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| Hitler's food taster tells of poisoning fears Friday, Apr 26, 2013 10:04 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — They were feasts of sublime asparagus — laced with fear. And for more than half a century, Margot Woelk kept her secret hidden from the world, even from her husband. Then, a few months after her 95th birthday, she revealed the truth about her wartime role: Adolf Hitler's food taster. Full Story | Top |
| The Hatred in the Heart of White America Friday, Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM PDT It was cool and rainy Sunday morning when the bomb ripped through the building. At 10:22, a group of children was just heading into the basement to hear a sermon at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. According to a Washington Post account at the time: Dozens of survivors, their faces dripping blood from the glass that flew out of the church's stained glass windows, staggered around the building in a cloud of white dust raised by the explosion. Full Story | Top |
| Boston bombing suspect moved to prison from hospital-officials Friday, Apr 26, 2013 04:24 AM PDT * Moved to prison in Devens, Massachusetts * Carjacking victim tells Boston Globe of night of terror (Adds details) By Scott Malone BOSTON, April 26 (Reuters) - Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been moved to a prison at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, from the hospital where he had been held since his arrest a week ago, the U.S. Marshals Service said on Friday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Boston bombing suspects' mom in terror database Friday, Apr 26, 2013 01:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies added the mother of the Boston bombing suspects to a government terrorism database 18 months before the bombings, two officials told The Associated Press. She called it "lies and hypocrisy" and said she has never been linked to crimes or terrorism. Full Story | Top |
| Boston victims face huge bills; donations pour in Friday, Apr 26, 2013 05:03 AM PDT Cost of amputating a leg? At least $20,000. Cost of an artificial leg? More than $50,000 for the most high-tech models. Cost of an amputee's rehab? Often tens of thousands of dollars more. These are just ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama says Planned Parenthood is ‘not going anywhere’ Friday, Apr 26, 2013 07:51 AM PDT President Barack Obama on Friday defended Planned Parenthood—the largest source of reproductive health care for women, as well as an abortion provider—against its opponents, and warned critics that the organization remains steadfast. "Planned Parenthood is not going anywhere," Obama told the 1,000 people at the group's annual national conference in Washington. "It's not going anywhere [...] Full Story | Top |
| Gwyneth Paltrow Feels "Humiliated" After Ditching Underwear at Iron Man 3 Premiere Friday, Apr 26, 2013 05:40 AM PDT  Wearing an Antonio Berardi dress, the actress tells Ellen DeGeneres her team "went scrambling for a razor" when they realized she had to go commando Full Story | Top |
| Man accused of carrying improvised explosives on New Jersey train: report Friday, Apr 26, 2013 05:14 AM PDT By David Jones NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A Jersey City man was charged with having explosives material at his home and on a train just days before the Boston Marathon bombings, but authorities said there was no indication he planned to detonate the devices, the Jersey Journal reported on Thursday. The article on the paper's website also said the man, Mykyta Panasenko, 27, was charged in New Jersey state court and released. Jersey City police spokesman Stan Eason confirmed that Panasenko was charged but gave no further details. ... Full Story | Top |
| Karl Rove on Bush legacy: “He got the big things right” Friday, Apr 26, 2013 04:15 AM PDT Politics Confidential Karl Rove, who has been described by former President George W. Bush as "the architect" of his 2000 and 2004 election victories, isn't backing down in his defense of the former president's legacy, saying "he got the big things right." "He kept us safe after 9/11, he moved to modernize our tools, provide [...] Full Story | Top |
| FACT CHECK: Did FAA have to furlough controllers? Friday, Apr 26, 2013 09:21 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — With disgruntled passengers complaining about airline flight delays, Republican lawmakers and the airline industry pounced on the Obama administration. The glitch was invented by the White House for political reasons, they charged, and officials waited until the last minute to warn Congress and the airlines of the impending upheaval. Full Story | Top |
| Obama’s foreign gifts: $7,750 golf bag, $40,000 photo, iPod shuffle Friday, Apr 26, 2013 09:36 AM PDT President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama could stroll around the White House in matching Dior bathrobes and Brazilian soccer jerseys before he grabs his $7,750 golf bag or goes for a ride on his bamboo bicycle while listening to his new 2GB iPod shuffle – all courtesy of the bewildering array of gifts [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama: Abortion foes want return to 1950s Friday, Apr 26, 2013 09:27 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama vowed Friday to fight with Planned Parenthood against what he said were efforts across the country to turn women's health back to the 1950s. Full Story | Top |
