2013年7月30日星期二

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Is Bradley Manning a hero, traitor or something more complex?

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:48 PM PDT

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Tuesday, July 30, 2013, after receiving a verdict in his court martial. Manning was acquitted of aiding the enemy, the most serious charge he faced, but was convicted of espionage, theft and other charges, more than three years after he spilled secrets to WikiLeaks. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Members of the military and veterans react to the acquittal of the former Army private.

Israel, Palestinians aiming for peace deal in nine months

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 03:57 PM PDT

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat directs remarks to Israel's Justice Minister Tzipi Livni during a news conference with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in WashingtonThe two sides held their first peace negotiations in nearly three years in Washington.

Spain investigators: Train driver was on phone

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 25, 2013 file photo, a derailed train car is lifted by a crane at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. A Spanish court official said Monday July 29, 2013 that judicial police would soon begin extracting information from the MADRID (AP) — The driver was on the phone with a colleague and apparently looking at a document as his train barreled ahead at 95 mph (153 kph) — almost twice the speed limit. Suddenly, a notorious curve was upon him.

Obama challenges GOP to accept corporate tax deal

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:15 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at the Amazon fulfillment center in Chattanooga, Tenn., Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Obama came to Chattanooga to give the first in a series of policy speeches on his proposals for private sector job growth and to strengthen the manufacturing sector. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday offered congressional Republicans a new corporate tax cut and jobs spending package he said might "help break through some of the political logjam in Washington," only to have GOP lawmakers immediately throw cold water on the idea.

Pentagon: Afghan forces will need help beyond 2014

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:30 PM PDT

A displaced Afghan man rests near his temporary home on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July, 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Tuesday it is offering no "zero option" for the number of troops that would remain in Afghanistan after the U.S. combat mission ends in December 2014. It said in a report to Congress that "substantial" long-term military support will be needed to ensure that Afghans can hold off the Taliban insurgency.

San Diego sues mayor over sex harassment lawsuit

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 04:39 PM PDT

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner speaks during a news conference at city hall, Friday, July 26, 2013, in San Diego. Filner said Friday he will undergo therapy after less than a year in office amid allegations that he sexually harassed women. Filner announced his plan Friday for a two-week stay beginning Aug. 5. in a behavioral clinic after a series of women claimed he kissed, groped and placed them in headlocks. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)SAN DIEGO (AP) — The city of San Diego sued Mayor Bob Filner Tuesday to require that he pay any costs incurred from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by his former communications director, dealing another setback to the leader of the nation's eighth-largest city amid mounting calls that he resign.

Appeals court: NYC's big-soda ban unconstitutional

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:41 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64oz cup, as Lucky's Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him. An appeals court ruled Tuesday, July 30, 2013 that New York City's Board of Health exceeded its legal authority and acted unconstitutionally when it tried to put a size limit on soft drinks served in city restaurants. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's crackdown on big, sugary sodas is staying on ice.

NJ woman accused of 'trashing' dog pleads guilty

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 03:33 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 5, 2011 file photograph, a one-year-old pit bull nicknamed Patrick sits next to flowers sent by a supporter in Alaska as he recovers at Garden State Veterinary Specialists in Tinton Falls, N.J., after being found starved and dumped in a trash chute. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office says 29-year-old Kisha Curtis pleaded guilty Tuesday, July 30, 2013, in Newark to a count of 4th degree animal cruelty. (AP Photo/Mel Evans,file)NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to an animal cruelty charge after authorities say her emaciated dog was found starved and near-death, wrapped in a plastic bag and thrown down a building's garbage chute.

Judge: 3 Penn State ex-officials to stand trial

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 03:29 PM PDT

Former Penn State president Graham Spanier, left, exits the Dauphin County Courthouse, Monday, July 29, 2013, in Harrisburg, Pa. Spanier faces charges in the child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Penn State's ex-president and two former top school administrators were ordered Tuesday to stand trial on charges accusing them of a cover-up in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a court ruling that promises to prolong the media attention and court battles casting a shadow over the university.

San Diego City Council to sue mayor

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:54 PM PDT

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner speaks during a news conference at city hall, Friday, July 26, 2013, in San Diego. Filner said Friday he will undergo therapy after less than a year in office amid allegations that he sexually harassed women. Filner announced his plan Friday for a two-week stay beginning Aug. 5. in a behavioral clinic after a series of women claimed he kissed, groped and placed them in headlocks. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego City Council voted Tuesday to sue Mayor Bob Filner over any costs the city must pay from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by his former communications director, dealing another setback to the leader of the nation's eighth-largest city amid mounting calls that he resign.

