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Search for survivors nearly over in Oklahoma as damage estimate is $2bn

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:06:51 -0400

MOORE, Oklahoma - Rescue workers were combing through the battered remains of buildings left behind in the path of the gigantic tornado that killed two dozen people, including nine children, in Oklahoma on Monday. Officials say the search for survivors is nearly over as efforts turn towards recovery. Gary Bird, fire chief of the badly hit Moore suburb, said he was "98% sure" there were no ...

Florida man known to Boston bombing suspects shot dead by FBI

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:03:15 -0400

MIAMI - A man known to the Boston Marathon bombers was shot and killed Wednesday by an Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent after he turned violent during questioning, the investigating agency said. The Orlando Sentinel newspaper identified the man as Ibragim Todashev, 27. He was killed in the early morning incident in Orlando, Florida. The FBI said the shooting occurred in Orlando, ...

Senate panel approves plan to ease hiring of foreign techies

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:41 -0400

WASHINGTON - A US Senate panel has cleared a proposed legislation that relaxes restrictions on IT companies to hire foreign techies, thus clearing one of the major hurdles to ushering changes in American immigration law in a generation. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill after its authors won a bipartisan support with three Republicans joining 10 Democrats in the 18-member ...

Top North Korean official visits China

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:56:15 -0400

PYONGYANG, North Korea - In an indication that North Korea may give diplomacy a chance to end regional tension, its leader Kim Jong Un Wednesday sent a special envoy to China to win the confidence of its most important ally. The trip by Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae, a senior Workers' Party official and the military's top political officer, comes after months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give ...

Belarus dismisses US report on religious freedom

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:50:02 -0400

The Belarusian foreign ministry has dismissed part of the Religious Freedom Report published by the US State Department about the country as "outdated" and failing to take into account the current situation in the country. "As for the State Department's report, it is permeated with trite phrases and usual abstract rubber stamps which the authors of the report rewrite every year, without even ...

Boston bombing probe Man shot dead by FBI

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:50:02 -0400

An FBI agent shot and killed a 27-year-old alleged friend of slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in Florida, a day after questioning him as part of the investigation into the April 15 attack, media reports said. The victim, identified as Ibragim Todashev, was shot at a condominium complex Wednesday in Orlando, Florida. The FBI confirmed a man died while one of its agents was ...

Home Minister Shinde in Washington India seeks access to Rana Headley

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:20:04 -0400

India has sought access from the US to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack convict David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Rana, both of undergoing sentence awarded by a Chicago court after being found guilty of terrorism charges. While there was no official word from either side on the issues discussed in particular those with reference to Headley and Rana, officials said it was prominently ...

Adam Scotts Open winning putt to be history from 2016

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:02 -0400

Golfer Adam Scott will need to modify his putting stroke following a confirmed ban on anchoring the club by the Ancient Golf Club and the U.S. Golf Association. The golf's governing bodies will implement the new rule 14-1b from January 2016 onwards, News.com.au reports. According to the report, the ban will not allow the golfers to anchor a club directly against any part of the body and will ...

U.S. dollar slips against euro after Fed official remarks

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:50:03 -0400

Beijing, May 22 (Xinhua-ANI): The U.S. dollar advanced against most major currencies on Tuesday, but weakened against the euro after a U.S. Federal Reserve official indicated that the central bank may not taper its bond-purchasing program soon. St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said at an event in Frankfurt that the Fed should continue with the quantitative easing to boost ...

U.S. Myanmar sign trade agreement

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:40:04 -0400

Beijing, May 22 (Xinhua-ANI): The United States and Myanmar on Tuesday signed a trade and investment framework agreement, announced the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in a statement. The signing of the agreement came a day after U.S. President Barack Obama met with Myanmar President Thein Sein in the White House. Sein was the first president of Myanmar to visit the White House in ...

U.S. to collaborate with India on developing global approach to combat terrorism

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:50:01 -0400

The United States has pledged to collaborate with India on developing a global approach to combat increasing terror threats. After the India-US Homeland Security Dialogue in Washington, a joint communique said the two countries have also agreed to enhance bilateral co-operation to combat terror financing and currency counterfeiting. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde led a high-powered Indian ...

Oliver tops 110m hurdles at World Challenge Beijing

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:20:02 -0400

With the absence of Chinese star Liu Xiang, American David Oliver topped the men's 110-metre hurdles at the 2013 IAAF World Challenge Beijing here, while China's Li Jinzhe continued his good form and grabbed a second win in the men's long jump. Oliver, bronze medallist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Games, held off the challenge of London Olympic runner-up Jason Richardson and Jamaica's Dwight ...

FBI asked to track hate crimes against Sikhs

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:02 -0400

A bipartisan group of 23 lawmakers have asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to begin tracking hate crimes against Sikhs, the way it does for other communities. Formed last month to address the Sikh community's issues, the American Sikh Congressional Caucus, co-chaired by Democratic House member Judy Chu and Republican David Valadao, made the request in a letter to the FBI last week. ...

