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6 teens killed, 2 hurt in Ohio SUV crash

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 04:57 PM PDT

Carol Trimble of Warren, a family member of the victims, views the pond along Pine Avenue S.E. in Warren, Ohio where police say six teens were killed in the crash, Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Tribune Chronicle, R. Michael Semple)A sport utility vehicle carrying eight teenagers crashed into a guardrail Sunday morning and flipped over into a swampy pond in northeast Ohio, killing five boys and a girl, while two other boys escaped, the state highway patrol said.


Christine Quinn launches campaign for NYC mayor

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 12:57 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 9, 2012 file photo, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn laughs during a news conference at City Hall in New York. Quinn, a Democrat, announced through her Twitter feed Sunday, March 10, 2013, that she's in the race to succeed Mayor Michael Bloomberg. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)Christine Quinn made it official on Sunday, announcing her intention to run for mayor of New York City mayor. "I'm running because I love this city," Quinn said in a glossy, often-emotional video posted to her campaign's website, QuinnforNewYork.com. In it, the Democrat talked about her Irish Catholic, middle class upbringing on Long Island, as [...]


Jeb Bush on 2016 speculation: ‘Man, you guys are crack addicts’

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 09:23 AM PDT

Jeb Bush Discusses Demographics of the GOPCapping what felt like an endless week of book promotion and positioning for 2016, Jeb Bush appeared on all five major morning talk shows on Sunday, saying he supports a conditional path to citizenship—a point he seemed to stumble on earlier in the week—and claiming he hasn't talked about a potential White House run with [...]


Before the conclave, horse-trading for power has begun

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 09:27 AM PDT

Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer arrives to celebrate mass in the Sant' Andrea al Quirinale church, in Rome, Sunday March 10, 2013. Cardinals from around the world gather this week in a conclave to elect a new pope following the stunning resignation of Benedict XVI. In the secretive world of the Vatican, there is no way to know who is in the running, and history has yielded plenty of surprises. Yet several names have come up time repeatedly as strong contenders for the job. Scherer, the Archbishop of Sao Paulo, is among those considered to have a credible shot at the papacy. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)The Vatican insists that the cardinals participating in the upcoming conclave will vote their conscience, each influenced only by silent prayers and reflection.


Many left behind as Silicon Valley rebounds

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 01:35 PM PDT

Many left behind as Silicon Valley reboundsOn a morning the stock market was sailing to a record high and a chilly storm was blowing into Silicon Valley, Wendy Carle stuck her head out of the tent she calls home to find city workers duct taping ...


Afghanistan's Karzai blasts U.S., marring Hagel visit

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 01:41 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai sits during an event to mark International Women's Day in KabulAfghan President Hamid Karzai ratcheted up his criticism of the U.S. on Sunday, marring a debut visit by the new U.S. defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, and highlighting tensions that could undermine Washington's strategy to wind down the unpopular war.


Princess whose forbidden love gripped Sweden dies

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 04:28 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2005 file photo, Princess Lilian during a lunch at the city hall in Stockholm. Welsh-born Princess Lilian of Sweden, whose decades-long love story with the king's uncle was one of the better kept secrets of the royal household, has died. She was 97. The Royal Palace says Lilian died Sunday March 10, 2013 in her home in Stockholm. (AP Photo/Erhan Gzner, Scanpix, File) SWEDEN OUTShe was one of the better kept secrets of Sweden's royal household: a commoner and divorcee whose relationship with Prince Bertil was seen as a threat to the Bernadotte dynasty.


Lawmakers: Obama wooing might break budget logjam

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:50 AM PDT

Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., left, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Ok., center left, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., center right, and Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., depart the Jefferson Hotel after a dinner meeting hosted by President Barack Obama for a few Republican Senators in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Obama's efforts are aimed at jumpstarting budget talks and rallying support for his proposals on immigration and gun control. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers said Sunday they welcome President Barack Obama's courtship and suggested the fresh engagement between the White House and Congress might help yield solutions to the stubborn budget battle that puts Americans' jobs at risk.


Uncle tried to save 7 from burning Ky. house

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 09:10 AM PDT

This photo shows the charred remains of a home after a fire erupted, Saturday, March 9, 2013 in Gray, Ky. Fire erupted Saturday at a rural Kentucky home, killing two adults and five children inside, a coroner said. Knox County Coroner Mike Blevins said Saturday afternoon that the adult victims found inside the ranch-style home were a woman and her boyfriend. The woman was the mother of three of the children who died, while two other children were from another family, he said. (AP Photo/The Lexington Herald-Leader, Bill Estep)GRAY, Ky. (AP) — Family members say the uncle of one of the seven victims of a rural Kentucky house fire desperately tried to save them from the burning home.


