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US president plans talks with Russia on reducing nuclear weapons

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:25:30 -0400

BERLIN - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he would seek talks with Russia to reduce the number of strategic nuclear weapons both hold by up to a third. Speaking in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate during a visit to the German capital, Obama said he was confident the US could maintain its security while reducing its nuclear capacity by a third. He also called for ...

Afghanistan to shun US peace talks with Taliban

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:23:12 -0400

KABUL - An angry Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday his government would not join US peace talks with the Taliban "until the peace process is totally under Afghan control." He also suspended talks with the US to discuss the nature of US military presence after international troops withdraw in 2014. A spokesman for President Hamid Karzai said the decision was taken over ...

Irish public support attack on U.S. president and family

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:47:12 -0400

Many people have rallied in support of controversial Independent TD Clare Daly after her extraordinary attack on the visiting U.S. president Barack Obama and his family. Daly didn't miss any punches on Wednesday morning in the Dail when she hit out at Obama, describing him as the "hypocrite of the century," and "a war criminal." She pointed out while he was in Northern Ireland talking the ...

Surveillance stopped at least 50 terror attacks, says NSA director

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:28:19 -0400

WASHINGTON - The controversial US snooping of foreign emails and telephone calls has prevented more than 50 potential terrorist attacks in at least 20 countries, the director of the National Security Agency (NSA) has said in defending the surveillance programme. The targets include the New York Stock Exchange and other important installations across the world, General Keith Alexander said ...

FBI foils plot to kill Obama with X-ray weapon

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:30:02 -0400

The FBI has reportedly foiled a plot to kill US president Barack Obama with a deadly X-ray weapon. The X-ray system was designed to emit deadly amounts of radiation and could be detonated remotely, ABC News reports. According to the report, Glendon Scott Crawford and Eric J. Feight constructed the weapon of mass destruction to kill Obama and blamed him for the Boston bombings. Crawford blamed ...

FBI admits using aerial drones for surveillance over US

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:30:02 -0400

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has admitted that it used aerial surveillance drones over the US soil to aid investigations. FBI director, Robert Mueller said that the agency used the drones 'seldom' and in a very 'minimal way', the Guardian reports. The potential for increased use of aerial surveillance drones over US or over nations with US citizens has sparked debates about privacy ...

Madonna emulates screen legend Marlene Dietrich in black tux

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:00:06 -0400

Madonna transformed herself into 1920's German-American star Marlene Dietrich by sporting a black tuxedo and top hat at Paris Theatre in New York for the screening of 'Madonna: The MDNA Tour.' The 52-year-old singer's outfit consisting of black suit with a white shirt, tie and vest with a white rose buttonhole, and bright red lipstick bore a striking resemblance to a tailcoat that Dietrich wore ...

US condemns attack on UN office in Somalia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:50:01 -0400

White House Wednesday strongly condemned the "despicable" attack on the UN office in Somalia. "Today's attack highlights the repugnant terrorist tactics al- Shabaab continues to use to stand in the way of efforts to ease the suffering of the Somali people," reported Xinhua citing White House National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden in a statement. he statement came after suicide ...

US Congressional Human-Rights Panel Condemns Sudan

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:07 -0400

CAPITOL HILL Members of a U.S. Congressional human-rights panel are calling on Sudan to stop alleged state-sponsored violence and abuses against civilians. The government is fighting rebel movements in the western Darfur region and two southern states, and stands accused of a long string of rights violations, including alleged "scorched earth" tactics against villages in Blue Nile State. At a ...

American Medical Association Obesity is a Disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:06 -0400

The largest U.S. doctors' group said obesity is a disease. The decision, announced this week by the American Medical Association at its annual meeting, could lead to increased funding for obesity research and help people obtain insurance coverage for treatment for obesity. The AMA said obesity requires a range of medical interventions for treatment and prevention. Most insurance companies ...

US Cervical Cancer Vaccines Cut Rates of HPV Infections

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:04 -0400

CHICAGO The U.S. introduction of a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in 2006 has reduced infections with the human papillomavirus or HPV - the sexually-transmitted virus that causes the disease - by more than half among girls and young women, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday. The results were better than expected and may even suggest that unvaccinated individuals are benefiting ...

Obama proposes further US Russian nuclear arms cut

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:30:01 -0400

US President Barack Obama, currently on an official visit to Berlin, Wednesday proposed plans for America and Russia to further cut their strategic nuclear warheads. During a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Obama renewed his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, and said the US would ultimately strive toward eliminating nuclear weapons, Xinhua reported. "After a comprehensive ...

US women in all combat units by 2016 Pentagon

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:50:02 -0400

American women will be fully integrated into frontline and special combat roles, including elite forces such as Army Rangers and Navy SEALs, by January 2016, the Pentagon has said. More than 200,000 women are in the active-duty military, representing about 14.5 percent of the overall force, according to Pentagon figures. Most serve in the army. While air force, army, navy, Marine and special ...

Obama refuses to specify US support for Syrian rebels

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:50:01 -0400

US President Barack Obama, currently on a visit to Berlin, Wednesday refused to specify what military support America was providing rebels in Syria. Obama, however, reiterated that the Syrian government forces had used chemical weapons in the civil war, Xinhua reported. "I cannot and will not comment on specifics on our programmes related to the Syrian opposition," Obama said at a press ...

