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UK defends security services over Woolwich 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 ...

US bridge collapses sending vehicles into water

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. ...

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 ...

Lincolns life-saving note put up for 15000 dollars

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:50:01 -0400

Former American president Abraham Lincoln's scribbled note ordering a disabled 14-year-old boy to be released from the Army in response to the boy's father's plea, has been put on sale at 15000 dollars as part of a rare collection of Lincoln's children-related documents. Lincoln's order on a telegram from Col. Thomas W. Harris about his son, Perry said 'Let this boy be discharged', Fox News ...

HSBC could face criminal prosecution as deal on money laundering charges stalls

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:10:01 -0400

HSBC's controversial 1.9 billion-dollar settlement deal with American authorities over money laundering charges, has been stalled after a row between the Department of Justice and the judge overseeing the case. The deal - known as a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) - would have exempted HSBC from prosecution and triggered a storm of criticism, reports the Guardian. Judge John Gleeson is now ...

US Boy Scouts to accept openly gay members

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:10:01 -0400

The Boy Scouts of America has voted to welcome openly gay scouts from January 1. Of the roughly 1,400 voting members of the BSA's National Council who voted, 61 percent supported the proposal drafted by the governing Executive Committee. According to Fox News, the result was welcomed by many liberal members of the Scouting community and by gay-rights activists. The vote followed what the BSA ...

Worlds largest Star Wars Lego model unveiled in NYC

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

A massive Lego model of the Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter was unveiled in Times Square, New York City on Thursday. Made out of a whopping 5.3 million Lego pieces, the craft weighs in at nearly 46,000lbs and is 43 feet (13.1 metres) long. Its wingspan measures 44 feet (13.44 metres) across, and is the largest Lego model ever built, Sky News reported. The ship is the work of 32 master Lego ...

Mexican woman gets first transplant of ovaries in Latin America

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:20:01 -0400

A Mexican woman received Latin America's first transplant of ovaries in a hospital in the western city of Guadalajara, the director of the Mexican Infertility Institute, Luis Arturo Ruvalcaba, announced. Ruvalcaba told EFE by telephone that the patient is a 32-year-old women who had developed cervical and uterine cancer that was detected and treated in France. "The ethics committee of the ...

Shinde reviews cooperation with U.S

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:10:02 -0400

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Cuba With Three Athletes in New York City

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:37:36 -0400

Havana, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will take part in the 3rd stage of the Diamond League in the city of New York with three athletes, as confirmed by Daniel Osorio, technical coach of the Cuban track and field team Friday. Olympic female pole vault jumper and runner-up Yarisley Silva is heading the Cuban trio, said Osorio to Radio Habana Cuba. The other athletes will be Orlando Ortega (110 ...

Candice Glover It feels good to win ‘American Idol’

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:35:34 -0400

Did you have a favorite judge? I do know that I connect more with Randy because he’s been there the whole time that I was there in the three years. He’s seen me grow, and I definitely look forward to his opinion as well as Mariah Carey’s, because she’s been doing this forever, and she knows what it’s like. Nicki also knows what it’s like today. So I look up to ...

2 dead after Angel Flight crashes in upstate New York official says

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:15:01 -0400

EPHRATAH, N.Y. – A small airplane operating as an Angel Flight has crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers as investigators search for the pilot, who is missing. The Federal Aviation Administration says the flight originated in Massachusetts and crashed about a half-mile west of Caroga, N.Y., just after 5 p.m. Friday. Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said most of the Piper ...

Feds fight ruling on access to morning-after pill in New York

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:15:01 -0400

NEW YORK – Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after pill. The papers seek to delay implementation of a judge's April 5 ruling lifting restrictions on the drugs, including the medications sold under the ...

Payout to American Airlines CEO opposed

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:14:46 -0400

The Justice Department is objecting to a proposed $20 million severance payment for American Airlines CEO Tom Horton, saying it's bigger than allowed by bankruptcy ...

PGE Calls $2.25 Billion Fine For San Bruno Blast Excessive

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:09:40 -0400

Firefighters sifted through rubble Friday at burned homes destroyed by a massive gas main explosion and fire in San Bruno. (Justin Sullivan/Getty ...

Jury convicts former South Texas DA of corruption

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:28:56 -0400

BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- A federal jury in South Texas has convicted a former district attorney on corruption charges.Former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos (vee-yah-LOH'-bohs) was convicted Friday of racketeering, bribery, extortion and other charges. He was acquitted of two counts of extortion.Villalobos was accused of paying $10,700 to state District Judge Abel Limas to ...

Teen in devastated Okla. town handing out hugs

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:28:54 -0400

MOORE, Okla. -- The people of the Oklahoma town where a deadly tornado struck could use just about everything - cleaning supplies, food, water, shelter.Thirteen-year-old Halle Carr thought residents of her hometown could also use a hug after the twister Monday that killed 24 people in Moore.Halle has been standing on a corner with a white sign that reads: "Need a hug? I am here!" And ...

Dead Pa. babys dad believes in divine healing

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:28:51 -0400

FILE - This undated file photo combination provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows Herbert and Catherine Schaible. At a bail hearing Friday, May 24, 2013, a Philadelphia judge ordered the couple, who believe in faith healing over medicine, be held without bail on third-degree murder charges in the April death of their 8-month-old son, Brandon. They previously had been convicted of ...

Working Americans turn down pay raise to avoid ‘cliff effect’

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:24 -0400

NBC News' Lester Holt investigates a double bind for a growing number of Americans. Some hard-working people are grappling with an economic "cliff effect" where a pay raise can actually make them worse off while also costing taxpayers at the same ...

