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Convicted abortion doctor gets life in prison

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:38 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 8, 2010 file photo, Dr. Kermit Gosnell is seen during an interview with the Philadelphia Daily News at his attorney's office in Philadelphia. Gosnell was found guilty Monday, May 13, 2013 of found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies born alive but acquitted in the death of a fourth baby. Gosnell was also found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the overdose death of a patient. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Daily News, Yong Kim, File)Dr. Kermit Gosnell makes a deal to avoid facing a potential death sentence.

Airlines turn sweet profits on baggage fees

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:38 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 28, 2012, file photo, luggage waits to be run through the baggage system for testing in the new Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. International Terminal at Atlanta's airport. U.S. airlines collected more than $6 billion in baggage and reservation change fees from passengers in 2012, the highest amount since the fees became common five years ago. These fees along with charges for boarding early or picking prime seats have helped return the industry to profitability. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. airlines collected more than $6 billion in baggage and reservation change fees from passengers last year — the highest amount since the fees became common five years ago.

Justice Department to investigate IRS actions

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:35 PM PDT

IRS Scandal Spreads Wider Than Cincinnati OfficersNumerous congressional committees already are probing the agency.

Jet Star rollercoaster meets wrecking crew

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:35 PM PDT

Workmen use a crane to begin to dismantle the Jet Star roller coaster in Seaside HeightsThe Jersey shore attraction was a symbol of Superstorm Sandy's wrath.

Lawmaker trips over this week's Washington scandals

Posted: 14 May 2013 11:33 AM PDT

2013 Grammys On The Hill AwardsAsked about one controversy, Rep. Steny Hoyer's offers his take on a separate issue.

O.J. Simpson has a small victory in Las Vegas court

Posted: 14 May 2013 11:01 AM PDT

O.J. Simpson appears in court at Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Monday, May 13, 2013. Simpson, who is currently serving a nine-to-33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his October 2008 conviction on armed robbery and kidnapping charges, is seeking a new trial, claiming that trial lawyer Yale Galanter had conflicted interests and shouldn't have handled Simpson's armed case. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jeff Scheid, Pool)But the former football great is still making a case for a new trial.

RNC chief demands Obama fire Holder

Posted: 14 May 2013 10:32 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 18, 2013 file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Justice Department has secretly obtained two months of telephone records of journalists for The Associated Press in what AP's top executive says is an unprecedented intrusion into newsgathering. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)The head of the Justice Department "has trampled on the First Amendment."

Like a 'bombshell with overwhelming force'

Posted: 14 May 2013 10:00 AM PDT

A Cleveland police patrol car sits in front of the boarded up home of Ariel Castro in Cleveland Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Three women were rescued from the house last week after a decade in captivity. Castro is under arrest and charged with rape and kidnapping. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)An officer describes finding the Cleveland women who were held captive.

White House denies knowledge of AP phone records seizure

Posted: 14 May 2013 10:00 AM PDT

A man looks down at his smartphone as he walks past the offices of the Associated Press in Manhattan, New YorkThree Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters were among those targeted by the government.

Trump to testify in lawsuit trial over condo deals

Posted: 14 May 2013 10:00 AM PDT

FILE - This March 15, 2013 file photo, Donald Trump speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md. On Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Trump is expected to testify at federal court in Chicago where several of his companies have been named in a lawsuit filed by an 87-year-old investor who says she was lured into buying condos at his namesake Chicago skyscraper with promises of a profit-sharing deal that was later quietly withdrawn. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)A plaintiff says she was promised a cut of the profits of his namesake Chicago skyscraper.

Defense Department civilians furlough 11 days, not 14

Posted: 14 May 2013 08:44 AM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is seen in a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, May 2, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is seen in a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, May 2, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is seen in a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, May 2, 2013. REUTERS/Gary CameronThe military scrambles to comply with budget cutting targets.

5 killed in Nev., including 1 near Mustang brothel

Posted: 14 May 2013 08:28 AM PDT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Detectives investigating a string of five homicides in two northern Nevada counties have made one arrest and believe all the killings are connected, including one at the interstate exit for the Mustang Ranch brothel.

Crews dismantle coaster wrecked by Sandy

Posted: 14 May 2013 07:40 AM PDT

FILE - In a Feb. 25, 2013 file photo, the sun rises in Seaside Heights, N.J., behind the Jet Star Roller Coaster which has been sitting in the ocean after part of the Casino Pier was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy. Work is expected to start Tuesday afternoon, May 14, 2013 to remove the Jet Star coaster from the surf in Seaside Heights. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)The work begins in the summer tourist destination of Seaside Heights.

