Friday, July 1, 2011

Minnesota government shutdown begins after talks fail (Reuters)

Minnesota government shutdown begins after talks fail (Reuters)

Minnesota government shutdown begins after talks fail (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 05:35 PM PDT

Reuters - Minnesota's state government began a broad shutdown on Friday going into the July 4 holiday weekend after the Democratic governor and Republican legislative leaders failed to agree on a budget.

Shriver files for divorce from Schwarzenegger (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:00 PM PDT

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger arrives with his wife Maria Shriver for a dinner held for the National Governors Association by US President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, February 22, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - Former California first lady Maria Shriver filed for divorce on Friday from her estranged husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the ex-governor and film star who has admitted fathering a child out of wedlock more than a decade ago.

Security Catch-22: Airports Can Opt Out of TSA Screeners, But It's Not Easy (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 07:25 AM PDT

Time.com - Airport administrators across the country trying to opt out of using TSA screeners for security checks are required to explain how private screening would be advantageous to the TSA. Only problem is the TSA won't disclose what that means

The Trial of Pastor Amy DeLong: Methodism and Same-Sex Unions (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 07:25 AM PDT

Time.com - A cleric is put on trial by her church for being a lesbian and officiating over a same-sex union. The results are heartening for some, troubling to others

Suspected Colorado mall bomber charged with arson (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 03:30 PM PDT

Reuters - A man suspected of planting four homemade bombs at a suburban Denver mall and hotel last weekend has been charged with arson, federal authorities said on Friday.

GOP Mich. US Rep. McCotter running for president (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 03:51 PM PDT

AP - U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, a guitar-playing five-term congressman from Detroit's suburbs known for his eccentric sense of humor and independent streak, said Friday that he plans to seek the Republican nomination for president.

Shriver files papers to divorce Schwarzenegger (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2006 file photo, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrates with his wife Maria Shriver after giving his acceptance speech, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Maria Shriver has filed for divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger in Los Angeles Superior Court, Friday, July 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)AP - Six weeks after Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed he had fathered a child out of wedlock, wife Maria Shriver filed divorce papers Friday to end their marriage of 25 years.

Testimony ends in Anthony trial, closings next (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:50 PM PDT

Casey Anthony looks away as a photo of the skull of her daughter Caylee Anthony is displayed during testimony in her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla., Friday, July 1, 2011. Casey Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her daughter Caylee in the summer of 2008. (AP Photo/Red Huber, Pool)AP - Prosecutors in the Casey Anthony murder trial called witnesses Friday to bolster their contention that the woman's mother couldn't have been home to perform Internet searches for a harmful chemical.

Seattle man arrested in 1957 slaying of Ill. girl (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 05:17 PM PDT

AP - A Seattle man was charged Friday in the long-unsolved slaying of a 7-year-old girl who was abducted in 1957 near her home in the northern Illinois, prosecutors said.

Ex-IMF chief freed without bail; charges stand (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 07:07 PM PDT

Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves New York State Supreme court with his wife Anne Sinclair, Friday, July 1, 2011, in New York. A judge has agreed to free Strauss-Kahn without bail or home confinement in the sexual assault case against him. The criminal case against him stands. (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - Smiling faintly as he walked out of court, former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from house arrest Friday after prosecutors acknowledged serious questions about the credibility of the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault.

Obama chooses new counterterror chief (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:20 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's choice for his next counterterrorism chief is Matthew Olsen, a former prosecutor with extensive experience in intelligence matters for the federal government, the White House announced Friday.

Vulnerable feel the pinch of Minn. gov't shutdown (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:26 PM PDT

Barriers were in place on the road in front of the Minnesota State Capitol Friday, July 1, 2011 in St. Paul, Minn., after negotiations over the state budget between Republican lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton broke down and the government shutdown at midnight. AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - The blind are losing reading services. A help line for the elderly has gone silent. And poor families are scrambling after the state stopped child care subsidies.

Los Alamos officials plan for return of residents (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 07:10 PM PDT

Jack Sullivan, attorney with the State Land Office assesses the damage that was incurred at Dixon's Apple Orchard on Thursday, June 30, 2011. The property was burnt due to the Las Conchas Fire. (AP Photos/Jane Phillips - The New Mexican)AP - Officials at the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory and in the surrounding northern New Mexico town began planning Friday for the return of thousands of residents and employees as firefighters held their ground on the flank of the massive wildfire, the largest in state history.

Gas is 24 cents/gallon cheaper than Memorial Day (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:22 PM PDT

Ivan Insua buys gas for his vehicle for to a family Holiday weekend in San Francisco Friday July 1, 2011 in Burbank, Calif. The national average now stands at $3.55 per gallon. That's the cheapest gasoline has been since late March. It's still higher for this time of year than any other year except 2008, however.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - Call it an Independence Day discount.

Tucson suspect appeals decision over medication (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:07 PM PDT

FILE - This photo released Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, by the U.S. Marshal's Service shows Tucson shooting rampage suspect Jared Loughner. A judge on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 ruled that prison officials can forcibly give Loughner anti-psychotic drugs in a bid to make him mentally fit for trial. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's Office, File)AP - Attorneys for the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage on Friday appealed a federal judge's ruling that he can be forced to continue taking anti-psychotic drugs.

Murky water hid dead body in Mass. pool for 2 days (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 05:52 PM PDT

This Sunday, June 26, 2011 photo provided by Candella Matta shows Marie Joseph, foreground, holding family friend Dalianys Melendez, daughter of Candella Matta, in the public swimming pool at Lafayette Park in Fall River, Mass. The body of Marie Joseph, 36, was found floating in the pool late Tuesday. She was last seen at the pool Sunday and had not been seen since. Officials are investigating whether her body was in the pool for more than two days while other people continued to swim. (AP Photo/Candella Matta)AP - A preliminary investigation shows "murky and cloudy" water in a public swimming pool helped conceal the body of a drowned woman for two days while people swam there, authorities said Friday.

Kan. licensing rules for abortion clinics blocked (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 04:36 PM PDT

AP - A federal judge temporarily blocked Kansas from enforcing new abortion regulations Friday that would have prevented two of the state's three abortion providers from continuing to terminate pregnancies.

FAA: Tired air traffic controllers can skip work (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 04:59 PM PDT

AP - The Federal Aviation Administration announced new steps Friday to help prevent air traffic controllers from falling asleep on the job, including allowing controllers to use sick or annual leave time if they are too tired to work.

July 4 fireworks banned for fear of wildfires (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 01:54 PM PDT

In this June 30, 2011 photo, Josh Wessner tapes up a no smoking sign at a fireworks stand in Lincoln Park, Texas. From Texas to Arizona to Georgia, there will be fewer oohs and aahs at the rockets' red glare this Fourth of July: Many cities and counties across the drought-stricken region are banning fireworks because of the risk of wildfires. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - From Arizona to Florida, there will be fewer oohs and aahs at the rockets' red glare this Fourth of July: Many cities and counties across the nation's drought-stricken southern tier are banning fireworks because of the risk of wildfires.
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