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| Commuters say tea kettle billboard looks like Hitler Tuesday, May 28, 2013 06:18 PM PDT A billboard along the 405 Freeway in Southern California freeway is generating all sorts of buzz. But the cause of the attention does not exactly align with the intended effect. That's because a number of people are saying the new JCPenny tea kettle bears a striking resemblance to Adolf Hitler. The tea kettle in question [...] Full Story | Top |
| 400-year-old plants show signs of life in lab Tuesday, May 28, 2013 03:44 PM PDT Plants dating to the Little Ice Age discovered in the Arctic have come back to life. These plants are not your typical houseplant. Called bryophytes, the species is known to stay dried-out during long, cold winters and then come back to life after a time. But weathering 400 years in a frozen glacier—that was the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Fifth-grader born without hands plays trombone in honors band Tuesday, May 28, 2013 02:54 PM PDT  Sara McKinney was born without hands, but that hasn't stopped the fifth-grade musician from tackling life's challenges. An NJ.com profile explains that Sara recently earned a seat in the South Jersey Elementary Honors Band, which is made up of the eight counties in southern New Jersey. Her music teacher, Gary Schneider, told NJ.com that Sara [...] Full Story | Top |
| Super PAC supporting Clinton presidential bid names finance chairs Tuesday, May 28, 2013 02:49 PM PDT Ready for Hillary, a super PAC supporting a possible Hillary Clinton presidential bid in 2016, announced Tuesday that longtime Clinton fundraiser Susie Tompkins Buell and Houston lawyers Steve Mostyn and Amber Mostyn would lead the organization's national finance committee. The addition of high-profile fundraising talent is the latest sign of the group's seriousness and depth [...] Full Story | Top |
| Weiner, gaining in polls, attends his first NYC mayoral debate Tuesday, May 28, 2013 02:24 PM PDT NEW YORK—Former Rep. Anthony Weiner made his first debate appearance as a candidate for New York City mayor as a new poll found him gaining ground in the race. The new Marist Poll found Weiner trailing his chief rival, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, 19 percent to Quinn's 24 percent. That was a shift from [...] Full Story | Top |
| House GOP targets close Clinton aides in latest Benghazi demand Tuesday, May 28, 2013 01:23 PM PDT House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) on Tuesday issued subpoenas for all State Department documents related to inaccurate talking points used to explain the Benghazi, Libya, terrorist attack. "The State Department has not lived up to the Administration's broad and unambiguous promises of cooperation with Congress. Therefore, I am left with [...] Full Story | Top |
| Doctor stops accepting insurance, lowers prices and posts costs online Tuesday, May 28, 2013 12:44 PM PDT A family practice doctor in Maine is refusing all forms of health insurance, including Medicare, in order, he says, to provide better service to his patients. Dr. Michael Ciampi told the Bangor Daily News that he wants to practice medicine without being dictated to by insurance companies. On April 1, Ciampi lowered his prices and [...] Full Story | Top |
| Navy could soon use 3-D printers to manufacture drones and weapons Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:34 AM PDT The first wave of tomorrow's wars may begin with a printout. When U.S. Navy ships need to resupply ammunition and other essential equipment, they have to pull into port. But could the advent of 3-D printers cut out the middleman, allowing the military to literally print out weapons and other supplies? Writing in the Armed [...] Full Story | Top |
| Trapped horse rescued from well on ranch Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:30 AM PDT A horse was trapped in a brick well and in danger of drowning until rescuers saved the frightened animal with the help of a crane, reports KPIX-5. The incident occurred Monday at a ranch in San Rafael, Calif., near San Francisco. Nine-year-old Buddy fell into the 20-foot-deep well after a wooden board collapsed under his [...] Full Story | Top |
| Smiles, man hugs and a teddy bear: Chris Christie’s reunion with Obama Tuesday, May 28, 2013 10:57 AM PDT They smiled, they chuckled—and there was even a man hug or two. On Tuesday, President Barack Obama rekindled his unlikely bromance with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as the two went before the cameras to tout continuing recovery along the Jersey shore in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. It was a photo-op meant to help [...] Full Story | Top |
| Man sells lifetime of ‘virgin hair’ on Craigslist Tuesday, May 28, 2013 10:31 AM PDT Some say the average man should get a haircut every four to six weeks. But one New York man in his early 30s says his hair has never been cut—and he's offering to do so now, via Craigslist, for $600. The man describes his "virgin hair," which he says is 27 inches long, as "jet [...] Full Story | Top |
| Bold bear cubs show off their balancing act on residential fence Tuesday, May 28, 2013 09:48 AM PDT A pair of bear cubs with acrobatic skills were spotted walking along the top of a residential fence in Washington state. According to a report from Seattle's KING5.com, Snoqualmie Ridge resident Colin Davis saw the bears and took a few photos of their tightrope-like act. "I was amazed they were able to walk on the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Chinese hackers breach key US weapons designs Tuesday, May 28, 2013 06:38 AM PDT Chinese hackers have compromised the designs of some of America's most sensitive and advanced weapons systems—including vital parts of the nation's missile defenses, fighter aircraft and warships—the Washington Post reported Tuesday. The Post cited a report prepared for the Pentagon by the Defense Science Board, which groups government officials and private sector experts. The document, [...] Full Story | Top |
| Arizona mom accused of smuggling marijuana was framed, family says Tuesday, May 28, 2013 06:20 AM PDT An Arizona woman who was arrested in Mexico last week on suspicion trying to smuggle 12 pounds of marijuana into the United States was framed, her family says. "She's innocent," Anna Soto, one of Yanira Maldonado's seven children, told CNN. "She's an honest good woman—a Christian woman that would never do anything to jeopardize her [...] Full Story | Top |
| Ballerina Irina Dvorovenko: ‘All Artists Are Very Vulnerable’ Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:46 AM PDT When Irina Dvorovenko took her final bows after a performance of "Onegin" at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, it capped a 17-year run for the principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre. But Dvorovenko is ready for the next stage of her career, which she hopes will involve acting, modeling, fashion design [...] Full Story | Top |
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