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ArtsBeat: MTV Awards Show Prompts Familiar Complaint
The New York Times - 26 Aug 2013 20:33
The Parents Television Council's complaint was more notable this year because Billy Ray Cyrus sits on the group's advisory board.
Mexico migrant train derails; at least 5 dead
Boston - 26 Aug 2013 06:10
CHONTALPA, Mexico (AP) -- A notorious cargo train known as "the Beast" and carrying at least 250 Central American hitchhiking migrants derailed in a remote region of southern Mexico on Sunday, killing at least five peopl...
The Onion Predicts the Collapse of Miley Cyrus
The Atlantic Wire - 26 Aug 2013 23:12
Today in viral videos: The Onion predicts the fall of Miley Cyrus, the forbidden love of a squirrel and rabbit, and a PSA for everyone who loves to talk on the phone and drive at the same time.
Yosemite fire 'poses every challenge there can be'
Boston - 26 Aug 2013 06:54
GROVELAND, Calif. (AP) -- At Ike Bunney's dude ranch near the Sierra community of Tuolumne City, all creatures have been evacuated as firefighters brace for an intense battle to keep a wildfire raging north of Yosemite N...
More mischief and mayhem in store on 'Fast N' Loud'
Fox News - 26 Aug 2013 20:44
The boys of Gas Monkey Garage are back for new episodes in season two of their hit Discovery Channel show "Fast N' Loud," and star Richard Rawlings says the show has something for everyone.
Obama Need Not Go To Congress to Bomb Syria
Time - 26 Aug 2013 19:05
A unilateral strike wouldn't be out of the question. The attack on Libya two years ago offers a handy blueprint
Israel's Peres calls on UN to stop Syria bloodshed
Boston - 26 Aug 2013 17:37
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's president is calling on the United Nations to appoint the Arab League to set up a temporary government in Syria to stop the bloodshed.
Ex-Salvadoran military leader sentencing continues
Boston - 26 Aug 2013 17:36
BOSTON (AP) -- A former El Salvador military leader suspected of plotting what turned into a massacre is in a Boston courtroom for his sentencing on immigration charges.
Egypt's Christians Caught in the Crossfire
Time - 26 Aug 2013 11:05
Seen as supporting the military's ouster of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's small Christian population has found themselves as targets in the country's continuing political unrest
Bo trial concludes; verdict later
CNN - 26 Aug 2013 07:37
The trial of former high-flying Chinese politician Bo Xilai concluded Monday in eastern China, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
Ft. Hood sentencing phase begins
CNN - 26 Aug 2013 06:17
A military jury on Monday will begin confronting the second phase of the court-martial of Maj. Nidal Hasan: whether he deserves to die for the massacre at his hands four years ago on this sprawling U.S. Army base.
Catfight: Internet Salivates over Siri & Google Glass Showdown
The Atlantic Wire - 26 Aug 2013 23:52
Everyone loves a good catfight, even when it involves two robot-assistants who exhibit female characteristics but are not actually human.
Search is on for Mich. man, 3 kids at lakeshore
Boston - 26 Aug 2013 23:52
GLEN HAVEN, Mich. (AP) -- Police aided by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter were searching northern Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on Monday for a suburban Detroit man wanted on a domestic violence charge ...
County withholds autopsies of 19 firefighters
Boston - 26 Aug 2013 23:48
PHOENIX (AP) -- The Yavapai County attorney says autopsy reports and photos of the scene where 19 firefighters were killed in Arizona won't be released without a court order.
Foxwoods, Milford close in on host agreement
Boston - 26 Aug 2013 23:48
A Foxwoods gambling resort in Milford would pay annual property taxes of $18 million or more, as well as additional up-front and annual payments to bulk up local police, fire and school departments, under a draft host ag...
Bill introduced to keep open Maine state office
Boston - 26 Aug 2013 23:48
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine lawmakers will consider legislation this week that would reverse a decision to shutter a state office that caused 11 state workers to lose their jobs.
Once an Outcast, Iranian Minister Carries Hope of Easing Tensions
The New York Times - 26 Aug 2013 23:45
Mohammad Javad Zarif seems near certain to lead Iran's delegation in nuclear talks -- further indications, analysts say, that the new leadership is serious about ra new policy.
Soybean prices soar as hot weather threatens crop
Boston - 26 Aug 2013 23:43
Soybean prices rose sharply Monday as hot, dry weather threatened crops in the Midwest.
A rare snow falls in Atacama desert of Chile
Boston - 26 Aug 2013 23:43
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- A rare snowfall in Chile's Atacama desert has delighted visitors to one of the world's driest areas.
Court in NY: Request for lawyer not proof of guilt
Boston - 26 Aug 2013 23:41
NEW YORK (AP) -- Prosecutors cannot use a defendant's request for a lawyer as evidence of guilt, a federal appeals court ruled Monday as it ordered a new trial for a man convicted of trying to sneak an alien into the Uni...
Obama to see Putin at G20 summit in St Petersburg but meeting unclear
Reuters - 26 Aug 2013 23:39
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Witness: Man accused of killing Ga. baby hid gun
Boston - 26 Aug 2013 23:39
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) -- A man accused of fatally shooting a baby in coastal Georgia hid a gun at a relative's apartment the day after the slaying, and his mother and sister came to get it, a woman who lives in the home sai...