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UK defends security services over Woolwich murder

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:52:28 -0400

LONDON - The British government has defended its spy agencies for failing to prevent murder of a soldier in London despite signs and revelations that the two suspects were well known to MI5. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said it was impossible to control everyone all the time. "Peers and MPs will do a thorough investigation in terms of what the security forces knew but I've seen ...

US Defense Chief Calls for End to Military Sex Assaults

Sat, 25 May 2013 18:15:11 -0400

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called for an end to sexual assaults in the military Saturday in a commencement speech to graduates of the West Point military academy in New York state. Hagel called sexual harassment and sexual assault in the military a "profound betrayal" of sacred oaths and trusts and a "scourge" that must be stamped out. A day earlier, President Barack Obama ...

Pakistan remains opposed to illegal drone strikes in country after Obama speech

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:40:04 -0400

The Pakistan Government has repeated its view that drone strikes by America in its territory were illegal. The rhetoric from Pakistan came after President Barack Obama laid out new guidelines for the use of he unmanned vehicles. According to the Daily Times, Obama mounted a firm defence of the covert drone war as 'legal' in a major speech on counterterrorism policy on Thursday. He, however, ...

Facebook Phones poor U.S. sales feedback delays Europe launch

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:02 -0400

Facebook Phone's disappointingly poor customer feedback in the United States has resulted in the delay of its launch in Europe. The HTC handsets, which run Facebook's enhanced Home software, designed to replace the phone's home screen with FB feed and chat options, has flopped with users. EE, a UK mobile operator, confirmed that poor customer feedback is the reason why the phone's Europe launch ...

Search for pilot in Angel Flight crash that killed 2

Sun, 26 May 2013 01:58:41 -0400

EPHRATAH, N.Y. – The search for the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing at least two people, ended unsuccessfully Saturday, a town official said. Town of Ephratah County Board Supervisor Todd Bradt said rescue workers will resume their efforts Sunday to find the third person who was aboard the twin-engine plane that crashed Friday evening in ...

Pregnant mother young child killed in NC boat collision

Sun, 26 May 2013 01:58:41 -0400

A pregnant woman and a young child were killed Saturday when their family's boat collided with a speedboat on a North Carolina lake. Wildlife officials said a speedboat collided and went over the top of a pontoon boat around 12:30 p.m. Saturday on the northern part of the High Rock Lake near Linwood. MyFox8.com reports all the victims were family members on the pontoon boat. The ...

Lochte wins 200 IM in Canada with meet record

Sun, 26 May 2013 01:52:10 -0400

Chuck Burton/AP VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- U.S. Olympic champion Ryan Lochte won the 200-meter individual medley and finished second in the 50-meter backstroke Saturday night in the Mel Zajac Jr. International Canada Cup. Lochte won the 200-meter individual medley in a meet-record 2 minutes, 0.15 seconds. "I just wanted to go out there and race tough," ...

Mexico reforms knock Slim off worlds richest perch

Sun, 26 May 2013 01:49:55 -0400

Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim held the title of the world's richest man for the past three years until a new president rolled into town with a vast economic reform agenda. Enrique Pena Nieto's push to overhaul the telecoms industry, a sector dominated by Slim, has weighed down on stock prices of the billionaire's America Movil phone empire, analysts say. Three weeks after Congress ...

DPS officers to speak at Grassroots America meeting

Sun, 26 May 2013 01:38:58 -0400

Grassroots America — We the People will meet at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Cornerstone Church Assembly of God, 9107 Paluxy Drive in Tyler.Department of Public Safety Lt. Jimmy Jackson will speak about the challenges the department faces regarding recruitment and retention and the dangers officers face each day. He also will discuss the varied scope of law enforcement work the department provides ...

PRETTY CRAZYSan Antonio Flooding Kills 2 More Than 200 Rescued

Sun, 26 May 2013 01:05:06 -0400

SAN ANTONIO – Torrential rains swamped San Antonio with flash floods on Saturday, leaving at least two people dead as emergency workers rushed to rescue more than 200 residents stranded in cars and homes. "It was pretty crazy," said Gera Hinojosa, a valet parking cars downtown after the storm. "It was pretty unexpected. We hardly got any warning about it." For two ...

Canada opens rugby’s Pacific Nations Cup with win over U.S.

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:57:15 -0400

Canada, wearing red, comes out of a scrum against the United States during the opening game of the Pacific Nations Cup at the Ellerslie Rugby Park on May 25, ...

Friendly Culture Fair in Mexico with 86 Nations

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:17:31 -0400

Mexico, May 26 (Prensa Latina) With the participation of 86 countries and the European Union as an organization attend the Fifth Friendly Culture Fair shows in Paseo de la Reforma, in Mexico City, the cultural richness and attractive of different regions. The Lions Gate in Chapultepec Forest was this Sautrday the venue of the inaguration ceremony, conceived by the Government of the Federal ...

A missing gunner plane and an enduring mystery

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:15:40 -0400

TA-OY, Laos -- Maj. Derrell Jeffords bounced his roaring Spooky 21 down and off the runway at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. It was just before 7:30 a.m., on Christmas Eve 1965. The big camouflaged belly of his twin-prop AC-47 was easily visible against a blue sky as he banked west. The cargo plane-turned-gunship was on its way to Laos; its mission was top secret. Jeffords put the South China Sea ...

On the crime beat in Mexico danger lies in knowing too much

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:15:38 -0400

ACAPULCO, Mexico -- — It is a sultry morning in this crime-ridden resort, and little movement occurs at the main police headquarters. Francisco Robles, a freelance news photographer, glances down at an incoming text message on his phone. “Four dead. Let’s go,” he says, heading for the door as the words trail from his mouth. Chasing after is Carlos Alberto Carbajal, a ...

Few convictions for Mexico’s special prosecutor for crimes against journalists

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:15:37 -0400

The special prosecutor for such cases says Mexican law gives her office only the “most feeble” tools to prosecute crimes against ...

US Diary Orla Healy

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:13:32 -0400

BRITAIN and the US have combined to heap fresh pressure on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to kick-start the Middle East peace process by telling them to make "hard decisions" soon or face losing the chance of a two-state ...

US sparks row as it grants patent for IVF procedure

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:13:31 -0400

Robin McKie - 26 May 2013 A FRESH international row has erupted over the US granting patents to medical companies with regard to processes which many scientists believe are basic aspects of human ...

Life in the slow lane at Mexico beach town of Troncones

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:12:01 -0400

Planning a return trip to my favorite beach in the world, I was almost as apprehensive as I was excited. The last time I visited Troncones - a town of some 600 people pushed up against the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains on the Pacific coast of Mexico - was five years earlier. At the time, we’d been living in San Miguel de Allende, and we occasionally drove down with our two sons and two ...

Obama transforms mission as military struggles to remake itself

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:06:21 -0400

By Tom Curry, National Affairs Writer, NBC News In two major speeches, President Obama sent strong signals this week about what he envisions for the military in a post-Sept. 11 era, a new path which can be described in a word: ...

Matt Kuchar leads Canada’s DeLaet 3 others by one stroke at Colonial

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:04:53 -0400

Matt Kuchar waves to the gallery after a birdie on the 11th hole during the third round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial at Colonial Country Club on May 25, 2013 in Fort Worth, ...

