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ESPN regrets commentary on Jason Collins' announcement

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:28 PM PDT

ESPN Responds to Chris Broussard's On-Air Anti-Gay CommentsThe sports network says NBA reporter Chris Broussard caused a "distraction."

Woman accused of tainting orange juice at Starbucks

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:28 PM PDT

In this April 29, 2013 photo released by the San Jose Police Department is Ramineh Behbehanian, 50. Behbehanian is facing attempted murder charges after authorities say she tried to sneak orange juice bottles spiked with rubbing alcohol inside a Starbucks. San Jose police released additional details about the case on Tuesday. They say Behbehanian fled when a customer alerted store staff that she saw Behbehanian remove two bottles of orange juice from her bag and place them in a refrigerated display case on Monday. (AP Photo/San Jose Police Dept.)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California woman faces attempted murder charges after police say she tried to sneak orange juice bottles spiked with a lethal amount of rubbing alcohol inside a Starbucks.

Zimmerman declines immunity hearing

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:50 PM PDT

George Zimmerman, defendant in the killing of Trayvon Martin, arrives with his attorney Mark O'Mara, right, for a pre-trial hearing, Tuesday, April 30, 2013 in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch leader, told Circuit Judge Debra Nelson that he agrees with his defense attorneys' decision not to seek an immunity hearing under the state's The former neighborhood watch volunteer will now stand trial in the death of Trayvon Martin.

Did Ron Paul go too far this time?

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:02 PM PDT

Ron Paul: Would be 'foolish' for US to intervene in AfricaThe ex-presidential candidate slams "police state tactics" in Boston.

West, Texas, 'will come back,' says mayor

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 11:42 AM PDT

A Stetson hat rests outside the apartment complex adjacent to the site of the fire and explosion in WestThe town was devastated by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion two weeks ago.

Jury deliberates on Philly abortion doctor accused of murder

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 10:50 AM PDT

Closing Arguments In Abortion Doctor's TrialDr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, is accused of killing babies and a patient during late-term abortions.

Bombing suspect may have been linked to Russian militants

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 10:28 AM PDT

Feds Probe Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect's Link to Russian MilitantsFederal investigators are looking at new leads in the case.

Eternal flame at JFK grave undergoing repairs

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 10:24 AM PDT

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The eternal flame at the gravesite of former President John F. Kennedy is undergoing repairs at Arlington National Cemetery.

Fidel Castro's niece to get gay rights award in Philly

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 09:46 AM PDT

FILE - In a Wednesday, May 23, 2012 file photo, Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, smiles before speaking to an academic conference at San Francisco General Hospital in San Francisco. Officials at the Equality Forum say Mariela Castro will attend the group's annual conference on gay rights this weekend. The organization's executive director, Malcolm Lazin, said Tuesday, April 30, 2013 that the U.S. State Department reversed its initial decision denying a visa for Mariela Castro's visit. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)Mariela Castro will attend a conference on civil rights for the LGBT community.

George Zimmerman won't seek immunity hearing

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 09:16 AM PDT

George Zimmerman, defendant in the killing of Trayvon Martin, arrives in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., with his attorney Mark O'Mara, left, for a pre-trial hearing, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. State attorney Bernie de la Rionda is presenting a motion to the judge Tuesday during what will likely be the final lengthy hearing prior to George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial in June. Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The former neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin told a judge Tuesday that he agrees with his defense attorneys' decision not to seek an immunity hearing under the state's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law.

Obama to hold press conference at 10:15 a.m.

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 06:40 AM PDT

Spending battle mounts as Obama's first term nears endPresident Barack Obama will face reporters in the White House briefing room at 10:15 a.m. ET on Tuesday, his press office announced. Obama could be expected to face questions on progress in the investigation of the Boston bombing, the prospects for military action in Syria, the state of the economy and steps his administration is [...]

Female DNA discovered on Boston bomb fragments: Sources

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 05:54 AM PDT

Female DNA discovered on Boston bomb fragments: SourcesThe FBI is widening its net and looking for possible accomplices.

Israeli airstrike in Gaza kills 1 Palestinian

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 05:44 AM PDT

Palestinian relatives of Haitham Mishal, 29, react during his funeral in the Shati Refugee Camp in Gaza City, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. An Israeli aircraft attacked a motorcyclist in Gaza on Tuesday, killing the rider and wounding two other people in the first deadly airstrike in the Palestinian territory since a truce was reached with Palestinian militants last November. The Israeli military said the airstrike killed Haitham Mishal, whom it identified as a militant involved in the April 17 rocket attack on the southern Israeli resort town of Eilat. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)Officials said the man was a top militant in a shadowy al-Qaida-influenced group.

