After two generations of relatively hefty 9.7-inch iPads, Apple may finally be ready to ship a lighter "iPad 5." [Read more]    

AAA Mid-Atlantic projects slight drop in holiday travel, despite lower gas prices from a year agoOn Memorial Day weekends, Kim Yates and Albert Kullman measure success by speed.

Justices will decide whether a town council violates the 1st Amendment by opening its monthly meetings with a Christian prayer.WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin most of its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor.

A robber who walked away from a bank empty-handed Monday went across the street door to a drugstore and robbed it at gunpoint, Orlando police said.

The White House offered a new account Monday of how and when it learned that the Internal Revenue Service had improperly targeted conservative groups, saying that some senior officials were informed of the findings but that President Obama was not. Read full article >>    

A system of strong storms that produced strong tornadoes in Oklahoma moved into Northwest Arkansas on Monday.

It was late Monday night last week when a 10-month-old pug mix was brought to an emergency pet hospital in San Francisco, suffering from severe trauma. The female puppy was in a state of shock, beaten to the point of blindness, according to the San Francisco Animal Care and Control. She couldn’t stand up on her own, nor could she urinate on her own, said ACC Director Rebecca Katz. She wasn’t even yelping or whimpering in pain. “She just shut down,” Katz said. The veterinarians treating the puppy sensed that the sort of trauma she suffered couldn’t have been just an accident. They quickly alerted Animal Care and Control. “They [...]

NEW YORK -- The trial of the New York City Police Department`s controversial stop-and-frisk practice ended on Monday as lawyers defending the city were peppered with sharp questions from the federal judge hearing the case.But whether U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin will declare stop-and-frisk unconstitutional -- and whether she will impose changes on NYPD procedures -- were questions that lingered over the closing arguments in her Manhattan courtroom. Civil rights attorneys led by the non-profit Center for Constitutional Rights are suing the city on behalf of black and Latino residents.The lawsuit, filed in January 2008, draws to a close in the waning months of Mayor Michael Bloomberg`s three terms in office. It centers on one of his defining legacies: the massive expansion of reported stop-and-frisk searches, which last year resulted in 533,042 stops, 87 percent of them on blacks and Latinos.Read More...

The Colorado State Patrol and 63 law enforcement agencies across Colorado are joining the nationwide Click It or Ticket campaign by increasing enforcement of seat belt and child passenger safety laws. The ramped up enforcement takes place May 20 through June 2. The goal is to get more Coloradans to buckle up and ultimately save [...]

  Leaders of the Houston Symphony offered a last flurry of goodbye toasts to Hans Graf and his wife Margarita at the Maestro’s Wine Dinner and Collector’s Auction on Sunday night, the evening after Graf’s last concert as the orchestra’s music director. The evening began with the 300 guests inspecting more than 80 lots of wine donated by symphony supporters. Everyone moved to the Jones Hall stage for a dinner that included a shaved fennel salad, grilled salmon and seared duck breast. With each course, John Rydman of Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Food described the finer points of the wines he and Graf had paired with each course. Graf chimed in,  Read More

Upper Hudson opening to canoeists Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 6:57 am, Monday, May 20, 2013 NEWCOMB, N.Y. (AP) — After a big easy sweep across a flat-water pool on the upper Hudson River, Allison Buckley made sure she chose a better channel through the oncoming rapids than the previous canoe that hung up on a submerged rock. Eight small boats exploring stretches of the Hudson opening to canoeists in the central Adirondacks all made it through seven moderate rapids interspersed with long flat-water stretches on a 7.3-mile trip through deep forests of evergreens and hardwoods. The river has been open to the public as a navigable waterway for decades, though it was encased by private land owned by timber companies and covered by hunting club leases and posted against trespassing. The Department of Environmental Conservation will issue an interim access plan within a few weeks that is expected to enable paddlers to walk 0.8 of a mile from the iron bridge just below the Goodnow River confluence along an old logging road to parking, agency officials said. A new landing and trail leading to a second parking area are planned near the confluence of the Indian River, about seven miles downstream through more flat water and Class II whitewater. If you screw up, you don`t want to freeze. Because then you`re going to get thrashed. The new public land also opens various possibilities for wilderness camping, though there is already an established campsite at the confluence of the Hudson and Cedar rivers.

Many of you know that I grew up on a family dairy farm in Pennsylvania. If you have seen the increasingly popular and ridiculous show Amish Mafia, then you have seen the backdrop to my childhood. Life was a lot of work, even with five pairs of calloused hands keeping our farm afloat. Under the weight of two milkings per day, fences and equipment repair, the planting of crops, the harvesting of them later in the summer heat, and tracking down newborn calves in the back meadow, we all groaned, griped, and whined. Having a grandfather who loved to bark orders at us did not help the situation, and made  Read More

A 50,000-square-foot family entertainment center featuring a bowling alley and restaurant will open near The Ranch next year, its developers announced Monday.

Six grueling obstacles strung end to end along 370 feet stood between 31-year-old Isaac Caldiero, dressed as Jesus, and the chance to become the first American-born Ninja Warrior, so determined by reality television.