Obama to visit tornado-stricken Oklahoma

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:26:26 -0400

Nearly a week after a massive tornado struck a suburb of Oklahoma City, US President Barack Obama is expected to visit the devastated area on Sunday.Obama will see firsthand the response to the destruction caused by the twister that hit Moore, Oklahoma, killing 24 people, including 10 children.He will visit with families affected by the storm and thank emergency response teams, a White House ...

Ore. teen accused of planning to attack school

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:25:54 -0400

PORTLAND, Ore. -- An Oregon high school student is being charged with attempted murder after the authorities say he planned to attack his high school with bombs.The student, 17-year-old Grant Acord, was taken to a juvenile jail Thursday night after police received a tip that the youth was making a bomb to blow up West Albany High School.Benton County District Attorney John Haroldson said late ...

Bodychecking banned for peewee players across Canada

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:14:48 -0400

A player from the Dartmouth Whalers collides with a member of the Cole Harbour Red Wings, right, in peewee "A" action in Halifax on Thursday Feb. 15, 2001. One of Canada's largest hockey associations will ban bodychecking for peewee players as momentum grows to have the disputed practice eliminated for adolescents who doctors say are suffering high rates of hockey-related ...

Paul Szep The Daily Szep- Barack Obama

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:08:23 -0400

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IRS vs. America III

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:08:07 -0400

Now we learn that the current administration has used the IRS to intimidate conservative groups that have voiced their concerns regarding the growth of government and the direction our country is going and wanted to campaign for or donate to a candidate with a different vision in the 2012 ...

IRS vs. America II

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:08:01 -0400

There is no place in a free democracy for such an intrusive, dictatorial and powerful sub-governmental agency as the IRS. The IRS is not an element of a government of the people, for the people and by the ...

Search for Canadian resumes in Snowy Mtns

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:30:21 -0400

POLICE have not given up hope of finding a bushwalker alive who's been missing for two weeks. Canadian national Prabhdeep Srawn set out on May 13 and hasn't been heard from since. The 25-year-old's rental car was found that same day, abandoned at Charlotte Pass ski village, on the slopes of Mount Kosciuszko. The search, which resumed on Sunday morning, involves police alpine ...

In Mexico fears for democracy as threatened journalists curtail coverage

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:26:52 -0400

Rogelio Elizondo’s son went to buy a used car in Nuevo Laredo two years ago. He never came back. In much of Mexico, Elizondo’s tragedy would remain the anguish of a solitary family in a country where the problem of ‘disappeared’ people is worse than anyplace else in the Western Hemisphere. But a slightly more positive story is unfolding. Elizondo joined with scores of ...

Republican blames President Reagan for President Obama

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:25:33 -0400

We have, contends Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King, a President Barack Obama only because we first had a President Ronald Reagan. More specifically, King contends amnesty granted to immigrants in the country during the Reagan administration bolstered the Latino voting bloc that now leans Democratic.“It’s clear to anybody that can do any kind of statistical analysis that Barack Obama ...

In hot pursuit of leaks Obama administration casts wide net

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:22:36 -0400

Recent revelations are showing how wide a net the Obama administration has cast in its investigations into disclosures of government secrets, querying hundreds of officials across the federal government and some of their foreign ...

Rebuilding rules as rain soaks Jersey shore on Memorial Day weekend

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:17:25 -0400

MANASQUAN, N.J. (AP) -- Saws and sledgehammers joined beer and barbecues -- under covered porches -- as a fixture of the first Memorial Day weekend at ...

Doctor shortage hits hard in rural America

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:17:18 -0400

It's a national health care crisis. There just aren't enough doctors in our country. The shortage has hit rural America especially hard, but there may be some solutions. NBC's chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman ...

Canada Soccer sets sight on high-level coach

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:16:11 -0400

The next coach of Canada Soccer will be responsible with turning around a men's squad that was destroyed in its last World Cup qualifying game to Honduras last October. (Esteban Felix/Associated ...

Doug Ford denies drug-dealing allegations demands apology

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:16:02 -0400

Public opinion of Mayor Rob Ford all that counts TORONTO - Councillor Doug Ford wants an apology. The embattled Etobicoke councillor says media reports that he sold drugs as young man are an "absolute lie" motivated by a desire to politically attack both him and his brother Mayor Rob Ford. ...

Snow falls on Quebecs Eastern Townships

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:16:01 -0400

Residents of Quebec's Eastern Townships got a surprise when they saw snow in May. (MATHIEU DUGAS/QMI Agency) It certainly doesn't feel like mid-spring in Quebec's Eastern Townships. Snow fell in the region east of Montreal on Saturday and Environment Canada warned that the area could receive up to 15 cm of snow by Sunday morning. The average temperature for this time of year in ...

IRS vs. America I

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:10:03 -0400

IRS snooping on conservative political organizations and Justice Department intrusion into the communications of The Associated Press make one wonder if similar tactics are used on individuals who speak at public forums, send critical emails or otherwise express their freedom of ...

America’s National D-Day Memorial

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:09:53 -0400

A sculpture depicting U.S. soldiers participating in an amphibious landing is on display at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va. The memorial was dedicated in 2001 honoring American GIs who participated in the invasion of France at Normandy on June 6, 1944, during World War II. Bedford was chosen for the memorial site because the town lost 19 of its men that day, the largest per capita ...

Grandson of Malcolm X killed in Mexico

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:00:27 -0400

US civil rights activist Malcolm X (1925-1965) speaks during a rally in Washington, circa 1963. Malcolm X was later assassinated. Malcolm Shabazz, his grandson, was killed Thursday, May 9, in ...

Obama to Console Oklahoma Tornado Victims

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:24:32 -0400

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a poignant visit Sunday to the city of Moore, Oklahoma which is just starting to recover from last week's deadly tornado. President Obama will meet with and console residents of the midwestern town where 24 people were killed and more than 200 others hurt. Some people lost everything they owned when the twister obliterated entire neighborhoods. The ...

Obama Updates Drone War Policy Due Process Still Not Included

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:22:36 -0400

a foreign policy speech at the National Defense University on May 23, President Obama set out his "comprehensive counterterrorism strategy," including a plan for the future development of the deadly drone war being waged throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Pakistani media described the president's promises to rein in the rain of missiles fired from U.S. drones ...

Hockey Canada approves nationwide bodychecking ban for peewee players

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:22:03 -0400

The game of hockey will soon change for peewee-level players across the country after a vote by Hockey Canada on Saturday that banned bodychecking.Hockey Canada's board of directors overwhelmingly voted to eliminate bodychecking for peewee players at its annual general meeting in Charlottetown on Saturday, with only the Saskatchewan Hockey Association voting ...

Wheres Obamas climate agenda

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:18:42 -0400

President Barack Obama began his second term with a ringing pledge to tackle climate change - saying that "the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations."Four months later, everyone’s still ...

The Halfway Obama Doctrine

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:17:46 -0400

President Barack Obama watches as graduates toss their hats at the conclusion of the U.S. Naval Academy commencement at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, May 24, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) How to view President Barack Obama's speech on counterterrorism can be likened to how you might think about a serious drug problem: you could deny that ...

