Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Storms, tornadoes kill 25 in Alabama: authorities (Reuters)

Storms, tornadoes kill 25 in Alabama: authorities (Reuters)

Storms, tornadoes kill 25 in Alabama: authorities (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 07:17 PM PDT

Storm systems are seen over the U.S. in an infrared satellite photo taken April 26, 2011. REUTERS/NOAA/HandoutReuters - Tornadoes and storms lashed the South on Wednesday, leading to 25 deaths in Alabama alone over a 24 hour period, state authorities said.

Oklahoma Senate OKs bill targeting illegal immigrants (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 06:21 PM PDT

Reuters - The Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would create criminal penalties for undocumented immigrants who work in Oklahoma and those who smuggle them into the state.

Lawmakers in 2 states pass new abortion restrictions (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 05:34 PM PDT

Reuters - Legislators in both Indiana and Florida passed sweeping abortion restrictions on Wednesday.

NTSB Fix for Sleeping Controllers: Let Them Nap? (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 01:30 AM PDT

Time.com - The NTSB is pushing the following counterintuitive suggestion for the problem of napping air traffic controllers: let them nap

Should the Prop 8 Decision Be Overturned? (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:00 PM PDT

Time.com - Opponents of gay marriage announce a motion to vacate Judge Vaughn Walker's decision after he confirms his sexual orientation

Storms knock out TVA nuclear units and power lines (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 05:35 PM PDT

Reuters - Severe storms and tornadoes moving through the U.S. Southeast dealt a severe blow to the Tennessee Valley Authority on Wednesday, causing three nuclear reactors in Alabama to shut and knocking out 11 high-voltage power lines, the utility and regulators said.

Suspected Somali pirate pleads not guilty in US (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 07:39 AM PDT

Suspected Somali pirates sit with their faces covered on board an Indian Coast guard ship off the coast of Mumbai in February 2011. Indian maritime unions and shipping organisations warned Wednesday that piracy could prompt a withdrawal of labour from countries providing crews if nothing is done to tackle the problem.(AFP/File/Punit Paranjpe)AP - A Somali man the U.S. believes is the highest-ranking pirate it has ever captured pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to piracy, kidnapping and weapons charges related to the February hijacking of a yacht that left four Americans dead.

Indiana poised to cut Planned Parenthood funding (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 04:37 PM PDT

AP - Indiana is poised to become the first state to cut off all government funding for the Planned Parenthood organization, providing a significant victory for the anti-abortion movement but presenting a political predicament for the state's governor, Mitch Daniels, as he considers running for president.

Iowa court reverses child endangerment conviction (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 04:25 PM PDT

AP - The Iowa Court of Appeals on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a mother who has been imprisoned for nearly four years after being found guilty of injuring her young son, basing its decision on the boy's newfound ability to speak and claim he was hurt after sticking his arm into a washing machine.

Judge: Blago jury process taking 'relatively long' (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 05:40 PM PDT

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrives at federal court, briefcase in hand, as jury selection continues in his second corruption trial, Monday, April 25, 2011, in Chicago. Blagojevich who was convicted of one count of lying to the FBI in his original trial, faces 20 federal counts at his second trial, including allegations that he tried to sell or trade President Barack Obama's former Senate seat. As Blagojevich entered the courhouse he raised his briefcase towards the press area and said, 'I'm working today.' (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - Attorneys and the judge in the corruption retrial of impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich inched closer to seating a jury Wednesday after plodding along at a slower-than-usual because so many potential panelists have heard at least something about the high-profile first trial.

Lesbian ex-cadet giving up West Point fight (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 05:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2010 file photo, Katherine Miller, a former cadet at the U.S. Military Academy who quit over the 'don't ask, don't tell policy, poses for a photo in her hometown of Findlay, Ohio. Miller has been rejected for readmission to the academy even as the military moves toward ending its 'don't ask, don't tell' policy. Officials at the U.S. Military Academy say they reached the only decision they could since the repeal of the policy is not in effect yet. (AP Photo/John Seewer, File)AP - A lesbian former cadet who left West Point saying she couldn't live a lie was rejected for re-admission Wednesday because of the lingering military ban on gays and said she is giving up on her dream of graduating from the academy.

