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Romney may face greater scrutiny in Israel after London gaffe

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 01:07 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann board his charter plane at London Stansted Airport, Saturday, July 28, 2012, as he travels to Israel. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Mitt Romney arrived in Israel Saturday looking to reset an overseas trip that was aimed at proving him to be a capable leader on the world stage. But his overseas debut was undermined almost from the very moment he arrived in London, the first stop of his seven-day tour, when he admitted he found the [...]

Syrian rebels survive onslaught in Aleppo

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 02:26 PM PDT

In this Sunday, 22 July, 2012 photo a Syrian rebel fires his weapon during clashes with Syrian troops in Idlib, Syria. (AP Photo/Fadi Zaidan)The Syrian government launched an offensive Saturday to retake rebel-held neighborhoods in the nation's commercial hub of Aleppo, unleashing artillery, tanks and helicopter gunships against poorly armed opposition fighters.

3 shot dead in Pa.; girl found safe in Ohio

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 03:11 PM PDT

Map locates site of a shooting in PennsylvaniaA Pennsylvania man confronting his estranged wife about custody arrangements for their daughter shot the woman to death and killed her boyfriend and his mother, then fled with the 4-year-old girl before the two were found about 250 miles away in Ohio, authorities said.

Friend defends man held in Md. shooting plot

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 03:44 PM PDT

This undated handout photo provided by the Prince George's, Md. County Police shows weapons found in the possession of a suspect who they say was plotting a shooting in his workplace. Police in Maryland say a man who called himself "a joker" and threatened to shoot up his workplace was in the process of being fired. Police say the 28-year-old man was taken into custody Friday morning. Investigators said he was wearing a T-shirt that said "Guns don't kill people. I do." He was taken into custody for an emergency mental health evaluation and charges are pending. (AP Photo/Prince George's County Police)A Maryland man accused of threatening to shoot up his workplace and who police say called himself "a joker" is a "gentle giant" who collected firearms for target practice and had expressed concerns about someone breaking into his apartment, a friend said Saturday.

Hepatitis C 'serial infector' could have affected thousands

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 04:46 PM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Hampshire shows David Kwiatkowski, a former lab technician at Exeter, N.H., Hospital, arrested Thursday, July 19, 2012, at a hospital in Massachusetts where he is receiving medical treatment. Kwiatkowski, originally from Michigan, is charged with causing a hepatitis C outbreak involving at least 30 patients who were treated at Exeter Hospital's cardiac catheterization lab. Massachusetts police said Kwiatkowski was found intoxicated along with a suicide note in a hotel room in Marlborough, Mass., the week before his arrest. Officials said he also had worked at hospitals across the country, including facilities in Arizona, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/U.S. Attorney's Office, File)The New Hampshire hospital lab technician indicted last week for infecting 31 people with Hepatitis C might have infected "tens of thousands" of patients in at least 13 hospitals, ABC News has learned.

London police arrest 16 for illegal ticket reselling

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 04:32 PM PDT

Olympics Day 1 - SwimmingLondon's Metropolitan police said they had arrested 16 people since Friday for illegal reselling of Olympics tickets, as Games organizers said they were investigating why scores of seats were empty at some events on Saturday.

Tape-delayed opening ceremony turns into ratings gold for NBC

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 03:23 PM PDT

Opening CeremonyNBC's coverage for the opening to the 2012 London Games delivered the best overnight ratings ever for an Olympics held outside the United States and a 7 percent uptick over ratings from the Beijing Opening Ceremony in 2008.

How Queen was persuaded to join James Bond act

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 05:02 AM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right, declares the games open alongside International Olympic Committee Vice President Thomas Bach during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Cameron Spencer, Pool)The Queen's favorite movie director, Danny Boyle, asked her to take part in a skit for the Opening Ceremony.

Bullied bus monitor Karen Klein plans to retire

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 12:50 PM PDT

Bullied Bus Monitor Says She Isn't Retiring Because of BulliesThe announcement comes just one week after a donation effort padded Karen Klein's pockets with an extra $700,000.

What Jesse Jackson Jr.’s move to Mayo Clinic could mean

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 03:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2011 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill., is seen during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. The Mayo Clinic says Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is being treated for depression at its hospital in Rochester, Minn. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)The announcement that Jesse Jackson Jr. had been transferred to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota pinned down his whereabouts for the first time in weeks and gave clear confirmation that the Illinois congressman is suffering from depression.

224-year-old Rhode Island general store closing

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 02:57 PM PDT

Gray's Store in Adamsville village brought in customers for years with its old-fashioned marble soda fountain, cigar and tobacco cases, and Rhode Island johnny cakes.The 224-year-old business may be the ...

Two U.S. mountain climbers found dead on Peruvian peak

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Searchers have found the bodies of two U.S. mountaineers who perished on their way down from a glacier-capped Peruvian peak in mid-July.

Arkansas man sentenced to death in officer's killing

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 11:05 AM PDT

An Arkansas man who shot a police officer during a traffic stop last year, then coldly shot him in the face while he was pleading for his life, was sentenced to death on Saturday.

Pakistan unrelenting in demanding drone strike end

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 09:28 AM PDT

Pakistan's ambassador to the United States says her country will not relent from demanding that the CIA end its drone strikes.

Penn State adequately covered for lawsuits, president says

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Penn State football players leave the Lasch Football Buliding following a team meeting after the announcement of the NCAA penaltiesPenn State is adequately covered to handle lawsuits stemming from the sexual abuse scandal that has enveloped the campus, its president said, repeating that the university hopes to settle many of them ''as quickly as possible'' even though its insurer has sought to limit claims.

Hyundai recalls some SUVs, sedans for problems with air bags

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 09:38 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 26, 2012 file photo, the logo of Hyundai Motor Co. is seen on its car at the company's showroom in Seoul, South Korea. Hyundai Motor Co. is recalling some Santa Fe SUVs and Sonata sedans because of problems with their air bags. The Santa Fe recall involves nearly 200,000 vehicles in the 2007 to 2009 model years. Hyundai dealers will reprogram the front passenger air bag sensors so they will accurately detect when a small adult is seated. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)Hyundai Motor Co. is recalling some Santa Fe SUVs and Sonata sedans because of problems with their air bags.

Russia says it is 'not thinking about' asylum for Assad

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 10:14 AM PDT

Russia's FM Lavrov attends a news conference in MoscowRussia has made no agreement to grant Syrian President Bashar al-Assad asylum and is "not even thinking about" doing so, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday. The remarks fell short of a statement that Russia would not consider taking in Assad but were among Moscow's strongest indications yet that it is not planning to do so. "We have said more than once publicly that we are not even thinking about this," Lavrov said when asked about media reports Russia was ready to offer Assad asylum. ...

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