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Obama vows to ‘never retreat’ from world after Libya deaths

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:58 PM PDT

President Barack Obama walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, heading to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. to attend the transfer of remains ceremony marking the return to the United States of the remains of the four Americans killed this week in Benghazi, Libya. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)President Barack Obama led a solemn tribute on Friday to America's slain ambassador to Libya and three diplomatic aides as their remains arrived on U.S. soil days after the bloody attack that claimed their lives. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also honored the fallen, blending evident anguish with grim determination as she delivered a stern [...]

Romney dishes on daytime TV: Loves Snooki, sleeps in ‘as little as possible’

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:06 PM PDT

Handout of Republican presidential candidate Romney and his wife appear on the revamped syndicated talk show, "LIVE! with Kelly and Michael" as they are interviewed by hosts Ripa and Strahan in New YorkMitt Romney snores, loves Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and secretly admires Snooki on MTV's "Jersey Shore." Ann Romney hogs the blankets, irritates her husband by leaving the cap off the toothpaste and once walked in on former President George W. Bush getting a massage while exploring the White House. "He was covered up, but I [...]

Proposed ‘Lowline’ park would create underground oasis in NYC

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:56 PM PDT

New York City is not known for having a lot of extra space. So good things sometimes happen in odd places. That's why the High Line park, built on an old elevated train platform in the Meatpacking district of Manhattan's West Side, became such a hit. And now a variation on unused space may get [...]

‘Stay Away From Seattle Day’ marks city’s anti-love letter to the nation

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:40 PM PDT

Pacific Northwest residents are well regarded as some of the friendliest folks in the nation. But that doesn't necessarily mean they want visiting guests to stay forever. To that end, some of the city's 3.4 million residents will be celebrating "Stay Away From Seattle Day" on Sept. 16. The tongue-in-cheek holiday even has its own [...]

Police capture sex offender after girlfriend "likes" department on Facebook

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:44 PM PDT

The next time your boss catches you browsing Facebook while on the job, tell them you just may be helping to solve a crime. After all, the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office used Facebook to track down a missing sex offender after his girlfriend "liked" the department's page on the social networking site. Local CBS affiliate [...]

Judge strikes down Wis. law limiting union rights

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 04:54 PM PDT

A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down nearly all of the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers.

2 Marines killed in attack in southern Afghanistan

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 04:39 PM PDT

FILE - This June 19, 2012 file photo shows a US soldier, part of the NATO forces, patrols a police station in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. troops are still in Afghanistan, nearly 11 years after they invaded. Why? The answer boils down to one word: al-Qaida. The goal is to damage the terrorist group enough to prevent a repeat of the 9/11 attacks. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan, File)Heavily-armed insurgents attacked a British air base in southern Afghanistan Friday, killing two U.S. Marines and wounding several other troops, U.S. officials said.

Chicago mayor, teachers reach 'agreement in principle'

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 04:21 PM PDT

Members of Chicago Teachers Union carry placards outside the Benito Juarez High School on the fifth day of their strike in ChicagoA week-long confrontation between Chicago public school teachers and Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved toward resolution on Friday as the two sides reached a tentative agreement that could end a five-day strike and clear the way for classes to resume on Monday in the third largest U.S. school district. More than 350,000 Chicago students have been out of school since the beginning of the week after some 29,000 Chicago teachers and support staff walked off the job over Emanuel's education reforms. Negotiators announced that they had reached an agreement in principle on all issues. ...

Judge strikes down Wis. law limiting union rights

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 04:47 PM PDT

In this Aug. 28, 2012, photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker addresses Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. The Republican Party's next generation of leaders were in deep supply at the GOP's national convention as they positioned for future national roles and, perhaps, even their own shot at the White House in four or eight years. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down nearly all of the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers.

