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Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy

Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy

Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:27 PM PDT

FILE- In this Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 file photo, actress Angelina Jolie poses for a portrait to promote her directorial debut of the film "In the Land of Blood and Honey" in New York. Jolie authored an op-ed for Tuesday's May 14, 2013 New York Times where she writes that in April she finished three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts as a preventive measure. She says she's kept the process private but is writing about it now with hopes she can help other women. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, File) ITALY OUTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.

Victim's eye blinks key to Ohio murder trial

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:26 PM PDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Prosecutors argued that a dying, paralyzed man identified his shooter by "decisively" blinking his eyes, while the defense said the blinks weren't conclusive in closing arguments Tuesday in an Ohio murder trial.

Curtis Granderson activated by Yankees

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 26, 2013, file photo, New York Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson, who is on the disabled list, wears a protective arm brace while working out in the outfield before a spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros in Tampa, Fla. Granderson has rejoined the Yankees on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 2 and a half months after breaking an arm in his first at-bat of spring training. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, file)NEW YORK (AP) — Curtis Granderson rejoined the New York Yankees on Tuesday, 2 1-2 months after breaking an arm in his first at-bat of spring training.

Column: Scrambling for the immigrant elite

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:21 PM PDT

By John Lloyd (Reuters) - A new era has arrived in immigration. Many countries - the United States, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands - have for decades taken in poor immigrants with the express intention that they would do work that native citizens had become reluctant to do. The labor was either too hard, too cheap or too dangerous for the locals. Now the rich countries don't want poor people. Many of the production-line jobs they came to do have been automated - or the industries they came to work in, as the cotton mills of Lancashire in the UK, have mostly closed. ...

Nicole Richie gets candid in new AOL web series

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:20 PM PDT

FILE - This April 30, 2013 file photo shows television personality Nicole Richie at AOL's web series NewFront to promote her series "#CandidlyNicole" in New York. The first webisode, where 31-year-old Richie consults with a doctor about having her "tramp stamp" (or tattoo on her lower back) removed, earned 1 million views in just its first week. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, file)NEW YORK (AP) — As the Twitterverse expands with millions of users, it can be hard to have a unique voice. Nicole Richie doesn't have that problem.

Stolen historic US documents returned to owners

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:20 PM PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — FBI and National Archive officials are returning to their rightful owners more than 10,000 important historical documents seized during a massive theft investigation involving a well-known collector of presidential memorabilia.

Convicted Pa. abortion doctor gets life in prison

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:18 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 8, 2010 file photo, Dr. Kermit Gosnell is seen during an interview with the Philadelphia Daily News at his attorney's office in Philadelphia. Gosnell was found guilty Monday, May 13, 2013 of found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies born alive but acquitted in the death of a fourth baby. Gosnell was also found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the overdose death of a patient. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Daily News, Yong Kim, File)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies who were born alive in his grimy clinic agreed Tuesday to give up his right to an appeal and faces life in prison but will be spared a death sentence.

Bank of England says Bloomberg data use 'reprehensible'

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:18 PM PDT

A bus passes the Bank of England in the City of LondonLONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Tuesday it was "reprehensible" for Bloomberg News to allow journalists to see data on how clients used its financial information terminals, saying confidentiality was crucial to its work as a central bank. It was one of the toughest assessments yet of Bloomberg's practice of giving reporters limited access to data considered proprietary, such as when a customer logs in, contacts the help desk or delves into the system for information about specific asset classes, like equities or bonds. ...

US, Russia and Iran work to save Olympic wrestling

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:18 PM PDT

Saba Khubezhyty, second from right, of Russia shakes hands with USA's Jordan Burroughs of Lincoln, Neb., right, after their 74 kilogram class weigh-in during a news conference at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, announcing the "Rumble on the Rails" wrestling exhibition between the teams from Iran, Russia and the United States. The exhibition, to be held at New York's Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday, is designed to highlight the sport's international appeal and popularity. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In Iran, Olympic wrestling champion Jordan Burroughs felt like Justin Bieber, LeBron James and Tom Brady all rolled into one.

A look at how Russia, US still spy on each other

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:16 PM PDT

Russian Anna Chapman, who was deported from the U.S. on charges of espionage, smiles as she prepares to display a fashion creation by I Love Fashion, France, during the Fall-Winter 2012 - 2013 collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Moscow, in this photo dated Thursday, March 22, 2012. Chapman was arrested in 2010 in USA on spying charges and was deported to Russia where she remains in the limelight. On Tuesday May 14, 2013, Russian security services announced they had detained a U.S. diplomat who they claim is a CIA official for allegedly trying to recruit a Russian agent. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)The Cold War is long over, but espionage is forever. Russian spies still operate in the U.S. and American ones in Russia. On Tuesday, Russia's security services said they had caught a U.S. diplomat whom they claim is a CIA official trying to recruit a Russian agent.

