Sheriff Would Arrest Cyberbully Suspect's Parents If He Could
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Turkey deliberately blew the cover of an Israeli spy ring working inside Iran in early 2012 and dealt a significant blow to Israeli intelligence gathering, according to a report in the Washington Post on Thursday. There was no immediate comment from Israel or Turkey, but…
AP source: Suh fined $31,500 for hit on Weeden
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Ndamukong Suh has been fined by the NFL.
Constitution Check: Is the Supreme Court only willing to work at the fringes of the Second Amendment?
Lyle Denniston examines evidence that the Supreme Court is not staying completely away from lawsuits involving gun rights.
Boehner's jam: Caucus loves but won't follow him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress' debt-and-spending breakthrough crystalized a political contradiction.
Veteran Character Actor Ed Lauter Dies at Age 74
Veteran character actor Ed Lauter dies at 74 after career that stretched across 5 decades
Shutdown bill has items for states, fed agencies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Here's a little secret about the bill Congress has approved ending the partial government shutdown and preventing a possible federal default: It's got goodies for some states and federal agencies too.
'SNL' Actor Won't Play Female Roles
Kenan Thompson says he won?t play African-American women roles because of lack of diversity in cast.
Mythical yeti 'could be descended from ancient polar bear'
London (AFP) - A British geneticist said Thursday he may have solved the mystery of the yeti, after matching DNA from two animals said to be the mythical beast to an ancient polar bear.
Outdoor air pollution a leading cause of cancer: WHO
Geneva (AFP) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday classified outdoor air pollution as a leading cause of cancer in humans.
France expels girl to Kosovo after class trip
MITROVICA, Kosovo (AP) — Leonarda Dibrani was finishing up a field trip when French police showed up at the bus, detaining the 15-year-old schoolgirl in front of her classmates before authorities expelled her to Kosovo because her family's asylum application had been rejected.
Bodies recovered in Mekong after Laos plane crash
PAKSE, Laos (AP) — Rescuers in fishing boats pulled bodies from the muddy Mekong River on Thursday as officials in Laos ruled out finding survivors from a plane that crashed in stormy weather, killing 49 people from 11 countries.
Pacific man bids to become first climate change refugee
Wellington (AFP) - A Pacific islander is seeking recognition as the world's first climate change refugee in New Zealand as rising seas threaten his low-lying homeland, the man's lawyer said on Thursday.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The G2 and the G Pad 8.3, the flagship smartphone and tablet from LG Electronics Inc., are great mobile devices that have fantastic screens, top-end cameras and ample processing power.
Ted Cruz's Hometown Newspaper Regrets Endorsement
Sen. Ted Cruz’ hometown newspaper, the Houston Chronicle, wishes it could take back its endorsement. The Chronicle’s editorial board, which endorsed Cruz, R-Texas, in his 2012 race, now says it misses his predecessor, former Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. “When we endorsed Ted Cruz in...
Obama health target: 500,000 signups by Oct. 31
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first month alone, the Obama administration projected that nearly a half million people would sign up for the new health insurance markets, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. But that was before the markets opened to a cascade of computer…
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Cory Booker won his bid for New Jersey’s U.S. Senate seat Wednesday, defeating Republican Steve Lonegan in a whirlwind special election race that gave the ambitious Newark mayor an official entry to the national political stage.(Yahoo News)
Swiss crack case of parrot egg underwear smuggler
Geneva (AFP) - Swiss customs authorities said Thursday that they had arrested a bird specialist who smuggled the eggs of protected parrots in his underwear and travelled the globe trading in rare species.
Venezuela authorities hunt 'currency tourists'
By Eyanir Chinea CARACAS (Reuters) - In the immigration area of Venezuela's biggest airport, about a dozen officials in red T-shirts and baseball caps randomly check passengers leaving the country. The officials are not guards or police: they are bureaucrats at state currency board Cadivi…
