Report: Obama authorized secret support for Syrian rebels
President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, sources familiar with the matter said. Obama's order, approved earlier this year and known as an intelligence "finding," broadly permits the CIA and other U.S. agencies to provide support that could help the rebels oust Assad. This and other developments signal a shift toward growing, albeit still circumscribed, support for Assad's armed opponents - a shift that intensified following last month's failure of the U.N. ...Read More ...
Postal service to default on health care benefits
Congress is sitting idly by Wednesday as the U.S. Postal Service prepares to default on $5.5 billion in retiree health care payments. The postal service confirmed in a statement Monday that it would default on its payment to the U.S. Treasury due at midnight on Wednesday. It is also prepared to default on a $5.6 [...]Read More ...
Pro-Obama super PAC plans $30 million ad buy
The main super PAC supporting President Barack Obama's re-election bid, Priorities USA Action, has reserved $30 million in fall air time in six states, Yahoo News has confirmed. The size of the ad buy indicates that the group, which has reported raising $20.7 million since it was founded by former White House aides in 2011, [...]Read More ...
Report: Jets narrowly avoid midair collision near D.C.
US Airways said late Wednesday that it is working with federal officials to investigate a newspaper report that three commuter jets narrowly averted a midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport outside the nation's capital.Read More ...
Psychiatrist warned university about Colorado shooting suspect
A University of Colorado psychiatrist had alerted the school's threat assessment committee about Aurora movie massacre suspect James Holmes.Read More ...
Judge: Peterson murder trial in jeopardy
A visibly angry judge said Wednesday he will consider declaring a mistrial at Drew Peterson's murder trial after a second major blunder by prosecutors in as many days, once again illustrating how the high-profile case has been beset by problems from the outset.Read More ...
Mitt Romney better move to right, says emboldened tea party
The stunning victory of tea party-backed Ted Cruz over an establishment Republican in a Texas Senate battle has so emboldened the insurgent movement that activists are warning Mitt Romney he had better get on board.Read More ...
Professor's email reveals chilling shooting plot
Rainer Reinscheid was into his second bottle of wine when he wrote a chilling email titled, "a good plan," detailing how he wanted to get revenge on the people he blamed for his son's suicide.Read More ...
Toyota announces recall of about 760,000 RAV4s
Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it is recalling about 760,000 Toyota RAV4 utility vehicles and 18,000 Lexus HS 250h hybrid vehicles in the United States to correct a defect in rear suspension.Read More ...
Congress approves new sanctions on Iran
Congress voted Wednesday to slap sanctions on Iran's energy, shipping and financial industries, convinced that increasing the economic pressure on Tehran will derail its suspected nuclear weapons program.
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Thousands of Florida ex-felons may not know they can vote
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - More than 13,000 ex-felons may be eligible to vote in Florida but don't know it because the notices the parole board mailed to them were returned as undeliverable, the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday. The civil rights group raised the concern after analyzing more than 17,000 names of ex-felons who had their voting rights automatically restored by the Florida Parole Commission. ...
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Chick-fil-A supporters turn out in droves for 'Appreciation Day'
After several weeks of protests and mayoral catcalls stemming from Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy's controversial public comments against same-sex marriage, supporters of the fast-food chain--and traditional marriage--turned out in droves on Wednesday, jamming many of Chick-fil-A's 1,600 U.S. stores. And protesters, for the most part, stayed away. In Englewood, Colo., an overcapacity lunch crowd spilled [...]Read More ...
Tennessee candidates engage in anti-Islam contest
An argument over who is more opposed to the Islamic faith and the construction of a mosque near Nashville has become an unlikely issue in a nasty Tennessee Republican congressional primary to be decided on Thursday. Freshman Republican Representative Diane Black is challenged by Lou Ann Zelenik, who lost to Black in a primary to represent the rural district two years ago by less than 300 votes. ...
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California city files for bankruptcy with over $1 billion in debts
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - San Bernardino filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday citing more than $1 billion of debts and making it the third California city to seek protection from creditors. The city of about 210,000 residents 65 miles east of Los Angeles declared a fiscal crisis last month after a report said local government had tapped out its reserves and projected spending would top revenue by $45 million in the fiscal year that began on July 1. ...Read More ...
Maryland man who called himself 'joker' charged
A Maryland man accused of referring to himself as "a joker" and threatening to shoot up his workplace, raising alarms after Colorado's mass shooting a week earlier, has been charged with misdemeanor telephone misuse, prosecutors said Wednesday.Read More ...
Video: Will the world’s hunger for sushi cause tuna extinction?
It's no secret that Americans loves sushi. What used to be a delicacy savored on special occasions has become a new kind of fast food, available in cafeterias and grocery stores, even baseball stadiums. Our fear of eating raw fish has fully subsided and we now consume so much fish that if we're not careful [...]Read More ...
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