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US president plans talks with Russia on reducing nuclear weapons

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:25:30 -0400

BERLIN - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he would seek talks with Russia to reduce the number of strategic nuclear weapons both hold by up to a third. Speaking in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate during a visit to the German capital, Obama said he was confident the US could maintain its security while reducing its nuclear capacity by a third. He also called for ...

Afghanistan to shun US peace talks with Taliban

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:23:12 -0400

KABUL - An angry Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday his government would not join US peace talks with the Taliban "until the peace process is totally under Afghan control." He also suspended talks with the US to discuss the nature of US military presence after international troops withdraw in 2014. A spokesman for President Hamid Karzai said the decision was taken over ...

Irish public support attack on U.S. president and family

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:47:12 -0400

Many people have rallied in support of controversial Independent TD Clare Daly after her extraordinary attack on the visiting U.S. president Barack Obama and his family. Daly didn't miss any punches on Wednesday morning in the Dail when she hit out at Obama, describing him as the "hypocrite of the century," and "a war criminal." She pointed out while he was in Northern Ireland talking the ...

Surveillance stopped at least 50 terror attacks, says NSA director

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:28:19 -0400

WASHINGTON - The controversial US snooping of foreign emails and telephone calls has prevented more than 50 potential terrorist attacks in at least 20 countries, the director of the National Security Agency (NSA) has said in defending the surveillance programme. The targets include the New York Stock Exchange and other important installations across the world, General Keith Alexander said ...

Majority of Americans disagree with Obamas War on terrorism over opinion Poll

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:20:01 -0400

Americans disagree with President Barack Obama's views on the 'war on terrorism' as winding down, a new poll has revealed. The Fox News Poll revealed that 77 percent of voters said that the war is ongoing and should continue to be a top priority of the government, as compared to 17 percent who feel the war is over and should be a lower priority. Women are more aggressive than men to say that ...

Award winning healthcare economist Dr. Hariawala to give talk on business implications on Indian healthcare system

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:10:04 -0400

Mumbai, June 20 (ANI-Business Wire India): Noted healthcare economist and award Winning Indian American Surgeon Dr. Mukesh Hariawala will deliver an important keynote address at the fourth Annual India Leadership Conclave and Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2013. The event is being organised by Asia's most analytical news media Indian Affairs in association with the Ministry of ...

FBI foils plot to kill Obama with X-ray weapon

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:30:02 -0400

The FBI has reportedly foiled a plot to kill US president Barack Obama with a deadly X-ray weapon. The X-ray system was designed to emit deadly amounts of radiation and could be detonated remotely, ABC News reports. According to the report, Glendon Scott Crawford and Eric J. Feight constructed the weapon of mass destruction to kill Obama and blamed him for the Boston bombings. Crawford blamed ...

FBI admits using aerial drones for surveillance over US

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:30:02 -0400

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has admitted that it used aerial surveillance drones over the US soil to aid investigations. FBI director, Robert Mueller said that the agency used the drones 'seldom' and in a very 'minimal way', the Guardian reports. The potential for increased use of aerial surveillance drones over US or over nations with US citizens has sparked debates about privacy ...

Madonna emulates screen legend Marlene Dietrich in black tux

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:00:06 -0400

Madonna transformed herself into 1920's German-American star Marlene Dietrich by sporting a black tuxedo and top hat at Paris Theatre in New York for the screening of 'Madonna: The MDNA Tour.' The 52-year-old singer's outfit consisting of black suit with a white shirt, tie and vest with a white rose buttonhole, and bright red lipstick bore a striking resemblance to a tailcoat that Dietrich wore ...

Serena Williams apologises for insensitive and hurtful comments about teen rape victim

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:30:02 -0400

American tennis star Serena Williams has offered an apology for her comments about a teenage rape victim, whom she had termed as 'not a virgin' and 'drunk' at the time of her assault. In an excerpt from Rolling Stone magazine, Williams criticised a 16-year-old girl who was raped by two football players, her fellow school students, while she was drunk, in Ohio in August 2012. Apologising for her ...

US condemns attack on UN office in Somalia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:50:01 -0400

White House Wednesday strongly condemned the "despicable" attack on the UN office in Somalia. "Today's attack highlights the repugnant terrorist tactics al- Shabaab continues to use to stand in the way of efforts to ease the suffering of the Somali people," reported Xinhua citing White House National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden in a statement. he statement came after suicide ...

American Medical Association Obesity is a Disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:06 -0400

The largest U.S. doctors' group said obesity is a disease. The decision, announced this week by the American Medical Association at its annual meeting, could lead to increased funding for obesity research and help people obtain insurance coverage for treatment for obesity. The AMA said obesity requires a range of medical interventions for treatment and prevention. Most insurance companies ...

Obama proposes further US Russian nuclear arms cut

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:30:01 -0400

US President Barack Obama, currently on an official visit to Berlin, Wednesday proposed plans for America and Russia to further cut their strategic nuclear warheads. During a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Obama renewed his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, and said the US would ultimately strive toward eliminating nuclear weapons, Xinhua reported. "After a comprehensive ...

US women in all combat units by 2016 Pentagon

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:50:02 -0400

American women will be fully integrated into frontline and special combat roles, including elite forces such as Army Rangers and Navy SEALs, by January 2016, the Pentagon has said. More than 200,000 women are in the active-duty military, representing about 14.5 percent of the overall force, according to Pentagon figures. Most serve in the army. While air force, army, navy, Marine and special ...

Obama refuses to specify US support for Syrian rebels

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:50:01 -0400

US President Barack Obama, currently on a visit to Berlin, Wednesday refused to specify what military support America was providing rebels in Syria. Obama, however, reiterated that the Syrian government forces had used chemical weapons in the civil war, Xinhua reported. "I cannot and will not comment on specifics on our programmes related to the Syrian opposition," Obama said at a press ...

Afghans break off talks with US on security deal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:20:01 -0400

The Afghan government Wednesday said it has suspended talks with the US on the proposed security agreement, saying America has a contradictory stance over the peace process in the country. "The ongoing fourth round of talks between Afghanistan and the US on the security agreement is suspended. The decision was taken because of US inconsistency in statements and actions in regard to the Afghan ...

