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District court nominee hits snag on abstinence-only sex education

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District court nominee hits snag on abstinence-only sex education

District court nominee hits snag on abstinence-only sex education

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 09:00 AM PDT

Cornelia Pillard listens as President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 3, 2013, where he announced his nomination of Pillard, Robert Wilkins and Patricia Ann Millet to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Cornelia Pillard, a Georgetown law professor who has been nominated by President Barack Obama to the federal D.C. Circuit Court, is facing a campaign to tank her nomination from a group that boosts abstinence-only sex education for young people.

Hernandez search warrants unsealed in Connecticut

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 09:52 AM PDT

New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is arraigned in court in Attleborough, MassachusettsATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is due to make another court appearance in the murder case against him.

Weiner shrugs off demands that he drop out

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:38 AM PDT

New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner glances at his wife, Huma Abedin, as she speaks during a news conference at the Gay Men's Health Crisis headquarters, Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in New York. The former congressman says he's not dropping out of the New York City mayoral race in light of newly revealed explicit online correspondence with a young woman. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner pressed ahead with his campaign for mayor Wednesday, shrugging off growing calls for him to drop out over a newly disclosed round of raunchy exchanges with a woman online.

Obama: Washington took its eye off economic ball

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:45 AM PDT

A woman points out where her son is working while President Barack Obama greets people after arriving at Quad Cities International Airport in Moline, Ill.,Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Obama is traveling to Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., to kick off a series of speeches that will lay out his vision for rebuilding the economy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that Washington has "taken its eye off the ball" as he pledged a stronger second-term commitment to tackling the economic woes that strain many in the middle class nearly five years after the country plunged into a recession.

Egypt army call signals possible crackdown

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:19 AM PDT

In this image taken from Egypt State TV, Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi delivers a speech in Alexandria, Egypt, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. El-Sissi has called on Egyptians to hold mass demonstrations to voice their support for the military to put an end to "violence" and "terrorism."( AP Photo/Egypt State TV)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military chief on Wednesday called on his countrymen to hold mass demonstrations to voice their support for the army and police to deal with potential "violence and terrorism," a move that signals a stepped up campaign against supporters of the ousted Islamist president.

Authorities see no sheen near burning Gulf rig

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 09:53 AM PDT

This photo released by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shows natural gas spewing from the Hercules 265 drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. No injuries were reported in the midmorning blowout and there was no fire as of Tuesday evening at the site, about 55 miles off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement)NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An out-of-control natural gas well burned Wednesday off Louisiana hours after it ignited following a blowout, though authorities said there was no sign of a slick on the surface of the water.

Australia: Experiencing the Outback by motorcycle

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 09:04 AM PDT

In this May 28, 2013 photo, four riders stand next to their motorcycles and watch the sun set near Broken Hill 1,160 kilometers (720 miles) from Sydney, Australia, during a seven-day, 3,000-kilometer (1,900-mile) journey across the Outback. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)SYDNEY (AP) — Australia's Outback is a vast and remote place, often missed by visitors who cross the country by flying from one city to the next. Associated Press photographer Rob Griffith, who is based in Sydney, decided to explore the Outback with four friends by motorcycle this summer on a seven-day journey that took them 3,000 kilometers (1,900 miles).

Players deplore doping rather than defend users

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 09:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2012 file photo, Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun speaks during a news conference at baseball spring training in Phoenix. The 2011 National League MVP was suspended without pay for the rest of the season and the postseason Monday, July 22, 2013, the start of sanctions involving players reportedly tied to a Florida clinic accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Protective no more, baseball players are downright disgusted these days with doping.

Last 2 female victims in Ohio slayings identified

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 05:30 AM PDT

Michael Madison glances at court-appointed attorney Marlene Rideenour during his arraignment in East Cleveland on Monday, July 22, 2013. Madison has been charged with aggravated murder in the deaths of three women found in garbage bags in the city over the weekend. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — All three women whose bodies were found wrapped in trash bags in a dilapidated northeast Ohio neighborhood have been identified.

Weiner presses ahead amid calls to quit NYC race

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:19 AM PDT

New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner leaves his apartment building in New York on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. The former congressman acknowledged sending explicit text messages to a woman as recently as last summer, more than a year after sexting revelations destroyed his congressional career. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner is forging ahead with his mayoral campaign and shrugging off calls for him to quit amid a new round of revelations about his salacious online exchanges with women.

Britain's new prince enjoys privacy, for now

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 08:27 AM PDT

Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, carries her new born son, the Prince of Cambridge, who was born on Monday. into public view for the first time. outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital, in London, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. The boy will be third in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool)LONDON (AP) — After the frenzy and the flashguns, Britain's new royal baby and his parents spent Wednesday out of the media spotlight. But for how long?

