Revelations of Americans killed by US drones raise new questions

MSNBC - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Rachel Maddow reports on a new letter from Attorney General Eric Holder revealing that the U.S. drone program has killed a total of four Americans, including the specifically targeted killing of Anwar ...

Humanitarian award goes to Hillary Clinton

The Standard - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

(47 mins ago) Former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton praised the efforts of a group combatting malnutrition and blindness during an awards speech in New York City. Clinton delivered the remarks on Wednesday while being honored with the 2013 Helen Keller Humanitarian Award from Helen Keller International, AP reports. Clinton continues to be spoken of as a possible presidential ...

Nebraska attorney general wants abortion clinic nurses license revoked

Yahoo Health - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

By Katie Schubert OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning on Wednesday filed a petition to revoke the license of the only nurse at a controversial abortion clinic in the state for allegedly providing substandard care and improperly administering drugs. Bruning, a Republican who received support from anti-abortion groups during a run for the Senate last year, argued ...

GM Chevy Spark electric cars price 38 percent less than sibling hybrid Volts

Reuters - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

DETROIT (Reuters) - The Chevrolet Spark all-electric subcompact car will cost U.S. buyers as much as 38 percent less than what it takes to buy its larger sibling, the hybrid Volt, General Motors Co said on ...

Activists rally ahead of Boy Scouts vote on gay youth ban

Reuters - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - Gay rights activists and members of conservative groups gathered in the Texas town of Grapevine on Wednesday where Boy Scouts of America delegates were expected to vote at a national meeting to lift its ban on gay youth ...

Feds push for Bulger informant files DNA tests

Boston Herald - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Federal prosecutors want James "Whitey" Bulger’s FBI informant files as well as dozens of pages of DNA tests used to establish the identity of five of Bulger’s alleged victims to become evidence as the gangster’s trial nears, according to court filings yesterday.Prosecutors want the informant files collected by corrupt ex-FBI agent John Connolly on Bulger and Stephen ...

Hillary Clinton accepts humanitarian award in NYC

San Diego Union-Tribune - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2013 file photo, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton laughs as she gives a speech during a ceremony honoring her at the Pentagon in Washington. Clinton was honored with the 2013 Helen Keller Humanitarian Award from Helen Keller International in New York on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, ...

Fire Marshals Office Panel had blast site access

San Diego Union-Tribune - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

AUSTIN, Texas -; The State Fire Marshal's Office says a federal safety panel's investigators had access to the site of a Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people and injured about 200 ...

New York Times threatens tech startup over web design tool

Metro Boston - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

future of online journalism and reportedly took months to code and create. But entrepreneur Cody Brown had been working on a simpler way to create a similar effect. He decided to build a replica of Snow Fall to demonstrate what his web design ...

2013 North American Effie Effectiveness Index Reveals The Most Effective Advertisers

Forbes - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

2013 Most Effective Advertisers In North America What defines the most effective advertisers in North America? They embrace the full breadth of media and creative available to them. That's reflected in the 2013 North American Effie Effectiveness Index, ...

American army cadet charged over filming women

The Standard - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

(32 mins ago) A sergeant at the US West Point military academy has been accused of secretly filming female cadets without their consent, including when they were in the shower, officials said. Sergeant First Class Michael McClendon has been charged under the military's legal code with indecent acts, dereliction of duty, cruelty and maltreatment and acts harmful to good order and ...

U.S. industry touts drone promise as public debate flares

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

An X-47B pilot-less drone combat aircraft is launched for the first time off an aircraft carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia, May 14, ...

U.S. military lawyers put more pressure on Guantanamo

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel takes part in a news conference on efforts to eliminate VA claims backlogs, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, May 22, ...

Colorado governor grants reprieve to quadruple killer on death row

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper becomes emotional as he discusses the shooting death of Tom Clements, the head of Colorado state's prison system at a news conference in Denver March 20, ...

Charles Woodson Overwhelmed By Raiders Fans

CBS 5 - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Charles Woodson had gotten word that Oakland fans had mobilized through social media to hold a rally at his free-agent visit to the ...

Richmond Police Find Stray Pony Wandering Around Neighborhood

CBS 5 - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

This stray horse was found near Seventh Street and Nevin Avenue in Richmond’s Iron Triangle neighborhood on May 22, 2013. ...

At least 20 injured as trains collide north of New York after derailment

SINA - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Two trains collided after one of them derailed during the Friday evening rush hour in Fairfield, the U.S. state of Connecticut, injuring at least 20 people, local authorities said. The Fairfield police estimated that 20 to 25 people were injured in the accident, but no fatalities had been reported so far, media reports here said. An New York-bound train from New Haven derailed at around 6 p.m. ...

Safety recommendations released for Americas Cup

San Diego Union-Tribune - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO -; A group of sailing experts has released 37 recommendations they say will increase safety in the America's Cup, which is set to take place on the wind-raked San Francisco Bay this ...

Obama honors Carole King at White House concert

San Diego Union-Tribune - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

President Barack Obama presents the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during an East Room concert honoring singer-songwriter Carole King, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the White House in Washington. King is the first woman to receive the award. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn ...

Audits detail side jobs for state managers

San Diego Union-Tribune - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

SACRAMENTO -; Hundreds of state government managers who were supposed to be working on salary also took lower-level jobs in the same class and facility, padding their pay with hourly wages, a series of state audits has ...

Suit filed over Conn. gun law passed after Newtown

San Diego Union-Tribune - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

HARTFORD, Conn. -; A group of Connecticut organizations that support gun rights, pistol permit holders and gun sellers has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and other state officials, arguing the state's new gun control law violates their constitutional ...

Americas Cup makes changes to improve safety following death

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

By Noel Randewich and Jonathan Weber SAN FRANCISCO | Wed May 22, 2013 10:22pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO May 22 (Reuters) - America's Cup organizers said on Wednesday that they have made rule changes to improve safety in the upcoming regatta after a fatal training accident on San Francisco Bay earlier this month. As a result of investigations into the death of a sailor when an ultra-fast ...