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| FACT CHECK: A Sebelius dodge at hearing Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 07:31 AM PDT  Here's what some Republicans want to know: If Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius thinks the new health insurance marketplace is going to be so great, why doesn't she get her own coverage ... Full Story | Top |
| Food stamp cuts kick in as Congress debates more Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 12:43 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 47 million Americans who receive food stamps will see their benefits go down starting Friday, just as Congress has begun negotiations on further cuts to the program. Full Story | Top |
| India's Modi aims at history and Gandhis with world's tallest statue Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 02:04 AM PDT  By Frank Jack Daniel and Sruthi Gottipati NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian opposition leader Narendra Modi launched the construction of the world's tallest statue on Thursday, a $338 million project in honor of one of the country's founding fathers, that he is using to undermine the ruling Nehru-Gandhi political family. The statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who was first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's deputy and his interior minister, but often at odds with him, is to be built on a river island in Gujarat, the home state of both Patel and Modi. "The world will be forced to look at India when this statue stands tall," said Modi, who rules Gujarat as chief minister and is the leading opposition candidate for prime minister in general elections due by next May. His main rival in the election is the ruling Congress party's Rahul Gandhi, Nehru's great-grandson. Thursday marked the 138th birth anniversary of Patel, and Modi said earlier this week: "Every Indian regrets Sardar Patel did not become the first prime minister. Full Story | Top |
| Texas club auctions right to hunt endangered rhino Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 07:36 AM PDT  Plans to auction a rare permit that will allow a hunter to take down an endangered black rhino are drawing criticism from some conservationists, but the organizer says the fundraiser could bring in more ... Full Story | Top |
| Russian lawyer says Snowden to start website job Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 02:20 PM PDT  By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has found a job working for a website in Russia, where he was granted asylum after fleeing the United States, a Russian lawyer helping him said on Thursday. "Edward starts work in November," lawyer Anatoly Kucherena said, according to state-run news agency RIA. Snowden, 30, a former National Security Agency contractor who disclosed secret U.S. internet and phone surveillance programs, fled to Hong Kong and then to Russia in June. President Vladimir Putin rejected U.S. pleas to send Snowden home to face charges including espionage, and the temporary asylum he was granted in early August can be extended annually. Full Story | Top |
| Report: Obamacare got six enrollees on Day 1 Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 04:38 PM PDT  The White House predicted 500,000 enrollees by the end of October. Full Story | Top |
| After unity, Obama faces Democratic pushback Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 12:57 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Just two weeks after President Barack Obama saw his Democratic Party put up an unyielding front against Republicans, his coalition is showing signs of stress. Full Story | Top |
| A Bewitching History: Why Witches Ride Broomsticks Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 04:30 AM PDT  But few likely know the murky tale of how witches came to be associated with those familiar household objects. According to legend, witches used herbs with psychoactive properties like henbane in their potions, or "flying ointments." Some historical accounts suggest witches applied these ointments to their nether regions. Lady Alice Kyteler, Ireland's earliest known accused witch, was condemned to death for using sorcery to kill her husband in 1324. In his "Quaestio de Strigis" of 1470, Bergamo writes of witches who on "certain days or nights they anoint a staff and ride on it to the appointed place or anoint themselves under the arms and in other hairy places." [13 Halloween Superstitions & Traditions Explained] Full Story | Top |
| After unity, some Democrats push back on Obama Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 02:04 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Just two weeks after President Barack Obama saw his Democratic Party put up an unyielding front against Republicans, his coalition is showing signs of stress. Full Story | Top |
| FAA OKs air passengers using gadgets on planes Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 12:41 PM PDT  Airline passengers will be able to use their electronic devices gate-to-gate to read, work, play games, watch movies and listen to music — but not talk on their cellphones — under much-anticipated guidelines ... Full Story | Top |
