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Judge grants California city bankruptcy protection

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:53 PM PDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge accepted the California city of Stockton's bankruptcy application on Monday, making it the most populous city in the nation to enter bankruptcy.

Ariz. won't change tune on gay marriage, despite his gay son

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:38 PM PDT

A Republican congressman from Arizona told a local news staton that his son's sexual orientation hasn't changed his view that same-sex couples should not be allowed to marry. Rep. Matt Salmon, from Arizona's 5th congressional district, told 3TV that he loves his son and does not believe he chose to be gay, but that he [...]

All talk and no action out of North Korea

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:22 PM PDT

NKorea declares state of war with SKoreaThe White House denies provoking the nation with military maneuvers.


Have regrets from your college days? You're not alone

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 11:36 AM PDT

Students take their seats for the diploma ceremony at Harvard University in CambridgeMany Americans say they wish they would have studied harder and networked more.


Obama comforts 5-year-old at White House Easter egg roll

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 11:20 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama consoles Donovan Frazier, 5, who lost during his easter egg roll event during in the 135th annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in WashingtonWith a hug for the youngster, the president plays the role of comforter-in-chief.


Airline pricing appeal denied by Supreme Court

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 11:10 AM PDT

Passengers disembark a Southwest Airlines 737-700 at Bob Hope Airport in BurbankBy Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a federal government rule that requires airlines to advertise the full cost of tickets. Allegiant Travel Co, Southwest Airlines Co and Spirit Airlines Inc had all challenged the U.S. Department of Transportation's regulation, which prohibits airlines from leaving taxes and government fees out of their advertised rates. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the rule in July on a 2-1 vote. ...


Buckwild star Shain Gandee found dead

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 10:34 AM PDT

'Buckwild' star Shain Gandee -- MTVThe MTV reality show star's body and two others were found in a vehicle in Sissonville, W.V.


Obama's bad day on White House basketball court

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 10:19 AM PDT

President Barack Obama shoots a basketball during the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)The president went 2-of-22 on his home court as he took part in the fitness-themed Easter Egg Roll.


Caroline Kennedy to be nominated as ambassador to Japan

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 09:33 AM PDT

Caroline Kennedy to Be Named Ambassador to JapanObama is to appoint the only living child of President John F. Kennedy, a source says.


Jessica Lynch is ‘happy to put Iraq in the past’

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 09:17 AM PDT

Jessica Lynch Looks BackTen years ago, the 19-year-old was captured and later rescued.


Obamas welcome children to annual Easter Egg Roll

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 08:52 AM PDT

Children participate in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2013. The Easter Bunny, dozens of professional athletes and thousands of children will be hippity-hopping across the White House's South Lawn as President Barack Obama and his family lead the annual Easter Egg Roll. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and his family are welcoming thousands of children to the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll.


Prosecutors seek death penalty for Holmes

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 08:32 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, James Holmes, left, and defense attorney Tamara Brady appear in district court in Centennial, Colo. for his arraignment. Prosecutors say they are not are ready to accept an offer from Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes to plead guilty in exchange for avoiding the death penalty. In a court filing Thursday, March 28, 2013 prosecutors criticized defense attorneys for publicizing Holmes' offer to plead guilty. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, RJ Sangosti, Pool, File)James Holmes will go on trial for killing 12 in a Colorado movie theater.


Scientists baffled by new flu deaths in China

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 08:02 AM PDT

A vendor waits for customers near chicken cages at a market in Fuyang city, in central China's Anhui province, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Two Shanghai men have died from a lesser-known type of bird flu in the first known human deaths from the strain, and Chinese authorities said Sunday that it wasn't clear how they were infected, but that there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission. A third person, a woman in the nearby province of Anhui, also contracted the H7N9 strain of bird flu and was in critical condition, China's National Health and Family Planning Commission said in a report on its website. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTBEIJING (AP) — Health officials say they still don't understand how a lesser-known bird flu virus was able to kill two men and seriously sicken a woman in China, but that it's unlikely that it can spread easily among humans.


