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Photos of Tucson shooting scene show gun, knife

Photos of Tucson shooting scene show gun, knife

Photos of Tucson shooting scene show gun, knife

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:53 PM PDT

In this image released by the Pima County Sheriff's department, a Glock 9mm gun with an extended magazine is seen in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others in January 2011. Authorities released more than 300 photos on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, made by investigators during their investigation in the parking lot of the shopping center where the shooting took place. (AP Photo/Pima County Sheriff)PHOENIX (AP) — Photos taken in the aftermath of the attack that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords show the handgun, high-capacity pistol magazines and knife that Jared Lee Loughner carried with him as he carried out the January 2011 attack.

Apple's Cook faces Senate questions on taxes

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:53 PM PDT

Apple CEO Tim Cook testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent subcommittee on Investigations as lawmakers examine the methods employed by multinational corporations to shift profits offshore and how such activities are affected by the Internal Revenue Code. Lawmakers want to know the tax strategy of how Apple, the world's most valuable company, based in Cupertino, Calif., holds a billion dollars in an Irish subsidiary as a tax strategy, according to a report issued this week by the subcommittee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate dragged massively profitable Apple Inc. into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in U.S. taxes.

Arias asks jury to give her life in prison

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:52 PM PDT

Jodi Arias points to her family as a reason for the jury to give her a life in prison sentence instead of the death penalty on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting to death of Travis Alexander, 30, in his suburban Phoenix. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Pool)PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias asked jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:52 PM PDT

Actor Alec Baldwin, right, and his wife Hilaria Thomas pose for photographers during a photo call for the film Seduced and Abandoned at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)CANNES, France (AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:

Police defend officer who shot NY college student

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:52 PM PDT

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME -- In this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rebello is shown. Police said Rebello, a junior at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., was shot and killed Friday, May 17, 2013, during a break-in near the college campus. (AP Photo/Sleepy Hollow High School)MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — The president of a New York police union defended an officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University student during a standoff with an armed intruder, saying Tuesday the only person responsible for the woman's death was the gunman who held her hostage.

Jodi Arias urges Arizona jury to spare her death penalty

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:51 PM PDT

Jodi Arias addresses the jury during the penalty phase of her murder trial in PhoenixBy Tim Gaynor PHOENIX (Reuters) - Convicted killer Jodi Arias urged jurors on Tuesday to spare her the death penalty and sentence her to life in prison for brutally killing her ex-boyfriend in Arizona five years ago, saying she could lead a productive life behind bars. Arias, 32, was found guilty earlier this month in the premeditated murder of Travis Alexander, whose body was found slumped in the shower of his Phoenix-area home in June 2008. He was stabbed multiple times, had his throat slashed and was shot in the face. ...

Committee nears final vote on immigration bill

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:51 PM PDT

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, confers with the committee's ranking Republican, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 20, 2013, as the committee assembles to work on a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions. The panel is aiming to pass the legislation out of committee this week, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching immigration legislation neared a final committee vote on Tuesday as the White House and Democratic supporters pressed the panel's chairman to delay a showdown over the rights of gay spouses until a debate in the full Senate.

Fed officials dampen speculation of imminent bond tapering

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:49 PM PDT

William Dudley speaks during the Asia Society and Economic Club of New York luncheon, in New YorkBy Paul Carrel and Jonathan Spicer FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two senior Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday played down chances that the U.S. central bank would signal a readiness to taper bond buying at its meeting next month, dampening speculation the Fed might soon dial back its ultra-easy policy. New York Federal Reserve Bank President William Dudley and St. Louis Fed chief James Bullard, both of whom will vote at the June 18-19 meeting, made clear further economic progress was needed before they would support curtailing bond purchases. "Inflation is pretty low in the U.S. ...

FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:48 PM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 13, 2012 file photo shows a cameraman filming one of U.S. consulate burnt out offices after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens on the night of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya. The U.S. has identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and have enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists _ but not enough proof to try them in a U.S. civilian criminal court, the process the Obama administration prefers, U.S. officials said. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists, officials say. But there isn't enough proof to try them in a U.S. civilian court as the Obama administration prefers.

A diversion in the air for 'Today'

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:47 PM PDT

Storm clouds build in the distance beyond tornado-ravaged homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)NEW YORK (AP) — Two charter airplanes carrying the "Today" show anchor team and their crew from Hawaii to Yellowstone National Park were diverted in the air to Oklahoma for coverage Tuesday of the catastrophic tornado outside of Oklahoma City.

Senate panel approves weapons for Syrian rebels

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:46 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has voted to provide weapons to rebels battling the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Obama opposes GOP bill on Keystone XL oil pipeline

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:45 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama opposes a House bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.

Moniz: LNG exports on hold until he reviews data

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:43 PM PDT

Dr. Ernest Moniz speaks after being sworn in as Energy Secretary, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, during a ceremony at the Energy Department in Washington. Moniz, 68, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, replaces Steven Chu, who served as energy secretary in President Barack Obama's first term. Moniz served as an energy undersecretary in the Clinton administration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday he will put on hold about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews studies by the Energy Department and others on what impact the exports would have on domestic natural gas supplies and prices.

Rafsanjani, Ahmadinejad ally barred from Iran election

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:43 PM PDT

Former President Rafsanjani casts his ballot in a parliamentary election in TehranBy Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities on Tuesday barred former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a relative moderate, from running in the June 14 election, along with a protégé of the current president, leaving mainly hardliners left to contest the vote. Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, a close aide to current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, failed to make it onto a list of candidates approved by the Guardian Council, state news agencies and television reported. ...

Garcia, Woods take their shots at each other

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:41 PM PDT

FILE - At left, in a May 5, 2013 file photo, Sergio Garcia grimaces during The Players Championshop golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. At right, in a March 25, 2013 file photo, Tiger Woods walks to the 16th green during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament in Orlando, Fla. Woods and Garcia don't like each other, and are making no attempt to disguise their feelings. (AP Photo/File)VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia don't like each other, and they're making no effort to disguise their feelings.

No new funds needed for Okla. tornado recovery

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT

An aerial view shows the Monday tornado's path through a residential area Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)WASHINGTON (AP) — Top lawmakers and officials say the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma.

Iran candidate list for presidential race

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:35 PM PDT

COMBO - This combination of eight pictures shows eight candidates approved Tuesday, May 21, 2013 for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits, clockwise from left: Mohammad Gharazi, Mohsen Rezaei, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, Saeed Jalili, Ali Akbar Velayati, and Hasan Rowhani, taken between May 9 and May 11, 2013. (AP Photo)The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits.

Man charged in death of missing Maine teenager

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:33 PM PDT

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Police charged a 20-year-old Maine man with murder Tuesday in the death of a 15-year-old girl who disappeared more than a week ago.

The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:33 PM PDT

In this artist drawing provided by the San Francisco 49ers, the proposed 49ers stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. is shown. NFL owners will vote on the sites of the 50th and 51st Super Bowls on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at their spring meetings. The San Francisco area, where the new stadium is being built in Santa Clara, and South Florida are competing for the the 50th edition, to be held in February 2016. The loser in that bidding will go against Houston to host the 51st game the following year.(AP Photo/San Francisco 49ers) NO SALESBOSTON (AP) — The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year.

Top figures barred from Iran's June ballot

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:30 PM PDT

In this picture taken on Saturday, May 11, 2013, former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani waves to media as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, while his daughter Fatemeh, right, looks on, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran. A hardline news website says Iran's election overseers have rejected a pair of powerful and divisive figures from running in next month's presidential election. Tasnimnews.com say Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former president who still wields enormous influence, and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, a close confident of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have been barred by the Guardian Council. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's election overseers removed potential wild card candidates from the presidential race Tuesday, blocking a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hopes of reformers.

