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Guam shrugging off North Korea threats

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 01:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2013 file photo, members of the 374th Airlift Wing of U.S. Air Force work on a C-130 aircraft during the Cope North military exercises at Andersen U.S. Air Force Base in Guam. There soon will be another military element to life on the U.S. territory _ a defense system will be installed to shoot down incoming missiles and warheads. Its deployment comes amid intensifying threats from North Korea, which recently listed Guam among its targets for a nuclear attack on the United States. (AP Photo/Koji Ueda, File)The South Pacific island was among its targets for a nuclear attack on the U.S.


James Holmes evidence speaks volumes

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:50 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, Aurora, Colo., theater shooting suspect James Holmes sits in the courtroom during his arraignment in Centennial, Colo. On Monday, April 1, 2013, prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty against Holmes. (AP Photo/Denver Post, RJ Sangosti, Pool, File)The FBI says items found in his apartment don't indicate mental illness.


Parents complain about in-flight film, get kicked off plane

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:34 PM PDT

A family traveling from Denver to Baltimore on United claims that their flight was diverted by the captain because the parents requested that the in-flight movie, "Alex Cross," be turned off. The parents, thus far unnamed, wrote a letter to The Atlantic about the incident. According to the letter, after the flight took off, the [...]

Troubling start to Iran nuclear talks

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 11:48 AM PDT

Participants from the U.S., Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany prepare to start talks with Iranian negotiators in AlmatySix nations are demanding Iran cut back on uranium enrichment.


Japan nuclear fallout may be affecting U.S. babies

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 10:17 AM PDT

FILE - This aerial file photo taken on March 11, 2013, shows reactor buildings Unit 1 to 4, from right in the middle of the photo, at the tsunami-ravaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Four fuel storage pools at Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear plant have been without fresh cooling water for more than 15 hours due to a power outage. The plant's operator said Tuesday morning, March 19, 2013 it was trying to repair a broken switchboard that might the cause of the problem. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCEBabies born shortly after the Fukushima meltdown were 28% more likely to suffer hyperthyroidism.


Ex-Enron CEO seeking early release from prison

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 10:01 AM PDT

Jailed Enron Ex-CEO Seeks Early ReleaseFormer Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling and his attorney are in talks with prosecutors to shorten his 24-year jail sentence for his role in the massive fraud that led to the company's collapse. Skilling, 59, oversaw the energy and commodities trading firm before it declared bankruptcy...


Gun store that sold gun to Nancy Lanza loses license

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 09:31 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo circulated by law enforcement and provided by NBC News, shows Adam Lanza, who authorities said Lanza killed his mother at their home and then opened fire inside the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. Search warrants released Thursday, March 28, 2013, revealed that an arsenal of weapons including guns, more than a thousand rounds of ammunition, a bayonet and several swords was seized in the Lanza home. (AP Photo/NBC News, File)The shop was raided shortly after the Sandy Hook School shooting in Newtown.


Independent Senator warns Obama: Don’t touch Social Security

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 08:29 AM PDT

Sen. Bernie SAnders, I-Vt., addresses a rally outside a venue for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's 2012 Fiscal Summit, Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Bernie Sanders of Vermont said the president shouldn't "go back on his word."


Principal says kids 'OK' after Illinois school bus overturns

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 08:14 AM PDT

Rescue personnel attend to children from Newport Elementary School after their school bus overturned Friday, April 5, 2015, near Wadsworth, Ill. There were about two dozen children on board. There was no immediate word on injuries. (AP Photo/Lake County News-Sun, Thomas Delany Jr.) CHICAGO LOCALS OUT25 children were on board the bus, which was apparently involved in an accident.


China starts killing birds as 6th flu death is reported

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 07:58 AM PDT

China kills market birds as flu found in pigeonsThe H7N9 virus can infect birds without causing them to become ill.


School bus overturns in northern Illinois

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 07:43 AM PDT

Emergency personnel respond at the scene where a school bus overturned that was carrying about two dozen elementary school children, Friday, April 5, 2013, in Wadsworh, Ill. Lake County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Sgt. Sara Balmes says there was no immediate word on any injuries. (AP Photo/Courtesy of NBCChicago.com) TELEVISION OUTAuthorities say the bus was carrying around two dozen elementary school children.


Rutgers athletic director leaves after abuse scandal: Report

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 07:27 AM PDT

Tim Pernetti fined Mike Rice when he found out he had verbally and physically abused players.

