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| South Korea vows fast response to North; U.S. positions destroyer Monday, Apr 01, 2013 03:24 PM PDT By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's new president vowed on Monday to strike back quickly if North Korea stages any attack, but the United States said it has seen no worrisome mobilization of armed forces by the North Koreans despite their bellicose rhetoric. "If there is any provocation against South Korea and its people, there should be a strong response in initial combat without any political considerations," South Korean President Park Geun-hye told the defense minister and senior officials at a meeting on Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
| No Purple Hearts for Fort Hood Victims, Pentagon Says Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:25 AM PDT Critics Say Defense Position Paper 'Dead Wrong,' 'Slap in the Face' Full Story | Top |
| Great Scott! Commenter says ‘time travel’ footage not what it seems Monday, Apr 01, 2013 10:18 AM PDT A video—supposedly shot in the 1930s—depicts a young woman carrying what looks like a cell phone. Is the clip evidence that the woman was a time traveler from the 21st century who forgot to leave her mobile at home? Keep your DeLoreans in the garage: According to the Daily Mail, the short clip first surfaced [...] Full Story | Top |
| U.S.: North Korea not backing up threats with military moves Monday, Apr 01, 2013 11:53 AM PDT The White House on Monday denied provoking North Korea with unusual military maneuvers while playing down the seriousness of the Stalinist regime's threats, saying in effect that Pyongyang has been all talk and no action. "I would note that—despite the harsh rhetoric we're hearing from Pyongyang—we are not seeing changes to the North Korean military [...] Full Story | Top |
| Jessica Lynch, 10 years after her rescue: ‘Happy to put Iraq in the past’ Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:08 AM PDT Ten years, ago, 19-year-old Army Pvt. Jessica Lynch was rescued with multiple injuries after her supply unit had come under fire and she was taken captive in Iraq. Lynch was the first woman POW to be rescued in war. Lynch, on the 10th anniversary of her rescue, went on the "Today" show on Monday to [...] Full Story | Top |
| Strange Sleep Disorder Makes People See 'Demons' Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:29 AM PDT  When filmmaker Carla MacKinnon started waking up several times a week unable to move, with the sense that a disturbing presence was in the room with her, she didn't call up her local ghost hunter. She got researching. Full Story | Top |
| Why Americans believe Republicans are unwilling to compromise Monday, Apr 01, 2013 04:12 AM PDT  A new Gallup poll shows that Republicans and Democrats alike think the GOP is too inflexible Full Story | Top |
| Powerball winner resolves $30k child support debt Monday, Apr 01, 2013 02:33 PM PDT  PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — A former bodega owner who will be pocketing $152 million in lottery winnings has coughed up $30,000 in back child support with a promise from his lawyer he will "do what's right for his children." Full Story | Top |
| U.S. deploys warship off South Korea amid soaring tensions on peninsula Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 12:16 AM PDT  By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States has positioned a warship off the Korean coast as a shield against ballistic missile attack as South Korea's new president vowed swift retaliation against a North Korean strike amid soaring tensions on the peninsula. But Washington also said it had seen no worrisome mobilization of armed forces by the North Koreans despite bellicose rhetoric over a ramping up of international sanctions against Pyongyang over nuclear weapons tests. ... Full Story | Top |
| Josh & Anna Duggar Expecting A Baby Boy Monday, Apr 01, 2013 06:57 AM PDT  There's another little Duggar man on the way. Full Story | Top |
| AP IMPACT: Cartels dispatch agents deep inside US Monday, Apr 01, 2013 12:24 PM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States — an emboldened presence that experts believe is meant to tighten their grip on the world's most lucrative narcotics market and maximize profits. Full Story | Top |
| Witnesses feared mass killings at church shooting Monday, Apr 01, 2013 10:21 AM PDT ASHTABULA, Ohio (AP) — Panicked witnesses to a fatal Easter service shooting in Ohio feared many might be killed as the victim's son approached the pulpit, waving a handgun and yelling about God and Allah. Full Story | Top |
| Exxon cleans up Arkansas oil spill; Keystone plan assailed Monday, Apr 01, 2013 04:22 AM PDT By Kristen Hays and Matthew Robinson (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil on Sunday continued cleanup of a pipeline spill that spewed thousands of barrels of heavy Canadian crude in Arkansas as opponents of oil sands development latched on to the incident to attack plans to build the Keystone XL line. Exxon spokesman Alan Jeffers said on Sunday that crews had yet to excavate the area around the pipeline breach, a needed step before the company can estimate how long repairs will take and when the line might restart. "I can't speculate on when it will happen," Jeffers said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama comforts 5-year-old at White House Easter Egg Roll Monday, Apr 01, 2013 10:56 AM PDT Taking a turn as comforter-in-chief, President Barack Obama on Monday consoled a 5-year-old boy, distraught after losing his Easter egg roll, with a hug and a kind, "Shake it off." The boy, Donovan Frazier, and his dad, Donnie Frazier, 35, came from Scranton, Pa., for the annual celebration. They joined some 30,000 Americans from all [...] Full Story | Top |