T. rex cousin fed more like falcon than crocodile

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:40:05 -0400

It is believed that the mighty T. rex may have thrashed its massive head from side to side to dismember prey, but a new study has shown that its smaller cousin Allosaurus was a more dexterous hunter and tugged at prey more like a modern-day falcon. "Many people think of Allosaurus as a smaller and earlier version of T. rex, but our engineering analyses show that they were very different ...

Chris Brown and girlfriend Karrueche Tran involved in car crash

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:20:02 -0400

Chris Brown was recently caught on camera accidentally crashing his Range Rover into another car while he was driving in Los Angeles with his on-again girlfriend Karrueche Tran. The troubled rapper, who had crashed his Porsche into a wall back in February, was seen writing down insurance information after he rear-ended a black Mercedes, Contactmusic reported. The couple was on their way to the ...

Mexican firm to acquire US wireless operator

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:00:01 -0400

Mexican telecommunications giant America Movil says it has agreed to buy US mobile operator Start Wireless Group for an undisclosed amount. In a filing with the Mexican Stock Exchange, the Mexico City-based company announced its US unit Tracfone Wireless had reached a deal to acquire the assets of Start Wireless Group, an Ohio-based mobile virtual network operator. The transaction is expected ...

New evidence supports theory of cosmic impact 12800 years ago

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:20:03 -0400

Emerging evidence continues to point to a major cosmic impact 12,800 years ago as the primary cause for the tragic loss of nearly all of the remarkable large animals that had survived the stresses of many ice age periods, including mammoths, mastodons, giant ground sloths, American camel and horse, and saber- toothed cats. About 12,800 years ago when the Earth was warming and emerging from the ...

High School State Swimming Championships CIF Los Angeles City

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:56 -0400

LOS ANGELES, California, May 22. THE Palisades Charter Dolphins swept the team titles at the CIF-Los Angeles City High School Swimming and Diving Championships May 14-17. Prelims were held May 14 and finals were conducted May 17, both at East Los Angeles College. A separate diving competition was held May 15 at L.A. Valley College.GirlsThe Dolphins claimed their fourth straight title in ...

Milbank White House criminalizes basic journalism

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:21 -0400

When Rosen and I covered the Bush White House together a decade ago, I knew him as a scrappy reporter who had a fascination with Watergate trivia. He later wrote a sympathetic biography of John Mitchell, Nixon's disgraced attorney general. Now he's learning just how abusive a Justice Department can be, from an administration that has launched more leak prosecutions than all previous ...

Vt gov signs novel law against false patent claims

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:20 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vt. -; Vermont's governor has signed the first-in-the-nation law aimed at protecting companies from so-called patent trolling - the practice of making deceptive claims of patent infringement in the hopes of collecting licensing or settlement ...

Fort Hood suspect wants to represent himself

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:18 -0400

FORT WORTH, Texas -; The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood attack wants to represent himself at his upcoming murder trial, which means he could question the nearly three dozen soldiers he's accused of wounding in the shooting ...

Dozens hurt when Indiana school buses crash

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:16 -0400

NORTH WEBSTER, Ind. -; A school bus slammed into the back of another bus, setting off a chain-reaction crash involving four buses in northern Indiana, leaving dozens of middle and high students with non-serious injuries and one driver seriously ...

House passes GOP bill to speed pipeline approval

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:16 -0400

WASHINGTON -; House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental ...

Arias jury deadlocks but must keep deliberating

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:15 -0400

Judge Sherry Stephens urges the jury to continue deliberating after the jury delivered a message that they are deadlocked on a penalty for Jodi Arias on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting to death of Travis Alexander. (AP Photo/The Arizona ...

45 students hurt in chain-reaction Ind. bus crash

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:14 -0400

NORTH WEBSTER, Ind. -; Northern Indiana authorities say more than 45 middle and high school students were injured and a bus driver was seriously hurt in a chain-reaction crash involving four school ...

Bill allows Newtown families to release records

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:14 -0400

HARTFORD, Conn. -; A bill crafted privately by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office, Connecticut's top prosecutor and legislative leaders would require the written consent of family members of the Sandy Hook Elementary School victims before certain records concerning the shooting may be publicly ...

Officials All accounted for after Okla. tornado

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:13 -0400

MOORE, Okla. -; Authorities have now accounted for the last six people - all of them adults - who were believed to still be missing after the massive tornado in an Oklahoma City ...

Lois Lerners Brief And Awful Day On Capitol Hill

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:02:27 -0400

Lois Lerner, head of the IRS unit that decides whether to grant tax-exempt status to groups, leaves after being dismissed from a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on ...

Lessons learned from Joplin

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:01:44 -0400

Two years after a tornado destroyed much of Joplin, Mo., the town has come back even stronger with changes to their infrastructures that are helping people stay safe. Now, nearly 80 percent of new homes include a safe room, and a new hospital will open in 2015 with windows able to withstand 250 mph winds. NBC's Erica Hill ...

Honoring Carole and Carol

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:01:43 -0400

Singer-songwriter Carole King is receiving the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress and actress and comedian Carol Burnett will receive the 2013 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. NBC's Brian Williams ...

