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Iran, Russia, US Go to the Mat to Save Olympic Wrestling

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:16:00 -0700

With wrestling facing the axe from the Olympics, Iran, Russia, and the US have formed an unlikely alliance to save it. To help the cause, the top wrestlers from all three countries met for exhibition matches in New Yorkk's Grand Central Station in an event billed as the "rumble on the rails."

Game-Changer? US Launches First Sea-Based Attack Drone

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:31:00 -0700

In a move that could change sea-based warfare forever -- and remove the need for American drone bases overseas -- the US Navy has successfully launched an unmanned attack aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier. Landing the X-47B on a carrier will be the next step.

Guatemala Genocide: Could US Convictions Be Next?

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:53:00 -0700

With former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide, prosecutors have vowed to pursue others involved. That could include his allies in the US government, investigative reporter Allan Nairn tells Democracy Now!, making the case for indicting Reagan-era officials.

Angry Obama: IRS Boss Bounced

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:58:00 -0700

The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service has stepped down after he was ordered to resign following the controversy over the agency's targeting of conservative political groups, President Obama announced today. The "misconduct is inexcusable," said the president. An Inspector General report revealed that the IRS allowed agents to improperly target tea party groups for more than 18 months.

Homes Swallowed as Ground Slumps in California

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:38:00 -0700

A shifting hill and surrounding area in Lake County, California, has began to swallow up several homes. At least ten houses have been evacuated. Experts believe the ground may have opened up because of broken water pipes saturating the ground. The earth is continuing to move.

The West's Lifeline: Saving the Colorado River

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Willamette River has some big problems, but it's also the focus of one of the most creative and ambitious watershed restorations efforts ever undertaken. Earth Focus speaks with Jeremy Monroe about his film Willamette Futures, which documents the effort to restore the watersheds of Oregon's largest river system.

Satirical writer George Wolfe's controversial act of civil disobedience, leading a kayaking expedition down the cemented Los Angeles River, is the focus of Thea Mercouffer's film Rock the Boat. The expedition sought to have EPA declare the river navigable so that it could gain protection under the Clean Water Act. The boating trip down the LA River became a political movement which led to changes in federal policy and opened up public access to a long-neglected waterway.

The Colorado River is the most dammed, and diverted river in the world. It struggles to support thirty million people across the western United States and Mexico and is reaching its limits. James Redford and Mark Decena talk about their film Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West, which looks at how we balance the competing interests of cities, agriculture, recreation, wildlife and indigenous communities with rights to the water. Produced in collaboration with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital.

Prince Harry Hots Up the East Coast

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:58:00 -0700

Prince Harry is trying so hard to eradicate Americans' image of him cavorting nude in a Vegas hotel that he's being all concerned and friendly on a tour of the East Coast, from listening to the woes of Hurricane Sandy victims with Jersey Governor Chris Christie to taking in baseball tips to going on the stump in Manhattan with British Prime Minister David Cameron to promote the UK for tourism. “It’s the American spirit, isn’t it? Everyone getting together and making things right,” Harry said in Jersey.

Russia Booting US Envoy as Spy

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:08:00 -0700

Russia is kicking out of the country a secretary at the US embassy in Moscow, charging that he's a CIA spy who was attempting to recruit a Russian security agent to work for the US. Russian officials say Ryan Christopher Fogle was found with several wigs, a large amount of cash and instructions for his intended Russian recruit. There was no immediate word from US officials.

Raw Video: OJ Simpson Back in Court

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:05:00 -0700

A heftier OJ Simpson was back in court today asking a judge to grant him a new hearing in a 2008 armed robbery conviction that netted him a 33-year sentence. The one-time NFL legend, acquiited in 1995 in the brutal murder of his former wife and a friend, is arguing that his attorney launched an ineffective defense by discouraging him from testifying and failing to inform him of a plea deal offer.

