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North Korea envoy hands over China's Xi a note of peace

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:58:46 -0400

BEIJING - A senior North Korean envoy delivered a letter from his leader Kim Jong-un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him that Pyongyang was ready to take "positive action" to re-join stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. The letter was handed over by envoy, Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae. Choe told Xi that North Korea is willing to take positive actions to solve problems ...

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 bridge collapses sending vehicles into water

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:25 -0400

WASHINGTON - A handful of vehicles and some people plunged into a river after a more than half a century old bridge that links Seattle in the US with Canada collapsed, throwing the movement on the highway into disarray. Authorities said there were no deaths in the bridge collapse on the Skagit River in the US state of Washington. Three people were rescued and taken to hospitals, they said. ...

Friend of Boston bombers had confessed to 2011 triple murders claims FBI

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:03:51 -0400

NEW YORK A Chechen acquaintance of dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has confessed to slashing the throats of three people in a 2011 gruesome triple murder, federal law enforcement officials have said. Ibragim Todashev, who made the confession, was killed early Wednesday during a confrontation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, a federal law ...

Drone strikes are legal and extend to US citizens as well, says Obama

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:41:57 -0400

WASHINGTON - In a major counter-terrorism speech, President Barack Obama Thursday defended the covert US drone program and stressed that despite the controversies around it, the strikes are legal and save lives. He also said the use of lethal force extends to U.S. citizens as well. This disclosure comes a day after his administration acknowledged publicly for the first time that four US ...

Kerry holds talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:37:23 -0400

JERUSALEM - US Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday separately began meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials but appeared doubtful about his success on getting the two warring sides back to peace negotiations. This is Kerry's fourth trip to the Middle East in as many months of his assuming the office of the top US diplomat. He was been trying to revive a peace process that has been ...

Royalty Pharma takeover bid fails to find Elan ecceptance

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:52:46 -0400

DUBLIN/ WASHINGTON Ireland-based biotechnology firm Elan Thursday rejected Royalty Pharma's increased $6.4 billion takeover bid, shortly after the U.S. firm cut the acceptance bar for its latest offer to 50 percent plus one share. Royalty raised its hostile cash bid to $12.50 per share on Monday, from $11.25 previously, but made the new offer conditional on Elan shareholders rejecting, at a ...

Lincolns life-saving note put up for 15000 dollars

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:50:01 -0400

Former American president Abraham Lincoln's scribbled note ordering a disabled 14-year-old boy to be released from the Army in response to the boy's father's plea, has been put on sale at 15000 dollars as part of a rare collection of Lincoln's children-related documents. Lincoln's order on a telegram from Col. Thomas W. Harris about his son, Perry said 'Let this boy be discharged', Fox News ...

Will a Sandhurst suffice for keeping peace in Afghanistan

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:50:01 -0400

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US hoping to further strategic ties with India during Kerry visit Official

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:40:03 -0400

Visiting U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman on Friday said Washington is looking forward to furthering its ties with India during next month's Strategic Dialogue. Addressing a news conference in the national capital, Ambassador Sherman said that she had good and very productive meetings with External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, National Security Advisor ...

HSBC could face criminal prosecution as deal on money laundering charges stalls

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:10:01 -0400

HSBC's controversial 1.9 billion-dollar settlement deal with American authorities over money laundering charges, has been stalled after a row between the Department of Justice and the judge overseeing the case. The deal - known as a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) - would have exempted HSBC from prosecution and triggered a storm of criticism, reports the Guardian. Judge John Gleeson is now ...

Model of Suns magnetic field created

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:20:03 -0400

Researchers at the Universities of Leeds and Chicago have reported that they have uncovered an important mechanism behind the generation of astrophysical magnetic fields such as that of the Sun. Scientists have known since the 18th century that the Sun regularly oscillates between periods of high and low solar activity in an 11-year cycle, but have been unable to fully explain how this cycle is ...

12-year-old US girl hangs herself following relentless cyber bullying

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:50:02 -0400

A 12-year-old girl in the United States hanged herself after being relentlessly cyber bullied by her middle-school classmates. Gabrielle Molina was found hanging by a belt from a ceiling fan at about 2:15 p.m. at her home in Queens, New York, cops said. According to the New York Post, the girl left a heartbreaking note that recounted the torture she faced at the hands of bullies. She also ...

Worlds largest Star Wars Lego model unveiled in NYC

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:50:02 -0400

A massive Lego model of the Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter was unveiled in Times Square, New York City on Thursday. Made out of a whopping 5.3 million Lego pieces, the craft weighs in at nearly 46,000lbs and is 43 feet (13.1 metres) long. Its wingspan measures 44 feet (13.44 metres) across, and is the largest Lego model ever built, Sky News reported. The ship is the work of 32 master Lego ...

Mexican woman gets first transplant of ovaries in Latin America

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:20:01 -0400

A Mexican woman received Latin America's first transplant of ovaries in a hospital in the western city of Guadalajara, the director of the Mexican Infertility Institute, Luis Arturo Ruvalcaba, announced. Ruvalcaba told EFE by telephone that the patient is a 32-year-old women who had developed cervical and uterine cancer that was detected and treated in France. "The ethics committee of the ...

Shinde reviews cooperation with U.S

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:10:02 -0400

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History maker Sri Srinivasans feat hailed widely

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0400

History-making Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan's unanimous Senate confirmation as the first South Asian judge on the powerful appeals court for the American capital has been widely hailed. Senate Judiciary Committee's Democratic Chairman Patrick Leahy, welcomed Srinivasan's confirmation, but criticised "Republican efforts to delay a floor vote of the highly qualified ...