Crack smoking video claim dogs Toronto mayor

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:22 -0400

Rachel Maddow reports on the bizarre story of the mayor of Toronto who denies smoking crack even as a purported video of him doing so is being shopped to media outlets, one of which, Gawker, is accepting public donations to raise the $200,000 asking ...

Rare confirmation of Obama pick prompts Supreme Court talk

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:21 -0400

Rachel Maddow reports on the overwhelming approval by the Senate of Sri Srinivasan to the Washington, D.C. District Court judgeship, a potential sign that a nomination of Srinivasan for Supreme Court Justice would also pass the ...

Social conservative extremists fill Virginia GOP slate

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:20 -0400

Mark Segraves, reporter for WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., talks with Rachel Maddow about the chances for success of the slate of extreme social conservatives being run for state office by Republicans in ...

US failure to maintain infrastructure betrays national legacy

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:17 -0400

Congressman Rick Larsen, who represents the district where the Skagit River Bridge collapsed and is member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, talks with Rachel Maddow about the need for America to make a greater investment in its ...

Foolhardy budget cuts cripple government operations

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:17 -0400

Rachel Maddow reports on large portions of the federal government shutting down for the day because sequestration has starved them of funds on which to function, leaving many vital jobs left ...

Unmanned freedom American style

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:52:18 -0400

All achievements of modern science and U.S. military technology are used to kill innocent civilians in other countries. Civilians are being murdered by programmed machines, unmanned aerial vehicles. Drones have neither mercy nor compassion, and do justice in the American way, leaving no chance to the innocent. In Yemen, Pakistan and other countries, 4,700 people fell victims of the U.S. drones, ...

Activities Throughout Polk Commemorate Americas War Dead

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:27:34 -0400

FORT MEADE MEMORIAL EVENThosted by Fort Meade Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 11179, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at post headquarters, 29 Brown Ave. N., Fort Meade. SERGEANT MAJOR BBQ'S FUNDRAISER for the benefit of veterans' organizations will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of Tractor Supply, 6945 U.S. 98 N., Lakeland.Prices are $6 for a pulled pork sandwich with the fixings: baked beans ...

State report I-5 bridge had gouges impact damage

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:25:45 -0400

Workers walk past the collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge at the Skagit River Friday, May 24, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. A truck carrying an oversize load struck the four-lane bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below Thursday evening. All three occupants suffered only minor injuries. (AP ...

Suspects in Denver bar slayings plead not guilty

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:25:33 -0400

DENVER -; Three men accused of fatally stabbing five people at a Denver bar that authorities say was set on fire to cover up the killings have pleaded not ...

Journalist Author Haynes Johnson Dies At 81

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:13:12 -0400

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

New York fast-food workers protest Wendys in latest labor rights demo

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:11:47 -0400

USA Fast-food workers continued demonstrating for better conditions Friday, protesting a Wendy's shareholder meeting just one week after the New York Attorney General announced an investigation into claims of widespread wage theft in the industry. Two labor rights groups, Fast Food Forward and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, organized rallies Thursday and Friday outside the Sofitel ...

The House is letting banks write their own laws now

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:10:26 -0400

In May, the House Financial Service Committee passed a bill that would create a loophole to derivative regulation in Dodd-Frank. Chris Hayes talks about the bill with former New York Governor Elliot ...

Sheik Mansour Hand Behind Manchester City Is Content to Stay in Background in New York

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:09:33 -0400

The setting was modest, the mood jovial, the dignitaries on hand pretty impressive. In the school cafeteria of P. S. 72 in East Harlem on Wednesday morning, professional soccer was nudged forward in New York City, with talk of a new team with prestigious owners and a new stadium designed specifically for the sport. At a news conference in the cafeteria, Mayor Michael ...

Federal agency accepts Nevada hospitals plan to curb patient-dumping

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:03:46 -0400

(Reuters) - Federal authorities approved a Nevada hospital's proposal on Friday for correcting deficiencies that led to newly discharged psychiatric patients being bused out of state without adequate plans for continued ...

Lobbying in American-US Airways deal focuses on small cities

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:03:40 -0400

AAMRQ.PK ), seeking approval for a merger that would create the world's largest airline, are warning lawmakers that a requirement to divest certain airport slots would lead to less service for small and medium-sized cities, sources close to the effort told ...

American Airlines CEO Tom Hortons Proposed Severance Pay Is Too Big Trustee

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:00:51 -0400

Thomas 'Tom' Horton, chairman, president and chief executive officer of AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ...

Judge rules against Americas toughest sheriff in racial profiling lawsuit

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:59:52 -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 ...

Small plane from Hanscom Field crashes in New York

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:58:12 -0400

A small plane that departed from Hanscom Field in Bedford with three people on board has crashed in New York, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Piper PA 34 aircraft was 60 miles from its Rome, N.Y., destination when it went down near Garoga, N.Y., at 5:10 p.m., said FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said. The conditions of the passengers were not immediately available. The ...

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge sees horror behind him

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:51:36 -0400

By MANUEL VALDES and MIKE BAKER Associated Press MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him. Two vehicles fell into the icy Skagit River. Amazingly, nobody was killed. The ...

White House says not involved in IRS scandal

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:44:51 -0400

The White House on Tuesday said it is not involved in the scandal that engulfed the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as the agency's head tried to explain the situation. White House Spokesman Jay Carney made the announcement during his regular briefing, saying "I am certainly not aware and am confident that no one here was involved in this." Carney said Obama is awaiting a report ...

Healthy 5-pound gorilla born at central Ohio zoo

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

This Thursday, May 23, 2013 photo released by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium shows a gorilla baby. The gorilla baby was born Thursday at the zoo and will be joining 16 other of the large primates. (AP Photo/Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Grahm S. ...

