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| Waiter who refused service to customer becomes Web hero Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 06:46 AM PST Usually, when a waiter refuses to serve someone at a restaurant, customers complain. In this case, customers cheered. The waiter in question, Michael Garcia, has been receiving goodwill and friend requests on the restaurant’s Facebook page since word spread that he stood up for a child with special needs. Garcia, who works at the Houston [...] Full Story | Top |
| Biden on self-defense: Get yourself a shotgun Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 12:19 PM PST Are you looking into buying an assault weapon for protection after a devastating natural disaster (or the coming Zombie Apocalypse) plunges society into deadly anarchy? You’ve got it all wrong, Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday: Get yourself a shotgun. Biden, doing a Google+ “hangout†to promote President Barack Obama’s proposals for battling gun violence, [...] Full Story | Top |
| North Korea Says Nuke Tests Target US Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 09:23 AM PST  North Korea Launched a Long-Range Rocket in December Full Story | Top |
| New York Post says Clinton ‘exploded with rage’ in Benghazi testimony Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 08:53 AM PST The New York Post took an interesting approach to Hillary Clinton's congressional testimony on the attack in Benghazi, blasting a photo of the secretary of state with fists clenched alongside a headline that screams, "No Wonder Bill's Afraid." We're not sure what former President Bill Clinton has to do with Clinton's testimony, but the Post [...] Full Story | Top |
| North Korea to target U.S. with nuclear, rocket tests Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 05:35 AM PST  SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Thursday it would carry out further rocket launches and a nuclear test that would target the United States, dramatically stepping up its threats against a country it called its "sworn enemy". The announcement by the country's top military body came a day after the U.N. Security Council agreed to a U.S.-backed resolution to censure and sanction North Korea for a rocket launch in December that breached U.N. rules. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sickening fog settles over Salt Lake City area Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 10:13 PM PST  Michelle Francis keeps one eye on Utah's air quality index and the other on her 9-year-old daughter's chronic asthma these days. The air pollution is so awful in her Salt Lake City suburb that Francis ... Full Story | Top |
| Fontana, Calif., schools get high-powered rifles Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 10:15 PM PST FONTANA, Calif. (AP) â€" The high-powered semiautomatic rifles recently shipped to school police in this Southern California city look like they belong on a battlefield rather than in a high school, but officials here say the weapons could help stop a massacre like the one that claimed the lives of 26 students and educators in Connecticut just weeks ago. Full Story | Top |
| Push to revive assault weapons ban begins in Congress Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 01:57 PM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. Democratic lawmaker on Thursday proposed a ban on assault weapons, like those used in a Connecticut school massacre last month, and called on the public to help overcome opposition by the powerful gun lobby. "Getting this bill signed into law is an uphill battle, I recognize that, but it is a battle worth having," Senator Dianne Feinstein - flanked by fellow lawmakers, mayors and law enforcement officers - told a packed news conference. ... Full Story | Top |
| Trader Joe's: No 'Two-Buck Chuck' Wine in Calif. Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 10:04 AM PST  Don’t worry “Two-Buck Chuck†fans, it’s not as bad as you think. “The price change for Charles Shaw wines is only happening in California, no other states are affected,†said Alison Mochizuki, director of public relations for Trader Joe’s, in a statement. The price increase,... Full Story | Top |
| Former Child Bride 'Escapes' FLDS Community With Children Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 06:59 AM PST  Ruby Jessop Disappeared 10 Years Ago and Was Forced to Marry a Relative Full Story | Top |
| Man Squatting in $2.5M Mansion Attempts 'Adverse Possession' Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 08:33 AM PST  Andre Barbosa Has Lived in the Boca Raton, Fla., Waterside Property Since July Full Story | Top |
| Feinstein Proposes Assault Weapons Ban Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 11:06 AM PST  With an AR-15 and nine other guns on her left, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., introduced a bill today that would ban assault weapons and high capacity ammunition clips. The bill comes nearly 20 years after the first assault weapons ban was signed into law. “I... Full Story | Top |
| Boy fakes own kidnapping to stop parents from meeting teacher Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 09:04 AM PST It probably seemed like a good idea at the time. An 11-year-old Spanish boy faked his own kidnapping, according to the U.K.'s Guardian, because his mom and dad were set to meet his teacher later that dayâ€"and he didn't want to be around for the aftermath. Needless to say, things didn't go as planned. The [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama vs the fly. Call it a draw? Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 12:53 PM PST Three days into President Barack Obama's second term and it's clear he's not the man he was in his first term. Just ask the fly. A pesky Musca domestica (per pooler Brian Beutler of Talking Points Memo) landed on the president's face during a press conference Thursday to announce his picks to head the Securities [...] Full Story | Top |
