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| Glenn Beck conspiracy theory: What's his evidence? Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 03:46 AM PDT  Glenn Beck has spent lots of time in recent days alleging that the Boston Marathon bombing was carried out by a conspiracy that revolved around a shadowy Saudi national questioned by police in a Boston hospital in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy. Full Story | Top |
| Father of Boston bomb suspects plans U.S. trip to bury son Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 06:19 AM PDT By Alissa de Carbonnel MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - The father of two men suspected of carrying out the Boston bombings said on Thursday he would travel from Russia to the United States to bury his elder son. Anzor Tsarnaev and former wife Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, sitting side by side in the southern Russian city of Makhachkala, denied their sons had planted the bombs at the Boston marathon which killed three people and wounded 264, saying they had been framed. Banging the table in front of him, Anzor said: "I am going to the United States. ... Full Story | Top |
| As new library opens, Bush hopes for a reassessment of his legacy Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 04:11 AM PDT DALLAS—More than four years after George W. Bush left the White House, there seems to be one word the former president has adopted to describe how he feels about the decisions he made in office: "comfortable." Bush has repeatedly used the word in interview after interview over the last several days as he returned to [...] Full Story | Top |
| Boston bomb suspects also wanted to attack New York: officials Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 03:13 PM PDT By Edith Honan and Mark Hosenball NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The two men suspected of carrying out last week's deadly Boston Marathon bombing decided after authorities identified them to drive to Manhattan and set off additional explosives in Times Square, New York City officials said on Thursday. Their plan unraveled only when they realized that a Mercedes sport utility vehicle they had hijacked on April 18, three days after the bombing, did not have enough gasoline for the journey, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Parents say Boston suspects framed, want truth from U.S. Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 11:34 AM PDT By Alissa de Carbonnel MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - The parents of the two main suspects in the Boston bombings said on Thursday their sons had been framed and accused U.S. authorities of killing the older brother to put on a display. Anzor Tsarnaev, the father, banged the table in anger as he announced plans to go from Russia to the United States to "find out the truth" and Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, the mother, said she had wanted to scream when she heard of her elder son's death. ... Full Story | Top |
| Officials: Bomb suspect silent after read rights Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 07:21 AM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Sixteen hours after investigators began interrogating him, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings went silent: He'd just been read his constitutional rights. Full Story | Top |
| Seattle police look for fake nurse who tried to steal meds from IVs Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 06:38 AM PDT  By Elaine Porterfield SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle police call it one of the boldest attempted drug thefts they have seen: A woman impersonating a nurse, apparently addicted to painkillers, crept through the hospital rooms of patients and tried to steal medication from their IV machines. "It's pretty unusual, pretty brazen," Seattle police spokeswoman Renee Witt said on Wednesday. "It really shows how desperate this woman is and how powerful addiction can be. ... Full Story | Top |
| Barbara Bush says Jeb Bush shouldn’t run for president Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 06:31 AM PDT DALLAS—Just hours before her son George W. Bush formally opens his presidential library here, former first lady Barbara Bush dismissed talk of a presidential run by another son, Jeb, in 2016. In an interview with NBC's 'Today" show, Barbara Bush said she believed Jeb, a former Florida governor, was "the best qualified" to seek the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Miranda warning, then silence from bombing suspect Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 01:24 AM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — Sixteen hours after investigators began interrogating him, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings went silent: he'd just been read his constitutional rights. Full Story | Top |
| For immigration bill authors, it’s pathway to citizenship or bust Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 08:15 AM PDT The lead authors of the Senate immigration reform bill are dug in on the question of whether the final product must include a "pathway to citizenship" for many of the 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. The bill will die if it does not include such a pathway, Republican Sen. John McCain of [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama and predecessors mark opening of George W. Bush library Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 09:55 AM PDT Click image to see more photos. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) DALLAS—President Barack Obama praised his predecessor George W. Bush as a "good man" who should be commended for his resolve in trying to keep the country safe after the 9/11 attacks, and for his foresight in leading the fight for immigration reform. Obama's remarks came as [...] Full Story | Top |
| Boston suspects' father says he's returning to US Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 02:59 PM PDT  MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — The father of the two Boston bombing suspects said Thursday that he is soon leaving Russia for the United States, to visit one son and lay the other to rest. Their mother said she was still thinking over whether to make the journey. Full Story | Top |
| Boston bombing: US Muslims react with fear, frustration, and new resolve Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 06:03 AM PDT When the bombs at the Boston Marathon exploded a week ago Monday, a familiar chain of events and emotions unfolded for many in the American Muslim community: shock and grief, followed by an unspoken dread that the perpetrators could be Muslim; condemnation of the attack; fear of reprisals – and of being conflated with the acts of violence; and quietly, an inward examination of what went wrong. Full Story | Top |