Former State Dept. Official Offers Critique of American Foreign Policy Decisions

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:15:31 -0400

Margaret Warner gets a behind-the-scenes look at the making of U.S. foreign policy from former State Department official Vali Nasr. His new book, "The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat," critiques the Obama administration's handling of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Middle ...

Key figures in racial profiling lawsuit in Ariz

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:25 -0400

PHOENIX -- Key figures in a lawsuit that alleges that an Arizona sheriff's office has racially profiled Latinos in its immigration patrols. A judge ruled Friday that Arpaio's office systematically racially profiles Latinos:ARPAIO: Sheriff Joe Arpaio has aggressively pursued local immigration enforcement. The sheriff has been accused of launching some immigration patrols based on ...

Ohio kidnap case hero not endorsing free burgers

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:25 -0400

FILE - This May 6, 2013 file photo shows neighbor Charles Ramsey speaking to media near the home where missing women Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were rescued in Cleveland. Ramsey, the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to pay for another burger in his hometown. Ramsey has been promised free ...

Elite NYC school apologizes for past abuse

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:24 -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 years at ...

Park police officer furlough to end

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:50 -0400

The U.S. Park Service announced Friday the furloughs of park police officers will be coming to an end in June now that the agency has found cost savings elsewhere. NBC's Ann Curry ...

Rev. Sharpton shares his favorite Bible verse

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:49 -0400

In the latest installment of Ask Rev, Sharpton answers viewers questions, vowing to fight for Susan Rice's apology and revealing his take on politics and his favorite Bible ...

Obama speaks to Morehouse men

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:48 -0400

Melissa Harris-Perry joins Rev. Sharpton to discuss the meaning of President Obama's inspirational and emotional speech to Morehouse College ...

Prosecution requests gag order in Zimmerman trial

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:46 -0400

The prosecution in the trial of the shooting death of Trayvon Martin accuses George Zimmerman's lawyer of trying the case in the press instead of the ...

I want to put this up tonight since it wasn’t just FB comments

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:44 -0400

that tragic loss, that heartbreak, helped to trigger triumph and a more just and equal and fair america. that's an incredible gift for us to participate ...

Bipartisan Bromance Obama and Christie to reunite

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:43 -0400

President Obama will head back to the Jersey Shore to see the recovery efforts alongside New Jersey Governor Chris Christie next week. Clarence Page and Lauren Ashburn join Rev. Sharpton to discuss how their bipartisan bromance can help and hurt their political ...

Is it time to rebuild America

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:42 -0400

america . but these days you do. the collapsed bridge was listed as functionally obsolete. it was given a rating of just 57.4 out of 100. but 759 bridges ...

Is it time to rebuild America

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:42 -0400

america . but these days you do. the collapsed bridge was listed as functionally obsolete. it was given a rating of just 57.4 out of 100. but 759 bridges ...

Associate of arms dealer Viktor Bout extradited to New York

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:55:24 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S-Syrian citizen accused of conspiring with jailed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has been extradited to New York from Australia to face charges he conspired to buy aircraft in violation of economic sanctions, federal prosecutors said on ...

Coburn My bogus dilemma on aid

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:51:46 -0400

>Editor's note: Tom Coburn, a Republican, is a US senator from Oklahoma and the ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency.(CNN) -- Millions of Americans have been shocked by the devastation caused by the tornadoes in Oklahoma. Having toured the area, it's impossible to put the scope of the damage in ...

Principal recounts storm hitting Oklahoma school where 7 kids died told students Its here

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:50:11 -0400

Maintenance workers from the Moore Public Schools erect crosses at the Plaza Towers elementary school that they built in memory of the seven children who died during the Moore tornado, Friday, May 24, 2013 in Moore, Okla. One large cross and seven smaller crosses with the names of the victims are in memory of the seven students who died in the Moore tornado.(AP Photo/Sue ...

Feds pull plug on Kentucky uranium plant and 1000 jobs

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:47:19 -0400

The operator of a Cold War-era plant in western Kentucky that supplies enriched uranium to nuclear power plants said Friday it planned to cease production after federal energy officials decided to end its work, putting more than 1,000 workers out of high-paying jobs with ...

Some Bay Area Bridges Considered ‘Obsolete’ By Federal Standards

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:46:43 -0400

collapsed Thursday in Washington State was considered functionally obsolete by the federal government, a designation also carried by several Bay Area spans. Among the functionally obsolete spans is the Western Span of the Bay Bridge, which has earned the label due to its outdated design – which does not include shoulders for emergency parking. It does not necessarily mean the bridge is a ...

Sharks Try To Shrug Off Game 5 Defeat

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:46:42 -0400

Sharks coach Todd McLellan anticipates a few minor adjustments and no big personnel changes as San Jose looks to rebound from Thursday night's 3-0 loss at the Los Angeles Kings in their Western Conference semifinal ...

California Bill To Reduce Plastic Junk Dies In Committee

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:46:42 -0400

SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — A California bill that would have required manufacturers to figure out how to keep the most common plastic junk out of state waterways died in the state Assembly without a vote Friday. Assembly Bill 521 was before the chamber’s Appropriations Committee, and the panel failed to act on it, effectively killing the legislation for the session. It had previously ...

Kings’ Fundamentals Seem To Be Working Vs. Sharks

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:46:41 -0400

There's nothing fancy about the way Greene plays hockey, and that's why the veteran defenseman fits perfectly with the no-nonsense Stanley Cup champions. In a series increasingly pitting the Sharks' flash against the Kings' smash, Greene and fellow hard-hitting defensemen Robyn Regehr and Rob Scuderi are hanging in with San Jose's formidable offensive talent - and ...

Proposed food aid plan getting an overhaul

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:42:52 -0400

Obama administration's proposal is far too aggressive. It "never had much of a chance," he told Roll Call. The White House wanted as much as 45 percent of U.S. emergency food assistance to be sourced locally and to move jurisdiction for the international food assistance program from Agriculture committees to the State Department, which has prompted concern from the farming ...

