2013年4月11日星期四

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Pentagon: N.Korea can fire nuclear missile

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 04:31 PM PDT

From left, FBI Director Robert Mueller, National Intelligence Director James Clapper; CIA Director John Brennan, and Department of Defense's Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 11, 2013, before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)The jarring revelation comes amid threats from the unpredictable regime.

Immigration foes wage grassroots war

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:04 PM PDT

Activists rally for immigration reform outside the office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to push her to back comprehensive immigration reform Wednesday, April 10, 2013 in Los Angeles. Bipartisan groups in the House and Senate are said to be completing immigration bills that include a pathway to citizenship for the nation's 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)They halted changes six years ago, but can they do it again?

Photos: What cities might look like with rising sea levels

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 01:00 PM PDT

Photos: What cities might look like with rising sea levelss

Off-duty fireman saves man who sawed arms

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 03:01 PM PDT

Art Hurtado, Pasadena Fire captain and paramedic takes questions during a news conference in Pasadena, Calif., Thursday, April 11, 2013. At right, Calvin Wells Pasadena Fire Chief. Hurtado helped save the life of a man at Home Depot after the victim apparently tried to cut his arms off using handsaws found at the home improvement store in West Covina, Calif. With help from police and store employees, Hurtado who was off-duty collected rope and rags from store shelves and put makeshift tourniquets on both arms, most likely saving the man's life, police said. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)"I kind of MacGyver-ed it," said Pasadena Fire Capt. Art Hurtado.

'Vonn-tourage' takes over Masters

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 04:05 PM PDT

Skier Lindsey Vonn, girlfriend of Tiger Woods, watches first round play in the 2013 Masters golf tournament in AugustaThe Olympic skiing champion drew some attention away from Tiger Woods.

Man accused of harassing Colo. theater victims' families

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 04:39 PM PDT

This undated photo released by Multnomah County Sheriff's Office shows Kevin Purfield. Police say they have arrested a Portland man for harassing the families of victims of the mass shooting in Aurora, Colo., last July. Kevin Purfield is accused of emailing, calling and using social media to contact the victims' relatives. Investigators say the communications weren't threatening, but were annoying and included "vile language." (AP Photo/Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)An Ore. man allegedly told them the killings didn't happen or the caskets were empty.

Zimmerman attorney wants family deal unsealed

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 04:17 PM PDT

George Zimmerman arrives for a hearing in Seminole circuit court in SanfordIt's an agreement between Trayvon Martin's parents and the homeowners association.

Woman tracks down lifeguard who saved her -- 50 years ago

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 05:17 PM PDT

In 1964, Eady Rothstein was just 5-years old when fell into the water and nearly drowned.

Two dead after tornado, snow socks Midwest

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 01:06 PM PDT

Hazelwood fire fighters gather outside a home in Hazelwood that was damaged by a storm as the make a plan to enter and retrieve medicine for a resident who escaped the home on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Butch Dye, a hydrometeorological technician with the National Weather Service in St. Louis, Mo., said severe weather struck the suburb of Hazelwood. "We won't be able to confirm whether it was a tornado until teams get out there tomorrow," Dye said. (AP Photo/David Carson, Post-Dispatch)ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two deaths have been blamed on a strong spring storm system that's brought everything from tornadoes to ice and snow to much of the Midwest and parts of the southeast United States.

Exxon opens checkbook after Arkansas oil spill

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 01:46 PM PDT

Emergency crews work to clean up an oil spill in front of evacuated homes on Starlite Road in MayflowerThe 5,000-barrel mess on Good Friday sparks a debate on pipeline safety.

Two die, dozens injured in Texas bus crash

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 03:07 PM PDT

A charter bus rests on it's side after crashing on the President George Bush Turnpike Thursday, April 11, 2013, in Irving, Texas. The chartered bus overturned on the busy highway near Dallas killing at least two people and injuring several others, authorities said. (AP Photo/LM Otero)"People were piled on top of each other...It was unbelievable," says one passenger.

Bloomberg scolds media for focusing on Anthony Weiner’s past

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 01:10 PM PDT

SeriousFun Children's Network Honors Liz Robbins With Celebrity GuestsReporters should focus on policy issues that are crucial to the city, the mayor says.

Kerry dispatched to Asia on North Korea concerns

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 10:59 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, speaks to Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti as they wait for a G8 Foreign Ministers press conference on sexual violence against women in London, Thursday, April, 11, 2013. The ministers are meeting in London as Britain currently holds the G8 Presidency, with the heads of government G8 meeting set for June in Northern Ireland.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)Some progress has been made in convincing China to get tough with its neighbor.

Liberal group behind secret McConnell recording

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 11:44 AM PDT

Is McConnell leak newsworthy?Progress Kentucky made the tape from a hallway outside the senator's private meeting.

G8 nations agree to pursue wartime rapists

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:10 PM PDT

Moral activists often look back in history for role models of those who have changed world thinking about a specific type of atrocity. For British Foreign Secretary William Hague, who has now achieved some success against the use of rape as a weapon of war, the model is William Wilberforce. He was the 19th-century campaigner who challenged the assumption that the global slave trade was a permanent fixture of human existence.

Appeals court won't hear shock jock Howard Stern's lawsuit

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:39 PM PDT

Radio/TV personality Howard Stern speaks during an "America's Got Talent" news conference in New YorkBy Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state appeals court declined to revive a $330 million lawsuit brought by disc jockey Howard Stern against satellite radio broadcaster Sirius XM Radio Inc for refusing to pay him stock awards he said he was due. In a one-paragraph decision, the court on Thursday affirmed a trial judge's ruling last year that threw out Stern's lawsuit, finding that the 2004 deal that brought him from traditional radio to Sirius was "unambiguous. ...

