vendredi 31 mai 2013

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Four dead after planes collide and crash near Phoenix

Posted: 31 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say two small planes collided and then crashed in the desert north of Phoenix on Friday, killing all four people aboard the two aircraft.

Brawl breaks out at Ohio kindergarten graduation

Posted: 31 May 2013 12:06 PM PDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — A brawl that started over spilled punch at a kindergarten graduation ceremony Friday resulted in the arrest of eight people, authorities said. Police were called when one participant pulled out a pipe and another a hammer.

Three dead after planes collide and crash near Phoenix

Posted: 31 May 2013 11:52 AM PDT

Michele Bachmann’s annoucement surprises supporters

Posted: 31 May 2013 10:50 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 16, 2013 file photo, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R- Minn., speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md. Bachmann said Wednesday, May 29, 2013, that she will not run for re-election in 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Although she's leaving Congress, tea party members expect a big return.

University president 'embarrassed' school, say trustees

Posted: 31 May 2013 10:36 AM PDT

In this Sunday, May 5, 2013 photo, Ohio State president E. Gordon Gee speaks during the Ohio State University spring commencement in Columbus, Ohio. Gee told a university committee last December that Notre Dame wasn't invited to join the Big Ten because they're not good partners while also jokingly saying that Gordon Gee's comments about Notre Dame and Catholics hurt the university.

Ark. sheriff dies during storm search; another officer missing

Posted: 31 May 2013 10:36 AM PDT

Tornado warning issued in OklahomaAt least three people are dead; Midwest prepares for more severe weather.

Michigan woman dies in Syrian rebel ambush

Posted: 31 May 2013 09:49 AM PDT

Forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are seen in Arjoun village near Qusair townFamily members say they are unsure why the 33-year-old single mother was with rebel forces.

With Bachmann out, her Democrat rival abandons campaign

Posted: 31 May 2013 09:18 AM PDT

Tea Party Caucus Leader to Leave CongressJim Graves' reason to run was to oust the Tea Party Republican.

'Summer of discontent' erupts in Turkey

Posted: 31 May 2013 08:32 AM PDT

A Turkish riot policeman uses tear gas as a demonstrator holds a banner during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central IstanbulPolice fire tear gas and water cannons at protesters in an Istanbul park.

Ex-Microsoft manager plans to create first U.S. marijuana brand

Posted: 31 May 2013 07:46 AM PDT

Marijuana entrepreneur and CEO of Diego Pellicer Inc. Shively talks next to former President of Mexico Fox during a news conference in Seattle, WashingtonBy Jonathan Kaminsky SEATTLE (Reuters) - A former Microsoft executive plans to create the first U.S. national marijuana brand, with cannabis he hopes to eventually import legally from Mexico, and said he was kicking off his business by acquiring medical pot dispensaries in three U.S. states. Jamen Shively, a former Microsoft corporate strategy manager, said he envisions his Seattle-based enterprise becoming the leader in both recreational and medical cannabis - much like Starbucks is the dominant name in coffee, he said. ...

Zumba instructor gets 10 months for prostitution

Posted: 31 May 2013 07:16 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 13, 2013 file photo, Alexis Wright, 30, leaves the Cumberland County Courthouse in Portland, Maine. Wright, a Zumba fitness instructor who pleaded guilty to using her Maine studio as a front for prostitution, is due to be sentenced Friday, May 31, 2013, bringing to an end a scandal featuring sex videos, exhibitionism and pornography. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)The fitness instructor turned her studio into a brothel in a small town.

Small plane crashes into Va. apartment building

Posted: 31 May 2013 07:16 AM PDT

This handout photo provided by the Virginia State Police shows a small plane crashed into the living room of an apartment in Herndon, Va., Friday, May 31, 2013. Capt. Willie Bailey with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue in Virginia says the plane ran out of fuel early Friday and crashed, injuring two people — one in the apartment and one in the Cessna 177B. The plane was headed from the Philadelphia area to Manassas Regional Airport. David Ventura, who lives in the apartment, tells WRC-TV he was awakened by the sound of the crash and shocked to discover a plane in his living room. (AP Photo/Virginia State Police)HERNDON, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police say two people were taken to a hospital after a two-seat plane crashed into the living room of a third-story apartment outside Washington.

The FBI changes its story on the Ibragim Todashev shooting

Posted: 31 May 2013 05:42 AM PDT

The FBI Changes Its Story (Again) on the Ibragim Todashev ShootingThe associate of the Boston bombing suspect was shot after an interrogation.

