[SlideDeck2 id=12901]

**PAM*THE*SHAM*COM**
**SEPTEMBER*20TH**
**2013**
**08*23**
**A*M**

 

Boy, 3, among 13 injured in Chicago park shooting

 

Chicago Police detectives investigate the scene where a number of people, including a 3-year-old child, were shot in a city park on the south side of Chicago, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Authorities said no one has been taken into custody in connection with the shooting. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

View gallery

Chicago Police detectives investigate the scene where a number of people, including a 3-year-old child, were shot in a city park on the south side of Chicago, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Authorities said no one has been taken into custody in connection with the shooting. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Associated Press

HERBERT G. MCCANN 2 hours ago
 

CHICAGO (AP) — Thirteen people have been shot at a park on Chicago’s southwest side, including a 3-year-old boy who was in critical condition, in what authorities say was likely a gang-related shooting.

Officer Amina Greer said the shooting occurred shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday.

A witness, Julian Harris, told the Chicago Sun-Times that dreadlocked men fired at him from a gray sedan before turning toward Cornell Square Park in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood and firing at people. He said his 3-year-old nephew was wounded in the cheek.

“They hit the light pole next to me, but I ducked down and ran into the house,” Harris said. “They’ve been coming round here looking for people to shoot every night, just gang-banging stuff. It’s what they do.”

Chicago Fire Department officials said the child was in critical condition. Officials at Mt. Sinai hospital said Friday that the boy was a patient there, but could not provide an update on his condition. Two other victims were also in critical condition. The others were reported in serious to fair condition.

Greer told The Associated Press early Friday that police have since identified a 13th victim, a 33-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the back near one shoulder. Other victims included a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old. She added that no arrests have been made and she had no further information to give out at the time.

“It’s an ongoing investigation,” Greer added.

The shooting comes nearly three weeks after Chicago saw an outburst of violence over the Labor Day weekend that ended with eight dead and 20 others injured. The city’s Police Department has responded to shootings that have grabbed national headlines by stepping up its crime-fighting efforts, paying overtime to add patrols to some neighborhoods, including the Back of the Yards, where Thursday’s shooting took place.

According to Greer, at least 10 ambulances responded to the scene, transporting victims to several area hospitals. One victim transported himself to a hospital, police said.

Police spokesman Ron Gaines said victims were being interviewed to determine the circumstances of the shooting. He said no one had been taken into custody.

Francis John, 70, said she was in her apartment when the shooting occurred. She said she went down to see what was going on and “a lot of youngsters were running scared.” A 30-year resident, she said she was surprised by what had happened.

She told the Sun-Times there hasn’t been much gun violence in the neighborhood in recent years, adding the neighborhood went from good to bad 10 years ago, to better recently.

View Comments (4479)

Recommended for You

  • Seriously, Why Are These People Waiting in Line for the New iPhones?

    Even After Seven iPhone Launches, the Lines Persist. But Why?

    Good Morning America
  • 5 reasons Chiefs beat Eagles 26-16

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Andy Reid said he ignored the hype surrounding his return to his old stomping grounds of 14 years. He couldn’t ignore the way his Kansas City defense stomped the Philadelphia Eagles.

    Associated Press
  • Now You Can See Anyone’s U.S. Public Record

    Look up Anyone’s U.S. Public Record in just a few easy steps. Instantly Uncover the Truth. See for yourself!

    AdChoices Instant CheckmateSponsored

  • Empire State Building to Be Sold to Public

    The REIT Will be Priced at $13 to $15 a Share

    Good Morning America36 mins ago
  • Iran president offers to broker Syria talks

    Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said his government was ready to “help facilitate dialogue” between the Syrian government and the opposition.

    AFP
  • The AARP’s health insurance e-card campaign (6 photos)

    The AARP, a non profit that represents the interests of people aged 50 and older, created a series of humorous e-cards for their members to encourage their adult children to enroll in new health insurance exchanges that are rolling out October 1.

  • Dodgers clinch NL West, beat Arizona 7-6

    PHOENIX (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers soaked everyone in sight with champagne in the clubhouse. Many players raced back out for a celebratory dip in Arizona’s Chase Field swimming pool.

    Associated Press
  • Don’t forget our evolving Constitution

    As we celebrate the 226th anniversary of the American Constitution this week, it is important not to forget that the document drafted in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 is far different from the one that governs our country today.

    National Constitution Center
  • APNewsBreak: Texas regent talked to Saban’s agent

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A few days after Alabama won the 2013 national championship, a University of Texas regent and a former regent talked with Nick Saban’s agent about the possibility of the Crimson Tide coach replacing Longhorns coach Mack Brown, The Associated Press has learned.

