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| | Granny 'Drug Kingpin' Busted in Oklahoma Sun,15 Apr 2012 07:22 AM PDT ABC News Blogs - ABC News' Alex Perez reports: Silver haired and sweet faced, Darlene Mayes looks like many grannies but according to police, she is one of Oklahoma's biggest drug kingpins. Her operation went up in smoke this week, when police entered her home and found 4 pounds... Full Story | Top | Titanic photo shows evidence of human remains Mon,16 Apr 2012 11:21 AM PDT The Upshot - A newly released photo from the North Atlantic site of the shipwrecked RMS Titanic shows evidence of human remains, federal officials are saying. In observance of the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking, a 2004 image was reissued to the public in an uncropped version, which shows a coat and boots buried in the mud at the [...] Full Story | Top | Loyal Labrador Braves Traffic to Wait by Friend's Side Mon,16 Apr 2012 10:24 AM PDT Trending Now - "Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow Trending Now on Twitter: @Knowlesitall and @YahooTrending Time and again, dogs have proved that "man's best friend" is more than just an expression. A black Labrador retriever named Grace is exemplifying that in an entirely new way and being hailed as more than just good companion. She is being called a loyal [...] Full Story | Top | Before and after makeup: Reddit user's startling photo Mon,16 Apr 2012 02:20 PM PDT The Sideshow - In an upload titled "The power of makeup," Reddit user "munner83" publicly posted a picture of herself showing one side of her face with makeup and the other side makeup-free. The photo was originally uploaded last December but has jumped to Reddit's rankings today. Reaction to the photo has been mixed, with about 5,000 Reddit [...] Full Story | Top | Killer Swan Blamed for Man's Drowning Mon,16 Apr 2012 05:08 AM PDT ABC News Blogs - An angry swan is being blamed for knocking a man out of his kayak in a Chicago pond and then continuing to attack until the man drowned. Anthony Hensley, 37, used the swans to keep geese away from properties and was in a kayak checking... Full Story | Top | Bill Cosby on George Zimmerman: Guns, not race, real issue in Trayvon Martin case Sun,15 Apr 2012 11:46 AM PDT The Cutline - Bill Cosby, the latest in a string of celebrities asked to publicly weigh in on the Trayvon Martin case, said the biggest issue in the 17-year-old's killing at the hands of 28-year-old neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman is not race--it's guns. "I believe that when you tell me that you're going to protect the neighborhood that [...] Full Story | Top | As ice cap melts, militaries vie for Arctic edge Mon,16 Apr 2012 04:47 AM PDT Associated Press - To the world's military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over. They are preparing for a new kind of Cold War in the Arctic, anticipating that rising temperatures there will open up a treasure trove of resources, long-dreamed-of sea lanes and a slew of potential conflicts. Full Story | Top | Romney's top-five vice presidential nods: Who's the potential time bomb? Mon,16 Apr 2012 12:53 PM PDT The Signal - Now that the race for the Republican nomination is effectively over, Mitt Romney's campaign is speaking publicly about who they might choose as his running mate. While the prediction markets we rely on for forecasting elections also take action on vice-presidential nominees, this is a different type of race, decided by a small council of insiders [...] Full Story | Top | George Washington voted Britain's greatest enemy commander Sun,15 Apr 2012 08:30 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - American revolutionary leader George Washington has been voted the greatest enemy commander to face Britain, lauded for his spirit of endurance against the odds and the enormous impact of his victory. In a contest organised by the National Army Museum, Washington triumphed over Irish independence hero Michael Collins, France's Napoleon Bonaparte, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. ... Full Story | Top | U.S. Secret Service under spotlight after prostitution flap Sun,15 Apr 2012 07:14 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They are known for their shiny sunglasses, dark suits, and stern gazes. Secret Service agents, the men and women who protect U.S. leaders, are as much a part of the American political tableau as the presidents, cabinet officials, and candidates