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| Emme Talks Weight Discrimination, Daughter's Acting Plans & 'Plus-Sized' Label: It's 'Derogatory' Friday, Jun 28, 2013 11:47 AM PDT  Emme became the first famous "plus-sized" model in the '90s, but the blond beauty says she resents that label. Full Story | Top |
| Reporter reflects on Obama’s emotional visit — and her own — to African slave site Friday, Jun 28, 2013 04:22 AM PDT Politics Confidential In a emotional visit to Senegal's Goree Island, President Obama stood at the threshold of the "Door of No Return," the place that's come to symbolize the journey of millions of African slaves, who were bound, shackled and sent to America and other foreign lands. American Urban Radio's April Ryan, herself a descendent [...] Full Story | Top |
| Channing Tatum Had 'Crying Fits' Watching Jenna Give Birth To Daughter Everly Friday, Jun 28, 2013 08:44 AM PDT  Channing Tatum developed a newfound respect for wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum after watching the 32-year-old beauty give birth to their first child in May. Full Story | Top |
| Neighbor testifies about Martin-Zimmerman fight Friday, Jun 28, 2013 03:00 PM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Two neighbors and a police officer gave accounts Friday in George Zimmerman's murder trial that seemed to bolster the neighborhood watch volunteer's contention that he was on his back and being straddled by Trayvon Martin during their confrontation. Full Story | Top |
| Metal object crashes through Seattle home Friday, Jun 28, 2013 07:44 AM PDT A three-pound piece of metal crashed into a Seattle area home earlier this week, causing damage to the home's ceiling and roof and leaving many to wonder where on Earth (or, perhaps, outer space) it came from. Had a chunk of the Millennium Falcon fallen loose? Were the Transformers preparing an invasion of our peaceful [...] Full Story | Top |
| Publisher cancels multibook Paula Deen contract Friday, Jun 28, 2013 03:15 PM PDT  Paula Deen's publisher has canceled a deal with her for multiple books, including an upcoming cookbook that was the No. 1 seller on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com, following her admission she used a racial slur. Full Story | Top |
| The Hobbit: Peter Jackson Films Final Gandalf Scenes With Sir Ian McKellen Friday, Jun 28, 2013 10:45 AM PDT  It was a sad day in The Shire on Friday, as Sir Ian McKellen completed filming his final scene in "The Hobbit" trilogy. Full Story | Top |
| 'Glee' Cast Shakeup: 5 Original Cast Members Out Friday, Jun 28, 2013 05:00 PM PDT By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fox's "Glee" is saying goodbye to several fan favorites. Original cast members Dianna Agron, Heather Morris, Mark Salling, Amber Riley and Harry Shum, Jr. won't be returning as series regulars next season, though they may make guest appearances, individuals close to the production confirmed to TheWrap. A representative for show producers, 20th Century Fox Television, declined to comment. All five actors started with the musical series back in 2009. ... Full Story | Top |
| Eyewitness describes Trayvon Martin's fatal struggle to Florida jury Friday, Jun 28, 2013 04:16 PM PDT  By Barbara Liston SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - A witness in the murder trial of neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman testified on Friday that he saw Trayvon Martin on top of Zimmerman during a struggle that led to the unarmed black teenager's shooting death in a central Florida gated community last year. But Jonathan Good, a former resident at the townhouse complex, told the jury in Seminole County criminal court that he never saw Martin slam Zimmerman's head into the concrete sidewalk, undermining a key element in Zimmerman's defense. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sears Holdings severs ties with Paula Deen Friday, Jun 28, 2013 09:22 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Paula Deen just lost another business partner. Full Story | Top |
| Vatican official arrested in corruption plot Friday, Jun 28, 2013 05:52 AM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican official has been arrested by Italian police for allegedly trying to illegally bring 20 million euros ($26 million) in cash into the country from Switzerland with a private jet. Full Story | Top |
| Chick-fil-a president deletes gay marriage remark Friday, Jun 28, 2013 04:47 AM PDT  ATLANTA (AP) — The president of the fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A has once again injected himself into the gay marriage debate, this time criticizing U.S. Supreme Court rulings. Full Story | Top |
| How hot is it in the western US? Real hot Friday, Jun 28, 2013 03:34 PM PDT  The heat wave gripping the western U.S. is one of the worst in years, with desert locations in the Southwest seeing temperatures approach 120 degrees. To give some perspective, here are five facts about the punishing nature of the heat. Full Story | Top |
| Texas Senate blowup threatens lt. gov.'s future Friday, Jun 28, 2013 01:12 PM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With the crowd in the Texas Senate gallery chanting at deafening levels, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst stood at the podium with his hands in his pockets as his fellow Republicans pleaded and shouted for order. Full Story | Top |
