Friday, March 30, 2012

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'Fatshion' bloggers find beauty in all sizes

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 11:28 PM PDT

Lesley Kinzel is not a size zero. She's not a size 6 or 16 either. She wears a U.S. size 26, has no plans to change that and she'd be more than happy to share her style advice with you.

Winning ticket for record Mega Millions jackpot sold in Maryland

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 10:51 PM PDT

Someone in Maryland is about to have a wildly euphoric weekend.

China cracks down on websites allegedly spreading coup rumors

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 10:38 PM PDT

China's major microblogging sites have suspended comments sections after being "punished for allowing rumors to spread" of a coup attempt in Beijing, state-run media reported Saturday.

Officials: 3 killed as human sacrifices in Mexico

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 09:57 PM PDT

Authorities in the northern Mexican state of Sonora have arrested eight people accused of killing two boys and one woman as human sacrifices for Santa Muerte -- the saint of death -- officials said Friday.

Without protests, justice for Trayvon Martin can't be served

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 08:35 PM PDT

For everyone who has condemned the numerous protests, rallies and vigils demanding justice for Trayvon Benjamin Martin, the 17-year-old gunned down in Sanford, Florida, a month ago, please listen to these two words: Shut up!

Analysis: In secret, justices to decide fate of health care overhaul

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 07:26 PM PDT

The public drama surrounding the Supreme Court's extraordinary three-day review of President Obama's health care reform law has faded, but the real intrigue has just begun. You just won't see it, and the final yet-unwritten chapter will come unannounced.

Relief wells, 'heavy mud' plug being tried to stop North Sea gas leak

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 07:06 PM PDT

Large volumes of gas continued Friday to gush into the North Sea from an offshore oil platform, with energy giant Total trying two divergent methods in hopes of stopping the leak.

As activists press for arrest in Martin case, attorney general stresses patience

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 06:54 PM PDT

After a week of demonstrations nationwide, as well as calls for justice and an uproar over hoodies on Capitol Hill, the focus of the Trayvon Martin saga on Saturday will once again return to the Florida city where it all began.

Record Mega Millions jackpot creates ticket-buying frenzy

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 06:46 PM PDT

A historic $640 million jackpot is up for grabs Friday as the Mega Millions lottery is living up to its name.

Former KGB chief a suicide, police say

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 06:44 PM PDT

Former Soviet spy Leonid Shebarshin, who was very briefly head of the KGB, was found dead Friday in his apartment in Moscow, an apparent suicide, officials said.

Clashes erupt in Syria, activists say, as leaders meet in Saudi Arabia for talks

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 05:59 PM PDT

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must order a cease-fire immediately under a peace plan Syria accepted and not await concessions from the opposition, a spokesman for special envoy Kofi Annan said Friday.

Pakistan fires doctor who helped CIA to hunt bin Laden

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 05:40 PM PDT

Pakistan has fired a doctor who helped the CIA to hunt Osama bin Laden, a senior government official told CNN.

Widow tells how bin Laden lived on the run

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 05:36 PM PDT

Osama bin Laden spent years on the run in Pakistan after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, moving from one safe house to another and fathering four children, at least one of whom was born in a government hospital, his youngest widow has told Pakistani investigators.

Cuban spy, on probation from U.S. prison, visits dying brother in Cuba

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 05:31 PM PDT

A man convicted of spying in the United States for the Cuban government arrived in Cuba Friday to visit his dying brother, according to the communist nation's state-run media.

Rush to judgment in Trayvon Martin case

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 05:29 PM PDT

At first glance, the death of Trayvon Martin seemed to be a straightforward example of ugly, racial conflict resulting in the killing of an innocent black teenager by a white man, George Zimmerman. But now, as evidence continues to come forward, the facts seem much more complicated and the "obvious truth" premature.

L.A. schools to tell parents of teacher sexual misconduct within 72 hours

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 05:15 PM PDT

The Los Angeles public school system will notify parents within 72 hours when a teacher at their child's school has been removed from the classroom on allegations of sexual misconduct against students, officials said Friday.

Trayvon Martin case stirs extremists, groups say

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 05:02 PM PDT

The national conversation over Trayvon Martin's killing is loud and intense. In some places, it's also vile and violent.

Attorney for Bales says military broke promise on witness access

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 05:01 PM PDT

The lawyer for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, charged with murdering 17 Afghan villagers, said Friday the defense team has been "misled greatly" by U.S. military prosecutors, who have blocked access to information.

Hungarian president says he won't resign after plagiarism accusation

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Protesters in Hungary are calling for the resignation of President Pal Schmitt after a university he attended said that he plagiarized parts of his doctoral dissertation.
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