Opinion Will my grandkids be fighting our forever war

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:37:01 -0400

>Editor's note: Will Bunch is the author of "October 1, 2011: The Battle of the Brooklyn Bridge," Tear Down This Myth: How the Reagan Legacy Has Distorted Our Politics and Haunts Our Future," as well as "The Backlash: Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama. " He is senior writer for the Philadelphia Daily News, where he writes the Attytood blog.(CNN) ...

Parolee indicted in theft of Gold Rush jewelry box

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:09:15 -0400

OAKLAND, Calif. -; A parolee was indicted by a federal grand jury in the theft of a valuable Gold Rush-era jewelry box from the Oakland Museum of California, authorities said ...

Officials scale back search for abducted Iowa teen

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:39 -0400

FILE - This file photo provided by The Iowa Department of Public Safety shows Kathlynn Shepard, 15. Michael J. Klunder, who police believe abducted 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard and her 12-year-old friend Monday, May 20, 2013, as they walked home from school, committed suicide after the younger girl escaped, but Kathlynn is still ...

Judge Ariz. sheriffs office profiles Latinos

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:38 -0400

A federal judge must now decide whether the nation's largest police force has been unjustly stopping black and Hispanic men under a polarizing tactic known as stop, question and frisk, and whether changes are needed to department policy, training and ...

American restaurant serving up sustainable creations

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:54 -0400

/enpproperty--> When Vinny Lauria, the executive chef and partner at Stone Nullah Tavern, came over to our table toward the end of our meal to see what we thought of his New American Cuisine, I told him how I really felt. The dinner menu, which consists of one page, is divided into six sections. But instead of the usual starters, mains and desserts, there are categories like ...

Lois Lerner refuses to resign

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:54:15 -0400

an update on the controversy over the irs targeting conservative groups for extra scrutiny. lois lerner, the woman in charge of the office at the center of the scandal was asked to resign but has refused. she was placed on administrative leave with pay yesterday after pleading the 5th during ...

Obama implores Navy grads to end sexual assault

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:54:12 -0400

President Obama spoke to more than 1000 U.S. Naval Academy graduates in Annapolis, Md., Friday, calling for higher standards of conduct in the military. NBC's Kristen Welker ...

American Vanadium to sell Gildemeisters storage battery in N.A.

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:49:54 -0400

NEW YORK | Fri May 24, 2013 7:49pm EDT NEW YORK May 24 (Reuters) - American Vanadium Corp. announced this week a deal with Gildemeister AG to market and sell the German company's vanadium energy storage battery and create a new power storage market in North America. The CellCube redox flow battery, which is manufactured by Germany's Gildemeister and uses the little-known metal ...

Judge Rules Against Arizona Sheriff in Racial Profiling Suit

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:49:53 -0400

PHOENIX -- A federal judge on Friday found hardline Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio had violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on ...

Judge Arpaios Office Profiles Latinos

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:25 -0400

A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. The 142-page decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs up allegations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's critics have ...

Watch Three Recover in Hospital Following Washington Bridge Collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:23 -0400

Hello everyone I'm -- Hernandez and an ABC news digital special report three people and two cars hit the water after a truck hit a bridge and Washington State causing it. To collapse all ...

Watch Police Force Attends Graduation of Fallen Officers Daughter 5

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:23 -0400

A bittersweet moment you may have missed during this busy work -- a moving a show of support in Phoenix for a little girl who had just lost her father. Five year old Tatum rates graduated from kindergarten just three days after her father was killed. In the line of duty but when -- Tatum. And her mom arrived at her graduation look at this they were greeted by this I see a -- nearly 300. Uniformed ...

Watch Missing College Student Found in North Carolina

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:16 -0400

A missing University of Rhode Island student was found unharmed eight states -- in North Carolina but how he got there. It's still a mystery 21 year old Matthew -- was supposed to come home ...

Native American veterans memorial gets legislative push

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:33:52 -0400

WASHINGTON - Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced legislation Thursday to reauthorize the construction of a Native American veterans memorial on the national Mall. A quirk of the original legislation, passed in 1994, allowed for the construction of the memorial but did not allow the National Museum of the American Indian to raise funds - a predicament for a memorial required to be built with ...

Corpus Christi couple embody Older Americans Month theme with compassion for patients

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:32:37 -0400

Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Wayne Atzenhoffer, a volunteer at Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline, gets Tina Peña a cup of coffee while she gets an infusion at the Cancer Center on Tuesday. Since 1994 the couple has volunteered at Christus Spohn Hospital ...

Exclusive In surprise General Growth eyes New York office tower

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:30:06 -0400

View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Attendees pass by the General Growth Properties booth during the International Council of Shopping Centers convention in Las Vegas, May 18, 2009. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve ...

Trustee opposes $20M payout to American Air CEO

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:17 -0400

The Justice Department says a proposed $20 million severance payment for the CEO of American Airlines is too big and should be rejected.The proposed merger of US Airways Group Inc. and American calls for American's current CEO Tom Horton to lose that job and become chairman. American has proposed severance pay of almost $20 million, along with lifetime flight benefits.The objection filed ...

I-5 bridge survivor I cant believe were alive

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:13 -0400

Dear Abby: In today's world, there are people who apparently cannot exist detached from their cellphones. In case you are wondering - yes, I do have one, but I use it only for emergencies, not idle ...

University of Kentucky Symphony wows Chinese audiences with American music

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:57:52 -0400

UK Symphony Orchestra members at the Lingyinsi Monastery: Ally Corsaut, Leigh Dixon, Alison Ward, Nate Williams, Kristen Petty and Tyler Simms. Photo by Beverly Fortune | ...