U.S. sending Marines to Sudan to bolster embassy security

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 03:44 PM PDT

A Sudanese protester stands on a barricade during a demonstration in Khartoum, Sudan, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Germany's Foreign Minister says the country's embassy in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum has been stormed by protesters and set partially on fire. Minister Guido Westerwelle told reporters that the demonstrators are apparently protesting against an anti-Islam film produced in the United States that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad.(AP Photo/Abd Raouf)WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is sending a platoon of Marines to Sudan to bolster security at the U.S. embassy in Khartoum, an American official told Reuters on Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Pentagon, responding to a wave of anti-American protests sweeping the Middle East, has taken similar steps in Libya and Yemen as fury over a film that insults the Prophet Mohammad tore across the region. (Reporting by Phil Stewart; editing by Christopher Wilson)

Obama greets U.S. Olympians at the White House

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 03:27 PM PDT

U.S. first lady Obama welcomes members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White House in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama welcomed U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes to the White House on Friday, congratulating them on their achievements in London while expressing a bit of good-natured envy toward swimming phenom Michael Phelps, track star Tyson Gay and weightlifter Holley Mangold. Obama, known for playing basketball, taking to the golf course and working out in his spare time, told the athletes gathered on the White House South Lawn that he enjoyed watching the Olympic games on television last month. ...

Teens sentenced in sex assault-Twitter case in Kentucky

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 03:49 PM PDT

A judge sentenced two Kentucky teenagers on Friday to community service and sex offender treatment for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl who later identified her attackers on Twitter.

Bank failure in Missouri brings 2012 total to 42

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 03:35 PM PDT

Regulators on Friday closed a small bank in Missouri, bringing to 42 the number of U.S. bank failures this year.

Hostage prison guard saved by inmates' contraband cell phones

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 10:45 AM PDT

Hostage Prison Guard Saved By Inmates' Contraband Cell PhonesPrison Guard Held Captive for Five Hours Inside Broom Closet

Obama, Clinton honor return of Libya attack victims

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:16 PM PDT

U.S. President Obama walks with Secretary of State Clinton past the flag-draped transfer case of one of four Americans who died this week in Libya, during a transfer of remains ceremony at Andrews Air Force BaseLeading the grieving, President Barack Obama on Friday honored the four Americans killed in an attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya, recalling their lives in deeply personal terms and declaring the United States will never pull back on its principles or "retreat from the world."

Report: Teachers' union, Chicago leaders close to a deal to end strike

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:42 PM PDT

Two-year-old identical twins Colton and Lucas Jordan join thousands of public school teachers and their supporters as they march along Chicago's Michigan Avenue, protesting against Penny Pritzker, whom they accuse of benefiting from her position on the boards of both the Chicago Board of Education and Hyatt Hotels on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)Hundreds of thousands of Chicago kids may end up back in class on Monday as the teachers union and city leaders appear to be close to a deal after a week-long strike. "I'm pleased to tell you that we have in place the framework around the major issues," School Board President David Vitale said, according [...]

Funeral home cleared during slain rapper's service

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:54 PM PDT

Chicago police cleared out a Southwest Side funeral home today after a large group of friends of slain rap artist Lil Jojo gathered around his casket and nearly knocked it over. The scene drew outrage from relatives of the slain 18-year-old and other mourners.

Two dead as protesters attack U.S. embassy in Tunisia

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 03:49 PM PDT

A pall of smoke rises above protesters after they set alight cars in the U.S. embassy parking lot in Tunis, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. some thousands of demonstrators massed outside the embassy and several were seen climbing the outer wall of the embassy grounds, an Associated Press reporter on the scene said. (AP Photo/Amine Landoulsi)TUNIS (Reuters) - At least two people were killed and 29 others were wounded on Friday when police fought hundreds of protesters who ransacked the U.S. embassy in Tunisia in their fury over a film denigrating the Prophet Mohammad, state television said. Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki condemned what he called "an attack against the embassy of a friendly nation". Tunisia expects Washington to guarantee around a fifth of the $2.2-2. ...

Obama notifies Congress of troops sent to Libya, Yemen

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 11:26 AM PDT

In this Sept. 12, 2012, photo, President Barack Obama, accompanied by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, about the death of U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens. His eye fixed firmly on securing a second term, Obama had hoped that the rest of the world would wait until after the election if it had to grow restless and demand his attention. The eruptions in the streets of the Arab world, inflamed by an anti-Muslim video made in the U.S., mean Obama can put it off no longer. The protests are testing the president's foreign policy skills and giving voters a pre-election view of how he handles a crisis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)President Barack Obama formally informed Congress on Friday that he had sent Marine units to Libya and Yemen on an open-ended mission in the aftermath of attacks on American diplomatic missions there. He cited the bloody assault that claimed the lives of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three aides at the U.S. Consulate [...]

Anti-U.S. fury sweeps Middle East

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 11:52 AM PDT

Protesters were attacking U.S. embassies and burning American flags as the Pentagon rushed to bolster security at its missions.