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| Struggle to find grave site stymies Boston bombing suspect's burial Friday, May 03, 2013 10:04 PM PDT  By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - A Massachusetts funeral home owner said he is struggling to find a graveyard willing to accept the body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, killed in a shootout with police four days after an attack that left three dead and 264 injured. Peter Stefan, owner of the funeral home in Worcester, Massachusetts, said he would turn to government officials for help if he cannot find a resting place for Tsarnaev soon. "Everyone deserves a burial. It doesn't matter who it is," Stefan said in a telephone interview with Reuters on Friday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Investigators believe Boston bombs likely made at Tsarnaev home Saturday, May 04, 2013 12:47 PM PDT  By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Mark Hosenball BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investigators believe Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his younger brother, Dzhokhar, likely made the bombs they are suspected of setting off at last month's Boston Marathon in Tamerlan's home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, law enforcement officials said on Friday. FBI agents have been questioning Tamerlan's wife, Katherine Russell, and other witnesses for days to try to piece together exactly how and where the devices were made and what people knew about the brothers' beliefs and plans. ... Full Story | Top |
| NRA's new president has penchant for bold words Friday, May 03, 2013 11:07 PM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — The incoming leader of the National Rifle Association has a long history with the powerful gun rights lobby and a penchant for bold statements that are sure to enflame an already explosive national debate over gun control. Full Story | Top |
| All about immigration: Green cards? Citizenship? Saturday, May 04, 2013 09:05 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — This may be the year Congress decides what to do about the millions of immigrants living illegally in the U.S. After years of gridlock, there are ideas whizzing all around Washington. Full Story | Top |
| Israel bombs Hezbollah-bound missiles in Syria: official Saturday, May 04, 2013 02:45 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Israel has carried out an air strike targeting a consignment of missiles in Syria bound for Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon, an Israeli official said on Saturday. The Jewish state had long made clear it is prepared to use force to prevent advanced weapons reaching Lebanon's powerful Shi'ite Muslim guerrillas from Syria. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Hezbollah are allied to Iran, Israel's arch-enemy. ... Full Story | Top |
| NRA seeks to highlight its 'armed and fabulous' women Saturday, May 04, 2013 03:10 PM PDT  By Corrie MacLaggan and Amanda Orr HOUSTON (Reuters) - The National Rifle Association is showcasing women members and emphasizing that increasingly it's not just men who own firearms and oppose gun-control efforts. Female membership is up, the nation's leading advocate for gun ownership says, and its revamped website features profiles of "armed and fabulous" women and describes how women are bringing "new energy" to the NRA. "This is the National Rifle Association catering to demand," NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Funeral home: No one wants to bury bomb suspect Friday, May 03, 2013 11:44 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — A funeral home director was scrambling to find a cemetery that would bury a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, ignoring protesters gathered outside his business and saying everybody deserves a dignified burial service no matter the circumstances of his or her death. Full Story | Top |
| Bill Maher: It’s ‘Ridiculous,’ ‘Quaint’ & ‘Nonsensical’ to Think 2nd Amendment Can Prevent Tyranny Saturday, May 04, 2013 01:24 PM PDT "We're past it. We're past it!...This country [is] long past the point where you would ever have to rise in arms against this government." Full Story | Top |
| Why the US economy is taking so long to recover Saturday, May 04, 2013 10:29 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy and job market are moving in the right direction, just not very quickly. Full Story | Top |
| AK-47-Wielding Gunman Fires 37 Times at Shocked Cops During Routine Traffic Stop Saturday, May 04, 2013 03:56 PM PDT "He was a scumbag, and a terrorist, and he's dead." Full Story | Top |
| States fear losing aid for 'uninsurables' Saturday, May 04, 2013 07:45 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people with serious medical problems are in danger of losing coverage under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul because of cost overruns, state officials say. Full Story | Top |
| Afghan president says CIA payments to continue Saturday, May 04, 2013 05:41 AM PDT  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday that the CIA's station chief in Kabul has assured him that regular funding the U.S. intelligence agency gives his government will not be cut off. Full Story | Top |
