Provides the latest RSS feeds for US News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Los Angeles Herald.com http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/cat/420d9e49bcaa69d0/ en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 13:11:36 -0400 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:11:36 -0400 30 Ahead of US Secretary State John Kerry's June visit for the India-United States Strategic Dialogue, a senior American diplomat is travelling to New Delhi this week to exchange notes on the preparations. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, who will be in New Delhi May 24-25, will meet External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and other ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631860/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:30:01 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631860/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Chinese hackers have resumed attacks on America three months after hackers, who worked for a cyber unit of China's People's Liberation Army, went silent amid evidence that they had stolen data from scores of American companies and government agencies. The hackers appear to have resumed their attacks using different techniques, according to computer industry security experts and American ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629315/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:50:02 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629315/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Justin Theroux is rumoured to have had celebrated his bachelor party in New York City. The 41-year-old actor, who was photographed enjoying a stag party at the Big Apple on Sunday, is fuelling speculation that he could be tying the knot with Jennifer Aniston sooner than expected, Contactmusic reported. A pal of Theroux, writer Gavin McInnes, posted a photo of himself fooling around with the ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629207/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:40:01 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629207/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 President Barack Obama will be speaking on his administration's evolving counterterrorism policies on Thursday, a White House official has said. The official told POLITICO that the president will also be discussing the administration's controversial use of drones and renewed plans to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. Obama will discuss the country's broad counterterrorism policy, ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629201/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:10:03 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629201/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 The four-day India-US Homeland Security dialogue between Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and his American counterpart Janet Napolitano will begin here today. Threats from terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and al-Qaeda, illicit financing and transnational crimes are high on their agenda. Both the sides are expected to take stock of the existing mechanisms such as the Joint Working Group on ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214623805/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 01:20:01 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214623805/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Tornadoes tore through three central American states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa with baseball-sized hail and wind blasts ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region. A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted Sunday night on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas and a second confirmed one was seen near Edmond, Oklahoma, the ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214623253/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:10:01 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214623253/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Ryan Fogle, the man Russia's security services claimed to have captured last week as he tried to recruit a Russian to spy for the US, left Moscow Sunday, a media report said. Fogle checked in on a flight at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, NTV said. The Russian foreign ministry had earlier declared Fogle, a third secretary at the US Embassy in Moscow, persona non grata for "activity incompatible ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214618074/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:30:01 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214618074/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 WASHINGTON -; The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635980/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:46:37 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635980/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 BOSTON -; Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday because of the involvement of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who supports of a bill in his country that would allow ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635981/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:46:36 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635981/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Washington, May 20 (Prensa Latina) U.S. President Barack Obama will receive his counterpart from Myanmar, Thein Sein, today at the White House, here on an official visit. Sein is the first Head of State from that Southeast Asian country to be hosted at the White House in 47 years, something which might be interpreted as international recognition for Naiyipido (capital of the nation), according to ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635982/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:44:51 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635982/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Financial stocks were up in early trades on Monday, continuing their winning streak ahead of Fed Chief Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress on ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635612/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:42:24 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635612/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 in my May 1 blog , sits atop the mountain. But if limits on a family purse trump the desire for fancier and healthy organic and fresh farm items, what choices remain? For most Americans the answer is one of the greatest growth stories in capitalist history, a company whose growth metronomic remains solid in virtually all economic conditions. As they increasingly shop there, they contribute to ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635617/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:39:01 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635617/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Federal Reserve Chairmen Ben Bernanke As the markets reach new highs, and scandal dominates the nation's capitol, I am compelled to examine the still unresolved challenges about whether our 100 year old central bank- the Federal Reserve- will be capable of warding off another potential systemic financial crisis like the one that almost toppled the economy in 2008. And secondarily, whether ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635663/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:38:58 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635663/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 CNBC's Jim Cramer explains why Yahoo is "desperate' to become part of the technical "firmament." Stocks were narrowly mixed Monday, as investors seemed to take a breather after major averages finished higher for the fourth-consecutive week and amid ongoing concerns ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635620/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:31:24 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635620/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Senator Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., references letters from officials at ICE and the Customs and Immigration Enforcement Association while criticizing proposed U.S. border security under the Gang of Eight's immigration ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214636008/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:31:21 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214636008/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 The Washington Post's Dan Balz, Nathan Gonzales from the Rothenberg Political Report and Politics in Stereo, and Politico's Carrie Budoff Brown join Chuck Todd to discuss President Obama's commencement speech at Morehouse College and the latest out of the IRS ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635984/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:31:21 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635984/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 With a triple threat of controversies threatening to further erode the American public's confidence in the government and imperil the president's legislative agenda - the White House is aggressively hitting back at Republican critics. The Daily Rundown's Chuck Todd ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635985/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:31:20 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635985/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 A 14-year old girl was the victim of a random act of gun violence on Saturday after a gunman opened fire when a city bus was stopped at a traffic light. The gunman fired ten shots into the bus, one of which hit Deja Robinson in the head. New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly commented on the girl’s tragic death, saying, "Terrible - this is, as I say, another senseless ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214636011/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:22:20 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214636011/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Computer security experts and U.S. officials say Chinese hackers have resumed attacks on companies and agencies they stole data from three months ago. A unit of China's People's Liberation Army had stopped computer intrusions in February after the