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• Exclusive: Ex-Penn State Pres. reveals his own abusive past
• Grim economic report provides Romney with opening
• Calif. gov declares emergency as wildfires rage
• How do you drive a $2.5 billion Mars rover?
• Obama's reluctance to kowtow to the very rich
• West Nile outbreak reaches 1,100 cases in U.S.
• Ryan softens abortion stance as step in 'right direction'
• Battle-tested, female war vets run for Congress
• TS Isaac threatens Caribbean, GOP convention
• Who is the most powerful woman in the world?
• Calif. man still in prison two years after conviction overturned
• Who’s behind that political ad? There’s an app for that
• MLB umpire Jim Joyce saves life at game with CPR
• Nude Prince Harry photos a royal hangover for the Palace
• Amazing, illuminated water 'graffiti'
• Photos: Hideout of gangster 'Ma' Barker for sale, bullet holes and all
• Casey Anthony probation ending, but legal woes persist
• Shrinking middle class less optimistic about future
• Tampa's rebel monkey gets folkhero status
• Court: Texas can cut off Planned Parenthood funds
• Photos: See a roundup of the day's best images
• Economic costs grow as barges idle on Mississippi
• 50 buildings destroyed in Northern Calif. fire
• Witness: Drew Peterson offered $25K to kill 3rd wife
• Valedictorian denied diploma over ‘hell’ speech won’t apologize

Exclusive: Ex-Penn State Pres. reveals his own abusive past Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:30 PM PDT Spanier Was So Badly Abused He Needed Surgeries to Correct Damage

Grim economic report provides Romney with opening Posted: 22 Aug 2012 12:29 PM PDT BETTENDORF, Iowa – Mitt Romney bounded into the battleground state of Iowa today, aided by a new, non-partisan government report that painted a grim picture of the state of the economy, using the new data to return his campaign's narrative to his favorite catch phrase:...

Calif. gov declares emergency as wildfires rage Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:57 PM PDT California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in three Northern California counties on Wednesday after raging wildfires destroyed 50 buildings and threatened more than 200 others. Some 3,000 people have been evacuated as the so-called Ponderosa fire burns through more than 24,000 acres (9,700 hectares) of steep, rugged terrain in the rural California counties of Tehama and Shasta, about 125 miles (200 km) north of state capital Sacramento. ...

How do you drive a $2.5 billion Mars rover? Posted: 22 Aug 2012 10:41 AM PDT Taking a 1-ton Mars rover out for a Red Planet spin may be an otherworldly adventure, but it isn't full of heart-pumping action like a video game.

Obama's reluctance to kowtow to the very rich Posted: 22 Aug 2012 10:19 AM PDT Both parties have fixed beliefs about this presidential race that are so entwined with their DNA that they defy argument. Democrats, for example, possess an inner certainty that Mitt Romney deliberately molded his economic policies so that people like him (the mega-wealthy) would pay much less in taxes. In similar fashion, Republicans are welded to the conviction that President Barack Obama is mostly animated by a personal antipathy to the rich.

West Nile outbreak reaches 1,100 cases in U.S. Posted: 22 Aug 2012 11:09 AM PDT The United States is experiencing one of the biggest outbreaks of West Nile virus in history, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Ryan softens abortion stance as step in 'right direction' Posted: 22 Aug 2012 10:12 AM PDT In Flight Between Roanoke, Va., and Raleigh, N.C. – Although Paul Ryan has taken the position that all abortions, even in the case of rape and incest, should be outlawed, the Wisconsin congressman supports Mitt Romney's softer position now that he shares the GOP presidential...

Battle-tested, female war vets run for Congress Posted: 22 Aug 2012 12:20 PM PDT One flew an A-10 Warthog over Iraq and Afghanistan. Another was part of the 29th Infantry Brigade's medical operations near Baghdad. A third lost both legs and partial use of an arm in a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Iraq.

TS Isaac threatens Caribbean, GOP convention Posted: 22 Aug 2012 04:08 PM PDT Tropical Storm Isaac is swirling over the Caribbean and is set to become a hurricane as it moves toward the coast of Florida on Monday, the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

Who is the most powerful woman in the world? Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:10 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forbes magazine ranked German Chancellor Angela Merkel the most powerful woman in the world for the second year in a row in the annual list dominated by politicians, businesswomen and media figures. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton placed second, followed by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, making the top three spots unchanged from last year. The list named women involved in policymaking, entertainment, technology and non-profit organizations, among other fields. They were ranked according to influence, the amount of money they control or earn, and media ...

Calif. man still in prison two years after conviction overturned Posted: 22 Aug 2012 11:20 AM PDT Daniel Larsen had his felony conviction overturned more than two years ago. But the California man continues to sit in a California prison while the state attorney general appeals a federal magistrate's decision to release the 45-year-old from jail. "It's reflexive, it's just what they do," Larsen's attorney Jan Stiglitz told Southern California Public Radio. [...]

