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Nine-year-old’s 'Kid President' pep talk goes viral

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 01:01 PM PST

The Web is filled with inspirational videos urging you to get up and do something meaningful with your life. Now the advice is coming from the tiniest of motivational speakers, a 9-year-old kid from Tennessee known as Kid President. The videos began as a family joke, but they've blossomed into a viral sensation. His latest [...]

Lindsay Lohan claims she’s too sick for court

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 12:44 PM PST

Lindsay Lohan attends Lonneke Engel And Valentina Zelyaeva Organice Your Life Annual Holiday Party at Time Warner Building on December 14, 2012 in New York City -- Getty PremiumLindsay Lohan really does have an excuse for everything.

Rubio: No immigration enforcement triggers, no bill

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 11:54 AM PST

El senador republicano por Florida Marco Rubio, durante la rueda de prensa de este lunes.President Barack Obama must be willing to accept border security measures as part of a comprehensive immigration reform package or else "there won't be a solution," Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican leader of the reform effort, said Tuesday.

Kerry clears first hurdle for secretary of state

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 11:37 AM PST

Massachusetts Democratic Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday cleared the first hurdle in his confirmation process to become the next secretary of state after unanimous approval from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Kerry's approval, conducted by voice vote, was expected given that Kerry chairs the committee and his confirmation hearing process has been without controversy. His [...]

Secret prison camps revealed in new North Korea map

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:32 AM PST

The North Korean capital of Pyongyang is seen in this undated satellite image courtesy of Google EarthGoogle details train stations, department stores, and outlines of gulags.

Apollo, Metropoulos near deal for Hostess Twinkies: source

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:00 AM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firms Apollo Global Management LLC and C. Dean Metropoulos & Co are near a deal to buy snack cake brands including Twinkies from bankrupt Hostess Brands Inc, according to a source familiar with the matter. A deal, part of Hostess's bankruptcy reorganization, is not yet final, said the source, who declined to be identified as the discussions are not public. The so-called stalking horse bid would be for more than $400 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. It would serve as the baseline offer for the business and could be topped by others at an ...

FDA warns company over unapproved flu remedy

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 09:42 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators say a Florida company has been marketing an untested inhaled formula as a flu remedy in violation of drug safety regulations.

Obama sending $155 million more aid to Syria

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 09:09 AM PST

Syrian refugees search for their belongings at a burnt tent at the Al Zaatari Syrian refugee camp in Mafraq"This new aid will mean more warm clothing for children and medicine for the elderly," the president said.

Alex Rodriguez named in a new PED report

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 08:53 AM PST

In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 photo, New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez takes batting practice before Game 4 of the American League championship series against the Detroit Tigers, in Detroit. The New York Yankees said Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, Rodriguez will have surgery on his left hip and will miss the start of the season and possibly the entire first half. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)More than half a dozen MLB payers are linked in an investigative piece by a South Florida newspaper.

Family of 14 gives up everything to live in RV

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 08:03 AM PST

"I want them to live life in the moment and not be living for tomorrow," Susie Kellogg, mother of 12, said.

Senate panel approves Kerry nomination

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 07:46 AM PST

In this Jan. 24, 2013 photo, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., sits before the committee he has served on for 28 years and led for the past four as he seeks confirmation as U.S. secretary of state, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Committee is scheduled to vote Tuesday on Kerry's nomination to be the next secretary of state. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved President Barack Obama's nomination of Sen. John Kerry to be the next secretary of state.

Obama administration loses only GOP cabinet member

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 07:30 AM PST

In this Jan. 11, 2013 photo, Transportation Secretary Raymond LaHood speaks during a news conference at the Transportation Department in Washington, discussing a comprehensive review of Boeing 787 critical systems, including the design, manufacture and assembly. LaHood, the only Republican member of President Barack Obama's first-term Cabinet, says he plans to leave the Obama administration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Tuesday he plans to leave the Obama administration.

