http://www.newsvine.com/americaNewsvine - americaen-usCopyright 2013Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:39:24 +0000Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:57:06 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17688606-blacks-still-face-challenges-in-economic-equalityhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17688606-blacks-still-face-challenges-in-economic-equalityusamericapoliticsnational-urban-leagueblack-americastate-of-black-americaof-blackWed, 10 Apr 2013 14:54:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17605507-cnns-ali-velshi-heading-to-al-jazeera-americahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17605507-cnns-ali-velshi-heading-to-al-jazeera-americaustvamericaus-newsvelshiali-velshial-jazeera-americaFri, 5 Apr 2013 00:47:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2012 file photo, Ali Velshi attends "On The Chopping Block: A Roast of Anthony Bourdain" in New York. The Al Jazeera America channel says that CNN chief business correspondent, Ali Velshi, is coming aboard. The channel, set to launch later this year, said Thursday, April 4, 2013, that Velshi will develop and host a prime-time program that will debut as a half-hour weekly series. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP Images, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17570553-baylors-brittney-griner-leads-ap-all-america-teamhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17570553-baylors-brittney-griner-leads-ap-all-america-teamsportswomenamericaall-americawomens-college-basketballbrittney-grinerTue, 2 Apr 2013 16:01:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Baylor's Brittney Griner (42) and Louisville forward Monique Reid (33) reach for a rebound in the first half of a regional semifinal in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament in Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Louisville won 82-81. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2013 file photo, Stanford forward Chiney Ogwumike, left, shoots over UCLA forward Alyssia Brewer during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles. Ogwumike was selected to the 2012-13 AP Women's All-America team, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2013 file photo, Baylor's Brittney Griner (42) blocks the shot of Oklahoma's Joanna McFarland (53) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Waco Texas. Griner was selected to the 2012-13 AP Women's All-America team, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. (AP Photo/LM Otero, FIle)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2012 file photo, Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins, left, puts up a shot against UCLA guard Kari Korver during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game in Los Angeles. Diggins was selected to the 2012-13 AP Women's All-America team, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 30, 2013 file photo, Delaware forward Elena Delle Donne, left, drives to the basket against Kentucky forward Jelleah Sidney, right, during the second half of a regional semifinal in the NCAA college basketball tournament in Bridgeport, Conn. Delle Donne was selected to the 2012-13 AP Women's All-America team, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2012 file photo, Baylor guard Odyssey Sims (0) attempts a shot as Oral Roberts guard Kevi Luper, rear, watches in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Waco, Texas. Sims was selected to the 2012-13 AP Women's All-America team, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)</p><p>These 2012 photos provided by their respective schools show members of the 2012-13 AP Women's All-America NCAA college basketball team. From left: Elena Delle Donne, Delaware; Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame; Brittney Griner, Baylor; Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford and Odyssey Sims, Baylor. (AP Photo)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17554159-mcdermott-repeats-on-ap-all-america-hoops-teamhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17554159-mcdermott-repeats-on-ap-all-america-hoops-teamsportsapteamamericaall-americacollege-basketballassociated-press'ap-all-americaall-america-teamap-all-america-teamdoug-mcdermotttrey-burkecreighton-doug-mcdermottMon, 1 Apr 2013 16:27:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>These 2012 photos provided by their respective schools show the 2012-13 AP All-America men's college basketball team. From left: Trey Burke, Michigan; Doug McDermott, Creighton; Victor Oladipo, Indiana, Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga and Otto Porter Jr., Georgetown. (AP Photo)</p><p>FILE - In this March 2, 2013 file photo, Creighton's Doug McDermott (3) goes for a basket with teammate Gregory Echenique, right, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wichita State in Omaha, Neb. McDermott was selected to the AP All-America team Monday, April 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, FIle)</p><p>FILE - In this March 17, 2013 file photo, Creighton's Doug McDermott reacts after learning his team's NCAA college basketball tournament assignment during a Selection Sunday viewing party in Omaha, Neb. McDermott was selected to the AP All-America team Monday, April 1, 2013.(AP Photo/Nati Harnik, FIle)</p><p>FILE - In this March 10, 2013 file photo, Creighton's Doug McDermott (3) drives around Wichita State's Carl Hall (22) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament in St. Louis. McDermott was selected to the AP All-America team on Monday, April 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2012 file photo, Michigan guard Trey Burke (3) drives around Cleveland State guard Sebastian Douglas (1) during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game in the second-round of the NIT Season Tip-Off tournament at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich. Burke was selected to the AP All-America team Monday, April 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2012 file photo, Michigan guard Trey Burke (3) goes to the basket against Central Michigan guard Chris Fowler (15) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Ann Arbor, Mich. Burke was selected