Human rights group protests US drone killings

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:01:26 -0400

FILE- In this Aug. 16, 2007 file photo, Police Chief John Martin demonstrates a Taser in Brattleboro, Vt. In a report issued Wednesday, May 22, 2013 by Amnesty International, the London-based human rights group said it has tallied 540 Taser-related deaths in the United States since 2001. Tasers have been listed as a cause or contributory factor in more than 60 deaths, Amnesty said in its ...

SEC accuses South Miami of defrauding bond investors in downtown parking garage deal

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:01:25 -0400

A South Miami parking-garage controversy that has sparked political clashes, malpractice lawsuits and firings reached a climax Wednesday, when the Securities and Exchange Commission accused city officials of defrauding bond investors about the downtown facility’s tax-exempt status.In a civil action, the SEC charged the city with misleading those investors about the tax-exempt eligibility of ...

3rd grader who loved to sing among tornado victims

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:01:24 -0400

I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too ...

American Horror Big Bang Top Critics Choice

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:59:15 -0400

The critics have spoken: horror, geeks and HBO make for some good TV. The nominations for the third annual Critics' Choice Television Awards were announced Wednesday morning by the Broadcast Television Journalists Assn. -- and FX's "American Horror Story: Asylum" and CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" lead the list of nominees tied with six, while HBO tops the networks ...

America Whats more harmful pot use or incarceration

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:57:36 -0400

A Seattle resident takes marijuana from a plastic bag shortly after a law legalizing the recreational use of marijuana took effect on Dec. 6, 2012 in Seattle. (Stephen Brashear/Getty ...

House approves Keystone pipeline bill

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:57:25 -0400

WASHINGTON – House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review. The bill was approved, 241-175, largely along party lines. Republicans said the measure was needed to ensure that ...

Boy Scouts of America Denies Vote Tampering Allegations

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:55:06 -0400

The Boy Scouts of America will vote on whether to lift its 103-year-old bay on homosexuality on Thursday May 23, 2013. The high stakes showdown over whether or not Boy Scouts of America will lift its ban on gay youth began in Grapevine, Texas, on Wednesday as the organization dismissed recent allegations that the fix is in.Deron Smith, national spokesman for the BSA, called allegations of vote ...

Tamerlan Tsarnaev involved in triple homicide sources say

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:49 -0400

The FBI's meeting with one of Tsarnaev's friends in Florida turned violent Wednesday when he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife and was shot and killed. Before the shooting, he admitted to playing a role in a triple murder in Waltham, Mass., in 2011, along with Tsarnaev. NBC's Pete Williams ...

White House admits to killing four Americans with drones

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:48 -0400

legal defense for targeting al-alaki. holder wrote his targeting of americans including the attempted underwear bomber attack and the plot to hide bombs on cargo plans made him a legally justified target because he was an imminent threat, could not be captured and was a legitimate target under war. this comes on the eve of a speech in ...

Outrage at Chicago school board decision to close 50 schools

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:46 -0400

In the biggest mass public school closing in U.S. history, the Chicago Board of Education is closing schools they say are under-used. NBC's Brian Williams ...

Garcetti ‘Los Angeless success is critical for Americas success’

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:44 -0400

Los Angeles voters, in a record low turnout, have picked a new mayor. Democrat Eric Garcetti, a former city councilman, won the race for mayor of the nation's second most populous city. NBC's Miguel Almaguer spoke with the ...

Senators seek justice for military sexual assault victims

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:41 -0400

In an exclusive special report, NBC's Maria Shriver speaks with three senators who are working to create legislation that will allow outside prosecutors to decide whether or not to take military sexual assault cases to trial rather than relying on military commanders to play that ...

Vernon McGarity Medal of Honor recipient dies at 91

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:38 -0400

Vernon McGarity, who was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Harry S. Truman in 1945 for his heroic actions in World War II, died Tuesday in Tennessee. NBC's Brian Williams ...

Rare plant in danger from logging at Boy Scout camp in California

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:31 -0400

Biologist Andrea Edwards inspects the native and protected Dudley's lousewort flower growing along the trails at Camp Pico Blanco in Big Sur on May ...

Credit union vault saved 22 from tornado

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:30 -0400

The heavily reinforced vault that saved 22 lives is all that is left standing of what had been the Tinker Federal Credit Union, one of many places people managed to hide from the deadly tornado. On Wednesday, Moore, Okla., officials discussed the idea of making safe rooms mandatory for new homes. NBC's Lester Holt ...

Bipartisan flogging for former IRS commissioner

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:29 -0400

Douglas Shulman insisted he was not responsible for the IRS' targeting of conservative groups, but apologized that it had happened under his watch. Lois Lerner, head of the IRS tax-exempt unit, also appeared before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, where she took the fifth. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell ...

Accused Fort Hood shooter asks to fire lawyers represent self

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:42:53 -0400

Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people and wounding 31 in a November 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, is pictured in an undated Bell County Sheriff's Office ...

Victim Of Miami Cannibal Attack What He Looks Like Now

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:39:28 -0400

tore the flesh from Poppo’s face with his teeth and then turned on officers, who shot him to death. The grisly attack was the beginning of a string of weird incidents around the country last year, which set off much speculation about the dangers of synthetic marijuana. But during the mediastorm, we barely heard a thing about the victim, who came away from the gruesome event disfigured but ...