administration of ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635653/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:12:59 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635653/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Fairborn Senior Housing, located near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, sold last week for $1.9 million. A senior living facility in Fairborn now has a new owner. Fairborn Senior Housing, located at 221 North Central Ave. near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, sold last week for $1.9 million. DHorn Fairborn Senior Housing LLC, an investor in New York, bought the 84-unit independent living facility ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635780/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:02:43 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635780/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 FRESNO, Calif. -; Two suspects arrested for breaking into a car in Central California accidentally called 911 on a cellphone, which led police to ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635057/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:47:41 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635057/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Dan Pfeiffer launched a vigorous defense of the administration in a round of appearances on the Sunday talk shows, reiterating that President Obama knew nothing about the misdeeds within the ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634285/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:47:01 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634285/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tracfone Wireless, the U.S. unit of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's phone company America Movil, has made a deal to acquire the assets of U.S. mobile virtual network operator Start Wireless Group, the company said on Monday.America Movil said in a statement that Start Wireless had around 1.4 million subscribers and offered pre-paid plans for voice, messaging and ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634604/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:45:38 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634604/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 lawsuit filed in California in March claims that in the course of serving a warrant for tax records related to a single former employee of a southern California business, IRS agents "stole more than 60,000,000 medical records of more than 10,000,000 Americans." The agents did this in spite of the fact that such a seizure was not authorized by the warrant, was irrelevant to their ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634497/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:45:19 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634497/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 >Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. Shawnee, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Tornadoes destroyed homes and tossed trees around like toothpicks as powerful storms ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and Monday. And the destructive weather isn't ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635986/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:41:12 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635986/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 "To say Yair Lapid has been on a roller coaster would be an understatement," states the lead in "The New York Times" interview with Minister of Finance Yair Lapid. It goes on to say, "One recent headline blared about his 'meteoric rise and fall,' another said he had gone from 'political darling to national whipping boy'." The newspaper says that ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634636/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:36:21 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634636/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 In 2009, the Justice Department did more than get a working journalist’s phone records in trying to find the source of classified information leaking out about North ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634637/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:32:28 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634637/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Commuters who manage to make it from southwest Connecticut to New York City for work should consider staying in the Big Apple all week as crews begin rebuilding 2,000 feet of track following a commuter ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635048/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:31:33 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214635048/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 One comedian says that despite the scandal, at least two words will keep Obama from being ousted: President Biden. Listen to what else the comics had to say, then vote for your favorite at ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634461/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:29:03 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634461/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 U.S. lawmakers are getting ready for a second week of scrutinizing the circumstances surrounding the IRS targeting of conservative groups, reports CNBC's John ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634236/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:28:25 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634236/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 What’s worse for the Obama White House: For the controversies to be full-scale scandals that go all the way to the top?... Or for them to be the result of bureaucratic incompetence?... The latest IRS developments… On Obama’s Morehouse speech… Two unions now oppose the Senate immigration bill… Getting the Hillary ’08 band back together -- or not… And ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634638/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:28:24 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634638/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Plains All American Pipeline is building an extension to its pipeline in western Oklahoma. Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline LP (NYSE: PAA) is constructing a 95-mile extension of its existing Oklahoma crude oil pipeline system to deliver increasing production from shale formations in western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. The pipeline will move up to 75,000 barrels each day from ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634315/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:24:54 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634315/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an Alaskan village's claim that it should be able to sue oil companies and utilities for damages attributed to climate ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634365/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:21:35 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634365/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether a town in New York endorsed religion by allowing members of the public to open meetings with a ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634366/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:21:34 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634366/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Jodi Arias cries as she listens to Steven Alexander, brother of murder victim Travis Alexander, makes his victim impact statement to the jury during the penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona May 16, ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634642/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:18:08 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634642/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a case involving whistleblowers at Fidelity Investments, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether mutual fund employees are subject to the same whistleblower protections as those who work for publicly traded ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634643/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:18:08 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634643/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 CBS News political director John Dickerson discusses what to expect in this week's round of hearings concerning the IRS scandal and how the White House is responding to Republican ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634644/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:41 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634644/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 The White House deployed senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer to defend the president's handling of the scandal and to accuse Republicans of going on a "partisan fishing expedition." CBS News' Nancy Cordes ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634645/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:35 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634645/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 In this photo taken April 3, 2013, nutrition scholar Prof. Barry Popkin, head of the University of North Carolina Food Research Program, points to an ingredient label while discussing his study, what foods Americans are purchasing in stores and eating, in his office at UNC-Chapel Hill. Popkin is leading a massive project of researchers who are creating a gargantuan map, something he calls ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634330/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:33 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634330/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 City asks feds to limit cost of divorce from Xcel Energy Boulder has taken a big step on its path toward breaking off from Xcel Energy. Attorneys for the city filed a petition Friday with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C. The petition asks the commission to "confirm" that the city wont owe Minneapolis-based Xcel (NYSE: XEL) any money for investments the utility ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634456/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:39:53 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634456/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Google