| North Korea's Real Power, Kim Jong Un's Aunt and Uncle Monday, Apr 01, 2013 12:04 PM PDT  Kim Jong Un's Aunt Was Made a Four Star General in 2010 Full Story | Top |
| Caroline Kennedy to Be Named Ambassador to Japan Monday, Apr 01, 2013 03:42 PM PDT  Caroline Kennedy is expected to be nominated U.S. ambassador to Japan, but the nomination is not yet finalized, a knowledgeable source told ABC News Monday. Kennedy, the only living child of President John F. Kennedy, is a lawyer and author of 10 books, including a text on... Full Story | Top |
| Pope visits St. Peter's tomb under Vatican Monday, Apr 01, 2013 02:32 PM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday took an emotional, close-up look at the tomb of Peter, the church's first pontiff, buried beneath St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican said. Full Story | Top |
| Trove of Neanderthal Bones Found in Greek Cave Monday, Apr 01, 2013 11:06 AM PDT  A trove of Neanderthal fossils including bones of children and adults, discovered in a cave in Greece hints the area may have been a key crossroad for ancient humans, researchers say. Full Story | Top |
| White House April Fools' Day Prank Monday, Apr 01, 2013 01:02 PM PDT  The White House had a little April Fools' Day fun this morning, with the help of Kid President. It all began with a tweet from the official White House twitter feed telling everyone to be on the lookout. "At 10:00 a.m. ET, the White House... Full Story | Top |
| Cougars Narrowly Escape Coyotes' Wrath Monday, Apr 01, 2013 10:49 AM PDT  Two young mountain lions spent a miserable hour trapped on a fence by five coyotes last Thursday (March 28) in Wyoming's National Elk Refuge. Full Story | Top |
| April Fools? German as America’s official language in 1795 Monday, Apr 01, 2013 07:23 AM PDT For centuries, stories have persisted about Congress almost approving German as our official language, except for one vote by its German-speaking leader. So how close is that story to the truth? Full Story | Top |
| Vt. is first state to post health insurance rates Monday, Apr 01, 2013 01:54 PM PDT Vermont became the first state in the country Monday to let people without health insurance see how much they could have to pay to get coverage through the federal health overhaul beginning next year. ... Full Story | Top |
| NKorea's parliament meets amid nuclear tension Monday, Apr 01, 2013 11:49 AM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After weeks of war-like rhetoric, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gathered legislators Monday for an annual spring parliamentary session taking place one day after top party officials adopted a statement declaring building nuclear weapons and the economy the nation's top priorities. Full Story | Top |
| ISAF Commander: Afghanistan not ready to stand on its own, but will be in 2014 Monday, Apr 01, 2013 04:05 AM PDT On the Radar As commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, Jr. has one of the toughest jobs in the military: preparing Afghanistan to stand on its own by 2014 when the last international troops are set to pull out of the country. Gen. Dunford says [...] Full Story | Top |
| Man shoots tree, tree fires back Monday, Apr 01, 2013 05:29 PM PDT Using a tree for target practice sounds harmless enough, right? That wasn't the case for an Iowa man who is recovering at a hospital after the tree he aimed his gun at fired back. No, this isn't an April Fools' Day prank playing on the much-maligned M. Night Shyamalan film "The Happening." An Iowa man [...] Full Story | Top |
| April Fool’s Day Pranks Run Rampant on the Net Monday, Apr 01, 2013 10:22 AM PDT Beware: Today is the day for practical jokers to shine. April Fools' Day marks that one day out of the 365 days of the year on which it is not only deemed socially acceptable, but also somewhat appropriate to play a harmless prank on friends and loved ones. Instead of playing a joke on you [...] Full Story | Top |
| ‘Kung Fu Grandpa’ Video Goes Viral Thanks to Hilarious Commentator Monday, Apr 01, 2013 12:23 PM PDT When something really funny happens, you don't just want to enjoy all the fun by yourself. You want to share it with friends so they can get a good chuckle, too. Luckily for Rev. Aamon Miller, he was able to record a funny scene in the parking lot of a Food Lion Supermarket in Richmond, [...] Full Story | Top |
| Judge rules Stockton, Calif., to enter bankruptcy Monday, Apr 01, 2013 04:18 PM PDT  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The people of Stockton will feel financial fallout for years after a federal judge ruled Monday to let the city become the most populous in the nation to enter bankruptcy. Full Story | Top |
| Obama goes 2-22 on White House basketball court Monday, Apr 01, 2013 09:10 AM PDT So apparently the White House basketball court is part of red-state America. President Barack Obama went 2-of-22 on his home court Monday as he took part in the White House's fitness-themed Easter Egg Roll. How rough was it out there? Here's part of the pool report from Alex Leary of the Tampa Bay Times (the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Russia going back to Afghanistan? Kremlin confirms it could happen Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:35 AM PDT Almost a quarter century after Soviet troops left Afghanistan in defeat, Russia may return to the country by establishing "maintenance bases" for Russian-made military equipment after NATO winds down its operations there next year, defense ministry officials have confirmed. Full Story | Top |
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