Cannes Foursome Team Up for Chicago Crime Boss Film Hubris

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:39:15 -0400

Charles Gillibert, Scott Stuber, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert are joining forces for the thriller, which will mark French director Olivier Assayas' first film shot in the United ...

Tawdry tweet dogs Weiner’s campaign for New York City mayor

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:39:09 -0400

NEW YORK -- In running for mayor, Anthony Weiner is seeking to get past the tawdry-tweeter punch line that has dogged him since his congressional career imploded two years ago. And while he's facing an uphill sprint, his campaign could help his long-term prospects even if he loses, some experts ...

Philadelphia faith-healing parents charged in death of baby

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:38:55 -0400

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia couple was charged on Wednesday in the death of their infant son, the second of their children who prosecutors say died after his parents prayed over him instead of seeking medical ...

Immigration bill gets Senate boost House effort teetering

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:38:53 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of U.S. immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of their legislation through a Senate committee - a departure from almost everything that has happened in Congress over the past four years - will boost the likelihood of the bill winning full Senate ...

Poll Teens migrating to Twitter over Facebook

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:37:11 -0400

WASHINGTON Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations. Teens told researchers there were too many adults on Facebook and too ...

Watch Gay Eagle Scout Fights For Policy Change

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:34:49 -0400

The boy scouts of America is about to make a monumental decision allowing gay youth as members and one man James Dale certainly has raised national attention to this issue he's a former eagle ...

Miami-Dade School Board Votes On New Police Chief

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:33:38 -0400

MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Miami-Dade County Public Schools has a new top cop. The Miami-Dade School Board approved Miami Police Maj. Ian Moffett to the position of police chief during its meeting on Wednesday. He has been a major for the last three years with the City of Miami Police Department and has been responsible for the Miami Police Department's Training & Personnel Development ...

Artemis Crew Wants Safety Changes In America’s Cup Following Death

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:33:34 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS/KPIX 5) - An America's Cup racing boat crew member died and another was hurt when their catamaran overturned on San Francisco Bay Thursday afternoon during a practice run. A KPIX 5/KCBS reporter on the scene at the St. Francis Yacht Club said he saw the deceased sailor placed into a body bag after cardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts by paramedics ...

Fast and cheap for cops and nurses -- New York eats it up

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:14:05 -0400

This is not the place if you are dieting, looking for romantic intimacy or elitist dining. It is, however, a place for inexpensive ribs. Foodies in New York City crave Per Se, Nobu and Daniel where dinner for two can set you back $250 to $300. But for working-class and middle-class New Yorkers, one popular and growing chain of restaurants is more affordable: Dallas BBQ. Dallas BBQ recently opened ...

Calls Grow For An End to Sexual Assaults in US Military

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:26 -0400

THE PENTAGON -- A recent Pentagon report says the number of sexual assaults among people in the military continues to grow. The estimated number of incidents, ranging from groping to rape, increased by 37 percent last year. Both men and women were victims. This is prompting them, and activists, to push for deep changes in the US military. More women are on active military duty than ever ...

U.S. Justice Department tells lawmakers no bank is too big to jail

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:58:43 -0400

By Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Justice Department official insisted on Wednesday that no financial company is too big to jail, in the department's latest effort to backpedal from statements made in March by Attorney General Eric Holder."No institution and no individual is immune from prosecution because of its size," Mythili Raman, acting assistant attorney general in ...

San Franciscos Crabtree Has Surgery on Torn Achilles

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:34 -0400

(Reuters) - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree has had surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon but is not expected to miss the entire 2013-14 season, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Wednesday. Crabtree, San Francisco's leading receiver last season when they reached the Super Bowl before being beaten 34-31 by the Baltimore Ravens, injured his right Achilles ...

Mont. man gets 3 years for guns in Calif. airport

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:18 -0400

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; A federal judge has sentenced a Montana man to three years in prison for trying to board a flight in Sacramento, Calif., with four loaded ...

Carney Criticism of IRS response legitimate

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:18 -0400

White House press secretary Jay Carney gestures as he speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. At the briefing Carney announced that President Obama will travel to Oklahoma to visit tornado affected communities. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn ...

Pocket-dialing 911 leads to Fla. murder charge

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:17 -0400

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -; Authorities in South Florida say a man is charged with murder because he was overheard discussing the killing when his cellphone pocket-dialed ...

Pentagon New record plan wont help vet backlog

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:16 -0400

WASHINGTON -; The Pentagon has decided to buy a new computerized health records system to be able to better share and merge its data with the Department of Veterans Affairs, but officials cautioned that it was part of a "long-term modernization" effort and would not help ease the backlog in VA disability ...

LA mayor-elect says hell focus on economy

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:15 -0400

LOS ANGELES -; Los Angeles Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti says he's going to focus like a "laser beam" on the economy when he takes office July ...

In Arias trial TV cameras never far behind

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:14 -0400

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. ...

Text of atheist prayer given in Arizona House

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:13 -0400

An atheist lawmaker's daily prayer Tuesday at the Arizona House of Representatives led a fellow lawmaker to ask for a do-over the following ...

Broke no laws IRS official says — then takes 5th

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:12 -0400

IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (AP ...

