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| Conn. boy: I was cheated over 'Jeopardy!' spelling Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 12:46 PM PDT NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut eighth-grader who misspelled the correct answer to a "Jeopardy!" question and lost money over it says he was cheated. Full Story | Top |
| US Official: Al-Qaeda Messages Indicate Planned Attack 'Big' Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 10:06 AM PDT On the day that almost two dozen U.S. embassies and consulates across North Africa and the Middle East are closed following the identification of a significant threat from an al-Qaeda affiliate, a senior U.S. official is providing new details about the communications intercepted from the... Full Story | Top |
| New jobs disproportionately low-pay or part-time Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 01:56 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The 162,000 jobs the economy added in July were a disappointment. The quality of the jobs was even worse. Full Story | Top |
| Nurse at botched Ohio transplant sues over firing Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 01:18 AM PDT A veteran nurse present during a botched kidney transplant at an Ohio hospital last summer has sued for wrongful termination. The lawsuit filed Friday in Columbus seeks $25,000 for Melanie Lemay, a nurse ... Full Story | Top |
| Photos of Marilyn Monroe's last sitting for sale Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 09:33 AM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A rare portfolio of photographs from Marilyn Monroe's last sitting is up for grabs to the highest bidder. Full Story | Top |
| Sexy Miley Cyrus Stars In Big Sean Video; Rapper Says She Represents 'Strong Person After Heartbreak' Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 04:00 PM PDT  Miley Cyrus is featured in Big Sean's latest video for his song, "Fire" (which debuted Friday night), and the rapper explained why he chose the former Disney darling to star in the clip. Full Story | Top |
| Dancing With The Stars: ABC Boss Says Maksim Chmerkovsky 'May Well Be Back' Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 03:57 PM PDT  Maksim Chmerkovskiy could return for "Dancing with the Stars" Season 17. Full Story | Top |
| Happy Birthday, Mr. President: Obama turns 52 Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 11:09 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Instead of "Hail to the Chief," President Barack Obama most likely heard strains of "Happy Birthday" this weekend. Full Story | Top |
| Rare Dinosaur Find: Abandoned Nests with Eggshells Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 06:22 AM PDT  Huge meat-eating dinosaurs that stalked a vast floodplain some 150 million years ago in what is now Portugal left behind traces of their progeny: eggshells. Full Story | Top |
| Paul Ryan and Obamacare: Can he stop Ted Cruz's government shutdown? Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 02:27 PM PDT Rep. Paul Ryan (R) of Wisconsin inserted himself Sunday into what could be possibly one of the the more remarkable debates ever to hit Capitol Hill. Full Story | Top |
| Sikh temple attack united victim's son, ex-racist Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 11:17 AM PDT  OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — Six weeks after a white supremacist gunned down Pardeep Kaleka's father and five others at a Sikh temple last year, Kaleka was skeptical when a former skinhead reached out and invited him to dinner. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. extends embassy closings, lawmakers say threat serious Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 03:40 PM PDT  By Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States extended embassy closures by a week in the Middle East and Africa as a precaution on Sunday after an al Qaeda threat that U.S. lawmakers said was the most serious in years. The State Department said 19 U.S. embassies and consulates would be closed through Saturday "out of an abundance of caution" and that a number of them would have been closed anyway for most of the week due to the Eid celebration at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The United States initially closed 21 U.S. diplomatic posts for the day on Sunday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Dempsey: 'Wouldn't Surprise Me' If Russians, Chinese Obtained Snowden's NSA Secrets Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 09:34 AM PDT Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that he wouldn't be surprised if the Russian and Chinese governments had already acquired classified American information allegedly taken by Edward Snowden while he was working as a government contractor for the National Security... Full Story | Top |
| Driver injures 12 at LA beach boardwalk, flees Saturday, Aug 03, 2013 10:12 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A driver plowed into a crowd walking along one of the most popular beach boardwalks in Southern California early Saturday evening, injuring 12 people, two of them critically, before fleeing, officials said. Full Story | Top |
| Obama celebrates birthday with golf, terror briefing Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 12:59 PM PDT  The 44th president turned 52 on Sunday, celebrating part of his birthday at Camp David after spending Saturday golfing with friends. Full Story | Top |
| Offshore wind still years off after 1st auction Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 05:53 AM PDT It will be a few years before energy is generated by any offshore wind farm in the United States, but efforts to get more of the nation's energy from such sources took a major step forward last week when ... Full Story | Top |
| Senior U.S. senator says Putin acting like 'schoolyard bully' Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 09:50 AM PDT  By Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Democratic senator said on Sunday that the U.S.-Russia relationship had become "poisonous" and urged President Barack Obama to consider moving next month's Group of 20 summit away from the Russian city of St. Petersburg. Charles Schumer, the U.S. Senate's third ranking Democrat and a close Obama ally, accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to antagonize the United States by granting American fugitive Edward Snowden asylum for one year. ... Full Story | Top |
| States consider regulation of drones in US skies Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 07:17 AM PDT Thousands of civilian drones are expected in U.S. skies within a few years and concerns they could be used to spy on Americans are fueling legislative efforts in several states to regulate the unmanned ... Full Story | Top |
| 4-year-old mayor is re-elected in northern Minn. Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 06:48 PM PDT  DORSET, Minn. (AP) — Robert "Bobby" Tufts hasn't made it to preschool yet, but he's already been elected twice as mayor of a tiny tourist town in northern Minnesota. Full Story | Top |
| Powerball jackpot at $400M after no weekend winner Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 12:17 PM PDT  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — No one hit the Powerball jackpot this weekend, so the money will roll over and create a roughly $400 million prize for Wednesday's drawing. Full Story | Top |
| BYU prof: Sand dunes engulfing 'Star Wars' set Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 01:26 PM PDT PROVO, Utah (AP) — Time may be running short for hardcore "Star Wars" fans to see the real-life set used to portray Anakin Skywalker's childhood home of Mos Espa on the planet Tatooine. Full Story | Top |
| US posts in Muslim world will remain closed Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 03:28 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. diplomatic posts in 19 cities in the Muslim world will be closed at least through the end of this week, the State Department said Sunday, citing "an abundance of caution." Full Story | Top |
| WGC specialist Woods coasts to seven-shot win Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 04:51 PM PDT  By Mark Lamport-Stokes AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Tiger Woods eased to a seven-shot victory at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday, earning his 79th win on the PGA Tour and sounding an ominous warning to his rivals ahead of next week's PGA Championship. Seven strokes ahead overnight, the world number one left an elite field trailing in his wake as he signed off with an even-par 70 at Firestone Country Club to land a record eighth title in the World Golf Championships (WGC) event. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Fatigue after busy buildup costs Mickelson at Firestone Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 03:35 PM PDT By Mark Lamport-Stokes AKRON, Ohio, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Still feeling a little fatigued, British Open champion Phil Mickelson said he paid the price for a sub-par buildup to the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational after closing with a one-over 71 in Sunday's final round. The American, who was in euphoric mood after winning his fifth major title in stunning style at Muirfield in Scotland two weeks ago, mixed three bogeys with two birdies to finish in a tie for 21st at one-over 281. ... Full Story | Top |
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