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| Larry Hagman dead at 81, portrayed notorious TV villain J.R. Ewing Friday, Nov 23, 2012 09:13 PM PST  (Reuters) - Larry Hagman, who created one of American television's most supreme villains in the conniving, amoral oilman J.R. Ewing of "Dallas," died on Friday, the Dallas Morning News reported. He was 81. Hagman died at a Dallas hospital of complications from his battle with throat cancer, the newspaper said, quoting a statement from his family. He had suffered from liver cancer and cirrhosis of the liver in the 1990s after decades of drinking. ... Full Story | Top |
| Susan Rice battles critics over style, substance, perceptions Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 07:45 AM PST  UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Susan Rice has had a series of diplomatic triumphs as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. President Barack Obama, an old friend, showed he has her back when last week he publicly challenged her Republican critics over the Benghazi controversy to "go after me" rather than her. She knew former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright from the age of 4. And yet Rice is now fighting for her political future. ... Full Story | Top |
| NYC storm victims' homes looted over Thanksgiving Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 08:51 AM PST  Some residents of a New York City neighborhood that suffered fire and flooding during Superstorm Sandy say thieves looted their damaged houses over Thanksgiving. Full Story | Top |
| House to consider limited GOP immigration bill Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 12:02 AM PST House Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration legislation that would both expand visas for foreign science and technology students and make it easier for those with green cards to bring their immediate families to the U.S. Full Story | Top |
| Holiday Miracle as Man Awakes From Monthlong Coma Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 03:29 AM PST  Doctors told Benjamin Pessah’s family he might not live after he was shot in the head. But after waking from an almost month-long coma, Pessah said his first words and took his first steps just in time for Thanksgiving. Pessah, of Burlingame, Calif., was walking... Full Story | Top |
| Obama buys books to promote independent shops Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 05:18 PM PST  President Barack Obama made a quick trip to a Virginia bookstore for some Christmas shopping. Full Story | Top |
| Some states preserve penmanship despite tech gains Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 12:17 PM PST  The pen may not be as mighty as the keyboard these days, but California and a handful of states are not giving up on handwriting entirely. Full Story | Top |
| 1 of FBI's 10 most wanted arrested in Mexico Friday, Nov 23, 2012 09:15 PM PST  One of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives was arrested in Mexico and returned to Los Angeles Friday night to face charges of murder, kidnapping and rape, U.S. officials said. Full Story | Top |
| Alabama shooter kills one sheriff's deputy, wounds another Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 08:43 AM PST  (Reuters) - A man shot and killed one Alabama sheriff's deputy and critically wounded another when they went to his home near Fairhope on a report that he was acting aggressively toward family members, authorities said on Saturday. The shooter, Michael Jansen, also was killed in the exchange of gunfire on Friday afternoon, the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
| Egypt's Mursi faces judicial revolt over decree Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 02:21 PM PST  CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi faced a rebellion from judges who accused him on Saturday of expanding his powers at their expense, deepening a crisis that has triggered violence in the street and exposed the country's deep divisions. The Judges' Club, a body representing judges across Egypt, called for a strike during a meeting interrupted with chants demanding the "downfall of the regime" - the rallying cry in the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak last year. ... Full Story | Top |
| Is marijuana bad for you? Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 02:37 AM PST  1 in 3 Americans admit to having smoked pot. 5 million use it almost every day. And experts say we still know surprisingly little about this drug Full Story | Top |
| Chinese-Mexicans celebrate repatriation to Mexico Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 03:23 PM PST  Juan Chiu Trujillo was 5 years old when he left his native Mexico for a visit to his father's hometown in southern China. He was 35 when he returned. Full Story | Top |
| 'Dallas' star Larry Hagman dies in Texas Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 09:13 AM PST  and coaxed forth a Texas-size gusher of ratings â€" on television's long-running and hugely successful nighttime soap, "Dallas." Full Story | Top |
| Fire breaks out at State Dept., 3 seriously hurt Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 08:16 PM PST Authorities say a fire broke out at the State Department headquarters in Washington, seriously injuring three maintenance workers. Full Story | Top |
| Pope appoints six cardinals who will elect his successor Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 05:27 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict made six non-European prelates Roman Catholic cardinals on Saturday, chipping away at the old continent's domination of the elite group that will one day elect his successor. The new cardinals, ranging in age from 53 to 72, are from the United States, India, Nigeria, the Philippines, Lebanon and Colombia, and the decision to choose no Italians or Europeans looked like an attempt to counter criticism that he has in the past neglected the needs of the developing world. ... Full Story | Top |
| 9 more Iraq, Afghan war veterans joining Congress Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 01:45 PM PST  As Tammy Duckworth sees it, her path to Congress began when she awoke in the fall of 2004 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. She was missing both of her legs and faced the prospect of losing her right arm. Full Story | Top |
| Will storm-struck US deliver at climate talks? Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 03:18 AM PST  During a year with a monster storm and scorching heat waves, Americans have experienced the kind of freakish weather that many scientists say will occur more often on a warming planet. Full Story | Top |
| Obama visits bookstore, promotes "Small Business Saturday" Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 12:43 PM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in a bid to show support for small businesses, took his daughters on an early Christmas shopping trip on Saturday as the U.S. retail sector swings into high gear this holiday season. Promoting "Small Business Saturday," the third annual event that encourages consumers to support independently-owned local shops, Obama took his daughters Sasha and Malia to "One More Page Books" in Arlington, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. ... Full Story | Top |
| Arafat's remains said to be exhumed Tuesday Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 03:50 AM PST  The remains of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be exhumed Tuesday as part of a renewed investigation into his death, a Palestinian investigator said Saturday. Full Story | Top |
| Mass. natural gas explosion damaged 42 buildings Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 05:33 PM PST  Preliminary investigations show more than 40 buildings were damaged in a natural gas explosion in Massachusetts that injured 18 people, building inspectors said Saturday. Full Story | Top |
| Israel eases Gaza border restrictions after truce Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 05:44 AM PST  Gaza residents said Saturday that Israel has eased some border restrictions as part of its truce with the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers, allowing farmers to visit land near its security fence and letting fishermen head further out to sea. Full Story | Top |
| Pope elevates 6 cardinals to choose successor Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 10:11 AM PST  Pope Benedict XVI responded to criticism that the club of churchmen who will choose his successor is too Eurocentric, elevating six new cardinals from Colombia, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, the Philippines and the U.S. during a formal ceremony Saturday. Full Story | Top |
| Deputies: Fla. drug suspect flushes confession Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 08:31 AM PST Authorities in Florida say a man confessed to trafficking methamphetamine â€" and then flushed the detective's recorder down the toilet. Full Story | Top |
| Gas blast at Mass. strip club under investigation Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 04:12 AM PST  Officials had already evacuated part of the entertainment district in one of New England's biggest cities because of a gas leak and odor report before a natural gas explosion leveled a strip club and heavily damaged a dozen other buildings, including a day care. Eighteen people were injured, many of them first responders. Full Story | Top |
| More than 350 African migrants intercepted off Italy Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 01:35 PM PST ROME (Reuters) - Italian coastguards said they had intercepted and picked up 358 African migrants attempting to reach Italy in two overcrowded vessels on Saturday. Two hundred and thirty-five of the migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were travelling in a rickety wooden boat and the other 123 were spotted on a rubber dinghy, said the coastguards. A coastguard spokesman, who was unable to give any information on where the vessels departed from, said the migrants were all in decent health and were being transported to reception centres. ... Full Story | Top |
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