2013年8月13日星期二

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Edward Snowden: 'I'm famously paranoid'

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 10:52 AM PDT

File photo of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, being interviewed by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong KongThe NSA leaker's comments came in an encrypted interview with journalists.

For the select few: Happy International Left Handers Day

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:22 AM PDT

Left-handed Celebs: Justin Bieber, Lady GagaTuesday marks the celebration of the minority of men and women of the world who identify as lefties.

White House reverses itself on Clapper spy panel chief

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 04:40 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 18, 2013 file photo, National Intelligence Director James Clapper testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The White House and key lawmakers are standing by Clapper despite his admission that he gave misleading statements to Congress on the how much the U.S. spies on its own. Clapper's apology to lawmakers was made public the first week in July. In March he said that U.S. spies do not gather data on Americans _ something National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden revealed as false by releasing documents showing the NSA collects millions of U.S. phone records (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)It'll be independent, the National Security Council insists.

Rubio warns Obama could act to legalize immigrants

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 02:37 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, June 13, 2013 file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Road to Majority Conference in Washington. Rubio warned Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013 that if Congress doesn't pass immigration overhaul legislation, President Barack Obama may act on his own to legalize the 11 million immigrants already in the U.S. illegally. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio warned Tuesday that if Congress doesn't pass immigration overhaul legislation, President Barack Obama may act on his own to legalize the 11 million immigrants already in the U.S. illegally.

Nigerians want weapons after deadly mosque attack

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 03:13 PM PDT

In this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, Nigeria Muslims attend Eid al-Fitr prayers in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Suspected Islamic militants wearing army fatigues gunned down 44 people praying at a mosque in northeast Nigeria, while another 12 civilians died in an apparently simultaneous attack, security agents said Monday Aug. 12, 2013. The slayings occurred Sunday morning at a mosque in Konduga town, some 35 kilometers (22 miles) outside Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria's Borno state. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)KONDUGA, Nigeria (AP) — Residents of a village in northeastern Nigeria where suspected Islamic extremists gunned down 47 worshippers praying in a mosque demanded on Tuesday that the government give them weapons to defend themselves.

San Diego mayor challenges recall effort

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 03:00 PM PDT

FILE - San Diego Mayor Bob Filner speaks during a news conference at city hall, in San Diego in this July 26, 2013 file photo. Filner is challenging a recall effort by touting city progress during his term — an indication that he has no intention of resigning. Filner, in a statement obtained Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013 by The Associated Press, made no mention of the reason recall organizers want to boot him from office — allegations by more than a dozen women that he made unwanted advances such as inappropriate statements or groping. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Mayor Bob Filner responded to a recall effort over sexual harassment allegations by touting progress the city has made during his term.

Carolina conservatives want more opposition in DC

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 04:32 PM PDT

In this photo taken Aug. 5, 2013 Rep. Patrick McHenry speaks to a full house during a town hall meeting in Lincolnton, N.C. McHenry's loudest constituents have no desire to see conciliation on gridlocked Capitol Hill, unless it comes from President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)LINCOLNTON, N.C. (AP) — Republican Patrick McHenry's loudest constituents have no desire to see conciliation on gridlocked Capitol Hill, unless it comes from President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats.

Police: 3 hostages at north La. bank unhurt

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 04:40 PM PDT

Two federal law officers speak to local EMS technicians along La. Highway 128 outside a Tensas State Bank branch during a hostage situation in St. Joseph, La., Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013. A man whose family owns a store across the street from the bank took three bank employees hostage, and a state police negotiator has been talking to him for hours, police said. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)ST. JOSEPH, La. (AP) — A man whose family owns a store across the street from a bank branch in rural Louisiana took three bank employees hostage Tuesday, and a state police negotiator has been talking to him for hours, police said.

Man charged as teen in bomb plot runs for mayor

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 02:10 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 4, 2011 file photo, Roy High School bomb plot suspect Joshua Kyler Hoggan, 16, right, walks out of the 2nd District Juvenile Court in Ogden with his mother, Janice Hoggan. The Utah teenager arrested last year in a Columbine-inspired plot to blow up his high school will find out Tuesday Aug. 13, 2013 if voters in the small city of Roy will take his run for mayor seriously. (AP Photo/Standard-Examiner, Robert Johnson,File) TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDITSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah teenager arrested last year in a Columbine-inspired plot to blow up his high school will find out Tuesday if voters in the small city of Roy will take his run for mayor seriously.

Fan who fell to his death knew Braves stadium well

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 04:18 PM PDT

In this undated photo provided by the family, Ronald Homer poses for a photo. Homer, 30, fell more than 60 feet (18 meters) to his death from the upper levels of Atlanta's Turner Field onto a parking lot on Monday night, Aug. 12, 2013. Witnesses described it as an accident. An autopsy was planned. An Atlanta Braves team spokeswoman, Beth Marshall, declined to comment pending the police investigation. (AP Photo/Ronald Home)ATLANTA (AP) — Lifetime Atlanta Braves fan Ronald Lee Homer Jr. knew the stadium where he fell to his death well. He attended three or four games a month at Turner Field and watched as many televised games as he could, his father said. He always had on a Braves hat.

