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| Kim Kardashian Bares Baby Belly (New Photo) Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 03:55 PM PDT  Kim Kardashian enjoys sharing glimpses of her personal life with her 17.6 million Twitter followers and Saturday was no exception. Full Story | Top |
| China warns against "troublemaking" on Korean peninsula Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 12:47 PM PDT  By Ben Blanchard and Jane Chung BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - China warned against "troublemaking" on its doorstep, in an apparent rebuke to North Korea, and the United States said it was postponing a missile test to help calm high tension on the divided Korean peninsula. But in the midst of what some described as an unprecedented ratcheting up of rhetoric from Beijing, China began running into criticism from influential political voices in Washington who blamed North Korea's closest ally for not doing enough to avert the danger of conflagration. ... Full Story | Top |
| Broadcasters worry about 'Zero TV' homes Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 12:11 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some people have had it with TV. They've had enough of the 100-plus channel universe. They don't like timing their lives around network show schedules. They're tired of $100-plus monthly bills. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. delays missile test to avoid stoking North Korea tensions Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 06:32 PM PDT By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has decided to delay a long-planned missile test scheduled for next week out of California "to avoid any misperception or miscalculation," given tensions with North Korea, a senior U.S. defense official said on Saturday. The unusual precaution by the United States follows a barrage of hostile rhetoric from North Korea - including the threat of open war - that has created jitters in South Korea's financial markets. ... Full Story | Top |
| Dropouts: Discouraged Americans leave labor force Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 03:17 PM PDT  After a full year of fruitless job hunting, Natasha Baebler just gave up. She'd already abandoned hope of getting work in her field, working with the disabled. But she couldn't land anything else, either ... Full Story | Top |
| Republican lawmakers seek details on Beyonce, Jay Z Cuba trip Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 07:14 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Two Republican members of Congress have asked the U.S. Treasury Department for information on what type of license American pop star Beyonce and rapper husband Jay Z obtained for a high-profile trip to Cuba to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Beyonce and Jay Z celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary this week in Havana, where big crowds greeted them as they strolled hand in hand through the Cuban capital. ... Full Story | Top |
| ‘If Anyone Wants to Call Me a Bible-Thumper, Go Ahead’: Blaze Readers Respond to O’Reilly Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 01:52 PM PDT Bill O'Reilly's charged gay marriage debate with conservative radio host Laura Ingraham drew a strong reaction from TheBlaze audience, particularly over O'Reilly's contention that same-sex marriage opponents often "thump the Bible" to make their point. Full Story | Top |
| Do We Need God to be Moral? Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 02:36 AM PDT  Apes Exhibited Moral Behavior Long Before There Were Religions, Scientist Says Full Story | Top |
| All about immigration: Green cards? Citizenship? Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 11:30 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — This may be the year Congress decides what to do about the millions of immigrants living illegally in the U.S. And this may be the week when a bipartisan group of senators makes public details of the overhaul plan it has been negotiating for months. Full Story | Top |
| Louisiana Governor Jindal's popularity slumps after bold tax plan Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 05:04 AM PDT  By Stephanie Grace NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, one of the nation's most prominent Republicans and a possible 2016 presidential candidate, has fallen out of favor with local voters, and his bold plan to scrap the state income tax is running into trouble. Jindal was re-elected to a second term with two-thirds of the vote in 2011. But his Louisiana approval rating was down to 38 percent in a recent poll, worse than Democratic President Barack Obama in one of the most conservative states. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kansas set to enact life-starts-"at fertilization" abortion law Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 02:13 PM PDT  By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - Kansas is set to enact one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation which defines life as beginning "at fertilization" and imposes a host of new regulations. The Kansas House of Representatives passed the bill 90-30 on Friday night, a few hours after the Senate backed it on a 28-10 vote. Strongly anti-abortion Republican Governor Sam Brownback is expected to sign it into law. Republicans hold strong majorities in both houses. ... Full Story | Top |
| Utah cabin burglar ends long run in wilderness Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 01:04 PM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Troy James Knapp was dodging authorities, again. Full Story | Top |
| Connecticut Gov. Savages Wayne LaPierre: ‘This Guy Is So Out of Whack, It’s Unbelievable’ Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 11:40 AM PDT "Reminds me of the clowns at the circus." Full Story | Top |
| SKorea: NKorea may be preparing to test missile Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 09:04 AM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A top South Korean national security official said Sunday that North Korea may be setting the stage for a missile test or another provocative act with its warning that it soon will be unable to guarantee diplomats' safety in Pyongyang. But he added that the North's clearest objective is to extract concessions from Washington and Seoul. Full Story | Top |
| Egyptian laws, arrests worry liberals and the West Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 02:26 AM PDT  By Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab Spring was supposed to bring freedom to Egypt. Instead, concern is growing inside and outside the country that an illiberal wind is blowing the transition from autocracy off course. Arrest warrants issued by the prosecutor general against activists and a comedian accused of insulting President Mohamed Mursi have hardened opposition fears of a crackdown on dissent by the Muslim Brotherhood-led authorities. ... Full Story | Top |
| Gabrielle Giffords Slams ‘Scare Tactics’ and ‘Misinformation’ in Call for Universal Background Checks Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 08:00 AM PDT "Old scare tactics, like that there will be a gun registry that could take our guns away from us." Full Story | Top |
| California Governor Jerry Brown looks to sell China on his state Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 05:20 PM PDT  By Sharon Bernstein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown said on Saturday he was aiming for a big win as he sets off for China to pitch the Golden state's wine, produce and technology and open a trade office in Shanghai. Chinese consumers have "hundreds of billions in savings," Brown told Reuters in an interview, saying he was determined to persuade at least some of them to spend it by purchasing goods from California and investing in the state's businesses. ... Full Story | Top |
| Dan Pfeiffer: President Obama Won't Enact 'Romney Economic Plan' Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 10:24 AM PDT  Reacting to an early rejection of the expected details of the White House's budget proposal by Speaker John Boehner, President Obama's senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer pushed back this morning on "This Week," saying that the president would not enact "the Romney economic plan." "What this... Full Story | Top |
| Is going gluten-free healthier for everybody? Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 02:00 AM PDT  Gluten-free diets are all the rage, but they can be dangerous if not done right Full Story | Top |
| Report: Anti-Semitic incidents surge in 2012 Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 05:51 AM PDT  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli researchers and Jewish leaders on Sunday reported a 30 percent jump in anti-Semitic violence and vandalism last year, topped by a deadly school shooting in France, and expressed alarm about the rise of far-right parties in Hungary, Greece and other countries. Full Story | Top |
| Al-Qaida leader urges Muslims to unite in struggle Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 08:37 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaida's leader has urged Muslims in Arab Spring countries to unite to institute an Islamic state, while warning France that its intervention in Mali will be bogged down. Full Story | Top |
| New fears in Sri Lanka amid anti-Muslim campaign Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 03:46 AM PDT  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A red-robed Buddhist monk calmly picked up stones and hurled them at a security camera. Then, as police looked on, his followers smashed up a popular, Muslim-owned clothing store. Full Story | Top |
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