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Ex-sniper spoke of legacy days before his death

Mon, 2013-02-04 09:52

Chris Kyle spoke of the legacy he wanted to leave just days before being shot dead by a fellow soldier.

Ex-FEMA director mocks Superdome blackout on Twitter

Mon, 2013-02-04 09:35

Like plenty of people watching the power outage in the New Orleans Superdome during the Super Bowl on Sunday, Michael Brown cracked a Katrina joke on Twitter. Unlike plenty of people, Brown, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under President George W. Bush, was in charge of managing the federal response to the [...]

'Skeet gate': White House defends photo release

Mon, 2013-02-04 09:22

Some critics are questioning why the photo was made available now.

Child in Ala. hostage drama turns 6 years old this week

Mon, 2013-02-04 08:51

Authorities remained tight-lipped about talks to free him from the gunman who shot and killed his school bus driver last week.

SEAL's death looms over Obama gun-control speech

Mon, 2013-02-04 08:49

The fatal shooting of Chris Kyle is reigniting the gun-control conversation.

Clinton on Koch: Big brain, even bigger heart

Mon, 2013-02-04 08:40

The former president revealed that he and the late NYC mayor were avid pen pals.

Mourners pay tribute to Ed Koch with 'New York, New York'

Mon, 2013-02-04 08:24

An organist played the famed Frank Sinatra as Ed Koch's casket was carried out of a New York City synagogue.

Funds raised for Atlanta's super mall cop

Mon, 2013-02-04 08:21

Just call him super mall cop: Darien Long, a shopping mall security guard, has become the source of donations from around the Web after he posted a video that showed him applying a taser to an abusive woman outside an Atlanta mall. After telling the woman to leave for disorderly conduct, Long is heard on [...]

Trump threatens to sue Bill Maher over joke

Mon, 2013-02-04 08:00

Donald Trump won't let the joke go. In an interview with "Fox & Friends" on Monday, Trump said he plans to sue Bill Maher over a joke the comedian made last month on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." During his interview with Leno, Maher joked he would donate $5 million to the charity of [...]

Super Bowl ad winners and losers

Mon, 2013-02-04 07:49

Super Bowl commercials are an American institution. You know another American institution? Making snap, sweeping judgments on work others spent months and millions creating.

Pakistan to build amusement park in town where bin Laden lived

Mon, 2013-02-04 07:49

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan plans to build a $30 million amusement park and outdoor activity centre on the edge of the northwestern town of Abbottabad, where U.S. special forces killed Osama bin Laden, an official said on Monday. The private venture in the foothills of the Himalayas will include a zoo, water sports, a mini-golf course, rock climbing and paragliding, said Jamaluddin Khan, the deputy provincial minister for tourism. "The project will take five years to complete," he told Reuters. U.S. ...

Al-Qaida group back on Twitter after ban

Mon, 2013-02-04 07:46

Just two weeks after Twitter shut down its account, the Somali-based terror group al Shabaab has set up a new Twitter account and resumed tweeting out propaganda in English.

Obama on gun-control push in Minnesota

Mon, 2013-02-04 07:43

The state has a hunting culture, but has made efforts to curtail violence.

Oh no he didn't: McCain calls Iran’s president a monkey

Mon, 2013-02-04 07:12

It's not the first time McCain's comments on Twitter have raised eyebrows.

Packing for Paris? Old law bans pants for women

Mon, 2013-02-04 06:32

PARIS (AP) — If it isn't already daunting enough to pack for a trip to fashionable Paris, female visitors, beware: It's illegal to wear pants.

Marco Rubio takes on Dems, GOP on immigration

Mon, 2013-02-04 06:25

Everywhere he goes to sell his immigration reform, Rubio faces skeptical audiences.

Girl shot by Taliban makes first public statement

Mon, 2013-02-04 05:33

Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani schoolgirl, is recovering from a shot to the head.

Remembering the heroic stand of Rosa Parks on her birthday

Mon, 2013-02-04 05:32

Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955, after she refused to give up her seat on a crowded bus to a white passenger.

Photos: Malala's journey to recovery

Mon, 2013-02-04 05:30

A Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban has made her first video statement since she was nearly killed. Speaking clearly but with the left side of her face appearing rigid, 15-year-old Malala Yousufzai said she is "getting better, day by day." (Feb. 4)

Pakistani girl shot by Taliban makes first statement

Mon, 2013-02-04 04:29

LONDON (AP) — A Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban has made her first video statement since she was nearly killed, saying Monday that she is recovering.

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