Afghans break off talks with US on security deal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:20:01 -0400

The Afghan government Wednesday said it has suspended talks with the US on the proposed security agreement, saying America has a contradictory stance over the peace process in the country. "The ongoing fourth round of talks between Afghanistan and the US on the security agreement is suspended. The decision was taken because of US inconsistency in statements and actions in regard to the Afghan ...

Afghanistan calls off talks with U.S. on security agreement

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:30:02 -0400

Kabul, June 19 (Xinhua-ANI): The Afghan government on Wednesday announced that it suspended talks with the United States on the proposed security agreement, saying the United States had contradictory stance over the peace process in Afghanistan, local media reported. "The ongoing fourth round of talks between Afghanistan and the United States on the security agreement is suspended. The decision ...

NSA surveillance revealed abandoned al-Qaedas NY stock exchange bombing plot

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:10:02 -0400

The US-led surveillance programme which has created a lot of furor for snooping on citizens' web activities and phone records has revealed information about al-Qaeda's plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange(NYSE) in 2008. FBI Assistant Director Sean Joyce said that the agency found out through the electronic surveillance that al-Qaeda was actually in the initial stage of bombing the NYSE which ...

US to join direct peace talks with Taliban over Afghanistans future in Qatar

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:20:03 -0400

The United States is to open direct talks with Taliban leaders within days. The development comes after Washington agreed to drop a series of preconditions that have previously held back negotiations over the future of Afghanistan. According to the Guardian, political representatives of the Taliban will meet Afghan and US officials in Doha, the capital of Qatar. They will have discussions on ...

Analysts Assess Impact of Military Attack on Iran

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:08 -0400

The United States and the European Union believe Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, but Tehran says its program is for peaceful, civilian purposes. The international community has been trying for years to persuade Iran to end its uranium-enrichment program, but to no avail. Low-enriched uranium can be used for civilian nuclear-power plants, but highly enriched uranium is an ...

With Russian Help Europe Prepares to Search for Life on Mars

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:04 -0400

PARIS The European Space Agency signed final contracts with Thales Alenia Space Italy for work on a pair of missions to assess if the planet Mars has or ever had life, officials said at the Paris Airshow this week. Until last year, the ExoMars program was a joint project between ESA and the U.S. space agency NASA. But NASA dropped out, citing budget problems. The Russian space ...

Stocks slump as Federal Reserve hints at reducing cash infusions

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:10:20 -0400

US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said at a Wednesday press conference that the US central bank would consider reducing its $85 billion-per-month asset purchasing program later this year, based on an improved outlook for the US economy.The announcement sparked a sell-off on US stock and bond markets, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing down by 206 points, or 1.35 percent. Yields ...

Los Angeles man arrested in connection with growing marijuana north of Ojai

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:09:23 -0400

A Los Angeles man was arrested June 7 in connection with growing marijuana at several places along Highway 33 north of Ojai in the Los Padres National Forest, investigators said ...

New York Times hides abortion editorial on the front page

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:05:36 -0400

That was the title on the web version. A note says that a version of the article appeared on page A1 of the New York print edition with this ...

OH man to be sentenced in dying blink murder case

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:00:37 -0400

Walter Collier was charged with murder based on the word of an eyewitness. Then, a 17-year-old suspect confessed in detail to the Brownsville ...

NYC heir 89 to hear whether hell go to prison

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:00:36 -0400

An 89-year-old heir to a famous New York City fortune is set to find out Thursday whether he'll succeed in an 11th-hour attempt to avoid, or at least postpone, prison after being convicted of plundering his mother's ...

Players of San Antonio Spurs attend practice session in Miami

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:56:59 -0400

Tim Duncan (L) of San Antonio Spurs attends a practice session in Miami, the United States, on June 19, 2013, a day before Game 7 of the NBA finals against Miami Heat. Photo: ...

N. America trip tedious but worth the effort Su

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:54:08 -0400

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang (???) pronounced his trip to the United States and Canada as tedious but "worth it" upon his return ...

No US-Taliban talks scheduled State Department

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:34:05 -0400

Taliban after reports that discussions with the Afghan rebel group could begin this week in Qatar. "Because we're working with the Afghans on what the next appropriate step is, there isn't a meeting. I know there were reports of it, but reports of a meeting being scheduled or on the books aren't accurate," State Department ...

Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston Bruins in 11-goal overtime thriller

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:45:55 -0400

Bryan Bickell and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrate after Brent Seabrook (not pictured) scores the game winning goal against Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins in overtime in Game Four of the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden on June 19, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph: Bruce Bennett/Getty ...

Lawyers for accused Colorado gunman barred from psychiatric exam

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:27:53 -0400

DENVER (Reuters) - Lawyers for James Holmes, who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to killing 12 moviegoers in a Colorado theater last year, cannot be present during his court-ordered psychiatric examination, the judge in the murder case ruled on ...

