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Obama: More work ahead on civil rights

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 11:41 AM PDT

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk to greet supporters on the tarmac after landing aboard Air Force One at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, in Austin, Texas, Thursday, April 10, 2014. The president and first lady traveled to the University of Texas at Austin to attend the Civil Rights Summit, a conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. (AP Photo/ Tamir Kalifa)At summit on 50th anniversary of Civil Rights Act, president cautions, "story of America is a story of progress."

DOJ: Serious problems found in Albuquerque police

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 10:25 AM PDT

Albuquerque police face off with protesters Sunday, March 30, 2014, in downtown Albuquerque, N.M. during a protest against recent police shootings. Hundreds of protesters marched past riot police in Albuquerque on Sunday, days after a YouTube video emerged threatening retaliation for a recent deadly police shooting. The video, which bore the logo of the computer hacking collective Anonymous, warned of a cyberattack on city websites and called for the protest march. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said institutional reform centered on more training and tools for officers is needed to curb the "patterns of excessive force" that were turned up by a civil investigation of the Albuquerque Police Department.

Stephen Colbert named as Letterman's replacement

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 10:25 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2013 file photo, Stephen Colbert delivers the keynote address during the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a charity gala organized by the Archdiocese of New York, at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York. Comedy Central deleted a message Thursday, March 27, 2014, from its Comedy Central's "Colbert Report" host Stephen...

Lawyer: Stabbing suspect 'confused, scared and depressed'

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 07:46 AM PDT

Alex Hribal understands what he's accused of, but not the gravity of his actions, says his attorney.

Scott Brown shouldn’t worry about being called a carpetbagger

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:50 AM PDT

Scott BrownThe real reason modern politics so often seems to surprise those of us who practice or follow it closely isn't because we lack for reams of granular data culled from the research of political scientists, or because we're locked away in Washington and have no idea what's going on in the rest of the country. It's because we apply the wrong context to the question.

Police seek motive of school stabbing rampage

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:03 AM PDT

Alex Hribal, the suspect in the stabbings at the Franklin Regional High School near Pittsburgh, is taken from a district magistrate after he was arraigned on charges in the attack on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 in Export, Pa. Authorities say Hribal has been charged after allegedly stabbing and slashing at least 21 people, mostly students, in the crowded halls of his suburban Pittsburgh high school Wednesday. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)MURRYSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — It was just before the start of class and the hallways were packed as usual with students at their lockers or chatting with friends.

Russia withheld intel on Boston bomb suspect

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 10:36 PM PDT

FILE - This combination of file photos shows brothers Tamerlan, left, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15, 2013. Tamerlan Tsarnaev died after a gunfight with police several days later, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was captured and is held in a federal prison on charges of using a weapon of mass destruction. The FBI has denied a claim made by lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev that his brother and fellow suspect was asked by the FBI to be an informant. The Boston FBI office declined to comment on claims made in a court filing Friday, March 28, 2014. But the agency cited a statement it released in October in which it said the Tsarnaev brothers were never sources for the FBI, Russia failed to provide key details to the FBI before the attack, reports the N.Y. Times.

Samsung Galaxy S5: When a committee builds a smartphone

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 10:06 PM PDT

Why do all the new, hotly awaited phones produce global sighs of disappointment?

Samsung Galaxy S5: When a committee builds a smartphone

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 09:18 PM PDT

AP Tech Review: Samsung Galaxy S5Or maybe it's because Steve Jobs is gone. There's no single source of decisions like "Cellphones will have touchscreens from now on," or "The next big thing is the tablet," or "The next important mobile feature is voice control." The Samsung Galaxy S5. And if you had to characterize the direction Samsung has chosen for its new flagship phone — well, you couldn't. You know how Apple refines every other year's iPhone instead of redesigning it (iPhone 4, iPhone 4s;

Scientists seek to build 'bioficial heart' with 3-D printer

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 05:43 PM PDT

Team Seeks to 3-D Print Working Human HeartLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — It may sound far-fetched, but scientists are attempting to build a human heart with a 3-D printer.

1 child dead, 11 hurt in Florida day care crash

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 04:42 PM PDT

A Florida state trooper, center, escorts a group of parents to a day care center to pick up their children after a vehicle crashed into the center, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, in Winter Park, Fla. At least 15 people were injured, including children. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Out-of-control car smashed through wall after being struck by SUV that fled scene.

12 kids hurt in Fla. day care center crash

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 04:29 PM PDT

A Florida state trooper, center, escorts a group of parents to a day care center to pick up their children after a vehicle crashed into the center, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, in Winter Park, Fla. At least 15 people were injured, including children. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Several victims were reported to be in "very, very serious condition" after hit-and-run.

NATO strategy might send U.S. troops to front lines near Russia

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 02:25 PM PDT

NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove gestures during an interview with the Associated Press in Paris, Wednesday April 9, 2014, as he talks about his mission to formulate a plan to help protect and reassure NATO members nearest Russia. NATO's top military commander in Europe, Breedlove is tasked with drafting countermoves to the Russian military threat against Ukraine. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)PARIS (AP) — NATO's top military commander in Europe, drafting countermoves to the Russian military threat against Ukraine, said Wednesday they could include deployment of American troops to alliance member states in Eastern Europe now feeling at risk.

Obama comforts base twice struck by tragedy

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 02:25 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive for a memorial ceremony, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at Fort Hood Texas, for those killed there in a shooting last week. President Barack Obama is reprising his role as chief comforter as he returns once again to a grief-stricken corner of America to mourn with the families of those killed last week at Fort Hood and offer solace to the nation.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Tells Fort Hood the nation draws strength from relatives struck by fatal shootings.
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