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No delay for trial of Fort Hood shooting suspect

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 11:01 PM

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A military judge has refused to delay this month's trial of an Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Central Texas.

Maj. Nidal Hasan's attorneys on Thursday had sought to delay the court-martial to Sept. 1. They said military jurors might be influenced by recent national media coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings that compared the suspects, two Muslim brothers, to Hasan.


2 Ohio teenage brothers dead, 3rd teen in custody

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 10:38 PM

OTTAWA, Ohio (AP) — Two teenage brothers who had been reported missing were found dead after authorities were directed to their bodies by a third teen, who pleaded not guilty to a grand theft auto charge and was jailed, officials said.

The brothers — 14-year-old Blaine Romes and 17-year-old Blake Romes — lived together with the third teen and their mothers inside a trailer home in Ottawa in northwest Ohio, neighbors said.


'American Idol' down to final 2 singers

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 10:14 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "American Idol" finalist Angie Miller won't be tickling the ivories on this season's final showdown.

The piano-playing 19-year-old singer from Beverly, Mass., was revealed Thursday to have received the fewest viewer votes on the Fox talent contest, leaving 23-year-old R&B vocalist Candice Glover of St. Helena Island, S.C., and 22-year-old country crooner Kree Harrison of Woodville, Texas, to compete on next week's finale.

"I love you guys," Miller said to Glover and Harrison before her dismissal.


Doctors group says Syria's health system shattered

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 10:13 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A Nobel Peace Prize-winning medical group says Syria's health system has been shattered during the more than two-year conflict and that their organization plans to nearly double their presence in the country.

Members of Medecins Sans Frontieres told a briefing Thursday that they were forced to work inside private homes and even in a cave, as the group has yet to receive government permission to work inside the country.


Whole Foods mixes up chicken, vegan salads

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 09:26 PM

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Whole Foods Market Inc. said that labels on a chicken salad and those on a vegan version were reversed at some of its cold food bars in the Northeast.


10 Things to Know for Friday

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 09:00 PM

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday:

1. WITHDRAWING FROM THE WORLD

A global gang of criminals drains $45 million in a matter of hours from reserves held by banks to fund pre-paid credit cards.

2. POLICE DESCRIBE CLEVELAND CAPTIVES' ORDEAL

Horrific details emerge about the captivity of three women, while prosecutors weigh seeking the death penalty for suspect Ariel Castro.


American Airlines settles safety claims for $24.9M

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 08:39 PM

DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines has agreed to pay $24.9 million to settle $162 million in potential fines that were proposed by U.S. safety regulators.

American called the payment "a reasonable resolution" to the Federal Aviation Administration's claims that it had violated safety regulations involving electrical wiring on planes and other issues.

The airline's parent company, AMR Corp., disclosed the settlement Thursday in a filing with the federal bankruptcy court in New York.


4 pit bulls blamed for Calif. jogger's death

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 08:38 PM

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in rural Los Angeles County were warning people to be on the lookout for four pit bulls suspected of killing a 63-year-old jogger Thursday, and they have seized several dogs in a search for those who may have taken part in the attack.

Sheriff's Lt. John Corina told reporters that a woman in a car saw the dogs attacking the female jogger Thursday morning. The witness called 911 and honked her horn to try to get the dogs to stop.


Makeup artist says Jackson was pushed to rehearse

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 08:24 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's longtime makeup artist testified Thursday that she overhead an executive for concert promoter AEG Live insist that the singer rehearse despite signs of Jackson's declining health.

Karen Faye, who worked with Jackson for more than 27 years, told jurors she became increasingly concerned about Jackson's health and agreed with a fan's assessment that the singer might die if he was pushed too hard in preparations for his "This Is It" concerts.


Korean pop sensation cracks jokes at Harvard

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 07:57 PM

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — South Korean rapper PSY was welcomed to Harvard University on Thursday night by hundreds of screaming and shouting students and fans, as the "Gangnam Style" star participated in a conversation inside an ornate church dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives in World War I.

PSY began addressing students and faculty by noting that his presence at the Ivy League school "is so weird."


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