MLS Portland 0 Los Angeles 0

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:16:46 -0400

Donovan Ricketts made four saves Wednesday to preserve Portland's 0-0 tie with Los Angeles and extend the Timbers' unbeaten streak to 14 games. Portland has gone 6-0-8 in those 14 games. The Timbers' last loss was a 2-1 decision against Montreal on March 9. Portland improved to 6-1-9 for the season and is one point behind Dallas for first place in the Western Conference. Los ...

Mass layoffs begin in Chicago Public Schools

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:49:43 -0400

On June 14, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced the first wave of layoffs--a total of 663 teachers, teaching assistants, and aides--as part of the impending closure of 50 schools. This is only the beginning, however, with more layoffs of teachers and other CPS employees in the works as Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Democratic Party spearhead an attack on public education in America's third ...

Chicago level NHL finals in overtime

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:45:11 -0400

Brent Seabrook's overtime goal has earned the Chicago Blackhawks a 6-5 NHL win to level their Stanley Cup series with the Boston Bruins at ...

Local businesses prosper in wake of Miami Heats NBA Finals run

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:41:52 -0400

Artist Erica King makes collages of the Miami Heat among her other creative collages at her studio in Coconut Grove on Wednesday June 19, ...

U.S shares close in red after Feds conclusion

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:41:43 -0400

Wall Street closed in red after that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ended its two-day monetary policy meeting and agreed to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low between 0.0% and 0.25%, while the FOMCs statements had not seen any ...

The China Dream a far cry from the American Dream - its Meng

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:34:57 -0400

The difference between what Western media thinks China dreams and what China actually says is of great significance for the future global language. China should compete for her names as she competes for everything ...

Chicago beats Boston 6-5 in OT to cap crazy roller-coaster Stanley Cup game

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:27:52 -0400

Chicago Blackhawks right wing Marian Hossa (81), of Slovakia, looks for a pass as Boston Bruins right wing Jaromir Jagr (68), of the Czech Republic defends, during the first period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals, Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles ...

Game 4 Chicago 6 Boston 5 OT With Goalies Shaky Momentum Sways to Blackhawks

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:27:40 -0400

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Fewer drivers seen on July 4 as shorter holiday economy bite AAA

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:22:31 -0400

(Reuters) - Fewer drivers will take to the road during the Independence Day holiday in part due to a sluggish economy, but also because people will take less time off, travel group AAA said on ...

Michael Hastings Wife Obliterates New York Times For Dismissive Obituary

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:19:45 -0400

Michael Hastings of Buzzfeed and Rolling Stone died Tuesday morning in a car crash. His wife has asked The New York Times to correct its obituary. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for The ...

Undocumented Immigrant Housing San Francisco Market Proves Nearly Impossible For Huge Group

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:19:37 -0400

Marisol was at the end of her rope. The 24-year-old San Francisco State University student, her husband Zach and their dog Lucy had spent months vainly searching for a new place to live. Every time the couple turned in an application for a promising apartment, a familiar script would play out. "We'd meet the landlord and we'd be getting along great," recounted Marisol, who ...

Lawmaker university spar over control of Chinese dissident in U.S.

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:18:40 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressman who has been blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's main champion in Washington said people working for New York University have tried to keep him from meeting Chen, barging into a meeting on Capitol Hill and pulling Chen out on one ...

No change in position on Kashmir United States

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:15:39 -0400

ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the line of control. "Our position has not changed on Kashmir. And those discussions are up to the governments of India and Pakistan," Psaki ...

Chicago tops in owner-vacated properties in foreclosure

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:10:44 -0400

Chicago has the highest number of owner-vacated foreclosed properties among major U.S. cities in June, online foreclosure marketplace RealtyTrac said. In a report released Thursday, RealtyTrac -- which tracks foreclosures -- said Chicago documented 14,717 owner-vacated properties, the most of any metro area in the country. Miami was second with 13,901, followed by New York with 10,074. Two ...

Federal Reserve boosts outlook as U.S. recovery picks up speed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:42:37 -0400

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks on television, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Jin ...

With donation Wolfsonian expands to Miami’s downtown

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:36:55 -0400

About 16 years ago, prolific collector Mitchell “Micky” Wolfson Jr. transferred his accumulation of historically significant furniture, paintings, sculptures, posters, books, trinkets, household goods, machinery and other artifacts — along with the building that housed them — to Florida International University. And then he went out and acquired more. And then even more, ...

FBI uses drones in America director Mueller admits

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:33:11 -0400

FBI director Robert Mueller testifies at the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. Mueller confirmed that the FBI uses drones for domestic surveillance during the hearing on FBI oversight. (Alex Wong/AFP/Getty Images) While the FBI ...

Roundup By Earning Split Dodgers Salvage Mattinglys New York Return

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:17:15 -0400

Chris Davis cleared the fences twice, giving him a major league-leading 26 homers, to help the Baltimore Orioles defeat the Tigers, 13-3, on Wednesday in Detroit. Davis hit a two-run homer in ...

Minuteman U.S. border watch co-founder arrested on child sex charges

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:13:10 -0400

Chris Simcox, president of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, listens to a volunteer's radio transmission on the scout line 23 miles north of the U.S. and Mexican border in the Avra Valley during the organization's month long muster near Three Points, Arizona, March 31, 2007. Picture taken March 31, ...

