Provides the latest RSS feeds for US News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Baton Rouge Post.com http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/cat/420d9e49bcaa69d0/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 11:29:51 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:29:51 -0400 30 Sarah Michelle Gellar shared her best parenting advice ever as she showed up at the CBS Upfront event for her new comedy series, The Crazy Ones, in New York City. When it comes to her parenting style, the Vampire Slayer actress said she likes to keep it simple, Us magazine reported. The mom of two told the publication that her parenting tip is not too original but it works. The 36-year-old ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214612032/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:10:02 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214612032/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 King's County Bar in Brooklyn, New York is set to host the first ever 'Smallest Penis Contest', on July 20. According to an advertisement on Craigslist, the contest invites 'less endowed men' who can prove that 'good things can come in small packages,' the Huffington Post reported. The 'pageant style' contest would involve 'talent, evening wear, and swimsuit elements.' A 'small member expert ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611453/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:40:02 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611453/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 A suspected American drone attack has reportedly killed four Al Qaeda militants in the southern province of Yemen according to security officials. A fight between Yemeni forces and Al Qaeda in Abyan province last year had drove away militants from several cities that the outfit had ruled over for a brief period in 2011, Fox News reports. According to some security officials, the attack took ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610675/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:40:02 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610675/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Radio host Pete Santilli has made shocking comments about former First Lady Hillary Clinton, claiming that she should be shot in the vagina for her involvement in the killings of US troops. He hosts a show on his website, but said that he is ready to take his show to national syndication but only if the FCC regulated AM/FM radio stations can handle his truth and honesty. Santilli said that ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610153/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:40:03 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610153/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Actress Rooney Mara has been named the new face of American designer brand Calvin Klein's new perfume. The 28-year-old will reunite with David Fincher, who directed her in "The Social Network" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", to shoot a series of TV advertisements for the fashion house' upcoming female fragrance, Downtown. "I am very excited to be included in the group of amazing women ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608690/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:00:02 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608690/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 U.S. President Barack Obama says he is focusing on ways to help the American middle class make economic gains, to bring them in line with the economic recovery of big business. Obama said in his weekly address Saturday that he has been visiting cities across the country that are doing "interesting and creative" things to "re-ignite the engine" of middle class economic growth and make sure ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606431/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:15:22 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606431/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 WASHINGTON -; A top White House adviser insisted President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the administration for answers on ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214615044/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:54:13 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214615044/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Terri Chick (L) and Chris Desmarais of the Multi-State Lottery Association prepare the balls used in the Powerball drawing at the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee May 18, 2013. They are using gloves to prevent the oil on their hands from contaminating the balls, which could change their ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214615048/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:49:30 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214615048/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 White House Press Secretary Jay Carney answers questions during a press briefing at the White House May 10, 2013 in Washington, DC. Carney fielded questions primarily on recently disclosed information relating to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Is all of this Benghazi scandal stuff just a political Republican "witch-hunt" to ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614929/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:48:18 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614929/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 , host Chris Wallace pressured White House Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer about why the Obama administration didn’t act sooner to address the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614974/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:43:31 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614974/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 By Michael O'Brien, Political Reporter, NBC News President Barack Obama's team emerged on Sunday to defend his handling of revelations that the IRS had targeted conservative groups for scrutiny, as senior Republicans conceded they lacked evidence - so far - that the president directed the abuses.Republicans appeared on the Sunday talk show circuit with hopes of sustaining their ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214615059/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:41:49 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214615059/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Yankee Stadium continues to be a source of disappointment for the Toronto Blue Jays. The New York Yankees can claim their second home sweep of Toronto this season Sunday when CC Sabathia squares off against R.A. Dickey. The Blue Jays came into the series winners of four in a row and seven of 10 after starting 10-21. But the Yankees have outscored Toronto 12-2 in winning the first two games of ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614656/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:50:47 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614656/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 It's bad for Kenneth Bae, the Washington man arrested in North Korea last year and sentenced to 15 years in prison, but it could be worse, according to people familiar with the workings of one of the world's most secretive and repressive regimes. Bae began serving a 15-year, hard labor sentence on Tuesday for what Pyongyang has described as hostile acts against the state. But word from ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614635/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:44:15 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614635/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 City of Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson speaks about her city's bankruptcy filing at a news conference at Harrisburg City Hall in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, October 12, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614657/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:43:32 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614657/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday morning, May 19, 2013 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. STEPHANOPOULOS: Hello again. The Washington scandal factory kicking into high gear this week with jobs lost, lawyers hired, witnesses grilled, and outrage all around. As investigations intensify into IRS ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614658/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:40:11 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614658/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Included in yesterday's mail were two ominous envelopes, one addressed to me, the other to my wife. They were from our health insurance company. Being that this is mid-May, I knew what the contents of the envelopes would be: one-page letters informing us what our insurance premiums are going to run in the coming year. With sweaty palms and racing heart, I began operating on the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614182/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:11:18 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614182/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 this video . "It's very clear that's how they were meant to be seen," Brown says. "They were a source of amusement or entertainment, because there was this element of surprise." That they also often feature an element of fruits, berries or other foods is partly a reflection of the Renaissance blossoming of natural sciences, like botany. "At a distance, they just ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614178/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:10:49 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614178/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – As Bay Area families gear up for summer activities, one local organization says it’s important to avoid summer learning loss, or ';brain drain.'; ';Basically kids will forget,'; Ed Caballero is Executive Director and Co-founder of Edventure More, a nonprofit enrichment organization that includes summer camps for kids pre-K through 8th grade ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614278/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:48:02 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214614278/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Four colossal fiberglass sculptures of human heads dominate the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory Courtyard. Their features are made of faux vegetation including fruit, bark, flowers and twigs. Each head depicts one of the four seasons. For example, the mosaic-like features of the Autumn work are a composite of nuts, gourds, figs and grapes. The 15-foot-high busts are the creation of contemporary ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214613606/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:23:16 