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Justice hospitalized after bike accident

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 01:15 PM PDT

In this photo taken Jan. 24, 2013, file photo U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer reacts during a lecture at Boston University School of Law in Boston. Breyer is in a Washington hospital after shoulder replacement surgery following a bicycle accident injury to his right shoulder Friday, April 26, 2013. Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg says the 74-year-old Breyer is expected to make a full recovery following the operation Saturday. Previously he broke his collarbone in an accident in 2011 and sustained broken ribs and a punctured lung in a bicycle mishap in 1993, before he joined the court. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is in a Washington hospital after shoulder replacement surgery following a bicycle accident.

Ten dead, dozens hurt during Mexican prison riot

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 12:16 PM PDT

Ten people were killed and dozens wounded in a prison riot early Saturday in the central state of San Luis Potosi, local officials said.

FAA says air travel system to be normal Sunday night

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 11:25 AM PDT

A long line of passengers wait to enter the security checkpoint before boarding their aircraft at Reagan National Airport in WashingtonThe Federal Aviation Administration said on Saturday it had suspended all employee furloughs and that it expects the U.S. air travel system to return to normal by Sunday evening Eastern Time.

NATO: 4 dead in Afghanistan plane crash

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 10:07 AM PDT

Afghan men surround a burned bus after it collided with the wreckage of a truck that was attacked by Taliban insurgents in Maiwand district, on the highway between Kandahar and Helmand, Afghanistan, Friday, April 26, 2013. Scores of people aboard the bus were killed in the fiery crash, officials said. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaliq Kandahari)NATO says a plane crash in southern Afghanistan has killed four international service members.

Miss. man arrested in ricin letters case

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 09:48 AM PDT

Itawamba County Sheriff's Department deputies finish inspecting a home and property in the Ozark community, northeast of Tupelo, Miss., Thursday, April 25, 2013. The officers were looking for Everett Dutschke, a person of interest in connection with the investigation into the recent ricin-laced letters mailed to President Barack Obama and others. No charges have been filed against Dutschke and he hasn't been arrested. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)A Mississippi man whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into poisoned letters sent to the president and others has been arrested in the case, according to the FBI.

Navajo the chosen one for new 'Star Wars' dub

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 08:54 AM PDT

This publicity film image provided by 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation shows, from left, Harrison Ford as Han Solo, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa and Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in a scene from the In the new translation of "Star Wars," Darth Vader is Luke's bizhe'e.

Bangladesh building collapse death toll nears 350

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 08:02 AM PDT

A survivor is carried on a stretcher into a waiting ambulance after being evacuated from a garment factory building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, April 27, 2013. Police in Bangladesh took five people into custody in connection with the collapse of a shoddily-constructed building this week, as rescue workers pulled 19 survivors out of the rubble on Saturday and vowed to continue as long as necessary to find others despite fading hopes.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)Police in Bangladesh took five people into custody in connection with the collapse of a shoddily-constructed building that killed at least 348 people, as rescue workers admitted Saturday that voices of survivors are getting weaker after four days of being pinned under the increasingly unstable rubble.

Turkey's leader hits a nerve over country's 'national drink'

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 06:22 AM PDT

Turkey's PM Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the Global Alcohol Policy Symposium in IstanbulIf you are looking for one sure way to split public opinion in Turkey, just bring up the word alcohol.

Official: 1 adult, 4 kids killed in Georgia fire

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 06:19 AM PDT

One adult and four young children have been killed in an early morning fire in a Georgia city about 30 miles southwest of Atlanta.

Ethiopian Airlines first to fly 787 Dreamliner since grounding

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 04:13 AM PDT

Ground crew personnel surround Ethiopian Airlines' 787 Dreamliner upon its arrival at Arlanda airport, north of StockholmEthiopian Airlines on Saturday became the world's first carrier to resume flying Boeing's 787 Dreamliner passenger jets since the global fleet was grounded three months ago.

Bangladesh rescuers find 19 alive in building

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 03:53 AM PDT

A Bangladeshi rescuer works to break through metal and concrete with a drill at the site of a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, April 26, 2013. More than two days after their factory collapsed on them, at least some garment workers were still alive in the corpse-littered debris Friday, pinned beneath tons of mangled metal and concrete. The death toll topped 300 on Friday and it remained unclear what the final grim number would be, as some victims are being pulled from the rubble alive. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)Police in Bangladesh took five people into custody in connection with the collapse of a shoddily-constructed building this week, as rescue workers pulled 19 survivors out of the rubble on Saturday.

Taliban vow suicide and 'insider' attacks in new spring offensive

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 02:03 AM PDT

Taliban fighters pose with weapons at an undisclosed location in southern AfghanistanThe Taliban in Afghanistan vowed a new campaign of mass suicide attacks on foreign military bases and diplomatic areas, as well as damaging "insider attacks."

Marijuana tax debate stalls in Colorado

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 01:44 AM PDT

Marijuana taxation brought the Colorado Legislature to a standstill early Saturday, with the House giving up and heading home without voting after the pot debate stretched past midnight. The standstill ...

