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James Holmes' Psychiatrist Contacted University Police Weeks Before Movie-Theater Shooting: ABC Exclusive
Mon,6 Aug 2012 05:52 PM PDT
ABC News -

James Holmes' Psychiatrist Contacted University Police Weeks Before Movie-Theater Shooting: ABC ExclusiveContacted University of Colo. Officer With Concerns About Patient's Behavior


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Cops Credit Calif. Hostage for Ending Standoff Peacefully
Tue,7 Aug 2012 06:39 AM PDT
A hostage situation ended peacefully after a gunman walked into a sporting goods store in Yuba City, Calif., and held a female employee at gunpoint for hours, officials said. The suspect, identified as Juan Carlos Alvarez, 29, eventually surrendered to police on Sunday in what... Full Story 		Top

Is America ready for another George Bush?
Tue,7 Aug 2012 03:12 AM PDT
Spinners & Winners George Bush is going to the Republican National Convention this year. Not George W Bush, not George HW Bush but George Prescott Bush, the eldest son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. He is challenging the republican party to once again be a "big tent" party, especially when it comes to reaching [...] Full Story 		Top

Romney: 'I will put work back in welfare'
Tue,7 Aug 2012 09:41 AM PDT
Mitt Romney went after President Barack Obama in his own backyard on Tuesday, accusing his Democratic opponent of gutting bipartisan welfare reforms signed into law by former President Bill Clinton. Speaking at a manufacturing company in Elk Grove, Ill., just outside Chicago, the presumptive Republican nominee accused Obama of trying to "reverse the accomplishment" of [...] Full Story 		Top

Obama campaign: Romney fundraising edge means 'we're in trouble'
Mon,6 Aug 2012 06:18 PM PDT
President Barack Obama's re-election campaign warned supporters in an email plea for cash on Monday that Mitt Romney's vast fundraising edge means "we're in trouble" with scarcely three months to go before Election Day. "We got beat three months in a row," the campaign said in the unsigned message. "If we don't step it up, [...] Full Story 		Top

Obama warns 'Romney Hood' will take from poor, give to rich
Mon,6 Aug 2012 04:18 PM PDT
President Barack Obama told cheering supporters at a fundraiser in Connecticut on Monday that Mitt Romney's tax plan would raise taxes on middle-class Americans to pay for a tax cut benefiting the very rich: "It's like Robin Hood in reverse. It's Romney Hood." His remarks drew laughter and applause. Obama pointed to a recent study [...] Full Story 		Top

Woman dressed in scrubs tries to take newborn from a Southern California hospital in tote bag
Tue,7 Aug 2012 02:07 AM PDT
Associated Press - GARDEN GROVE, Calif. - A woman disguised in scrubs was caught trying to steal a newborn girl from a Southern California hospital in a tote bag after sensors attached to the baby alerted employees, Garden Grove police said. Full Story 		Top

Hero Surgeon Dies in Lake Michigan Rescue Despite Wife's Efforts to Revive Him
Mon,6 Aug 2012 10:48 AM PDT
Good Morning America -

Hero Surgeon Dies in Lake Michigan Rescue Despite Wife's Efforts to Revive HimDr. Donald Liu Died Trying to Save Two Boys From Riptides and Rough Waves


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Romney tax plan is "Robin Hood in reverse": Obama
Mon,6 Aug 2012 07:19 PM PDT
Reuters -

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at an election campaign fundraiser in Stamford, Connecticut,STAMFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - Adding a new attack line to his campaign arsenal, President Barack Obama derided Republican rival Mitt Romney's tax plan on Monday as Robin Hood in reverse - "Romney Hood " - saying it essentially would rob ordinary Americans to help the rich. Obama stepped up his criticism of Romney's tax proposals at a re-election fundraiser in Connecticut on the same day Romney's campaign reported that it had outraised the Democratic president by more than $25 million in July. ...


