Kansas judge blocks use of 'In Cold Blood' files

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• Kansas judge blocks use of 'In Cold Blood' files
• Gun control fight spills over to federal research
• NY suspects asked for hard drives to hold evidence
• Defense seeks new expert in Afghan killings case
• Lawyer: Inspectors clear NM horse slaughterhouse
• Kerry: NATO needs plan for Syrian chemical weapons
• Big week for news with Boston Marathon bombs story
• Gannett 1Q earnings up 53 pct, helped by paywalls
• Suarez accepts FA violent conduct charge for bite
• Second man says home being searched in ricin case
• GOP report faults State Dept. on Libya security
• Obama salutes national teacher of the year
• Chicago-area teen latest snared in website traps
• Iraq on edge after deadly raid on protest camp
• UN official hopeful about 2015 climate talks
• Police: Madonna's brother resists arrest, is hurt
• Reid: Democrats to ease cuts with war savings
• AP Source: Cavs, Mike Brown nearing a deal
• The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
• France legalizes gay marriage after harsh debate
• RIM expects keyboard BlackBerry in US in late May
• Stocks gain on earnings; fake tweet shakes stocks
• Graham blocks vote on Obama energy nominee
• Italian president seeks end to political paralysis
• Lee Enterprises posts smaller 2Q loss
• Sharon Osbourne says she's not divorcing Ozzy
• Lin draws tough playoff debut against Westbrook
• Appeals court upholds EPA block on W.Va. mine
• The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store
• RI Senate to vote on gay marriage
• Second Miss. man says FBI is searching his home in connection with ricin letter case
• Syrian war increasingly drawing in Lebanon
• Libya car bomb hits French embassy, wounds guards
• Full planes help boost US Airways 1Q results
• Official: ricin possible in package at DC base
• Pivotal vote on gay marriage looms in RI
• Photographer's loss offers hope for Boston wounded
• Hackers compromise AP Twitter account
• Oil little changed as housing offsets China data
• Gov't warns of more flight delays as blame flies

Kansas judge blocks use of 'In Cold Blood' files Posted: 23 Apr 2013 01:16 PM PDT TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A judge ruled Tuesday that investigation materials pertaining to the 1959 "In Cold Blood" murders that a Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent kept at home may not be auctioned off or publicly revealed until he's had a chance to review them.

Gun control fight spills over to federal research Posted: 23 Apr 2013 01:16 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington's fight over firearms restrictions isn't limited to Congress. It's also taking place in the halls of science — literally — where gun control advocates and the National Rifle Association differ over the direction federal research on gun violence should take.

NY suspects asked for hard drives to hold evidence Posted: 23 Apr 2013 01:15 PM PDT WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A prosecutor says six politicians indicted in a federal corruption case have been asked to provide 150-gigabyte hard drives to hold the mountain of evidence against them.

Defense seeks new expert in Afghan killings case Posted: 23 Apr 2013 01:12 PM PDT JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — Attorneys for the U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians during a 2012 rampage have asked that a new psychiatric expert be appointed in the case.

Lawyer: Inspectors clear NM horse slaughterhouse Posted: 23 Apr 2013 01:09 PM PDT ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — About 5 miles from this southeastern New Mexico town's famed UFO museum, tucked between dairy farms, is a nondescript metal building that could be home to any number of small agricultural businesses.

Kerry: NATO needs plan for Syrian chemical weapons Posted: 23 Apr 2013 01:09 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged NATO on Tuesday to prepare for the possible use of chemical weapons by Syria on the same day that a senior Israeli military intelligence official said Syrian President Bashar Assad had used such weapons last month in his battle against insurgents.

Big week for news with Boston Marathon bombs story Posted: 23 Apr 2013 01:09 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The deadly Boston Marathon bombings and the massive manhunt for two suspects made for a big week in television news.

Gannett 1Q earnings up 53 pct, helped by paywalls Posted: 23 Apr 2013 01:05 PM PDT MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — Gannett Co., the owner of USA Today and other newspapers and television stations, reported a 53 percent increase in first-quarter net income Tuesday. The results were boosted by a one-time tax benefit and new fees to access many of Gannett's newspaper websites.

Suarez accepts FA violent conduct charge for bite Posted: 23 Apr 2013 01:05 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Liverpool forward Luis Suarez accepted a violent conduct charge from the English Football Association after he bit an opponent.

Second man says home being searched in ricin case Posted: 23 Apr 2013 01:02 PM PDT TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi man charged with sending poisoned letters to President Barack Obama and others was released from jail Tuesday without explanation, while FBI agents returned to another man's house where they'd previously searched in connection with the case.

GOP report faults State Dept. on Libya security Posted: 23 Apr 2013 01:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — An interim report by House Republicans faults the State Department and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for security deficiencies at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya prior to last September's attack.

Obama salutes national teacher of the year Posted: 23 Apr 2013 01:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama honored finalists Tuesday for the 2013 National Teacher of the Year award and saluted the winner, a Washington state teacher credited with improving science enrollment at his high school.

Chicago-area teen latest snared in website traps Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:59 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — It had the trappings of an actual extremist website: Photos of gun-toting fighters and a flowery exhortation to, "Come and join your lion brothers ... fighting under the true banner of Islam."