Police: Father lit fire killing himself, 5 kids (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:46 PM PDT

A rose hangs from a fence in front of a house Wednesday, April 27, 2011, where six people were killed Sunday in a house fire, in Vancouver, Wash. Police say a Vancouver man apparently set fire to his own home, killing himself and five of his children. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)AP - Investigators said Wednesday they believe a Washington father who was sliding into financial ruin deliberately set a fire that blew up his home, killing himself and five of his children.

Hawaii government hands over Obama's birth records (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 06:42 PM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures while speaking to reporters about the controversy over his birth certificate and true nationality, Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Until this week, Hawaii officials said they wouldn't release original birth records for anyone, under any circumstances. Even if it was President Barack Obama.

Family of doctor who delivered Obama 'honored' (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 06:38 PM PDT

This handout image provided by the White House shows a copy of the long form of President Barack Obama's birth certificate from Hawaii. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The family of a Honolulu doctor whose signature appears on President Barack Obama's birth certificate woke up to the news Wednesday that the late obstetrician had delivered Obama.

Leaky Missouri levee highlights national problem (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 04:52 PM PDT

Kevin Upchurch, left, and Mark Hanners navigate down a flooded street Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Commerce, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - Floodwaters leaking past an old earthen levee in this river town highlight a larger problem threatening much of rural America: Scores of flood walls built decades ago by farmers are increasingly susceptible to failure.

Father gets criticized for NY mother killing kids (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 10:02 AM PDT

Jean Pierre, the father of the three children who died when their mother drove their car into the Hudson River, and Datrice Armstrong, the mother of LaShanda Armstrong, both center, are escorted from the Alphonso E. Brown Funeral Home in Spring Valley, N.Y. after a service on Monday, April 25, 2011. LaShanda Armstrong, 25, loaded her four children into a minivan on April 12 after an argument with the father of the three youngest. She drove down a boat ramp in Newburgh into the river. The oldest child, 10-year-old La'Shaun Armstrong, crawled out a window and survived. (AP Photo/The Poughkeepsie Journal, Lee Ferris)AP - Jean Pierre didn't kill his kids. It was their mother, not their father, who took the three little children with her in a suicide plunge into the Hudson River this month.

Storms kill 39 across South; pummel Alabama (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 07:12 PM PDT

A tornado moves through Tuscaloosa, Ala. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. A wave of severe storms laced with tornadoes strafed the South on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people around the region and splintering buildings across swaths of an Alabama university town. (AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Dusty Compton)AP - A wave of severe storms laced with tornadoes strafed the South on Wednesday, killing at least 39 people in four states and splintering buildings across swaths of an Alabama university town.

DNA tests link Southern leprosy cases to armadillo (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 06:17 PM PDT

This Jan. 15, 2009 picture made available by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department shows a nine-banded armadillo in Texas. With some genetic sleuthing, scientists have fingered a likely culprit in the spread of leprosy in the southern United States: the nine-banded armadillo. (AP Photo/Texas Parks and Wildlife, Chase A. Fountain)AP - With some genetic sleuthing, scientists have fingered a likely culprit in the spread of leprosy in the southern United States: the nine-banded armadillo.

CO mall bomb suspect won't cooperate, has cancer (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:16 PM PDT

FILE - This undated photo released by the Denver FBI shows Earl Albert Moore, 65, who was captured Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at a grocery store after being suspected of leaving a pipe bomb and two propane tanks at a Denver-area shopping mall on April 20. (AP Photo/FBI Denver Division)AP - A 65-year-old ex-convict accused of planting a homemade bomb in a Colorado shopping mall won't cooperate with authorities and has also told federal officials that he has prostate cancer and hepatitis C.

EPA puts out global call for environment photos (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 02:46 AM PDT

In this June 1973 photo provided by the U.S. National Archives, a chemical plant adjoins a pasture in Marshall, Texas. The photo is part of Documerica, an EPA project during the 1970s in which the agency hired dozens of freelance photographers to capture thousands of images related to the environment and everyday life in America. Modeled after Documerica, the agency has embarked on a massive effort to collect photographs from across the United States and around the world over the next year that depict everything from nature's beauty to humanity's impact, both good and bad. (AP Photo/U.S. National Archives, Marc St. Gil)AP - Got a camera? The Environmental Protection Agency wants you.
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