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| NBC to air Hillary Clinton miniseries Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 06:25 PM PDT  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A Hillary Rodham Clinton miniseries timed to precede the 2016 presidential election is part of NBC's effort to create "event" programming that will draw viewers to the shrinking world of broadcast network TV, NBC's programming chief said Saturday. Full Story | Top |
| Police: Gunman in Fla. standoff lived in building Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 03:13 PM PDT  HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — A man living with his mother in a South Florida apartment complex set their unit on fire and went on a shooting rampage throughout the building, killing six people before being shot to death by police. As the eight-hour standoff unfolded, horrified residents hunkered down in their homes, at times so close to the action they could feel the gunfire or hear negotiations between the gunman and police, authorities and witnesses said Saturday. Full Story | Top |
| Exclusive: 4 in 5 in US face near-poverty, no work Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 10:59 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream. Full Story | Top |
| Jury awards Oregon woman $18.6M over credit report Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 01:27 PM PDT A federal jury in Oregon awarded $18.6 million to a woman who spent two years unsuccessfully trying to get Equifax Information Services to fix major mistakes on her credit report. Julie Miller of Marion ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Parenthood' cast addresses NBC support at TCA Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 06:10 PM PDT  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — It got a little awkward during NBC's "Parenthood" panel at the Television Critics Association summer press tour when Craig T. Nelson was asked about whether he regrets making recent comments about the network not supporting the show. Full Story | Top |
| Neighbors describe different sides of Fla. gunman Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 02:46 AM PDT  HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — The gunman who went on a shooting rampage at a South Florida apartment complex was described as a quiet man who took his mother to doctor appointments, yet also someone who was known for getting into fights and yelling at his mom. Full Story | Top |
| Austrian flap over bell dedicated to Hitler Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 11:19 AM PDT  VIENNA (AP) — Like many others in Austria's countryside, a tower bell above the red-tiled rooftops of Wolfpassing village marks the passing of each hour with an unspectacular "bong." But this bell is unique: It is embossed with a swastika and praise to Adolf Hitler. Full Story | Top |
| Weiner's New Sexts Were Too Much for His Campaign Manager Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 06:32 AM PDT  The latest revelations about Anthony Weiner's habit of sending sexy messages with young girls have hit where it really hurts. According to a report from The New York Times, Weiner's campaign manager resigned this weekend because it was all too much to handle. Full Story | Top |
| Obama Talks Gives Rare Interview to The New York Times Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 02:24 PM PDT  President Obama sat down with The New York Times' Jackie Chalmers and Michael Shear for an interview that focused on the economy, while also touching on racial tensions in America and the President's rocky relationship with Congress. Full Story | Top |
| California cop who pepper-sprayed students claims psychiatric damage Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 06:00 PM PDT  By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A former University of California policeman who drew widespread scorn for pepper-spraying peaceful student protesters is seeking worker's compensation for psychiatric damage he said he suffered in the 2011 incident. Video footage of then-campus police Lieutenant John Pike casually dousing student demonstrators in the face with a can of pepper spray as they sat on the ground at UC Davis came to symbolize law enforcement aggression against anti-Wall Street protests at the time. ... Full Story | Top |
| Anthony Weiner's campaign manager reportedly quits Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 11:08 PM PDT  NEW YORK—Anthony Weiner's campaign manager reportedly quit Saturday amid turmoil over the mayoral hopeful's admission that he exchanged lewd messages with women he met online even after a sexting scandal forced him out of Congress. Full Story | Top |
| Treasury's Lew: Congress needs to pass debt limit Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 12:14 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress needs to raise the debt limit and take away the "cloud of uncertainty" about the nation's ability to pay its bills, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in an interview broadcast Sunday. Full Story | Top |
| Wis. air show leads fight against federal fees Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 03:15 PM PDT  MILWAUKEE (AP) — One of the nation's largest air shows begins Monday in Wisconsin, and for the first time, the federal government is charging it an air traffic control fee that amounts to about $45 for each of the 10,000 planes flying in. Full Story | Top |
| 3 Nutrients Linked with a Better Night's Sleep Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 06:55 AM PDT I'm not sure exactly when it happened, but the U.S. seems to have become a nation obsessed with pills. If something doesn't work right, no worries, there's a pill for that. Full Story | Top |
| Young GOP leaders see need for substantive changes Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 04:38 AM PDT  MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Republicans hoping to reach beyond the party's white, aging core must do more than retool campaign strategy and tactics, say young GOP leaders pressing elected officials to offer concrete policies to counter Democratic initiatives. Full Story | Top |
