Reuters
Disgraced ex-congressman Weiner announces candidacy for NYC mayor
May 22, 2013 10:25 AM 3 hours ago Reuters: Politics
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two years after resigning from Congress in a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner announced in a video message early on Wednesday he is running for New York City mayor.
Los Angeles city councilman opens lead in race for mayor
May 22, 2013 7:55 AM 6 hours ago Reuters: Politics
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles City Councilman Eric Garcetti opened a convincing election-night lead in his bid to become mayor of America’s second-largest city as it faces an increasingly gloomy financial outlook, returns showed late ..
Kerry hails tentative Raytheon arms sale to Oman
May 22, 2013 7:53 AM 6 hours ago Reuters: Politics
MUSCAT (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hailed on Wednesday what U.S. officials said was an estimated $2.1 billion deal for Oman to buy a ground-based air defense system from U.S. defense contractor Raytheon Co..
Voters oust mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in primary
May 22, 2013 4:59 AM 9 hours ago Reuters: Politics
(Reuters) – The embattled mayor of Pennsylvania’s financially crippled capital of Harrisburg was ousted on Tuesday when she lost the Democratic primary to the owner of an independent bookstore.
Senate panel backs arming Syria rebels
May 22, 2013 1:28 AM 12 hours ago Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria’s government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if the bill succeeds, as Washington struggles to deal with its res..
Senate panel passes immigration bill; Obama praises move
May 22, 2013 1:23 AM 12 hours ago Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, setting up a spirited debate next month in the full Senate over the biggest changes in immigration policy in..
CNN
Disgraced Weiner running for mayor
May 22, 2013 12:34 PM 1 hour ago CNN.com – Politics
Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is running for New York City mayor, he announced Wednesday morning in a video posted on his campaign website.
Disgraced ex-congressman running for NY mayor
May 22, 2013 11:58 AM 2 hours ago CNN.com – Politics
Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is running for New York City mayor, he announced Wednesday morning in a video posted on his campaign website.
Immigration reform bill clears key Senate hurdle
May 22, 2013 11:45 AM 2 hours ago CNN.com – Politics
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” immigration reform bill on Tuesday, sending the measure to the Senate floor for further consideration and giving the bill’s backers their first major legislative victory..
Garcetti makes history as next LA mayor
May 22, 2013 10:58 AM 3 hours ago CNN.com – Politics
Eric Garcetti has declared victory in the Los Angeles mayoral race. He will be the first Jewish mayor of the nation’s second-largest city.
Granderson: The courage of teachers
May 22, 2013 10:51 AM 3 hours ago CNN.com – Politics
Monday was a not-so-normal day for teachers at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma.
Immigration bill clears hurdle
May 22, 2013 10:49 AM 3 hours ago CNN.com – Politics
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” immigration reform bill on Tuesday, sending the measure to the Senate floor for further consideration and giving the bill’s backers their first major legislative victory..
USA Today
Chelsea Clinton takes on multifaith role at NYU
May 21, 2013 11:58 AM 1 day ago On Politics
Former first daughter helps lead a university program that reaches across religious lines.
Conn. Sen. Murphy takes food stamp challenge
May 21, 2013 2:04 AM 1 day ago On Politics
Democrat highlights the challenges of eating healthy on a budget of $1.60 per meal.
Wall Street trade group taps ex-senator Gregg as CEO
May 20, 2013 11:41 AM 2 days ago On Politics
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association lobbies for Wall Street firms.
Road to 2016: Rand Paul sells out N.H. GOP event
May 20, 2013 10:33 AM 2 days ago On Politics
Kentucky senator makes third stop in tour of states key to presidential contenders.
S.C. Gov. Haley’s husband home for a short leave
May 20, 2013 1:29 AM 3 days ago On Politics
It’s family time for Gov. Haley, whose husband is on leave from his Afghanistan duty.
Obama taps Gabby Giffords for Fulbright board
May 17, 2013 10:15 AM 5 days ago On Politics
Ex-congresswoman was a Fulbright scholar in Mexico from 1993-94.
