Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:cities/bostontag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/counter-narcotics_effort_risk_general_ed41

Pentagon budget cuts will undermine the US military's efforts to seize illegal narcotics shipments out of Latin America and will open the way to more cocaine flowing to the United States, a top US general warned Wednesday.

2013-03-20T17:44:39ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/court_rejects_appeal_220000_piracy_c5d1

The US Supreme Court refused Monday to take up the case of a woman ordered to pay a $220,000 fine for illegally downloading music off the internet.

2013-03-18T22:11:53ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/Boston_thieves_away_with_authorities_a5ca

The FBI said Monday that they finally know who conducted a daring art heist in Boston exactly 23 years ago -- but the thieves can no longer be prosecuted.

2013-03-18T20:53:56ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/17/Japanese_architect_wins_award_1a06

Architecture's highest honor has gone to Toyo Ito, a Japanese who has designed many innovative homes and public buildings in his country.

2013-03-18T03:18:15ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/17/European_carmakers_race_Japanese_Indonesia_3b3f

Bentleys and McLarens could become a more common sight alongside three-wheeled pedicabs and Japanese cars on Jakarta's roads, with European auto giants making a push into the Indonesian market.

2013-03-17T07:41:35ZAFP Global Editionby Olivia Rondonuwutag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Iraq_killed_120000_cost_800_1561

At least 116,000 Iraqi civilians and more than 4,800 coalition troops died in Iraq between the outbreak of war in 2003 and the US withdrawal in 2011, researchers estimate.

2013-03-15T00:53:59ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/look_next_season_a2bb

Sparked by the return of the Jets to Winnipeg the board of governors approved its realignment plan on Thursday, the National Hockey League announced.

2013-03-14T22:54:42ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/13/Pilgrims_wait_smoke_after_three_eeb4

Eyes were riveted once again Wednesday on a simple chimney pipe rising above a sublime Renaissance chapel after Catholic cardinals failed to elect a new leader for their 1.2 billion-strong Church in three ballots.

2013-03-13T17:06:44ZAFP Global Editionby Gina Doggetttag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/13/Suspense_mounts_after_three_failed_7c4d

A new plume of black smoke over the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday indicated that Catholic cardinals had failed, after three rounds of voting, to elect a new leader for their 1.2 billion-strong Church.

2013-03-13T11:53:11ZAFP Global Editionby Gina Doggetttag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/13/Black_smoke_over_Vatican_still_d6a8

Black smoke again billowed out of a chimney over the Vatican on Wednesday, indicating that cardinals meeting in a conclave have failed to choose a pope after three votes.

2013-03-13T11:08:27ZAFP Global Editionby Gina Doggetttag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/08/Conclave_elect_pope_begins_Tuesday_56a1

Cardinals from around the globe will hold a conclave in the Sistine Chapel from next Tuesday to elect a new leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, after "pope emeritus" Benedict XVI's historic resignation.

2013-03-08T17:51:12ZAFP Global Editionby Dario Thuburntag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/08/Conclave_elect_pope_next_week_bf38

Cardinals from around the globe will hold a conclave to elect a new leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics next week, the Vatican said, although the exact date will be set later on Friday.

2013-03-08T14:17:51ZAFP Global Editionby Dario Thuburntag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/08/Cardinals_Vatican_reform_rare_popeless_51de

Catholic cardinals have seized the rare chance of being able to air their grievances against the Vatican at talks that continued Friday, with no new pope to defer to and no old pope to mourn.

2013-03-08T10:29:11ZAFP Global Editionby Dario Thuburntag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/07/still_questions_about_Dreamliner_2c82

The US transportation secretary still has a "lot of questions" about Boeing's grounded 787 Dreamliner, indicating the aviation giant faces a tough battle to get the planes back in the air soon.

2013-03-07T07:52:14ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/06/Possible_link_found_between_salt_07cb

A high-salt diet may be a risk factor for autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS), according to three papers published in the journal Nature.

2013-03-07T01:34:57ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/06/Late_winter_storm_shuts_down_af0c

A late winter storm blanketed the eastern United States with snow Wednesday, shutting down the federal government and causing aviation officials to cancel more than 1,000 flights.

2013-03-07T00:41:09ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/06/Granger_miss_another_week_with_227a

Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger will miss the next week of the NBA season even though an MRI exam showed no new damage to his left knee, the team announced on Wednesday.

2013-03-06T23:01:50ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/06/abuse_victims_list_dirty_dozen_7091

Clergy sex abuse victims listed a "dirty dozen" potential papal candidates Wednesday and urged the Roman Catholic Church to "get serious" about protecting children, helping victims and exposing corruption.

2013-03-06T21:57:29ZAFP American Editionby Mira Obermantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/06/economy_still_sluggish_Feds_Beige_edea

The US economy chugged along at a lackluster pace in recent weeks, according to a Federal Reserve report that left little reason to believe the Fed will abandon its loose monetary policy any time soon.

2013-03-06T21:44:17ZAFP Global Editionby Veronica Smithtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/06/Late_winter_snowstorm_shutters_government_11ef

A late winter storm blanketed the eastern United States with snow Wednesday, shutting down the federal government and causing aviation officials to cancel as many as 1,000 flights.

2013-03-06T20:53:22ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reporter