Honduran interim goverment restores civil liberties ahead of new talks to end standoff
AP sources: Family member allegedly tried to sell newborn boy snatched from Tennessee homeNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee newborn kidnapped in a knife attack on his mother was placed in foster care with his three siblings after allegations arose that a family member tried to sell the infant, sources familiar with the case said Monday. Conn. bishop says abuse by priests is part of church’s past, today’s church protects childrenNEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut bishop says allegations of abuse by six Roman Catholic priests detailed in thousands of pages of court files are part of the church’s past, and today’s church has created a safe environment for children. W.Va., other states divert child support payments to help poor families get back on their feetCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Changes in how state governments are allowed to disperse child support payments to welfare families has put more money in the pocket of West Virginia resident Becky Salmons, allowing her to buy school supplies and medicine for her 17-year-old daughter. Fighting cocaine addiction with vaccine-like shots shows promise in government-funded researchCHICAGO — Vaccine-like shots to keep cocaine abusers from getting high also helped them fight their addiction in the first successful rigorous study of this approach to treating illicit drug use. Honduran interim president repeals decree limiting civil rights as protests ebbTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The interim Honduran government on Monday revoked an emergency decree that prohibited large street protests and limited other civil liberties following the return of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. Interim Honduran government revokes emergency decree limiting civil libertiesTEGUCIGALPA — Interim President Roberto Micheletti has revoked an emergency decree that prohibited large street protests and limited other civil liberties following the return of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. Newborn found, suspect in custody, but many questions remain in Tenn. kidnapping caseNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A kidnapped newborn is safe in foster care and an Alabama woman suspected of taking him is in custody, but investigators say the case of 4-day-old Yair Anthony Carillo is far from closed. Obama to speak to gay fundraising dinner on eve of activist march in WashingtonWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to address the nation’s largest gay rights group this weekend in an effort to mollify an uneasy Democratic constituency frustrated with the White House’s slow pace. NAACP rallying inmates in Maine to register to vote; prisons, state on boardPORTLAND, Maine — The NAACP is registering voters at prisons in Maine, one of just two states that allow all inmates to vote while behind bars, in what is apparently the nation’s first such statewide drive. UK’s Supreme Court hears 1st case on government’s power to freeze assets of terror suspectsLONDON — Britain’s Supreme Court heard its first case Monday — an appeal by five terrorism suspects who say the British government has overstepped its power by freezing their assets without a conviction. Black, Latino groups target moderate Democratic senators on health care overhaulWASHINGTON — African-American, Latino and civil rights groups have launched an ad campaign aimed at pressuring moderate Democratic senators to support health care legislation that allows the government to sell insurance in competition with private industry. AP Source: Obama to speak to gay fundraising dinner on eve of activist march in WashingtonWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to address the nation’s largest gay rights group this weekend, a person familiar with his schedule said Monday, trying to mollify an uneasy Democratic constituency. Mass. court upholds $2M award to Wal-Mart pharmacist who claimed male co-workers got more payBOSTON — A former pharmacist at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. who claimed she was fired after asking to be paid the same as her male colleagues is entitled to $2 million in damages awarded by a jury, the state’s highest court ruled Monday. Honduran interim president says gov’t to repeal decree limiting civil rights as protests ebbTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — An emergency decree that prohibited large street protests and limited other civil liberties following the return of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya will be repealed within 24 hours, the country’s interim leader said Monday. Supreme Court won’t block release of priest sex abuse papers in Conn. diocese caseNEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Supreme Court refused on Monday to block the release of documents generated by lawsuits against priests in Connecticut for alleged sexual abuse. Honduran interim president says gov’t to repeal decree limiting civil rights by TuesdayTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The interim president of Honduras says an emergency decree that limited civil rights in the troubled Central American country will be repealed as of Tuesday. Death toll in flood-devastated southern India rises to 222HYDERABAD, India — The death toll from flooding in southern India rose to 222 on Monday after days of torrential rain left vast tracts of land devastated and displaced millions of people, officials said. Dudamel says he has ‘crazy, romantic’ dreams of music for everyone with youth orchestras in LALOS ANGELES — On his second day as musical director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the man of the moment in classical music rehearsed with a group of middle schoolers who were having tempo problems. Site of the nation’s deadliest labor strike violence 75 years ago crumbles in SCHONEA PATH, S.C. — All that remains of the abandoned South Carolina textile mill that was the site of the deadliest violence during a national labor strike 75 years ago are crumbling brick walls, creaky wood floors and whispers of the tragedy. Jewish civil rights group condemns anti-Semitic conspiracy theories voiced on Honduras crisisTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A Jewish civil rights organization is expressing alarm over conspiracy theories claiming Jews and Israel aided the ouster of the Honduran president and attempts to dislodge him from his refuge in the Brazilian Embassy. Abbas tries to control damage from decision to defer Gaza war crimes vote at UNRAMALLAH, West Bank — Engulfed by domestic outrage, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rushed Sunday to limit the fallout from his decision to suspend efforts to have Israeli officials prosecuted for war crimes over last winter’s military offensive in Gaza. Crew, cast of TV series ‘Crash’ raise money to feed homeless in New MexicoALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The cast and crew of the TV series “Crash” have done a good deed for some of Albuquerque’s homeless. Adviser: Obama to tackle ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy on gays in military at ‘right time’WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will focus “at the right time” on how to overturn the “don’t ask, don’t tell” ban on gays serving openly in the military, his national security adviser said Sunday. Outrage among Palestinians over Abbas’ decision to drop support for Gaza war crimes reportRAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas faced growing outrage at home Sunday over his decision to withdraw support for a U.N. report that alleged Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in last winter’s Gaza war. Medical teams rush to flood-devastated southern India, death toll rises to 205NEW DELHI — Medical teams rushed Sunday to flood-devastated southern India where five days of torrential rain have left at least 205 people dead and 750,000 displaced, authorities said. Mom whose newborn was kidnapped by knife-wielding woman has all 4 kids put into state custodyNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A mother whose newborn was kidnapped by a knife-wielding woman posing as an immigration agent was briefly reunited with her baby Saturday, then saw him and her three other children taken from her and put into state custody. Civil rights group co-founded by Martin Luther King Jr. narrow finalists for president to 2ATLANTA — The civil rights group co-founded by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. narrowed the list of finalists for its next president Saturday to his youngest daughter and an Arkansas judge. Police chiefs urge nationwide community watch, say it could have helped in major terror caseDENVER — A store clerk’s curiosity about why Najibullah Zazi was buying large quantities of beauty supply products indicated that something about the transaction wasn’t quite right — and it’s an example of the kind of citizen vigilance that can combat terror, a police commander said Saturday. About 2,000 march across Venezuela’s capital to protest imprisonment of Chavez political foesCARACAS, Venezuela — Some 2,000 people marched across Venezuela’s capital Saturday to protest what they say is the persecution of President Hugo Chavez’s opponents. |
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