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Woman's family files new suit against GM

Posted: 12 May 2014 02:41 PM PDT

An employee holds General Motors ignition assembly parts, as they are being inspected, packaged and shipped at the GM Customer Care & Aftersales Plant in BurtonParents who settled claims last year say GM hid critical evidence on faulty ignitions.


White House: No, #BringBackOurGirls won’t sway kidnappers

Posted: 12 May 2014 01:39 PM PDT

Protestors hold placards as they demonstrate outside Nigeria House in central London on May 9, 2014The White House on Monday defended the #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign as a valuable part of the global response to the abduction of more than 200 Nigerian girls. But spokesman Jay Carney dismissed suggestions that hashtag activism would lead Boko Haram kidnappers to free their hostages.


Orphan is first Haitian to be fitted with 3-D prosthesis

Posted: 12 May 2014 03:32 PM PDT

Handicapped Haitian boy Stevenson Joseph holds the 3D-printed prosthetic hand that he is learning to use in SantoBy Amelie Baron PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A 12-year-old orphan boy handicapped from birth became the first recipient of a 3-D printer prosthesis in Haiti last month, thanks to a British-born software engineer in California. Born without fingers on either hand, Stevenson Joseph had little hope of treatment in a country where programs for the disabled are rare apart from a handful of charities. In 2010, Stevenson was brought to Bernard Mevs hospital in the capital, Port-au-Prince, where an orthopedic team was working to fit prosthetic limbs after a devastating earthquake caused injuries that required amputations. \"We couldn't do anything for him here,\" recalled Thomas Iwalla, a Kenyan orthopedic technician at hospital.


N.C. entrepreneur in primary battle with singer Clay Aiken dies

Posted: 12 May 2014 02:03 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 6, 2014 file photo, congressional candidate Keith Crisco addresses supporters at Lumina Wine & Beer in Asheboro, N.C. Crisco, a North Carolina textile entrepreneur locked in a too-close-to-call Democratic Party primary with former "American Idol" singer Clay Aiken, died in a home accident Monday, May 12, 2014. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Robert Willett, File)ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina textile entrepreneur locked in a too-close-to-call Democratic Party primary with former "American Idol" singer Clay Aiken has died.


Iranian press: Drone replica proves 'nightmare has become reality'

Posted: 12 May 2014 01:02 PM PDT

A handout picture released by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on May 11, 2014 shows him sitting next to the captured US drone and its copy, at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force exhibition in TehranIran has unveiled its own copy of an American stealth drone it captured in late 2011, claiming to have cracked the "secrets" of the bat-wing craft and added weapons capabilities. Today, Fars News Agency reported that while Iran's duplicate of the US RQ-170 Sentinel drone was smaller, it also had a "bombing capability to attack the US warships in any possible battle." The story in Persian was headlined: "America's nightmare has become reality."  State television showed footage on Sunday it said was of a US aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf filmed by an Iranian drone. The drone replica was unveiled at an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) exhibition on Sunday, where Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was briefed on how the drone, its systems, and structure had been reverse-engineered. Aerospace chief Amir Ali Hajijadeh said today that they are working on two more models of the replica drone.


Texas lawmakers tour embattled California hot sauce plant

Posted: 12 May 2014 03:47 PM PDT

Owner of Huy Fong Foods David Tran holds bottles of Sriracha hot sauce during a rally at Irwindale City Hall, in Irwindale, CaliforniaThe maker of the popular hot sauce Sriracha said Monday that he has no plans to move his contested plant out of California but would consider expanding into Texas if the Lone Star State can produce peppers ...


Studies: Antarctic ice sheet at point of no return

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:55 AM PDT

This undated handout photo provided by NASA shows the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctic. Two new studies indicate that part of the huge West Antarctic ice sheet is starting a slow collapse in an unstoppable way. Alarmed scientists say that means even more sea level rise than they figured. (AP Photo/NASA)Melt seen as outpacing predictions, crossing threshold that sets up domino-like process.