Washington Post
Gay groups denounce lack of protection in Senate immigration bill
May 22, 2013 12:41 PM 1 hour ago White House: Latest White House News, Headlines, Analysis & More – The Washington Post
Gay rights advocates are reacting angrily to a decision by Senate Democrats on Tuesday to drop protections for same-sex couples from a landmark immigration reform bill in order to preserve Republican support for the legislation. Read full ..
Eric Garcetti elected mayor of Los Angeles
May 22, 2013 12:21 PM 1 hour ago Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More – The Washington Post
City Councilman Eric Garcetti has won the Los Angeles mayor’s race, becoming the first Jewish elected mayor in the city’s history. Thank you Los Angeles–the hard work begins but I am honored to lead this city for the next four years. Let’..
The case of the Army’s ‘invisible’ plane
May 22, 2013 12:00 PM 2 hours ago Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More – The Washington Post
It’s hard sometimes to keep track of all your planes. The Army, it seems, “lost” one for a while. Well, not actually lost, according to a May 9 Department of Defense inspector general’s report, since it seems to have been used by Army bras..
Weiner formally launches N.Y. mayoral bid
May 22, 2013 11:57 AM 2 hours ago Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More – The Washington Post
It’s official: Anthony Weiner will attempt a political comeback of huge proportions and run for mayor of New York City this year. Just two years after resigning his congressional seat after posting lewd pictures of himself to Twitter and t..
House Democrats’ report says power grid is vulnerable to cyber attacks
May 22, 2013 11:02 AM 3 hours ago Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More – The Washington Post
A House Democrat this week released a report that could help resurrect bipartisan legislation he sponsored three years ago to protect the nation’s power grid from cyber attacks and other threats. The analysis, spearheaded by Rep. Ed Markey..
It’s not just Republicans up in arms about Benghazi. That’s a problem for President Obama.
May 22, 2013 10:32 AM 3 hours ago Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More – The Washington Post
Last year’s deadly attack on a diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya is shaping up as a real political problem for President Obama, with concern extending well beyond the conservative base. More than half of Americans say his administratio..
Reuters
FBI kills Florida man with suspected ties to Boston bomb suspect: NBC
May 22, 2013 12:49 PM 53 minutes ago Reuters: U.S.
MIAMI (Reuters) – An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man with suspected links to the Boston Marathon bombings early on Wednesday, NBC News reported.
Rescuers comb Oklahoma tornado rubble for buried survivors
May 22, 2013 12:23 PM 1 hour ago Reuters: U.S.
MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) – Rescue workers with sniffer dogs and searchlights picked through the wreckage of a massive tornado to ensure no survivors remained buried in the rubble of primary schools, houses and buildings in an Oklahoma City..
Parents withdraw from inquiry into death of U.S. engineer Shane Todd
May 22, 2013 11:49 AM 2 hours ago Reuters: U.S.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The parents of an American engineer found dead in Singapore last year said on Wednesday they will not take part in the rest of a coroner’s inquiry into his death, which they say was linked to a project involving the tr..
Jodi Arias jury due to resume death penalty deliberations in Arizona
May 22, 2013 11:02 AM 3 hours ago Reuters: U.S.
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A jury weighing the fate of murderer Jodi Arias is set to resume deliberations on Wednesday on whether she should be sentenced to death or spend her life in prison for the brutal slaying of her ex-boyfriend.
Chicago school board to vote on mass school closing
May 22, 2013 11:01 AM 3 hours ago Reuters: U.S.
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago Board of Education is due to vote on Wednesday on a controversial proposal to close 54 schools in the country’s third-largest public school district in what would be the largest mass school closing in the nat..
Disgraced ex-congressman Weiner announces candidacy for NYC mayor
May 22, 2013 10:25 AM 3 hours ago Reuters: U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two years after resigning from Congress in a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner announced in a video message early on Wednesday he is running for New York City mayor.
CNN
Sweet controversy at Michael Jackson death trial
May 22, 2013 8:46 AM 5 hours ago CNN.com – U.S.
Every issue in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial is so disputed that even giving candy to jurors caused an argument.
Long recovery ahead in Oklahoma
May 22, 2013 8:46 AM 5 hours ago CNN.com – U.S.
