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| Lone Star College stabbing: At least 14 wounded, suspect in custody Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013 11:48 AM PDT At least 14 people were wounded in an apparent mass stabbing at Lone Star College's CyFair campus in Cypress, Texas, on Tuesday morning. The suspect, a white male armed with what one witness described as an X-Acto knife, was detained, police said. The suspect, believed to be 21, was enrolled at the school. Harris County [...] Full Story | Top |
| NYC mayoral candidates debate future of post-Sandy waterfront Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013 11:38 AM PDT The candidates vying to succeed New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg this year insist the city cannot back away from redeveloping its waterfront in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. But with many parts of New York still struggling to recover almost six months after Sandy's devastation, there's little consensus on how to rebuild—and how it [...] Full Story | Top |
| Biden warns Congress to allow votes on gun reform Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013 10:10 AM PDT As part of a new push for substantial gun control legislation, Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday spoke about gun violence during an event with law enforcement at the White House. The 2 p.m. ET event was the latest effort by President Barack Obama and his team to pressure Congress [...] Full Story | Top |
| Demolition team finally topples giant smokestack (VIDEO) Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013 10:10 AM PDT A 175-foot tall smokestack in Washington state didn't go down without a fight. On Monday, an explosives crew detonated a payload beneath the 1,000-ton-smockstack at the former Peninsula Plywood mill site in Port Angeles, only to have it remain standing, most likely due to some rugged steel bars that were included to keep the thing [...] Full Story | Top |
| Wal-Mart employee finds and returns $20,000 to customers Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013 09:44 AM PDT  Ever see someone drop a $20 bill on the street? Pocketing it can be mighty tempting. Now, put yourself in the shoes of 32-year-old Wal-Mart employee Bismark Mensah, who stumbled upon an envelope with $20,000 inside. Mensah, who makes $9.19 an hour at the Wal-Mart in Federal Way, Wash., didn't just return the cash to [...] Full Story | Top |
| McConnell campaign asks FBI to probe recording of private meeting on Ashley Judd Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013 08:22 AM PDT Liberal news website Mother Jones on Tuesday morning published audio from a private February discussion between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and aides about the Kentucky Republican's 2014 re-election campaign and potential Democratic challenger Ashley Judd. The audio and transcripts—billed as a "secret tape" by Washington Bureau chief David Corn—show the McConnell camp discussing how [...] Full Story | Top |
| New York MTA worker’s quick thinking saves lives Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013 08:09 AM PDT  This past Sunday started out a day like any other for Danny Hay. At 7:30 in the morning, the 55-year-old MTA train operator was walking down the platform at the Delancey Street Station in Manhattan, getting ready to begin his shift and take the F train to Brooklyn. Then something happened. "I heard a loud [...] Full Story | Top |
| Newtown task force meets to decide future of Sandy Hook Elementary School Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013 08:02 AM PDT NEWTOWN, Conn.—Since the Dec. 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, parents and pundits have debated what to do with the building itself—with ideas ranging from remodeling the school and building a memorial to the 26 victims to razing and rebuilding the school in another location. Late last week, a task force composed of 27 [...] Full Story | Top |
| Secrets to Living Longer Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013 07:50 AM PDT Katie's Take We may have all sought the Fountain of Youth at one point or another. But it may be easier to find than you may think. Chief Health and Medical Editor for ABC News, Dr. Richard Besser, met with Katie Couric to share some simple tips on living a long and full life. It [...] Full Story | Top |
| Tuesday in politics: Biden, Holder push gun violence proposals, and more Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013 04:00 AM PDT Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder will deliver remarks Tuesday at the White House echoing President Barack Obama's call on Congress to pass measures they say would reduce gun violence. Biden and Holder will be joined by law enforcement officials from across the country. Meanwhile, up on Capitol Hill, the Senate is [...] Full Story | Top |
| Is the U.S. working to de-escalate a North Korean standoff? Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013 02:40 AM PDT Warships might not sail, more missile tests might be postponed, potentially provocative photos of bombers will stay under wraps: After a muscular, even aggressive early response to North Korea's nuclear saber-rattling, the United States has shifted into a more cautious mode, eager to avoid giving Pyongyang any excuse for further escalation, officials say. The White [...] Full Story | Top |
| Rubio seeks to assure GOP that immigration overhaul will create toughest enforcement laws in U.S. history Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013 02:30 AM PDT At a private meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will brief his fellow Republican senators on the details of a comprehensive immigration reform plan set to be released sometime over the next week, and he is expected to assure them that the legislation will contain the "the toughest immigration enforcement laws in U.S. [...] Full Story | Top |
| Immigration activists, labor groups to descend on Capitol on Wednesday Monday, Apr 08, 2013 02:45 PM PDT Labor and immigration advocacy groups are planning a rally of tens of thousands of supporters on Wednesday afternoon to urge lawmakers to pass immigration reform. Organizers of the "rally for citizenship"—which include the Service Employees International Union and several civil rights and immigrant advocacy groups—say people from dozens of states will gather at the West [...] Full Story | Top |
| Did Beyoncé, Jay-Z, make illegal trip to Cuba? Monday, Apr 08, 2013 01:58 PM PDT Got 99 Problems but the State Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control Ain't One? Looks like Beyoncé and Jay-Z might not be in trouble with the U.S. government after celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary in Cuba. The musical power-couple – big-time donors to President Barack Obama's reelection campaign – reportedly drew big crowds as they [...] Full Story | Top |
| Man dressed as Cookie Monster allegedly pushes over a 2-year-old in Times Square Monday, Apr 08, 2013 01:43 PM PDT A photo op with the Cookie Monster seems to have taken an ugly turn. A man dressed as the beloved Sesame Street character—but who was not representing "Sesame Street" in any formal capacity—was jailed after allegedly pushing down a 2-year-old. It happened after the toddler's mother refused to tip the man after he'd posed for [...] Full Story | Top |
| Baboon sounds may hold key to origins of human speech Monday, Apr 08, 2013 01:38 PM PDT They may not sound familiar, but the gurgling and lip-smacking noises made by gelada baboons could shed light on the origins of human speech, researchers say. Thore Bergman, assistant professor at the University of Michigan and head author of a study that looked at the primates, told Yahoo News in an email that geladas made [...] Full Story | Top |
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