Judge blocks Arkansas' tough new abortion law Judge blocks Arkansas' tough new abortion law

A federal judge barred Arkansas from implementing one of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws Friday, calling it "more than likely unconstitutional."The law, which the Legislature enacted over Gov. Mike Beebe's veto in March, makes abortions illegal after only 12 weeks of pregnancy. It's scheduled to take effect in August.At a hearing Friday in Little Rock, U.S. District Judge...

17. 5. 2013 19:40
Majority of Colorado sheriffs file suit against new gun laws Majority of Colorado sheriffs file suit against new gun laws

Sheriffs in Colorado filed a federal lawsuit Friday ahead of the implementation of new state gun laws that broaden background checks and limit the size of ammunition magazines, saying that the bills would be nearly impossible to enforce.The laws "severely restrict citizens' rights to own, use, manufacture, sell, or transfer firearms and firearms accessories," the sheriffs said in their...

17. 5. 2013 22:09
Parents of Kids Killed by Nanny Expecting Baby Parents of Kids Killed by Nanny Expecting Baby

Nearly eight months after two of their children were stabbed to death allegedly by their nanny, Marina and Kevin Krim announced today they are expecting another child.

16. 5. 2013 22:28
Waitress’ positive attitude pays off with $446 tip Waitress’ positive attitude pays off with $446 tip

16. 5. 2013 16:22
Sisters, separated for 17 years, find each other at high school track meet Sisters, separated for 17 years, find each other at high school track meet

By Ron Mott, Correspondent, NBC NewsWASHINGTON – Their similarities are striking, but teenagers Robin Jeter, 18, and Jordan Dickerson, 17, grew up quite differently in the nation’s capital.They’re smart, pretty and fashion-forward. Both teens are also athletically inclined and have double jointed thumbs they can contort onto the palms of their hands.But Robin, a senior at Friendship...

17. 5. 2013 1:33
Plane Crash 'Sole Survivor' Break Silence Plane Crash 'Sole Survivor' Break Silence

At just 4 years old, Cecelia Crocker became known as America's orphan after being the only survivor in a 1987 plane crash, which, to this day, she doesn't remember.

17. 5. 2013 2:06
Fla. man tricked pregnant girlfriend into taking abortion drug, feds say Fla. man tricked pregnant girlfriend into taking abortion drug, feds say

The label on the bottle said it contained a common antibiotic, but prosecutors say inside was a drug that's often used to induce abortions.Remee Jo Lee, 26, was six weeks pregnant when her boyfriend gave her a pill he said was prescribed by his father, a Florida fertility doctor, to treat a bacterial infection, according to court papers.Lee says she trustingly swallowed the pill, and within...

16. 5. 2013 23:38
Boston bombing survivor Marc Fucarile determined to leave hospital Boston bombing survivor Marc Fucarile determined to leave hospital

Rock CenterA month after the bombings at the Boston Marathon, survivor Marc Fucarile is determined to leave the hospital, though he’ll leave with one leg gone and a body full of shrapnel.“It’s right on the surface,” says Fucarile of the shrapnel still within his body. “There’s more BBs, like, in my, I got shrapnel in my heart.  It came up through a vein and came out in my...

17. 5. 2013 23:26
Calif. Powerball Sales Drive Up Jackpot Calif. Powerball Sales Drive Up Jackpot

As the countdown ticks on to tonight's record Powerball drawing, the jackpot has swollen to $600 million, largely due to California's participation in the game, lottery officials said.

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5 questions for Michael Tanner -- a policy expert who says we've made poverty too 'comfortable' 5 questions for Michael Tanner -- a policy expert who says we've made poverty too 'comfortable'

By Barbara Raab, Senior Producer, NBC NewsWhat if, instead of operating a variety of anti-poverty programs, the government simply mailed every poor person in America a check big enough to lift them out of poverty? That, says the Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner, would make more sense than what we do now – and, he says, we’d still have money left over.Here’s Tanner’s math: By his count,...

16. 5. 2013 15:59
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