Tuesday in politics: Obama talks immigration in Vegas, and more

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:03 AM PST

Immigration remains at the top of the Washington agenda Tuesday, as President Obama travels to Las Vegas to rally public support for his proposals for reforming the nation's immigration system. The president will deliver remarks in a campaign-style event this afternoon at Del Sol High School. White House officials said Obama would largely endorse an [...]

20 believed dead in Kazakhstan plane crash

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 01:41 AM PST

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — The Kazakh airline SCAT says one of its planes has crashed near the country's principal city, Almaty, and all 20 on board are believed dead.

Arsonist gets death sentence for heart attacks

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 01:24 AM PST

Rickie Lee Fowler sits in a courtroom before being sentenced Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 in San Bernardino, Calif. Fowler, 31, was sentenced to death Monday by Superior Court Judge Michael Smith for murdering five men who died of heart attacks during a Southern California wildfire in 2003. He was convicted in August 2012 of five counts of first-degree murder and two counts of arson. The Old Fire scorched 91,000 acres in October 2003 and destroyed 1,000 buildings while burning for nine days in the foothills above San Bernardino. The men died after their homes burned or as they tried to evacuate. (AP Photo/The Press-Enterprise, Stan Lim) NO SALES; MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDITA decade after a raging fire swept through Southern California's San Bernardino foothills, an arsonist was sentenced to death for causing the deaths of five men who died of heart attacks.

Obama launches push for immigration overhaul

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 01:08 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama gestures speaks during his final news conference of his first term in the East Room of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama's fledgling second term agenda so far reads like a progressive wish list. In less than a week, he's vowed to tackle climate change, expand gay rights and protect government entitlements. His administration lifted a ban on women in combat and expanded opportunities for disabled students. Proposals for stricter gun laws have already been unveiled and plans for comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants, are coming soon. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)President Obama on Tuesday will try to rally public support behind his proposals for giving millions of illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship.

Focus turns to Brazil club safety after fire

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 12:02 AM PST

People march into a tunnel near the Kiss nightclub honoring the victims of early Sunday's fatal fire inside the club in Santa Maria, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. All the elements were in place for the tragedy at the Kiss nightclub early Sunday. The result was the world's worst fire of its kind in more than a decade, with 231 people dead and this southern Brazilian college town in shock and mourning. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)SANTA MARIA, Brazil (AP) — There was no alarm, no extinguishers, no sprinklers and almost no escape from the nightclub that became a death trap for more than 200 Brazilian college students.

Floods hit two Australian states, thousands evacuated

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 10:56 PM PST

Handout picture of floodwaters from the Burnett River inundating parts of BundabergCANBERRA (Reuters) - Massive summer floods have killed four people and forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes across two Australian states on Tuesday, disrupting air and rail travel and coal production. A deluge fed by the ex-tropical cyclone Oswald dumped more than 200 millimeters (8 inches) of rain in some areas of the Queensland and New South Wales states over the past three days, swelling rivers and swamping towns. The worst-hit areas were around Bundaberg, Rockhampton and Ipswich in the Queensland state, and around the northern New South Wales towns of Grafton and Lismore. ...

Think preventive medicine will save money? Think again

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 10:39 PM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007 file photo, a man smokes in Omaha, Neb. Annual health care costs are roughly $96 billion for smokers and $147 billion for the obese, the government says. These costs accompany sometimes heroic attempts to prolong their lives, including surgery, chemotherapy and other measures. But despite these rescue attempts, smokers tend to die 10 years earlier on average, and the obese die five to 12 years prematurely, according to various researchers' estimates. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)NEW YORK (Reuters) - It seems like a no-brainer. Since about 75 percent of healthcare spending in the United States is for largely preventable chronic illnesses such as Type 2 diabetes and heart disease, providing more preventive care should cut costs. If only. In a report released on Tuesday, the non-profit Trust for America's Health outlined a plan "to move from sick care to health care" by putting more resources into preventing chronic disease rather than treating it, as the current system does. ...