Los Angeles picking mayor after low-drama campaign

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:29 PM PDT

File-This file combo shows a Feb. 20, 2013 file photo of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti speaking to media in Los Angeles, left, and undated image provided by the Wendy Greuel Campaign of mayoral candidate Greuel meeting with voters. Despite the high stakes, the race has been a mostly low-drama affair between two government regulars. In a city known to yawn at local politics, turnout is expected to be sparse, perhaps only one in four voters will go to the polls. (AP Photo,File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Voters were choosing the next mayor of Los Angeles on Tuesday, but most residents probably haven't noticed.

Deal on bin Laden evidence made in WikiLeaks case

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:29 PM PDT

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Lawyers in the court-martial of an Army private who gave U.S. secrets to WikiLeaks say they've reached a deal on evidence involving Osama bin Laden.

ESPN cutting workforce, 'smartly managing costs'

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:25 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN is cutting its workforce, the latest Disney division to reduce staff.

Lawyer: No background check done on Jackson doctor

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:24 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson announces several concerts at the London O2 Arena in July, at a press conference at the London O2 Arena. An AEG Live accounting executive testified Monday, May 20, 2013, in a Los Angeles courtroom that the company spent $24 million on preparations for Jackson's ill-fated LOS ANGELES (AP) — A corporate lawyer for AEG Live LLC says the concert giant did not perform any background check on Michael Jackson's personal physician.

Rapper Chief Keef arrested at hotel near Atlanta

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:22 PM PDT

DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) — Police in suburban Atlanta say rapper Chief Keef, whose name is Keith Cozart, has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

Ex-Ford execs charged in Argentine torture cases

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:21 PM PDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Three former Ford Motor Co. executives have been charged with crimes against humanity in Argentina for allegedly targeting union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military coup.

NFL, Xbox enhancing interactive television viewing

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:20 PM PDT

Imagine Sean Payton holding up a Surface tablet instead of a cardboard playsheet on the sideline.

Intel CEO shakes up units, creates 'new devices' group

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:19 PM PDT

To match Interview INTEL/KRZANICHBy Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp's new chief executive, Brian Krzanich, has launched a sweeping company reorganization and created a unit aimed at growing its market share in mobile technology. The shakeup, announced internally just days after the 30-year veteran took the helm, places most of the main product groups of the world's top chipmaker directly under the CEO's supervision and hands its sprawling global manufacturing operation to new president Renee James, said a source close to the company, who declined to be identified. ...

Troops flood western Mexico to protect towns

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:17 PM PDT

Mexican army soldiers enter the town of La Ruana, Michoacan, Mexico, Monday, May 20, 2013. Residents of western Mexico towns who endured months besieged by a drug cartel are cheering the arrival of hundreds of Mexican army troops. Hundreds of people in the state of Michoacan have taken up arms to defend their villages against drug gangs, a vigilante movement born of frustration at extortion, killings and kidnappings in a region wracked by violence. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)COALCOMAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexico's top security officials gathered Tuesday in the western state of Michoacan to launch a campaign with thousands of army troops to rescue towns besieged, sometimes for months, by the powerful Knights Templar drug cartel.

Egypt troops in Sinai sweep mistakenly hit funeral

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:14 PM PDT

Egyptian Army soldiers patrol in an armored vehicle backed by a helicopter gunship during a sweep through villages in in Sheikh Zuweyid, northern Sinai, Egypt, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Egypt's government has built up security forces in northern Sinai as part of an effort to secure the release of six policemen and a border guard kidnapped last week by suspected militants. (AP Photo)CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security personnel kidnapped by suspected militants.

Protesters chant 'Stop the IRS' in Cincinnati

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:14 PM PDT

Jenny Reese of Orem, Utah, center, joins Tea Party supporters outside the IRS headquarter in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A few dozen tea party activists and their supporters have gathered outside the IRS headquarters in Washington to protest extra scrutiny of their organizations. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)CINCINNATI (AP) — Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans protested outside federal buildings across the country Tuesday to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups.