San Antonio flooding kills one dozens rescued

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:15:54 -0400

A man surveys floodwaters caused by heavy rains Saturday in San Antonio. The city has received torrential rains since Friday evening and officials say numerous roads have been closed because of flash ...

Family of missing Canadian hiker urges continued search in Australia

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:11:02 -0400

The family of a missing Ontario man who disappeared almost two weeks ago in Australia's Snowy Mountains region is urging search-and-rescue officials to not give up, using social media to relay their message. In a YouTube video posted on Friday, Ruby Singh, Prabhdeep Srawn's cousin, made an emotional plea to Canadian and Australian authorities to not abandon their search efforts, ...

Alberta premier meets mom of toddler killed in patio crash

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:04:22 -0400

The mother of an Edmonton toddler killed when an SUV crashed into a restaurant patio last week has met privately with Premier Alison Redford. The premier and the mother, Sage Morin, met for about 10 minutes in a south Edmonton hotel suite, where the premier was attending a Progressive Conservative party convention. Morin says she and Redford spoke "mother-to-mother" about the death of ...

Over 200-years-old cache of Canadian history hits U.K. auction block

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:03:58 -0400

A huge cache of Canadian history, stored for 200 years in three wooden chests held at a British estate, is set to be auctioned next month in London -- a possible test of whether the controversy-plagued, funding-challenged Library and Archives Canada is still in the business of acquiring newly available treasures of documentary heritage. An extensive and important collection of letters, maps and ...

Missouri highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:56:47 -0400

CHAFFEE, Mo. – The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a cargo train collision in southeast Missouri. Authorities say a highway overpass collapsed early today when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after the collision. Seven people were injured, though none seriously. The bridge collapsed after a Union Pacific train hit the side of a Burlington ...

Fox News Punch Obama Voters In The Face

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:56:40 -0400

';co-conspirator'; while investigating a leak about North Korea’s nuclear program last week, Fox News’ Andrea Tantaros had quite a bit to say about the Obama administration. Tantaros grew angry while talking about the scandal on Thursday’s radio show, commenting on the fact that the Justice Department obtained phone and email records for 7 other journalists during a ...

Honduras gangs announce truce to reduce violence

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:28:44 -0400

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Following in the footsteps of their counterparts in neighboring El Salvador, Honduras' two largest and most-violent gangs will sign a truce next week and ask for a dialogue with the government and police to help them start leaving their gang lifestyle, a Roman Catholic bishop said Friday. San Pedro Sula's bishop, Romulo Emiliani, told The Associated Press ...

Canadian Graham DeLaet 1 shot back at Colonial

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:21:04 -0400

Matt Kuchar made a 12-foot birdie putt at the 16th hole to regain the lead near the end of a long Saturday at Colonial, and led four players by a stroke after three rounds. Kuchar had a 1-under 69 that included some near misses and a nice par save at No. 17 to get to 11-under 199. Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., Boo Weekley, Chris Stroud and Matt Every were tied for second. When the second ...

Jenna Lyons fashion queen of America | profile

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:14:39 -0400

It is Memorial Day weekend in America, the unofficial start of summer, and my friend and her teenage daughter are in the Hamptons, having scored an invitation to stay at the beachside mansion of one of New York's wealthiest families."What are you going to wear?" I asked my friend, before she set off, mindful of the grey and drizzly weather and the fact that grand-style entertaining ...

Obama Forgot to Salute Apologized to Soldier

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:14:15 -0400

Barack Obama has certainly had a lot on his mind recently. House Republicans have recently been holding hearings on the Benghazi attacks, while two new scandals have rocked the current administration. One involves the IRS targeting new tax-exempt Tea Party-affiliated groups for additional scrutiny, while the other involves the Justice Department’s seizure of journalist’s phone records ...

Mitch McConnell exposes Barack Obamas culture of intimidation

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:13:03 -0400

provides evidence that he says substantiates his assertion that President Barack Obama is responsible for a "culture of intimidation" that "goes well beyond one agency or a few rogue employees." For example, McConnell ...

AP PHOTOS Bayern beats Dortmund 2-1 in final

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:00:26 -0400

Bayern Munich defeated German rival Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Champions League final Saturday night, ending four years of frustration for Bayern in Europe's biggest soccer tournament. Arjen Robben ran onto Franck Ribery's backheeled flick in the penalty area and put the ball past goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller in the 89th minute to send Bayern to its first Champions League victory ...

The Ecuadorian president said Thursday during his inauguration that the times we are now living in Latin American countries is thanks to the election of progressive governments from their people which is now said that Latin America is not the backy

Sat, 25 May 2013 18:59:53 -0400

The Ecuadorian President said his government will keep fighting for the deepening of the Citizen Revolution, "not only in Ecuador, but in Latin America", noting that "we are no longer anyone's ...

North American College Breaks Ground On 10-story Building

Sat, 25 May 2013 18:21:21 -0400

ROME, ITALY, April 15 (CNA/EWTN News) .- Seminarians filled the North American College with strains of "Holy God We Praise Thy Name" as they took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for a new 10-story structure."Things have gone so well in the last decades, that we need more space and it's wonderful," Archbishop John J. Meyers of Newark explained to CNA April 12 after he ...

A look at some of Google Street View’s most interesting Canadian images

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:53:24 -0400

The Google Street View car has been spotted in Canada, again collecting panoramic images using multiples cameras mounted on its roof. Street View began by mapping out several Canadian cities using automobiles. Today Google uses cars as well as trikes, trolleys, snowmobiles and trekkers, and has made it all the way up to Nunavut. Along the way, Google has captured some shocking and embarrassing ...

Unions Obama Differ on Health Plan

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:50:08 -0400

Labor unions that have solidly backed President Obama are splitting with him over ObamaCare -- with one calling for the "repeal or complete reform" of the president's signature health-care law. Union leaders argue insurance costs for millions of workers will increase under the president's health-care plan so they might have to drop their existing plan, despite Obama promising ...

Giffords Husband Address Graduates at Bard

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:46:30 -0400

Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says the futures of today's college graduates "shines bright." Giffords spoke only briefly Saturday at the Bard College commencement but urged the graduates to create, lead and innovate. Giffords was among 13 people wounded in a January 2011 shooting outside a Tucson, Ariz., supermarket that left six others dead. The Democrat resigned from ...

Authorities Search for Iowa Teen Amid Rain Wind

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:46:29 -0400

Authorities on Saturday searched amid rainy and windy conditions for an Iowa teenager who was abducted Monday. It was the sixth day searchers scoured various areas in central Iowa for 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard, who was kidnapped along with a 12-year-old friend from a school bus stop. Police have said Michael Klunder, 42, abducted the girls in Dayton, a small town about 60 miles north of ...

President Obama Honors Fallen Heroes

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:19:49 -0400

The president used his weekly radio and internet address to also say the U.S. needs to make sure all veterans receive the care and benefits they have earned for their service. And that above all, the armed forces have to have the support to carry out missions here at home and ...

7 hurt when trains collide in Mo. buckling road

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:19:40 -0400

Emergency personnel respond to the scene where of a train derailment near Rockview, Mo. Saturday. The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into the cause of a cargo train collision that partially collapsed a highway overpass in southeast Missouri, injuring seven ...