Trailblazer Sri Srinivasan creates history as top US judge

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:20:02 -0400

Chandigarh-born "trailblazer" Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan has made history with the US Senate unanimously confirming him as the first South Asian judge on the powerful appeals court for the American capital. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US, was Thursday confirmed by the Senate by a 97 to 0 vote, as a judge on the US Court of ...

Volunteers Help Revive LAs Concrete River

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:15:08 -0400

LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles River is a concrete drainage channel through much of its 80-kilometer length. It channels waste-water from storm drains and has become a receptacle for much of the city's trash. But, the river is slowly being restored to its natural state with the help of volunteers, who take part in an annual clean-up. Thousands of volunteers turned out on a recent weekend ...

Feds look for temporary fix after I-5 collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:48:08 -0400

(AP Photo/Everett Daily Herald, Jon Bauer). Rescue workers look for victims after a portion of the Interstate 5 bridge collapsed into the Skagit River in Mount Vernon, Wash., Thursday, May 23, ...

Probation employee sold fatal cocaine to judge feds say

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:49 -0400

St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook during his swearing-in ceremony in 2010. Photo courtesy of the Belleville News-Democrat, Derik ...

Budget cuts mean unpaid day off for many in govt

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:30 -0400

FILE - This March 22, 2013 file photo shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. No one answered the phone at the IRS hotline for tax help. Forget about advice on avoiding foreclosures at one of the Housing and Urban Development offices nationwide. Roughly five percent of the federal workforce _ 115,000 people at six government agencies _ got an unpaid day off on ...

Students safe after armed man reported at school

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:29 -0400

THORNTON, Colo. -; All students at a Denver-area high school are safe after a report that a man with a rifle was seen near campus, police said ...

DA Tenn. victims shot after drugs handed over

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:40:44 -0400

The killings of an elderly couple shot dead in their northern Nevada home ahead of Mother's Day apparently went unnoticed until days later, after the 25-year-old suspect had also killed a newspaper deliveryman and another couple nearby, charging documents ...

Arellano Felix drug cartel leader pleads guilty

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:40:41 -0400

FILE - This image provided by Mexico's Federal Public Safety Department, SSP, shows wanted drug-kingpin Eduardo Arellano Felix, leader of the Tijuana-based Arellano Felix cartel, who is expected to plead guilty to federal charges Friday, May 24, 2013. Felix was extradited from Mexico to the United States last September on drug trafficking, money laundering and racketeering charges. He ...

American Missionary Mysteriously Disappears in Africa

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:34:10 -0400

American missionary Jerry Krause has been missing for nearly two months. The 54-yr-old missionary pilot disappeared April 7 while flying his turboprop aircraft from South Africa to Mali. Jerry's wife, Gina Krause, served with her husband as a missionary to Africa for more than 25 years. Jerry worked with Mission Aviation Fellowship until the ministry left Mali back in 2009. They remained in ...

77 Percent of Los Angeles Voters Call For Overturning Citizens United

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:31:08 -0400

endorse state and federal amendments overturning the decision , with an overwhelming 76.6 percent in favor of the resolution. The nation’s second-largest city now ...

Florida orange grove turned elephant sanctuary

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:29:14 -0400

The new National Elephant Center is taking shape in a former Florida orange grove where it now houses four African elephants. WPTV's Jon Shainman ...

Amanda Bynes shows up to court in blonde wig

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:29:12 -0400

Actress Amanda Bynes appeared in a New York courtroom on marijuana-related charges after she allegedly tossed a bong out of a high-rise building window. TODAY.com's Dara Brown ...

A-Rod sells Miami Beach house for $30 million

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

Alex Rodriguez has sold his Miami Beach home for $30 million. A-Rod's business partner, Jose More, confirmed that the sale closed Friday. Rodriguez bought the 54,000-square-foot piece of waterfront land for $7.4 million in 2010. Using his own construction company, Newport Property Construction, he spent another $7.6 million building a nearly-20,000-square-foot mansion. ...

New York sees more mortgage violations report

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:54 -0400

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said there is mounting evidence that banks have violated the terms of a settlement designed to end mortgage servicing abuses, according ...

State Department official who pushed to change Benghazi storyline up for promotion

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:44 -0400

The State Department official who played a key role in massaging the Obama administration's storyline on the Benghazi attack has been put up for a promotion -- a move that could trigger a heated confirmation battle on the Hill. Victoria Nuland was nominated Thursday by President Obama for the position of assistant secretary for European and Eurasian affairs at the State ...

Weiner vs. Quinn New York Citys TMI Primary

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:26 -0400

Reuters New Yorkers -- they all have such interesting lives. This year, some of those lives are going to be on extraordinarily display in the political arena. Between newly announced mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner's extra-marital sexting and the impending June 11 release of City Council Speaker Christine ...

Real Housewives Salary Dispute LuAnn de Lesseps Is New Yorks Lone Holdout

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:24 -0400

that de Lesseps still refuses to sign a deal that would have her return to the reality series -- though, with production already underway, that offer is said to be for a diminished role than the one originally on the ...

Box Office Milestone The Great Gatsby Crosses $100 Million in North America

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:24 -0400

From Flappers to Rappers: 'The Great Gatsby' Music Supervisor Breaks Down the Film's Soundtrack Internationally, the Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures production has earned $64.4 million to date, ...

U.S. awards medals to four girls killed in 1963 civil rights bombing

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:02 -0400

1 of 6. U.S. President Barack Obama signs a bill designating the Congressional Gold Medal commemorating the lives of the four young girls killed in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing of Birmingham, Alabama, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, May 24, ...