OAS Permanent Council Receives Report of the Pan American Health Organization and Submits Draft Resolutions to the General Assembly

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:53:41 -0400

May 22, 2013 The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) today held its last regular meeting prior to the 43rd General Assembly, in which it heard reports of the work done during the last year by its various committees, the annual report of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and approved the submission of numerous draft resolutions to be decided by the Foreign ...

Miami Commission could allow high-paid city execs to collect salary pension

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:52:17 -0400

Miami city commissioners, who in recent years have cut severance pay and pensions to balance budgets, could vote Tuesday to allow four of the city’s highest earners to return from retirement and collect their pension on top of their hefty salary. The plan could mean millions of dollars of extra pay over the long haul for the city clerk, auditor, city attorney and the city manager. But it ...

Immigration activists protest Sen. Marco Rubio after gay couples left out of reform bill

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:52:16 -0400

A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border security and other contentious issues, with the outcome impossible to ...

Feds tell Fla. court immigrant cant be lawyer

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:52:15 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The U.S. Department of Justice is arguing that Florida should deny a law license to anyone who enters or remains in the country without legal permission.Federal authorities were asked last month by the Florida Supreme Court to help it decide whether federal law precludes the court's admission of an undocumented immigrant to the Florida Bar.Attorneys for the Department ...

WikiLeaks case file fight moves to federal court

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:52:15 -0400

Lawyers in the court-martial of an Army private who sent more than 700,000 classified U.S. documents to WikiLeaks said Tuesday they have reached a deal that may eliminate the need for testimony from a member of the military team that killed Osama bin Laden. Prosecutors also agreed to accept Pfc. Bradley Manning's guilty plea to a lesser version of one of the 22 counts he ...

Study Ocoee most visited white-water river in United States

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:51:23 -0400

The Ocoee River in Polk County, Tenn.,has been recognized as the most popular white-water river in the country. According to a report released Wednesday, the Ocoee last year had a $43.8 million financial impact throughout the surrounding 30-county region — 14 counties in Tennessee, 13 in Georgia and three in North ...

Julian Assange sues US military over secrecy of Bradley Manning trial

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:42:15 -0400

WikiLeaks Julian Assange and a coalition of activists and journalists filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the military judge overseeing Army Pfc. Bradley Manning's trial in a bid to open access to the secretive proceedings. During the trial both access to transcripts and prosecution and defense motions have been virtually inaccessible. Bradley, who faces a life sentence over the leaking ...

‘The fight against sexual assault in the military has just begun’

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:40:57 -0400

NBC's Maria Shriver spoke with three lawmakers who've worked on the issue of sexual assaults in the military for years. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Jackie Speier want to reform military law and send a message that these cases will be taken seriously and prosecuted ...

Tornado warning issued in Mass. as storm front marches east

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:40:57 -0400

By Jeff Black and Ian Johnston, NBC News A tornado warning was issued for parts of Massachusetts on Wednesday evening as a severe weather storm capable of producing a twister was spotted on radar, forecasters said.The "dangerous storm" was located near Salem, or 11 miles northeast of ...

Oklahoma Rep. Satisfied with response politics can wait

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:40:55 -0400

Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., joins Martin Bashir to discuss the tornado damage to his congressional district - and the rush by some to politicize how funding is spent on disaster ...

Preparing for the new tornado reality

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:40:54 -0400

Time magazine's Jeffrey Kluger joins Martin Bashir to discuss how we prepare - and respond - to extreme weather events like the Oklahoma ...

Jodi Arias ‘I’ve had difficult dreams about Travis’

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:40:53 -0400

Jodi Arias sits down with Diane Alvear after her day in court, in which she attempted to persuade a jury for a life sentence rather than the death penalty. In this extended interview, she talks about her comments in court and her thoughts of ...

Americas frogs and toads disappearing fast study warns

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:34:14 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frogs, toads and salamanders have been in trouble for decades, but a new U.S. government study shows just how quickly many amphibians are disappearing from ponds and creeks across the United ...

Despite Protests Chicago to Close 49 Schools

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:33:35 -0400

CHICAGO -- After an emotional public schools meeting, officials here in the third-largest district in the country voted Wednesday to close 49 public schools that they said were not being fully ...

Singer-songwriter Carole King to be honored at White House by President Obama

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:31:08 -0400

May 21, 2013: Singer-songwriter Carole King, performs during an event to honor her with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, at the Library of ...

Chemical that sparked deadly Texas explosion found across U.S

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:30:28 -0400

The remains of a fertilizer plant burn after an explosion at the plant in the town of West, near Waco, Texas, in this April 18, 2013 file photo. The deadly explosion injured more than 100 people, leveling dozens of homes and damaging other buildings including a school and nursing home, authorities ...

Cancer Treatment Centers of America Combining Medical Care With Pastoral Faith Support

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:30:00 -0400

A national network of hospitals in the U.S. called Cancer Treatment Centers of America is combining state-of-the-art medical care for patients in advanced-stages of cancer with spiritual support by a team of pastors, which is said to help patients live longer. "The focus of Care that the Cancer Treatment Centers of America utilizes is a 'Holistic Model,' and in that model ...

