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Colorado Student Banned from Yearbook Over Racy Photo
Mon,9 Jan 2012 02:18 PM 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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White House hosted "Alice in Wonderland" party
Mon,9 Jan 2012 07:53 AM PST
The Sideshow - A new book reports that the Obama White House hosted an extravagant "Alice in Wonderland" party in the fall of 2009, designed by director Tim Burton and featuring actor Johnny Depp. In "The Obamas," New York Times correspondent Jodi Kantor writes that the White House decided to downplay the expensive Halloween party over fears of [...] Full Story | Top |
Christie handles protesters Jersey-style
Mon,9 Jan 2012 06:20 AM PST
Reuters -  EXETER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Mitt Romney might want to take a lesson from Chris Christie on how to handle protesters at his Republican presidential campaign events. When a gaggle of protesters interrupted Romney's campaign rally speech at an Exeter high school, Romney declared politely that it was "really unfortunate" and urged his supporters to get loud and drown out his opponents' chants. "I'm happy to have you guys express your views," Romney told them as he campaigned days before the New Hampshire primary. "Next time do it with more courtesy. ...
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U.S. condemns reported Iran death sentence for former U.S. Marine
Mon,9 Jan 2012 07:11 AM PST
The Envoy - The State Department said Monday that it was working to confirm Iranian state media reports that an Iran revolutionary court had sentenced an American citizen and former U.S. Marine Amir Mirzaei Hekmati to death on charges of spying for the CIA. "If true, we strongly condemn this verdict," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in [...] Full Story | Top |
Alaska town tries to dig out from huge snow dump
Mon,9 Jan 2012 08:12 AM PST
Associated Press -  Dozens of National Guard troops have arrived in Cordova to help the Alaska fishing town dig out from massive snows that have collapsed roofs, trapped some people in homes and triggered avalanches.
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Relatives Accused in Witchcraft Killing
Mon,9 Jan 2012 12:05 AM PST
ABC News - Relatives who suspected a British teenager of practicing witchcraft beat and drowned him Christmas Day 2010 as he "begged to die" because of the pain they were inflicting, prosecutors alleged in a London court. Kristy Bamu, a 15-year-old boy from Newham, east London, allegedly died at the hands of Eric Bikubi and... Full Story | Top |
Australian survives terrifying fall after bungee snaps
Mon,9 Jan 2012 11:09 AM PST
Reuters -  SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian woman has survived a terrifying fall after her bungee cord snapped during a 111-metre (364-feet) leap off Africa's Victoria Falls Bridge, plunging her into the crocodile-infested Zambezi River below. Erin Langworthy, who suffered only cuts and bruises in the fall on New Year's Eve, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, said it was a "miracle" that she had survived the plunge into the rapids below the bridge, which borders Zambia and Zimbabwe. "It felt like I had been slapped all over," the 22-year-old from Perth told Australia's Channel Nine television. ...
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Iran sentences American man to death in CIA case
Mon,9 Jan 2012 07:18 AM PST
Associated Press -  An Iranian court has convicted an American man of working for the CIA and sentenced him to death, state radio reported Monday, in a case adding to the accelerating tension between the United States and Iran.
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Iran nuke work at bunker is confirmed
Mon,9 Jan 2012 03:52 AM PST
Associated Press -  Diplomats on Monday confirmed a report that Iran has begun uranium enrichment at an underground bunker and said the news is particularly worrying because the site is being used to make material that can be upgraded more quickly for use in a nuclear weapon than the nation's main enriched stockpile.
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Jaw-Dropping Time-Lapse Video of 30-Story Hotel Built in 360 Hours
Mon,9 Jan 2012 08:56 AM PST
Trending Now - "Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow me on Twitter @Knowlesitall! "Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow me on Twitter @Knowlesitall! Almost anywhere you go in the country, you're bound to run into construction of some kind. Whether it's on a building or a highway, it seems as if construction takes is everywhere and takes forever [...] Full Story | Top |
'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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Little oil seen after ship splits in New Zealand
Mon,9 Jan 2012 10:52 AM PST
Associated Press -  A light sheen of oil extended about two miles (three kilometers) from a wrecked cargo ship that split in two over the weekend, but so far the damage appears small compared to the environmental disaster created when the vessel ran aground in October, New Zealand authorities said Monday.
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The Supreme Court Takes on Cher's Use of the F Word
Mon,9 Jan 2012 04:01 AM PST
ABC News -  When the entertainer Cher launched an expletive on live broadcast television in 2002, she probably had little idea she was triggering a major test of the government's ability to regulate content over the public airwaves. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a...
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Todd Palin Endorses Newt Gingrich
Mon,9 Jan 2012 10:24 AM PST
ABC News -  ABC News' Santina Leuci and Z. Byron Wolf report: Sarah Palin's husband is endorsing Newt Gingrich for president, Todd Palin told ABC News today. But Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and John McCain's 2008 Republican running mate, has yet to decide "who is best able to...
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Bill Daley Resigns and Budget Director Jack Lew Takes Over
Mon,9 Jan 2012 12:35 PM PST
ABC News -  Bill Daley tells ABC News that he resigned last week as chief of staff, as first reported by the Los Angeles Times. Daley was brought in to replace Rahm Emanuel, but in November his role was "changed," with more power given to senior adviser Pete...
