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| Dennis Rodman: Kim Jong Un Wants President Obama to 'Call Him' Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 09:26 AM PST  In his first interview since returning to the U.S. from an unprecedented visit to the North Korea last week, former NBA star Dennis Rodman said he bears a message for President Obama from the country’s oppressive leader, Kim Jong Un. “He wants Obama to do... Full Story | Top |
| Obama renews budget offer to cut social safety nets Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 03:03 PM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama raised anew the issue of cutting entitlements such as Medicare and Social Security as a way out of damaging budget cuts, a White House official said on Sunday, as both sides in Washington tried to limit a fiscal crisis that may soon hit millions of Americans. Signaling he might be ready to explore a compromise to end automatic spending cuts that began late Friday, Obama mentioned reforming these entitlement programs in calls with lawmakers from both parties on Saturday afternoon. ... Full Story | Top |
| Lech Walesa shocks Poland with anti-gay words Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 04:09 AM PST  WARSAW, Poland (AP) â€" Lech Walesa, the Polish democracy icon and Nobel peace prize winner, has sparked outrage in Poland by saying that gays have no right to a prominent role in politics and that as a minority they need to "adjust to smaller things." Full Story | Top |
| Kerry says US releasing millions in aid to Egypt Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 11:32 AM PST  CAIRO (AP) â€" U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday rewarded Egypt for President Mohammed Morsi's pledges of political and economic reforms by releasing $250 million in American aid to support the country's "future as a democracy." Full Story | Top |
| McConnell takes on group for criticizing wife Saturday, Mar 02, 2013 09:02 PM PST  WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) â€" Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell lambasted a liberal group on Saturday for criticizing the Asian heritage of his wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, calling its Twitter messages "racial slurs" and "the ultimate outrage." Full Story | Top |
| Scientists say baby born with HIV apparently cured Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 04:29 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) â€" A baby born with the virus that causes AIDS appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who's now 2½ and has been off medication for about a year with no signs of infection. Full Story | Top |
| Crews begin demolition of Fla. home over sinkhole Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 07:59 AM PST  SEFFNER, Fla. (AP) â€" Crews with heavy equipment on Sunday began the demolition of a Florida home over a huge sinkhole where a man is presumed dead after being swallowed by the earth three days ago. Full Story | Top |
| A reflective Romney emerges from seclusion, rips Obama Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 10:35 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four months after his bitter election defeat, a reflective Mitt Romney said it "kills" him not to be president and admitted mistakes were made in his losing White House campaign - particularly his failure to win over minority voters. In his first television interview since November's loss to President Barack Obama, Romney leveled a fresh blast of criticism at Obama for failing to lead and putting politics ahead of results in the confrontation with congressional Republicans over the budget and spending cuts. ... Full Story | Top |
| Most of Fla. house over sinkhole demolished Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 12:33 PM PST SEFFNER, Fla. (AP) â€" Crews on Sunday razed more than half of the Tampa-area home perched over a huge sinkhole that swallowed a man three days ago, managing to salvage some keepsakes for family members who lived there. Full Story | Top |
| McConnell Readying for Tough Re-Election Fight Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 12:04 PM PST  Senate GOP leader McConnell bracing for hard re-election race, unless he can prevent it Full Story | Top |
| Romney: Heart told him he'd win, until he saw Fla. Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 06:44 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Mitt Romney says his heart said he was going to win the presidency, but when early results came in on election night, he knew it was not to be. Full Story | Top |
| Netanyahu says Iran using nuclear talks to "buy time" for bomb Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 03:55 PM PST  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Renewed international efforts to negotiate curbs on Iran's disputed nuclear program have backfired by giving it more time to work on building a bomb, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. His remarks on the inconclusive February 26-27 meeting between Iran and six world powers signaled impatience by Israel, which has threatened to launch preemptive war on its arch-foe, possibly in the coming months, if it deems diplomacy a dead end. Senior U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Spending cuts seem here to stay Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 03:49 PM PST  The spending cuts are here to stay if you believe the public posturing Sunday.The Senate's Republican leader Mitch McConnell called them modest. House Speaker John Boehner isn't sure the cuts will hurt ... Full Story | Top |
| Kate Middleton Rocks Heels, Conceals Baby Bump At Swiss Wedding Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 12:20 PM PST  Kate Middleton is expecting her first child, but the fashionable royal is just as stylish as ever - heels and all! The Duchess of Cambridge ventured to Switzerland for a wedding this weekend, where she was photographed sporting high heels and a brown hat by James Lock, along with a pale, fur-trimmed overcoat which concealed her growing baby bump. Full Story | Top |
