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| Man loses life savings on carnival game Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 06:54 AM PDT A New Hampshire man who thought he had a decent ball toss says he lost his life savings—or about $2,600—playing a carnival game he claims was rigged. Henry Gribbohm told WBZ-TV that he was attempting to win an Xbox Kinect at the Manchester carnival when things went awry. The 30-year-old from Epsom, N.H., was playing [...] Full Story | Top |
| Invasive predator fish that can live outside water hunted in Central Park Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 05:59 AM PDT Environmental officials are set to conduct a survey of a Central Park lake for the northern snakehead, an invasive predator fish that can live out of water for days. According to NBCNewYork.com, New York's Dept. of Environmental Conservation is asking that anglers fishing the man-made Harlem Meer secure the razor-toothed fish in a container and [...] Full Story | Top |
| Woman finds newborn left on sand at Hawaii beach Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 08:40 AM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — A baby girl was abandoned and found crying in the sand at a Hawaii beach soon after she was born, human services officials said Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Man turns tables on shotgun-wielding attacker Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 07:18 AM PDT A man being robbed at gunpoint at 5 a.m. Saturday morning in New Orleans turned the tables on his attacker when he managed to grab the shotgun, causing the attacker to flee. The confrontation was captured by surveillance footage from a nearby security camera. According to WWL.com, the victim-turned-vigilante wasn't done yet. Via WWL: According [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama defends handling of Syria and Boston bombing, vows to close Gitmo Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 08:51 AM PDT President Barack Obama on Tuesday forcefully defended his policy toward Syria, his handling of the Boston Marathon bombing, the future of Obamacare and even his political relevance in a wide-ranging press conference 100 days into his second term. Obama also made a passionate promise to try again to close the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison. The [...] Full Story | Top |
| Lower tuition for immigrants becomes law in Colo. Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 08:29 AM PDT  Immigrant students will pay significantly less in tuition at Colorado colleges under legislation signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday. Hundreds cheered as the Democratic governor ratified legislation ... Full Story | Top |
| Boston suspect's defense team gets major boost Monday, Apr 29, 2013 09:00 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — The defense team representing the Boston Marathon bombing suspect got a major boost Monday with the addition of Judy Clarke, a San Diego lawyer who has won life sentences instead of the death penalty for several high-profile clients, including the Unabomber and the gunman in the rampage that injured former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Full Story | Top |
| Wow! Monster Hurricane on Saturn Spied by NASA Spacecraft Monday, Apr 29, 2013 03:04 PM PDT Spectacular new images from a NASA spacecraft orbiting Saturn have captured the most detailed views ever of an enormous hurricane churning around the ringed planet's north pole. Full Story | Top |
| Inmates posting reviews of prisons on Yelp Monday, Apr 29, 2013 02:29 PM PDT "Not recommended." When it comes to a firsthand prison review, do you really need to know anything other than that? Believe it or not, that was the actual review from a Yelp user named "Ticha B.," who reviewed California's San Quentin State Prison. And for the record, she gave it only one star. And as [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obamacare faces new legal challenge: Its 'tax' still violates the Constitution Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 08:13 AM PDT With tax day and IRS forms fresh in their minds, most Americans might think the US tax system couldn't get any more daunting. Full Story | Top |
| A trippy idea or fiscal genius? Two pols idea to smoke away the deficit Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 04:08 AM PDT Top Line What if the United States could shrink the federal deficit and get high at the same time? Two congressmen calling for the legalization of recreational marijuana say it's not such a trippy idea. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) say marijuana legalization is a common sense fiscal policy that could [...] Full Story | Top |
| Can the Government Ban ‘Assault Weapons’? Constitutional Experts Weigh In Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 06:26 AM PDT "I would not rely on courts to protect the second amendment." Full Story | Top |
| Anti-abortion movement seeks new laws with Gosnell trial Monday, Apr 29, 2013 01:10 PM PDT Anti-abortion activists are harnessing the outrage generated over the trial of a Philadelphia abortion doctor to pressure lawmakers to pass more restrictive abortion laws. The activists say the trial of 72-year-old Kermit Gosnell, which concludes Monday as attorneys on both sides make their closing arguments, shows that late-term abortions are inhumane and unsafe and should [...] Full Story | Top |
