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Republicans want NBC, CNN to pull Clinton programs

Republicans want NBC, CNN to pull Clinton programs

Republicans want NBC, CNN to pull Clinton programs

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 01:07 PM PDT

FILE - This July 16, 2013 file photo shows former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during the 51st Delta Sigma Theta National Convention in Washington. The Republican National Committee wants NBC and CNN to cancel upcoming programs on Hillary Rodham Clinton and is threatening to blackball the television networks from future Republican presidential debates if they fail to comply. NBC has announced a miniseries "Hillary" starring Diane Lane. It's expected to be released before the 2016 presidential election. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee charged Monday that NBC and CNN are promoting a potential presidential candidacy by Hillary Rodham Clinton, threatening to blackball them from future GOP primary debates if they air upcoming programs on the former secretary of state.

Two killed, five wounded in shooting in Central California

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 01:06 PM PDT

By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A gunman fired into a crowd during a fight outside a California taco restaurant early on Monday, killing two people and wounding five others, police said. The shooting erupted during a fight between several people that began inside the Tacos Choice restaurant in Salinas, about 100 miles south of San Francisco, and spilled outside into the parking lot, Salinas Police Commander David Shaw said. ...

US court: Pa. school can't ban 'boobies' bracelets

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 01:05 PM PDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a Pennsylvania school district cannot ban "I (heart) Boobies!" bracelets, rejecting the district's claim that the slogan — designed to promote breast cancer awareness among young people — is lewd.

Rodriguez among 13 players suspended by MLB

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 01:04 PM PDT

The New York Yankees' Rodriguez poses during the Yankee's Media Day at their spring training facility at George M. Steinbrenner Field in TampaBy Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alex Rodriguez, baseball's highest-paid player and one of the sport's greatest hitters, was suspended for a record 211 games on Monday for alleged doping offences. Another 12 players, including three Major League Baseball All-Stars, were handed 50-game suspensions following a long investigation into links between top players and a Florida clinic accused of supplying performance enhancing drugs. ...

MLB doping timeline

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 01:00 PM PDT

(Reuters) - A timeline of key Major League Baseball doping milestones: 1998 Aug 22 - A jar of androstenedione is discovered in the locker of St. Louis slugger Mark McGwire, who admits he uses the steroids precursor. McGwire goes on to hit a then Major League record 70 homers. Performance-enhancing drugs were not illegal in baseball at that time. 2001 April - MLB implements its first random drug-testing program in the minor leagues. 2002 Aug 30 - Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program unveiled. ...

Elton John recovering after having appendix out

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 01:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2012, file photo shows Elton John during his concert at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China. Elton John is recovering after an operation to remove his appendix. The musician's publicist says John had the surgery last week at Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco, near his home in the south of France. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)LONDON (AP) — Elton John is recovering after an operation to remove his appendix.

IceArizona completes purchase of Coyotes

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:57 PM PDT

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Phoenix Coyotes finally have an owner.

Syrian rebels take villages in regime's heartland

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 file photo, night falls on a Syrian rebel-controlled area as destroyed buildings, including Dar Al-Shifa hospital, are seen on Sa'ar street after airstrikes targeted the area last week, killing dozens in Aleppo, Syria. More than two years into Syria's civil war, the once highly-centralized authoritarian state has effectively split into three distinct parts, each boasting its own flags, security agencies and judicial system. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras, File)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels on Monday captured four villages in the heartland of President Bashar Assad's minority Alawite sect as they fought government troops for the second straight day in the mountains overlooking the country's Mediterranean coast.

Witness: Manning leaks chilled US relationships

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:52 PM PDT

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — The more than 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables Army Pfc. Bradley Manning disclosed through WikiLeaks have had a chilling effect on American foreign relations, a high-ranking State Department official testified Monday.

Taliban talking secretly to Kabul government

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:51 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 20, 2013 file photo, the Taliban flag, emblazoned with a Quranic verse, is visible through a gap in a wall at the new political office of the Afghan Taliban in Doha, Qatar. Although Afghan President Hamid Karzai was angered by the Taliban's efforts to present the office as a government in exile, the two sides have recently held secret, informal talks in an effort to jumpstart the peace process, according to Afghan officials and a senior Taliban representative. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal, File)ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The Taliban have held secret talks with representatives of Afghan President Hamid Karzai to try to jumpstart a peace process that stumbled and stalled at the starting gate, according to Afghan officials and a senior Taliban representative.