A New Model To Pay For Infrastructure in Chicago

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:20 -0400

The Chicago Infrastructure Trust creates a new way to pay for things like improvements to bridges and roads that won't destroy the city's already stretched ...

Phil Matier Santa Clara In Shadow Of San Francisco’s Super Bowl Spotlight

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14:12 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- This week’s vote by the NFL to play Super Bowl L at the new Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara in 2016 – and name San Francisco as official host city – will create an interesting dynamic between SF and the South Bay. Former Mayor Willie Brown thinks that the symbol of the Super Bowl really is San Francisco--not necessarily the stadium where the game is ...

Lyric Opera of Chicago mum for now about Oklahoma ticket sales

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:52:30 -0400

Ashley Brown and John Cudia starred in in Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of "Oklahoma!". The just-concluded run of the classic American musical "Oklahoma!" was uncharted territory for the prestigious Lyric Opera of Chicago. It was the first time the opera company had produced an extended engagement of a musical separate from its regular season ...

United offering more premium perks from New York

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:48:39 -0400

United Airlines says it now offers flat-bed seats and on-demand personal entertainment systems in premium cabins on every international flight from New York area airports. No matter what the surveys say about the quality of its service, Chicago-based United Airlines is charging ahead with upgrades of its service in a variety of ways. Today, United bragged that it is now the only United ...

Wis. farmers firefighters partner on hazards maps

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:33:19 -0400

To help rescuers reach people quickly and safely, a handful of Wisconsin farmers - Ortner included - have been working with researchers and firefighters on an online program that maps farm hazards. The recently completed pilot project built upon earlier work done with paper maps, and researchers at the National Farm Medicine Center hope the project can expand, with the online program eventually ...

Adam Kokesh Calls For “New American Revolution”

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:32:06 -0400

Imprisoned activist and former Marine Adam Kokesh – arrested last Saturday for exercising his First Amendment right at a protest – has called for a ';new American revolution'; to begin on July 4 with a march on all 50 state ...

Can Tornado Alley become safer Yes within limits

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:38 -0400

With its single-story design and cinder-block walls, Plaza Towers Elementary School may have seemed sturdy when it was built a couple of generations ago. But a powerful tornado revealed the building's lack of modern safety standards, destroying the school and killing seven ...

Lawyer wants documents in Maine teen death sealed

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:37 -0400

Police laid out their case Wednesday against a man accused of killing a 15-year-old girl whose body was found in a wooded area miles from her home, but the details remained hidden from public view after a judge sealed a crucial affidavit at the request of the suspect's ...

Horrified trucker watches I-5 bridge collapse behind him

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:28:43 -0400

A dented upper right corner and a scrape along the upper side are visible on the "oversize load" equipment casing being hauled a truck parked southbound on Interstate 5 south of the collapsed portion of the highway bridge at the Skagit River Friday, May 24, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine ...

Pedro Portugal Ecuadorean businessman found in New York after kidnapping

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:57 -0400

NEW YORK – Police have rescued an Ecuadorean businessman who was kidnapped in New York City and held hostage for a month while his captors demanded his family pay ...

10 men accused of killing 3 over alleged affairs in Egypt

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

LUXOR, Egypt – A mother and two daughters were allegedly killed by male relatives in southern Egypt who believed they'd had affairs, the latest apparent example of so-called "honor killings" in which women are slain for violating traditional morals in the conservative region, a security official said Friday. Police believe the 10 men stormed the house of the women, ...

5 climbers missing feared dead on mountain in Nepal

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

KATMANDU, Nepal – Five climbers including two Hungarians and a South Korean are missing on the world's third-highest mountain and feared dead, a mountaineering official said Friday. The five disappeared Monday on Mount Kanchenjunga, and bad weather was preventing a rescue helicopter from reaching their base camp. Mountaineering Department official Dipendra Poudel said Friday that the ...

No Evidence Chicago Red Light Cameras Based on Safety -- System Made $71 Million Last Year

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:23:36 -0400

Red light camera at a Chicago intersection. (AP) (CNSNews.com) - Contrary to its claims, the City of Chicago's red light cameras are not based on safety, according to an Inspector General (IG) audit of the program that brought in more than $71 million in revenue for the city last year. ...

Illinois judge charged with possession of heroin guns

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:34 -0400

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A southwestern Illinois judge already under scrutiny after a colleague died of a cocaine overdose at his family's hunting lodge was charged Friday with possession of heroin and guns. Wearing cutoff shorts and a T-shirt with the slogan "Bad is my middle name," St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook pleaded not guilty to federal counts of possessing heroin ...

Oklahoma school principal teachers reunite with students

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:17:29 -0400

In an exclusive interview with Rock Center's Kate Snow, Plaza Towers Elementary School Principal Amy Simpson breaks her silence on the Oklahoma tornado that destroyed her school and left seven children dead. She describes recently reuniting with the students who survived the disaster and the students' resilience. Snow's full report with Simpson, three of her fellow teachers and the ...

Mom sentenced to jail denies mooning school bus

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:17:27 -0400

A single mother in Virginia, who has been sentenced to serve time behind bars for disorderly conduct after a scuffle with her child's school bus driver, maintains, while things did become gotten heated, she "never flashed" the bus full of kids. Ava Hurdle of WAVY ...

School official on tornado safety at destroyed Oklahoma school

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:17:26 -0400

In an exclusive interview with Rock Center's Kate Snow, the superintendent of Moore Public Schools in Oklahoma, Susie Pierce, answers questions about tornado safety at the schools. At one school, Plaza Towers Elementary, seven children died. Snow's full report with Pierce and members of the faculty at Plaza Towers Elementary Friday, May 24 at 10 pm/9CDT on NBC's Rock Center with ...