Iraq on edge after deadly raid on protest camp Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:58 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Security forces stormed a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq on Tuesday, sparking deadly clashes in several towns and sharply intensifying rage at the Shiite-led government. The unrest and a spate of other attacks, mostly targeting Sunni mosques, killed at least 56 people.

UN official hopeful about 2015 climate talks Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:56 PM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Governments are more serious and the impact of climate change is more dramatic, improving chances of a groundbreaking global warming pact in 2015 in contrast with the failure of such an effort in 2009, the U.N. climate chief said Tuesday.

Police: Madonna's brother resists arrest, is hurt Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:55 PM PDT TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say the brother of pop star Madonna needed nine stiches to his forehead after he resisted arrest in a public bathroom in northern Michigan.

Reid: Democrats to ease cuts with war savings Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat in the Senate said Tuesday he'll press ahead with new legislation to repeal automatic spending cuts that are now beginning to sting.

AP Source: Cavs, Mike Brown nearing a deal Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:54 PM PDT CLEVELAND (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press the Cavaliers and Mike Brown are near an agreement to bring him back to Cleveland for a second time.

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:53 PM PDT App Store Official Charts for the week ending April 22, 2013:

France legalizes gay marriage after harsh debate Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:52 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — France legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that has exposed deep social conservatism in the nation's heartland and triggered huge protests in Paris from both sides of the divide. Legions of officers with water cannon braced outside the National Assembly for possible violence on an issue that galvanized the country's faltering right.

RIM expects keyboard BlackBerry in US in late May Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:52 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — The maker of the BlackBerry expects a new version of the phone with a physical keyboard will be available in the U.S. by the end of May.

Stocks gain on earnings; fake tweet shakes stocks Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:52 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market climbed Tuesday following strong earnings across a range of U.S. industries.

Graham blocks vote on Obama energy nominee Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:51 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is blocking a Senate vote on President Barack Obama's energy secretary nominee to protest proposed budget cuts to a nuclear processing facility in Graham's home state.

Italian president seeks end to political paralysis Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:51 PM PDT ROME (AP) — President Giorgio Napolitano opened his unprecedented second term with around-the-clock consultations Tuesday aimed at finding a candidate to form a new government and end the political paralysis following inconclusive February elections.

Lee Enterprises posts smaller 2Q loss Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:49 PM PDT DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Lee Enterprises Inc., the publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and other newspapers, reported a smaller loss for its fiscal second quarter on Tuesday.

Sharon Osbourne says she's not divorcing Ozzy Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:49 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Sharon Osbourne says she and husband Ozzy aren't splitting.

Lin draws tough playoff debut against Westbrook Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:47 PM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jeremy Lin's introduction to the playoffs couldn't be a much tougher one.

Appeals court upholds EPA block on W.Va. mine Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:44 PM PDT MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had the legal authority to retroactively veto a water pollution permit for one of West Virginia's largest mountaintop removal coal mines years after it was issued, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:44 PM PDT iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending April 22, 2013

RI Senate to vote on gay marriage Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:43 PM PDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Senate is poised to vote on whether the state should join the rest of New England in allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry.

Second Miss. man says FBI is searching his home in connection with ricin letter case Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:38 PM PDT TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Second Miss. man says FBI is searching his home in connection with ricin letter case.

Syrian war increasingly drawing in Lebanon Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:36 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — As fighting rages just across the border, Lebanese are giving signs of joining the battle on rival sides of Syria's civil war — Sunnis on the side of the rebels, Shiites on the side of the regime — raising fears that Lebanon with its volatile sectarian divisions will be dragged into the conflict.

Libya car bomb hits French embassy, wounds guards Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:34 PM PDT By Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Ghaith Shennib TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A car bomb devastated France's embassy in Tripoli on Tuesday, wounding two French guards in the Libyan capital, which had not seen major attacks like that which killed the U.S. ambassador in Benghazi last year. Since Muammar Gaddafi was toppled by Western-backed rebels in 2011, Tripoli, like the rest of the sprawling desert state, has been awash with weapons and roving armed bands, but violence in the city has not targeted diplomats before in the way Western envoys have been shot at and bombed in the east of the country. ...

Full planes help boost US Airways 1Q results Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:29 PM PDT Full planes were good to US Airways in the first quarter.

Official: ricin possible in package at DC base Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say a package containing what authorities said could be ricin was found this morning at a military mail sorting facility at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C.

Pivotal vote on gay marriage looms in RI Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:25 PM PDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Senate is poised to vote on whether the state should join the rest of New England in allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry.

Photographer's loss offers hope for Boston wounded Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:25 PM PDT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In the first horrific moments after the Boston bombing, with smoke still billowing around the wounded, I know what is going through the minds of the maimed victims.

Hackers compromise AP Twitter account Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:22 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers compromised Twitter accounts of The Associated Press on Tuesday, sending out a false tweet about an attack at the White House.

Oil little changed as housing offsets China data Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:22 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil fell slightly Tuesday, as a slowdown in China's manufacturing offset positive news on the U.S. housing sector.

Gov't warns of more flight delays as blame flies Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:21 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A day after flight delays plagued much of the U.S., air travel is smoother Tuesday. But the government is warning passengers that the situation can change by the hour as it runs the nation's air traffic control system with a smaller staff.

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