    Associated Press
  • Judicial tug of war in Libya over Kadhafi son

    Slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi’s son made a rare court appearance Thursday in a case highlighting the post-rebellion wrangle between Libya’s regional authorities and the Tripoli government.

    AFP
  • The new fracking study environmentalists don’t want you to see

    This week, the University of Texas released a study showing that fracking releases much less methane into the atmosphere than previously thought.Sponsored by the Environmental Defense Fund and nine oil companies, the study analyzed more than 489 natural gas wells, and estimated that shale-gas…

    The Week
  • “GMA” is #1 for the Week

    “GMA” Tops NBC’s “Today” by 887,000 Total Viewers and 33,000 Adults 25-54 “GMA” Grows by Double-Digits Year-to-Year in Demo and Total Viewers and Continues to Grow Season-to-Date ABC News’ “Good Morning America” stood as the No. 1 morning program in Total Viewers (5.546 million) and…

    ABC News
  • ACLU insists that transgender man be allowed to use women’s bathroom

    The American Civil Liberties Union has now filed a complaint on behalf of Alex Wilson, the transgender student in Florida who says he is a discrimination victim because the trade school he attends has prohibited him from using the women’s restroom.

    The Daily Caller
  • Gwyneth Paltrow Talks Bikini Line With Ellen DeGeneres

    For a second time Ellen DeGeneres gets Gwyneth Paltrow to discuss her “nether regions.”

    ABC News Videos
  • Air quality index of major cities in North America September 19: New York ‘good’

    Below is information on the current background air quality in some of North America’s major cities based on data taken from http://www.airnow.gov recorded at 1:15 pm GMT on September 19.CityQualityAtlanta (Georgia)  [Moderate]Chicago (Illinois)  [Moderate]Dallas (Texas) [Good]Denver (Colorado)…

    AFP Relax News
  • Top-10 Credit Cards for Excellent Credit

    For people with excellent credit. Compare exclusive offers side-by-side and apply online for the card that is right for you.

    AdChoices CreditCards.comSponsored

  • Conservatives: Get ObamaCare and Uncle Sam will sexually assault you

    Has this ever happened to you? You’re in the middle of a routine physical exam when suddenly a nightmarish vision of Uncle Sam emerges from nowhere and needlessly probes your butt.That’s the hyperbolic take on ObamaCare put forward in a conservative ad from from Generation Opportunity, a group…

    The Week
  • Footage from GoPro Strapped to Eagle’s Back is Unsurprisingly Amazing

    Everybody wants to ‘fly like an eagle,’ as the Steve Miller Band once put it, but the truth is it probably won’t happen. Luckily, there is a new YouTube video out there that gets us pretty close to knowing what it might be like. Some very smart people in the French Alps somehow figured out a way to…

    Trending Now
  • Amanda Knox on Retrial: ‘Everything Is at Stake’

    Amanda Knox won’t return to Italy for retrial, even though she knows ‘everything is at stake’        

    ABC News
  • Canals run dry at Venetian in Vegas for 1st time

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — It’s not often you can use the word “dry” to describe a Las Vegas landmark, but tourists hoping to cruise along the Venetian hotel-casino’s indoor canals are finding them tapped out.

    Associated Press
  • Assad denies his forces conducted chemical attack

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad said a United Nations report finding “clear and convincing evidence” sarin nerve gas was used in Syria painted an “unrealistic” account, and he denied his government orchestrated the attack.

    Associated Press
  • What the GOP could learn from Pope Francis

    Pope Francis is a hit. In July, he drew three million people to Mass at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach. A Pew Research Center poll released this month shows that 79 percent of Catholics have a favorable view of him, compared to only four percent who view him unfavorably.

    The Week
  • Super Typhoon Usagi heads for Hong Kong

    Super Typhoon Usagi — one of the strongest storms of the year — barrelled towards Hong Kong and southern China on Friday, prompting warnings of fierce winds and torrential rains.

    AFP
  • Woman gets speeding ticket while car is in repair shop

    Edmonton, Canada resident, Sheila Taschuk took her Honda Element in to a repair shop and was surprised when she received a speeding ticket for a violation that occurred when the car was supposed to be at the shop.

    Odd News
  • Art inspired by how the brain sees (20 photos)

    New York artist Devorah Sperber creates manually pixelated art, beautiful abstractions that look familiar but only become clear when glimpsed through accompanying optical devices including viewing spheres and reversed binoculars. (Yahoo News) Read the story by Holly Baily

  • At America’s worst college, bizarro professor spouts Navy Yard conspiracy theory

    Florida Atlantic University remains and apparently always will be the worst place in America to go to college.

