dimanche 13 janvier 2013

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Cat lost on vacation travels nearly 200 miles back home

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:33 PM PST

Clayton Sandell tells the story of one animal's extraordinary journey.

Republican Powell defends Clinton on Benghazi, rips GOP

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:30 AM PST

Powell Backs Hagel's 'Distinguished Public Service Record'Former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell defended current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's handling of the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, saying it could've happened under anyone's watch. "I think she's had a distinguished record," Powell said in an interview on NBC's "Meet The Press" broadcast Sunday. "And I don't think [...]

France: US helping support Mali operation

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:57 AM PST

This picture released by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows a French Mirage 2000 D aircraft refueling while flying to N'Djamena overnight January 11 to 12, after taking off from the French military base of Nancy. The battle to retake Mali's north from the al-Qaida-linked groups controlling it began in earnest Saturday, after hundreds of French forces deployed to the country and began aerial bombardments to drive back the Islamic extremists from a town seized earlier this week. (AP Photo/ R.Nicolas-Nelson, Ecpad)BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — France's foreign minister said Sunday that the United States is providing communications and transport help for an international military intervention aimed at wresting Mali's north out of the hands of Islamist extremists.

‘Dog who wouldn’t die’ home after surgery

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:59 AM PST

Buck the dogThe dog who was found shot in the head and face with a pellet gun, stuffed in a garbage bag and left to die earlier this month was released from a Texas veterinary clinic on Saturday, following eye surgery paid for by a Facebook campaign. The 3-year-old male mixed breed--nicknamed "Buck"--had the estimated $3,000-to-$5,000 surgery [...]

Ex-President George H.W. Bush may leave hospital soon

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:28 AM PST

US Navy handout photo of George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush onboard the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrierAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Former President George H.W. Bush, who has been hospitalized in Houston since November, may be released from the facility in the coming days, a family spokesman said on Sunday. "We are hopeful that the president can be discharged this coming week, but we're still taking everything one day at a time," spokesman Jim McGrath said in an email. Bush's son, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, said on Saturday that his father was expected to be released from the hospital on Monday, according to TCPalm.com. ...

Will longer school year help or hurt US students?

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 08:53 AM PST

In this Friday, April 15, 2011 photo, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan is questioned by student Trebor Goodall, right, as he's videotaped by fellow student Faith Brown during a tour of the Charles A. Tindley Accelerated School in Indianapolis. Duncan is a chief proponent of extended hours and a longer school year. The school in Indianapolis has extended hours. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)Did your kids moan that winter break was way too short as you got them ready for the first day back in school? They might get their wish of more holiday time off under proposals catching on around the country to lengthen the school year.

Sen. Corker: Questions exist about Hagel's 'temperament'

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 08:09 AM PST

Sen. Corker Says There Are Questions About Chuck Hagel's 'Temperament'This morning on "This Week," Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee expressed concerns about the "temperament" of Chuck Hagel, the man President Obama nominated to be his next Secretary of Defense. " Just his overall temperament and is he suited...

Syrian warplanes bomb rebellious Damascus suburbs

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 07:48 AM PST

This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows rebels from al-Qaida affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra, as they sit on a truck full of ammunition, at Taftanaz air base, that was captured by the rebels, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday Jan. 11, 2013. Islamic militants seeking to topple President Bashar Assad took full control of a strategic northwestern air base Friday in a significant blow to government forces, seizing helicopters, tanks and multiple rocket launchers, activists said. The Arabic words on the flag, right, read:BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian fighter jets on Sunday bombed Damascus suburbs in a government offensive to dislodge rebels from strategic areas around the capital, activists said, as clashes raged around army bases and airfields in the country's north.

Police shoot armed suspect in San Diego theater

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 06:39 AM PST

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Moviegoers at a San Diego theater ducked for cover as officers stormed in during a film screening and shot and critically wounded a gunman hiding in their midst.

Thousands march to protest Russia's adoption ban

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 06:18 AM PST

Opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov, foreground, speaks during a protest rally in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. Thousands of people are gathering in central Moscow for a protest against Russia's new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children. They carry posters of President Vladimir Putin and members of Russia's parliament who overwhelmingly voted for the law last month. The posters have the word MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands marched through Moscow on Sunday to protest Russia's new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children, a far bigger number than expected in a sign that outrage over the ban has breathed some life into the dispirited anti-Kremlin opposition movement.

France bombs Mali rebels as more troops arrive in Bamako

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 05:51 AM PST

Handout of French military preparing a Mirage 2000D fighter plane in N'DjamenaBAMAKO/PARIS (Reuters) - French fighter jets bombed Islamist rebels in Mali for a third day on Sunday as Paris poured more troops into the capital Bamako, awaiting the arrival of a West African force to dislodge al Qaeda-linked insurgents from the country's north. French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said France's dramatic intervention on Friday to bomb a convoy of heavily armed Islamist fighters sweeping southwards had stopped them from seizing Mali's capital Bamako within days. ...

6 arrested in new rape of a bus passenger in India

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:04 AM PST

Indians perform special ritual for the soul of a gang rape victim in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Five men have been charged with attacking the 23-year-old woman and a male friend on a bus as it was driven through the streets of India's capital. The woman was raped and assaulted with a metal bar on Dec. 16, 2012 and eventually died of her injuries. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)NEW DELHI (AP) — Police said Sunday they have arrested six suspects in another gang rape of a bus passenger in India, four weeks after a brutal attack on a student on a moving bus in the capital outraged Indians and led to calls for tougher rape laws.

