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Envoy hands over Pyongyang peace missive to Chinese president

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:58:46 -0400

BEIJING - A senior North Korean envoy delivered a letter from his leader Kim Jong-un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him that Pyongyang was ready to take "positive action" to re-join stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. The letter was handed over by envoy, Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae. Choe told Xi that North Korea is willing to take positive actions to solve problems ...

Alleged arms dealer in America following extradition

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:09 -0400

Richard Chichakli, who has been tied to convicted international arms dealer Viktor Bout, has been extradited from Australia to the US. The 53 year old alleged financial muscle behind the Bout gun-running organisation had been living in Melbourne under an alias before authorities arrested him in January. Syrian-born Chichakli had managed to evade police while working as a cleaner in the city ...

Arizona sheriff told to stop profiling Latinos

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:50:03 -0400

A US court in Maricopa County, Arizona has found that high-profile sheriff Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino men and women in his attempt to stop illegal immigration. Judge Murray Snow ruled that Arpaio's office would have to stop using race or Latino ancestry as a factor in stopping vehicles carrying Latino occupants. Arpaio had been sued by several Hispanic drivers ...

UK spy agencies defended over drummer soldier murder

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:52:28 -0400

LONDON - The British government has defended its spy agencies for failing to prevent murder of a soldier in London despite signs and revelations that the two suspects were well known to MI5. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said it was impossible to control everyone all the time. "Peers and MPs will do a thorough investigation in terms of what the security forces knew but I've seen ...

Vehicles, people plunge into river after bridge collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:25 -0400

WASHINGTON - A handful of vehicles and some people plunged into a river after a more than half a century old bridge that links Seattle in the US with Canada collapsed, throwing the movement on the highway into disarray. Authorities said there were no deaths in the bridge collapse on the Skagit River in the US state of Washington. Three people were rescued and taken to hospitals, they said. ...

Bang With Friends mysterious CEO revealed

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400

Bang with Friends- the controversial Facebook app run by its CEO and co-founder who just goes by his initial 'C' has been revealed accidentally by Internet New York which included the founders' name on the online ballot. BWF app creator Colin Hodge, 28, and Omri Mor had remained anonymous till last week, but the leak of their identity through Internet Week New York disappointed Hodge, the Daily ...

US band Hanson debuts MmmHops Beer

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:30:03 -0400

American pop-rock band Hanson has unveiled a new beer, which they have named 'MmmHops.' According to BeerPulse.com, the India Pale Ale - made with the help of a craft brewery in Oklahoma - was introduced by the band at 'The Hangover Part III' afterparty in Los Angeles on Monday night, People magazine reported. Debuting the uniquely named beer at the afterparty was no accident - the film opens ...

Petraeus mistress Paula Broadwell apologizes for extra-marital affair

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:10:02 -0400

Former CIA director General David Petraeus' mistress Paula Broadwell has apologized for her extra-marital affair with the disgraced chief. In her first in-depth interview, with ABC News affiliate WSOC in Charlotte, Broadwell said she has regret for the harm that the whole episode has caused. She said that she is regretful for the pain she has caused to her family and friends, and she is not ...

Report shows big drop in teen births in US

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:20:01 -0400

The birth rate among American teenage girls has dropped considerably, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The birth rate among women ages 15-19 decreased by almost half from 1991 to 2011, from 62 to 31 births per 1,000 adolescents. From 2007 to 2011, the most recent period of the study, the birth rate fell 25 percent, but its decline was even greater ...

Pakistan remains opposed to illegal drone strikes in country after Obama speech

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:40:04 -0400

The Pakistan Government has repeated its view that drone strikes by America in its territory were illegal. The rhetoric from Pakistan came after President Barack Obama laid out new guidelines for the use of he unmanned vehicles. According to the Daily Times, Obama mounted a firm defence of the covert drone war as 'legal' in a major speech on counterterrorism policy on Thursday. He, however, ...

Spanish art gets privileged space in New York museum

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:01 -0400

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has reopened its European paintings galleries after a two-year renovation, giving a privileged space to Spanish masters Velazquez, El Greco and Goya. Prior to the overhaul, the Met's large collection of works by Velazquez, Goya, Ribera, Murillo and El Greco had been distributed in different galleries organized either by artistic movement or thematically. ...

Indians rules the roost in National Geographic Bee

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:10:01 -0400

A 12-year-old Indian American from Plainville, Massachusetts, has emerged as the winner of this year's National Geographic Bee. Sathwik Karnik won the 25th annual geography bee on Wednesday -correctly answering the question, "Because Earth bulges at the equator, the point that is farthest from Earth's center is the summit of a peak in Ecuador. Name this peak," as Chimborazo, People magazine ...

Carrie Underwood donates $1 mn to Red Cross

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:50:01 -0400

Singer Carrie Underwood has donated $1 million to fund the American Red Cross' hurricane relief efforts in her hometown Oklahoma. "I have watched the devastation in my home state of Oklahoma over the past several days with great sadness," femalefirst.co.uk quoted te 30-year-old as saying. "With the help of my fans, who attended my concerts over the past year, we can offer the Red Cross a little ...

Lady Gaga ready for live gig in August

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:50:02 -0400

Pop star Lady Gaga, who underwent a hip operation earlier this year, is likely to perform on stage at a Beyonce Knowles' show in New York in August. Gaga is said to be planning her live return at the said show. If the news turns out to be true, it will be her first major gig following an operation on her hip in February. The grapevine is abuzz after a reported email sent by concert listings ...

Kerry in Ethiopia for Security Talks

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:15:09 -0400

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Ethiopia for security talks with regional officials and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the African Union. Kerry's visit is expected to include talks on African and Western efforts to fight Islamist extremists in Mali and northern Nigeria. During recent talks with Nigeria's foreign minister, Kerry reaffirmed U.S. support for Nigeria's fight ...