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Girl, 6, found clinging to dead body in NY lake
Tue,7 Aug 2012 08:49 AM PDT
Associated Press - Police say a 6-year-old was seen wading with a woman before the little girl was found clinging to her corpse in a New York lake. Full Story 		Top

Romney's wind energy stance puts him at odds with key Iowa Republicans
Tue,7 Aug 2012 12:40 PM PDT
DES MOINES—When Mitt Romney arrives  for a fundraiser with local Republicans Tuesday evening, one topic sure to come up could put his efforts to win Iowa this November at serious risk. Last week, as Romney was winding up a rocky overseas tour, his campaign made front-page news when a spokesman for the GOP candidate told [...] Full Story 		Top

Teens Who Don't Have Sex Still at Risk for HPV Infection
Mon,6 Aug 2012 01:24 PM PDT
LiveScience.com - Even girls who have not had sexual intercourse are at risk for infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), a new study shows. Full Story 		Top

Possible da Vinci painting found in Scottish farmhouse; could be worth $150 million
Mon,6 Aug 2012 11:38 AM PDT
Fiona McLaren, 59, had kept an old painting in her Scottish farmhouse for decades. She reportedly didn't think much of the painting, which had been given to her as a gift by her father. But after she finally decided to have the painting appraised, some experts are speculating that it may in fact be a [...] Full Story 		Top

Police look to solve mystery of man found with cache of fake IDs, Boy Scout uniforms, NASA flight suit
Tue,7 Aug 2012 06:58 AM PDT
Police in Florida are asking for the public's help in the unusual case of Roy Antigua, a 52-year-old man who was found in possession of a cache of fake IDs—including CIA, Coast Guard and hospital badges—medical paraphernalia and a NASA flight suit and space helmet. "In 20 years, I've never seen anything this elaborate," New [...] Full Story 		Top

White House, Obama camp, blast Romney's 'blatantly dishonest' welfare charge
Tue,7 Aug 2012 02:42 PM PDT
The White House denounced Mitt Romney's "blatantly dishonest" charge that President Barack Obama is looking to "gut welfare reform" enacted under Bill Clinton by erasing a requirement that recipients actively seek work. "This advertisement is categorically false, and it is blatantly dishonest," press secretary Jay Carney told reporters at his daily briefing. A new Romney [...] Full Story 		Top

Handgun type used on Sikhs is mass shooting weapon of choice
Mon,6 Aug 2012 10:12 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The semiautomatic handgun used in the deadly attack on a Wisconsin Sikh temple is the same type used in other recent U.S. mass shootings, including one at a theater in Colorado, and the attack on a congresswoman in Arizona, gun experts said. Wisconsin shooter Wade Michael Page used a Springfield 9mm semiautomatic handgun to carry out the attack at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, officials said. As in several other recent mass shootings, the gun had been purchased legally, at a Milwaukee-area gun store called the Shooter Shop. ... Full Story 		Top

Thousands of fish die as Midwest streams heat up
Mon,6 Aug 2012 05:49 AM PDT
Associated Press -

In this July 26, 2012 photo, dead fish float in a drying pond near Rock Port, Mo. Multitudes of fish are dying in the Midwest as the sizzling summer dries up rivers and raises water temperatures in some spots to nearly 100 degrees. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)Thousands of fish are dying in the Midwest as the hot, dry summer dries up rivers and causes water temperatures to climb in some spots to nearly 100 degrees.


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Sikh temple shooting: Gunman was on feds' radar, told Army friend 'racial holy war was coming'
Tue,7 Aug 2012 08:24 AM PDT
Wade Michael Page, the man identified as the gunman in Sunday's shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., was eyed by federal investigators "more than once" because of ties to white supremacist and extremist groups, the Los Angeles Times reports, but federal officials "determined there was not enough evidence of a crime to [...] Full Story 		Top

'Super volcano' could kill millions near site of Pompeii
Mon,6 Aug 2012 04:27 PM PDT
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius near Naples, Italy, in 79 A.D. killed thousands of Pompeii residents and remains one of the most famous volcanic explosions in history. But scientists say a hidden "super volcano" in the same area has the potential to kill millions. "These areas can give rise to the only eruptions that can [...] Full Story 		Top

Toad Suck, Arkansas, voted "most unfortunate" town name
Tue,7 Aug 2012 12:47 PM PDT
A new poll across seven English-speaking countries has chosen Toad Suck, Arkansas, as having the "most unfortunate" town name in the U.S. Toad Suck, an unincorporated community in Perry County, took top dishonors, edging out Climax, Georgia, and Boring, Oregon. The poll was conducted by the genealogy site Findmypast.com, and polled respondents in the U.S. [...] Full Story 		Top