Oklahoma school principal on the ‘fury of the tornado’

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:17:24 -0400

In an exclusive interview with Rock Center's Kate Snow, Plaza Towers Elementary School Principal Amy Simpson breaks her silence on the Oklahoma tornado that destroyed her school and left seven children dead. Snow's full report with Simpson, three of her fellow teachers and the school's superintendent airs Friday, May 24 at 10 pm/9CDT on NBC's Rock Center with Brian ...

Holder Should Demand Feds Get a Warrant to Read Our E-mail

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:11:18 -0400

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Exclusive New York claims more proof of bank mortgage abuses

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:10:29 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said there is mounting evidence that Bank of America Corp, Wells Fargo and Co and other banks violated the terms of a settlement designed to end mortgage servicing ...

A-Rods $30M mansion sale sets record in Miami Beach

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:59 -0400

Slugger Alex Rodriguez's $30 million mansion sale sets record on Miami Beach. Two local residential brokerages are now confirming the $30 million sale of Alex Rodriguezs mansion in Miami Beach. Mayi de la Vega, CEO, founder and estate agent at ONE Sothebys International Realty, and Arlene Susy Dunand represented A-Rod in the sale to a Palm Beach buyer. "The demand for trophy homes ...

Unions target board members after they close nearly 11 of Chicagos elementary schools

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:16 -0400

Barbara Byrd-Bennett Forty-eight of the 50 elementary schools the Chicago Public Schools board of education voted to close Wednesday will be shuttered in June. The other two will get short reprieves. For all but one of the schools the vote was unanimous. Most of the 27,000 students affected are black and Latino and all live in poor neighborhoods. As they have for months, protesters objected to ...

Best U.S. beaches 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:45 -0400

Main Beach took first place on this year's list of top-10 beaches produced annually by coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman, also known as "Dr. Beach," director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research. Read ...

Watch WWII Vet Reunited With Dog Tags 69 Years Later

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:26 -0400

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City Council Holds First Hearing On Proposed Changes To Parking Meter Deal

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:01:00 -0400

CHICAGO (CBS) – The Emanuel administration began making its case to aldermen for a package of changes to the hated parking meter lease deal on Friday. WBBM Newsradio's Mike Krauser reports the mayor's office has negotiated several changes to the 75-year deal with Chicago Parking Meters LLC. The deal would provide free Sunday parking in the neighborhoods, while extending nighttime ...

House Passes Concealed Carry Plan Opposed By Senate Leader

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:01:00 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gun owners in the only state still banning concealed weapons would win that right under a plan approved by the Illinois House on Friday, but the governor and other powerful Democrats oppose the plan because it would wipe out local gun ordinances — including Chicago’s ban on assault weapons. The proposal was brokered by House Speaker Michael Madigan, a ...

Poll Hillary Clinton runs better in Iowa than Vice President Biden

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:15 -0400

A. Brown , assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute in Hamden, Conn., said the major difference between Clinton and Biden "is that she runs much better among independent voters, although Sen. Rand Paul runs better among that key group than either Democrat" in polling on the 2016 presidential race. Matched against Rubio, Clinton would get 48 percent of the vote ...

Crystal Co. Exec Moves to Hub International in New York

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:56:16 -0400

Chicago-based broker Hub International's Northeast division hired Scott Konrad as senior vice president and not-for-profit business practice leader. Based in Hub's New York City office, Konrad will be responsible to build, brand, grow and lead a specialty practice serving the insurance, risk management, and employee benefit needs of nonprofit organizations throughout Connecticut, New ...

A-Rod Sells Miami Beach Home for $30M

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:48:23 -0400

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U.S. State Department posts feedback on Keystone pipeline

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:27:29 -0400

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON | Fri May 24, 2013 2:27pm EDT WASHINGTON May 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department says it is taking the unusual step of releasing publicly the feedback it has received about a controversial pipeline project after an "unprecedented" response to its draft environmental report. The department said it had received more than 1.2 million comments on ...

Planemaker Embraer Sees American Closing Out US Regional Jet Cycle

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:44 -0400

SAO PAULO -- Embraer SA, the world's third-largest commercial jet maker, expects just one more big regional jet order as a result of its current U.S. sales campaign, Chief Executive Officer Frederico Curado said in an interview, after the Brazilian planemaker clinched three of four major deals since December. "After the American Airlines competition, the game is over for a ...

Dem Gerry Connolly defends White House They’re ‘issues’ not ‘scandals’

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:24:58 -0400

Rep. Gerry Connolly said the media has no business using the word ';scandal'; to describe the ongoing challenges to truth that are beating down ...

Ill. House approves guns plan opposed by governor

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:21:30 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -; Gun owners in the only state still banning concealed weapons would win that right under a plan approved by the Illinois House on Friday, but the governor and other powerful Democrats oppose the plan because it would wipe out local gun ordinances - including Chicago's ban on assault ...

Widower pleads for wife’s ashes after car is stolen

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:18:09 -0400

A South Carolina widower, visiting Detroit for a family memorial service, pleads for the return of his wife's ashes that were in the trunk of his car which was stolen. WDIV's Mara MacDonald ...

Residents of Moore sift through ocean of debris

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:18:08 -0400

Residents Moore, Oklahoma residents continue to sift through rubble in the aftermath of the deadly EF5 tornado that ripped apart their community. NBC's Sarah Dallof ...

