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Democratic lawmaker warns of ‘a world without balloons’

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 12:58 PM PDT

There's a helium shortage in the United States, and Georgia Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson is almost as worried as he was when he thought Guam might tip into the ocean if the U.S. expanded its military presence on the island. During a speech on the House floor Thursday, Johnson urged his fellow lawmakers to act [...]

Japanese tsunami debris washes ashore in California

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 12:58 PM PDT

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) — A barnacle-covered fishing boat that washed ashore this month in Crescent City, Calif., has been confirmed as the first debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan to reach California's shores.

White House hedges on 'red line'

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 12:58 PM PDT

This citizen journalism image provided by the Local Council of Barzeh, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels taking cover in the the Barzeh district of Damascus, Syria, Friday, April 26, 2013. On the streets of Damascus, the two-year old conflict dragged on Friday, with government troops pushing into two northern neighborhoods, triggering heavy fighting with rebels as they tried to advance under air and artillery support, activists said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the fighting between rebels and soldiers backed by pro-government militiamen was concentrated in the Jobar and Barzeh areas.(AP Photo/Local Council of Barzeh)A quick strike on Syria's probable use of chemical weapons won't happen.

Bosnian president arrested in corruption crackdown

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 12:58 PM PDT

Bosnian police force secure an area around Bosnian Presidency building during an investigation, in Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, on Friday, April 26, 2013. Bosnian police on Friday searched a presidential office and other government buildings as part of an investigation into alleged corruption among top public officials in one of the country's two main sections. Without giving many details, the Bosnian prosecutor's office said the searches were part of a probe into corruption among leaders of the Bosniak-Croat Federation. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic)SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian police on Friday arrested one of the country's presidents along with 18 other people as part of a corruption investigation in one of the country's two main sections, a spokesman for the prosecution said.

Beyond pen sets and paper weights: Gifts fit for a president

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 10:41 AM PDT

Obama's foreign gifts: $7,750 golf bag, $40,000 photo, iPod shuffleThe president received some pretty amazing presents in 2011—but kept only one.

Bombing suspects' mom in terror database

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 10:30 AM PDT

Tsarnaeva, mother of two men suspected of carrying out the Boston bombings, attends a news conference in MakhachkalaZubeidat Tsarnaeva's name popped onto intelligence radar about 18 months ago.

Murder suspect missing since 1999 surrenders

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 10:30 AM PDT

David Lee Kemp was seen 0in Las Vegas and may have visited Phoenix and Louisiana.

'Red line' watch: Syria chemical weapons claims questioned

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 09:05 AM PDT

U.N. Secretary-General Ban and OPCW Director-General Uzumcu speak at a news conference at the OPCW in the HagueBy Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Assertions of chemical weapon use in Syria by Western and Israeli officials citing photos, sporadic shelling and traces of toxins do not meet the standard of proof needed for a U.N. team of experts waiting to gather their own field evidence. Weapons inspectors will only determine whether banned chemical agents were used in the two-year-old conflict if they are able to access sites and take soil, blood, urine or tissue samples and examine them in certified laboratories. ...

Obama to address Planned Parenthood

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 08:22 AM PDT

Obama consoles families, survivors of Texas blastPresident Barack Obama speaks Friday at a gala for Planned Parenthood in Washington, D.C., a target of the chairman of the Republican party, anti-abortion supporters and others. "President Obama has done more than any president in history for women's health and rights," Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards said in a statement announcing the president's appearance. [...]

Transit bus, train crash in Pa.; at least 10 hurt

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 07:33 AM PDT

A rural bus carrying people with developmental disabilities and a freight train crashed.

British Islamists jailed for al Qaeda suicide bomb plot

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 06:58 AM PDT

Ashik Ali, Irfan Khalid and Irfan Naseer are seen in undated mugshots provided by the West Midlands Police in BirminghamLONDON (Reuters) - Three British Islamists were jailed on Friday for planning mass suicide attacks that had the blessing of al Qaeda and which prosecutors said could have been as deadly as the 2005 London bombings. A fourth man, their associate, was sentenced for terrorist financing. With the help of others, the three plotters had intended to detonate eight rucksack bombs in a mass attack and possibly use timers to set off other devices in crowded places. They had also considered welding knife blades to a truck and ramming it into a crowd of people, prosecutors said. ...

American jihadi in Somalia tweets on kill attempt

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 06:23 AM PDT

A most-wanted American jihadi in Somalia said Friday that the leader of Islamic extremist rebels in Somali was starting a civil war, just hours after an assassination attempt left the Alabama native with ...