Images w/caption by Rev Dan While the rhetoric against the LGBT community has been ratcheted up in the last months due to the Boy Scouts and marriage equality, violence has also escalated. Calls for imprisonment and even death have surfaced at home and abroad. Last week in homophobia (click on links to see full ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633455/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:37:47 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633455/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Re the Feb. 11 letter, Park the car: Here’s an additional safety measure: Immediately impound the vehicles of persons driving with a suspended or no license or upon the first DUI. These might significantly diminish traffic issues as ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633456/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:36:18 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633456/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 >Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. Shawnee, Oklahoma (CNN) -- A rash of tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and Monday, destroying homes and tossing trees around like toothpicks. And the destructive weather isn't ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634639/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:34:09 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634639/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 >Were you there? Share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Five people remained in the hospital -- one in critical condition -- two days after a commuter train derailed and struck another train on one of the busiest tracks in the country, officials said Sunday. National Transportation Safety Board investigators looking at the accident, along the corridor from New York to New Haven, Connecticut, ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634610/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:31:19 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634610/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 There are places on this planet that are less desirable, according to the local news, and some are even in this country. So Toucher & Rich are doing their due diligence to warn you about these "Armpits of America." Rich will give a short description of a real news story, and it's your job to guess where the story came from. One features thieves butt dialing 911, a guy blaming ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633435/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:28:05 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633435/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 >Editor's note: Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of "Jimmy Carter" and "Governing America. " Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- On "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart captured the frustration that many of President Obama's supporters have felt over the past week as one scandal after another cascaded into the White House. After starting ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634641/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:27:22 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634641/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 >Editor's note: Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of "Jimmy Carter" and "Governing America. " Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- On "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart captured the frustration that many of President Obama's supporters have felt over the past week as one scandal after another cascaded into the White House. After starting ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214636010/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:27:22 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214636010/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 >Editor's note: Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton are co-authors of "Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending" (Simon & Schuster) and professors at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School, respectively.(CNN) -- The logic is so simple: If I work hard now, the money I earn will give me the opportunity to do all the things that make me happy later. What's the ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634640/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:27:14 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214634640/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Burma president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation.  But activists are angry about President Obama hosting Thein Sein, and lawmakers are wary. The Burma leader has led the shift from decades of direct military rule, but ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633428/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:16:01 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633428/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Russia shows accused U.S. spy heading home But there are still many questions about what he was really doing there. Five days after Russia ordered him to ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633308/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:57 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633308/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 American Ryan Fogle, who was arrested in Russia on charges of spying for the U.S., was spotted at the Moscow airport. He is believed to be headed home. CBS News' Margaret Brennan ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633309/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:57 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633309/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut commuters planned for long, slow trips to and from work Monday following last week’s train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633667/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:34 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633667/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 >Editor's note: Meg Urry is the Israel Munson professor of physics and astronomy and chairwoman of the department of physics at Yale University, where she is the director of the Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics.(CNN) -- On Wednesday, NASA officials announced a serious problem with the Kepler satellite, the world's most successful planet-finding machine. Since its launch four years ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633436/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:08:15 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633436/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 An Ansar al-Sharia supporter died of injuries he sustained during fighting between police and militants in a Tunis neighborhood, Tunisian officials said. Eleven police officers and three protesters were hurt in the fighting Sunday between security forces and supporters of Ansar al-Sharia, an organization that advocates implementation of strict Sharia, or religious, law, Tunisia's official ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633195/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:07:21 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633195/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Closing arguments are set to take place Monday in the federal class action trial involving New York City's stop-and-frisk policy. The trial has been going on for two months in Manhattan. Plaintiffs in Floyd v. City of New York claim the New York Police Department, its supervisors and its union pressured police officers to stop, question and frisk hundreds of thousands of people each year, ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632028/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:37:19 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632028/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon May 20, 2013 8:30am EDT May 20 (Reuters) - Avon Products Inc, the beauty products direct seller, said on Monday it tapped a former Tupperware Brands Corp executive to be responsible for turning around its business in North America, where sales have been declining for years. Pablo Munoz, who was with Tupperware since 1993, most recently heading the Americas region. He will report to Avon Chief ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633441/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:30:59 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214633441/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 WASHINGTON: An 18-year-old Indian-American girl has invented a super-capacitor device that could potentially charge your cellphone in less than 20 seconds. Eesha Khare, from Saratoga, California, was awarded the Young Scientist Award by the Intel Foundation after developing the tiny device that fits inside mobile phone batteries, that could allow them to charge within 20-30 seconds. The so-called ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632328/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:28:33 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632328/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 NBC's Chuck Todd, Jim Miklaszewski and Sen. Kay Hagen join Morning Joe to discuss the severity of the crisis and talk about preventative measures. Hagen tells the panel that women shouldn't have to be constantly worried about sexual assault and talks about the legislation Congress is introducing to prevent ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632329/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:26:39 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632329/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Top talker: Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relation joins the Morning Joe panel to discuss the controversies and the right's reaction to them. Robert Gibbs cautions the GOP to stop using "impeachment" so ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632300/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:26:38 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632300/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 NBC's Chuck Todd explains why the public thinks Washington isn't working to well and why a solution is needed immediately. The Morning Joe