US Airways begins seasonal service to Shannon Ireland

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:29:44 -0400

TEMPE, Ariz. - US Airways customers now have convenient access to a second destination in Ireland as the airline begins daily, non-stop, summer service from its international gateway at Philadelphia today following a four-year hiatus. The airline will operate flights to the "Gateway to the West of Ireland" on 176-seat dual-class Boeing 757-200 aircraft until Sept. 6, 2013. The seasonal ...

Obama administration acknowledges 4 American citizens killed in US drone strikes since 2009

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:28:50 -0400

FILE - In this May 15, 2013, file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Holder said that in conducting U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida and its associated forces, the government has targeted and ...

Video Tamerlan Tsarnaevs friend killed by FBI responsible for triple homicide

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:28:46 -0400

Ibragim Todashev, a friend of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was killed in Orlando, Fla. The FBI and Mass. State police were interviewing the Chechen immigrant about an unsolved triple murder in Waltham, Mass. when he turned violent. Ines Ferre ...

Colo. shooting suspects bank records iPod searched by investigators

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:28:46 -0400

CENTENNIAL, Colo. James Holmes received six shipments of ammunition from an online retailer, carried a platinum MasterCard and photographed the door to the movie theater where he allegedly killed 12 people and injured 70, according to court records released ...

No more bodies or survivors likely in the rubble Oklahoma official says

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:28:45 -0400

It was the 83-year-old grandmother's first time back at her home since a monstrous and deadly tornado ravaged her neighborhood in suburban Oklahoma City. Part of the roof was sitting in the front yard, and the siding from the front of the house was gone. As her son, Jeff, and her grandsons picked through what was left of her belongings, Arvin found some dark humor in the situation. "Oh ...

Sergio Garcia apologizes to Tiger Woods for fried chicken remark

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:28:43 -0400

In this photo made May 12, 2013, Sergio Garcia, of Spain, left, shakes hands with Tiger Woods at the end of the third round of The Players championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, ...

Chicago Board of Ed votes to shut down 50 schools

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:28:42 -0400

Protesters of Mayor Rahm Emmanuel's plan to close dozens of city schools rally in the rotunda at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Springfield ...

Video Now You See Me stars talk crime caper at N.Y. premiere

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:28:40 -0400

Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Jesse Eisenberg and Mark Ruffalo are starring in "Now You See Me," a new thriller about a group of magicians who steal from the rich and give to the poor. Freeman, Caine, Eisenberg and Ruffalo spoke to CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi at the film's red carpet New York ...

Watch Biden Welcomes Grads to Greatest Coast Guard the World Has Ever Seen

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:26 -0400

Thank you very much -- -- thank you so very very much. Let me -- before began that. -- your words that are. Hearts go and our prayers. Are said for of the people of Oklahoma. Particularly moral problem. Secretary of -- Toronto as the media comment on -- -- was. Scheduled to be here today. I met were there yesterday the situation room. Relative to the situation in. -- Oklahoma. And -- she asked me ...

Chuck E. Cheese Killer Gets Reprieve

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:25 -0400

U.S. Supreme Court on Feb .19, 2013 denied convicted killer Nathan Dunlap's appeal of his death sentence, moving closer the likely execution of the man who killed four in an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese restaurant nearly 19 years ...

Miami Beach Businesses “Off” During Urban Beach Week

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:25:17 -0400

MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) – Miami Beach business owners are prepared for the crazy party atmosphere during Memorial Day Weekend’s annual holiday party, Urban Beach Week, but some aren’t too excited about the new heightened security levels. Robert Dessommes, manager of the News Caf on Ocean Drive at 8th Street, said he and other managersaren’texpecting much business year ...

New Discovery series brings scenes of North American wildlife to

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:21:49 -0400

Producer Huw Cordey joins The Cycle to discuss his new Discovery series "North America" that captures the beauty of the North American continent, and the wildlife's struggle to survive on some of the toughest terrain ...

Hillary Clinton announces support for gay marriage

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:15:26 -0400

In this Jan. 31, 2013 file photo, then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in Washington. (Photo:agencies) Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced her support for gay marriage Monday, putting her in line with other potential Democratic presidential candidates on a social issue that is rapidly gaining public approval. Clinton made the announcement in an online ...

Dance Review American Ballet Theater Presents A Month in the Country

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:48:48 -0400

Although you applaud the dancers, ...

School storm protection is spotty in tornado zones

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:33 -0400

MOORE, Okla. -; Communities in the tornado-prone Midwest are increasingly building "safe rooms" in public schools. But this week's deadly tornado near Oklahoma City highlights how storm protection in the nation's schools is ...

Union power at issue as Garcetti elected LA mayor

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:32 -0400

Los Angeles Mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti arrives for an election night rally Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in the Hollywood area Los Angels. Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become next mayor of Los Angeles after a campaign in which he depicted his rival a pawn of powerful labor bosses. (AP Photo/Chris ...

Colo. governor delays convicted killers execution

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:31 -0400

DENVER -; Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper indefinitely delayed the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap on Wednesday and said he was unlikely to allow it as long as he is ...