Relief in South Africa as Mandela leaves hospital

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 09:50 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 11, 1999 file photo, South African President Nelson Mandela, is photographed in Cape Town, South Africa. Mandela, the former South African president and anti-apartheid leader, was admitted to a hospital on Saturday, March 9, 2013, for a scheduled medical check-up and doctors say there is no cause for "alarm," the president's office said. (AP Photo, File)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The building that houses South Africa's highest court, made partly with bricks from an apartheid-era prison, symbolizes what Nelson Mandela hoped his country would become, a haven of tolerance wiser for the nation's past anguish.


Falklands votes in sovereignty referendum rejected by Argentina

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 09:51 AM PDT

Falkland islanders ride their horses during a parade in StanleySTANLEY, Falkland Islands (Reuters) - Residents of the Falkland Islands started voting on Sunday in a sovereignty referendum that seeks to counter Argentina's increasingly assertive claim over the British-ruled territory. Diplomatic tension between Britain and Argentina has flared up after more than three decades since they went to war over the South Atlantic archipelago, and that has unsettled some of the roughly 2,500 islanders. ...


Captured Syrian city a test for rebel forces

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 12:32 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, March. 5, 2013 file citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian man sitting on a fallen statue of former Syrian President Hafez Assad in a central square in Raqqa, Syria. Since Raqqa fell under rebel control last week, opposition fighters have posted guards at government buildings to prevent looting, brought down the price of bread and opened a telephone hotline for residents to report security problems. Raqqa is shaping up as a test case for how rebels will administer their areas. Arabic on the fallen statue reads, "tomorrow will be better." (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC, File)BEIRUT (AP) — Since rebels seized the capital of Raqqa province in northern Syria from the government last week, they have posted guards at state buildings, returned bread prices to pre-war levels and opened a hotline that residents can phone to report security issues, anti-regime activists said Sunday.


Christian protesters, police clash in Pakistan

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:55 AM PDT

Pakistani Christians chant slogans during a demonstration demanding that the government rebuild their homes after they were burned down following an alleged blasphemy incident, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. The incident in Lahore began on Friday, March 8, 2013 after a Muslim accused a Christian man of blasphemy, an offence that in Pakistan is punished by life in prison or death. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of Christians clashed with police across Pakistan on Sunday, a day after a Muslim mob burned dozens of homes owned by members of the minority religious group in retaliation for alleged insults against Islam's Prophet Muhammad.


Armenian opposition chief on hunger strike over lost election

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 12:17 PM PDT

Presidential candidate Hovannisian addresses supporters at a rally in YerevanYEREVAN (Reuters) - Former Armenian presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian began a hunger strike on Sunday calling on President Serzh Sarksyan to resign, accusing him of rigging his re-election last month. Hovannisian, leader of the opposition Heritage Party took 37 percent of the vote in the February 18 election while Sarksyan was declared the victor with 58.6 percent. Hovannisian objected and filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court. ...


Iran blocks use of tool to get around Internet filter

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:43 AM PDT

To match Feature IRAN-INTERNET/DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have blocked the use of most "virtual private networks", a tool that many Iranians use to get around an extensive government Internet filter, Iranian media quoted an official as saying on Sunday. A widespread government Internet filter prevents Iranians from accessing many sites on the official grounds they are offensive or criminal. Many Iranians evade the filter through use of VPN software, which provides encrypted links directly to private networks based abroad, and can allow a computer to behave as if it is based in another country. ...


Ryan says budget deal possible as he readies own plan

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:46 AM PDT

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan arrives for the Barack Obama second presidential inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. CapitolWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republicans' point person on fiscal issues in Congress said on Sunday that compromise with President Obama is possible on taxes and spending even though his soon-to-be-unveiled budget plan faces certain rejection from Democrats.


Dick Cheney unconcerned with critics in new documentary

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:04 AM PDT

Dick Cheney Unconcerned with Critics in New DocumentaryThe ex-VP got straight to the point in R.J. Cutler's latest documentary "The World According to Dick Cheney," telling the filmmaker he doesn't care what his critics think.


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