Independence declared in eastern Ukraine

Posted: 12 May 2014 03:43 PM PDT

Pro-Russian gunmen and activists react while listening to a speaker as they declare independence for the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine on Monday, May 12, 2014. Pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine declared independence Monday for the Donetsk and Luhansk regions following their contentious referendum ballot. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)News in Donetsk, Luhansk follows vote that Ukraine and the West have deemed a sham.


Mannequins banned from shops in Syrian jihadist stronghold

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:48 AM PDT

Veiled women walk past a billboard that carries a verse from Koran urging women to wear a hijab in the northern province of RaqqaSyria's most extreme jihadist faction issued a ban Monday on mannequins in shop displays and the sale of women's underwear to male customers, a monitoring group said. The decision by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in their northern stronghold of Raqa also bans men and women shopping together unless he is her husband, father or brother, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Observatory also said ISIL has decided that traditional garments on sale must be neither \"tight, transparent or ornate\". Raqa is the only provincial capital in Syria to have fallen from the hands of President Bashar al-Assad's regime, and it is now completely under ISIL control.


NYPD to stop seizing suspected sex workers' condoms

Posted: 12 May 2014 02:21 PM PDT

An outreach worker at Boom Health center, package condoms for distribution to sex trade workers, Friday April 25, 2014 in Bronx, N.Y. New York would become the first state to prohibit police and prosecutors from using the possession of condoms as evidence against suspected sex workers under a measure pending before lawmakers. Critics of the policy say it's unfair and undermines efforts to promote condom use. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department will no longer confiscate unused condoms from suspected sex workers to be used as evidence of prostitution, ending a longstanding practice that had been criticized by civil rights groups for undermining efforts to combat AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections.


Photos: Spring storms in the Midwest and Rockies

Posted: 12 May 2014 10:42 AM PDT

Photos: Spring storms in the Midwest and RockiesSnow covers spring flowers in Denver on Monday, May 12, 2014. A spring storm that has brought over a foot of snow to parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska and thunderstorms and tornadoes to the Midwest was slowing down travelers and left some without power Monday morning. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

15 facts you may not know about the Washington Monument

Posted: 12 May 2014 08:51 AM PDT

A woman stops to photograph the re-opened Washington Monument in WashingtonIn honor of the 130-year-old monument's post-earthquake restoration, here are some things you may or may not know about the symbolic structure.


Same-sex couples head to Arkansas capital to marry

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:33 AM PDT

A wedding cake is seen at a reception for same-sex couples at The Abbey in West HollywoodDozens of gay couples in Arkansas received licenses to marry from county clerks Monday.


U.S. reports second case of MERS virus

Posted: 12 May 2014 09:44 AM PDT

Handout transmission electron micrograph shows the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirusA second case of the dangerous Middle East respiratory virus, called MERS, has been found in the United States, health authorities said Monday.


Boko Haram video shows abducted schoolgirls praying

Posted: 12 May 2014 10:22 AM PDT

BOKO HARAM RELEASES NEW VIDEOA new video from Nigeria's rebel terrorist network purports to show dozens of kidnapped schoolgirls, covered in hijab and praying in Arabic.


Libya rescues 450 migrants on Europe-bound boats

Posted: 12 May 2014 09:10 AM PDT

A handout photo taken on February 16, 2014 by the Italian Navy shows immigrants being rescued by the Italian Navy near the Italian island of LampedusaA Libyan naval forces rescued 450 migrants off its coastline who were aboard a vessel making an illegal journey to Europe on Monday, a naval official said.


Three S. Korean ferry crew members named martyrs

Posted: 12 May 2014 06:11 AM PDT

Christians pray near yellow ribbons with messages for the victims and missing passengers of the sunken ferry Sewol, at a port in Jindo, south of Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 12, 2014. Bad weather prevented divers from searching inside the sunken, deteriorating South Korean ferry for a third day Monday. (AP Photo/Yonhap) KOREA OUTThree crew members on the doomed South Korean ferry were designated as martyrs on Monday for giving their lives to save others as the ship was sinking nearly a month ago.


