[U.S.] Deadly Restaurant Explosion in Kansas City Captured on Tape

Deadly Restaurant Explosion in Kansas City Captured on Tape
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/02/20/172475984/it-felt-like-an-earthquake-one-still-missing-after-kansas-city-explosion
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - New video emerged today of a massive explosion at a Kansas City restaurant Tuesday night that left one person dead and 15 injured.

Budget cuts could result in up to 20 percent pay cut for federal workers
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/02/20/john-kerry-secretary-of-state.html
The Federal Diary: Joe Davidson. Budget cuts could result in up to 20 percent pay cut for federal workers. Smaller Text Larger Text Text Size; Print · E-mail · Reprints.

Woman describes fateful moment of killing lover
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/jodi-arias-huge-gap-memory-day-lover-death-article-1.1269353
Jodi Arias said she shot her secret lover Travis Alexander accidentally but had no recall of stabbing him 27 times and slashing his throat.

While Jesse Jackson Jr. and Sandi Jackson were living it up, district was paying ...
http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/20/former-democratic-congressman-jesse-jackson-jr-pleads-guilty-quote/
Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. enters U.S. District Court February 20, 2013, in Washington, D.C. Jackson and his wife, Sandi Jackson, are expected to plead guilty to federal charges.

Former New Orleans mayor pleads not guilty in corruption case
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/20/17033334-former-new-orleans-mayor-pleads-not-guilty-to-federal-corruption-charges?lite
Former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin, whose lambasting of the federal government's response after Hurricane Katrina helped make him the face of his city's post-disaster tenacity, pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to bribery, money ...

US seeks to tackle trade-secret theft by China, others
http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-to-raise-pressure-on-cyber-attackers-20130221-2esg2.html
By Doug Palmer. WASHINGTON | Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:52pm EST. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Faced with the growing theft of U.S. trade secrets, the White House said on Wednesday it was stepping up diplomatic pressure and mulling tougher laws to stem ...

Chicago Teen Killed Day of Obama's...
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Man-Charged-In-Fatal-Shooting-of-Chicago-Teen-192017191.html
Chicago Teen Killed Day of Obama's Anti-Violence Speech. Sister of the gunned-down woman sat behind the president as he spoke about gun violence.

Domenici acknowledges having son outside marriage
http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/20/domenici-acknowledges-having-son-outside-marriage/
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Former Sen. Pete Domenici has disclosed that he fathered a secret child in the 1970s with the 24-year-old daughter of one of his Senate colleagues - a startling revelation for a politician with a reputation as an upstanding ...

Kerry: Foreign aid is in America's self-interest
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/20/3244551/trade-not-syria-dominates-john.html
NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro note there is no movement toward a compromise to avert the sequester's deep domestic and defense cuts.

What you've been waiting for since November! Romney will speak at CPAC
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/02/20/romney-to-speak-at-cpac/
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaking at a campaign stop in Tampa, Fla. on Wednesday. (Charles Dharapak/AP Photo/).

US Supreme Court ruling affects many immigrant convicts in South Florida
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/nri/visa-and-immigration/us-top-court-wont-extend-2010-immigration-ruling/articleshow/18599359.cms
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling Wednesday shuts the door on appeals for hundreds of Floridians convicted in the past of crimes for which they could be deported.

Lawyers Question New York Cardinal in Milwaukee Suits
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/dolan-deposed-article-1.1269202?localLinksEnabled=false
A week before Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan is set to leave New York for Rome, where his name is being floated as a candidate for pope, he was questioned in Manhattan for three hours on Wednesday behind closed doors in a legal deposition concerning the ...

NCAA sues Pa. lawmakers over effort to keep PSU fine in commonwealth
http://fox43.com/2013/02/20/ncaa-sues-pa-lawmakers-over-effort-to-keep-psu-fine-in-commonwealth/
Within hours of Gov. Tom Corbett (R) signing off on a new law aimed at keeping Penn State's $60 million fine in the commonwealth, the NCAA sued him and other lawmakers, calling the new law unconstitutional.

NYC news anchor resigns after arrest
http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/television/20130220_ap_nycnewsanchorresignsafterchokingarrest.html
NEW YORK - An embattled television news anchor in New York City has resigned, three days after he was charged with physically abusing his wife at their Connecticut home.

Forecasters keep eye on storm
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/weather/stories/Winter-Storm-Blizzard-Snow-Hail-San-Diego-February--192023251.html
DANVILLE - A storm front moving across the state this afternoon is expected to drop a mixed bag of precipitation locally by the afternoon.

Staff Reporter - Yeas & Nays
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/02/20/conan-obrien-to-host-white-house-correspondents-dinner/
The top dog of the White House Correspondents' Dinner has been announced: Conan O'Brien will be headlining this year's dinner, scheduled for Saturday, April 27.