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Tea party seizes on IRS scandal as investigations ineptitude perpetuate outrage
Rachel Maddow reports on how the IRS scandal is developing with tea party activists hoping to turn the story to their advantage and investigations continuing into any actual wrongdoing while former and current IRS officials exacerbate the scandal with ...
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Immigration reform bill survives first hurdle passes Senate committee
The immigration bill passed a key hurdle today: the Senate Judiciary Committee. Chris Hayes discusses what this means, as well as other big issues on Capitol Hill on ...
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Iceland forms center-right govt halts EU talks
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) -- The leader of the center-right Progressive Party was chosen as Iceland's new prime minister Wednesday and promptly announced a halt to talks with the European Union about joining the 27-nation ...
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Prayers from Prison American pastor held in Iran releases letter
The American pastor jailed in Iran for his Christian faith has managed to get a letter out to his global supporters, thanking them for their prayers while confirming the brutality of his conditions. Saeed Abedini, the 33-year-old Idaho resident serving an eight-year prison term in Tehran's infamous Evin prison, passed the letter to family members who were permitted to visit him after ...
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FBI says man shot dead while being questioned about Boston bombings
ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON. (Reuters) - An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man who turned violent while being questioned about the Boston Marathon bombings early on Wednesday, the bureau ...
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American Eagle to build distribution center near Hazleton
American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) is planning a distribution center in eastern Pennsylvania. American Eagle Outfitters Inc. is planning to build a distribution center in Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania. The 1-million-square-foot center will have 369 full-time employees and up to 600 part-time seasonal workers. It is being built on a 120-acre site in Hazle Township. The project is ...
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U.S. vacationers to hit road grounded by high fares AAA
May 22 (NEW YORK) - More Americans will take to the road over the Memorial Day holiday weekend this year than in 2012, but overall travel is expected to decline slightly, as high airfares ground would-be flyers, travel group AAA said on ...
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Watch Iowa Missing Teen Search Continues
Detectives in central Iowa are stepping up the search for fifteen year old girl who was abducted after getting off -- -- school bus. They say they are still optimistic about finding fifteen year ...
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State Sen. Pat Steadman receiving White House honor
Democratic Sen. Pat Steadman is embraced by colleague Sen. Gail Schwartz after a civil unions law for same-sex couples took another step in the Colorado Senate om Feb. 8, 2013. (Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post file) DENVER-A Colorado state senator is visiting the White House to receive an honor given to openly gay, lesbian and transgendered public officials. Democratic Sen. Pat Steadman of ...
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New York City FC Name Reyna as Director of Football
(Reuters) - Former Manchester City and United States international midfielder Claudio Reyna was named as the first director of football for new Major League Soccer (MLS) team New York City Football Club, the team said on Wednesday. The new club, which will start playing in 2015, is jointly owned by Premier League club City and baseball's New York Yankees. The 39-year-old Reyna, who ...
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Anthony Weiner the Helmut Newton of Brooklyn Unzips New York City Mayoral Campaign
As widely predicted , deposed United States congressman and noted self-portraitist Anthony Weiner is indeed running for New York City mayor. To prove it, he released a video of himself interacting with various New York stock characters--Angry Pizza Man, Aggrieved Store Owner, Publicly Humiliated Aide to the Former Secretary of State--while bemoaning things like rent hikes and recalling childhood ...
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Median CEO pay rises to $9.7 million in 2012
CEO pay has been going one direction for the past three years: up.The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5 percent increase from a year earlier that was aided by a rising stock market, according to an analysis by The Associated Press using data from Equilar, an executive pay research firm.CEO pay, which fell two years straight during the Great Recession but ...
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Arrest in latest anti-gay attack in New York City
NEW YORK -; A suspect was arrested Wednesday in an assault in Manhattan's East Village that police say was one of several anti-gay attacks in recent ...
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FBI Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe
Investigators stand outside an apartment complex where a man was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed his home early Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. The FBI says the man, being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation. (AP Photo/John ...
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Official Treasury played no role in IRS targeting
Several dozen tea party activists and other concerned citizens, wave signs and small American flags as they march outside the main Internal Revenue Service office on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Phoenix. The rally was one of many around the country after IRS officials acknowledged that some conservative groups received inappropriate attention and questioning. (AP Photo/Ross D. ...
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Flooding forces evacuation of 1300 in ND town
Officials have been working to shore up the Renwick Dam west of Cavalier, 85 miles north of Grand Forks, and said Wednesday that the structure held overnight. All 1,300 Cavalier residents evacuated their homes on Tuesday, as well as some of the 160 residents of nearby Crystal who were concerned about floodwaters coursing through the ...
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Judge Hollister clothing unfriendly to disabled
DENVER -; A federal judge in Denver is considering an injunction after ruling that nearly 250 Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and J.M. Hollister LLC clothing stores are unfriendly to the ...
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Feds open inspection into shuttered NC nuke plant
RALEIGH, N.C. -; Federal regulators are launching a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last ...
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American Eagle Outfitters Q1 Results Top View Outlook Weak
Quote ) Wednesday reported lower profit and revenue for the first quarter, as a prolonged cold snap in the U.S. kept spring and summer merchandise on store shelves. The first quarter results beat modest Wall Street estimates, but the company issued outlook for the second quarter and full year below Street view.Robert Hanson, CEO, said, "Our first quarter results reflected a tough ...
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Bergen 9 myths about drones
>Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst, a director at the New America Foundation and the author of "Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden -- From 9/11 to Abbottabad," the basis for the HBO documentary "Manhunt" that will be shown on CNN on May 24. Jennifer Rowland is a research associate at the New America Foundation.(CNN) -- On Thursday, President Barack Obama ...
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OAS to Hold Workshop for Central America and the Dominican Republic on Participation and Access to Information for Sustainable Development in El Salvador
OAS to Hold Workshop for Central America and the Dominican Republic on Participation and Access to Information for Sustainable Development in El Salvador May 22, 2013 The Organization of American States (OAS) will hold, on Thursday, May 23, in San Salvador, the first Regional Workshop on "Mechanisms of Participation and Access to Information for Sustainable Development" for the ...
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The courage of teachers
>Editor's note: LZ Granderson, who writes a weekly column for CNN.com, was named journalist of the year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and was a 2011 Online Journalism Award finalist for commentary. He is a senior writer and columnist for ESPN the Magazine and ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter @locs_n_laughs.(CNN) -- Each day more than 55 million students attend the ...
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US home sales tick up to highest in 3 12 years
WASHINGTON - Sales of previously-occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years, helped by a jump in the number of houses for sale.The National Association of Realtors says sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.97 million, up from 4.94 million in March.Home sales have risen 9.7 percent in the past 12 months. Still, sales have changed little ...
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The Highest-Paid Coaches In American Sports 2013
Football coaches once again dominate our list of America's highest-paid coaches: eight of the ten coaches call the NFL home. This year's list features three new names, including a new face at No. 1 and a rookie coach with no prior experience at the pro level. Annual salary values represent estimated base pay. Sources: coaches' agents, industry experts, media reports, FORBES ...
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CORRECTED-White House threatens veto of bill to bypass Obama on Keystone
Wed May 22, 2013 10:24am EDT (Corrects to 67 from 60 the votes needed in Senate to overcome presidential veto) By Ros Krasny WASHINGTON May 21 (Reuters) - The White House has threatened to veto legislation pending in the U.S House of Representatives that could strip from President Barack Obama the authority to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. The Republican-controlled House is ...
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