Taliban kill 21 at start of Afghan spring fighting

Posted: 12 May 2014 10:48 AM PDT

Afghan security personal surround the area after Taliban fighters stormed a government building in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 12, 2014. Taliban fighters stormed a government building in eastern Afghanistan killing police guards on Monday, the most serious in a wave of attacks marking the start of the insurgents' annual spring offensive. In the Taliban heartland in the south, an attack on a police checkpoint in Helmand province killed many policemen. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)Marking the start of their spring offensive, the Taliban began a wave of attacks Monday.


Company offers flight-tracking solution after Malaysian loss

Posted: 12 May 2014 02:02 PM PDT

A ground crew man walks past a fleet of AirAsia's passenger jets on the tarmac of the new low cost terminal KLIA2 in Sepang, Malaysia, Friday, May 9, 2014. AirAsia on Friday began its full operations from KLIA2. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)Inmarsat Plc, a provider of global mobile satellite communications services, said it will offer free basic tracking services for planes flying over oceans in the hope of preventing another incident such as the loss of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.


Boko Haram offers to swap girls for prisoners

Posted: 12 May 2014 04:46 PM PDT

People demand for the release of 200 secondary school girls abducted in the remote village of Chibok, during a protest at Unity Park in AbujaThe rebels who abducted more than 200 girls made the proposal in a new video.


At least 15 dead in Congo soccer stadium stampede

Posted: 12 May 2014 05:52 AM PDT

Fans use flares and shout slogans during a football match on April 6, 2013 at the stadium in KinshasaAt least 15 people were killed in a stampede at a soccer stadium in Congo, government officials said.


Pistorius has anxiety disorder, psychiatrist tells court

Posted: 12 May 2014 05:04 AM PDT

Oscar Pistorius sits in the dock during his trial at the North Gauteng High Court in PretoriaOscar Pistorius has an anxiety disorder brought on by an unstable childhood and the "traumatic assault" of having his lower legs amputated as a baby, a psychologist told the court hearing the South African track star's murder trial on Monday.


Spring snows hit Rockies as plains face high winds

Posted: 12 May 2014 04:54 AM PDT

A Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad passenger train arrives in Silverton, Colo., on SundayDozens of snowplows were taking to the slush-covered streets of Denver early Monday, after a powerful spring storm dropped heavy snow across parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska, even as stormy weather moved into the plains states and drew warnings about conditions ripe for severe thunderstorm and tornadoes.


Kremlin pushes for dialogue after Ukraine vote

Posted: 12 May 2014 04:05 AM PDT

UKRAINE'S REFERENDUM RESULTS ARE INThe Kremlin made it clear Monday that it has no intention to try to annex Ukraine's eastern provinces after the controversial referendums where the majority of voters allegedly said they backed sovereignty for their regions.


Estranged wife of Donald Sterling to fight NBA

Posted: 11 May 2014 09:26 PM PDT

ABC News Exclusive: Shelly Sterling: I Think Donald Sterling Has 'Onset of Dementia'Shelly Sterling says the Clippers owner may have "onset of dementia."


Boko Haram demands release of fighters for girls

Posted: 12 May 2014 04:08 PM PDT

In this photo taken from video by Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist network, Monday May 12, 2014 shows the alleged missing girls abducted from the northeastern town of Chibok. The new video purports to show dozens of abducted schoolgirls, covered in jihab and praying in Arabic. It is the first public sight of the girls since more than 300 were kidnapped from a northeastern school the night of April 14 exactly four weeks ago. (AP Photo)LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Under the guns of their captors, dozens of barefoot girls sat huddled together wearing gray Muslim veils as they chanted Quranic verses in Arabic. Some Christians among them said they had converted to Islam.


