Thursday, May 23, 2013
ENTERTAINMENT
- Benefit Show for Jefferson High School Junior to Attend Berklee Summer Music Program
- The Skanner News Columnist Bill Fletcher, Jr. in Oregon this Weekend
- Prince honored with the 2013 Billboard Icon Award
- The Wolfpack Ventures to Vegas for Yetta Nudder Nutty Adventure
- Kirk Matches Wits with Rogue Commander in Intergalactic Showdown
- Kam's Kapsules: For Movies Opening May 17
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Breaking News
Obama Speech to Focus on Drones, Guantanamo Prison
Jamie Crawford CNN National Security Producer
05/23/2013 10:06 am PDT
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- From the targeted killing of Americans overseas to the future of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, President Barack Obama will lay out the framework and legal rationale for his administration's counterterrorism policy in a widely anticipated speech Thursday.
Who's the Killer Employee Under Obamacare? No. 50 or 51?
Jose Pagliery CNN Money
05/23/2013 09:52 am PDT
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The employer mandate under Obamacare is clear: Starting in 2014, "large employers" with 50 or more full-time employees must start providing insurance.
Anti-Gay Crime Up in New York as City Prepares for Pride Events
Erinn Cawthon and Sarah Aarthun CNN
05/23/2013 09:47 am PDT
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Police in New York are stepping up their presence in neighborhoods with large gay and lesbian communities after a string of recent attacks on residents based on their sexual orientation.
Kerry at Mideast Corner of Optimism and Skepticism
Elise Labott CNN
05/23/2013 09:31 am PDT
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- If there is one thing Israelis and Palestinians can agree on, it's that John Kerry doesn't lack enthusiasm.
Multnomah County Health Department Director Arrested on Domestic Violence Charge
Of The Skanner News
05/23/2013 09:24 am PDT
Lillian Shirley, director of the Multnomah County Health Department was arrested May 20 on a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence.
Attacks on Barracks, Mine Kill 25 in Niger
Ibbo Daddy Abdoulaye CNN
05/23/2013 09:24 am PDT
NIAMEY, Niger (CNN) -- Nineteen soldiers and six assailants were killed in attacks on a uranium mine and an army barracks about 200 kilometers apart in Niger early Thursday, the African nation's minister of domestic affairs said.
Punk Band Member Critical of Putin Denied Parole
CNN Staff
05/23/2013 09:16 am PDT
(CNN) -- A Russian court denied parole for Maria Alyokhina, a jailed member of the Pussy Riot punk band, state news agency Itar-Tass said Thursday.
Cameron Condemns Brutal Hacking Death, Says Britain Stands Firm
Laura Smith-Spark CNN
05/23/2013 08:58 am PDT
LONDON (CNN) -- A gruesome cleaver attack on a British soldier left London reeling Thursday, as Britain grappled with questions over who was responsible and whether Islamist extremism was to blame.