Russia to sell at least 10 MiG fighters to Syria

Posted: 31 May 2013 05:28 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 21, 2009 file photo, a Russian-made MiG-29 jet fighter flown by the aerobatic team Strizhi (Swifts) perform during MAKS (the International Aviation and Space Show) in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia. Russian arms manufacturer MiG told Russian news agencies Friday, May 31, 2013 that it is signing a contract to deliver at least 10 fighter jets to Syria. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev, File)The international community has expressed concern about Russia's arm deals.

EU pain: Unemployment at all-time high, inflation non-existent

Posted: 31 May 2013 04:40 AM PDT

Job seekers line up as they wait for an interview during the 8th job forum dedicated to recruiting in NiceJoblessness in the 17-nation currency area rose to 12.2 percent in April.

American woman dies fighting for Syrian rebels

Posted: 31 May 2013 04:09 AM PDT

Did a Woman From Michigan Just Die Fighting In Syria?(Reuters) - A 33-year-old Michigan woman and convert to Islam has been killed in Syria while fighting with opposition forces against the government of President Bashar al-Assad in the country's civil war, her family said on Thursday. The woman's aunt told Reuters that the FBI had informed her on Thursday afternoon of the death of her niece, Nicole Mansfield of Flint, but said she did not have the details of how she died. "I'm just devastated," said the aunt, Monica Mansfield Speelman. "Evidently, she was fighting with opposition forces. ...

USSR's old domain name attracts cybercriminals

Posted: 31 May 2013 03:07 AM PDT

Sergei Ovcharenko, the director for .su domain development at Moscow's Foundation for Internet Development smiles as he speaks to The Associated Press photographer in his office in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, May 30, 2013. The Foundation for Internet Development is responsible for managing the Soviet Union's old .su domain, which security experts say has become a magnet for hackers. Ovcharenko acknowledges that criminal sites hosted in Soviet cyberspace can stay online for extremely long periods of time, something he blames on weak Russian legislation and outdated terms of service. He promises that stricter rules are on their way. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)The Soviet Union disappeared long ago, but online an 'e-vil empire' is thriving.

Ariz. mom facing drug charge released in Mexico

Posted: 31 May 2013 12:04 AM PDT

In a photo provided by the Maldonado family Gary and Yanira Maldonado are shown in 2012. The arrest of Yanira Maldonado, 42, has prompted outrage in the U.S. among politicians and her family members, who say she was set up when her bus was stopped at a military checkpoint last week and authorities found nearly 12 pounds of marijuana under her seat. She was immediately sent to a Mexico prison. (AP Photo/Maldonado Family)A U.S. woman in a Mexico prison on a drug-smuggling charge has been released.

Small plane hits Wash. home; no serious injuries

Posted: 30 May 2013 11:04 PM PDT

EATONVILLE, Wash. (AP) — An Eatonville, Wash., fire official says a small plane flying from Oregon to Seattle crashed into a home Thursday evening but the pilot and passenger escaped with only minor injuries and no one was hurt on the ground.

11 vanish from Mexico City bar in suspected kidnap

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:48 PM PDT

Friends put pictures in the bar entrance of their recently disappeared relatives in Mexico City,Thursday, May 30, 2013. Relatives who joined a march to demand solutions to the thousands of detained and disappeared in Mexico say 11 young people were kidnapped in broad daylight from a Mexico City bar last Sunday a half-block from the city's main boulevard and a few blocks from police headquarters. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)Eleven young people were brazenly kidnapped in broad daylight from an after-hours bar.

13-year-old wins National Spelling Bee

Posted: 30 May 2013 09:02 PM PDT

Arvind Mahankali, 13, of Bayside Hills, N.Y., holds the championship trophy after he won the National Spelling Bee by spelling the word After years of heartbreakingly close calls, Arvind Mahankali came in first place.

Family: Michigan woman, 33, killed in Syria fight

Posted: 30 May 2013 08:16 PM PDT

Forces of Syrian President Bashar al Assad are seen in Arjoun village near Qusair townThe family of a 33-year-old Michigan woman says the FBI confirmed Thursday that she was killed in fighting in Syria.

13-year-old New Yorker wins National Spelling Bee

Posted: 30 May 2013 07:46 PM PDT

Arvind Mahankali spells in the semi-final round of the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at National Harbor in MarylandArvind Mahankali, 13, of New York wins the National Spelling Bee.

Editors say attorney general to change investigations

Posted: 30 May 2013 07:15 PM PDT

Major media outlets boycott Eric Holder's meetingInvestigations that involve reporters will be handled differently, Eric Holder said.

