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• ESPN regrets commentary on Jason Collins' announcement
• Woman accused of tainting orange juice at Starbucks
• Zimmerman declines immunity hearing
• Did Ron Paul go too far this time?
• West, Texas, 'will come back,' says mayor
• Jury deliberates on Philly abortion doctor accused of murder
• Bombing suspect may have been linked to Russian militants
• Eternal flame at JFK grave undergoing repairs
• Fidel Castro's niece to get gay rights award in Philly
• George Zimmerman won't seek immunity hearing
• Obama to hold press conference at 10:15 a.m.
• Female DNA discovered on Boston bomb fragments: Sources
• Israeli airstrike in Gaza kills 1 Palestinian
• Legalize it? Congressmen think they could fix the deficit with weed
• Is your shirt from here?
• Many bodies still in collapsed Bangladesh building
• Willem-Alexander becomes new Dutch king
• Willem-Alexander to become new Dutch king
• Pa. abortion trial stirs debate on when life ends
• Ariz. law forces cities to resell guns from buy-back programs
• 1 dead after 2 small planes collide near LA
• Jackson's life recounted in opening of civil trial
• "Ugly stuff" may emerge in Jackson wrongful death trial
• FBI seeks DNA of Tsarnaev's widow
• President calls gay basketball player and offers support

ESPN regrets commentary on Jason Collins' announcement Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:28 PM PDT The sports network says NBA reporter Chris Broussard caused a "distraction."

Woman accused of tainting orange juice at Starbucks Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:28 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California woman faces attempted murder charges after police say she tried to sneak orange juice bottles spiked with a lethal amount of rubbing alcohol inside a Starbucks.

Zimmerman declines immunity hearing Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:50 PM PDT The former neighborhood watch volunteer will now stand trial in the death of Trayvon Martin.

Did Ron Paul go too far this time? Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:02 PM PDT The ex-presidential candidate slams "police state tactics" in Boston.

West, Texas, 'will come back,' says mayor Posted: 30 Apr 2013 11:42 AM PDT The town was devastated by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion two weeks ago.

Jury deliberates on Philly abortion doctor accused of murder Posted: 30 Apr 2013 10:50 AM PDT Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, is accused of killing babies and a patient during late-term abortions.

Bombing suspect may have been linked to Russian militants Posted: 30 Apr 2013 10:28 AM PDT Federal investigators are looking at new leads in the case.

Eternal flame at JFK grave undergoing repairs Posted: 30 Apr 2013 10:24 AM PDT ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The eternal flame at the gravesite of former President John F. Kennedy is undergoing repairs at Arlington National Cemetery.

Fidel Castro's niece to get gay rights award in Philly Posted: 30 Apr 2013 09:46 AM PDT Mariela Castro will attend a conference on civil rights for the LGBT community.

George Zimmerman won't seek immunity hearing Posted: 30 Apr 2013 09:16 AM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The former neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin told a judge Tuesday that he agrees with his defense attorneys' decision not to seek an immunity hearing under the state's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law.

Obama to hold press conference at 10:15 a.m. Posted: 30 Apr 2013 06:40 AM PDT President Barack Obama will face reporters in the White House briefing room at 10:15 a.m. ET on Tuesday, his press office announced. Obama could be expected to face questions on progress in the investigation of the Boston bombing, the prospects for military action in Syria, the state of the economy and steps his administration is [...]

Female DNA discovered on Boston bomb fragments: Sources Posted: 30 Apr 2013 05:54 AM PDT The FBI is widening its net and looking for possible accomplices.

Israeli airstrike in Gaza kills 1 Palestinian Posted: 30 Apr 2013 05:44 AM PDT Officials said the man was a top militant in a shadowy al-Qaida-influenced group.

Legalize it? Congressmen think they could fix the deficit with weed Posted: 30 Apr 2013 04:36 AM PDT Top Line What if the United States could shrink the federal deficit and get high at the same time? Two congressmen calling for the legalization of recreational marijuana say it's not such a trippy idea. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) say marijuana legalization is a common sense fiscal policy that could [...]

Is your shirt from here? Posted: 30 Apr 2013 03:58 AM PDT Many fashion brands used the factory that collapsed in Bangladesh, killing hundreds.

Many bodies still in collapsed Bangladesh building Posted: 30 Apr 2013 02:52 AM PDT Emergency workers say they expect to find many dead bodies on the building's ground floor.

