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Maria Shriver is coming back to NBC News

Maria Shriver is coming back to NBC News

Maria Shriver is coming back to NBC News

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:18 PM PDT

FILE - This May 1, 2012 file photo shows Maria Shriver speaking at the 7th Annual MOCA Award to Distinguished Women in the Arts luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. NBC announced announced on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, that Shriver will join the network as a special anchor working on issues surrounding the shifting roles of women in American life. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)NEW YORK (AP) — After nearly a decade away, former California first lady Maria Shriver is returning to NBC News for a job where she will concentrate on the roles of women in American life.

Man found guilty of murder in Texas court shooting

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 22, 2013 file photo, Bartholomew Granger, left, enters court for the start of his trial in Galveston, Texas. The Houston man who admitted shooting his daughter outside a Texas courthouse was convicted Tuesday, April 30, of capital murder for the death of a 79-year-old bystander. Granger said he was angry with his daughter for testifying against him in a sex assault case. (AP Photo/The Beaumont Enterprise, Dave Ryan)GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A Houston man who admitted shooting his daughter outside a Texas courthouse was convicted Tuesday of capital murder for the death of a 79-year-old bystander.

Amanda Knox says what happened to her was surreal

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:11 PM PDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Amanda Knox says in an interview that what happened to her was "surreal but it could have happened to anyone."

France: jihadist convert arrested in Mali

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:10 PM PDT

FILE - This March 8, 2013 photo provided by the French Army Communications Audiovisual Office (ECPAD) shows French soldiers patrolling the Mettatai region in northern Mali. The Security Council unanimously approved a new U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali on Thursday, April 25, 2013 to help restore democracy and stabilize the northern half of the country which was controlled by Islamist jihadists until a France-led military operation ousted them three months ago. (AP Photo/ECPAD, Arnaud Roine)PARIS (AP) — French troops in Mali have arrested a French citizen who converted to Islam, took on the jihadist cause and threatened France in a video last fall, the military spokesman said Tuesday.

Storming ministries, Libya's militias put pressure

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:09 PM PDT

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Gunmen swooped in on trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns and surrounded Libya's Justice Ministry on Tuesday, cutting off roads and forcing employees out of the building in the latest instance of powerful militiamen showing their muscle to press their demands on how Libya should be run more than a year after Moammar Gadhafi's ouster.

'American Idol' is now 3rd-rated competition show

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:09 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — "American Idol" has been television's most popular show for nearly a decade. Now it isn't even the most popular competition show.

Stocks edge higher; IBM pulls up the Dow

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:08 PM PDT

Specialist John Parisi, right, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Stock prices are opening mostly lower on Wall Street as weak earnings from Pfizer and other companies drag down major market averages. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market overcame a morning slide to finish modestly higher, giving the Standard & Poor's 500 index another record close and its sixth straight month of gains.

Information sharing before bombings under review

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:07 PM PDT

President Barack Obama arrives for a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday his counterterrorism bureaucracy "did what it was supposed to be doing" before the Boston Marathon bombing as his top intelligence official began a review into whether sensitive information was adequately shared and whether the U.S. government could have disrupted the attack.

ElBaradei: Egypt leader will need opposition help

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:04 PM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's leading opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei says he believes the Islamist president will eventually be forced to reach out to opposition.

Report: Apple selling record amount in bonds

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:03 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Wall Street Journal says Apple Inc. is selling $17 billion in bonds on Tuesday. That would make it the largest corporate bond issue ever.

Pa. abortion doctor's murder trial goes to jury

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:03 PM PDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia jury began weighing murder charges Tuesday against a doctor charged with killing five people, including four viable babies allegedly born alive at his abortion clinic.