Obama Urges Military to Stamp Out Sexual Assaults

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:15:03 -0400

U.S. President Barack Obama says sexual assaults in the U.S. military undermine trust in the armed forces. The president used a commencement speech at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland Friday to tackle recent reports of widespread sexual violence in the military. "Those who commit sexual assault are not only committing a crime, they threaten the trust and discipline that ...

Facebook Phones poor U.S. sales feedback delays Europe launch

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:02 -0400

Facebook Phone's disappointingly poor customer feedback in the United States has resulted in the delay of its launch in Europe. The HTC handsets, which run Facebook's enhanced Home software, designed to replace the phone's home screen with FB feed and chat options, has flopped with users. EE, a UK mobile operator, confirmed that poor customer feedback is the reason why the phone's Europe launch ...

UN human rights expert welcomes shift in President Obamas counter-terrorism policy

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:17:21 -0400

24 May 2013 150 An independent United Nations human rights expert has welcomed what he said was a ground-breaking speech by President Barack Obama in which the United States leader laid out principles governing the use of counter-terrorism measures such as targeted killings. Mr. Obama said yesterday that, as part of a realignment of US counter-terrorism policy, he would curtail the use of ...

Expert US Foreign Policy in Retreat

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:15:04 -0400

A former senior advisor to the late Richard Holbrooke, who served as U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, says when it comes to foreign policy, the U.S. is in "retreat." Vali Nasr, who is now dean of Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), said the Obama administration has concluded that the best way forward for the United States is to do ...

Gay wins 100 at Adidas Grand Prix in New York

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:28:30 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tyson Gay accomplished all his goals at the Adidas Grand Prix: He won, put his body through the grind of rounds - and stayed ...

Obama awards top U.S. honor to girls killed in 1963 racial bombing

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:26:59 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama awarded the highest U.S. civilian honor on Friday to four black girls killed in a civil rights-era church bombing 50 years ago, saying their tragic deaths ultimately "helped to trigger ...

A GREAT AMERICANVeteran Remembers Army Pilot Wife on Memorial Day

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:24:44 -0400

A Massachusetts veteran is planning to spend this Memorial Day remembering his Black Hawk pilot wife, who was killed in Afghanistan less than four months after they were married. Chris Cullen married his wife Sara in November 2012 after resigning from his Army job last March so that they could be together, MyFoxBoston.com reported. But on March 11, 2013, "basically, my world stopped," ...

One driver killed as heavy rains flood streets in San Antonio

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:24:17 -0400

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A woman died when her car was washed off a bridge on Saturday as drenching rains in Texas spawned flood waters so powerful they swept a city bus off the street, San Antonio officials ...

Texas flooding turns deadly as police confirm body found in water

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:23:05 -0400

reports . The body was found behind a store. A car had been found abandoned after being swept underneath a bridge into a culvert, but it isn't known whether the woman had been in that car. "Our officers and firefighters are doing a great job of monitoring the various closures and keeping the public safe," San Antonio police Chief William McManus said. "I've been kept ...

Survivor Rescuer Reunite at Maine B-52 Crash Site

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:21:07 -0400

A survivor of a deadly Maine B-52 bomber crash has reunited with the man who rescued him at a somber event marking 50 years since the accident. Retired Air Force navigator Gerald Adler traveled from California for the event at Elephant Mountain, where seven crew members died during the crash on a training mission in January 1963. Among those attending the event Saturday was the medic who ...

SOLDIER STABBEDFrench Authorities Probe Possible Tie to UK Terror

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:55:43 -0400

May 25, 2013: Police officers stand near the cordoned off spot where a French soldier was stabbed in the throat in the busy commercial district of La Defense, outside Paris, and France's president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recent slaying of a British ...

How Detroit can be a cautionary tale for other cities

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:49:27 -0400

Co-director of the award-winning documentary "Detropia," Rachel Grady, joins MSNBC's Alex Witt in-studio. Grady gives her insights on how the once fastest growing city became the fastest shrinking. She talks about making her documentary and how Detroit can be a cautionary tale for other American ...

NTSB investigating cause of SE Mo. train crash

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:45:19 -0400

CHAFFEE, Mo. (AP) -- The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into the cause of a cargo train collision that partially collapsed a highway overpass in southeast Missouri, injuring seven ...

Drive or fly What summer travel shows about economy

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:39:57 -0400

(CBS News) Now that the seasons are officially switching over to the warm weather months, many families start planning their getaways. Economists use these trips to monitor how our nation's financial system is doing. AAA is not expecting a huge amount of travel on Memorial Day weekend, yet travel experts believe that this summer will have a steady, but slow, increase in people leaving on ...

Rebuilding Rules as Rain Soaks Jersey Shore

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:38:00 -0400

Saws and sledgehammers joined beer and barbecues -- under covered porches -- as a fixture of the first Memorial Day weekend at the Jersey shore since Superstorm Sandy roared through. Seven months after the devastating storm pummeled large swaths of the shore, the tourists made their way back, though many substituted porch parties for a day at the beach on Saturday due to rain that has lingered ...

Turkish parade in New York is a show of power Turkish Minister

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:35:27 -0400

Turkey's EU Minister Egemen Bagis said Turkish parade was a cultural show of power NEW YORK - Turkey's EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said, " Turkish Day Parade is a signal of Turkey's power, a cultural show of power." Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) organized the 32thTurkish Day Parade in New York.Addressing the crowd after the parade, ...

Guatemala extradites ex-president to United States

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:09:45 -0400

GUATEMALA CITY -- Guatemala extradited former President Alfonso Portillo to the United States on Friday to face charges of laundering US$70 million of swindled government funds through U.S. ...

Top chefs say Latin America will reach the zenith of cuisine

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:09:42 -0400

MEXICO CITY--The world's top chefs say it's only a matter of time before Latin America, home to Brazil's black bean stew "feijoada," Peru's refreshing raw fish "ceviche" and Mexico's street tacos, cooks its way into gastronomy's ...

Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers Live Stream Free Watch Online NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 Basketball

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:09:41 -0400

Miami Heat rookie Norris Cole (left) celebrates with LeBron James (right). Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers Game 2 takes place on Friday night in the NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals, with the Pacers looking to push the Heat all the way again but hopefully this time end up on the right side of the result. The game is scheduled to tip off at 8.30 p.m. ET and can be watched online through free ...

Dramatic images show aftermath of Mo. train crash

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:04:51 -0400

Msnbc's Craig Melvin takes a look at some of the dramatic images from southeast Missouri, where two freight trains collided and derailed, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass after slamming into a support ...

54 loaded guns seized at airports last week

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:04:51 -0400

By Tom Costello, NBC News Correspondent The TSA announced a dubious record this week, reporting that it had seized 65 firearms at airport security checkpoints.The seizures buried the previous mark of 50 guns, the TSA reported, and included 54 loaded weapons -- 19 of which at rounds chambered.Among the seizures was a firearm strapped to the prosthetic leg of a male passenger at Salt Lake City ...

Could Wash. bridge collapse lead to more infrastructure funding

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:04:51 -0400

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, speaks with MSNBC's Alex Witt about America's outdated and dangerous infrastructure. He remarks how 11% of all bridges in America are structurally deficient and the importance of funding. He talks about cutting spending while maintaining ...

A realistic takeaway on closing Guantanamo Bay

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:04:51 -0400

Intelligence Reporter for the Washington Post, Greg Miller, joins MSNBC's Alex Witt. He presents a realistic takeaway on the closing of Guantanamo Bay. Miller mentions the block that Congress has put on transporting the Gitmo inmates to the United States. He explains the Obama Administration's drone policy in light of the President's speech on ...

Sexual assault is a scourge on U.S. military Hagel

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:59:24 -0400

1 of 10. Graduating cadets stand in formation as they arrive for graduation ceremonies at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, May 25, ...

Solved Up or Down

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:27:23 -0400

It's an age old conundrum among pickup truck owners: tailgate up or down? We're talking aerodynamics and fuel economy here, but without personal access to wind tunnels, the evidence most owners have to support their position is anecdotal, at best. Many split the difference between form and functionality and replace the tailgate with an open net that lets the air through, but not their ...

3D Object Made With the Mind

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:27:23 -0400

A Chilean tech company has laid claim to creating the first physical object using the power of the mind. George Lakowsky, the Chief Technical Officer for Thinker Thing, a self-described "creative group" successfully created the object using a brain-computer interface headset according to technology ...

Memorial Day Poppies Story

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:27:22 -0400

Every Memorial Day, when I run into the grocery store to pick up those last minute items for the three day weekend's picnic, I'm met with members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) selling their poppies. We cherish, too, the poppy red/ that grows on fields where valor led; It seems to signal to the skies/that blood of heroes never dies -- "We Shall Keep the Faith" by ...

Color Walls for Better Mood

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:27:22 -0400

Feeling uninspired in your creative life? Wish you could sleep better at night? Repainting your walls and redecorating with a new color scheme could be the solution -- or at least the first step in getting out of your rut. While color is not a magical solution to solving all of our problems, it does affect our mood and outlook, sometimes without us even realizing it. The advertising world, for ...

Sneak Veggies Into Diet

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:27:22 -0400

We all know vegetables are nutrient powerhouses - packed with vitamins and minerals that help reduce our risk for many types of chronic disease including heart disease, obesity, diabetes and cancer. The challenge can be fitting the recommended three to five servings a day into your busy life. Here are seven easy ways to get more veggies in your daily ...

American Idol to Jodi Arias Whats next

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:12:12 -0400

Darnell noted that he had been at Fox for 18 years and wanted to try something new. He was crucial in the reality field for overseeing "American Idol," "So You Think You Can ...

High-water rescues reported in San Antonio area

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:11:42 -0400

SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio firefighters have pulled people from submerged cars and rescued passengers whose bus was swept away in flood waters from torrential rains.Officials say numerous roads have been closed because of flash flooding.The city's transit agency says firefighters on a boat were able to rescue the three bus passengers and driver early Saturday. A spokeswoman says nobody was ...

Americas toughest sheriff illegally used racial profiling judge rules

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:11:01 -0400

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement decisions. The ruling against the Maricopa County sheriff came in response to a class-action lawsuit brought by Hispanic drivers that tested whether police can ...

AP Exclusive New Cause for Ex-Radical Olson

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:08:57 -0400

Sara Jane Olson, the Minnesota woman who served seven years in prison for her involvement in high-profile 1970s radicalism, is edging back into public life -- this time voluntarily -- as she and a friend petition the Obama administration to reduce disparities in prison sentences for crack and powder cocaine. Olson returned to Minnesota after her 2009 parole from a California prison, and lives ...

Emanuel Quinn and Panetta Mark Memorial Day With Parade And Wreath Laying

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:07:37 -0400

CHICGAO (CBS) — Mayor Emanuel, Governor Quinn, and the former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta led the way as Chicago marked Memorial Day with a parade down State Street. WBBM’s Bob Roberts reports that beforehand they participated in a wreath laying ceremony in Daley Plaza. Former Defense Secretary and CIA Chief Leon Panetta said the toughest part of both jobs was to write the ...

Ohio University Band Gives Vatican Taste Of America

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:02:03 -0400

VATICAN CITY, May 10 (CNA/EWTN News) .- Priests and Vatican employees opened their office windows this afternoon to find out why they were hearing trumpets and drums, and in the piazza below them they discovered the University of Ohio marching band."We thought it would be a very epic way to perform, you know. And a lot of people came to watch us," 22-year-old trumpet player Jenna Smith ...

Feds look to snag corporate sponsors for Ottawa events

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:34:08 -0400

A cash-strapped federal agency is actively looking for corporate sponsors to fill gaping holes in its budget. The National Capital Commission is reviewing a proposal to bring in almost $4.5 million in new sponsorship money over the next five years to promote its cultural jewels in the Ottawa area. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian ...

