2013年3月27日星期三

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James Holmes offers to plead guilty

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 02:05 PM PDT

James Holmes Offers to Plead Guilty to Colorado Movie Theater MassacreThe Colo. theater shooting suspect wants to avoid the death penalty.


John Edwards’ daughter speaks out on his affair

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 01:56 PM PDT

John Edwards, right, and his daughter Cate Edwards, left, arrive at a federal courthouse during the seventh day of jury deliberations in his trial on charges of campaign corruption in Greensboro, N.C., Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Edwards has pleaded not guilty to six counts related to campaign finance violations over nearly $1 million from two wealthy donors used to help hide the Democrat's pregnant mistress as he sought the White House in 2008. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)John Edwards' daughter Cate is finally speaking out about her father's affair with a former campaign aide, which effectively ended his marriage to her late mother, Elizabeth, and killed his political career. "I was devastated, and I was disappointed," Cate Edwards tells NBC's Savannah Guthrie in an interview set to air Friday on the "Today" [...]


Ashley Judd says she won't seek Senate seat

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 02:12 PM PDT

Cast member Judd arrives at the premiere of the movie "Olympus Has Fallen" in Hollywood"I realize that my responsibilities and energy at this time need to be focused on my family," she said.


What the justices said—and how often

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 12:16 PM PDT

Courtroom drawing of attorney Kaplan arguing in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in WashingtonCheck out the interactive transcripts on the high court's DOMA hearing.


U.S. halts Chinese IT purchases over hack attacks

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 02:32 PM PDT

Chinese hackers blamed for cyberattack on White HouseUS swipes at China for hacking allegations by restricting gov't buys of Chinese technology


Huge Wash. island landslide affects 34 homes

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 04:29 PM PDT

In this aerial photo, a house sits near the edge of a landslide, near Coupeville, Wash. on Whidbey Island, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. The slide severely damaged one home and isolated or threatened more than 30 on the island, about 50 miles north of Seattle in Puget Sound. No one was reported injured in the slide, which happened at about 4 a.m. Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)Residents heard what sounded like thunder as the earth gave way into Puget Sound.


Sarah Palin is on a mission to stay relevant

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 01:16 PM PDT

Sarah Palin CPAC Speech Steals the ShowWith a new video, the ex-Alaska governor keeps her intentions vague.


Congressman criticizes Obama girls for vacation

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 03:01 PM PDT

Steve King of Iowa was concerned in this time of government belt-tightening.

Student disabled on school trip awarded $41.7M

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 03:54 PM PDT

A jury on Wednesday awarded $41.7 million to a woman who sued her prestigious boarding school after contracting a tick-borne illness on a school trip to China that left her unable to speak and brain damaged.

Pierson sworn in as first female director of Secret Service

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 12:54 PM PDT

Secret Service chief of staff Julia Pierson was sworn in Wednesday as the agency's new director following a tumultuous year for the agency.

Tucker Carlson to co-host "Fox & Friends"

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 02:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2007 file photo, political commentator Tucker Carlson arrives for the 60th anniversary celebration of NBC's Meet the Press at the Newseum in Washington. Fox News Channel says veteran conservative commentator Tucker Channel will become co-host of the network's weekend morning show, Fox News Channel says the veteran conservative commentator will become co-host of the network's weekend morning show.


McCain: Nobody will be ‘totally happy’ with immigration bill

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 12:58 PM PDT

US Senators hold news conference after tour of Arizona-Mexico border in NogalesA new bill is "very close...but little problems" remain, says the Arizona Republican.


Student's anti-rape video strikes a chord on the Web

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 11:55 AM PDT

An anti-rape video posted on the Web with the line, "Real men treat women with respect," has gone viral: So far, it's been viewed over 1.4 million times. Filmed by University of Oregon sophomore Samantha Stendal, the 26-second video, "A Needed Response," was made in reaction to the Steubenville rape trial in Ohio, which convicted [...]

Gotcha! A NYC art show for George W. Bush is a hoax

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 10:15 AM PDT

NEW YORK—George W. Bush's artwork may be getting praise from art critics, but he's still no closer to landing his first major show. On Tuesday, the Gagosian Gallery, one of the most prominent art galleries in the country, posted a message on its Facebook page that it would host an exhibition of the former president's [...]

Bloomberg celebrates 10 years of smoke-free NYC bars

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 10:11 AM PDT

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks to the media at New York's City HallThe mayor takes a victory lap on one of his first major health initiatives.


Anti-spam group hit by a massive cyberattack

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 09:34 AM PDT

Computer Virus WarningThe crushing electronic onslaught ripples across the Internet, an expert says.


New details: Giffords gunman was polite, cooperative

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 12:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 6, 2013 file photo, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords smiles as she raises a fist pump to the crowd as she, husband Mark Kelly, and a number of other Tucson mass shooting victims returned to the site of the shooting in Tucson, Ariz., that left her critically wounded to urge key senators to support expanded background checks for gun purchases. Giffords has been named this year's recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award. The JFK Library and Museum announced Friday that the Arizona Democrat is being honored for the "political, personal, and physical courage she has demonstrated in her fearless public advocacy for policy reforms aimed at reducing gun violence." (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)Interviews and other documents detailing the rampage that killed six people are released.


Berlin Wall falls for condos in pre-dawn operation

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 07:12 AM PDT

Hasselhoff Vows to Save Berlin WallThe demolition happened despite demands by protesters that the site be preserved.


Cyprus banks hire security guards for reopening

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 11:18 AM PDT

People use ATMs outside a closed branch of the Bank of Cyprus in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Cypriot authorities are preparing limits on how much money depositors can take out of their accounts a day before banks are set to reopen. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)The island nation also imposes limits on money transfers.


Happy ending for woman who skipped the winning office lotto pool

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 07:15 AM PDT

Pravin Mankodia, sells a lottery ticket to Nature Haley at Eagles Liquors in Passaic, N.J. Monday, March 25, 2013. Mankodia sold the winning $338 million Powerball ticket that was claimed by an unidentified New Jersey Resident. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)Jennifer Maldonado's co-workers plan to share their jackpot.


North Korea to cut communication channels with South

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 09:43 AM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visits a long-range artillery sub-unit of the Korean People's Army Unit 641, whose mission is to strike Baengnyeong Island of South Korea"War may break out any time," the rogue state warned.


Idaho boy detained after list of names and weapons found

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 10:06 AM PDT

An official says bullying at the boy's school, Rigby Junior High, was a factor.
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