No bail for Philly parents in faith-healing death

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:53:47 -0400

By MARYCLAIRE DALE,Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care.But now they've lost an 8-month-old to what a prosecutor called "eerily similar" circumstances. And instead of another ...

Okla. Brothers Win American Bible Challenge to Donate $140000 Winnings to Missions

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:52:55 -0400

(Photo: GSN via The Christian Post) Three brothers from Oklahoma won the Game Show Network's "American Bible Challenge" that broadcasted Thursday night, and will donate their entire winnings of $140,000 to their family's ministry, Wagner International Ministries.The Wagner brothers – Joshua, 23, Jesse, 21, and Daniel, 19 – said growing up in the family's ...

IRS scandal shrinking in the rear view mirror

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:47:44 -0400

There is no evidence of President Obama's involvement in the IRS scandal, leaving Republicans with little more than empty conspiracy theories. Chris Matthews discusses the fading scandal with Robert Gibbs, former White House Press Secretary, and TheGrio.com's Joy ...

Obama turns page on Bush-Cheney ‘war on terror’

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:47:44 -0400

Chris Matthews rehashes President Obama's speech at the National Defense University with Mother Jones' David Corn and Iraq war veteran Patrick Murphy, calling the speech Obama's way of turning the page on the Bush-Cheney ...

Ted Cruz versus the world

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:47:44 -0400

The GOP family feud has pit McCain against Lee, the establishment against the Tea Party, and Sen. Ted Cruz against, well, everyone. Chris Matthews talks Republican infighting with Chris Cillizza and Michael ...

The tortured logic of Iowa Rep. Steve King

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:47:44 -0400

Republican Congressman Steve King says Obama has Reagan to thank for his election. How? King takes it all the way back to the 1986 Amnesty Act, which granted immigrants who came to the U.S. before 1982 amnesty. Chris Matthews highlights the ridiculousness of these ...

Obama reaffirms that free press is essential

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:47:40 -0400

classified information . but a free press is also essential for our democracy. that's who we are. and i'm troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may chill ...

In New York Filipino costume and set designer Clint Ramos wins Obie Award

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:42:51 -0400

Costume design for the Imelda Marcos hit musical "Here Lies Love" Set and costume designer Clint Ramos received the 2013 Obie Award for Sustained Excellence of Costume Design at the 58th Annual Village Voice Off-Broadway Theater Awards ceremony. He was also the recipient of the 2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Scenic Design and a nominee of Outstanding Costume Design for his ...

Last Brother From Mexicos Arellano Felix Cartel Pleads Guilty in U.S.

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:42:44 -0400

SAN DIEGO -- Former Mexican drug lord Eduardo Arellano Felix, the last of four brothers captured or killed in connection with a once-powerful Tijuana-based cartel depicted in the Oscar-winning film "Traffic," pleaded guilty to U.S. drug charges on ...

Bail denied to Massachusetts teen accused of Facebook terror post

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:08 -0400

BOSTON (Reuters) - A judge denied bail on Friday to a Massachusetts teenager who was arrested on terrorism charges after posting lyrics on his Facebook page suggesting he could do worse than the Boston Marathon ...

Principal Recounts Storm Hitting Oklahoma School

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:33:35 -0400

Teachers and students at Plaza Towers Elementary School hunkered down against the storm just as they had been taught in countless tornado drills, their principal said Friday, recounting how she walked the halls until the twister was on the doorstep, then announced on the intercom, "It's here." In a pause-filled recollection that left many weeping, Amy Simpson said at a news ...

Affordable Care Act could bring skinny health coverage to some Americans

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:32:59 -0400

Skinny health coverage doesn't mean you get fit. It means that your health insurance may give you free office visits but will leave you holding the tab if you get really sick. That's the kind of coverage some may get under the Affordable Care ...

Hercules Homes Barely Escape Grass Fire Near Highway

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:32:21 -0400

HERCULES (CBS SF) – Firefighters have extinguished a two-alarm grass fire that threatened homes near the intersection of state Highway 4 and Interstate Highway 80 in Hercules Friday afternoon, according to Contra Costa County Fire Protection District dispatchers. The blaze was reported at 11:45 a.m. and had burned three acres by the time firefighters contained the fire around 12:25 p.m., a ...

Interpol rejects Russia bid to locate UK investor

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:57:09 -0400

PARIS (AP) — The international police agency Interpol has rejected a Russian push to locate and arrest a Britain-based investor who is a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin's regime.France-based Interpol said in a statement Friday it has "deleted all information in relation to William Browder."A special Interpol-related committee decided at a meeting Friday that ...

St. Clair County probation employee sold fatal cocaine dose to judge feds say

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:53:44 -0400

St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook during his swearing-in ceremony in 2010. Photo courtesy of the Belleville News-Democrat, Derik ...

AP PHOTOS Storm survivor looks for silver lining

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:53:26 -0400

Sabrina Mitchell, age 19, hugs an old stuffed bunny recovered from the wreckage of her home which was destroyed earlier in the week when a tornado hit Moore, Okla., Friday, May 24, 2013. Mitchell and her family survived the tornado inside a neighbor's storm shelter. (AP Photo/Brennan ...

After vote on gay youth Scouts face more turmoil

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:53:25 -0400

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 photo provided by the family, Wes Comer holds the Boy Scout uniform of his son, Isaiah, outside their home in Knoxville, Tenn. Comer, whose family attends an Apostolic Pentecostal church which considers homosexuality sinful, had been wrestling with whether to pull his eldest son out of the Scouts if the no-gays policy was abandoned. "To be honest, I'm ...

