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High court could upend civil rights policies

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High court could upend civil rights policies

High court could upend civil rights policies

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 11:27 AM PDT

In this March 5, 2013 photo, University of Texas senior Bradley Poole poses for a photo on campus near the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in Austin, Texas. Poole, an advertising major, became president of the school's Black Student Alliance, seeking camaraderie after noticing he often was the only African-American in his classes. In two pivotal legal cases, one on affirmative action and another on voting rights, a divided U.S. Supreme Court may be poised in the coming weeks to rule that racism is largely a relic of America's past. The question is apt as the nation nears a demographic tipping point, when non-whites become the country's majority for the first time. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)WASHINGTON (AP) — Has the nation lived down its history of racism and should the law become colorblind?

Texas DA slain in his home; had armed himself

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 11:14 AM PDT

This undated photo taken from the Kaufman County, Texas, website shows Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland. McLelland and his wife were found killed in their house, Saturday, March 30, 2013, two months after one of his assistants was gunned down near their office, authorities said. (AP Photo/Kaufman County)KAUFMAN, Texas (AP) — Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland took no chances after one of his assistant prosecutors was assassinated two months ago. McLelland said he carried a gun everywhere he went and took extra care when answering the door at his home.

Mark Kelly: Gun control bills need better background checks

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 09:12 AM PDT

En esta fotografía de archivo del 30 de enero de 2013, el ex astronauta Mark Kelly da su testimonio en una audiencia ante la Comisión Judicial del Senado en Washington, D.C. La hija de Kelly paseaba a su perro Shiner en la playa de la isla Goff cuando éste salió corriendo repentinamente, llevándose consigo la correa con la que ella lo conducía y atacó a un león marino bebé sobre la arena el sábado 23 de marzo de 2013. (Foto AP/J. Scott Applewhite, archivo)Mark Kelly, retired astronaut and husband of former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, told "Fox News Sunday" that gun control legislation currently being discussed in Congress needs to include a background check that carries better mental health screening. Kelly argued that a recent poll showing 90 percent of Americans support a universal background check should be [...]

Pope makes Easter plea for Mideast peace

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 11:12 AM PDT

Pope Francis, holding the pastoral staff, celebrates the Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 31, 2013. "Our daily problems and worries can wrap us up in ourselves, in sadness and bitterness, and that is where death is," he said. "Let the risen Jesus enter your life, welcome him as a friend, with trust: he is life!" said Pope Francis during the Easter vigil. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis delivered a plea for peace in his first Easter Sunday message to the world, decrying the seemingly endless conflicts in the Middle East and on the Korean peninsula after celebrating Mass at an outdoor altar before more than 250,000 people in flower-bedecked St. Peter's Square.

Exxon cleans up Arkansas oil spill; Keystone plan assailed

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 08:27 AM PDT

Handout of men wearing protective clothing survey cleanup efforts from oil spill in Mayflower(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil on Sunday continued cleanup of a pipeline spill that loosed thousands of barrels of heavy Canadian crude in Arkansas as opponents of oil sands development latched on to the incident ...

Rivals prepare for legal battle over abortion bans

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 10:55 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 16, 2012 file photo, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple speaks in Bismarck, N.D. Dalrymple signed legislation on March 26, 2013 that would make North Dakota the nation's most restrictive state on abortion rights, banning the procedure if a fetal heartbeat can be detected — something that can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. Rival legal teams, each well-financed and highly motivated, are girding for high-stakes court battles in the coming months over this law and one enacted in Arkansas that would would ban most abortions from the 12th week of pregnancy onward. (AP Photo/Dale Wetzel, File)Rival legal teams, well-financed and highly motivated, are girding for court battles over the coming months on laws enacted in Arkansas and North Dakota that would impose the nation's toughest bans on abortion.

NKorea calls nukes country's 'life' at big meeting

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 06:42 AM PDT

South Korean Army soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Sunday, March 31, 2013. North Korea warned South Korea on Saturday that the Korean Peninsula had entered "a state of war" and threatened to shut down a border factory complex that's the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A top North Korean decision-making body issued a pointed warning Sunday, saying that nuclear weapons are "the nation's life" and will not be traded even for "billions of dollars."

Study shows Shakespeare as ruthless businessman

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 08:56 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Monday March 9, 2009 file of a then newly discovered portrait of William Shakespeare, presented by the Shakespeare Birthplace trust, is seen in central London, New research depicts William Shakespeare as a grain hoarder, moneylender and tax dodger who became a wealthy businessman during a time of famine.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)LONDON (AP) — Hoarder, moneylender, tax dodger — it's not how we usually think of William Shakespeare.

