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Pa. abortion trial jury continues deliberations

Pa. abortion trial jury continues deliberations

Pa. abortion trial jury continues deliberations

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:36 PM PDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The jury in the death-penalty trial of a Philadelphia abortion provider has gone home without a verdict after another day of deliberations.

Teenager accused of lying in Boston bomb case out on bail

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:36 PM PDT

Courtroom sketch of defendant Robel Phillipos appearing at the John Joseph Moakley United States Federal Courthouse in BostonBy Tim McLaughlin BOSTON (Reuters) - The teenager accused of lying to FBI agents in the Boston Marathon bombing case was freed on $100,000 bail on Monday pending a later trial date, and investigators said bomb fragments suggests they were less sophisticated than homemade ones used by insurgents. While out on bail, Robel Phillipos will be under the custody of his mother and must wear a GPS bracelet, U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler ordered in federal court in Boston. The $100,000 bail for the 19-year-old was secured by real estate put up by a third party, the judge said. ...

Senate bill to let states tax Internet purchases

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:35 PM PDT

This photo taken May 2, 2013, shows Sarah Davis, co-owner of Fashionphile.com, posing with her bags in a company warehouse in the Carlsbad, Calif. The Internet company sells rare, vintage, and discontinued previous owned bags and is facing the complicated task of dealing with new state regulations on Internet sale taxes. (AP photo/Lenny Ignelzi)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is aiming to help traditional retailers and financially strapped state and local governments with a vote Monday that would widely subject online shopping — for years a largely tax-free frontier — to state sales taxes.

BofA leads banks up; S&P 500 index ekes out gain

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:34 PM PDT

In this Thursday, May 2, 2013, photo, Trader John Santiago works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets rose Monday May 6, 2013 after an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report pushed Wall Street to new highs. Malaysian shares jumped after the country's ruling political alliance won national elections. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America led a rally in big-bank stocks in mostly quiet trading on Monday. Stock indexes ended little changed following a record-setting run last week.

Obama plays round of golf with 3 senators

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:31 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, right, with Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., left, on the first hole of the golf course at Andrews Air Force Base, Monday, May 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama took his congressional outreach effort to the green on Monday, playing a round of golf with a bipartisan trio of senators.

Father, son charged with defying machine ban

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:31 PM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — A Taiwanese businessman and his son are charged in Chicago with trying to bypass a U.S. ban on the export of machinery that could have been used for weapons production in North Korea.

GM recalls 38,197 cars for battery control defect

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:26 PM PDT

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co. is recalling 38,197 Chevrolet Malibu Eco, Buick LaCrosse and Buick Regal sedans in the U.S. because a defective battery control module could stall the engine or cause a fire.

Former MLB outfielder Otis Nixon arrested

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:23 PM PDT

In this undated photo provided by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, former Atlanta Braves center fielder Otis Nixon is shown. Nixon was arrested in Canton, Ga., and charged with possession of cocaine and a drug-related object Saturday, May 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Cherokee County Sheriff's Office)CANTON, Ga. (AP) — Former Major League outfielder Otis Nixon has been arrested on drug charges following a weekend traffic stop in suburban Atlanta.

Disney teams with EA on 'Star Wars' video games

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:22 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disney is not giving up on "Star Wars" video games after all.

Cuban spy renouncing US citizenship

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo released on Wednesday Oct. 12, 2011 by the state media Cubadebate website, convicted Cuban agent Rene Gonzalez talks on the phone accompanied by his youngest daughter Ivette, after he was freed from a Florida jail, after serving 13 years of a 15-year sentence, in Marianna, Fla. Gonzalez, one of the so-called "Cuban Five," will be able to permanently remain in Cuba in exchange for renouncing his U.S. citizenship, a federal judge ruled Friday, May 3, 2013 after U.S. officials dropped their initial opposition. (AP Photo/Cubadebate, File)HAVANA (AP) — A Cuban spy who served a long jail term in the United States has arrived at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Havana to renounce his American citizenship.

Stadium decision hurts Miami's Super Bowl chances

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:20 PM PDT

MIAMI (AP) — As Dan Marino campaigned for Miami to be chosen the site of the 50th Super Bowl, he made no pretense about being objective on the subject.

