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| Are Hormones Sabotaging Your Weight Loss? Friday, Jul 26, 2013 08:42 AM PDT Katie's Take If you are fighting the dreaded battle of the bulge, it may have less to do with your willpower to hit the gym and eat low fat foods and more to do with your hormones. Marjorie Nolan Cohn, National Spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and author of The Belly Fat [...] Full Story | Top |
| Green paint splattered on the Lincoln Memorial Friday, Jul 26, 2013 10:49 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Lincoln Memorial was temporarily closed Friday after someone splattered a splash of green paint on the statue. Full Story | Top |
| After 75 years of marriage, couple die one day apart at age 94 Friday, Jul 26, 2013 09:35 AM PDT  High school sweethearts Les and Helen Brown, who were born on the same day on Dec. 31, 1918, died at age 94, within one day of each other. Full Story | Top |
| Mysterious Hum Driving People Around the World Crazy Friday, Jul 26, 2013 04:52 AM PDT It creeps in slowly in the dark of night, and once inside, it almost never goes away. Full Story | Top |
| Huma Has Lost Her Halo Friday, Jul 26, 2013 06:56 AM PDT  When Michele Bachmann picked on Huma Abedin a year ago — claiming she had some convoluted connection to the Muslim Brotherhood — there was a rush to defend the longtime Hillary Clinton aide. The Minnesota congresswoman quickly got a scolding from House Speaker John Boehner, Sen. John McCain, House Intelligence Committee chair Mile Rogers. But now that her husband, Anthony Weiner, is running for New York City mayor, the attacks on Abedin aren't so ridiculous, and Abedin herself is not quite so untouchable. Sen. ... Full Story | Top |
| Actor Wes Studi arrested for drunken driving in NM Friday, Jul 26, 2013 04:40 PM PDT  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Wes Studi, who appeared in "Dances with Wolves" and "The Last of the Mohicans," was arrested early Friday for aggravated drunken driving in New Mexico, authorities said. Full Story | Top |
| Cleveland kidnapper avoids death penalty with plea deal Friday, Jul 26, 2013 11:08 AM PDT  In what might be the first act of mercy shown to his victims, the man charged with kidnapping, raping and beating three Cleveland, Ohio, women agreed to a plea deal on Friday that would spare the women the agony of reliving the horrific details of their years in captivity during a jury trial. Full Story | Top |
| Strangers rally to give woman diagnosed with terminal cancer 'wedding of her dreams' Friday, Jul 26, 2013 07:27 AM PDT  A 35-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer is getting the wedding of her dreams — thanks, in part, to the generosity of some strangers. Full Story | Top |
| Video Shows FedEx Worker Behaving Badly Friday, Jul 26, 2013 09:22 AM PDT Here's a glimpse into midtown Manhattan, the concrete jungle where dreams are made. There is nothing you can't do, even if you probably shouldn't be doing it. Chances are, if you are a professional package deliverer, you probably shouldn't be tossing cargo into the back of your truck as if you're quickly separating laundry. This [...] Full Story | Top |
| As States Rush to Restrict Voting Rights, Justice Ginsburg Says I Told You So Friday, Jul 26, 2013 09:22 AM PDT  In the month since the Supreme Court struck down the pre-clearance formula of the Voting Rights Act, Texas, Florida and North Carolina are working on rules designed to make it harder to vote. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who wrote the dissent in Shelby County v. Holder, is not surprised. "I didn't want to be right, but sadly I am," she told the Associated Press' Mark Sherman. Full Story | Top |
| Mysterious giant magnet attracts rock-star status Friday, Jul 26, 2013 08:07 PM PDT  GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (AP) — It skipped tolls. It had a Twitter hashtag and a GPS tracker. It even posed for photos with groupies. Full Story | Top |
| Scouts' U.S. plantation sale nets $2.2 million for cash-strapped group Friday, Jul 26, 2013 02:37 PM PDT  By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A historic Southern plantation in the United States sold for $2.2 million at auction Friday, giving some financial relief to the strapped local Girl Scout council that has owned and used it as a camp for girls for almost five decades. The camp in South Carolina is one of dozens of Girl Scout camps in 28 states that have closed, been sold or are for sale as chapters across the United States face financial struggles, according to Save Our Scout Camps, a group fighting efforts to sell camps in Iowa and Illinois. ... Full Story | Top |
| Alec Baldwin On Why He Should Have Continued Playing Jack Ryan & Being Impressed By Ryan Gosling Friday, Jul 26, 2013 10:47 AM PDT  Alec Baldwin has admitted that he probably should have continued playing Tom Clancy hero Jack Ryan. Full Story | Top |
| Can 'Saturday Night Live' survive Its cast exodus? Friday, Jul 26, 2013 04:29 PM PDT By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Live! From New York! It's a casting crisis for Lorne Michaels! When Jason Sudeikis announced his departure this week, "Saturday Night Live" was suddenly bereft of any established crossover talent - its longest-tenured surviving castmember is now Kenan Thompson - and in terms of name-recognition, it drops off steeply from there. But "SNL" has been here before. The upcoming 2013-2014 season will not be the first time the long-running sketch comedy series has been forced to prop up its B-team and go headhunting on the fly. ... Full Story | Top |
