Thursday, August 30, 2012

'Time to restore the promise of America'

'Time to restore the promise of America'


'Time to restore the promise of America'

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 09:22 PM PDT

"Now is the moment when we can stand up and say, 'I'm an American. I make my destiny,'" Mitt Romney says. FULL STORY

Romney interrupted during speech

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:05 PM PDT

Mitt Romney addresses the crowd at the RNC and was briefly interrupted by a protester.

Opinion: Picking the early winners

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:01 PM PDT

Alex Castellanos has some key takeaways from the compressed convention, naming the winners and losers so far

Sage Stallone died of heart attack

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 07:00 PM PDT

Sage Stallone, the 36-year-old son of actor Sylvester Stallone, died of atherosclerosis, which brought on a heart attack, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County coroner said Thursday.

Pentagon warns former SEAL over book

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:52 PM PDT

The Pentagon general counsel threatened legal action Thursday against a former Navy SEAL who wrote a revealing book about last year's Osama bin Laden raid, warning him he has violated secrecy agreements and broken federal law.

Holmes called school before killings

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 07:07 PM PDT

James Holmes called a University of Colorado switchboard nine minutes before he allegedly opened fire at movieplex in a Denver suburb on July 20, public defender Tamara Brady said in court Thursday.

Texas voter ID law struck down

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:41 PM PDT

A federal appeals court in Washington Thursday struck down the Texas voter ID law requiring photos for voters at the polls, calling it racially discriminatory.

Reports: U.S. reporter held in Syria

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:02 PM PDT

U.S. journalist Austin Tice, who went missing while working in Syria two weeks ago, has been captured and is being held in Syrian government custody, The Washington Post reported Thursday, citing a senior diplomat and others familiar with the matter.

Torso of woman found in Niagara

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 07:25 PM PDT

The dismembered body of a woman has been found in the Niagara River, police in Canada said.

Man charged with sex abuse on plane

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:02 PM PDT

A New Jersey man was indicted Thursday for allegedly sexually abusing a woman who was asleep on an airplane, the U.S. District Attorney's Office said.

Roddick to retire

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:03 PM PDT

Tennis pro Andy Roddick will retire after the U.S. Open tournament, a spokesman for the International Tennis Federation said Thursday.

Hip hop manager Lighty found dead

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 05:58 PM PDT

Chris Lighty, who managed several of hip hop's biggest artists, apparently shot himself to death in his Bronx, New York, apartment Thursday morning, a New York police spokesman said.

UVa lacrosse player sentenced in killing

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:57 PM PDT

A former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Thursday, according to the Commonwealth Attorney's office in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Bearded men cause bridge closure

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 04:28 AM PDT

Police responded to a report of 13 bearded men with a rifle on a Portland, Oregon, bridge. KATU has the whole story

'Jeffersons' star still not buried

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:03 PM PDT

Sherman Hemsley's body lies in an El Paso, Texas, funeral home refrigerator more than a month after his death while a court decides who gets the actor's remains.

Legendary comedy club closing

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 07:26 PM PDT

For 60 years the comedy club that launched the careers of Woody Allen to Richard Pryor is closing in San Francisco.

Madonna booed at start of U.S. tour

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 03:32 PM PDT

Madonna ticked off dozens of fans in Philadelphia by starting her concert two-and-a-half hours late.

Bats interrupt live newscast

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 04:06 AM PDT

Newsroom employees in Ottawa got an unexpected surprise when two bats invaded a live newscast.

Routes set for 'sports car in the sky'

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:19 PM PDT

To some, it's just a simple flight schedule, but for many American travelers, it's a ticket to the cutting edge of airline technology.

Conan: Young celebrity tweets

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 04:10 AM PDT

Actor Nick Offerman shares the wisdom of young female celebrities by reading their Tweets.

Two bodies found in flooded home

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:22 PM PDT

Isaac claimed its first fatality and stranded residents in flood-prone areas even as it threatened to wreak more havoc in the days to come.

Young girl, family rescued from attic

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 07:30 AM PDT

The Delgadillo family of Braithwaite, Louisiana, were rescued from their attic by their neighbors after the levee broke.

'Cajun Navy' saves lives

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:37 AM PDT

Private citizen Jesse Shaffer on how he helped save neighbors in the floods during Hurricane Isaac.

How you can help

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:27 AM PDT

Residents from Louisiana to Florida are getting battered by fierce winds and pounding rain from Tropical Storm Isaac— an eerie reminder of Hurricane Katrina that pummeled the Gulf Coast seven years ago.

Romney offers Reaganesque themes

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:40 PM PDT

Mitt Romney accepted the Republican nomination for president on Thursday night by asking voters to choose between what he called unfulfilled promises of President Barack Obama and his promise to restore America's greatness.

For Romney, the speech of his life

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 03:55 PM PDT

The challenge for Mitt Romney tonight is to push past the perception that he's stiff and reserved, and make a heartfelt appeal to Americans.

Most awkward proposal ever?

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 07:33 AM PDT

Bradley Thompson asked fellow Republican National Convention worker Laura Bowman to marry him.

Uproar over boy's sign language name

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:28 AM PDT

A toddler's parents say they were asked to change their son's sign language name, but the school says it never did that.

L.A. cops body slam nurse to ground

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:50 PM PDT

LAPD Chief Beck shells out punishments for officers accused of excessive force of a nurse pulled over for a traffic stop.

World's shortest man and woman meet

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:52 PM PDT

The world's shortest man and woman meet during the making of the Guinness Book of World Records 2013 edition.

Rowling building best tree houses ever

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:40 PM PDT

On Wednesday, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling received permission to build the most amazing tree houses ever seen on the face of this planet (and probably any other).

Actors who've played presidents

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:26 PM PDT

Liz Taylor 'love nest' trailer trashed

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 03:16 PM PDT

Elizabeth Taylor's Cleopatra "love nest," where her romance with Richard Burton started, was trashed while it was on loan for filming of Lindsay Lohan's "Liz & Dick," the owner of the dressing room trailer said.

Can supervolcano threaten Earth?

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 07:41 AM PDT

Underneath Yellowstone National Park's geysers and springs is a geological time bomb: A supervolcano, whose previous eruptions were larger than anything seen by man.

Distraction: Twins rock to dad's guitar

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 03:47 AM PDT

Behold! Dad's best audience.

Isaac

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:53 AM PDT

Authorities were warning people in a handful of towns outside of New Orleans to get out early Thursday ahead of a storm surge brought on by hurricane-turned-tropical storm Isaac as it dumped more than 20 inches of rain in some areas.

Syria

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:47 AM PDT

With military action escalating and the death count rising, world leaders meet again Thursday to discuss ways to provide humanitarian aid in Syria and surrounding nations sheltering refugees.

Obama on Reddit

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:40 AM PDT

When President Barack Obama decided to take questions directly over social media he didn't turn to his 28 million Facebook fans, or his 19 million Twitter followers. Instead, he turned to a website called Reddit where popularity is measured, fittingly, in votes.

John Mayer

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 01:13 AM PDT

John Mayer's exes

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