GOP faces Senate recruitment woes in key states

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 01:12 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2013, file photo, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad delivers the annual Condition of the State address before a joint session of the Iowa Legislature, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Republicans are struggling to recruit strong Senate candidates in states that present the party's best opportunities to reclaim the majority, a sign that the GOP's post-2012 soul searching may end up creeping into the midterm congressional elections. GOP top national Senate campaign strategists tried again, in vain it turns out, to persuade Branstad to run for Senate instead of seeking another gubernatorial term. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)Republicans are struggling to recruit strong Senate candidates in states that present the party's best opportunities to reclaim the majority.

N. Korea: Verdict soon for American citizen

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 12:05 AM PDT

North Korean soldiers tour the park surrounding Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the mausoleum where the bodies of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il lie embalmed, in Pyongyang on Thursday, April 25, 2013. North Korea on Thursday marked the 81st anniversary of the founding of its military, which began as an anti-Japanese militia and now has an estimated 1.2-million troops. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)North Korea says it will soon deliver a verdict in the case of a detained American is accuses of trying to overthrow the government, further complicating already fraught relations between Pyongyang and Washington.

Biden: Economy kept McCain from victory over Obama

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 11:48 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., shake hands after their conversation at the McCain Institute for International Leadership's 2013 Sedona Forum on Friday, April 26, 2013 at the Enchantment Resort in Sedona, Ariz. The institute focuses on foreign-policy and national-security issues. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALESVice President Joe Biden said Friday that Arizona Sen. John McCain probably would have beat his boss in the 2008 presidential election had the economy not collapsed.

Feds: SF man pretended to be African leader's son

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 11:31 PM PDT

A San Francisco man was in federal custody Friday on charges that he defrauded a Northern California real estate agent and his girlfriend out of $1.6 million by pretending to be the son of Congo's president.

New conservative lobbying push for gay marriage

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 11:16 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 18, 2013, file photo Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton tell hundreds who turned out to rally at the State Capitol, in St. Paul, Minn. in support of a bill to legalize gay marriage that he hoped legislators will pass this year. A spokesman for American Unity PAC tells The Associated Press that the group has established a lobbying operation and already spent more than $250,000 to lobby Republican lawmakers in Minnesota, with plans to spend more. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)A national group of prominent GOP donors that supports gay marriage is pouring new money into lobbying efforts to get Republican lawmakers to vote to make it legal.

N. Korea: American tourist will face trial

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 10:04 PM PDT

North Korean soldier stands on bank of Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of DandongNorth Korea said on Saturday a Korean-American tourist, who has been held in prison by the reclusive state since late last year, will face trial for "committing crimes" against the North, a move that could further stoke tensions with the United States.

Suspect indicted in Las Vegas Strip carnage

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 08:56 PM PDT

FILE - This image provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Ammar Harris in a booking photo from a 2012 arrest in Las Vegas. Harris, a self-described pimp has been indicted on charges that could bring the death penalty in a fatal shooting and fiery crash that killed three people on the Las Vegas Strip. The Clark County District Court grand jury also handed up a surprise indictment Friday April 26, 2013, against 27-year-old Harris. It stems from a 2010 case and charges him with robbery and felony sex assault. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, File)A self-described pimp was indicted on charges that could bring the death penalty if he is convicted.

2 arrested as death toll in Bangladesh reaches 324

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 08:22 PM PDT

A Bangladeshi rescuer works to break through metal and concrete with a drill at the site of a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, April 26, 2013. More than two days after their factory collapsed on them, at least some garment workers were still alive in the corpse-littered debris Friday, pinned beneath tons of mangled metal and concrete. The death toll topped 300 on Friday and it remained unclear what the final grim number would be, as some victims are being pulled from the rubble alive. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)Two owners of garment factories in a Bangladesh building that collapsed into a pile of mangled metal and concrete have been arrested as public fury mounts over the accident that left at least 324 dead.

Fifth-grader suspended at nature camp over Swiss Army knife

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 06:54 PM PDT

A fifth-grader in Cupertino, California was suspended and threatened with expulsion for bringing a small Swiss Army knife on a school-sponsored, science-oriented camping trip.

Thousands turn out for nation's largest powwow

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 05:47 PM PDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A thunderous, rhythmic roar of jingling bells and beating drums rumbled through University of New Mexico Arena on Friday as hundreds of Native American and indigenous dancers gathered for the start of powwow season.

UCLA professor to stand trial in fire that killed lab assistant

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 05:30 PM PDT

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge on Friday ordered a UCLA chemistry professor to stand trial on charges stemming from a 2008 fire in his university lab that fatally burned a 23-year-old research assistant, rejecting a defense request to dismiss the case. Patrick Harran faces up to 4 1/2 years in prison if he is convicted of all three counts of violating occupational health and safety standards in his organic chemistry laboratory at the University of California, Los Angeles. ...

Analysts: We've got 'til October

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 04:35 PM PDT

Obama, GOP Outline Debt Limit DebateThat's when they project the government will hit its debt limit.
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