they shadow and protect. But, unlike their high-profile charges, they are not supposed to make news. The suspension of 11 agents this weekend after alleged misconduct involving prostitutes in Colombia brought unwelcome headlines and attention to the agency's culture. ... Full Story | Top | How is the GSA spending your money? Mon,16 Apr 2012 03:53 PM PDT The Upshot - Dropping $822,751 on a conference for about 300 people would be a scandalous waste in the private sector (maybe not if you're Instagram)—but put that bill on a government tab, and it's unfathomable: In fact, that sum is the amount of taxpayer dollars dropped on a Las Vegas junket by an agency that most Americans [...] Full Story | Top | The end of the Minutemen: Tea party absorbs the border-watching movement Mon,16 Apr 2012 10:34 AM PDT The Lookout - Back in 2004, Jim Gilchrist, a retired Marine and the founder of the California Minutemen Project, emailed a few dozen friends and family suggesting that concerned civilians personally combat illegal immigration by traveling to the Arizona border with him. Gilchrist lives in Orange County, Calif., but the Arizona border was the most heavily trafficked and [...] Full Story | Top | Carjacked tyke knocks on woman's door at 2 a.m. Mon,16 Apr 2012 10:10 AM PDT Associated Press - A 3-year-old is back with his parents after he knocked on a stranger's door in the middle of the night following the hijacking of his father's car at a Colorado Springs, Colo., convenience store with him in the back seat. Full Story | Top | Oklahoma shooting spree suspects arraigned Mon,16 Apr 2012 08:34 AM PDT Associated Press - A judge entered not guilty pleas Monday for two Oklahoma men accused of going on a racially-motivated shooting spree in a predominantly black section of Tulsa this month, killing three people and wounding two others. Full Story | Top | Kabul attack could spark US-Pakistan tension Mon,16 Apr 2012 03:40 AM PDT Associated Press - A brazen, 18-hour attack allegedly carried out by Pakistan-based militants on targets in the Afghan capital, including the U.S. Embassy, could spark fresh tension between Washington and Islamabad just as they seemed to be patching up their vital but troubled relationship. Full Story | Top | Spectacular Solar Flare Erupts From the Sun Mon,16 Apr 2012 02:14 PM PDT SPACE.com - The sun erupted in an amazing solar flare today (April 16), unleashing an intense eruption of super-heated plasma that arced high above the star's surface before blasting out into space. Full Story | Top | All five 'Star Trek' captains unite at London event Mon,16 Apr 2012 02:00 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - "Star Trek" is beaming over to London in October and boldly going where no trekkie event has gone before by bringing together all five TV captains on stage for the first time. Organizers for "Destination Star Trek London" said on Monday that their fan convention would be the first official "Star Trek" live event in the UK for 10 years. ... Full Story | Top | Dan Rather Will Not Go Away Quietly Mon,16 Apr 2012 05:07 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Dan Rather still thinks he will be vindicated for his infamous story on President George W. Bush's Air National Guard Service but after reading a new epic re-investigation into the matter in Texas Monthly, it's difficult to see how that will ever happen. Full Story | Top | Sleepy Air Canada pilot thought Venus was a plane Mon,16 Apr 2012 03:46 PM PDT Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - A sleepy Air Canada pilot first mistook the planet Venus for an aircraft, and then sent his airliner diving toward the Atlantic to prevent an imaginary collision with another plane, an official report said on Monday. Sixteen passengers and crew were hurt in the January 2011 incident, when the first officer rammed the control stick forward to avoid a U.S. plane he wrongly thought was heading straight toward him. ... Full Story | Top | Obama, Shakira Join Forces at Colombian Cultural Event Sun,15 Apr 2012 07:21 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - CARTAGENA, Colombia — Before leaving Colombia, President Obama spent some time with the people of Cartagena, participating in a cultural event to recognize the historically marginalized Afro-Colombian communities and to grant the descendents of slaves the formal title to their land. "This a historic day,... Full Story | Top |
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