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Mitt Romney goes into damage control over 'fire people' remark
Mon,9 Jan 2012 02:24 PM PST
The Ticket - HUDSON, New Hampshire—Mitt Romney hadn't planned on addressing the media trailing him in the Granite State this week, but finally he had to, all in the name of damage control. After a town hall with employees of a metal fabricating plant here, the former Massachusetts governor stepped to the mic to clarify two statements he's [...] Full Story | Top |
Excedrin, Bufferin, NoDoz and Gas-X Recalled
Sun,8 Jan 2012 02:44 PM PST
ABC News -  Novartis Consumer Health Inc., one of the world's largest drug companies, announced today that it is voluntarily recalling several over-the-counter products after complaints about broken pills found in some products. The company described the move as a precaution to strengthen its standards. The recall follows...
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Native American roots trump in adoption battle over toddler
Sun,8 Jan 2012 12:57 PM PST
Reuters - CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The parents of a 2-year-old Cherokee girl adopted at birth are fighting to get her back after a court ruling based on Native American heritage allowed the biological father she has never known to take her away on New Year's Eve. Authorities took Veronica Capobianco from Matt and Melanie Capobianco of Charleston, South Carolina, on December 31 and turned the toddler over to father Dusten Brown, a member of the Cherokee Nation who had sued for custody under the federal Indian Child Welfare Act. ... Full Story | Top |
APNewsBreak: Miss. Gov. Barbour pardons 4 killers
Mon,9 Jan 2012 02:05 PM PST
Associated Press - Outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has pardoned at least four convicted killers who worked as inmate trusties at the Governor's Mansion, including a man who was denied parole less than two weeks ago. Full Story | Top |
Millions of Filipino devotees defy terror warning
Mon,9 Jan 2012 04:42 AM PST
Associated Press -  Millions of Roman Catholic devotees paraded with a statue of Christ through the Philippine capital under a massive police cordon Monday after the president warned that terrorists might target the raucous annual procession.
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Mont. teacher disappears while running; shoe found
Mon,9 Jan 2012 05:48 PM PST
Associated Press -  Authorities expanded their search Monday for a high school teacher who's missing from an oil boom town in northeast Montana, after recovering only a single running shoe since she failed to return from a weekend run.
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Leopard kills man, scalps another in Indian city
Mon,9 Jan 2012 03:51 AM PST
Associated Press -  A leopard that wandered into a city in eastern India went on a rampage, killing one man, swiping off part of another man's scalp and injuring three other people before authorities tranquilized it.
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Video: Woman survives fall from broken bungee rope
Mon,9 Jan 2012 08:43 AM PST
The Sideshow - A 22-year-old Australian woman is recovering after a bungee cord jump went horribly wrong, sending her plummeting into white water rapids while she vacationed in Africa. To add to the trauma, the rapids in question--on the Zambezi River, on the Zimbabwe-Zambia border--are reportedly thick with crocodiles. "It felt like I had been slapped all over," Erin [...] Full Story | Top |
Romney Likes 'Being Able to Fire People'
Mon,9 Jan 2012 12:45 PM PST
ABC News - NASHUA, N.H. — Mitt Romney, already under intense scrutiny for his leadership at venture capital group Bain, inadvertently gave his rivals new material today when he stated that he likes "being able to fire people." The remarks came during a speech to the Nashua Chamber... 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 |
How threat of loose Soviet nukes was avoided
Sun,8 Jan 2012 06:37 AM PST
Associated Press - The doomsday scenario of Soviet nukes falling into the hands of rogue states or terrorists has, as far as is known, remained fiction, thanks to a massive U.S.-Russian effort to lock the weaponry up safely after the Soviet Union fell apart. Full Story | Top |
U.S. soldiers confined to base over missing equipment
Sun,8 Jan 2012 07:16 PM PST
Reuters - SEATTLE (Reuters) - About 100 U.S. soldiers have been confined to their barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington, as Army officials investigate the apparent theft of sensitive military equipment, base spokesmen said on Sunday. The infantry unit was placed on "lockdown" on Wednesday after the weapons accessories were reported missing from a supply area, said Major Chris Ophardt, a spokesman for the U.S. Army's I Corps at the base. ... Full Story | Top |
Next ice age not likely before 1,500 years: study
Mon,9 Jan 2012 07:09 AM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - High levels of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere mean the next ice age is unlikely to begin for at least 1,500 years, an article in the journal Nature Geoscience said on Monday. Concentrations of the main gases blamed for global warming reached record levels in 2010 and will linger in the atmosphere for decades even if the world stopped pumping out emissions today, according to the U.N.'s weather agency. An ice age is a period when there is a long-term reduction in the earth's surface and atmospheric temperature, which leads to the growth of ice sheets and glaciers. ...
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Iran sentences U.S.-Iranian man to death for spying
Mon,9 Jan 2012 09:45 AM PST
Reuters -  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Court has sentenced an Iranian-American man to death for spying for the CIA, officials said on Monday, a move likely to aggravate U.S.-Iranian tensions already high because of Tehran's disputed nuclear program. The United States denies that Amir Mirza Hekmati is a spy and has demanded his immediate release. The White House said it was trying to verify the report on his sentencing. ...
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Feds charge ex-Kosovo man in Fla. Islamic plot
Mon,9 Jan 2012 11:09 AM PST
Associated Press - A 25-year-old man from the former Yugoslavia was charged with plotting a radical Islamic attack on crowded locations around Tampa, including nightclubs and a sheriff's office, with a car bomb, assault rifle and other explosives, federal authorities said Monday. Full Story | Top |
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