Hillary Clinton to give first paid speech

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 07:16 AM PDT

Clinton bids farewell to the State Department in WashingtonThe former Secretary of State will speak in Dallas, a report says.


Tourism down after sex attacks in India

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 06:45 AM PDT

In this March 9, 2013 file photo, tourists play on the Baga Beach in Goa, India, a popular destination among Indian and foreign tourists. The rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi in December followed by two attacks on foreign female travelers has altered how tourists view India and led to a sharp fall in the numbers of foreign tourists, especially women, a study released Sunday, March 31, 2013 said. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)The number of foreigners traveling to India has dropped by 25 percent.


Part of Detroit Metro airport terminal evacuated

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 05:29 AM PDT

A suspicious item was in an X-ray machine at a security checkpoint.

Death penalty decision expected in James Holmes case

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 05:00 AM PDT

Accused Aurora theater gunman James Holmes listens during his arraignment in CentennialThe man accused of killing 12 at a movie theater will learn if he'll face execution.


Afghan teenager fatally stabs U.S. soldier

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 04:44 AM PDT

An official estimated the attacker was 16 years old, but he escaped.

Indian court rules against drug maker's 'new' patent

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 04:13 AM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 file photo, a pharmacist works in a lab where medicines are being produced at a Cipla manufacturing unit on the outskirts of Mumbai, India. A lawyer for healthcare activists says India's Supreme Court has rejected drug maker Novartis AG' right to patent a new version of a lifesaving cancer drug. The landmark ruling today is a victory for India's (Canadian) $26 billion generic drug industry that provides cheap medicines to millions around the world. Novartis has fought a legal battle in India since 2006 for a fresh patent for its cancer drug Glivec. Cipla makes a generic version of Glivec. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)Activists say poor patients around the world will get access to cheap medicines.


Tech firms bumping up perks to recruit, retain

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 03:27 AM PDT

Google bicycles are shown at the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif., Friday, March 15, 2013. Companies say extraordinary campuses are a necessity, to recruit and retain top talent, and to spark innovation and creativity in the workplace. And there are business benefits and financial results for companies that keep their workers happy. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple's ring-shaped, gleaming "Spaceship Headquarters" will include a world class auditorium and an orchard for engineers to wander. Google's new Bay View campus will feature walkways angled to force accidental encounters. Facebook, while putting final touches on a Disney-inspired campus including a Main Street with a B-B-Q shack, sushi house and bike shop, is already planning an even larger, more exciting new campus.


Death toll hits 34 in Tanzania building collapse

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 02:42 AM PDT

Rescuers search for survivors amongst the rubble of a collapsed building in the Kariakoo district of central Dar es SalaamDAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - The death toll from the collapse of a multi-storey building in Tanzania has risen to 34 after more bodies were pulled from the rubble, a senior government official said on Monday. Rescue workers at the site in a district in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam have now cleared most of the debris and reached the basement of the building that caved in on Friday morning. It is likely more bodies could be found. Tanzania's buoyant economy has fuelled a building boom, especially in Kariakoo and the city center. ...


S.Africa says Mandela's condition has improved

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 02:12 AM PDT

(Blank Headline Received)The condition of South Africa's former president has improved further, the government said.


Pattycake, gorilla at NYC's Bronx Zoo, dies at 40

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 01:11 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Pattycake, the first gorilla born in New York City, has died at the Bronx Zoo. She was 40 years old and suffering from chronic cardiac problems.

Fatal shooting at Ohio church after Easter mass

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:10 AM PDT

This image provided by WKYC, Channel 3, shows the scene outside a church in Ashtabula, Ohio, on Sunday, March 31, 2013. Police in northeast Ohio are investigating a shooting outside the church that has reportedly left one man dead after an Easter service. (AP Photo/WKYC)Media reports identified the victim as the suspected gunman's father.


3 feared dead as Alaska Troopers copter crashes

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 10:54 PM PDT

Authorities say all three people aboard the helicopter are feared dead.

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