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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Tuscaloosa News.net http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/cat/dc5bac5ce154af20/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 06:05:32 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:05:32 -0400 30 WASHINGTON -; President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214612586/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:58:38 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214612586/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 View Photo Associated Press/Bristol Herald Courier, Earl Neikirk - Emergency personnel respond to one of the people hit by a car, at right, during the beginning of the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214612065/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:56:07 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214612065/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 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.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214611700/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:14:13 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214611700/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 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.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214611203/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:03:41 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214611203/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 <p>Councilman Bob Cross will have a district meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Carnes Recreation Center.</p><!-- Nothing to do. The paragraph has already been output ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214610995/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:30:36 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214610995/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 MONTGOMERY — Since he quit his post as chairman of the state Democratic Party a month ago, Mark Kennedy has formed a new office, established a website and amassed a growing list of volunteers as he and several other defectors from the traditional party apparatus attempt to build a new organization in a red state where Democrats have lost control of all three branches of state ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214610480/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:39:34 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214610480/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 NEW DELHI (AP) -- Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier is heading to India on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to expedite efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214610250/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:12:04 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214610250/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 New York Knicks guard Raymond Felton, right, shoots under Indiana Pacers forward Paul George during the third quarter of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609919/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:54:18 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609919/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 A wind turbine farm owned by PacifiCorp stands near Glenrock, Wyo., Monday, May 6, 2013. Pioneer Green plans to build similar structures in Etowah and Cherokee counties. (AP Photo/Matt ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609976/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:48:24 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609976/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609977/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:48:23 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609977/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 In this Sept. 20, 2012, file photo demonstrators at Americans for Prosperity rally try to block the signs of Occupy Wall Street protesters, who showed up at the rally in New York. The Internal Revenue Service has endured withering criticism for its scrutiny of conservative political groups during the 2012 elections. But some members of Congress and watchdog groups say the agency has largely ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609979/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:48:23 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609979/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Retired Army CSM Leon Caffie will be the speaker at this year’s annual Memorial Day ceremony to be held May 27 at Ola Lee Mize Park adjacent to Noccalula Falls Park. The event will begin at 10 a.m. and is sponsored by the Gadsden/Etowah Patriots ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609978/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:48:23 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609978/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 The 17-year-old Coosa Christian student is getting ready for graduation and he already has been involved in awards night and senior prom.He received the award for highest average in Bible class and ranks eighth in the school’s class of 17 seniors.Kuvvat is from Turkmenistan, and this is his second year as an exchange student in the United States.He spent his junior year at Lee High School ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609290/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:56:49 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609290/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 The students want to improve their English skills as well as experience life in the United States.German Linares of Spain said of English, ';It’s the main language of the world and it’s good that I know it properly.';Linares said a lot of people are leaving Spain for jobs in other countries, and it the ability to speak English is imperative to success.He was required to do ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609289/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:56:49 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609289/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 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.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609504/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:52:50 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609504/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Munford, AL - An incredible amount of rain fell on the East Alabama area Saturday morning, flooding homes and roads. It even turned Justin Lackey's farm into a lake. "Water just came up that quick. It flooded and pushed fences over. It's just a mess," says Lackey. The heavy rain prompted ALDOT to shut down parts of Hwy. 21 in Munford and several other roads. Alabama power ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609022/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:59:07 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214609022/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 View Photo Associated Press/Sleepy Hollow High School - In this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rubello is shown. Police said Rubello, a junior at Hofstra ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214608235/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:02:41 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214608235/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Emmelie de Forest of Denmark performs her song "Only Teardrops" during a rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Friday, May 17, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012, the final will be held in Malmo on May 18. (AP Photo/Alastair ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214607020/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:25:46 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214607020/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 (AP Photo/Garry Jones). Exercise rider Jennifer Patterson gallops Preakness Stakes favorite and Kentucky Derby winner Orb at Pimlico Race Course Friday, May 17, 2013 in ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214607341/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:15:48 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214607341/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 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.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214606786/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:28:41 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214606786/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Hiker "Quinoa" talks about being given credit for saving the lives of Carson Balckburn, Dalton Thomason, and Faith Ritchie after he ran them and others off the road with a water gun during a festival parade in Damascus, Va., on Saturday. Just as the children ran off the street, a car came down the road and struck several ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214606691/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:28:09 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214606691/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 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.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214606493/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:15:06 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214606493/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 FILE - This Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009 file photo shows Syrian President Bashar Assad, seen, during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, unseen, at the presidency in Tehran, Iran. Syrian President Bashar Assad says he won't step down before elections are held in his war-ravaged country. The Syrian leader's comments, published Saturday in the Argentine newspaper ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214605985/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:36:57 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214605985/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 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.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214605462/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:37:58 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214605462/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 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.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214605461/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:37:58 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214605461/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 (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.