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| New tech changes nature of fighting crime Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 06:42 PM PST  In a click, police know exactly what type of situation they're getting into. Full Story | Top |
| Obama considers weighing in on gay marriage case Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 07:07 PM PST  The Obama administration is quietly considering urging the Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on gay marriage, a step that would mark a political victory for advocates of same-sex unions and a deepening commitment by President Barack Obama to rights for gay couples. Full Story | Top |
| Gas leak reported before blast leveled restaurant Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 07:41 PM PST  A day after a natural gas explosion leveled a popular restaurant, investigators raced to search the rubble and tried to understand how the blast happened despite suspicions that flammable fuel had been leaking, maybe for weeks, somewhere in the busy outdoor shopping area. Full Story | Top |
| Storm moving into Plains blamed for fatal crash Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 05:57 PM PST  A winter storm that's already blamed for one death promised to dump up to a foot of snow in some areas. Full Story | Top |
| Domenici acknowledges having son outside marriage Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 08:05 PM PST  Former Sen. Pete Domenici has disclosed that he fathered a child in the 1970s with the 24-year-old daughter of a Senate colleague. Full Story | Top |
| Haunting, rare images depict WWI devastation Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 06:00 PM PST  St Martin's cathedral, at Ypres in Belgium, photographed soon after the end of World War One, circa March 1919. This image is from a series documenting the damage and devastation that was caused to towns and villages along the Western Front in France and Belgium during the First World War. (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images) Full Story | Top |
| Wisconsin governor wants to cut income taxes, public school aid Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 07:41 PM PST  Walker said he would offset tax cuts and spending increases in his 2013-2015 budget by redirecting some funds from public schools and health care. Full Story | Top |
| Jesse Jackson Jr. guilty plea: 'For years I lived off my campaign' Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 04:59 PM PST  Former US Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D) of Illinois and his wife, former Chicago alderman Sandi Jackson, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to charges related to the use of $750,000 in campaign funds for a personal seven-year spending spree. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. seeks to tackle trade-secret thieves Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 07:52 PM PST  The White House vowed to protect economic security more aggressively. Full Story | Top |
| Mexico disappearances constitute 'crisis,' report says Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 05:33 PM PST  Human Rights Watch is calling Mexico's anti-drug offensive "disastrous." Full Story | Top |
| Sony unveils social-focused PlayStation 4 Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 06:35 PM PST  The company unveiled the new gaming system hyping it as a "supercharged PC." Full Story | Top |
| Epic cat fight in the savannah Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 03:00 PM PST  MANDATORY BYLINE - PIC BY ANDREW ATKINSON / FOTOLIBRA / CATERS NEWS - (Pictured a lion and lioness head to head) - These are the rip-roaring scenes of a mass battle between a pride of lions which were snapped by a brave photographer from just TWENTY metres away. The spontaneous brawl in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania was caught by amateur photographer Andrew Atkinson who captured the early morning combat between the young cats just as the sun came up. The safari truck he was on pulled up as the dominant male strode over to kick-start the turf wars between the big cats who can tip the scales at anywhere up to the 180kg mark. SEE CATERS COPY. Full Story | Top |
| Triumph travelers file class action suit against Carnival Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 02:55 PM PST  (Reuters) - The owner of the stricken Carnival Triumph cruise ship was hit by a lawsuit seeking class action status for stranding more than 3,000 passengers for five days on a ship without electricity or adequate sanitation. Carnival Corp should be held liable for physical and emotional anguish inflicted on the passengers as well as punitive damages, according to the lawsuit by Matt and Melissa Crusan. The lawsuit was filed on Monday in U.S. federal court in Miami. ... Full Story | Top |
| Colossal sunspot is large enough to swallow six Earths whole Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 04:32 PM PST  NASA scientists say the sunspot could trigger solar flares this week. Full Story | Top |
| Official: Calif. gunman was loner, 'gamer' Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 06:01 PM PST  TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) â€" The first of three people killed in a gunman's rampage was identified Wednesday as a 20-year-old woman but police did not know why she was in the home of the shooter, who lived with his parents and was described by authorities as a video game-playing loner. Full Story | Top |
| Small jet with 7 aboard crashes in eastern Georgia Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 07:19 PM PST THOMSON, Ga. (AP) â€" An aviation official says a small jet with seven people aboard ran off the end of the runway at an eastern Georgia airport. Full Story | Top |
| Britain to India: Diamond in royal crown is ours Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 04:09 PM PST  A giant diamond the country forced India to hand over in the colonial era won't be returned. Full Story | Top |
| Whitetip sharks' amazing long-distance voyage revealed Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 02:13 PM PST  Whitetip sharks may travel up to 1,200 miles (1,931 kilometers) during jaunts from their homes in the Bahamas, according to new research. Full Story | Top |
| Chinese dare officials to swim in polluted rivers Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 05:37 PM PST BEIJING (AP) â€" A Chinese businessman angry about a filthy river made an equally dirty dare: He'll give an environmental official about $32,000 just for swimming in the polluted waterway. Full Story | Top |
| City of Bell's big corruption case heading to a close Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 06:11 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) â€" A scandal-ridden Los Angeles suburb was turned upside down by officials who felt they were above the law and collected paychecks for jobs that didn't exist, a prosecutor said Wednesday during closing arguments in a massive corruption case. Full Story | Top |
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