2013年1月19日星期六

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Three hurt when shotgun discharges at North Carolina gun show

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 03:44 PM PST

Accidental shooting at Raleigh gun showThree people including a retired sheriff's deputy were wounded on Saturday at a gun show in North Carolina when a 12-gauge shotgun accidentally discharged as its owner was taking it out of its case, state officials said. The incident comes as the country debates gun control and the rights of gun owners after a man armed with an assault rifle killed 20 first graders and six adults last month at an elementary school in Connecticut - the deadliest of a string of U.S. shooting sprees last year. ...


Crowds descend on Washington to be part of inauguration weekend

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 01:29 PM PST

Obama to take private oath in brief family serviceTim Engelskirchen and his brother Daniel had no idea what they were getting into when they responded to a Craigslist ad seeking workers to hawk political buttons at the Democratic National Convention last summer. The ad took the Charlotte, N.C. residents on an unexpected five-month journey chasing presidential candidates across the country. On [...]


23 hostages killed after Algerian forces storm natural gas complex

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 03:13 PM PST

CAPTION CORRECTION, CORRECTS TO THE CITY OF AMENAS, ALGERIA, NOT THE AMENAS GAS FIELD, WHICH IS 45 KM FROM THE CITY AND NOT VISIBLE IN THIS IMAGE - This Oct. 8, 2012 satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows the city of Amenas, Algeria. At the Amenas Gas Field, 45 km from the city and not shown in this image, Algerian special forces launched a rescue operation Thursday and freed foreign hostages held by al-Qaida-linked militants, but estimates for the number of dead varied wildly from four to dozens. (AP Photo/DigitalGlobe)In a bloody finale, Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert on Saturday to end a standoff with Islamist extremists that left at least 23 hostages dead and killed all 32 militants involved, the Algerian government said.


Unknown Sandburg poem found in university archive

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 02:00 PM PST

Poet Carl Sandburg On Meet the PressA poem by the late writer Carl Sandburg that appears to have been previously unknown has turned up in the archives of the University of Illinois.


Rallies assail Obama's proposed gun curbs

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 02:51 PM PST

People protest during the Guns Across America pro-gun rally at the State Capitol in AlbanyPro-gun activists plan rallies in 49 states at "high noon" on Saturday to support the right to own firearms they say is under attack from President Barack Obama's proposals to reduce gun violence. The rallies, to be held mostly at state capitals, were being organized by a group called Guns Across America that was launched by Texas airline pilot Eric Reed. The U.S. debate over gun control flared in mid-December when a man killed 20 first graders and six adults in a matter of minutes at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, using an assault rifle. ...


Inauguration weekend kicks off with National Day of Service

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 10:10 AM PST

President Barack Obama stains a bookshelf at Burrville Elementary School in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, as the first family participated in a community service project for the National Day of Service, part of the 57th Presidential Inauguration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)"You guys ready to kick off this day of doing a whole bunch of good?!" Tommy McFly, a spry Washington, D.C. radio host, is looking over a few hundred volunteers gathered beneath a massive heated tent that stretches for a block on the National Mall, the hub of the National Day of Service, [...]


Future of Wash., Colo. pot farming still uncertain

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 01:22 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2006 file photo, a worker dumps just-picked merlot grapes into a bin as Vicente Reyna, center, and Benjamin Torres supervise the loading of the grapes at the Andrews Horse Heaven ranch, near Paterson, Wash. Now that Washington voters have legalized marijuana, will an area recognized as one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world, celebrated for Washington apples, hops and wine grapes, become known as the vice belt? Not necessarily. (AP Photo/Yakima Herald-Republic, Gordon King, File)Irrigation canals line Washington's Yakima Valley east of the Cascade Range, transforming a desert landscape into one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world — including crops for some of America's biggest vices.


Singer Randy Travis reaches plea deal in assault case: TV

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 01:34 PM PST

Singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las VegasCountry music singer Randy Travis has reached a plea agreement in a misdemeanor assault case arising from an altercation last summer in a Texas church parking lot, KTVT-TV reported on Saturday. The Grammy winner will serve 90 days of deferred adjudication under a plea he entered on Friday in a municipal court in Plano, a Dallas suburb, the CBS-affiliated station in Dallas/Forth Worth reported. Deferred adjudication lets a defendant plead "guilty" or "no contest" in exchange for meeting requirements such as probation during the period. ...