Video James Gandolfini Sopranos star dead at 51

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:11:20 -0400

James Gandolfini -- the actor who won three Emmys as TV mob boss Tony Soprano -- died while vacationing in Rome, Italy. He was 51. CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi ...

Pa. girl who fought for lung transplant improving mom says

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:11:20 -0400

Janet Murnaghan says on her Facebook page her daughter Sarah was moved on Wednesday from a heavy-duty breathing machine to a traditional ventilator. She calls that "a big step" toward being able to wake Sarah from the heavy sedation she's been under since last week's operation. Sarah is from Newtown Square, just west of Philadelphia. She suffers from severe cystic fibrosis. ...

Miami Fire Rescues Kitten From Storm Drain

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:09:34 -0400

A man walking near the intersection of Biscayne Blvd and NE 39 Street heard a faint meowing coming from a storm drain just after 3 p.m. and called 911. The MiamiMiami Fire Rescue Technical Rescue Team arrived on the scene and used special equipment to rescue the cat, who had fallen at least 10 feet. Paramedics were on hand to evauluate the cat, who did not appear to have any ...

Kerry calls Karzai twice to smooth waters over Taliban talks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:05:10 -0400

Hamid Karzai twice to try to mend fences over the U.S. outreach to the Taliban. The phone diplomacy occurred after Karzai said the Afghan government had suspended security talks with the United States in Kabul "in view of the contradiction between acts and the statements made by the United States of America in regard to the peace process." "The secretary spoke with President ...

MLS Chicago 2 Colorado 1

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:05:05 -0400

Austin Berry scored in the opening moments of the second half Wednesday to complete a Chicago rally that gave the Fire a 2-1 win over Colorado. Chicago (4-7-3) extended its unbeaten streak to four games as it tries to dig its way out of an early-season hole. Colorado (5-6-5) suffered its second straight loss after having gone six games without one. Deshorn Brown scored in the 17th minute to ...

Federal Reserve policymaking group has power over economy through control of interest rates

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:34:22 -0400

The Federal Reserve's chief policymaking group, the Federal Open Market Committee, has vast power over the economy through its ability to set monetary policy. Here is a look at how the FOMC operates. Q: What is the FOMC's primary role? A: Its mission is to keep the economy, inflation and employment on a healthy track. When the economy weakens, Fed policymakers cut interest rates or ...

Edward Snowden vs. the Sovietization of America

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:31:45 -0400

didn't go to an Ivy League college presume to sit in judgment of his betters! Whatever their disagreements, politicians and talking heads of the left and the right agree: Snowden is a "traitor"! Their big problem, however, is that the American people think he did the right ...

News Wrap Federal Reserve Paints Brighter Economic Picture

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:31:35 -0400

In other news Wednesday, the Federal Reserve estimated unemployment will fall a little faster than expected in 2013 and 2014. Also, the Internal Revenue Service is in the spotlight again, this time for its plans to pay bonuses to employees despite a White House directive to stop those payments under automatic spending ...

The Federal Reserve maintains monetary stance interest rate rise after 2014 diminished downside risks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:30:41 -0400

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ended its two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday and agreed to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low between 0.0% and 0.25%, while the FOMCs statements had not seen any ...

New York KKK member designs death ray against enemies of Israel

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:27:54 -0400

A KKK member from upstate New York was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly designed a "death ray" that is meant to kill Muslims and other "enemies of ...

Obama United States not ready to go to war

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:24:13 -0400

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The assault appears aimed at decisively pushing rebels back and securing the suburb of the shrine, Abdel-Rahman said. Hezbollah fighters as well as Iraqi Shiite militiamen have been reported fighting in the area in the past weeks. The international community has been largely unable to end the Syrian civil war, now in its third year, which has killed nearly ...

A classical Chinese garden adorns Washington DC

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:23:30 -0400

A classical Chinese garden will be installed at the US National Arboretum in Washington DC, in a joint collaboration between China and the United States. Featuring a series of open pavilions, a pond and traditional Chinese buildings with Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) style furnishings, the garden will showcase Chinese flora and landscaping, and will be open to the public. "Our goal ...

Tales of the American dream

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:23:27 -0400

California-born artist Lenora Lee believes the most romantic story in the world is the one about her Chinese grandparents. "A discrimination law used to force my grandparents apart, husband in San Francisco, wife in China. It took them 10 years of waiting and struggle to be together," the 39-year-old dancer and choreographer tells China Daily at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. ...

Wanda to launch $1b New York hotel project

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:21:37 -0400

Dalian Wanda Group Corp Ltd, one of China's largest property developers, plans to invest about $1 billion to build a five-star hotel in New York as its third major investment outside its home market, Wang Jianlin, chairman of Wanda said on Wednesday. Wang said that Wanda is negotiating with potential partners for ...

