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Latest garage find: $30 million in artwork

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:50 PM PST

Latest garage find: $30 million in artworkInstead of pitching Arthur Pinajian's paintings, his family had them appraised.


Longtime Michigan Sen. Carl Levin to retire

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 02:30 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2013, file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Levin said Thursday, March 7, he will not seek re-election in 2014. He says he wants to do his job as Senate Armed Services chairman and as an advocate for his home state "without the distraction of campaigning for re-election." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)The Democrat's decision sets the stage for what could be a lively race for his seat.


Life on Skid Row

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 11:57 AM PST

Life on Skid RowA woman sits on downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row, March 6, 2013. Los Angeles has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow police and city workers to seize or destroy property that homeless people leave unattended on sidewalks, saying Skid Row homeless encampments presented a public-health risk. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, some 11 people have died from tuberculosis since 2007, and of the 78 people infected, 60 were homeless. Picture taken March 6, 2013. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY HEALTH POVERTY)

Lion lover's mauling death spurs scrutiny

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 05:16 PM PST

This undated photo provided by Paul Hanson shows his sister, Dianna Hanson. Dianna Hanson, a 24-year-old intern at the Cat Haven in Dunlap, Calif., was mauled to death by a lion at the exotic animal park on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul Hanson)The 24-year-old intern who died was a fearless fan of big cats.


Hugo Chavez to be embalmed for public viewing

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:18 PM PST

(Blank Headline Received)Venezuela's socialist leader will be on display "for eternity" at a military museum after a state funeral.


Wis. bill would allow giant iron ore mine

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:27 PM PST

Republican Rep. Mark Honadel, lead sponsor of a bill that would ease the way for a new iron ore mine to open near Lake Superior, speaks in favor of the measure in the Assembly on Thursday, March 7, 2013, in Madison, Wis. Assembly Republicans say the measure would bring jobs to an economically depressed area while Democrats voiced concerns that the pristine environment would be ravaged. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)The open-pit would be near Lake Superior despite environmentalists' objections.


Justin Bieber recovering after fainting at concert

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 05:19 PM PST

FILe - In this Monday, March 4, 2013 file photo, Canadian singer Justin Bieber performs at the O2 Arena in east London. Bieber is recovering after fainting backstage at a concert in London. A spokeswoman for Bieber said Thursday, March 7, 2013, that the 19-year-old pop star was given oxygen and took a 20-minute reprieve after fainting backstage at London's O2 Arena. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)The pop star received oxygen backstage and finished his show in London.


China blogger, activist confirmed to be in U.S.

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 05:05 PM PST

The State Department says Lu Haitao and his wife are in the United States.

Fed: Nation's largest banks have strengthened

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:55 PM PST

All but one isn't more prepared to withstand a severe U.S. recession and a global downturn.

3 high school students killed in Indiana crash

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 05:17 PM PST

This photo provided by Indiana State Police shows the scene of a crash between two pick trucks that killed three teenagers Thursday, March 7, 2013 near Versailles, Ind. Sgt. Noel Houze said during a news conference Thursday that the six students involved in the crash attended South Ripley County High School in Versailles, a small community about 45 miles west of Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Indiana State Police)VERSAILLES, Ind. (AP) — Three teenagers who had left a school function early were killed Thursday when their pickup trucks collided at a rural intersection in southeastern Indiana, police and school officials said.


Senate confirms Brennan as CIA Director

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:32 PM PST

Senate Confirms John Brennan as CIA DirectorLawmakers approve Obama's choice despite Rand Paul's 13-hour rant.


New Arkansas abortion law shows strategy split

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:19 PM PST

A teenager holds a sign during the Ninth Annual Walk for Life West Coast rally in San FranciscoThe "Human Heartbeat Protection Act" ignores the 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling.


Man accused of stealing $19,000 of Girl Scout cookies

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:08 PM PST

Christopher Maurice Morton was charged with stealing the treats from a South Carolina warehouse.

Papal Politics: Will a new pope be selected by Palm Sunday?

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:22 PM PST

Papal Politics: Will A New Pope Be Selected By Palm Sunday?George Stephanopoulos explains how the Catholic Church picks a new leader.


Lawmakers want to 'unlock' your cellphones

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 11:52 AM PST

Murals In Bristol As The Twentieth Century Society Campaign To Save The UK's Best MuralsUnder a proposed law, consumers could change carriers and keep their old device.


Holder's response to Rand Paul: 'No'

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 11:21 AM PST

Attorney General Eric Holder listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: "Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice." Holder urged Congress to confront gun violence by requiring universal background checks, imposing tougher penalties on traffickers and banning high-capacity magazines and military-style assault weapons. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)The attorney general concisely addresses the Ky. senator's drone attack concern.


Obama signs Violence Against Women Act

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 10:39 AM PST

Obama speaks about the sequester in WashingtonThe renewed law now covers gay, lesbian and transgender victims.


Prisoner gets $15.5 million after solitary confinement

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 10:14 AM PST

Stephen SlevinOver 22 months, Stephen Slevin developed bedsores and lost 50 pounds.


School textbook: 'Hippies' were followers of Satan-worshipping rock stars

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:13 PM PST

A school participating in Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's controversial voucher program is apparently using a history book that teaches its eighth-grade students that "hippies" were dirty followers of Satan-worshipping rock musicians. The textbook, "America: Land I Love," includes a section on the counterculture movement of the 1960s. Here's a paragraph taken from that section, which [...]

Bin Laden son-in-law caught in Jordan

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 11:00 AM PST

Bin Laden spokesman capturedA senior congressman called the capture a "very significant victory."


How a 12-hour Senate monologue made the Senate a better place

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:36 PM PST

The topsy-turvy scene would have been impossible to imagine when George W. Bush was in the White House.

U.S. postpones honor for Egyptian woman; investigating tweets

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 11:45 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is postponing an award for an Egyptian activist who was subjected to a "virginity test" after protesting in Cairo's Tahrir (tah-HREER') Square.

Threats don't stop North Korea sanctions

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 08:38 AM PST

North Korea's 'Pre-Emptive Nuclear Strike' Vow Fails to Stop UN SanctionsChina, North Korea's staunchest ally, joined the U.N. in condemnation.


Deadly hit-and-run suspect back in NYC after Pa. arrest

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 02:38 PM PST

Julio Acevedo is escorted to a hearing at the Lehigh County Courthouse Thursday, March 7, 2013, in Allentown, Pa. Acevedo was arrested in Pennsylvania on Wednesday after a friend arranged his surrender and was ordered held without bail. He is a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pregnant woman and her husband on their way to a hospital in New York. Their premature baby, delivered after the crash, later died. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Julio Acevedo, 44, was taken to a Brooklyn police precinct after waiving extradition.


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