Majority of Americans view GOP less favorably than Democrats finds poll

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:40:02 -0400

Americans view the Republican Party less favorably than the Democratic Party, a new poll has found. According to the Gallup Poll, just 39 percent of Americans said they hold a favorable view of the GOP, while 46 percent said they hold a favorable view of the Democratic Party. The poll found that a majority of Americans, 53 percent, see the Republican Party unfavorably, up slightly from 50 ...

Attorneys meet to discuss Jodi Arias case

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:51 -0400

Attorneys for Jodi Arias have asked an Arizona judge to delay until next year a retrial of the penalty phase in her case to allow the convicted murderer time to gather witnesses to testify on her ...

Birth control shots could alter life in poor areas

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:50 -0400

This April 25,2013 photo provided by SpayFirst shows wild dogs near Valentine, Neb. Veterinarians are going to inject 300 wild female dogs with a birth control vaccine that has worked on white-tailed deer, feral horses, wallabies and ferrets. The two-year study on the vaccine GonaCon will be conducted on two poor, isolated Indian reservations in the Pacific Northwest. The dogs are community-owned ...

Brazilians mock Pele’s appeal to end protests

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:12:12 -0400

Brazilian soccer great Pele has called on thousands of protestors demonstrating over poor quality public services and corruption to leave the streets and focus on football, an appeal that was quickly met with derision on social ...

Delay on Taliban US peace talks

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:12:11 -0400

Preliminary Afghan peace talks in Qatar between U.S. and Taliban officials are unlikely to take place on Thursday as originally expected, a source familiar with the matter told ...

US diocese sued over abuse by Irish priest

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:12:11 -0400

A CATHOLIC Church diocese in the United States is being sued by an alleged abuse victim who says an Irish priest sexually assaulted him in the ...

Two New York men charged in bid to make deadly x-ray weapon

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:53:03 -0400

In April 2012, the authorities said, an industrial mechanic walked into a synagogue in Albany, N.Y., and announced his intention to build a weapon that could help Israel kill its enemies while they slept. He wanted to know whether anybody would provide financial backing. Turned away, prosecutors said, he sought money from another source: a leader in the Ku Klux Klan in North ...

US State Department appreciates Azerbaijan’s anti-trafficking efforts in 2012

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:10:44 -0400

The US State Department has released the 13th annual report on a fight against trafficking in human beings including Azerbaijan in the second category (Tier 2) again. This means that Azerbaijan is making significant efforts in this field, but it does not meet the requirements of the Act of the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection. The document published on a website of the State Department ...

Bulger trial The hit man of Country Club Lane

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:09:17 -0400

A man working on the roof of a Philadelphia apartment building fell through into one of the units, where a girl watching TV was hit by ...

Quotations of the day

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:09:17 -0400

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Ohio man to be sentenced in dying blink murder case

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:07:48 -0400

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio – The U.S. secretary of education is traveling to Kentucky and Ohio to promote President Barack Obama’s proposal for a major expansion of early childhood ...

Federal Reserve hints it could end stimulus program next year

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:05:50 -0400

Bernanke's suggestion shook investors, and markets fell as the Fed chairman gave more details about a possible end to QE. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA Photograph: Susan ...

Landlords from hell plead guilty to felonies in Calif.

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:05:19 -0400

A couple that prosecutors dubbed the "landlords from hell" for going to scary lengths to drive tenants from a San Francisco apartment building -- including cutting holes in one tenant's floor with a power saw while he was still inside -- have pleaded guilty to several felonies. Nicole Macy, 37, and Kip Macy, 38, threatened to shoot tenants, changed locks, cleared apartments of ...

Texas auction house to sell John Brown leg irons

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:57:06 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Heritage Auctions - This June 17, 2013 provided by Heritage Auctions, shows the pair of leg irons, or shackles, believed to be those used on John Brown during his incarceration at the ...

Youth leagues try to rein in bad news parents

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:57:05 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Martha Irvine - A young batter takes a swing as a father who's a coach supervises at a youth baseball game in Buffalo Grove, Ill. on Monday June 10, 2013. Earlier in the month, park ...

Developer Kan. caverns could preserve human race

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:57:04 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Orlin Wagner - A reporter walks through a door to the Vivos Shelter and Resort during a tour of the facility in Atchison, Kan., Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Orlin ...

Colombia Bogota to Host XXII Latin American Congress of Ports

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:45:01 -0400

The XXII Latin American Congress of Ports Colombia 2013, organized by the American Association of Port Authorities, will be held in the city of Bogot, June 25th to 28th, ...

Exposed The Harrowing Impact of Americas Deadly Drone War in Pakistan

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:44:23 -0400

President Barack Obama's big speech on U.S. counter-terror policy last month promised that drone strikes were "legal," "heavily constrained" and only carried out if there is "near-certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured." But the use of the most deadly type of drone attacks calls that rhetoric into question. Known as "signature strikes," ...

Ex-Fremont Teacher Charged With Molesting Student

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:42:05 -0400

FREMONT (CBS SF) — A former Fremont schoolteacher who was convicted more than 10 years ago of possessing child pornography faces new charges that he sodomized a boy in his classroom in the late 1990s. Michael Schoop, 63, of Pleasanton, was arrested on the new charges last week and is being held in the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin in lieu of $410,000 in bail. The Alameda County District ...

ConsumerWatch New Bay Area Energy Firm Draws Complaints

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:42:05 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — Deregulation of the energy industry allows California consumers a chance to shop around for gas and electricity providers. But consumers should watch out for pressure tactics to switch. Karla Gallardo said she was duped, by a salesman who recently came knocking at her door. "They wanted to know if we qualified for one of the PG&E discount programs," ...

American Metal Market Presents Best Mergers and Acquisitions Award to AK Steel

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:34:54 -0400

AK Steel has received an award for "Best Mergers and Acquisitions" from American Metal Market (AMM), a leading metal industry publication. The award recognizes the company’s ongoing progress in developing its strategic investments in Magnetation LLC and AK Coal Resources – acquisitions that were initially announced in ...