Admitted father-and-son pimp duo acquitted of sex-trafficking charges

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:18:06 -0400

Vincent George Sr., right, and Vincent George Jr. sit in the courtroom before the start of closing arguments in New York, Thursday, June 6, 2013. Prostitutes in the sex-trafficking case that's winding down, say they and their pimps were one big happy family, enjoying a comfortable suburban life as "wife-in-laws" in Pennsylvania and commuting by night to work in Manhattan. Both men ...

Julian Assange says WikiLeaks helping Snowden gain asylum

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:18:06 -0400

By Andrew Rafferty and Courtney Kube, NBC News WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday said members of his anti-secrecy website have been in contact with lawyers of alleged National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden and are helping him seek asylum in Iceland.Speaking to reporters during a conference call on the one-year anniversary of his own asylum in the Ecuadoran embassy in London, ...

Jeannette Senior American Legion baseball team off to slow start

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:08:10 -0400

Jeannette Senior American Legion baseball team to get down. It would be understandable for them to go out and press, trying to overcompensate for one bad ...

North Carolina governor signs law aimed at restarting executions

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:07:19 -0400

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate, former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory meets supporters outside Myers Park Traditional Elementary school during the U.S. presidential election in Charlotte, North Carolina November 6, ...

CVSF American Legion baseball squad headed south in 2013

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:06:24 -0400

Due to several teams being dropped, the Allegheny West teams from 2012 have joined the Allegheny South. The 13-team league will feature two divisions. CVSF will compete in Division B with Carrick, Elizabeth Forward, South Allegheny, South Park and West ...

10 Things to Know for Thursday

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:04:53 -0400

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. BERNANKE SPEAKS, DOW DROPS His announcement that the Fed will likely end its extraordinary bond-buying program next year sends the Dow down more than 200 points. 2. JAMES GANDOLFINI, MAGNETIC 'SOPRANOS' STAR, DIES The actor, most famous for his role as the tormented ...

Rebels Syrian forces used chemical weapons in attack on Zamalka

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:59:30 -0400

Syrian rebels and their supporters accused government forces of launching a chemical weapons attack on Zamalka Wednesday, killing three people. The Syrian Network for Human Rights in London said three people died in the alleged chemical attack. The group, whose figures were not independently confirmed, said a total of 83 people were killed in fighting across the war-torn country Wednesday. ...

China Russia and Uzbekistan drop on U.S. human trafficking list

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:59:29 -0400

The U.S. State Department Wednesday downgraded China, Russia and Uzbekistan on its human trafficking list, meaning they could face sanctions. The department promoted Azerbaijan, Congo-Brazzaville and Iraq from its Tier 2 Watch List to Tier 2. China, Russia and Uzbekistan were moved from the watch list to Tier 3 on the four-tier system. The shifts came as, for the first time, the department was ...

Selena Gomez said to have hooked up with singer Ed Sheeran

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:59:25 -0400

Selena Gomez and British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran are now involved in a trans-Atlantic romance, Us Weekly reports. The couple were brought together ...

Kansas firm recalling beef products for possible E. coli contamination

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:59:18 -0400

National Beef Packing Co. of Kansas is recalling nearly 23,000 pounds of raw ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli, federal officials say. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a release Tuesday the products were produced May 25 and shipped to various institutions and retail establishments in Texas, Tennessee, Kansas, Mississippi, ...

Time Warner Faces Suit After Taking Over Los Angeles Sports Market

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:48:17 -0400

Time Warner ...

Senate confirms White House aide Froman to be next trade representative

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:28:42 -0400

WASHINGTON -- Senior White House economic adviser Michael Froman has been confirmed by the Senate to be the next U.S. trade representative. The law school classmate of President Barack Obama takes over the post as the administration seeks to advance major trade deals with Pacific Rim and European nations. The Senate vote was 93-4 to confirm Froman to succeed Ron Kirk, the former Dallas mayor ...

Couple in deck collapse sues Fla. sports bar

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:24:26 -0400

A couple has filed a lawsuit against a South Florida restaurant where a deck collapsed into Biscayne Bay last week during the fourth game of the NBA ...

Iron Man 3 rakes in $400m in North America

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:20:39 -0400

"Iron Man 3" has grossed 400 million US dollars worth of tickets in North America since it debuted more than six weeks ago, distributor Walt Disney Pictures announced on Wednesday.The third installment on the iconic trilogy crossed the important threshold Tuesday, and is on track to gross 1.2 billion dollars from the global market. This has made the flick 5th highest grossing film of ...

NOT THE TIMEPols Question Obama Call To Cut Nuclear Arsenal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:20:29 -0400

President Obama's pledge to cut the United States' nuclear arsenal by one-third is sending the wrong message to the global community, some Washington lawmakers said Wednesday. "Now is not the time to pursue further strategic nuclear force reductions," Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., said following Obama's speech in Berlin, Germany. Inhofe was among several lawmakers ...

Body found near Patriots home was homicide victim

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:18:30 -0400

State police returned to the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Wednesday, two days after a body was found about a mile ...

Judge Sides With U.S. In Manning Document Dispute

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:16:08 -0400

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Baltimore said Wednesday she’s satisfied for now with measures the military has taken to release documents related to Army Pfc. Bradley Manning’s court-martial in the Wikileaks case. Lawyers for the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights and other groups, including The Associated Press, have complained for more than a year that ...

