2013年2月26日星期二

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Lingering racism crux of voting rights case

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:47 PM PST

Photos: Shelby County vs. HolderResidents react to the Supreme Court case that's centered on their county.

Why Rand Paul pulled a 180 in Hagel vote

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:21 PM PST

Sen. Rand Paul on US, F-16 fighters, Egypt and IsraelOnly four Republicans crossed party lines on Tuesday to approve President Barack Obama's defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel, but no senator sparked more confusion than Kentucky's Rand Paul, a vocal critic of Hagel who nonetheless cast his vote in favor of the former Nebraska senator. Just hours after he had voted against a procedural measure [...]

Couple reported missing in Peru turn up on boat

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:53 PM PST

Bay Area Couple Missing On South America Cycling Trek(Reuters) - A young California couple reported missing and feared kidnapped while on a cycling trip through Peru have turned up on river boat in the Andean nation, the mother of one the pair said in an online statement posted on Tuesday. Garrett Hand and his girlfriend, Jamie Neal, had last been heard from by friends and family about a month ago. Hand's mother said in a Facebook message that she was informed by the U.S. ...

Adult home takes unusual approach to elderly care

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:41 PM PST

This 2011 photo provided by the Fellowship Community shows the Child's Garden at the Fellowship Community, a nonprofit group in a commune-like setting north of New York City in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. It takes an unusual approach to care of the elderly, and seeks to integrate aging residents with other members of the group, including co-workers and their children. (AP Photo/Fellowship Community, Miklos Gratzer)Aging residents are encouraged to help at the farm, and boisterous children are welcome.

McConnell fires back after 'race-baiting' attack on wife

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 01:37 PM PST

Senate Republican Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and his wife former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, arrive for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in honor of German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)An organization charged that Taiwan-born Elaine Chao helped send jobs to China.

Hagel confirmed as defense secretary

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:24 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2013, file photo, Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. A deeply divided Senate is moving toward a vote on President Barack Obama's contentious choice of Chuck Hagel to head the Defense Department, with the former Republican senator on track to win confirmation after a protracted political fight. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)The Senate voted 58-41 in his favor, ending a tumultuous process.

Obama: 'No smart way' to make deep cuts

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:01 PM PST

Obama visits a shipbuilding yard in Newport News, VirginiaThe president defended his comments about the sequester at a speech in Virginia.

Beer lovers accuse Anheuser-Busch of watering down brews

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:22 PM PST

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, file photo, Bud Light beer is shown in the aisles of Elite Beverages in Indianapolis. Beer lovers across the country have filed $5 million class-action lawsuits accusing Anheuser-Busch of watering down its Budweiser, Michelob and other brands. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Beer lovers across the U.S. have accused Anheuser-Busch of watering down its Budweiser, Michelob and other brands, in class-action suits seeking millions in damages.

Video: Man rescues dog from block of floating ice

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:15 PM PST

Pifas, a three-year-old golden retriever mix, was rescued by a kind stranger who helped guide the dog to safety after it became stranded on a block of ice in a frozen lake. NBCNews.com reports that Pifas disappeared from his owner's home and was missing for over a week before he was spotted some 200 feet [...]

Man calls 911 for a cheeseburger 9 times, gets arrested

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:29 PM PST

An Indiana man got the attention of local police after he tried to order a cheeseburger by calling 911 nine times. According to WISHTV, 52-year-old Gregory Jackson Sr. has reportedly had past run-ins with police, but this may be the most bizarre. Jackson reportedly made the nine phone calls in just 90 minutes. Eventually, New [...]

Will the Titanic II be unsinkable?

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:36 PM PST

In this rendering provided by Blue Star Line, the Titanic II is shown cruising at sea. The ship, which Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is planning to build in China, is scheduled to sail in 2016. Palmer said his ambitious plans to launch a copy of the Titanic and sail her across the Atlantic would be a tribute to those who built and backed the original. (AP Photo/Blue Star Line)An Australian billionaire is financing plans to build a replica of the luxury liner.

Guitarist for Allman Brothers Band dies in Florida

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:42 PM PST

(Reuters) - Guitarist Dan Toler, who played in the Allman Brothers Band in the late 1970s and 1980s, has died of Lou Gehrig's disease at his home in Sarasota, Florida, his manager said. Toler died on Monday and was in his early 60s, the manager, Glen Halverson, said. Toler and his late brother, drummer David "Frankie" Toler, played in several groups, including Dickey Betts & Great Southern. Dan Toler was part of the Allman Brothers Band from 1979 to 1982 and was featured on the group's albums "Enlightened Rogues," "Reach for the Sky" and "Brothers of the Road. ...

Conservationists try resurrecting coral in Jamaica

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:17 PM PST

In this May 30, 2012 photo released by the Puntacana Ecological Foundation, a diver works on a coral reef restoration program in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, live coral coverage in the Caribbean is down to an average of just 8 percent, from 50 percent in the 1970s. Caribbean islands ranging from Bonaire to the U.S. Virgin Islands, conservationists are rearing and planting fast-growing coral species to try and turn things around by With

Arkansas governor vetoes abortion bill

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 05:10 PM PST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe on Tuesday vetoed a ban on most abortions in Arkansas at 20 weeks into a pregnancy, setting up an override fight with a Republican-controlled Legislature that has been pushing for more restrictions on the procedure.

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