Stocks slump as Federal Reserve hints at reducing cash infusions

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:10:20 -0400

US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said at a Wednesday press conference that the US central bank would consider reducing its $85 billion-per-month asset purchasing program later this year, based on an improved outlook for the US economy.The announcement sparked a sell-off on US stock and bond markets, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing down by 206 points, or 1.35 percent. Yields ...

New York Times hides abortion editorial on the front page

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:05:36 -0400

That was the title on the web version. A note says that a version of the article appeared on page A1 of the New York print edition with this ...

NYC heir 89 to hear whether hell go to prison

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:00:36 -0400

An 89-year-old heir to a famous New York City fortune is set to find out Thursday whether he'll succeed in an 11th-hour attempt to avoid, or at least postpone, prison after being convicted of plundering his mother's ...

N. America trip tedious but worth the effort Su

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:54:08 -0400

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang (???) pronounced his trip to the United States and Canada as tedious but "worth it" upon his return ...

No US-Taliban talks scheduled State Department

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:34:05 -0400

Taliban after reports that discussions with the Afghan rebel group could begin this week in Qatar. "Because we're working with the Afghans on what the next appropriate step is, there isn't a meeting. I know there were reports of it, but reports of a meeting being scheduled or on the books aren't accurate," State Department ...

Lawyers for accused Colorado gunman barred from psychiatric exam

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:27:53 -0400

DENVER (Reuters) - Lawyers for James Holmes, who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to killing 12 moviegoers in a Colorado theater last year, cannot be present during his court-ordered psychiatric examination, the judge in the murder case ruled on ...

Attempted Abduction Of Girl In Pacifica Was False Report

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:19:50 -0400

reported attempted abduction of a 10-year-old girl in Pacifica on Sunday was a false report by the girl and a friend, Pacifica police said Wednesday. The girl had told police that while she was in the area of Beach Boulevard and Santa Rosa Avenue shortly before 6:30 p.m., a man approached her and told her she was coming with him, according to ...

San Jose Appoints 27-Year-Veteran As Acting Fire Chief

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:19:49 -0400

SAN JOSE (KCBS) -- The San Jose Fire Department announced the appointment of 27-year-veteran Ruben Torres as the acting fire chief on Tuesday. Torres, who was the deputy chief, is taking over after former Chief William McDonald announced last week he ...

U.S shares close in red after Feds conclusion

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:41:43 -0400

Wall Street closed in red after that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ended its two-day monetary policy meeting and agreed to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low between 0.0% and 0.25%, while the FOMCs statements had not seen any ...

Williams says sorry over lucky gang rape girl gaffe

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:39:25 -0400

SERENA Williams has been forced to issue a full apology for saying that the 16-year-old victim of a gang rape had been "lucky" and that she "shouldn't have put herself in that ...

Hitman labelled chronic liar by Bulgers lawyers

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:39:24 -0400

John Martorano has been questioned about varying stories he told over the years about killings he says were orchestrated by Bulger (83) and his gang. Martorano, who has admitted killing 20 people, testified yesterday in Bulger's racketeering trial in Boston. Bulger's lawyer branded Martorano a chronic liar, repeatedly pointing out inconsistencies between what he told investigators in ...

Moscow rejects Obamas call for further nuclear arms cuts

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:39:24 -0400

Mr Obama offered to cut deployed nuclear arsenals by a third, however Moscow immediately rejected his proposal. Speaking in Berlin where John F Kennedy and Ronald Reagan gave rousing Cold War speeches, Mr Obama urged Russia to help build on the "New START" treaty that requires both countries to cut stockpiles of deployed nuclear weapons to 1,550 each by 2018. The speech, a day after ...

Country legend Slim Whitman dies aged 90

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:39:23 -0400

Country star Slim Whitman has died. The high-pitched yodeller who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film 'Mars Attacks!', died at a Florida hospital aged ...

Fed to keep up bond-buying plan

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:39:22 -0400

The Federal Reserve in the US has said that it will maintain the pace of its bond-buying programme to keep long-term interest rates at record ...

The China Dream a far cry from the American Dream - its Meng

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:34:57 -0400

The difference between what Western media thinks China dreams and what China actually says is of great significance for the future global language. China should compete for her names as she competes for everything ...

Fewer drivers seen on July 4 as shorter holiday economy bite AAA

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:22:31 -0400

(Reuters) - Fewer drivers will take to the road during the Independence Day holiday in part due to a sluggish economy, but also because people will take less time off, travel group AAA said on ...

Michael Hastings Wife Obliterates New York Times For Dismissive Obituary

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:19:45 -0400

Michael Hastings of Buzzfeed and Rolling Stone died Tuesday morning in a car crash. His wife has asked The New York Times to correct its obituary. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for The ...

Lawmaker university spar over control of Chinese dissident in U.S.

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:18:40 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressman who has been blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's main champion in Washington said people working for New York University have tried to keep him from meeting Chen, barging into a meeting on Capitol Hill and pulling Chen out on one ...

Milone Allows 6 Runs A’s Lose To Rangers

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:14:37 -0400

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SF Supes Hope New Legislation Will End Fights Over Food Trucks

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:14:36 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- New legislation by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors aims to stop the on-going economic war between restaurants and mobile food trucks. Part of the measures also attempts to steer public school students away from food-truck dining. The three measures strike a balance between the growing popularity of mobile food trucks and the impact they have on brick and mortar ...

Larry Magid Yahoo To Offer Inactive Email Addresses To Other Users

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:14:36 -0400

SUNNYVALE (KCBS) --Internet giant Yahoo is giving some users a chance to grab email addresses that were previously unavailable. The company announced that it is resetting accounts that have been inactive for more than a year and making those usernames available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Its good news for the people looking for a username that might be used by someone else, but it could ...

Redfoo’s US Open Qualifying Attempt Is Great for Tennis

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:14:35 -0400

Stefan Gordy is set to begin an earnest attempt to qualify for tennis' final major of the year: the U.S. Open.If you, like I was, don't think you are familiar with Gordy, yes you ...