Feds unravel plot to build sell x-ray weapon in Upstate New York

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:14:06 -0400

USA An FBI investigation has uncovered a plot by a New York state engineer with ties to the Ku Klux Klan to construct a radiation particle weapon, with the intention to sell the device to either a southern branch of the KKK or Jewish groups. Federal investigators first began to investigate Glendon Scott Crawford, 49, when he allegedly approached an Albany-area synagogue and "asked to ...

United Airlines 787 in latest setback

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:12:46 -0400

A month after Boeing's 787 Dreamliner returned to the skies after a four-month grounding, a United Airlines 787 flight from Denver to Tokyo has been diverted to Seattle due to an oil-filter ...

Video Country music star Slim Whitman dies of heart failure

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:10:50 -0400

Slim Whitman died Wednesday from heart failure. The singer know for "Indian Love Call" and his trademark yodel was 90-years-old. He once said he hoped to be remembered for two things: a good voice, and a clean suit. Scott Pelley ...

NSA cellphone records wont help Broward bank robbery suspect feds say

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:48 -0400

National Security Agency 's controversial program - that has secretly stored millions of U.S. phone records - could help his defense in a Broward bank robbery trial. Terrance Brown, ...

Close Miami Heat game leads to battery riot charges

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:45 -0400

Miami Heat fan turned violent when the child's father stepped in and punched the other man in the face "until his thumbs were hurting," according to ...

Head of revived watchdog pledges open look at U.S. surveillance

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:38 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of a newly revived federal privacy oversight board pledged on Wednesday to be "as transparent and public as possible" as the board reviews recently exposed U.S. government secret surveillance ...

US State Department Says Indonesia Failing to Protect Religious Minorities

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:04 -0400

Indonesian youths gather outside the church that was attacked by Muslim hardliners in Temanggung, Central Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Hundreds of Islamic hard-liners stormed a courthouse and set two churches on fire Tuesday in central Indonesia to protest what they considered a lenient sentence for a Christian convicted of blaspheming ...

Ron Hasse named publisher president of Los Angeles News Group

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:01:01 -0400

Ron Hasse, president and publisher of the Los Angeles News Group. (null) Ronald C. Hasse has been named publisher and president of the Los Angeles News Group, company officials announced ...

Family of abolitionist Frederick Douglass continues his legacy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:00:47 -0400

(CBS News) WASHINGTON - In commemoration of Juneteenth, the day in 1865 that the last of the slaves were declared free, a statue was unveiled at the Capitol's Emancipation Hall of the Fredrick Douglass. The great African-American speaker and writer escaped slavery as a young man and devoted his life to ending it, becoming an adviser to the man who did: Abraham Lincoln. No doubt the sight of ...

Video Frederick Douglass Booker T. Washington descendent fights modern-day slavery

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:00:47 -0400

Being the descendent of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington could be intimidating for some, but Ken Morris' background inspired him to fight modern-day slavery. Jim Axelrod ...

Feds we can’t give up cellular location data because NSA doesn’t collect it

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:59:55 -0400

new 21-page legal filing (PDF) for a separate Florida-based federal criminal case,the government seemed to indicatethat its routine collection of metadata by the National Security Agency does not include cell-site location information (CSLI). The dragnet of collected metadata referenced by the government was described in a recently-leaked FISC ...

Turkish parade in New York is a show of power Turkish Minister

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:57:14 -0400

Turkey's EU Minister Egemen Bagis said Turkish parade was a cultural show of power NEW YORK - Turkey's EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said, " Turkish Day Parade is a signal of Turkey's power, a cultural show of power." Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) organized the 32thTurkish Day Parade in New York.Addressing the crowd after the parade, ...

Wildfire continues to threaten parts of Western United States

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:24:55 -0400

An Arizona wildfire whipped up by strong winds threatened hundreds of homes on Wednesday, even as firefighters were gaining an edge on a California blaze raging near a pristine wilderness, authorities said.More than 500 firefighters were battling the Doce Fire, which has burned through 2,830 hectares of chaparral, pine and juniper since Tuesday morning near Prescott, about 160 km north of ...

Miami-Dade County street-light supervisor charged with taking bribes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19:06 -0400

A Miami-Dade County public works supervisor who oversaw the installation of more than 45,000 street lights is behind bars, after being accused of accepting thousands of dollars’ worth of household merchandise as bribes from a lighting-product vendor, authorities said Wednesday.George Brown, 50, of Hollywood, had his first appearance in Fort Lauderdale federal court Wednesday on charges of ...

Celebrated University of Miami architecture dean champion of traditional design to step down

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19:06 -0400

Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, the prominent planner and architect under whose leadership the University of Miami’s fledgling architecture school gained a national reputation as an iconoclastically un-voguish center for traditional design and community engagement, is stepping down as dean after an unusually long tenure of 18 years.UM President Donna Shalala, in a statement Wednesday, called ...

