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The strange and successful campaign to make taxes more taxing

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 12:46 PM PDT

Police: Suspects in killings wore GPS devices

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 12:46 PM PDT

CORRECTS FIRST NAME TO STEVEN-This combination of undated photos from the Megan's Law website shows suspects, Steven Dean Gordon, 45, left, and Franc Cano, 27, who were arrested on Friday, April 11, 2014, on suspicion of killing four women in Orange County, Calif. Anaheim police said detectives in Santa Ana and Anaheim launched a joint investigation after the naked body of Jarrae Nykkole Estepp, 21, was found in the conveyor belt of a recycling plant last month. The probe led detectives to connect the men to her slaying, and the disappearance of three women who frequented a Santa Ana neighborhood known for drug dealing and prostitution. (AP Photo/Megan's Law)SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Two convicted sex offenders dutifully checked in with police every month and wore their GPS trackers around the clock — the rules of parole that are designed to tip off California authorities if a freed felon backslides.

Arraignment delayed in California killings case

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 12:46 PM PDT

CORRECTS FIRST NAME TO STEVEN-This combination of undated photos from the Megan's Law website shows suspects, Steven Dean Gordon, 45, left, and Franc Cano, 27, who were arrested on Friday, April 11, 2014, on suspicion of killing four women in Orange County, Calif. Anaheim police said detectives in Santa Ana and Anaheim launched a joint investigation after the naked body of Jarrae Nykkole Estepp, 21, was found in the conveyor belt of a recycling plant last month. The probe led detectives to connect the men to her slaying, and the disappearance of three women who frequented a Santa Ana neighborhood known for drug dealing and prostitution. (AP Photo/Megan's Law)SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Arraignment has been postponed for two convicted sex offenders accused of raping and killing four women in Southern California.

Supremacist faces murder charges in Kansas deaths

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 10:26 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 13, 2014 file image taken from video provided by KCTV-5, Frazier Glenn Cross is escorted by police in an elementary school parking lot in Overland Park, Kan. Authorities said Tuesday, April 15, that Cross has been charged with one count of capital murder for the deaths of a 14-year-old boy and his grandfather outside the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City on Sunday. Cross also faces one count of first-degree, premeditated murder for the death of a woman who was gunned down while visiting her mother at a nearby retirement complex. (AP Photo/KCTV-5, File) MANDATORY CREDITOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Kansas prosecutors filed state-level murder charges Tuesday against the white supremacist accused in shootings that left three people dead at two Jewish community sites in suburban Kansas City.

Live Blog: Boston Marathon bombing—one year later

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 10:26 AM PDT

White supremacist charged with capital murder after KC attacks

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 09:39 AM PDT

Frazier Glenn Cross is led to a police car after his arrest following shooting incidents in Overland Park, south of Kansas CityOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Kansas prosecutors filed state-level murder charges Tuesday against the white supremacist accused in shootings that left three people dead at two Jewish community sites in suburban Kansas City.

Ukraine military recaptures airport

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 09:22 AM PDT

Ukrainian Army troops receive munitions at a field on the outskirts of Izyum, Eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. An Associated Press reporter saw at least 14 armored personnel carriers with Ukrainian flags, one helicopter and military trucks parked 40 kilometers (24 miles) north of the city on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)Heavy gunfire is reported at the airport near Kramatorsk.

Gunmen kidnap Jordan envoy to Libya

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 08:51 AM PDT

Security guard stands outside Jordanian embassy in the Libyan capital after gunmen traveling in two cars on April 15, 2014 abducted the Jordanian ambassador to Tripoli, Fawaz Aitan, in an attack that left his driver wounded, Libyan authorities saidMasked gunmen kidnapped Jordan's ambassador to Libya as he rode to work in Tripoli on Tuesday, shooting at his car and wounding his driver, officials said.

Ukrainian president deploys special forces to quell pro-Russian protesters

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 08:51 AM PDT

Ukrainian soldiers are seen near armored personnel carriers at a checkpoint near the town of IziumThe interim leader of Ukraine's new government on Tuesday began an "anti-terrorist operation" against pro-Russian protesters who have seized government buildings in the eastern part of the nation.

Five stabbed to death at Canada house party

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 08:51 AM PDT

A freight train passes in front of the Calgary skyline including the trademark Calgary Tower on June 15, 2007A stabbing rampage at a house party held on Monday evening to mark the end of university classes in Calgary, Canada, caused five deaths.

Russia says Ukraine close to civil war as Kiev begins offensive

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 08:51 AM PDT

In Ukraine, Pro-Russia Crowd Storms Police StationAmidst the deepest East-West crisis since the Cold War, Russian and American leaders have called on each other to do all in their power to avoid further bloodshed.

Boston bombing survivors seek closure

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 07:03 AM PDT

Boston Marathon finish lineThe Boston Globe's first film follows five Boston Marathon runners who were near the finish line when the bomb exploded, on their quest to return.

Chinese shoe factory strike continues

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 06:31 AM PDT

Employees apply glue on the bottom part of shoes along a production line at a shoe factory in WenzhouAn offer for improved social benefits on Tuesday falls flat, prolonging one of the largest strikes—involving thousands of disgruntled workers—in China in recent years.

Pistorius cross-examination ends

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 06:31 AM PDT

Oscar Pistorius reacts during his trial at North Gauteng High Court in PretoriThe prosecutor insists that Pistorius deliberately killed his girlfriend after an argument.

