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| Senators reach agreement on immigration reform Monday, Jan 28, 2013 11:19 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) â€" A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country. Full Story | Top |
| Don't hem him in: 'Liberal' can't define the Obama presidency Monday, Jan 28, 2013 07:44 AM PST Is Barack Obama a liberal? That question might have aroused spirited debate, especially among Democrats, during the president’s vague-is-in-vogue reelection campaign. But since the polls closed on Nov. 6, President Obama has undeniably positioned himself to the left of Candidate Obama. Full Story | Top |
| Senators’ ‘tough but fair’ immigration blueprint would make people wait for citizenship Monday, Jan 28, 2013 09:34 AM PST A bipartisan group of eight senators unveiled a new immigration reform proposal Monday that would allow most of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants currently living in the country to eventually become citizens. The senators unveiled details of the proposal during a press conference Monday afternoon, calling it a "tough but fair" way to reform [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama lauds Clinton as she prepares to leave Monday, Jan 28, 2013 12:37 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) â€" President Barack Obama lauded Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as one of his closest advisers and said their shared vision for America's role in the world persuaded his one-time rival â€" and potential successor â€" to be his top diplomat while he dealt with the shattered economy at home. Full Story | Top |
| Family heading to Turkey to seek missing NY woman Monday, Jan 28, 2013 04:49 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) â€" Relatives of a missing New York City woman who disappeared during a vacation to Turkey, her first trip outside the U.S., are heading to Istanbul to look for her, her brother said Sunday. Full Story | Top |
| Grand Jury Wanted to Indict JonBenet Ramsey's Parents Monday, Jan 28, 2013 09:16 AM PST A Jury in 1999 Believed There Was Evidence to Indict John and Patsy Ramsey Full Story | Top |
| North Koreans Reportedly Turn to Cannibalism Due to 'Hidden Famine' Monday, Jan 28, 2013 04:21 AM PST News out of North Korean in notorious unreliable, but food shortages in the country have gotten so bad and people so desperate that there are now reports of men murdering their own children for food. These startling reports were compiled by independent reporters commissioned by Asia Press, a independent press agency focusing on Asia, and were published by the Sunday Times. And here's one of the most disturbing thing you'll read this morning: Full Story | Top |
| Boy Scouts considering end to ban on gays Monday, Jan 28, 2013 11:38 AM PST The Boy Scouts of America is considering an end to its longstanding policy of banning gay Scouts and Scout leaders, the organization said on Monday. The new policy would eliminate the ban on gays from the organization's national rules, allowing local chapters to decide for themselves. “The BSA is discussing potentially removing the national membership [...] Full Story | Top |
| Iran launches monkey into space, showing missile progress Monday, Jan 28, 2013 12:51 PM PST  DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday it had launched a live monkey into space, seeking to show off missile systems that have alarmed the West because the technology could potentially be used to deliver a nuclear warhead. The Defense Ministry announced the launch as world powers sought to agree a date and venue with Iran for resuming talks to resolve a standoff with the West over Tehran's contested nuclear program before it degenerates into a new Middle East war. ... Full Story | Top |
| Standing by his man: GOP millionaire Foster Friess wants Santorum in 2016 Monday, Jan 28, 2013 04:26 AM PST Top Line Wealthy conservative investor Foster Friess is best known in Washington, D.C. for helping fund Rick Santorum's presidential campaign. And the multimillionaire says he would support the former Pennsylvania senator again if he runs in 2016, even likening Santorum to Ronald Reagan. "If people let him out of that box of social conservative, and [...] Full Story | Top |
| Senators reach deal on immigration changes Sunday, Jan 27, 2013 09:05 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) â€" A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles of sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation's immigration laws. Full Story | Top |
| Girl pens letter to paper after it publishes column defending racist language in books Monday, Jan 28, 2013 12:53 PM PST A 9-year-old German girl wrote an impassioned letter to Die Zeit, a German newspaper, over a column defending racist language in old children's books. The columnist had written: "What do you call it when a book publisher announces that it plans to neutralize any terms in its books ‘that could be felt as hurtful’ by [...] Full Story | Top |
| Chick-fil-A CEO, Gay Activist Meet Monday, Jan 28, 2013 11:53 AM PST  The leader of a national gay-rights group says he’s coming outâ€"as a friend of Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy. “I’ve gotten to know Dan, he’s gotten to know me. He’s shared concerns about young people, about Chick-fil-A being used for certain purposes,†Shane Windmeyer, executive director... Full Story | Top |
| Soldier who lost 4 limbs has double-arm transplant Monday, Jan 28, 2013 02:36 PM PST  On Facebook, he describes himself as a "wounded warrior...very wounded." Full Story | Top |
| Washington casts wary eye at Muslim Brotherhood Monday, Jan 28, 2013 08:29 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) â€" President Barack Obama begins his second term straining to maintain a good relationship with Egypt, an important U.S. ally whose president is a conservative Islamist walking a fine line between acting as a moderate peace broker and keeping his Muslim Brotherhood party happy with anti-American rhetoric. Full Story | Top |