NTSB Bridge collapse in Wash. is wake-up call

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:16:42 -0400

SEATTLE — The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday the bridge collapse in Washington state is a wake-up call for the nation. "This is a really significant event and we need to learn from it, not just in Washington but around the country," Debbie Hersman said after taking a boat ride on the Skagit River below the dramatic scene where a truck bumped ...

Toronto mayors brother says he never dealt drugs

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:14:01 -0400

The brother of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has vehemently denied allegations in Saturday's Globe and Mail that he was involved in the illicit drug trade in the 1980s. "Absolutely false," Ford said in an interview on CBC News Network when asked for his reaction. "It's absolutely false. These people want to come after our character," he said. In the article the Globe and ...

Official Woman killed in San Antonio flooding

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:32:55 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Eric Gay - A San Antonio metro bus sits in floodwaters after it was swept off the road during heavy rains, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric ...

Canadian mine giant Barrick fined a record $16.4M in Chile

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:31:28 -0400

El Corral, a village of 200 inhabitants, mostly from the Diaguita ethnic group, is downstream from the world's highest gold mine, Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua-Lama project in northern Chile. Since the project moved in, residents say river levels have dropped. (Jorge Saenz/Associated ...

Protesters march against GMO giant Monsanto in 250 cities

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:31:28 -0400

Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across Canada, the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday. "March Against Monsanto" protesters say they want to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce it. Marches had been planned for more than 250 cities around the globe, according to organizers. Genetically ...

Brampton Ont. familys bitter money dispute

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:31:17 -0400

Shanti Devi's son, Admon Devi-Biller, is left to comfort his mother and maintains that his cousin Boodhoo is a crook (STAN BEHAL/Toronto Sun). Shanti Devi’s health is a wreck and her personal life is hardly better. The single Brampton woman may lose her home after being financially ripped off for years by a nephew who also stole her identity. The 69-year-old retiree has lent her ...

Obama awards top U.S. honor to girls killed in 1963 racial bombing

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:26:59 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama awarded the highest U.S. civilian honor on Friday to four black girls killed in a civil rights-era church bombing 50 years ago, saying their tragic deaths ultimately "helped to trigger ...

SOLDIER STABBEDFrench Authorities Probe Possible Tie to UK Terror

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:55:43 -0400

May 25, 2013: Police officers stand near the cordoned off spot where a French soldier was stabbed in the throat in the busy commercial district of La Defense, outside Paris, and France's president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recent slaying of a British ...

Obama refocuses terror threat to pre-911 level

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:45:24 -0400

Obama is not claiming final victory over extremists who still seek to kill Americans and other Westerners. Instead, he is refocusing the long struggle against terrorism that lies ahead, steering the United States away from what he calls an equally frightening threat - a country in a state of perpetual war. In doing so, Obama recasts the image of the terrorists themselves, from enemy warriors to ...

Ex-Penn State assistant wants firing decision date

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:45:21 -0400

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A former Penn State assistant football coach who testified in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case is disputing the university's assertion that he was fired as part of a routine changing of the guard under a new head football ...

NTSB investigating cause of SE Mo. train crash

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:45:19 -0400

CHAFFEE, Mo. (AP) -- The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into the cause of a cargo train collision that partially collapsed a highway overpass in southeast Missouri, injuring seven ...

Toronto Councillor Doug Ford denies newspaper report that he sold drugs in high school

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:44:52 -0400

Toronto Councillor Doug Ford -- brother of Mayor Rob Ford, who is himself facing allegations he was filmed smoking crack cocaine -- has called a newspaper report that he sold drugs in high school "disgusting" and "a personal shot at our family." ...

Rebuilding Rules as Rain Soaks Jersey Shore

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:38:00 -0400

Saws and sledgehammers joined beer and barbecues -- under covered porches -- as a fixture of the first Memorial Day weekend at the Jersey shore since Superstorm Sandy roared through. Seven months after the devastating storm pummeled large swaths of the shore, the tourists made their way back, though many substituted porch parties for a day at the beach on Saturday due to rain that has lingered ...

Obamas speechwriter from intern to top wordsmith

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:10:21 -0400

WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama decided to attend a memorial service in Arizona for victims of a deadly mass shooting that severely injured then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, he needed a speech. And fast. The service was in two days. Jon Favreau, then chief White House speechwriter, was deep into writing Obama's 2011 State of the Union address, due in less than three weeks. Up ...

Obama urges military to end sex assault at Navy graduation speech

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:09:49 -0400

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland -- U.S. President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the U.S. military on Friday to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that a few individuals could undermine the strongest military in the ...

Mexico sees fewer deaths and disappeared official

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:09:48 -0400

MEXICO CITY -- The drug-related murders that plagued Mexico for six years have decreased in the past six months, while fewer people have disappeared than previously thought, the interior minister said ...

Guatemala extradites ex-president to United States

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:09:45 -0400

GUATEMALA CITY -- Guatemala extradited former President Alfonso Portillo to the United States on Friday to face charges of laundering US$70 million of swindled government funds through U.S. ...

Top chefs say Latin America will reach the zenith of cuisine

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:09:42 -0400

MEXICO CITY--The world's top chefs say it's only a matter of time before Latin America, home to Brazil's black bean stew "feijoada," Peru's refreshing raw fish "ceviche" and Mexico's street tacos, cooks its way into gastronomy's ...

Quick long-term fixes in works for Wash. bridge

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:09:23 -0400

In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, a rescue boat approaches the scene where a pickup truck and a car fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridgeThursday, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, ...

Loblaw company recalls Presidents Choice juice

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:03:35 -0400

A popular President's Choice juice sold across the county has been recalled due to concerns over the inclusion of sulphites. Loblaw Companies Limited has issued a recall for 1.36-litre bottles of President's Choice white grape juice with a best before date of April 17, 2014. The juice contains sulphites that are not declared on the label. While no one has become ill from drinking the ...

Obama Nation must do more for fallen heroes

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:00:30 -0400

In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the country must care for the loved ones the fallen leave behind. He says the country must also make sure that all veterans receive the care and benefits they have ...

3D Object Made With the Mind

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:27:23 -0400

A Chilean tech company has laid claim to creating the first physical object using the power of the mind. George Lakowsky, the Chief Technical Officer for Thinker Thing, a self-described "creative group" successfully created the object using a brain-computer interface headset according to technology ...

Solved Up or Down

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:27:23 -0400

It's an age old conundrum among pickup truck owners: tailgate up or down? We're talking aerodynamics and fuel economy here, but without personal access to wind tunnels, the evidence most owners have to support their position is anecdotal, at best. Many split the difference between form and functionality and replace the tailgate with an open net that lets the air through, but not their ...

Memorial Day Poppies Story

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:27:22 -0400

Every Memorial Day, when I run into the grocery store to pick up those last minute items for the three day weekend's picnic, I'm met with members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) selling their poppies. We cherish, too, the poppy red/ that grows on fields where valor led; It seems to signal to the skies/that blood of heroes never dies -- "We Shall Keep the Faith" by ...