Like a Hollywood movie Driver escapes I-5 bridge collapse into Wash. river

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:18:04 -0400

By Alastair Jamieson and Bill Dedman, NBC News A driver said he thought he was about to die when an Interstate 5 bridge span collapsed in Washington state, plunging his pickup and another car into the Skagit River below.Dan Sligh, his wife and another motorist found themselves waist-deep in water when the freeway crumbled moments after the bridge was clipped by an oversized truck, he ...

Arizona investigating angry email sent lawmakers

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:49 -0400

A Republican member of the Arizona House who supports GOP Gov. Jan Brewer's push to expand Medicaid received an obscene and threatening voicemail at her office, a sign that the rancorous debate over embracing a signature component of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in the state is far from ...

Suspect in killing of officer found dead in cell

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:48 -0400

A year and a half before the Boston Marathon bombing, the man Tamerlan Tsarnaev called his best friend died in a grisly crime: He was one of three men found nearly decapitated in an apartment, their throats slashed ear to ear, marijuana sprinkled over their ...

Unusual condition seen before Conn. train wreck

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:46 -0400

Train service from New York to Boston was back on schedule Wednesday on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways, five days after a derailment in Connecticut injured scores of commuters and damaged ...

Feds pull plug on Paducah plant 1000 jobs lost

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:16:24 -0400

FRANKFORT, Ky. - The U.S. Department of Energy rejected a proposal Friday that would have extended operations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.The decision means some 1,100 employees will lose their jobs, drawing immediate reactions from Kentucky's top political leaders.U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear were among those who ...

Brookfield Square adds Body Central Torrid and Glitter loses New York and Company

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:16:08 -0400

Women's apparel retailer New York and Company is closing its Brookfield Square mall store, and the space will be divided to accommodate two new stores. One side of the New York and Company space will filled by young women's retailer Body Central, while the other will house a relocated Champs shoe and sportswear store, Scott S. Oleson, manager of Brookfield Square, said Friday. Both are ...

Citi Bikes land in New York what to expect from the long-awaited scheme

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:13:59 -0400

New York in the early hours of Friday, greeted with a combination of curiosity, puzzlement, and not a little suspicion.Which is hardly surprising, as it's not been plain cycling so far. Residents of the West Village think the docking stations will destroy the area's historic character. In Brooklyn, treasured parking spots have been usurped. Tabloid columnists fear the city's ...

Did Hillary Clinton Push Sale of Stinger Missiles to al-Qaeda in Benghazi

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:11:18 -0400

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends the Libya contact group meeting in Istanbul. Two former U.S. diplomats are reporting that whistleblowers are getting ready to reveal information that might turn the simmering Benghazi scandal into an explosive fiasco for both former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Barack Obama.According to ...

No Limits No Culture Portents of a Post-Christian America

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:11:18 -0400

While that leaves thirty-eight states that haven't redefined marriage, we shouldn't deceive ourselves. As Rod Dreher recently pointed out in "The American Conservative," historians will one day remember our time as "a cultural revolution."Now to students of history, that phrase "cultural revolution" brings to mind Mao's attempt to re-invent Chinese ...

Boy has a cow after pricey pet calf runs away

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:52 -0400

A boy in New Hampshire saved up birthday and Christmas money to buy a calf to enter into the local 4H competition. But soon after the baby bovine was delivered to his family's farm, it ran away -- leaving him out of the money he spent. WHDH's Sarah French ...

Girl calls out McDonalds for tricking kids into eating junk food

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:51 -0400

During the annual McDonald's shareholder meeting, 9-year-old Hannah Robertson, whose mother is reportedly a children's nutrition activist, got the first question for CEO Don Thompson, accusing him of duping kids with marketing into eating junk food. Mika Brzezinski ...

Exclusive NY attorney general says more evidence banks violated mortgage pact

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:58:56 -0400

About New York Turning Lives Around and Saving Money Too

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:58:06 -0400

"I'd have them come around the store and order a sandwich or something, and stuff it in the sandwich when I wrapped it," Mr. Ramos said this week. "Or when I gave a book of matches. Be creative when giving it to them, instead of just being ...

America Where the Poor Dont Get Holidays Off

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:47 -0400

The funny thing about national holidays in the United States is that they're not really national holidays. Unlike the rest of the developed world, we don't guarantee every worker paid time off. Not for summer vacations. Not for Christmas. Not for Memorial Day. So while most of us will be kicking back with beer and overcooked burgers this long weekend, many will still be on the clock ...

Sandy who Jersey shore opens for summer seven months after storm

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:25 -0400

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New Jersey shore ushered in the unofficial start of summer on Friday, with businesses making last-minute preparations and officials declaring the resort towns ready for visitors seven months after Superstorm ...

Fitch Affirms Miami Intermodal Center TIFIA Loan at A- Outlook Stable

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:54:42 -0400

U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April. However, even at 15.1%, asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch ...

Watch NJ Cop Accused of Setting Fire to Police Captains Home

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:20 -0400

New Jersey police officer facing arraignment today on charges that he firebombed a fellow officers home 35 year old Michael dutrow is charged with five counts of attempted murder and aggravated ...

Missing College Student Found in N.C.

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:15 -0400

Pennsylvania State Police are looking for University of Rhode Island college student, Matthew Royer who went missing while driving back home to Skippack Township, Pa., May 16, 2013. Anyone with information is asked to contact PSP Skippack at ...