Gay couples marry in Arkansas, most clerks sit out

Posted: 12 May 2014 03:19 PM PDT

Susan Barr, top, and Shelly Butler, both of Dallas, who were first to file paperwork for a marriage license at the Pulaski County Courthouse in Little Rock, Ark., kiss after their wedding ceremony Monday, May 12, 2014. The state's largest county began issuing gay marriage licenses following a judge's ruling overturning Arkansas' constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Christina Huynh)LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Dozens of gay couples obtained Arkansas marriage licenses Monday after a judge tossed out the state's 10-year-old same-sex marriage ban, but only at a handful of courthouses as an overwhelming majority of county clerks in this part of the Bible Belt said they first wanted the state Supreme Court to weigh in.


The doctor will see you now via webcam, smartphone

Posted: 12 May 2014 01:03 PM PDT

This photo taken May 8, 2014 shows Mark Matulaitis posing with his laptop that he uses for virtual house calls with his neurologist in his home in Salisbury, Md. Matulaitis has had Parkinson's disease since 2011 and sees a neurologist at the University of Rochester via his laptop and special Skype-like software. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)WASHINGTON (AP) — Mark Matulaitis holds out his arms so the Parkinson's specialist can check his tremors. But this is no doctor's office: Matulaitis sits in his rural Maryland home as a neurologist a few hundred miles away examines him via the camera in his laptop.


Apple CEO dares to be different from Steve Jobs

Posted: 12 May 2014 10:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2013 file photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the new iPad Air in San Francisco. Apple's potential purchase of headphone maker Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion is just the latest example of how much Cook has deviated from Steve Jobs, who had so much confidence in his company's innovative powers that he saw little sense in spending a lot of money on acquisitions. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — "Think different" became Apple's creed during the late Steve Jobs' reign as CEO. Now, chief executive Tim Cook is embracing the idea while making decisions that would have seemed crazy to his fabled predecessor.


Energy savings bill fails amid election politics

Posted: 12 May 2014 04:43 PM PDT

Map shows the proposed Keystone pipeline route; 2c x 4 inches; 96.3 mm x 101 mm;WASHINGTON (AP) — A widely popular, bipartisan energy savings bill fell victim in the Senate on Monday to election-year politics and the Obama administration's continued indecision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline.


Snow in Rockies but Western drought continues

Posted: 12 May 2014 02:12 PM PDT

A hummingbird perches on a branch covered in fresh snow from a spring snowstorm, at Eldorado Canyon State Park, in Eldorado Springs, Colo., on Monday, May 12, 2014. A spring storm has brought up to three feet of snow to the Rockies and severe thunderstorms and tornadoes to the Midwest. In Colorado, the snow that began falling on Mother's Day caused some power outages as it weighed down newly greening trees. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)DENVER (AP) — A powerful spring storm that dumped more than 3 feet of snow in some parts of the Rockies closed a major national trucking route for more than 24 hours, snapped power lines and drew skiers to the slopes of Colorado's only remaining open ski area. Just to the south, some Arizona communities are rationing water because of drought, and to the west, drought-parched California is bracing for another week of hot weather that could fuel more wildfires. Welcome to springtime in the West, where May snowstorms are coinciding with the start to the region's wildfire season — and doing little to alleviate the overall regional drought.


Congo soccer stadium stampede kills at least 15

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:05 PM PDT

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A stampede at a soccer stadium in Congo's capital killed at least 15 people after angry fans threw rocks from the stands, prompting security officers to fire tear gas that caused crowds to flee in panic, government officials and witnesses said Monday.

Clay Aiken's primary opponent dies at his home

Posted: 12 May 2014 04:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 6, 2014 file photo, congressional candidate Keith Crisco addresses supporters at Lumina Wine & Beer in Asheboro, N.C. Crisco, a North Carolina textile entrepreneur locked in a too-close-to-call Democratic Party primary with former "American Idol" singer Clay Aiken, died in a home accident Monday, May 12, 2014. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Robert Willett, File)ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — The entrepreneur who was locked in a too-close-to-call Democratic primary with former "American Idol" singer Clay Aiken died Monday, his family said.


Clippers' Sterling apologizes, says 'not a racist'

Posted: 11 May 2014 08:21 PM PDT

Donald T. Sterling sits with his wife RochelleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling apologized Sunday for racist comments captured on tape, saying they were a "terrible mistake."


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