Vt. poised to allow lethal meds for terminally ill

Posted: 14 May 2013 07:10 AM PDT

Vt. poised to allow lethal meds for terminally illVermont is poised to join three other states permitting doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medication to terminally ill patients after the state House approved a compromise bill similar to Oregon's 1997 ...

Police seek 19-year-old in Mother's Day mass shooting

Posted: 14 May 2013 06:07 AM PDT

A photo provided by New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas shows 19-year-old Akien Scott, who is wanted in the Mother's Day shootings, during a news conference in front of police headquarters in New Orleans, Monday, May 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)Police urged the teen, who has previous arrests on firearms and drug charges, to give himself up.

Jim DeMint stands by controversial immigration study

Posted: 14 May 2013 05:51 AM PDT

Fmr. Sen. Jim DeMint: 6.3 Trillion Immigration Price Tag 'Irrefutable'The Fine Print Former Sen. Jim DeMint (R – S.C.) is standing by the controversial Heritage Foundation study that put a $6.3 trillion price tag on the Senate immigration bill, saying: "There's no doubt that these numbers are real." He also says he has no regrets about leaving the Senate to become president of the [...]

Skylab's grave

Posted: 14 May 2013 05:19 AM PDT

Skylab's Grave: Remains of 1st American Space Station in AustraliaNASA will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the launch of Skylab, America's first space station, on Tuesday (May 14), but you might be surprised where this icon of U.S. human spaceflight ended up.

Builders bulldoze big Mayan pyramid in Belize

Posted: 14 May 2013 05:04 AM PDT

In this image released by Jaime Awe, head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology on Monday May 13, 2013, a backhoe claws away at the sloping sides of the Nohmul complex, one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids on May 10, 2013 in northern Belize. A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced on Monday. (AP Photo/Jaime Awe)A construction company used the remains for a road-building project.

Russia detains U.S. embassy worker for spy recruitment

Posted: 14 May 2013 04:31 AM PDT

Officials said the employee was carrying a large amount of money and instructions for the Russian he was trying to recruit.

Fight to close oyster farm pits environmentalists against foodies

Posted: 14 May 2013 04:13 AM PDT

oysterINVERNESS, Calif.—It is coming up on planting season at Drakes Bay Oyster Company, a tiny family-owned oyster farm located on a inlet nestled within the lush grassy cliffs that run along the Pacific Ocean here just north of San Francisco. For more than 50 years, the modest farm, which looks like nothing more than a [...]

Bangladesh honors 1,127 dead from building collapse

Posted: 14 May 2013 03:29 AM PDT

Tears roll down the cheeks of a Bangladesh army soldier as he offers prayers for the souls of the 1,127 people who died in the garment building structure collapse last month, in Savar, near Bangladesh, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. The Islamic prayer service was held a day after the army ended the nearly three-week, painstaking search for bodies among the rubble of the worst tragedy in the history of the global garment industry and turned control of the site over to the civilian government for cleanup. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)Thousands of mourners gather at the wreckage of a garment factory building to offer prayers.

Top IRS official didn't reveal tea party targeting

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:57 AM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Monday, May 13, 2013, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, where they talked about subjects ranging from Syria's civil war to preparations for a coming summit in Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress was not told tea party groups were being inappropriately targeted by the Internal Revenue Service, even after acting agency Chief Steven Miller had been briefed on the matter.

Controversies give Obama new governing headaches

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:26 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama reacts as he speaks at Democratic Party fundraiser in New YorkA trio of burgeoning scandals could threaten the president's second-term agenda.

Angelina Jolie reveals she had double mastectomy

Posted: 13 May 2013 11:25 PM PDT

Actress and humanitarian campaigner Angelina Jolie speaks at a news conference on sexual violence against women during the G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting in central LondonThe actress says fears of developing breast cancer because of a gene mutation led her to have the procedure.

Polar bear cub prepares for new home in New York

Posted: 13 May 2013 10:55 PM PDT

Kali, a polar bear cub orphaned when its mother was killed by a hunter in northwest Alaska, climbs the screen of his cage on Monday, May 13, 2013, at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage, Alaska. UPS will fly the cub Tuesday to its new temporary home at the Buffalo Zoo. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)An orphaned polar bear cub that arrived at the Alaska Zoo two months ago will soon depart for a new adventure: meeting another young cub at the Buffalo Zoo.
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