panel then joins the conversation to discuss how to further prevent ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632332/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:26:37 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632332/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Must read: The Morning Joe panel shares their thoughts on David Ignatius' op-ed in the Washington Post, "How Washington Works" as well as Maureen Dowd's latest op-ed. Robert Gibbs joins the panel to discuss why the public will be watching the administration closely over the next couple of months to make sure scandals like this won't occur ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632330/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:26:37 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632330/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 A vehicle passes the front of the Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., Sunday, May 19, 2013 where the highest Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $590.5 million was sold ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632333/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:13:14 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632333/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 >Editor's note: Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of "Jimmy Carter" and "Governing America. " Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- On "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart captured the frustration that many of President Obama's supporters have felt over the past week as one scandal after another cascaded into the White House. After starting ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632301/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:10:56 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632301/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 The leader of a northern Afghan provincial council was among 14 people killed in a suicide bombing Monday, officials said. Officials said Rasul Mohseni, considered the most powerful man in Baghlan province who once led a revolt against Afghanistan's former Taliban regime, was killed along with four bodyguards, three police officers and six civilians, The New York Times reported. Five ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632335/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:07:56 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632335/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne attend the premiere of the motion picture crime comedy "Seven Psychopaths", at the Bruin Theatre in the Westwood section of Los Angeles on October 1, 2012. UPI/Jim ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632288/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:07:55 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214632288/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 SHAWNEE, Okla. -- Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left of the community she called ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631832/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:45:22 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631832/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 © Thomson Reuters 2012. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Thomson Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters is not liable for any errors or delays in Thomson Reuters content, or for any actions taken in reliance on such content. 'Thomson Reuters' and the Thomson ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631138/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:42:55 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631138/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 USA As the Big Apple struggles to come to terms with the murder of a gay man in Greenwich Village on Saturday, an uncomfortable question emerges: Are Americans less tolerant of gay lifestyles than the recent spate of same-sex union legislation indicates? The brutal slaying marked the 22nd hate crime targeting gays in New York City this year, compared to 13 incidents at the same time last year, ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631225/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:28:36 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631225/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Top talkers: The Morning Joe panel discusses the latest CNN/ORC poll which shows President Barack Obama's approval rating has held steady at 53 percent. Robert Gibbs says he thinks Obama's approval ratings are largely unchanged. NBC's Peter Alexander joins to discuss how the White House should begin this new week. MSNBC's Joe Scarborough also expresses his doubt that President ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631200/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:27:18 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631200/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 SHERIDAN, Illinois (Reuters) - With the U.S. spring planting season off to a historically slow start, an increasing number of farmers are counting on powerful tools to catch up: Monster machines that sow 36 rows of corn at once and feature high-tech innovations like computer-guided directional ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214630854/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:21:15 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214630854/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Breaking Amish: Brave New World ." When they reached Washington DC on their road trip to Florida, they were unimpressed with most of what they saw. Sabrina compared the White House to a dollhouse. "Really? The President of the United States lives in that?" she said. "Like, I've seen Amish houses that are bigger than that." After they were done bashing the white ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214630875/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:19:19 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214630875/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 3. Hot Air Balloon Crash Kills at Least 1 Two hot air balloons collided in mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey, causing one of them to crash to the ground, officials said. One Brazilian tourist was killed while 24 other people on board were injured. 4. Measles Surges in UK Years After Vaccine Scare More than a decade ago, British parents refused to ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631226/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:16:17 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631226/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 20 (UPI) -- An investigation into the killing by the Philippines coast guard of a Taiwanese fisherman is focusing on whether rules of engagement were ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631205/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:11:42 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631205/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Three large banks have nearly halted their foreclosure sales while they make sure they are meeting revised standards on how troubled homeowners are to be treated. Wells Fargo and Co., JPMorgan Chase and Co. and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) have nearly halted foreclosure sales after federal regulators revised their orders on the how troubled borrowers were to be treated before losing their homes. The Los ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214630924/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:08:13 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214630924/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon May 20, 2013 6:59am EDT By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES May 20 (Reuters) - In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer loaned to him by General Motors Corp. The "California Hydrogen Highway," Schwarzenegger's vision to ensure that every ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631201/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:59:56 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631201/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 McCraith Beverages, a beer and wine distributor in New York, is suing Anheuser-Busch for assigning new beers to a rival distributor. In the lawsuit, McCraith alleges it was granted exclusive distribution rights between 1994 and 2004 to distribute Rolling Rock, Stella Artois, Becks, Bass and other beers by Labatt USA, which was later bought by InBev USA, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. In ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214630959/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:56:49 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214630959/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 American Airlines has introduced a new boarding process it says will speed the loading of passengers. Passengers with carry-on items that will fit under the seat in front of them will be allowed to board American Airlines flights early, according to a new process the Fort Worth-based airline has introduced. The new process will speed up boarding time by an average of two minutes per plane, ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631016/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:53:13 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214631016/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Swedish fashion giant H&M is considering starting production in South America and Africa, chief executive Karl-Johan Persson told the Financial Times in an interview published on Monday."When that part of the world is growing, which it is, it becomes even more interesting to look at production in South America or Central America. So, we are exploring that opportunity ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629785/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:46:38 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629785/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 In this photo taken Sunday, May 19, 2013, actor Mathieu Amalric poses for photographs following an interview with The Associated Press at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. Amalric depicts a maverick academic counseling Benicio Del Toro's Native American war vet in "Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian," director Arnaud