Color Walls for Better Mood

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:27:22 -0400

Feeling uninspired in your creative life? Wish you could sleep better at night? Repainting your walls and redecorating with a new color scheme could be the solution -- or at least the first step in getting out of your rut. While color is not a magical solution to solving all of our problems, it does affect our mood and outlook, sometimes without us even realizing it. The advertising world, for ...

Sneak Veggies Into Diet

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:27:22 -0400

We all know vegetables are nutrient powerhouses - packed with vitamins and minerals that help reduce our risk for many types of chronic disease including heart disease, obesity, diabetes and cancer. The challenge can be fitting the recommended three to five servings a day into your busy life. Here are seven easy ways to get more veggies in your daily ...

Obamas drone rules provide limits ambiguity

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:26:28 -0400

President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be ...

Hockey Canada board votes to eliminate body-checking for peewee-level players

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:19:46 -0400

The Hockey Canada Board of Directors has voted to eliminate body-checking from Peewee hockey.The organization made the announcement via twitter on Saturday morning.The announcement comes after a longstanding debate to have the disputed practice eliminated for adolescents who doctors say are suffering high rates of hockey-related concussions and fractures.Spokesman Andr Brin says the motion passed ...

Rescue operation for Canadian in Australian Alps continues

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:19:26 -0400

Rescue Crew Officer Luke Ashford uses a thermal imaging camera to search for a missing Canadian man in the Snowy Mountains in Australia's Kosciuszko National Park (Westpac Life Saver Helicopter/QMI ...

High-water rescues reported in San Antonio area

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:11:42 -0400

SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio firefighters have pulled people from submerged cars and rescued passengers whose bus was swept away in flood waters from torrential rains.Officials say numerous roads have been closed because of flash flooding.The city's transit agency says firefighters on a boat were able to rescue the three bus passengers and driver early Saturday. A spokeswoman says nobody was ...

Americas toughest sheriff illegally used racial profiling judge rules

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:11:01 -0400

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement decisions. The ruling against the Maricopa County sheriff came in response to a class-action lawsuit brought by Hispanic drivers that tested whether police can ...

AP Exclusive New Cause for Ex-Radical Olson

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:08:57 -0400

Sara Jane Olson, the Minnesota woman who served seven years in prison for her involvement in high-profile 1970s radicalism, is edging back into public life -- this time voluntarily -- as she and a friend petition the Obama administration to reduce disparities in prison sentences for crack and powder cocaine. Olson returned to Minnesota after her 2009 parole from a California prison, and lives ...

Ohio University Band Gives Vatican Taste Of America

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:02:03 -0400

VATICAN CITY, May 10 (CNA/EWTN News) .- Priests and Vatican employees opened their office windows this afternoon to find out why they were hearing trumpets and drums, and in the piazza below them they discovered the University of Ohio marching band."We thought it would be a very epic way to perform, you know. And a lot of people came to watch us," 22-year-old trumpet player Jenna Smith ...

Feds look to snag corporate sponsors for Ottawa events

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:34:08 -0400

A cash-strapped federal agency is actively looking for corporate sponsors to fill gaping holes in its budget. The National Capital Commission is reviewing a proposal to bring in almost $4.5 million in new sponsorship money over the next five years to promote its cultural jewels in the Ottawa area. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian ...

Former West Vancouver police officer found stabbed to death in Mexico

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:34:02 -0400

A retired West Vancouver police officer has been stabbed to death in Mexico, as two other Metro Vancouver families issue pleas for help to find relatives missing in the popular holiday destination.The body of a woman was discovered Wednesday morning at a home in Playa del Carmen, according to Mexican media reports. She was identified by friends on social media as 60-year-old Lynne Earle.Earle ...

NHL approves Coyotes sale to Canadian-led group contingent on lease with Glendale sources

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:33:40 -0400

PHOENIX - Two people familiar with the situation say the NHL has approved the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to a group of Canadian-led investors, but the deal is contingent on reaching a lease agreement with the city of Glendale. The NHL agreed to sell the team to Renaissance Sports & Entertainment, a group headed by George Gosbee and Anthony LeBlanc, according to the people, who spoke on ...

Graduates in tornado-raked Okla. town vow to stay

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:30:57 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to ...

If at First You Dont Succeed Obama Re-Nominates Labor Board Pick

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:27:14 -0400

President Obama is trying once again to get the Senate to sign off on his pick for top lawyer of the National Labor Relations Board. Obama is re-nominating the agency's Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon to serve as the top NLRB lawyer for a four-year term. Solomon is perhaps best known for signing off on an unfair labor practice complaint the agency filed against Boeing Co. in a ...

Will Obama be the Prez with the best market record

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:22:59 -0400

If you put your dollars into the Italian or Spanish stock markets when Obama took office, your shares would now be worth less than you paid for ...

Seven Philippine marines among 11 killed in firefight with insurgents

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:18:09 -0400

At least 11 people, including seven marines, died Saturday when government troops fought Muslim militants in the southern Philippines, authorities said. Brig. Gen. Domingo Tutaan said seven marines and four members of al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf were killed in a close-quarters clash outside the town of Patikul on the island of Jolo, Voice of America reported. At least nine government soldiers ...

Attacks on rebel Syrian city hiked ahead of speech by Hezbollah leader

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:18:08 -0400

Syria launched the heaviest barrage of gunfire in a week in Qusair Saturday in an attempt to retake the town from rebels, anti-government activists said. The town, near the Lebanese border, is strategically important to rebel fighters as a conduit for supplies coming in from Lebanon, Voice of America reported. The pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Syrian troops ...

China Switzerland sign free-trade pact

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:18:02 -0400

Switzerland and China have signed a free-trade agreement leaders of both nations called a historic achievement. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in Switzerland to sign the accord, said the trade pact "has huge meaning for global free-trade." "This free-trade deal is the first between China and a continental European economy, and the first with one of the 20 leading economies of the ...

Correction North Dakota Flooding story

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:12:33 -0400

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- In a story May 24 about North Dakota flooding, The Associated Press, relying on information from North Dakota's state engineer, erroneously reported that construction work at the Renwick Dam lowered the top of the dam by three feet. Construction left some parts of the dam at the same height and the other parts of the dam were raised by 3.4 ...

Ohio doctor charged in pregnant womans death

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:45:54 -0400

NEW ALBANY, Ohio -; The personal ads that Dr. Ali Salim placed on Craigslist - and police say he posted hundreds of them - made one thing clear: He wanted "no ...

The Self-Described “Toughest Sheriff in America” Is Guilty of Racial Profiling Judge Rules

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:32:58 -0400

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio certainly knows how to get attention. He has required prisoners to wear pink underwear and sleep in tents. He has removed salt and pepper from prisons in what he described as a bid to save money for taxpayers. Yet nothing has gotten Arpaio more attention than his trademark immigration patrols that he launched in 2006 that a judge has now ruled are illegal. A ...

Joy-Ann Reids advice for how Pres. Obama should handle controversies

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:31:51 -0400

In this week's "Office Politics," MSNBC's Alex Witt sits down with Managing Editor of The Grio, Joy-Ann Reid. She talks about never-ending political campaigns as rationale for scrupulous pursuit of scandals. Joy discusses the controversial issues facing President Obama and whether or not it will negatively impact his second-term agenda. She recommends structural reform of the ...

