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IRS's Lerner: ‘I have not done anything wrong’

IRS's Lerner: ‘I have not done anything wrong’


IRS's Lerner: ‘I have not done anything wrong’

Posted: 22 May 2013 08:30 AM PDT

Lerner brushes back her hair before testifying at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in WashingtonIRS official Lois Lerner pleads the Fifth Amendment before Congress.


Kerry: US, allies ready to aid Syria rebels

Posted: 22 May 2013 09:43 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during a joint a news conference with Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool)Unless President Assad engages in peace talks, the U.S. will help rebels "fight for the freedom of their country."


Tornado survivors try to recover

Posted: 22 May 2013 06:31 AM PDT

A rescue worker checks the rubble in a residential area in Moore, OklahomaThe twister cut a path of destruction 17 miles long and 1.3 miles wide.


House subcommittee moves to curb military sexual assaults

Posted: 22 May 2013 10:31 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 2, 2012 file photo, House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Mass. speaks in Springfield, Mass. Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law. They include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral authority to change or dismiss a court-martial conviction and requiring that service members found guilty of sexual offenses be dismissed or dishonorably discharged. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)The panel considers a change that may encourage more victims to step forward.


FBI agent kills man after questioning him in Boston bombing

Posted: 22 May 2013 06:44 AM PDT

FBI Agent Kills Man After Questioning Him About the Boston Marathon BombingThe man was identified as Ibragim Todashev.


Artist Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China

Posted: 22 May 2013 06:55 AM PDT

Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in ChinaThe artist released an obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video.


Lovely math: The odds of finding true love

Posted: 22 May 2013 06:43 AM PDT

Just Explain It: Finding The Probability of LoveWhat are the odds of finding your true love?


Gay rights advocate seeks to overturn gay Boy Scouts ban

Posted: 22 May 2013 03:59 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2013 file photo, James Oliver, left, hugs his brother and fellow Eagle Scout, Will Oliver, who is gay, as Will and other supporters carry four boxes filled with petitions to end the ban on gay scouts and leaders in front of the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Dallas, Texas. With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units. The proposal to be put before the roughly 1,400 voting members of the BSA's National Council on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at a meeting in Grapevine, Texas, would retain the Scouts' long-standing ban on gays serving in adult leadership positions. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)The executive director of Scouts for Equality is hopeful the group will change.


Syrian opposition urges rebels to join key battle

Posted: 22 May 2013 10:43 AM PDT

This Tuesday, May 21, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian rebel firing locally made shells made from gas cylinders against the Syrian forces, in Idlib province, northern Syria. Syria's main opposition group is urging rebels to come from around the country to reinforce Qusair, a western town under attack by Syrian troops and members of Lebanon's Hezbollah group. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad's troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.


College costs could go up, thanks to Washington

Posted: 22 May 2013 02:47 AM PDT

Jeffrey Canas, of Union City, holds up a sign at Rutgers University's football stadium in Piscataway, N.J., Sunday, May 19, 2013, during graduation ceremonies. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)A fight may be brewing that could leave college grads paying more.


Immigration bill heads to full Senate

Posted: 22 May 2013 12:28 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 20, 2013 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., left, confers with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., as the Senate Judiciary Committee assembled to work on a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Leading senators working on immigration legislation reached a compromise Tuesday on the details of an expanded high-tech visa program, officials said as the Senate Judiciary Committee neared completion of its work on the measure. At the same time, several officials said the White House has made it known to Leahy that it would prefer postponing a showdown over the rights of same sex spouses until a vote in the full Senate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Experts say the outcome of the overhaul is impossible to predict.


Octogenarians race to be oldest Everest climber

Posted: 22 May 2013 03:15 AM PDT

In this Friday, May 17, 2013 photo distributed by Miura Dolphins, 80-year-old Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura, right, and his son, Gota, rest on their way to a camp at 6,500 meters (21,325 feet) from a camp at 6,050 meters (19,849 feet) during their attempt to scale the summit of Mount Everest. According to his management office, Miura plans to reach the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak on Thursday, May 23 to be the world's oldest person to reach the world's highest peak. (AP Photo/Miura Dolphins) MANDATORY CREDITKATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who climbed Mount Everest five years ago, but just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit, was back on the mountain Wednesday to make another attempt at the title.


Dubai authorities seize shipment of 259 elephant tusks

Posted: 22 May 2013 08:15 AM PDT

(Blank Headline Received)DUBAI (Reuters) - Customs officials in United Arab Emirates have seized hundreds of elephant tusks shipped from Africa marked as furniture, the Ministry of Environment and Water said. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) said in a statement that the container came from Mombasa in Kenya. Poaching has risen in recent years across sub-Saharan Africa, where well-armed criminal gangs have killed elephants and rhinos for tusks that are often shipped to Asia for use in ornaments and some medicines. ...


Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview

Posted: 22 May 2013 03:04 AM PDT

Convicted killer Jodi Arias speaks during an interview at the Maricopa County Estrella Jail on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Phoenix. Arias was convicted recently of killing her former boyfriend Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home back in 2008, made a plea in court on Tuesday for life in prison, instead of execution, saying she can contribute to society if allowed to live. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)The convicted murder says her lawyers let her down.


N. Korean leader sends 'special envoy' to China

Posted: 22 May 2013 02:21 AM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gives field guidance to the now under construction Breeding Station No. 621 of the Korean People's ArmyNorth Korea sent a top military official in an apparent bid to mend frayed relations.


Officials say Benghazi suspects under surveillance

Posted: 22 May 2013 12:16 AM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 13, 2012 file photo shows a cameraman filming one of U.S. consulate burnt out offices after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens on the night of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya. The U.S. has identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and have enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists _ but not enough proof to try them in a U.S. civilian criminal court, the process the Obama administration prefers, U.S. officials said. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)The five men are said to be under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya.


Garcetti builds lead as L.A. picks new mayor

Posted: 22 May 2013 01:23 AM PDT

File-This file combo shows a Feb. 20, 2013 file photo of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti speaking to media in Los Angeles, left, and undated image provided by the Wendy Greuel Campaign of mayoral candidate Greuel meeting with voters. Despite the high stakes, the race has been a mostly low-drama affair between two government regulars. In a city known to yawn at local politics, turnout is expected to be sparse, perhaps only one in four voters will go to the polls. (AP Photo,File)Councilman Eric Garcetti has opened a growing lead in the race for Los Angeles mayor.


Afghan students protest women's rights decree

Posted: 22 May 2013 02:50 AM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Hard-line Islamist students protested Wednesday in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is un-Islamic. It was the latest sign of a backlash against the legal protections passed in the 12 years since the toppling of the Taliban regime known for its harsh treatment of women.

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