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| NKorea orders rocket prep after US B-2 drill Friday, Mar 29, 2013 03:31 AM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Friday that his rocket forces were ready "to settle accounts with the U.S.," unleashing a new round of bellicose rhetoric after U.S. nuclear-capable B-2 bombers dropped dummy munitions in joint military drills with South Korea. Full Story | Top |
| GOP lawmaker calls Hispanic workers ‘wetbacks,’ apologizes Friday, Mar 29, 2013 05:41 AM PDT During a discussion about ongoing challenges to the economy Thursday, Alaska Republican Rep. Don Young referred to Hispanic workers as "wetbacks," an ethnic slur used to describe migrant workers. He has since apologized. "My father had a ranch; we used to have 50-60 wetbacks to pick tomatoes," Young told Alaska public radio station KRBD. "It [...] Full Story | Top |
| Flashback: When even liberals backed ‘traditional marriage’ Friday, Mar 29, 2013 10:32 AM PDT Even as Democratic lawmakers rush to announce their support for gay marriage, a look back at the congressional debate over the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 shows they haven't always championed the rights of same sex couples. In historic gay marriage arguments before the Supreme Court this week, justices noted comments made by congressional [...] Full Story | Top |
| Green Meteorite May Be from Mercury, a First Friday, Mar 29, 2013 07:54 AM PDT  Scientists may have discovered the first meteorite from Mercury. Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: NKorea threat may be more bark than bite Friday, Mar 29, 2013 06:20 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Across North Korea, soldiers are gearing up for battle and shrouding their jeeps and vans with camouflage netting. Newly painted signboards and posters call for "death to the U.S. imperialists" and urge the people to fight with "arms, not words." Full Story | Top |
| Filipino devotees reenact crucifixion of Christ Friday, Mar 29, 2013 03:02 AM PDT  SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) — Devotees in villages in the northern Philippines took part in a bloody annual ritual to mark Good Friday, a celebration that mixes Roman Catholic devotion and Filipino folk beliefs and sees some reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. Wargames North Korean Regime Collapse, Invasion to Secure Nukes Friday, Mar 29, 2013 04:15 PM PDT  Invasion Wargamed in Case of Regime Collapse and Nukes Up for Grabs Full Story | Top |
| 3 dozen indicted in Atlanta cheating scandal Saturday, Mar 30, 2013 12:15 AM PDT  ATLANTA (AP) — Juwanna Guffie was sitting in her fifth-grade classroom taking a standardized test when, authorities say, the teacher came around offering information and asking the students to rewrite their answers. Juwanna rejected the help. Full Story | Top |
| Colo. massacre suspect's plea offer rejected Friday, Mar 29, 2013 01:20 AM PDT DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors in the Colorado theater massacre case have rejected an offer from suspect James Holmes to plead guilty in exchange for avoiding the death penalty, saying the proposal can't be considered genuine because the defense has repeatedly refused to give them information needed to evaluate it. Full Story | Top |
| Pope's foot-wash a final straw for traditionalists Friday, Mar 29, 2013 07:35 PM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world's poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predecessor, Benedict XVI, for restoring much of the traditional pomp to the papacy. Full Story | Top |
| Kim Kardashian Reveals Possible Baby Names, Responds To Weight Criticism: It's 'Bully-ish' Friday, Mar 29, 2013 08:25 AM PDT  Kim Kardashian stopped by "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Thursday, where she put the kybosh on rumors she's considering naming her first child North. "We have a list, and some of them are K names some of them aren't," Kim said, of names she and beau Kanye West are considering for their soon-to-arrive baby. "[North] is not on our list." Full Story | Top |
| Man accused of smuggling more than 10 percent of an entire species Friday, Mar 29, 2013 11:29 AM PDT A man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok after authorities discovered he was attempting to claim a piece of luggage full of extremely rare tortoises. Traffic.org, a self-described wildlife trade monitoring network, reports that the man was trying to pick up 54 ploughshare tortoises. "The wild population of Ploughshare Tortoises, considered among the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Judge rejects divorce for transgender pregnant man Friday, Mar 29, 2013 11:35 AM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona judge on Friday refused to grant a divorce for a transgender Arizona man who gave birth to three children after beginning to change his sex from female. Full Story | Top |
| Father’s Facebook Post About Bullied Son Goes Viral Friday, Mar 29, 2013 10:58 AM PDT Matthew Bent of Kaukauna, Wisconsin, is being hailed as a hero for standing up for his son against three bullies at his school. Bent says that his son has been repeatedly harassed by classmates at River View Middle School, even suffering physical harm. His son says that even after reporting the incident to teachers, nothing [...] Full Story | Top |
| Mystery elf door in park sparks attention on the Web Friday, Mar 29, 2013 11:23 AM PDT A tiny addition in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park is getting big attention on the Web. A photo on the neighborhood site Richmondsfblog.com first published a photo of a teeny wooden door that mysteriously appeared at the bottom of a tree with a small, gnome-sized gap. The door has opened up plenty of interest on [...] Full Story | Top |