| Part of 9/11 plane's landing gear found in NYC Friday, Apr 26, 2013 02:18 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A 5-foot-tall piece of landing gear believed to be from one of the planes destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks has been discovered wedged between a mosque site and another building near the World Trade Center. Full Story | Top |
| Obama's Syria caution shows Washington uncertainty Friday, Apr 26, 2013 12:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Friday that any use of chemical weapons by Syria would be a "game changer," but he cautioned that the United States needs more evidence that President Bashar Assad has used the deadly agents against his people. Full Story | Top |
| US tourists swim for 14 hours after boat sinks Friday, Apr 26, 2013 05:03 AM PDT  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The fishing trip off the rugged north coast of St. Lucia was supposed to last all day, but about four hours into the journey, the boat's electric system crackled and popped. Full Story | Top |
| The Dark Side of Diversity Friday, Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM PDT "I do not know the method of drawing up an indictment against a whole people," said Edmund Burke of the rebellious Americans. Full Story | Top |
| How can a segregated prom still exist? Friday, Apr 26, 2013 03:20 AM PDT Contributor Amy E. Feldman looks at how a segregated high school prom can take place, nearly 60 years after a series of historic Supreme Court decisions. Full Story | Top |
| Obama backs Planned Parenthood in political fight Friday, Apr 26, 2013 10:39 AM PDT  President Barack Obama vowed Friday to join Planned Parenthood in fighting against what he said were efforts across the country to turn women's health back to the 1950s. Obama's comments were the first ... Full Story | Top |
| Woman Who Married Young Wants Do-Over On Teen Years Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 10:00 PM PDT DEAR ABBY: "Jake" and I have been married more than 20 years. I married before I was 18, and I'm not even 40 yet. Jake is seven years my senior. We have had our ups and downs, and although the last five years have been fine, I want more out of life than sitting home watching TV or hanging out with him.We have two children. One is away at college and the other starting high school. When I talk to my husband about wanting to do things, he says I should have done them when I was younger. ... Full Story | Top |
| Fourth-Grader’s Reported Pro-Gay Marriage Essay: ‘If It Creeps You Out Just Get Over It’ Friday, Apr 26, 2013 09:12 AM PDT "...you can't stop two [adults] from getting married" Full Story | Top |
| More than 1,000 suits against NuvaRing may go to trial this fall Friday, Apr 26, 2013 03:39 AM PDT Rachel Lietzke Payne started using NuvaRing in 2008, when she was a 20-year-old college student. The contraceptive device appealed to her because it was easy to use. Birth control pills have to be taken every day, but NuvaRing, which came onto the market in 2001, is inserted into the vagina and removed each month—and is [...] Full Story | Top |
| Is it ever okay to spank your kid? Friday, Apr 26, 2013 02:00 AM PDT  Starshine Roshell weighs in on this and other quandaries Full Story | Top |
| Gang of 8 plan creates more loopholes in immigration system Friday, Apr 26, 2013 08:54 AM PDT The Washington Examiner's Byron York explains: Full Story | Top |
| Amanda Bynes Shaves Half Her Head: 'I Love It!' Friday, Apr 26, 2013 08:06 AM PDT  Amanda Bynes has gone the way of Miley Cyrus, Rihanna and Charlize Theron, and shaved (part of) her head. Full Story | Top |
| Gwyneth Paltrow's No-Underwear, See-Through Dress Isn't Vulgar, Designer Says Friday, Apr 26, 2013 11:15 AM PDT  After the Iron Man 3 actress bared the sides of her derriere in Antonio Berardi's daring design on April 24, she told Jay Leno the next day that her "butt cheeks" have flaws Full Story | Top |
| What happens when you take Google Glass into the men's restroom? Friday, Apr 26, 2013 06:10 AM PDT  An early adopter describes his experience. Full Story | Top |
| Rare 1913 nickel fetches over $3.1M at auction Friday, Apr 26, 2013 10:11 AM PDT  SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) — A rare century-old U.S. nickel that was once mistakenly declared a fake and forgotten about for decades has sold at auction for more than $3.1 million. Full Story | Top |
| US won't allow Castro's daughter to visit Philly Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 11:36 PM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The daughter of Cuba President Raul Castro cannot visit Philadelphia to receive an award for her gay rights activism because the State Department has denied her permission to travel there, officials said Thursday. Full Story | Top |
| Officials: Bomb suspects' mother was on watch list Friday, Apr 26, 2013 10:54 AM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — The mother of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects had been added to a federal terrorism database about 18 months before the attack, government officials said Thursday. Full Story | Top |
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