Insurgents dig in; Ukraine tanks seen in the east

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 05:45 AM PDT

Women pray for peace near the Ukrainian regional administration building that was seized by pro-Russian activists in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slovyansk, Ukraine, Monday, April 14, 2014. Over the past 10 days, more than a dozen government buildings have been seized by angry mobs in eastern Ukraine. In several cases, assaults have been led by automatic rifle-toting men in military fatigues claiming to be seeking autonomy for the Russian-speaking east. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)HORLIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian insurgents dug in Tuesday across eastern Ukraine, fortifying their positions around seized buildings and erecting fresh barricades even as Ukrainian tanks took up positions outside one eastern city now controlled by armed men.

Deep water thwarts robot sub's 1st search for jet

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 04:57 AM PDT

In this Monday, April 14, 2014, photo provided by the Australian Defense Force an autonomous underwater vehicle is prepared to be deployed from ADV Ocean Shield in the search of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean. The search area for the missing Malaysian jet has proved too deep for the robotic submarine which was hauled back to the surface of the Indian Ocean less than half way through its first seabed hunt for wreckage and the all-important black boxes, authorities said on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Australian Defense Force, Lt. Kelli Lunt) EDITORIAL USE ONLYPERTH, Australia (AP) — A robotic submarine hunting for the missing Malaysian jet aborted its first mission after only six hours, surfacing with no new clues when it exceeded its maximum depth along the floor of the Indian Ocean, officials said Tuesday.

Insurgents dig in; Ukraine tanks reported on move

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 03:57 AM PDT

Women pray for peace near the Ukrainian regional administration building that was seized by pro-Russian activists in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slovyansk, Ukraine, Monday, April 14, 2014. Over the past 10 days, more than a dozen government buildings have been seized by angry mobs in eastern Ukraine. In several cases, assaults have been led by automatic rifle-toting men in military fatigues claiming to be seeking autonomy for the Russian-speaking east. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)HORLIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian insurgents who have seized government buildings across eastern Ukraine dug in on Tuesday, fortifying their positions and erecting fresh barricades as Ukrainian tanks were seen within 70 kms of one city controlled by pro-Moscow gunmen.

Ukraine leader announces anti-terror move in east

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 02:40 AM PDT

Women pray for peace near the Ukrainian regional administration building that was seized by pro-Russian activists in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slovyansk, Ukraine, Monday, April 14, 2014. Over the past 10 days, more than a dozen government buildings have been seized by angry mobs in eastern Ukraine. In several cases, assaults have been led by automatic rifle-toting men in military fatigues claiming to be seeking autonomy for the Russian-speaking east. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)HORLIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian insurgents who have seized government buildings across eastern Ukraine dug in on Tuesday, fortifying their positions and erecting fresh barricades, despite another government announcement that it was acting to restore order in the restive region.

Prosecutor ends cross-examination of Pistorius

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 02:27 AM PDT

Oscar Pistorius, leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, April 14, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The chief prosecutor in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius has ended his cross-examination after challenging the athlete for five days of testimony about how he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year.

Pistorius challenged about killing of girlfriend

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 02:27 AM PDT

Oscar Pistorius, leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, April 14, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius and the chief prosecutor at his murder trial sparred for a fifth day Tuesday over the athlete's account of how he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his home last year.

Tributes planned to mark Boston Marathon bombing

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 01:07 AM PDT

Boston Marathon bombing survivor Heather Abbott carries a symbolic torch as she crosses the marathon finish line in Boston, Sunday, April 13, 2014, for the last leg of a cross country charity run that began in March in California. Abbott, along with other survivors and family members joined the relay runners for the final half-block to the finish. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)BOSTON (AP) — The anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings promises to be a day of tributes to the three people who died, the more than 260 people who were hurt, and the first responders, doctors and nurses who helped them.

People with old Social Security debts get reprieve

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 12:21 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 31, 2013, file photo, acting Social Security Commissioner Carolyn W. Colvin, center, accompanied by Acting Labor Secretary Seth D. Harris, left, and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, speaks during a news conference about Social Security and Medicare in Washington. The Social Security Administration is suspending a program in which thousands of people were having their tax refunds seized to recoup overpayments that happened more than a decade ago. Colvin said Monday, April 14, 2014, she has directed an immediate halt to the program while the agency does a review. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — People with old Social Security debts are getting a reprieve — for now.

US anti-Semitic attacks down before Kan. shooting

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 11:35 PM PDT

In this Sunday, April 13, 2014 image from video provided by KCTV-5, Frazier Glenn Cross, also known as Frazier Glenn Miller, is escorted by police in an elementary school parking lot in Overland Park, Kan. Cross, 73, accused of killing three people in attacks at a Jewish community center and Jewish retirement complex near Kansas City, is a known white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader who was once the subject of a nationwide manhunt. (AP Photo/KCTV-5) MANDATORY CREDITOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A group monitoring anti-Semitic attacks in the U.S. cautiously noted a sharp decline in such incidents less than two weeks before the fatal shootings over the weekend outside two Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City.

Lunar eclipse facts: 5 neat things about tonight's 'blood moon'

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 09:30 PM PDT

Lunar Eclipse Facts: 5 Neat Things About Tonight's 'Blood Moon'The first total lunar eclipse of 2014 will occur overnight tonight, marking the start of an eclipse tetrad — four back-to-back total lunar eclipses — that will happen over the next 18 months. People in North America should look up Skywatchers across most of North America and parts of South America should be able to see the total lunar eclipse unfold, weather permitting. If you live outside of North America, or if clouds are threatening to block your view of the eclipse, you may still be able to enjoy the celestial show.

Mini-sub tries again in search for MH370

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 08:58 PM PDT

Operators aboard ADF Ocean Shield move Bluefin-21 into position for deployment in the search for MH370 on April 14, 2014The sub's first attempt was aborted when it encountered water deeper than its operating limits.
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