Manning guilty on many charges, not most serious

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, July 29, 2013, file photo, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted to a security vehicle outside of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md. U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was acquitted Tuesday, July 30, 2013, of aiding the enemy for giving classified secrets to WikiLeaks. The military judge hearing the case, Army Col. Denise Lind, announced the verdict. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was acquitted of aiding the enemy — the most serious charge he faced — but was convicted of espionage, theft and other charges Tuesday, more than three years after he spilled secrets to WikiLeaks.

'Private Benjamin' actress Eileen Brennan dies

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:54 PM PDT

FILE - In this 1980 file image released by Warner Brothers Pictures, actress Eileen Brennan as Capt. Doreen Lewis in a scene from, "Private Benjamin." Brennan's manager, Kim Vasilakis, says Brennan, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, in Burbank, Calif., after a battle with bladder cancer. She was 80. (AP Photo/Warner Brothers Pictures, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eileen Brennan, who went from musical comedy on Broadway to wringing laughs out of memorable characters in such films as "Private Benjamin" and "Clue," has died. She was 80.

Morsi gets a visit, but Egypt crisis stalemated

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:36 PM PDT

A supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi cries during a fake funeral in tribute to colleagues killed on Saturday during a clash, at Nasr City, where protesters have installed a camp and hold daily rallies, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military gave the ousted president his first contact with the outside world since removing him from office, allowing Europe's top diplomat Tuesday to meet with Mohammed Morsi in his secret detention. She emerged from her two-hour talks with him urging all sides to move on toward a peaceful transition.

Delay of employer penalties will cost gov't $10B

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:54 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration's surprise decision to delay a key requirement of the health care law for employers will cost the government $10 billion, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.

Massive explosions rock central Fla. gas plant

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:38 PM PDT

In this image taken from Associated Press video, flames rise from an explosion at the Blue Rhino propane plant in Tavares City, Fla., late Monday, July 29, 2013. John Herrell of the Lake County Sheriff's Office said early Tuesday that there were no fatalities despite massive blasts that ripped through the gas plant. Seven people were injured and transported to local hospitals. (AP Photo/AP video)TAVARES, Fla. (AP) — After hearing two explosions, maintenance worker Gene Williams looked outside to see a 20-by-20 foot fireball rising above an outdoor storage area at the Blue Rhino propane plant.

Manning not guilty of most serious charge

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:15 AM PDT

U.S. Army Private First Class Manning departs the courthouse at Fort Meade, MarylandThe figure at the center of the WikiLeaks case could face up to 128 years in prison.

As 2014 looms, GOP using Weiner against Bill Clinton

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, former President Bill Clinton addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Clinton's convention speech nominating President Barack Obama for a second term left Piers Morgan of CNN star-struck: "Already the best speech of either convention," the prime-time talk show host tweeted. "An oratorical genius right up there with Churchill, Kennedy, MLK and Mandela." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Democrats freely describe Weiner as a heel - just not an Achilles Heel.

McCain: We don't need more border agents

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 10:10 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 22, 2013 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. A newly approved U.S. aid package of weapons to Syrian rebels may be too little, too late to reverse recent battlefield gains by President Bashar Assad _ and few in Washington are enthusiastic about sending it. But the White House is pushing ahead nonetheless with the arms, which one official described as mostly light weapons, under the belief that doing something is better than doing nothing to help in the two-year Syrian civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people, even if the package is far less than what rebels say they need to turn the tide. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)"I'll give you a little straight talk. We don't need 20,000 additional border enforcement agents," McCain said.

The problem with Obama's visit to Amazon

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:06 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama walks with Vice President of Worldwide Operations Clark as he tours the Amazon Fulfillment Center in ChattanoogaIt's reigniting debate about the value of Amazon to the American economy. That's not good for anybody.

Why veterans become criminals

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:19 AM PDT

Ian Forsyth/GettyHow the system fails them—and the new prison dorms that could help them get back on track.

Investigative report: Life and death in assisted living

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:12 AM PDT

ProPublicaPBS' Frontline, in collaboration with ProPublica, an independent, non-profit news organization that produces public-interest journalism, will on Tuesday night broadcast the results of a major investigation into the operations of Emeritus Senior Living, the largest assisted living company in the U.S.

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