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214605721/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:30:52 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214605721/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- It was just about a day after Argentine strongman Jorge Rafael Videla had seized power in March of 1976, and the bloodletting was already ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214605408/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:23:56 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214605408/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows black smoke rising from what rebels say is a helicopter that was shot down at Abu Dhour military airbase which is besieged by the rebels, in the northern province city of Idlib, Syria, Friday May 17, 2013. Rights activists have found torture devices ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214604898/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:43:43 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214604898/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Pope Francis toured St. Peter's Square to greet tens of thousands of people attending a rally of prayer, music and speeches Saturday, and he embraced the brother of a Pakistani politician who was assassinated in his country after calling for greater religious freedom for Christians ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214604784/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:17:36 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214604784/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 KAMPALA: Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners.Uganda, which has confirmed oil deposits of about 3.5 billion barrels, wants to extract at least ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214605214/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:07:28 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214605214/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 TROY, Ala. (AP) -- An Alabama judge has overturned two rape convictions against a Troy man, saying prosecutors failed to share evidence that was relevant to the man's ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214604587/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:28:06 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214604587/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 http://bit.ly/10EU8ZM ) the Tuscaloosa County sheriff's homicide unit is investigating the shooting early Saturday, which sent a 26-year-old man to a hospital for ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214604586/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:28:06 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214604586/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Seventy-two people were sent to the hospital Friday evening after the crash, which damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the Northeast ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214604491/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:22:27 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214604491/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 The Syrian leader's comments, published Saturday in the Argentine newspaper Clarin, highlight the difficulties the U.S. and Russia face in getting the Assad regime and Syria's political opposition to the table at an international conference envisioned for next ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214604312/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:10:28 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214604312/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Before he got into the vehicle, Obama looked up at the grey sky with an outstretched hand. A steady rain was falling by the time he arrived about a half hour ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214603743/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:47:07 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214603743/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 ROME (AP) -- A union of Italian metal workers has led thousands of people in a march through the heart of Rome to press the new government for measures to spur job ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214603735/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:28:33 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214603735/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File). File - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, US singer Michael Jackson announces at a press conference that he is set to play ten live concerts at the London O2 Arena in July ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214603420/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:33:59 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214603420/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) -- Police say a Talladega woman has been charged with manslaughter after a running over a 3-year-old child who fell out of her ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214603421/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:26:30 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214603421/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Each Saturday, this feature links and excerpts commentary and reporting from a dozen progressive state blogs in the past seven days around the nation. The idea is not only to spotlight specific issues but to give readers who may not know their state has a progressive blog or two a place to become regularly informed about doings in their back yard. Just as states with progressive lawmakers and ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214602364/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:21:15 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214602364/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 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.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214601906/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:48:37 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214601906/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Pope Francis meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a private audience at the Vatican, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214601846/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:48:36 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214601846/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 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.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214602144/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:33:46 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214602144/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214601865/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:07:58 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214601865/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 DAMASCUS, Syria -; The office of Syria's deputy foreign minister says gunmen have abducted his elderly father in the southern Daraa ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214601340/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:42:11 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214601340/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows black smoke rising from what rebels say is a helicopter that was shot down at Abu Dhour military airbase which is besieged by the rebels, in the northern province city of Idlib, Syria, Friday May 17, 2013. Rights activists have found torture devices ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214600398/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:38:27 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214600398/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 President Barack Obama attends a roundtable at the Center for Urban Families (CFUF) in Baltimore, Friday, May 17, 2013, during his second "Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour". CFUF is a Baltimore non-profit whose mission is to strengthen urban communities by helping fathers and families achieve stability and economic success. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214599962/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 06:36:00 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214599962/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 WASHINGTON -- Some Alabama physicians and physician assistants were surprised this week to receive a letter with a new demand from the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners: Show us your papers. Under the state's 2011 immigration law, these medical professionals are now required to prove they are U.S. citizens or in the country legally to maintain their licenses to practice, according to ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214599899/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 06:12:03 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214599899/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki). Cathy Raymond, of Oklahoma City, displays the Powerball Lottery tickets she purchased in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 17, ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214599680/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:21:40 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214599680/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Emmelie de Forest of Denmark performs her song "Only Teardrops" during a rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Friday, May 17, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012, the final will be held in Malmo on May 18. (AP Photo/Alastair ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214598920/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:30:33 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214598920/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 (AP Photo/Garry Jones). Preakness Stakes entrant Goldencents with jockey Kevin Krigger aboard, walks the track at Pimlico Race Course Friday, May 17, 2013 in ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214599231/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:19:00 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214599231/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters. Pyongyang routinely test-launches such ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214598970/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:10:56 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214598970/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to the Oval Office. "Absolutely not," Steven Miller, the recently resigned acting head of the Internal Revenue ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214598960/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:02:46 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214598960/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to Connecticut hospitals, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested Northeast ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214598303/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:21:34 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214598303/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 WASHINGTON - The ousted head of the U.S. tax agency apologized to Congress for his agency's tougher treatment of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, including during last year's presidential election, saying it resulted from a misguided effort to handle a flood of applications, not political bias. Lawmakers from both parties harshly criticized the Internal Revenue Service at ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214598278/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:59:52 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214598278/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Blasphemy charges were not uncommon in Egypt under the now-ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak's regime, but there has been a surge in such cases in recent months, according to rights activists. The trend is widely seen as a reflection of the growing power and confidence of Islamists, particularly the ultraconservative ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214598347/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:47:44 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214598347/scat/dc5bac5ce154af20