Analysis: For Republicans, a world turned "upside down" on immigration

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 10:23 PM PST

U.S. senators attend a news conference at Capitol on immigration reform in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - What a difference one brutally disappointing election can make. At this time last year, Republican U.S. presidential contenders were competing to act tough on immigration to win favor with the party's conservative base. Eventual nominee Mitt Romney led the way by advocating "self-deportation" - a plan that essentially called on the government to make life so miserable for the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants, most of whom are Hispanics, that many would leave on their own. ...

Chris Brown investigated for possible assault

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 09:50 PM PST

FILE - This Oct. 20, 2011 file photo shows Chris Brown performs live as part of the F.A.M.E Tour at The Staples Center in Los Angeles. Brown is under investigation for an alleged assault in a West Hollywood parking lot, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said early Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Deputies responding to a report of six men fighting Sunday night found the scene clear, but were told by witnesses that there had been a brief fight over a parking space. (AP Photo/Katy Winn, file)WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown is under investigation for an alleged assault in a West Hollywood parking lot, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said early Monday.

Pizza Chain Makes Special Delivery for Soldier in Afghanistan

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 09:34 PM PST

Pizza Chain Makes Special Delivery for Soldier in AfghanistanArmy National Guard Maj. Shawn Fulker is thousands of miles away serving in Afghanistan, and when his wife's birthday came around, he decided he wanted to do something very special. Josephine Fulker loves Mellow Mushroom pizza, so her husband emailed Mellow Mushroom's corporate website on...

Immigration reform: Will 'amnesty' produce more illegal immigration?

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 08:45 PM PST

A bipartisan group of leading senators announce that they have reached agreement on the principles of sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation's immigration laws, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. From left are Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. The deal covers border security, guest workers and employer verification, as well as a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Immigration reform is in the air. A bipartisan Senate group unveiled its proposals on Monday, and the president is scheduled to announce his own package on Tuesday. Both contain provisions for legalizing some 11 million undocumented immigrants now in the US.

Police push for background checks on gun purchases

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 07:24 PM PST

President Barack Obama pauses as the press leaves the room as he meets with representatives from Major Cities Chiefs Association and Major County Sheriffs Association in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in Washington, to discuss policies put forward by President Obama to reduce gun violence. From left are Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau and Hennepin County Minnesota Sheriff Richard W. Stanek . (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement leaders who met with President Barack Obama Monday urged him to focus on strengthening gun purchase background checks and mental health systems, but did not unify behind his more controversial gun control efforts.

'No numbers' in this math museum

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 07:08 PM PST

'No Numbers Here': Math Museum Founder Glen WhitneyA new museum in Manhattan shows the 'beautiful, exciting and fun' side of math.
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Perfect storm of errors, neglect in Brazil fire

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 12:33 PM PST

A police officer places flowers outside the Kiss nightclub that were brought by mourners in memory of those who died due to a fire at the club in Santa Maria, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. A fast-moving fire roared through the crowded, windowless Kiss nightclub in this southern Brazilian city early Sunday, killing more than 230 people. Many of the victims were under 20 years old, including some minors. (AP Photo/Nabor Goulart)There was no fire alarm. There were no sprinklers or fire escapes at the Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria.

Photos: Artist creates stunning snowscapes

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 12:16 PM PST

Photos: Artist creates stunning snowscapes

Boy Scouts consider end to gay ban

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 12:00 PM PST

File photograph of an Eagle Scout patchThe new policy would eliminate the ban on gays from its national rules, allowing local chapters to decide for themselves.

Mom suffers diabetic attack while driving

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 11:28 AM PST

Girl Saves Mom During Diabetic Attack (ABC News)This is not the first time Aleksandra has come to her mom's aid when she had low blood sugar.