‘Big Brother’ To Return With Two New Twists

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:14:34 -0400

Big Brother '; is bringing two new twists when it returns next week for its 15th season. For the first time, CBS has announced, three houseguests will be up for eviction each week instead of the usual two. This process will be further explained during the season ...

Federal Reserve boosts outlook as U.S. recovery picks up speed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:42:37 -0400

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks on television, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Jin ...

Americans Want Immigrants with Skills Just Not High-Tech Skills

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:37:24 -0400

A sizable plurality of Americans want the U.S. immigration system to favor immigrants with needed job skills, but they do not support increasing the number of guest workers for some of the industries most hungry for new employees, according to the latest United ...

FBI uses drones in America director Mueller admits

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:33:11 -0400

FBI director Robert Mueller testifies at the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. Mueller confirmed that the FBI uses drones for domestic surveillance during the hearing on FBI oversight. (Alex Wong/AFP/Getty Images) While the FBI ...

Roundup By Earning Split Dodgers Salvage Mattinglys New York Return

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:17:15 -0400

Chris Davis cleared the fences twice, giving him a major league-leading 26 homers, to help the Baltimore Orioles defeat the Tigers, 13-3, on Wednesday in Detroit. Davis hit a two-run homer in ...

Minuteman U.S. border watch co-founder arrested on child sex charges

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:13:10 -0400

Chris Simcox, president of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, listens to a volunteer's radio transmission on the scout line 23 miles north of the U.S. and Mexican border in the Avra Valley during the organization's month long muster near Three Points, Arizona, March 31, 2007. Picture taken March 31, ...

Kerry calls Karzai twice to smooth waters over Taliban talks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:05:10 -0400

Hamid Karzai twice to try to mend fences over the U.S. outreach to the Taliban. The phone diplomacy occurred after Karzai said the Afghan government had suspended security talks with the United States in Kabul "in view of the contradiction between acts and the statements made by the United States of America in regard to the peace process." "The secretary spoke with President ...

Federal Reserve policymaking group has power over economy through control of interest rates

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:34:22 -0400

The Federal Reserve's chief policymaking group, the Federal Open Market Committee, has vast power over the economy through its ability to set monetary policy. Here is a look at how the FOMC operates. Q: What is the FOMC's primary role? A: Its mission is to keep the economy, inflation and employment on a healthy track. When the economy weakens, Fed policymakers cut interest rates or ...

Why are Americans afraid to wear Speedos

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:33:56 -0400

Every year I scan the beaches for men in Speedos and every year I am disappointed. The ridiculous board-shorts trend shows no sign of waning, writes Simon ...

Edward Snowden vs. the Sovietization of America

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:31:45 -0400

didn't go to an Ivy League college presume to sit in judgment of his betters! Whatever their disagreements, politicians and talking heads of the left and the right agree: Snowden is a "traitor"! Their big problem, however, is that the American people think he did the right ...

News Wrap Federal Reserve Paints Brighter Economic Picture

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:31:35 -0400

In other news Wednesday, the Federal Reserve estimated unemployment will fall a little faster than expected in 2013 and 2014. Also, the Internal Revenue Service is in the spotlight again, this time for its plans to pay bonuses to employees despite a White House directive to stop those payments under automatic spending ...

The Federal Reserve maintains monetary stance interest rate rise after 2014 diminished downside risks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:30:41 -0400

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ended its two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday and agreed to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low between 0.0% and 0.25%, while the FOMCs statements had not seen any ...

New York KKK member designs death ray against enemies of Israel

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:27:54 -0400

A KKK member from upstate New York was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly designed a "death ray" that is meant to kill Muslims and other "enemies of ...

A classical Chinese garden adorns Washington DC

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:23:30 -0400

A classical Chinese garden will be installed at the US National Arboretum in Washington DC, in a joint collaboration between China and the United States. Featuring a series of open pavilions, a pond and traditional Chinese buildings with Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) style furnishings, the garden will showcase Chinese flora and landscaping, and will be open to the public. "Our goal ...

Tales of the American dream

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:23:27 -0400

California-born artist Lenora Lee believes the most romantic story in the world is the one about her Chinese grandparents. "A discrimination law used to force my grandparents apart, husband in San Francisco, wife in China. It took them 10 years of waiting and struggle to be together," the 39-year-old dancer and choreographer tells China Daily at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. ...

Wanda to launch $1b New York hotel project

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:21:37 -0400

Dalian Wanda Group Corp Ltd, one of China's largest property developers, plans to invest about $1 billion to build a five-star hotel in New York as its third major investment outside its home market, Wang Jianlin, chairman of Wanda said on Wednesday. Wang said that Wanda is negotiating with potential partners for ...

Syria intervention still lacks strategy Our view

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:18:55 -0400

93,000 people have been killed in the country's still-metastasizing civil war. This week, President Obama -- gearing up for an unspecified new intervention ...

Syria needs no move zone Other views

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:18:53 -0400

In this citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, anti-Syrian regime protesters gather in northern Syria on ...

FBI admits drones spying on Americans

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:12:45 -0400

(18 mins ago) Unmanned drones are roaming American skies conducting surveillance on people in the United States, albeit in a ';very minimal way,'' the head of the FBI revealed to Congress yesterday. Federal Bureau of Investigation director Robert Mueller said his agency's use of a small number of aerial drones is relatively new, and that the bureau has only begun to draw up ...

Jeannette Senior American Legion baseball team off to slow start

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:08:10 -0400

Jeannette Senior American Legion baseball team to get down. It would be understandable for them to go out and press, trying to overcompensate for one bad ...

North Carolina governor signs law aimed at restarting executions

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:07:19 -0400

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate, former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory meets supporters outside Myers Park Traditional Elementary school during the U.S. presidential election in Charlotte, North Carolina November 6, ...

CVSF American Legion baseball squad headed south in 2013

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:06:24 -0400

Due to several teams being dropped, the Allegheny West teams from 2012 have joined the Allegheny South. The 13-team league will feature two divisions. CVSF will compete in Division B with Carrick, Elizabeth Forward, South Allegheny, South Park and West ...

