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News: Newborn baby found alive in morgue 12 hours after being declared dead Zimmerman charged with second-degree murder in Trayvon Martin shooting George Zimmerman expected to be charged in Trayvon Martin's death Man allegedly commits 10 felonies in 9 hours Official: Charges coming in Trayvon Martin death Mike Tyson on George Zimmerman: 'It's a disgrace he hasn't been shot yet' AG vows thorough review in Trayvon Martin case 'Jesus Tomb' Controversy Rages as Archaeologists Explore Another 2,000-Year-Old Tomb Boy, 5, brings 50 packets of heroin to school for show and tell Hillary Clinton on Bin Laden Death: No One Watching 'Could Breathe for 35 Minutes' Charles Manson's 'son' wants DNA test Nude Maid Service Draws Police Scrutiny in Texas City Argentina: Grieving Parents Find Baby Alive in Morgue FBI replaces bin Laden on Ten Most Wanted list Mystery Fireball in Texas Actually a Jet Contrail, NASA Scientist Says If you Ask Allen West, Communism Is Alive and Well in Congress Obama's money woes New Low in Support for Health Law; Half Expect Justices to Go Political 6 things job recruiters pay attention to, as determined by science British man allegedly fathered up to 600 children through sperm bank donations Did California bride fake terminal cancer for 'dream wedding' donations? Indonesia issues new tsunami alert for aftershock Rep. Allen West Says Up To 81 House Members Are Communists Defiant North Korea begins injecting fuel into rocket Calif. prison panel denies Manson's bid for parole Indian Ocean tsunami watch issued for Aceh quake Indonesia earthquake: Tsunami warnings lifted after 8.6 magnitude quake strikes off coast Indonesia issues tsunami warning after 8.9 quake Newt Gingrich Utah Primary Check Bounces Gawker's 'Fox News mole' identified, Fox News says Canada's newest coin glows in the dark Heroic Man Dies Saving Child from Powerful Riptide 'The Homosexuals': Mike Wallace's controversial 1967 CBS report gets second viewing online Anti-diamond graffiti in South Africa's 'Jewel City' APNewsBreak: Murder charge in Trayvon Martin case Apple, major publishers hit with federal antitrust lawsuit over e-book pricing Mike Tyson on sex, drugs and Trayvon Martin Manson likely a no show for his parole hearing Titanic's sinking: Was it more than human folly? Obama on Reagan: a 'wild-eyed, socialist, tax-hiking class warrior' Newborn baby found alive in morgue 12 hours after being declared dead Wed,11 Apr 2012 10:55 AM PDT The Sideshow - A newborn in Argentina was found very much alive in a morgue by her mother 12 hours after hospital staff had declared the baby dead. The mother, Analia Bouguet, tells TeleNoticias TV that the hospital still has issued her only a death certificate for the infant rather than a birth certificate. Bouguet said she is [...] Full Story Top Zimmerman charged with second-degree murder in Trayvon Martin shooting Wed,11 Apr 2012 03:03 PM PDT The Lookout - Click here to view more photos George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fla., has been charged with second-degree murder in the 17-year-old's death. Zimmerman has been transferred to Seminole County jail, according to news reports, and is being held without bail. "Just moments ago [...] Full Story Top George Zimmerman expected to be charged in Trayvon Martin's death Wed,11 Apr 2012 12:38 PM PDT The Lookout - Angela Corey, the special prosecutor investigating the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, is scheduled to hold a 6 p.m. EDT press conference in Jacksonville, Fla., on Wednesday, where she is expected to charge George Zimmerman in the 17-year-old's killing. According to the Associated Press, Zimmerman will be charged with 2nd-degree murder. Corey's office confirmed the [...] Full Story Top Man allegedly commits 10 felonies in 9 hours Tue,10 Apr 2012 04:17 PM PDT The Sideshow - One man traveling through Tennessee completed a crime spree with such urgency that even local police say they'd never seen anything like it. William Todd, 24, is accused of committing 10 felonies in just nine hours while going on a "terror" through Nashville. "He was just on a terror. I've never seen anything like this [...] Full Story Top Official: Charges coming in Trayvon Martin death Wed,11 Apr 2012 01:15 PM PDT Associated Press - George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, will be charged in the 17-year-old's death, a law enforcement official said Wednesday. Full Story Top Mike Tyson on George Zimmerman: 'It's a disgrace he hasn't been shot yet' Wed,11 Apr 2012 03:11 PM PDT The Lookout - Mike Tyson thinks that George Zimmerman deserves violent retribution for the shooting of Trayvon Martin. In an interview with Yahoo News about his upcoming one-man show in Las Vegas, the former heavyweight champion sounded off on the polarizing case: "My personal feeling is that, as a young kid that was beat on by a bully, [...] Full Story Top AG vows thorough review in Trayvon Martin case Wed,11 Apr 2012 12:30 PM PDT Associated Press - Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the Justice Department will take appropriate action in the killing of Trayvon Martin if it finds evidence that a federal criminal civil rights crime has been committed. Full Story Top 'Jesus Tomb' Controversy Rages as Archaeologists Explore Another 2,000-Year-Old Tomb Wed,11 Apr 2012 06:00 AM PDT ABC News - Archaeologists Hope They Can Uncover More About the So-Called 'Jonah' Engraving Full Story Top Boy, 5, brings 50 packets of heroin to school for show and tell Tue,10 Apr 2012 10:37 AM PDT Associated Press - BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Police say a five-year-old Connecticut boy brought 50 packets of heroin to school for show and tell, and his stepfather has been arrested. Full Story Top Hillary Clinton on Bin Laden Death: No One Watching 'Could Breathe for 35 Minutes' Wed,11 Apr 2012 07:00 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - Hillary Clinton spoke bluntly about Syria, North Korea and the death of Osama bin Laden at the U.S Naval Academy Tuesday, where as the keynote speaker at the close of a foreign policy conference she revealed that none of those watching the operation that killed the... Full Story Top Charles Manson's 'son' wants DNA test Wed,11 Apr 2012 12:29 PM PDT The Sideshow - Charles Manson, 77, will likely never step foot outside of prison. But he may have fathered a son before being put behind bars. Matthew Roberts, 44, says he believes Manson fathered him during a sexual orgy. Roberts was born in Chicago in 1968 and adopted as an infant. He also bears a striking resemblance to [...] Full Story Top Nude Maid Service Draws Police Scrutiny in Texas City Wed,11 Apr 2012 05:11 AM PDT ABC News Blogs - A West Texas entrepreneur has taken maid service to the next level. Patrons who are willing to pony up $100 an hour can have their houses cleaned by a scantily clad, topless or totally naked woman. And for an extra $50 per hour, clients of... Full Story Top Argentina: Grieving Parents Find Baby Alive in Morgue Wed,11 Apr 2012 07:32 AM PDT Good Morning America - Baby Named Luz Milagros, Meaning 'Light Miracle' Full Story Top FBI replaces bin Laden on Ten Most Wanted list Tue,10 Apr 2012 09:33 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A child pornography suspect has been placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitive list to replace al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who was killed by U.S. forces last year. Eric Justin Toth, 30, a former private school teacher, was indicted in 2008 in Maryland on one count related to producing child pornography, according to court records. Authorities found pornographic images on a camera in his possession, the FBI said. Authorities are offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to Toth's arrest. ... Full Story Top Mystery Fireball in Texas Actually a Jet Contrail, NASA Scientist Says Tue,10 Apr 2012 03:10 PM PDT LiveScience.com - A bright object that streaked across the Texas sky during the day April 4, originally believed to be a meteor burning up as it entered Earth's atmosphere, was actually a flying jet and its contrail, a NASA scientist has confirmed. Full Story Top If you Ask Allen West, Communism Is Alive and Well in Congress Wed,11 Apr 2012 08:27 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - It's hard to tell what's more disturbing: That Rep. Allen West says that up to 80 House Democrats are secretly members of the Communist Party or the fact that he and others actually believe it.. Granted, this is the same Allen West who once wrote a letter telling DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, that she wasn't "a Lady." Full Story Top Obama's money woes Wed,11 Apr 2012 03:14 AM PDT Power Players - Top Line President Obama has money troubles. The president's re-election campaign was rumored to be a $1 billion juggernaut, it was supposed to dominate the 2012 election. But it has fallen short of that lofty number, by a lot. The inability to reach the big B is a warning signal to the base. In 2008 [...] Full Story Top New Low in Support for Health Law; Half Expect Justices to Go Political