Graduates in tornado-raked Okla. town vow to stay

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:30:57 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to ...

Basketball Steven Adams tipped for Chicago Bulls

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:30:08 -0400

New Zealand teenager Steven Adams is tipped to be as high as a top 20 pick in the NBA's much-anticipated draft next month. He is regarded as an extremely raw prospect but has a physical profile that has excited pundits and experts in the United States. The NBA draft, which plays out on June 28, sees NBA teams select a total of 60 players from a list of college stars and international prospects. ...

150 years after Gettysburg drummer to recreate reunion march

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:26:43 -0400

Jim Smith (L), 70, of Hempfield, leads members of the Grand Army of the Republic Post 88, Pittsburgh, and the Armbrust Veterans and Civil War Re-enactors, including Luke Prohaska (C) in a Civil War uniform, for a ceremony at the graveside of Peter Guibert, a Union Civil War drummer boy, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 24, ...

Video Okla. rescue brings dogs back to their owners

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:27 -0400

With all of the destruction in Moore, Okla. there are some tearful reunions happening between families and their four legged, furry children. Edward Lawrence shares their ...

Video Kids invent helmet to stop concussions

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:27 -0400

Head injuries can cut short careers and cause permanent, irreversible brain damage. Preventing them is a primary goal for many doctors, researchers, and NFL executives. Some school kids in Massachusetts are also trying to tackle the problem. Ken Macleod ...

Video Oklahomas tragic tornado history

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:25 -0400

Oklahoma has a long and tragic history of devastating tornadoes. But, as "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports, that history illustrates just how touch and resilient Oklahomans can ...

Video Judge rules Arizona Sheriffs office racially profiled

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:25 -0400

A federal judge has rule that the office of controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio has systematically engaged in racial profiling. Anne-Marie Greene ...

Video Tornado recovery in full swing for holiday weekend

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:24 -0400

Roads throughout tornado-ravaged Oklahoma neighborhoods have reopened, and most residents have returned to their homes to salvage what they can. Vinita Nair reports on the recovery effort in full swing this holiday ...

Video Cautious optimism on Jersey Shore reopening

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:24 -0400

Nearly seven months after superstorm Sandy devastated the region, the Jersey Shore is reopening for business. And, as Michelle Miller reports, business owners are cautiously ...

Video Putting female infertility in the spotlight

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:23 -0400

Anthony Mason and Anne-Marie Greene speak with "Law and Order" actress, and now author, Elizabeth Rohm about making her private battle with infertility ...

Video Experts predict harsh 2013 hurricane season

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:23 -0400

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, is forecasting 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms this hurricane season. Anne-Marie Greene speaks with American Meteorological Society President Marshall Shepherd about what's behind the extreme ...

Video FDA investigating Tenn. pharmacy distributor

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:22 -0400

The FDA is investigating Tennessee pharmacy distributor Main Street Family Pharmacy after seven patients, in several states, were sickened with a potentially contaminated steroid. Anthony Mason ...

Video Rent your car while youre out of town

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:20 -0400

The premise of a startup in northern California is to put your car to work, while you take a vacation. Travelers can leave their cars at the airport and visitors then can rent them for a minimal daily rate. "Flightcar" doesn't promise a payout, but if you leave your car you don't have to pay for parking. Julie Watts ...

Video Money can buy happiness if spent properly

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:19 -0400

Can money buy happiness? Anthony Mason speaks with Harvard Business School associate professor and author of "Happy Money" Michael Norton about how certain spending can bring ...

Video A peek Behind the Candelabra

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:18 -0400

Anthony Mason speaks with Huffington Post executive entertainment editor Mike Hogan about the hype surrounding HBO's highly anticipated Liberace movie "Behind the ...

Video The Dish Delicious welcome to summer burgers

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:18 -0400

Chef Sara Moulton, Host of "Sara's Weeknight Meals" on PBS, shares some of her favorite recipes for the ultimate burgers and trimmings to kick off the start of the summer ...

Newark Archdiocese Leader Resigns Amid Sex Scandal

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:23:17 -0400

The second-highest official in the Archdiocese of Newark, N.J., is stepping down in the wake of a scandal involving a former priest accused of violating an agreement with law enforcement barring him from working with children. Church officials say Monsignor John Doran resigned Friday as vicar general and will no longer hold a leadership position with the archdiocese. The move is among ...

A Look Back • St. Louis fights off British-led raid during American Revolution

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:46:11 -0400

Dear Abby o I'm a 21-year-old nursing student in college. I'm a "people person" and everyone says I'm easy to talk to. According to my ...

Ohio doctor charged in pregnant womans death

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:45:54 -0400

NEW ALBANY, Ohio -; The personal ads that Dr. Ali Salim placed on Craigslist - and police say he posted hundreds of them - made one thing clear: He wanted "no ...

NH students disappearance death detailed in docs

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:42:11 -0400

At least five times in the last few months, members of a Honduras street gang were killed or went missing just after run-ins with the U.S.-supported national police, The Associated Press has determined, feeding accusations that they were victims of federal death ...

The Self-Described “Toughest Sheriff in America” Is Guilty of Racial Profiling Judge Rules

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:32:58 -0400

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio certainly knows how to get attention. He has required prisoners to wear pink underwear and sleep in tents. He has removed salt and pepper from prisons in what he described as a bid to save money for taxpayers. Yet nothing has gotten Arpaio more attention than his trademark immigration patrols that he launched in 2006 that a judge has now ruled are illegal. A ...

Seven injured in Missouri as trains collide trigger highway bridge collapse

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:31:56 -0400

By Patrick Garrity, NBC News Two freight trains collided and derailed early Saturday in southeast Missouri, then triggered the collapse of a highway overpass when several rail cars struck a support ...

