President Barack Obama is renewing his efforts to close the Guantanamo terror prison over congressional objections, even though the Pentagon is asking for more money to maintain it. More »Guantanamo poses a costly dilemma for the president and Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said he is haunted by the civilians unintentionally killed. More »Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all
* O'Grady says sorry for reaction to Woods-Garcia row * Tour chief apologetic after Sky interview remark * Last-hole eagle gives Garcia opening round of 72 (Adds quotes) By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England, May 23 (Reuters) - European Tour chief executive George O'Grady was forced to issue an apology on Thursday after re-opening the Tiger Woods-Sergio Garcia racism row by making an unfortunate comment about "coloured athletes". ... More »Golf-Euro Tour chief sorry for "coloured athletes" gaffe
HANOVER, Pa., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trends change from year to year, but flavor is one thing that never goes out of style. This year, Snyder's of Hanover will continue to uphold its reputation of offering delicious, flavorful snacks with the addition of four new flavored pretzel varieties to its expanding product line. The new Roasted Garlic & Herb Nibblers, Spicy Cheddar Pretzel Sandwiches, and two Flavor Doubles varieties will be available at retailers nationwide. ... More »Snyder's Of Hanover® Continues Flavor Tradition With Seven New Products
By Ulf Laessing KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese insurgents are obstructing a deal to deliver much-needed aid into areas under their control in two Sudanese states where almost a million people have been forced from their homes, the U.N. aid chief said on Thursday. The United Nations has been trying to get aid into South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, where Sudan's army has been fighting the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-North) for almost two years. ... More »U.N. aid chief says Sudanese rebels obstructing aid deal
May 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Swedish championship matches on Thursday Thursday, May 23Atvidabergs FF 3 Mjallby AIF 0 Halmstad 1 IFK Norrkoping 1 Elfsborg Boras 6 Brommapojkarna 0 Kalmar 3 Osters IF 1 Syrianska FC 0 Haecken 3 Wednesday, May 22AIK Stockholm 1 Djurgarden 1 Gefle 1 IFK Gothenburg 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Helsingborg 9 7 1 1 24 6 22 -------------------------2 IFK Gothenburg 10 6 3 1 15 6 21 3 Elfsborg Boras 10 5 4 1 20 9 19 -------------------------4 Malmo 9 4 4 1 14 9 16 -------------------------5 Kalmar 10 4 4 2 12 8 16 6 Mjallby AIF 10 5 1 4 ... More »Soccer-Swedish championship results and standings
By Alasdair Fotheringham POLSA, Italy (Reuters) May 23 - Two major climbs have been axed from Friday's key stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia because of snow and ice on their descent although the main stage finish at Val Martello remains in place, race organizers said on Thursday. The Gavia and Stelvio climbs, with summits at 2,618 and 2,758 meters above sea level, have been cut from the course. ... More »Two major climbs cut from Giro stage 19 due to weather
May 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Romanian championship match on Thursday Thursday, May 23Brasov 4 Gloria Bistrita 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts C1 Steaua Bucharest 32 23 6 3 69 28 75 -------------------------2 Pandurii Targu-Jiu 32 18 5 9 55 42 59 3 FC Astra 32 17 7 8 60 33 58 -------------------------4 Petrolul Ploiesti 32 15 13 4 55 31 58 -------------------------5 Dinamo Bucharest 32 15 8 9 45 37 53 6 Vaslui 32 14 10 8 47 33 52 7 Brasov 33 14 9 10 50 47 51 8 CFR Cluj 32 11 12 9 50 35 45 9 Rapid Bucharest 32 12 9 11 32 34 45 10 Gaz Metan Medias 32 12 8 12 40 44 44 11 ... More »Soccer-Romanian championship results and standings
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A generation ago, the 1983 Social Security Amendments, a bipartisan accord, was adopted to keep Social Security solvent by, among other things, raising the full retirement age — the earliest age at which an individual can receive unreduced old-age benefits. Thirty years later, Americans are living even longer, and it is time again to consider the options for making the program solvent. ... More »Actuaries: 30 Years Later, It's Time Again to Raise the Age for Full Social Security Retirement Benefits
By Barbara Liston and Mark Hosenball ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A special FBI team from Washington on Thursday began reviewing the death of a Chechen immigrant linked to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, a day after he was shot by an agent during questioning in Orlando. The dead man, mixed martial arts fighter Ibragim Todashev, 27, was a friend of suspected bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Several media reports citing law enforcement officials said Todashev was also being investigated for alleged ties to a drug-related triple homicide in Massachusetts in 2011. ... More »FBI reviews death of Chechen man shot during Florida questioning
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says Attorney General Eric Holder will review Justice Department policy on leaks investigations involving the news media. More »Obama: Policy in leaks investigations under review
Authorities say a man has been arrested after claiming to be a member of the Walt Disney family and giving away invalid Disneyland passes. Los Angeles County sheriff's officials say the man called himself ... More »Deputies arrest man they say posed as a Disney
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The state's highest court on Thursday dismissed Ralph Nader's lawsuit against Democrats he had accused of trying to keep him off ballots in Maine and other states during his failed presidential run in 2004. More »Nader loses appeal of '04 ballots in Maine
LONDON (AP) — Britain's military says the soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack was a popular drummer and machine gunner, a father, and a passionate fan of Manchester United. More »Military calls UK attack victim a model soldier
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Searchers on Thursday found the body of a second fourth-grader killed when a landslide swept students, who were on a fossil-hunting field trip, into a pit full of water and mud at a park in St. Paul, Minnesota, authorities said. The body of one student had been pulled from the pit after the landslide Wednesday afternoon, which injured two other students, but rescuers were unable to find the missing student before calling off the search late on Wednesday. ... More »Searchers find body of second child killed in Minnesota mudslide
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Lisa Ling is feeling unstoppable. More »Lisa Ling discusses new motherhood, baby Jett
VETO THREAT: House lawmakers approved legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets despite opposition from Democrats and a veto threat from President Barack Obama. ... More »News Summary: House OKs student loan-market link
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Energy Committee says a website partially funded by the oil and gas industry is a constructive tool that could be used by federal regulators in requiring public disclosure of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. More »Wyden: FracFocus 'constructive' tool on drilling
On Wednesday, Britain was rocked by a gruesome daylight incident in which two men appeared to hack an off-duty soldier to death with a knife and meat cleaver in the Woolwich district of London. More »What we know about the suspects in the gruesome London attack
On Wednesday, Britain was rocked by a gruesome daylight incident in which two men appeared to hack an off-duty soldier to death with a knife and meat cleaver in the Woolwich district of London. More »What we know about the London attack suspects
On Wednesday, Britain was rocked by a gruesome daylight incident in which two men appeared to hack an off-duty soldier to death with a knife and meat cleaver in the Woolwich district of London. More »What we know about the gruesome London attack suspects
Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and ... More »Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — One loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field. More »Storm took town's youngest as it swept through
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