Friday, January 6, 2012

U.S. diplomat: North Korea to be subject of talks 'in the near future'

U.S. diplomat: North Korea to be subject of talks 'in the near future'

U.S. diplomat: North Korea to be subject of talks 'in the near future'

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 07:05 PM PST

Representatives of South Korea, Japan and the United States will meet "in the near future" to discuss North Korea, a U.S. State Department official told reporters Friday in Tokyo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

New Hampshire -- all about the independents

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 06:44 PM PST

New Hampshire is all about the independents. And that's why it's the best test of general election electability.

Witnesses: Blasts strike Iraq's Army Day parade in Baghdad

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 06:32 PM PST

At least three explosions struck Friday near Baghdad's Green Zone, where a parade to mark Iraq's Army Day was taking place, witnesses said.

American teen mistakenly deported to Colombia returns to Texas

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 06:13 PM PST

Jakadrien Turner has arrived back in Texas, eight months after she was mistakenly deported to Colombia, the pilot and a flight attendant on a Dallas-bound flight told CNN.

Extradition hearing for mother of arson suspect postponed

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 06:01 PM PST

A federal judge continued Friday for a third time an extradition hearing for Dorothee Burkhart, the mother of Hollywood arson suspect Harry Burkhart.

Questions abound in weeks-long search for Atlanta woman

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:56 PM PST

Authorities expanded their search Friday for a 36-year-old Atlanta woman who was last heard from around Christmas and whose car was later found abandoned and running, according to police.

White House, GOP senators file health care law arguments

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:53 PM PST

The Obama administration Friday filed papers with the U.S. Supreme Court outlining its arguments in favor of the minimum coverage provision of the Affordable Care Act ? the latest move in a high-stakes legal battle playing out in the heat of the presidential campaigns.

Coast Guard goes to rescue of 40 aboard research vessel

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:35 PM PST

Forty people aboard a sinking research vessel had to be rescued 60 miles north of Turtle Bay, Oahu, on Friday, Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Gene Maestas said.

Finally, Obama goes all in on recess appointments

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:18 PM PST

Finally.

Hot air balloon crash in New Zealand kills 11

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:11 PM PST

A hot air balloon crash in New Zealand early Saturday killed 11 people -- the pilot and 10 passengers -- officials said.

Nevada judge delays Mayweather jail time until after May bout

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:38 PM PST

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. doesn't have to report to jail on a domestic violence conviction until June, after a Nevada judge acceded Friday to a defense request to push back the date until after a May bout.

Bahraini activist severely beaten at protest, human rights group says

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:26 PM PST

A prominent Bahraini activist was severely beaten by security forces at a protest Friday, according to the human rights group that he leads.

Former Mexican president claims immunity in 1997 massacre

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:25 PM PST

Ernesto Zedillo said in a court filing Friday that his status as Mexico's former president gives him immunity from being prosecuted for a massacre in 1997 that left 45 people dead in a Chiapas village.

3 trains in accident in northwest Indiana

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:23 PM PST

One freight train rear-ended another Friday afternoon, sending debris into a passing third train, authorities in Porter County, Indiana, said. Firefighters put out flames among the jumble of derailed cars.

Live military rounds wash up on Maryland shore

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:22 PM PST

The U.S. military and local authorities are warning beachgoers in southern Maryland to be on alert after live military rounds were found washed ashore at Newtowne Neck State Park in Leonardtown, Maryland.

Is China America's new enemy?

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 03:43 PM PST

President Barack Obama unveiled Thursday a new military strategy. It calls for "pivoting" from the Middle East to the Far East, focusing partly on the military buildup of China.

Green Beret accused of trying to carry explosives onto plane is released on bail

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 03:41 PM PST

A Green Beret charged with attempting to carry explosives onto a commercial airliner in Midland, Texas, was released from jail Friday.

After Damascus attack, Syria vows to strike with 'iron fist'

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 03:40 PM PST

The embattled Syrian regime, reacting after a suicide bombing in the capital and continued violence in several anti-government bastions, vowed Friday to confront its foes with stern resolve as more than 60 deaths were counted across the nation.

With Congress on break, SOPA fight continues

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 03:37 PM PST

Members of Congress may be on vacation, but that hasn't calmed critics who say an effort to stamp out online piracy would create an unprecedented threat to free speech on the Internet.

Justices tackle free speech dispute over broadcast TV 'indecency'

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 03:35 PM PST

It's a Tuesday night at Nell and Matt Dillard's suburban Washington home, and the family of four is watching "Glee," a scripted Fox television program.
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