Husband wife overcome skin cancer together

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:31:56 -0400

Skin cancer is the most common of all cancer types, and skin cancer awareness aims to increase the importance of prevention and early detection. One couple understands too well just how important early detection can be. TODAY's Lester Holt ...

Massive Missouri train collision takes down highway overpass

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:21:52 -0400

ROCKVIEW, Mo. Seven people were injured in a massive train collision in eastern Missouri early Saturday morning that took down a highway overpass, CBS affiliate KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau, ...

Rev. Jackson School Closings Undemocratic

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:18:41 -0400

CHICAGO (CBS) — Opponents of Chicago school closures are vowing to fight on, but they appear to have little chance of reversing the mayor’s agenda… unless a federal judge steps in, reports WBBM’s Mike ...

NYPD street stop policys critics seek big changes

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:45:21 -0400

NEW YORK -; It once was an accepted tactic as old as policing itself and, according to the New York Police Department, a key to the city's dramatic drop in crime: patrol officers stopping young men on the street to see if they're up to no ...

Deaths at Atlanta VA hospital prompt scrutiny

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:45:03 -0400

ATLANTA -; Four deaths at the Atlanta VA Medical Center mark the latest in a series of problems plaguing Veterans Affairs, prompting outrage from officials and congressional scrutiny of the largest integrated health care system in the ...

Father forced to take pay cut to keep public benefits

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:42:13 -0400

The "cliff effect" is what happens when just a small raise in a family's income leads to an abrupt termination of essential public benefits, such as childcare. That happened to one man, who was about to get a promotion and a raise, and instead had to choose a pay cut. TODAY's Lester Holt ...

Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:41:57 -0400

The collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Washington state brings new attention to the limits of the country’s infrastructure, especially older structures that were designed with little room for error and were never intended to carry the number of cars and trucks they see ...

Iranian student at Chicago film school wins Cannes short film prize

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:40:10 -0400

Anahita Ghazvinizadeh won $19,500 for her work on the 21-minute movie "Needle," about a sixth-grade girl torn between her divorcing parents, the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday. "Piano" director Jane Campion served as the jury president of the Cinefondation short film competition. Ghazvinizadeh had previously directed the short film "When the Kid Was a Kid" ...

White House Agrees DOMA Should Be Repealed But Dianne Feinstein Not A Traitor

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:38:40 -0400

WASHINGTON - MARCH 16: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) listens during a news conference on gay marriage on Capitol Hill on March 16, 2011 in Washington, DC. Feinstein and sixteen other Democrats introduced a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Given how excited people get about taxes, it is surprising ...

Billionaire under fire after suggesting motherhood destroys ambition

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:31:46 -0400

Paul Tudor Jones is one of the world's savviest investors, but the hedge fund billionaire and philanthropist is trying to explain comments about motherhood and high finance that are getting a lot of attention for all the wrong reasons. NBC's Andrea Mitchell ...

Second state of recovery begins for Moore Oklahoma

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:31:35 -0400

Former State Sen. Andrew Rice, D-Okla., talks about the current state of Moore, Oklahoma, and says people are slowing starting to get into the "second stage of recovery" and are trying to determine where to seek help and how to ...

Keeping vigil at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:31:34 -0400

Among the most revered posts in the army is that of the soldiers who guard the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. Just a handful of soldiers have earned the honor of keeping vigil, and it's a watch that has remained unbroken since 1926. TODAY's Erica Hill ...

Jersey Shore reopens ‘I didn’t want the storm to beat me’

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:31:31 -0400

The force of Superstorm Sandy washed away the pier and destroyed Jersey Shore's iconic rollercoaster. In the last few weeks, the push to rebuild has reached a frenzy for mainstays around the boardwalk, with residents and shopkeepers saying that reopening is the next step in the healing process. NBC's Michelle Franzen ...

How Americas 2-Tiered Education System Is Perpetuating Inequality

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:23:09 -0400

Seven years later,Amherst president emeritus Anthony Marx arguesclaims the program has worked brilliantly, just as his administration had expected. Broadening its search for transfers to the roughly one million students who graduate from community college every year, "we could find amazing jewels that no one else is looking for," he told an audience at a panel hosted by The Century ...

Court bans detention practices by Ariz. sheriff against Latinos

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:14:54 -0400

Joe Arpaio 's handling of people of Latino descent amounts to racial and ethnic profiling. Judge Murray Stone, ruling in suits filed by some of the profiled people, banned some of the sheriff's operation procedures, CNN reported Saturday. The court said many of Arpaio's practices violated Fourth Amendment guarantees against unreasonable search and seizure, and 14th Amendment ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Haynes Johnson dies

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:14:54 -0400

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Haynes Johnson has died in Bethesda, Md., of a heart attack, his wife said. He was 81. The former Washington Post journalist, who won acclaim for his coverage of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, died Friday at Suburban Hospital, his wife, District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge Kathryn Oberly, said. Johnson began his career as a journalist ...

Psy to perform in Indonesia South Korean diplomatic celebration

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:14:51 -0400

South Korean pop star Psy will perform in Indonesia at a concert celebrating diplomatic ties between the two countries, his management agency said Saturday. The performance -- which will not be staged as a solo concert -- will mark Psy's first visit to Indonesia, the Jakarta Globe reported. The "Gangnam Style" singer will perform July 6 at the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex in ...

W.Va. town transfixed by teen girls murder plot

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:42:42 -0400

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 ...

Tornado upon them quick choices decided fate

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:42:42 -0400

After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery - for a state rebate on a home storm shelter, that is. A contractor finished installing the concrete bunker beneath the slab of their garage in early May. About three weeks later, the shelter saved their lives when a tornado that killed 24 people tore through their ...

Hagel Cadets must stamp out sex assault scourge

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:35:20 -0400

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military. Speaking a day after President Barack Obama delivered a similar edict to U.S. Naval Academy graduates, Hagel's message comes amid a series of widespread incidents of ...