Desplechin's Cannes ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629875/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:44:19 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629875/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 President Obama will observe a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. today at the White House, marking one week since a lone gunman opened fire in a Connecticut elementary school, killing 20 first graders before turning a gun on ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629899/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:41:04 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629899/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 20 May 2013 This viral from Brazil, showing a half-naked man climbing out of a window and jumping to escape his lover's husband, has spread like ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629878/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:39:13 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629878/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 The Obama administration has set in motion 6 criminal prosecutions related to information leaking, more than any previous administration. NBC's Michael Isikoff ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629881/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:30:56 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629881/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 leading to the first far-reaching restrictions on money in American politics, have you been so free to meddle. There is no limit to the amount of money you can give to elect your friends and allies to political office, to defeat those with whom you disagree, to shape or stunt or kill policy, and above all to influence the tone and content of political discussion in this ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629900/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:21:20 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629900/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 The American Turkish Association of Washington, D.C. (ATA-DC) has announced that the Washington’s first annual Turkish Cultural Heritage Month will be celebrated throughout the month of September. Turkish Cultural Heritage Month has been officially recognized by Mayor Vincent Gray and Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley. The month will include a "Mobile Turkish Coffee Truck" ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629859/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:16:46 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629859/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Jerusalem will always be the capital of Israel, never the capital of a future Palestinian state, Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid said. "Jerusalem is not a place, Jerusalem is an idea. Jerusalem is the capital of the Israeli state," Lapid said in an interview with The New York Times. An interim Palestinian state should be created in the West Bank, with final borders drawn up in ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629260/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:13:32 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214629260/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 There's a common thread running through a series of controversies dogging President Barack Obama: the federal government, and conflicting interpretations of what it is. The debate often is boiled down to this: Obama's notion of an activist, capable government that helps people vs. Republicans' impression of an intrusive, incompetent central body that hurts ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214628678/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:48:03 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214628678/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 President Obama claims not to have been made aware of the IRS indiscretions until May 10th it seems the White House’s chief lawyer learned weeks ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214628704/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:46:58 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214628704/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. -- It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday or earlier at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, a city of about 13,000 people best known around the state for its brand of spring water with the same ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214628960/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:44:41 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214628960/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 BMI ) than those who lived further away from fast food, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and this association was particularly strong among those with a lower income. A new study published online in the American Journal of Public Health indicates higher BMI associates with residential proximity to a fast food restaurant, and among lower-income ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214628452/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:44:36 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214628452/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 A $2 million pot of money to hire more teachers for the Clark County School District could be in danger -- with a contingent of Assembly Democrats apparently digging in their heels against the money. Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval wants to spend $2 million during the next two years to help the ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214628680/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:44:21 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214628680/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 The CCTV footage shows the criminal slowly walking up to his victim and trying to snatch her bag.After a brief struggle, the man gets up with her phone and attempts to escape.Almost instantly, a bus pulls into the station and hits the man as he dashes out the door, knocking him over and dragging him underneath the bus.Incredibly, the woman who had just been mugged helps rescue him.After being ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214628681/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:42:45 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214628681/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 An unmanned drone carries out a touch go landing in the Atlantic (US Navy/AFP) Two al-Qaeda militants were killed in an American drone strike in central Yemen on Monday, AFP reported.The attack took place in ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214628667/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:38:14 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214628667/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Tesla Motors doesn't want to sell its cars the way every other car company does, and that's making a lot of traditional automobile dealers mad. And those dealers are fighting ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214628434/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:34:32 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214628434/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor. First, the committee must resolve a few remaining disputes. One involves amendments over high-skilled immigrant visas sought by the high-tech industry ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627950/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:42:06 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627950/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Authorities were searching for at least two gunmen who walked up to the door of a Northern California home and opened fire, killing a 10-year-old girl and injuring her parents. "Whoever these gunmen were, they were directly outside the front ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626874/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:39:11 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626874/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Obama will address the U.S. secret drone program's legality and his pledge to shut the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, a White House official said. Obama will address them in a speech Thursday at the Defense Department's National Defense University in Washington -- a speech that will focus on how he intends to bring his counter-terrorism policies in line with the legal structure and ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627508/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:23:12 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627508/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Surveys show numerous bears swimming far from land as sea ice nears record low ANCHORAGE - August 21 - Recent government surveys document that polar bears are at risk of drowning in large numbers off the north coast of Alaska as sea ice once again approaches record low levels. On August 16, surveys located 9 polar bears swimming in open water offshore of northwest Alaska in the Chukchi Sea, in ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627546/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:09 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627546/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 James L. Phelan , Senior External Relations Officer, ACF-USA 212-967-7800 x108; Cell: 646-265-7796 Action Against Hunger - Spain Alejandra Mahiques ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627548/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:08 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627548/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Nuclear Suppliers Group Must Not Cave In To Bush Administration on U.S.-India Nuclear Deal WASHINGTON - August 19 - The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation today urged the Nuclear Suppliers Group, which is meeting today on the U.S.-India nuclear deal, not to capitulate to the Bush administration and permit an unprecedented exception in international nuclear trade rules for India. ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627547/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:08 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627547/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Center for Biological Diversity , (415) 632-5301, cell (415) 385-5746 Stuart Pimm, Professor of Conservation Biology, Duke University, (919) 613-8141, cell (646) ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626855/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:08 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626855/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 CCFC Praises France Baby TV Ban; Urges FTC Action in the US WASHINGTON - August 19 - Yesterday, ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627372/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:08 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627372/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 NRDC Forced to Sue to Get Public Records on Bee Mystery WASHINGTON - August 18 - The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit today to uncover critical information that the US government is withholding about the risks posed by pesticides to honey bees. NRDC legal experts and a leading bee researcher are convinced that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has evidence of ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627550/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:07 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627550/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 As tensions increase in Georgia to Iran, The Real News analyst, Eric Margolis says Russia won't let an ex-territory in the former USSR be used to launch attacks against Iran WASHINGTON - August 18 - The Real News analyst Eric Margolis says "The US is used to passive Russian response under Yeltsin" and the Russians checkmating the US in Georgia was a "brilliant move by ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627549/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:07 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627549/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Throws out EPA rule that waived pollution monitoring requirements for thousands of factories and power plants WASHINGTON - August 19 - A federal appeals court ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626913/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:07 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626913/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Billboard Calls for Sen. McCain to 'Get Serious' About Reducing the Threat of Nuclear Weapons WASHINGTON - August 19 - Northwest, the official airline of the Republican National Convention, has taken on a new role of censor. Yesterday it asked Clear Channel Communications to remove a Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) anti-nuclear-weapons billboard in the Minneapolis airport ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626890/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:07 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626890/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Senior Advisor to John McCain Oversaw Gun Lobby Office That Hired Spy WASHINGTON - August 18 - A political consultant who serves as a senior advisor to presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain apparently oversaw a lobbying operation that hired a mole to infiltrate and spy on progressive opposition groups. James Jay Baker, a longtime Republican political operative, served as ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627551/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:06 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627551/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Starting Tuesday, Nationwide SEIU Events Will Highlight How McCain Care Leaves Women and Families Behind WASHINGTON - August 18 - With health care costs rising out of control, more and more Americans are finding it impossible to keep up. Women, 90 percent of whom shoulder the health care responsibility for their families, are in particular feeling the strain. Beginning Tuesday, August 19, ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627135/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:06 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627135/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sudan Still Holding Hundreds Without Charge Months After Attacks Outside Khartoum, Amnesty International Says NEW YORK - August 18 - Amnesty International today accused the Sudanese government of holding hundreds of people -- including women and a nine-month-old -- without charge or access to lawyers as they prepare to try another 109 individuals in sham courts over the armed attacks by the ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627205/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:06 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627205/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 AFL-CIO and SEIU Team Up With Brave New Films to Tell Public That Multimillionaire John McCain Is the Real Elitist LOS ANGELES - August 18 - This morning, Brave New Films will distribute to its list of 500,000 people a new online video meant to bring attention to John McCain's exorbitant personal wealth. 'McCain's Mansions: The Real Elitist' makes the case that ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626954/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:05 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626954/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 ICBL Condemns Russian Use of Cluster Munitions in Georgia August 15 - The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) strongly condemned Russia today for the use of cluster bombs in Georgia which resulted in at least 11 civilians being killed and dozens injured. Evidence of cluster munitions use by Russia was revealed by ICBL member Human Rights Watch in a press release issued ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627207/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:05 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627207/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Delegates to the Democratic National Convention Will Propose a Platform Emphasizing Diplomacy, Not War PORTLAND, Maine - August 15 - Peace Action Maine, Pax Christi Maine, Military Families Speak Out/ Maine, the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, and other Maine based organizations are circulating a statewide petition that opposes preemptive military action, acts of war, a naval ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627412/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:05 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627412/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 California Becomes First State to Condemn Use of Torture in 'War on Terror' SACRAMENTO, CA - August 14 - The California Legislature today adopted a resolution aimed at preventing California health professionals from engaging in coercive interrogations of detainees at ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627224/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:04 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627224/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Health Care Workers, Patients, Consumers to Speak Out About Challenges of Broken System WASHINGTON - August 15 - With growing numbers of Americans calling on elected officials to fix the broken health care system, ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627137/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:04 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627137/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Chinta Dewi, Coca-Cola Bhagao, Krishi Bachao Sangharsh Samiti +91 94507 79325 (Hindi) Nandlal Master, Lok Samiti +91 94153 00520 (Hindi) Amit Srivastava, India Resource Center +91 98103 46161 (India) +1 415 336 7584 ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626819/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:04 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626819/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Formal Complaint for FEC Investigation of Wal-Mart's Unlawful Federal Election Activity WASHINGTON - August 14 - Today American Rights at Work, the AFL-CIO, Change to Win, and WakeUpWalmart.com will hand ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626818/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:04 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626818/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Farmers Opposed Inhumane Technology from Very Beginning WASHINGTON - August 13 - The Dairy Subcommittee of the National Family Farm Coalition today expressed its delight that Monsanto will be selling its controversial Posilac division. From the very beginning, NFFC has opposed Posilac, also known as recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), and lobbied against its legalization by the FDA in ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627553/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:03 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627553/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 American Journal of Public Health Study Shows Public Clinics Provide More Choices, More Care WASHINGTON - August 14 - A new study in ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627136/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:03 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627136/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 WakeUpWalmart.com Files Official Complaint Against Wal-Mart With The FEC and Calls For An Investigation WASHINGTON - August 14 - WakeUpWalMart.com today, along with American Rights at Work, Change to Win, and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, jointly filed an official complaint with the Federal Election Commission. The groups filed the complaint of ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626817/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:03 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626817/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Brady President Praises Federal Court Decision WASHINGTON - August 13 - Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627554/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:02 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627554/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Kucinich Applauds Investigation of Claims by Suskind WASHINGTON - August 13 - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) applauded ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627552/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:02 