Friday, July 29, 2011

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Turkey moves to resolve crisis as top military brass step down

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:41 PM PDT

The Turkish government moved Friday to resolve a crisis that erupted earlier in the day when the country's top four military officers left their jobs en masse in the latest power play between the government and the Turkish military.

Tropical Depression Don disappoints in parched Texas

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:37 PM PDT

The storm known as Don fizzled to a tropical depression, failing to quench the thirst of parched Texas counties.

Officials: 7 killed in attack on Egyptian town

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:49 PM PDT

Hundreds of militants stormed a coastal Egyptian town riding on pickups and motorcycles, and shooting and throwing rocks at police and soldiers during clashes that left seven dead, officials said.

U.S. labels North Korea talks 'constructive and businesslike'

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:39 PM PDT

The U.S. State Department described its first direct talks on nuclear issues with North Korea in three years as "constructive and businesslike," expressing hopes that they would lead to greater stability and continued discussions.

Guatemalan ex-first lady asks high court to OK run for office

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:16 PM PDT

Former first lady Sandra Torres took her bid for the presidency to Guatemala's Supreme Court on Friday, arguing that running for the top post is her "political, legal and human right."

Gadhafi spokesman calls death a sign of rebel weakness

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:14 PM PDT

The killing on Thursday of the top rebel military commander shows that those forces are in disarray, a spokesman for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi said Friday.

Will.i.am, other musicians to perform in Beijing

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:10 PM PDT

Will.i.am, the rapper behind "Yes We Can," a music video inspired by Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, will direct a concert in Beijing later this year to benefit cultural and educational ties between the United States and China.

Tyranny of 87 must stop

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:43 PM PDT

We have become victims of the Tyranny of 87. This is not a reference to the years immediately preceding the French Revolution of 1789. I am referring to July 2011 in the United States of America, the greatest democracy in the world. Or so I thought.

News Corp. to NY Post staff: 'Preserve' info related to hacks, bribes

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:16 PM PDT

News Corp. has ordered New York Post employees to "preserve and maintain" documents related to possible phone hacking or bribery of public officials, according to two documents circulated Friday to the newspaper's staff.

Syrian musician blames security forces for his parents' beating

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:06 PM PDT

Malek Jandali, a pianist who performed last week at a rally in Washington in support of the Syrian opposition, blamed his work for what he said was an attack Thursday night by government security forces on his parents.

5 years later, states struggle to comply with federal sex offender law

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:03 PM PDT

Five years ago this week, President George W. Bush signed the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act with the intention of making it the law of the land for keeping tabs on sex offenders.

Activists cite 23 deaths Friday in Syria violence

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 07:50 PM PDT

At least 23 people died Friday when demonstrations across the country were met by a fierce government crackdown, activists told CNN.

British lawmakers want clarifications from Murdoch, others

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 07:42 PM PDT

James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks, who had testified before a British parliamentary committee regarding the UK phone hacking scandal, have been asked to clarify some of their testimony, a lawmaker said Friday.

Yankees help Haitian refugee children with HOPE

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 06:50 PM PDT

The 10 Haitian students from Sts. Joachim and Anne's School in New York's Queens Village boarded the yellow school bus thinking they were headed to the library on a special school trip. When they got off, however, it wasn't at a library but at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

Washington must learn compromise is not a dirty word

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 06:29 PM PDT

When Congressional Republicans, egged on by the boisterous voices of the tea party, vigorously objected to President Barack Obama signing a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia in December, GOP stalwarts were called in to explain why it was necessary to support the effort.

Shapiro: Bygone patriots and the end of political courage

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 06:03 PM PDT

It is impossible to decide whether to giggle or weep over the debt-ceiling crisis. When it comes to clown-car politics, it is hard to top the temerity of House Republicans now demanding a constitutional amendment as the paltry price for approving government borrowing through the 2012 election. But it also seems fitting to hang crepe over the Capitol as America faces the risk of becoming the first solvent nation ever to default because of the deadlock of democracy.

Will.i.am, other musicians to perform in Beijing

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 05:50 PM PDT

Will.i.am, the rapper behind "Yes We Can," a music video inspired by Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, will direct a concert in Beijing later this year to benefit cultural and educational ties between the United States and China.

Relatives charged in murder of 10-year-old found locked in box

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 05:46 PM PDT

Four members of an Arizona family have been charged with murder in the death of a 10-year-old girl whose body was discovered locked in a box outside her family's house. She had suffocated.

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