Obama turns to police chiefs for help on guns

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 11:11 AM PST

President Barack Obama meets with representatives from Major Cities Chiefs Association and Major County Sheriffs Association in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in Washington, to discuss policies put forward by President Obama to reduce gun violence. From left are U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau and Hennepin County Minnesota Sheriff Richard W. Stanek . (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)The president hopes law-enforcement officials can convince Congress to pass new gun laws.

Double-arm transplant for soldier who lost 4 limbs

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 10:37 AM PST

FILE - In this July 4, 2012 file photo, Army Sgt. Brendan Marrocco of Staten Island, N.Y., left, Marine Cpl. Todd Love of Atlanta, Ga., center, and Marine Cpl. Juan Dominguez of Deming, N.M., pose for a picture at the 9/11 Memorial in New York. Marrocco, 26, the first soldier to survive losing all four limbs in the Iraq war, has received a double-arm transplant in Baltimore. His father, Alex Marrocco, said Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 that his son had the operation on Dec. 18, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)The first soldier to survive after losing all four limbs in the Iraq war has received a double-arm transplant.

'Tough but fair' immigration reform plan

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 10:20 AM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2006 file photo, Jerod Jaramillo, 12, right, and Jose Villaneda carry signs and march during an immigration law protest in front of city hall in Farmers Branch, Texas. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday, March 21, 2012, that the ordinance passed by Farmers Branch in 2008 overstepped the town's authority, upholding a lower court ruling stopping a ban on illegal immigrants seeking housing. The law called on the city's building inspector to check the immigration status of anyone wanting to rent an apartment who wasn't a U.S. citizen. (AP Photo/L.M. Otero, File)The details will be unveiled at a live press conference at 2:30 pm ET.

Photos: Remembering the Challenger disaster

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 09:47 AM PST

Photos: Remembering the Challenger disasterFILE--File picture from January 28, 1986, shows the explosion of space shuttle Challenger over Cap Canaveral/Florida. The space shuttle with seven astronauts onboard explodet 74 seconds after launch in 16 km height. All occupants were killed. (AP Photo/handout)

Australian radio show behind royal hoax canceled

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 09:31 AM PST

SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian radio show behind a hoax phone call to the London hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated has been officially canceled.

Video: Truck overturns, narrowly missing motorcyclist

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 08:57 AM PST

In what appears to be a terrifying brush with death, a motorcyclist stopped at an intersection in eastern China narrowly missed being flattened by a truck that overturned. According to RT.com, the accident—caught on video by surveillance cameras—occurred on Jan. 22 in Xushi Village in the city of Linhai, Zhejiang Province. The heart-stopping footage shows [...]

Bride, check. Wedding band, check. Groom, TBA

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 08:40 AM PST

Kate Owens had planned the perfect wedding, from the dress to the flowers and even the band. The only thing missing?

Shapiro: 'Liberal' label doesn't cut it for Obama

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 08:07 AM PST

U.S. President Obama winks as he arrives for remarks after the House of Representatives acted on legislation intended to avoid the The liberalism of Obama in the personal sphere has been tempered by the centrism of Obama in the economic and foreign-policy realm.

Chris Brown investigated for possible assault of Frank Ocean

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 07:50 AM PST

FILE - This Oct. 20, 2011 file photo shows Chris Brown performs live as part of the F.A.M.E Tour at The Staples Center in Los Angeles. Brown is under investigation for an alleged assault in a West Hollywood parking lot, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said early Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Deputies responding to a report of six men fighting Sunday night found the scene clear, but were told by witnesses that there had been a brief fight over a parking space. (AP Photo/Katy Winn, file)"Got jumped by Chris and a couple guys," Ocean tweeted.

Secret Service dog dies while serving

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 07:16 AM PST

DogA Secret Service dog fell to its death in New Orleans over the weekend while performing a sweep of a six-story parking garage. The garage was next to a Ritz Carlton where Vice President Joe Biden was speaking.

Explanations differ for terrifying plane engine video

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 06:26 AM PST

The airline says the plane was struck by lightning, but experts say that's not possible.