US Senate nearing agreement on immigration deal tougher border security at issue

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:06:01 -0400

The House Judiciary Committee ranking Democrat, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, during the committee's hearing to discuss the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act. The committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and ...

10 Things to Know for Thursday

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:04:53 -0400

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. BERNANKE SPEAKS, DOW DROPS His announcement that the Fed will likely end its extraordinary bond-buying program next year sends the Dow down more than 200 points. 2. JAMES GANDOLFINI, MAGNETIC 'SOPRANOS' STAR, DIES The actor, most famous for his role as the tormented ...

Rebels Syrian forces used chemical weapons in attack on Zamalka

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:59:30 -0400

Syrian rebels and their supporters accused government forces of launching a chemical weapons attack on Zamalka Wednesday, killing three people. The Syrian Network for Human Rights in London said three people died in the alleged chemical attack. The group, whose figures were not independently confirmed, said a total of 83 people were killed in fighting across the war-torn country Wednesday. ...

China Russia and Uzbekistan drop on U.S. human trafficking list

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:59:29 -0400

The U.S. State Department Wednesday downgraded China, Russia and Uzbekistan on its human trafficking list, meaning they could face sanctions. The department promoted Azerbaijan, Congo-Brazzaville and Iraq from its Tier 2 Watch List to Tier 2. China, Russia and Uzbekistan were moved from the watch list to Tier 3 on the four-tier system. The shifts came as, for the first time, the department was ...

Senate confirms White House aide Froman to be next trade representative

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:28:42 -0400

WASHINGTON -- Senior White House economic adviser Michael Froman has been confirmed by the Senate to be the next U.S. trade representative. The law school classmate of President Barack Obama takes over the post as the administration seeks to advance major trade deals with Pacific Rim and European nations. The Senate vote was 93-4 to confirm Froman to succeed Ron Kirk, the former Dallas mayor ...

Ghitis A new age of protests

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:24:54 -0400

>Editor's note: Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist for The Miami Herald and World Politics Review. A former CNN producer and correspondent, she is the author of "The End of Revolution: A Changing World in the Age of Live Television. " Follow her on Twitter: @FridaGColumns.(CNN) -- Presidents, prime ministers and assorted rulers, consider that you have been warned: A massive protest can ...

Couple in deck collapse sues Fla. sports bar

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:24:26 -0400

A couple has filed a lawsuit against a South Florida restaurant where a deck collapsed into Biscayne Bay last week during the fourth game of the NBA ...

Iron Man 3 rakes in $400m in North America

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:20:39 -0400

"Iron Man 3" has grossed 400 million US dollars worth of tickets in North America since it debuted more than six weeks ago, distributor Walt Disney Pictures announced on Wednesday.The third installment on the iconic trilogy crossed the important threshold Tuesday, and is on track to gross 1.2 billion dollars from the global market. This has made the flick 5th highest grossing film of ...

Opinion No such thing as safe level of nukes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:20:12 -0400

>Editor's note: Ira Helfand is a past president of Physicians for Social Responsibility and co-president of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. Alan Robock is a distinguished professor of climate science at Rutgers University and a fellow of the American Meteorological Society, American Geophysical Union and American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is ...

Judge Sides With U.S. In Manning Document Dispute

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:16:08 -0400

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Baltimore said Wednesday she’s satisfied for now with measures the military has taken to release documents related to Army Pfc. Bradley Manning’s court-martial in the Wikileaks case. Lawyers for the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights and other groups, including The Associated Press, have complained for more than a year that ...

NSA cellphone records wont help Broward bank robbery suspect feds say

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:48 -0400

National Security Agency 's controversial program - that has secretly stored millions of U.S. phone records - could help his defense in a Broward bank robbery trial. Terrance Brown, ...

Head of revived watchdog pledges open look at U.S. surveillance

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:38 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of a newly revived federal privacy oversight board pledged on Wednesday to be "as transparent and public as possible" as the board reviews recently exposed U.S. government secret surveillance ...

US State Department Says Indonesia Failing to Protect Religious Minorities

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:04 -0400

Indonesian youths gather outside the church that was attacked by Muslim hardliners in Temanggung, Central Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Hundreds of Islamic hard-liners stormed a courthouse and set two churches on fire Tuesday in central Indonesia to protest what they considered a lenient sentence for a Christian convicted of blaspheming ...

US Senate Approves Fix to Citizenship for Inter-Country Adoptees

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:03 -0400

The U.S. Senate approved an amendment Tuesday to the immigration reform bill that provides automatic citizenship to all persons who were born outside the United States and were adopted by U.S. citizens. The provision would fix a controversial law that has led to the deportation of adoptees who lived most of their lives in the United ...

Feds we can’t give up cellular location data because NSA doesn’t collect it

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:59:55 -0400

new 21-page legal filing (PDF) for a separate Florida-based federal criminal case,the government seemed to indicatethat its routine collection of metadata by the National Security Agency does not include cell-site location information (CSLI). The dragnet of collected metadata referenced by the government was described in a recently-leaked FISC ...

ConsumerWatch Car Owner Irked By ‘New Red’ Paint Job

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:58:34 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – Choosing a paint color based on a small swatch can lead to an unhappy surprise after the paint dries on a larger surface. Just ask car owner, Susie Quaglia. Back in April, the South Bay resident brought her 2010 Ford Focus to a local Maaco shop, to get it painted her favorite color, red. But not just any red. Quaglia said she wanted a bright shade, "like a ...

Warriors Preparing For Draft As If Team Has Picks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:58:34 -0400

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers has been busy taking flights across the country and overseas, meeting with players and agents and talking to other NBA executives ahead of next week's ...

Planned SF Pride Week Concert By Michelle Shocked Canceled

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:58:33 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – A planned free concert during San Francisco Pride Week by singer-songwriter Michelle Shocked – who stunned a San Francisco nightclub audience with a homophobic rant in March – has been ...

