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‘Evil’ Boston bombings were act of terror

‘Evil’ Boston bombings were act of terror


‘Evil’ Boston bombings were act of terror

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 09:02 AM PDT

Obama makes a statement on the Boston bombing from the White House in WashingtonAmericans respond with heroism and kindness, Obama says.


Martin Richard, 8, killed while eating ice cream

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 08:44 AM PDT

Family handout photo of Martin RichardHis mother and sister also were severely injured in the Boston Marathon bombing.


Where Boston marathon runners were when the bombs exploded

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 09:09 AM PDT

A Boston Marathon runner leaves the course crying near Copley Square following an explosion at the finish line in Boston on Monday, April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)Nearly 6,000 Boston Marathon entrants were still on the course when a pair of bombs detonated.


Seven die in Venezuelan election protests

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 09:39 AM PDT

Supporters of opposition leader Capriles demonstrate for a recount of the votes in Sunday's election in CaracasOpposition leader Henrique Capriles has demanded a full recount.


Official: Pakistani quake death toll rises

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 10:40 AM PDT

People evacuate buildings and gather on road after a tremor of an earthquake was felt in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. A major earthquake described as the strongest to hit Iran in more than half a century flatted homes and offices Tuesday near Iran's border with Pakistan, killing at least tens of people in the sparsely populated region and swaying buildings as far away as New Delhi and the skyscrapers in Dubai and Bahrain. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)Dozens are dead after a major earthquake flattens buildings near the Iran border.


Obama: North Korea can’t put nukes on ballistic missile

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 06:30 AM PDT

Military officials applaud together with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, during the Unhasu concert in PyongyangThe president compared the country's recent rhetoric to a child's temper tantrum.


Death toll at 14, experts rush to China to investigate bird flu

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 08:38 AM PDT

Workers vaccinate chickens with H9 bird flu vaccine at a farm in Changfeng countyThe new strain of virus has killed 14 people among 71 confirmed cases.


Bipartisan immigration bill delayed after Boston bombings

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 08:48 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rubio says a proposed immigration bill expected to be introduced this week won't offer amnesty to those who entered the U.S. illegally. Speaking on the news shows, Sunday, April 14, 2013, Rubio said, quote "there will be consequences for having violated the laws." The bill would put the 11 million immigrants in the country illegally on a 13-year path to U.S. citizenship that would cost each $2,000 in fines plus additional fees, and would begin only after steps have been taken to secure the border, according to an outline of the measure. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)The bill would put the 11 million immigrants in the country illegally on a path to citizenship.


Wisconsin college lockdown lifted after arrest

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 10:43 AM PDT

By Brendan O'Brien MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Police have arrested a suspect who was seen carrying what turned out to be a fake gun at Wisconsin's Carroll University earlier on Tuesday, and a lockdown at the college has been lifted, it said. Waukesha, Wisconsin, police have the suspect in custody, according to a press release from Carroll University. The suspect was not identified. Police said the suspect was carrying an airsoft gun, a nonlethal replica firearm used in games. ...

Israelis celebrate 65 years of independence

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 10:08 AM PDT

Israeli children play with foam spray during celebrations for Israel's Independence Day marking the 65th anniversary of the creation of the state in Tel AvivPresident Shimon Peres said Israel would defend itself as it had in the past.


France finds most horsemeat in EU

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 08:48 AM PDT

An employee displays a case of frozen beef lasagne dinners which were removed from stores and are prepared for destruction in a central purchasing warehouse under a sign on a door which reads "Products for Destruction" in VilleneuveTest shows 1 in every 8 sample had suspect meat, according to sources.


10 senators that will make or break gun background checks

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 06:55 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., right, accompanied by Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., announce that they have reached a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers,, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The number of Republican senators who might back expanded background checks is now dwindling, threatening a bipartisan effort to subject more gun buyers to the checks. A vote on the compromise, the heart of Congress' gun control effort, is expected this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)The Senate might start the debate on firearm laws on Tuesday.


Maduro certified as Venezuela winner amid protests

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 08:16 PM PDT

Demonstrators, one holding a poster of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, confront riot police from behind a burning barricade in the Altamira neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse demonstrators protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)The electoral council quickly certifies the narrow win by Hugo Chavez's hand-picked heir.


50th anniversary of Martin Luther King writing 'Letter from Birmingham Jail'

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 05:59 AM PDT

Jonathan Rieder from Barnard College looks at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail," and how its values reflected the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence without mentioning those documents directly.

Source: Case being built against ex-Texas official

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 08:09 PM PDT

This photo provided by the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office shows Eric Williams. Williams was admitted to the Kaufman County Jail, in Kaufman, Texas, early Saturday, April 13, 2013, and charged with making a "terroristic threat." Federal and local authorities searched Williams' home Friday as part of an investigation into the deaths of District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia. (AP Photo/Kaufman County Sheriff's Office)Authorities probing the killing of a DA and his wife focus on a former justice of the peace.


Series of earthquakes shakes central Oklahoma

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 01:34 AM PDT

The U.S. Geological Survey says several earthquakes have shaken central Oklahoma.

Smithsonian to close galleries due to budget cuts

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 10:27 AM PDT

This undated handout photo provided by the Smithsonian shows a sextant used by Apollo astronauts to navigate the moon. In the age of hand-held GPS devices, navigating by the stars may seem quaint and irrelevant. So it may come as a surprise that it took hundreds of years to develop the tools needed to find our way across oceans, through the air and into deep space. On Friday, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum is opening its first major exhibition: The museum will likely have to postpone or cancel exhibits for 2014 and 2015.


Assaulted teen had drawings on parts of her body

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 05:10 AM PDT

This undated photo provided by her family via attorney Robert Allard shows Audrie Pott. A Northern California sheriff's office has arrested three 16-year-old boys on accusations that they sexually battered the 15-year-old girl who hanged herself eight days after the attack last fall. Santa Clara County Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Jose Cardoza says the teens were arrested Thursday, April 11, 2013, two at Saratoga High School and a third at Christopher High School in Gilroy. (AP Photo/Family photo provided by attorney Robert Allard) NO SALES MAGS OUT FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLYAudrie Pott's attackers had written in intimate places, her family's attorney said.


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