North Koreans reportedly turn to cannibalism due to 'hidden famine'

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 06:09 AM PST

News out of North Korean in notorious unreliable, but food shortages in the country have gotten so bad and people so desperate that there are now reports of men murdering their own children for food. These startling reports were compiled by independent reporters commissioned by Asia Press, a independent press agency focusing on Asia, and were published by the Sunday Times. And here's one of the most disturbing thing you'll read this morning: 

Funerals begin for 233 killed in Brazil club blaze

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 05:04 AM PST

ADDS FACT THAT THE WOMAN WAS GIRLFRIEND OF THE VICTIM.- A woman cries over the coffin of her boyfriend at a gymnasium where bodies were brought for identification in Santa Maria city, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. They were both at the Kiss nightclub when flames raced through the crowded club in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing more than 230 people as panicked partygoers gasped for breath in the smoke-filled air, stampeding toward a single exit partially blocked by those already dead. (AP Photo/Nabor Goulart)"We had to use trucks to remove them. It took about six hours to take the bodies away," a policeman said.

What sank a Confederate submarine?

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:32 AM PST

FILE - The Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley sits in a conservation tank after a steel truss that had surrounded it was removed in this Jan. 12, 2012 file photo taken at a conservation lab in North Charleston, S.C. Scientists say a pole on the front of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley designed to plant explosives on enemy ships may hold a key clue to its sinking during the Civil War. The experts are to release their findings Monday Jan. 28, 2013 at the North Charleston lab where the hand-cranked sub is being preserved and studied. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)Scientists say a pole on the front of the H.L. Hunley is a clue.

Priceless manscripts burned by Islamist rebels in Mali

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:16 AM PST

"The rebels sit fire to the newly-constructed Ahmed Baba Institute built by the South Africans ... this happened four days ago," Timbuktu's mayor said.

Iran successfully launches monkey into space-report

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:00 AM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has successfully launched a live monkey into space, the Fars news agency reported on Monday, lauding it as an advance in a missile and space program that has alarmed the West and Israel. There was no independent confirmation of the report and there have been no announcements by Western powers of any Iranian launch late last week. Fars said the monkey was launched into space on a Kavoshgar rocket. The rocket reached a height of more than 120 kilometers and "returned its shipment intact", Fars reported. ...

Over party lines: The plan for immigration

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 03:43 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2011 file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks at the Newseum in Washington. In an opinion piece published Sunday Jan. 27, 2013 in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Rubio wrote that the existing system amounts to The plan has path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants.

Iran denies explosion at underground uranium facility

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 01:44 AM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has denied media reports of a major explosion at one of its uranium enrichment sites, describing them as "Western propaganda" designed to influence upcoming nuclear negotiations. Reuters has been unable to verify reports since Friday of an explosion at the underground Fordow bunker, near the religious city of Qom, that some Israeli and Western media have said caused significant damage. ...

‘Argo’ rises, ‘Lincoln’ fades at SAG Awards

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:03 PM PST

Ben Affleck holds the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture for Ben Affleck's sharp period political thriller upstages Steven Speilberg's presidential biopic and is now the Oscar frontrunner for best picture.

Senators reach deal on immigration overhaul

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 09:42 PM PST

U.S. Capitol Building stands in WashingtonA bipartisan group of senators agrees on a framework for sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation's immigration laws.

Billions in gas drilling royalties transform lives

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 08:54 PM PST

In this Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 photo, Shawn Georgetti climbs out of his John Deere tractor on his 167-acre family dairy farm in Avella, Pa. With royalties from a Range Resources gas well on his property, Georgetti has been able to buy newer farm equipment that's bigger, faster, and more fuel-efficient. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)PITTSBURGH (AP) — Private landowners are reaping billions of dollars in royalties each year from the boom in natural gas drilling, transforming lives and livelihoods even as the windfall provides only a modest boost to the broader economy.
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