Key senators tightly control immigration debate

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:32:44 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Jacquelyn Martin, File - FILE - In this March 18, 2013, file photo, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, holds a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee about immigrant women and immigration ...

Army sexual assault survivor speaks out

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:32:32 -0400

"The culture is too steeped with this type of behavior," said Bridgette McCoy, who is a survivor of sexual assault and a former Army specialist. McCoy offered suggestions for how the military can create real change in order to prevent further sexual assaults. TODAY's Erica Hill ...

Oklahoma tornado 911 calls offer glimpse into chaos

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:32:32 -0400

The calls from Moore, Oklahoma, offer a glimpse of the experiences of the tornado victims in the minutes after the storm struck. "We've got a daycare full of babies," one caller said. "We got a daycare that just got cremated." NBC's Ron Mott ...

Oversize truck is to blame in bridge collapse

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:32:30 -0400

The Skagit River Bridge was listed as "functionally obsolete" by the Federal Highway Administration last year, which meant it was structurally sound, but had an outdated design. The bridge did not hold up, however, when an oversize truck crashed into it, collapsing the bridge and sending cars into the water. NBC's Ayman ...

Snow possible for unofficial start of summer

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:32:27 -0400

Memorial Day weekend is supposed to mark the beginning of barbecues and sunbathing, but some parts of the country are expecting chilly winter weather, with up to six inches of snow possible in the Northeast. TODAY's Dylan Dreyer ...

Rescuers look for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:23:19 -0400

EPHRATAH, N.Y. -- Rescuers are searching for the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers.A dispatcher for the Fulton County Sheriff's Department says divers went to a large pond Saturday morning where the bulk of the plane was found submerged in Ephratah (ee-FRAY'-tah), west of Albany. Investigators are also combing nearby woods.The ...

Deadly Angel Flight crash in upstate New York

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:22:34 -0400

EPHRATAH, N.Y. The crash of a volunteer Angel Flight in upstate New York that killed at least two people is under investigation, and the search for the missing pilot is ongoing, authorities said. Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said the flight's two passengers were found dead near where the twin-engine plane crashed in a wooded area in Ephratah, about an hour west of Albany. He said the ...

Video The man who sounded the alarm in Moore Okla.

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:22:32 -0400

Chief forecaster David Andra for the National Weather Service in Norman, Okla., was tracking the storm as it approached Moore, Okla. -- where his daughter's family lives. Andra sent the warning for people to get to shelter. Mark Strassman shares his ...

Zookeeper at British wildlife park dies after being attacked by Sumatran tiger

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:22:32 -0400

LONDON - British police say a zookeeper who was injured in a tiger attack at an animal park has died. Police say the woman, 24-year-old Sarah McClay, was in the big cats' enclosure at South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Cumbria when she was mauled by the Sumatran tiger on Friday. The park's owner, David Gill, told the BBC that he did not know why McClay entered the tiger enclosure. He ...

Feds Adam Savader is granted bond in Michigan cyberstalking case

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:43:30 -0400

LI crime and police reports A 21-year-old Great Neck man has been released after a month in custody on cyberstalking charges filed in Detroit.Adam Savader is charged with cyberstalking and extortion through the Internet. He's accused of threatening to release nude photos of young women unless they sent some to him. Many are college students who know him.Savader was arrested in New York in ...

Hagel to address West Pointers amid sex scandals

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:42:48 -0400

Charges that an Army sergeant secretly photographed and videotaped women at West Point are part of a military-wide pattern of sexual misconduct, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said ...

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto who caused controversy for Japan sex slaves comments apologises for saying US military should visit brothels

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:28:38 -0400

One of Japan's leading politicans has apoligised for suggesting US servicemen should visit brothels in his prefecture - but stopped short of apologising for saying that wartime sex slaves were a necessary ...

The House I Live In director Eugene Jarecki on Americas war on drugs - video interview

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:23:35 -0400

Documentary film-maker Eugene Jarecki, who has won two Grand Jury Prizes for Documentary at Sundance Film Festival, speaks to John Mulholland about his attempts to reform drug laws in the US. His ...

Americas 10 Most Fun Cities

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:23:24 -0400

If you're feeling curious, take a poll of your friends and ask them what U.S. city is the most exciting. We're willing to bet that the majority of them will come back to you with the same answer: New York City. The Big Apple. The City That Never Sleeps. There are more than enough reasons to support this notion. New York City is large and crammed with people and things to do. In fact, ...

Video British intelligence tried to recruit London killer friend says

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:21:23 -0400

How two extremists capable of such a gruesome attack were able to slip the net is just one of the questions facing British intelligence services. But now, as Charlie D'Agata reports, there's an astonishing claim that agents actually tried to recruit one of the men six months ...

President Obama’s White House Update

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:17:00 -0400

Oval Office . The meeting was an important opportunity for them to hear directly from people whose families are impacted by our nation's broken immigration system. Also this week, President Obama ...

As border tightens some U.S.-Mexico neighbors reach across the fence

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:23:35 -0400

NACO, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican activist Maria Elena Borquez takes up a paintbrush and daubs a bright splotch of color on the rusted steel fence separating the small Mexican town of Naco from a neighboring town in the United ...

What Detroit crisis Pension fund trustees hang out in Hawaii

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:20:26 -0400

Detroit's emergency financial manager Kevyn Orr talks to members of the media outside the Detroit Newspapers building about the report he delivered to the State of Michigan about Detroit's finances, in Detroit, Michigan May 13, ...

Sandy-shocked Jersey Shore seeks summer comeback

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:19:09 -0400

As part of their effort to attract tourists back to the storm-ravaged Jersey Shore for the summer season, New Jersey officials kicked off the season Friday by cutting 5.5-mile ribbon connecting Sandy-damaged towns -- breaking the Guinness world record for longest ribbon cutting. It was just one component of the state's $25 million ...

Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:10:51 -0400

A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park ...