What began as a hunt for survivors is now an arduous recovery effort in the devastated city of Moore.
Feds: 3 scientists conspired to take bribes for their research
May 22, 2013 7:51 AM 6 hours ago CNN.com – U.S.
Three university researchers working on medical technology are facing federal charges — and up to 20 years in prison if convicted — for allegedly taking Chinese money for their U.S.-funded research, according to federal authorities.
Former IRS chief says he lacked details, acted properly on targeting
May 22, 2013 3:46 AM 10 hours ago CNN.com – U.S.
The former head of the IRS said Tuesday that he was aware of some aspects of his agency’s targeting of conservative groups in the spring of 2012, and took what he called the correct action of ensuring the situation would be independently re..
Okla. tornado: What we know
May 22, 2013 1:12 AM 13 hours ago CNN.com – U.S.
A massive tornado struck a suburb of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon. Details of the destruction are coming in thick and fast from CNN crews, our affiliates and witnesses.
We’re back on track in Northeast, Amtrak says
May 21, 2013 11:32 PM 14 hours ago CNN.com – U.S.
Amtrak service resumed between New York and New Haven, Connecticut, Tuesday afternoon, the national train operator announced in a statement, five days after a derailment on one of the busiest tracks in the country injured more than 70 peopl..
MSNBC
‘Tornado Mom’ Stephanie Decker to Okla. victims: ‘You will rebuild and get through this’
May 22, 2013 8:56 AM 5 hours ago MSNBC.com: U.S. News
Survivors of Monday’s devastating tornado in Oklahoma are coming to grips with their post-storm realities, and there’s one person who knows all too well what they are feeling. Stephanie Decker understands the emotions of fear, shock and los..
More storms on the way, tornadoes possible across swath of US
May 22, 2013 8:28 AM 5 hours ago MSNBC.com: U.S. News
An area stretching from the lower Great Lakes to the Tennessee Valley was expected to be hit by severe thunderstorms on Wednesday, forecasters warned.The National Weather Service said that the “primary threats” would be damaging winds and l..
‘I hope I get a second chance’: Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
May 22, 2013 8:16 AM 5 hours ago MSNBC.com: U.S. News
Anthony Weiner, whose career as a congressman collapsed after he posted sexually suggestive pictures of himself on Twitter, has announced that he’s running for mayor of New York City.“I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of peopl..
Chaos and courage as tornado wrecks elementary schools
May 22, 2013 7:49 AM 6 hours ago MSNBC.com: U.S. News
The massive tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., on Monday bore down hardon Plaza Towers Elementary School, where children sheltered inside from the roaring gusts, even as the building began to come apart around them.The winds and flying..
Paramedic recalls moments after tornado strike
May 22, 2013 3:40 AM 10 hours ago MSNBC.com: U.S. News
‘May 20′ takes new meaning for Oklahoma
May 22, 2013 3:29 AM 10 hours ago MSNBC.com: U.S. News
USA Today
Double jeopardy: Okla. man tells the tale of surviving two EF-5 twisters
May 22, 2013 12:14 PM 1 hour ago USATODAY.com Nation – Top Stories
George Posey has twice survived EF-5 tornadoes roaring through his neighborhood.
Companies share energy efficiency secrets
May 22, 2013 12:03 PM 2 hours ago USATODAY.com Nation – Top Stories
Department of Energy program gets companies to share energy reducing strategies.
Eric Garcetti wins Los Angeles mayor’s race
May 22, 2013 7:23 AM 6 hours ago USATODAY.com Nation – Top Stories
Wendy Greuel concedes defeat to Eric Garcetti in LA mayor’s race. He takes office July 1.
Ariz. lawmaker comes out as atheist during meeting
May 22, 2013 7:00 AM 7 hours ago USATODAY.com Nation – Top Stories
Admission comes as Supreme Court takes up prayers at government meetings.
Safety experts say Okla. school was ready for tornado
May 22, 2013 6:31 AM 7 hours ago USATODAY.com Nation – Top Stories
Teachers and students in Oklahoma were well-prepared for Monday’s tornado, experts say.
Wednesday forecast: Severe weather continues
May 22, 2013 6:02 AM 8 hours ago USATODAY.com Nation – Top Stories
What’s the weather where you are? Get all the details in today’s national weather forecast.