| Mom Insists 50-Year-Old Son Wear Late Husband's Clothes Saturday, Mar 02, 2013 09:30 PM PST DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 30 years and will be visiting my mother-in-law again soon. Even though he is 50, she is obsessed with dressing him. As soon as we arrive, she searches through our luggage and announces that his clothes are not "good enough." Then she wants to put her son in her dead husband's clothes. She always threatens that she will have a fit if he won't wear the clothes she chooses. What should I do? -- BAGGAGE CHECK IN MONTANADEAR BAGGAGE CHECK: Your mother-in-law may still be in deep mourning for her husband. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tax Bills for Rich Families Approach 30-Year High Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 10:20 AM PST Federal tax bills for rich near 30-year high while everyone else pays historically low rates Full Story | Top |
| UK: Queen hospitalized over stomach illness Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 02:09 PM PST LONDON (AP) â€" Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was hospitalized Sunday over an apparent stomach infection that has ailed her for days, a rare instance of ill health sidelining the long-reigning monarch. Elizabeth will have to cancel a visit to Rome and other engagements as she recovers, and outside experts said she may have to be rehydrated intravenously. Full Story | Top |
| Teacher standoff stokes debate over standardized tests Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 03:22 PM PST SEATTLE (Reuters) - A boycott by Seattle teachers of a widely used standardized test has attracted national attention and given new momentum to a growing protest movement that seeks to limit standardized testing in U.S. public schools. The revolt by Seattle public school teachers, joining educators and students elsewhere, comes at a time of bitter political wrangling over how best to reinvigorate a $525 billion public school system that leaves American children lagging their counterparts in countries like Finland and South Korea. ... Full Story | Top |
| James Carville: Less Christie And More Palin Is 'A Good Day' Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 11:08 AM PST  Carville states less Christie and more Palin is ‘a good day’ CARVILLE:  Any day that you have more Sarah Palin and less Chris Christie, is a good day for James Carville. Below you can find some of the notable comments made Sunday on “This Week... Full Story | Top |
| Obama to nominate Walmart's Burwell as White House budget chief Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 02:05 PM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to nominate Walmart's philanthropic head Sylvia Mathews Burwell to become director of the White House budget office on Monday, sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday. Burwell, 47, is a veteran of Bill Clinton's White House and for the past year has been president of the Walmart Foundation at the corporation's Bentonville, Arkansas, headquarters. The charity organization in 2011 gave out nearly $1 billion in corporate contributions to projects around the world such as fighting hunger and empowering women. ... Full Story | Top |
| San Francisco's 'other' bridge prepares to shine Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 01:34 PM PST  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) â€" After more than 75 years in the shadow of its glamorous cousin, San Francisco's "other" bridge is getting a chance to shine. Full Story | Top |
| NY Cardinal Dolan a 'happy warrior' for church Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 02:44 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) â€" Challenging a White House mandate for birth control coverage in health insurance, New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan sounded like a general rallying the troops. Full Story | Top |
| Crews to raze Fla. home over sinkhole; man missing Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 04:35 AM PST  SEFFNER, Fla. (AP) â€" Crews planned to begin demolishing a Florida home Sunday that is perched over a huge sinkhole, after deeming it too dangerous to keep searching for the man swallowed up from his bedroom. Full Story | Top |
| From Hollywood to Kansas, drones are flying under the radar Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 07:06 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - They hover over Hollywood film sets and professional sports events. They track wildfires in Colorado, survey Kansas farm crops and vineyards in California. They inspect miles of industrial pipeline and monitor wildlife, river temperatures and volcanic activity. They also locate marijuana fields, reconstruct crime scenes and spot illegal immigrants breaching U.S. borders. Tens of thousands of domestic drones are zipping through U.S. skies, often flouting tight federal restrictions on drone use that require even the police and the military to get special permits. ... Full Story | Top |
| Politicians Settle in for Sequestration Long Haul Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 11:36 AM PST  The White House and congressional leaders are giving no indication that the $85 billion in mandatory across-the-board federal spending cuts known as the sequester will be lifted any time soon. Two days have passed since President Obama signed the order to reduce the budget of... Full Story | Top |
| Jackson: Voting rights continue to be threatened Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 10:09 AM PST SELMA, Ala. (AP) â€" Black leaders commemorating a famous civil rights march on Sunday said efforts to diminish the impact of African-Americans' votes haven't stopped in the years since the 1965 Voting Rights Act added millions to Southern voter rolls. Full Story | Top |
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