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Photos: Marilyn Monroe images head to auction

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:41 PM PST

Photos: Marilyn Monroe images head to auctionFILE - In this July 20, 2012 file photo gallery curator Anna Wolska presents a photo of Marylin Monroe by the late celebrity photographer Milton H. Greene, in Warsaw, Poland. Some 238 pictures by the late photographer Milton H. Greene including portraits of Monroe, along with Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Audrey Hepburn, Liza Minnelli, Marlene Dietrich, Paul Newman, Alfred Hitchcock and Marlon Brando, which are to be auctioned off in Warsaw on Thursday Nov. 8, 2012. Proceeds from the auction will go to the Polish state which owns a collection of around 4,000 pictures by Greene. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz, File)

Romney's senior adviser concedes Florida

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:25 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama applauds the crowd gathered during his election night victory rally in ChicagoWhile ballots are still being counted in the state of Florida, a senior adviser for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign told the Miami Herald on Thursday that they are effectively conceding the Sunshine State and its 29 electoral votes to President Barack Obama. "The numbers in Florida show this was winnable," Brett Doster said in a [...]

Romney campaign accidentally launches ‘transition’ website?

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:24 PM PST

RomneyThe page appeared on MittRomney.com, and was taken down, but not before a blogger captured screengrabs that included a "President Elect" seal and info about the inauguration.

Twitter Hacked? Company Resets Some Passwords

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 11:51 AM PST

Many Twitter users received emails Thursday from the social media company saying that their password had been reset because their account may have been hacked.

Kate and Pippa surprise shoppers at charity event

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 11:19 AM PST

It was a girls' night out for sisters Kate Middleton and Pippa Middleton in London Wednesday as the high-profile pair caught up with each other at a charity shopping event.

Giffords' husband speaks to shooter in court

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 10:28 AM PST

FILE - This photo provided on Feb. 22, 2011, by the U.S. Marshal's Service shows Jared Lee Loughner. Loughner, who pleaded guilty in the Arizona shooting rampage, will be sentenced Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, for the attack that left six people dead and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as well as 12 others. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's Office, File)Former astronaut Mark Kelly spoke directly to Jared Loughner, saying he changed his wife's life forever but couldn't dent her spirit.

Victim scolds Loughner over Ariz. shooting rampage

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 10:12 AM PST

FILE - This photo provided on Feb. 22, 2011, by the U.S. Marshal's Service shows Jared Lee Loughner. Loughner, who pleaded guilty in the Arizona shooting rampage, will be sentenced Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, for the attack that left six people dead and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as well as 12 others. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's Office, File)The man who pleaded guilty to the deadly shooting that also wounded ex-Congresswoman Giffords came faced his victims today.

Loughner declines to speak at Ariz. sentencing

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 09:55 AM PST

FILE - This photo provided on Feb. 22, 2011, by the U.S. Marshal's Service shows Jared Lee Loughner. Loughner, who pleaded guilty in the Arizona shooting rampage, will be sentenced Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, for the attack that left six people dead and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as well as 12 others. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's Office, File)The man who pleaded guilty to a deadly Arizona shooting rampage that also wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others has declined to speak at his sentencing.

CIA chief to testify on Benghazi next week

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 09:39 AM PST

The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protestCongressional committees will hear from CIA Director David Petraeus and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper about the Sept. 11th attack.

Just Explain It: Why Social Security is running out of money

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 09:21 AM PST

Just Explain ItMore than 55 million Americans receive Social Security benefits, annually, making it the nation's largest social welfare program.

Left vs. Right: Can we ever get along?

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 09:05 AM PST

Left vs. Right: Can We Ever Get Along?First there were the debates. The partisan attacks. Your normally mild-mannered friends cluttering up your Facebook newsfeed with political rants.

Giffords, Kelly to attend Loughner sentencing

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 08:54 AM PST

FILE - This photo provided on Feb. 22, 2011, by the U.S. Marshal's Service shows Jared Lee Loughner. Loughner, who pleaded guilty in the Arizona shooting rampage, will be sentenced Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, for the attack that left six people dead and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as well as 12 others. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's Office, File)The man who killed six people and wounded 13 others in an Arizona shooting rampage will be sentenced Thursday during a hearing that some victims of the attack, including former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, are expected to attend.

Storm brings new outages for Sandy-hit states

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 08:32 AM PST

Damon Rasinya carts debris from his family home past the fire-scorched landscape of Breezy Point after a Nor'easter snow, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 in New York. The beachfront neighborhood was devastated during Superstorm Sandy when a fire pushed by the raging winds destroyed many homes. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)The nor'easter left hundreds of thousands of new people in darkness after thick snow snapped trees and downed power lines.