to the AP All-America team Monday, April 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2013 file photo, Georgetown's Otto Porter Jr. goes up for the game-winning basket during the second overtime of an NCAA college basketball game against Connecticut in Storrs, Conn. Porter was selected to the AP All-America team Monday, April 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 22, 2013 file photo, Indiana guard Victor Oladipo (4) dunks as James Madison guard Devon Moore looks on during a second-round game at the NCAA college basketball tournament in Dayton, Ohio. Oladipo was selected to the AP All-America team Monday, April 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2013 file photo, Gonzaga's Kelly Olynyk scores against Santa Clara in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Santa Clara, Calif. Olynyk was selected to the AP All-America team Monday, April 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17548442-ap-impact-cartels-dispatch-agents-deep-inside-ushttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17548442-ap-impact-cartels-dispatch-agents-deep-inside-ususamericaunited-statesus-newscomingcartelskaufman-county-district-attorney-mike-mclellandMon, 1 Apr 2013 08:21:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2009 file photo, weapons and drugs seized in special joint operation conducted with the Drug Enforecement Administration against the La Familia drug cartel based out of Michoacan, Mexico and operating in San Bernardino and surrounding counties, are on display at a news conference at sheriff's headquarters in San Bernardino, Calif. Drug cartels have long been the nation’s No. 1 supplier of illegal drugs, but in the past, their operatives rarely ventured beyond the border. A wide-ranging Associated Press review of federal court cases and government drug-enforcement data, plus interviews with many top law enforcement officials, indicate the groups have begun deploying agents from their inner circles to the U.S. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)</p><p>This 2009 photo provided by the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Department in Lawrenceville, Ga., shows reputed cartel operative Socorro Hernandez-Rodriguez after his arrest in a suburb of Atlanta. Hernandez-Rodriguez was later convicted of sweeping drug trafficking charges. Prosecutors said he was a high-ranking figure in the La Familia cartel, sent to the U.S. to run a drug cell. His defense lawyers denied he was a major figure in the cartel. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department)</p><p>In this Feb. 14, 2013 photo, Art Bilek, executive vice president of the Chicago Crime Commission, left, announces that Joaquin ``El Chapo'' Guzman, a drug kingpin in Mexico, has been named Chicago's Public Enemy No. 1, during a news conference in Chicago. Looking on is Jack Riley, right, head of the Drug Enforcement Administration in Chicago and Peter Bensinger, former Administrator of the United States DEA. Ruthless drug cartels have long been the nation’s No. 1 supplier of illegal drugs, but in the past, their operatives rarely ventured beyond the border. A wide-ranging Associated Press review of federal court cases and government drug-enforcement data, plus interviews with many top law enforcement officials, indicate the groups have begun deploying agents from their inner circles to the U.S. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this Dec. 11, 2012 file photo, Jack Riley, head of the Drug Enforcement Administration in Chicago, points out local Mexican drug cartel problem areas on a map in the new interagency Strike Force office in Chicago. Looking on is DEA agent Vince Balbo. The ruthless syndicates have long been the nation’s No. 1 supplier of illegal drugs, but in the past, their operatives rarely ventured beyond the border. A wide-ranging Associated Press review of federal court cases and government drug-enforcement data, plus interviews with many top law enforcement officials, indicate the groups have begun deploying agents from their inner circles to the U.S. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)</p><p>This photo dated in 2007 from federal court documents provided by attorneys for Jose Gonzales-Zavala shows Gonzales-Zavala with two of his children allegedly taken in Mexico. Prosecutors say Gonzales-Zavala was a member of the La Familia cartel, based in southwestern Mexico, and dispatched to the Chicago area to oversee one of the cartel's lucrative trafficking cells. His defense team entered the photograph into evidence during the sentence stage of his case in arguing for leniency. In 2011, he was sentenced to 40 years in prison by a federal judge in Chicago. (AP Photo/Attorneys for Jose Gonzales-Zavala)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2010 file photo, bales of marijuana are wheeled out at a news conference in Jonesboro, Ga. Forty-five people were arrested 45 people along with cash, guns and more than two tons of drugs as part of an investigation by federal and local law enforcement into the Atlanta-area U.S. distribution hub of Mexico's La Familia drug cartel. Drug cartels have long been the nation’s No. 1 supplier of illegal drugs, but in the past, their operatives rarely ventured beyond the border. A wide-ranging Associated Press review of federal court cases and government drug-enforcement data, plus interviews with many top law enforcement officials, indicate the groups have begun deploying agents from their inner circles to the U.S. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, John Spink) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT</p><p>FILE - This Feb. 14, 2013 file photo, shows a poster displayed at a Chicago Crime Commission news conference in Chicago, where Joaquin ``El Chapo'' Guzman, a drug kingpin in Mexico, was named as Chicago's Public Enemy No. 1, It is first time since prohibition, when the label was created for Al Capone, that anyone else has been named Public Enemy No. 1. Ruthless drug cartels have long been the nation’s No. 1 supplier of illegal drugs, but in the past, their operatives rarely ventured beyond the border. A wide-ranging Associated Press review of federal court cases and government drug-enforcement data, plus interviews with many top law enforcement officials, indicate the groups have begun deploying agents from their inner circles to the U.S. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17299894-correction-pope-latin-america-storyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17299894-correction-pope-latin-america-storyamericapopelatin-americaassociated-presslatin-americanroman-catholicsnew-worldcatholic-churchlatin-americansworld-newsltmauricio-funespope-francisWed, 13 Mar 2013 19:38:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A man prays beside a statue of Jesus Christ after attending a Mass inside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, Wednesday evening, in Vatican City, meaning 115 cardinals in a papal conclave elected a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>A woman prays inside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, Wednesday evening, in Vatican City, meaning 115 cardinals in a papal conclave elected a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2009 file photo, Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio gives a Mass outside the San Cayetano church where an Argentine flag hangs behind in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Bergoglio was elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)</p><p>People pray inside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, Wednesday evening, in Vatican City, meaning 115 cardinals in a papal conclave elected a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2013, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, leads a Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Bergoglio was elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)</p><p>Women react after hearing on the speakers at the Metropolitan Cathedral that Buenos Aires' Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio was chosen as Pope in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Bergoglio is the first pope ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>Paola La Rocca celebrates after hearing on the speakers at the Metropolitan Cathedral that Buenos Aires' Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio was chosen as Pope in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Bergoglio is the first pope ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>A woman holds up a rosary at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Buenos Aires' Archbishop and Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was named pope on Wednesday, making him the first pope ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2009 file photo, Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, right, greets faithful outside the San Cayetano church in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Bergoglio was elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)</p><p>People hold an Argentine flag and sing outside the Metropolitan Cathedral to celebrate that the new pope is Jorge Bergoglio, Buenos Aires' former archbishop, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was named pope on Wednesday, making him the first pope ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>People hold candles as they gather outside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>Worshipers pack the Metropolitan Cathedral during the evening Mass in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>A Catholic nun sings as people gather outside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Ivan Fernandez)</p><p>Faithful wave an Argentine flag and sing outside the Metropolitan Cathedral as they celebrate in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Bergoglio was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>Faithful react after hearing on the speakers at the Metropolitan Cathedral that Buenos Aires' Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Bergoglio was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>A man prays at the Baby Jesus Church in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)</p><p>Parishioners attend the daily Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Francis began his first day as pope, on Thursday, making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)</p><p>A woman holds up her rosary wrapped hand in praise in front of a statue of the Virgin Mary at Saint Yves Catholic church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Francis began his first day as pope, on Thursday, making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)</p><p>Members of the curia enter in procession through the main aisle of the Metropolitan Cathedral to celebrate a Thanksgiving Mass in honor of Pope Francis in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Francis began his first day as pope, on Thursday, making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>Homeless eat outside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Many hope Francis will bring a familiar cultural warmth, while pushing the church to address a divisive gap between rich and poor in South America, the world's most Catholic continent. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)</p><p>Women pray before a statue of the Virgin Mary at Saint Yves Catholic church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Francis began his first day as pope, on Thursday, making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)</p><p>A woman prays inside the Virgin of Charity of Cobre Catholic church in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Francis began his first day as pope, on Thursday, making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>A church volunteer lights a candle at the Virgin of Charity of Cobre Catholic church in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Francis began his first day as pope, on Thursday, making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>A member of the Lair of Assisi Fraternity attends a Thanksgiving Mass honoring Pope Francis at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Francis began his first day as pope, on Thursday, making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>A man sells newspaper featuring a front page photo of the newly elected Pope Francis, outside of the military academy where