San Francisco man celebrating birthday shot in downtown Oakland robbery

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:06 -0400

OAKLAND -- A San Francisco man in downtown Oakland to celebrate his 29th birthday was shot early Friday during a robbery after leaving a nightclub, police said.The suspects did not take anything from the man but did rob a woman with him of her jacket, police said.The man, whose name was not released, was in critical but stable condition with a wound to the lower torso. He is expected to ...

Gov. Scott To Sign Texting While Driving Bill In Miami

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:50:05 -0400

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Florida's new texting while driving ban will become official on Tuesday at Gov. Rick Scott's bill signing ceremony in Miami. Gov. Scott will sign SB 52, legislation to ban texting while driving at Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School in Miami on Monday ...

President of the United States Obama said the US is fighting against the Al Qaeda and Taliban and the affiliates

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:48:26 -0400

President of the United States Obama said the US is fighting against the Al Qaeda and Taliban; and the affiliates WASHINGTON - President of the United States Barrack Obama said on Thursday the US is in war with Al Qaeda and Taliban and affiliated powers, not with Islam.In his speech at the National Defense University in the US capital Washington D.C., President Obama outlined the changes in US ...

Mariah Carey has wardrobe malfunction on Good Morning America

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:46:15 -0400

Lara Spencer stands on stage and helps Mariah Carey fix a wardrobe malfunction when she performs on the ABC Good Morning America Show at the Rumsey Playfield/SummerStage in Central Park in New York City on May 24, 2013. UPI/John ...

Jennifer Hudson signs on as American Idol judge

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:46:11 -0400

Jennifer Hudson arrives on the red carpet at the 85th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 24, 2013. UPI/Kevin ...

Man accused of killing 5 in Illinois takes stand

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:40:06 -0400

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- A man accused of killing five members of a central Illinois family with a tire iron has taken the witness stand to speak directly to ...

Obama looking for way to end Americas war on terror

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:12 -0400

America's perpetual war against terrorism must come to an end, President Barack Obama declared yesterday, as he announced restrictions on drone strikes and a fresh effort to close Guantanamo Bay. In a speech to military and political leaders in Washington, Obama said the United States could not wage "a boundless global war on terror" but must face a new reality where threats came from regional ...

Chase Bank plans four more South Florida branches BankUnited expands in New York

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:20:15 -0400

While JPMorgan Chase Bank is continuing its Florida branch building boom with four more local locations, BankUnited has its eyes set on a new New York City branch. Chase Bank (NYSE: JPB) filed plans with regulators for branches at 4501 Donald Ross Road in Palm Beach Gardens, Miller Drive and Southwest 93rd Court in Miami, Saddle Club Road and Indian Trace in Weston, and 7900 Griffin Road in ...

Syria targeted Israeli jeep going to rebel village

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:12:58 -0400

Syria said it targeted an Israeli vehicle that crossed a ceasefire line into its territory earlier this week, because it was heading toward a village with a large rebel ...

Broadwell expresses remorse for Petraeus affair

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:45 -0400

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -; The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the ...

Chance the Rapper High Times and Wild Nights in Chicago

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:07:43 -0400

Todd Diederich On an unseasonably warm Friday evening in May, minutes before facing the biggest hometown crowd of his young career, Chance the Rapper races a skateboard around the barren downtown-Chicago office space that's temporarily doubling as his dressing room. The 20-year-old rapper – dressed in a gray LDRS hoodie, black skinny jeans and mismatched plaid shoes – cracks ...

How High Is African-American Unemployment and Is It Going Down

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:06:23 -0400

The answer to Dr. Vaughn's question: Dismal. Indeed, the numbers never cease to stun me. Start with the overall unemployment rate for the category "Black or African-American" in Table A-2 of ...

Airport shuttle bus crash injures 18 in Atlanta

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:04:47 -0400

At least 18 people were injured when an airport shuttle bus crashed into a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown ...

Biographer regrets affair with former CIA director

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:04:27 -0400

The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship and the harm and grief it caused her ...

China’s Peng Shuai stuns American Stephens in Brussels

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:42 -0400

China's eighth seed Peng Shuai upset the rankings to defeat fourth-seeded American Sloane Stephens, 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the Brussels Open quarterfinals.Peng is now through to the seventh Premier-level semifinal of her career, having gone 1-5 in her previous six.However, she did make the final in the Belgian capital Brussels in 2011 where she lost to former World No.1 Caroline ...

LONDON ATTACK UK Launches Inquiry Into MI5 Tracking of Terrorists

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:06 -0400

The savage attack mounted by Muslim terrorists on a soldier on a busy London street has prompted a parliament inquiry into what the nation's vaunted MI5 domestic intelligence agency could have done to stop the suspects, both of whom had raised alarms with authorities. The two suspects accused of hacking 25-year-old British soldier Lee Rigby to death Wednesday remained hospitalized under ...

Consultant takes blame after Weiner campaign site shows Pittsburgh skyline not NYCs

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:06 -0400

Anthony Weiner's campaign for New York City mayor got off to an energetic, but bumpy, start this week after his campaign website briefly featured an image of the wrong city's skyline -- instead of showing the Big Apple, the website featured a shot of beautiful Pittsburgh. A technology firm is taking the blame for the photo mix-up. NGP VAN, which does consulting work for ...

Special Ops Stealthy Pickup

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:05 -0400

Battelle has designed an armored pickup truck for the U.S. Special Operations Command that's ready for action in the world's toughest environments, while protecting the troops inside of it a lot better than your super cab can. Based on a stock truck Battelle would rather not call out by name, but is as popular overseas as the Ford F-150 is in the United States, the modified machine ...