Who’s behind that political ad? There’s an app for that Posted: 22 Aug 2012 09:21 AM PDT A bulk of the political ads this election cycle are paid for by outside groups not affiliated with official campaigns, making it difficult to keep track of who's actually footing the bill for all the campaign commercials flooding the airways. Ambiguous names like "Strong America Now," "Leaders for Families" and "Citizens for Prosperity & Good [...]

MLB umpire Jim Joyce saves life at game with CPR Posted: 22 Aug 2012 06:54 AM PDT Jim Joyce Was Previously Known for a Bad Call That Cost Detroit a Perfect Game

Nude Prince Harry photos a royal hangover for the Palace Posted: 22 Aug 2012 08:47 AM PDT Buckingham Palace confirmed on Wednesday that the pictures of the 27-year-old naked prince playing pool in a hotel suite, posted by TMZ.com on Tuesday, are real.

Amazing, illuminated water 'graffiti' Posted: 22 Aug 2012 10:10 AM PDT In most cities, graffiti is a dirty word. Sure, some street artists create amazingly intricate and gorgeous works, but in most cases a few dozen lines of spray paint on a brick wall just creates an eyesore. Artist Antonin Fourneau … Continue reading →

Photos: Hideout of gangster 'Ma' Barker for sale, bullet holes and all Posted: 21 Aug 2012 07:55 AM PDT Located on Lake Weir, the home where Kate "Ma" Barker was shot dead by the FBI in 1935 remains almost in exactly the same condition it did then in Ocklawaha, Florida August 18, 2012. The lakefront Florida retreat is up for sale - bullet holes and all. The two-story frame house in rural Ocklawaha, 62 miles (100 km) northwest of Orlando, is the site of one of the most celebrated raids in FBI history and the suggested starting price on bids for it is $1 million. Picture taken August 18, 2012. REUTERS/Scott Audette (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS CRIME LAW SOCIETY REAL ESTATE)

Casey Anthony probation ending, but legal woes persist Posted: 22 Aug 2012 08:16 AM PDT Casey Anthony's one-year probation sentence for check fraud ends this week, giving her the freedom to go wherever she pleases.

Shrinking middle class less optimistic about future Posted: 22 Aug 2012 09:13 AM PDT How has the economic meltdown changed the mindset of average Americans? Most middle class adults say it's harder to maintain their standard of living and to "get ahead" than it was 10 years ago, according to a new Pew Research Center poll. The dip in optimism compared to before the recession began in 2008 is [...]

Tampa's rebel monkey gets folkhero status Posted: 22 Aug 2012 06:18 AM PDT A lone monkey on the loose in Tampa has become a symbol for the public -- an outlaw, a rebel, and a nimble mascot for "good, old-fashioned American freedom," as one local reporter put it.

Court: Texas can cut off Planned Parenthood funds Posted: 22 Aug 2012 08:50 AM PDT A federal appeals court ruled late Tuesday that Texas can cut off funding for Planned Parenthood clinics that provide health services to low-income women before a trial over a new law that bans state money from going to organizations tied to abortion providers.

Photos: See a roundup of the day's best images Posted: 22 Aug 2012 08:41 AM PDT People swim at the start of the annual Lake Zurich crossing swimming event in Zurich August 22, 2012. The participants swam across Lake Zurich on a 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) track. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (SWITZERLAND - Tags: SOCIETY SPORT SWIMMING TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Economic costs grow as barges idle on Mississippi Posted: 22 Aug 2012 08:49 AM PDT Close to 100 tows sit motionless in the shriveled Mississippi River along an 11-mile stretch outside of Greenville, Miss. For every day a single towboat sits idle, it costs about $10,000. So when you've got at least 97 of them stranded, those costs start piling up quickly.

50 buildings destroyed in Northern Calif. fire Posted: 22 Aug 2012 06:24 AM PDT A Northern California fire burned dozens of buildings and threatens hundreds more as firefighters work to stop the blaze in a densely forested, remote section of the state.

Witness: Drew Peterson offered $25K to kill 3rd wife Posted: 22 Aug 2012 04:04 PM PDT A witness testified at Drew Peterson's murder trial Wednesday that the former Illinois police officer offered him $25,000 to hire a hit man to kill his third wife just three months before she was found dead.

Valedictorian denied diploma over ‘hell’ speech won’t apologize Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:19 AM PDT Kaitlin Nootbaar, the Oklahoma high school valedictorian who was denied her diploma after she used the word "hell" in her graduation speech, said on Wednesday she has no plans to apologize. "I'm still not gonna issue an apology, because I'm not sorry for that," Nootbaar said in an interview on the "Today" show. "I'm sorry [...]

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