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Colorado Student Banned from Yearbook Over Racy Photo
Sat,7 Jan 2012 08:04 AM PST
ABC News Blogs -  A Colorado teenager whose yearbook picture was rejected for being too revealing is vowing to fight the ban with her high school's administration, but the editors of the yearbook insist it was their decision alone on the photo. The five student editors of the Durango...
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'If Fred Got Two Beatings Per Day…' Homework Asks
Sat,7 Jan 2012 03:07 PM PST
ABC News -  Third graders in in Gwinnett County, Ga., were given math homework Wednesday that asked questions about slavery and beatings. Christopher Braxton told ABC News affiliate WSB-TV in Atlanta that he couldn't believe the assignment his 8-year-old son brought home from of Beaver Ridge Elementary school...
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Yahoo! readers still unsure about Romney as frontrunner
Sun,8 Jan 2012 08:15 AM PST
The Ticket - When it comes to social media, Saturday's ABC/Yahoo! debate clearly captured the attention of many more Americans than earlier brawls with the crucial New Hampshire primary just days away. We saw nearly double the social media traffic compared to our Dec. 10 debate with ABC, according to social tracking firm Attensity. During the debate's broadcast, Attensity [...] Full Story | Top |
Billionaire gives $5 million to pro-Gingrich group
Sun,8 Jan 2012 05:19 AM PST
Associated Press -  A Las Vegas billionaire has contributed $5 million to an independent group backing Newt Gingrich, breathing new life into the former House Speaker's struggling campaign for the GOP presidential nomination and casting renewed attention on the role of such groups in the 2012 contest.
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Republican candidates stand by negative ads, fail to knock out Romney
Sat,7 Jan 2012 08:20 PM PST
The Ticket - GOFFSTOWN, N.H. -- With the pressure on just three days before the first primary contest in the nation, the Republican presidential candidates had their arsenals ready for tonight's debate--but left front runner Mitt Romney largely untouched. Romney is polling at around 40 percent in the state, several points in front of the closest runner-up. Tonight, [...] Full Story | Top |
In final New Hampshire debate, candidates go after Romney–very briefly
Sun,8 Jan 2012 08:33 AM PST
The Ticket - CONCORD, N.H. -- They had to be poked, prodded and nudged to do it, but the Republican presidential candidates finally went on the offense against front-runner Mitt Romney during a Sunday morning debate--if only for a few minutes. Going down the line, NBC News moderator David Gregory gave the candidates an opportunity to explain in [...] Full Story | Top |
Northern Plains hit hard by deer-killing disease
Sun,8 Jan 2012 08:01 AM PST
Associated Press - White-tailed deer populations in parts of eastern Montana and elsewhere in the Northern Plains could take years to recover from a devastating disease that killed thousands of the animals in recent months, wildlife officials and hunting outfitters said. Full Story | Top |
Parasite turns honey bees into zombies
Wed,4 Jan 2012 01:22 PM PST
The Sideshow - A fly parasite is being blamed for an epidemic that has struck the honey bee population around the world. The parasite nests in the stomach of the bees and causes them to walk in circles, sometimes pursuing bright lights, before eventually dying. The Parasitic Phorid Fly Apocephalus borealis is responsible for the zombie transformation, laying [...] Full Story | Top |
RuPaul in New Hampshire: 'This country was founded by a bunch of men wearing wigs'
Sat,7 Jan 2012 04:06 PM PST
The Ticket - MANCHESTER, N.H. -- "I am not Ron Paul!" shouted RuPaul, the famous drag queen (wearing men's street clothes), at the top of his lungs inside a cramped diner here, a picturesque little restaurant that presidential candidates have visited for years. "And I am not running for president of the United States!," he added. Sleepy locals [...] Full Story | Top |
Deputy shot and killed in Arizona
Sun,8 Jan 2012 03:12 PM PST
Associated Press -  A sheriff's deputy was shot and killed while answering a burglary call in the north Phoenix community of Anthem early Sunday, and other deputies shot the suspect, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said.
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Fact Checking the New Hampshire Debate
Sat,7 Jan 2012 08:26 PM PST
ABC News - Fact Check 1 - Romney created 100,000 jobs at Bain Capital Fact or Fiction Number 1 - Mitt Romney created 100,000 jobs while heading Bain Capital ABC News's Matt Negrin reports: Newt Gingrich raced out of the gate in tonight's debate by being skeptical of Mitt Romney's claim... Full Story | Top |
Obama to businesses: Bring jobs home
Sat,7 Jan 2012 02:24 PM PST
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama kicked off an effort to encourage businesses to keep jobs at home instead of outsourcing them overseas, as he rolled out a new election-year theme on Saturday aimed at courting middle-class voters. In his weekly radio and video address, Obama previewed an event he will hold next week with business executives to highlight the advantages of investing in the United States. "We'll hear from business leaders who are bringing jobs back home and see how we can help other businesses follow their lead," Obama said. ...
