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What's next for the immigration bill?

What's next for immigration reform bill?It seeks to legalize most of the country's 11 million unauthorized residents.


Date:Wed, 22 May 2013 16:49:58 -0400
Sources: Florida man shot by FBI about to confess

Florida Man Shot by FBI Was About to Sign Boston Murder Confession: OfficialsIbragim Todashev was linked to bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and an unsolved triple murder.


Date:Wed, 22 May 2013 15:04:32 -0400
Holder: U.S. killed four Americans overseas in drone strikes

FILE - In this May 15, 2013, file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Holder said that in conducting U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida and its associated forces, the government has targeted and killed one American citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki. Al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric, was killed in a drone strike in September 2011 in Yemen. The administration released the information the day before President Barack Obama is scheduled to make a major speech on national security. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)Attorney General Eric Holder informed Congress on Wednesday that the U.S. had killed four Americans in drone strikes since 2009 – radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and three others who were “not specifically targeted.”


Date:Wed, 22 May 2013 16:42:00 -0400
Cruise industry adopts passenger bill of rights

Couple Missing From Carnival Cruise ShipIt promises full refunds for trips that are canceled due to mechanical failure.


Date:Wed, 22 May 2013 18:28:53 -0400
Jodi Arias jury deadlocked in penalty phase

Judge Sherry Stephens urges the jury to continue deliberating after the jury delivered a message that they are deadlocked on a penalty for Jodi Arias on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting to death of Travis Alexander. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Pool)The judge sends jurors back to deliberations to work through their differences.


Date:Wed, 22 May 2013 18:22:13 -0400
Teen who penned web-hit farewell song dies

Zach Sobiech, left, walks with his girlfriend, Amy Adamle, between classes at Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Minn., on Dec. 3, 2012. "She's strong enough to share the load with me, said Sobiech. Sobiech, the Lakeland, Minn. teenager whose song "Clouds" became an Internet sensation, died early Monday, May 20, 2013 at his home, surrounded by family and his girlfriend, according to a CaringBridge post by Zach's mother. He was 18. Sobiech, who had a rare form of bone cancer, began writing songs of farewell to family and friends last fall. His first song, "Clouds," went viral and has received almost 3 million hits on YouTube. (AP Photo/St. Paul Pioneer Press, Ben Garvin)Zach Sobiech's "Clouds" became a YouTube sensation with more than 4 million views.


Date:Wed, 22 May 2013 18:53:32 -0400
Faith healers charged with murder after second son's death

FILE - This undated photo combination provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows Herbert and Catherine Schaible. Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced in a Wednesday, May 22, 2013 news conference that Herbert and Catherine Schaible who believe in faith healing over medicine have been charged with murder after a second child died of pneumonia. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department)


Date:Wed, 22 May 2013 16:21:57 -0400
Police recover backpacks of two kidnapped girls

This photo provided by The Iowa Department of Public Safety shows Kathlynn Shepard, 15. Authorities said Tuesday, May 21, 2013, a man suspected of abducting Shepard and a 12-year-old girl from a bus stop in central Iowa has been found dead, but a search continues for Shepard. Authorities said the 12-year-old girl was able to escape and ran to a nearby rural residence for help. (AP Photo/Iowa Department of Public Safety)Investigators continue to search for a 15-year-old Iowa girl abducted this week.


Date:Wed, 22 May 2013 14:06:27 -0400
House subcommittee moves to curb military sexual assaults

FILE - In this June 2, 2012 file photo, House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Mass. speaks in Springfield, Mass. Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law. They include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral authority to change or dismiss a court-martial conviction and requiring that service members found guilty of sexual offenses be dismissed or dishonorably discharged. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)The panel considers a change that may encourage more victims to step forward.


Date:Wed, 22 May 2013 17:08:15 -0400
Attorney accuses Donald Trump of lying on witness stand

FILE - In this May 14, 2013 file photo, Donald Trump arrives at federal court n Chicago to testify at a civil trial where he's accused of enticing investors to buy condos at his Chicago skyscraper with promises of profit-sharing, then quietly reneging on them. On Monday, May 20, 2013, Jacqueline Goldberg, 87, who alleges Trump cheated her in a bait-and-switch scheme has told jurors she had qualms about suing the developer-turned-TV star given his power and influence. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)CHICAGO (AP) — The attorney for an 87-year-old woman who accuses Donald Trump of cheating her in a skyscraper condo deal told Chicago jurors on Wednesday that he was personally repulsed by the "Apprentice" star whom he said lied on the witness stand.


Date:Wed, 22 May 2013 14:52:43 -0400
Russian punk band member goes on hunger strike

Jailed Pussy Riot punk rock group member Alyokhina is seen on a monitor inside the courtroom during a hearing in BereznikiBy Catherine Koppel Berezniki, Russia (Reuters) - A member of the Pussy Riot band who was jailed over a protest against President Vladimir Putin in a Russian cathedral said on Wednesday she was starting a hunger strike after she was barred from a parole hearing. Maria Alyokhina also told her lawyers to quit the proceedings. ...


Date:Wed, 22 May 2013 14:52:09 -0400
Boy Scout leaders convene in Texas to vote on gay ban

FILE - Clockwise from left, Boy Scouts Eric Kusterer, Jacob Sorah, James Sorah, Micah Brownlee and Cub Scout John Sorah hold signs at the "Save Our Scouts" Prayer Vigil and Rally in front of the Boy Scouts of America National Headquarters in Irving, Texas on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units. The proposal to be put before the roughly 1,400 voting members of the BSA's National Council on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at a meeting in Grapevine, Texas, would retain the Scouts' long-standing ban on gays serving in adult leadership positions. (AP Photo/Richard Rodriguez)GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — As protesters made one last stand, the Boy Scouts of America's leadership began a conference Wednesday that was expected to culminate in a long-anticipated vote on whether to allow openly gay Scouts — a decision that, either way, could deeply affect the organization's membership and funding.


Date:Wed, 22 May 2013 18:47:24 -0400
IRS's Lerner: ‘I have not done anything wrong’

Lerner brushes back her hair before testifying at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in WashingtonIRS official Lois Lerner pleads the Fifth Amendment before Congress.


Date:Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:37 -0400
Lovely math: The odds of finding true love

Just Explain It: Finding The Probability of LoveWhat are the odds of finding your true love?


Date:Wed, 22 May 2013 09:43:19 -0400
Kerry: US, allies ready to aid Syria rebels

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during a joint a news conference with Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool)Unless President Assad engages in peace talks, the U.S. will help rebels "fight for the freedom of their country."


Date:Wed, 22 May 2013 16:03:46 -0400
Artist Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China

Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in ChinaThe artist released an obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video.


Date:Wed, 22 May 2013 09:55:39 -0400