    The Daily Caller
  • Insight: Angered by chemical deal, Syrian rebels may lose the West

    By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian opposition feels badly let down by Washington’s decision to do a deal with Moscow to eliminate Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons but diplomats are warning the Syrian National Coalition that it risks losing Western support if it cannot adapt to…

    Reuters
  • Researchers turn to cannons to save elusive birds

    EASTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Three cannons explode on a deserted Cape Cod beach, unleashing a startling cloud of white smoke and sand. In tandem, projectiles erupt from the ground, flinging a net over a group of elusive shorebirds known as red knots.

    Associated Press
  • Used Car Book Values

    What’s your used car worth? The Trade-In Expert makes it easy to find out the trade-in value of your used vehicle.

    AdChoices TradeInExpertSponsored

  • Reid’s return a success as Chiefs top Eagles 26-16

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — This was one time Andy Reid didn’t mind being a big target.

    Associated Press
  • AP PHOTOS: The Great New England Hurricane of 1938

    PLYMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — It slammed into land and rapidly moved north, destroying buildings, altering coastlines, ripping apart forests and shocking a population that had never experienced a hurricane.

    Associated Press
  • Returning Coloradans find sickening flood damage

    LYONS, Colo. (AP) — Coloradans who ventured back into the flood-ravaged town of Lyons found scenes of stomach-turning destruction, with dozens of homes destroyed, family keepsakes missing, food spoiling and mud everywhere.

    Associated Press
  • EU will not budge on release of jailed Ukraine PM

    YALTA, Ukraine (AP) — Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite said Friday that the EU will not sign a key cooperation deal with Ukraine until former premier Yulia Tymoshenko is released from jail, but the Ukrainian leader declined to commit to a solution.

    Associated Press
  • Medal of Honor recipients meet in Gettysburg

    GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — The autograph hounds waiting expectantly in a hotel lobby weren’t drawn by actors, musicians or politicians, but by a few dozen men whose rare and distinguished achievements have earned them the nation’s highest military honor.

    Associated Press
  • Chicago Shooting Leaves Child Injured

    13 people, including a 3-year-old boy, were shot at a basketball court on Chicago’s South Side.

    ABC News Videos
  • Pakistani army, government at loggerheads over Taliban talks

    By Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Disagreement over how to handle an escalating insurgency has put Pakistan’s all-powerful army on a collision course with the government, with the military increasingly vocal in its criticism of civilian leaders, officials and diplomats said. Prime…

    Reuters
  • CO makes massive rescue pet friendly

    BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Some helicopters rescuing people after massive flooding in Colorado carried more dogs, cats and fish than people. Rescuers using zip lines to evacuate people over raging rivers also risked their lives to make sure the four-legged members of families were safe.

    Associated Press
  • Rising Alzheimer’s creates strain on caregivers

    WASHINGTON (AP) — David Hilfiker knows what’s coming. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s so early that he’s had time to tell his family what he wants to happen once forgetfulness turns incapacitating.

    Associated Press
  • 850 snakes found in New York home

    Watch the report from Action News

    WPVI – Philadelphia
  • Princeton University Hopes Cups Curb Meningitis

    ‘Mine. Not Yours’: Princeton University handing out cups to students to try to curb meningitis        

    ABC News
  • Explosion hits Sunni mosque in Iraq, killing 18

    BAGHDAD (AP) — Two bombs hidden inside air conditioners exploded Friday in a Sunni mosque packed with worshippers north of Baghdad, killing at least 18 people in the latest outburst of violence to hit the country.

    Associated Press
  • Scientific Brain Games

    Brain games to improve memory and attention. Harness your brain’s neuroplasticity and train your way to a brighter life.

    AdChoices LumositySponsored

  • Eighth-graders learn that cops can seize guns for no reason

    An eighth-grade history teacher in rural Campobello, S.C. allegedly gave a pop quiz on the Constitution this week that left the parents of one quiz taker highly irate.

    The Daily Caller
  • U.S. Air Force general wants simpler weapons quicker

    By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The three-star general who heads the secretive U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command is pressing arms makers to speed up the development of new weapons and move toward greater standardization of aircraft and sensors. “We’re pretty relentless,” Air…

    Reuters
  • Arkansas Prisons to Sell Horses at October Auction

    Looking to buy a horse? Arkansas’ prison system to sell colts, mules at auction next month        

    ABC News
  • This Porpoise Slaughter Is Seven Times Bigger Than the Cove’s, So Why Haven’t You Heard About It?

    Every year for the past decade, volunteers from around the world have made a pilgrimage of protest to Japan, home to the eight-month bloodbath of whale and dolphin slaughter in the cove at Taiji. That hunt began again this month, and all eyes are on the infamous inlet—now more than ever—thanks to…

    Takepart.com
  • Honesty pays off for US homeless man who turned in $42,000

    Honesty has — quite literally — paid off for a US homeless man who turned in a $42,000 find: a bid to raise money for him passed the $100,000 mark on Thursday.