| Factory activity gains speed, jobless claims drop Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 10:55 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Factory activity grew the most in nearly two years in January and the number of new claims for jobless benefits dropped to a five-year low last week, giving surprisingly strong signals on the economy's pulse. Financial information firm Markit on Thursday said its preliminary Purchasing Managers Index for manufacturing rose to 56.1 this month, its best showing since March 2011. A reading above 50 indicates expansion. ... Full Story | Top |
| Robber’s Change of Heart Inspires Clerk to Make Pizza Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 11:34 AM PST When a crime is committed, it's not always a matter of black and white: Just because someone commits a crime does not mean that person is automatically bad. Take what happened at a Papa John's in the Helena, Montana, area. A man, armed with a knife, allegedly walked into the pizzeria early Tuesday morning as [...] Full Story | Top |
| Florida squatter claims ownership of $2.5 million mansion Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 03:10 PM PST Thomas Jefferson once said, “If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.†But one Florida man says he’s the rightful owner of a $2.5 million mansion because he walked through the front door and never left. The Orlando Sentinel reports that 23-year-old Andre “Loki†Barbosa is [...] Full Story | Top |
| New Genetic Twist: 4-Stranded DNA Lurks in Human Cells Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 04:40 AM PST  Sixty years after scientists described the chemical code of life â€" an interweaving double helix called DNA â€" researchers have found four-stranded DNA is also lurking in human cells. Full Story | Top |
| Dutch, Britons, Germans warned to leave Benghazi Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 04:25 PM PST  LONDON (AP) â€" Britain, Germany, Canada and the Netherlands urged their citizens to immediately leave the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday, warning of an imminent threat against Westerners days after a deadly hostage crisis in neighboring Algeria. Full Story | Top |
| Practically human: Can smart machines do your job? Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 08:12 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Art Liscano knows he's an endangered species in the job market: He's a meter reader in Fresno, Calif. For 26 years, he's driven from house to house, checking how much electricity Pacific Gas & Electric customers have used. Full Story | Top |
| US hit by new stomach bug spreading around globe Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 11:01 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) â€" A new strain of stomach bug sweeping the globe is taking over in the U.S., health officials say. Full Story | Top |
| Could North Korea hit the US with a missile? Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 11:57 AM PST Could North Korea hit the United States with a ballistic missile? Could it mount a nuclear warhead on the tip of that missile? Full Story | Top |
| Cameron: I don't want a country called Europe Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 01:24 PM PST  British Prime Minister David Cameron wants nothing to do with a United States of Europe, an idea that's gaining currency as the countries that use the euro struggle to fix their debt crisis.But what if ... Full Story | Top |
| Penalty could keep smokers out of health overhaul Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 01:17 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Millions of smokers could be priced out of health insurance because of tobacco penalties in President Barack Obama's health care law, according to experts who are just now teasing out the potential impact of a little-noted provision in the massive legislation. Full Story | Top |
| Gingrich compares Obama and House Republicans to Gulliver and Lilliput Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 10:07 AM PST CHARLOTTE, N.C.â€"Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich arrived here early this week for the Republican National Committee's winter meeting prepared to dole out advice to a party struggling to find its way after a tough electoral loss three months ago. His first piece of guidance: Stop sending a poor sap to go mano a mano with [...] Full Story | Top |
| Chilling! Arctic Air Invasion Captured in Animation Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 06:38 PM PST If you live anywhere within the northern two-thirds of the United States, you've probably noticed that it's pretty chilly outside. The plunge in temperatures over the past few days comes courtesy of an invasion of Arctic air that has been captured in a mesmerizing new animation from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Full Story | Top |
| Ikea ad called ‘negative and stereotypical’ by Thai transgender group Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 01:04 PM PST An Ikea ad that aired in Thailand is being called a "gross violation of human rights" by a Thai transgender group. In the ad, a man and his girlfriend are shopping for furniture at the mega-store. The girlfriend sees an item on sale and her voice drops several levels, alarming her partner. The commercial concludes [...] Full Story | Top |
| The ultimate humiliation: Dell now getting advice from the ‘Dell Dude’ on how to fix company Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 03:45 AM PST  Ben Curtis, an actor and former spokesperson for Dell (DELL) known for his catchphrase “Dude you’re getting a Dell,†believes that he can help the company he used to promote. According to Curtis, the solution is simple: bring back the “Dell Dude.†The actor represented the company from 2000 to 2003 in a series of commercials that were critically acclaimed and helped Dell become the world’s largest PC vendor. After running into some legal problems, however, Curtis was let go. The company has struggled in recent years as consumers begin to embrace a post-PC era. Dell is reportedly in buyout talks with a private equity firm that would value the company between $22 billion and $25 billion. Curtis doesn’t believe this is Full Story | Top |
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