Gibraltar accuses Spain of 'sabre-rattling' in diplomatic row

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:50 PM PDT

Vehicles wait to enter to the British Colony of Gibraltar at its border with Spain in front of the Rock, in La Linea de la ConcepcionBy Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Gibraltar's top politician accused Spain on Monday of "sabre-rattling" and behaving like North Korea by saying it could impose border fees and airspace controls on the British territory whose sovereignty it disputes. British Prime Minister David Cameron was "seriously concerned" about the situation and has demanded an explanation from Madrid about the proposals, his spokesman said. ...

Alex Rodriguez, others suspended by MLB for drugs

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:48 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2013, file photo, New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez answers questions from reporters during a news conference following a Class AA baseball game with the Trenton Thunder against the Reading Phillies, in Trenton, N.J. Three MVP awards, 14 All-Star selections, two record-setting contracts and countless controversies later, A-Rod is the biggest and wealthiest target of an investigation into performance-enhancing drugs, with a decision from baseball Commissioner Bud Selig expected on Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez was suspended through 2014 and All-Stars Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta and Everth Cabrera were banned 50 games apiece Monday when Major League Baseball disciplined 13 players in a drug case — the most sweeping punishment since the Black Sox scandal nearly a century ago.

A look at the players suspended by MLB on Monday

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:46 PM PDT

A thumbnail look at the 13 players suspended by Major League Baseball on Monday in the Biogenesis drug case, along with their salaries lost:

Off-field issues for Manziel cloud Texas A&M camp

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:40 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 17, 2013 file photo, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel talks with reporters during the Southeastern Conference football Media Days in Hoover, Ala. ESPN says the NCAA is investigating whether Manziel was paid for signing hundreds of autographs in January. Citing unidentified sources, ESPN's "Outside the Lines" said the Heisman Trophy winner signed items in exchange for a five-figure fee during his trip to Miami for the BCS championship game. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Johnny Football is practicing with Texas A&M. Whether he starts the season opener is another question.

Kanye West to perform at MTV Video Music Awards

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:38 PM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 23, 2013 file photo shows Kanye West, center, attends the fashion designer Martin Margiela's Spring/Summer 2013 Haute Couture fashion collection, in Paris. West is set to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards this month. The network announced Monday, Aug. 5, that the rapper would perform his single NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West will perform at the MTV Video Music Awards this month.

Brazil: Thousands urge return of pet monkey Chico

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:32 PM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When two police officers tore little Chico from the arms of Elizete Carmona, they said it was for his own good. After all, 71-year-old women aren't meant to live with endangered tufted capuchin monkeys.

Tagliani pays off wager with beaver-suit stunts

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:31 PM PDT

IndyCar Series driver Alex Tagliani, of Canada, rides a tricycle in a beaver costume at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013 as part of the payoff of a charity fund-raising bet with fellow driver Scott Dixon. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar driver Alex Tagliani has made good on a bet he lost to fellow driver Scott Dixon by wearing a beaver costume while riding a tricycle and milking a cow at the Indiana State Fair.

Factbox on Alex Rodriguez

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:31 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Alex Rodriguez, widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time, was suspended for 211 games by Major League Baseball (MLB) on Monday for violating the league's drug policy and labor contract. - Born: July 27, 1975 (Aged 38) -Made MLB debut in July 1994 with the Seattle Mariners and had a .309 batting average, 189 home runs and 595 runs batted in (RBI) over seven seasons in Seattle. - Joined the Texas Rangers as a free agent in 2000 after signing a 10-year deal worth $252 million, which at the time was the most lucrative contract in MLB history. - Went on to hit ...

Will fast-food protests spur higher minimum wage?