Adobe shifts to subscriptions for software package

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006, file photo, an exterior view of the Adobe headquarters is seen in San Jose, Calif. Adobe announced Monday, May 6, 2013, it is moving to a subscription-based model for the software package it sells to designers, Web developers, video editors and other creative professionals. Adobe Systems Inc. said Monday that it will not release new versions of its Creative Suite software package. Instead, the maker of Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat, is shifting focus to Creative Cloud, which makes its software available through a monthly subscription that starts at $50 for an individual. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Adobe says it is moving to an online subscription-based model for the software package it sells to designers, Web developers, video editors and other creative professionals.

Court: Calif. cities can ban medical pot shops

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:16 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities and counties can ban medical marijuana dispensaries, a ruling likely to further diminish the state's once-extravagant network of storefront pot shops and fuel efforts to bring greater oversight to the quasi-legal industry.

Cranberry farmers struggle as surplus drops prices

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:15 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2011, file photo Miguel Sandel of Middleborough, Mass., rakes cranberries into a loading tube during an afternoon harvest at the Hannula cranberry bogs in Carver, Mass. The growers associations for Massachusetts and Wisconsin said Monday, May 6, 2013, that cranberry farmers who spent millions of dollars to replant and expand bogs are facing a financial crisis after a huge harvest in Canada flooded the market and sent prices plummeting. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)MILWAUKEE (AP) — U.S. cranberry farmers who spent millions of dollars to replant and expand bogs face a financial crisis after a huge harvest in Canada flooded the market and sent prices plummeting.

Casey Anthony judge: There was enough to convict

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:14 PM PDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The judge who presided over the trial of Casey Anthony said Monday he believed there was enough evidence to convict the Florida mother who was acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter.

Jason Collins seeking book deal, officials tell AP

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:09 PM PDT

This May 1, 2013 photo released by OWN shows host Oprah Winfrey posing with NBA basketball player Jason Collins during an interview for "Oprah's Next Chapter," in Beverly Hills, Calif. The interview aired Sunday. Officials at three publishing houses said Monday, May 6, that they had been contacted about a planned memoir by Collins, the first active player in any of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay. (AP Photo/OWN, Chuck Hodes)NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Collins, the NBA veteran who recently announced he was gay, is seeking a book deal, The Associated Press has learned.

Stocks are little changed after record week

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:09 PM PDT

In this Thursday, May 2, 2013, photo, Trader John Santiago works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets rose Monday May 6, 2013 after an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report pushed Wall Street to new highs. Malaysian shares jumped after the country's ruling political alliance won national elections. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Major stock market indexes are ending little changed on Wall Street following a record-breaking week.

Venus Williams, Roddick join WTT ownership group

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:02 PM PDT

This photo combo shows, from left to right, shows former tennis player Billie Jean King, and tennis players Venus Williams and Andy Roddick. World Team Tennis announced Monday, May 6, 2013, that Williams and Roddick will become part owners of Billie Jean King's summer league for male and female players. King has run the WTT since the 1970s. (AP Photo)NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams and Andy Roddick were just kids when they got their first taste of World Team Tennis.

East about to be overrun by billions of cicadas

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:01 PM PDT

This photo provided by the University of Connecticut shows a cicada in Pipestem State Park in West Virginia on May 27, 2003. Any day now, cicadas with bulging red eyes will creep out of the ground after 17 years and overrun the East Coast with the awesome power of numbers. Big numbers. Billions. Maybe even a trillion. For a few buggy weeks, residents from North Carolina to Connecticut will be outnumbered by 600 to 1. Maybe more. And the invaders will be loud. A chorus of buzzing male cicadas can rival a jet engine. (AP Photo/University of Connecticut, Chirs Simon)WASHINGTON (AP) — Any day now, billions of cicadas with bulging red eyes will crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground and overrun the East Coast. The insects will arrive in such numbers that people from North Carolina to Connecticut will be outnumbered roughly 600-to-1. Maybe more.

Boston bombing suspect's friend to be released

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:00 PM PDT

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A magistrate judge on Monday agreed to release a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev from federal custody while he awaits trial for allegedly lying to federal investigators probing the bombings.

Israel says 'no winds of war' despite Syria air strikes

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:59 PM PDT

By Dan Williams and Khaled Yacoub Oweis JERUSALEM/AMMAN (Reuters) - Israel played down weekend air strikes reported to have killed dozens of Syrian soldiers close to Damascus, saying they were not aimed at influencing its neighbor's civil war but only at stopping Iranian missiles reaching Lebanese Hezbollah militants. Oil prices spiked above $105 a barrel, their highest in nearly a month, on Monday as the air strikes on Friday and Sunday prompted fears of a wider spillover of the two-year old conflict in Syria that could affect Middle East oil exports. ...

