2013年3月4日星期一

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Midwestern cities brace for snowstorm

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:59 PM PST

Snow-covered trees form a scenic canopy over Avenue C in Bismarck on Monday, March 4, 2013, in the wake of a slow moving winter storm that passed through the state leaving southern areas of North Dakota with rain that later turned to snow. Northern areas of the state received significant snowfall totals causing school closings and many cancellations of scheduled events and travel advisories. (AP Photo/The Bismarck Tribune, Tom Stromme)A winter blast may dump 10 inches of powder on Minneapolis and Chicago.


Cocktail-dispensing robot can mix a drink in seconds

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:47 PM PST

BartendroBartendro be the least-necessary and most-desirable machine in the world.


Facebook facing new IPO-related lawsuit

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:24 PM PST

A painting is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo ParkA shareholder is seeking to hold Mark Zuckerberg, directors, and officers responsible for damage from the botched offering.


Future uncertain for deadly Florida sinkhole site

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:31 PM PST

Demolition experts remove a piece of furniture from the home of Jeff Bush, 37, during demolition Monday, March 4, 2013 in Seffner, Fla. A sinkhole opened up underneath the house late Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, swallowing Jeff Bush, 37. The 20-foot-wide opening of the sinkhole was almost covered by the house, and rescuers said there were no signs of life since the hole opened Thursday night. (AP Photo/Scott Iskowitz)Some say it's a bad omen to rebuild the land atop the freak geological incident.


If you're flying, get ready for long security lines

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 12:42 PM PST

Travelers react to end of airport security body scannersU.S. spending cuts lead to bottlenecks at some security checkpoints.


Minn. considers banning actors from smoking on stage

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 12:24 PM PST

In this Jan. 29, 2013 photo, Vanda, played by Anna Sundberg, smokes during a dress rehearsal with Thomas, played by Peter Christian Hansen, for the play "Venus in Fur" at the Jungle Theater in Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota lawmakers are trying to amend the state's smoking ban to eliminate an exemption for theatrical productions. (AP Photo/Michal Daniel)Do theater performers really need to take a puff in front of the audience?


Mystery of missing church pipe organ found; all forgiven

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:15 PM PST

The 200-pipe instrument disappeared from a Pittsburgh-area Catholic church.

Photos: Hindu devotees celebrate Festival to Shiva

Posted: 03 Mar 2013 10:31 PM PST

Photos: Hindu devotees celebrate Festival to ShivaA Hindu sadhu (holy man) applies paint to his forehead at his ashram on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu March 4, 2013. Hindu holy men from Nepal and India come to this temple to take part in the Shivaratri festival, which this year falls on March 10. Celebrated by Hindu devotees all over the world, Shivaratri is dedicated to Lord Shiva, and holy men mark the occasion by praying, smoking marijuana or smearing their bodies with ashes. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Casey Anthony says she's 'living free off the kindness of others'

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 01:27 PM PST

Casey Anthony is protected from the media by her attorney Cheney Mason as she arrives at the United States Courthouse for a bankruptcy hearing Monday, March 4, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. Anthony has not been seen in public since being acquitted in 2011 of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)The woman, who was acquitted of murder in 2011, appears in a Tampa bankruptcy court.


Stocks grind upwards, push Dow to highest close of year

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:28 PM PST

Stock trader Thomas Lyden works at the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, March 4, 2013 in New York. Uncertainty over the outcome of a budget battle in Washington pushed world stock markets lower on Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)Investors brushed off early jitters about a potential slowdown in China and pushed the Dow to near-record levels.


Women's pro basketball team offers free tickets to men

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 02:40 PM PST

The WNBA started playing games in 1997. Since then, discussion about the league has barely progressed. The majority of NBA-leaning basketball fans make the same comments about the lack of dunks, the league being boring, and the form of basketball … Continue reading →

Senators reach deal on gun trafficking legislation

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:23 PM PST

The legislation would for create specific federal prohibitions on gun trafficking and the straw purchasing of firearms.