Wildfire north of L.A. sparks evacuations

Posted: 30 May 2013 06:44 PM PDT

Officials say a fast-growing wildfire north of Los Angeles is burning near power stations transmission lines and homes are being evacuated.
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Boy suspended for gun-shaped pastry gets NRA membership

Posted: 30 May 2013 01:06 PM PDT

By James Lunt (Reuters) - An 8-year-old Maryland boy who was suspended from school for nibbling a pastry snack into the shape of a gun has been given a junior membership in the National Rifle Association. After hearing about Josh Welch's suspension from Park Elementary School in Anne Arundel County, a state legislator paid $550 to buy him a Junior Life Membership in the NRA, Welch's lawyer said on Thursday. "I was embarrassed that my county would do that to him," said Nicholaus Kipke, leader of the Republican minority in the lower house of the Maryland legislature. ...

Connecticut to allow illegal immigrants to get driving license

Posted: 30 May 2013 12:05 PM PDT

By Richard Weizel MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - Connecticut joined other U.S. states that allow illegal immigrants to get a driver's license, with the state Senate narrowly approving the measure on Thursday without a single Republican vote. Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy said he would sign the bill, which passed the Senate by a 19-16 vote, after a highly divisive debate that lasted overnight. "This bill is first and foremost about public safety. ...

Eleven youths vanish from Mexico City bar, kidnapping suspected

Posted: 30 May 2013 11:50 AM PDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Eleven young people were kidnapped in broad daylight from a Mexico City bar, just 20 days after the grandson of civil rights leader Malcolm X was beaten to death at a nightclub in the capital, anguished relatives said Thursday.

Chicago newspaper lays off its photography staff

Posted: 30 May 2013 11:19 AM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Sun-Times has laid off its entire full-time photography staff.

20004 Olympian finally gets his gold medal

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:50 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2004, file photo, silver medalist Adam Nelson, left, of the United States, and, gold medalist Yuriy Bilonog, of Ukraine, pose on the podium after the presentation ceremony in the men's shot put at the 2004 Olympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in Athens. IOC officials said Thursday, May 30, 2013, that Nelson has been bumped up to the gold medal after Bilonog was stripped of the gold medal in December because of doping. (AP Photos/David J. Phillip, File)ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Nine years later, Adam Nelson can finally call himself an Olympic gold medalist.

Letter, possibly tainted with ricin, sent to Obama

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:05 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama waves from Air Force One at Chicago's O'Hare AirportThe mail is similar to those sent to NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Two ex-Serbian security officers acquitted of war crimes

Posted: 30 May 2013 09:35 AM PDT

Simatovic and Stanisic sit in the courtroom prior to the Trial Chamber Judgement at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the HagueThere was not proof that the men committed crimes against humanity, judges say.

Sonar image may show Amelia Earhart’s plane

Posted: 30 May 2013 09:03 AM PDT

SonarA sonar image may point to the wreckage site of Amelia Earhart's plane, the Electra, The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery announced. The nonprofit organization has been on the hunt for the Earhart plane for the last 25 years. "What we have is something that looks like what we think the expected wreckage should [...]

N.Y. mayor threats postmarked Shreveport, La.

Posted: 30 May 2013 08:03 AM PDT

FILE- In this April 25, 2013 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, right is joined by New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, left, during a news conference in New York. New York City Police said on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 that two anonymous letters sent to Bloomberg, one in New York and one in Washington, contained traces of the deadly poison ricin. Police say civilian personnel who came into contact with the letters were not showing any symptoms, but some officers who later examined the one in New York were. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Two threatening letters containing traces of the deadly poison ricin were sent from Louisiana to Mayor Michael Bloomberg in New York and his gun-control group in Washington, officials said.

Huge asteroid 2 miles wide to sails by Earth on Friday

Posted: 30 May 2013 07:33 AM PDT

Huge Asteroid 1998 QE2 Sails By Earth on FridayA massive asteroid nearly 2 miles wide will zip by Earth on Friday (May 31), in a cosmic event that has grabbed the attention of stargazers, scientists and even White House officials. The asteroid poses no threat of hitting Earth during the flyby, NASA officials assure.

Budget cuts eat into U.S. economic growth

Posted: 30 May 2013 06:31 AM PDT

A man pushes his shopping cart down an aisle at a Home Depot store in New YorkBy Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A drop in government spending dragged more on the U.S. economy than initially thought in the first three months of the year, a sign of increasing pain from Washington's austerity drive. Another report on Thursday showed the number of new jobless claims rose last week, and together the data reinforced the view that the U.S. economy may be entering yet another soft patch. Gross domestic product, a measure of the country's total economic output, expanded at a 2. ...