Nuclear protester trial gets underway this week

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:58 PM PDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An octogenarian nun and two codefendants used bolt cutters to cut through fences and spent about two hours inside a Tennessee national security plant that has had a hand in making, maintaining or dismantling parts of every nuclear weapon in the country's arsenal, federal authorities allege.

FDA wants cancer warnings on tanning beds

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:54 PM PDT

FILE - This Dec. 9, 2011 file photo shows an open tanning booth at Amazing Tans in Sacramento, Calif. The FDA announced Monday, May 6, 2013, it wants all tanning beds to carry language warning people under the age of 18 about the risks of indoor tanning. The agency would also require manufacturers to submit their beds for federal review before marketing them. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Indoor tanning beds would carry new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to more stringent federal oversight, under a proposal unveiled Monday by the Food and Drug Administration.

Judge: Sammy Hagar's memoir did not defame woman

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:51 PM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 18, 2012 file photo shows recording artist Sammy Hagar at the Keep Memory Alive 16th Annual "Power of Love Gala" honoring Muhammad Ali in Las Vegas. A defamation lawsuit against Sammy Hagar filed by a former Playboy bunny who claims he fathered her child has been dismissed, and the former Van Halen frontman is pleased with the result, his attorney said Monday, May 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Bottari, file)IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A defamation lawsuit against Sammy Hagar filed by a former Playboy bunny who claims he fathered her child has been dismissed, and the former Van Halen frontman is pleased with the result, his attorney said Monday.

San Francisco city attorney sues Monster Beverage

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:47 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — San Francisco's city attorney is suing Monster Beverage for marketing its energy drinks to children, saying the products pose severe health risks.

Shania Twain announces fall show dates in Vegas

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:46 PM PDT

FILE - This Dec. 1, 2012 file photo shows Shania Twain performing at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Twain has announced 22 new show dates this fall to round out the first year of her two-year Las Vegas Strip residency. Twain said, Monday, May 6, 2013, that the show at Caesars Palace is LAS VEGAS (AP) — After nearly a decade-long hiatus marred by burnout, a painful divorce and physical problems that affected her ability to sing, country superstar Shania Twain said she's finding her groove as a Las Vegas headliner.

GOP seeks alternative to overtime pay

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:43 PM PDT

FILE – In this April 16, 2013 file photo House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., left, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, speaks during a House Republican Leadership news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans want to give employees who work more than 40 hours a week the option of taking paid time off instead of overtime pay; the option already exists in the public sector. The legislation is part of a broader Republican agenda undertaken by House Majority Leader Cantor to expand the party's political appeal to working families. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — It seems like a simple proposition: give employees who work more than 40 hours a week the option of taking paid time off instead of overtime pay.

A-Rod on field for 1st time since hip surgery

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, right, signs autographs for fans after reporting to the Yankees' Minor League complex for rehabilitation Monday, May 6, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. Rodriguez is getting back on the field for the first time since surgery on his left hip almost four months ago. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez is back on the field for the first time since surgery on his left hip almost four months ago.

Italy's ex-premier Giulio Andreotti dies at 94

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:37 PM PDT

OBIT - In this photo fro files taken at the senate in Rome on Oct. 15 2004, Italian life senator Giulio Andreotti talks to journalists during a press conference. Italian state television says Giulio Andreotti, Italy's former seven-time premier, has died at age 94. At his prime, Andreotti was one of Italy's most powerful men: he helped draft the country's constitution after World War II, sat in parliament for 60 years and served as premier seven times. Andreotti was hospitalized last year with heart problems stemming from a respiratory infection. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)ROME (AP) — Giulio Andreotti personified the nation he helped shape, the good and the bad.

Nigerian military plane crashes in Niger; 2 dead

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:33 PM PDT

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An airport official in the capital of Niger says a military plane from Nigeria has crashed, killing the two people aboard.

More Haitians using Puerto Rico as migrant route

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:30 PM PDT

In this May 4, 2013 photo, workers build a sailboat on the beach of Leogane, Haiti. The 30-foot-long boats are purchased by smugglers for around $12,000 and then taken to northern Haiti to find passengers. There are no official statistics on how many Haitians have successfully made their way illegally to Puerto Rico, or how many have traveled on to the U.S. mainland. But the trend worries officials in the U.S. and the Dominican Republic, with both countries reporting that arrests of Puerto Rico-bound Haitians have soared. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haitians have fled their troubled country for years, attempting to reach the U.S. or other Caribbean islands by heading north across the open sea or trekking across the island of Hispaniola to scratch out a living in the Dominican Republic.