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627552/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Human Rights Organization Will Tour Cell Across the Nation Urging the Bush Administration to Close Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba WASHINGTON - August 13 - Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will bring its national tour of a life-size Guantanamo prison cell replica to Denver, Colorado starting Sunday, August 24 through Tuesday, August 26; visitors are encouraged to experience the ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627206/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:02 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627206/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Meanwhile, nationwide day of action declared a success as thousands descend on supermarkets to label products containing palm oil as rainforest destroyers SAN FRANCISCO - August 13 - More than 2,000 concerned citizens across the country went to supermarkets in San Francisco, Minneapolis, New York and dozens of other cities today to apply stickers ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626856/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:02 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626856/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 New report from the Center for American Progress and Center for Democracy and Technology finds that state attorneys general receive thousands of complaints of online fraud and abuse but have launched relatively few cases in response WASHINGTON - August 12 - State attorneys general received thousands of consumer complaints of online fraud and abuse in 2006 and 2007 and yet, with the ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627555/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:00 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627555/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 threw out a lawsuit by Inyo County, Calif., to open highways through remote roadless areas of Death Valley National Park. Inyo County officials had hoped to take control of three ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626914/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:00 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626914/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Syrian Prisoner of Conscience ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627208/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:59 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627208/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Humanitarian Agency Calls For End to Violence TBILISI, Georgia - August 10 - CARE and other humanitarian agencies are coordinating with the United Nations to provide assistance to tens of thousands of people displaced by the violent conflict between Georgia and Russia. The immediate needs of the affected populations include medical supplies, shelter, food, water and ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627557/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:59 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627557/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 War victim advocates call on all warring parties to avoid civilians in fighting WASHINGTON - August 11 - After five days of intense fighting between Russian and Georgian forces in South Ossetia, Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC) today expressed urgent concern for the well-being of civilians and called on both sides to abide by international laws protecting those not taking part ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627556/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:59 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627556/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Every year, Internet access via broadband becomes available to millions more Americans, up from 92 percent last year to 94 percent, a recent report shows. Rural and tribal areas are the ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626906/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:59 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626906/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Defenders of Wildlife launches national story contest at the Outdoor Industry Association's Summer Market SALT LAKE CITY - August 8 -Have you had a memorable encounter with wildlife in ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627560/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:58 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627560/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sheriff Joe Arpaio Seeks To Evade Federal Oversight Despite Inhumane Living Conditions And Lack Of Medical, Mental Health Care PHOENIX - August 8 - The American Civil Liberties Union will be in federal district court beginning Tuesday seeking to rebuff an attempt by Maricopa County and its sheriff, Joe Arpaio to terminate a consent decree mandating that he maintain conditions at the Maricopa ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627559/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:58 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627559/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 , a policy brief that illustrates why the Federal Communications ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627558/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:58 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627558/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Riverkeeper Calls on Governor to Declare new York City Watershed Off-Limits to Natural Gas Drilling NEW YORK - August 8 - At a press conference with Queens City Councilman Gennaro today, Riverkeeper called on Governor Paterson to designate the New York City Watershed ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626951/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:58 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626951/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 The widely-watched Kids Count annual survey on the state of America's children shows gains in health and education despite the poor economy. But advocates say raised poverty rates merit more attention from ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626857/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:58 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626857/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Will Next Israeli Leader Attack Iran? August 8 - The decision by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down amid corruption allegations has left many questions in Israel and in the region. What this could mean for the stalled peace process with the Palestinians will depend mostly on the next US president. But on the question of Iran, there is still fear that Israel might act unilaterally. ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627413/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:58 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627413/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Despite New Ethics Law, Lawmakers & Lobbyists Party On WASHINGTON - August 7 - As part of its about-to-be-launched Party Time project, the Sunlight Foundation has obtained lists of 370 parties and events scheduled for the Democratic and Republican conventions, sponsored by the likes of Bank of America, the Distilled Spirits Council, Eli Lilly, AT&T, and Anheuser Busch. Compiled by a ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627561/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:57 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627561/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Prevention Is the Best Medicine MEXICO CITY - August 8 - As the XVI International AIDS Conference draws to a close, CARE is calling for a renewed focus on preventing new HIV infections, especially among women and other vulnerable populations. Massive efforts and major funding have transformed the face of the AIDS epidemic in recent years, by bringing broader access to antiretroviral ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627144/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:57 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627144/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Donna Smith (773) 617-4493 Tim Carpenter, National Director, PDA (413) 320-2015 Norman Solomon, Obama delegate and co-drafter ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627138/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:57 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627138/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 California Court Rules Land-use Decisions Must Address Global Warming: Plans for Palmwood Mega-Resort Thrown Out INDIO, California - August 8 - In response to a lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club, a California court has rejected a proposal to build a controversial luxury resort and golf course because the ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626858/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:57 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626858/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Group Says 'Sore Loser' Statute Violates Free Association Rights COLUMBIA, South Carolina - August 7 - In the first case of its kind, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal court today challenging the South Carolina election rules that prevent a candidate seeking the nomination of more than one political party from appearing on the general election ballot if ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627562/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:56 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627562/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 McCain Brags About His Support of George Bush Judges WASHINGTON - August 7 - In response to a question today in Lima, OH, Senator John McCain turned the subject to the Supreme Court and bragged about his support of George W. ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626942/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:56 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626942/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Penguin Stranding Mystery in Brazil Prompts Rescue Attempt YARMOUTH PORT - August 7 - More than 1000 juvenile Magellanic penguins have washed-up either dead or dying along the Brazilian coast and as far north as Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, 3000 km north of Sao Paulo. IFAW (International Fund for Animal ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627209/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:56 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627209/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Watchdog Group's Complaint Says Cornerstone Church Pastor Endorsed School Board Candidates From Pulpit WASHINGTON - August 7 - The Internal Revenue Service should investigate a Tennessee church whose pastor endorsed three school board candidates from the pulpit, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State. In ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627563/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:55 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627563/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Group Will Address Concerns at 4:45pm Press Conference DENVER - August 7 -The Federal District Court in Denver has now given judicial approval to a "security" plan for the Democratic National Convention that makes a mockery of the First Amendment. Organizers of Recreate 68 will hold a press conference today, Thursday, August 7, 2008, 4:45 pm, east steps, City and County Building to ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626943/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:55 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626943/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Waiting for Congressional Action on Climate Change Would be Too Late, League Says WASHINGTON - August 7 - The League of Women Voters today called for a moratorium on new construction of coal-fired electric power ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626984/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:55 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626984/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 ACLU Says Inadequate Health Care Puts Prisoners Lives at Risk GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - August 7 - Two years after a 21-year-old man died in a Michigan prison because of a lack of medical and mental health care, the American Civil Liberties Union will deliver final arguments Friday in a lawsuit that seeks to force Michigan Department of Corrections officials to provide necessary mental health ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627564/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:54 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627564/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 New Contract is a Major Victory for International Campaign Against Firestone WASHINGTON - August 6 - Workers on the ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627211/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:54 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627211/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 ACLU Reminds "America's Toughest Sheriff" That He's Not Above The Law PHOENIX - August 7 - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion yesterday to hold Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph Arpaio in contempt for disobeying a court order that would allow women prisoners in Maricopa County to obtain timely, safe, and legal abortions. In addition, today's motion asks ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626809/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:54 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626809/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Human Rights Group Considered Anwar a Prisoner of Conscience WASHINGTON - August 6 - Sodomy charges against Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim may be an attempt to stop him from running for election to parliament, Amnesty International said ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627210/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:54 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627210/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 ACLU Says Deeply Flawed System Means No True Justice NEW YORK - August 6 - After a trial filled with overwhelming constitutional and procedural flaws, a jury of military officers today found Salim Hamdan guilty of providing material support for terrorism. The American Civil Liberties Union has been at ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627566/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:53 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627566/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Hamdan: Unfair Trial Compounds Injustice of Unlawful Detention August 6 - "The conviction of Salim Hamdan under procedures that do not meet international fair trial standards compounds the injustice of his more than five years' unlawful detention in ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627212/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:53 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627212/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 New Anti-Obama Books... Swift Boat Redux? WASHINGTON - August 5 - The release this month of two books attacking Sen. Barack Obama -- both of which have links to the 2004 smear ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627080/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:52 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627080/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Bill Authored by Assemblymember Leno, Sponsored by EQCA, Honors One of ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627567/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:52 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627567/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Bread for the World Calls for Second Stimulus Package WASHINGTON - August 5 - Bread for the World president David Beckmann urged Congress to enact a second economic stimulus package in view of recently released data indicating continued job declines in the last seven months and a 5.7 percent unemployment rate in July. He said that data released by the government last week suggests that rebate ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626861/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:52 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626861/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Media Fall for 'Race Card' Spin Outraged Press Ignores McCain's Ties to GOP Race-Baiting Tradition NEW YORK - August 5 - Corporate media have been absurdly receptive to the McCain campaign's charge that Barack Obama "played the race card" by predicting that his opponents in the presidential race would try to use his race against him. The fact is that racialized ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627568/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:52 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627568/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Largest Food Gathering in America Educates Consumers on Health, Environmental Impacts of Bottled Water WASHINGTON - August 5 - According to a new guide released by Food & Water Watch, event organizers, whether throwing garden parties, conferences, or citywide street festivals, can join the growing movement against bottled water. The national consumer advocacy group, which is working with ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626919/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:51 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626919/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 NGOs join together in international campaign to expand access to female condoms to stem the spread of HIV. MEXICO CITY, Mexico - August 5 - Women leaders from around the world attending the XVII International AIDS Conference held a press conference today to call on governments and international donor agencies to provide greater access to female condoms to slow the spread of HIV. "It is ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627569/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:51 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627569/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 "Professional Staff at EPA Has Nothing to Hide" Says Joint Letter to Johnson WASHINGTON - August 5 - The professional staff charged with developing greenhouse gas regulations at the Environmental Protection Agency want Administrator Stephen Johnson to come clean on how decisions were reached on key climate change issues, according to a joint letter released today by Public Employees ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626916/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:51 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626916/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Research Confirms Microsoft and Dell Electronic Waste in Africa INTERNATIONAL - August 5 - A Greenpeace science team visiting two scrap yards in the capital city Accra and the city of Korforidua, Ghana, has confirmed that soil and sediment taken from two electronic waste (e-waste) scrap yards are severely contaminated with hazardous chemicals. This information was released today in a report ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626915/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:51 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626915/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Millions of Chronically Ill, Lacking Insurance, Can't Get Needed Care CHICAGO - August 4 - Over 11 million Americans with chronic physical illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and asthma are not getting the medical care they need because they ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626934/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:50 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214626934/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 web page and blog . Nass said today: "The Justice Department has failed to provide to the public any shred of evidence that really would link Ivins in any kind of definitive way to this crime. ... "I absolutely cannot come up with a motive, with access and the complicated things that would need to be done if he were a loner doing such an act. And I am struck by the fact that there ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627570/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:50 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/214627570/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0