Tornadoes slam Kansas, Oklahoma
Tornadoes slam Kansas, Oklahoma EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged homes and buildings near Oklahoma City and put the Tulsa area on high-alert. There were no immediate reports of injuries caused by any of the tornadoes that touched down in [...]
May 19, 2013
2 men arrested in killing over iPad in Las Vegas
2 men arrested in killing over iPad in Las Vegas Two men have been arrested in the killing of a teenage boy over an iPad in Las Vegas, police said Sunday. Jacob Dismont, 18, and Michael Solid, 21, were booked Saturday into the Clark County jail on charges of open murder, robbery and conspiracy to [...]
May 19, 2013
McConnell: ‘There is a culture of intimidation throughout the administration’
McConnell: ‘There is a culture of intimidation throughout the administration’ Obama address the IRS scandal at a news conference. (Alex Wong/Getty) Republican Senators Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell and Rob Portman continued Sunday to press the Obama administration on the Internal Revenue Service scandal that’s engulfed the White House. On CNN’s “State of the Union,” Paul [...]
May 19, 2013
Google’s wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?
Google’s wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy? By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its “Glass” wearable computer during this week’s developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette when using the recording-capable gadget, which some attendees faithfully wore everywhere – [...]
May 19, 2013
Small Fla. city wonders who won $590.5 million Powerball jackpot
Small Fla. city wonders who won $590.5 million Powerball jackpot ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million — the highest Powerball jackpot in history. But it wasn’t Matthew Bogel. On Sunday, he [...]
May 19, 2013
Google’s wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?
Google’s wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy? By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its “Glass” wearable computer during this week’s developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette when using the recording-capable gadget, which some attendees faithfully wore everywhere – [...]
May 19, 2013
The good news – and the bad news – for Obama in scandal-tinged polls
The good news – and the bad news – for Obama in scandal-tinged polls Given the battering President Obama took this past week on a trio of political scandals, any public opinion survey results that aren’t dreadful probably are viewed with some relief at the White House. That may be the clearest message from a [...]
May 19, 2013
Google’s wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?
Google’s wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy? By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its “Glass” wearable computer during this week’s developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette when using the recording-capable gadget, which some attendees faithfully wore everywhere – [...]
May 19, 2013
Money tangle: The IRS and its tea party tempest
Money tangle: The IRS and its tea party tempest WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service is feeling the sort of heat that targeted taxpayers feel from the tax agency. It’s the sense that a powerful someone is breathing down your neck. Republicans in Congress are livid with the IRS over its systematic scrutiny of [...]
May 19, 2013
Google’s wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?
Google’s wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy? By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its “Glass” wearable computer during this week’s developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette when using the recording-capable gadget, which some attendees faithfully wore everywhere – [...]
May 19, 2013