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Miami Beach developer neighbors settle dispute
The residents of Sunset Islands 3 and 4 have settled their differences with the developers of a mixed-used condo building at the foot of an historic bridge leading into the island community. The agreement, which was submitted to the city on May 13, marks an end to dozens of hours of hearings, rehearings, appeals and private meetings regarding the project, slated to take the place of what’s ...
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Foreign Service officer made millions in visa-for-money scam feds charge
WASHINGTON - A State Department official “received several million dollars in bribes” from Vietnamese residents seeking visas, according to newly public court documents. In a previously undisclosed criminal complaint, Foreign Service officer Michael T. Sestak faces charges of conspiracy to commit visa fraud and bribery in an alleged scheme that investigators say spanned several ...
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Feds cut off funding for counter-terrorism efforts in Las Vegas
Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV), right, takes a tour of the Southern Nevada Counter-Terrorism Center, also known as the Fusion Center, with Jim Owens, left, deputy chief of Metro’s homeland security division, and Capt. Al Salinas, center director, at Metro Police Headquarters Thursday, May 2, 2013. Officials at the center are concerned that budget cuts that might negatively affect its ...
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Former American soccer players talk about big game
Pre-game pep rally at Kiener Plaza NewsChannel 5's Frank Cusumano spoke with ESPN analyst, former St. Louisan and retired American soccer player Taylor Twellman and retired American soccer player Alexi Lalas about the big game. Click the video player above to hear what they had to say. ...
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Miami Heat Burns Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel told his players on Tuesday that they would win Game 1. He was wrong on that front, and many will say he also was wrong to remove his shot blocker and defensive enforcer, Roy Hibbert, on two late defensive sequences in which LeBron James drove undeterred for layups, including a basket just before time expired. Vogel said a strong case could have been made ...
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Former Chicago Police Officer and Two Members of Latin Kings Street Gang Sentenced in Indiana for Racketeering Conspiracy and Related Crimes
WASHINGTON-A former Chicago Police officer and two members of the Latin Kings street gang were sentenced to prison today in Hammond, Indiana federal court for racketeering conspiracy and related crimes. Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David Capp of the Northern District of Indiana made the announcement following the ...
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Boy Scouts of America overturn gay youth ban
The Boy Scouts of America have approved a proposal to end a ban on openly gay scouts that has been in place throughout the organisation's 103-year history, the group said in a statement. The vote by more than 1,400 members of the group's National Council came amid intense lobbying by gay-rights activists and members of conservative organisations. The change does not remove the ...
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Holder OKd search warrant for Fox News reporters private emails official says
Attorney General Eric Holder agreed to a review of Justice Department guidelines for investigations involving journalists, President Barack Obama said ...
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15-year-old Utah boy arrested in death of two younger brothers
By Becky Bratu, Staff Writer, NBC News A 15-year-old in Utah was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, police said.Authorities are treating the case as a double ...
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Two children killed in Minnesota field trip landslide
Rescue personnel gather near an entrance to Lilydale Regional Park above the Mississippi River during a suspension of search efforts to find a fourth child missing after a landslide swept over a group of children on a fourth grade field trip Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in St. Paul, ...
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A white paper on the controversy over homosexuals in the Boy Scouts of America
NARTH offers the following synopsis of scientific research on homosexuality that may be helpful to the national council of the Boy Scouts of America as it deliberates a change in policy that would allow homosexually-identified youth as members.[1] The development of homosexuality is influenced by environment. Homosexuality is not an unchangeable biologically determined trait like ...
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Local lawyer named to corruption fighting Chicago prosecutor job
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has nominated Chicago attorney Zachary Fardon to be the U.S. prosecutor in Chicago, which has seen the indictments of many top local politicians and mob figures, the two U.S. senators from Illinois announced on ...
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Parents sue Pittsburgh Zoo over toddlers mauling death
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The parents of a 2-year-old boy mauled to death by African wild dogs at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the zoo of failing to protect visitors from dangerous ...
