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| In a first, black voter turnout rate passes whites Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 08:42 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — America's blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures surpassed the white turnout for the first time, reflecting a deeply polarized presidential election in which blacks strongly supported Barack Obama while many whites stayed home. Full Story | Top |
| Court may limit use of race in college admission decisions Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 08:09 AM PDT  By Joan Biskupic WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thirty-five years after the Supreme Court set the terms for boosting college admissions of African Americans and other minorities, the court may be about to issue a ruling that could restrict universities' use of race in deciding who is awarded places. The case before the justices was brought by Abigail Fisher, a white suburban Houston student who asserted she was wrongly rejected by the University of Texas at Austin while minority students with similar grades and test scores were admitted. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mother of bomb suspects found deeper spirituality Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 03:45 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — In photos of her as a younger woman, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva wears a low-cut blouse and has her hair teased like a 1980s rock star. After she arrived in the U.S. from Russia in 2002, she went to beauty school and did facials at a suburban day spa. Full Story | Top |
| Exclusive: Boston bomb suspects' parents retreat to village, cancel U.S. trip Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 11:42 AM PDT  By Maria Golovnina UNDISCLOSED LOCATION IN NORTH CAUCASUS, Russia (Reuters) - The parents of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects have retreated to a village in southern Russia to shelter from the spotlight and abandoned plans for now to travel to the United States, the father of the suspects told Reuters on Sunday. Speaking in the garden of a large house, Anzor Tsarnaev said he believed he would not be allowed to see his surviving son DzhokharŸ, who was captured and has been charged in connection with the April 15 bomb blasts that killed three people and wounded 264. ... Full Story | Top |
| Pyongyang glitters but most of NKorea still dark Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 10:07 PM PDT  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The heart of this city, once famous for its Dickensian darkness, now pulsates with neon. Full Story | Top |
| Top GOP Donors Launch Push for Gay Marriage: ‘The Right Thing for the Country But Also Good Politics’ Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 02:36 PM PDT "We intend to work on this effort until every American citizen is treated equally under the law." Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: Israeli credibility on line over Iran nuclear challenge Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 02:59 AM PDT  By Crispian Balmer and Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel risks a loss of credibility over both its "red line" for Iran's nuclear program and its threat of military action, and its room for unilateral maneuver is shrinking. After years of veiled warnings that Israel might strike the Islamic Republic, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out an ultimatum at the United Nations last September. Iran, he said, must not amass enough uranium at 20 percent fissile purity to fuel one bomb if enriched further. ... Full Story | Top |
| Boston suspects' father postpones trip to US Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 08:34 AM PDT  MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — The father of the two Boston bombing suspects said Sunday that he has postponed a trip from Russia to the United States because of poor health. Full Story | Top |
| Israel responds to Gaza rocket fire with airstrike Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 01:16 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel responded to rockets fired from the Gaza Strip with airstrikes on sites used by Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules the Palestinian territory, the military said on Sunday. Full Story | Top |
| Some are overlooked in US immigration overhaul Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 11:28 AM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Carlos Gonzalez has lived nearly all his 29 years in a country he considers home but now finds himself on the wrong side of the border — and the wrong side of a proposed overhaul of the U.S. immigration system that would grant legal status to millions of people. Full Story | Top |
| Dozens of air shows cancel without military jets Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 01:58 PM PDT  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dozens of air shows that draw tens of thousands of people and generate millions of dollars for local economies have been cancelled this year after the military grounded its jet and demonstration teams because of automatic federal budget cuts. Full Story | Top |
| Bangladesh owner is at nexus of politics, business Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 03:23 AM PDT  SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — When the cracks in the building appeared early Tuesday afternoon, a stocky man in his early 30s, a feared political operative who a neighbor says dropped out of school in seventh grade, quickly arrived at the scene in this crowded industrial suburb of the capital. Full Story | Top |