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214613606/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 A Brit studying abroad across the pond might not sound that adventurous, but it's been an eye-opening year for me at the University of West Georgia in the much stereotyped US south. Here's the best and worst of what I learned about ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214613574/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:12:23 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214613574/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 . It's filled with vignettes and profiles of famous and ordinary American lives. He joins NPR's Rachel Martin to discuss the book's characters and how he first became aware of the unwinding ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214613282/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:39:18 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214613282/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 A heated battle is brewing on Capitol Hill over cuts to the food stamp program, with lawmakers quoting Bible verses at each other and benefits for millions of people hanging in the balance.Nearly 47 million people – one in seven Americans – rely on food stamps for some of all of their daily ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214612818/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:47:05 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214612818/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 SPOKANE, Wash. — Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214613024/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:46:32 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214613024/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 By FRANK ELTMAN,Associated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - In what police are describing as a crime of opportunity, a wanted man with a criminal history dating nearly 15 years entered a front door that had been left open at a New York home near Hofstra University.A short time later, the intruder, Dalton Smith, and a 21-year-old college junior, Andrea Rebello, were both dead. The two were killed early ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214613031/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:42:35 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214613031/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Up to 60 people were injured when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214612493/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:45:25 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214612493/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBS Sports) - The San Jose Sabercats (6-2) won their fourth consecutive Arena Football League game, defeating the Jacksonville Sharks (6-3) 57-36 in front of 8,641 fans at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena on Saturday night. Quarterback Russ Michna completed 16-of-23 passes for 258 yards, five touchdowns, no interceptions and also rushed for a pair of scores. On his fourth ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214612600/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:33:40 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214612600/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 (Reuters) - A single winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday, but there was no immediate word about who won or where in the state the ticket was ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214612154/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:47:40 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214612154/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Marvin Chavez scored his first goal of the season to help the San Jose Earthquakes pull out a 1-1 tie against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214612155/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:43:31 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214612155/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Officials in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office say the governor will meet with representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board and Connecticut's two U.S. senators at the site of a Metro-North Railroad crash that injured 70 ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611700/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:14:13 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611700/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 A new M23 recruit demonstrates his martial arts skills in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last week. Rwanda denies aiding them. Photograph: James ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611655/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:57:07 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611655/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 DANVILLE (CBS/AP) -- Leopold Konig of the Czech Republic won the seventh stage of the Tour of California in a mountaintop finish Saturday, and American Tejay van Garderen finished third to keep the overall lead for the third straight day. Konig, riding for the German team NetApp-Endura team, quickly moved ahead of Janier Acevedo of Colombia with about 400 yards left and completed the 91.4-mile ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611607/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:52:27 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611607/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Family members of deceased State Department diplomat Anne Smedinghoff, (front row L-R) sister Regina, father Tom, and mother Mary Beth listen to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) speak at dedication ceremonies for new names inscribed on the American Foreign Service Association Memorial plaque in Washington May 3, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611236/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:06:53 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611236/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) and Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey hold a joint news conference at the Pentagon in Washington March 17, 2013. Hagel said on Friday the Pentagon will do everything necessary to ''fix'' the problem of sexual assault in the military after incidents in which those responsible for helping victims were accused of sex ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611237/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:06:52 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611237/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million. Terry Rich, a lottery official in Iowa, confirmed the ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Florida. Rich told The Associated Press by telephone that details were expected to be announced later by Florida lottery officials about the actual ticket ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611203/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:03:41 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611203/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Six years of crisis have changed forever the way Americans think about housing. It's good news for rental housing and not so good news for the home ownership industry, according to a massive new study conducted by Hart Research for the MacArthur ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611238/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:59:26 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611238/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Source: Facebook New York police have shot and killed a university student who was being held hostage in her home by an intruder. Andrea Rebello, 21, was shot once in the head when a police officer opened fire on the intruder who was holding Rebello in a headlock, the Associated Press reported. The intruder, 30-year-old Dalton Smith, was shot seven times and also died. Police said he had an ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610690/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:26:21 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610690/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 OAKLAND (CBS/AP) — Brandon Moss hit a tiebreaking triple in the sixth inning to help Tommy Milone outduel Ervin Santana, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Saturday night. The A’s had just five hits and were held to two runs for the third consecutive game but made it hold up in front of a rare sellout crowd at the Oakland Coliseum. The A’s also beat ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610781/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:12:50 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610781/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Dan Boyle #22, Patrick Marleau #12 and Logan Couture #39 of the San Jose Sharks celebrate with teammates after Boyle scored a goal against the Los Angeles Kings in the first period in Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at HP Pavilion on May 18, 2013 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610780/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:12:50 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610780/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Elvis Andrus went 5-for-5 with two RBI for Texas Saturday in the Rangers' 7-2 victory over Detroit. Grimm (3-3) broke a personal three-start losing streak, yielding a pair of runs on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander walked one and struck out two. Andrus delivered an RBI triple in the second inning, igniting a three-run outburst, and added a run-scoring hit in the third while ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610891/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:10:00 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610891/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Montevideo, May 19 (Prensa Latina) A first Latin American trade and investment meeting, ExpoAladi, will be held here next year, jointly announced the Uruguayan government and the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI). To promote this event and start a mutual cooperation, Aladi Secretary General, Carlos Alvarez, and the director of the Institute Uruguay XXI, Roberto Villamil signed an ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610280/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:44:24 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610280/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 WATERFORD - Two area teens soon will have the opportunity to step into the spotlight at an event that may prove to be the bright spot of a rough year. Sisters Cassidy, 14, and Baylee, 12, Cunningham, both of Waterford and students at Waterford Elementary School, received an invitation earlier this month to participate in the National American Miss competition at the state level June 28-30 in ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610283/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:18:44 