Legalize it? Congressmen think they could fix the deficit with weed

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 04:36 AM PDT

A Trippy Idea or Fiscal Genius? Two Pols Idea to Smoke Away the DeficitTop Line What if the United States could shrink the federal deficit and get high at the same time? Two congressmen calling for the legalization of recreational marijuana say it's not such a trippy idea. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) say marijuana legalization is a common sense fiscal policy that could [...]

Is your shirt from here?

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 03:58 AM PDT

A stretcher with a body bag is placed on standby while workers toil in the collapsed garment factory building Tuesday April 30, 2013 in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Emergency workers hauling large concrete slabs from a collapsed 8-story building said Tuesday they expect to find many dead bodies when they reach the ground floor, indicating the death toll will be far more than the official 386. One estimate said it could be as high as 1,400. The illegally constructed, 8-story Rana Plaza collapsed on the morning of April 24, bringing down the five garment factories inside.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)Many fashion brands used the factory that collapsed in Bangladesh, killing hundreds.

Many bodies still in collapsed Bangladesh building

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 02:52 AM PDT

Firefighters and army personnel continue to work as dusk falls as they dislodge the debris and fallen ceiling of the garment factory building which collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, April 29, 2013. Rescue workers in Bangladesh gave up hopes of finding any more survivors in the remains of a building that collapsed five days ago, and began using heavy machinery on Monday to dislodge the rubble and look for bodies. At least 381 people were killed when the illegally constructed, 8-story Rana Plaza collapsed in a heap on Wednesday morning along with thousands of workers in the five garment factories in the building. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)Emergency workers say they expect to find many dead bodies on the building's ground floor.

Willem-Alexander becomes new Dutch king

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 02:10 AM PDT

La reina Beatriz y el príncipe heredero Guillermo Alejandro llegan al banquete ofrecido por la familia real holandesa en el Rijksmuseum, en Amsterdam, Holanda, el lunes 29 de abril de 2013. La reina Beatriz de Holanda cederá el trono a su hijo el martes 30 de abril de 2013. (Foto AP/Robin Utrecht, pool)AMSTERDAM (AP) — Queen Beatrix has signed the official act of abdication at the Royal Palace in downtown Amsterdam, making her eldest son Willem-Alexander the first Dutch king in more than 100 years.

Willem-Alexander to become new Dutch king

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:20 AM PDT

La reina Beatriz y el príncipe heredero Guillermo Alejandro llegan al banquete ofrecido por la familia real holandesa en el Rijksmuseum, en Amsterdam, Holanda, el lunes 29 de abril de 2013. La reina Beatriz de Holanda cederá el trono a su hijo el martes 30 de abril de 2013. (Foto AP/Robin Utrecht, pool)His mother, Queen Beatrix, is abdicating after a 33-year reign.

Pa. abortion trial stirs debate on when life ends

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:04 PM PDT

The high-profile murder trial of a Philadelphia abortion provider sparked courtroom debate Monday over when life ends, a tweak of the politically charged question of when life begins.

Ariz. law forces cities to resell guns from buy-back programs

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:56 PM PDT

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer listens to a question from a media member about the Supreme Court's decision on SB1070 in Phoenix.Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday signed legislation forcing municipalities to resell firearms from gun buy-back programs. ...

1 dead after 2 small planes collide near LA

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:56 PM PDT

Two small airplanes collided in midair over the Southern California mountains Monday, sending one crashing into a rocky ridge and killing its pilot while the second was able to maneuver a belly-flop landing on a nearby golf course, officials said.

Jackson's life recounted in opening of civil trial

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:44 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 27, 2011 file photo, Katherine Jackson poses for a portrait in Calabasas, Calif. Opening statements are scheduled to begin Monday April 29, 2013, in Jackson's lawsuit against concert giant AEG Live over her son Michael's 2009 death. Katherine Jackson claims the company failed to properly investigate the doctor who was convicted in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter for the singer's death, but the company denies all wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)Michael Jackson's struggle against drug addiction was on display Monday during opening statements in his mother's wrongful death case against concert promoter AEG Live.

"Ugly stuff" may emerge in Jackson wrongful death trial

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 06:19 PM PDT

(Blank Headline Received)Promoter AEG Live warned jurors they would see a very different side of the King of Pop.

FBI seeks DNA of Tsarnaev's widow

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 04:55 PM PDT

Did Boston bomb suspect's wife tip him off?Agents walked out of Katherine Russell's family home with bags of samples.

President calls gay basketball player and offers support

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 04:06 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 17, 2013 file photo, Washington Wizards center Jason Collins, right, battles for a rebound against Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago. Jason Collins has become the first male professional athlete in the major four American sports leagues to come out as gay. Collins wrote a first-person account posted Monday on Sports Illustrated's website. The 34-year-old Collins has played for six NBA teams in 12 seasons. He finished this past season with the Washington Wizards and is now a free agent. He says he wants to continue playing. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)Obama reached out to Jason Collins after the NBA veteran announced he was gay.
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