Obama Promotes Ambitious Plan to Overhaul Nation’s Infrastructure

Obama Promotes Ambitious Plan to Overhaul Nation’s Infrastructure

Obama Promotes Ambitious Plan to Overhaul Nation’s Infrastructure

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 12:57 PM PDT

Declaring, "Let's get started rebuilding America," President Obama promoted a merger of tax breaks, loans and private investment to generate money for projects.

New York Judge Tosses Lawsuit Over Sept. 11 Steel Cross

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 12:46 PM PDT

A New York judge has tossed out a lawsuit seeking to stop the display of a cross-shaped steel beam found among the World Trade Center's wreckage.

Guinea to hold polls with or without opposition: minister

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 01:15 PM PDT

CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea will hold long-delayed parliamentary elections this year, to conclude its transition to civilian rule, with or without the participation of the country's main opposition coalition, a government minister said on Friday.

The Lede: Shoe Tossed at Musharraf Misses Mark, Video Shows

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 01:09 PM PDT

Pakistan's former military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, narrowly escaped being struck in the head by a shoe hurled at him outside a courtroom in Karachi on Friday, video of the incident showed.

Miners buried in Tibet landslide

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 12:52 PM PDT

More than 80 workers trapped in gold mine after landslide hits mountainside east of Lhasa, according to Chinese media.

Seven killed in northern Mexican bar shooting

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 12:44 PM PDT

CIUDAD JUAREZ (Reuters) - Seven people were killed when a gunman opened fire in the early hours of Friday in a bar in northern Mexico, which has seen a resurgence in drug-related violence in recent weeks.

Hundreds of migrants rescued off Italian coast

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 12:46 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Italian coastguards said on Friday they had intercepted almost 700 mostly African migrants trying to get to the country on board 10 flimsy and rickety boats.

Kids stomp their way off deadly streets

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 12:39 PM PDT

Camden, New Jersey, is not an easy place for a kid to grow up in.

Relative of Chinese Nobel Laureate to Face Trial

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 11:50 AM PDT

The brother-in-law of Liu Xiaobo faces fraud charges that supporters said appeared to be an effort to intimidate the family.

Cyprus eases some bank restrictions

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 12:31 PM PDT

The Central Bank of Cyprus eases some of the restrictions imposed as banks on the island reopened, following an international bailout deal.

McIlroy improves at Houston Open

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 12:39 PM PDT

Rory McIlroy makes a dogged attempt to find form, shooting a second round two-under par 70 at Houston Open.

Big-spenders PSG face Catalan challenge

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 12:22 PM PDT

Has Qatari investment at Paris Saint-Germain been enough to inspire victory against Barcelona in the Champions League?

F.C.C. Has Yen for Broadway’s Wireless Spectrum

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 10:03 AM PDT

The Federal Communications Commission is considering plans to force the users of cordless microphones to move to a less desirable spot on the nation's airwaves.

Azeri election monitor under attack, rights worries grow

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 11:53 AM PDT

BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan said on Friday it was investigating a U.S. vote-monitoring group for fraud ahead of presidential elections in October that are expected to extend President Ilham Aliyev's decade in power in the former Soviet republic.

Swing and a Mystery: Why Strikeout Rates Are Soaring

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 11:37 AM PDT

Strikeout rates have been trending upward for most of the past century, but what has happened in recent years seems to indicate something more. What is the cause?

U.S. Starts Shipping Out, via Risky Pakistan Route

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 11:56 AM PDT

The U.S. military's efforts to ship out the mountains of equipment it accumulated over 11 years of Afghan war began in earnest this month, when a trial load of military hardware trucked through Pakistan set sail from the port of Karachi.

Gabon jails activist for defaming ally of president

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 11:49 AM PDT

LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - A prominent environmental activist was sentenced to six months in prison for defamation in Gabon, his lawyer said on Friday, after he accused an ally of the president of secretly owning the local unit of commodities giant Olam International.

VIDEO: Sri Lankans attack Muslim store

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 11:02 AM PDT

Buddhist monks have led an attack on a Muslim-owned fashion warehouse in Sri Lanka, throwing stones and yelling insults at the owners.

Business and Labor Said to Near Deal on Immigration

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 11:34 AM PDT

The nation's top business and labor groups are approaching agreement on a guest worker program for low-skilled immigrants, a sticking point in talks on broad immigration reform.

Supreme Court Memo: Supreme Court’s Glimpse at Thinking on Same-Sex Marriage

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 11:22 AM PDT

It appears the conservative members of the Supreme Court, calculating that their chances of winning would not get better, were behind the decision to take up the volatile subject.

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