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| Lingering racism crux of voting rights case Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 02:47 PM PST  Residents react to the Supreme Court case that's centered on their county. Full Story | Top |
| Time to step in? U.S. weighs direct aid to Syrian rebels Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 07:32 PM PST  PARIS (AP) â€" The Obama administration, in coordination with some European allies, is for the first time considering supplying direct assistance to elements of the Free Syrian Army as they seek to ramp up pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and end nearly two years of brutal and increasingly deadly violence. Full Story | Top |
| UNC responds to sexual assault retaliation allegations Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 06:31 PM PST  The school said it "cares deeply about all of our students, including both students in this specific matter." Full Story | Top |
| Police: 22-year-old woman a 'person of interest' in Vegas shooting Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 05:25 PM PST  Tineesha Lashun Howard is believed to have been in the car during the shooting. Full Story | Top |
| Photos: Wheel, boy! Paralyzed herding dog gets second chance Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 05:40 AM PST  Abayed, a six-year-old herding dog, walks with a specially-made wheeled walking aid outside the Humane Center for Animal Welfare near Amman February 26, 2013. The dog, whose name means "white", was hospitalised and treated after a bullet pierced his spine and paralysed him some two years ago. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) Full Story | Top |
| Police: Injuries in bus crash north of Boston Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 06:29 PM PST GEORGETOWN, Mass. (AP) â€" Massachusetts state police say a bus carrying college students from Maine has crashed on a highway north of Boston. Full Story | Top |
| Why Rand Paul pulled a 180 in Hagel vote Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 03:21 PM PST  Paul has been critical of Hagel in the past, so what changed his mind? Full Story | Top |
| Mexico arrests head of teacher's union on fraud charges Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 08:11 PM PST  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico arrested the head of the main teachers' union on fraud and embezzlement charges on Tuesday, striking out at a high-profile opponent of the new government's reform efforts and seeking to assert President Enrique Pena Nieto's authority. Attorney General Jesus Murillo said Elba Esther Gordillo was arrested on suspicion of embezzling millions of dollars of union funds for private use, just a day after Pena Nieto signed a major overhaul of Mexican education into law. ... Full Story | Top |
| PayPal co-founder launches competitor start-up Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 05:01 PM PST  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Max Levchin, co-founder of online payment giant PayPal, launched a rival business on Tuesday called Affirm that will compete in the crowded but fast-growing mobile payments business. Affirm's technology helps shoppers complete online purchases more quickly and easily when they are using smart phones and other mobile devices, according to the firm's website. ... Full Story | Top |
| Video: Man rescues dog from block of floating ice Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 03:15 PM PST Pifas, a three-year-old golden retriever mix, was rescued by a kind stranger who helped guide the dog to safety after it became stranded on a block of ice in a frozen lake. NBCNews.com reports that Pifas disappeared from his owner’s home and was missing for over a week before he was spotted some 200 feet [...] Full Story | Top |
| Man calls 911 for a cheeseburger 9 times, gets arrested Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 04:29 PM PST An Indiana man got the attention of local police after he tried to order a cheeseburger by calling 911 nine times. According to WISHTV, 52-year-old Gregory Jackson Sr. has reportedly had past run-ins with police, but this may be the most bizarre. Jackson reportedly made the nine phone calls in just 90 minutes. Eventually, New [...] Full Story | Top |
| Will the Titanic II be unsinkable? Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 03:36 PM PST  An Australian billionaire is financing plans to build a replica of the luxury liner. Full Story | Top |
| McConnell fires back after 'race-baiting' attack on wife Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 01:37 PM PST  An organization charged that Taiwan-born Elaine Chao helped send jobs to China. Full Story | Top |
| Hagel confirmed as defense secretary Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 02:24 PM PST  The Senate voted 58-41 in his favor, ending a tumultuous process. Full Story | Top |
| Obama: 'No smart way' to make deep cuts Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 02:01 PM PST  The president defended his comments about the sequester at a speech in Virginia. Full Story | Top |
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