Egyptian violence death toll rises to 638 Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:14 PM PDT The number of injured in the crisis has risen to 3,994. |
What happens to the websites we abandon? Posted: 15 Aug 2013 10:15 AM PDT Physical spaces can be renovated, changed. What about digital spaces? |
'That '70s Show,' actress Lisa Robin Kelly dead at 43 Posted: 15 Aug 2013 01:38 PM PDT tress Lisa Robin Kelly, best known for her supporting role on the popular Fox television comedy "That '70s Show," has died at age 43, days after checking into a treatment facility for substance abuse, her agent said on Thursday. |
GOP pushes rising stars amid internal skepticism Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:26 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — The Republican Party launched its latest effort Thursday to sell itself to a more diverse segment of the population, acknowledging a glaring weakness in the GOP's ability to attract new voters in a country whose demographics are rapidly changing. |
NTSB: No engine failure in fatal UPS plane crash Posted: 15 Aug 2013 04:12 PM PDT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Federal investigators found no initial evidence that a UPS cargo jet suffered engine failure or was burning before it clipped trees at the end of a runway and slammed into a hillside, killing the two pilots, officials said Thursday. |
Ex-coach: I thought I was dating Zumba prostitute Posted: 15 Aug 2013 03:16 PM PDT ALFRED, Maine (AP) — The first man to go trial on charges that he patronized a prostitute who worked out of her Zumba dance studio contends he thought he was engaged in a romance. |
Adorable new mammal species found 'in plain sight' Posted: 15 Aug 2013 12:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Imagine a mini-raccoon with a teddy bear face that is so cute it's hard to resist, let alone overlook. But somehow science did — until now. |
Russell Simmons sorry for Harriet Tubman sex video Posted: 15 Aug 2013 03:05 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Russell Simmons is apologizing for a parody video of Harriet Tubman in a sex tape that appeared on his All Def Digital YouTube channel. |
MLB to expand instant replay in 2014 Posted: 15 Aug 2013 04:04 PM PDT COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Calling it a historic moment, Commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday that Major League Baseball plans to expand its video review process next season, giving managers a tool they've never had in an effort to dramatically reduce the number of incorrect calls made in games. |
AP Analysis: Egypt enters uncharted territory Posted: 15 Aug 2013 04:12 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — With astonishing speed, Egypt has moved from a nation in crisis to a nation in real danger of slipping into a prolonged bout of violence or even civil war. |
Boston bomb survivor, 7, using new prosthetic leg Posted: 15 Aug 2013 04:06 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — A 7-year-old girl who lost part of her left leg in the Boston Marathon bombings is learning to use a prosthetic leg as her family still mourns the death of her older brother in the April attack. |
Girl challenges ban from Ohio school football team Posted: 15 Aug 2013 04:13 PM PDT BALTIMORE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio school district is refusing to let a seventh-grade girl play football, prompting requests that the board change its policies on female athletes. |
Pole vault great condemns homosexuality at worlds Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:31 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — The rainbow colors two Swedish athletes painted their fingernails in support of gays and lesbians sent a clear message and brought a swift rebuke from a Russian star, perhaps even a glimpse of what's to come at the Sochi Olympics. |
Ex-coach thought he was dating Zumba prostitute Posted: 15 Aug 2013 03:06 PM PDT ALFRED, Maine (AP) — The first man to go trial on charges that he patronized a prostitute who worked out of her Zumba dance studio contends he thought he was engaged in a romance. |
Hagel looks to cut impact of recent Obama remarks Posted: 15 Aug 2013 03:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — In a highly unusual move to blunt the legal impact of the president's comments on military sexual assaults, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is ordering his top leaders to be sure to only base their judicial decisions on facts and their own independent judgment. |
Political strategist's funeral draws appearance from Clintons Posted: 15 Aug 2013 10:55 AM PDT The former president and ex-secretary of state paid tribute to Democratic activist Bill Lynch. |
Newtown gun permit requests on pace to double Posted: 15 Aug 2013 07:55 AM PDT Officials in Newtown, Conn., say requests for gun permits are set to double this year in the wake of the Dec. 14, 2012, massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. |
Rockefeller impostor sentenced for California murder Posted: 15 Aug 2013 12:28 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — A small, bespectacled German immigrant who invented a glamorous life for himself in the United States by posing as an heir to the fabled Rockefeller fortune was sentenced Thursday to 27 years to life in prison for a California cold-case murder. |
Egypt authorizes police use of deadly force Posted: 15 Aug 2013 10:40 AM PDT The measures come after demonstrators torched two government buildings. |
Car bomb blast kills three in south Beirut Posted: 15 Aug 2013 09:28 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — A powerful car bomb ripped through a southern Beirut neighborhood that is a stronghold of the militant group Hezbollah on Thursday, killing at least three people and trapping others in burning buildings, the media said. |
'Underdog' from Brooklyn takes lead in NYC mayoral race Posted: 15 Aug 2013 06:56 AM PDT There's a new front-runner in the race to succeed Mayor Michael Bloomberg. |
Rastas talk reparations at Jamaica gathering Posted: 15 Aug 2013 07:36 AM PDT Dozens of Rastafarians gathered in Jamaica on Wednesday to brainstorm ways of pressuring European countries to pay reparations for slavery and talk about other core beliefs of the homegrown faith. Mostly ... |
Obama denounces Egypt massacre Posted: 15 Aug 2013 08:19 AM PDT The president cancels a joint military exercise after the crackdown on demonstrators. |
Is ‘Armageddon’ coming? NASA’s asteroid hunter Don Yeomans won’t miss a thing Posted: 15 Aug 2013 04:30 AM PDT At first glance, Don Yeomans looks like your friendly suburban neighbor. But behind the calm and cool exterior, the NASA scientist has one of the most important jobs imaginable: finding the galaxy's deadliest asteroids before they pose a threat to all life on Earth. |
Rio Olympics coordinating chief resigns Posted: 15 Aug 2013 08:33 AM PDT The head of the public body coordinating planning for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro has resigned, raising concerns about the city's ability to stage the first games in South America. The resignation ... |
At least three die in south Beirut blast Posted: 15 Aug 2013 09:06 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's state-run news agency says at least three people have been killed and 20 others wounded in an explosion that ripped through a stronghold of the militant Hezbollah group in a southern suburb of the capital Beirut. |
Cops dealing Doritos at post-legalization Hempfest Posted: 15 Aug 2013 07:23 AM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — A few things will be different at this year's Hempfest, the 22-year-old summer "protestival" on Seattle's waterfront where tens of thousands of revelers gather to use dope openly, listen to music and gaze at the Olympic Mountains in the distance. |
Vote to legalize alcohol on SD's Pine Ridge reservation passes Posted: 14 Aug 2013 10:55 PM PDT SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Native Americans on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation — home to some of the highest rates of unemployment, domestic abuse and suicide in Indian Country — have voted to end prohibition and legalize alcohol so the tribe can use the profits for education and treatment. |
U.N. leader wants inquiry into Egyptian crackdown Posted: 15 Aug 2013 07:20 AM PDT Signs indicate an "extreme use" of force against demonstrators, says the organization's High Commissioner for Human Rights. |
Utah fire destroys 14 homes near resort town Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:42 PM PDT A wildfire devours brush and threatens homes outside Park City. |
Death toll from Egypt violence rises to 525 Posted: 15 Aug 2013 07:40 AM PDT The government declared a nationwide state of emergency and a nighttime curfew. |
Muslim Brotherhood says to bring down 'military coup' Posted: 14 Aug 2013 11:56 PM PDT The group says it would bring down the "military coup" by peaceful means. |