Willem-Alexander becomes new Dutch king Posted: 30 Apr 2013 02:10 AM PDT AMSTERDAM (AP) — Queen Beatrix has signed the official act of abdication at the Royal Palace in downtown Amsterdam, making her eldest son Willem-Alexander the first Dutch king in more than 100 years.

Willem-Alexander to become new Dutch king Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:20 AM PDT His mother, Queen Beatrix, is abdicating after a 33-year reign.

Pa. abortion trial stirs debate on when life ends Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:04 PM PDT The high-profile murder trial of a Philadelphia abortion provider sparked courtroom debate Monday over when life ends, a tweak of the politically charged question of when life begins.

Ariz. law forces cities to resell guns from buy-back programs Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:56 PM PDT Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday signed legislation forcing municipalities to resell firearms from gun buy-back programs. ...

1 dead after 2 small planes collide near LA Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:56 PM PDT Two small airplanes collided in midair over the Southern California mountains Monday, sending one crashing into a rocky ridge and killing its pilot while the second was able to maneuver a belly-flop landing on a nearby golf course, officials said.

Jackson's life recounted in opening of civil trial Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:44 PM PDT Michael Jackson's struggle against drug addiction was on display Monday during opening statements in his mother's wrongful death case against concert promoter AEG Live.

"Ugly stuff" may emerge in Jackson wrongful death trial Posted: 29 Apr 2013 06:19 PM PDT Promoter AEG Live warned jurors they would see a very different side of the King of Pop.

FBI seeks DNA of Tsarnaev's widow Posted: 29 Apr 2013 04:55 PM PDT Agents walked out of Katherine Russell's family home with bags of samples.

President calls gay basketball player and offers support Posted: 29 Apr 2013 04:06 PM PDT Obama reached out to Jason Collins after the NBA veteran announced he was gay.

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• Obama taps Charlotte mayor for cabinet
• Pa. abortion clinic no 'house of horrors,' says defense attorney
• High school student shoots himself in classroom
• Piece of 9/11 plane was from wing
• Karzai’s ‘ghost money’—he warned us in 2008
• NBA vet Jason Collins is first openly gay player in U.S. sports
• Explosion shakes Prague
• Preschools funding plummets
• Holocaust survivors, veterans gather at DC museum
• Supreme Court won't lift block on Alabama immigration law
• Chris Christie says Obama 'kept every promise' on storm aid
• The good news from Afghanistan
• Honda recalls almost 46,000 Fit cars in U.S., Canada
• 'Misha', blamed for radicalizing Boston bomber, says he's innocent
• Monday in politics: Obama expected to nominate Charlotte mayor to run Transportation, and more
• Explosion shakes central Prague, some injured and trapped
• Tense Calif. town hunts man who killed girl, 8
• Syrian state TV: Prime minister escapes assassination attempt
• Obama to tap Charlotte mayor to run Transportation
• California police search for suspect in fatal stabbing of girl
• U.S. consumers keep spending despite reduced pay
• Officials: Cyberattack suspect had bunker in Spain
• No more survivors likely in Bangladesh tragedy
• Pyongyang glitters, but rest of North Korea still dark
• U.S. identifies four American victims in Afghan crash

Obama taps Charlotte mayor for cabinet Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:49 AM PDT Anthony Fox is the first black nominee for open spots in his second-term.

Pa. abortion clinic no 'house of horrors,' says defense attorney Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:54 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The description of a shuttered abortion clinic as a "house of horrors" is a "political press fabrication," a lawyer for a doctor charged with killing four babies allegedly born alive there said Monday.

High school student shoots himself in classroom Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:19 AM PDT The youth is taken to a hospital, and there appeared to be no threat to other students.

Piece of 9/11 plane was from wing Posted: 29 Apr 2013 09:56 AM PDT Authorities initially thought the 5-foot piece was landing gear from one of the jetliners.

Karzai’s ‘ghost money’—he warned us in 2008 Posted: 29 Apr 2013 09:33 AM PDT That the CIA gave him millions is a weird blend of shocking and entirely unsurprising.

NBA vet Jason Collins is first openly gay player in U.S. sports Posted: 29 Apr 2013 09:25 AM PDT Former President Clinton applauds the 34-year-old player for making history.

Explosion shakes Prague Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:28 AM PDT Paramedics help injured people after an explosion in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, April 29, 2013. Police said a powerful explosion has damaged a building in the center of the Czech capital and they believe some people are buried in the rubble. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Preschools funding plummets Posted: 29 Apr 2013 07:53 AM PDT By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Enrollment in preschools stalled over the past year as states recovering from the recent recession struggle to fund early education for the nation's youngest students, researchers said. In a report to be released later on Monday, education experts pointed to a record drop in state funding to serve the nation's 3- and 4-year-olds, citing a drop of more than half a billion dollars in the 2011-2012 school year from the year before. Although a record high 1. ...