Md. Hatchet suspect is son of Bush White House official

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:58:23 -0400

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The son of a former aide to President George W. Bush is charged in Maryland with killing a man with a hatchet. Montgomery County police on Friday arrested 20-year-old Claude Alexander Allen III. The killing occurred at a Gaithersburg home that property records show is owned by Allen's father, Claude A. Allen. The Bush adviser pleaded guilty to theft in 2006. ...

Los Angeles Kings vs San Jose Sharks Live Stream Free Watch Online Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 Hockey

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:57:54 -0400

San Jose Sharks' Logan Couture (39) reacts after scoring the game-winning goal against Los Angeles Kings in the overtime period during Game 3 of their NHL Western Conference semifinal playoff hockey game in San Jose, California, May 18, 2013. Los Angeles Kings vs San Jose Sharks takes place in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 on Thursday night with the series all square at 2-2 and everything ...

APNewsBreak Co. says it has permits to cross span

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:53:35 -0400

A truck hauling a too-tall load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River. All three occupants suffered only minor ...

Feds promise $1M for emergency bridge repair

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:53:33 -0400

SEATTLE — Federal officials have promised to send $1 million to Washington immediately to pay for emergency repairs on the Skagit River bridge. Gov. Jay Inslee says he talked to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Friday morning. LaHood is promising his full support to get Washington's main north-south roadway repaired as quickly as possible. U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen says LaHood ...

Deaf woman comes to the rescue of deaf dog

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:52:22 -0400

A deaf woman in New York state adopted a deaf pit bull, rescued from North Carolina where it was left chained up in a backyard - and unnamed - because the hound's handicap. WGRZ's Theresa Deluca ...

Corporate America Blind to gender discrimination

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:43 -0400

How can a company expect to survive, let alone thrive, if half of its talent pool is excluded from key positions? Most companies can't even recognize they have a problem with gender ...

Mariahs dress pops open on TV

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:50:58 -0400

Mariah Carey suffered a major wardrobe malfunction on live TV on Friday morning after her dress popped open as she prepared to perform on Good Morning America. The hitmaker donned a sequin Versace frock for her appearance on as part of the program's summer concert series in Central Park, but the zipper to her form-fitting gown split down Carey's back as she spoke with anchor Lara ...

Americas oldest veteran to spend quiet Memorial Day at Texas home

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:53 -0400

World War II veteran Richard Overton, left, is seen in his Army uniform in an undated photograph provided by the City of Austin. Overton, 107, sits outside his Texas home earlier this month. (AP/Austin American ...

Fitch to Confirm AAAF1+ Ratings on New York City GO Bonds 2006 Ser I Subser I-4 I-5 I-6

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:47 -0400

Macao Banks' Rapid China Growth Alters Risk Profiles Macao banks could see their risk profiles weaken as their exposure to China continues to climb.Fitch Ratingsexpects credit growth to accelerate to 30% in 2013 from 26% in 2012, primarily led by China-related trade financing. Generally Chinese exposures are driven by parent referrals and associated risk is adequately mitigated with ...

Cannes Sony Pictures Classics Acquires The Lunchbox for North America

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:36 -0400

, a mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together by leaving notes in a lunchbox, but their fantasy gradually threatens to overwhelm ...

There Are As Many Reasons As The Population of New York For Using “Dictionary of Numbers”

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:23 -0400

Dictionary of Numbers is a Chrome extension that mitigates this condition by allowing users to insert equivalences in real-world terms. It would be one thing to just mention that a military measure would require $8.2 billion; but it adds a whole new layer of context to mention that that a military measure would require the net worth of Fox head honcho Rupert ...

DUI patrols out in force in Van Nuys Los Angeles County this Memorial Day weekend

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:40:34 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Law enforcement officers around Los Angeles County will be out in force over the Memorial Day Weekend on the lookout for people driving while impaired and committing other traffic violations. Beginning tonight, the Avoid the 100 Los Angeles County DUI Campaign will include the deployment of "saturation patrols" of officers, along with driver's license/sobriety ...

Earthquake multiple aftershocks jolt Californians

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:40:08 -0400

GREENVILLE, Calif. An earthquake in far northeastern California did not injure anyone but did cause moderate damage, including to a water tank that supplies hundreds of homes with drinking water, local authorities said Friday. Plumas County Sheriff Greg Hagwood said the magnitude-5.7 quake sent items tumbling from grocery store shelves and downed chimneys when it hit at 8:47 p.m. Thursday. The ...

Video Jodi Arias full statement to jury

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:40:08 -0400

In Full: Jodi Arias, seeking to avoid the death penalty, makes her case for a life sentence in a statement to the same jury that convicted her of first-degree ...

Rand Paul Impresses Iowa Voters Still Loses to Hillary Clinton

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:37:40 -0400

Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo Hillary Clinton sits at the top of the pack in a new poll of Iowa voters, but her closest competition is firebrand Republican Sen. Rand Paul of ...

Jennifer Hudson To Be ‘American Idol’ Judge

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:36:31 -0400

CHICAGO (CBS) – E! News has confirmed that the first "American Idol" alum turned judge will be Chicago's Jennifer Hudson. She's has signed a deal to join the judges panel for season 13 this fall, and the other two spots may be filled by former Idol contestants Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert or Clay ...

Minnesota loan program targets American Indian entrepreneurs

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:35:21 -0400

A Red Lake tribal member has opened a new restaurant in Bemidji with the help of a little-known state loan program targeting American Indian entrepreneurs. Given the high rates of high school dropouts and unemployment on the reservation, Marv Hanson hopes to be a role model for American Indians who want to start their own businesses. Hanson started The Marvelous Fish House and Market in Bemidji ...