    AFP
  • Warming lull haunts authors of key climate report

    STOCKHOLM (AP) — Scientists working on a landmark U.N. report on climate change are struggling to explain why global warming appears to have slowed down in the past 15 years even though greenhouse gas emissions keep rising.

    Associated Press
  • Ex-NFL player’s NY home trashed by partying teens

    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former NFL offensive lineman Brian Holloway initially thought the Twitter photos showing young people partying at his family’s second home in upstate New York were a hoax. Then he saw pictures of teenagers standing on the dining room table he bought with his Super Bowl bonus.

    Associated Press
  • Philippines braces for typhoon

    Coastal villages in parts of the Philippines are evacuated as typhoon Usagi approaches. Rough cut (no reporter narration)

    Reuters Videos
  • Gov’t Gets Poor Marks on Protecting Gun Rights

    AP-NORC Poll: Public gives government poor marks on protecting right to keep and bear arms        

    ABC News
  • Egypt returns $2 billion to Qatar in sign of growing tensions

    CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has returned $2 billion that Qatar had deposited with its central bank, after talks to convert the funds into three-year bonds broke down, central bank Governor Hisham Ramez said on Thursday. Egypt authorities have also refused a Qatari request to increase the number of…

    Reuters
  • 2 Cars With Skeletal Remains Found 3 Feet Apart at Bottom of Oklahoma Lake

    Police Suspect 3 of the Bodies Were Teens Who Disappeared in 1970

    Good Morning America
  • Outgoing Microsoft CEO regrets lapse in smartphones

    Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his biggest regret is missing the boat on smartphones — but he said the software giant should not admit defeat just yet.

    AFP
  • PCH Winner To Take Home $7K A Week For Life

    NBC will announce the Publishers Clearing House $7,000 A Week For Life Superprize® Winner soon so be sure to get your Free Entry at PCH.com today!

    AdChoices Publishers Clearing HouseSponsored

  • India’s new central bank chief orders surprise rate hike

    India’s new central bank governor surprised markets Friday with a bold decision to hike interest rates on fears of rising inflation, triggering sharp falls on the stock market.

    AFP
  • Wife fends off burglar with wrench in Port Richmond

    A woman who was being assaulted with her husband in their Port Richmond home fended off her attacker with a wrench.

    WPVI – Philadelphia
  • NASA rover finds no hint of methane in Mars air

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA’s Curiosity rover hasn’t discovered any signs of methane in the atmosphere of Mars, a finding that does not bode well for the possibility that microbes capable of producing the gas could be living below the planet’s surface, scientists said Thursday.

    Associated Press
  • Town plans to fire foul-mouthed Pa. police chief

    GILBERTON, Pa. (AP) — A small-town Pennsylvania police chief’s profanity-laced Internet tirades about the Second Amendment and liberals have earned him a measure of notoriety — and now, his bosses intend, a pink slip.

    Associated Press
  • The Twinkie Conundrum: Is Food Safe to Eat After It ‘Expires?’

    For reasons that still aren’t quite clear to me, I was given a single plastic-wrapped Twinkie at an office holiday party last year. All of my other coworkers got their own Twinkies too, and the whole gimmick had something to do with the apocalypse, I think. This was around the time that Twinkies…

    Takepart.com
  • Anguish in court as Detroit residents object to bankruptcy filing

    By Joseph Lichterman DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit residents, city retirees and even two city council members stood Thursday where dozens of bankruptcy lawyers have gone before them: before Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes, arguing why their city does not belong in bankruptcy court. In what Judge…

    Reuters
  • The Blaze
  • Photos: See Lance Bass’ Apartment for Sale

    Lance Bass has listed his New York apartment for sale after listing it as a rental at $500 a night.        

    ABC News
  • Holder of lucky Powerball ticket a mystery in SC

    LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — When they learned that a Powerball ticket worth $400 million had been sold at a gas station across the road, workers at Econ-O-Bug Termite and Pest Control said they had a few big, wishful dreams. But they didn’t have the prized ticket in their hands, so they came to work as…

    Associated Press
  • New Products Made With Coconut: All They’re Cracked Up to Be?

    I’ve always been a huge fan of coconut. When I was a kid, my favorite candy bar (yes, we still ate such things back then) was Almond Joy. I loved it when my sister would return from Mexico with a fresh coconut. She would crack it open on our metal basement storm doors with a hammer and screwdriver,…

    U.S.News & World Report LP
  • AP source: Jets’ Colon fined $34,125 by NFL

    NEW YORK (AP) — Willie Colon’s wallet might take a heavy hit from the NFL.