| 1st female Iraq war resister to be court-martialed Monday, Apr 29, 2013 01:47 PM PDT  FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) — A court-martial got underway Monday for the first female U.S. Army soldier to flee to Canada to avoid a second tour of duty in the Iraq war. Full Story | Top |
| Gay Catholic school teacher in Ohio fights firing Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 08:24 AM PDT A gay teacher who said she was fired by an Ohio Catholic school after her mother's published obituary included the name of her partner is fighting to get her job back. Carla Hale said she was told she ... Full Story | Top |
| Willem-Alexander becomes new Dutch king Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 12:26 PM PDT AMSTERDAM (AP) — Millions of Dutch people dressed in orange flocked to celebrations around the Netherlands Tuesday in honor of a once-in-a-generation milestone for the country's ruling House of Orange-Nassau: after a 33-year reign, Queen Beatrix abdicated in favor of her eldest son, Willem-Alexander. Full Story | Top |
| Many in Muslim world want sharia as law of land: survey Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 11:14 AM PDT  By Religion Editor Tom Heneghan (Reuters) - Large majorities in the Muslim world want the Islamic legal and moral code of sharia as the official law in their countries, but they disagree on what it includes and who should be subject to it, an extensive new survey says. Suicide bombing was mostly rejected In the study by the Washington-based Pew Forum, but it won 40 percent support in the Palestinian territories, 39 percent in Afghanistan, 29 percent in Eygpt and 26 percent in Bangladesh. ... Full Story | Top |
| Man ordered to install septic system, insists his outhouse is just fine Monday, Apr 29, 2013 01:51 PM PDT A Pennsylvania man, who says his outhouse works just fine, is being ordered to install a septic system. The man told Lancaster Online that the septic system could cost him thousands. The man, 77-year-old Wilson Huyett, told the website that Salisbury Township told him he has to replace the outhouse with a septic system that [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama calls Collins, offers support on coming out Monday, Apr 29, 2013 05:49 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A groundbreaking pronouncement from NBA veteran Jason Collins — "I'm gay" — reverberated Monday through Washington, generating accolades from lawmakers on Twitter and a supportive phone call from President Barack Obama. Full Story | Top |
| Your child's brain on math: Don't bother? Monday, Apr 29, 2013 02:01 PM PDT By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - Parents whose children are struggling with math often view intense tutoring as the best way to help them master crucial skills, but a new study released on Monday suggests that for some kids even that is a lost cause. According to the research, the size of one key brain structure and the connections between it and other regions can help identify the 8- and 9-year olds who will hardly benefit from one-on-one math instruction. ... Full Story | Top |
| Come On, Come On, Tax Me Baby Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 07:26 AM PDT  Why Rob Walker welcomes an Internet sales tax -- and why you should, too Full Story | Top |
| Amanda Knox: 'I'd Like to Be Reconsidered as a Person' Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 03:56 AM PDT  In a medieval college town in Italy, two young women, Meredith Kercher and Amanda Knox, arrived for a year abroad, seeking new horizons. Six weeks later, Kercher returned home in a coffin and Knox became a global obsession. Watch Amanda Knox in an exclusive interview... Full Story | Top |
| Female US soldier pleads guilty to desertion Monday, Apr 29, 2013 07:15 PM PDT FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) — A female soldier in the U.S. Army pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of desertion after fleeing to Canada to avoid a second tour of duty in the Iraq war. Full Story | Top |
| Breaking a sports barrier, NBA's Jason Collins comes out as gay Monday, Apr 29, 2013 04:54 PM PDT  By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - Veteran basketball player Jason Collins announced on Monday that he was gay, smashing through one of the final frontiers in U.S. sports with a frank personal statement and winning warm praise as a groundbreaker. Collins, a 12-year player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), became the first active athlete from any of the four major U.S. men's professional sports leagues to come out publicly as gay. He was quickly enveloped in a wave of support from the White House to tennis player Martina Navratilova, a pioneer for gay athletes in sport. ... Full Story | Top |
| Lawyer: Former ricin suspect's home is unlivable Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 02:10 AM PDT  OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for a Mississippi man who was briefly charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and others are encouraged after speaking with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's office about repairing or replacing the man's house after an intensive search left it uninhabitable. Full Story | Top |
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