Pilot warned before fatal New Mexico plane crash

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 02:49 PM PST

The pilot of the single-engine plane that crashed during takeoff, killing four people, was warned against leaving s northern New Mexico ski resort because of wind gusts, airport officials said Monday.

Syrian rebels capture provincial capital

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 02:25 PM PST

Residents inspect damage and rubble from outside their home, in AleppoThe fall of Raqqa is significant in the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.


Online baby-naming contest a hoax

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 01:20 PM PST

Last month, a Web company announced the winner of a "Belly Branding" contest that awarded $5,000 to a woman who supposedly agreed to let online voters pick the name of her child. Now it seems the contest was a hoax. Belly Ballot, an Austin, Texas, start-up that allows expecting parents to crowdsource their baby names [...]

Suspect arrested in death of Mississippi mayoral candidate

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 11:16 AM PST

In this Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 photo released by the Coahoma County (Miss.) Sheriff's Office, Lawrence Reed, 22, poses or a portrait. Reed, has been charged in the death of a mayoral candidate in the Mississippi Delta. The Coahoma County Sheriff's Department says Reed of Shelby, Miss., was charged with murder in the death of Marco McMillian. (AP Photo/Coahoma County (Miss.) Sheriff's Office)A family member says Marco McMillian's body was beaten and burned.


Norman's story: Man loses everything to scammers

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 11:10 AM PST

Norman's StoryDan Rather investigates Jamaican Lottery Fraud scams totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.


College cancels classes after report of person in KKK outfit

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 12:07 PM PST

Oberlin College canceled classes on Monday after a person wearing what appeared to be a KKK outfit was spotted on campus, sparking a police investigation at the Ohio school. "Early this morning, there was a report of a person wearing a hood and robe resembling a KKK outfit between South and the Edmonia Lewis Center [...]

U.S. cardinals seek answers on corruption

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 12:54 PM PST

In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, cardinals attend a meeting, at the Vatican, Monday, March 4, 2013. Cardinals from around the world have gathered inside the Vatican for their first round of meetings before the conclave to elect the next pope, amid scandals inside and out of the Vatican and the continued reverberations of Benedict XVI's decision to retire. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)A scandal could lead to one of the most unpredictable papal elections.


NYPD identifies suspect in deaths of expectant parents, baby

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 10:45 AM PST

Members of the Satmar Orthodox Jewish community grieve at the funeral of two expectant parents who were killed in a car accident, Sunday, March 3, 2013, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A driver struck the car early Sunday morning, killing both parents while their baby, who was born prematurely, survived and is in critical condition. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)The driver of the BMW slammed into Nachman and Raizy Glauber's car, police say.


NRA chief vows court battle over any new gun laws

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 10:23 AM PST

Executive Vice President of the NRA LaPierre gives the keynote address at the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo in Salt Lake City, Utah"The Second Amendment is one of our most basic freedoms," says Wayne LaPierre.


How that smartphone makes you less manly

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 09:53 AM PST

A woman holds BlackBerry Z10 smartphone featuring high security Secusite software, used for governmental communication, at the booth of Secusmart during preparations at the CeBit computer fair in HanoverYahoo! News' new technology columnist Rob Walker shares his insights.


Staged murder: An experiment in human nature

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 09:21 AM PST

Staged murderTwo guys with hidden cameras capture people's reactions to a violent scene.


Biden: Obama is 'not bluffing' Iran

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 09:28 AM PST

Vice President Joe Biden addresses the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2013 Policy Conference, Monday, March 4, 2013, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)The U.S. will negotiate, but determined to halt the nation's nuclear plans.


‘Red coat girl’ in ‘Schindler’s List’ was traumatized by role

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 08:57 AM PST

Oliwia Dabrowska, the Polish actress better known as the girl in the red coat in Steven Spielberg's otherwise monochromatic Holocaust film "Schindler's List," says she was so traumatized when she first saw it at age 11 that she kept her role a secret for years. Dabrowska—who was 3 when "Schindler's List" was released in 1993—admitted [...]

Obama names three to new cabinet posts

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 08:20 AM PST

Obama speaks about the sequester in WashingtonThe president names heads for E.P.A., and the energy and budget departments.


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