Elephant poaching on rise in chaos-hit Central African Republic

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 06:04 AM PDT

A worker arranges elephant tusks recovered from a container on transit in MombasaA growing Asian demand for ivory is threatening the region's entire population.

First-quarter growth quickens, but misses forecasts

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 06:02 AM PDT

Crews load and unload consumer products at the Port of New Orleans along the Mississippi River in New Orleans, LouisianaBy Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth regained speed in the first quarter, but not as much as expected, which could heighten fears the already weakening economy could struggle to handle deep government spending cuts and higher taxes. Gross domestic product expanded at 2.5 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department said on Friday, after growth nearly stalled at 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter. The increase, however, missed economists' expectations for a 3.0 percent growth pace. ...

U.S. tourists swim for 14 hours after boat sinks

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 05:24 AM PDT

This Nov. 2009 photo courtesy of Dan Suski shows Kate Suski, right, and her brother Dan while on vacation in San Diego, Ca. The brother and sister are recovering in the eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia after their ship sank on April 21 during a fishing trip, forcing them to swim almost 14 hours to reach land, according to the siblings. The Suskis said they are recovering after being hospitalized with severe dehydration and tendinitis. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Dan Suski)A brother and sister made the decision to swim after the boat they were on sank.

Over 1,000 women sue Nuvaring maker over blood clots

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 04:09 AM PDT

NuvaringRachel Lietzke Payne started using Nuvaring in 2008, when she was a 20-year-old college student. The contraceptive device appealed to her because it was easy to use. Birth control pills have to be taken every day, but Nuvaring, which came onto the market in 2001, is inserted into the vagina and removed each month—and is [...]

U.S. options limited on Syria

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 02:56 AM PDT

File photo of a member of the Free Syrian Army in Deir al-ZorDespite its disclosure that Assad has used chemical weapons, the White House has few military options.

Military grooms new officers for war in cyberspace

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 02:23 AM PDT

In this Feb. 20, 2013 photo, Martin Carlisle, standing, a computer science professor at the Air Force Academy and director of the school's Center for Cyberspace Research, instructs cadets in cyber warfare, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colo. The U.S. service academies are ramping up efforts to groom a new breed of cyberspace warriors to confront increasing threats to the nation's military and civilian computer networks that control everything from electrical power grids to the banking system. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)U.S. service academies ramp up efforts to groom a new breed of cyberspace warriors.

Japan to allow airlines to resume 787 flights

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 02:22 AM PDT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's transport minister said Friday the government is poised to allow Japanese airlines to resume flying grounded Boeing 787s once they complete installation of systems to reduce fire risk in problematic lithium ion batteries.

Fiery Afghan bus crash kills 30, Taliban blamed

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 02:03 AM PDT

A bus collides with the wreckage of a truck that was attacked by Taliban insurgents, officials said.

Boston suspects had 'spontaneous' bomb plan for NYC

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 01:29 AM PDT

A woman looks up as she visits a memorial for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings on Boylston Street in BostonThe Tsarnaev brothers wanted to detonate more explosives in Times Square, officials said.

Bangladesh building collapse toll tops 270

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 11:30 PM PDT

A Bangladeshi rescue worker takes a break at the site of a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh,Thursday, April 25, 2013. By Thursday, the death toll reached at least 194 people as rescuers continued to search for injured and missing, after a huge section of an eight-story building that housed several garment factories splintered into a pile of concrete. (AP Photo/A.M.Ahad)Hundreds of people remain unaccounted for as the search for survivors enters a third day.

38 die in psychiatric hospital fire outside Moscow

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 10:59 PM PDT

Map locates fire a psychiatric hospital outside of central MoscowMOSCOW (AP) — At least 38 people died in a fire in a psychiatric hospital outside Moscow late Thursday night.

NFL draft: Chiefs pick Central Michigan's Eric Fisher No. 1

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 09:21 PM PDT

Tackle Eric Fisher from Central Michigan stands with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected first overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Short on glam, slim on glitter, the NFL draft was still nothing less than a rock solid B-plus.

Samsung to block access to app store in Iran

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 09:21 PM PDT

Potential customers try out Samsung mobile phones in a store in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 25, 2013. Iranian users of Samsung mobile applications are saying they have been notified that their access to the company's online store will be denied from May 22. Samsung said it cannot provide access to the store in Iran because of TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian users of Samsung mobile applications said Thursday that the company had notified them that they will no longer have access to the company's online store as of May 22.
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