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:29 PM PDT

Fast-food worker Michelle Osborn, 23, of Flint, Mich. shouts out chants as she and a few dozen others strike outside of a McDonald's restaurant on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 in Flint. A few thousand fast-food workers in seven cities took to the streets demanding better pay, the right to unionize and a more than doubling of the federal minimum hourly wage from $7.25 to $15. (AP Photo/The Flint Journal, Jake May)Terrance Wise has two jobs in Kansas City — one at a burger joint, a second at a pizza restaurant — but he says his paychecks aren't enough to buy shoes for his three daughters and insure his 15-year-old car. So he decided to draw attention to his plight: He walked off work in protest.

Guide to 'Whitey' Bulger trial

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:23 PM PDT

This courtroom sketch depicts James "Whitey" Bulger during the first day of his racketeering trial in U.S. District Court in Boston, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. At right is defense attorney J.W. Carney, Jr. Bulger faces a long list of crimes, including extortion and playing a role in 19 killings. (AP Photo/Margaret Small)Prosecutors and defense attorneys are wrapping up the James "Whitey" Bulger trial with closing arguments. The case is expected go to the jury Tuesday. A 32-count racketeering indictment accuses him of a long list of crimes, including participating in 19 killings. Here's a look at the case against him, his defense and what's happening in the courtroom:

Man fights to take license test in Hawaiian

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:23 PM PDT

HONOLULU (AP) — A man who speaks Hawaiian wants to be able to use the language to take his driver's license exam.

Skydiving teacher killed in tandem jump

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:21 PM PDT

LUMBERTON, Miss. (AP) — A skydiving instructor from Pensacola, Fla., died in a remote swamp after a tandem jump that hospitalized his student, Lamar County Sheriff Danny Rigel said Sunday.

Oil posts small loss; US pump prices fall

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:18 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil fell slightly Monday as the market waited for the latest forecasts for global demand.

Exclusive: U.S. directs agents to cover up program used to investigate Americans

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:17 PM PDT

A slide from a presentation is seen about a secretive information-sharing program run by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Special Operations DivisionBy John Shiffman and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A secretive U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration unit is funneling information from intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a massive database of telephone records to authorities across the nation to help them launch criminal investigations of Americans. Although these cases rarely involve national security issues, documents reviewed by Reuters show that law enforcement agents have been directed to conceal how such investigations truly begin - not only from defense lawyers but also sometimes from prosecutors and judges. ...

Taste test: Lab-grown hamburger short on flavor

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:13 PM PDT

A new Cultured Beef Burger made from cultured beef grown in a laboratory from stem cells of cattle, is held by the man who developed the burger, Professor Mark Post of Netherland's Maastricht University, during a the world's first public tasting event for the food product in London, Monday Aug. 5, 2013. The Cultured Beef could help solve the coming food crisis and combat climate change according to the producers of the burger which cost some 250,000 euros (US dlrs 332,000) to produce. (AP Photo / David Parry, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESLONDON (AP) — The food of the future could do with a pinch of seasoning — and maybe some cheese.

Governor declares emergency around derailed train

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:12 PM PDT

LAWTELL, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency around the site of a derailed train that leaked a caustic chemical.

Britt proposes CBS be sold 'a la carte'

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:04 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt has offered to end a four-day blackout of CBS stations, saying the cable operator would allow CBS to sell its stations' signal "a la carte" to consumers instead of being packaged with other channels.

White House to announce Russia trip plans soon

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:01 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is saying it will announce in the coming days whether President Barack Obama is going to cancel a visit to Moscow.

50 Cent pleads not guilty to domestic violence

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:00 PM PDT

Rapper and actor Curtis Jackson appears during an arraignment at a Van Nuys Courthouse in Los Angeles on Monday, Aug 5, 2013. Jackson, also known as 50 Cent, has pleaded not guilty to domestic violence and vandalism charges involving an ex-girlfriend who is the mother of his child.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper 50 Cent stood silently before a judge on Monday as his attorney entered his plea of not guilty to domestic violence and vandalism charges involving an ex-girlfriend who is the mother of his child.

Ohio State heavy favorite in Big Ten

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 11:59 AM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — By every measure, Urban Meyer's first season at Ohio State was a smashing success. The Buckeyes won all 12 games, and Braxton Miller developed into a superstar quarterback along the way.

