Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.
Ahmadinejad denounces elections decision to disqualify his top aide
TEHRAN — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today that a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from June’s presidential election is an act of “oppression” and that he will take the case to the country’s supreme leader.
IRS official Lerner to Congress: I did nothing wrong
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency’s targeting of conservative groups told Congress today that she had done nothing wrong in the episode, and then invoked her constitutional right to refuse to answer lawmakers’ questions.
Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break
PHOENIX — It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet.
Syrian opposition urges rebels to join key battle
BEIRUT — Syria’s main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad’s troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.
Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: “We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time.”
On top of big salaries, companies pile on perks
NEW YORK — Wynn Resorts kept a suite open all year at its tony Las Vegas hotel and casino for founder and CEO Steve Wynn, at a cost of nearly $452,000.
Median CEO pay rises to $9.7 million in 2012
CEO pay has been going in one direction for the past three years: up.
Man shot to death in Boston bombing probe
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case early today after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said.
Senate panel approves immigration bill
WASHINGTON — Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses.
North Korean leader sends special envoy to China
PYONGYANG — After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country’s most important ally.
UK official: London attack could be terror-related
LONDON — Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks Wednesday, in what British authorities were investigating as a possible terror act. One man is dead and two others were injured.
Jodi Arias: I deserve a second chance at freedom
PHOENIX — In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out Tuesday about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she “deserves a second chance at freedom someday.”
Anthony Weiner launches bid to become mayor of New York City
NEW YORK — Anthony Weiner’s run for redemption is officially on.
Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb
WASHINGTON (AP) — Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.
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