Paltrow, Parker launch Web series for AOL

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:03 PM PDT

FILE - This April 18, 2013 file photo shows actress Gwyneth Paltrow at the Tiffany & Co. Blue Book Ball at Rockefeller Center in New York. AOL is making its most substantial dip into original video programming with new series with Sarah Jessica Parker, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria and Nicole Richie. The Internet company unveiled 15 new digital series Tuesday, April 30, in a presentation to advertisers in New York. AOL is making a push into original programming in the wake of similar efforts by YouTube, Yahoo and Amazon. Paltrow and Tracy Anderson will host the Ryan Seacrest-produced series NEW YORK (AP) — AOL is making its most substantial dip into original video programming with new series from Sarah Jessica Parker, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria and Nicole Richie.

House, Senate move to fix typo in FAA measure

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:01 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The tale of the missing "s'' is about to end.

Woody Allen casts stars Colin Firth, Emma Stone

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 01:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 13, 2012 file photo, director and actor Woody Allen poses on the red carpet of the movie "To Rome with Love," in Rome. Woody Allen is returning to France for his next film, and he's bringing Colin Firth and Emma Stone along as its stars. Producers Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum announced Tuesday, April 30, 2013, that Allen is set to start shooting his untitled new comedy this summer. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Woody Allen is returning to France for his next film and bringing Colin Firth and Emma Stone along as its stars.

Pfizer 1Q profit up, but drugmaker cuts outlook

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:58 PM PDT

FILE - This Friday, March 2, 2012 file photo shows the exterior of Pfizer in Groton, Conn. Pfizer Inc. Pfizer Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)Pfizer Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 53 percent despite falling sales, mainly because the world's second-largest drugmaker took big charges a year ago. Pfizer's results fell short of Wall Street's expectations, and the company lowered its profit and sales forecasts for the year, blaming sudden worsening of currency exchange rates.

Brighter view on jobs and pay lifts US confidence

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:56 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more optimistic the job market is healing and will deliver higher pay later this year. That brighter outlook, along with rising home prices, cheaper gasoline and a surging stock market, could offset some of the drag from the recent tax increases and government spending cuts.

Orange celebrations as King Willem-Alexander takes Dutch throne

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:56 PM PDT

Dutch King Willem-Alexander waves to the crowd next to his wife Queen Maxima and their daughters Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia and Princess Alexia during a boat parade in AmsterdamBy Gilbert Kreijger and Thomas Escritt AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Willem-Alexander became the first king of the Netherlands since 1890 on Tuesday, ascending a throne largely stripped of political power but still invested with enormous symbolic significance for the Dutch people. At his investiture in Amsterdam's 600-year-old Nieuwe Kerk, or New Church, the 46-year-old monarch swore an oath to uphold the Dutch constitution and stressed the need for unity at a time of economic crisis. "I take office in a period when many in the kingdom feel vulnerable or uncertain. ...

Empire State Building IPO clears NY legal hurdle

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:55 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A legal challenge to an ambitious plan to let the public buy shares in one of New York City's most famous landmarks — the Empire State Building — was cast aside on Tuesday in a ruling by a Manhattan judge.

ESPN: Regrets Broussard comment on gay NBA player

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:55 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN says that it regrets the "distraction" caused by one of its reporters who described Jason Collins as a sinner after the NBA center publicly revealed that he was gay.

Laying bare your finances to apply for health care

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:51 PM PDT

This application obtained by The Associated Press shows the short form for the new federal Affordable Care Act. The first draft was as mind-numbing as a tax form. Tuesday the Obama administration unveiled simplified application forms for health insurance benefits under the federal health care overhaul. The biggest change: a five-page short form that single people can fill out. That total includes a cover page with instructions, and an extra page to fill out if you want to designate someone to help you through the process. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)WASHINGTON (AP) — After a storm of complaints, the Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled simplified forms to apply for insurance under the president's new health care law. You won't have to lay bare your medical history but you will have to detail your finances.