Federal government sues to block airline merger

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 02:53 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 file photo, U.S. Airways and American Airlines planes are shown at gates at DFW International Airport in Grapevine, Texas. The Justice Department and a number of state attorneys general on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, challenged a proposed $11 billion merger between US Airways Group Inc. and American Airlines' parent company, AMR Corp. ( (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines and US Airways expected to spend this week cruising toward completion of their huge merger, a deal that was worth $14 billion on paper and would create the world's biggest airline.

California teen faces long recovery after rescue

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 03:03 PM PDT

Brett Anderson, wearing a shirt featuring a photo of his daughter, Hannah, makes a statement regarding her kidnapping and rescue at a news conference Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, in San Diego. Anderson is flanked by San Diego County Sheriff William Gore. James Lee DiMaggio, 40, suspected of killing Hannah's mother and brother before fleeing with her in the Idaho wilderness, was killed in a shootout with law enforcement on Saturday. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 16-year-old girl who was rescued during an FBI shootout with her captor in the Idaho wilderness faces a long recovery, but support from family and friends can help her lead a happy, productive life, therapists said Tuesday.

Fan who died in fall went to several games a month

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 02:44 PM PDT

Baseball fans look over a railing at Turner Field near the scene where a man fell 60 feet from the upper deck Monday Aug. 12, 2013. Atlanta police spokesman John Chafee confirmed the death of the man, whose name has not been released. The man fell during Monday night's game between the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal Constitution, Curtis Compton) MARIETTA DAILY OUT, GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT) LOCAL TV OUT (WXIA, WGCL, FOX 5).ATLANTA (AP) — A lifelong Atlanta Braves fan who fell about 85 feet to his death at the team's stadium was waiting out a rain delay in a smoking area and talking to his mother on the phone shortly before the accident.

Usher's son released from hospital after accident

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 02:18 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 9, 2013 file photo, R&B singer Usher, left, embraces ex-wife Tameka Foster Raymond after a judge dismissed an emergency request by Raymond seeking temporary custody of their two children, in Atlanta. Usher's son has been released from the hospital after nearly drowning in an Atlanta pool. A lawyer for the boy's mother said Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, that 5-year-old Usher Raymond V was released from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Scottish Rite on Sunday. Attorney Angela Kinley said Tameka Foster Raymond saw her son at school Monday when he attended orientation for the new year. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)ATLANTA (AP) — The son of Grammy-winning R&B singer Usher has been released from the hospital after nearly drowning in an Atlanta pool, a lawyer for the boy's mother said Tuesday.

Boston mob boss convicted; much still unresolved

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 04:09 PM PDT

Steven Davis, brother of Debra Davis, wipes his eyes while speaking outside federal court where a jury found James "Whitey" Bulger guilty on several counts of murder, racketeering and conspiracy Monday, Aug. 12, 2013 in Boston. Jurors could not agree whether Bulger was involved in Debra Davis' killing. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)BOSTON (AP) — His attorney says the moment he was caught, Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger knew his life would end in prison or strapped to a gurney, awaiting lethal injection.

Egypt: pro-Morsi vigil takes on permanent look

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 01:59 PM PDT

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi stand behind sand barriers recently set up where supporters of Morsi have installed a camp and held daily rallies outside Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013. Instead of rushing for the exits, Islamist supporters of Egypt's ousted president are replacing tents with wooden huts in their sprawling Cairo encampment. Barbershops have sprung up and many tents now have satellite dishes. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)CAIRO (AP) — Instead of rushing for the exits, Islamist supporters of Egypt's ousted president are replacing tents with wooden huts in their sprawling Cairo encampment. Barbershops have sprung up and many tents now have satellite dishes.

Poll shows new leader in NYC mayoral race

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:46 PM PDT

de blasio spencerThe New York City public advocate leads the Democratic field, while Anthony Weiner tumbles far behind.

Air Force nuclear missile unit fails key security test

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:42 PM PDT

FILE - This 2002 file photo provided by the National Park Service shows the launch key mechanism at the deactivated Delta Nine Launch Facility near Wall, S.D. The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control _ and if necessary launch _ nuclear missiles after a string of unpublicized and unacceptable failings, including a potential compromise of missile launch codes. The group's deputy commander said it is suffering WASHINGTON (AP) — An Air Force unit that operates one-third of the nation's land-based nuclear missiles has failed a safety and security inspection, marking the second major setback this year for a force charged with the military's most sensitive mission, the general in charge of the nuclear air force told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Presidential vacations, by the numbers

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 09:52 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama orders lunch at Nancy's restaurant at Oak Bluffs at Martha's VineyardObama takes off for his 15th time, but another president took more time away from D.C.