Fox News
Uzbek national facing terror charges to remain jailed in Idaho
May 22, 2013 11:28 AM 2 hours ago FOXNews.com
An Uzbek national facing terrorism-related charges in Idaho will remain jailed pending his trial after waiving his right to a detention hearing. Lawyers for Fazliddin Kurbanov on Tuesday waived a hearing where a U.S. District Court judge w..
Man fatally shot by FBI agent knew Boston bombing suspect, friend says
May 22, 2013 10:47 AM 3 hours ago FOXNews.com
DEVELOPING: A man who was fatally shot by an FBI agent late Tuesday in Florida knew one of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings, a friend of the victim said Wednesday. MyFoxOrlando.com reports that the unidentified agent enc..
Homes next to Florida sinkhole to be demolished
May 22, 2013 10:22 AM 3 hours ago FOXNews.com
The homes on either side of the Tampa area house where a sinkhole opened under a man’s bedroom are being demolished. Officials say the demolition will take place Wednesday in Seffner, Fla. The homes were condemned April 1, a month after th..
Susan Powell’s dad gets private eye to review file
May 22, 2013 8:00 AM 6 hours ago FOXNews.com
Police say they’ve taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file — containing tens of thousands of pages of detective reports, maps, interview trans..
Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
May 22, 2013 7:18 AM 6 hours ago FOXNews.com
Parents in a suburban Oklahoma City school district received a text message as an ominous tornado approached. Their children were being held at school until the storm passed or their parents picked them up. Suddenly, parents had a gut-wren..
Okla. residents come home to pick up the pieces
May 22, 2013 7:17 AM 6 hours ago FOXNews.com
The residents of Moore, Okla., affected by a deadly tornado are coming back to find their belongings scattered and their homes left in pieces. Monday’s tornado killed at least 24 people, countless homes and reduced one elementary school al..
Reuters
Ukraine PM bars reporters from government meetings after protest
May 22, 2013 11:46 AM 2 hours ago Reuters: World News
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov ordered a dozen local reporters to be barred from covering government meetings after they staged a silent protest on Wednesday over physical attacks on journalists at a rally.
Syria opposition calls for reinforcements in embattled Qusair
May 22, 2013 11:37 AM 2 hours ago Reuters: World News
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s leading opposition group called on Wednesday for rebels across the country to send reinforcements to the strategic border town Qusair, where heavy fighting has drawn in fighters from Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah m..
UK coalition to last despite rifts, infighting: deputy PM
May 22, 2013 11:35 AM 2 hours ago Reuters: World News
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s deputy prime minister on Wednesday took the unusual step of holding a news conference to say the country’s two-party coalition would hold together until 2015 as he tried to stabilize a government beset by infigh..
Mugabe signs Zimbabwe constitution into law
May 22, 2013 11:24 AM 2 hours ago Reuters: World News
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe signed a new constitution into law on Wednesday, replacing a 33-year-old document forged in the dying days of British colonial rule and paving the way for elections later this year.
Iran, Hezbollah increasing support for Assad: Britain
May 22, 2013 11:03 AM 3 hours ago Reuters: World News
AMMAN (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday Iran and its militant Shi’ite Lebanese ally Hezbollah were “propping up” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and giving him increasing support.
Militants release seven Egyptians kidnapped in Sinai
May 22, 2013 10:53 AM 3 hours ago Reuters: World News
CAIRO (Reuters) – Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were released on Wednesday, ending a crisis that has highlighted lawlessness in the desert peninsula bordering Israel.
CNN
Living in the eye of Myanmar’s sectarian storm
May 22, 2013 12:31 PM 1 hour ago CNN.com – World
A wave of sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims has resulted in the deaths of at least 43 people and displaced thousands more, according to the Myanmar government.
Andy Warhol pops up in China
May 22, 2013 12:27 PM 1 hour ago CNN.com – World
When American pop artist Andy Warhol visited Beijing in 1982 and was told there wasn’t a McDonald’s, he replied: “Oh, but they will.”
Gaza boy’s death: Who to believe?