Can America survive without the United States Postal Service?
Mon,6 Aug 2012 07:10 AM PDT
National Constitution Center - As the United States Post Office misses key financial payments, critics and supporters speculate about bankruptcy or worse for an institution that predates the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Full Story 		Top

Gunman who opened fire in Wisconsin Sikh temple exhorted other white supremacists to act
Tue,7 Aug 2012 01:00 AM PDT
Associated Press - OAK CREEK, Wis. - Wade Michael Page played in white supremacist heavy metal bands and posted frequent comments on Internet forums for skinheads, repeatedly exhorting members to act more decisively to support their cause. Full Story 		Top

Seven Cameroon athletes go missing
Tue,7 Aug 2012 04:18 AM PDT
Reuters - YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Seven Cameroon athletes have disappeared while in Britain for the London Olympics, the Ministry of Sports and Physical Education said on Monday evening. The seven - five boxers, a swimmer and a soccer player - are suspected of having left to stay in Europe for economic reasons. "What began as rumor has finally turned out to be true. Seven Cameroonian athletes who participated at the 2012 London Olympic Games have disappeared from the Olympic Village," David Ojong, the mission head said in a message sent to the ministry. ... Full Story 		Top

Poll: More Obama voters than McCain voters are switching parties this year
Mon,6 Aug 2012 11:43 AM PDT
President Barack Obama is having more difficulty keeping 2008 supporters on his side than Mitt Romney is having holding onto John McCain voters, according to a new Gallup poll. A survey of registered voters conducted July 23-29 found that 92 percent of Americans who voted for McCain in 2008 plan to vote for Romney this [...] Full Story 		Top

How Obama's Hollywood Backers Have Outsourced Jobs
Mon,6 Aug 2012 12:52 PM PDT
ABC OTUS News -

How Obama's Hollywood Backers Have Outsourced JobsAnother week, another Hollywood fundraiser for President Obama. And why not? From George Clooney's house in Los Angeles to Sarah Jessica Parker's townhouse in Manhattan, the Hollywood crowd has been a virtual ATM for the Obama campaign. All that Hollywood cash has helped pay for...


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Video: Taliban Welcomes Rogue Afghan Who Shot US Soldiers as a Hero
Tue,7 Aug 2012 05:29 AM PDT
ABC News - Afghan Confesses to Opening Fire on Americans, Taliban Village Lines Up to Shower Him in Flowers Full Story 		Top

Jared Lee Loughner pleads guilty to Tucson shooting, avoiding death penalty; Giffords satisfied
Tue,7 Aug 2012 01:08 PM PDT
Jared Lee Loughner pleaded guilty on Tuesday, as expected, to killing six people and wounding 13 others, including then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, in the Jan. 8, 2011, shooting spree at a grocery store just outside of Tucson, Ariz. Loughner's plea, coming after a federal judge ruled that he was competent to stand trial, means he will [...] Full Story 		Top

UK bank accused of Iran money laundering scheme
Mon,6 Aug 2012 12:23 PM PDT
Associated Press -

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2010 file photo, a man walks past the Standard Chartered Bank building in Hong Kong. The London-based bank schemed with the Iranian government to launder $250 billion from 2001 to 2007, leaving the United States' financial system "vulnerable to terrorists," New York's financial regulator charged Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)A British bank schemed with the Iranian government to launder $250 billion from 2001 to 2007, leaving the United States' financial system "vulnerable to terrorists," New York's financial regulator charged Monday.


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Ann Romney's horse won't win an Olympic medal
Tue,7 Aug 2012 07:13 AM PDT
Ann Romney's horse Rafalca won't win a medal in the dressage competition at London's Olympic Games. But Romney, the wife of GOP candidate Mitt Romney, still praised her horse's "fabulous" performance. [Slideshow: Rafalca competes] "It was wonderful," Romney told the Associated Press' Nicole Winfield after watching her horse compete Tuesday in London. "She was elegant [...] Full Story 		Top

'Kittycam' study finds cats are virtual killing machines
Tue,7 Aug 2012 02:40 PM PDT
Cast aside all fantasies of your house cat frolicking through flower-filled fields in the afternoon sun. When kitty scratches at the door begging to go outside, it's the killing hour. USA Today reports that a study of outdoor feline behavior found that cats kill far more prey than previously believed. Research compiled by the University [...] Full Story 		Top

