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Manson Family recordings to be handed over to LA police

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 01:31 PM PDT

- PHOTO TAKEN 25AUG1989 - Charles Manson talks during an interview August 25, 1989...Detectives say the tapes will help them with unsolved murders.

Obama picks first woman Secret Service director

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 01:00 PM PDT

Veteran secret service agent Julia Pierson in an undated photoVeteran agent Julia Pierson will lead the agency that protects the president.

Meet Pedro Quezada: $338M jackpot winner

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:45 PM PDT

Quezada, winner of the Powerball lottery, attends a news conference at the New Jersey Lottery headquarters in TrentonThe former bodega owner-operator came to the United States 26 years ago.

Greenfield: Liberal? Conservative? When labels distort

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:30 PM PDT

In the flood of commentary engulfing us about the gay marriage cases before the Supreme Court, be wary--be very, very wary--about how the labels "conservative and liberal" are thrown around.

Should this killer be released from prison?

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:00 PM PDT

This Nov. 1, 2012 photo provided by the Iowa Department of Corrections shows Rasberry Williams who is serving a life sentence for fatally shooting an acquaintance over a $30 debt outside a Waterloo, Iowa, pool hall in 1974. After two governors have declined to grant Williams' commutation despite broad support since 2005, Gov. Terry Branstad is again considering the Iowa Board of Parole's recommendation that Williams' sentence be commuted. (AP Photo/Iowa Department of Corrections)Rasberry Williams' supporters say he's had a remarkable rehabilitation.

Mars Curiosity back to work after computer glitch

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 11:45 AM PDT

Mars Rover Curiosity Resumes Science Work After Computer GlitchThe car-size robot is monitoring Martian radiation and weather again.

N. Dakota abortion law challenges Roe v. Wade

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 10:10 AM PDT

Dina Butcher speaks to a crowd of abortion-rights activists at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., on Monday, March 25, 2013. More than 300 demonstrators attended the rally protesting a package of measures that would give the state the toughest abortion restrictions in the nation. (AP Photo/James MacPherson)Gov. Jack Dalrymple signs legislation that makes the state the nation's most restrictive on abortion rights.

Napolitano rejects ‘border trigger’ in immigration proposal

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 09:54 AM PDT

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano speaks about the effects of the sequester from the White House in WashingtonThe measure requires the Mexican border be secured as part of the reforms.

Chris Christie is a popular politician, but is he presidential material?

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 08:33 AM PDT

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie looks on while giving his State of the State address in the assembly chamber in TrentonA recent poll shows voters are split on whether he should run for the White House.

N. Korea puts artillery forces at top combat posture

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 08:00 AM PDT

South Korean conservative activists burn cutout pictures of North Korean national founder the late Kim Il Sung, right, and late leader Kim Jong Il during a rally to mark the third anniversary of the sinking of South Korean naval ship SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's military warned Tuesday that its artillery and rocket forces are at their highest-level combat posture in the latest in a string of bellicose threats aimed at South Korea and the United States.

Obamacare's voter-registration conspiracy debunked

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 07:44 AM PDT

Among the 60 pages that comprise the planned online application for the Affordable Care Act is this one: "Would you like to register to vote?" As it does in the application for any public assistance program, by law. But why let that get in the way of a conservative media furor?

Black market killing chimps and gorillas

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 07:11 AM PDT

Chimps, gorillas, other apes being lost to tradeThe trafficking that has driven the tiger to near-extinction is now taking down apes.

Congressman wants to telecommute

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 06:56 AM PDT

The U.S. Capitol Building is pictured in WashingtonIs a "virtual Congress" in the best interest of voters?

Earthquake shakes Mexico City

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 06:24 AM PDT

There are no reports yet of damage or injury.

Author of "Friday Night Lights" spent $638,412.97 on clothes

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 06:08 AM PDT

The Norman Mailer Center Hosts Dinner And Discussion At The Home Of Norman And Norris MailerBuzz Bissinger says he's addicted to designer clothing and questions his sexuality.