Lawyer: Feds investigate Susan Powell case

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:12 PM PDT

This undated photo released by the West Valley City Police Department shows Susan Powell. Citing a lack of leads, a police agency said Monday that it is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspect. The announcement came after police spent two days searching in rural Oregon last week for any trace of Powell's body. Police released the case file, which includes details that have been kept under wraps since Powell vanished in 2009. (AP Photo/West Valley City Police Department)SEATTLE (AP) — The lawyer for the family of a missing Utah woman said Tuesday there's an ongoing federal investigation into Susan Powell's disappearance.

Dimon keeps JPMorgan chairman title after bruising battle

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:11 PM PDT

JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Dimon speaks about state of global economy at forum hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in WashingtonBy David Henry TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase & Co's outspoken chairman and chief executive, won a vote of confidence on Tuesday as shareholders recommended that he keep his chairman title, giving him a greater margin of approval than last year. Investors who had pressed for Dimon to be stripped of his chairman title said they believed they lost because of the chief executive's hints he would quit if he did not win the vote. Just 32.2 percent of shareholder votes were in favor of a proposal to create an independent chairman, compared with 40. ...

Moniz sworn in as energy secretary

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:08 PM PDT

Dr. Ernest Moniz speaks after being sworn in as Energy Secretary, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, during a ceremony at the Energy Department in Washington. Moniz, 68, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, replaces Steven Chu, who served as energy secretary in President Barack Obama's first term. Moniz served as an energy undersecretary in the Clinton administration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday he will put on hold about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews studies by the Energy Department and others on what impact the exports would have on domestic natural gas supplies and prices.

Avs mum on report Patrick Roy may be next coach

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:08 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 6, 2012 file photo, Quebec Remparts head coach and co-owner Patrick Roy reacts as he talks about Michel Therrien being named head coach of the Montreal Canadiens NHL team, during a news conference in Quebec City. Avalanche fans are talking about the possibility of Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy becoming the next coach of the Colorado team. Roy's younger brother, Stephane Roy, posted a Facebook note late Monday night, May 20, 2013 saying his brother would be the new coach. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jacques Boissinot, File)DENVER (AP) — Patrick Roy and Joe Sakic formed a productive partnership on the ice during their playing days, leading the Colorado Avalanche to two Stanley Cup titles.

Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban

Posted: 21 May 2013 12:03 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal court Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy absent a medical emergency.

Muppets creator's items head to NYC museum

Posted: 21 May 2013 11:59 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Muppets may have taken Manhattan, but they're getting a spiffy new home in Queens.

US lawmakers seek limits on Russia cooperation

Posted: 21 May 2013 11:58 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks.

Factbox: Groups urge cash, not stuff, for Oklahoma victims

Posted: 21 May 2013 11:51 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Disasters such as Monday's tornado that wiped out much of Moore, Oklahoma often prompt people to help victims by collecting goods or launching blood drives, but charitable groups said money, not goods, is the best way to help. AMERICAN RED CROSS: * "What this enables us to do is send those funds to the area where they're needed most immediately," Red Cross spokeswoman Anne Marie Borrego said of financial contributions. * Donating food or clothing can hurt relief efforts as organizations must take time to sort and process them, the Red Cross said. ...

Syrian foes move towards talks but fighting rages

Posted: 21 May 2013 11:50 AM PDT

People wait for buses at the al-Abassin bus station, near Damascus' Jobar neighbourhoodBy Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's opposition and the government of President Bashar al-Assad seem to be preparing to take part in an international peace conference against a background of some of the worst fighting this year. On Tuesday, Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and Syrian soldiers, backed by air strikes and artillery, renewed an offensive aimed at driving Syrian rebels from the town of Qusair near the Lebanese border, opposition activists said. ...
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