What Obama needs to say in his inaugural address

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 08:34 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2009, file photo, Barack Obama, left, takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts, not seen, as his wife Michelle, holds the Lincoln Bible and daughters Sasha, right and Malia, watch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The inauguration of the U.S. president is traditionally a highly-scripted celebration, with seating charts, schedules, dress rehearsals, and planning committees that map each moment of the history-making day from start to finish. But sometimes the unexpected happens. A chief justice stumbles while administering the oath for instance. (AP Photo/Chuck Kennedy, Pool)As an orator, Barack Obama has always been a modern-day Cicero. His eloquence seems disconnected from a call to action.


Hall of Famer manager Earl Weaver dies at 82

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 09:03 AM PST

FILE - In this Saturday, June 26, 2010 file photo, former Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver (4) waves to the crowd after taking the lineup card out before the start of a baseball game between the Orioles and Washington Nationals, in Baltimore, as members of the Orioles' 1970 team were honored before the start of the game. At right is interim manager Juan Samuel (11). Weaver, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who won 1,480 games with the Baltimore Orioles, has died, the team announced Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. He was 82. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File)Major League Baseball lost a legend Saturday morning with the news that former Baltimore Orioles manager and Hall of Famer Earl Weaver died at age 82. MLB.com reported that Weaver apparently suffered a heart attack while attending an Orioles fantasy … Continue reading →


Syria used non-lethal chemical weapons, Le Monde says

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 02:22 PM PST

A damaged car and houses are seen in HomsSyrian forces used non-lethal chemical weapons against rebels in the town of Homs in late December, according to intelligence service sources cited by French daily Le Monde on Saturday. The weapons were used in four rockets fired on December 23, according to unnamed sources in Western intelligence services cited by the newspaper. Le Monde suggested Western powers played down an isolated event in the hope it would not be repeated. ...


Va. killer shows bits of humanity before execution

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 07:10 AM PST

This photo shows artwork inscribed on an envelope received by Associated Press reporter Dena Potter from convicted murderer Robert Gleason Jr. The letter was mailed in August 2010 shortly after Gleason killed a second inmate in prison. Gleason was executed Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Va. (AP Photo/Robert Gleason Jr. via Dena Potter)He gave a nod and a wink before he sat down in the electric chair, then he uttered two statements as contradictory as the man himself: a Gaelic expletive and "God bless."


Obama eyes a legacy: 'You can make it if you try'

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 05:32 AM PST

FILE - This June 15, 2012 file photo shows President Barack Obama announces that the U.S. government will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. Presidential terms are measured by sweeping laws and stirring events, but legacies are about enduring ideas. The one Barack Obama has in mind will drive most everything he tries to do in the next four years: assuring that America is a place where anyone can make it. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)Presidential terms are measured by sweeping laws and stirring events, but legacies are about enduring ideas. The one Barack Obama has in mind will drive most everything he tries to do in the next four years: assuring that America is a place where anyone can make it.


Latest inaugural forecast: Bit warmer than in 2009

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 10:59 AM PST

FILE - This Jan. 20, 2009 file photo shows people keeping warm near a steam vent on the National Mall in Washington prior to the start of then-President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration. It will be the first up or down fact check of a Barack Obama campaign pledge for his second term: Promised warmer Inauguration Day weather. Will he _ or Mother Nature _ deliver? It's looking like an uncomfortably close call _ the emphasis on the word uncomfortable for people who will be outside on what's predicted to be a downright chilly day. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Consider it the first fact check of a Barack Obama campaign pledge for his second term: Will he, or Mother Nature, deliver on promised warmer Inauguration Day weather?


Syrian foreign minister calls on rebels to disarm and negotiate

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 01:22 PM PST

In this Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 photo, a sniper takes position on a roof during combat in the neighborhood of Saif Al-Dawlah in Aleppo, Syria. Syrian troops fought intense battles on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 against rebels who are trying to capture two military bases in the northwest and step up their attacks on army compounds elsewhere in the nation torn by civil war, activists said. (AP Photo/Andoni Lubaki)Syria's foreign minister has invited the country's rebels to lay down their weapons and take part in a dialogue conference, saying everyone who participates will be included in a new Cabinet with wide executive powers.


Iran courts restart of nuke talks, but snubs U.N.