| Beach bonfire spat gets hot in Southern California Saturday, May 04, 2013 10:11 AM PDT  HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Anna Abderhalden and her siblings woke before dawn to stake a claim to a coveted beachfront spot where bonfires blaze each night as a rite of summer in this surf-crazy Southern California city. Full Story | Top |
| Republicans pursue probe of Benghazi attacks, name witnesses for hearing Saturday, May 04, 2013 12:41 PM PDT The chairman of a House investigative committee has named three witnesses who will appear at a May 8 hearing on the US response to the terrorist threat that cost four Americans their lives in Benghazi, Libya. Full Story | Top |
| Debate over morning-after pill for 15-year-olds Saturday, May 04, 2013 08:26 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Allison Guarino understands the controversy over new rules allowing 15-year-olds to buy the morning-after pill without a prescription. But as someone who teaches pregnancy prevention to ninth-graders in Boston, she thinks lowering the age will "help the girls who need the help the most." Full Story | Top |
| Israel enforces 'red line' with Syria airstrike Saturday, May 04, 2013 03:43 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — With a second airstrike against Syria in four months, Israel enforced its own red line of not allowing game-changing weapons to reach Lebanon's Hezbollah, a heavily armed foe of the Jewish state and an ally of President Bashar Assad's regime, Israeli officials said Saturday. Full Story | Top |
| 9/11 museum officials say admission fee needed Saturday, May 04, 2013 03:42 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Faced with hefty operating costs, the foundation building the 9/11 museum at the World Trade Center has decided to charge an admission fee of $20 to $25 when the site opens next year. Full Story | Top |
| Newtown board mulls plans for Sandy Hook school Friday, May 03, 2013 10:48 PM PDT  NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Newtown officials struggled Friday night to move toward a decision on what to do with the elementary school where 20 first-graders and six educators were shot to death in December, after teachers expressed grief and frustration during a closed-door session before a public meeting was held. Full Story | Top |
| Israel Strikes Inside Syria Amid Reports of New Massacres Saturday, May 04, 2013 10:07 AM PDT  Attack Took Place Friday Morning, the Second Such Strike This Year Full Story | Top |
| Solar plane lands in Ariz., 1st leg of major trip Saturday, May 04, 2013 07:46 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — Alone in the single-seat cockpit and high above the American Southwest, pilot Bertrand Piccard could hear only his plane's gear box and the quiet whine of four electric motors. No noisy jet engines. Full Story | Top |
| Miley Cyrus Reveals She's No. 1 On Maxim's Hot 100 Before Magazine Makes Announcement Saturday, May 04, 2013 03:39 PM PDT  Miley Cyrus "Can't Be Tamed," and neither can her Tweets. Full Story | Top |
| Karzai urges Taliban to fight Afghan enemies after Pakistan clash Saturday, May 04, 2013 04:20 AM PDT  KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the Taliban on Saturday to fight Afghanistan's enemies in what was widely seen as a swipe against Pakistan days after the neighbors' security forces clashed on their border. Karzai's remarks are likely to unsettle already shaky ties with Pakistan and come as the United States wants Pakistan to help Afghanistan persuade the Taliban to engage in peace talks ahead of the withdrawal of most foreign troops by the end of next year. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Evert hurt by Connors' revelations of 'private matter' Saturday, May 04, 2013 09:42 AM PDT By Pritha Sarkar LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - Tennis great Chris Evert has hit out at her former fiance Jimmy Connors for hinting that their relationship ended in the 1970s after she had an abortion against his wishes. "In his book, Jimmy Connors has written about a time in our relationship that was very personal and emotionally painful," Evert said in a statement released to Reuters on Saturday through her agent Lawrence Frankopan at StarWing Sports. ... Full Story | Top |
| Dad's Hands-On Approach Makes Girl Uncomfortable Friday, May 03, 2013 10:01 PM PDT DEAR ABBY: I'm a 13-year-old girl who has been trying to give my father a second chance. I was taken away from my parents when I was 8 because they were on drugs. I haven't seen my father for three years, but now that he's living with my grandparents and me, I decided to give him a second chance.He has been very "hand-sy" with me -- giving me massages, kissing my cheek -- and this all makes me very uncomfortable. I thought it was because he hasn't seen me in a while, but today as I was leaving to go to my mom's, he slapped my butt as I walked out the door. Now I'm scared. ... Full Story | Top |
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