Mon, 20 May 2013 02:38:06 GMT
 Philly.com | Tornadoes hit Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa as storms sweep through Midwest Fox News A severe storm system that is sweeping through the Midwest has generated tornadoes in Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa and has left at least one person dead in Shawnee, Okla. Dozen of counties in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Wisconsin, ... Four-state tornado outbreak kills 1 Tornadoes Level Homes in Okla., 21 Injured Powerful thunderstorms rumble through hard-hit Midwest |
Mon, 20 May 2013 02:24:05 GMT
 San Francisco Chronicle | Yahoo Is Planning to Buy Tumblr for $1.1 Billion New York Times The board of Yahoo, the faded Web pioneer, agreed on Sunday to buy the popular blogging service Tumblr for about $1.1 billion in cash, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, a signal of how the company plans to reposition itself as the technology ... Yahoo Deal Shows Power Shift Tumblr: Yahoo's reported $1B bid to be cool What Is Tumblr? |
Mon, 20 May 2013 02:11:45 GMT
 Philly.com | WILLIAMS: A week of scandals proves the incompetence of liberalism Washington Times Scandals are nothing new in Washington. Just about every president has faced an accusation of misconduct, whether moral or criminal. It should be no surprise that the Obama administration finds itself in the midst of one (well actually three). Obama's Counsel Was Told of IRS Audit Findings Weeks Ago Obama Lawyers Knew About IRS Top adviser defends White House in IRS scandal - USA Today |
Mon, 20 May 2013 00:11:17 GMT
 The Guardian | FBI agents die in Virginia training accident The Guardian Two FBI special agents on the agency's elite hostage rescue team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia. The FBI's national press office said the accident happened off the coast of Virginia Beach on Friday. No other details were given and the ... Two FBI agents killed in training accident - USA Today FBI agents killed in training accident Two FBI agents with Hostage Rescue Team killed in training accident |
Sun, 19 May 2013 18:03:14 GMT
 Toronto Star | AP president blasts "unconstitutional" phone records probe CBS News (CBS News) The Associated Press doesn't question the Justice Department's right to have seized two months' worth of its phone records, the organization's president and CEO Gary Pruitt said Sunday on "Face the Nation." It was the methodology - "so ... AP boss condemns US government for 'unconstitutional' phone seizures DOJ subpoenas are 'unconstitutional,' hurt press, AP president says AP CEO calls phone records seizure unconstitutional |
Mon, 20 May 2013 01:43:58 GMT
 NBCNews.com | Small Florida town buzzing over news of local winner NBCNews.com By Kerry Sanders and Andrew Rafferty, NBC News. Residents of Zephyrhills, Fla., where the winning ticket for the $590 million jackpot was sold, are anxiously waiting to find out who the big winner is. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports. The residents of a small ... Small Fla. town wonders who the Powerball winner is Lone Winner Hits Powerball Jackpot Powerball winner faces a radically changed life, analyst says |
Mon, 20 May 2013 02:37:26 GMT
 Us Magazine | 'Billboard' awards put on one impressive Vegas show - USA Today USA TODAY It's performances, not the awards, that get people talking. Who delivered Sunday's best? GTY 169077831. LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 19: Singer Taylor Swift performs onstage during the 2013 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19, ... Billboard honors Madonna, awards to Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards Taylor Swift, Gotye and Rihanna Win Big at Billboard Music Awards |
Mon, 20 May 2013 02:49:22 GMT
 New York Times | President Obama delivers Morehouse College commencement address Thecoastalsource Hundreds turned out to see President Obama speak at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday. A Zumba party kicked off the Fiesta De Mayo celebration in Hilton Head on Sunday. Fiesta De Mayo celebrated in Hilton Head. 23 mins ago. A Zumba party ... Obama Discusses Race, Fatherhood, Responsibility At Morehouse College Obama: There's no longer time for excuses for black men - USA Today Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates |
Fri, 17 May 2013 01:25:05 GMT
 Houston Chronicle | Different Ways of Looking at the IRS New York Times To the Editor: “After Outcry, Chief of I.R.S. Is Forced Out” (front page, May 16) cites recent groups that have obtained tax-exempt status: “American Patriots Against Government Excess; Rebellious Truths; the Coalition for a Conservative Majority; and Friends of ... Profiling the Tea Party: In defense of the IRS. Sorta. Or not. |
Sun, 19 May 2013 23:32:58 GMT
 Wall Street Journal | Syria Sweeps Into Rebel Stronghold Wall Street Journal Syrian rebel fighters on Sunday gather in Qusayr, near Homs, in an image provided by Qusair Lens and authenticated by the Associated Press. DAMASCUS—Syrian government forces, backed by members of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, launched a ... Syrian army storms rebel town of Qusair Syrian army, fighting alongside Hezbollah guerrillas, launch assault on rebel ... Violence surges in strategic Syrian city |