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| Pro-gun rights US petition to deport Piers Morgan Monday, Dec 24, 2012 05:06 AM PST  LONDON (AP) â€" Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for British CNN host Piers Morgan to be deported from the U.S. over his gun control views. Full Story | Top |
| Man set trap and then shot and killed firefighters responding to Webster, N.Y. fire Monday, Dec 24, 2012 12:20 PM PST Click image to see more photos. (REUTERS/Jamie Germano/Democrat and Chronicle/Handout) A man with a criminal history shot and killed two West Webster, N.Y. firefighters and seriously injured two others as they responded to a fire at his home, police say. William H. Spengler, Jr., 62, apparently started a 5:35 a.m. fire at his home on [...] Full Story | Top |
| Newspaper Publishes Gun Owners' Names and Addresses Monday, Dec 24, 2012 01:52 PM PST A newspaper in New York has received a wave of criticism from its readers after publishing the names and addresses of all of the individuals with handgun or pistol permits in its coverage area. Hundreds of residents in New York’s Westchester and Rockland counties were... Full Story | Top |
| Firefighters Shot Dead at Upstate NY Fire Monday, Dec 24, 2012 07:03 AM PST  Police Say No 'Active Shooter' After Firefighters Gunned Down Full Story | Top |
| Lawmakers worry 'fiscal cliff' deal elusive; some predict small-scale patch may be only option Monday, Dec 24, 2012 01:20 AM PST WASHINGTON - With anxiety rising as the country lurches towards a "fiscal cliff," lawmakers are increasingly skeptical about a possible deal and some predict the best possibility would be a small-scale patch because time is running out before the yearend deadline. Full Story | Top |
| Lawmakers look to restrict gun magazine capacity Monday, Dec 24, 2012 12:28 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Lawmakers from both parties voiced their willingness Sunday to pursue some changes to the nation's gun laws, but adamant opposition from the National Rifle Association has made clear than any such effort will face significant obstacles. Full Story | Top |
| Army teams going to Africa as terror threat grows Monday, Dec 24, 2012 02:14 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) â€" A U.S. Army brigade will begin sending small teams into as many as 35 African nations early next year, part of an intensifying Pentagon effort to train countries to battle extremists and give the U.S. a ready and trained force to dispatch to Africa if crises requiring the U.S. military emerge. Full Story | Top |
| Thousands sign US petition to deport Piers Morgan Monday, Dec 24, 2012 06:12 AM PST LONDON (AP) â€" Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for British CNN host Piers Morgan to be deported from the U.S. over his gun control views. Full Story | Top |
| Insight: In fracking culture war, celebs, billionaires and banjos Monday, Dec 24, 2012 03:04 AM PST  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Not so long ago, fracking was a technical term little known beyond the energy industry. Now it's coming to Hollywood, as the fierce battle between environmentalists and oil firms is played out in several forthcoming films. Hydraulic fracturing, the controversial drilling technique also known as fracking, has lifted U.S. energy output dramatically, despite warnings from critics who fear it pollutes water deep underground. ... Full Story | Top |
| Man Wins New Hampshire Lottery With Ticket Sold in Error Monday, Dec 24, 2012 05:01 AM PST  A New Hampshire man is the winner of a $2.1 Megabucks lottery jackpot even though the lucky ticket wasn’t the one he intended to buy. Scott Bennett, 48, of Hillsborough, went into the Circle K convenience store on Dec. 19 and asked the clerk for... Full Story | Top |
| Afghan policewoman kills US adviser in Kabul Monday, Dec 24, 2012 07:58 AM PST  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) â€" An Afghan policewoman walked into a high-security compound in Kabul Monday and killed an American contractor with a single bullet to the chest, the first such shooting by a woman in a spate of insider attacks by Afghans against their foreign allies. Full Story | Top |
| For family that lost home to Sandy, 'a miracle' Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 09:51 PM PST  LONG BEACH, N.Y. (AP) â€" The text from Sister Diane at St. Ignatius Martyr church was as odd as it was urgent: "A man is going to call. You must answer the phone." Full Story | Top |
| US petition to deport Piers Morgan hits 31,400 Monday, Dec 24, 2012 04:01 AM PST LONDON (AP) â€" More than 31,400 people have signed a petition calling for British CNN host Piers Morgan to be deported from the U.S. over his gun-control views. Full Story | Top |
| Official: Navy SEAL died of apparent suicide Monday, Dec 24, 2012 09:10 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) â€" U.S. military officials are investigating the apparent suicide of a Navy SEAL commander in Afghanistan. Full Story | Top |
| A look at tough issues awaiting Obama's final term Monday, Dec 24, 2012 01:13 PM PST  As President Barack Obama approaches his second and final term, he will have to decide where to be ambitious, where to be cautious and where to buy time. A look at some of the big issues Obama will have to tackle when he returns to Washington after a Hawaiian vacation: Full Story | Top |
| DUI charge: Jan. 4 court date for Idaho Sen. Crapo Monday, Dec 24, 2012 01:54 AM PST  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) â€" A conservative U.S. senator from Idaho who has said he doesn't drink because of his Mormon faith has been charged with drunken driving. Full Story | Top |
| Indian Jews from 'lost tribe' move to Israel Monday, Dec 24, 2012 08:01 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) â€" Dozens of Jews who claim to be the descendants of a lost biblical Jewish tribe emigrated to Israel on Monday from their village in northeastern India, celebrating their arrival after a five-year struggle to get in. Full Story | Top |
| Heroic actions bring change in tone on teachers Monday, Dec 24, 2012 12:38 AM PST  Hung on a building in the Connecticut town where 20 children and six adults were killed at an elementary school is a spray-painted sign with four words: "Hug a teacher today." Full Story | Top |
| Anti-tax conservatives say no to tax-increase deal Monday, Dec 24, 2012 01:13 AM PST  In the city where a protest over tax policy sparked a revolution, modern day tea party activists are cheering the recent Republican revolt in Washington that embarrassed House Speaker John Boehner and pushed the country closer to a "fiscal cliff" that forces tax increases and massive spending cuts on virtually every American. Full Story | Top |
| 6 children hurt when gas can explodes in Texas Monday, Dec 24, 2012 03:26 PM PST McKINNEY, Texas (AP) â€" Four children were airlifted to a Dallas hospital with critical burns after a gas can exploded on Christmas Eve next to an open fire pit in a backyard, a fire official said. Full Story | Top |
| Bid to Deport Piers Morgan Gains Fame Monday, Dec 24, 2012 09:21 AM PST  A petition asking President Obama to deport CNN anchor Piers Morgan gathered more than 33,000 signatures in just three days. The petition on the White House’s “We the People†website posted Friday has crossed the 25,000 threshold needed to solicit a response from President Obama.... Full Story | Top |
| Snow Threatens Post-Christmas Travel Monday, Dec 24, 2012 03:38 AM PST Snow Could Arrive in the Northeast by Thursday, Dropping 1-3 Inches Full Story | Top |
| Worker Reprimanded For Flatulence Monday, Dec 24, 2012 10:14 AM PST An employee at the Social Security Administration’s Baltimore office has been formally reprimanded for “conduct unbecoming of a federal employee,†specifically for disrupting co-workers “by passing gas and releasing an unpleasant odor.†According to the letter, issued in December and obtained by the Smoking Gun... Full Story | Top |
| US Marines to face random blood-alcohol tests Monday, Dec 24, 2012 04:38 PM PST SAN DIEGO (AP) â€" Marines and sailors will be subject to random blood-alcohol tests twice a year in what is billed as the toughest anti-drinking policy in the U.S. military. Full Story | Top |
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