| San Diego mayor to get therapy amid scandal Friday, Jul 26, 2013 05:12 PM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Declaring he "must become a better person," San Diego Mayor Bob Filner said Friday he will undergo two weeks of counseling after a series of women claimed he made unwanted sexual advances that included groping, kissing and offensive comments. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. assures Russia Snowden won't be executed or tortured Friday, Jul 26, 2013 10:59 AM PDT  By Darya Korsunskaya and David Ingram MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has made a formal promise to Russia not to execute or torture Edward Snowden if he is sent home to face charges of illegally disclosing government secrets, and the Kremlin said Russian and U.S. security agencies are in talks over his fate. The 30-year-old former U.S. spy agency contractor has been stuck in the transit area of a Moscow airport for more than a month despite Washington's calls to hand him over. Russia has refused to extradite Snowden, who leaked details of a secret U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tricky obstacles ahead to averting shutdown Friday, Jul 26, 2013 11:31 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite pressure from some liberal Democrats for a September showdown in hopes of ending huge automatic, government-shrinking spending cuts, Washington appears on track to avert what would be the first government shutdown in nearly two decades. Full Story | Top |
| Ariel Castro pleads guilty in Ohio kidnap case Friday, Jul 26, 2013 04:25 PM PDT  CLEVELAND (AP) — A man accused of imprisoning three women in his home and subjecting them to rapes and beatings for a decade avoided the death penalty Friday, pleading guilty in a deal that will keep him in prison for life. Full Story | Top |
| Israel blocks EU projects in West Bank Friday, Jul 26, 2013 12:26 PM PDT  By Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has blocked the European Union from aiding tens of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank, in retaliation for an EU ban on financial assistance to Israeli organizations in the occupied territories. The EU imposed its restrictions last week, citing its frustration over the continued expansion of Jewish settlements in territory captured by Israeli forces in the 1967 Middle East War. The new guidelines render Israeli entities operating there ineligible for EU grants, prizes or loans, beginning next year. ... Full Story | Top |
| O.J. Simpson awaits Nevada parole decision Friday, Jul 26, 2013 05:54 AM PDT  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — O.J. Simpson should know next week whether his blemish-free record behind bars and contrition for trying to take back sports memorabilia of his glory days will win him favor with the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners. Full Story | Top |
| Snowden's father: Son better off now in Russia Friday, Jul 26, 2013 04:06 PM PDT  McLEAN, Va. (AP) — The father of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden said Friday his son has been so vilified by the Obama administration and members of Congress that he is now better off staying in Russia. Full Story | Top |
| After tedious trip, giant magnet reaches Ill. lab Friday, Jul 26, 2013 10:03 AM PDT  BATAVIA, Ill. (AP) — A 50-foot wide electromagnet that resembles the glowing flying saucer that took E.T. home stopped pre-dawn traffic along a suburban Chicago interstate Friday as it completed the last leg of its 3,200-mile trip over land and sea to arrive at its new home. Full Story | Top |
| Life in prison for man who held Cleveland women for years Friday, Jul 26, 2013 02:41 PM PDT  By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A former Cleveland school bus driver who held three women captive for years pleaded guilty on Friday to hundreds of charges of kidnapping and rape, allowing him to avoid the death penalty and instead serve life in prison without parole. At a court hearing, Ohio prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty against Ariel Castro. Under the agreement, he will not stand trial, sparing the women the trauma of testifying about their abuse by Castro over about a decade. ... Full Story | Top |
| Russia's Putin 'determined' Snowden case will not hurt U.S. ties Friday, Jul 26, 2013 05:59 AM PDT  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is determined not to allow a spat over Edward Snowden to hurt ties with the United States, his spokesman said on Friday. However, the spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said Putin was not involved in talks over the fate of the 30-year-old former U.S. spy agency contractor, who is wanted by the United States on espionage charges and has been stuck at a Moscow airport for more than a month. Russia has refused to hand over Snowden, who leaked details of secret U.S. electronic surveillance programs to British and U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ethics committee extends Michele Bachmann probe Friday, Jul 26, 2013 02:27 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Allegations surrounding Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann and her brief presidential campaign are getting further examination from the House Ethics Committee. Full Story | Top |
| Chris Christie: Rise of libertarians like Rand Paul is ‘dangerous’ Friday, Jul 26, 2013 09:25 AM PDT  "This strain of libertarianism that's going through both parties right now and making big headlines, I think, is a very dangerous thought," Christie said, Full Story | Top |
| Stocks sag, head for first weekly loss in a month Friday, Jul 26, 2013 08:46 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling in midday trading on Wall Street after more weakness in technology companies. Full Story | Top |
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