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| Obama administration urges justices to overturn anti-gay marriage law Friday, Feb 22, 2013 08:52 PM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration outlined its argument on Friday why the U.S. Supreme Court should strike down a federal law that defines marriage as between a man and woman. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli filed a brief with the court saying that section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional, expanding on the administration's approach to the controversial 1996 law, which it has formally opposed since February 2011. Section 3 defines marriage under federal law as being between a man and a woman. ... Full Story | Top |
| To prevent snakes on a plane, Guam to airdrop poisoned mice Friday, Feb 22, 2013 10:27 PM PST  (Reuters) - Declaring war against invasive brown tree snakes infesting the Pacific U.S. territory of Guam, wildlife officials plan this spring to bomb the island with dead baby mice stuffed with a common pain-killing medicine that is poisonous to the reptiles. Brown tree snakes, believed to have been inadvertently carried to Guam around the end of World War Two aboard U.S. military vessels, have become major pests blamed for wiping out native bird populations on the island. ... Full Story | Top |
| Vatican blasts 'false' pre-conclave reporting Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 07:30 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) â€" The Vatican lashed out Saturday at the media for what it said has been a run of defamatory and false reports before the conclave to elect Pope Benedict XVI's successor, saying they were an attempt to influence the election. Full Story | Top |
| NKorea warns US commander in SKorea over drills Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 03:17 AM PST  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) â€" North Korea warned the top American commander in South Korea on Saturday of "miserable destruction" if the U.S. military presses ahead with routine joint drills with South Korea set to begin next month. Full Story | Top |
| 6 leaking tanks are Hanford nuke site's latest woe Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 10:14 AM PST  YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) â€" Federal and state officials say six underground tanks holding a brew of radioactive and toxic waste are leaking at the country's most contaminated nuclear site in south-central Washington, raising concerns about delays for emptying the aging tanks. Full Story | Top |
| Michelle Obama Busts a Move in 'Evolution of Mom Dancing' Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 10:03 AM PST  Michelle Obama showed off her dance prowess last night with a satirical rendition of the “Evolution of Mom Dancing.†Appearing alongside late-night TV host Jimmy Fallon, who himself was dressed as a woman, the two went through awkward attempts at boogie moves through the ages,... Full Story | Top |
| Hawaii Governor warns that sequestration will make Pearl Harbor less secure Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 09:49 AM PST The United States military base at Pearl Harbor will be made less secure as a result of Washington's failure to avoid across-the-board sequestration budget cuts, Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii warned Saturday. "The plain fact is that will undermine our capacity for readiness at Pearl Harbor," Abercrombie said, referring to the base that was [...] Full Story | Top |
| Administration warns of impact of broad budget cut Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 04:58 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Widespread flight delays and shuttered airports, off-limit seashores and unprotected parks. Full Story | Top |
| 3 political sisters in Pa. convicted of corruption Friday, Feb 22, 2013 11:27 PM PST  PITTSBURGH (AP) â€" The story has more irony than a Greek tragedy. Three sisters from a devoutly Catholic family have seen their personal and political careers ruined by a scandal that began with, of all things, a letter to some nuns. Full Story | Top |
| Sequester and public opinion? Advantage Obama Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 06:17 AM PST A batch of recent headlines gives an indication of where things stand in the Obama-Republican face-off over sequestration and the automatic government spending cuts that could kick in next Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Missouri Powerball winners live modestly, give back to hometown Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 12:58 PM PST  CAMDEN POINT, Missouri (Reuters) - Three months after winning half of the biggest Powerball lottery jackpot in U.S. history, Mark Hill still meets friends for morning coffee at a local convenience store. And that Camaro sports car Hill considered buying with his winnings? He got a pick-up truck instead. While some lottery winners fritter away their fortunes or meet tragic ends, not much has outwardly changed for Mark and Cindy Hill since they won half of a $587 million Powerball jackpot in November. They netted $136.5 million in a lump-sum payment after taxes. ... Full Story | Top |
| It's personal and business in GOP fight over Hagel Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 06:04 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) â€" The fierce Republican opposition to President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary is personal and business. Full Story | Top |
| Las Vegas seen as dangerous even as crime drops Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 08:30 AM PST  LAS VEGAS (AP) â€" Variously known as an adult playground and Disneyland for grown-ups, Las Vegas brands itself as a place where tourists can enjoy a sense of edginess with no real danger. Full Story | Top |
| Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Expecting Baby Girl; Couple Is 'Over The Moon' (Report) Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 02:47 PM PST  Are Kim Kardashian and Kanye West set to bring another little lady into the largely female Kardashian fold? The couple has reportedly learned they will soon be parents to a baby girl -- and are thrilled! Full Story | Top |
| Third straight weekend storm heads for New England Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 10:54 AM PST  BOSTON (Reuters) - New England faced a third straight weekend of storms dumping a messy mix of wet snow and freezing rain across the region, meteorologists said Saturday. Another storm in the West is rolling out of the Rocky Mountains this weekend and could create blizzard conditions in Colorado, according to a National Weather Service advisory. Much of the Midwest is already blanketed with snow. More than a foot of snow was reported in Kansas on Thursday, forcing airports to cancel hundreds of flights and leaving motorists stranded on highways. ... Full Story | Top |
| Jewish settlers, Palestinians clash in West Bank Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 10:11 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) â€" Clashes erupted Saturday in the West Bank where Jewish settlers shot two Palestinian demonstrators in the northern village of Kusra, an Israeli military official and Palestinian residents said. Full Story | Top |
| MIT on lockdown after reports of armed gunman Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 07:04 AM PST BOSTON (AP) â€" The Massachusetts Institute of Technology says a man carrying a long rifle and wearing body armor was spotted in a campus building, and the school is on lockdown. Full Story | Top |
| Jackson Jr.'s district has history of corruption Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 09:12 AM PST  CHICAGO (AP) â€" They elected a Harvard-educated Rhodes Scholar and ended up with a congressman who was convicted of having sex with an underage campaign worker. They voted for the son of a famous civil rights leader and got someone who illegally spent campaign funds on everything from furniture to Bruce Lee memorabilia. Full Story | Top |
| Obama administration to argue for gay marriage in Supreme Court case Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 01:24 PM PST The Obama administration has taken another important step in its advocacy of same-sex marriage, weighing in on an important case to be heard in the US Supreme Court next month. Full Story | Top |
| What does a 'secure' border look like? Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 12:01 PM PST  Once, the barren mesas and shrub-covered canyons that extend east of the Pacific Ocean held the most popular routes for illegal immigrants heading into the U.S. Dozens at a time sprinted to waiting cars or a trolley stop in San Diego, passing border agents who were too busy herding others to give pause. Full Story | Top |
| Governors: Looming cuts threaten economic gains Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 02:52 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Washington's protracted budget stalemate could seriously undermine the economy and stall gains made since the recession, exasperated governors said Saturday as they tried to gauge the fallout from impending federal spending cuts. Full Story | Top |
| Governors urge Congress to avoid automatic cuts Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 12:38 AM PST  The nation's governors are becoming prominent voices in the fight to cut the federal deficit, warning that Capitol Hill's latest budget stalemate is radiating fresh waves of uncertainty that threatens ... Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: Obama, GOP see no need to stop the cuts Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 04:51 AM PST  Unlike in earlier rounds of budget brinkmanship, President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans both seem content to fight out their latest showdown on the current terrain, let across-the-board spending ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama urges Congress to head off spending cuts Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 05:04 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) â€" President Barack Obama says a little compromise is all Congress needs to turn off automatic, across-the-board budget cuts set to kick in a week from now. Full Story | Top |
| North Korea warns U.S. forces of "destruction" ahead of war drills Friday, Feb 22, 2013 11:13 PM PST  SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday warned the top U.S. military commander stationed in South Korea that his forces would "meet a miserable destruction" if they go ahead with scheduled military drills with South Korean troops, North Korean state media said. Pak Rim-su, chief delegate of the North Korean military mission to the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom, gave the message by phone to Gen. James Thurman, the commander of the U.S. Forces Korea, KCNA news agency said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Iran says it has captured a foreign 'enemy drone' Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 01:52 PM PST TEHRAN, Iran (AP) â€" Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said Saturday that it had captured a foreign unmanned aircraft during a military exercise in southern Iran. Full Story | Top |
| WWE Challenges Glenn Beck Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 04:01 AM PST  Glenn Beck doesn’t like the WWE’s latest storyline, and WWE wants him to come explain why. The wrestling production company has cast wrestler Jack Swagger as a conservative, tea-party-ish villain with a xenophobic fictional manager, Zeb Coulter, in a Wrestlemania matchup against Latino star Alberto... Full Story | Top |
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