Drop in jobless rate puts Fed closer to end of QE3: Fed's Fisher

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 11:52 AM PDT

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Fisher speaks to a breakout group at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, MarylandBy Ann Saphir PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is nearer to dialing back its massive bond-buying program after the unemployment rate dropped last month, a top Fed official said on Monday, the second to make that point in as many trading days. A stalwart opponent of the Fed's current third round of quantitative easing, or QE3, Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher said he personally would have liked to start trimming the program some time ago. "I am of the opinion that unless we see some disturbing data... ...

AP Source: A-Rod lone holdout in drug cases

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 11:51 AM PDT

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez answers questions from the media during a press conference after a minor league baseball rehab start with the Trenton Thunder in a game against the Reading Fightin Phils, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 at Arm & Hammer Park in Trenton, N.J.. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez remained the lone holdout while All-Stars Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta and Everth Cabrera were among 12 players who accepted 50-game penalties from Major League Baseball on Monday as part of its Biogenesis drug investigation, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

Autopsy: Condemned Ohio man apparently hanged self

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 11:46 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows Billy Slagle, who was found hanged in his death row cell just three days before his execution on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013. An autopsy is expected Monday, Aug. 5. (AP Photo/Ohio Department of Rehabilitation, File)COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An autopsy shows that a death row inmate in Ohio apparently hanged himself three days before his execution.

Dylan portraits to go on display at London gallery

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 11:45 AM PDT

LONDON (AP) — Portraits by Bob Dylan are going on display at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

Family: Beach hit-and-run a tremendous injustice

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 11:43 AM PDT

Mustafa, left, and his wife, Yesim Balci pose at their stand along the Venice, Calif., beach boardwalk Sunday Aug. 4, 2013 near where a Saturday incident involving a driver who accelerated through a crowd of beachgoers, hitting one person after another as bystanders tried desperately to get out of the way. The hit-and-run killed an Italian woman on her honeymoon and hurt 11 others. Yesim shows her injured right leg where she was struck by the driver. Theirs was the first stand hit. (AP Photo/Tami Abdollah)LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a honeymooning tourist killed when a driver plowed a sedan through a crowd on the Venice Beach boardwalk says her death was a tremendous injustice.

Immigration bill critics focus on health law delay

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 11:41 AM PDT

FILE - This Aug. 1, 2013 file photo shows immigration reform supporters blocking a street on Capitol Hill in Washington. For many House conservatives, President Barack Obama's decision to delay a central provision of his health care law has emerged as a major stumbling block _ not to health coverage, but to an immigration bill. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — For many House conservatives, President Barack Obama's decision to delay a central provision of his health care law has emerged as a major arguing point — not against that law but in opposition to immigration legislation

Gibraltar minister accuses Spain of saber-rattling

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 11:41 AM PDT

LONDON (AP) — The chief minister of Gibraltar on Monday accused Spain of acting like North Korea after suggesting it could impose steep new entry and exit fees for the British territory.

Fort Hood survivors to face gunman at trial

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 11:37 AM PDT

In this Tuesday, June 4, 2013, photo, retired Staff Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford describes one of his wounds from the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage, at his home in Lillington, N.C. Nearly three dozen soldiers wounded in the deadly attack on the Texas Army post are facing the prospect of being approached and questioned in court by the man many witnesses have identified as the gunman: Maj. Nidal Hasan. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)LILLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Alonzo Lunsford has trouble getting out of chairs and warns his family to wake him gently. Kathy Platoni can't shake the image of the man who died in a pool of blood at her knees. Shawn Manning still has two bullets in his body and gets easily unnerved by crowds.

Stocks slip on a quiet day on Wall Street

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 11:37 AM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 31, 2013, file photo, Trader David O'Day talks into his mobile phone as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks are edging lower in early trading on Wall Street Monday, Aug. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slipped Monday in quiet trading on Wall Street.

AP PHOTOS: Muslims worldwide celebrate Ramadan

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 11:33 AM PDT

A man stands as Iranian worshippers perform prayers during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 26, 2013. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar during which devotees fast from dawn till dusk. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)Iranian women place copies of the Quran on their heads during a religious ceremony at a cemetery outside Tehran. A Pakistani boy arranges plates of food for the meal that breaks the day's fast in Islamabad. Prayers are offered at mosques from India to Indonesia.
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