Holocaust survivors, veterans gather at DC museum Posted: 29 Apr 2013 07:36 AM PDT It could be the last big reunion at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Supreme Court won't lift block on Alabama immigration law Posted: 29 Apr 2013 07:32 AM PDT The law made it a crime to harbor illegal immigrants.

Chris Christie says Obama 'kept every promise' on storm aid Posted: 29 Apr 2013 06:40 AM PDT HIGHLANDS, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that President Barack Obama "has kept every promise he's made" about helping the state recover from Superstorm Sandy.

The good news from Afghanistan Posted: 29 Apr 2013 06:24 AM PDT Maj. Gen. Robert B. Abrams says Afghans are rejecting the Taliban.

Honda recalls almost 46,000 Fit cars in U.S., Canada Posted: 29 Apr 2013 05:27 AM PDT The cars may tilt too far during sharp turns, possibly leading to loss of tire traction.

'Misha', blamed for radicalizing Boston bomber, says he's innocent Posted: 29 Apr 2013 04:48 AM PDT The New York Review of Books says it has found the mysterious Misha. Mikhail Allakhverdov says he's no Svengali

Monday in politics: Obama expected to nominate Charlotte mayor to run Transportation, and more Posted: 29 Apr 2013 03:45 AM PDT President Barack Obama will nominate Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx to run the Transportation Department, the Associated Press reports. Foxx will be the first black nominee among Obama's picks for second-term Cabinet spots. Also worth noting on Monday: • Obama will speak at the National Academy of Sciences annual meeting. • Republican former Gov. Mark [...]

Explosion shakes central Prague, some injured and trapped Posted: 29 Apr 2013 02:56 AM PDT An explosion injured about a dozen people and others were trapped in a damaged building.

Tense Calif. town hunts man who killed girl, 8 Posted: 29 Apr 2013 02:00 AM PDT Officers urged residents of a small town in Northern California to keep their doors locked.

Syrian state TV: Prime minister escapes assassination attempt Posted: 29 Apr 2013 01:40 AM PDT State-run Syrian TV says a bomb went off near his convoy in Damascus.

Obama to tap Charlotte mayor to run Transportation Posted: 29 Apr 2013 01:06 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is nominating Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx, a rising star in Democratic politics, to run the Transportation Department, a White House official said.

California police search for suspect in fatal stabbing of girl Posted: 29 Apr 2013 01:01 AM PDT (Reuters) - Authorities were searching on Sunday for a man suspected of stabbing an 8-year-old girl to death at a home in a northern California suburb, officials said. Residents of Valley Springs, California, 60 miles southeast of Sacramento, were warned to stay inside their homes with their doors locked as investigators fanned out across the region, hunting for the girl's attacker. ...

U.S. consumers keep spending despite reduced pay Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:24 AM PDT This year got off to a sour start for U.S. workers: Their pay, already gasping to keep pace with inflation, was suddenly shrunk by a Social Security tax increase. Which raised a worrisome question: Would ...

Officials: Cyberattack suspect had bunker in Spain Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:01 AM PDT MADRID (AP) — A Dutch citizen arrested in northeast Spain on suspicion of launching what is described as the biggest cyberattack in Internet history operated from a bunker and had a van capable of hacking into networks anywhere in the country, officials said Sunday.

No more survivors likely in Bangladesh tragedy Posted: 28 Apr 2013 11:43 PM PDT SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Rescue workers in Bangladesh have given up hopes of finding any more survivors in the rubble of a building that collapsed five days ago, and began using heavy machinery to remove the rubble and look for bodies, an official said Monday.

Pyongyang glitters, but rest of North Korea still dark Posted: 28 Apr 2013 07:42 PM PDT The heart of this city, once famous for its Dickensian darkness, now pulsates with neon.

U.S. identifies four American victims in Afghan crash Posted: 28 Apr 2013 06:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon identified four U.S. victims in Saturday's crash of a surveillance aircraft in southern Afghanistan and said the incident appeared unrelated to Taliban violence. The police chief in Zabul province, Rogh Lewanai, told Reuters on Saturday that bad weather caused the plane to crash, in the district of Shahjoi. At the time, NATO did not identify the nationality of the victims but said they were part of NATO's International Security Assistance Force. The Pentagon said on Sunday the crash of the MC-12 was under investigation. ...

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