Obama tries again to nominate top lawyer on embattled labor relations board

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:23:39 -0400

NYPD street stop policys critics seek big changes

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:45:21 -0400

NEW YORK -; It once was an accepted tactic as old as policing itself and, according to the New York Police Department, a key to the city's dramatic drop in crime: patrol officers stopping young men on the street to see if they're up to no ...

Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:41:57 -0400

The collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Washington state brings new attention to the limits of the country’s infrastructure, especially older structures that were designed with little room for error and were never intended to carry the number of cars and trucks they see ...

A Baseball Academy in a Talent-Poor Part of Mexico

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:31:01 -0400

SAN BARTOLO COYOTEPEC, Mexico ...

Alumni all over Canada lament loss of Mount Royal theatre program

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:30:17 -0400

For Mount Royal University, it will be one less diploma program and fewer part-time instructors to pay.For Calgary's cultural community, it will create one gaping hole in a delicate ecosystem.And ...

How Americas 2-Tiered Education System Is Perpetuating Inequality

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:23:09 -0400

Seven years later,Amherst president emeritus Anthony Marx arguesclaims the program has worked brilliantly, just as his administration had expected. Broadening its search for transfers to the roughly one million students who graduate from community college every year, "we could find amazing jewels that no one else is looking for," he told an audience at a panel hosted by The Century ...

Barack Obamas drone rules leave unanswered questions

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:17:08 -0400

WASHINGTON-President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed. National security experts say it's imperative to leave some room in the guidelines, given the evolving fight against terrorism. But civil rights ...

Military shrinks in size scope under Obama

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:15:09 -0400

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Haynes Johnson dies

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:14:54 -0400

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Haynes Johnson has died in Bethesda, Md., of a heart attack, his wife said. He was 81. The former Washington Post journalist, who won acclaim for his coverage of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, died Friday at Suburban Hospital, his wife, District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge Kathryn Oberly, said. Johnson began his career as a journalist ...

Psy to perform in Indonesia South Korean diplomatic celebration

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:14:51 -0400

South Korean pop star Psy will perform in Indonesia at a concert celebrating diplomatic ties between the two countries, his management agency said Saturday. The performance -- which will not be staged as a solo concert -- will mark Psy's first visit to Indonesia, the Jakarta Globe reported. The "Gangnam Style" singer will perform July 6 at the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex in ...

Want to retire on the beach Mexico talks of liberalizing land sales

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:12:25 -0400

Supporters say the change could help Mexico compete with Central America for US retirees seeking spots in the sun. But could it hurt Mexican access to prime real ...

Canadas indigenous peoples join forces call all Canadians to join Solidarity Spring

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:44:06 -0400

The sound of drums beating has just gotten a whole lot louder in Canada with the joining together of Idle No More and Defenders of The Land, a network of Indigenous Activists formed in 2008. Idle No More, a First Nations Indigenous movement that became an instant phenomenon in December 2012, was established by four First Nations women, Jessica Gordon, Sylvia McAdam, Sheelah McLean and Nina ...

W.Va. town transfixed by teen girls murder plot

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:42:42 -0400

One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers. She'd told her parents she was spending the night with a friend. The friend claimed she was sleeping at Audrie's. Instead, the girls were having a party. A classic teenage ...

Tornado upon them quick choices decided fate

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:42:42 -0400

After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery - for a state rebate on a home storm shelter, that is. A contractor finished installing the concrete bunker beneath the slab of their garage in early May. About three weeks later, the shelter saved their lives when a tornado that killed 24 people tore through their ...

Community outreach key to Obama counterterror plan

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:41:41 -0400

FILE - In this April 26, 2013, file photo police officers stand by as Muslims leave the Islamic Society of Boston mosque in Cambridge, Mass., which was attended occasionally by Tamerlan Tsarnaev for Friday prayers, according to Islamic Society of Boston leaders. Within hours of the blasts at the Boston marathon, government officials and members of Bostons Muslim community called each other, ...

Hagel Cadets must stamp out sex assault scourge

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:35:20 -0400

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military. Speaking a day after President Barack Obama delivered a similar edict to U.S. Naval Academy graduates, Hagel's message comes amid a series of widespread incidents of ...

Key senators tightly control immigration debate

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:32:44 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Jacquelyn Martin, File - FILE - In this March 18, 2013, file photo, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, holds a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee about immigrant women and immigration ...

RBC Code of Conduct a welcome step Steelworkers

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:31:14 -0400

RBC denies it's replacing staff with foreign workers The United Steelworkers, Canada's largest union, congratulated the Royal Bank of Canada for promising not to hire foreign workers to replace Canadians and not to outsource jobs. RBC announced a Supplier Code of Conduct Friday, saying that "this principles-based Code sets out RBC's expectations of suppliers to ensure their ...

Venting May 25 2013 ‘It’s too bad than 98 per cent of our Canadian senators make them all look bad.’

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:31:08 -0400

We’re giving away tickets to Taylor Swift's sold-out Edmonton show on Tuesday, June 25 — the first of two at Rexall Place. To enter, we want you to design a greeting card — using photos of Swift and/or some of her ...

Rescuers look for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:23:19 -0400

EPHRATAH, N.Y. -- Rescuers are searching for the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers.A dispatcher for the Fulton County Sheriff's Department says divers went to a large pond Saturday morning where the bulk of the plane was found submerged in Ephratah (ee-FRAY'-tah), west of Albany. Investigators are also combing nearby woods.The ...

Zookeeper at British wildlife park dies after being attacked by Sumatran tiger

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:22:32 -0400

LONDON - British police say a zookeeper who was injured in a tiger attack at an animal park has died. Police say the woman, 24-year-old Sarah McClay, was in the big cats' enclosure at South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Cumbria when she was mauled by the Sumatran tiger on Friday. The park's owner, David Gill, told the BBC that he did not know why McClay entered the tiger enclosure. He ...

Hagel to address West Pointers amid sex scandals

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:42:48 -0400

Charges that an Army sergeant secretly photographed and videotaped women at West Point are part of a military-wide pattern of sexual misconduct, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said ...

Ontario man lost in Australian mountains has strong survival skills

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:30:50 -0400

The sister of an Ontario man who disappeared in Australia's Snowy Mountains nearly two weeks ago says she remains hopeful he will be found, partly because of his training as a Canadian Forces reservist. Mandeep Srawn, sister of 25-year-old Prabhdeep Srawn, spoke to CBC News via Skype on Saturday morning, after rescue officials briefed her family on the latest developments in the search, as ...

The House I Live In director Eugene Jarecki on Americas war on drugs - video interview

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:23:35 -0400

Documentary film-maker Eugene Jarecki, who has won two Grand Jury Prizes for Documentary at Sundance Film Festival, speaks to John Mulholland about his attempts to reform drug laws in the US. His ...

Americas 10 Most Fun Cities

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:23:24 -0400

If you're feeling curious, take a poll of your friends and ask them what U.S. city is the most exciting. We're willing to bet that the majority of them will come back to you with the same answer: New York City. The Big Apple. The City That Never Sleeps. There are more than enough reasons to support this notion. New York City is large and crammed with people and things to do. In fact, ...