Special prosecutor for I.R.S. flap? 3 of 4 Americans say yes

Posted: 30 May 2013 06:01 AM PDT

Is the IRS still harassing conservative groups?The figure drops slightly among Democrats, to 63-30 percent.

HBO's VICE crew surprised by North Korean leader

Posted: 30 May 2013 05:00 AM PDT

This undated publicity image released by HBO shows former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman, right, with North Korea's Kim Jong Un at a basketball game from an episode of the documentary series NEW YORK (AP) — The documentary crew that accompanied Dennis Rodman to North Korea over the winter says it had no idea it would meet the reclusive country's young leader, Kim Jong Un, until he showed up at a basketball game it was filming.

'French kiss' finally enters French dictionary

Posted: 30 May 2013 04:44 AM PDT

"Galocher" — to kiss with tongues — is among new entries added to the "Petit Robert" 2014 edition.

Sources: Obama to name ex-Bush aide to head FBI

Posted: 30 May 2013 02:28 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2004 file photo, Deputy Attorney General James Comey gestures during a news conference in Washington. President Barack Obama is preparing to nominate former Bush administration official James Comey to head the FBI, people familiar with the decision said Wednesday, May 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)President Obama is prepared to nominate James Comey as the next FBI director.

Iraqi officials say 13 dead in wave of bomb blasts

Posted: 30 May 2013 02:12 AM PDT

Security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in the commercial area of Karradah in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 30, 2013. Iraqi officials say a series of morning bomb explosions in Iraq killed dozens in the latest eruption of violence rattling the country. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of morning bomb explosions in Baghdad and the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday killed at least 13 people and wounded dozens in the latest eruption of violence rattling the country, officials said.

No charge against Chinese mother of baby in sewer

Posted: 30 May 2013 01:27 AM PDT

In this still image made from video from May 25, 2013, a baby who was rescued after being trapped in a sewage pipe just below a squat toilet in a public building, lies on a bed at a hospital in Jinhua city, eastern China. A 22-year-old single woman who alerted the authorities of a newborn boy trapped in a sewer in eastern China has admitted that she was the mother, but had refused to come forward because she could not support the child. (AP Photo/Shaanxi TV via AP Video) CHINA OUTBEIJING (AP) — A newborn whose rescue from a sewer pipe in China captivated the world has been returned to his mother after authorities decided he became trapped because of an accident, a local official said Thursday.

Winfrey to speak at Harvard commencement exercises

Posted: 30 May 2013 01:12 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2013 file photo, Oprah Winfrey attends the premiere of The media mogul is the featured speaker at the Ivy League school's commencement.

Disneyland worker arrested in park's dry-ice blast

Posted: 30 May 2013 12:26 AM PDT

Disneyland Employee Arrested in Toontown ExplosionAn employee was arrested on suspicion of putting a so-called dry ice bomb in a trash can.

Police: 7 dead in upstate N.Y. crash

Posted: 29 May 2013 09:23 PM PDT

Officials say seven people have been killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a minivan.

Judge rejects legal challenges by accused Colo. theater gunman

Posted: 29 May 2013 08:38 PM PDT

Accused Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes listens at his arraignment in CentennialLawyers for James Holmes had argued that the state's insanity law was unconstitutional.

12-year-old accused of killing sister denies charge in court

Posted: 29 May 2013 08:24 PM PDT

The boy's lawyer said he planned a vigorous defense.

Ted Cruz avoids controversy in NYC speech

Posted: 29 May 2013 07:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 16, 2013 file photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speaks in National Harbor, Md. Mere months after the 2012 election, South Carolina is a buzz of political activity with a slate of potential presidential candidates already looking ahead to the state's Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is a rising star Republican who has irked even members of his own party with his conservative views on immigration reform and gun control. But Cruz made no mention of those hot-button topics in his official debut on the New York political stage Wednesday, using a speech before the [...]

Obama expected to pick James Comey as next FBI chief-source

Posted: 29 May 2013 06:34 PM PDT

(Blank Headline Received)By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is expected to nominate former Justice Department official James Comey as his next head of the FBI, a source said on Wednesday. If confirmed by the Senate, Comey, a Republican, would replace FBI Director Robert Mueller, who has led the agency since just before the September 11, 2001, attacks. Mueller is expected to step down this fall. The White House would not comment on Obama's decision but the source said Obama had been leaning toward Comey in recent days. It was unclear when an announcement would be made. ...

Congressmen on bombing fact-finding mission

Posted: 29 May 2013 06:20 PM PDT

Blood and debris are seen on the sidewalk along Boylston Street a day after two explosions at the Boston Marathon in BostonThey'll meet with officials in Moscow about the Boston attack.
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