Kidnap Suspect Brother: He's a Monster, I Hope He Rots in Jail

Mon, 13 May 2013 06:45:00 -0700

The bitter brothers of Cleveland abduction suspect Ariel Castro are stunned by the case and furious with their sibling. "He's a monster," Onil Castro tells CNN. Brother Pedro is flabbergasted that one of the three victims is the daughter of a family friend whom Ariel greeted, hugged and supported as the father of the family hunted desperately for his child. "And you've got his daughter captive? Who does that? People who have no heart," said Pedro of his brother.

19 Shot in Mother's Day Parade

Mon, 13 May 2013 06:06:00 -0700

Gun violence turned an event honoring mothers into a scene of blood and terror when at least three shooters opened fire on one another at a New Orleans Mother's Day Parade and wounded 19, including two children. Police are seeking suspects caught on video. Mayor Mitch Landrieu said the shooting was part of the "relentless drum beat of violence" in the city.

China's Defense Budget Raises Eyebrows in US

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:14:00 -0700

The Pentagon released an estimate that China spends 200 billion dollars a year on defense spending, 80 billion dollars more than China admits. US officials are keeping a wary eye on China's efforts to expand its reach in the Pacific. Chinese state-controlled broadcaster CCTV examines how the accusations are playing out between the two countries.

Pentagon Calls Out Chinese Cyber Espionage Tactics

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:05:00 -0700

Chinese hackers have taken the international spotlight again after the Pentagon directly accused China of state-sponsored cyber espionage. LinkAsia spoke with Jeffrey Carr, CEO of Taia Global, about what the charges could mean to the future of cyber-security between the two countries.

South Korea's Park Talks DPRK in First Visit to US

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:03:00 -0700

US President Barack Obama hosted South Korean President Park Geun-hye in her first visit to the US since becoming South Korea's first woman president. South Korean broadcaster MBC takes a look at what the presidents discussed, including the tricky situation posed by North Korea.

American Airport Security Stripper Fights $1,000 Fine

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:53:00 -0700

John Brennan, who stripped naked last year to protest a security check at Portland's airport in the US state of Oregon, said he expects to lose the first round of his legal fight against a $1,000 fine.

Police, Justice System Failings Eyed in Cleveland Kidnap Case

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:57:00 -0700

Did failings on the part of authorities lengthen the horrific ordeal of the Cleveland kidnap victims? As Ariel Castro makes his first court appearance, Democracy Now! looks at allegations of police negligence and at Castro's background, including the domestic violence for which he was never punished.

Prosecutor: Felony Charges Filed in Kidnapping Rape Case

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:05:00 -0700

Kidnapping and rape charges were filed today against Ariel Castro, the owner of the home in Cleveland, Ohio, where three women were held captive for close to ten years, according to the local prosecutor. Castro's brothers, Pedro and Onil Castro, are in custody but have not yet been charged.

Raw Video: Jodi Arias Guilty of First-Degree Murder

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:26:00 -0700

Jodi Arias held very still but clearly fought back tears as jurors in an Arizona courtroom found her guilty of first-degree murder in the gruesome slashing shooting death of sometimes lover Travis Alexander. Crowds awaiting the verdict outside erupted in cheers. The lurid case was broadcast live on TV to a captivated national audience. Prosecutors had argued that Arias planned the attack in a jealous rage. Arias, 32, first blamed the killing on masked intruders, then said it was self defense. She now faces a possible death sentence in the penalty phase of the trial.

Most of 26,000 Military Sex Assaults Involve Male Victims

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:43:00 -0700

More than half of the 26,000 sex crimes reported in the military last year involved male victims, notes Anu Bhagwati, head of the Service Women's Action Network. The stat makes clear that rampaging sex assaults in the US armed forces are much more than a "woman's problem," she tells Democracy Now! "These are crimes based on power and control," she adds. Reported sex crimes in the military have jumped more than a third since 2010.