President Obama’s White House Update

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:17:00 -0400

Oval Office . The meeting was an important opportunity for them to hear directly from people whose families are impacted by our nation's broken immigration system. Also this week, President Obama ...

Obama Calls on Americans to Remember Military Families

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:47:15 -0400

As Americans observe Memorial Day weekend, U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on his fellow citizens to remember the men and women who have given their lives in service to the country, and to remember the military families who make sacrifices of their own. In his weekly address Saturday, Obama noted that members of the U.S. military often risk their lives without seeking the limelight or ...

Were No. 2 How the world views Canadas influence

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:34:49 -0400

If the world was a high school cafeteria, Canada would probably be sitting at a table with the athletes and cheerleaders, suggests a new global popularity poll. Canada ranked second in a ...

Search crews in Australia finding signs of missing Hamilton man

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:28:25 -0400

A Hamilton man who is lost in a mountainous region of Australia may be leaving behind clues for search crews to find, his family says. Australian officials are still searching for Prabhdeep Srawn, 25, who went missing in Australia's Snowy Mountains eleven days ago. According to his cousin Ruby Singh-Sahota, crews have found a water bottle that might be his. The bottle was found half full ...

As border tightens some U.S.-Mexico neighbors reach across the fence

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:23:35 -0400

NACO, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican activist Maria Elena Borquez takes up a paintbrush and daubs a bright splotch of color on the rusted steel fence separating the small Mexican town of Naco from a neighboring town in the United ...

Ryan Lochte cruises 2 victories in Canada

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:19:45 -0400

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - U.S. Olympic champion Ryan Lochte won the 200-meter backstroke and 200 freestyle Friday night in the Mel Zajac Jr. International Canada Cup.Lochte finished the backstroke in 1 minute, 59.56 seconds and took the freestyle in 1:50.15."I have a faster gear," he said. "I just never went to it. The time was decent. The win was nice."American Emily ...

Fox News Reaffirms Stance Against Obama

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:38:10 -0400

May 25, 2013 The recent news about the FBI’s seizure of the phone and email records of Fox News employees, including James Rosen, calls into question whether the federal government is meeting its constitutional obligation to preserve and protect a free press in the United States. We reject the government’s efforts to criminalize the pursuit of investigative journalism and falsely ...

Obama asks Holder to investigate Holder’s investigation

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:38:08 -0400

Daily Caller May 25, 2013 President Barack Obama has asked his friend Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate Holder's unprecedented investigation of a Fox News reporter. ...

Obama drone oversight proposal prompts concern over ‘kill courts’

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:38:07 -0400

London Guardian May 25, 2013 Proposals to vet future US drone strikes risk creating ';kill courts'; according to human rights campaigners who say Barack Obama’s promise of new legal oversight does not go far enough to end what they regard as extrajudicial executions. The president has asked Congress to consider establishing a special court or oversight board to authorise lethal ...

Obama Keeps Distance From Torture Debate At Least For Now

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:36:34 -0400

President Obama delivers a speech on national security Thursday at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in ...

Obama honors victims of 1963 Birmingham church bombing

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:47 -0400

On hand for Friday's signing ceremony with President Barack Obama are, from left, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, sponsor of the legislation; victims' relatives Lisa McNair, Thelma 'Maxine' Pippen McNair and Dianne Braddock; and the Rev. Arthur Price Jr., pastor of the 16th Street Baptist Church, the site of the bombing. / ...

The Great Gatsby tops USD100 million mark in North America

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:32:03 -0400

The film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's ultramodernist novel about jazz-age America has crossed the 100-million-US-dollar threshold after 14 days in North American theaters, distributor Warner Bros. announced Friday.The latest directorial project from Baz Luhrmann starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire and Joel Edgerton has been the Australian's biggest earner in ...

Citizen heroes help restore lives of Sandy victims

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:31:44 -0400

Cassandra Vitale dropped everything at her home in Melbourne, Fla., to rush to the Jersey Shore and help with relief efforts. Seven months later, she runs the Bucket Brigade, a vital volunteer service for Sandy ...

Friend of suspect in UK soldiers killing arrested

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:31:44 -0400

LONDON – Counterterrorism police on Saturday were questioning a friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in the savage killing of a British soldier. The friend, Abu Nusaybah, was arrested immediately after he gave a television interview telling his story about how Adebolajo came to be radicalized. In his interview, Nusaybah said Adebolajo became withdrawn after returning from a ...

Judge rules office of America’s toughest sheriff racially profiled Latinos

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:25:02 -0400

USA A federal judge has ruled that an Arizona sheriff infamous for his tough approach to immigration law enforcement and his office's deputies violated the rights of Latinos by profiling them based on their ethnicity. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio - who styles himself as 'America's toughest sheriff' and is known for questioning the authenticity of President Barack ...

Neil Macdonald How serious is Obama about curbing the drone surge

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:23:01 -0400

Members of the group Grandmothers Against War protest against U.S. drone strikes in New York in April 2013. Court challenges have also been brought against Washington's drone use. (Lucas Jackson / ...

Will Rob Fords supporters leave Ford Nation

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:22:58 -0400

Will supporters continue to back Toronto Mayor Rob Ford following allegations that he was recorded on video appearing to smoke crack cocaine? (Nathan Denette/Canadian ...

Watch A salute Obama forgot... and then remembered

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:19:22 -0400

President Barack Obama is not someone who will miss returning salutes, but then years in White House can make you forgetful. But being Obama, he knows how to make up. This abc news video shows President Obama boarding his aircraft and then realizing his mistake. He steps down and shakes hands with the Marine. Do you think, politicians in India would even bother to notice the existence of a ...

Canada’s good name persists abroad

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:23:07 -0400

Canada is reducing its foreign budget in real terms and cutting staff in embassies abroad to save money. It humiliatingly lost an election for a spot on the Security Council, a seat easily won the next time around by Australia. Canada is a slam-dunk Fossil of the Year award candidate overseas. None of its major free-trade initiatives has yet borne ...

Female suicide bomber injures 11 in Russian region of Dagestan

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:21:37 -0400

MAKHACHKALA, Russia - A female suicide bomber injured at least 11 police officers and civilians, including two children, in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, police said. Police spokesman Vyacheslav Gasanov said the bomber blew herself up in the central square in the provincial capital, Makhachkala. He did not give details about the injured children. Since 2000, at least two ...

Canada revokes passport of doc accused in US medicare fraud

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:44:34 -0400

Dr. Jacques Roy is seen in a court room sketch in Dallas Texas Monday March 5, 2012. (CBSDFW.COM photo) MONTREAL - The Canadian government has quietly revoked the passport of a Quebec doctor accused of defrauding the U.S. Medicare system of $375 million - before he's even had a trial. QMI Agency has learned that Passport Canada rescinded the passport of Dr. Jacques Roy, the Quebec City-area ...

Obama Under Fire for Hosting Illegal Immigrants Snubbing Officer Union

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:44:59 -0400

A top Republican lawmaker blasted President Obama after he held an Oval Office meeting this week with illegal immigrants, despite having ignored recent requests for a sit-down from the union representing immigration officers. "The fact that the president and the vice president are hosting illegal immigrants in the White House while constricting citizen tours and refusing to meet with ...

