2013年6月4日星期二

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Rising Mississippi River threatens towns

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 04:00 PM PDT

The Kaskaskia Rver has overtaken the parking lot to Smitty's at the Marina in New Athens, Ill., Monday, June 3, 2013. The Kaskaskia River was more than 7 feet above flood stage on Monday in New Athens. (AP Photo/Belleville News-Democrat, Derik Holtmann)More rains won't slow the potential retreat of the renegade river.


Judge accepts Holmes' insanity plea

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 11:10 AM PDT

Defense Attorney Daniel King, right, and Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes review advisement documents in court in Centennial, Colo., on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Holmes was allowed to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, Andy Cross, Pool)But the accused Colo. theater gunman's lawyers are dealt a major setback.


Blacks more likely to get busted for pot than whites

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 11:08 AM PDT

Ex-Microsoft exec plans marijuana brandEven though marijuana use by both races is about the same, a new report shows arrests are not the same.


Defiant Chrysler refuses to recall vehicles

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 03:59 PM PDT

Chrysler refuses US request to recall vehiclesThe government says 2.7 million Jeeps are at risk of a fuel tank fire in a rear-end collision.


Report: Top 'American Idol' producers fired

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 03:42 PM PDT

English television and film director and producer Nigel Lythgoe arrives at the 2012 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los AngelesInsiders say Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick are out, as part of a shake up of the show.


Tea party groups blame inability to raise funds on IRS practices

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 11:54 AM PDT

Conservative Group Decries IRS TacticsThe agency's methods discouraged supporters from donating to their causes.


Obama ‘deadly serious’ about cutting veterans benefits backlog

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 11:55 AM PDT

For Veterans, Mental Health Care Often FragmentedOne group cites hundreds of thousands of claims that have yet to be addressed.


FHA may need $1B bailout for reverse mortgage losses

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 04:36 PM PDT

The Federal Housing Administration may need as much as a $1 billion rescue package before the end of the year to bolster its reserves despite efforts to shore up its finances with higher mortgage insurance ...

Review justifies firing of ex-LAPD officer Dorner

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 04:46 PM PDT

The department concluded that Christopher Dorner was justifiably fired.

Lawmakers look to Supreme Court to fix immigration bill’s gay rights gap

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 12:49 PM PDT

Reactions Mixed To Supreme Court`s DNA DecisionDemocrats hope the high court will strike down a federal law to usurp the issue.


U.S. still not ready to say Syria used chemical weapons

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 12:19 PM PDT

A Free Syrian Army fighter carrying his weapons walks out from a hole in a wall in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal districtOfficials have repeatedly cited the need to be absolutely certain that they were used.


Christie sets October election to fill Lautenberg seat

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 01:56 PM PDT

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talks to the press after casting his primary election vote, Tuesday, June 4, 2013, in Mendham Township, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)The New Jersey governor's own race will remain atop of the ballot in November.


Ohio State president to retire because of Notre Dame remarks

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 04:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 12, 2007, file photo, Gordon Gee speaks after being named Ohio State University's 14th president during a news conference in Columbus, Ohio. Gee is retiring as of July 1 following the revelation of recorded remarks in which he criticized Notre Dame, Roman Catholics and the Southeastern Conference, the university announced Tuesday, June 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University President Gordon Gee abruptly announced his retirement Tuesday after he came under fire for jokingly referring to "those damn Catholics" at Notre Dame and poking fun at the academic quality of other schools.


Senator blasts generals for not doing more to stop sexual assaults

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 10:35 AM PDT

Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 4, 2013, during the committee's hearing on pending legislation regarding sexual assaults in the military. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Sen. Claire McCaskill wants "a culture where victims are coming forward."


Prof feels the heat over tweet to PhD applicants

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 09:16 AM PDT

New Mexico Professor feeling heat from offensive TweetThe visiting NYU faculty member suggests that overweight students need not apply.


What we lost the day Robert Kennedy died

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 09:29 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 1964, file photo, Sen. Robert Kennedy stands before the delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, N.J. Democrats have little hope of matching the fervor and historical import of their 2008 convention, when they made Barack Obama the first black presidential nominee of a major political party. One of the memorable moments from past conventions was delegates standing in tearful silence as Robert Kennedy quotes Shakespeare in tribute to his slain brother, President John F. Kennedy: "When he shall die, take him and cut him out into stars, and he shall make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with night and pay no worship to the garish sun." (AP Photo)Yahoo's Jeff Greenfield speculates on how the man might have re-shaped politics.


Obama to GOP: My court nominees aren’t ‘slouches’ or ‘hacks’

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 08:33 AM PDT

Obama speaks from the Rose Garden of the White House to announce his three nominees to fill vacancies on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in WashingtonThe president accuses Senate Republicans of "cynically" blocking his picks for political gain.


Boston bomb suspect gets donations

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 12:34 PM PDT

Boston Bomb Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Getting Financial DonationsDzhokhar Tsarnaev tells his mom that people are sending him money.


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