    Associated Press
  • Honduras seizes assets of suspected drug gang, including zoo

    TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran police and security forces on Thursday seized bank accounts and assets worth millions of dollars belonging to a gang of suspected drug traffickers singled out by the U.S. government, a Honduran official said. The U.S. ambassador to Honduras, Lisa Kubiske, said on…

    Reuters
  • Fall For Our Boots! 2 Pairs for $39.95, FREE S&H!

    Check out September’s Styles! We at JustFab have boots you cannot live without. Join JustFab FREE to start shopping! BUY ONE GET ONE FREE!

    AdChoices www.JustFab.comSponsored

  • Nigeria reinforces town after Boko Haram massacre

    Nigeria’s military sent reinforcements Friday to the remote northeastern town of Benisheik after Boko Haram Islamists stormed the area, burnt dozens of homes and slaughtered at least 87 people.

    AFP
  • Mugabe party official probed over $6 mln diamond bribe

    Zimbabwean police announced a probe Friday into a top member of President Robert Mugabe’s party on suspicion of soliciting a $6-million bribe from a Ghanaian investor in a diamond-mining deal.

    AFP
  • Chicago park shooting

    Several people wounded in shooting in a park in the U.S. city of Chicago. Paul Chapman reports.

    Reuters Videos
  • Apple buyers rue high price of new ‘low cost’ iPhone

    Apple fans clamouring for the two new iPhones formed a kilometre-long queue in Tokyo Friday, but high prices in Asia and the lack of a new tie-up in the vast China market dampened the global roll out.

    AFP
  • Obese cancer patients often shorted on chemo doses

    Obese people are less likely to survive cancer, and one reason may be a surprising inequality: The overweight are undertreated.

    Associated Press
  • Paul Fronczak: Is This the Man Stolen at Birth From Chicago Hospital in 1964?

    New Aged-Progression Image Could Provide Clues in Mystery of Baby Paul Fronczak

    Good Morning America
  • Nissan, Tan Chong say to start sedan assembly in Myanmar in 2015

    TOKYO, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co will start complete knock down production of the Sunny sedan in Myanmar with a Malaysian partner in 2015, it said on Friday, becoming the first major global carmaker …

    Reuters
  • Asia airs nuclear ambitions at U.N. gathering

    VIENNA (Reuters) – China, India and other Asian states used a United Nations nuclear agency meeting this week to signal their determination to expand the use of atomic energy. At the September 16-20 annual gathering of the IAEA’s 159 member states, China outlined plans for more nuclear power plants…

    Reuters
  • Senate passes bill to avert helium shortage

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Break out the balloons.

    Associated Press
  • School bus driver caught texting at wheel

    A student recorded the Florida bus driver texting while driving

    WPVI – Philadelphia
  • China opens world’s highest airport near ‘the last Shangri-La’

    The world’s highest civilian airport opened in a remote Himalayan region this week, which is set to slash travel times between a plateau known as the “last pure land on the blue planet” and Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China.

    AFP Relax News
  • Target to hire fewer seasonal holiday workers

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Target plans to hire about 70,000 seasonal workers for the holiday shopping season, down about 20 percent from a year ago. The discounter is aiming to be more efficient in its hiring practices.

    Associated Press
  • Natural Joint Relief

    This homeopathic alternative really works. See results in just 5 days!

    AdChoices Greek Island LabsSponsored

  • Statin use tied to cataract development: study

    By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of developing cloudy lenses in the eyes may be linked to the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins, according to a new study. While the researchers can’t prove the drugs caused the eye condition, they found that people who took…

    Reuters
  • SE Asia Stocks-Most fall; poised for strong gains on week after Fed

    BANGKOK, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Indonesian stocks retreated the most among Southeast Asian markets on Friday, with several others drifting into negative territory on technical-led selling in regional large …

    Reuters
  • Colleges That Give International Students the Most Financial Aid

    The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List:…

    U.S.News & World Report LP
  • ‘Unfashionable’ Victorian art enjoys revival

    Cruel, enchanting and dangerous, John William Waterhouse’s red-haired femme fatale pours poison into a cup in one of the once-feted Victorian artist’s best known works, “The Love Philtre”.

    AFP
  • US home sales hit 6½-year high but could slow soon

    WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home sales rose last month to the highest level since February 2007 as buyers rushed to close deals before mortgage rates increased further.

    Associated Press
  • Mexico victims recount horror; toll rises to 97

    ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — With a low, rumbling roar, an arc of dirt, rock and mud tumbled down the hillside in the remote mountain village of La Pintada, sweeping houses in its path, burying half the hamlet and leaving 68 people missing in its mad race to the river bed below.

