2013年4月8日星期一

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Obama: 'Determined as ever' for gun bill

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 04:10 PM PDT

President Barack Obama looks at Nicole Hocklys and her husband Ian, right, after she introduced him at the University of Hartford in Hartford, Conn., Monday, April 8, 2013. The Hockley's lost a child in the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtoen, Conn. Obama said that lawmakers have an obligation to the children killed and other victims of gun violence to act on his proposals. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)He told Sandy Hook parents he'll try to honor their children with tougher laws.


Beyoncé, Jay-Z Cuba trip cleared by government

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 01:58 PM PDT

File photo of U.S. singer Beyonce and her husband rapper Jay-Z walking as they leave their Hotel in HavanaThe power couple might not be in trouble with the U.S. government after celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary on the island.


Navy to unveil new laser weapon

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 03:52 PM PDT

Navy's New Laser Weapon Blasts Bad Guys From Air, SeaThe invisible beam is strong enough to burn a hole through steel.


Distraught father sobs on 911 after kids buried in collapse

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 04:58 PM PDT

A man, left, walks with investigators Monday, April 8, 2013, around the scene of a collapsed construction site where two children died when the dirt walls collapsed Sunday on Cedarbrook Court in Stanley, N.C. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)A man begs authorities to hurry when 24-feet of dirt falls on two children.


Hagel orders change in military justice system

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 11:54 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gives a speech at Ft. McNair in WashingtonThe defense secretary wants to bar commanders from reversing criminal convictions.


J.C. Penney adds Martha Stewart wares, despite Macy's lawsuit

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 12:35 PM PDT

J.C. Penney Moves Forward with Martha Stewart Rollout Despite Macy's LawsuitThe home decorating diva says she can sell her products at multiple retailers.


Recalled food may have been served in schools

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 02:52 PM PDT

The hundreds of thousands of pounds of frozen food were recalled amid an E. coli scare.

Airport worker charged with stealing guns from bags

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 03:52 PM PDT

A former Minneapolis airport employee is accused of stealing weapons and hundreds of other items from passengers' checked luggage.

How Thatcher's radical policies became the norm

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 11:11 AM PDT

Britain's former Prime Minister Thatcher meets Prime Minister Cameron inside 10 Downing Street in LondonHer economic legacy – reviled and revered – still ripples across the world.


Ex-Mouseketeer Annette Funicello dies

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 12:10 PM PDT

Annette Funicello Passes Away at 70The pretty, dark-haired girl blossomed from a child star to an iconic actress.


Who's supporting same-sex marriage now?

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 11:03 AM PDT

Same-sex marriage trackerYahoo!'s interactive guide to track which senator is the latest to endorse gay marriage.


Deputy helped inmate escape from Colo. jail, police say

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 04:34 PM PDT

This photo provided by the Denver Police Dept. shows deputy Matthew Andrews, a Denver sheriff's deputy arrested after he was accused of helping an escapee who left the county jail wearing a deputy's uniform, the sheriff's department said Monday, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Denver Police Dept)The two-year veteran allegedly helped a robbery suspect leave, authorities say.


Bandits take millions in Italian highway heist

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 11:28 AM PDT

Thieves set a truck on fire to block a highway and then blew up an armored truck.

Report: School suspensions force kids to drop out

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 09:11 AM PDT

One in 9 students in middle and high schools in the 2009-2010 school year were suspended at least once, according to a new report by a civil rights group concerned that the high suspension rate may be pushing kids to drop out of school altogether. Most out-of-school suspensions were handed out for relatively minor infractions, [...]

Gun laws dampen teen's college plans

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 10:42 AM PDT

Teen Girl's Pro-Gun Video Gets 2.3 Million HitsSarah Merkle's online video has received millions of clicks.


Chelsea Clinton doesn’t rule out bid for public office

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 08:43 AM PDT

After years of refusing to talk to the press, Chelsea Clinton has gradually raised her public profile over the past year, inking a deal as a special correspondent for NBC News and taking on a more prominent role in the Clinton Foundation—run by her father, former President Bill Clinton. Not surprisingly, that has led to [...]

They’re (almost) here! The cicadas are coming

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 08:19 AM PDT

It's not a welcomed reunion, but after 17 years the cicadas are set to return to the East Coast. Insect experts say that starting in mid April to late May, residents from North Carolina to New England will witness the emergence of billions upon billions of the singing insects. For them to emerge, the ground [...]
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