Gateway Arch Biography Reveals Complex History Of An American Icon

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:36:36 -0400

The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was conceived in the 1940s and completed in the 1960s. It was designed to symbolize the opening of the West. Here, it is shown under construction on June 17, ...

American Band College concert tickets on sale

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:13 -0400

The American Band College is celebrating 25 years of offering a summer program for band directors to learn from experts in their fields as well as earn a masters ...

American Homes 4 Rent buys dozens of Knoxville properties

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:34:37 -0400

That may be just a start. An employee of the Blount County Register of Deeds said the company has purchased more than a dozen homes in that county since early April, and a local broker is scouting out more acquisitions for the ...

Charge sheet to be filed against Ranjini Haridas and American Keralite

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:34:26 -0400

NRI News: KOCHI: The court will soon file the charge sheet against Binoy and Ranjini. The police had taken the statements of both. The police had the other day examined the video ...

Latin American economic bloc removes some tariffs

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:32:13 -0400

A Latin American economic bloc that includes Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Chile has agreed to remove tariffs on 90 percent of the products traded among members."We have established a deadline by June 30 to write the agreement's document and afterwards each country's Congress should approve it," Chilean President Sebastian Pinera told reporters Friday after the seventh Pacific ...

Citizen heroes help restore lives of Sandy victims

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:31:44 -0400

Cassandra Vitale dropped everything at her home in Melbourne, Fla., to rush to the Jersey Shore and help with relief efforts. Seven months later, she runs the Bucket Brigade, a vital volunteer service for Sandy ...

Friend of suspect in UK soldiers killing arrested

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:31:44 -0400

LONDON – Counterterrorism police on Saturday were questioning a friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in the savage killing of a British soldier. The friend, Abu Nusaybah, was arrested immediately after he gave a television interview telling his story about how Adebolajo came to be radicalized. In his interview, Nusaybah said Adebolajo became withdrawn after returning from a ...

Growing appetite for American whisky straining supply

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:23:02 -0400

Heaven Hill Distilleries, whose Bernheim distillery in Louisville, Ky., is shown above, is undergoing its second expansion in seven years. It's one of several whisky producers in Kentucky making major investments in their business in response to the rising demand. (Heaven Hill Distilleries ...

San Francisco Travel Association Announces New Marketing Representation In Japan

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:38:34 -0400

The San Francisco Travel Association, in partnership with San Francisco International Airport (SFO), has retained AVIAREPS Marketing Garden Ltd. (AMG) as their new marketing representation office in Japan. San Francisco Travel and SFO first retained representation services in Japan in 1987, making San Francisco one of the first cities in the U.S. to have an office in Tokyo. In 2000, a ...

Female suicide bomber injures 11 in Russian region of Dagestan

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:21:37 -0400

MAKHACHKALA, Russia - A female suicide bomber injured at least 11 police officers and civilians, including two children, in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, police said. Police spokesman Vyacheslav Gasanov said the bomber blew herself up in the central square in the provincial capital, Makhachkala. He did not give details about the injured children. Since 2000, at least two ...

Video NYC tech tour Foursquare BuzzFeed MakerBot

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:21:14 -0400

Telescopes from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured video of two large solar flares erupting off of the sun, one of which was the largest of the ...

No Quick Fix for Downed Bridge on Holiday Weekend

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:41:08 -0400

Washington state officials are scrambling to find a temporary fix for a bridge that collapsed on an important interstate highway and, incredibly, left just three motorists with injuries. Whatever the solution, it won't come in time to help with Memorial Day's highway hoards. Transportation experts are also working to find out whether the spectacular disintegration of the heavily used ...

Obamas new wordsmith believes in public service

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:41 -0400

When President Barack Obama decided to attend a memorial service in Arizona for victims of a deadly mass shooting that severely injured then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, he needed a speech. And ...

Union of Concerned Scientists Northwest Airlines Asks Clear Channel to Pull Science Groups Anti-Nuclear-Weapons Ad in Minneapolis Airport

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:51 -0400

Billboard Calls for Sen. McCain to 'Get Serious' About Reducing the Threat of Nuclear Weapons WASHINGTON - August 19 - Northwest, the official airline of the Republican National Convention, has taken on a new role of censor. Yesterday it asked Clear Channel Communications to remove a Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) anti-nuclear-weapons billboard in the Minneapolis airport ...

American Rights At Work Formal Complaint for FEC Investigation of Wal-Marts Unlawful Federal Election Activity

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:48 -0400

Formal Complaint for FEC Investigation of Wal-Mart's Unlawful Federal Election Activity WASHINGTON - August 14 - Today American Rights at Work, the AFL-CIO, Change to Win, and WakeUpWalmart.com will hand ...

American Friends Service Committee California Becomes First State to Condemn Use of Torture in War on Terror

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:48 -0400

California Becomes First State to Condemn Use of Torture in 'War on Terror' SACRAMENTO, CA - August 14 - The California Legislature today adopted a resolution aimed at preventing California health professionals from engaging in coercive interrogations of detainees at ...

Planned Parenthood American Journal of Public Health Study Shows Public Clinics Provide More Choices More Care

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:47 -0400

American Journal of Public Health Study Shows Public Clinics Provide More Choices, More Care WASHINGTON - August 14 - A new study in ...

Kids Count report Americas children are advancing despite the economy

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:46 -0400

The widely-watched Kids Count annual survey on the state of America's children shows gains in health and education despite the poor economy. But advocates say raised poverty rates merit more attention from ...

Center for American Progress and Center for Democracy and Technology State AGs Fail to Adequately Protect Online Consumers

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:45 -0400

New report from the Center for American Progress and Center for Democracy and Technology finds that state attorneys general receive thousands of complaints of online fraud and abuse but have launched relatively few cases in response WASHINGTON - August 12 - State attorneys general received thousands of consumer complaints of online fraud and abuse in 2006 and 2007 and yet, with the ...