the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez lies in state, in Caraca,Venezuela, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A woman sits in a church pew in the San Juan Bautista Catholic church in Mexico City's historic neighborhood Coyoacan, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Francis began his first day as pope, on Thursday, making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17198690-chavez-death-venezuelans-in-us-hopeful-of-changehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17198690-chavez-death-venezuelans-in-us-hopeful-of-changeuschavezamericaunited-stateshugo-chavezus-newsvenezuelansvenezuelans-inmany-venezuelanscheering-venezuelansTue, 5 Mar 2013 22:33:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2006 file photo released by Cuba's Communist daily newspaper Granma, Cuba's leader Fidel Castro, right, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez hold hands as Castro recuperates from surgery in Havana, Cuba. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 that Chavez has died at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Granma, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2005 file photo, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez wears a Mexican sombrero as he sings a Mexican ranchera song at a rally in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 that President Hugo Chavez has died at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)</p><p>A crowd gathers at the Arepazo 2 restaurant in Doral, Fla., Tuesday, March 5, 2013, after hearing the news of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez's death. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)</p><p>Manny Garcia holds a Venezuelan flag at the Arepazo 2 restaurant in Doral, Fla., Tuesday, March 5, 2013, after hearing the news of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's death. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17197969-your-chances-of-dying-by-2023-test-offers-a-cluehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17197969-your-chances-of-dying-by-2023-test-offers-a-clueusdeathamericahealthagingmedpredictingTue, 5 Mar 2013 21:02:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this March 1, 2013 photo, Dr. Marisa Cruz is photographed at the University of San Francisco VA Medical Center in San Francisco. Cruz is the lead author of a study showing that a 12-item list of health questions can help predict chances for dying within 10 years for patients aged 50 and older. The “mortality index” is designed for doctor-patient discussions about which treatments may be too risky for patients with limited life expectancy. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17103931-for-the-aging-a-commune-like-alternative-in-nyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17103931-for-the-aging-a-commune-like-alternative-in-nyusamericaagingnew-york-cityus-newscommunefellowship-communityTue, 26 Feb 2013 18:29:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Joanne Karp, left, a resident at the Fellowship Community adult home in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., leads a music lesson with aide Chela Crane on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. Residents at the home are encouraged to contribute their talents to the community. (AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald)</p><p>Half-gallon jugs await fresh milk at the Fellowship Community's dairy barn in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. Residents of the community's adult home are encouraged to contribute to the community by working at the dairy, the pottery studio, the 33-acre farm and other activities.(AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald)</p><p>This 2011 photo provided by the Fellowship Community shows the Child's Garden at the Fellowship Community, a nonprofit group in a commune-like setting north of New York City in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. It takes an unusual approach to care of the elderly, and seeks to integrate aging residents with other members of the group, including co-workers and their children. (AP Photo/Fellowship Community, Miklos Gratzer)</p><p>In this 2011 photo provided by the Fellowship Community, Pearl Zucherman, a member of the Fellowship Community, works on a loom in the weavery of the Fellowship, a commune-like setting in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., that takes an unusual approach to care of the elderly. Situated on a hilltop in suburban Rockland County, Fellowship looks a bit like a village out of the past. Besides the weavery there is a farm a pottery and candle shop, a dairy barn with 10 cows, a print shop, a metal shop, food gardens and a wood shop where residents are urged to contribute to the community by lending a hand. (AP Photo/Fellowship Community, Miklos Gratzer)</p><p>In this 2011 photo provided by the Fellowship Community, Norma Christie, a member of Fellowship Community works on a pressed flower project in her studio apartment on the grounds of the Fellowship, a nonprofit group in a commune-like setting north of New York City in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. It takes an unusual approach to care of the elderly, and seeks to integrate aging residents with other members of the group, including co-workers and their children. (AP Photo/Fellowship Community, Miklos Gratzer)</p><p>In this 2011 photo provided by the Fellowship Community, Mac Mead, center, tills soil with horses at the Fellowship Community, a commune-like setting north of New York City in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. Meade, a former co-worker at the Fellowship and now director of the neighboring Pfeiffer Center agriculture school, was working with his interns in one of the gardens on the 33-acre farm which goes beyond organic, running on "biodynamic," or self-sustaining, principles.