New York City Hopes Bikesharing Will Make Streets Safer

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:31 -0400

Citi Bike, the country's largest urban bike-sharing system, will soon be rolling in New York City after almost a year of delays. The idea has worked elsewhere, including Paris, Washington, D.C., and Montreal. But critics wonder if it's safe to add tens of thousands of new cyclists to the crowded streets of New ...

Woman feared Iowa kidnapping suspects release

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:27 -0400

Investigators have discovered the blood of a missing 15-year-old Iowa girl on the truck of a registered sex offender suspected of kidnapping her Monday, diminishing the chances of finding her alive, a lead investigator said ...

Arias foreman Sentencing decision unfair to jury

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:26 -0400

As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the victim's family, mouthing the word, ...

Illinois African-American Caucus No Gay Marriage Bill

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:42:49 -0400

The President's home state of Illinois could redefine marriage next week. LGBT activists are pushing a gay marriage bill but not without a challenge. Illinois already recognizes civil unions. However, supporters of the same-sex marriage bill are finding major pushback from the African-American Caucus in the House. The bill has been stalled there since the state senate passed it in February. ...

Obama sets out to clarify position on two thorny security issues

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:18 -0400

2008 when then candidate obama was talking about why we don't just kill suspected terrorists without trying to capture them first and interrogate them and find out if they did what we think they did. it is obvious, his mind has changed a bit on this. he has evolved on this issue and i think part of that is natural when you come into the presidency. there is a reality that you can't ...

The Week Ahead In recovery

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:17 -0400

NBC's Domenico Montanaro looks ahead to the week in politics. President Obama travels to Oklahoma and the Jersey Shore to check on recovery efforts, politicians hit the money trail, Memorial Day, and Andy "The Candidate" launches his comeback ...

How does history put Obama’s drone decisions in context

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:14 -0400

president obama doing his best to clarify the administration's drone policy during a major speech in washington this week. he is not the first president to have to explain a controversial decision. he certainly won't be the last. how does history put those choices in ...

Judge orders Philadelphia faith-healing couple held in sons death

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:56 -0400

By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia couple charged with murder after their baby died without medical care must be held in jail whether or not they make bail, a judge ruled on Friday. The couple, Herbert and Catherine Schaible, believe in faith healing, and those who share their beliefs might be willing to harbor them if they decide to flee, Judge Benjamin Lerner told a ...

Veterans claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:55 -0400

President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about his administration's counter-terrorism policy at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington, May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Larry ...

New Jersey cop says didnt set blaze at police captains house

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:31:37 -0400

NEWARK (Reuters) - A New Jersey police officer on Friday pleaded not guilty to charges related to a suspected arson fire early this week at the home of an Edison police captain who was inside with his ...

Bank of America and Wells Fargo agreed to end mortgage abuses then didnt

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:31:06 -0400

The logo for Wells Fargo bank is pictured in downtown Los Angeles, California July 17, 2012. REUTERS/Fred Prouser By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said there is mounting evidence that Bank of America Corp, Wells Fargo and Co and other banks violated the terms of a settlement designed to end mortgage servicing abuses. Schneiderman - who has said he ...

Feds give $1 mln in aid to repair collapsed bridge

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:30:01 -0400

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood on Friday announced that the government is allocating $1 million in federal emergency funds to Washington State to help repair the Interstate 5 bridge. A section of the four-lane interstate bridge, located 60 miles north of Seattle, collapsed into the water Thursday, disrupting travel in both directions. "We are doing ...

Couple Stabbing Occurs Over ‘American Idol’ Argument

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:27 -0400

American Idol on May 15 at Stambaugh’s home. They then began arguing over which contestant should win the competition – Candice Glover or Kree Harrison. York police believe one of them then grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed the other, prompting the person stabbed to grab the knife and stab back. It is not clear which of the two stabbed the other first. Also not clear is which of ...

Illinois House votes to allow residents to carry concealed guns

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:58 -0400

An Evanston police officer holds a firearm that was turned in as part of an amnesty-based gun buyback program in Evanston, Illinois December 15, ...

Arizona jury foreman says believed Jodi Arias was abused

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:57 -0400

Jodi Arias listens as the verdict for sentencing is read for her first degree murder conviction at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona, May 23, ...

Louisiana to push ahead with paying private firms to teach kids

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:56 -0400

(Reuters) - Louisiana's schools chief vowed on Friday to push ahead with a plan to let students take classes from private firms and nonprofits at taxpayers' expense, despite a legal setback and objections from some ...

New Yorks Main Beach tops experts list for best in U.S.

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:29 -0400

EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. This may be hard to believe in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, but an annual list of the best beaches in the country has a New York beach ranked No. 1. Less surprisingly, that beach is in East Hampton, the vacation playground for the rich and ...

America’s Cup wanted to be like NASCAR — too much

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:25:19 -0400

America's Cup officials likened their upcoming San Francisco races to NASCAR on the water. And as it turned out, it is more like NASCAR than they might like. Just as the 2001 race-related death ...

Busted Bay Bridge Bolts Manufacturer Denies Blame

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:23:14 -0400

bolts that cracked on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge said the parts supplied to Caltrans met industry specifications when they were delivered. An analysis by some of the industry's leading experts has concluded the anchor rodslater found to be too brittle to provide support during an earthquake were not defective when manufactured, Dyson Corporation CEO Brian Rawson said in ...

Driver Injured After Truck Careens Into Livermore Yard

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:23:13 -0400

LIVERMORE (KPIX 5) – A truck slammed into a Livermore backyard Friday, sending one woman to the hospital. Officers said a woman traveling eastbound on Concannon Boulevard when she pulled over. Witnesses said she suddenly shot of rapidly, crossing all of the lanes of Concannon before going over several embankments and up a canal before coming to rest in a backyard, where the car god lodged ...

