INTERNATIONAL
Space station marathon week - an excuse to stay up all night
Every early June in the northern hemisphere (December in the southern), the International Space Station (ISS) can be observed on multiple passes from dusk till dawn. Taking only 90 minute to circle ...
Posted on 6/2/13 at 1:42 PM
The Weirdness That Is Gangnam Style
If you haven't heard of Gangnam Style by now, it's a silly Korean pop song that went spectacularly viral online and has since become tremendously popular. Its music video on YouTube has more than a b...
Posted on 1/8/13 at 3:27 PM
Oslo, Minn., site of Sandy Puttbrese benefit today
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, a benefit at the Oslo (Minn.) Community Center will provide a spaghetti feed, bake sale and silent auction, all toward helping Oslo American legion Auxiliary member and G...
Posted on 11/18/12 at 11:01 AM
Summer salad easy to tote to Independence Day picnics.
If you've been to a Twins baseball game at Target Field on a Sunday afternoon, you may have satisfied your hunger pangs with a refreshing healthful salad from the Roots for the Home Team Garden Goodie...
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:34 AM
Slavery? Still?
Pinch me, please, and remind me that we live in 2012. Remind me that slavery was abolished in most northern American states in 1783 after the American Revolution. Remind me that the Constitutions 13th...
Posted on 5/16/12 at 8:35 AM
Protests unite Turks across social spectrum
Office workers in business suits chant anti-government slogans alongside pious women wearing Muslim headscarves. Schoolchildren and bearded anarchists rub shoulders with football fans, well-heeled women in designer sunglasses and elderly couples donating food.By By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press , June 06, 2013
Pistorius forced out of hiding for trial hearing
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oscar Pistorius will be back in the glare of public scrutiny for the first time in months when he appears at a court hearing Tuesday ahead of his murder trial, the next chapter of a sensational case that transformed the double-amputee Olympian from a smiling global inspiration to a sobbing suspect facing a life sentence in prison if convicted.By Gerald Imray, Associated Press , June 03, 2013
Fire kills 119 at poultry plant in northeast China
BEIJING (AP) — Fire raged through a poultry plant in northeastern China on Monday, trapping workers inside a cluttered slaughterhouse and killing at least 119 people, reports and officials said.By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press , June 03, 2013
Photos shake family
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oscar Pistorius’ family is “shaken” by the “graphic” leaked images broadcast by a British television station that purport to show the bloodied bathroom where the Olympian fatally shot his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day.By Associated Press , June 03, 2013
Turkey’s prime minister rejects ‘dictator’ claims
By Nebi Qena, Associated Press , June 03, 2013
Congressmen find few Boston attack clues in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — The head of a U.S. congressional delegation said Sunday that its meetings in Russia showed there was "nothing specific" that could have helped prevent the Boston Marathon bombings, but that the two countries need to work more closely on joint security threats.By Lynn Berry and Max Seddon, Associated Press , June 03, 2013
Woman's jailing in Mexico highlights tourist risks
PHOENIX (AP) — The weeklong detention of an American woman after Mexican authorities said they found 12 pounds of marijuana under her bus seat illustrates just one of the perils Americans face while traveling south of the border.By Bob Christie, Cristina Silva and Elliott Spagat, Associated Press , June 02, 2013
Ariz. mom not giving up on Mexico, despite arrest
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The American woman who was jailed for a week after Mexican authorities said they found marijuana under her bus seat said she'll return to Mexico someday.By Walter Berry, Associated Press , June 02, 2013
Holy Land archaeological treasure hurt by politics
SEBASTIA, West Bank (AP) — The ancient town of Sebastia is one of the major archaeological sites of the Holy Land, with its overlapping layers of history dating back nearly 3,000 years. But today the hilltop capital of biblical kings, later ruled by Roman conquerors, Crusaders and Ottomans, is marred with weeds, graffiti and garbage.By Daniela Berretta, Associated Press , June 02, 2013
Locals disappointed that 'Fargo' will go to Canada
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Some local officials say they are disappointed that a TV version of the Oscar-winning movie "Fargo" is not going to be made in Fargo.By Associated Press , May 31, 2013
Woman's jailing in Mexico highlights tourist risks
PHOENIX (AP) — The weeklong detention of an American woman after Mexican authorities said they found 12 pounds of marijuana under her bus seat illustrates just one of the perils Americans face while traveling in Mexico.By Bob Christie, Cristina Silva and Elliot Spagat, Associated Press , May 31, 2013
Man charged in soldier’s murder
Police have charged a man with murder in the killing of a British soldier in a suspected Islamic extremist attack in broad daylight on a London street.By By Cassandra Vinograd, Associated Press , May 30, 2013
Syria: Assad will remain
Syria’s foreign minister laid out a hard line Wednesday, saying Bashar Assad will remain president at least until elections in 2014 and might seek another term, conditions that will make it difficult for the opposition to agree to U.N.-sponsored talks on ending the civil war.By By Karin Laub, Associated Press , May 30, 2013
China's Shuanghui in $4.7B deal for Smithfield
The ham sandwich you had for lunch is the latest example of China's growing appetite for U.S. investment.By Associated Press , May 30, 2013
EU ends embargo on Syrian opposition
The European Union said its member states within days will be able to send weapons to help Syria’s outgunned rebels, seeking to pressure President Bashar Assad’s regime ahead of planned peace talks mediated by the United States and Russia.By By Jamey Keaton, Associated Press , May 28, 2013
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