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• Weiner, wife vow to move forward after new sexting revelations
• Speechwriter offers 'unfiltered' view of Obama
• Baby interest highlights image turnaround for royals
• Brazil police: Francis security 'positive' rating
• GOP, Dems divided alike on foreign policy issues
• APNewsBreak: Homeland Security official probed
• Report: Economic concerns drive college choices
• Officer killed during rescue of hiker NW of Vegas
• Study: Organ donor with rabies had 2 raccoon bites
• Players deplore doping rather than defending users
• Ohio authorities identify 2nd of 3 slaying victims
• William, Kate, show off newborn royal baby boy
• Cop who leaked bombing suspect photos disciplined
• Deputies: Bynes hospitalized after starting fire
• Weiner not dropping out of NYC mayoral race
• Al-Qaida says it freed 500 inmates in Iraq jail-break
• 47 rescued from Gulf rig after natural gas blowout
• Officials identify second East Cleveland murder victim
• Cop who released Tsarnaev photos on restricted duty
• Federal appeals court rules that execution drug can't be imported
• NYC airport fully reopens after jet's hard landing
• Homeland Security nominee under investigation
• Paying for college by grants, scholarships
• Photos: Pope Francis a big hit in Brazil, but protests continue
• Menthol cigarettes worse than regular: FDA
• Republicans propose cuts to environment, arts programs
• LaGuardia runway open after rough Southwest landing
• Al Jazeera TV accuses Egypt of intimidating its staff
• Mob scene after Pope makes wrong turn
• What the heck is Ted Cruz doing in Iowa?

Weiner, wife vow to move forward after new sexting revelations Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:24 PM PDT The NYC mayoral candidate's wife said of the issues: "That's between us."

Speechwriter offers 'unfiltered' view of Obama Posted: 23 Jul 2013 11:09 AM PDT As the president preps to unveil an economic plan, Cody Keenan shares a few secrets.

Baby interest highlights image turnaround for royals Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:38 PM PDT A crowd cheered, hundreds of cameras clicked and an image of familial perfection was beamed around the world.

Brazil police: Francis security 'positive' rating Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:21 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Even though Pope Francis' motorcade ended up stalled on a traffic-choked street and swarmed by thousands of faithful, Brazilian officials said Tuesday they evaluated security for the pontiff's arrival in Rio as "positive."

GOP, Dems divided alike on foreign policy issues Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:48 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's limited attempt to end more than two years of bloodshed in Syria and his insistence on U.S. assistance to a strife-riven Egypt have exposed deep divisions in Congress, with pockets of grudging support countered by fierce opposition toward greater American military and financial involvement among Democrats and Republicans alike.

APNewsBreak: Homeland Security official probed Posted: 23 Jul 2013 04:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's choice to be the No. 2 official at the Homeland Security Department is under investigation for his role in helping a company run by a brother of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Associated Press has learned.

Report: Economic concerns drive college choices Posted: 23 Jul 2013 04:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — College costs are driving decisions about which schools to attend, what to study and even where to live, according to a report from loan giant Sallie Mae.

Officer killed during rescue of hiker NW of Vegas Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:17 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas police officer who was rescuing a hiker stranded in an off-limits area of a mountain northwest of the city died after falling from a helicopter hoist line Monday night.

Study: Organ donor with rabies had 2 raccoon bites Posted: 23 Jul 2013 01:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — An Air Force recruit whose organs were donated to four patients including a kidney recipient who died of rabies had at least two untreated raccoon bites several months before he became sick, and tests confirm his rabies-infected kidney caused the recipient's disease, according to a medical journal report.

Players deplore doping rather than defending users Posted: 23 Jul 2013 04:49 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Protective no more, baseball players are downright disgusted these days with doping.

Ohio authorities identify 2nd of 3 slaying victims Posted: 23 Jul 2013 01:38 PM PDT EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Authorities on Tuesday identified a second of three female victims whose bodies were found last week wrapped in trash bags, saying the description of her tattoos helped them figure out who she is.

William, Kate, show off newborn royal baby boy Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:48 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — A beaming Prince William and his wife, Kate, emerged from a London hospital on Tuesday with their newborn baby boy, presenting the world with a first glimpse of the prince who is third in line to the British throne.

Cop who leaked bombing suspect photos disciplined Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:34 PM PDT FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — A state police photographer who released photos of the bloodied Boston Marathon bombing suspect during his capture was placed on restricted duty Tuesday.

Deputies: Bynes hospitalized after starting fire Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:31 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amanda Bynes has been hospitalized for a mental health evaluation after a witness said he spotted flames on her pant legs from a small gasoline fire in the driveway of a California home.

Weiner not dropping out of NYC mayoral race Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:51 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner says he's not dropping out of the New York City mayoral race in light of newly revealed explicit online correspondence with a young woman.