Turkish parade in New York is a show of power Turkish Minister

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:57:14 -0400

Turkey's EU Minister Egemen Bagis said Turkish parade was a cultural show of power NEW YORK - Turkey's EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said, " Turkish Day Parade is a signal of Turkey's power, a cultural show of power." Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) organized the 32thTurkish Day Parade in New York.Addressing the crowd after the parade, ...

Judge sides with US in Manning document dispute

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19:01 -0400

A government lawyer said Monday the U.S. Army has released the vast majority of court records in Pfc. Bradley Manning's case and told a civilian judge the dispute over the records had become ...

NC repeals law that allowed racial bias appeals

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19:01 -0400

Sequestration, the symbolic and ridiculous budget cutting bill that was allowed to become law, has been lampooned by almost every responsible political analyst in the country. It appears the overriding reason that it was allowed to become law is that the Republicans in the House needed to do something to assure their constituents that spending was going to be cut after agreeing to accept the end ...

NY Kodak will keep some operations in Rochester

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19:00 -0400

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- New York state and Eastman Kodak Co. have reached a deal that will keep some of the troubled company's operations in Rochester and provide $49 million for environmental cleanup at the once bustling Eastman Business Park.Local media outlets report Wednesday that Kodak will keep advanced manufacturing and its research center at the 1,200-acre site and lease property there ...

How Olympic cauldron fanned flames of fury at American design studio

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:15:49 -0400

Thomas Heatherwick's Olympic cauldron (left) and the concept the New York design studio Atopia submitted to Locog in 2007. Photograph: Getty ...

New York Men Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorists

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:14:59 -0400

ALBANY, NY-The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of York announced that Glendon Scott Crawford, age 49, of Galway, New York; and Eric J. Feight, age 54, of Hudson, New York, have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. The arrests followed a lengthy investigation by the Albany FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force that began in April 2012 ...

Will talks with Taliban yield results tellusatoday

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:08:34 -0400

We asked our Twitter followers for their opinion on possible peace talks among the U.S., Afghanistan and the Taliban. Comments are edited for clarity and grammar:We didn't negotiate with the Nazis. Receiving Taliban input legitimizes its actions. Involve citizens, not terrorists.-- @SbudnoWe can never realize peace as long as the Taliban has a voice. It is radical and hates the U.S. -- ...

Take a uniform approach to education standards Your Say

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:08:32 -0400

Common Core State Standards. Comments from Facebook:Role of governmentWe should adopt national education standards, not leave them up to school districts. Look at the disparity in proficiency testing, and it is easy to see why states that perform poorly in education also are at the bottom of the socioeconomic scale. If students expect to compete for 21st century jobs, they need to be judged ...

Mad Max with an American accent Not so fast

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:03:50 -0400

video game version is on the way, but some fans are outraged to see an American voice actor cast in the leading role. The upcoming third-person open-world game by Avalanche Studios, due out sometime next year for PCs, ...

Arizona killer who asked for speedy execution found dead in cell

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:01:05 -0400

Dale Hausner, one of two men arrested for a string of fatal shootings, sits in court during his initial appearance at the Maricopa County court in jail in Phoenix, Arizona August 4, ...

Prescription Drugs 7 Out Of 10 Americans Take At Least One Study Finds

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:58:44 -0400

A new study from Mayo Clinic researchers reveals how many Americans are on prescription drugs -- and it's a lot of us. The study, published in ...

Hollywood man used bribes from government job to furnish home feds say

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:57:52 -0400

Miami -Dade County government job to obtain more than $13,000 worth of bribes – including a new stove, refrigerator and air conditioning system for his home, federal authorities said Wednesday.George Brown, 50, was arrested Tuesday and is being held at ...

Stop force-feeding Guantanamo prisoners Senator

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:57:44 -0400

A selection of lunch meals offered to detainees are displayed in a food preparation area at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, March 7, ...

4 shot 3 dead at condominium shooting in Louisville Kentucky no ages or other details

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:21 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Gunfire erupted Wednesday in a Louisville condominium building, leaving three people dead and a fourth person seriously injured, authorities said. The fourth person was hospitalized with what appeared to be life-threatening injuries after the shootings, reported shortly before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, police spokesman Dwight Mitchell said. Mitchell said officers believed everyone ...

Video Federal Reserve raises its predictions for growth and jobs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:03 -0400

Ben Bernanke said the economy is doing well enough that the Federal Reserve is likely to ease back on a bond-buying program that has kept interest rates at record-low rates. The prospect of higher interest rates sent the Dow down more than 200 points. Anthony Mason ...

Video American Medical Association declares obesity a disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:00 -0400

The American Medical Association declared obesity a disease, leaving many doctors hoping that this changes the way insurance companies view covering treatment. Weight loss surgery is covered by Medicare and insurance companies when there are complications such as diabetes and high blood pressure, but patients who have not yet developed these problems are denied coverage. Dr. Jon LaPook ...

Watch Joe Torres Daughter Catches Falling Baby

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:55:11 -0400

Christina -- -- daughter of former Yankee manager and all star baseball catcher Joseph Torre. Tonight making quite a catch yourself -- heroes catch the 44 year old catching a one year old boy ...

Watch Former Professor on FBI Most Wanted List Nabbed in Mexico

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:55:06 -0400

A fugitive is behind bars today just one day after being put on the FBI's ten most wanted list Walter -- Williams have been on the run for more than two years wanted for sexual exploitation ...

Senators challenging White House on religious expression in military

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:54:30 -0400

Two U.S. senators have pushed forward a second challenge to the Obama administration's opposition to legislative language that offers a ';protection of rights of conscience of members of the Armed Forces and ...

Jefferson Award Winners Help Those With Autism Find Work

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:53:50 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – The CDC estimates one in 50 babies born in the U.S. today will be on the Autism spectrum. What will happen when they grow up? A San Francisco couple is working to make sure they’ll have jobs that match their abilities. Since Nicholas earned a degree in graphic design, he’s had a handful of jobs, including this one: ';I was delivering mail that ...

‘Sopranos’ Actor James Gandolfini Dies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:53:49 -0400

James Gandolfini, who won three Emmys for his portrayal of Tony Soprano on ';The Sopranos';, has died, according to HBO. More details to ...