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 11:07 AM PST

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007 file photo, an Iranian technician works at the uranium conversion facility just outside the city of Isfahan 255 miles (410 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. Iran has floated specific dates for reopening talks with the U.S. and other world powers about its nuclear program. At the same time, Tehran has left U.N. nuclear inspectors empty-handed when it comes to addressing Western suspicions that it's conducting tests related to nuclear weapons. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has floated specific dates for reopening talks with the U.S. and other world powers about its nuclear program. At the same time, Tehran has left U.N. nuclear inspectors empty-handed when it comes to addressing Western suspicions that it's conducting tests related to nuclear weapons.


Marines studying mindfulness-based training

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 11:32 AM PST

U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Carlos Lazano talks about a special training he underwent in which Marines were taught methods to "quiet the mind" and to reach an inner calm as a means to battle stress Tuesday Jan. 15, 2013 at Camp Pendlton, Calif. Marine Corps officials say they will build a curriculum that would integrate mindfulness-based techniques into their training if they see positive results from a pilot project. Mindfulness is a Buddhist-inspired concept that emphasizes active attention on the moment to keep the mind in the present. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)The U.S. Marine Corps, known for turning out some of the military's toughest warriors, is studying how to make its troops even tougher through meditative practices, yoga-type stretching and exercises based on mindfulness.


Mexico City pushes for order with parking meters

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 03:17 PM PST

Cement blocks and buckets block off parking spaces along a street in the Condesa neighborhood of Mexico City, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Every day before dawn, dozens of men appear in the Mexican capital's hip Condesa neighborhood and block off parking spaces along entire streets using water jugs, cardboard boxes, buckets, crates and even blocks of cement. Here and in other well-to-do areas of traffic-choked Mexico City, authorities are trying to take back the streets by installing parking meters. On Sunday, Condesa's residents will decide in a referendum whether they want the meters on their streets. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)Every day before dawn, dozens of men appear in the Mexican capital's hip Condesa neighborhood and block off parking spaces along entire streets using water jugs, cardboard boxes, buckets, crates and even blocks of cement.


France, Africa seeks support for regional Mali force

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 01:07 PM PST

Malian soldiers greet each other in NionoFrance called on Saturday on other world powers to commit money and logistical support for African armies readying their troops to join French soldiers already battling al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali. The appeal came as African leaders met in Ivory Coast where they are expected to agree details of a regional mission that is due to take over from French forces but is short on financing, planning and even ammunition. France has deployed ground troops and its war planes have bombed a rebel column, halting an Islamist advance. ...


Celestial wonder looks uncannily like a manatee

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 06:45 AM PST

Celestial Wonder Looks Uncannily Like a ManateeA watery-looking nebula in deep space is being renamed after the sea creature it strongly resembles: a manatee.


3-D sonar provides new view of Civil War shipwreck

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 09:36 AM PST

This 2012 high-resolution 3-D sonar image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the remains of the USS Hatteras, the only U.S. Navy ship sunk in combat in the Gulf of Mexico during the Civil War. The image shows the ship's stern and rudder to the right, the paddlewheel shaft, engine machinery and one of the paddlewheels. (AP Photo/NOAA, Northwest Hydro Inc., James Glaeser)GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — The remains of the only U.S. Navy ship sunk in the Gulf of Mexico during Civil War combat now can be seen in 3-D sonar images from the Gulf's murky depths, revealing details such as a shell hole that may have been among the ship's fatal wounds.


Stopping child labor: There's an app for that

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 06:00 AM PST

Kids at stoplights offering to wipe a windshield for a few coins, or little ones hawking goods at produce markets: In much of the developing world, it's common to see children as young as eight or nine hard at work.

NYC subway shoving suspect: 'I was having a bad day'

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 07:03 AM PST

A disturbed woman accused of shoving a man in front of a New York City subway train to his death last month says she did it because she was having a bad day.

Big party for Democrats, quiet reflection for GOP

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 05:05 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2012 photo, Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington. Celebration doesn't seem to be high on the agenda as House Republicans, their majority renewed by the voters last fall, lay the groundwork for another challenge to President Barack Obama over federal spending. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)For many Republicans, this is a good weekend to get away from it all. With hundreds of thousands of Democrats traveling to nation's capital for President Barack Obama's inauguration activities, Republicans and supporters of last fall's GOP presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, are leaving town, or staying put and trying to avoid the crowds.


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