Congo's 'Terminator' not guilty to rape, murder and using child soldiers

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 05:38 AM PDT

Rwandan-born warlord Bosco Ntaganda is seen during his first appearance before judges of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday March 26, 2013, since his surprise surrender to face charges including murder, rape pillaging and using child soldiers in eastern Congo. Ntaganda had been one of the court's longest-sought fugitives until he unexpectedly became the first suspect to voluntarily turn himself in by seeking refuge last week at the U.S. Embassy in the Rwandan capital, Kigali. Ntaganda allegedly led rebels who terrorized eastern Congo in brutal tribal fighting from 2002 till 2003. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Rwandan-born warlord known as "The Terminator" insisted Tuesday he is innocent of charges including murder, rape, pillaging and using child soldiers in eastern Congo at his first appearance before the International Criminal Court.

British teenage whiz strikes deal with Yahoo!

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 05:22 AM PDT

British teenage whiz strikes deal with YahooOne of Britain's youngest Internet entrepreneurs has hit the jackpot after selling his top-selling mobile application Summly to search giant Yahoo. Seventeen-year-old Nick d'Aloisio, who dreamed up the ...

First private cargo ship to visit space station departs

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 04:50 AM PDT

This image provided by NASA-TV shows the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft as it is backed away from the International Space Station early Tuesday March 26, 2013 by the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm. The Dragon is expected to splash down in the eastern Pacific ocean approximately 246 miles off the coast of Baja Calif., later this morning. (AP Photo/NASA)The SpaceX Dragon encountered mechanical trouble that caused a one-day delay.

Harrison Ford’s leading role in saving the planet

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 04:35 AM PDT

Harrison Ford's Leading Role in Saving the PlanetOn the Radar From Indiana Jones to Han Solo, Harrison Ford has played his share of heroic roles over the course of his career. Now, the actor is back with another hero's mission: saving the planet. But this time, it's not a movie--but real life. Ford, who sits on the executive board of the nature [...]

When laughing at an epic fail is no laughing matter

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 04:20 AM PDT

Rebecca Black dances at a Celebration of LA's Music Industry at the Getty House on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)The Global Village now anoints a new Global Village Idiot every other week.

Italian court orders retrial of Amanda Knox

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 03:01 AM PDT

Knox, the U.S. student convicted of murdering her British flatmate in Italy in November 2007, arrives at the court during her appeal trial session in PerugiaItaly's top court overturns the American's acquittal in the slaying of her British roommate.

Italy high court overturns Amanda Knox acquittal

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 02:36 AM PDT

** FILE PHOTOS COMBO ** File photos combo shows, from left; Italian student Raffaele Sollecito, slain 21-year-old British woman Meredith Kercher, her American roommate Amanda Knox. Amanda Knox was waiting anxiously Monday, March 25, 2013 in Seattle to hear if she will face trial again as Italy's top criminal court considered whether to overturn her acquittal in the murder of her roommate in Italy. Italian prosecutors have asked the high court to throw out the acquittals of Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher and order a new trial. The court's decision has been postponed to Tuesday. (AP Photo/files)Italy's highest criminal court orders a new trial of the American in the slaying of her British roommate.

Gun in Colo. death matches Texas shootout weapon

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 02:15 AM PDT

Paul Herman speaks about his friend, Tom Clements, at his memorial service during the public memorial for the chief executive of the Department of Corrections was held at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Monday, March 25, 2013. Tom Clements was shot and killed on the doorstep of his home last week in Monument, Colo. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett, Pool)COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Nearly a week after the chief of Colorado's prisons was fatally shot at his front door, investigators have matched the gun in his slaying to one used by the prime suspect in a shootout with Texas authorities.

U.S. training Syrian moderates, officials say

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 01:59 AM PDT

In this image taken from video obtained from the Ugarit News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Free Syrian Army fighters aim their weapons during clashes, in Damascus countryside, Syria on Monday, March 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)For months now, the U.S. has been training secular Syrian fighters in Jordan, officials said.

N. Korea orders artillery to be combat ready, targeting U.S.

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 01:44 AM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects the second battalion under the Korean People's Army Unit 1973North Korea orders its artillery units to target bases in Guam, Hawaii and the U.S. mainland.
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