May 22, 2013 12:22 PM 1 hour ago CNN.com – World
The image of a young Palestinian boy cowering behind his father as Israeli bullets rained down on them became a powerful symbol of the second Intifada. Now Israel insists its military is not to blame for the attack.
Fears of sectarian war in Iraq
May 22, 2013 12:19 PM 1 hour ago CNN.com – World
A recent uptick of Sunni-Shiite violence in Iraq has killed at least 266 people in the past three weeks, according to a CNN tally. The violence has conjured fears that all-out sectarian conflict is starting again.
28 bodies recovered after Indonesia tunnel collapse
May 22, 2013 11:55 AM 2 hours ago CNN.com – World
Emergency workers have recovered all 28 bodies from a collapsed tunnel at an underground mine training facility in Indonesia, the mining company said Wednesday.
7 kidnapped soldiers freed in Egypt
May 22, 2013 11:55 AM 2 hours ago CNN.com – World
Seven Egyptian soldiers who were kidnapped six days ago in the Sinai Peninsula have been freed, the spokesman for Egypt’s armed forces said Wednesday.
MSNBC
Major earthquake strikes Iran, USGS says
Apr 16, 2013 12:20 PM 36 days ago MSNBC.com: World News
A magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Iran on Tuesday, according to the United States Geographical Survey.Reuters cited witnesses as saying that tall buildings shook as far as way as New Delhi, India, with the tremors sending people running int..
Magnitude-7.8 earthquake strikes Iran, USGS says
Apr 16, 2013 12:03 PM 36 days ago MSNBC.com: World News
A magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Iran on Tuesday, according to the United States Geographical Survey.Reuters cited witnesses as saying that tall buildings shook as far as way as New Delhi in India, with the tremors sending people running i..
Venezuelan rivals rally supporters after clashes over election results
Apr 16, 2013 11:36 AM 36 days ago MSNBC.com: World News
Both sides in Venezuela’s political standoff will hold rival demonstrations on Tuesday after authorities rejected opposition demands for a presidential election recount and protesters clashed with police in Caracas.Opposition leader Henriqu..
Magnitude-8.0 earthquake strikes Iran, USGS says
Apr 16, 2013 11:07 AM 36 days ago MSNBC.com: World News
A magnitude-8.0 earthquake struck Iran on Tuesday, according to the United States Geographical Survey.Reuters cited witnesses as saying that tall buildings shook as far as way as New Delhi, India, sending people running into the streets.Thi..
Helicopter ‘hard landing’ near North Korea border injures 21 US military personnel
Apr 16, 2013 8:36 AM 36 days ago MSNBC.com: World News
A U.S. Marine helicopter’s “hard landing” near the North Korean border left 21 service members injured early Tuesday, officials said.The CH-53E Super Stallion chopper was “conducting routine flight operations” during an exercise near South ..
UK measles outbreak could spread
Apr 16, 2013 7:13 AM 36 days ago MSNBC.com: World News
USA Today
Russia vows reprisals for ‘stolen’ song contest votes
May 21, 2013 9:22 AM 1 day ago USATODAY.com World – Top Stories
Azerbaijan’s president has ordered a probe into the burgeoning scandal.
Ex-Ford execs charged in Argentine tortures
May 21, 2013 8:13 AM 1 day ago USATODAY.com World – Top Stories
The men are charged for allegedly helping the military government target union workers.
Guatemala ex-dictator’s genocide conviction overturned
May 21, 2013 7:44 AM 1 day ago USATODAY.com World – Top Stories
The case of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt has been ordered back to the middle of the proceedings.
Israel may step up strikes inside Syria, military warns
May 21, 2013 6:39 AM 1 day ago USATODAY.com World – Top Stories
The threat follows three days of Syria attacks along the border.
Officials: More attacks in Iraq; 7 killed
May 21, 2013 5:37 AM 1 day ago USATODAY.com World – Top Stories
Two parked car bombs went off simultaneously in the northern city of Tuz Khormato,
Top figures barred from Iran’s June ballot
May 21, 2013 3:56 AM 1 day ago USATODAY.com World – Top Stories
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had final say over list of presidential candidates.