Japan city votes to destroy tsunami ship landmark

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 10:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 2, 2011 file photo, survivors look at a ship among the rubble at a March 11 earthquake and tsunami-destroyed area in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. The stranded fishing boat that became a symbol of the devastation of Japan's 2011 tsunami has long divided a northeastern coastal city - between those who wanted to keep it as a monument of survival and those who wanted a painful reminder gone. Last week, the city announced it will be torn down after a heated debate and citywide vote. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)KESENNUMA, Japan (AP) — A stranded fishing boat that became a symbol of the devastation of Japan's 2011 tsunami has long divided a northeastern coastal city — between those who wanted to keep it as a monument of survival and those who wanted a painful reminder gone.

Oscar Pistorius will be indicted, police spokesman says

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 07:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 file photo Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius stands in the dock during his bail hearing at the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa. South Africa's police commissioner office said Tuesday Aug. 13, 2013 that Oscar Pistorius will be served with an indictment next week after police completed an investigation into the shooting death of his girlfriend. On Monday August 19, the accused,Oscar Pistorius, will appear on court in Pretroia. It is expected that he will be served with an indictment and that the matter will be postponed. The prosecution, in collaboration with the defence team, will agree on a trial date. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe-file)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African police spokesman says Oscar Pistorius will be served with an indictment now that police have completed an investigation into the shooting death of his girlfriend.

Fort Hood shooting suspect: 'I would still be a martyr' if executed

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 03:42 PM PDT

File - In this Aug. 8, 2013 file courtroom sketch, Maj. Nidal Hasan, second from right, sits with his standby defense attorneys Maj. Joseph Marcee, left, and Lt. Col. Kris Poppe, second from left, as presiding judge Col. Tara Osborn looks on, during Hasan's trial, in Fort Hood, Texas. Testimony has been moving so quickly during the military trial of the soldier accused in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage that the judge decided to give jurors extra time on Monday in between witnesses to finish their notes.(AP Photo/Brigitte Woosley, File)FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Army psychiatrist on trial for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood told mental health experts shortly after the attack that he "would still be a martyr" if convicted and executed by the government, according to newly released documents.

Boston FBI finds redemption in 'Whitey' Bulger conviction

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:39 AM PDT

James "Whitey" Bulger listens to the verdict in his murder and racketeering trial as seen in this courtroom drawing in BostonBy Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - When she was assigned to the federal task force charged with finding James "Whitey" Bulger in 2000, then-Drug Enforcement Agency agent Pamela Hay had a problem: She wasn't convinced her FBI counterparts wanted to catch the fugitive mobster. The former leader of Boston's "Winter Hill" crime gang by then was in his sixth year of hiding, after fleeing the city in 1994 on a tip from a corrupt FBI agent that arrest was imminent. ...

Islamist protesters, police clash in Cairo

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 07:40 AM PDT

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi pray in Nahda Square, where protesters have installed their camp near Cairo University in Giza, southwestern Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. Egyptian authorities on Monday postponed plans to disperse two Cairo sit-ins by supporters of the country's ousted President Mohammed Morsi, saying they wanted to "avoid bloodshed," security officials said. The Arabic on the poster at left reads, "We are all with legitimacy of the elected president." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)CAIRO (AP) —

Small plane makes emergency landing in rush-hour traffic

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 08:35 AM PDT

Small plane lands on Delaware roadDelaware State Police say a small U.S. Air Force plane made an emergency landing in a field near Dover Air Force Base, crashed through a fence and taxied onto a road clogged with rush-hour traffic. There ...

Can anything stop N.J.'s Cory Booker?

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 08:14 AM PDT

New Jersey's Booker expected to dominate Senate primary electionVoters head to the polls to choose who will replace the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg.

Air pollution takes toll on China's tourism

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 05:13 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 file photo, a man wears a mask on Tiananmen Square in thick haze in Beijing. China, one of the most visited countries in the world, has seen sharply fewer tourists this year, with worsening air pollution partly to blame. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)BEIJING (AP) — China, one of the most visited countries in the world, has seen sharply fewer tourists this year — with worsening air pollution partly to blame.

Hospital technician pleads guilty in hepatitis outbreak

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:02 AM PDT

New Hampshire Department of Justice photograph of David KwiatkowskiDavid Kwiatkowski's drug addiction caused at least 7 cases of the disease with dirty needles.

Congressman John Lewis blasts Congress: 'Chickens more productive'

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 03:54 AM PDT

John Lewis: Chickens More Productive than Congress; At Least They Produce EggsTop Line Superman came from Krypton. A radioactive spider gave Spider-Man his powers. And civil rights movement hero John Lewis? The origin story of the Democratic congressman from Georgia goes back to his family's chicken coop. With the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech looming, Lewis sat down [...]

Alaska serial killer murdered at least 11 across country: FBI

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 09:41 PM PDT

Confessed serial killer Israel Keyes is seen in this undated booking photoInvestigators believe Israel Keyes murdered his first victim in 2001 and his last in 2012.

N.C. governor signs measure requiring voter ID

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 08:18 PM PDT

McCrory signs voting changes into lawThe new measure draws stinging criticism and threats of legal action from groups.

Study: College ‘hook up’ culture doesn’t lead to more sex

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 02:52 PM PDT

New research on "hook up" cultureAre today's college students operating in a sex-fueled romantic wasteland, where casual, loveless sex has entirely replaced candlelit dinner dates with a special someone?

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