Spain, Italy team up to demand crisis relief

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:30 PM PDT

Italian Premier Enrico Letta, delivers his speech at the Economic Survey of Italy forum attended by Angel Gurria, Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in Rome, Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)MADRID (AP) — The premiers of Spain and Italy teamed up Monday to push the eurozone to focus more on spurring economic growth instead of just reducing debt — a move they hope will reduce high youth unemployment and speed up a banking reform effort aimed at stabilizing Europe's financial system.

Malaysian elections expose worrying social schisms

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:29 PM PDT

In this photo released by the Malaysian Information Department, Malaysian King Tuanku Abdul Halim, left, watches Prime Minister Najib Razak take his oath of office at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, Monday, May 6, 2013. Malaysia's long-governing coalition, Razak's National Front coalition, won the national election with a weakened majority to extend its unbroken 56-year rule. (AP Photo/Malaysian Information Department, Wazari Wazir) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALESKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — It was hardly the look of the victorious. Wearing a bright blue shirt and a grim expression, Prime Minister Najib Razak appeared before the media on Monday to somberly acknowledge that his coalition had won general elections for the 13th time in a row.

Fox's 'Cops' leaving network after 25 years

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:18 PM PDT

This TV publicity image released by Fox shows police officers in Hillsborough, Fla., interrogating two occupants of a car for suspicious drug activity in the "Liar Liar #6" episode of "COPS." The Saturday night television fixture "Cops" is leaving Fox after 25 years to move to the Spike network. The cable network aimed at young male viewers said Monday, May 6, 2013, it will begin airing episodes in September. (AP Photo/Fox)NEW YORK (AP) — The "bad boys" are on the move. The Saturday night television fixture "Cops" is leaving Fox after 25 years and will be shown on the Spike network.

Kerry to 'make another stab' at Syria deal with Russia

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:16 PM PDT

By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will "make another stab" at seeing if the United States and Russia can work together to find a political solution to end Syria's civil war when he visits Moscow this week, a senior U.S. official said on Monday. Kerry departs for Moscow on Monday afternoon and is scheduled to see Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to discuss a wide range of issues including the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs, Afghanistan and U.S.-Russian trade. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the U.S. ...

Mamma Mia!: ABBA The Museum opens in Stockholm

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:08 PM PDT

Bjorn Ulvaeus, former member of the Swedish music group ABBA, is photographed during a press preview of 'ABBA The Museum' at the Swedish Music Hall of Fame in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday May 6, 2013. A museum opens in Stockholm on Tuesday to show off band paraphernalia, including the helicopter featured on the cover of their "Arrival" album, a star-shaped guitar and dozens of glitzy costumes the Swedish band wore at the height of its 1970s fame. (AP Photo/Scanpix Sweden/Janerik Henriksson) SWEDEN OUTSTOCKHOLM (AP) — You can thank ABBA for the music. And so much more.

Libya militias not backing down from protest

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:08 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 13, 2013 file photo, Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the State Department in Washington. Libya's parliament passed a law on Sunday, May 5, 2013, that bans officials who held senior positions under ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi from holding high-level government posts, a move that could disqualify much of the country's political elite from office including Prime Minister Ali Zidan, who served as a diplomat under Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A number of Libyan militias refused to back down on Monday from their protests outside government buildings, despite passage of a sweeping law that bans anyone who served as a senior official under Moammar Gadhafi from working in government.

Syrian rebels shoot down regime helicopter in east

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:07 PM PDT

In this Sunday, May 5, 2013 image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, men stand near a wrecked helicopter, left, in Deir el-Zour, Syria. Syrian rebels shot down a military helicopter in the country's east, killing eight government troops on board a day after opposition forces entered a sprawling military air base in the north, activists said Monday. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels shot down a military helicopter in the country's east, killing eight government troops on board as President Bashar Assad's troops battled opposition forces inside a sprawling military air base in the north for the second straight day, activists said Monday.

FDA wants cancer warnings for tanning beds

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:07 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Indoor tanning beds would carry new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to additional regulations, under a proposal unveiled by the Food and Drug Administration.

Mass. GOP candidate Gomez on his own for now

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:06 PM PDT

FILE - This panel of 2013 file photos show Democrat U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, left, and Republican Gabriel Gomez, right, candidates for U.S. Senate in the June 24, 2013 special election, being held to fill the seat vacated when John Kerry was appointed as secretary of state. (AP Photos, File)BOSTON (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez is on his own — at least for now.
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