Tue,10 Apr 2012 09:03 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - Last month's hearings on the constitutionality of health care reform didn't help its popularity: Public support for Barack Obama's signature domestic legislation has hit a new low in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, with criticism of the individual mandate as high as ever. Half... Full Story Top 6 things job recruiters pay attention to, as determined by science Wed,11 Apr 2012 10:29 AM PDT Technology News Blog - If you're looking for a job or know someone who is, you know that it's a far from easy task. There are stressful interviews to go on, and the salary negotiation process can be nerve-wracking. But before all that, you need … Continue reading → Full Story Top British man allegedly fathered up to 600 children through sperm bank donations Tue,10 Apr 2012 01:01 PM PDT The Sideshow - New DNA tests suggest the owner of a British fertility clinic may have fathered as many as 600 children, while keeping his donations a secret. And in an even stranger twist, one of his newly discovered offspring says the man's belief in eugenics may have been behind the decision. The Telegraph reports that Bertold Wiesner [...] Full Story Top Did California bride fake terminal cancer for 'dream wedding' donations? Tue,10 Apr 2012 10:24 AM PDT The Sideshow - Twenty-five-year-old Jessica Vega is facing multiple felony charges after she allegedly faked a case of terminal cancer in order to get a free "dream wedding" and honeymoon. The Times Herald-Record reports New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderm announced on Monday that an Orange County Grand Jury has indicted Vega on five counts of grand larceny [...] Full Story Top Indonesia issues new tsunami alert for aftershock Wed,11 Apr 2012 04:56 AM PDT Associated Press - A massive earthquake off Indonesia's western coast triggered tsunami fears across the Indian Ocean on Wednesday, sending residents in coastal cities fleeing to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles. Full Story Top Rep. Allen West Says Up To 81 House Members Are Communists Wed,11 Apr 2012 03:16 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - It's not the 1940s or the 1950s, Joe McCarthy is no longer rooting out alleged Soviet-supporters in the Legislature and the country is not entangled in the Cold War, but don't tell Rep. Allen West. The Florida Republican told a crowd in his home state... Full Story Top Defiant North Korea begins injecting fuel into rocket Wed,11 Apr 2012 12:05 PM PDT Reuters - PYONGYANG (Reuters) - Impoverished North Korea rejected international protests over its planned long-range rocket launch and said on Wednesday that it was injecting fuel "as we speak", meaning it could blast off as early as Thursday. If all goes to plan, the launch, which North Korea's neighbors and the West say is a disguised ballistic missile test, will take a three-stage rocket over a sea separating the Korean peninsula from China before releasing a satellite into orbit when the third stage fires over waters near the Philippines. ... Full Story Top Calif. prison panel denies Manson's bid for parole Wed,11 Apr 2012 01:11 PM PDT Associated Press - A California prison panel denied parole Wednesday to mass murderer Charles Manson in his 12th and possibly final bid for freedom. Full Story Top Indian Ocean tsunami watch issued for Aceh quake Wed,11 Apr 2012 03:27 AM PDT Associated Press - A tsunami watch was issued for countries across the Indian Ocean after a massive earthquake hit waters off Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering widespread panic as residents along coastlines fled to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles. Full Story Top Indonesia earthquake: Tsunami warnings lifted after 8.6 magnitude quake strikes off coast Wed,11 Apr 2012 06:16 AM PDT The Envoy - A massive earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering immediate tsunami warnings for the region—and fears for an area devastated by an earthquake almost eight years ago. The tsunami warnings were later lifted. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 8.6 magnitude earthquake struck 270 miles southwest of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, at [...] Full Story Top Indonesia issues tsunami warning after 8.9 quake Wed,11 Apr 2012 02:17 AM PDT Associated Press - Indonesia issued a tsunami warning Wednesday after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.9 hit waters off westernmost Aceh province. Full Story Top Newt Gingrich Utah Primary Check Bounces Tue,10 Apr 2012 08:24 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich may not be on the Utah primary ballot on June 26 after a check his campaign wrote bounced. State Election Director Mark Thomas told ABC News that a $500 check given by the Gingrich campaign that would secure his place... Full Story Top Gawker's 'Fox News mole' identified, Fox News says Wed,11 Apr 2012 01:13 PM PDT The Cutline - A day after Gawker media published a post purportedly written by a current, anonymous Fox News employee, the cable channel said on Wednesday that it knows who the secret "mole" is. "We found the person and we're exploring legal options at this time," a Fox News spokeswoman told Yahoo News, reiterating a statement the network [...] Full Story Top Canada's newest coin glows in the dark Wed,11 Apr 2012 02:58 PM PDT CNET.com - These collectible quarters featuring a dinosaur on one side will light up your pocket, but they cost $29.95 apiece. Full Story Top Heroic Man Dies Saving Child from Powerful Riptide Tue,10 Apr 2012 11:34 AM PDT Good Morning America - Alan Hall Jumped Into the Water of Honeymoon Island to Save a Little Girl Full Story Top 'The Homosexuals': Mike Wallace's controversial 1967 CBS report gets second viewing online Tue,10 Apr 2012 10:07 AM PDT The Cutline - Mike Wallace's legendary career in journalism is being remembered this week, following the death of the "60 Minutes" icon on Saturday at 93. One video currently making the rounds online is "The Homosexuals," Wallace's controversial 1967 report that aired on CBS. The hour-long program—which predated "60 Minutes" and was anchored by Wallace on "CBS Reports"—took on the then-taboo topic of homosexuality [...] Full Story Top Anti-diamond graffiti in South Africa's 'Jewel City' Wed,11 Apr 2012 01:30 PM PDT The Sideshow - California street artist ABOVE managed to get away with spray painting an anti-diamond industry message outside one of the world's largest diamond trading centers. First, ABOVE obtained formal permission to paint the first half of his message, the familiar slogan, "Diamonds are a woman's best friend," outside the walls of Johannesburg's largest diamond exporter, known [...] Full Story Top APNewsBreak: Murder charge in Trayvon Martin case Wed,11 Apr 2012 02:56 PM PDT Associated Press - Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman has been arrested and faces a charge of second-degree murder in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press Wednesday. Full Story Top Apple, major publishers hit with federal antitrust lawsuit over e-book pricing Wed,11 Apr 2012 09:28 AM PDT The Cutline - Apple and several of the nation's largest book publishers were hit with a federal antitrust lawsuit on Wednesday for allegedly colluding to fix e-book prices. According to the complaint, filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, at least five publishers—Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette, Penguin and Macmillan—conspired with Apple to fix prices for e-books ahead [...] Full Story Top Mike Tyson on sex, drugs and Trayvon Martin Wed,11 Apr 2012 03:28 PM PDT The Upshot - Mike Tyson is singing to me—poorly—his version of "Cocaine," the J.J. Cale song popularized by Eric Clapton in 1980. "It's alright, it's alright, it's alright … cocaine!" Tyson sings, unprompted, in a recent interview from his home in Las Vegas, where he's rehearsing for his new one-man show, "The Undisputed Truth: Live on Stage." It [...] Full Story Top Manson likely a no show for his parole hearing Wed,11 Apr 2012 04:26 AM PDT Associated Press - Debra Tate hopes that Wednesday is the last time she has to walk into a prison holding Charles Manson and argue in front of a parole board panel that he should not be freed. Full Story Top Titanic's sinking: Was it more than human folly? Wed,11 Apr 2012 11:07 AM PDT After an entire century that included two high-profile government investigations and countless books and movies, we're still debating what really caused the Titanic to hit an iceberg and sink on that crystal-clear chilly night. Full Story Top Obama on Reagan: a 'wild-eyed, socialist, tax-hiking class warrior' Wed,11 Apr 2012 09:20 AM PDT The Ticket - Today's Republicans might view Ronald Reagan as a "wild-eyed, socialist, tax-hiking class warrior," and the late conservative icon's views on taxes might have disqualified him from the party's nomination in 2012, President Barack Obama said Wednesday. Obama, defending his "Buffett Rule" call for higher taxes on the very rich, said in a speech that he [...] Full Story Top

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