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| GOP continues to slam new Obama war approach Sunday, May 26, 2013 09:02 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans keep slamming President Barack Obama's push to move the government away from a war footing and refine and recalibrate counterterrorism strategy. Full Story | Top |
| Rare 3-Planet Sight Tonight: See Jupiter, Mercury and Venus Together Sunday, May 26, 2013 07:36 AM PDT  Three planets will perform a rare celestial dance in the sunset sky tonight (May 26), a cosmic show that stars Jupiter, Venus and Mercury. Full Story | Top |
| ‘It Brought Tears to Our Eyes’: American Describes Witnessing Thousands in Paris March Against Gay Marriage Sunday, May 26, 2013 09:26 AM PDT "We go to France a lot and thought it was another left wing protest." Full Story | Top |
| Missing mom's diary foreshadows family tragedy Sunday, May 26, 2013 12:34 PM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Susan Powell had been married about a year when she started writing a journal. She was a love-struck, 20-year-old newlywed, dreaming of the future she would build with her husband. Full Story | Top |
| Honoring veterans as monuments decay, funds dry up Sunday, May 26, 2013 08:28 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — On the shoreline of Hawaii's most famous beach, a decaying structure attracts little attention from wandering tourists. Full Story | Top |
| Obama says gov't behind Oklahoma 'all the way' Sunday, May 26, 2013 11:27 AM PDT  MOORE, Okla. (AP) — President Barack Obama flew to tornado-ravaged Oklahoma Sunday, offering moral and monetary support to people still reeling from lost lives and shattered neighborhoods. He told survivors, "You've got folks behind you" across America. Full Story | Top |
| Obama touring Oklahoma tornado response Sunday, May 26, 2013 07:26 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — As tornado victims are laid to rest in Moore, Okla., President Barack Obama is visiting Sunday to survey damage from Monday's storm, which killed 24 people and damaged an estimated 12,000 homes. Full Story | Top |
| Former Foster Mom Weighs Adopting Troubled Young Girl Saturday, May 25, 2013 10:01 PM PDT DEAR ABBY: Some time ago, my husband and I became foster parents to a little girl who had been seriously abused. After we had cared for her only seven months, she was returned to her parents. Shortly after that, the mom signed guardianship over to the grandmother and now the grandmother is considering putting the child back into the system. This is a girl with "difficult" issues. Although I deeply loved her, the time she was with us was very challenging and hard. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama calls Oklahoma tornado's toll 'hard to comprehend' Sunday, May 26, 2013 03:27 PM PDT  By Jeff Mason MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Standing by a pile of debris that once was an elementary school, President Barack Obama on Sunday called the destruction last week's tornado wrought in Moore, Oklahoma, "hard to comprehend" and vowed to provide long-term federal help in rebuilding. The tornado, rated at the top of a five-step scale used to measure the destructive power of twisters, killed 24 people - including seven children at the school site Obama visited. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sen. Rand Paul Questions Drone Policy, Says Scandals Threaten President Obama's 'Moral Authority' Sunday, May 26, 2013 09:58 AM PDT  Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said on "This Week" that the recent controversies engulfing the White House over the IRS, reporter leak investigations, and Benghazi have threatened President Obama's "moral authority to lead the nation," while he continued to question the administration's use of drone strikes... Full Story | Top |
| In prior overhaul, legalized farmworkers prospered Sunday, May 26, 2013 12:19 PM PDT  MADERA, Calif. (AP) — After Paulino Mejia crossed the border illegally into the U.S. in 1980, he picked grapes, peaches and other crops in California's agricultural heartland, lived in crowded rental housing, hid from immigration agents and sent paychecks to family in his native Mexico. Full Story | Top |
| High-tech industry big immigration bill winner Sunday, May 26, 2013 05:35 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — More than any other group, the high-tech industry got big wins in an immigration bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, thanks to a concerted lobbying effort, an ideally positioned Senate ally and relatively weak opposition. Full Story | Top |
| Did Attorney General Eric Holder OK Attempt to Search Journalist's Email? Sunday, May 26, 2013 06:17 AM PDT  The Justice Department stopped short of saying that Attorney General Eric Holder O.K.'d the investigation into Fox News reporter James Rosen. But critics have seized on a comment Holder made last week, asking if the attorney general misled Congress. The Obama administration has been criticized... Full Story | Top |
| Bob Dole says Reagan couldn't make it in today's GOP. Is he right? Sunday, May 26, 2013 12:35 PM PDT When President Obama says Ronald Reagan would no longer win a Republican primary, as he did in the heat of the 2012 presidential election, Grand Old Partyers are probably not inclined to spend too much time wondering where it all went wrong for their party. Full Story | Top |
| French gay marriage opponents stage big Paris march Sunday, May 26, 2013 03:23 PM PDT  By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS (Reuters) - Several hundred thousand opponents of same-sex marriage marched in central Paris on Sunday against a reform the unpopular French government passed last month at the price of deepening political polarization. Large park grounds around Les Invalides monument were full of protesters waving pink and blue flags, while far-right activists hung a banner on the ruling Socialist Party headquarters urging President Francois Hollande to quit. ... Full Story | Top |
| 9-Year-Old Tells McDonald’s CEO That She’s Fed Up With His Tricks Sunday, May 26, 2013 08:59 AM PDT How often does a 9-year-old get to scold one of the most powerful CEOs in the world? Not often enough. Full Story | Top |
