2013年5月23日星期四

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Boy Scouts vote to end ban on gay youth

Posted: 23 May 2013 03:14 PM PDT

Dave Rice wears a neckerchief embroidered with the Inclusive Scouting Award while talking with supporters at the Equal Scouting Summit in GrapevineThe controversial move passed by more than 60% of their national council.

Amid heckling, Obama defends drone use

Posted: 23 May 2013 01:20 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a point at the National Defense University in WashingtonIt's time "to fight terrorists without...perpetual war-time footing," he says.

IRS ousts Lerner, who oversaw targeting

Posted: 23 May 2013 02:45 PM PDT

IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)She was director of division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups.

Jodi Arias jury cannot decide on death penalty

Posted: 23 May 2013 04:33 PM PDT

Jodi Arias addresses the jury during the penalty phase of her murder trial in PhoenixBecause of the deadlock, the judge ordered a retrial in the penalty phase.

Cleveland hero gets hamburgers for life reward

Posted: 23 May 2013 11:43 AM PDT

FILE - This May 6, 2013 file photo shows neighbor Charles Ramsey speaking to media near the home where missing women Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were rescued in Cleveland. Ramsey, the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to pay for another burger in his hometown. Ramsey has been promised free burgers for life at more than a dozen Cleveland-area restaurants. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Scott Shaw, File)The man became famous for putting down his Big Mac to help free three women.

More arrests after grisly U.K. terror attack

Posted: 23 May 2013 04:01 PM PDT

An armed soldier stands guard at the gate of the Royal Artillery Barracks near the scene of a terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Police remained at the scene throughout the night after a brutal attack in a London street Wednesday, which left one member of the armed forces dead and two injured, and the two attackers were also hospitalised. The British government Cabinet's emergency committee immediately called a meeting and Prime Minister David Cameron's office said security was stepped up at barracks across London. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)Counterterrorism officials detain two on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.

Gun groups sue to block new Connecticut gun law

Posted: 23 May 2013 01:20 PM PDT

A woman at a shooting range in Connecticut April 2, 2013. REUTERS/ Michelle McLoughlinMembers say they believe the measure won't improve public safety.

Get ready for an ‘extremely active’ hurricane season

Posted: 23 May 2013 10:56 AM PDT

New Forecasting Tool Eyed for Hurricane SeasonPeople should prepare now for a doozy of a year, forecasters say.

New federal rules for meat labels take effect

Posted: 23 May 2013 04:13 PM PDT

Shoppers in the U.S. will soon have more information about where their meat comes from after new federal labeling rules went into effect Thursday. The rules require labels on steaks, ribs and other cuts ...

NY businessman kidnapped, tortured for month

Posted: 23 May 2013 03:35 PM PDT

A businessman was snatched from a New York City street in broad daylight, then held captive for more than a month in a warehouse where he was bound and burned with acid as he was held for a $3 million ransom his family back in Ecuador did not have, authorities said.

NASA making progress on asteroid lasso mission

Posted: 23 May 2013 02:38 PM PDT

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visits to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. Bolden's visit comes a month after the Obama administration unveiled its 2014 budget that proposes $105 million to jumpstart the mission, which may eventually cost more than $2.6 billion. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)The agency is under White House orders to fly humans to an asteroid as a stepping stone to Mars.

The odd thing about Anthony Weiner's campaign

Posted: 23 May 2013 12:32 PM PDT

Former U.S. Congressman and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner speaks with reporters at campaign event in New YorkNew Yorkers might notice something just isn't right with the mayoral candidate's literature.

Volunteers rescue 'memories' from Okla. tornado debris

Posted: 23 May 2013 10:10 AM PDT

recovered photosThey pick through rubble to find priceless photos for victims.

Parking garage collapse kills one in Maryland

Posted: 23 May 2013 01:45 PM PDT

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Fire and rescue officials say a parking garage that was closed to the public has partially collapsed outside a shopping mall in Bethesda, Md., killing one construction worker and severely injuring another man.