San Francisco’s ‘Landlords From Hell’ Plead Guilty To Felonies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:53:48 -0400

San Francisco landlords Nicole and Kip Macy pleaded guilty to residential burglary, stalking and attempted grand theft. They were dubbed by prosecutors as the ';landlords from hell.'; (San Francisco Police ...

KPIX 5 Poll Finds Californians Supporting Marriage Rights For Same-Sex Couples

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:53:48 -0400

expected U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on California's Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban , a newly released KPIX-TV poll finds that only 35% of Californians feel the court should uphold the ban. The poll, conducted for KPIX 5 by the firm SurveyUSA, found that 48 reported that the Supreme Court should uphold the lower court ruling which would end Prop. 8, while 17 percent said they aren't ...

Blanco Pinch-Hit Triple Leads Giants Over Padres 4-2

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:53:47 -0400

Gregor Blanco #7 of the San Francisco Giants hits a two-run triple scoring Tony Abreu #10 and Brandon Crawford #35 in the seventh inning against the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park on June 19, 2013 in San Francisco. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ...

3 Adults 1 Teen Arrested Fatal Stabbing Robbery In San Jose

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:53:46 -0400

gang-related fatal stabbing of a 44-year-old man during a street robbery in January . Officers units arrested Enrique Martinez, 20, and Ceasar Torres, 18, in San Jose last Wednesday on suspicion of murder, police said. Two days later, officers took a 17-year-old juvenile into custody in San Jose, police said. The fourth suspect, Joel Madrigal, 27, was arrested while in custody at the Santa ...

Everything You Need For Summer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:53:45 -0400

Everyone knows how beneficial it is to get a certain amount of exercise per day but occasionally we need a bit of advice to make the right ...

Suspect in Ohio forced labor case turns herself in

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:21:56 -0400

>Editor's note: For more information on this story, check out CNN affiliates WKYC, WOIO and WJW.(CNN) -- A fourth suspect is in custody in the alleged forced labor of a mentally disabled woman held captive with her young daughter, according to federal prosecutors in Ohio. Dezerah Silsby, 21, turned herself in and is scheduled to appear in court Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The two ...

Jesse Tyler Ferguson on Performing in New York’s Shakespeare in the Park Comedy of Errors Production—Rain or Shine

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:21:46 -0400

Summer after summer, New Yorkers and tourists alike spend hours upon hours waiting in line at the Delacorte Theater. For it is there, smack dab in the middle of Central Park, that a little slice of magic known as Shakespeare in the Park takes place. For the past five-plus decades, the stage at ...

Man convicted in Phoenixs serial shootings dies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:17:01 -0400

Associated Press PHOENIX - An Arizona death row inmate convicted of killing six people in Phoenix's "serial shooter" attacks has died in prison. Prison officials say 40-year-old Dale Hausner was found unresponsive in his cell in Florence around noon Wednesday. He was pronounced dead at a hospital about an hour later. Authorities say the cause of death is under investigation. ...

Capitol Hills Partisan And Racial Divide Cast In Bronze

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:15:33 -0400

Vice President Biden joined congressional leaders at the Capitol Hill dedication ceremony for a statue of abolitionist Frederick ...

Three Navy football players accused of sexual assault

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:14:42 -0400

FILE - This is a May 7, 2007 file photo showing the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. The U.S. Naval Academy is investigating allegations that three members of its football team sexually assaulted a female midshipman at an off-campus house last year, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday, May 31, 2013, and a lawyer for the woman says she was "ostracized" on campus after she ...

Feds Prison for Ohio woman who buried mom in yard

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:14:30 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Authorities say an Ohio woman who buried her mother in her yard and cashed the dead woman's Social Security checks for 14 years has been sentenced to 30 days in prison.Federal authorities say 66-year-old Marietta resident Patricia Hodges also was sentenced Wednesday in Columbus to six months of home confinement and ordered to repay more than $141,000. Hodges had pleaded ...

Cops Disabled Pa. man dies after gruesome neglect

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:14:26 -0400

A 35-year-old Sarasota man has been charged with abusing his 11-year-old daughter, who died this week, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's ...

UofL professor announces candidacy for US Senate

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:13:08 -0400

FRANKFORT, Ky. - University of Louisville communications professor Greg Leichty has announced that he'll seek the Democratic nomination to run for U.S. Senate in Kentucky.Leichty made the announcement to his 28 Twitter followers on Sunday. He joins two other longshot Democrats - Bennie Smith of Louisville and Ed Marksberry of Owensboro - who have said they are running for the seat now held ...

Obama in Berlin the world’s big problems are global warming American nukes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:11:32 -0400

President Obama couldn’t have been more out-of-touch if he’d delivered his Berlin speech on Mars, instead of to a shriveled German audience only a fraction the size of the one he addressed in 2008. He identified the absolutely non-existent ';climate change'; issue the ';global threat of our time,'; and according ...

Feds make find at former home of Goodfellas mobster

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:09:08 -0400

An FBI excavation has turned up possible human remains at a home once occupied by a famed gangster who inspired Robert De Niro's character in the movie "Goodfellas," authorities said ...

A solid 8oz. Burger Bar with spiked shakes on Capitol Hill

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:08:31 -0400

A burger and fries at 8oz. Burger Bar on Capitol Hill. Its namesake is souped up with Beecher’s cheddar, bacon and balsamic onions and redolent of truffle ...

Cuomo strikes deal to allow Las-Vegas style casinos in New York

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:06:59 -0400

Photo credit: Resorts World Casino in Jamaica, Queens.(Barbara Alper) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo struck a deal with state lawmakers to license new resort-style casinos, in an effort to help revive a stagnant economy in upstate New York, the governor said on Wednesday. The agreement would amend the state constitution to legalize public, non Native American casino gambling with an initial ...

Virgin Hotels announce New York location.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:06:30 -0400

Virgin Hotels has just announced the location of their brand new hotel set to descend upon the big apple. It can now be confirmed that the new hotel will be located on the northwest corner of 29th Street and Broadway.With over 300 guest rooms, various fine dining experiences, meeting rooms, and a gym - the new Virgin venture is set to open in ...