| Michigan attorney general backs pensioners in Detroit bankruptcy Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 02:14 PM PDT  By Susan Kelly (Reuters) - Michigan's Attorney General Bill Schuette, a Republican, said on Saturday he would defend retirees who risk losing public pensions because of Detroit's bankruptcy, putting him at odds with the city's emergency manager appointed by fellow Republican Governor Rick Snyder. Schuette, an elected official, said the Michigan state constitution is "crystal clear" in stating that pension plans are a contractual obligation that may not be diminished or impaired. ... Full Story | Top |
| Unsealed birth records give adoptees peek at past Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 08:30 AM PDT  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Maura Duffy spent a day in Chicago last September with her mother: A walk along Lake Michigan, shared meals, a boat tour highlighting Second City architecture. Full Story | Top |
| Spacecraft Sees Giant 'Hole' In the Sun (Video) Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 08:30 AM PDT  A space telescope aimed at the sun has spotted a gigantic hole in the solar atmosphere — a dark spot that covers nearly a quarter of our closest star, spewing solar material and gas into space. Full Story | Top |
| Obama calls Korean War a victory, honors veterans Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 03:22 PM PDT  By Matt Haldane WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War, President Barack Obama said on Saturday that U.S. troops and their allies achieved victory in that conflict despite a lukewarm reception when they returned home. The war ended in a stalemate in 1953, with the absence of a peace treaty resulting in a demilitarized zone that now separates North and South Korea. Pyongyang commemorated the day with a massive military parade and declared victory as well. "Here, today, we can say with confidence that this war was no tie. ... Full Story | Top |
| Amanda Berry surprises Cleveland concert crowd Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 11:28 AM PDT  CLEVELAND (AP) — One of three women held captive in a Cleveland home for a decade made her first public appearance at a concert featuring the rapper Nelly a day after her abductor pleaded guilty to kidnap and rape charges. Full Story | Top |
| Weiner's campaign manager in NY mayoral race quits Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 11:59 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner vowed to stay in the race for New York City mayor Sunday despite the loss of his campaign manager and the drumbeat of critics questioning his fitness for public office. Full Story | Top |
| Teresa Heinz Kerry leaves Boston rehab hospital Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 05:26 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, was discharged from a Boston hospital Saturday, just under three weeks after she suffered a seizure at their Nantucket home, a State Department spokesman said. Full Story | Top |
| Driver charged in boat crash on NY river Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 02:30 PM PDT  PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — The driver of a speedboat carrying a bride-to-be and five others that crashed on New York's Hudson River late Friday night has been charged with vehicular manslaughter. Full Story | Top |
| Manslaughter charge filed in Hudson boat crash Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 08:36 PM PDT PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — A deadly nighttime speedboat crash on the Hudson River hurled a bride-to-be and her fiance's best man into the water and left the groom and three others injured, including a friend charged with vehicular manslaughter on Saturday, just two weeks before the couple was to exchange their vows. Full Story | Top |
| 'Wolverine' claws past ghosts to claim weekend box office crown Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 11:07 AM PDT  By Ronald Grover and Chris Michaud LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - "The Wolverine," starring Hugh Jackman as Marvel Comics' sharp- clawed superhero, slashed its way to $55 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales to claim the box office crown in a summer that hasn't been kind to some other big-budget action films. "The Conjuring," the low-budget horror film that led last weekend's box office, slipped to second place with $22.1 million in domestic sales from Friday through Sunday, according to studio estimates. ... Full Story | Top |
| Lew says stubborn Congress risks repeating U.S. fiscal wounds Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 06:10 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Sunday warned Congress against manufacturing a crisis over federal spending in the months ahead, as looming deadlines set the stage for a repeat of the political deadlock which two years ago triggered worldwide financial market turmoil. In coming negotiations with Republicans, who control the House of Representatives, Democratic President Barack Obama will focus on ways to create economic gains for the middle class over spending cuts, Lew said. "We have already done a lot of deficit reduction," he said in an interview on NBC. ... Full Story | Top |
| Witness: Spain train driver said he went fast Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 06:28 AM PDT  SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — The driver of a speeding train that derailed in Spain, killing 78 people, said minutes after the crash that he had been going fast and couldn't brake, a local resident who rushed to the scene of the accident said in an interview broadcast Sunday. Full Story | Top |
| Pope wraps up historic trip with Copacabana Mass Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 07:46 AM PDT  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a historic trip to his home continent Sunday with a Mass on Copacabana beach that drew a reported 3 million people, who cheered the first Latin American pope in a remarkable response to his message that the Catholic Church must shake itself up and get out into the streets to find the faithful. Full Story | Top |
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