'No Labels' movement enters new era by shedding centrist image

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 03:41 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2011 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Friends of coal are certain they know the enemy. They point to President Barack Obama and his Environmental Protection Agency, arguing that the administration's new clean air rules dealt a devastating blow to a multibillion-dollar industry that has been the lifeblood of Appalachia for generations. The standards imposed earlier this year tightened limits on existing coal powered-plant emissions; agency guidelines on restricting greenhouse gases could affect new plants as early as 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)"Patronizing." "The Kumbaya Caucus." "The most boring political movement of all time." And those were some of the kinder jabs lobbed at "No Labels," an organization formed in 2010 by a handful of well-connected but disenchanted political activists to encourage problem solving over ideological gridlock. Such earnestness seemed laudable but a tad incongruous in an [...]

Indian rape victim's mother urges death penalty

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 01:04 AM PST

NEW DELHI (AP) — The mother of a 23-year-old student who died after being brutally gang-raped in a moving bus in the Indian capital says all six suspects, including one believed to be a juvenile, deserve to die.

Victims of Costa shipwreck mark anniversary

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:48 AM PST

The Costa Concordia cruise ship leans on its side of the Tuscan Island Isola del Giglio, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. More time and money will be needed to remove the Costa Concordia cruise ship from the rocks off Tuscany where it capsized last year, in part to ensure the toxic materials still trapped inside don't leak into the marine sanctuary when it is righted, officials said Saturday. On the eve of the first anniversary of the grounding, environmental and salvage experts gave an update on the unprecedented removal project under way, stressing the massive size of the ship — 112,000 tons, its precarious perch on the rocks off the port of Giglio island and the environmental concerns at play. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — Survivors of the Costa Concordia shipwreck and relatives of the 32 people who died are marking the first anniversary of the grounding with the unveiling of memorials to the victims, a Mass in their honor and a minute of silence to recall the exact moment that the cruise ship rammed into a reef off Tuscany.

Fla. 'python challenge' draws about 800 hunters

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 11:57 PM PST

TV crews pet and take photos as Capt. Jeff Fobb from the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's Venom Response Unit, holds a python during the kick-off ceremonies for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's month-long BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE, Fla. (AP) — An armed mob set out into the Florida Everglades on Saturday to flush out a scaly invader.

Gun control's 'opportune moment'; NRA vows fight

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 11:41 PM PST

Gun Control's 'Opportune Moment'; NRA Vows FightPartisans on both sides of the issue await vice president's proposals

Californians deal with freezing temps, snow

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 11:25 PM PST

Heidi Blood carries her dog to the side of the road for a drink of water while waiting in line with her car along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. The California Highway Patrol has partially reopened a 40-mile stretch of Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles that was closed for many hours due to snow. The CHP began escorting southbound motorists through the high mountain pass Friday morning. Northbound lanes are still closed. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)SAN DIEGO (AP) — Californians bundled up with sweaters and gloves and stocked up on firewood as they endure the latest winter storm that has brought unseasonable freezing temperatures.

Eugene Patterson, 89, voice on civil rights, dies

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 10:04 PM PST

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Eugene Patterson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning editor and columnist who helped fellow Southern whites understand the civil rights movement, eloquently reminding the silent majority of its complicity in racial violence, died Saturday evening at his Florida home. He was 89.

Pentagon report cites 'lack of maturity' of Lockheed F-35 jet

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 06:48 PM PST

A F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is seen at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent RiverLockheed Martin Corp's's new F-35 fighter jet has completed over a third of its planned flight tests, but it is still facing problems with the helmet needed to fly the plane, software development and weapons integration, according to a report by the Pentagon's chief weapons tester. The 18-page report, sent to Congress on Friday, included a detailed account of those issues and others, which it said underscored the "lack of maturity" of the $396 billion weapons program, the Pentagon's most expensive ever. ...

Officer shoots suspect in San Diego movie theater

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 05:59 PM PST

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego police officer has shot and critically injured an armed man in a movie theater.

Aaron Swartz, 1986-2013: a computer hacker who is now a political martyr

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 05:26 PM PST

R.I.P. Aaron Swartz"Aaron Swartz's death is a loss for all humanity," said one distinguished hacker who knew him.

Armstrong will answer 'honestly' during Oprah talk

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 03:49 PM PST

Armstrong to Admit Doping in Oprah InterviewLance Armstrong said he will apologize and make a limited confession to using performance-enhancing drugs, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

Treasury, Fed kill $1 trillion platinum coins to avert debt crisis

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 03:32 PM PST

The U.S. Treasury Department said on Saturday it will not produce platinum coins as a way of generating $1 trillion in revenue and avoiding a battle in Congress over raising the U.S. debt ceiling.

Key witness in Berlusconi sex trial to testify on Monday

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 02:12 PM PST

A combo shows file photos of Karima El Mahroug of Morocco posing in Milan, and Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi waving in BrusselsThe nightclub dancer who is the main witness in the sex trial of Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is to testify on Monday, her lawyer said on Saturday. Karima El Mahroug, better known by her stage name "Ruby the Heartstealer", was due to testify in the Milan court in December but failed to show up, telling her lawyer she was on holiday in Mexico. "Karima will be present in the courtroom on Monday," her lawyer Paola Boccardi told Reuters, adding that Mahroug had returned to Italy on Friday. ...
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