Univision pairs with Rodriguez on El Rey network

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:15 PM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 26, 2013 file photo originally released by The Producers Guild shows Robert Rodriguez during the cocktail reception at the 24th Annual Producers Guild (PGA) Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Univision announced Tuesday, May 14, 2013, it has made a strategic investment in El Rey Network created by Rodriguez. The network will launch in December 2013 and have nation-wide distribution with initial carriage via Comcast. (AP Photo/The Producers Guild, Todd Williamson, file)NEW YORK (AP) — Univision Communications said Tuesday that it is pairing with filmmaker Robert Rodriguez on the English-language El Rey television network that is geared to young viewers and scheduled to debut this December.

Officials estimate Powerball jackpot at $360M

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:14 PM PDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Insurance agent Joe Williams is trying, like so many others, to get lucky with Powerball.

Nigeria president declares state of emergency

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:13 PM PDT

In this photo taken with a mobile phone, Tuesday, May. 7, 2013, soldiers and journalist looks at bodies of prison officials killed by Islamic extremist during heavy fighting in Bama, Nigeria. Coordinated attacks by Islamic extremists armed with heavy machine guns killed at least 42 people in northeast Nigeria, authorities said Tuesday, the latest in a string of increasingly bloody attacks threatening peace in Africa's most populous nation. The attack struck multiple locations in the hard-hit town of Bama in Nigeria's Borno state, where shootings and bombings have continued unstopped since an insurgency began there in 2010. Fighters raided a federal prison during their assault as well, freeing 105 inmates in another mass prison break to hit the country, officials said. (AP Photo/Abdukareem Haruna)LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Admitting Islamic extremists now control some of his nation's villages and towns, Nigeria's president declared a state of emergency Tuesday across the country's troubled northeast, promising to send more troops to fight what he said is now an open rebellion.

Indexes close higher, led by small-company stocks

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:10 PM PDT

In this Friday, April 12, 2013. photo, specialist Allison Gamba works at her post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Financial markets remained subdued Tuesday May 14, 2013 as investors assessed whether the recent optimism that has seen many stock indexes hit historic highs will last.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is back in record territory after an upturn in small-company stocks.

Study questions how sharply US should cut the salt

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:07 PM PDT

An advisory on salt shakers location in seen on a table at a Boston Market restaurant in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Boston Market has removed the salt shakers from the tables in their restaurants nationwide. A surprising new report questions how sharply Americans should cut back on salt. Make no mistake: Most Americans eat way too much, not just from salt shakers but because of sodium in processed foods. The Institute of Medicine said Tuesday there's no evidence that cutting well below established guidelines offers any benefit — even though that's recommended for certain people at high risk of heart disease. There are some suggestions that going way too low might harm certain patients. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprising new report questions public health efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying it's not clear whether eating super-low levels is worth the struggle.

Pa. abortion doc convicted of killing babies agrees to forego appeal, is spared death sentence

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:06 PM PDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pa. abortion doc convicted of killing babies agrees to forego appeal, is spared death sentence.

Attacks against Lebanese Alawites deepen fears

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:02 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, April. 30, 2013 photo, a Lebanese man passes in front of a large poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, and two Alawite fighters killed in Syria with Arabic writing that reads, "at your service, oh Assad," and, "bullets will not terrify us and we are not scared of traitors," in the predominantly Alawite neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon. Lebanese members of the Syrian leader's Alawite sect fear their tiny community will be a casualty of the civil war raging in the neighboring country. Already, Sunni extremists have stoned a school bus, vandalized stores and beaten or stabbed a number of men in a wave of attacks against Lebanese Alawites, raising fears of more violence should Assad be removed from power. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanese members of the Syrian leader's Alawite sect fear their tiny community will be a casualty of the civil war raging in the neighboring country.

Deep Blackhawks present challenge for Red Wings' D

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:02 PM PDT

The Detroit Red Wings celebrate their 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 7 of their first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, May 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)CHICAGO (AP) — The top of the list includes Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa. Patrick Sharp is coming off another great playoff series, and Bryan Bickell and Dave Bolland have come up with big postseason goals in the past.

Senators protect visa program in immigration bill

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:01 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate authors of a far-reaching immigration bill have turned back GOP efforts to rewrite provisions allowing more high-tech workers into the country.

