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DOD poised to trim furlough days, add exemptions

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 4:44pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of debate and number-crunching, the Defense Department announced plans Tuesday to furlough about 680,000 of its civilian employees for 11 days through the end of this fiscal year, allowing only limited exceptions for the military to avoid or reduce the unpaid days off.

Google CEO discloses 'rare' vocal cord problem

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 4:40pm

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google CEO Larry Page has disclosed a problem with his vocal cords that makes it difficult for him to speak and breathe occasionally, but he says he remains fit enough to keep running the Internet's most influential company.


Lawyer: Pa. abortion doc accepts guilty verdict

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 4:36pm

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A defense lawyer says a Philadelphia abortion provider convicted of murder accepts the verdict and isn't sorry he went to trial.


US judge in Ore. dismisses movie pirating lawsuit

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 4:36pm
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a movie company's Internet piracy complaint against 34 Oregonians, saying the company was unfairly using the court's subpoena power in a "reverse class-action suit" to save on legal expenses and possibly to intimidate defendants into paying thousands of dollars for viewing a movie that can be bought or rented for less than $10.

Top prep prospect Andrew Wiggins signs with Kansas

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 4:26pm

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas.


Dallas police honor detective cuffed to Oswald

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 4:23pm
DALLAS (AP) — The man in the cowboy hat seen handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald in the iconic photo of Oswald being shot by Jack Ruby was honored Tuesday for his decades of service to the Dallas police force and community.

Va. Tech president retires, reflects on massacre

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 4:22pm

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The president of Virginia Tech announced his retirement Tuesday, satisfied he had elevated the university's reputation and acknowledging that the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history on his campus would be a part of his legacy.


Britain's Cameron faces leadership questions over Europe

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 4:20pm

By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron faced questions about his leadership on Tuesday after he bowed to pressure from inside the ruling Conservative Party to bring forward draft legislation enforcing a referendum on Britain's European Union membership. Just hours after U.S. President Barack Obama cautioned against rushing towards the EU exit, Cameron was forced by a rebellion in his party into promising a bill that would pave the way for an in-out vote on Europe. ...


Cameron faces leadership questions over Europe

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 4:17pm

By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron faced questions about his leadership on Tuesday after he bowed to pressure from inside the ruling Conservative Party to bring forward draft legislation enforcing a referendum on Britain's European Union membership. Just hours after U.S. President Barack Obama cautioned against rushing towards the EU exit, Cameron was forced by a rebellion in his party into promising a bill that would pave the way for an in-out vote on Europe. ...


Cleveland women held captive have long-term injuries: sources

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 4:15pm

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Two of the women imprisoned in a Cleveland house in conditions described as similar to a prisoner of war camp suffered from severe malnutrition and will require long-term therapy for injuries such as hearing loss and joint and muscle damage, two sources with direct knowledge said. The basement where the women were held had chains coming from the wall, and dog leashes attached to the ceiling, the sources said. ...


Study questions how sharply US should cut the salt

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 3:07pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprising new report questions public health efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying it's not clear whether eating super-low levels is worth the struggle.


Pa. abortion doc convicted of killing babies agrees to forego appeal, is spared death sentence

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 3:06pm
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pa. abortion doc convicted of killing babies agrees to forego appeal, is spared death sentence.

Attacks against Lebanese Alawites deepen fears

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 3:02pm

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanese members of the Syrian leader's Alawite sect fear their tiny community will be a casualty of the civil war raging in the neighboring country.


Deep Blackhawks present challenge for Red Wings' D

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 3:02pm

CHICAGO (AP) — The top of the list includes Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa. Patrick Sharp is coming off another great playoff series, and Bryan Bickell and Dave Bolland have come up with big postseason goals in the past.


Senators protect visa program in immigration bill

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 3:01pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate authors of a far-reaching immigration bill have turned back GOP efforts to rewrite provisions allowing more high-tech workers into the country.

Hairdresser 'Kenneth' Battelle dies at age 86

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 3:00pm

NEW YORK (AP) — Kenneth Battelle, the hairdresser who gave both Jacqueline Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe their calling-card hairdos in the 1950s and '60s, has died at age 86, said Kevin Lee, creative director of Battelle's company, on Tuesday.


Nicole Richie gets candid in new AOL web series

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 2:58pm

NEW YORK (AP) — As the Twitterverse expands with millions of users, it can be hard to have a unique voice. Nicole Richie doesn't have that problem.


Pakistan vote count shows big Sharif win

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 2:56pm

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The vote count from last weekend's nationwide elections in Pakistan on Tuesday indicates a big win for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party.


Tougher drunken driving threshold recommended

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 2:53pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — States should cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half_from .08 blood alcohol level to 0.05_matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries, a U.S. safety board recommends. That's about one drink for a woman weighing less than 120 lbs., two for a 160 lb. man.


Russian FSB detains US diplomat accused of spying

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 2:46pm

MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S. diplomat disguised in a blond wig was caught trying to recruit a Russian counterintelligence officer in Moscow, Russia's security services announced Tuesday, claiming the American was a CIA officer.