America's dire obesity forecast ABC News - 17 hrs agoThe report also predicts that the proportion of Americans who are severely obese, meaning more than 100 pounds overweight, will reach 11 percent, about double the current rate. The report’s authors give a sobering price tag … More »America's dire obesity forecast
The report also predicts that the proportion of Americans who are severely obese, meaning more than 100 pounds overweight, will reach 11 percent, about double the current rate. The report’s authors give a sobering price tag for these predictions: such an increase would create $550...
FBI: Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, daughter found AP - 9 hrs agoThe bodies of a Tennessee mother and her oldest daughter were found behind an alleged kidnapper's house in Mississippi, the FBI said, and authorities believe the woman's two other daughters are still with the suspect. More »FBI: Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, daughter found
The bodies of a Tennessee mother and her oldest daughter were found behind an alleged kidnapper's house in Mississippi, the FBI said, and authorities believe the woman's two other daughters are still with the suspect.
- Official: No further threat from bomb or attempted bomber ABC OTUS News - 1 hr 1 min ago
Although the official can't confirm that there aren't other bombers at large he said that "neither the device nor the intended user of this device pose a threat." More »Official: No further threat from bomb or attempted bomber
Although the official can't confirm that there aren't other bombers at large he said that "neither the device nor the intended user of this device pose a threat."
Lugar to learn his fate in Indiana; N.C. votes on gay marriage The Ticket - 16 hrs agoDick Lugar could see his 36-year Senate career come to an end Tuesday in the Indiana GOP primary as voters decide whether to send him back for another six-year term or bank on challenger Richard Mourdock. More »Lugar to learn his fate in Indiana; N.C. votes on gay marriage
Dick Lugar could see his 36-year Senate career come to an end Tuesday in the Indiana GOP primary as voters decide whether to send him back for another six-year term or bank on challenger Richard Mourdock.
Court sees video of officers hitting homeless man who died AP - 5 hrs agoA video shows Officer Manuel Ramos and another officer swing at a shirtless Kelly Thomas with their batons and pin him to the ground as he pleads with them to stop. More »Court sees video of officers hitting homeless man who died
A video shows Officer Manuel Ramos and another officer swing at a shirtless Kelly Thomas with their batons and pin him to the ground as he pleads with them to stop.
Son of missing Hollywood executive says few clues so far Reuters - 16 hrs agoThe son of a Hollywood studio executive who has been missing for a week said Monday that his father had not used his cellphone or credit cards, leaving no clues to his disappearance. More »Son of missing Hollywood executive says few clues so far
The son of a Hollywood studio executive who has been missing for a week said Monday that his father had not used his cellphone or credit cards, leaving no clues to his disappearance.
- Interpol issues 'red notice' for fugitive Iraq VP for terrorism AP - 1 hr 50 mins ago
Iraq has charged al-Hashemi — one of the nation's highest-ranking Sunni politicians — with terrorism, accusing him of guiding and financing death squads. More »Interpol issues 'red notice' for fugitive Iraq VP for terrorism
Iraq has charged al-Hashemi — one of the nation's highest-ranking Sunni politicians — with terrorism, accusing him of guiding and financing death squads.
- Congress brainstorms options to avert defense and poverty cuts ABC OTUS News - 1 hr 43 mins ago
Back when Congress was trying to reach an agreement to raise the debt limit, leaders from both parties decided they’d only be able to work together with the threat of across-the-board spending cuts hanging over their heads.
- Romney taking credit for auto industry success AP - 9 hrs ago
Campaigning in the backyard of America's auto industry, Mitt Romney re-ignited the bailout debate by suggesting he deserves "a lot of credit" for the recent successes of the nation's largest car companies.
- Senate heads toward showdown vote on student loans AP - 2 hrs 56 mins ago
The Senate is steaming toward a showdown on a Democratic proposal to keep student loan interest rates from doubling for 7.4 million students.
- Don't tell Paul's supporters the primary is over AP - 4 hrs ago
Don't tell Ron Paul the Republican primary is over. He's too busy mucking up Mitt Romney's efforts to accumulate enough convention delegates to officially claim the GOP nomination for president.
- N. Korean nuclear weapons: How real is the threat? AP - 3 hrs ago
If getting international attention is North Korea's goal, then there is nothing quite like detonating a nuclear device to make your adversaries sit up and take notice. But experts say North Korea probably has a long way to go before it will be able to actually deploy a nuclear weapon.
- Blind activist: China says it'll investigate abuse AP - 2 hrs 50 mins ago
Rights advocate Chen Guangcheng says the Chinese government has quietly promised him it will investigate abuses he and his family suffered at the hands of local authorities, in a rare instance of Beijing bowing to demands of an activist.
- In surprise deal, Israeli leader cancels election AP - 3 hrs ago
In a stunning reversal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called off early elections after reaching a deal to bring the main opposition party into the government, a move that puts a more moderate face on his hawkish coalition.
- Border Patrol gets first new strategy in 8 years AP - 1 hr 37 mins ago
The U.S. Border Patrol on Tuesday unveiled its first national strategy in eight years, a period in which the number of agents more than doubled and apprehensions of people entering illegally from Mexico dropped to a 40-year low.
- Obama's 'to do' list for Congress: jobs, mortgages AP - 6 hrs ago
Pressuring Congress, President Obama is laying out an election year "to do" list that urges lawmakers to take another look at economic proposals to promote job creation and help families refinance mortgages.
- Redistricting leads to ugly GOP vs. GOP races AP - 4 hrs ago
Community and business leaders in affluent Seminole County talked about the jobs and economic development that will come from the new 61-mile commuter rail through Orlando. They praised the man who pushed hard for the $1.3 billion project and many others: Republican Rep. John Mica of Florida.
- Worker jumps into vat of acid to save colleague AP - 7 hrs ago
A New Jersey roofer jumped into a vat of nitric acid solution to save a co-worker who had fallen 40 feet into the tank, fire officials said.
- Coroner: Valium, alcohol killed painter Kinkade AP - 10 hrs ago
An autopsy has found that artist Thomas Kinkade's death was caused by an accidental overdose of alcohol and prescription tranquilizers.
Ukraine puts off regional summit after boycotts Reuters - 1 hr 26 mins ago
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine has put off a planned summit of Eastern European leaders, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday, after a number of them declined to attend in protest over the treatment of jailed … More »Ukraine puts off regional summit after boycotts
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine has put off a planned summit of Eastern European leaders, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday, after a number of them declined to attend in protest over the treatment of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko. "Due to the inability of some European state leaders to take part in the summit ... …
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