Dayton vetoes Teach for Americas $1.5 million while signing higher-ed bill

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:21:50 -0400

Gov. Mark Dayton signed the higher-education funding bill Friday but vetoed $1.5 million in it for Teach for America. The national program that recruits and trains recent college graduates to teach for two years in disadvantaged schools has net assets of more than $350 million, Dayton wrote, so it's unclear why they need the money. Also, the organization was selected to receive the money ...

Congressional Republicans question insurers about Sebelius

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:19:30 -0400

Kathleen Sebelius asked for funds for a healthcare non-profit group. The leaders of the Energy and Commerce Committee sent letters to 15 major insurance firms and other groups as part of their probe of Sebelius' involvement in Enroll America, a non-profit group aimed at educating the public about new coverage options following the implementation of ...

Fast-food menu labeling results in fewer calories purchased

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:19:23 -0400

U.S. adults and teens who used calorie information posted on menus purchased up to 143 fewer calories than those who did not see the calories, researchers say. ...

If youre American you should know these things about Memorial Day

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:17:50 -0400

Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment place American flags at the graves of U.S. soldiers buried in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day last year. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)Here's what every American should know about Memorial Day.What is Memorial Day all about? It's about honoring fallen soldiers; those who lost their lives in service to our ...

Bridge UJA-Federation of New Yorks Womens Philanthropy Bridge

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:15:22 -0400

The 50th UJA-Federation of New ...

Furlough Friday Unpaid day off for many in govt

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:13:54 -0400

Forget about advice on avoiding foreclosures at one of the Housing and Urban Development offices nationwide. Roughly five percent of the federal workforce _ 115,000 people at six government agencies _ got an unpaid day off on Friday due to the automatic cuts to the government budget. The furloughs forced some agencies such as the IRS and HUD to drastically scale back operations. (AP Photo/Susan ...

Feds look for temporary fix after I-5 collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:48:08 -0400

(AP Photo/Everett Daily Herald, Jon Bauer). Rescue workers look for victims after a portion of the Interstate 5 bridge collapsed into the Skagit River in Mount Vernon, Wash., Thursday, May 23, ...

People’s Daily Begins a ‘Dishonest Americans Series’

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:58 -0400

A screenshot from People's Daily Online showing a photograph of what was claimed to be the ripped ticket of Mr. Liu, a Chinese man who encountered rough treatment by United Airlines staff. People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party's direct mouthpiece, has a series on "dishonest Americans," which a scholar of propaganda says is an attempt to make American democratic ...

Budget cuts mean unpaid day off for many in govt

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:30 -0400

FILE - This March 22, 2013 file photo shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. No one answered the phone at the IRS hotline for tax help. Forget about advice on avoiding foreclosures at one of the Housing and Urban Development offices nationwide. Roughly five percent of the federal workforce _ 115,000 people at six government agencies _ got an unpaid day off on ...

Students safe after armed man reported at school

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:29 -0400

THORNTON, Colo. -; All students at a Denver-area high school are safe after a report that a man with a rifle was seen near campus, police said ...

DA Victims shot after drugs handed over

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:29 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -; Prosecutors say a Tennessee pharmacy owner killed during a robbery had handed over several bottles of oxycodone before he was shot to ...

LA sanitation ends plans for dump near Joshua Tree

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:21 -0400

LOS ANGELES -; Los Angeles County's sanitation districts are no longer pursuing plans to build a 4,000-acre landfill near Joshua Tree National Park on former mine ...

Arellano Felix drug cartel leader pleads guilty

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:40:41 -0400

FILE - This image provided by Mexico's Federal Public Safety Department, SSP, shows wanted drug-kingpin Eduardo Arellano Felix, leader of the Tijuana-based Arellano Felix cartel, who is expected to plead guilty to federal charges Friday, May 24, 2013. Felix was extradited from Mexico to the United States last September on drug trafficking, money laundering and racketeering charges. He ...

American Missionary Mysteriously Disappears in Africa

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:34:10 -0400

American missionary Jerry Krause has been missing for nearly two months. The 54-yr-old missionary pilot disappeared April 7 while flying his turboprop aircraft from South Africa to Mali. Jerry's wife, Gina Krause, served with her husband as a missionary to Africa for more than 25 years. Jerry worked with Mission Aviation Fellowship until the ministry left Mali back in 2009. They remained in ...

Will Scouts suffer membership hit after lifting ban

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:29:06 -0400

NBC News' Miranda Leitsinger and radio talk show host Michael Smerconish discuss a decision by the Boy Scouts of America to lift a ban on openly-gay ...

New York sees more mortgage violations report

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:54 -0400

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said there is mounting evidence that banks have violated the terms of a settlement designed to end mortgage servicing abuses, according ...

State Department official who pushed to change Benghazi storyline up for promotion

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:44 -0400

The State Department official who played a key role in massaging the Obama administration's storyline on the Benghazi attack has been put up for a promotion -- a move that could trigger a heated confirmation battle on the Hill. Victoria Nuland was nominated Thursday by President Obama for the position of assistant secretary for European and Eurasian affairs at the State ...

Weiner vs. Quinn New York Citys TMI Primary

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:26 -0400

Reuters New Yorkers -- they all have such interesting lives. This year, some of those lives are going to be on extraordinarily display in the political arena. Between newly announced mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner's extra-marital sexting and the impending June 11 release of City Council Speaker Christine ...

Real Housewives Salary Dispute LuAnn de Lesseps Is New Yorks Lone Holdout

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:24 -0400

that de Lesseps still refuses to sign a deal that would have her return to the reality series -- though, with production already underway, that offer is said to be for a diminished role than the one originally on the ...

U.S. awards medals to four girls killed in 1963 civil rights bombing

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:02 -0400

1 of 6. U.S. President Barack Obama signs a bill designating the Congressional Gold Medal commemorating the lives of the four young girls killed in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing of Birmingham, Alabama, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, May 24, ...