Best Hotels in San Francisco for mixing business with pleasure

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:33:58 -0400

Donatello Hotel Plenty of business people find themselves traveling to San Francisco for work. And while the city has plenty to offer all kinds of travelers, it can be tough for business travelers to find some time to enjoy the citys many perks. Fortunately, weve found the top business hotels that are perfect for mixing business and pleasure. For the Food Fanatic: The St. Regis San Francisco If ...

Nahyan bin Mubarak attends Gala Dinner hosted by American University of Beirut

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:29:54 -0400

WAM ABU DHABI, May 24th, 2013 (WAM)--Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, has stressed that the UAE was committed to asserting the role of universities to achieve the socio-economic development in line with the clear vision of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in this respect. The remark came during the annual gala ...

REUTERS SUMMIT-Embraer sees American closing out U.S. regional jet cycle

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:25:23 -0400

Fri May 24, 2013 12:25pm EDT * For other news from Reuters Latin America Investment Summit, click here * CEO says one big U.S. order left, after winning 3 in 4 * Options in recent deals to cover much of remaining demand * Planemaker doesn't need more capital to finance new E-Jets (Updates with quotes, details on renewed E-Jet lineup) By Brad Haynes, Cesar Bianconi and Roberta Vilas Boas SAO ...

Developer buys 67 acres in Southwest Miami-Dade for $14.5M

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:15:13 -0400

A Miami-based home developer purchased 67 acres in Southwest Miami-Dade County for $14.51 million. Fortune Land Development, managed by Elvis Rodriguez in Miami, sold the property to Venetian by Luxcom, which is managed by Oscar Barbara. The property is on the west side of Southwest 157th Ave. (Newton Road) at Southwest 176th Street in the Richmond West area. It is within the Venetian Parc ...

Obama Sexual assault threatens trust in military

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:18 -0400

President Barack Obama speaks at the commencement ceremony for the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 24, 2013. The president urged new graduates to exhibit honor and courage in tackling incidents of sexual assault as they assume leadership positions in the military. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez ...

This Week in the Civil War

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:11 -0400

Union forces acted this week in 1863 in a coordinated onslaught against Confederates holding Port Hudson, La., bidding to dislodge them while Ulysses S. Grant ratcheted up his offensive against the heavily fortified city of Vicksburg, further up the Mississippi River. The Union on May 27, 1863, unleashed assaults on Confederate fortifications at Port Hudson, only to be pushed back. Federal ...

Oversize load causes bridge collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:09 -0400

In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, a man is seen sitting atop a car that fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge there minutes earlier Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Francisco ...

Paul McCartney and Wings Remaster Wings Over America - Album Premiere

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:12 -0400

Paul McCartney and Wings embarked on their memorable "Wings Over America" tour – and next week, their classic 1976 live album from that journey will be rereleased as a remastered version with new bonus material. This deluxe take ...

Why Anthony Weiner Shouldnt Bank on Forgiveness in the New York Mayoral Race

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:49:34 -0400

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner's bid for a second chance in politics is not evincing much sympathy from New Yorkers, starting right at the top. "Shame on us" if the disgraced Democrat is elected mayor of New York City, Gov. ...

Miami foreclosure rate down but still high

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:57 -0400

Foreclosure rates in the greater Miami area remain astonishingly high, but theyre headed in the right direction.In March, 13.25 percent of the outstanding mortgages in the Miami, Miami Beach and Kendall area were in some stage of the foreclosure process, according to CoreLogic. That was down from 17.51 percent a year earlier. But it was dramatically higher than the national foreclosure rate of ...

Water-supply problem shuts down Miami Dade College North Campus

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:56 -0400

Classes are canceled Friday at the North Campus of Miami Dade college “due to problems with the municipal water supply.”Classes at other campuses and at the Carrie P. Meek Center are open. North Campus classes will resume Tuesday, after the holiday, administrators ...

Some damage reported from 5.7 quake in N. Calif.

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:49 -0400

GREENVILLE, Calif. -- An earthquake in far northeastern California did not injure anyone but did cause moderate damage, including to a water tank that supplies hundreds of homes with drinking water, local authorities said Friday.Plumas County Sheriff Greg Hagwood said the magnitude-5.7 quake sent items tumbling from grocery store shelves and downed chimneys when it hit at 8:47 p.m. Thursday.The ...

Report 1 in 9 American bridges structurally deficient

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:01 -0400

ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - The bridge collapse in Washington comes days after a new report released by the American Society of Engineers, which called one in nine bridges in the country "structurally deficient." It should be noted, ...

Srikanth Srinivasan first Indian-American judge of top American court

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:34 -0400

NRI News: With Senate confirmation, 46-year-old Srikanth Srinivasan has become the first Indian-American to be appointed to the top American ...

Rumors of New York Yankees demise greatly exaggerated

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:19 -0400

>Editor's note: Editor's note: Steve Politi is a sports columnist for The Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey. Follow him on Twitter: @StevePoliti(CNN) -- This was supposed to be the year that a baseball dynasty crumbled, that everything finally caught up to the mighty Yankees. Their superstars, including Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira, were old and injured. The offseason came and ...

Clinton leads Iowa -- but not by a whole lot

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:09 -0400

The poll, from Quinnipiac University, shows Democrat Hillary Clinton beating two leading GOP senators, Marco Rubio of Florida and Rand Paul of Kentucky.But considering Clinton’s name ID, her lead is hardly overwhelming.She tops Rubio in Iowa by 48-37 percent and Paul by 46-42 percent.Paul leads among that crucial bloc of independents by 44-38 percent. The gender gap is in full display, too. ...