Immigration negotiators eye border security compromise

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:02:58 -0400

By Kasie Hunt, NBC News Negotiators say they are close to a deal to strengthen border security provisions in the Senate immigration bill, an agreement designed to draw more Republican votes and significantly strengthen the bill’s prospects of becoming law."There's still work to do but we've had a really good day," said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., who's been helping to ...

Three plead guilty in New York City payroll fraud case

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:55:52 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three women pleaded guilty on Wednesday to criminal charges arising out of what prosecutors say was a corrupt New York City payroll project that cost the city more than $600 ...

Three U.S. Naval Academy football players charged with rape

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:55:50 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. Naval Academy football players have been charged with raping a female midshipman and making false statements, the school said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of sexual assault allegations in the U.S. ...

Teachers’ Union Backs Thompson for New York Mayor

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:54:59 -0400

The United Federation of Teachers, one of the largest local unions in the country, on Wednesday threw its vast network of supporters behind William C. Thompson Jr. in the race for mayor of New ...

Box Office Report Man of Steel Sails Past $150 Million in North America

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:52:33 -0400

The Superman tentpole, from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, scored the top June debut of all time in grossing $116.1 million. Including $12 million earned last Thursday night from special Walmart screenings, the pic ended Sunday with a total $128.7 million under its ...

Arizona wildfire threatens hundreds of homes California blaze wanes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:52:09 -0400

PHOENIX/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Arizona wildfire whipped up by strong winds threatened hundreds of homes on Wednesday, even as firefighters were gaining an edge on a California blaze raging near a pristine wilderness, authorities ...

Body pulled from Lake Michigan is Chicago university student

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:52:09 -0400

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Authorities have identified a body pulled from Lake Michigan on Wednesday morning as a University of Chicago student who disappeared a week ago, possibly to watch a ...

FBI says it uses surveillance drones on U.S. soil

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:52:08 -0400

FBI Director Robert Mueller gestures at the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at an oversight hearing about the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 19, ...

Man sues NFL player for shooting him in the eye

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:52:07 -0400

New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez talks on a phone during media day for the NFL Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis January 31, 2012. The New York Giants will play the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on February ...

The Terror Con How Keeping Americans Terrified Is Making Corporations Big Bucks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:50:47 -0400

That's the company, under contract with the National Security Agency, that employed whistle-blower Edward Snowden, the information security engineer whose revelation of Booz Allen's enormously profitable and pervasive spying on Americans now threatens the firm's profitability and that of its parent hedge fund, the Carlyle Group. Booz Allen, whose top personnel served in key ...

Noam Chomsky American Government and Corporations Are at War With the American People

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:50:46 -0400

Noam Chomsky , the prominent political thinker, as attacks on democracy and the people. "Governments should not have this capacity. But governments will use whatever technology is available to them to combat their primary enemy - which is their own population," he told the Guardian. In his first public comment on the scandal that has enveloped the US, UK and other governments, as well ...

Watch Missing College Student Found Dead in Lake Michigan

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:49:33 -0400

A body found floating in Lake Michigan has been identified as a missing student from the University of Chicago a fisherman spotted the body thinking it was a lot in the water. Many call 911 when ...

Former Miss America Called Street Walker by Local GOP Leader

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:49:27 -0400

Jun 19, 2013 5:43pm A former Miss America winner who is now a GOP candidate for Congress was called a string of profane names today, including ';street walker,'; ';love child'; and ';Miss Queen. '; Her attacker? A local Republican Party chairman in central Illinois. Erika Harold, the 2003 winner of the Miss America contest, announced two weeks ago that she was ...

Giants Padres Benches Clear Following Bumgarner Brushback Pitch

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:47:59 -0400

Home plate umpire Tony Randazzo #11 and Buster Posey #28 of the San Francisco Giants stops Jesus Guzman #15 from going out to the mound after Guzman almost being hit with a pitch by Madison Bumgarner #40 (not pictured) in the second inning at AT&T Park on June 19, 2013 in San Francisco. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ...

Apple Lands $30M Deal To Provide Every L.A. Public School Student An iPad

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:47:59 -0400

LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) – Los Angeles’ school system, the second largest in the United States, is ordering iPads for all its students, handing Apple a major success in its quest to make the tablet computer a replacement for textbooks. The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday approved the purchase of $30 million worth of iPads as the first part of a multi-year commitment. It found ...

OC Roman Signs 2-Year Extension With Niners

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:47:59 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS Sports) — Offensive coordinator Greg Roman will be in San Francisco for at least another two seasons with the ...

James Franco Slams ‘Spider-Man’ Reboot

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:47:58 -0400

Jack-of-all-trades actor, producer, teacher, author and Palo Alto-native, James Franco has taken to reviewing movies recently, penning some rather frank and revealing pieces on ';The Place Beyond the Pines'; and ';Man of ...

Astros Get Deal Done With No. 1 Overall Pick Appel Of Stanford

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:47:58 -0400

HOUSTON (AP) Mark Appel received high praise from MLB commissioner Bud Selig on Wednesday when the No. 1 overall pick signed with the Houston ...

Outdoor Medical Marijuana Growing Prohibited In Concord

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:47:58 -0400

CONCORD (KCBS)-- Outdoor medical marijuana cultivation is no longer permitted in the city of Concord after complaints about growers. Their operations must now be moved indoors. Concord Police Chief Guy Swanger said there was disturbance calls and "issues" surrounding the outdoor ...

San Jose Mayor Reed At ‘Utter Limit’ Of Patience With MLB On A’s Move

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:47:56 -0400

file suit against Major League Baseball to clear the field once and for all over a territorial rights issue. However, a court case isn't likely to be decided for years. Mayor Chuck Reed said the clock on their patience finally ran out when it comes to the relocation of the A's to San Jose and he said it was time to get the ball rolling. "Four years is my utter limit of how long ...

Stanford Student May Provide Basketball’s Version Of ‘Moneyball’

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:47:56 -0400