    Associated Press
  • Russia seizes Greenpeace ship

    Greepeace ship escorted towards port of Murmank after armed Russian officers board and arrest 25 activists. Paul Chapman reports.

    Reuters Videos56 mins ago
  • House and Senate face deep divide over food stamps

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Farm-state lawmakers hoping for passage of a farm bill by the end of the year will have to bridge a deep divide between the House and the Senate over the role of the government in helping the nation’s poor.

    Associated Press
  • Group says domestic spying goes too far

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two men of Middle Eastern descent were reported buying pallets of water at a grocery store. A police sergeant reported concern about a doctor “who is very unfriendly.” And photographers of all races and nationalities have been reported taking snapshots of post offices, bridges,…

    Associated Press
  • Controversial boxing judge Ross steps down: report

    Embattled judge C.J. Ross has stepped down from her job scoring professional boxing matches in the aftermath of criticism over the way she handled the Floyd Mayweather/Saul Alvarez title fight.

    AFP
  • Submerged cars found in Okla. may solve cold cases

    SAYRE, Okla. (AP) — When three teenagers from this small Oklahoma town disappeared on their way to a high school football game in 1970, rumors swirled as to what happened to the trio.

    Associated Press
  • Cars with skeletal remains found at bottom of Oklahoma lake (9 photos)

    The two rusty, mud-caked cars that Oklahoma officials stumbled onto at the bottom of a lake, where they found six skulls and skeletal remains, sat 3 feet apart under 12 feet of “super murky” water. To add to the mystery, officials say, the cars might have gone into the water a year-and-a-half…

  • Mortgage Rates Now at 3.38% FIXED

    No Points. No Fees. No Lender Costs. (3.4% APR) Get a free quote in minutes!

    AdChoices fetcharate.com/mortgageSponsored

  • The Pentagon’s 5 most ridiculous projects

    When it comes to wasting money, the U.S. military is unbeatable. That much is made clear by a new Vanity Fair piece on the Pentagon’s troubled Joint Strike Fighter program. The Department of Defense first unveiled plans to buy 2,852 of the next generation fighter jets back in 2001 in a contract…

    The Week
  • Google releases digital wallet app for iPhones

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is bringing its digital wallet to the iPhone in its latest attempt to upstage Apple on its own popular device.

    Associated Press
  • Eight arrested over Barclays e-theft in London

    British police said Friday they have arrested eight men after a gang stole £1.3 million (1.5 million euros, $2.09 million) from Barclays bank by taking control of a branch computer system.

    AFP
  • Vendors: Clown Posse festival checks bouncing

    CAVE-IN-ROCK, Ill. (AP) — Vendors at the latest outdoor festival featuring rap-metal group Insane Clown Posse are complaining they’re owed thousands of dollars by promoters of the southern Illinois event, who now pledge they’ll find a way to pay the tab.

    Associated Press
  • Obamacare defunding: Will there be a filibuster?

    Is there going to be a big, tag-team, talk-till-you’re-hoarse filibuster in the US Senate next week? We ask that question because Sen. Ted Cruz (R) of Texas is threatening one, and right now it seems likely to happen.

    Christian Science Monitor
  • New flu vaccines offer extra protection – and more profits

    By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – Big drugmakers are seeking a boost from new four-in-one influenza vaccines that will be available for the first time this flu season. Offering more protection to patients, the new quadrivalent vaccines provide a route to premium pricing that could improve margins…

    Reuters
  • Mannequin decoys on Syria’s frontline (13 photos)

    Mannequins, set up by the rebels on the front line, are used to confuse snipers loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad. (Reuters)

  • Fund for honest Boston homeless man raises $111K

    BOSTON (AP) — A fund for a homeless man who turned in a backpack with more than $40,000 inside has collected more than $100,000, an overwhelming response that’s a “statement to everyone in America,” said the man who started the donation drive.

    Associated Press
  • Bernanke blasted after surprise no-taper decision

    Economists and market analysts on Thursday blasted Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke after the Fed stunned markets with its unexpected decision to not cut its stimulus.

    AFP
  • Saudi women driving ban not part of sharia-morality police chief

    RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s ban on women driving is not mandated by any text in Sharia, the Islamic legal code which forms the basis for most Saudi law, the head of its morality police told Reuters on Thursday. Sheikh Abdulatif Al al-Sheikh stressed that he has no authority to change Saudi…

    Reuters
  • Mental disorder treatment common after childhood cancer

    By Kathleen Raven NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People who had cancer as children are more likely to be treated for neurodevelopmental, emotional or behavioral disorders later in life, a new Danish study finds. Researchers examined records from survivors’ siblings as well, finding those who were…

    Reuters
  • McCain disses Putin, but Russians are mostly unimpressed

    US President Obama apparently felt no need to rise to the challenge of answering Vladimir Putin’s Sept. 11 polemical commentary in the New York Times about Syria and US-Russia relations

    Christian Science Monitor
  • Ex-Halliburton manager charged in Gulf spill probe

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former Halliburton manager was charged Thursday with destroying evidence following BP’s 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a case that coincides with a guilty plea to a related charge by the Houston-based oilfield services company.