Calif. woman accused of tainting OJ at Starbucks

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:51 PM PDT

In this April 29, 2013 photo released by the San Jose Police Department is Ramineh Behbehanian, 50. Behbehanian is facing attempted murder charges after authorities say she tried to sneak orange juice bottles spiked with rubbing alcohol inside a Starbucks. San Jose police released additional details about the case on Tuesday. They say Behbehanian fled when a customer alerted store staff that she saw Behbehanian remove two bottles of orange juice from her bag and place them in a refrigerated display case on Monday. (AP Photo/San Jose Police Dept.)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California woman faces attempted murder charges after police say she tried to sneak orange juice bottles spiked with a lethal amount of rubbing alcohol inside a Starbucks.

Obama: US still not sure who used chem weapons

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:48 PM PDT

President Barack Obama answers questions during his new conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2013 in Washington. The president said the US doesn't know how chemical weapons were used in Syria or by whom. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war.

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:45 PM PDT

App Store Official Charts for the week ending April 29, 2013:

Toddler is youngest to ever get lab-made windpipe

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:43 PM PDT

In this July 13, 2012 photo, Hannah Warren, 2, poses with her parents Lee Young-mi and Darryl Warren at Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea. Hannah received a new windpipe made from her own stem cells in a landmark operation on April 9, 2013, at Children's Hospital of Illinois in Peoria, Ill. She is the youngest patient ever to get the experimental treatment. Hannah was born without a windpipe and her doctors in South Korea expected her to die, but doctors in Illinois said Tuesday, April 30, 2013, she is recovering and likely will lead a normal life. (AP Photo/The Korea Herald, Kim Myung-sub) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLYCHICAGO (AP) — A 2-year-old girl born without a windpipe now has a new one grown from her own stem cells, the youngest patient in the world to benefit from the experimental treatment.

NTSB assists plane crash probe in Afghanistan

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:40 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team of investigators to Afghanistan to assist local authorities with their investigation of a U.S. cargo airline crash that killed all seven crew members on board.

Shoppers face hurdles in finding ethical clothing

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:39 PM PDT

This undated product image provided by Fair Indigo shows one of the company's product. Fair Indigo is an online retailer that sells clothes and accessories that are certified by Fair Trade U.S.A., including $59.90 pima organic cotton dresses, $45.90 faux wrap skirts and $100 floral ballet flats. (AP Photo/Fair Indigo)NEW YORK (AP) — You can recycle your waste, grow your own food and drive a fuel-efficient car. But being socially responsible isn't so easy when it comes to the clothes on your back.

The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:37 PM PDT

FILE - This March 22, 2013 file photo shows singer Pink during her "The Truth About Love" tour at Madison Square Garden in New York. Pink's "Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)," is the top song on iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending April 15, 2013. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, file)iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending April 29, 2013

2nd body found after S. Calif. midair collision

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:35 PM PDT

CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — A second body was found Tuesday at a rugged site in the Santa Monica Mountains where a small plane crashed and burned after a midair collision with another small plane that managed to make a belly landing on a golf course, authorities said.

George Zimmerman won't seek immunity hearing

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:34 PM PDT

SANFORD, Florida (AP) — The former neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting a Florida teenager told a judge Tuesday that he agrees with his defense attorneys' decision not to seek an immunity hearing under the state's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law.

Hezbollah hints at possible Syria intervention

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:30 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 file photo, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, center, waves to his supporters, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah says Syrian rebels will not be able to defeat President Bashar Assad's regime, while strongly suggesting his Iranian-backed militant group could intervene on the government's side if the need arises. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group said Tuesday that Syrian rebels will not be able to defeat President Bashar Assad's regime militarily, strongly suggesting that Syria's "real friends" including his Iranian-backed militant group would intervene on the government's side if the need arises.

Willem-Alexander becomes new Dutch king

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:26 PM PDT

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Millions of Dutch people dressed in orange flocked to celebrations around the Netherlands Tuesday in honor of a once-in-a-generation milestone for the country's ruling House of Orange-Nassau: after a 33-year reign, Queen Beatrix abdicated in favor of her eldest son, Willem-Alexander.

