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| Where in the world is it safe to travel? Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 07:03 AM PDT Reports of brutal rapes of foreign tourists in India and Brazil in recent months have rocked the international travel industry. According to data cited by The Atlantic, visitors to India have dropped 25 percent since December's fatal gang-rape of a young woman on a bus in the capital of New Delhi, and 35 percent among [...] Full Story | Top |
| (Nearly) weedless gardening is possible Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 06:10 AM PDT  For a time many years back, I would become nervous every time I went out to my garden to weed. The weeds were so few that I feared something was wrong with the soil. Full Story | Top |
| Gay couples, employers could face legal maze if Supreme Court strikes down DOMA Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 05:20 AM PDT If, as many legal experts predict, the Defense of Marriage Act is struck down by the Supreme Court, advocates behind the decadeslong movement for gay rights will have won a major victory. But the decision could also create a dense legal maze for gay and lesbian married couples, one that would surely lead to more [...] Full Story | Top |
| NKorea warns military cleared to wage nuke attack Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 05:14 PM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ratcheting up the rhetoric, North Korea warned early Thursday that its military has been cleared to wage an attack on the U.S. using "smaller, lighter and diversified nuclear" weapons. Full Story | Top |
| Survivalist surrenders to lawmen in Utah mountains Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 12:23 AM PDT MANTI, Utah (AP) — For six years Troy James Knapp eluded authorities, moving from cabin to cabin across the Utah mountains, taking food and weapons and leaving notes to brag about it. Full Story | Top |
| Hillary Clinton Shares Stage With Joe Biden in One of First Public Events Since Leaving State Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 05:42 AM PDT WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton stepped out of the shadows tonight at an award ceremony held to recognize leaders from around the world who worked to improve the plight of women and featuring such guests as Nicholas Kristof and Vice President Joe Biden. The event, Vital... Full Story | Top |
| Newly Discovered Giant Spider is of the Nightmare-Inducing Variety Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 10:42 AM PDT Of all of the creepy and crawly things that you can think of, tarantulas probably are near the top of the list when it comes to scariness. Well, get ready to add another terrifying arachnid to your list, because a new type of tarantula has been discovered in northern Sri Lanka. Ranil Nanayakkara, a local [...] Full Story | Top |
| Where did all the money go? How $700 million in Katrina relief money went missing Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 04:21 AM PDT Power Players Where did all the money go? "Your guess is as good as mine," David Montoya, the inspector general of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, says of $700 million in missing taxpayer money that Louisiana homeowners were given in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to elevate and protect their homes from future [...] Full Story | Top |
| America’s North Korea response: It’s all about Kim Jong Un Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 05:21 AM PDT OK, it's not "all" about the tightly closed Stalinist regime's 30-year-old supreme leader and noted Dennis Rodman pal. There are allies like South Korea to reassure, global markets to calm, and rivals and foes to impress. But President Barack Obama's muscular response to North Korea's escalating saber-rattling—a response that has included ordering nuclear-capable bomber flights [...] Full Story | Top |
| NKorea refuses to let SKoreans enter joint factory Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 11:47 AM PDT PAJU, South Korea (AP) — In past deadly confrontations between North and South Korea, a jointly operated industrial park stayed open, churning out goods. Full Story | Top |
| Special Report: How the Fed fueled an explosion in subprime auto loans Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 08:31 AM PDT  By Carrick Mollenkamp JASPER, Alabama (Reuters) - Thanks largely to the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jeffrey Nelson was able to put up a shotgun as down payment on a car. Money was tight last year for the school-bus driver and neighborhood constable in Jasper, Alabama, a beaten-down town of 14,000 people. One car had already been repossessed. Medical bills were piling up. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sequestration: Obama to return 5 percent of pay Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 12:40 PM PDT President Barack Obama will pay back 5 percent of his annual government salary to the U.S. Treasury. It's a move meant to signal solidarity with federal workers facing furloughs because of automatic spending cuts known as sequestration, the White House said Wednesday. Obama makes $400,000 in presidential pay (though, thanks in part to book royalties, [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama to Return 5 Percent of Salary Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 12:36 PM PDT  President Obama will return 5 percent of his salary to the Treasury Department, a senior White House official tells ABC News, a sign of solidarity with the federal workers who face furloughs due to the sequester cuts. "The president has decided that to share in... Full Story | Top |
| Hyundai-Kia recalling nearly 1.9 million vehicles Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 08:55 AM PDT  DETROIT (AP) — Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are recalling almost 1.9 million vehicles to fix problems with air bags and brake light switches. Full Story | Top |
| Scientists find hint of dark matter from cosmos Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 10:41 AM PDT  GENEVA (AP) — A $2 billion cosmic ray detector on the International Space Station has found the footprint of something that could be dark matter, the mysterious substance that is believed to hold the cosmos together but has never been directly observed, scientists say. Full Story | Top |
| How to Stop Diabetes From Starting Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 06:52 AM PDT The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a shocking statistic a few weeks ago: Eighty-nine percent of the 79 million Americans with pre-diabetes are not even aware they have the condition. In other words, there are 70.3 million Americans over the age of 20 at high risk for developing diabetes at any moment ... and they don't even know it. Full Story | Top |