Bristol Palin's 'Life's a Tripp' Reportedly Prompts Levi Johnston to Consider Full Custody of Son
Tue,7 Aug 2012 04:46 AM PDT
Dismayed by a reality-TV show featuring his ex-fiancee, Bristol Palin, and their son, Tripp, Levi Johnston plans to seek full custody of the boy. In a statement to ABC News, Johnston wrote, "I want full or half custody of Tripp. His room is already set... Full Story 		Top

Composer Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68 in Los Angeles
Tue,7 Aug 2012 06:36 AM PDT
Associated Press -

FILE - This Sept. 15, 2009 file photo shows composer Marvin Hamlisch attending the premiere of "The Informant" at The Ziegfeld Theatre in New York. Hamlisch, a conductor and award-winning composer best known for the torch song "The Way We Were," died Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 in Los Angeles. He was 68. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)Marvin Hamlisch, who composed the scores for dozens of movies including "The Sting" and won a Tony for "A Chorus Line," has died in Los Angeles at 68.


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Obama: America needs "soul searching" on gun violence
Mon,6 Aug 2012 04:07 PM PDT
Reuters -

U.S. President Barack Obama talks about guns while in the White HouseWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday that mass killings like the shooting rampage at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin were occurring with "too much regularity" and should prompt soul searching by all Americans, but he stopped short of calling for new gun-control laws. "All of us are heart-broken by what happened," Obama told reporters at the White House a day after a gunman opened fire on Sikh worshippers preparing for religious services, killing six before he was shot dead by a police officer. ...


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Miss. church apologizes for barring black couple's wedding - unbeknownst to bride, groom
Mon,6 Aug 2012 04:37 PM PDT
Associated Press - JACKSON, Miss. - A predominantly white Mississippi church has apologized for its refusal to allow a black couple to marry in its sanctuary, though the couple said Monday they knew nothing of the apology until a reporter called. Full Story 		Top

Mitt Romney's dad had a card giving him free McDonald's for life
Tue,7 Aug 2012 01:21 PM PDT
DES MOINES—Mitt Romney has made no secret of his love for fast food—and it appears he inherited that taste from his dad. Speaking to supporters at a Chicago fundraiser Tuesday, Romney recognized a member of the audience who had worked at McDonald's, based in nearby Des Plaines, for 27 years—including with the chain's founder, Ray [...] Full Story 		Top

Mars Rover Curiosity Snaps Photo of Crater's Mysterious Mountain
Mon,6 Aug 2012 05:55 PM PDT
SPACE.com -

Mars Rover Curiosity Snaps Photo of Crater's Mysterious MountainNASA's Mars rover Curiosity has beamed back an incredible image of its surroundings, showing a spectacularly clear view of the enormous mountain that it will clamber up in the next few years.


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Was the Sikh temple shooting domestic terrorism?
Mon,6 Aug 2012 01:17 PM PDT
The FBI is treating a mass shooting on Sunday at a Wisconsin Sikh Temple as a possible act of domestic terrorism, officials announced in a press conference Monday. Wade Michael Page, a 40-year-old Army veteran and suspected white supremacist, is believed to be the gunman and was killed at the scene of the crime. Domestic [...] Full Story 		Top

Caught on Camera: Dog Swims With Dolphins
Mon,6 Aug 2012 01:43 PM PDT
This four-legged friend is going viral all the way from the African coast. Kira, the black Labrador dubbed the "dolphin-spotter," is all suited up to play with her favorite flippered friends. It's safety first for the pup as she leaps into the water donning a... Full Story 		Top

Son of Man Accused of Faking His Death Arrested
Mon,6 Aug 2012 05:32 PM PDT
Good Morning America -

Missing N.Y. Swimmer's Wife Said She Planned His FuneralJonathan Roth Was Arrested in Connection to His Father's Alleged Disappearance


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Twitter rumor leads to sharp increase in the price of oil
Tue,7 Aug 2012 10:30 AM PDT
On social networking site Twitter, information can spread almost instantly — news of Whitney Houston's death hit Twitter mere moments after it happened (and nearly an hour before reported by the media). But there's a downside to that speed. When a … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top


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