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| Injured kitty in Japan takes Web by storm Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 01:48 PM PDT  The Web loves a good cat picture. But when the photo showed a tiny rescued creature in a crocheted outfit, the Internet took a collective swoon. The images of the teeny feline have been tweeted by the kitten's owner, known by her Twitter handle, @jessiepon. The kitten, dubbed Wasabi-chan, was taken in after being badly [...] Full Story | Top |
| Hugh Jackman Talks Getting Bodybuilding Advice From Dwayne Johnson Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 02:37 PM PDT  In order to get in superhero shape for "The Wolverine," Hugh Jackman turned to someone who knows how to build a super body - Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock. Full Story | Top |
| Unusual Minnesota rabbit video attracts attention Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 01:35 PM PDT  MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — A southern Minnesota college student's spoof video of an apparently tumorous rabbit that he dubbed "Frankenstein" has attracted hundreds of thousands of Internet viewers. Full Story | Top |
| Report: Actress Remini breaks with Scientology Friday, Jul 12, 2013 01:33 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actress Leah Remini is expressing appreciation to fans and others following word of her decision to leave the Church of Scientology. Full Story | Top |
| Trayvon Martin died due to wrong assumptions: prosecutor Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 04:33 PM PDT  By Barbara Liston SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - "Wannabe cop" George Zimmerman wrongly profiled Trayvon Martin as a criminal, followed him with a gun and provoked him into a fight that resulted in the shooting death of the unarmed black teenager, a prosecutor said on Thursday. "A teenager is dead," Florida state prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda told the jury in closing arguments of the murder trial. "He is dead through no fault of his own. He is dead because another man made assumptions. Because his assumptions were wrong, Trayvon Benjamin Martin will no longer walk on this Earth. ... Full Story | Top |
| Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano resigning Friday, Jul 12, 2013 12:52 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced her resignation Friday to take over the University of California system, leaving behind a huge department still working to adjust to the merger of nearly two dozen agencies after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Full Story | Top |
| Saudi princess free on $5 million bail in Calif. Friday, Jul 12, 2013 09:37 AM PDT  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Saudi princess charged with human trafficking was freed after posting $5 million bail, but authorities imposed strict travel requirements and GPS tracking to keep her in Southern California. Full Story | Top |
| Blake Shelton On Adam Levine: 'I Want Him To Be More Like Me - Drunk All The Time' Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 03:08 PM PDT  Blake Shelton blames Adam Levine's healthy living for why he gets frustrated with his fellow "The Voice" judge. Full Story | Top |
| Jury in Zimmerman trial may consider lesser charge Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 02:29 PM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — In an unmistakable setback for George Zimmerman, the jury at the neighborhood watch captain's second-degree murder trial was given the option Thursday of convicting him on the lesser charge of manslaughter in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Full Story | Top |
| Paula Deen hires new legal team for discrimination suit Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 06:17 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Celebrity chef Paula Deen has hired new lawyers from an internationally known firm to defend her in a well publicized employment discrimination lawsuit, according to court filings. Deen, 66, who had a multimillion-dollar enterprise built on books, restaurants, television shows and housewares, has lost about a dozen business deals after a deposition surfaced last month in which the TV chef admitted to using the "N-word. ... Full Story | Top |
| Actress Leah Remini leaves Church of Scientology Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 07:57 PM PDT  By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Leah Remini has severed ties with the Church of Scientology, a source with knowledge of her decision said on Thursday, making her one of the most high-profile members to quit. Remini, best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan in the CBS sitcom "King of Queens," issued a statement following press reports that she had decided to leave the church. "I wish to share my sincere and heartfelt appreciation for the overwhelming positive response I have received from the media, my colleagues, and fans from around the world. ... Full Story | Top |
| Jury could begin deliberations in Zimmerman trial Friday, Jul 12, 2013 01:45 AM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — When jurors begin deliberating in the racially charged murder trial of George Zimmerman, they will also be able to consider a lesser charge of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin. Full Story | Top |
| Republicans to tackle cuts in food stamp program Friday, Jul 12, 2013 12:28 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — House approval of a scaled-back farm bill is setting up what could be an even bigger fight over food stamps and the role of domestic food aid in the United States. Full Story | Top |