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Report: Iran begins uranium enrichment at new site
Sun,8 Jan 2012 06:03 AM PST
Associated Press -  Iran has begun uranium enrichment at a new underground site well protected from possible airstrikes, a leading hardline newspaper reported Sunday in another show of defiance against Western pressure to rein in Tehran's nuclear program.
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Alaska town tries to dig out from huge snow dump
Sun,8 Jan 2012 06:50 PM PST
Associated Press -  The small Alaska fishing town of Cordova is used to dealing with excessive snow — but not like this. Residents have turned to the state to help them dig out of massive snow levels that have collapsed roofs, triggered avalanches and even covered doors, trapping some people in their homes.
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Rare Asian duck draws bird watchers to Calif.
Sat,7 Jan 2012 01:44 PM PST
Associated Press -  A rare duck normally only seen in Asia has somehow turned up in California, drawing excited bird watchers from all over the U.S. and Canada to a wildlife refuge in the state's Central Valley.
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U.S. will have world's strongest military despite cuts: Panetta
Sun,8 Jan 2012 01:35 PM PST
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta cautioned global rivals on Sunday not to misjudge U.S. plans to slash military spending over the next decade, saying America would still field the world's strongest military and nobody should "mess with that." Panetta, speaking on CBS's "Face the Nation," also reiterated the tough U.S. stance toward Iran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, which is vital for oil shipping in the Gulf, saying the United States would not "tolerate" it. "That's another red line for us and ... we will respond to them," he said. ...
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Kristy McNichol Comes Out of the Closet to Help Bullied Kids
Sat,7 Jan 2012 12:20 PM PST
ABC News - Kristy McNichol, famous for her roles on the TV series "Family" and "Empty Nest," has come out of the closet in an effort to help children being bullied. McNichol, 49, has lived with her partner Martie Allen, for the past two decades. She decided to... Full Story | Top |
No break for Ron Paul following New Hampshire
Sun,8 Jan 2012 02:55 PM PST
The Ticket - MEREDITH, N.H. Ron Paul has confounded some political observers by taking extended breaks during some of the presidential campaign's most pivotal moments. But apparently, that habit won't continue. Regardless of how the Texas congressman performs Jan. 10 in New Hampshire, Paul said he's immediately jetting off to South Carolina. "I think I will be in [...] Full Story | Top |
Taxpayers owe $385 billion in 2006 taxes: IRS
Sat,7 Jan 2012 02:26 PM PST
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. taxpayers owe an estimated $385 billion in unpaid taxes for 2006, up about a third from the "tax gap" five years before, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said. Despite the wider shortfall between 2001 and 2006, voluntary compliance remained steady at about 83 percent for both years, the agency said on Friday in its five-year update on the amount of taxes that are never paid. "On a relative basis, the tax gap is largely in line with the growth in total tax liabilities," the IRS said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
NKorean TV shows young Kim threatening war in 2009
Sun,8 Jan 2012 04:55 PM PST
Associated Press -  North Korea's new leader vowed in 2009 to wage war if the country's enemies shot down its long-range rocket, footage aired on state television showed Sunday in the first official word of his role in military operations before his father's death.
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Rivals unleash fire against Republican favorite Romney
Sun,8 Jan 2012 02:06 PM PST
Reuters -  CONCORD, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney emerged on Sunday from back-to-back debates in New Hampshire a bit dinged but not seriously dented as rivals stepped up attacks to slow his march toward the presidential nomination. ...
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Why Do Liberals Hate Woods' Ex-Wife?
Sat,7 Jan 2012 09:31 AM PST
Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | Irrational behavior after a divorce is not uncommon, but Tiger Woods' ex-wife Elin Nordegren may have taken acting out to a whole new level. The recently single blonde purchased a $12 million mansion and demolished the entire home, according to Yahoo! Sports. Full Story | Top |
Flushing Can Spread Diarrhea Disease
Mon,2 Jan 2012 05:00 AM PST
ABC News -  Flushing the toilet with the lid up can spray diarrhea-causing bacteria into the air, according to a new study of hospital toilets. Researchers from Leeds Teaching Hospitals in the U.K. detected C. difficile — a germ that can cause diarrhea and even life-threatening inflammation of the...
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GOP challengers go after Romney in Sunday debate
Sun,8 Jan 2012 07:17 AM PST
Associated Press -  Newt Gingrich accused Mitt Romney of "pious baloney" Sunday for saying he's not a career politician, demanding in campaign debate that the Republican presidential front-runner "just level with the American people."
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Iran reported to enrich uranium at underground lab
Sun,8 Jan 2012 11:51 AM PST
Associated Press -  Iran has begun uranium enrichment at a new underground site built to withstand possible airstrikes, a leading hard-line newspaper reported Sunday in another show of defiance against Western pressure to rein in Tehran's nuclear program.
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