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IRS head grilled by Congress

IRS head grilled by Congress


IRS head grilled by Congress

Posted: 17 May 2013 06:41 AM PDT

Outgoing acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller is pictured at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups on Capitol Hill in WashingtonThe outgoing commissioner said there was no "partisanship" in targets.


'Hatchet hitchhiker' gets handcuffs with his Starbucks

Posted: 17 May 2013 10:47 AM PDT

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME - In this undated photo downloaded from the Union County Prosecutor's website, Caleb Life on the run for the Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker ended when he asked for a cup of coffee.


Daring ‘dambuster’ mission remembered with flight

Posted: 17 May 2013 09:49 AM PDT

A Lancaster bomber swoops over Derwent dam to mark the 70th anniversary of the raids on German dams


Former O.J. Simpson attorney refutes testimony

Posted: 17 May 2013 10:23 AM PDT

O.J. Simpson sits during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court on Thursday, May 16, 2013 in Las Vegas. Simpson, who is currently serving a nine-to-33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his October 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping charges, is using a writ of habeas corpus, to seek a new trial, claiming he had such bad representation that his conviction should be reversed. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jeff Scheid, Pool)The lawyer testified during the former football great's hearing for a new trial.


Donations pour in for Cleveland kidnap victims

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:35 AM PDT

A Cleveland police patrol car sits in front of the boarded up home of Ariel Castro in Cleveland Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Three women were rescued from the house last week after a decade in captivity. Castro is under arrest and charged with rape and kidnapping. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)People from around world contributed to the charity for the three women.


Obama turns his attention to jobs, economy

Posted: 17 May 2013 09:08 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday May 15, 2013. Obama announced the resignation of Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, the top official at the IRS. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)The president will discuss efforts to boost the middle-class, job growth and education.


Woodward's 'Watergate' comparison: on, or off-target?

Posted: 17 May 2013 08:34 AM PDT

Mounting similarities between Benghazi and Watergate?Bob Woodward says editing of talking points used by public officials is "a very serious issue."


Argentine ex-dictator Videla dies in prison

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:16 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 1978 file photo, Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla talks to journalists at the Buenos Aires Government Palace, in Argentina. The former Argentine dictator died of natural causes Friday, May 17, 2013, while serving life sentences at the Marcos Paz prison for crimes against humanity. Videla took power in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate "subversives." He was 87. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia, File)He led a military junta that killed thousands in a war to eliminate "subversives."


Cannes festival hit by $1 million jewel heist

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:24 AM PDT

Cannes Festival Hit by $1 Million Jewel HeistJewelry set to be loaned to celebrities for the red carpet was stolen.


23 dead in adulthood initiation rites in South Africa

Posted: 17 May 2013 08:48 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 7, 2006 file photo an unidentified initiate, with his face caked in white lime clay, eats rice from his blanket during his rite of transformation from a boy to manhood near Port St. John's, South Africa. South African police say 23 youths have died over a period of nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests. (AP Photo/Obed Zilwa-file)Most deaths in the past have been caused by circumcision.


Arizona's 2007 stringent immigration law falls flat

Posted: 17 May 2013 01:33 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2011 photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks to the media after his deputies conducted a raid at a printing company in Phoenix, arresting six suspects out of 17 they were allegedly looking for. The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point when the state passed a groundbreaking law in 2007 targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. It marked a bold step, but an examination of the law by The Associated Press found that it has done little to crack down on problematic employers. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)Only three businesses have faced charged for hiring illegal immigrants.


Sailor dies, others injured in Navy training exercise

Posted: 17 May 2013 08:28 AM PDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials say one U.S. Navy sailor was killed and several others were hurt in a training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky.

Fracking can be done safely, but will it be?

Posted: 17 May 2013 03:00 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 29, 2013 file photo, workers tend to a well head during a hydraulic fracturing operation at an Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. gas well outside Rifle, in western Colorado. The Obama administration is proposing a rule that would require companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. The new "fracking" rule replaces a draft proposed last year that was withdrawn amid industry complaints that federal regulation could hinder an ongoing boom in natural gas production. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)The process for getting natural gas has had mixed results so far.


Pro-Assad hackers attack Financial Times

Posted: 17 May 2013 08:03 AM PDT

Women stand on the balcony as they watch a protest against President Bashar al-Assad after Friday prayers in Raqqa province, east SyriaThe "Syrian Electronic Army" posted a link to an execution video.


Calif. doc promising cancer cure to be sentenced

Posted: 17 May 2013 06:44 AM PDT

Dr. Christine Daniel sold an herbal supplement to people dying of cancer.

'Hatchet hitchhiker' arrested in NJ homicide

Posted: 17 May 2013 06:01 AM PDT

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME - In this undated photo downloaded from the Union County Prosecutor's website, Caleb Authorities say the Internet celebrity murdered a 73-year-old attorney.


House lawmakers reach tentative deal on immigration

Posted: 16 May 2013 11:04 PM PDT

House Speaker Boehner holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonProspects for passage of a major immigration bill improved with word of the agreement.


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