Tony Award nods largely skip stars for veterans

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:23 PM PDT

This April 1, 2013 file photo shows, from left, George C. Wolfe, Maura Tierney, Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari at the Lucky Guy Opening Night, in New York. Hanks received a Tony nomination for best leading actor in a play, Tuesday, April 30, for his role in "Lucky Guy." The awards will be broadcast on CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 9. (Photo by Dario Cantatore/Invision/AP, file)NEW YORK (AP) — The Tony Awards committee largely favored tried-and-true stage veterans over flashy visitors Tuesday when announcing this year's Tony nominations, with Hollywood stars such as Bette Midler, Jessica Chastain, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes and Scarlett Johansson never hearing their names called.

Candice Bergen producing film on her famed father

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:20 PM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 30, 1978 file photo shows dummy Charlie McCarthy crossing his legs on the lap of actress Candice Bergen as her father, ventriloquist Edgar Bergen, points at Caesar's Palace Hotel in Las Vegas at Edgar Bergen's farewell performance before his intended retirement. He died in his sleep later that night. A spokeswoman for Candice Bergen says the actress is developing a film about her late father. Spokeswoman Heidi Schaeffer said Tuesday, April 30, 2013, that the big-screen project will be based on Candice Bergen's 1984 memoir, "Knock Wood." (AP Photo, file)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Candice Bergen is producing a film about her late father, the famed ventriloquist Edgar Bergen, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Oil price falls, ends April down 4 percent

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:20 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil fell about 1 percent Tuesday on anticipation of another increase in U.S. crude supplies.

Bulls will try again to finish off Nets

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:19 PM PDT

Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez (11), Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer, center, and center Joakim Noah, right, compete for a loose ball in the first half of Game 5 of their first-round NBA basketball playoff series, Monday, April 29, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls had a chance to put away the Brooklyn Nets. Instead, they stumbled.

Advocates criticize Senate immigration bill

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:17 PM PDT

U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks during a town hall meeting, Monday, April 29, 2013, in Goodyear, Ariz. McCain was speaking and taking questions on immigration and sequestration. (AP Photo/Matt York)WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates are criticizing bipartisan immigration legislation pending in the Senate, complaining that it erects undue barriers to citizenship for millions here illegally.

US urges medical treatment for Chinese detainee

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:15 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is calling for China to provide immediate medical treatment to the imprisoned nephew of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng (chen GWANG-cheng).

New Italian premier urges EU to focus on growth

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:13 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, welcomes the Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta, left, for a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)BERLIN (AP) — Italy's new prime minister called Tuesday for European countries to prioritize economic growth over debt reduction, adding his government believes Europe needs to integrate further to overcome its current crisis.

Utah referee critically hurt by soccer game punch

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:12 PM PDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A referee for a recreational soccer league is in critical condition in a Salt Lake City hospital after being punched in the face by a teenage player who didn't like a call the man made in a weekend game.

Russia had elder Boston suspect under surveillance

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 12:11 PM PDT

In this image taken from a video, an undated family photo provided by Patimat Suleimanova, the aunt of USA Boston bomb suspects, shows Anzor Tsarnaev left, Zubeidat Tsarnaev holding Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Anzor's brother Mukhammad Tsarnaev. Now known as the angry and grieving mother of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, Zubeidat Tsarnaev is drawing increased attention after federal officials say Russian authorities intercepted her phone calls, including one in which she vaguely discussed jihad with her elder son. In another, she was recorded talking to someone in southern Russia who is under FBI investigation in an unrelated case, U.S. officials said. (AP Photo/Patimat Suleimanova)MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — Russian agents placed the elder Boston bombing suspect under surveillance during a six-month visit to southern Russia last year, then scrambled to find him when he suddenly disappeared after police killed a Canadian jihadist, a security official told The Associated Press.
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