    Associated Press
  • House chairman pledges action on immigration

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday pledged action on immigration overhaul legislation even as most of the attention on Capitol Hill is focused on fights over the budget and debt. Rep. Bob Goodlatte said the immigration issue needs to be solved and work is…

    Associated Press
  • France suggests it is ready to give weapons to Syria rebels

    PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande suggested for the first time on Thursday that Paris could arm Syrian rebels in a “controlled framework,” given that they were now caught between the Syrian government on one side and radical Islamists on the other. …

    Reuters
  • Mexico mudslide search to resume with scores missing

    Rescuers on Friday were to resume the grim task of digging out a Mexican village buried by a landslide, with scores of people still missing in the mountain of mud.

    AFP
  • The slums of the Roma ethnic minority in Baia Mare, Romania (15 photos)

    European Pressphoto Agency (epa) photographer Zsolt Czegledi shares with us the most recent chapter of his long term project in documenting the living conditions of the Roma community in the shantytown called Craica in Baia Mare, Romania. Baia Mare has a population of about 150,000 people and lies…

  • Palestinians say Israel acts risk scuppering peace talks

    Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said Thursday that peace talks could come to an abrupt end if Israel continues building settlements on occupied land and killing Palestinians.

    AFP
  • Holder expands changes in drug-case policy

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is expanding a major change in federal drug sentencing policy to cover pending drug cases, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday.

    Associated Press
  • Pentagon test-fires two SM-3 missiles on one target

    By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military conducted the second test of the ship-based Aegis missile defense system in a week, firing two SM-3 missiles on Wednesday to intercept a separating target in space, the U.S. Defense Department said. The Standard Missile-3, built by…

    Reuters
  • Excerpts from Pope Francis’s interview

    VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Following are excerpts from Pope Francis’s interview with Jesuit publications on Thursday, as translated by the U.S. Jesuit magazine America: – On himself: “I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner.”…

    Reuters
  • Why is Mark Zuckerberg in D.C.? It’s not what you might think

    Mark Zuckerberg is set to meet with House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday, but the meeting will not focus primarily on the Internet privacy issues that have shaken Facebook or the government surveillance programs that have vexed the online industry. Rather, the pair are mostly talking immigration. 

    Christian Science Monitor
  • Fukushima operator ‘sorry’ for Japan PM name gaffe

    Red-faced officials issued an embarrassed apology to Japan’s prime minister on Friday after spelling his name wrong during a high-profile tour of the battered Fukushima nuclear plant.

    AFP
  • Police: Ga. teen abducted from home found alive

    ELLENWOOD, Ga. (AP) — A 14-year-old Georgia girl has been found safe after she was abducted during a home invasion robbery, and authorities released few details about their ongoing investigation.

    Associated Press
  • Syria rebels ‘agree truce with jihadists’ in Azaz

    Rebels of the mainstream Free Syrian Army (FSA) have agreed a truce with jihadists who seized a town on the Turkish border earlier this week, a monitoring group said Friday.

    AFP
  • Number of missing in Colorado floods drops

    LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — The number of people unaccounted for from Colorado’s devastating flooding has fallen dramatically as rescuers reach stranded victims, and electricity and phone services are restored to ravaged areas, allowing residents to contact family, friends or authorities.

    Associated Press
  • Pa. town seeks to fire police chief in gun videos

    Officials say they intend to fire a police chief suspended after he posted online videos of himself shooting automatic weapons.

    WPVI – Philadelphia
  • Nintendo’s Yamauchi dies aged 85

    TOKYO (AP) — Hiroshi Yamauchi, who ran Nintendo for more than 50 years and led the Japanese company’s transition from traditional playing-card maker to video game giant, has died. He was 85.