‘We aren’t daredevils’: Okla. storm chasers in the sky

Posted: 23 May 2013 09:52 AM PDT

Jim WelshUntil Monday, one pilot was best known for chasing O.J.'s white Bronco.

Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers

Posted: 23 May 2013 04:57 AM PDT

Police and forensic officers near the scene of an attack which has left one man confirmed dead and two people wounded near Woolwich barracks in London Wednesday, May, 22, 2013. Scotland Yard said officers responded to reports of an assault Wednesday afternoon in the London neighbourhood of Woolwich. London Ambulance service said one man was found dead at the scene and two other men were taken to the hospital, with one in serious condition.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)A scout leader has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack.

New York man, held captive for a month in warehouse, rescued by police

Posted: 23 May 2013 01:24 PM PDT

Kidnappers had demanded a $3 million ransom from his family in Ecuador, police say.

Body of child found after deadly Minnesota landslide

Posted: 23 May 2013 11:28 AM PDT

In this May 22, 2013, file photo rescue personnel work near the scene of a rockslide in St. Paul, Minn. Authorities said Thursday, May 23, 2013, they've recovered the body of a child missing since a rockslide killed a classmate and left two others injured at the park along the Mississippi River. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Nicole Norfleet) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUTST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities on Thursday recovered the body of a boy missing since a rockslide killed a classmate and left two others injured a day earlier at a St. Paul park.

George Zimmerman defense releases photos, texts of Trayvon Martin

Posted: 23 May 2013 04:50 PM PDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Data released Thursday by the defense from slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin's cellphone includes texts with a friend about fighting, smoking pot and being forced to move out of his mother's house because of trouble at school, as well as photos of a gun and what looks to be a potted marijuana plant.

U.S., Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

Posted: 23 May 2013 10:11 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem Thursday, May 23, 2013. The United States and Israel are raising hopes for a restart of the Middle East peace process after more than four years of hardly any talks. (AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool)So far, John Kerry has made little progress getting back to the negotiating table.

Lawyers in Colorado shooting case to challenge insanity defense law

Posted: 23 May 2013 03:31 AM PDT

Accused Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes listens at his arraignment in CentennialJames Holmes is accused of spraying gunfire inside an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater.

Saudi Arabia confirms another death from SARS-like virus

Posted: 23 May 2013 05:11 AM PDT

A man, wearing a surgical mask as a precautionary measure against the novel coronavirus, helps a friend who has the common flu near a hospital in Khobar city in DammamThe total number of deaths in the kingdom is now at 17.

Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube

Posted: 23 May 2013 05:52 AM PDT

Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tubeAn airway splint saved the life of a baby boy.

Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest

Posted: 23 May 2013 07:04 AM PDT

A team of climbers led by 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura stand on the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Miura on Thursday became the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest, a Nepali official and Miura's Tokyo-based support team said. The photo was taken with a telephoto lens from an altitude of 5,550 meters (18,208 feet). It is not clear which of the climbers in the photo is Miura. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDITAn 80-year-old man became the oldest person to conquer the 29,035-foot peak.

Czech police search for American suspected of killing family

Posted: 23 May 2013 03:10 AM PDT

The man, who police believe is 20-years-old, is the only suspect.

Colorado killer's reprieve sharply criticized

Posted: 23 May 2013 08:10 AM PDT

Religious leaders from Colorado, from left, Dr. Jim Ryan, Colorado Council of Churches, Dean Peter Eaton, St. John's Cathedral, Rabbi Steven Foster and Catholic Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila listen as Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announces at a news conference at the Capitol in Denver on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, that he was granting a temporary reprieve to Nathan Dunlap from his death sentence. Dunlap was scheduled to be executed in August for the murders of four people in 1993 at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant. Hickenlooper only referred to Dunlap as Offender NO. 89148. He would not use Dunlap's name. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)Gov. John Hickenlooper's decision to block a convicted killer's execution infuriates many.

Urban renewal? Big U.S. cities showing strong growth

Posted: 22 May 2013 09:22 PM PDT

Chart shows 15 fastest-growing large citiesCensus estimates show most large U.S. cities further enhanced their allure last year.

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