Judge seals affidavit of Maine man in teens death

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:29 -0400

This June 2012 photo provided by the Penobscot County Jail via Maine State Police shows Kyle Dube, of Orono, Maine. Dube, 20, was charged Tuesday, May 21, 2013 with murder in the death of Nichole Cable, who was last seen May 12, 2013. Police say a body found in the woods on Monday night is likely that of the high school student. (AP Photo/Penobscot County Jail via Maine State ...

Senators warm to transportation nominee

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:29 -0400

Transportation Secretary nominee, Charlotte, N.C. Mayor Anthony Foxx testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on his nomination. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce ...

Minn. teen whose farewell song became web hit dies

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:28 -0400

The 18-year-old was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in November 2009. When he learned last year he didn't have much longer to live, his mother suggested he write farewell notes to his loved ones. Instead, he wrote ...

And the best and worst airlines in America are...

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:45:00 -0400

Spirit Airlines came in last place in a Consumer Reports ranking of America's best airlines. These days when most airlines are turning people off with their excessive fees and crowded flights, Virgin America is getting some of the highest customer satisfaction scores any airline has seen in years. According to ...

Okla. victims find pets photos through social media

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:44:00 -0400

Clean-up volunteers are turning to Facebook and other social media sites to reunite the victims of the Moore, Okla., tornado with everything from sentimental wedding and baby pictures to family pets. NBC's Janet Shamlian ...

Facebook posts Suit filed over vets detention

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:45 -0400

RICHMOND, Va. -- A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of an ex-Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook, using the case to criticize a program that looks for veterans who may have become extremists.Attorneys for The Rutherford Institute filed suit in Richmond over the weeklong detention last August of ...

Zimmerman wants Trayvons pot use referenced

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:45 -0400

Audio experts gave differing opinions on whether screams for help captured on 911 calls were those of neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman or the 17-year-old teen he fatally shot last ...

Pickering agrees to be questioned over State Department’s Benghazi probe

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:28 -0400

WASHINGTON - The retired U.S. diplomat who co-chaired an internal State Department review of the 2012 terrorist attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on Wednesday ended his refusal to submit to a closed-door interview with a Republican-led House committee that is investigating the assault. No date was set for the private deposition of retired Ambassador Thomas Pickering by staff of ...

Missouri-American Water request approved to adjust ISRS

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:42:55 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KSDK) - The Missouri Public Service Commission says they have approved Missouri-American Water Company's request to adjust the infrastructure system replacement surcharge (ISRS) for St. Louis County customers. The ISRS change was requested to reflect infrastructure replacement costs made by the company since last summer that are not currently included in rates. St. ...

Miami Hurricanes Set to Improve NCAA Standing

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:40:38 -0400

The second season begins Thursday for the University of Miami baseball team. And judging by the national RPI rankings released by the NCAA, the Hurricanes would be hard-pressed to find a better tune-up for the NCAA tournament than the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. All eight of the teams that qualified for the ACC tourney are ranked in the top 20 in RPI -- the most from any ...

Latin America Haiti Guatemala Paraguay With Highest Malnutrition

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:35:01 -0400

UN’s World Food Programme Paraguay, Guatemala, and Haiti are the countries with the biggest problem of food deprivation and malnutrition in Latin America, according to a report by UN. In the study by the World Food Programme, 25.5% of the Paraguayan population is undernourished, while the figure rises to 30.4% in Guatemala and 44.5% in Haiti. Nearly two million people worldwide are ...

UPDATE 2-SEC charges South Miami with fraud over debt deals

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:33:45 -0400

Wed May 22, 2013 5:33pm EDT WASHINGTON May 22 (Reuters) - The city of South Miami, Florida, defrauded investors by not disclosing problems with the tax-exempt status of two bond deals, U.S. securities regulators said on Wednesday in their second municipal bond fraud enforcement action this month. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said the Florida city had agreed to settle the fraud ...

Faith healers charged with murder after second sons death

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:31:46 -0400

Williams announced in a Wednesday, May 22, 2013 news conference that Herbert and Catherine Schaible who believe in faith healing over medicine have been charged with murder after a second child died of pneumonia. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police ...

West Point staff member accused of spying on female cadets

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:31:33 -0400

By Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube, NBC News A West Point Military Academy staff member has been accused of planting hidden cameras in the shower and locker room facilities of female cadets, U.S. military and Pentagon officials told NBC News.Sgt. 1st Class Michael McClendon has been relieved of his duties at West Point. McClendon was charged with four counts of indecent acts, dereliction of ...

1 child dead 1 missing in Minn. park landslide

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:28 -0400

St. Paul Fire Marshal Steve Zaccard said the children were exploring the park when the slide happened about 1:15 p.m. Wednesday. Zaccard said the ground is soft after several days of ...

Liberal Democrat wins Los Angeles mayors race

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:24:49 -0400

1 of 2. Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti gestures while speaking during an election night party at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California, May 21, ...

Jury says cannot decide if Arias should get death judge says keep deliberating

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:24:48 -0400

1 of 2. Jodi Arias addresses the jury during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona May 21, ...

White House says criticism of its handling of IRS story is legitimate

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:13 -0400

Even though the Obama administration is intent on getting to the bottom of the misconduct at the IRS, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday, there have been "legitimate criticisms of how we're handling this." After a week of heated questions regarding the IRS scandal, Carney finally told reporters on Monday ...