Gov. John Hickenlooper signed four bills aimed at preserving and improving Colorado`s outdoors Saturday.

LONGMONT -- After continued complaints from downtown business owners, the Longmont Police Department wants to move the Homeless Outreach Providing Encouragement (HOPE) nightly outreach program farther from Main Street.

At their regular City Council meeting Mon., May 13, 2013, the Lamar City Council made the decision to implement Stage 2 Mandatory watering restrictions.

The Fort Morgan City Council will hold a public hearing and consider several agenda items related to a potential annexation into the city at the regular meeting at 6 p.

MIAMI -- Manager Kirk Gibson said outfielder Gerardo Parra likes to compete and be challenged. For some reason, opposing teams continue to challenge him when it comes to making throws from the outfield. Parra continues to make them pay.

    

William James liked to quote Søren Kierkegaard’s famous assertion that “we live forward, but we understand backwards.” Kierkegaard, the great Danish philosopher of subjectivity, would have been two hundred years old on May 5th, and, looking back, we can see that ironic, angst-ridden modern literature begins with him.

The Knicks aren’t good enough to make it up the Canyon of Heroes, not by a confetti-filled mile of lower Broadway. So in lieu of a parade, all they can give you at the end of another championship-less season is a long and painfully slow procession of players, all spouting the company line, all living in a dream world where LeBron James and the Miami Heat do not exist.

— Six months after Republicans suffered big elections defeats, and 18 months before his own fate is in the hands of the voters, Gov. Rick Scott sought to energize Republican activists and donors Monday night with a call to evangelize on behalf of the party`s pro-business, small government message.

Mark Passio | After being detained at the smokedown prohibition protest in Philadelphia, Police told Mark Passio that they would issue a warrant for his arrest, because he refused to accept a citation for handing out flyers.The post Mark Passio Reports on His Detainment at Prohibition Protest appeared first on Intellihub.com.

Report released on Yosemite outbreak [...] the report found that current policy didn`t require park officials to approve design changes made to the "Signature tent cabins" by concessionaire Delaware North Companies Parks and Resorts, which added rafters and wall studs to the structures. At least eight of the nine tourists who fell ill stayed in the tent cabins. Because the changes to the cabins were considered routine maintenance, current park service policy did not require prior approval, the report found.

A`s take down Rangers Win over MLB`s best team helps trim division deficit.

Thank you to all those who will NOT follow orders that go against the Second Amendment and any part of the Constitution. As Americans, we must all do what we can to uphold our way of life and this means the right to bear arms and to refuse any illegal orders, no matter who issues them. North Carolina, Stand with these brave Americans and refuse to follow orders that go against the American people.

Small company stocks take the limelight Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 2:55 pm, Monday, May 20, 2013 Small stocks are doing well because they are more focused on the U.S., which is recovering, and are less exposed to recession-plagued Europe than the large international companies that make up the Dow and the S&P 500 index. On Wednesday Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will appear before Congress and the central bank will release minutes of its most recent policy meeting. Policy makers are unlikely to cut back on stimulus just yet since U.S. economic growth is likely to slow in the second quarter, said Scott Wren, a senior equity strategist at Wells Fargo Advisors. The U.S. currency is strengthening because investors believe the U.S. economy is in better shape than the Japanese or European economies. — Chesapeake Energy rose 77 cents, or $21.04, to $21.05 after the natural gas producer named Anadarko Petroleum executive Robert Douglas Lawler as its new CEO.

Telecommuting, or working from home,  can be a hugely appealing for many employees. But if you’re not working on-site, you may need to work a little harder to stay connected with your boss and coworkers. Here are some suggestions I offered a reader ...

More Canadian Elk than African Antelope

A vicious tornado was one of several that touched down Sunday in the nation`s midsection, concentrating damage in central Oklahoma and Wichita, Kan.

Lila Morency, 25, lived in Boulder for 10 years. And she credits the city for playing a pivotal role in the types of fabric she chooses (eco-friendly is crucial) and, yes, even her designs (beautiful, yet practical and comfortable).

It was a treasure-seeker`s dream come true Friday through Sunday when the 13th annual Great U.S. 50 Yard Sale ran right through Cañon City.

LONGMONT -- When the weather gets warm in Longmont, the windows open. The yard work starts. And the train horn complaints begin to pile up all over again. It`s not a new complaint. Since 2005, when the Federal Railroad Administration said that trains at crossings had to give a longer, louder warning of their presence, the neighbors have said it`s just too noisy.

Lamar - On May 28th the majority of Lamar Community College`s summer courses will begin. The schedule of courses offers a wide variety of online and on-campus options for traditional students, adults, and lifelong learners.

Larimer County Sheriff`s Deputy and the county coroner load the body of a man found in Lake Estes on Monday morning. The body was discovered before noon on Monday and a joint investigation is trying to determine the cause of death.

The second public forum on regulating or banning commercial marijuana in Fort Morgan drew more people and more comments, but the majority view was the same: against allowing it.

The Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance brought some 4,000 visitors to the fields and lagoon below the Marin County Civic Center over the weekend to see 175 cars from the 20th century, including a Rolls-Royce and a Duesenberg that belonged to movie stars (Elizabeth Taylor and Mae West, respectively.) The concours had all the trappings of  Read More

IBM`s question-answering Watson supercomputer is building quite the résumé. First it won a much-publicized showdown against the two greatest Jeopardy! champions of all time, then it went to medical school and emerged as a budding oncologist. Now Watson has a new job--as a customer-service agent with the mostest. The help desk is a bit of a step down from fighting cancer, but IBM is nothing if not pragmatic. U.S. organizations spend $112 billion on call center labor and software, yet half of the 270 billion customer-service calls go unresolved each year, presenting a fairly sizable opening for an enhanced cognitive computer. Let`s face it: Rare is the occasion when you a) reach a live person and b) they know what they`re talking about. Why not give silicon a chance?

The top-seeded Cougars had the misfortune of drawing a Pirates team that had won eight of its last nine games following an 8-7 start and had veteran ace Paul Balestrieri at its disposal.

I would move more in the direction of an English system where they took the cops guns and lasers away. Paul is right, more cars in the southeast part of town and fewer setting up income traps. Posted by TejonTech

In their words Suns players from the 1992-93 team talk about what happened after the NBA Finals season and why they never reached those heights again, together. Danny Ainge: I actually thought we had better opportunities to win a title the next two seasons. One reason was that Michael (Jordan) went to play baseball. I thought we were best team in the league the next two years but injuries at the wrong time decimated us. Charles got hurt both years. Danny Manning went down. People forget Charles got hurt both of those years during the Houston series after we had the lead in those. We came very close, but those were some fun times.

At least 51 killed in huge tornado Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:25 pm, Monday, May 20, 2013 Children among more than 140 being treated at hospitals after massive twister hits near Oklahoma City.

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WASHINGTON -- The world`s most valuable company, Apple Inc., employs a group of affiliate companies located in Ireland to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes, a Senate investigation has found -- and its CEO will be questioned Tuesday. Apple is holding overseas some $102 billion of its $145 billion in cash, and an Irish subsidiary that earned $22 billion in 2011 paid only $10 million in taxes, according to the report issued Monday by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

That is a very large increase in flood insurance rates - what's the cause of such a drastic increase?

Britain`s first astronaut has been given his official blast off date for. He tells FHM how he`s gone from a small village in Chichester to outerspace hero...    

Germans had to finance bailouts for countries like Greece, and imposed austerity measures in return. Those who disapprove may have struck back. People across the continent and beyond watched the Eurovision song contest. The German entry finished near the bottom, with countries giving the Germans no points at all

Copper Beech Farm: listed at a staggering $190 million, this Greenwich, Conn. home is the most expensive single-family home for sale in the USA. The property Single-family home is rather a misnomer for this estate, as it consists of so much more than just the home itself- a 13,519 square foot French-renaissance mansion with 12 bedrooms, seven full baths, two half baths, library, solarium, wine cellar and entire floor for staff.  Special features include 12-foot ceilings, multiple carved fireplaces and balconies, plus huge windows and glassed-in porches for taking in the panoramic Long Island Sound view.   The property straddles 50 acres spread over two islands, and outdoor features include a [...]

Estes Park Police Department`s Community Service Officers (CSOs) will be back at their posts starting on the Memorial Day weekend.

The Colorado State Patrol responded to a one-vehicle rollover accident Sunday near County Road 136 and Colo.115

Residents angry that police had not warned them about sex assaults of children took matters into their own hands, chasing down a man they thought was the attacker, pelting him with rocks and leaving him with a bloody face in Colorado, authorities said Monday.

LONGMONT -- When 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway disappeared last fall somewhere along her route from home to school, John Guydon said he was shocked and badly wanted to help.

Water was again on the agenda of the Lamar City Council Mon. night as the council approved Stage 2 Mandatory Water Restrictions.

Lincoln High School volunteer and longtime local teacher Bob Everett delivered a message of "motivation and perspiration" to Lincoln High School`s Class of 2013 at the school`s commencement Friday evening.

United Airlines will not offer specially priced airline tickets this summer for residents of the Roaring Fork Valley flying out of the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport. read more

A brigade of beret wearers from servers to volunteers  had guests feeling as though they had stepped onto the Champs Elysees rather than inside the River Oaks Country Club for the fifth annual Mission Incredible Gala benefiting the Mission of Yahweh. Between the Marie Antoinette look-a-like and the Marcel Marceau resembling mime, the “Midnight in Paris” themed evening had gala goers like Kimberly Delape, Kim Moody and Scott Evans saying “oui oui” to A Memorable Event’s trés chic touches: a Parisian-styled park with LED lit trees and wrought iron benches, French blue brocade linens, crystal waterfall chandeliers and  cherub-embellished urns overflowing with roses and hydrangeas. Special advisers to the gala  – Monica Hartland, Pam Lockard and Warner Roberts – were elated with the  Read More