| Teen planned attack: Bombs in bedroom under floorboards linked to school plot Sunday, May 26, 2013 10:30 AM PDT A 17-year-old student in Albany, Ore., built several bombs and had a detailed plan – including checklists and diagrams – as part of a Columbine-style plot to attack West Albany High School, a local prosecutor says. Full Story | Top |
| Mo. highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass Sunday, May 26, 2013 03:21 AM PDT  CHAFFEE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri highway overpass that partially collapsed when rail cars smashed into one of its support pillars after a cargo train collision was about 15 years old and in good condition but just couldn't withstand the impact, a sheriff said. Full Story | Top |
| Native American vets push for recognition Sunday, May 26, 2013 04:41 PM PDT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Navajo Code Talkers are legendary. Then there was Cpl. Ira Hamilton Hayes, the Pima Indian who became a symbol of courage and patriotism when he and his fellow Marines raised the flag over Iwo Jima in 1945. Full Story | Top |
| "Stop wrecking people's lives and repent", Pope tells mafia Sunday, May 26, 2013 05:50 AM PDT  ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis spoke out against mafia organizations exploiting and enslaving people, calling on mafiosi on Sunday to repent in words that recalled an impassioned plea by Pope John Paul II 20 years ago. Speaking off the cuff after his weekly Angelus blessing in St. Peter's Square, Francis spoke about the mafia for the first time since he became pontiff two months ago. ... Full Story | Top |
| Israel's president calls for return to peace talks Sunday, May 26, 2013 02:12 PM PDT  SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) — Israel's president on Sunday urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to overcome differences and resume peace negotiations, saying the sides could not afford "to lose this opportunity." Full Story | Top |
| Rocket fired from Lebanon towards Israel: residents Sunday, May 26, 2013 02:56 PM PDT  BEIRUT (Reuters) - A rocket was fired from south Lebanon towards Israel on Sunday, Lebanese security sources said, and residents of a northern Israeli town reported hearing a blast. "An explosion was heard. Soldiers are searching the area. The cause is still being investigated," an Israeli military spokeswoman said. A second Israeli military source said the explosion was probably caused by a mortar. The incident came amid heightened tensions in the region over Syria's civil war. ... Full Story | Top |
| Report: New controversy at scandal-scarred Rutgers Sunday, May 26, 2013 04:23 AM PDT  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The woman hired to clean up Rutgers' scandal-scarred athletic program quit as Tennessee's women's volleyball coach 16 years ago after her players submitted a letter complaining she ruled through humiliation, fear and emotional abuse, The Star-Ledger reported Saturday night on its website. Full Story | Top |
| 2 rockets hit Lebanese Hezbollah stronghold Sunday, May 26, 2013 06:52 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — A pair of rockets slammed into a car dealership and a residential building in strongholds of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group in Beirut on Sunday, wounding four people in a new sign that Syria's civil war is increasingly rattling its fragile neighbor. Full Story | Top |
| How the Fed could ruin your summer holiday Sunday, May 26, 2013 06:28 AM PDT  By Luciana Lopez NEW YORK (Reuters) - Have your summer vacation all booked? Hoping to ignore your phone for a while, feeling safe in your investments and secure in the knowledge that the world's financial authorities aren't planning any surprises just yet? Think again. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made it clear in congressional testimony this week that the central bank could very well entertain a change in policy sooner than many had predicted. That would mean providing less stimulus to the economy by cutting back on its bond buying program. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mexican Cave Art Offers Peek into Pre-Spanish Past Sunday, May 26, 2013 06:11 AM PDT  In the mountains of northeastern Mexico, archaeologists have unearthed thousands of ancient paintings on the walls of caves and ravines from a time before Spanish rule. Full Story | Top |
| Schumer: Group of senators to look at media leaks Sunday, May 26, 2013 02:27 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday a group of eight senators will look at setting rules on how leaks about government secrets are investigated. Full Story | Top |
| Westboro Baptist Website Gets a New Look, Courtesy of a Hacktivist Sunday, May 26, 2013 01:51 PM PDT The Westboro Baptist Church is notorious for making incendiary comments about national tragedies, which they often purport to be punishments from God for alleged sins committed by humanity. The tornado in Oklahoma last week was no exception. Full Story | Top |
| Protest in Paris against France's gay marriage law Sunday, May 26, 2013 02:25 PM PDT  PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people protested against France's new gay marriage law in central Paris on Sunday, and police clashed with right-wing demonstrators. Full Story | Top |
| Iran fields 'massive' number of missile launchers Sunday, May 26, 2013 03:56 AM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has fielded a "massive" number of new long-range missile launchers, state TV reported Sunday. Full Story | Top |
| NTSB says Wash. bridge collapse is wake-up call Sunday, May 26, 2013 09:08 AM PDT  SEATTLE (AP) — The collapse of an interstate highway bridge in northern Washington state should be a wake-up call that prompts an expansive safety review, according to the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. Full Story | Top |
| NY plane crash passengers ID'd as patient, wife Sunday, May 26, 2013 08:23 PM PDT  EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) — A brain cancer patient and his wife were on board the volunteer medical flight piloted by a Connecticut man that crashed in a wooded area of central New York, authorities said Sunday. Full Story | Top |
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