| Senate blocks Obama picks for judge, housing posts Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 12:11 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans blocked President Barack Obama's nominees to an influential federal court and a housing agency on Thursday, despite Democratic warnings of a return to last summer's partisan brawl over who wields power in the Senate. Full Story | Top |
| Sweet potatoes go savory with Parmesan cauliflower Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 10:08 AM PDT  Sweet potatoes generally get one of three treatments at the Thanksgiving table. Full Story | Top |
| Oneida Nation requests meeting with all NFL owners Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 04:09 AM PDT  Characterizing their meeting with the NFL about their disapproval of the use of Redskins by the Washington franchise as disappointing, representatives of the Oneida Indian Nation requested a meeting with ... Full Story | Top |
| Red Sox win WS title, beat Cards 6-1 in Game 6 Wednesday, Oct 30, 2013 10:48 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — There hasn't been a party like this in New England for nearly a century. Full Story | Top |
| ‘The Armstrong Lie’ Details Cycling Champ’s Web of Deceit Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 06:59 AM PDT In 2009, Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney and his studio were given access to Lance Armstrong that no outsider had ever had before for a film documenting the cycling champion's incredible Tour de France comeback after battling testicular cancer. Despite spending a year inside Armstrong's normally private bubble, what Gibney and his team didn't know [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obamacare court challenge: Do corporations have religious freedom rights? Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 02:41 AM PDT A major legal challenge to Obamacare making its way to the Supreme Court could allow for-profit corporations to opt out of a key piece of the law by asserting freedom of religion. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. Navy cancels notice on possible F/A-18 fighter jet order Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 06:06 PM PDT  By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy on Thursday canceled a notice about a possible order of up to 36 more Boeing Co F/A-18 fighter jets or EA-18G electronic warfare planes after the posting on a federal procurement website sparked confusion this week. Boeing has sought for years to sell the Navy more of its F/A-18E/F Super Hornets for use on aircraft carriers, as a hedge in case the more capable carrier variant of the F-35 fighter jet runs into further delays or technical challenges. Navy officials this week said they had no plans to buy more Super Hornets or EA-18G Growlers in fiscal 2015 despite the notice on a federal procurement website. Full Story | Top |
| Texas man arrested for overdue library book Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 10:51 AM PDT If you check a book out in Copperas Cove, Texas, you best make darn sure you return it. Full Story | Top |
| Kraft to remove artificial dyes from 3 products Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 08:25 AM PDT Kraft says it plans to remove artificial dyes from three macaroni and cheese varieties that come in kid-friendly shapes, a move that comes as people increasingly reach for foods they feel are natural. ... Full Story | Top |
| Court blocks ruling on NY police stop-frisk policy Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 07:03 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a judge's ruling that found the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk policy discriminated against minorities, and it took the unusual step of removing her from the case, saying interviews she gave during the trial called her impartiality into question. Full Story | Top |
| US unearths new drug 'supertunnel' under Mexican border Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 04:47 PM PDT  Zig-zagging for a third of a mile beneath the border between San Diego and Tijuana, the newly-constructed tunnel was equipped with an electric-powered rail system to carry the drugs, as well as ventilation. For the first time, agents seized cocaine intended to be smuggled through the tunnel as well as more than eight tons of marijuana, indicating that Mexican drug cartels are getting increasingly "desperate," they said. "These cartels are foolish to think they're shoveling under the radar," said US Attorney for Southern California Laura Duffy at a press conference outside the San Diego warehouse where the US end of the tunnel was found Wednesday. They'll do anything they can to get into the US," said Bill Sherman, head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)'s San Diego office. Full Story | Top |
| See Twin Baby Pandas' First 100 Days on Video Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 12:52 PM PDT The birth of rare twin baby giant pandas at Zoo Atlanta made quite a stir when they were born back in July. Earlier this month, when they turned 100 days old they were finally given names, Mei Lun and Mei Huan. But the best part? The Zoo recently released a video on their YouTube page showing the incredible progress of their first 100 days. Check out the cuteness here: Full Story | Top |
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