Miami turns to Jorge Perez Stephen Ross to carry out long-stalled Watson Island redevelopment

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19:04 -0400

Can superstar developers Jorge Perez and Stephen Ross reignite long-stalled plans to build a luxury hotel complex, shopping center and mega marina on Watson Island?The Miami City Commission is willing to bet on it.Last week, the commission voted to give the project’s original developer, Flagstone Island Gardens, a lease extension that grants additional time to start construction. The move ...

Judge sides with US in Manning document dispute

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19:01 -0400

A government lawyer said Monday the U.S. Army has released the vast majority of court records in Pfc. Bradley Manning's case and told a civilian judge the dispute over the records had become ...

NC repeals law that allowed racial bias appeals

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19:01 -0400

Sequestration, the symbolic and ridiculous budget cutting bill that was allowed to become law, has been lampooned by almost every responsible political analyst in the country. It appears the overriding reason that it was allowed to become law is that the Republicans in the House needed to do something to assure their constituents that spending was going to be cut after agreeing to accept the end ...

NY Kodak will keep some operations in Rochester

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19:00 -0400

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- New York state and Eastman Kodak Co. have reached a deal that will keep some of the troubled company's operations in Rochester and provide $49 million for environmental cleanup at the once bustling Eastman Business Park.Local media outlets report Wednesday that Kodak will keep advanced manufacturing and its research center at the 1,200-acre site and lease property there ...

How Olympic cauldron fanned flames of fury at American design studio

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:15:49 -0400

Thomas Heatherwick's Olympic cauldron (left) and the concept the New York design studio Atopia submitted to Locog in 2007. Photograph: Getty ...

New York Men Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorists

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:14:59 -0400

ALBANY, NY-The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of York announced that Glendon Scott Crawford, age 49, of Galway, New York; and Eric J. Feight, age 54, of Hudson, New York, have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. The arrests followed a lengthy investigation by the Albany FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force that began in April 2012 ...

Mad Max with an American accent Not so fast

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:03:50 -0400

video game version is on the way, but some fans are outraged to see an American voice actor cast in the leading role. The upcoming third-person open-world game by Avalanche Studios, due out sometime next year for PCs, ...

Arizona killer who asked for speedy execution found dead in cell

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:01:05 -0400

Dale Hausner, one of two men arrested for a string of fatal shootings, sits in court during his initial appearance at the Maricopa County court in jail in Phoenix, Arizona August 4, ...

Hollywood man used bribes from government job to furnish home feds say

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:57:52 -0400

Miami -Dade County government job to obtain more than $13,000 worth of bribes – including a new stove, refrigerator and air conditioning system for his home, federal authorities said Wednesday.George Brown, 50, was arrested Tuesday and is being held at ...

Stop force-feeding Guantanamo prisoners Senator

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:57:44 -0400

A selection of lunch meals offered to detainees are displayed in a food preparation area at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, March 7, ...

Video Federal Reserve raises its predictions for growth and jobs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:03 -0400

Ben Bernanke said the economy is doing well enough that the Federal Reserve is likely to ease back on a bond-buying program that has kept interest rates at record-low rates. The prospect of higher interest rates sent the Dow down more than 200 points. Anthony Mason ...

Video Clean-up solution at Hanford Nuclear Plant is billions over budget

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:00 -0400

The clean-up at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington costs U.S. taxpayers $2 billion every year. The $13 billion plant that is supposed to monitor the cleaning has been plagued with technical challenges since the project began in 2000. Carter Evans ...

Video American Medical Association declares obesity a disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:00 -0400

The American Medical Association declared obesity a disease, leaving many doctors hoping that this changes the way insurance companies view covering treatment. Weight loss surgery is covered by Medicare and insurance companies when there are complications such as diabetes and high blood pressure, but patients who have not yet developed these problems are denied coverage. Dr. Jon LaPook ...

Video August 23 2000 NTSB releases findings of TWA Flight 800 probe

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:55:59 -0400

Video FBI director confirms minimal use of drones for surveillance

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:55:59 -0400

The FBI's use of drones was a secret until Wednesday, when the agency's director, Robert Mueller, answered a question from Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley during testimony on Capitol Hill. Mueller said the FBI does use drones for minimal surveillance and to get "eyes-on" details at crime scenes. Bob Orr ...

Watch Joe Torres Daughter Catches Falling Baby

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:55:11 -0400

Christina -- -- daughter of former Yankee manager and all star baseball catcher Joseph Torre. Tonight making quite a catch yourself -- heroes catch the 44 year old catching a one year old boy ...

Watch Former Professor on FBI Most Wanted List Nabbed in Mexico

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:55:06 -0400

A fugitive is behind bars today just one day after being put on the FBI's ten most wanted list Walter -- Williams have been on the run for more than two years wanted for sexual exploitation ...

Senators challenging White House on religious expression in military

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:54:30 -0400

Two U.S. senators have pushed forward a second challenge to the Obama administration's opposition to legislative language that offers a ';protection of rights of conscience of members of the Armed Forces and ...

San Francisco’s ‘Landlords From Hell’ Plead Guilty To Felonies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:53:48 -0400

San Francisco landlords Nicole and Kip Macy pleaded guilty to residential burglary, stalking and attempted grand theft. They were dubbed by prosecutors as the ';landlords from hell.'; (San Francisco Police ...