Uneasy calm in Kenya after court ruling on vote

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 08:36 AM PDT

Supporters of losing presidential candidate Raila Odinga protest in front of riot police guarding the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, March 30, 2013. Kenya's Supreme Court on Saturday upheld the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as the country's next president, in a verdict on a petition by candidate Raila Odinga appealing the election result, ending an election season that riveted the nation amid fears of a repeat of the 2007-08 postelection violence. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)Kenyan police deployed forces Sunday in the capital and in the lakeside city of Kisumu to contain the continuing threat of violence after two people were killed in riots Saturday, officials said.

Cardinal Dolan: Catholic Church's nature means it will be out of touch sometimes

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 10:54 AM PDT

Cardinal Timothy Dolan: Catholic Church's Nature Means It Will be Out of Touch SometimesArchbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos that the Catholic Church's very nature means it will be — from time to time – out of touch with the concerns of its followers.

Sanity at issue at Wisconsin dad's trial for killing 3 girls

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 09:32 AM PDT

Attorney Donna Burger watches as Aaron Schaffhausen pleads guilty in a St. Croix County Courtroom on Thursday, March 28, 2013 in Hudson, Wis. Schaffhausen, 35, pleaded guilty to killing his three young daughters at their home in western Wisconsin, but still maintains he shouldn't be held responsible because he was insane. Schaffhausen changed his plea Thursday after more than a day of legal wrangling about what kind of evidence would be allowed at his trial. He answered yes when the judge asked if he was guilty. The change-in-plea means prosecutors won't have to prove Schaffhausen killed his daughters at their River Falls home last July 2012. The defense will have to prove he had a mental disease or defect, and that he lacked substantial capacity to appreciate that what he did was wrong or couldn't control his impulses. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Elizabeth Flores) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUTHUDSON, Wis. (AP) — Police found a horrifying scene at the Schaffhausen family home in the western Wisconsin city of River Falls last July: three girls dead in their beds, their throats slashed. In the basement, gasoline was sloshed in a possible attempt to burn down their mother's house.

Oops: Macy’s marks down $1,500 necklace to $47

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 10:02 AM PDT

Attention, unemployed copyeditors: Macy's may soon have a job opening for you. The department store giant mailed a catalog to customers earlier this month which mistakenly offered a $1,500 sterling silver and 14-karat gold necklace for just $47. The heading: "SUPER BUY." The actual sale price was supposed to be $479, but Macy's printed the [...]

3 killed, 1 injured after brawl at tavern south of Seattle

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 08:59 AM PDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Police say three men were killed and another man was wounded when a brawl led to gunfire outside a tavern in Auburn south of Seattle.

1 killed, 3 hurt accident at Ark. nuclear plant

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 11:20 AM PDT

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (AP) — One worker died and three others were injured Sunday morning when a heavy piece of equipment fell on them at an Arkansas nuclear plant, officials said.

Egypt's 'Jon Stewart' questioned for insulting Mursi

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 10:28 AM PDT

Bassem Youssef, the country's best-known satirist, gestures to journalists and activists as he arrives at the high court to appear at the prosecutor's office in CairoEgyptian prosecutors questioned Egypt's most prominent television satirist on Sunday over allegations he insulted the president and Islam ...

Pranksters, your day is near: The history of April Fools'

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 02:42 AM PDT

Are you a compulsive liar who delights in telling tall tales to loved ones? Good news! Your behavior is about to become socially acceptable for 24 hours. April Fools' Day (that's this Monday), a day where people trick each other with elaborate pranks or simple jokes, has a colorful history. And while it may seem [...]

Islamic extremists attack Timbuktu in north Mali

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 08:16 AM PDT

FILE In this Feb. 7, 2013 file photo, a Malian soldier walks in Gao, northern Mali. Timbuktu has been hit by a prolonged battle between Islamic extremists and the Malian and French armies, residents and a Malian military spokesman said Sunday, March 31. The attack started Saturday night at about 10 p.m. local time when a jihadist suicide bomber blew himself up at a Malian military checkpoint at the western entrance to Timbuktu, and fighting continued Sunday, according to Capt. Samba Coulibaly, spokesman for the Malian military in Timbuktu. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)Islamic extremist fighters have attacked the Malian army camp in Timbuktu in northern Mali, said a Malian military spokesman Sunday.

Afghans warned: The taxman is coming after you

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 01:33 AM PDT

Najib Ullah Latify the owner of factory High Standard Pipe explains about his factory in KabulOne of Afghanistan's most surprising success stories lies tucked away on a potholed street notorious for suicide bombings and lined with rusting construction equipment ...

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