Georgia gunman planned for weeks to lure firefighters into home

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 02:49 PM PDT

A group of people huddle together after an explosion and gunshots were heard near the scene where a man was holding four firefighters hostage Wednesday, April 10, 2013 in Suwanee, Ga. A police spokesman said the suspect was dead and none of the hostages suffered serious injuries. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)SUWANEE, Ga. (AP) — A gunman who lured firefighters to his home with an emergency call, then held four of them hostage for hours, planned the kidnapping for weeks, targeting them so he wouldn't be shot, authorities said Thursday.

Gun control bill clears first hurdle in Senate

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 10:38 AM PDT

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., right, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., finish a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2013, announcing that they have reached a compromise on background checks for gun buyers in the aftermath of the horrific Connecticut school shootings in December 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Watched by tearful relatives of Newtown school massacre victims, gun control supporters in the Senate won the first showdown over how to respond to the December shootings in Connecticut, defeating an effort by conservatives to derail firearms restrictions before debate could even start.

Carney on Jay-Z: ‘Nothing rhymes with Treasury’

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 10:39 AM PDT

FILE - This April 4, 2013 file photo shows married musicians Beyonce, left, and rapper Jay-Z as they tour Old Havana, Cuba. Jay-Z is addressing his recent trip to Cuba in a new song. The rapper released The White House denies any involvement in getting clearance for the rapper's Cuba trip.

Kelly Sworn in to Replace Jesse Jackson Jr

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 01:00 PM PDT

Illinois Rep. Kelly takes seat in House, replacing Jesse Jackson Jr.

Meghan McCain Fires Back at Ann Coulter's Lethal Joke

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 01:08 PM PDT

Meghan McCain On Her Political Views!They're at it again–  Ann Coulter and Meghan McCain are in a Twitter war. The reason for the bickering? Ann Coulter stated that Meghan McCain should be killed in a blog posted on her own website, as well as Fox Nation.  "MSNBC's Martin Bashir suggested...

Zuckerberg spends to pass immigration reform

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 06:43 AM PDT

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Thursday, April 4, 2013. Zuckerberg says the company is not building a phone or an operating system. Rather, Facebook is introducing a new experience for Android phones. The idea behind the new Home service is to bring content right to you, rather than require people to check apps on the device. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Former staffers in the Clinton and Bush administrations have joined the group.

Ohio Judge Allows Blinking Testimony in Murder Trial

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 07:40 AM PDT

Ohio Judge Allows Blinking Testimony in Murder TrialParalyzed Man's Eye Blinks Were Used to Identify Alleged Killer

Biden criticizes non-hunter firearm owners

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 07:15 AM PDT

Biden: Gun Owners 'Like The Way It Feels…Like Driving a Ferrari'Gun culture isn't what it used to be in the United States, the vice president argued.

Paul Ryan on guns, immigration and Obama's budget

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 03:09 AM PDT

Paul Ryan Says Obama Budget Cuts 'Really Not Entitlement Reform'Ryan blasts the president's attempts at entitlement reform.

Japan carmakers recall 3.4 million vehicles for Takata airbag flaw

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 02:14 PM PDT

A visitor walking past cars is reflected on a Toyota car at the company's showroom in TokyoBy Yoko Kubota and Ben Klayman TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Four Japanese automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp and Nissan Motor Co, are recalling 3.4 million vehicles sold around the world because airbags supplied by Takata Corp are at risk of catching fire or injuring passengers. The move announced on Thursday is the largest recall ever for airbags made by Takata, the world's second-largest supplier of airbags and seatbelts. Shares of Takata, which first learned of the issue in October 2011, tumbled almost 10 percent in Tokyo trading. ...

Britain snubs Argentina's Fernandez over Thatcher funeral

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 06:24 AM PDT

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner speaks with the media as she attends the summit of the Community of Latin American, Caribbean States and European Union in SantiagoBy Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will not invite Argentine President Cristina Fernandez to Margaret Thatcher's funeral next week in a snub likely to deepen a long-running diplomatic dispute over the Falkland Islands. Thatcher, 87, who died on Monday, led Britain at the time of the 1982 Falklands war ordering her armed forces to repel an Argentine invasion of the contested South Atlantic archipelago which Argentina calls Las Malvinas. ...

Texas Rep. Cites Biblical Flood as Example of Climate Change

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 05:25 AM PDT

Texas Rep. Cites Biblical Flood as Example of Climate ChangeIn his five-minute remarks today on the Keystone Pipeline, Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, pointed out a "divergence of evidence" on global warming, citing the biblical Great Flood as an example of climate change. Barton delivered remarks today at the Subcommittee on Energy and Power hearing...

Firefighters taken hostage 'relieved' ordeal over

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 01:46 AM PDT

A police officer leaves the scene after an explosion and gunshots were heard near the scene where a man was holding four firefighters hostage Wednesday, April 10, 2013 in Suwanee, Ga. A police spokesman said the suspect was dead and none of the hostage suffered serious injuries. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)SUWANEE, Ga. (AP) — It's a call that firefighters routinely respond to — a report of a medical emergency.

Nuclear Fusion Rocket Could Reach Mars in 30 Days

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 04:16 AM PDT

Nuclear Fusion Rocket Could Reach Mars in 30 DaysNuclear fusion, the energy source that fuels the sun and other active stars, could one day propel rockets that allow humans to go to Mars and back in 30 days, researchers say.

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