Some 715,000 without power after nor'easter, Sandy

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 08:15 AM PST

Combined peak outages now total 8.6 million, 8.5 million from Hurricane Sandy and 92,400 from the nor'easter, the DOE report said.

Tomb of ancient Egyptian princess discovered in unusual spot

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 07:30 AM PST

Tomb of Ancient Egyptian Princess Discovered in Unusual SpotThe tomb of an ancient Egyptian princess has been discovered south of Cairo hidden in bedrock and surrounded by a court of tombs belonging to four high officials.

Assad: I'll "live and die" in Syria

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 07:04 AM PST

In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters shout at a captured suspected pro-Bashar Assad fighter in the town of Harem, Syria. Rebels say the man was killed shortly after this picture. Despite two weeks of attacking a Roman-era citadel in which pro-Assad militia are dug in, the rebels failed to secure the town. (AP Photo/Mustafa Karali)The broadcast comes two days after British Prime Minister David Cameron suggested that Assad could be allowed safe passage out of the country if that would guarantee an end to the civil war.

Kenyan mother names twins Barack Obama and Mitt Romney

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 06:36 AM PST

Owuor told the Kenyan news outlet her sons' names will always remind her of the election in the United States.

Giffords to attend Loughner sentencing

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 06:02 AM PST

Former Congresswoman Giffords and Congressman Barber leave after casting their ballots in downtown TucsonA source close to former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Shuttle Commander Mark Kelly tells ABC News exclusively that both Giffords and Kelly will be at the sentencing of Tucson gunman Jared Loughner Thursday

Fox has no problems with Rove a day later

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 05:45 AM PST

FILE - In this April 12, 2011 file photo, Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor to President George W. Bush, leads a panel discussion, The Politics And Policy Of Growth, at The 4% Project, Driving Economic Growth conference at SMU, in Dallas. The on-air spectacle of Fox News analyst Karl Rove publicly questioning his network's call of the election for Barack Obama happened because Rove and Fox's decision desk both had pieces to a puzzle that the other wasn't aware of, a network executive said Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)The on-air spectacle of Fox News analyst Karl Rove publicly questioning his network's call of the election for Barack Obama happened because Rove and Fox's decision desk both had pieces to a puzzle that the other wasn't aware of, a network executive said Wednesday.

Obama, GOP leaders lay down markers on budget deal

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 05:39 AM PST

In this Nov. 7, 2012, photo House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, talks about the elections and the unfinished business of Congress at the Capitol in Washington. President Barack Obama is setting out to leverage his re-election into legislative success in an upcoming showdown with congressional Republicans over taxes, deficits and the impending President Obama is setting out to leverage his re-election into legislative success in an upcoming showdown with congressional Republicans.

Marine doing push-ups for charity

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 04:39 AM PST

Marine Doing Push-ups for Charity"Instead of me doing a million push-ups for myself, I wanted to do something where it benefits others." Trevino said.

Thursday in politics: Talk of compromise, and more

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 04:28 AM PST

Washington is in the midst of something of a post-election honeymoon. Speaker of the House John Boehner expressed openness Wednesday to including new tax revenue in a legislative package to address the so-called "fiscal cliff," and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid proclaimed, "We need Republicans to help us. Compromise is not a dirty word. I'm [...]

Mochi ice cream producer Frances Hashimoto dies

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 03:49 AM PST

Frances Hashimoto, a Little Tokyo business and civic leader whose Los Angeles company popularized the Japanese-style treat known as mochi ice cream, has died. She was 69.

Man behind anti-Muslim film gets 1 year in prison

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 02:43 AM PST

File-This Sept. 27, 2012 file courtroom sketch shows shows Mark Basseley Youssef talking with his attorney Steven Seiden, left, in court in Los Angeles. Youssef received a one-year sentence Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012, in federal prison for parole violation. (AP Photo/Mona Shafer Edwards, file)The man behind an anti-Muslim film that led to violence in many parts of the Middle East agreed to spend a year in federal prison for unrelated probation violations.

Loughner to be sentenced for Arizona mass shooting

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 02:11 AM PST

FILE - This photo released Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, by the U.S. Marshal's Service shows Jared Lee Loughner. Loughner, who pleaded guilty in the Tucson mass shooting that left six people dead and former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others wounded, is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday under a plea agreement that guarantees he will spend the rest of his life in prison. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's Office, File)The man who pleaded guilty in the Arizona shooting rampage is expected to be sentenced for the attack that left six people dead and wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others.
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