Monday, January 14, 2013

Lance Armstrong's descent from glory to ignominy

Lance Armstrong's descent from glory to ignominy

Lance Armstrong's descent from glory to ignominy

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:01 PM PST

Lance Armstrong's reported admission to Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs likely means he will go down in history as the most brazen drug cheat the sport has ever seen.

Town renames Connecticut school for slain teacher

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:36 PM PST

Officials of a town near Newtown, Connecticut, are renaming a local school for a resident killed in the massacre there and hailed as a hero.

Six security personnel killed in militants' attack in Pakistan

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:12 PM PST

Six security personnel were on Tuesday killed and 16 others injured when militants attacked a check post in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan.

In Hollywood movies for China, bureaucrats want a say

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:06 PM PST

When "Kung Fu Panda 3" kicks its way into China's theaters in 2016, the country's vigilant film censors will find no nasty surprises.

Move on assault weapons creates risks for Barack Obama

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:04 PM PST

By signaling on Monday that he will ask Congress to ban military-style assault weapons, Obama is embarking on a high-risk strategy that is likely to further inflame tensions with Republicans at a time...

One dead, 900 hurt in heavy Japan snowfall

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 09:12 PM PST

Heavy snow that blanketed eastern Japan over the holiday weekend left one man dead and injured 900 others, as Tokyo commuters on Tuesday took to the slippery streets.

Dallas razes building where John Kennedy's assassin Lee Oswald lived

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 08:46 PM PST

The city of Dallas on Monday demolished a dilapidated two-story apartment building where Lee Harvey Oswald had lived briefly before he assassinated President John F. Kennedy in November 1963.

US military suicides hit record in 2012, outpace combat deaths

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 07:59 PM PST

The number of U.S. troops committing suicide set a record in 2012, exceeding the number of combat deaths, the Pentagon said on Monday.

Pakistan police fire tear gas at Islamabad protesters

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 07:52 PM PST

Pakistani police fired tear gas and gunshots could be heard as a growing crowd of protesters converged on parliament on Tuesday, throwing stones at security forces, an AFP reporter said.

Mali rebels make gains, vow to avenge French bombs

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 06:45 PM PST

Despite a punishing bombardment by French warplanes, al Qaeda-linked insurgents grabbed more territory in Mali on Monday, seizing a strategic military camp that brought them far closer to the governme...

Barack Obama digs heels in, refuses to negotiate debt ceiling

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 06:33 PM PST

President Barack Obama on Monday rejected any negotiations with Republicans over raising the nation's borrowing limit, accusing his opponents of trying to extract a ransom for not ruining the US econo...

Suspect in California school shooting charged as adult

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 06:25 PM PST

A 16-year-old student who was teased by his California high school classmates for his red hair, social awkwardness and bookish appearance was charged as an adult for allegedly wounding a classmate wit...

Cleric fires up Pakistanis, demands government resign

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 06:19 PM PST

A cleric who has fired up Pakistanis angry at perceived government corruption and indifference demanded the country's political leaders resign in a speech to thousands of his supporters who amassed in...

Barack Obama to unveil gun-control proposals this week

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 06:03 PM PST

President Barack Obama said on Monday he would review a set of "common sense steps" to reduce gun violence proposed by Vice President Joe Biden and announce a plan this week to pursue legislation and ...

19 killed in Egypt train crash

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 05:55 PM PST

At least 19 people died and more than 100 were injured when two railroad passenger cars derailed just south of Cairo after midnight on Monday, health officials said.

Former President George HW Bush released from hospital

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:33 AM PST

Former President George HW Bush was released from a Houston hospital on Monday, according to a statement from a family spokesman.

Deaf Belgian twins, 45, helped to die after losing sight

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:30 AM PST

Identical Belgian twin brothers, born deaf, becoming blind and unable to bear not being able to see and hear each other, had their wish to die granted in a case testing the boundaries of legal euthana...

Reporters stake out Lance Armstrong home ahead of Oprah Winfrey interview

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:01 AM PST

Journalists staked out the Texas home of Lance Armstrong on Monday ahead of an interview with Oprah Winfrey during which the disgraced cyclist is reportedly planning to admit to doping.

Robbers dig 100-foot tunnel to raid bank in Germany

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:42 AM PST

German police say robbers dug a 30-meter (100-foot) tunnel into the safe deposit room of a Berlin bank and escaped with their haul, setting a fire as they left to cover their tracks.

British actress dismembered by brother 'over sink row'

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:19 AM PST

A former star of the British soap "EastEnders" was beaten to death and dismembered by her brother after they argued over an overflowing sink, a court heard on Monday as the murder trial opened.

12-year-old boy from California guilty of killing his neo-Nazi father

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:14 AM PST

A California boy, now 12, was convicted of second-degree murder on Monday for shooting dead his neo-Nazi father, following a juvenile trial that centered on abuse allegations and the young defendant's...

Barack Obama lookalike in demand for inauguration season

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:10 AM PST

The lanky man has the security detail, the prominent ears and the US flag pin, but substitute teacher Larry Graves is no Barack Obama. He's a professional lookalike for the president.

No stars in 'Star Wars' jump into hyperspace

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 09:56 AM PST

Remember that dazzling moment in the "Star Wars" movies when the Millennium Falcon goes into hyperspace and a kaleidoscope of stars streaks past the ship?

After suicide, Feds dismiss charges against Aaron Swartz

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 09:50 AM PST

Federal prosecutors in Boston have dismissed charges against Internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz, who was found dead in his New York apartment last week.

Barack Obama says assault weapons ban makes sense

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 09:16 AM PST

President Barack Obama said Monday he thinks an assault weapons ban makes sense, after accepting what he said was a "sensible" list of plans to curb gun violence from Vice President Joe Biden.
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