| Lawmakers: Syria chemical weapons could menace US Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 11:21 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons could be a greater threat after that nation's president leaves power and could end up targeting Americans at home, lawmakers warned Sunday as they considered a U.S. response that stops short of sending military forces there. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. lawmakers press Obama to take action on Syria Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 10:33 AM PDT By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican senators on Sunday pressed U.S. President Barack Obama to intervene in Syria's civil war, saying America could attack Syrian air bases with missiles but should not send in ground troops. Pressure is mounting on the White House to do more to help Syrian rebels fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, which the Obama administration last week said had probably used chemical arms in the conflict. ... Full Story | Top |
| Lawmaker: FBI checking training angle in bombing Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 11:19 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Sunday that the FBI is investigating in the United States and overseas to determine whether the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing received training that helped them carry out the attack. Full Story | Top |
| Speed of Light May Not Be Constant, Phycisists Say Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 06:35 AM PDT The speed of light is constant, or so textbooks say. But some scientists are exploring the possibility that this cosmic speed limit changes, a consequence of the nature of the vacuum of space. Full Story | Top |
| How Earthquakes in Chile Have Permanently Deformed Earth Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 10:01 AM PDT  Earthquakes can permanently crack the Earth, an investigation of quakes that have rocked Chile over the past million years suggests. Full Story | Top |
| Leftist priests: Francis can fix church 'in ruins' Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 08:15 AM PDT  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A new pope from Latin America known for ministering to the poor in his country's slums is raising the hopes of advocates of liberation theology, whose leftist social activism had alarmed previous pontiffs. Full Story | Top |
| 7 things you shouldn't bother 911 dispatchers about Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 04:25 AM PDT  The police have more important things to deal with than your disappointing sandwich Full Story | Top |
| Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 06:11 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Built to dominate the enemy in combat, the Army's hulking Abrams tank is proving equally hard to beat in a budget battle. Full Story | Top |
| Dad Anticipates Tough Talks With His Teenage Daughters Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 10:00 PM PDT DEAR ABBY: As a father of two teenage daughters, I have a question about couples living together. Do relationships that start this way have a higher failure rate than those that don't? What should be considered when a young girl has the "living together" question presented to her by a young man? And most important, what can I as a father do to help my daughters make an intelligent decision about this, other than just "load my shotgun" (LOL)?As always, thank you for broadening my wisdom horizon and giving me examples of solid advice from which both my and my family's life have been enriched. ... Full Story | Top |
| NYPD whistle-blowers testify at stop-frisk trial Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 12:39 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — After Officer Pedro Serrano decided to testify in federal court about what he sees as wrongdoing within the New York Police Department, a rat sticker appeared on his locker. Full Story | Top |
| Nike Signs an Openly Gay Basketball Phenom Who Can Dunk on Anyone (VIDEO) Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 09:23 AM PDT If you know anything about basketball, you know about Brittney Griner. And even if you don't care about basketball you'll want to watch her play. The almost 7-foot-tall superstar is practically a one-woman team, blocking shots, playing above the rim, and moving at speeds her opponents struggle to contain. And, she can dunk—effortlessly. Full Story | Top |
| Big growth likely for Georgia's film industry Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 01:07 PM PDT  ATLANTA (AP) — A few years ago, Georgia was locked in a bidding war with North Carolina over the Disney movie, "The Last Song," starring Miley Cyrus. Full Story | Top |
| Syria's neighbors cautious about U.S.-led intervention Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 05:00 AM PDT  By Nick Tattersall ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syria's neighbors, wary of stirring a conflict that could spill back over their borders, would be reluctant partners in a U.S.-led intervention but are ultimately likely to support limited military action if widespread use of chemical weapons is proven. The White House disclosed U.S. intelligence on Thursday that Syria had likely used chemical weapons, a move President Barack Obama had said could trigger unspecified consequences, widely interpreted to include possible U.S. military action. ... Full Story | Top |
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