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Wednesday, June 27, 2012 12:06 AM PDT

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News - Latest News & Headlines: Wildfires worsen in Colorado, 32,000 flee homes Rangel, Hatch survive primary challenges Writer and director Nora Ephron dies at 71 Debby weakens, but Fla. still faces flooding risk Pentagon holds first-ever Gay Pride event Accused NYC madam free on bond; jailed 4 months Romney: If health law struck down, Obama's term was wasted Microsoft building in Athens attacked Obama prepping legion of lawyers for election Christian group backs away from ex-gay therapy After election, Egypt braces for inevitable showdown Exclusive: Charlie Sheen opens about about working with dad Rob Portman: Zombie hunter U.S. gasoline prices cheapest since January Obama defends health care law: 'It's the right thing to do' Report: Sandusky's adopted son told police of abuse Democrats move convention kick-off event; fundraising rumors swirl Dad charged with assault for tossing McDonald's fries at stepdaughter Apple quietly stops touting its virus-free platform Wildfires worsen in Colorado, 32,000 flee homes Tue,26 Jun 2012 10:52 PM PDT Reuters - COLORADO SPRINGS (Reuters) - A wildfire raging near some of Colorado's most popular tourist sites grew suddenly more ferocious on Tuesday, forcing 32,000 people from their homes, prompting evacuations from the U.S. Air Force Academy and swallowing numerous houses at the edge of Colorado Springs. From the vantage point of a command post about 10 miles from the path of advancing flames, the entire community of Mountain Shadows, a northwest subdivision, appeared to be enveloped in an orange glow after dark. ... Full Story Top Rangel, Hatch survive primary challenges Tue,26 Jun 2012 08:18 PM PDT Two very different congressmen--N.Y. Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel and Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch--avoided the fate of other incumbents around the country and won primary battles Tuesday night. Full Story Top Writer and director Nora Ephron dies at 71 Tue,26 Jun 2012 05:39 PM PDT "When Harry Met Sally," "Sleepless in Seattle" and "Silkwood" screenwriter Nora Ephron has died, according to the Washington Post and CBS News. She was 71 years old and was said to be suffering from leukemia. Full Story Top Debby weakens, but Fla. still faces flooding risk Tue,26 Jun 2012 08:54 PM PDT Associated Press - Debby, the guest that wouldn't leave, is ruining things for a lot of other visitors despite weakening to a tropical depression and leaving Florida's Gulf Coast behind. Full Story Top Pentagon holds first-ever Gay Pride event Tue,26 Jun 2012 03:39 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - For the first time ever, the Defense Department held a ceremony honoring homosexual and transgender service members in honor of Gay Pride Month at the Pentagon. Full Story Top Accused NYC madam free on bond; jailed 4 months Tue,26 Jun 2012 09:43 PM PDT Associated Press - A suburban mother charged with moonlighting as a big-city madam was released from jail on bond Tuesday night, after four months behind bars in a case laced with claims of prominent clients and law-enforcement protectors. Full Story Top Romney: If health law struck down, Obama's term was wasted Tue,26 Jun 2012 10:58 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - Mitt Romney said that President Obama's time in office will have been "wasted" if the Supreme Court rules his health care plan to be unconstitutional. Full Story Top Microsoft building in Athens attacked Tue,26 Jun 2012 11:03 PM PDT Associated Press - Assailants attacked the offices of Microsoft in Athens early Wednesday, driving a van through the front doors and setting off an incendiary device that burned the building entrance, police said. Full Story Top Obama prepping legion of lawyers for election Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:19 PM PDT Associated Press - President Obama's campaign has recruited a legion of lawyers to be on standby for this year's election as legal disputes surrounding the voting process escalate. Full Story Top Christian group backs away from ex-gay therapy Tue,26 Jun 2012 03:10 PM PDT Associated Press - The head of a Christian ministry dedicated to helping people repress same-sex attraction through prayer is trying to distance the group from the idea that gay people's sexual orientation can be changed or "cured." Full Story Top After election, Egypt braces for inevitable showdown Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:36 PM PDT For the first time in Egypt's existence, Mohammed Morsi has become not only the country's first freely elected president, but also the first Islamic head of state in an Arab country. Full Story Top Exclusive: Charlie Sheen opens about about working with dad Tue,26 Jun 2012 07:15 PM PDT The "Anger Management" star talks about working with his dad Martin Sheen. Full Story Top Rob Portman: Zombie hunter Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:57 PM PDT In the War on Drugs, it's Rob Portman 1, Flesh-Eating Zombies 0. Following a recent string of attacks around the country involving people who ingested the synthetic drug known as "bath salts" and then attacked victims and ate their flesh, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman introduced an amendment to a Senate FDA bill that would implement [...] Full Story Top U.S. gasoline prices cheapest since January Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:06 PM PDT Associated Press - The price of gasoline has dropped to a five-month low, giving drivers some relief ahead of the July 4 holiday. Full Story Top Obama defends health care law: 'It's the right thing to do' Tue,26 Jun 2012 12:25 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - Ahead of the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act,  President Obama today offered impassioned support for the law's most popular provisions and warned that Mitt Romney opposes them, regardless of how the court rules. Obama told a crowd of donors at a campaign... Full Story Top Report: Sandusky's adopted son told police of abuse Tue,26 Jun 2012 04:09 PM PDT Reuters - Jerry Sandusky's adopted son told police he had lied to a grand jury when he denied being sexually abused by the former Penn State University assistant football coach, according to a tape of his police interview aired by NBC. Full Story Top Democrats move convention kick-off event; fundraising rumors swirl Tue,26 Jun 2012 03:15 PM PDT Fundraising shortfall or right on track? That's the question raised by a Bloomberg story reporting that the Democratic Party is $27 million behind its funding goal to underwrite September's National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Apparently, this budget deficit may have prompted Democrats to cancel a convention kick-off event at the Charlotte Motor [...] Full Story Top Dad charged with assault for tossing McDonald's fries at stepdaughter Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:08 PM PDT James Hackett, 26, is facing a felony assault charge after allegedly throwing an order of "hot and oily" McDonald's french fries at his 11-year-old stepdaughter, according to a Lowell, Massachusetts, police report posted on The Smoking Gun. Interestingly, the report states that the unnamed girl was not harmed in the incident but states the action [...] Full Story Top Apple quietly stops touting its virus-free platform Tue,26 Jun 2012 05:49 PM PDT It's been one of the key selling points of Macs for years: Computers made by Apple simply don't get viruses, right? Well, unfortunately, recent computer virus outbreaks (yes, that's outbreaks with an "S") have proven Macs to be vulnerable, and as a result, … Continue reading → Full Story Top

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