Riverkeeper Calls on Governor to Declare new York City Watershed Off-Limits to Natural Gas Drilling

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:43 -0400

Riverkeeper Calls on Governor to Declare new York City Watershed Off-Limits to Natural Gas Drilling NEW YORK - August 8 - At a press conference with Queens City Councilman Gennaro today, Riverkeeper called on Governor Paterson to designate the New York City Watershed ...

Progressive Democrats of America DNC Delegate Support Surges for Guaranteed Health Care Plank

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:41 -0400

Donna Smith (773) 617-4493 Tim Carpenter, National Director, PDA (413) 320-2015 Norman Solomon, Obama delegate and co-drafter ...

People for the American Way McCain Brags About His Support of George Bush Judges

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:41 -0400

McCain Brags About His Support of George Bush Judges WASHINGTON - August 7 - In response to a question today in Lima, OH, Senator John McCain turned the subject to the Supreme Court and bragged about his support of George W. ...

ACLU Reminds Americas Toughest Sheriff That Hes Not Above The Law

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:39 -0400

ACLU Reminds "America's Toughest Sheriff" That He's Not Above The Law PHOENIX - August 7 - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion yesterday to hold Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph Arpaio in contempt for disobeying a court order that would allow women prisoners in Maricopa County to obtain timely, safe, and legal abortions. In addition, today's motion asks ...

Media Matters for America New Anti-Obama Books... Swift Boat Redux

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:36 -0400

New Anti-Obama Books... Swift Boat Redux? WASHINGTON - August 5 - The release this month of two books attacking Sen. Barack Obama -- both of which have links to the 2004 smear ...

Consumer Federation of America Leaders Confront Flawed Auto Rule Analysis Poll

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:33 -0400

Dramatic Shift To Fuel Efficient Vehicles Began In 2005 New Auto Sales Analysis Reveals Market Reality Missed by Automakers & NHTSA Resulting Rule and Enviro Impact Analysis Flawed New Consumer Poll Shows Greater Demand for Fuel Economy than Available WASHINGTON - August 4 - The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released an analysis of the impact of fuel economy on auto sales ...

Notebook American men set lineup for World Championships

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:31:41 -0400

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The American men finalized their lineup for Sunday's preliminary competition in the World Gymnastics Championships. National champion Paul Hamm, two-time Olympian Blaine Wilson and Jason Gatson will compete in all six events. Raj Bhavsar will only compete on parallel bars -- his favorite event -- because a back injury he sustained in March has flared up. ...

Prostate Cancer Hits African American Men Especially Hard

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:30:31 -0400

MIAMI -- Marc Henderson, a 63-year-old African-American airport administrator here, isn’t afraid to ask his physician to do a blood test for Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), a screening test for prostate cancer. "I’d rather know early on so that it can be treated, rather than sit around in denial until it’s too late," he said. "If it’s going to help catch ...

U.S. not concerned about Chinas influence in L.America White House official

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:16 -0400

CARTAGENA, Colombia, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The United States is not concerned about China's growing influence in Latin America, a senior White House official said here Saturday."We're not concerned at all," Ben Rhodes, deputy national security advisor for strategic communications, said at a press briefing on the sidelines of the sixth Summit of the Americas."In fact, if ...

Video Time Lapse Peru Bolivia

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:31:12 -0400

Check out the mysterious sliding stones of Racetrack Playa, some insane star trails, and pink aurora in this time lapse video of Death Valley. Video courtesy ...

Angel Flight Crashes in NY 2 Killed 1 Missing

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:29:09 -0400

The crash of a volunteer Angel Flight in upstate New York that killed at least two people is under investigation, and the search for the missing pilot is ongoing, authorities said. Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said the flight's two passengers were found dead near where the twin-engine plane crashed in a wooded area in Ephratah, about an hour west of Albany. He said the search for ...

San Francisco State Basketball Player Accused Of Murder In Georgia

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:27:56 -0400

Decensae White, a basketball player at San Francisco State University, is accused in the 2012 Georgia murder of rapper Lil’ Phat, also known as Melvin Vernell III. (Fulton County Sheriff’s ...

White House says debt limit compromise possible

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:17:46 -0400

With less than one week towards a possible calamitous U.S. debt default deadline, the White House said on Wednesday that a debt limit compromise is essential and possible, adding fresh pressure to the stalemated debt ceiling negotiation process. In response to some analysts' studies that the nation could postpone for about a week after its borrowing authority expires on Tuesday due to new ...

LAPD feds probe alleged gun sales by officers

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:52:26 -0400

The probes stem from a whistle-blower lawsuit by a lieutenant who attempted to account for the LAPD Metropolitan Division's weapons in May ...

Haynes Johnson Dead Pulitzer-Winning Journalist And Author Dies At 81

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:29:51 -0400

WASHINGTON - Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movements and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81. The Washington Post reported he died at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md. In a statement to the Post newsroom, Managing Editor Kevin Merida said Johnson died of a heart ...

Elite New York City prep school apologizes for past sexual abuse

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:29:37 -0400

NEW YORK – The Horace Mann School, one of New York City's most prestigious private schools, has apologized for more than three decades of sexual abuse perpetrated by some of its teachers and administrators, according to a letter posted on its website Friday. "We sincerely apologize for the harm that was caused by the teachers and administrators who abused anyone during their ...

MLB St. Louis 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:20:32 -0400

Lance Lynn struck out nine over six innings Friday and received plenty of offensive help in carrying St. Louis to a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cardinals won their third in a row, limiting the Dodgers to three hits and getting three RBI each ...

MLB Colorado 5 San Francisco 0

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:20:32 -0400

Tyler Chatwood and three relievers teamed to throw a five-hit shutout Friday in sending Colorado to its third straight win -- 5-0 over San Francisco. Chatwood improved to 3-0 in five starts since being called up from Class AAA Colorado Springs. He gave up four hits with four strikeouts while throwing 88 pitches in six innings. Josh ...