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• AP strikes ‘illegal immigrant’ from its style guide
• New Jersey boardwalks will return—by Memorial Day
• Researcher stole cancer-fighting compound for China, prosecutor says
• Monkey business: Bieber has four weeks to get his pet—or else
• U.S. deploys second warship to North Korea
• Suspended Conn. priest admits to meth charge
• 'The most heinous type of crime'
• Another GOP Senator now supports gay marriage
• U.S. woman kidnapped, raped on Rio bus
• Rescuers find 59 bodies in Tibetan mining camp
• Suit says Huffington Post founder trashed NYC loft
• Air pollution killed 1.2 million in China in 2010
• Gunmen in uniform raid 4 independent newspaper offices in Baghdad
• What does new law for genetically modified crops really do?
• Egyptian president's party tells U.S. to stay out of arrest of comedian
• Obama to introduce $100 million brain mapping initiative
• CBS stands by handling of gruesome basketball injury
• Arrests in plot to rig NYC's mayor race
• U.S. signals strength, but speaks softly
• Life's building blocks may be widespread on Mars
• Official: Obama to announce brain mapping project
• Spiritual adviser describes Obama's 'daily Christian walk'
• Suspects in Atlanta cheating scandal surrender
• Conn. lawmakers unveil gun control plan
• Release for man convicted in deadly '70 Ariz. hotel fire

AP strikes ‘illegal immigrant’ from its style guide Posted: 02 Apr 2013 01:30 PM PDT The Associated Press announced today that it will no longer use the term "illegal immigrant" to describe people who are living in the country illegally. "The Stylebook no longer sanctions the term 'illegal immigrant' or the use of 'illegal' to describe a person," AP Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll wrote. "Instead, it tells users that 'illegal' [...]

New Jersey boardwalks will return—by Memorial Day Posted: 02 Apr 2013 01:00 PM PDT Most New Jersey boardwalks damaged or destroyed by Superstorm Sandy will be rebuilt by Memorial Day weekend.

Researcher stole cancer-fighting compound for China, prosecutor says Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:59 AM PDT A Wisconsin scientist's team member is charged with economic espionage.

Monkey business: Bieber has four weeks to get his pet—or else Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:29 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have given Justin Bieber four weeks to pick up his pet monkey or else it will be placed in permanent care.

U.S. deploys second warship to North Korea Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:28 AM PDT Officials confirm that the USS Decatur is en route to provide ballistic missile defense options.

Suspended Conn. priest admits to meth charge Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:12 AM PDT The Roman Catholic was accused of making more than $300,000 in drug sales out of his apartment.

'The most heinous type of crime' Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:57 AM PDT Deadly attacks on police authorities gives officers cause for concern.

Another GOP Senator now supports gay marriage Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:42 AM PDT "Government has no place in the middle" of two people in love, says Mark Kirk of Illinois.

U.S. woman kidnapped, raped on Rio bus Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:12 AM PDT The victim's French boyfriend was shackled and hit with a crowbar.

Rescuers find 59 bodies in Tibetan mining camp Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:56 AM PDT Two dozen more workers are still feared buried in the massive landslide.

Suit says Huffington Post founder trashed NYC loft Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:46 AM PDT A lawsuit accuses Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington of trashing a New York City loft that she leased from a documentary filmmaker. Huffington calls the allegations false. Filmmaker Eric Steel ...

Air pollution killed 1.2 million in China in 2010 Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:25 AM PDT "Ambient particulate matter pollution" was the fourth leading risk factor for deaths in the country.

Gunmen in uniform raid 4 independent newspaper offices in Baghdad Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:10 AM PDT One editor said he recognized the attackers as members of a Shiite militia.

What does new law for genetically modified crops really do? Posted: 02 Apr 2013 07:54 AM PDT Critics say a new law shields seed maker Monsanto.

Egyptian president's party tells U.S. to stay out of arrest of comedian Posted: 02 Apr 2013 07:39 AM PDT Bassem Youssef ridicules Morsi and hardline clerics on his weekly TV show.

Obama to introduce $100 million brain mapping initiative Posted: 02 Apr 2013 07:08 AM PDT President Barack Obama on Tuesday will unveil the "BRAIN initiative" (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies), a $100 million project aimed to increase understanding of the human brain. Obama was scheduled to discuss the initiative at the White House at 9:55 a.m. ET. The initiative -- a subject the president first referenced during his State [...]

CBS stands by handling of gruesome basketball injury Posted: 02 Apr 2013 06:52 AM PDT The network banned further replays of Louisville player Kevin Ware's broken leg.

Arrests in plot to rig NYC's mayor race Posted: 02 Apr 2013 06:37 AM PDT The prosecutor says charges in the case include bribery, extortion, and wire and mail fraud.

U.S. signals strength, but speaks softly Posted: 02 Apr 2013 06:06 AM PDT As North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has issued increasingly belligerent statements toward South Korea and the United States in recent weeks, many North Asia analysts have concluded that the young Mr. Kim is acting to establish his tough-guy credentials with key audiences: the North Korean public, but also the military and other North Korean elites.

Life's building blocks may be widespread on Mars Posted: 02 Apr 2013 05:35 AM PDT The discovery of perchlorates shows a potential energy source for microorganisms.

Official: Obama to announce brain mapping project Posted: 02 Apr 2013 05:04 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is proposing a new investment into research to map the human brain in hopes of unlocking some of its mysteries, a senior administration official says.

Spiritual adviser describes Obama's 'daily Christian walk' Posted: 02 Apr 2013 04:49 AM PDT Power Players Joshua DuBois is not your ordinary pastor. For the past four years, the 30-year-old Pentecostal minister was the spiritual adviser to the leader of the free world, praying with President Obama in the Oval Office and leading the administration's outreach to faith-based groups. "He's a deeply faithful president and didn't need a whole [...]

Suspects in Atlanta cheating scandal surrender Posted: 02 Apr 2013 04:02 AM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — The first of more than 30 defendants expected to surrender Tuesday in Atlanta's school cheating scandal have turned themselves in to authorities.

Conn. lawmakers unveil gun control plan Posted: 02 Apr 2013 02:15 AM PDT Connecticut lawmakers said they are hoping to send a message: A bipartisan agreement on gun control is possible.

Release for man convicted in deadly '70 Ariz. hotel fire Posted: 02 Apr 2013 01:29 AM PDT Louis Taylor was a teenager when he was convicted of starting a fire that killed 29 people.

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