| EPA taking aim at auto emissions, sulfur in gas Friday, Mar 29, 2013 04:06 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Reducing sulfur in gasoline and tightening emissions standards on cars beginning in 2017, as the Obama administration is proposing, would come with costs as well as rewards. The cost at the pump for cleaner air across the country could be less than a penny or as high as 9 cents a gallon, depending on who is providing the estimate. Full Story | Top |
| Republicans Blast Don Young, Demand an Apology Friday, Mar 29, 2013 05:38 PM PDT  Alaska Congressman Don Young's use of racial slurs in reference to Latinos prompted a strong backlash from his fellow Republican Party members today as both House and Senate leaders demanded an apology from Young. Young used the derogatory term "wetbacks" to refer to Latino workers on... Full Story | Top |
| Woman Who Contracted Encephalitis on School Trip Awarded $41.7M Friday, Mar 29, 2013 11:42 AM PDT  A New York woman left brain-damaged after contracting a tick-borne illness Full Story | Top |
| Republican Congressman Refers to Latinos as "Wetbacks" Friday, Mar 29, 2013 03:50 AM PDT Rep. Don Young's Comments Won't Help GOP Re-Branding Effort. Full Story | Top |
| Kansas couple: Indoor gardening prompted pot raid Friday, Mar 29, 2013 06:32 PM PDT  LEAWOOD, Kan. (AP) — Two former CIA employees whose Kansas home was fruitlessly searched for marijuana during a two-state drug sweep claim they were illegally targeted, possibly because they had bought indoor growing supplies to raise vegetables. Full Story | Top |
| Slow cooker lamb dinner that needs no slow cooker Friday, Mar 29, 2013 06:10 AM PDT  I have two issues with slow cookers, and both are deal breakers. Full Story | Top |
| Monroe, Eisenhower letters to be auctioned Friday, Mar 29, 2013 10:50 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Marilyn Monroe's letter of despair to mentor Lee Strasberg and Dwight D. Eisenhower's heartfelt missives to his wife during World War II are among hundreds of historical documents being offered in an online auction. Full Story | Top |
| Fire destroys Newtown home of shooting survivors Friday, Mar 29, 2013 08:40 AM PDT  NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A Newtown home destroyed by a fire this week was owned by a couple whose children survived the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December. Full Story | Top |
| North Korea readies rockets after U.S. show of force Friday, Mar 29, 2013 03:54 AM PDT  By David Chance and Phil Stewart SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea put its missile units on standby on Friday to attack U.S. military bases in South Korea and the Pacific, after the United States flew two nuclear-capable stealth bombers over the Korean peninsula in a rare show of force. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signed off on the order at a midnight meeting of top generals and "judged the time has come to settle accounts with the U.S. imperialists in view of the prevailing situation", the official KCNA news agency said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Exhibit of Jews in Germany raises interest, ire Friday, Mar 29, 2013 07:40 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — "Are there still Jews in Germany?" ''Are the Jews a chosen people?" Full Story | Top |
| Los Angeles Archbishop: Undocumented immigrants should be given access to the American dream Friday, Mar 29, 2013 04:10 AM PDT Power Players When the Catholic Church takes a political position, it typically falls on the conservative side of the spectrum, ranging from issues such as abortion to same-sex marriage. But that's not the case on immigration. As the Archbishop of Los Angeles, José Gomez represents the largest archdiocese in the United States--a significant percentage of [...] Full Story | Top |
| Philadelphian jumps on tracks to help fallen man Saturday, Mar 30, 2013 12:16 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The recovering drug addict with a long rap sheet who had just sat down on the bench at a north Philadelphia train station often wondered if he was a good person, and perhaps never considered that anyone thought he was a hero to anybody. Full Story | Top |
| House Speaker admonishes fellow Republican for immigrant slur Friday, Mar 29, 2013 03:12 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Friday condemned a reference to migrant workers made by fellow Republican Representative Don Young, calling the comments "offensive and beneath the dignity of the office." Young referred to migrant workers as "wetbacks" in a radio interview aired in his home state of Alaska on Thursday, but issued an apology late in the day after criticism. The term is considered a slur against illegal immigrants who crossed into the United States from Mexico. "My father had a ranch. We used to hire 50-60 wetbacks ... ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama pitches public works spending to create jobs Friday, Mar 29, 2013 01:31 PM PDT  Trying to show that the economy remains a top priority, President Barack Obama promoted a plan Friday to create construction and other jobs by attracting private money to help rebuild roads, bridges and ... Full Story | Top |
| Texas school backs off teaching 9/11 was America’s fault Friday, Mar 29, 2013 02:34 AM PDT Fifth graders in a public school in Corpus Christi, Texas will no longer be learning that the United States deserved the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks because of its foreign policy. Full Story | Top |
| China: Landslide buries 83 in Tibet gold mine area Friday, Mar 29, 2013 08:01 PM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — No signs of life have been detected at a gold mining site in a mountainous area of Tibet more than 24 hours after a massive landslide buried 83 workers, Chinese state media said Saturday. Full Story | Top |
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