Al-Qaida says it freed 500 inmates in Iraq jail-break Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:15 PM PDT By Suadad al-Salhy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Tuesday for simultaneous raids on two Iraqi prisons and said more than 500 inmates had been set free in the operation, one of its most brazen in Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, formed earlier this year through a merger of al Qaeda's affiliates in Syria and Iraq, said it had stormed Baghdad's Abu Ghraib jail and another, some 20 km (12 miles) north of capital, after months of preparation. ...

47 rescued from Gulf rig after natural gas blowout Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:10 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Natural gas flowed uncontrolled from a well of the Louisiana coast on Tuesday after a blowout that forced the evacuation of 47 workers aboard a drilling rig, authorities said.

Officials identify second East Cleveland murder victim Posted: 23 Jul 2013 11:45 AM PDT By Kim Palmer EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - Authorities have identified the second of three murder victims found dumped in plastic garbage bags in an East Cleveland neighborhood as 28-year-old Shetisha Sheeley, the city's mayor said on Tuesday. East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton said the body of Sheeley, a resident of Cleveland, was discovered Saturday in a weeded lot near two other bodies. East Cleveland is a low-income city of about 27,000 people outside Cleveland. Authorities on Monday confirmed the identity of the first victim as Angela Deskins, 38, also of Cleveland. ...

Cop who released Tsarnaev photos on restricted duty Posted: 23 Jul 2013 09:42 AM PDT Sgt. Sean Murphy, the Massachusetts state trooper who gave graphic photos documenting the surrender of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to Boston magazine, was placed on placed on restricted desk duty Tuesday pending the outcome of an internal investigation.

Federal appeals court rules that execution drug can't be imported Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration was wrong to allow a misbranded and unapproved new drug to be imported for use in executions by lethal injection.

NYC airport fully reopens after jet's hard landing Posted: 23 Jul 2013 06:22 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's LaGuardia Airport fully reopened Tuesday, a day after the collapse of a plane's front landing gear sent it skidding along the tarmac and temporarily closed the airport.

Homeland Security nominee under investigation Posted: 23 Jul 2013 10:04 AM PDT Alejandro Mayorkas is a target of a probe of the nation's foreign investment visa program.

Paying for college by grants, scholarships Posted: 23 Jul 2013 07:31 AM PDT Other sources surpass parents as primary payers for higher education.

Photos: Pope Francis a big hit in Brazil, but protests continue Posted: 23 Jul 2013 08:50 AM PDT People reach out to Pope Francis as he rides in a popemobile through Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 22, 2013. Pope Francis returned to his home continent for the first time as pontiff, embarking on a seven-day visit meant to fan the fervor of the faithful around the globe. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Menthol cigarettes worse than regular: FDA Posted: 23 Jul 2013 06:26 AM PDT No, adding menthol doesn't make them healthier. More addictive, maybe.

Republicans propose cuts to environment, arts programs Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:23 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans Monday proposed slashing cuts to environmental programs and funding for the Smithsonian Institution and the arts as they unveiled the latest legislation to implement the second year of budget cuts required under so-called sequestration.

LaGuardia runway open after rough Southwest landing Posted: 23 Jul 2013 05:26 AM PDT By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A runway at New York City's LaGuardia Airport, shut after a landing gear on a Southwest Airlines jet collapsed on touchdown Monday evening, was reopened Tuesday morning, an airport spokesman said. Eight people, including three crew members, suffered minor injuries after the incident, Southwest said. Flight delays of up to an hour were expected for the rest of the morning, said Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the area's airports. ...

Al Jazeera TV accuses Egypt of intimidating its staff Posted: 23 Jul 2013 06:29 AM PDT DOHA (Reuters) - The pan-Arab Al Jazeera television network accused Egyptian authorities on Tuesday of a sustained campaign of intimidation against its staff, rejecting charges of pro-Islamist bias in its reporting on the crisis in Egypt. Hours after the Egyptian military ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on July 3, security forces raided the Cairo offices of Al Jazeera's Egyptian news channel, which military sources accused at the time of broadcasting "incitement". ...

Mob scene after Pope makes wrong turn Posted: 22 Jul 2013 07:45 PM PDT A humble Fiat carrying Pope Francis went into the thick of a frenzied Rio crowd.

What the heck is Ted Cruz doing in Iowa? Posted: 23 Jul 2013 04:25 AM PDT Politics Confidential Sen. Ted Cruz had never won an election before Texans elected him to the Senate last year, but already the Republican's travel schedule looks more like that of a presidential candidate than one for a freshman lawmaker, with stops in key battleground states like Iowa, New Hampshire, and Florida. Politics Confidential joined Cruz [...]

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