Weiner faces new scandal, now with wife at side

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 09:03 AM PDT

New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner leaves his apartment building in New York on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. The former congressman acknowledged sending explicit text messages to a woman as recently as last summer, more than a year after sexting revelations destroyed his congressional career. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — When a heckled, harried Anthony Weiner resigned from Congress and apologized for the explicit text messages that had destroyed his career, a key figure was notably absent: his then-pregnant wife, Huma Abedin.

Obama to try to focus public attention on economy

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 07:00 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama reacts to catching a football tossed to him as he visits the Galesburg High School football team in Galesburg, Ill., during a three-day economic bus tour. The president has developed a lasting tie to this small, economically bruised town with an empty refrigerator plant and a liberal arts college where he likes to roll-out big economy speeches. He is scheduled to give an economic speech at Knox College in Galesburg on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to focus public attention on the problem he was sent to the White House to solve, President Barack Obama is making a renewed push for policies to expand the middle class, helping people he says are still treading water years after the financial meltdown.

AP EXCLUSIVE: Pakistan's new hero Burka Avenger

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 09:09 AM PDT

In this Monday, March 25, 2013, photo, Pakistani orphans watch an early screening of the first episode of the animates Burka Avenger series, at an orphanage on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Wonder Woman and Supergirl now have a Pakistani counterpart in the pantheon of female superheroes _ one who shows a lot less skin. Meet Burka Avenger: a mild-mannered teacher with secret martial arts skills who uses a flowing black burka to hide her identity as she fights local thugs seeking to shut down the girls' school where she works. Sadly, it's a battle Pakistanis are all too familiar with in the real world.(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)ISLAMABAD (AP) — Wonder Woman and Supergirl now have a Pakistani counterpart in the pantheon of female superheroes — one who shows a lot less skin.

Opponents attack Montenegro's first gay pride

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 09:38 AM PDT

Montenegro gay activists march down a street during the first ever pride event in the Montenegrin seaside resort of Budva, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Dozens of extremists shouting "Kill the gays" have attacked gay activists as they were gathering for the event in staunchly conservative Montenegro. The assailants threw rocks, bottles and various other objects at some 20 gay activists and supporters and at special police securing the event in the coastal town of Budva on Wednesday. Police intervened to push the attackers away and the event continued as planned. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)BUDVA, Montenegro (AP) — Several hundred people shouting "Kill the gays" attacked gay activists and clashed with police on Wednesday in a bid to disrupt the first ever pride event in staunchly conservative Montenegro, which is seeking to improve its human rights record as it bids to join the European Union.

Last hospitalized marathon victim heads home

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 08:47 AM PDT

In this Thursday, May 9, 2013 photo, Marc Fucarile, left, jokes while speaking with members of the media as his fiancee, Jennifer Regan, right, looks on in his room at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Fucarile was only feet away from a bomb blast Monday, April 15 near the finish line of the Boston Marathon that resulted in the loss of one leg, severe damage to the other, as well as burns, and a piece of shrapnel lodged in his heart. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)BOSTON (AP) — The last person injured in the Boston Marathon bombings who is still in the hospital is being discharged, exactly 100 days after the attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260.

Pope: Resist money, power, pleasure

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:43 AM PDT

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims as he arrives to Aparecida Basilica in Aparecida, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas, arrived to the basilica that holds Brazil's patron saint, the dark-skinned Virgin of Aparecida. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)Thousands pack into the Basilica of the Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida in Brazil.

With violence in Egypt, Obama halts delivery of F-16s

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:20 AM PDT

An opponent of deposed President Mursi, dresses wound of another injured in Monday's clashes with pro-Mursi protesters in CairoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has decided to halt the planned delivery of four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, amid the unrest that erupted after the military ousted Egypt's first democratically elected president. The move came two weeks after Reuters reported U.S. plans to go ahead with the delivery of the F-16s, and shows how the United States is struggling to respond to the removal of President Mohamed Mursi and an ensuing surge in violence. ...

Live: Obama unveils plan to rebuild economy

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 09:10 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he arrives to deliver remarks at an Organizing for Action dinner inChat with Yahoo! editors about the president's speech on jobs and the economy.

Lawyer: Snowden to stay in Moscow airport for now

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 07:30 AM PDT

FILE - This Sunday, June 9, 2013 file photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, in Hong Kong. Russian state news agency said Wednesday, July 24, 2013 that US leaker Edward Snowden has been granted a document that allows him to leave the transit zone of a Moscow airport and enter Russia. Snowden has applied for temporary asylum in Rusia last week after his attempts to leave the airport were thwarted. The United States wants him sent home to face prosecution for espionage. (AP Photo/The Guardian, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, File)MOSCOW (AP) — A lawyer advising National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says his asylum status has not been resolved and that he is going to stay at the Moscow airport for now.

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