| Officials: Suspect stopped talking after Miranda Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 09:48 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings acknowledged to the FBI his role in the attacks but did so before he was advised of his constitutional right to keep quiet and seek a lawyer, U.S. officials said Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| Laura Bush: The 9/11 exhibit at new Bush museum brings her, George W. Bush to tears Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 12:16 PM PDT Top Line Talking to ABC's Diane Sawyer during a special tour of the newly opened George W. Bush Library, former First Lady Laura Bush says she and her husband have both been brought to tears by the new 9/11 exhibit at the museum. "It's very hard to walk through and it's hard to watch this," [...] Full Story | Top |
| Internet sales tax embraced by no-tax Republicans Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 07:05 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — You don't see this very often: a majority of Senate Republicans voting to make people who buy stuff on the Internet pay state and local sales taxes. Full Story | Top |
| Presidents converge to salute 1 of their own Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 08:24 AM PDT DALLAS (AP) — In a rare reunion, the five living American presidents gathered in Dallas Thursday to honor one of their own at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Full Story | Top |
| Fired TV anchor who dropped f-bomb becomes Web star Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 10:13 AM PDT A local news anchor's disastrous first moments on the job have turned him into a Web sensation and an unlikely media star. After being fired for dropping an f-bomb on his first seconds out as the weekend co-anchor at the NBC station in Bismarck, N.D., A.J. Clemente was cooked. The unfortunate rookie was looking down [...] Full Story | Top |
| Court says pot smokers can be fired, even in Colo. Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 05:26 PM PDT  DENVER (AP) — Medical and recreational marijuana may be legal in Colorado, but employers in the state can lawfully fire workers who test positive for the drug, even if it was used off duty, according to a court ruling Thursday. Full Story | Top |
| U.S.: Syrian regime may have used chemical weapons against rebels Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 09:46 AM PDT The U.S. on Thursday accused Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime of having used chemical weapons, specifically the deadly nerve agent sarin, against rebels seeking to topple him. But top officials, citing the flawed intelligence that led to the invasion of Iraq, said Washington needs to build what one called an "airtight" case before escalating America's [...] Full Story | Top |
| Boston Marathon victims vow to dance, to run again Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 07:27 AM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — Mornings are the hardest for Adrianne Haslet because the 32-year-old professional ballroom dancer forgets at first that her left foot is gone. Full Story | Top |
| From president to painter, George W. Bush’s artistic pursuits surprise even his friends Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 06:02 AM PDT DALLAS—Even among his friends, George W. Bush always has been known as the man who can't sit still—a guy so fidgety he could barely make it through the long ceremonies he was required to attend as president. So it was to some a surprise when an email began making the rounds among Bush's friends and [...] Full Story | Top |
| Israeli military shoots down drone Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 11:06 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel shot down a drone Thursday as it approached the country's northern coast, the military said. Suspicion immediately fell on the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon which denied it sent the craft. Full Story | Top |
| The One Thing Not to Reveal In a Job Interview Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 03:27 AM PDT No matter how nervous you are in a job interview, don't let on. That's the advice of recently surveyed hiring managers who say nothing will sink your chances of getting the job faster than showing a lack of confidence. Full Story | Top |
| Putin: Boston bombing shows West's mistake Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 04:43 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — The Boston bombings should spur stronger security cooperation between Moscow and Washington, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, adding that they also show that the West was wrong in supporting militants in Chechnya. Full Story | Top |
| 5-year-old Mensa member learned to read while using the toilet Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 12:29 PM PDT He's one of the youngest members of Mensa, but a 5-year-old boy from Collinsville, Ill., earned his stripes in a pretty conventional manner: learning to read on the toilet. "He started reading when he was 18 months old," Rob Dorman told the Suburban Journal about his son, Gus, whom he found perusing a paper in [...] Full Story | Top |
| Immigration reform: How many new immigrants are we talking about? Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 05:37 AM PDT These may seem like straightforward questions: How many new permanent residents of the United States will there be every year, if the Senate's bipartisan legislation on immigration reform becomes law? And how many new workers would the plan inject into the American economy, exactly? Full Story | Top |
| Boston bombing survivor Heather Abbott: Amputation was ‘best-case scenario’ Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 12:17 PM PDT An incredibly poised and positive Boston Marathon bombing survivor, Heather Abbott, told reporters Thursday she's "overwhelmed" by the outpouring of support she's received after having her leg amputated below the knee. Abbott was injured by one of the shrapnel-packed bombs set off in the attack, which wounded more than 200 and killed three people. At [...] Full Story | Top |
| Tsarnaev questioned for 16 hours before he was read Miranda rights Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 06:55 AM PDT Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon with his older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was questioned for 16 hours by authorities before being read his Miranda rights, the AP reports today. Tsarnaev, a 19-year-old college student, confessed his role in the crime during the questioning in his hospital room, but that confession may not be [...] Full Story | Top |
| House Republican offers few assurances on immigration bill Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 12:01 PM PDT  By Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The push for comprehensive immigration legislation faces an uncertain fate in the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives even as Senate supporters voiced optimism on Thursday for overwhelming backing in that chamber. As the Democratic Party-controlled Senate pushed ahead on an 844-page bill that aims to rewrite America's immigration law, the Republican-controlled House was still undecided on how broad of a bill it might consider - or even if it would advance legislation this year. ... Full Story | Top |
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