309,000 India Babies Die the Day They're Born

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:36:00 -0700

India has the highest number in the world of babies who die within a day of their birth -- 309,000, or 29 percent of the world's total -- reports the charity Save the Children, which attributes the appalling death toll to poor nutrition and low birth rates, infections and lack of health care. The US has the highest first-day infant mortality rate in the industrialized world, with more than 11,000 deaths a year -- 50 percent higher than the total first-day deaths in all other industrialized nations combined.

Charles Ramsey: You Gotta Have Cojones on This Planet

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:12:00 -0700

Instant internet hero Charles Ramsey, the neighbor who rescued the first of three women held captive in a Cleveland house for close to ten years, denied that he did anything special. "I'm just like you," he told Anderson Cooper. "We bleed the same blood, we put on our pants the same way. You gotta put that being a coward, and I don't want get in nobody's business aside for a minute. You gotta have some cojones on this planet, Bro." He wants any reward to go to the victims.

US, Russia Agree to Syria Conference

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:39:00 -0700

Russia and the US have agreed to arrange an international conference aimed at ending the crisis in Syria. They plan to involve both the government of President Bashar al-Assad and the rebels fighting to overthrow him. A visit by US Secretary of State John Kerry to Moscow appears to have helped bridge the gap between the powers, who have long held opposing views on the conflict. "Russia and the US will push the Syrian government and opposition to reach a political resolution," said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Neighbor Reveals How He Freed Kidnapped Women

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:22:00 -0700

Charles Ramsey tells how he kicked in a door at a home in his Cleveland neighborhood to free Amanda Berry, one of three women in the house held captive for almost 10 years. Ramsay said he was "astonished" to learn of the situation in the home. He said he barbequed and "listened to salsa with the dude" of the house and that there was "nothing exciting about him ... until now."

Three Missing Girls Found Alive Decade Later

Mon, 06 May 2013 21:31:00 -0700

Three young women who vanished some 10 years ago have been found alive in a home in Cleveland, Ohio. Three men have been arrested, and the women are safe in a local hospital. Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus were in their teens when they disappeared, and Michelle Knight was 20 when she vanished. "I’ve been kidnapped, and I’ve been in this house a long time," Berry, 27, reportedly told a neighbor who responded to her screams as her alleged captor was out of the house. "I want to leave right now.”

Cocky Gun Lover Fires Printed Plastic Pistol

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:39:00 -0700

The founder of Defense Distributed said he'd do it, and he finally pulled the trigger. "Gun access advocate" Cody Wilson created a plastic pistol he calls "The Liberator" on a 3-D printer and has fired it. His Texas group plans to release blueprints for the firearm this week so that anyone who wants a gun can have one. New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, who wants such guns outlawed, called the development "stomach churning."

Michael Pollan: Biz Cooked Up Feminist Spin to Sell Fast Food

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:42:00 -0700

Never ones to pass up an opportunity to make money, US corporations took advantage of more women in the workforce to peddle fast food to families, linking the eats to progressive values, notes author and food expert Michael Pollan. One early ad featured a giant bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken labeled with the words "Women's Liberation." It was "brilliant," and the strategy worked, Pollan explains on Democracy Now!

Cops Launch Probe Into Bride-Killing Limo Fire

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:21:00 -0700

The California Highway Patrol has launched an investigation into a deadly fire that erupted in a limo on a San Francisco area bridge, trapping and killing five women inside, including a bride, on their way to a bridal shower. The vehicle was carrying too many passengers, investigators revealed at a press conference.

Booted Mormon: Warren Jeffs Stole My Family

Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:00 -0700

A bitter Lorin Holm was summoned one day two years ago and excommunicated from his Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints community by order of imprisoned child molester leader Warren Jeffs. He was forced to leave his three wives and 25 children, and talks with Vice of the pain of that and his Utah court battle to win visitation rights. "Warren Jeffs is not a prophet and never was one," says Lorin.