| Photographer’s Prank Makes for Awkward Videos Friday, Jun 28, 2013 11:27 AM PDT How many times has this happened to you? Someone grabs a camera and acts as if they're about to snap a picture of you, and you pose, holding still and smiling or making whatever cute or goofy face you want. Then you realize the person is still standing there pointing the camera at you, and [...] Full Story | Top |
| Tiny Allegiant Air thrives on low costs, high fees Friday, Jun 28, 2013 01:29 PM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — There are no sure things in this city — with one exception: Allegiant Air. Full Story | Top |
| Game Of Thrones Casts The Red Viper For Season 4 Friday, Jun 28, 2013 02:33 PM PDT  "Game of Thrones" has cast its Red Viper for Season 4. Full Story | Top |
| Police: Fla. girl, 8, was victim of predator Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:26 PM PDT  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — When a fellow shopper at a dollar store offered to take Rayne Perrywinkle and her three children to Wal-Mart to buy them McDonald's and buy a dress for her 8-year-old daughter, she graciously accepted. Full Story | Top |
| Face transplant patient celebrates life in public Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:52 PM PDT  BALTIMORE (AP) — In the 15 years between a shotgun blast that ravaged the bottom half of Richard Norris' face and the face transplant that ended a hermit-like life for him, the man from rural southwest Virginia faced cruelty from strangers, fought addiction and contemplated suicide. Full Story | Top |
| Alec Baldwin's Twitter Rampage: Actor Calls Reporter 'Toxic Little Queen' Friday, Jun 28, 2013 11:47 AM PDT  Alec Baldwin went on a Twitter rampage after a reported claimed that wife Hilaria was Tweeting during James Gandolfini's funeral service, something Alec denies. Full Story | Top |
| Who makes the most in Obama's White House? Friday, Jun 28, 2013 04:59 PM PDT  By Roberta Rampton and Margaret Chadbourn WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twenty-two of President Barack Obama's top advisers make the top White House salary of $172,200 per year - but there is one official who earns 30 percent more. It's not Chief of Staff Denis McDonough. Not Obama's senior adviser and close friend Valerie Jarrett. Not Cecilia Munoz, who is overseeing White House efforts on immigration reform, nor Lisa Monaco, who advises Obama on homeland security and counterterrorism. ... Full Story | Top |
| Snowden's father says former contractor may return if conditions met Friday, Jun 28, 2013 05:48 AM PDT By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The father of former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden said in an interview that while he has not had recent contact with him, he is reasonably confident his son would return to the United States if certain conditions were met. Those conditions could include not detaining Snowden before trial, not subjecting him to a gag order and letting him choose the location of his trial, NBC News said on Friday. The NBC report added that Lonnie Snowden plans to make those points in a letter to U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama jabs Russia, China on failure to extradite Snowden Friday, Jun 28, 2013 09:48 AM PDT  By Jeff Mason and Mark Felsenthal DAKAR (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would not start "wheeling and dealing" with China and Russia over a U.S. request to extradite former American spy agency contractor Edward Snowden. Obama, who appeared concerned that the case would overshadow his three-country tour of Africa begun in Senegal, also dismissed suggestions that the United States might try to intercept Snowden if he were allowed to leave Moscow by air. ... Full Story | Top |
| New map may explain Lee's decisions at Gettysburg Friday, Jun 28, 2013 10:24 AM PDT  GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — On the second day of fighting at Gettysburg, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee listened to scouting reports, scanned the battlefield and ordered his second-in-command, James Longstreet, to attack the Union Army's left flank. Full Story | Top |
| Fed officials approve horse slaughterhouse in NM Friday, Jun 28, 2013 06:01 PM PDT  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials cleared the way Friday for a return to domestic horse slaughter, granting a southeastern New Mexico company's application to convert its cattle facility into a horse processing plant. Full Story | Top |
| Conn. hometown of Hernandez shocked at star's fall Friday, Jun 28, 2013 06:15 AM PDT  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The murder case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has led investigators to his hometown of Bristol, Conn., the working-class Hartford suburb where he began a meteoric rise that would carry him to the upper echelons of the NFL. Full Story | Top |
| Gay marriages resume in California after five-year hiatus Friday, Jun 28, 2013 08:40 PM PDT  By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Same-sex couples - some in shorts and jeans, some in their work clothes - rushed to be wed in California on Friday after a court abruptly ended the state's five-year ban on gay marriage in the wake of landmark rulings at the Supreme Court. On a balcony overlooking the grand staircase at San Francisco City Hall, an ornate space that has long been a magnet for weddings, the couple whose case sparked this week's Supreme Court decision exchanged vows. ... Full Story | Top |
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