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610283/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 IF the Victorian government wants federal funding for the East West Link road, it needs to deliver its business case, the federal government says. Premier Denis Napthine says the Bolte Bridge crash, which halted Melbourne traffic on Friday and left a truck driver in hospital, highlighted the need for "more choices" for Victorian drivers. But Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610174/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:11:13 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610174/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Tyler Chatwood threw into the sixth inning and Wilin Rosario hit a two-run homer off Tim Lincecum in the Colorado Rockies' 10-2 rout of the San Francisco Giants on Saturday ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609955/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:43:30 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609955/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 View Photo Associated Press/Gregory Bull - Joe Fajardo poses holding his Powerball lottery ticket after buying it at a store Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Barrio Logan neighborhood of San Diego. With the majority ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609653/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:42:20 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609653/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 More than four years after he choked back tears at his sentencing, O.J. Simpson addressed a Las Vegas court on Wednesday sounding cheerful and confident in his bid to a win a new trial. He bantered with bailiffs during breaks, making them laugh, and chuckled at himself at times during testimony when discussing his drinking at the time. Simpson, 65, was called to the stand on the third day ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609702/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:30:45 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609702/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 FREMONT (CBS/AP) — In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 each. Down the road in another plant, crews slice solar cells, place them under glass sheets and create panels that ship by the boxful to Europe. Elsewhere in this town, industrial workshops ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609767/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:29:47 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609767/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 SAN FRANCISCO (CBS) — The Amgen tour of California rolls out of San Francisco to the finish line in Santa Rosa tomorrow. The route through lush wine country is popular year round. But not everyone’s happy about all the bicycle traffic. Close encounters with drivers are becoming common and incidents of road rage are on the rise. Gary Helfrick of the Bicycle Coalition keeps a database ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609658/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:29:47 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609658/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Only 10 floors have been completed in what is intended to be the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610713/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:20:52 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610713/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 A pair of tamed but persistent wildfires still burned in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 after a wild week of burning brush in the area north of Los ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609327/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:00:06 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609327/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 The pan-Arab news giant is laying the groundwork for the launch ofAl-Jazeera America after its purchase of Current TV, a struggling US ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609199/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:54:25 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609199/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Murder probe underway after Malcolm X's grandson dies Two men arrested in the fatal beating of the grandson of US civil rights activist Malcolm X were sent to prison on Saturday to await trial, a Mexico City court spokesman said. David Hernandez and Manuel Perez, waiters at the Palace nightclub near Mexico City's popular Garibaldi Square, face charges of murder and robbery, the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609301/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:52:05 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609301/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 A wildfire burning in the hills along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles has been fully contained. Los Angeles County fire officials said the 712-acre blaze was fully contained late Saturday after it broke out Friday and briefly threatened an elementary school and about 20 ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609329/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:38:51 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609329/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 LIVERMORE (CBS SF) — Festivities surrounding the Amgen Tour of California Race were brought to a temporary halt by a bomb scare in downtown Livermore Saturday afternoon, according to a police spokeswoman. The multi-city bicycle race had already passed through town around 2:30 p.m. but many people remained on the scene when a suspicious cardboard box with a postmark from Southern California ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609330/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:37:46 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609330/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 >Are you there? Stay safe and share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Federal investigators ruled out foul play in a commuter train derailment in Bridgeport, Connecticut, that left more than 70 people injured and shut down service along the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor, officials said Saturday. National Transportation Safety Board investigators are now focusing on a broken rail as a ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609275/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:27:23 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609275/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 tea party and other conservative groups for scrutiny, controversy is growing. lawmakers and others want to know if there was political motivation behind the agency's ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608860/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:56:14 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608860/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 girls out of school around the world and we can all doing? and play a small part to put her in the classroom and send her on a journey to follow her dreams and raise her community ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608861/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:56:13 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608861/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 In this week's "Thought Bubble," MSNBC's Craig Melvin talks about the Justice Department's secret attainment of Associated Press phone ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608862/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:56:11 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608862/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Microsoft says it has such trouble filling its more than 3,000 vacancies for software developers and engineers, it expects to offer a third of those jobs to foreigners, the vast majority of them recruited off college ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608864/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:48:51 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608864/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 The highly respected Nature Scientific Reports journal has just published a map of the world's leading science cities and it looks pretty bad for emerging countries: It shows the planet's Northern Hemisphere full of lights and the south almost solidly ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608721/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:48:36 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608721/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Government is bad for personal freedom. That argument is premised upon the truism that everything government does interferes with freedom because it either prohibits or compels. Everything it owns it has taken from others. Much of what it says is divorced from the truth. President Obama, like President George W. Bush, has argued that his first job is to keep America safe, and if he impairs ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608865/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:48:33 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608865/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 1 of 4. Passengers wait to be picked-up after two commuter trains collided in Bridgeport, Connecticut causing one to derail injuring numerous passengers, May 17, 2013. Some 20 to 25 people were injured on Friday in a train accident near Fairfield, Connecticut, a Fairfield Police spokesman said on ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608707/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:47:24 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608707/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 war on terror . benghazi was a terrible security failure, but we knew that on day one and the more we learn about the aftermath, the less it looks like a scandal and more it looks like typical bureaucratic ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608314/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:02:29 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608314/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 ORLANDO, Fla. -- Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando. The massive production, which requires 31 trucks' worth of equipment, includes lasers, huge pyrotechnics, and state of the art video displays, according to the website of the former Beatles star. McCartney performed the show to a sold-out crowd of 55,000 people in Brazil ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608301/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:54:44 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608301/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti speaks during an election night party at Avalon night club in Hollywood, California, March 5, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608318/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:53:58 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608318/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 NEW YORK, N.Y. - A gunman used anti-gay slurs before firing a fatal shot point-blank into a man's face on a Manhattan street alive with a weekend midnight crowd, a killing New York's police commissioner called a hate crime. Before opening fire early Saturday, the gunman confronted the victim and his companion in Greenwich Village and asked if they "want to die here," Police ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608229/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:52:56 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608229/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 BRENTWOOD (CBS) — A California Highway Patrol officer crashed into a car during the Amgen Tour of California bike race, Saturday. It happened at the intersection of Marsh Creek Road near Deer Valley Road in Brentwood around 12:30 pm. on ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608319/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:49:30 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608319/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Saturday night's Powerball lottery jackpot climbed to an astronomical $600 million for a single winner, and may be even higher by the time the numbers are drawn. Winners must match five numbers picked from machines holding 59 white balls, and a special Powerball pulled from a machine filled with 35 red balls. Even if the chances of winning are tiny -- one in 175 million -- those ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607746/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:24:05 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607746/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 we see this coming just like the titanic, we see the iceberg only it's not just in a midst. shortly in front of our eyes. we have time to turn back. so why not reveal that bill today. i wanted to bring that tower ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607797/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:08:00 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607797/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 SAN JOSE (CBS/AP) — The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson’s comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres’ suspension for the rest of the second round of the playoffs. The NHL said the fine was issued for violating a rule put in place earlier this year prohibiting formal team statements to the media during the 48-hour ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607801/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:55:19 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607801/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 ALBANY (CBS SF) — All lanes were open on westbound Highway 80 near Albany after a crash reportedly left a motorcyclist injured, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision involving a motorcycle and an SUV was reported around 2:40 p.m. on westbound Highway 80 near the Albany off-ramp, according to the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607802/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:55:18 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607802/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 A surfer carries his board at the San Clemente State Beach in San Clemente, Calif., Wednesday, May 15, 2013. In search of new revenue, the state parks system is eyeing new parking fees for parts of the Northern California shoreline or considering hiking rates to visit popular beaches south of Los Angeles during peak periods. (AP Photo/Jae C. ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607343/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:29:20 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607343/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 In response to a federal court order, Gov. Jerry Brown pushed a novel approach through the Legislature two years ago to dramatically reduce California's prison ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607132/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:22:43 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607132/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 North Americans kept a recessionary mindset in the first quarter of 2013, but they cautiously opened their wallets and exhibited a desire to spend again. These are ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606983/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:15:31 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606983/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 While Republicans focus on the latest series of "scandals" in Washington, they might be hoping we ignore the story they used to care about. Ed explains why deficit hawks have suddenly fallen silent on spending. Ed's joined by Mike Papantonio, Zerlina Maxwell and David Cay ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607134/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:52 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607134/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 MSNBC's Alex Witt gauges House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Lloyd Doggett's, D-Texas, reaction from the IRS hearing. He reveals what he learned from the meeting including answers that "showed what a giant overreach the matter is" and evidence that there was no corruption within President Obama's administration. Doggett highlights the specific political wrong that ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607133/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:52 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607133/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 In the long and sinuous history of international espionage, the one thing you can absolutely rely on is that very little is as it first appears. And so it is with Ryan Christopher Fogle, third secretary in the political department of the US Embassy in Moscow, comedy wig owner, and, apparently, a man who thinks it wise to hang around near park entrances at midnight with EUR100,000 (85,000) in cash ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607139/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:09:56 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607139/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - A car driven by an elderly man who may have lost consciousness plowed through a small-town parade of hiking enthusiasts in southwestern Virginia on Saturday, injuring more than a dozen people, some seriously, authorities ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607140/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:04:53 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607140/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 A wanted man with a criminal history dating back nearly 15 years was identified by police Saturday as the masked home invader involved in the death of a Hofstra University student early Friday morning. Dalton Smith, who was wanted on a parole violation related to a first-degree robbery conviction, attempted to rob the off-campus home where he and Hofstra junior Andrea Rebello were fatally ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607054/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:01:44 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607054/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 REDWOOD CITY (CBS SF) — Redwood City officials were asking for the public’s help for families who lost everything in an apartment building fire in the unincorporated North Fair Oaks neighborhood last week. The fire at the five-unit apartment building early Wednesday morning left two residents with minor injuries and displaced 26 people, according to fire and city officials. The ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607141/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:00:50 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607141/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Gary Stevens celebrates atop of Oxbow #6 as he crosses the finish line to win the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 18, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Justin Heiman/Getty ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607142/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:00:49 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607142/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 New York Mets staring pitcher Jeremy Hefner pitches to the Chicago Cubs in the first inning in a baseball game in Chicago on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606573/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:31:30 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606573/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Here's how Montana's members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending May 17, 2013. Votes of Sen. Max Baucus, Democrat; Rep. ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606786/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:28:41 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606786/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Alaska's remote Pavlof Volcano has been shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume is thinning and is no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606574/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:28:33 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606574/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- Officials investigating a train collision in Connecticut have ruled out foul play and are studying a rail fracture where a derailed commuter train was struck by another bound for New York ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606493/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:15:06 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606493/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia Republicans on Saturday formally nominated Ken Cuccinelli for governor in the nation's marquee 2013 political race, and the conservative attorney general wasted no time reminding voters of the scandals facing President Barack ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606756/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:13:39 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606756/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana has canceled subsidies for a planned $1.8 billion fertilizer plant in the state because of concerns that a Pakistani company involved in the project makes products used in improvised explosives that kill and injure U.S. troops in ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606469/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:13:39 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606469/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Yale Galanter, O.J. Simpson's former