Horny Cicada Crescendo Will Drive You Buggy

Mon, 06 May 2013 09:20:00 -0700

After 17 years, they're back! Cicadas are popping up between the Carolinas and Connecticut and there's nothing you can do about them. (May 6)

Syrian Civil War: US Wrestles with 'No-Win' Military Intervention

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:47:00 -0700

Washington is wrestling with a moral-political-military equation over Syria. The question is how, if at all, Americans might support getting involved. President Obama's warning still stands: if Damascus uses -- or has used -- chemical weapons, it can expect Washington to loosen the brakes placed on intervention so far. Limited air strikes, using drones or setting up a no-fly zone? There just isn't any political groundswell in favour of military action.

Death Row Survivor Helps Maryland Ban Death Penalty

Thu, 02 May 2013 23:07:00 -0700

Maryland has become the 18th US state -- and the sixth in 6 years -- to abolish the death penalty. Al Jazeera talks to campaigner Kirk Bloodsworth, a former Death Row inmate in the state who was exonerated by DNA evidence.

Raw Video: White Supremacists Confronted Outside White House

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:10:00 -0700

A group of white supremacists -- one of them holding an apartheid-era South African flag -- were surrounded and confronted by a larger group of anti-racists as they held a May Day protest outside the White House. Police made one arrest after the groups clashed.

Child Gun Use 'Normal' in State Where Boy, 5, Shot Sister Dead

Thu, 02 May 2013 06:43:00 -0700

People in Cumberland County, Kentucky are horrified that a 5-year-old boy accidentally shot his 2-year-old sister dead but not surprised that he had been given his own rifle a year earlier, Euronews finds. Child gun ownership is common in the state, one of ten to have loosened gun laws in recent years.

Urban Farms Sprout in Baltimore's Wastelands

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:54:00 -0700

A pilot project in Baltimore has turned one of the city's 17,000 vacant lots into a city farm producing piles of ultra-fresh vegetables for local restaurants. The city plans a big expansion of urban farming to reduce blight and provide much-needed jobs.

Watch the World's Smallest Movie

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:41:00 -0700

Up and atom! This "atomic" smallest movie ever by IBM researchers is so tiny it had to be magnified 100 million times so the human eye could see it. Called "A Boy and his Atom," the 90-second stop-action film was produced to help introduce students to science and highlight the future possibilities of nanotechnology and data storage.

Amanda Knox: I Was Lost

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:29:00 -0700

Amanda Knox, who spent four years in an Italian prison until she was acquitted of the murder of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, has hit the circuit with explanations accompanying the launch of her book. Her "greatest hurdle" is explaining her bizarre lack of emotion after the murder, Knox conceded. "I was 20, I was in this foreign country. I was clueless," she said on Good Morning America. The case will be retried in Italy, but it's unlikely Knox will return from her home in Seattle.

Raw Video: Obama Urges Caution on Syria, Cheers Collins

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:23:00 -0700

President Obama emphasized in a wide-ranging press conference today that he would consider action against Syria only if it can be absoutely confirmed that the government used chemical weapons. He also defended the FBI's work in monitoring the activities of the suspected Boston Marathon bombers, and cheered NBA center Jason Collins for coming out gay.

NYC Sued For Moving to Boot Sandy Victims From Hotels

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:04:00 -0700

New York City is being sued by some residents made temporarily homeless by superstorm Sandy after officials moved to eject them from hotels where they have been living. The city says it can no longer afford the hotel tab, but residents argue that the city hasn't done enough to help them find other housing.

White House Hails NBA Star Jason Collins for Coming Out Gay

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:45:00 -0700

The White House commended NBA veteran Jason Collins for becoming the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay. "I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation," Collins, 34, says in Sports Illustrated.