Rape charges brought against three Navy football players

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:50:34 -0400

Three U.S. Naval Academy football players Wednesday were charged with raping a female midshipman and lying in an official statement. The suspects' names were not made public by academy officials, The Washington Post reported. Their names won't be released officially until a preliminary hearing expected to take place this summer, military law experts told the newspaper. The female ...

MLB Arizona 3 Miami 1

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:50:29 -0400

Cody Ross slammed a pinch-hit three-run homer to back reliever Josh Collmenter's six shutout innings Wednesday in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 3-1 win over Miami. The game was scoreless until the eighth inning, when Miami starter Jose Fernandez issued a leadoff walk ...

MLB San Francisco 4 San Diego 2

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:50:29 -0400

Madison Bumgarner struck out eight batters over seven solid innings and San Francisco overcame a late deficit Wednesday in its 4-2 win over San Diego. Bumgarner (7-4) handled the Padres on three hits, allowing a pair of runs while overcoming four walks. The left-hander notched a third win in three starts with the 111-pitch performance. Jake Dunning tossed a scoreless eighth ...

Suspect in Ohio forced labor case turns herself in

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:21:56 -0400

>Editor's note: For more information on this story, check out CNN affiliates WKYC, WOIO and WJW.(CNN) -- A fourth suspect is in custody in the alleged forced labor of a mentally disabled woman held captive with her young daughter, according to federal prosecutors in Ohio. Dezerah Silsby, 21, turned herself in and is scheduled to appear in court Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The two ...

Jesse Tyler Ferguson on Performing in New York’s Shakespeare in the Park Comedy of Errors Production—Rain or Shine

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:21:46 -0400

Summer after summer, New Yorkers and tourists alike spend hours upon hours waiting in line at the Delacorte Theater. For it is there, smack dab in the middle of Central Park, that a little slice of magic known as Shakespeare in the Park takes place. For the past five-plus decades, the stage at ...

Man convicted in Phoenixs serial shootings dies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:17:01 -0400

Associated Press PHOENIX - An Arizona death row inmate convicted of killing six people in Phoenix's "serial shooter" attacks has died in prison. Prison officials say 40-year-old Dale Hausner was found unresponsive in his cell in Florence around noon Wednesday. He was pronounced dead at a hospital about an hour later. Authorities say the cause of death is under investigation. ...

Capitol Hills Partisan And Racial Divide Cast In Bronze

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:15:33 -0400

Vice President Biden joined congressional leaders at the Capitol Hill dedication ceremony for a statue of abolitionist Frederick ...

Three Navy football players accused of sexual assault

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:14:42 -0400

FILE - This is a May 7, 2007 file photo showing the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. The U.S. Naval Academy is investigating allegations that three members of its football team sexually assaulted a female midshipman at an off-campus house last year, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday, May 31, 2013, and a lawyer for the woman says she was "ostracized" on campus after she ...

Feds Prison for Ohio woman who buried mom in yard

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:14:30 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Authorities say an Ohio woman who buried her mother in her yard and cashed the dead woman's Social Security checks for 14 years has been sentenced to 30 days in prison.Federal authorities say 66-year-old Marietta resident Patricia Hodges also was sentenced Wednesday in Columbus to six months of home confinement and ordered to repay more than $141,000. Hodges had pleaded ...

SF landlords from hell plead guilty to felonies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:14:28 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO -- A couple that prosecutors dubbed the "landlords from hell" for going to scary lengths to drive tenants from a San Francisco apartment building have pleaded guilty to several felonies.Prosecutors said Wednesday that 37-year-old Nicole Macy and 38-year-old Kip Macy threatened to shoot tenants, changed locks, cleared apartments of belongings, and sawed holes in floors. ...

Cops Disabled Pa. man dies after gruesome neglect

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:14:26 -0400

A 35-year-old Sarasota man has been charged with abusing his 11-year-old daughter, who died this week, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's ...

Obama in Berlin the world’s big problems are global warming American nukes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:11:32 -0400

President Obama couldn’t have been more out-of-touch if he’d delivered his Berlin speech on Mars, instead of to a shriveled German audience only a fraction the size of the one he addressed in 2008. He identified the absolutely non-existent ';climate change'; issue the ';global threat of our time,'; and according ...

Feds make find at former home of Goodfellas mobster

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:09:08 -0400

An FBI excavation has turned up possible human remains at a home once occupied by a famed gangster who inspired Robert De Niro's character in the movie "Goodfellas," authorities said ...

A solid 8oz. Burger Bar with spiked shakes on Capitol Hill

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:08:31 -0400

A burger and fries at 8oz. Burger Bar on Capitol Hill. Its namesake is souped up with Beecher’s cheddar, bacon and balsamic onions and redolent of truffle ...

Cuomo strikes deal to allow Las-Vegas style casinos in New York

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:06:59 -0400

Photo credit: Resorts World Casino in Jamaica, Queens.(Barbara Alper) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo struck a deal with state lawmakers to license new resort-style casinos, in an effort to help revive a stagnant economy in upstate New York, the governor said on Wednesday. The agreement would amend the state constitution to legalize public, non Native American casino gambling with an initial ...