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| Suspicious letter sent to Obama Thursday, May 30, 2013 09:51 AM PDT  Similar ricin-tainted mail was sent this week to NYC Mayor Bloomberg. Full Story | Top |
| OSU president Gee jabs at 'those damn Catholics' Thursday, May 30, 2013 11:42 AM PDT  The university calls the statements inappropriate; he's now on a "remediation plan." Full Story | Top |
| McCain pictured with Syrian rebel kidnapper Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:21 AM PDT  The senator may have crossed paths with a group notorious for kidnapping the pilgrims, a newspaper reports. Full Story | Top |
| Arias prosecutor will consider deal on sentence Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:30 PM PDT  The lawyers in the case could agree give the convicted killer a life sentence with no parole. Full Story | Top |
| Media outlets refuse off-the-record meeting with Holder Thursday, May 30, 2013 09:29 AM PDT  The New York Times and AP are among those boycotting the meeting. Full Story | Top |
| Two ex-Serbian security officers acquitted of war crimes Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:14 AM PDT  There was not proof that the men committed crimes against humanity, judges say. Full Story | Top |
| Sonar image may show Amelia Earhart’s plane Thursday, May 30, 2013 08:34 AM PDT  A nonprofit organization has searching for her plane for the last 25 years. Full Story | Top |
| American households still haven't recovered from recession, report shows Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The average U.S. household has a long way to go to recover the wealth it lost to the recession, a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis concludes. Full Story | Top |
| Boy suspended for gun-shaped pastry gets NRA membership Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:26 PM PDT By James Lunt (Reuters) - An 8-year-old Maryland boy who was suspended from school for nibbling a pastry snack into the shape of a gun has been given a junior membership in the National Rifle Association. After hearing about Josh Welch's suspension from Park Elementary School in Anne Arundel County, a state legislator paid $550 to buy him a Junior Life Membership in the NRA, Welch's lawyer said on Thursday. "I was embarrassed that my county would do that to him," said Nicholaus Kipke, leader of the Republican minority in the lower house of the Maryland legislature. ... Full Story | Top |
| Connecticut to allow illegal immigrants to get driving license Thursday, May 30, 2013 11:35 AM PDT By Richard Weizel MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - Connecticut joined other U.S. states that allow illegal immigrants to get a driver's license, with the state Senate narrowly approving the measure on Thursday without a single Republican vote. Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy said he would sign the bill, which passed the Senate by a 19-16 vote, after a highly divisive debate that lasted overnight. "This bill is first and foremost about public safety. ... Full Story | Top |
| Eleven youths vanish from Mexico City bar, kidnapping suspected Thursday, May 30, 2013 11:18 AM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Eleven young people were kidnapped in broad daylight from a Mexico City bar, just 20 days after the grandson of civil rights leader Malcolm X was beaten to death at a nightclub in the capital, anguished relatives said Thursday. Full Story | Top |
| GOP group ramps up minority recruiting for 2014 campaign Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:07 AM PDT The ongoing saga of the Republican effort to woo minority voters continues this week with an announcement that one party group plans to spend $6 million this election cycle to recruit and support female and minority candidates at the state level. The effort is a continuation of the Republican State Leadership Committee's Future Majority Project, [...] Full Story | Top |
| Chicago newspaper lays off its photography staff Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:59 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Sun-Times has laid off its entire full-time photography staff. Full Story | Top |
| Obama’s half-brother selling president’s handwritten letters Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:15 AM PDT Sign up for one of President Barack Obama's email lists, and you can receive a wealth of letters from the president, free of charge. But if you'd like copies of handwritten notes from Obama to relatives in Kenya, well, that will cost you. The New York Post reports that Obama's older half-brother, Malik Abongo Obama, [...] Full Story | Top |
| 2004 Olympian finally gets his gold medal Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:33 AM PDT  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Nine years later, Adam Nelson can finally call himself an Olympic gold medalist. Full Story | Top |
| Huge asteroid 2 miles wide to sail by Earth on Friday Thursday, May 30, 2013 06:39 AM PDT  Don't worry, it's going to miss us, scientists say. Full Story | Top |
| HBO's VICE crew surprised by North Korean leader Thursday, May 30, 2013 04:39 AM PDT  Michael Jordan was the crew's first choice, but they took Rodman instead. Full Story | Top |
| With drones everywhere, what's private? Thursday, May 30, 2013 04:14 AM PDT  A woman finds a man flying a drone outside her home. Is it legal? Full Story | Top |
| Special prosecutor for IRS flap? 3 in 4 Americans say yes Thursday, May 30, 2013 04:25 AM PDT  The figure drops slightly among Democrats, to 63-30 percent. Full Story | Top |
| Russian critic: Billions have been stolen from Russian Olympics Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:21 AM PDT  An opposition figure says the Sochi Olympics are riddled with corruption. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. soldier to admit Afghan massacre Thursday, May 30, 2013 02:50 AM PDT  The deal in the deaths of 16 villagers avoids the death penalty. Full Story | Top |
| Iraq says it averted al Qaeda tanker truck attack on major oil site Thursday, May 30, 2013 06:31 AM PDT By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq foiled an al Qaeda plot to use tanker trucks packed with explosives to attack a key Baghdad oil facility, a senior security official and oil sources said. The security official declined to name the facility because the investigation was underway but oil ministry officials said the security forces were on high alert following a spate of attacks on a northern pipeline. Protecting infrastructure for the world's fourth largest oil reserves is crucial for Iraq as it rebuilds an industry battered by years of war following the 2003 U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
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