Obama Gets a Bang Out of 'Radical Changes'

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:12:00 -0700

President Obama admitted he's not the "strapping young Muslim socialist" he used to be in his first term, elicting broad guffaws from entertained journalists at the White House Correspondents' dinner over the weekend. So, he's taking a page from Michelle's book, and considering adding bangs to his hairdo. Seriously, though (not), he did mention building a "Blame Bush Library."

Raw Video: Rolling Stones Rock Surprise LA Gig

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:53:00 -0700

Thrilled fans lined up in Los Angeles to catch a surprise gig by the Rolling Stones ahead of their "50 and Counting" anniversary tour. Tickets for the 90-minute concert at the Echoplex in the Echo Park neighborhood went for a mere $20. Bruce Willis and Gwen Stefani were among the lucky fans who scored tickets.

'We Are One Boston': Youth Group Targets Post-Attack Prejudice

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:10:00 -0700

"We are one Boston," victims of stereotyping and prejudice stress in this "It Gets Better"-style video created by a youth group after a surge in racist attacks following the Boston bombing.

Nixon Library Takes Honest Look at Legacy

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:42:00 -0700

As the George W. Bush library opens its doors, Al Jazeera looks inside the presidential library of an earlier GOP leader: Richard Nixon. The California facility is no shrine, but takes a detailed look at the Watergate scandal and other issues -- and is still receiving new, declassified material.

Zombie Apocalypse Hits University of Michigan

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:25:00 -0700

Ok, so maybe some of them were smiling, but a gang of "student zombies" overran the School of Public Health at the Unversity of Michigan. They were there at the invitation of a professor who was trying to make a point, tongue in cheek (or maybe tongue in pocket), to her future health care workers: Be prepared for anything.

Gitmo Hunger Strike Balloons, Medics Rush to Scene

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:24:00 -0700

The number of hunger strikers protesting conditions at Guantanamo Bay has increased to more than half of the prisoners, with 84 of the 166 captives refusing to eat and 16 being force-fed while bound to a chair or a gurney. The military is rushing more medics to the site to save lives. Some 86 men have been cleared for release but their freedom has been blocked by Congress.

Are Boston Marathon Suspects 'Terrorists' Because They're Muslim?

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:59:00 -0700

Guardian columnist and constitutional lawyer Glenn Greenwald compares the widespread labeling of Boston Marathon bombing suspects Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev as "terrorists," to the reaction to other recent acts of mass violence such as the shootings in Newtown and Aurora last year. "There's no indication that [the Tsarnaevs] had any association of any kind with designated terrorist organizations -- any contact with those organizations, no indication that radical political or religious beliefs in any motivated them to do what they did," Greenwald says. "It's possible that that's the case, but it's possible it didn't. The rush to declare this terrorism I think reflects the reality that all 'terrorism' really means -- politically, culturally, and even legally -- is it's a special category of crime committed by Muslims that result in a whole deprivation of all kinds of rights and protections."

Boston Bomb Suspect Faces 'Weapons of Mass Destruction' Charge

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:47:00 -0700

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been charged with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction leading to the deaths of three people in the bombing of the Boston marathon.

Reports: Bomb Suspect Writing Answers to Interrogators

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:34:00 -0700

Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remains in serious condition but he is conscious and beginning to write answers to questions from law enforcement authorities, report both ABC and CNN. He's unable to speak because of gunshot injuries to his neck and throat, which could have been self-inflicted.

From Teen Ritual to Global 'Holiday': 420's Hazy Rise

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:05:00 -0700

Across the US, and in an increasing number of countries around the world, weed enthusiasts are lighting up on April 20, a day where pot smokers and activists celebrate the controversial drug. The history of how 4/20 became an unofficial holiday for smokers might prove surprising.

Bombing Suspect's Arrest Caps Emotional Week for Boston

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:31:00 -0700

The capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the death of his older brother Tamerlan capped a tumultuous five days for Boston, as the world watched the aftermath of the shocking bombing at the Boston marathon unfold. Many stuck on the sidelines were overwhelmed with fear, paranoia, and finally relief.