| Kevin Costner selling land in South Dakota Friday, Jul 12, 2013 06:11 AM PDT  DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) — Hollywood actor Kevin Costner is asking $14 million for 1,000 acres of land he owns near the Old West gambling town of Deadwood in western South Dakota's Black Hills. Full Story | Top |
| The Zimmerman Jury Is Better Able to Judge His Fate Than You Friday, Jul 12, 2013 09:23 AM PDT  A short while ago, the jury in the trial of George Zimmerman was handed the case. Zimmerman's fate is now entirely in the hands of the six women selected to consider the evidence. When the verdict is returned, whatever it happens to be, there's one thing that's important to remember: Those women know more than you. Full Story | Top |
| Snowden wants Russia asylum, lawmaker says Friday, Jul 12, 2013 10:34 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden wants asylum in Russia and is willing to stop sharing information as a trade-off for such a deal, according to a lawmaker who was among a dozen activists and officials to meet with him Friday at the Moscow airport where he has been marooned for weeks. Full Story | Top |
| Sharknado: The Stars React To Ian Ziering & Tara Reid's Syfy Movie About Sharks & Tornadoes Friday, Jul 12, 2013 06:32 AM PDT  "Sharknado," the television movie that combined sharks and tornadoes with Ian Ziering and Tara Reid, became an internet sensation on Thursday night when the project captivated the attention of those on Twitter. Full Story | Top |
| US begins flying deportees to Mexico City Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 04:43 PM PDT  MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities began flying deportees deep into Mexico Thursday in an effort to discourage them from trying to return, U.S. and Mexican officials said. Full Story | Top |
| Napolitano leaving Homeland Security to head University of California system Friday, Jul 12, 2013 07:33 AM PDT  Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is resigning her post to become the next president of the University of California system -- the first woman to hold the post in its 145-year history – two administration officials confirmedFriday. The Los Angeles Times first reported the news. Full Story | Top |
| Jay Chou unafraid to spend money on 'Rooftop' art Friday, Jul 12, 2013 02:40 AM PDT  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Jay Chou wasn't afraid to spend money to make his new film, "The Rooftop," into a work of art. Nor is the Taiwanese superstar afraid of addressing criticism of his acting, something for which he has been berated ever since 2007's "Secret." Full Story | Top |
| House Dem: Documents show IRS probe was flawed Friday, Jul 12, 2013 08:30 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department investigator whose probe of the Internal Revenue Service's treatment of tea party groups helped fuel a national uproar failed to tell Congress that his own investigators found no evidence the targeting of conservatives was politically motivated, a top House Democrat said Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Hackers convention ask government to stay away over Snowden Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 01:01 PM PDT  By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - The annual Def Con hacking convention has asked the U.S. federal government to stay away this year for the first time in its 21-year history, saying Edward Snowden's revelations have made some in the community uncomfortable about its presence. "It would be best for everyone involved if the Feds call a 'time-out' and not attend Def Con this year," conference founder Jeff Moss said in an announcement posted Wednesday night on the convention's website. ... Full Story | Top |
| NTSB: No sign of mechanical trouble on Asiana 214 Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 06:21 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Investigators have found no evidence of mechanical problems with Asiana Flight 214, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday, putting the focus of the safety probe into the crash landing at the San Francisco airport squarely on the pilots. Full Story | Top |
| Paula Deen dumps legal team after admitting slurs Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 08:22 PM PDT  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Paula Deen has replaced her lead legal team, the latest fallout from her admission she used racial slurs in the past. Full Story | Top |
| Saudi princess posts $5 million bail after arrest Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 08:40 PM PDT SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Last year, a Kenyan mother left her country to take a job as a maid for a royal Saudi family hoping to make enough money to cover her ailing 7-year-old daughter's medical bills. Full Story | Top |
| Defense begins closings in George Zimmerman trial Friday, Jul 12, 2013 08:01 AM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's defense attorney began his final arguments Friday, telling jurors he will show them the neighborhood watch volunteer's "pure, unadulterated innocence" of second-degree murder when he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Full Story | Top |
| Incoming! Low-flying fighter jet scares air-show spectators Friday, Jul 12, 2013 06:58 AM PDT Some spectators staked out a special spot near a Royal Air Force air show in Great Britain for a good view — but as the video shows, they perhaps got more than they expected. The Typhoon fighter jet had the crowd ducking and running away as it seemed to pass by dangerously close to the [...] Full Story | Top |
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