defense attorney, reacts during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 17, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606579/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:10:56 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606579/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 ORLANDO (CBSMiami/AP) -- Former Beatles star Paul McCartney’s North American tour kicks off Saturday night in Orlando, and if the elaborate production equipment involved is any indication, spectators are in for a quite the show. McCartney’s ';Out There'; tour requires31 trucks worth of equipment, including spectacular lasers and lighting, huge pyrotechnics, and ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606557/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:07:05 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606557/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 TRENTON, N.J. -; Funeral services have been held for the New Jersey woman and boy whose bodies were found in their home after a 37-hour hostage standoff last ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606022/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:36:58 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606022/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 The 350 residents of Newtok, Alaska, will soon be the country's first "climate refugees." The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says their village is likely to be underwater in just four ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606023/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:34:29 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606023/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 An 1850s South Carolina slave cabin is getting a new home in the nation’s capital. The Smithsonian Institution is dismantling it, plank by plank, and moving it to the National Museum of African-American History and ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606005/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:28:51 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606005/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 ';I’m supporting our troops by saying we need to try, convict, and shoot Hillary Clinton in the vagina. I want to pull the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606038/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:26:34 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606038/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 BP America in its suit - of violating Texas' environmental regulations. Texas is seeking money from "lost" tourism revenues due to the spill, as well as monies that would have been generated from state park entrance and concession fees by visitors to the coastal communities. In addition, the state is seeking civil penalties for each day the oil spilled into the Gulf, and each ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605936/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:23:55 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605936/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. (CBS/AP) — Nevada wildlife officials said they were forced to euthanize a bear that entered an Incline Village condominium because the bruin posed a danger to the public. A woman phoned authorities after encountering the 3-year-old, 325-pound male bear inside her unit late Thursday night on Lake Tahoe’s north ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606037/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:11:26 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606037/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 A team from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived Saturday to investigate a commuter rail collision that caused a prominent railroad line near New York City to be partially ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606043/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:05:37 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606043/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Days after bursts of gunfire brought a chaotic and bloody end to a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans, news of now seven arrests gave an organizer of the traditional event reason to celebrate ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605462/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:37:58 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605462/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Last Sunday Andrea Rebello, a 21-year-old Hofstra University junior studying public relations, posted a recipe for how to prepare July 4-themed strawberries covered in sparkling sugars on her ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605461/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:37:58 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605461/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey). First lady Michelle Obama, right, applauds as students enter the arena for the commencement ceremony of Martin Luther King, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605721/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:30:52 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605721/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Robert Gordon Shaw and Matthew Anthony Cosimini had money problems. So, according to Shaw, the two devised a plan to rob a Regions bank in Sanford. They made a fake bomb , stole a pickup truck at Seminole Towne Center, and wrote a demand ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605467/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:23:34 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605467/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 America Ferrera may return to ABC. The former "Ugly Betty" actress' telenovela project "Pedro & Maria" is in development at the broadcast network as a potential limited series. Originally developed at MTV three years ago, "Pedro & Maria" is a modern day twist on "Romeo and Juliet." The project is from executive producer Ben Silverman ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605453/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:20:17 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605453/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 NEWARK (CBS SF) — A Newark resident reported a suspicious person posing as a PG&E employee knocked on her door Thursday, according to police. A resident on Marguerite Drive reported that around 3:30 p.m. a woman knocked on her door, claiming to be a PG&E employee, according to Newark police. The person, who had a PG&E logo card hanging from a lanyard but no uniform or company ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605469/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:15:25 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605469/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 MODESTO (CBS/AP) — Officials say 17 bodies have been removed from a Modesto funeral home after complaints the home was taking too long to cremate the bodies. Stanislaus County sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Anthony Bejaran says the removal of the bodies on Friday from McGuire Cremation & Funeral Service comes as the department investigates what he termed ';potential criminal and ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605468/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:15:25 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605468/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 SCOTTS VALLEY (CBS SF) — A man was arrested in Scotts Valley Friday after allegedly sending sexually explicit text messages to a high school student, according to police. Officers learned Wednesday that a suspicious man had been spotted at Scotts Valley High, police said. When confronted by a school employee, the man said he was hoping to hand a bag of baked goods to two students he knew, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605470/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:15:24 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605470/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 The Reuters news agency quotes an unidentified White House aide as saying the president has decreased his request for funding the war in Afghanistan by 10 percent for the 2014 fiscal year budget. The report says the president reduced his original request from $88.5 billion to $79.4 billion. The White House issued a statement Friday saying the change was made to account for the drawdown of troops ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604876/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:47:20 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604876/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 ATLANTA -- When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College on Sunday, he'll also be speaking to the broader community of historically black colleges and universities - a proud corner of higher education that has struggled more than most during the last few years of economic distress.The so-called HBCUs educate a hugely disproportionate share of low-income students, and ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604825/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:40:36 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604825/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Investigative reports show Miami-Dade Schools cleared a former police chief of sexual harassment allegations, and portray for the first time his side of the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604916/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:40:35 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604916/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 After weeks of rolling without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has once again ballooned in time for its Wednesday drawing, an estimated $360 million jackpot considered the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot in ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604917/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:40:34 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604917/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 USA Washington has distanced itself from US media speculation about alleged Russian sales of Yakhont missiles to the Syrian government. A US State Department spokesperson stated they have no "new" information of Russian missiles shipments to Damascus. According to State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki, the alleged arms deliveries reported in a New York Times article on Thursday ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604902/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:31:21 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604902/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Agenda killer? MSNBC Host Karen Finney and Former Press Secretary under George W. Bush, Tony Fratto, discuss President Obama's second term agenda. Both Finney and Fratto predict the outcomes