Washington farms solution for marijuana waste Pot-fed pork

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:08 -0400

One Washington state farm is raising a stock of potbellied pigs -- literally. Since the state legalized recreational marijuana in November, new cannabis growers venturing into the legal market find themselves facing unique problems in unprecedented territory. For one: What to do with all the stems, roots and other waste from their ...

Ibragim Todashev implicated Tsarnaev himself in triple homicide before FBI shooting

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:07 -0400

Mugshot photos show Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, left, and Ibragim Todashev, who was fatally shot in Orlando, Fla., May 22, 2013, when he initiated a violent confrontation, law-enforcement officials ...

Watch David Boies Many Areas of Social Discrimination That We Need to Address

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:59 -0400

Ladies and gentlemen I'm pleased to introduce David Boies who respond on behalf of the honorary degree recipients David. Thank you president sexton. Thank you Marty Lipton in the -- On behalf ...

Watch Janet Napolitano Urges Oklahoma Tornado Victims to Contact FEMA

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:58 -0400

This is a special report from ABC news. I'm Dan -- New York with a CBC news digital special report on a tornado aftermath in Oklahoma that people of the town of more calling through debris hoping. ...

Watch Georgia Teen Becomes Valedictorian Despite Homeless Past

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:57 -0400

-- tell myself. -- but that figure by now. If you -- that -- fishing lines seventeen year old -- Lisa fiercest washing dishes in the house that are heavily afflicted for a few months. Prior to that the high school senior at her family were homeless for years. Living and it out of shelters hotels. -- even their car when they had one. Every now -- the family of five would be able to move into an ...

6 Still Missing Amid Tornado Damage

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:51 -0400

Eric Lowery looks over damage to his mother's vehicle after it was blown from her workplace and came to rest on the debris of a nearby collapsed building in Moore, Okla., May 23, ...

The List Chicago Schools To Be Closed

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:15:45 -0400

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago School Board voted to close 49 underutilized or underperforming elementary schools on Wednesday as part of a plan to close a $1 billion budget deficit. Here is the list: Altgeld Elementary School, 1340 W. 71st St. Armstrong Elementary Math and Science, 5345 W. Congress Pkwy. Attucks Elementary School, 5055 S. State St. Banneker Elementary School, 6656 S. ...

Turkish-American relations to grow in trade

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:14:02 -0400

US Ambassador to Turkey: "Turkish-American relations to grow in trade, too" ISTANBUL - US Ambassador to Turkey, Francis Ricciardone pointed out on Tuesday that the accustomed strong Turkish-American relations will grow in the trade sector, too.Ricciardone, attending 11th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF' 13) and opening the American booths there, stated that the booths ...

Americas Energy Advantage statement on LNG export decision

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:12:43 -0400

America's Energy Advantage (AEA) is pleased with the Department of Energy's (DOE) decision to approve one export permit and consider other permits on a case-by-case basis. As a result of this decision, the United States will be able to retain the natural gas advantage that is helping American manufacturing grow jobs and spur investment. This responsible process will decrease the ...

No more drug war in Latin America Report explores new ways to fight drugs

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:09:23 -0400

A new OAS report looks at alternatives to prohibiting the drug trade, including legal market regulation, reform of the UN drug convention, and smarter ...

Foreign Students in Oklahoma Confront Tornado Threat

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:41:30 -0400

WASHINGTON -- For many Americans in the nation’s center, tornadoes are a frightening fact of life. But for foreign students, usually from countries where tornadoes never occur, twisters can be an even scarier experience. Such was the case this past Monday when a tornado devastated the U.S. town of Moore, Oklahoma, killing at least 24 people and leaving thousands homeless. "It was ...

Veterans on motorcycles stop in E. TN on way to Washington DC

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:40:56 -0400

Hundreds of motorcyclists roared through Tennessee Wednesday on their way to Washington DC for the annual Ride for the Wall trip. Each year since 1989, hundreds of bikers from across the country converge at the Vietnam Memorial. They start the ride in California and ride all the way to our nation's capitol. The goal of the trip is to promote healing among veterans and their families ...

American Workers Health Care Costs Increase Again

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:40:24 -0400

The family health care tab shows no sign of shrinking. On average, according to the latest Milliman Medical Index (MMI), a family of four covered through a typical employer health plan will pay out $9,144 this year in premiums and out-of-pocket expenses. That's up about 6.5 percent over 2012, though not as much as the prior year's increase of 7.2 percent. The 2013 rise translates into ...

Political participation by indigenous peoples in Latin America still low - UN report

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:40:05 -0400

Print 22 May 2013 &#150 Indigenous peoples in Latin America have undergone an unprecedented mobilization in the past 20 years, but political participation, particularly among women, is still low, the United Nations said in a new report released today. Intercultural Citizenship – Contributions from the political participation of indigenous peoples in Latin America, released by the UN ...

Claudio Reyna is director of football at New York City Football Club

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:39:55 -0400

Manchester City and United States international midfielder Claudio Reyna was named as the first director of football for new Major League Soccer (MLS) team New York City Football Club, the team confirmed yesterday. The new club, which will start playing in 2015, was announced on ...