No Quick Fix for Downed Bridge on Holiday Weekend

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:41:08 -0400

Washington state officials are scrambling to find a temporary fix for a bridge that collapsed on an important interstate highway and, incredibly, left just three motorists with injuries. Whatever the solution, it won't come in time to help with Memorial Day's highway hoards. Transportation experts are also working to find out whether the spectacular disintegration of the heavily used ...

Obamas new wordsmith believes in public service

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:41 -0400

When President Barack Obama decided to attend a memorial service in Arizona for victims of a deadly mass shooting that severely injured then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, he needed a speech. And ...

Kids Count report Americas children are advancing despite the economy

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:46 -0400

The widely-watched Kids Count annual survey on the state of America's children shows gains in health and education despite the poor economy. But advocates say raised poverty rates merit more attention from ...

Progressive Democrats of America DNC Delegate Support Surges for Guaranteed Health Care Plank

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:41 -0400

Donna Smith (773) 617-4493 Tim Carpenter, National Director, PDA (413) 320-2015 Norman Solomon, Obama delegate and co-drafter ...

ACLU Reminds Americas Toughest Sheriff That Hes Not Above The Law

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:39 -0400

ACLU Reminds "America's Toughest Sheriff" That He's Not Above The Law PHOENIX - August 7 - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion yesterday to hold Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph Arpaio in contempt for disobeying a court order that would allow women prisoners in Maricopa County to obtain timely, safe, and legal abortions. In addition, today's motion asks ...

Media Matters for America New Anti-Obama Books... Swift Boat Redux

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:36 -0400

New Anti-Obama Books... Swift Boat Redux? WASHINGTON - August 5 - The release this month of two books attacking Sen. Barack Obama -- both of which have links to the 2004 smear ...

Consumer Federation of America Leaders Confront Flawed Auto Rule Analysis Poll

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:33 -0400

Dramatic Shift To Fuel Efficient Vehicles Began In 2005 New Auto Sales Analysis Reveals Market Reality Missed by Automakers & NHTSA Resulting Rule and Enviro Impact Analysis Flawed New Consumer Poll Shows Greater Demand for Fuel Economy than Available WASHINGTON - August 4 - The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released an analysis of the impact of fuel economy on auto sales ...

Canadian court rules to repatriate Chinese fugitive

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:49 -0400

A federal court in Ottawa ruled late Thursday to uphold Chinese fugitive Lai Changxing's deportation order, paving the way for his return to China after he stayed here for 12 years.The verdict, made after more than three hours of court hearings, putting an end to all legal proceedings related to the deportation case.According to the law, the deportation should be executed soon after the ...

Kid upstages President Obama by planting big kiss

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:45 -0400

(Photo/Agencies) It was the kiss that stole the US president's limelight. Barack Obama surprised the kids of the Daughter of Zion Jr Academy in Delray Beach, Florida with a drop-in photo op after a campaign event at Delray Beach Tennis Centre on Tuesday, Yahoo News reported. The kids appeared excited, as one might imagine. All except for a boy in the back row, who seemed a little ...

Obama Romney plunge in intense campaign as election enters last stretch

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:44 -0400

U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney embarked on a swirl-wind campaign tour Tuesday following the conclusion of three presidential debates, as election enters its last stretch. The most intense campaigning will be done by Obama. He is scheduled to visit seven battleground states in two days, and two of them, Florida and Ohio, will be visited by the incumbent twice. ...

Huffington Post The 4 Dumbest Things Obama And Romney Say About China

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:44 -0400

You might hear a lot about China at tonight's foreign-policy-themed presidential debate. We'd better hope that most of it is bogus posturing, because most of what the candidates usually say about China is dumb. Aside from al Qaeda there are few more reliable bogeymen in politics than China. They took our jerbs! Plus, they're foreigners. Also, Chinese-Americans are not yet a big ...

Final Obama Romney presidential debate begins

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:43 -0400

The third and final debate of the US presidential campaign began on Monday, with Democratic incumbent Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney due to discuss foreign policy. The candidates shook hands on stage at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida before their last head-to-head, which pundits said may prove decisive, with opinion polls predicting an extremely close vote on November ...

Record-high heat scorches parts of Canada strains power grids

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:40 -0400

by Mark BourrieA heat dome that has been hovering over parts of Canada several days are setting record highs across Eastern and Central Canada on Thursday, which could be the hottest day of the year.Environment Canada, the federal government agency that monitors weather, released a special weather statement for the region, warning residents that a "sultry tropical air mass" will make ...

Obama viewed as winner of 2nd presidential debate

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:39 -0400

U.S. President Barack Obama was viewed by more Americans who watched the second presidential debate of this election cycle as the winner of his second face-off with Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to a latest Gallup poll released on Friday. The poll found that more Americans believed Obama did a better job than Romney, by 51 percent to 38 percent. The rating showed a sharp reversal ...

Obama daughters school evacuated

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:39 -0400

Michelle Obama with daughters (Photo/Agencies) The D.C. private school attended by the daughters of President Barack Obama says it briefly evacuated after it received a phone call that it considered suspicious. Sidwell Friends School, the Washington school attended by Sasha and Malia Obama, was evacuated after what the school described as "a suspicious phone call." D.C. police ...

Obama nominates Rodriguez to head U.S. Africa Command

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:38 -0400

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated General David M. Rodriguez as the next commander of U.S. Africa Command, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announced on Thursday. Panetta said Rodriguez, currently commander of U.S. Army Forces Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, has served in "a variety of key leadership roles on the battle field." Rodriguez ...

Mexico to exhume parents of killed drug cartel boss

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:38 -0400

Sina English Mexican authorities are set to exhume remains of the parents of drug cartel "Zetas" leader Heriberto Lazcano, killed in a shootout with police, for the purpose of DNA testing. The authorities were forced to resort to this since after his death Lazcano's body was stolen by unknown perpetrators. This leaves law enforcement bodies still unable to confirm that the killed ...

China welcomes Canadian courts rule on Chinese fugitive

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:28 -0400

China on Friday welcomed the Canadian Federal Court's decision to uphold the deportation of Lai Changxing, one of China's most wanted fugitives.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu made the remark in a statement posted on the ministry's website.Ma said Lai is the prime suspect in a smuggling case in the city of Xiamen and has been sought by law enforcement for several ...

Air Canada plane returns safely to Sydney after smoke in cabin

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:23 -0400

An Air Canada plane landed safely after being forced to return to Sydney Airport because of smoke in the cabin, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said on Thursday.The plane landed in Sydney shortly after 12.10 p.m. (local time) on Thursday, an ATSB spokesman said.It had left Sydney Airport at about 10.30 a.m. (local time) for Vancouver and Toronto."Air Canada reported smoke in ...

U.S. not concerned about Chinas influence in L.America White House official

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:16 -0400

CARTAGENA, Colombia, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The United States is not concerned about China's growing influence in Latin America, a senior White House official said here Saturday."We're not concerned at all," Ben Rhodes, deputy national security advisor for strategic communications, said at a press briefing on the sidelines of the sixth Summit of the Americas."In fact, if ...