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Obama says Boy Scouts should allow gays as members

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 03:37 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2013 file photo, Boy Scouts recite the Scout Oath during the annual Boy Scouts Parade and Report to State in the House Chambers at the Texas capitol, in Austin, Texas. President Barack Obama said Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013 that gays should be allowed in the Boy Scouts and women should be allowed in military combat roles. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)President Barack Obama said Sunday that gays should be allowed in the Boy Scouts and women should be allowed in military combat roles, weighing in on two storied American institutions facing proposals to end long-held exclusions.

Kerry makes calls abroad in first weekend as secretary of state

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:39 PM PST

FILE - In this photo Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, U.S. Sen. John Kerry acknowledges applause while addressing constituents at Faneuil Hall in Boston. New Secretary of State John Kerry reached out to Israeli and Palestinian leaders in phone calls this weekend, assuring them the Obama administration will continue to pursue a Mideast peace agreement while recognizing the individual concerns on both sides. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)New Secretary of State John Kerry reached out to Israeli and Palestinian leaders in phone calls this weekend, assuring them the Obama administration will continue to pursue a Mideast peace agreement while recognizing the individual concerns on both sides.

Bill Clinton to speak at Ed Koch's funeral in New York City

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:02 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2012 file photo, former New York City Mayor Ed Koch says goodbye to reporters as he gets in his car after being released from the hospital in New York. Koch died Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 from congestive heart failure, spokesman George Arzt said. He was 88. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)Ed Koch is being remembered as the quintessential New Yorker — an admired but tough, colorful former mayor who will be honored at his funeral by former President Bill Clinton.

Details emerge about man at center of Ala standoff

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:13 PM PST

This photograph released by the Alabama Department of Public Safety shows Jimmy Lee Dykes, a 65-year-old retired truck driver officials identify as the suspect in a fatal shooting and hostage standoff in Midland City, Ala. (AP Photo/Alabama Department of Public Safety)As an Alabama standoff and hostage drama marked a sixth day Sunday, more details emerged about the suspect at the center, with neighbors and officials painting a picture of an isolated man estranged from his family.

The complete Super Bowl game-day guide

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 07:43 AM PST

The Superdome, where the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens will be played, is seen at sunset Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)After two weeks of hype, Super Bowl XLVII is almost here. The San Francisco 49ers will be looking for a record-tying sixth Super Bowl championship while the Baltimore Ravens will be looking to send Ray Lewis into retirement with the … Continue reading →

Iran hedges on nuclear talks with six powers or U.S.

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 02:02 PM PST

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi arrives at the 49th Conference on Security Policy in MunichIran said on Sunday it was open to a U.S. offer of direct talks on its nuclear program and that six world powers had suggested a new round of nuclear negotiations this month, but without committing itself to either proposal. Diplomatic efforts to resolve a dispute over Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran says is peaceful but the West suspects is intended to give Iran the capability to build a nuclear bomb, have been all but deadlocked for years, while Iran has continued to announce advances in the program. ...

Women's baseball star, movie inspirer 'Pepper' Paire-Davis dies

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:33 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lavonne "Pepper" Paire-Davis, a star of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1940s and an inspiration for the movie "A League of Their Own," has died. She was 88.

Paraguay presidential hopeful Oviedo dies in crash

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 03:42 PM PST

A woman touches a campaign poster of presidential candidate former Gen. Lino Cesar Oviedo outside the UNACE (National Union of Ethical Citizens) party headquarters in Asuncion, Paraguay, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. Oviedo was killed in a helicopter crash Saturday night, authorities said Sunday, ending a dramatic political career that included coups and repeated attempts to lead Paraguay. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguayan presidential candidate Lino Cesar Oviedo has been killed in a helicopter crash, authorities said Sunday, ending a dramatic political career that included coups and repeated attempts to lead this impoverished 6.5 million-person country.

Panetta says politics at play in Hagel questioning

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 06:07 AM PST

Republican Chuck Hagel, President Obama's choice for defense secretary, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said "the political knives" came out when Chuck Hagel faced fellow Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing to be Pentagon chief.

Taliban peace talks flounder as troops draw down

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 03:43 PM PST

FILE- In this Friday, Oct 26, 2012 file photo, Afghan President Hamid Karzai turns around after reviewing the guard of honor during the first day of Eid Al Adha celebrations at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. As the clock ticks toward 2014 and the final withdrawal of NATO and U.S. troops, peace talks with the Taliban are floundering even as the Taliban are showing some hopeful signs, attending international conferences and issuing a statement from their reclusive one-eyed leader with a surprise offer to share power in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan peace effort is floundering, fraught with mistrust and confusion among key players even though the hard-line Taliban militants show signs of softening and their reclusive, one-eyed leader made a surprise offer to share power in a post-war Afghanistan.

Wash. state considers gender-neutral language bill

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 01:32 PM PST

Kyle Thiessen, the state of Washington's code reviser, looks at a shelf of pending legislation in his office, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Washington state legislators are nearing the completion of a multiyear project to replace thousands of references to male-centric words in state law with gender-neutral terms. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — In Washington state, dairymen, freshmen and even penmanship could soon be things of the past.

NRA likens universal checks to gun registry

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 11:50 AM PST

Wayne LaPierre CEO of the National Rifle Association testifies during a hearing held by the Senate Judiciary committeeThe National Rifle Association's executive vice president continued to oppose background checks for all gun purchases despite polls indicating that most NRA members don't share his position.

After Harvard visit, dozens injured in bus crash

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 01:12 PM PST

In this photo released by the Boston Fire Department via Twitter, firemen work to remove injured passengers from a bus that hit an bridge as it traveled along Soldiers Field Road in the Allston neighborhood of Boston Saturday night, Feb. 2, 2013. Officials said the bus carryinyg 42 people was traveling from Harvard University home to Pennsylvania when it struck the overpass. (AP Photo/Boston Fire Department)BOSTON (AP) — The scene could hardly have been more frightening for a Pennsylvania high school student just returning from a tour of Harvard University when the bus she was on slammed into an overpass, injuring dozens of passengers.

A living, lurking threat in Sandy-hit homes: mold

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 11:30 AM PST

In this Jan. 24, 2013 photo, Victor Pena of Flag Enterprises steam-cleans a floor in a home in Massapequa, N.Y. Homeowners in New York and New Jersey are struggling to combat outbreaks of mold from water-logged homes in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Esther Tauscher stood outside her Staten Island home, leafing through boxes of family photos that had been steeped in storm water. She paused to point out life events — her honeymoon, holding her baby boy in a hospital bed.

Ramos: Republicans 'finally getting it' on immigration

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 10:23 AM PST

Jorge Ramos: Republicans 'Finally Getting It' on ImmigrationJorge Ramos, Univision anchor and host of the public affairs program, "Al Punto," said "I think Republicans are finally getting it," regarding the power of the Hispanic vote.  Ramos joined ABC News in a web exclusive before his appearance on the "This Week" roundtable on...

Energy industry develops nontoxic fracking fluids

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 10:18 AM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 15, 2009 file photo, an unidentified worker steps through the maze of hoses being used at a remote fracking site being run by Halliburton for natural-gas producer Williams in Rulison, Colo. The oil and gas industry is trying to ease environmental concerns by developing non-toxic fluids for the drilling process known as fracking. But it's not clear whether the fluids will be widely embraced by drilling companies. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)PITTSBURGH (AP) — The oil and gas industry is trying to ease environmental concerns by developing nontoxic fluids for the drilling process known as fracking, but it's not clear whether the new product will be widely embraced by drilling companies.

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