Hairdresser 'Kenneth' Battelle dies at age 86

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:00 PM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 20, 1961 file photo shows President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy as they attend one of five inaugural balls in Washington. Kenneth Battelle, the hairdresser who gave both Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe their calling-card hairdos in the 1950s and '60s, died at his home in Wappinger's Falls, N.Y. on Sunday, May 12, 2013. He was 86. Battelle made a splash in the worlds of fashion, celebrity and socialites with his style of movement and shine, instead of the stiffer looks that had been popular with the previous generation. (AP Photo, file)NEW YORK (AP) — Kenneth Battelle, the hairdresser who gave both Jacqueline Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe their calling-card hairdos in the 1950s and '60s, has died at age 86, said Kevin Lee, creative director of Battelle's company, on Tuesday.

Pakistan vote count shows big Sharif win

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:56 PM PDT

Former prime minister and leader of Pakistan Muslim League-N party, Nawaz Sharif, gestures while speaking to members of the media at his residence in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, May 13, 2013. The Pakistani politician poised to become the country's next prime minister said Monday that Islamabad has "good relations" with the United States, but called the CIA's drone campaign in the country's tribal region a challenge to national sovereignty. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)ISLAMABAD (AP) — The vote count from last weekend's nationwide elections in Pakistan on Tuesday indicates a big win for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party.

RIM unveils cheaper BlackBerry

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:54 PM PDT

Thorsten Heins, president and CEO at BlackBerry holds up the new BlackBerry 10 mobile device at a conference, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Research In Motion unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets on Tuesday, stepping up its efforts to regain market share lost to Apple's iPhone and Android devices powered by Google's software.

Tougher drunken driving threshold recommended

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:53 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2013 file photo, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Deborah Hersman speaks during a news conference in Washington. Federal accident investigators were weighing a recommendation Tuesday that states reduce their threshold for drunken driving from the current .08 blood alcohol content to .05, a standard that has been shown to substantially reduce highway deaths in other countries. Hersman said. WASHINGTON (AP) — States should cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half_from .08 blood alcohol level to 0.05_matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries, a U.S. safety board recommends. That's about one drink for a woman weighing less than 120 lbs., two for a 160 lb. man.

Russian FSB detains US diplomat accused of spying

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:46 PM PDT

In this handout photo provided by the FSB, acronym for Russian Federal Security Service, a man claimed by FSB to be Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, is detained in Moscow, early Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Russia's security services say they have caught a U.S. diplomat who they claim is a CIA agent in a red-handed attempt to recruit a Russian agent. Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, was carrying special technical equipment, disguises, written instructions and a large sum of money when he was detained overnight, the FSB said in a statement Tuesday. Fogle was handed over to U.S. embassy officials, the FSB, said. (AP Photo/FSB Public Relations Center)MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S. diplomat disguised in a blond wig was caught trying to recruit a Russian counterintelligence officer in Moscow, Russia's security services announced Tuesday, claiming the American was a CIA officer.

Hedge fund boss Loeb lobbies for breakup of Sony

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:45 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 photo, Sony signs hang from a store in Tokyo. A U.S. hedge fund has proposed that Sony Corp. selling up to 20 percent of its entertainment business to use that money to strengthen its ailing electronics unit. In a May 14 letter to Sony President Kazuo Hirai, first published in The New York Times, Daniel Loeb, chief executive of hedge fund Third Point, suggested Sony take 15 percent to 20 percent of the entertainment unit public. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa, File)TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. hedge fund manager renowned for shaking up Yahoo Inc. has set his sights on Sony Corp., proposing that the Japanese electronics giant spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music division and use the money to strengthen its ailing device manufacturing unit. Sony rejected the plan, but analysts latched onto the idea as a way for Sony to unlock hidden value.

Attorney General Holder recused himself from media subpoena

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:44 PM PDT

By David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday that he had recused himself from the Justice Department's controversial decision to secretly seize telephone records of the Associated Press as part of a wide-ranging leak investigation. Instead, the decision to seek phone records of one of the world's largest news-gathering organizations was made by Deputy Attorney General Jim Cole, Holder said. ...

Another early playoff exit for Ovechkin, Capitals

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:41 PM PDT

Washington Capitals captain and left wing, Alex Ovechkin, from Russia, pauses while speaking during a media availability at their NHL hockey practice facility, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in Arlington, Va. The Capitals were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the New York Rangers.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin knows full well that his playoff failures are adding up.

Kobe Bryant auction dispute headed for June trial

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:41 PM PDT

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Kobe Bryant and an auction house that wants to sell memorabilia from his high school days and early pro career are heading for a trial next month, unless they can work out a deal before then.

Flamboyant Texas swindler Billie Sol Estes dies

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 23,1962 file photo, Billie Sol Estes, left, and his attorney John Cofer of Austin, Tex. are shown as they arrived at the federal court house in El Paso, Texas. Estes, the flamboyant Texas huckster and con man, has died at age 88. Hood County Sheriff Roger Deed says Estes was found dead in his home in Hood County, Texas, by a caregiver early Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Ferd Kaufman, File)LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Billie Sol Estes, a flamboyant Texas huckster who became one of the most notorious men in America in 1962 when he was accused of looting a federal crop subsidy program, has died. He was 88.