| Spanish king's daughter charged in corruption inquiry Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 08:28 AM PDT  By Elisabeth O'Leary and Inmaculada Sanz MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Princess Cristina, daughter of King Juan Carlos, was charged on Wednesday in a corruption inquiry against her husband, the latest in a spate of high-level graft cases that have angered Spaniards suffering in a severe recession. The princess, 47, was ordered to appear before a judge on April 27, charged in a pre-trial investigation amounting to an extraordinary legal move against a member of the royal family. ... Full Story | Top |
| Bill O'Reilly battles Laura Ingraham: Is 'thump the Bible' a slur? Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 07:41 AM PDT Fox News host Bill O'Reilly ripped into radio talker Laura Ingraham on "The O'Reilly Factor" last night, and Ms. Ingraham responded in kind. The subject was gay marriage – specifically, whether it's offensive for Mr. O'Reilly to say that those on the right who simply "thump the Bible" in opposing same will lose. Full Story | Top |
| Ohio school says Jesus portrait down Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 07:44 AM PDT  CINCINNATI (AP) — A Jesus portrait that has hung in a southern Ohio school district since 1947 was taken down Wednesday, because of concerns about the potential costs of a federal lawsuit against its display. Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: Meet North Korea's new Kim, same as the old Kims? Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 10:03 PM PDT  By Matt Spetalnick and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's young leader Kim Jong-un is using his forebears' time-tested "crazy-guy-in-the-neighborhood" strategy, senior U.S. officials say, but with a provocative new twist - aiming Pyongyang's threats directly at the United States. There are indeed signs of an earlier method in what might seem like Kim's rhetorical madness, which U.S. policymakers say is patterned after more than a half century of rule over the reclusive state by his father and grandfather. But with a large degree of uncertainty surrounding Kim and limited U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. to send missile defenses to Guam over "clear" North Korea danger Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 03:55 PM PDT By Phil Stewart and David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it will soon send a missile defense system to Guam to defend it from North Korea, as the U.S. military adjusts to what U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel described as a "real and clear danger" from Pyongyang. The announcement came just hours before North Korea's army said it had ratified an attack against the United States, potentially involving a nuclear strike, the latest in a series of provocations testing President Barack Obama's policy of "strategic patience" with Pyongyang. ... Full Story | Top |
| Video: Footage shows Florida sinkhole the morning after Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 09:44 AM PDT A newly released video offers a stomach-churning look at the 60-foot sinkhole that swallowed a man in his sleep earlier this year. Jeff Bush was killed when the sinkhole opened up underneath his bed in Seffner, Fla. Though no video could properly illustrate the terror Bush must have felt, the footage does give viewers an [...] Full Story | Top |
| Will Zumba instructor sell her steamy story? Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 11:20 AM PDT  KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — Zumba instructor and single mom moonlights as hooker. Full Story | Top |
| Public Views on Immigration Reform Underscore the GOP's Conundrum Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 05:28 AM PDT  Nearly six in 10 Americans support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, but with Republicans firm in their opposition by a wide margin – a challenge for a party torn between reflecting the views of its base and seeking to broaden its appeal. With... Full Story | Top |
| Can GOP win without Hispanics? Look at Arizona Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 01:42 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — On the political map of the Southwest, Arizona stands out. Full Story | Top |
| Scientists: China bird virus likely silent threat Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 11:16 AM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — Scientists taking a first look at the genetics of a bird flu strain that has killed three people in China said Wednesday that the virus could be harder to track than its better-known cousin H5N1 because it might be able to spread among poultry without showing any signs. Full Story | Top |
| Nuclear board warns of Hanford tank explosion risk Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 06:07 AM PDT  Underground tanks that hold a stew of toxic, radioactive waste at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site pose a possible risk of explosion, a nuclear safety board said in advance of confirmation hearings ... Full Story | Top |
| Judge to retire after sending racist Obama email Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 02:38 PM PDT  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana federal judge will retire following an investigation into an email he forwarded that included a racist joke involving President Barack Obama. Full Story | Top |
| US moves on NKorea aimed at deterring new leader Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 04:48 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The parading of U.S. air and naval power within view of the Korean peninsula — first a few long-range bombers, then stealth fighters, then ships — is as much about psychological war as real war. The U.S. wants to discourage North Korea's young leader from starting a fight that could escalate to renewed war with South Korea. Full Story | Top |
| Shooting reported at Fort Knox military post Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 07:03 PM PDT FORT KNOX, Ky. (AP) — A spokesman for the Fort Knox Army post in central Kentucky says a shooting has occurred there, but he had no immediate word on whether anyone was injured. Full Story | Top |
| Israel, Gaza launch heaviest strikes since truce Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 11:28 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants launched several rockets into southern Israel and Israeli aircraft struck targets in the Gaza Strip Wednesday in the heaviest exchange of fire between the sides since a cease-fire ended a major flare-up last year. Full Story | Top |
| Saudi court said to order criminal to be surgically paralyzed Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 07:35 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Amnesty International has condemned a reported Saudi Arabian court ruling that a young man should be paralyzed as punishment for a crime he committed 10 years ago which resulted in the victim being confined to a wheelchair. The London-based human rights group said Ali al-Khawaher, 24, was reported to have spent 10 years in jail waiting to be paralyzed surgically unless his family pays one million Saudi riyals ($270,000) to the victim. ... Full Story | Top |
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