As Koreas face off, risk of accidental war grows

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 06:56 AM PDT

North Koreans attend a rally against the U.S. and South Korea in Nampo, North Korea"The rhetoric is off the charts. We don't understand this new guy at all," an analyst said.


Was Obama's 'best-looking attorney general' comment a sexist gaffe?

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 06:41 AM PDT

Obama has some explaining to do.The compliment raised hackles on the left.


Colorado school's police were warned about massacre suspect

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 06:25 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, James Holmes, left, and defense attorney Tamara Brady appear in district court in Centennial, Colo. for his arraignment. Court documents are raising new questions for the university that Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes attended before the July 20 theater shooting that left 12 people dead and 70 injured. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, RJ Sangosti, Pool, File)CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — New questions are confronting the university that Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes attended amid disclosures that a psychiatrist warned campus police a month before the deadly assault that Holmes was dangerous and had homicidal thoughts.


Economy adds fewest jobs in 9 months in March

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 05:54 AM PDT

US economy adds 88K jobs, rate drops to 7.6 pct.U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring. The slowdown is a reminder that the job market's path back to full health ...


Economy adds fewest in jobs 9 months in March

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 05:39 AM PDT

Stocks move higher on Wall Street; Best Buy soarsUS economy adds just 88,000 jobs, fewest in 9 months; unemployment falls to 7.6 pct.


White supremacist arrested in Colo. corrections director's killing

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 05:24 AM PDT

This combo made from photos released by the El Paso County, Colo., Sheriff's office shows Thomas James Guolee, 31, left, and James Franklin Lohr, 47, who are wanted for questioning in the Tom Clements homicide investigation. Lohr is described as 6 feet tall, 160 pounds, with blond hair, brown eyes and several tattoos. Guolee is a 31 year old male described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, 160 pounds, with blond hair, blue eyes and several tattoos. (AP Photo/El Paso Sheriff)The motive for the murder of Tom Clements, who was shot answering his door, is unclear.


Do Supreme Court justices listen to their heads or their hearts?

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 04:37 AM PDT

Head v. Heart: How Supreme Court justices wrestle with tough decisions"The justices often vote the law as opposed to their own feelings," an expert says.


Illegally built building collapses in India killing dozens

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 03:50 AM PDT

Rescue workers look for trapped people after a residential building collapsed in Thane, Mumbai, India, Thursday, April 4, 2013. At least 6 persons were killed and 40 were injured when an under-construction residential building collapsed on Thursday evening according to local reports.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)"All the three floors are sandwiched," a rescuer said about the search for survivors.


Search crews recount dramatic Calif. hiker rescue

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 03:04 AM PDT

Orange County Sheriff's Technical Rescue crew gather at Trabuco Canyon Road command center during the search for missing hiker Kendall Jack, in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Thursday, April 4, 2013. A sheriff's rescue team, following the sounds of a screaming female voice, found Jack, late Thursday morning clinging to a small rock outcropping along the brush-covered wall. Jack, 18, was found not far from where her 19-year-old hiking companion, Nicolas Cendoya, had been found by a hiker Wednesday night.. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)After four days of searching, they suddenly heard a faint female voice calling for help.


Holmes psychiatrist warned of threat before attack

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 02:49 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, Aurora, Colo., theater shooting suspect James Holmes sits in the courtroom during his arraignment in Centennial, Colo. On Monday, April 1, 2013, prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty against Holmes. (AP Photo/Denver Post, RJ Sangosti, Pool, File)A doctor told police a month before the Colorado massacre that Holmes was a danger.


Texas inmates back in jail after capture in barn

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 01:16 AM PDT

This photo provided by the Hopkins County Sheriff's Office shows Brian Allen Tucker. On Tuesday, April 2, 2013, Tucker, an inmate awaiting trial on a capital murder charge in a 2011 slaying, and another prisoner, John Marlin King, broke out of the Hopkins County Jail. The two have spent a second night on the run as officials investigate whether the men stole a vehicle and have a gun. (AP Photo/The Hopkins County Sheriff's Office)A capital murder suspect and a convicted drug offender are back in lockup.


Obama budget to offer program cuts, seek deficit deal: official

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 01:01 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama smiles as he prepares to board Marine One to a Democratic fund raiser in San FranciscoThe president will reportedly offer cuts to entitlement programs in his budget proposal.


Steady job gains seen bolstering economy

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 11:13 PM PDT

File photo of people waiting in line to meet a job recruiter at the UJA-Federation Connect to Care job fair in New YorkThe economy probably added 200,000 jobs last month, with the jobless rate steady at 7.7 percent, according to a Reuters survey.


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