Looking at Harry Reid’s statement about filibusters and the Constitution
In the latest Senate squabble over the fate of the filibuster, Majority Leader Harry Reid said earlier this week that the filibuster itself isn’t in the Constitution and the nation can operate without it. But what is the history behind Reid’s statement?
Lebanon blasts expose Iran and Qaeda face-off over Syria
Twin bombings against Iran's embassy in Hezbollah's Beirut stronghold point to a confrontation between Tehran and Al-Qaeda in Lebanon, which is paying a heavy price for the Syrian war, analysts said. "It is a direct confrontation between Al-Qaeda on one side, and all those who back the Syrian…
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With a lot to prove, US Marine Osprey crews fly overtime for typhoon victims in Philippines
Ex-AP writer recalls serving as Oswald pallbearer
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — On a gloomy November afternoon, I helped carry the inexpensive wooden casket of Lee Harvey Oswald to a grave on a slight rise dotted with dying grass.
US Congresswoman Mugged in Washington
US Congresswoman Grace Meng was attacked and robbed Tuesday night in Washington. Meng, a Democrat from New York, was hit in the head. Her purse was taken. (Nov. 21)
A rabbi whose good friend became the pope
NEW YORK (AP) — It was September, not an easy time for a religious Jew to be traveling. The Jewish month of Tishrei was ending with its marathon of holy days. Kosher wine would be needed. There were Sabbath blessings to recite. Fortunately, Rabbi Abraham Skorka had a friend with the run of a hotel…
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Vonn partially tears repaired right knee ligament
Lindsey Vonn partially tore one of the reconstructed ligaments in her surgically repaired right knee in a training crash that at the very least puts her preparation for the Sochi Olympics on hold.
Too fat to fly: Stranded Frenchman's ordeal ending
LONDON (AP) — He's been turned down by planes, trains and even a cruise ship in his quest to return home — and his family says it's because he has been deemed too fat to travel.
Suspect Says He Participated in Mexico Massacre
Suspect says he stood guard as another massacred 8 family members in Mexico over $115 debt
Mom fined $10 by daycare for packing ‘unhealthy’ lunch
Kristin Barkiw of Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada brought two of her children home from the Little Cub’s Den daycare when she saw that her kids were sent home with a note.
US health care lottery: luck of the draw in Virginia
Arlington (United States) (AFP) - Mossamat Jhumu is tickled pink, as she has just won the lottery in Virginia. However, the prize is not money or merchandise but free health care. She is among 48 million Americans who have no health insurance. Around 10 percent of the residents of Arlington have…
Russians flock to exhibition glorifying Romanovs' rule
With a queue stretching at least a kilometre, a hi-tech exhibition giving a rosy view of the house of Romanov and jointly organised by the Russian Orthodox Church and the Kremlin has drawn tens of thousands of visitors in central Moscow. In another sign of the power of the Russian Orthodox Church…
Wild turkeys on Staten Island (13 photos)
Say "wild" and "New York City," and few might fill in these blanks: a flock of feral turkeys causing a flap in a city that defines urbanity. Yet a population of roving turkeys on Staten Island has become a mess-making, traffic-stopping scourge to some residents, an impromptu natural attraction to…
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AdChoicesCompareCards.comSponsoredDetroit has paid $23 million to consultants through October 1
By Joseph Lichterman DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit has paid almost $23 million in fees to lawyers, consultants and financial advisers through October 1, including nearly $11 million to law firm Jones Day, which is representing the city in bankruptcy court, according to figures released by Detroit…
Man from Canada Goes on Journey to Find His Missing Fiancée in Philippines
It's hard to imagine any story out of the typhoon-ravaged Philippines having a happy ending, but boy do we have one for you.
New find in search for puppy face that never fades
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Imagine the ideal designer dog. It would be smart, healthy and hypoallergenic. It would have the yap bred out and longevity bred in. And, most important, it would never lose its puppy face.
High School Success May Depend on Lessons Middle Schools Don't Teach
Leaving middle school for high school can be a scary time for teenagers. The program began a few years ago when Neema Avashia, a civics teacher at Boston's McCormack Middle School, along with a few other educators, realized that kids, even high-performing kids, were desperately struggling in their…
Watch Earth's Forests Disappear Before Your Very Eyes
Want to see exactly how awful deforestation is? University of Maryland geographer Matthew Hansen recently partnered with Google Earth to create the most high-resolution map of global forests ever. Using 650,000 satellite images taken by NASA satellites, Hansen and Google compiled imagery…
Oregon healthcare exchange website never worked, has no subscribers
Oregon, a state that fully embraced the Affordable Care Act, is enduring one of the rockiest rollouts of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, with an inoperative online exchange that has yet to enroll a single subscriber, requiring thousands to apply on paper instead. Unlike most…
