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| SKorea: North Korea moved missile to east coast Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 12:17 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After a series of escalating threats, North Korea has moved a missile with "considerable range" to its east coast, South Korea's defense minister said Thursday. But he emphasized that the missile was not capable of reaching the United States and that there are no signs that the North is preparing for a full-scale conflict. Full Story | Top |
| NKorea warns military cleared to wage nuke attack Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 05:14 PM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ratcheting up the rhetoric, North Korea warned early Thursday that its military has been cleared to wage an attack on the U.S. using "smaller, lighter and diversified nuclear" weapons. Full Story | Top |
| NKorea's Twitter account hacked amid tension Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 07:45 AM PDT  Hackers apparently broke into at least two of North Korea's government-run online sites Thursday, as tensions rose on the Korean Peninsula. The North's Uriminzokkiri Twitter and Flickr accounts stopped ... Full Story | Top |
| Report: Asian carp may have reached Great Lakes Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 06:05 AM PDT  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — At least some Asian carp probably have found their way into the Great Lakes, but there's still time to stop the dreaded invaders from becoming established and unraveling food chains that support a $7 billion fishing industry and sensitive ecosystems, according to a scientific report released Thursday. Full Story | Top |
| Feinstein: NRA intimidation weakens weapons reform Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 06:05 AM PDT  The National Rifle Association and gun manufacturers are to blame for the "disconnect" between the broad public support for gun control and the reluctance in Congress to ban assault weapons and ... Full Story | Top |
| Students try to banish Catholic chaplain from campus for anti-gay stance Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 05:20 AM PDT Two gay seniors at George Washington University say they feel alienated because the chaplain at George Washington's Newman Center rejects homosexuality, and they aren't going to take it anymore. Full Story | Top |
| Judge to retire after sending racist Obama email Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 02:38 PM PDT  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana federal judge will retire following an investigation into an email he forwarded that included a racist joke involving President Barack Obama. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. to send missile defenses to Guam over "clear" North Korea danger Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 03:55 PM PDT By Phil Stewart and David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it will soon send a missile defense system to Guam to defend it from North Korea, as the U.S. military adjusts to what U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel described as a "real and clear danger" from Pyongyang. The announcement came just hours before North Korea's army said it had ratified an attack against the United States, potentially involving a nuclear strike, the latest in a series of provocations testing President Barack Obama's policy of "strategic patience" with Pyongyang. ... Full Story | Top |
| 1 hiker found, 1 still missing in Calif. forest Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 11:25 PM PDT  RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. (AP) — One of two hikers missing for three days in Southern California's Cleveland National Forest was found alive Wednesday night, but his companion remained missing, a sheriff's spokesman said. Full Story | Top |
| RNC chair ties Obama to 'infanticide': Is the GOP rebrand already ruined? Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 02:19 PM PDT  Hinting that Democrats support the murder of children may backfire Full Story | Top |
| Can GOP win without Hispanics? Look at Arizona Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 01:42 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — On the political map of the Southwest, Arizona stands out. Full Story | Top |
| Tweet about 'Daily Show' boomerangs on US Embassy Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 01:05 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Yikes! It seems "The Daily Show" and diplomacy don't mix. Full Story | Top |
| 2 men charged in kidnapping of 10-year-old Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 04:36 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two men with criminal pasts were charged Wednesday in the kidnapping of a 10-year-old girl who was abducted at knifepoint and sexually assaulted after being taken from her Los Angeles home in the middle of the night. Full Story | Top |
| 2 charged in kidnap, assault of Calf. girl, 10 Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 01:34 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — The knifepoint kidnapping and sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl started as a burglary, until the suspect apparently changed his mind and took the child from her San Fernando Valley bedroom, police said. Full Story | Top |
| Shooting reported at Fort Knox military post Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 07:03 PM PDT FORT KNOX, Ky. (AP) — A spokesman for the Fort Knox Army post in central Kentucky says a shooting has occurred there, but he had no immediate word on whether anyone was injured. Full Story | Top |
| Punch Leaves Man With Star-Shaped Cataract Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 02:02 PM PDT  A man in Austria developed a cataract shaped like a star in his eye after he was punched, according to a report of his case. Full Story | Top |
| 1 Calif. hiker still lost, 1 found and recovering Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 07:22 AM PDT RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. (AP) — Crews resumed the search for one of two teenage hikers missing in Southern California's Cleveland National Forest, the morning after her male companion was found dehydrated and disoriented in heavy brush. Full Story | Top |
| Carnival Triumph cruise ship breaks away from shipyard Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 01:45 PM PDT The bad news just keeps coming from the seemingly cursed Carnival cruise ship Triumph. Strong winds unmoored the Triumph from a dock in Mobile, Ala., where it was undergoing engine repairs, and blew a guard shack two docks over into the water. "Due to strong winds in Mobile, Ala., Carnival Triumph, which was docked at [...] Full Story | Top |
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