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Catholic order to pay $16.5 million to more than 400 claiming sex abuse
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An order of the Roman Catholic Church has agreed to pay $16.5 million to more than 400 adults who said they were sexually abused as children by religious leaders, the parties announced on Thursday in separate ...
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Egyptian-American Pastor Michael Youssef Preaches to 15000 in Largest Muslim Country
Egyptian-American Pastor Michael Youssef, president of Leading the Way global radio ministry, will be preaching at a massive three-day event in the world's largest Muslim country, Indonesia, ...
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Video Injured Okla. teacher I wish I could have done more
Web extra: Moore, Okla., third-grade teacher Jennifer Doan's sternum and spine were fractured while she tried to save her students from the devastating tornado that killed dozens. She tells Vinita Nair she wishes she could have done more to protect the ...
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Video Amanda Seyfried talks filming Seth MacFarlanes new Western
Amanda Seyfried is currently shooting a new movie in Santa Fe, N.M., called "A Million Ways to Die in the West," written, starring, and directed by "Family Guy" creator and one-time Oscars host Seth MacFarlane. While promoting her latest film "Epic," Seyfried shared some details with CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi about MacFarlane's upcoming ...
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Cop Shot in Evil Evan Manhunt Returning
27-year-old Montague County Sheriff's Deputy James Boyd was gunned down during a routine road block on March 21 in Bowie, Texas. After months of recovery, Boyd plans to return to work on Sunday. "I'm ready to go back," Boyd told ABCNews.com today. "I'm kind of nervous about it but I know I can do the job, so I'm ready to go back to it." Boyd was ...
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The United States and Britain on Monday pledged to forge ahead with diplomatic e…
WASHINGTON (AFP) The United States and Britain stepped up pressure on Russia over Syria, but President Barack Obama warned old suspicions could trample new "common ground" on the crisis. Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron sought to build momentum behind a new US-Russia sponsored conference on Syria, now expected to take place in June, as they met at the White House. ...
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Boy 12 first to find pirate treasure in New York scavenger hunt
A New York 12-year-old won $10,000 worth of actual pirate treasure in a scavenger hunt organized to promote a Discovery Times Square exhibit. Sebastian Bekkaoui was one of 700 participants to receive the first clue Friday, and he and his mother, Sheila Doherty, 45, followed the clues to city locations where people in pirate garb handed out fresh clues. Bekkaoui and Doherty were the first to ...
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Feds keep Prebles mouse on threatened list
CHEYENNE, Wyo.-The federal government will continue to protect as a threatened species a mouse that lives in Wyoming and Colorado. The state of Wyoming and the group Coloradoans for Water Conservation had long-standing petitions to remove the Preble's meadow jumping mouse from Endangered Species Act protection. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday that following a review, ...
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St. Regis San Francisco on market for $140 million
Hoping to ride the profitable wave of recent hotel sales, the San Franciscos St. Regis just landed on the market for a whopping $140 million asking price. With 260 rooms, 46 suites and 15,000 square feet of meeting space, thats in the range of more than $530,000 per key. If the hotel snags a buyer at the suggested price which has been the trend lately it would be the biggest deal in recent ...
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United Airlines makes changes in Seattle
The new United Club lounge at Seattle-Tacoma is styled after the prototype that opened late last year at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. United Airlines has opened its newly remodeled United Club lounge at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The revamped lounge comes as the Chicago-based carrier is completing a consolidation of its operations in Concourse A at the Seattle airport and a ...
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Yemen welcomes Obama decision on Gitmo transfers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Yemen is welcoming President Barack Obama's decision to lift his ban on the transfer of Yemeni prisoners from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.In a statement released Thursday shortly after Obama announced the step, the Yemeni Embassy said it appreciated the switch. It said Yemen would work with the U.S. to ensure the safe return of Yemeni detainees ...
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The Fastest-Growing Cities in America
They say everything is bigger in Texas, and the state's cities seem to have taken it to heart. The Census Bureau on Thursday released estimates of the fastest-growing cities in America, and the Lone Star State claims 8 of the 15 cities that posted the fastest population growth from 2011 to ...
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