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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Survivors of a stampede in Ivory Coast that killed 61 people, most of them children and teenagers, after a New Year’s Eve fireworks display said Wednesday that barricades stopped them from moving along a main boulevard, causing the crush of people. Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara ordered three days of […]
Employers in California and Illinois will no longer be able to force their workers to provide their Facebook passwords. The new law is one of 400 state measures created in 2012 that are expected to take effect in 2013. The social media policy will prohibit bosses from asking for password to personal employee accounts as […]
A Kansas man is fighting against the state for being forced to pay child support after he donated his sperm. William Marotta offered his sperm to a lesbian couple in 2009 after responding to their Craigslist ad requesting a donor. The two women raising the three-year-old little girl, Angela Bauer and Jennifer Schreiner later broke […]
Andy Reid is the winningest coach in the history of the Philadelphia Eagles. Lovie Smith led the Chicago Bears to the 2007 Super Bowl. Now they’re looking for work. Seven coaches and five general managers were fired Monday in a flurry of pink slips that were delivered the day after the regular-season ended. Ken Whisenhunt […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Emergency legislation to avoid the economy-threatening fiscal cliff ran into vehement New Year’s Day opposition from House Republicans, casting doubt on the divided government’s ability to prevent widespread tax increases and painful, across-the-board federal spending cuts. “I do not support the bill. We are looking, though, for the best path forward,” House […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The “fiscal cliff” deadline has passed — technically, at least. The beginning of the New Year in theory means across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts kick in, but Congress is working to cancel them before they can have an impact. The White House and congressional leaders hope to send legislation to President […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Agonizing close to a New Year’s Eve compromise, the White House and congressional Republicans agreed Monday to block across-the-board tax increases set for midnight, but held up a final deal as they haggled away the final hours of 2012 in a dispute over spending cuts. “It appears that an agreement to prevent […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of revelers from around the globe are expected to cram into New York City’s Times Square to see the ball drop and ring in 2013. The giant ball is covered with 2,688 Waterford crystal triangles and illuminated by more than 32,000 LEDs in red, blue, green and white. […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman suspected in the death of an immigrant who was pushed off a New York City subway platform has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Erika Menendez, 31, was arraigned Saturday night on a charge of murder as a hate crime. She had told police she has hated Muslims […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — The body of a young woman who was gang-raped and brutally beaten on a moving bus in India’s capital has been cremated. Indian police have charged six men with murder in the Dec. 16 attack, which shocked the country and triggered protests for greater protection for women from sexual violence. The […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — The body of a young woman who was gang-raped and brutally beaten on a moving bus in India’s capital has been cremated. Indian police have charged six men with murder in the Dec. 16 attack, which shocked the country and triggered protests for greater protection for women from sexual violence. The […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Recalling the shooting rampage that killed 20 first graders as the worst day of his presidency, President Barack Obama pledged to put his “full weight” behind legislation aimed at preventing gun violence. Obama voiced skepticism about the National Rifle Association‘s proposal to put armed guards in schools following the Dec. 14 tragedy […]