of the 2014 election season and how the current scandals could influence the results. They both discuss the GOP's strategy on winning upcoming elections and halting President Obama's ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604919/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604919/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 The Cold War may have ended but, evidently, the spying did not. Peter Earnest, executive director of the International Spy Museum and former CIA agent, speaks with MSNBC's Alex Witt about the American allegedly arrested by Russian ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604895/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:29:59 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604895/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 White House Reporter for the Washington Post David Nakamura, and Political Reporter for U.S. News and World Report Lauren Fox join MSNBC's Alex Witt to talk about the latest in politics. They begin with commenting on the IRS hearings and the questioning of outgoing IRS Commissioner Steve Miller. The reporters discuss the IRS controversy and its impact on the Obama administration's ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604787/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:29:59 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604787/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 drugs . There is a growing belief that the current punitive-based approach has failed. It has visited a savage level of violence on Latin America as narco cartels, moving cocaine and cannabis into the US, have butchered and bribed their way through the continent. The killing and corrupting of public officials - judges, police, politicians - threatened, and still threatens, to demolish the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604856/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:22:05 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604856/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago will shut down part of its "L" elevated rail system's busiest line for five months starting on Sunday, forcing thousands of commuters to seek other routes and creating the biggest such U.S. transit disruption in two ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604924/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:21:15 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604924/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Two men were hospitalized in separate shootings in Oakland Friday, a police officer said. The first shooting was reported at about 3:55 p.m. in the area of Dowling Street and 83rd Avenue, Officer R. Bowden said. Responding officers found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound, Bowden said. He was transported to a hospital and is in stable condition, she ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604925/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:17:05 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604925/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 PHILADELPHIA -- A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes.Authorities allege that former officer Richard DeCoatsworth left a party with two females early Thursday and took them to another location, where they allege that he produced a handgun and ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604381/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:42:59 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604381/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Give American Airlines credit for trying a new method to board passengers more quickly. Airlines constantly tinker with the boarding process, and this time American says it has found a way to cut an average of two minutes from the 40 minutes to 45 minutes that it takes to board a narrowbody aircraft. American narrow bodies take off about 3,000 times a day, so two minutes per flight is a lot of ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604226/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:39:36 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604226/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 White House Correspondent for The Hill, Amie Parnes, and Washington Post Reporter, Ed O'Keefe, join MSNBC's Alex Witt to discuss yesterday's heated IRS hearings and the role, if any, partisanship played in the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604382/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:32:44 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604382/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 The Pacers are scoring 12 fewer points per 100 possessions with George Hill off the floor. (David E. Klutho/SI) On Saturday night, Indiana will have its second straight opportunity — after taking a 3-1 lead — to close out its series against New York and advance to the Eastern Conference finals. Yet this particular series has taken some interesting turns of late, which may afford the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604383/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:32:22 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604383/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 (Fotolia) NEWARK, N.J. - A US Airways flight made an emergency landing on its belly at Newark Liberty International Airport early on Saturday after the plane’s landing gear failed to deploy, but no one was injured, airline and government officials said. Piedmont Airlines flight 4560, operating for US Airways from Philadelphia with 34 passengers and three crew members, landed safely at 1 ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604207/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:31:21 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604207/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 The Nigerian military Saturday ordered a partial curfew in the city of Maiduguri amid a government offensive against Islamist militants. The 24-hour curfew was implemented in neighborhoods considered to be Boko Haram strongholds in the northeastern city, in a region that has been a hotbed of the Boko Haram guerrilla movement. The military said in a written statement it had the rebels on the run ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604338/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:16:14 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604338/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 WAM NEW YORK: May 18th, 2013 (WAM): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) partnered with the President of the 67th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to host a high-level, thematic debate titled "Sustainable Development and Climate Change: Practical Solutions in the Energy-Water Nexus" on 16 May 2013 at the UN Headquarters in New York. Government leaders and a diverse range ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604265/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:12:29 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604265/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat May 18, 2013 2:05pm EDT (Updates with car safety, ridership numbers) By Karen Brooks May 18 (Reuters) - Federal investigators on Saturday searched for the cause of a rush-hour train crash in Connecticut that injured dozens of people commuting home from New York City, three of them critically. More than 60 people were hospitalized Friday night after an eastbound commuter train derailed and ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604390/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:05:55 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214604390/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Top U.S. military officials have vowed to root out sexual abuse, a persistent problem in all branches of the armed forces. The victims of sexual battery, harassment and stalking are mostly female members of the military, but gay men and others also have reported assaults. In some cases, the perpetrators turned out to be officers tasked with preventing abuse. Sexual misconduct in the ranks ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603699/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:50:53 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603699/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2012 file photo, Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., stands with supporters as he waits to do a television interview at an election-night party in Augusta, Ga. Barrow and former Rep. Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin in South Dakota, two top-tier Democratic prospects, recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota, decisions that highlighted both divisions within the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603741/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:47:22 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603741/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Ousted IRS chief Steven Miller is sworn in on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the extra scrutiny the IRS gave Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. (AP Photo/J. Scott ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603742/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:47:16 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603742/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 LOWELL, Mass. -; Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis says his department and Mayor Thomas Menino's office will conduct two separate investigations into the Boston Marathon bombings ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603584/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:47:08 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603584/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Dozens were injured after two commuter trains collided near Fairfield, Conn., during the evening rush hour on May 17, 2013. (Rob Oliver via ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603763/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:40:40 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603763/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 AUSTIN, Texas - The Powerball jackpot being drawn on Saturday night could be even higher than the record $600 million being advertised, pushing it near or above the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said on Saturday. "Oftentimes, the advertised amount is lower than what the actual jackpot ends up being," said Kelly Cripe, a spokeswoman for the Texas ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603581/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:31:58 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603581/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 No lie was too small to tell for an Orlando woman who wanted a new home in Pensacola, but didn't want to pay the mortgage for her Orlando home, federal officials said. Chantal M. Lanton, 37, of Orlando is accused of falsely claiming to be an officer in ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603770/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:28:27 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603770/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Marco Rubio on Thursday morning, saying he just can't understand why Big Bad Obama won't call for a DOJ investigation into the IRS: MARTHA MacCALLUM: If you really want to make a statement as ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603752/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:23:13 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603752/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 SAN FERNANDO CITY--In the past, a provincial fiesta was held based on the need to honor a Catholic saint's feast day. But then came the Baguio Flower Festival, or Panagbenga in 1995, which changed the rules by becoming the first secular fiesta, after Bacolod's popular Masskara, during the month of February. Occurring simultaneously in February is the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, which has ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603632/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:19:30 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603632/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -; The National Airline History Museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore its Lockheed Constellation propeller-driven aircraft and recreate multimillionaire aviator Howard Hughes' record-setting cross-country flight in the plane that transformed commercial air ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603069/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:45:10 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603069/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 O'BRIEN, Ore. -; Jennifer Phillippi's grandparents started producing lumber in this corner of Oregon timber country in 1922, when a man could set up a mill, log the trees within range of a team of horses and move the mill to a new stand when those trees ran ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602958/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:45:10 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602958/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 SPOKANE, Wash. -; The FBI and other law enforcement agencies are executing a search warrant Saturday in the case of two letters containing the deadly poison ricin that were intercepted this week at a post office in Washington ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603070/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:45:09 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603070/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 champ. Still, the title of runner-up certainly isn’t anything to scoff at. The 23-year-old Texan, known for her country roots and pleasant personality, effortlessly sang songs by Patty Griffin, Rascal Flatts ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602999/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:44:14 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602999/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 president obama and what democrats stand for. the problem, the base isn't wide enough. they need to bring more people in, and there is a question as to whether they go so aggressively, they impede their party in a way that makes it more appealing to more ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603075/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:31:21 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603075/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 At 16 years old, Jack Andraka is already a superstar in the field of science. Earlier this year, he won Intel's prestigious Gordon E. Moore Award, when he created a groundbreaking testing method that can detect pancreatic cancer in its earliest stages. His work is expected to save thousands of ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603002/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:31:09 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603002/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Beverly Hills is synonymous with wealth. Prestige and exclusivity. Some of -- -- thanks to the powerball. Tourists here to check out the lives of the rich and the famous are now thinking about ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603100/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:19:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603100/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 The search for Karen Tillman took on increasing urgency with search and rescue crews looking for the 59 year old -- -- And on foot and on horseback. -- son Dan -- also joined the search effort ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603101/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:19:00 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603101/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 An insurance company has bought out a nonprofit home for struggling women in Cincinnati in a deal announced Monday, ending a bitter two-year court battle over the historic property in a picturesque downtown ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602524/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:42:10 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602524/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 May 18--BOSTON -- SpeakEasy Stage Company's "In the Heights" so convincingly envelops the audience in a corner of a not-so-long-ago Washington Heights neighborhood in New York City that it might take a minute to get your bearings when you leave Boston Center for the Arts and find yourself in the South End. The sense of elsewhere is due in part to Jenna McFarland Lord's scenic ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602525/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:39:59 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602525/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 But many scholars of yoga and religion say it is a non-sectarian practice. Millions of people of varying religious beliefs practice yoga and find that it enhances their spiritual life. Millions of others view it strictly as physical exercise and an aid to mindfulness.Most of them would be baffled at the notion that yoga has anything to do with religion. "People come to our studios to get ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602415/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:32:04 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602415/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 David Axelrod, former senior adviser to President Obama, now director of the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago, talks with Rachel Maddow about how the Obama administration handles the stress of scandal (real or otherwise) and whether members of the Obama campaign and/or administration are exposed by new details of higher level awareness of the IRS identifying tea party ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602526/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:31:40 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602526/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia's activist conservative attorney general beloved by the tea party for his aggressive challenges to federal mandates has won the Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination by ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602818/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:27:07 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602818/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Powerball is a game of numbers, and lottery officials say the majority of possible combinations have already been purchased ahead of Saturday night's near-historic $600 million ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602781/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:26:58 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602781/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 U.S. Army and plotted to rip off the government for military equipment, including armor-piecing ammunition, federal officials say.Husein Kermali, 37, and Sikandar Kermali, 33, are suspected of purchasing the power tools from a soldier stationed with the Army Active Guard Reserve in Orlando, Sebastian Stewart Oyegun II.In June, Oyegun signed a plea agreement admitting guilt to a count of theft of ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602533/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:26:47 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602533/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Candice Glover, a soul singer from rural South Carolina, was named "American Idol", becoming the first female singer to win the television singing competition since ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602419/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:25:35 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602419/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Back to New York for Julio Gomez, 22, center, means an address not in his boyhood Bronx, but in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. For Harris Meyers, 21, left, it's the old parental abode in Gramercy Park. For Floy Salembier, 22, it's Peter Cooper Village, many blocks south of her childhood ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602534/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:24:38 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602534/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 On the surface, [Nara's works are] pretty damn cute. But Nara has stepped outside that world in a big way, " Byrne wrote in the catalogue essay for Nara's newest exhibition in New York. "The kids and dogs in his pictures and bronzes are defiant, angry, annoyed, and pissed off. They have rebelled against their roots, and their big eyes are cold." The exhibit, on view now ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602535/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:23:10 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602535/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 "American Idol." Now new victor Candice Glover can start competing with all the contestants who came before her. Her first single, "I Am Beautiful," suggests she is off to a strong start. And the blessing of Aretha Franklin, given on national television, should encourage any young singer. Who are the show's greatest winners? I'd ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602432/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:21 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602432/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 (CBS News) The death of an American computer engineer, Shane Todd, in Singapore has created quite a stir. His parents contend he was murdered, but authorities say it was suicide. The mystery seems to have links to the dark world of cyber-spying and could possibly involve China. Rick and Mary