Airlines collected record baggage fees in 2012

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 28, 2012, file photo, luggage waits to be run through the baggage system for testing in the new Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. International Terminal at Atlanta's airport. U.S. airlines collected more than $6 billion in baggage and reservation change fees from passengers in 2012, the highest amount since the fees became common five years ago. These fees along with charges for boarding early or picking prime seats have helped return the industry to profitability. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. airlines collected more than $6 billion in baggage and reservation change fees from passengers last year — the highest amount since the fees became common five years ago.

Deadly Benghazi blast caused by fisherman's explosives

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:37 PM PDT

People gather at the scene of a car bomb explosion outside a hospital in BenghaziBy Ghaith Shennib and Jessica Donati TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A blast that killed three people in Libya's second city Benghazi was caused by fishing explosives that detonated accidentally, not a car bomb as originally thought, a local government official said on Tuesday. But rights activists said the incident was symptomatic of deteriorating security in a country whose government exerts scant authority beyond the capital Tripoli. ...

CBO estimates 2013 deficit at $642 billion

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:35 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The budget deficit for the current year is projected to come in well below what was estimated just a few months ago, according to a government study released Tuesday.

TV-over-Internet service hits Atlanta next month

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:30 PM PDT

FILE- This file image provided by Aereo shows a screenshot from the iPad showing Aereo.com streaming 'Bob the Builder' on New York's PBS station, WNET 13. Aereo, the startup that offers television stations over the Internet starting at $8 a month, said it will start service in the Atlanta market on June 17, following an expansion to Boston on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Aereo)NEW YORK (AP) — Aereo, the startup that offers live television broadcasts over the Internet starting at $8 a month, said it will start service in the Atlanta market on June 17, following an expansion to Boston on Wednesday.

Former Saints, Chargers RB Muncie dead at 60

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:30 PM PDT

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints say Chuck Muncie, a Pro Bowl running back with both the Saints and San Diego Chargers, has died at age 60.

Reid denounces Justice Department's seizure of reporters' phone records

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:30 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday denounced the Justice Department's seizure of phone records of journalists for the Associated Press that were obtained during a government investigation of a national security leak in 2012. It's "inexcusable," Reid told reporters on Capitol Hill. The department on Tuesday said it has declined to return the telephone records to the news agency. (Reporting by Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan; editing by Jackie Frank)

Simpson granted 1 hand free during Vegas hearing

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:28 PM PDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson won a small victory on Tuesday when he returned to court for Day 2 of his attempt to win a new trial in his robbery case: A judge said he could have one hand unshackled to drink water and take notes.

South Africa: Man charges elephant

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:24 PM PDT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A safari guide rushed on foot toward an elephant at a South African game park while fellow guides whooped and laughed at the foolhardy stunt, which cost the ranger his job when a video of the incident was posted online.

Russia says CIA agent caught trying to recruit spy

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:23 PM PDT

Russia Has Arrested a U.S. Diplomat It Swears Is a CIA Spy, Disguises and AllBy Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia expelled a U.S. diplomat on Tuesday after saying he had been caught red-handed with disguises, special equipment and wads of cash as he tried to recruit a Russian intelligence agent to work for the CIA. Apparently detained in an incongruous-looking blond wig, with props reminiscent of a schoolboy's spy kit, U.S. Embassy Third Secretary Ryan Fogle hardly looked like a Cold War secret agent. ...

Gitmo prisoner: Obama has 'abandoned' detainees

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2011, file photo human rights activists, hooded and wearing orange prison garb to represent prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, demonstrate in front of the White House in Washington because the prison has not been closed down by President Obama. Guantanamo Bay detainee Musa'ab Omar A Madhwani says in a federal court declaration he feels abandoned by President Barack Obama and the world after more than 10 years at the U.S. prison. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — A Guantanamo Bay detainee says he feels abandoned by President Barack Obama and the world after more than 10 years at the U.S. prison.

Senate panel approves US ambassador to Libya

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 8, 2010 file photo, then-US Ambassador to Kuwait Deborah Jones is seen in Kuwait City. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved President Barack Obama's nominee to serve as U.S. ambassador to Libya. The panel on a voice vote Tuesday approved Jones, a career diplomat who has served in Kuwait, Argentina, Syria, Iraq and Turkey. If confirmed by the full Senate, Jones would fill the post that has been vacant for nearly eight months since the death of Ambassador Chris Stevens. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Libya, a post that has been vacant since insurgents attacked the diplomatic mission in Benghazi last September, killing Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
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