having a party. A classic teenage ...

  • Updated: 4:32 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013

Protesters march against Monsanto in 250 cities

Protests against seed giant Monsanto are getting under way across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries. "March Against Monsanto" organizers say they're calling attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the companies that produce it. Protests are planned in more than 250 cities Saturday. Genetically ...

  • Updated: 12:13 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013
FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, US singer Michael Jackson announces that he is set to play ten live concerts at the London O2 Arena in July, which he announced at a press conference at the London O2 Arena. Los Angeles jurors hearing Katherine Jackson’s lawsuit against AEG Live saw detailed contracts the company drafted for her son and his personal physician, as well as budgets and an email chain in which two of the company’s attorneys exchanged messages in which the singer was called “the freak” during the trial’s fourth week on May 20-23, 2013. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

Civil trial over Jackson's death focuses on AEG

A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead: THE CASE Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter ...

  • Updated: 11:48 a.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013
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