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Toronto Mayor: 'I Do Not Use Crack Cocaine'

Scott Neuman — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:25:00 +0000

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he doesn't smoke crack cocaine and isn't an addict, in response to a video that surfaced recently purporting to show him using the illegal drug.

Last week Ford called the cellphone video obtained by The Toronto Star "ridiculous" and blamed the newspaper for "going after me."

Friday's comments from Ford were more emphatic.

"I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict of crack cocaine," he said at a news conference.

Obama's Terror Fight Is Colored Gray, Not Black And White

Frank James — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:39:00 +0000

It's difficult for an American president to govern through nuance, especially when it's necessary to persuade a majority of the people that certain actions are essential for national security. And effective persuasion usually requires clarity.

That's how you arrive at President George W. Bush's stark formulation "You're either with us, or you're with the terrorists" after Sept.

Senators Want Expanded Hours For Santa Teresa Port Of Entry

KRWG News And Partners — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:08:22 +0000

Tornado Safe Rooms In Schools A Popular, But Costly Idea

Scott Harvey — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:03:00 +0000

In the days since a tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., talk of constructing safe rooms in public schools has become commonplace.

In southwest Missouri, officials have built a few of them already, and they are seeking funding to build more.

'A Sense Of Peace'

Karina O'Connell is preparing dinner tonight under the pavilion at Phelps Grove Park in Springfield, Mo., where she's eating with her 9-year-old twin sons, Samuel and John Patrick.

A mixture of curiosity and fear has the boys often going online to track big storms.

Attempted Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested In Las Cruces

KRWG News And Partners — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:46:51 +0000

A man suspected of pulling a gun on a 17-year-old boy and demanding personal property has been arrested for the attempted armed robbery.

Bobby Ray Perea, 21, of the 2100 block of Lester Avenue, is charged with one count each of attempting to commit armed robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and intention child abuse.

Hedge Fund Manager Apologizes For Comments On Female Traders

Scott Neuman — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:36:00 +0000

Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones is back-peddling from remarks he made at a symposium last month that motherhood causes women to lose the necessary focus to be successful traders.

"As soon as that baby's lips touched that girl's bosom, forget it," Jones told an audience at the University of Virginia on April 26.

"Every single investment idea ... every desire to understand what is going to make this go up or go down is going to be overwhelmed by the most beautiful experience ... which a man will never share, about a mode of connection between that mother and that baby," he said.

L.A. Blue Jeans Makers Fear Their Business Will Fade Away

Sonari Glinton — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:35:00 +0000

Los Angeles is the world leader in the most American of clothing items: bluejeans. High-end, hand-stitched, designer bluejeans that will you run well over $100 a pair.

But as the U.S.

Toronto Mayor Dodges Accusations Of Crack Cocaine Use

editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:26:00 +0000

Melissa Block talks to Jeff Semple of the CBC about the video that appears to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine.

History Makes Hiring Household Help A Complex Choice

Karen Grigsby Bates — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:26:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bHh8VAb_BQ

Battered Jersey Shore Pins Recovery Hopes On Summer Season

editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:26:00 +0000

Memorial Day weekend marks the start of the summer travel season, and it's particularly important for the resort communities along the Jersey Shore still suffering the effects of Hurricane Sandy.

In the popular tourist spot Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., it has taken seven months and more than $1 million to make repairs along Jenkinson's Boardwalk.

After repairing the flooded aquarium, rebuilding the miniature golf courses and replacing the damaged planks, contractors were still busy doing final repairs in anticipation of the holiday weekend.

A Race Against Time To Find WWI's Last 'Doughboys'

editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:26:00 +0000

Ten years ago, writer Richard Rubin set out to talk to every living American veteran of World War I he could find. It wasn't easy, but he tracked down dozens of centenarian vets, ages 101 to 113, collected their stories and put them in a new book called The Last of the Doughboys.

'Four Little Girls' Awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Bill Chappell — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:00 +0000

They were just little girls when they were killed in 1963, in what came to be known as the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing.

A Token Gift May Encourage Gift Of Life

Scott Hensley — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:11:00 +0000

There are two things you can always count on: public radio pledge drives and the local blood bank asking for a donation of a very different sort.

Both kinds of giving can fill you with a sense of goodwill. But, let's be honest, the tote bags help, too.

When it comes to blood donations, though, ethical concerns and risk have led to limits on incentives for donors in many places.

Las Cruces Burn Ban In Effect Tuesday

KRWG News And Partners — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:15:03 +0000

The Las Cruces Fire Department has issued an open burning ban within the city limits effective Tuesday, May 28, 2013.

Southern New Mexico, to include the City of Las Cruces, is experiencing severe to extreme drought conditions as indicated by the National Weather Service. Such conditions pose a fire hazard and a significant threat to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the city.

Spaceport Tour Company Moves To Elephant Butte Location

KRWG News And Partners — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:13:06 +0000

ELEPHANT BUTTE, NM - In their search for a more suitable location to further efforts related to Spaceport America, Follow the Sun Inc./FTS Tours - the official Spaceport tour operator - has relocated to a 5,800 sq. ft.