    Associated Press
  • Tunisia’s ruling Islamists agree to transition negotiations

    By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s governing Islamists on Thursday agreed in principle to a trade union proposal that it step down to make way for a transitional government and new elections. The coalition’s approval of the plan may open up an immediate dialogue with the its secular…

    Reuters
  • The globe paddling ‘Rubber Duck’ sculpture arrives in Taiwan (18 photos)

    Humour, sensation, maximum impact; internationally renowned Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman does not settle for less. His sculptures are large, very large, and are bound to make an impression. His ” Rubber Duck ” is a gigantic 85 feet high yellow rubber duck. It is an inflatable, based on the…

  • Climate report struggles with temperature quirks

    STOCKHOLM (AP) — Scientists working on a landmark U.N. report on climate change are struggling over how to address a wrinkle in the meteorological data that has given ammunition to global-warming skeptics: The heating of Earth’s surface appears to have slowed in the past 15 years even though…

    Associated Press
  • Budget uncertainty crippling military, Pentagon officials say

    By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With lawmakers spoiling for another fight over federal spending ahead of the new fiscal year next month, senior Pentagon officials are trekking to Congress with a sobering message: budget uncertainty is wreaking havoc with the armed forces. The top U.S.…

    Reuters
  • Teams use satellite maps to find flood’s missing

    LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — Search teams working their way down the list of those still unaccounted for in Colorado’s devastating flooding on Thursday were using satellite images to map out where houses once stood before the disaster washed them away.

    Associated Press
  • Your Top Plays for Today

    –DODGERS CLINCH NL WEST

    Associated Press
  • Egypt troops storm Islamist stronghold near Cairo

    KERDASA, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian security forces backed by armored fighting vehicles and helicopters stormed a tourist town near the Great Pyramids that became an Islamist stronghold on Thursday, the latest in a stepped up campaign by the military-backed government to put down armed supporters of the…

    Associated Press
  • Man sentenced for shooting at Washington lobbying group

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Virginia man who had planned to shoot people at a conservative Washington lobbying group and then rub Chick-fil-A sandwiches in his victims’ faces was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday. The man, 29-year-old Floyd Corkins II, in August last year attempted to carry…

    Reuters
  • Did GOP Sen. Mike Lee accidentally make the Democrats’ point about Obamacare and shutdowns?

    Utah Sen. Mike Lee: “This law is not worth causing a shutdown over.”

    Yahoo News
  • No time left for negotiations with Iran: Israeli minister

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Iran is on course to develop a nuclear bomb within six months and time has run out for further negotiations, a senior Israeli minister said. Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said Iran still believed it had room for maneuver in dealing with world powers, and that…

    Reuters
  • Rare Scotch sells for $17,000 at Costco

    Watch the report from Action News

    WPVI – Philadelphia
  • Congo rules out amnesty for top M23 rebels

    By Pete Jones KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo has ruled out granting amnesty to some 100 senior M23 rebels, it said on Thursday, leaving open the possibility that these commanders could be pursued even after peace talks are concluded. Talks began in Uganda last week, after the…

    Reuters
  • Feds charge W.Va. judge in drug-related conspiracy

    MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A southern West Virginia sheriff assassinated on the job was hailed as a hero at his funeral in April for crusading against the scourge of illegal drugs destroying his community. He had filed more drug indictments in his first three months than in the previous eight years.

    Associated Press
  • Syrian rebels and al Qaeda group end battle near Turkish border

    BEIRUT (Reuters) – Al Qaeda-linked fighters and a rival Syrian rebel group declared a truce on Friday after two days of clashes near the Turkish frontier in which the militant Islamists overran a border town, rebels said. Fighters from an al Qaeda affiliate, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant…

    Reuters
  • Pope criticizes church emphasis on abortion, gays

    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Signaling a dramatic shift in Vatican tone, Pope Francis said the Catholic Church had become obsessed by “small-minded rules” about how to be faithful and that pastors should instead emphasize compassion over condemnation when discussing divisive social issues of abortion, gays…

    Associated Press
  • Christian hostel helped by Syria rebels

    As social media abound with horror stories of jihadists murdering minorities in Syria, a group of elderly Christians in Aleppo and the rebels who care for them portray a different reality.

    AFP
  • New FBI chief warns budget cuts may put agents on furlough

    By David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey said on Thursday that the U.S. budget stalemate may force him to put agents on furlough, leaving the agency, which investigates major crimes and national security threats, potentially short-handed. Although the country’s major…

    Reuters
  • Egypt forces hunt down militants in Islamist bastion

    Security forces on Friday hunted down militants in a village near Cairo amid a lull in clashes with gunmen, as Egyptian state media praised the “liberation” of Islamist bastion Kerdassah.

    AFP
  • Nigeria’s stolen oil is sold and laundered abroad: report

    By Joe Brock ABUJA (Reuters) – Stolen Nigerian oil worth billions of dollars is sold every year on international markets and much of the proceeds are laundered in world financial centers like Britain and the United States, a report said on Thursday. An estimated 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil…

    Reuters
  • Reid’s Chiefs lead Eagles 16-9 after 3 quarters

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eric Berry intercepted Michael Vick and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown, Ryan Succop kicked three field goals and Andy Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs held a 16-9 lead over the turnover-prone Philadelphia Eagles after three quarters Thursday night.

    Associated Press