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| 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 |
| Lawyer: Jailed pair shocked by Boston bomb claims Friday, Apr 26, 2013 07:17 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — Two college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who were jailed by immigration authorities the day after his capture had nothing to do with the deadly attack and had seen no hints that he harbored any violent thoughts or terrorist sympathies, a lawyer for one of them said Friday. 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 |
| Wash. judge tells police to return marijuana Friday, Apr 26, 2013 01:14 PM PDT  TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police in Tacoma could soon be in real trouble over pot. Full Story | Top |
| Why mom of alleged Boston bombers buys conspiracy theories Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 04:30 AM PDT  Despite a reported confession by one of the suspects, the parents of the two alleged Boston Marathon bombers say their sons are innocent. Full Story | Top |
| Fifth-grader suspended at overnight nature camp for bringing Swiss Army knife Friday, Apr 26, 2013 06:20 PM PDT A fifth-grader in Cupertino, California was suspended and threatened with expulsion for bringing a small Swiss Army knife on a school-sponsored, science-oriented camping trip. Full Story | Top |
| Obama: Flight delay fix a 'Band-Aid' Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 10:33 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the congressional fix for widespread flight delays is an irresponsible way to govern, but he's prepared to sign the legislation that lawmakers fast-tracked. Full Story | Top |
| Some say immigration bill is bad deal for the GOP Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 08:23 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Some feisty Republicans are challenging a claim widely held among GOP leaders that the party must support more liberal immigration laws if it's to be more competitive in presidential elections. Full Story | Top |
| Boston bomb suspect moved; FBI probe shifts focus Friday, Apr 26, 2013 07:18 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhohkar Tsarnaev was moved from a hospital to a federal prison medical center while FBI agents shifted the focus of their investigation to how the deadly plot was pulled off and searched for evidence Friday in a landfill near the college he attended. Full Story | Top |
| New conservative lobbying push for gay marriage Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 07:33 AM PDT  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A national group of prominent GOP donors that supports gay marriage is pouring new money into lobbying efforts to get Republican lawmakers to vote to make it legal. Full Story | Top |
| Investigators push ahead in Boston bombing probe Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 08:04 AM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — With the Boston marathon bombing suspect in a prison hospital, investigators are pushing forward in the U.S. and abroad to piece together the myriad details of a plot that killed three people and injured more than 260. Full Story | Top |
| NKorea charges US man of plot to overthrow regime Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 02:07 AM PDT  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea announced Saturday that an American detained for nearly six months is being tried in the Supreme Court on charges of plotting to overthrow the government, a crime that could draw the death penalty if he is convicted. Full Story | Top |
| Belief in God May Boost Treatment of Mental Illness Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 04:32 AM PDT  Patients who believe in God may experience better short-term treatment outcomes for psychiatric illness, according to a new study. Full Story | Top |
| Israel fears end to 40-year peace on Syrian front Friday, Apr 26, 2013 01:53 PM PDT  ALONEI HABASHAN, Golan Heights (AP) — Against a vista of green fields and snowcapped mountains, all is silent but for a gusting wind. Then comes a burst of gunfire from the Syrian civil war raging next door, where jihadist rebels are battling Bashar Assad's troops in a village. Full Story | Top |
| Draft rule ends protections for gray wolves Friday, Apr 26, 2013 03:52 PM PDT  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials have drafted plans to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move that could end a decades-long recovery effort that has restored the animals but only in parts of their historic range. Full Story | Top |
| Marijuana repeal considered in Colorado Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 12:09 AM PDT Marijuana legalization could be going back to the ballot in Colorado — a prospect that has pot legalization activists furious. The proposal for a marijuana ballot measure came as the House debated into ... Full Story | Top |
| Inmate missing since 1999 surrenders in Oklahoma Friday, Apr 26, 2013 07:13 PM PDT  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — After 14 years on the run from the FBI and tips from witnesses in two countries, David Lee Kemp turned himself over to authorities in southwest Oklahoma early Friday morning, local authorities said. Full Story | Top |
| GOP faces Senate recruitment woes in key states Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 05:47 AM PDT  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans are struggling to recruit strong U.S. Senate candidates in states where the party has the best chances to reclaim the majority in Washington. Full Story | Top |
| Facebook CEO reaped $2.3B gain on stock options Friday, Apr 26, 2013 07:07 PM PDT Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reaped a gain of nearly $2.3 billion last year when he exercised 60 million stock options just before the online social networking leader's initial public offering. The windfall ... Full Story | Top |
| FBI: Miss. man arrested in suspicious letters case Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 11:27 AM PDT  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into poisoned letters sent to the president and others has been arrested in the case, according to the FBI. Full Story | Top |
| Fired Oregon officer: Alcoholism was a disability Friday, Apr 26, 2013 07:23 PM PDT  A police officer fired for driving drunk in an unmarked police car while off-duty has filed a $6 million lawsuit against the city of Gresham, the police chief and others, alleging his rights were violated ... Full Story | Top |
| IMMIGRATION REFORM IS BOTH COMPASSIONATE AND PRACTICAL Friday, Apr 26, 2013 10:01 PM PDT Marco Rubio, Florida's junior senator, is pushing immigration reform because he needs a major legislative accomplishment to cement his credentials as a rising GOP star.Haley Barbour, former GOP governor of Mississippi, is campaigning for an immigration overhaul because he knows that the Republican Party will be doomed if it does not make peace with growing numbers of Latino voters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Perry disgusted by cartoon depicting explosion Friday, Apr 26, 2013 08:20 PM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Rick Perry said Friday he's disgusted a California newspaper ran a cartoon that depicts him boasting about booming business in Texas, then shows an explosion, a week after a fertilizer plant explosion killed 14 people in a Texas town. Full Story | Top |
| Obama chides lawmakers over flight delay fix, budget conflict Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 03:03 AM PDT  By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama chided Republicans on Saturday for approving a plan to ease air-traffic delays caused by federal spending cuts while leaving budget cuts that affect children and the elderly untouched. The Senate and the House of Representatives backed a plan this week to give the Department of Transportation flexibility to cover immediate salaries of air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration who had been furloughed as part of budget cuts known as "sequester. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sheriff: Remains are 13-year-old missing 2 years Friday, Apr 26, 2013 04:39 PM PDT  SNYDER, Texas (AP) — Remains found in a remote West Texas location last month are those of a 13-year-old middle school cheerleader missing since December 2010, authorities announced Friday. Full Story | Top |
| How Much Is a Facebook Friend Worth? $174.17 Friday, Apr 26, 2013 05:44 PM PDT  The next time you "like" something on Facebook, you might imagine a little cash register ringing…ca-ching. That's because new research suggests that every time you "like" or "friend" a brand or business, your actions are worth approximately $174.17 to that brand — a 28 percent increase since 2010. Full Story | Top |
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