| 105-year-old woman renews driver’s license Monday, Jan 28, 2013 03:05 PM PST There apparently isn’t much that can slow down Edythe Kirchmaier. The 105-year-old California resident made headlines on Monday when she passed her driving test â€" continuing 86 years without a blemish on her driving record and maintaining her status as the state's oldest living driver. "I just couldn't imagine myself without a car," Kirchmaier told [...] Full Story | Top |
| Dutch Queen Beatrix announces she is to abdicate Monday, Jan 28, 2013 03:05 PM PST  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) â€" The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix announced Monday that she is ending her reign after 33 years and passing the crown to her eldest son, who has long been groomed to be king but who will have to work hard to match his mother's popularity. Full Story | Top |
| Experts: New clues to sinking of Confederate sub Monday, Jan 28, 2013 04:04 AM PST NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) â€" Scientists say a pole on the front of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley designed to plant explosives on enemy ships may hold a key clue to its sinking during the Civil War. Full Story | Top |
| Islamist rebels torch Timbuktu manuscript library: mayor Monday, Jan 28, 2013 03:08 AM PST DAKAR (Reuters) - Islamist fighters fleeing Mali's ancient Saharan city of Timbuktu as French and Malian troops closed in set fire to a South African-funded library there containing thousands of priceless manuscripts, the city's mayor said on Monday. "The rebels sit fire to the newly-constructed Ahmed Baba Institute built by the South Africans ... this happened four days ago," Halle Ousmane told Reuters by telephone from Bamako. He said he had received the information from his chief of communications who had travelled south from the city a day ago. ... Full Story | Top |
| Iran launches monkey into space: state news agency Monday, Jan 28, 2013 06:40 AM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has successfully launched a live monkey into space, the state news agency IRNA said on Monday, touting it as an advance in a missile and space program that has alarmed the West and Israel. There was no independent confirmation of the report, which quoted a defense ministry statement. It said the launch coincided "with the days of" the Prophet Mohammad's birthday last week but gave no date. IRNA said the monkey was sent into space on a Kavoshgar rocket. The rocket reached a height of more than 120 km (75 miles) and "returned its shipment intact", IRNA reported. ... Full Story | Top |
| Truck overturns at intersection, narrowly missing motorcyclist (VIDEO) Monday, Jan 28, 2013 08:27 AM PST In what appears to be a terrifying brush with death, a motorcyclist stopped at an intersection in eastern China narrowly missed being flattened by a truck that overturned. According to RT.com, the accidentâ€"caught on video by surveillance camerasâ€"occurred on Jan. 22 in Xushi Village in the city of Linhai, Zhejiang province. The heart-stopping footage shows [...] Full Story | Top |
| Bride Plans Wedding Day a Decade Before She Has Her Groom Monday, Jan 28, 2013 06:55 AM PST Kate Owens had planned the perfect wedding, from the dress to the flowers and even the band. The only thing missing? The groom. “I booked my band nine years in advance,†Owens, 34, told ABC News. “I went up to them and I said, ‘I... Full Story | Top |
| French seal off Mali's Timbuktu, rebels torch library Monday, Jan 28, 2013 01:03 PM PST  GAO, Mali (Reuters) - French and Malian troops retook control of Timbuktu, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on Monday after Islamist rebel occupiers fled the ancient Sahara trading town and torched several buildings, including a library holding priceless manuscripts. The United States and the European Union are backing a French-led intervention in Mali against al Qaeda-allied militants they fear could use the West African state's desert north as a springboard for international attacks. ... Full Story | Top |
| Iran denies explosion at underground uranium facility Monday, Jan 28, 2013 02:58 AM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has denied media reports of a major explosion at one of its most sensitive uranium enrichment sites, describing them as Western propaganda designed to influence upcoming nuclear negotiations. Reuters has been unable to verify reports since Friday of an explosion early last week at the underground Fordow bunker, near the religious city of Qom, that some Israeli and Western media have said caused significant damage. ... Full Story | Top |
| Billions in gas drilling royalties transform lives Sunday, Jan 27, 2013 08:33 PM PST  PITTSBURGH (AP) â€" Private landowners are reaping billions of dollars in royalties each year from the boom in natural gas drilling, transforming lives and livelihoods even as the windfall provides only a modest boost to the broader economy. Full Story | Top |
| Consumer alert: new health care markets on the way Monday, Jan 28, 2013 08:51 AM PST  Buying your own health insurance will never be the same.This fall, new insurance markets called exchanges will open in each state, marking the long-awaited and much-debated debut of President Barack Obama's ... Full Story | Top |
| Funeral procession swings by Burger King to honor deceased Monday, Jan 28, 2013 02:31 PM PST David S. Kime Jr. was many things. World War II veteran. Purple Heart recipient. Father. Grandfather. Husband. And, it should be noted, Burger King enthusiast. The 88-year-old Kime died Jan. 20, and during his funeral procession a few days later, members of Kime's family took a detour to the Burger King drive-through. Linda Phiel, one [...] Full Story | Top |
| Bizarre Foam Covers Beach and Streets in Beachside Australian Town Monday, Jan 28, 2013 10:54 AM PST Residents of Mooloolaba, a beachside Australian town, woke to an unexpected sight on Monday morning -- the beach and streets covered in up to 10 feet of foam. The frothy white substance is a freaky side effect of Tropical Storm Oswald, which caused damage throughout Queensland. Turbulent waves forced pockets of air into the ocean [...] Full Story | Top |
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