1st Place On The Line As Giants Rockies Clash At ATT

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14:14 -0400

Brandon Crawford #35 of the San Francisco Giants is greated at home plate by Gregor Blanco (R) and Hector Sanchez (L), both who scored on Crawfords three-run home run against the Colorado Rockies in the six inning at AT&T Park on April 9, 2013 in San Francisco. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ...

A’s Look To Continue Dominance Of Young Astros Team

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14:13 -0400

Oakland is 6-0 against Houston so far this season, outscoring the Astros 45 to 19. All-time the A's are 11-1 versus Houston, including winning the last eight meetings. The lone Astros' victory in this series came on June 12, ...

SFPD Says Distracted Walkers Making Roads More Dangerous For Everyone

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14:13 -0400

"That happened about three months ago, but she's still in the hospital," Lum said. Awareness about distracted driving has not nearly kept pace with the parallel behavior ...

Annual Vigil Set For Murdered Castro Valley Girl Case Still Unsolved After 19 Years

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14:12 -0400

CASTRO VALLEY (CBS SF) – Nearly two decades after a Castro Valley teenager was killed in her home, her family is honoring her memory with a ceremony, candlelight walk and art contest Friday night. Jenny Lin, known for her good grades and musical talents, was murdered at her family's home on May 27, 1994. She was 14. In the 19 years since the unsolved murder, Jenny's family has ...

Phil Matier Santa Clara In Shadow Of San Francisco’s Super Bowl Spotlight

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14:12 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- This week’s vote by the NFL to play Super Bowl L at the new Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara in 2016 – and name San Francisco as official host city – will create an interesting dynamic between SF and the South Bay. Former Mayor Willie Brown thinks that the symbol of the Super Bowl really is San Francisco--not necessarily the stadium where the game is ...

Jan Wahl Movie Review ‘The Hangover Part III’

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14:08 -0400

(KCBS) - KCBS Entertainment Editor Jan Wahl reviews "The Hangover Part III", the final chapter of the raunchy trilogy starring Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and Ken ...

United offering more premium perks from New York

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:48:39 -0400

United Airlines says it now offers flat-bed seats and on-demand personal entertainment systems in premium cabins on every international flight from New York area airports. No matter what the surveys say about the quality of its service, Chicago-based United Airlines is charging ahead with upgrades of its service in a variety of ways. Today, United bragged that it is now the only United ...

Americans plan summer vacations but with incomes stagnant some families keep trips modest

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:33:39 -0400

NEW YORK - This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are driving to less luxurious places like nearby campgrounds. The good news: At some U.S. campgrounds these days you get live bands, air guitar contests and chocolate pudding slip `n slides. Americans' plans for summer travel mirror the current state of the economy. Rising home prices ...

Wis. farmers firefighters partner on hazards maps

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:33:19 -0400

To help rescuers reach people quickly and safely, a handful of Wisconsin farmers - Ortner included - have been working with researchers and firefighters on an online program that maps farm hazards. The recently completed pilot project built upon earlier work done with paper maps, and researchers at the National Farm Medicine Center hope the project can expand, with the online program eventually ...

Adam Kokesh Calls For “New American Revolution”

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:32:06 -0400

Imprisoned activist and former Marine Adam Kokesh – arrested last Saturday for exercising his First Amendment right at a protest – has called for a ';new American revolution'; to begin on July 4 with a march on all 50 state ...

Sandy-damaged New York Aquarium reopens this weekend

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:48 -0400

Playful sea lions and trusty penguins are welcoming visitors back to the New York Aquarium for the first time since the Coney Island marine haven was damaged by Superstorm Sandy.The shorefront aquarium will partially reopen on Saturday.Visitors will be able to peer down into pools containing walruses, harbor seals and other mammals. Sea lions will perform in the renovated aquatheater.And there ...

Can Tornado Alley become safer Yes within limits

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:38 -0400

With its single-story design and cinder-block walls, Plaza Towers Elementary School may have seemed sturdy when it was built a couple of generations ago. But a powerful tornado revealed the building's lack of modern safety standards, destroying the school and killing seven ...

Lawyer wants documents in Maine teen death sealed

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:37 -0400

Police laid out their case Wednesday against a man accused of killing a 15-year-old girl whose body was found in a wooded area miles from her home, but the details remained hidden from public view after a judge sealed a crucial affidavit at the request of the suspect's ...

Horrified trucker watches I-5 bridge collapse behind him

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:28:43 -0400

A dented upper right corner and a scrape along the upper side are visible on the "oversize load" equipment casing being hauled a truck parked southbound on Interstate 5 south of the collapsed portion of the highway bridge at the Skagit River Friday, May 24, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine ...

Pedro Portugal Ecuadorean businessman found in New York after kidnapping

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:57 -0400

NEW YORK – Police have rescued an Ecuadorean businessman who was kidnapped in New York City and held hostage for a month while his captors demanded his family pay ...

Illinois judge charged with possession of heroin guns

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:34 -0400

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A southwestern Illinois judge already under scrutiny after a colleague died of a cocaine overdose at his family's hunting lodge was charged Friday with possession of heroin and guns. Wearing cutoff shorts and a T-shirt with the slogan "Bad is my middle name," St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook pleaded not guilty to federal counts of possessing heroin ...

Obama reframes the rules of engagement on terrorism

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:17:21 -0400

i think a lot of people had billed it as a speech about drones and clarifying the president's policy on drones and it certainly was that. but lost in a lot of the shiny metal object stuff of the interrupter who had interrupted three time, anti-war protester, you know, this was a speech, i think historians will look back on it and say let's look for an obama doctrine. let's look for ...