2012年6月30日星期六

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Eastern storms kill 13, cut power to millions

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 04:49 PM PDT

A fallen tree blocks the sidewalk and damages a park vehicle in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, Saturday, June 30, 2012. Violent evening storms following a day of triple-digit temperatures wiped out power to more than 2 million people across the eastern United States. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Millions across the mid-Atlantic region sweltered Saturday in the aftermath of violent storms that pummeled the eastern U.S. with high winds and downed trees, killing at least 13 people and leaving 3 million without power during a triple-digit heat wave.

Syria agreement leaves open Assad question

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 02:14 PM PDT

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad delivers a speech to Syria's parliament in DamascusAn international conference on Saturday accepted a U.N.-brokered peace plan for Syria, but left open the key question of whether the country's president could be part of a transitional government.

National Guard helps patrol Colo. fire damage

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 04:17 PM PDT

Members of Bighorn 209, a hand crew from the Crow Agency in Montana check for hot spots on the Waldo Canyon Fire west of Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday, June 29, 2012. After declaring a "major disaster" in the state early Friday and promising federal aid, President Barack Obama got a firsthand view of the wildfires and their toll on residential communities. More than 30,000 people have been evacuated in what is now the most destructive wildfire in state history. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)Making steady progress Saturday against the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history, crews kept a wary eye on weather that was getting warmer and drier as National Guard troops were deployed to help local police get things back to normal.

Y! Big Story: 'Fast and Furious' meets 'The Wire'

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 03:45 PM PDT

The federal investigation into Mexican gun-trafficking was dubbed Operation Fast and Furious, because the suspects involved liked a little auto-sideshow action. The better analogy might be "The Wire"—to cover a roiling case of vindictive office politics, cowboy agents, sensationalized reporting, the clash of Second Amendment rights and gun crimes, and election-year bickering that has resulted [...]

Rodney King remembered at funeral as forgiving man

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 04:11 PM PDT

Stacks of programs for Rodney King's public memorial service lie in the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 30, 2012. King passed away earlier this month at 47. (AP Photo/Grant Hindsley)Rodney King was remembered in Los Angeles on Saturday as a forgiving man who bore the scars of his infamous beating with dignity.

Former Israeli PM Yitzhak Shamir dies

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 04:41 PM PDT

Yitzhak Shamir in 1991Yitzhak Shamir, the hawkish Israeli leader who balked at the idea of trading occupied land for peace with the Palestinians, died on Saturday after a long illness. He was 96. He was twice prime minister in the 1980s and early 1990s. Rather than seek accommodation with the Palestinians, Shamir championed new Jewish settlements.

Morsi sworn in as Egypt's president

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 08:32 AM PDT

In this image made from Egyptian State Television, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi makes remarks after he was sworn in at the Supreme Consitutional Court in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 30, 2012. Islamist Mohammed Morsi has been sworn in before Egypt's highest court as the country's first freely elected president, succeeding Hosni Mubarak who was ousted 16 months ago. (AP Photo/Egyptian State TV)Islamist Mohammed Morsi promised a "new Egypt" as he took the oath of office Saturday to become the country's first freely elected president, succeeding Hosni Mubarak who was ousted 16 months ago.

Transcendent win still not assured for Obama

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 07:53 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the Supreme Court ruled on his health care legislation. (AP Photo/Luke Sharrett/Pool)Presidents live in a world of wins and losses quickly forgotten. Rarely are they presented with the kind of defining moment that President Barack Obama experienced when the Supreme Court upheld his health care law.

Eastern U.S. storm hobbles Netflix and Instagram

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 01:37 PM PDT

Netflix, Instagram and Pinterest are using Twitter and Facebook to update subscribers after violent storms across the eastern U.S. caused server outages for hours.

Stolen Salvador Dali drawing mysteriously returned by mail

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Stolen Salvador Dali Drawing Mysteriously Returned by MailA stolen drawing by surrealist artist Salvador Dali was mailed back to New York City without explanation just in time for the final day the gallery show it was stolen from 10 days earlier in Manhattan. The Venus Over Manhattan gallery had received an email...

Use caution when exercising in hot weather

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 04:12 PM PDT

SATURDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- During hot weather, people who exercise outdoors need to take steps to avoid heat injury, according to the American Council on Exercise.

Pelosi: GOP repeal of Obamacare is 'unrealistic'

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 05:14 PM PDT

Minority leader Nancy Pelosi says House Democrats are happy to debate dismantling Obamacare, but repeal is unrealistic.

Miss. may be only state without abortion clinic

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 01:26 PM PDT

In this June 27, 2012 photograph, anti-abortion advocates stand outside Mississippi's only abortion clinic, singing and praying for their patients, and "counseling" them to reject abortion. Mississippi could soon become the only state without an abortion clinic because of a new law taking effect July 1. Critics say the law would force women to drive hours across the state line to obtain a constitutionally protected procedure, or could even force some to carry unwanted pregnancies to term.The clinic's owner, Jackson Women's Health Organization, sued Wednesday, in a federal lawsuit to stop a law that it says will effectively ban abortion in the state and endanger women's health by limiting access to the procedure. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Mississippi could soon become the only state without an abortion clinic because of a new law taking effect this weekend. Critics say the law would force women to drive hours across the state line to obtain a constitutionally protected procedure, or could even force some to carry unwanted pregnancies to term.

Space station crew to return to Earth on Sunday

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 05:07 AM PDT

Space Station Crew to Return to Earth SundayThree astronauts living on the International Space Station will return home to Earth Sunday (July 1) after spending more than six months in orbit.

Some Dems still skittish on health care; GOP riled

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 09:01 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 17, 2012 file photo, Heidi Heitkamp, the North Dakota Democratic Party's endorsed candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks to delegates at the North Dakota Democratic state convention in Grand Forks, N.D. The constitutional win for President Barack Obama and Democrats on health care overhaul is reopening political cuts within the party over the unpopular law. Vulnerable Democratic incumbents and candidates, including Heitkamp, cautiously welcomed the court's judgment but argued that the law could be improved. (AP Photo/Shawna Noel Widdel, File)Victory at the Supreme Court for President Barack Obama and Democrats on health care is reopening political divisions within the party over the unpopular law.

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