Todd traveled from Montana to Singapore to prove that their son was actually the victim of a web of ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602346/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:20:52 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602346/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 A member of the Canadian Parliament said he wants an investigation with the United States into a three-story mound of coke piling up at a refinery in Ontario. The coke is a by-product of the refining of oil sands and has been piling up quickly at the Marathon refinery in Windsor along the Detroit River. "Here's a little bit of Alberta," said Brian Masse, one of Windsor's ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602520/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:14:23 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602520/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, Friday, May 17, 2013, during his second "Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour". (AP Photo/Jacquelyn ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601906/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:48:37 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601906/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 CANNES, France - It took an international production starring a Puerto Rican and a Frenchman to bring the Native American tale "Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian" to the big screen. The film, an English language one from French director Arnaud Desplechin, made its premiere Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival, where it's among 20 movies competing for the prestigious ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601832/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:45:11 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601832/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -; A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and their families were exposed to a witch's brew of cancer-causing ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601817/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:44:49 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601817/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 By Frank Eltman Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Last Sunday Andrea Rebello, a 21-year-old Hofstra University junior studying public relations, posted a recipe for how to prepare July 4-themed strawberries covered in sparkling sugars on her blog. Less than a week later, Nassau County police announced that Rebello, who was with her twin sister Jessica and several other college students inside ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601764/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:43:35 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601764/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Most Americans will soon begin to see major changes in health care delivery. The changes will likely be mostly negative for the vast majority, but not for everyone. For example, those without health care insurance or with pre-existing conditions should see improvements. But I would bet that many of the young and healthy who have previously chosen not to buy health insurance might not like ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601836/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:43:00 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601836/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and their families were exposed to a witch's brew of cancer-causing ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601924/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:41:40 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601924/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a gay marriage bill endorsed by the governor and likely to pass in the state Senate also now has enough backing in his ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601923/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:41:40 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601923/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Two brothers with a history of drug arrests and suspected ties to a neighborhood gang each face 20 counts of attempted second-degree murder in a shooting spree that brought a sudden bloody end to a Mother's Day parade in a New Orleans ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601922/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:41:40 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601922/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Federal health officials have determined that water contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune exceeded safe levels as far back as August 1953, four years earlier than previous ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601925/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:41:39 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601925/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602144/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:33:46 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602144/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 USA Leaders from 11 Native American tribes stormed out of a meeting with US federal officials in Rapid City, South Dakota, to protest the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which they say will lead to 'environmental genocide.' Native Americans are opposed to the 1,179-mile (1,897km) Keystone XL project, a system to transport tar sands oil from Canada and the northern United States to ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601926/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:31:27 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601926/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Camp Lejeune in the mid-1970s, the Massachusetts man figured he'd dumped hundreds of gallons of toxic solvents onto the ground. It would be decades before he realized that he had unknowingly contributed to the worst drinking water contamination in the country's history -- and, perhaps, to his own premature death. "It's just a terrible thing," the 58-year-old veteran told ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601841/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:30:43 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601841/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Take note Britain: How to do infrastructure projects - Images show massive underground 'Grand Central' terminal being built as Big Apple takes on $15bn commuter ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601815/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:27:14 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601815/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Lt. Jonathan Heisse said the boy approached a pony from behind and the animal became startled and kicked him in the throat, causing him to be unable to ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602179/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:26:13 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602179/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 As she flipped through the cemetery register, Mary Blakely's eyes filled with tears. On line after line, the entry read simply "Baby Boy" or "Baby Girl," followed by a surname and a burial date. Like Blakely, many of those buried in this lonely section of Onslow Memorial Park known as "Babyland" were the children of Marines stationed down the road at Camp ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601933/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:18:16 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601933/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Members of the Free Syrian Army perform prayers in Damascus in August 13, 2012 after government forces shelled a number of areas in northern Syria part of efforts by the regime to target rebel strongholds. ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601803/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:13:40 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601803/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 It could take weeks to get commuter rail service in Connecticut back to normal following the derailment of two trains Friday, the mayor of Bridgeport said. The evening rush-hour derailment between Bridgeport and South Norwalk caused about 70 injuries and tore up the tracks, which Mayor Bill Finch said would need extensive repairs that would greatly complicate transportation into the New York ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601816/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:13:40 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601816/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 conservative groups . The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status. But the IRS largely maintained a hands-off policy with the much larger, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601286/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:27:50 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214601286/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 A federal court in Houston, Texas, has sentenced an Indian citizen and a Brazilian national to three years in prison for smuggling illegal migrants into the United States. Kaushik Thakkar and Fabano Amorim were also given two years of supervised release when their prison terms end. Prosecutors say the two charged Indian citizens up to $60,000 each and conspired to smuggle them into the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214600897/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:44:03 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214600897/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Turkish officials said Monday that a missing fighter jet crashed and its fuselage and debris have been found in a mountainous area close to the border with ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214600945/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:37:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214600945/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Connecticut suburb of Fairfield during the evening rush hour on Friday and collided with a westbound commuter train, injuring up to 60 people, three critically, officials ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214600922/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:34:57 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214600922/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 90% of Congress , and 100% of presidents thus far. But to hear some conservative Christians tell it, they are a persecuted minority. Newt Gingrich recently claimed that LGBT rights have caused Catholic adoption services to be ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214600894/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:17:37 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214600894/scat/420d9e49bcaa69d0