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Obama taps Charlotte mayor for cabinet

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:49 AM PDT

President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as his new Transportation Secretary, a White House official says. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)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

Police and firefighters gather outside LaSalle High School, Monday, April 29, 2013, in Cincinnati, after a high school student pulled out a gun and shot himself in a classroom. The Hamilton County sheriff's office says the youth was taken to a hospital with a self-inflicted wound. They say there apparently was no threat to other students at the private school. (AP Photo/Cincinnati Enquirer, Glenn Hartong)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

Police cordon off possible 9/11 debris in New York CityAuthorities 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

Afghan President Karzai speaks during a news conference in KabulThat 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

Celtics center Collins grabs a rebound away from Hawks guard Korver in the first half of their NBA basketball game in AtlantaFormer President Clinton applauds the 34-year-old player for making history.

Explosion shakes Prague

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:28 AM PDT

Explosion shakes PragueParamedics 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

To match story USA-EDUCATION/HEADSTARTBy 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

Holocaust survivors, veterans gather at DC museumIt 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

People walk in front of the Supreme Court building in WashingtonThe 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

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2012 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gives 9-year-old Ginjer Doherty a pep talk outside the Port Monmouth fire station in Port Monmouth, N.J., where he visited residents and first responders a week after Superstorm Sandy devastated New Jersey. In an essay Ginjer recently had published in Time magazine she wrote, 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

JBD03. Jalalabad (Afghanistan), 28/04/2013.- An Afghan security official stands guard at a roadside check point after security was intensified following the announcement by Taliban militants that they were launching their spring offensive, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, 28 April 2013. Taliban insurgents announced the launch of a new offensive as of 28 April, saying they would infiltrate Afghan and foreign forces and their bases 'in a systematic and coordinated manner'. The United Nations earlier this week said civilian casualties were up by nearly 30 per cent in the first three months of the year, compared to the same period in 2012. EFE/EPA/ABDUL MUEEDMaj. 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

Honda Motor Co's logo is seen on company's Sports Modulo Fit concept vehicle at Tokyo Auto Salon 2009 in ChibaThe 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

Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, the mother of the Boston bombing suspects, and the suspects' father Anzor Tsarnaev, speak at a news conference in Dagestan on April 25.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 on Monday will nominate Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as his new Transportation Secretary, a White House official says. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)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

Firefighters search the area after an explosion in PragueAn 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

Map locates Valley Springs, Ca.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

This image taken from video obtained from Ugarit, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian Army tank in the streets of the Jobar 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/Ugarit via AP video)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

FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2012 file photo, Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Foxx as his new transportation secretary, a White House official said Sunday, April 28, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)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

US consumers keep spending despite reduced payThis 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

Mohammed Sohel Rana, the fugitive owner of an illegally-constructed building that collapsed last week in Bangladesh, killing some 377 people, is paraded by Rapid Action Battalion commandoes for the media along with unidentified alleged accomplices, not pictured, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, April 28, 2013. Rana was arrested near the land border in Benapole in western Bangladesh, just as he was about to flee into India's West Bengal state, said Jahangir Kabir Nanak, junior minister for local government. (AP Photo/Palash Khan)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

In this April 22, 2013 photo, the sun rises over Juche Tower in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)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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