(AP Photo/Fellowship Community, Miklos Gratzer) </p><p>In this 2011 photo provided by the Fellowship Community, Erna Derkatsch, a member of the Fellowship Community holds a stuffed teddy bear as she is goes for a stroll with co-worker Jeanette Rodriguez on the Fellowship's grounds, in a commune-like setting in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. It takes an unusual approach to care of the elderly, and seeks to integrate aging residents with other members of the group, including co-workers and their children. (AP Photo/Fellowship Community, Miklos Gratzer)</p><p>This 2011 photo provided by the Fellowship Community shows a garden where plants for herbal teas are grown for the residents of the Fellowship Community, along with herbs spices for cooking in kitchens of the nonprofit group in a commune-like setting in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. Residents of the community's adult home are encouraged to contribute to the community by working at the dairy, the pottery studio, the 33-acre farm and other activities. (AP Photo/Fellowship Community, Miklos Gratzer) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16953695-miss-america-returning-to-roots-in-atlantic-cityhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16953695-miss-america-returning-to-roots-in-atlantic-cityusamericanew-jerseymiss-americaatlantic-citylas-vegasus-newsThu, 14 Feb 2013 00:30:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2013 file photo, Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan reacts as she is crowned Miss America 2013 in Las Vegas. Gov. Chris Christie's spokesman Michael Drewniak on Wednesday night, Feb. 13, 2013 confirmed news of the Miss America pageant's return to Atlantic City. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno is scheduled make a formal announcement Thursday on Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)</p><p>Miss New Jersey for 2012 in the Miss America pageant, Lindsey Petrosh, of Egg Harbor City, N.J., gestures for photographs in Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Atlantic City, after New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno announced that the Miss America pageant is returning to Atlantic City. The pageant returns to Atlantic City in September after spending six years in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)</p><p>New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno announces that the Miss America pageant is returning to Atlantic City in September after spending six years in Las Vegas, at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Atlantic City. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) </p><p>Miss New Jersey 2012 for the Miss America pageant, Lindsey Petrosh, of Egg Harbor City, N.J., walks along the Boardwalk, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Atlantic City, after New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno announced that the Miss America pageant is returning to Atlantic City. The pageant returns to Atlantic City in September after spending six years in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)</p><p>New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno rests a Miss America crown that was given to her by the Miss America Organization, on her lap as she applauds at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Atlantic City, after announcing that the Miss America pageant is returning to Atlantic City. The pageant returns to Atlantic City in September after spending six years in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)</p><p>Miss New Jersey for 2012 in the Miss America pageant, Lindsey Petrosh, of Egg Harbor City, N.J., gestures for photographs in Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Atlantic City, after New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno announced that the Miss America pageant is returning to Atlantic City. The pageant returns to Atlantic City in September after spending six years in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16916947-no-one-fix-to-slow-hospital-readmission-epidemichttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16916947-no-one-fix-to-slow-hospital-readmission-epidemicusamericahealthhospitalagingback-to-themedto-thethe-hospitalSun, 10 Feb 2013 13:26:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This photo taken Jan. 30, 2013 shows adult nurse practitioner Jayne Mitchell watching at right as patient Marlena Bechtel-Rysdam, from Elgin, Ore., practices using an electronic monitoring device called a Health Buddy, at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Ore. Hospitals are under new pressure from Medicare to slow a pricey revolving door &#8212; the number of people who are rehospitalized only weeks after they left for problems that could have been prevented. In Mitchell's program, patients with heart failure get extra education before they're discharged and some are tracked at home with special telemedicine monitors. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)</p><p>This photo taken Jan. 30, 2013 shows patient Marlena Bechtel-Rysdam, right, from Elgin, Ore., going over home monitoring training materials with registered nurse Christina Leese at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Ore. Hospitals are under new pressure from Medicare to slow a pricey revolving door &#8212; the number of people who are rehospitalized only weeks after they left for problems that could have been prevented. In Mitchell's program, patients with heart failure get extra education before they're discharged and some are tracked at home with special telemedicine monitors. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)</p><p>This photo taken Jan. 30, 2013 shows a Health Buddy electronic monitoring device sitting on the bed as patient Marlena Bechtel-Rysdam, left, from Elgin, Ore., goes over training materials with registered nurse Christina Leese at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Ore. Hospitals are under new pressure from Medicare to slow a pricey revolving door &#8212; the number of people who are rehospitalized only weeks after they left for problems that could have been prevented. In Mitchell's program, patients with heart failure get extra education before they're discharged and some are tracked at home with special telemedicine monitors. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)</p><p>Chart shows readmission for Medicare patients within 30 days of hospital discharge</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16894947-assisted-suicide-on-legal-agenda-in-several-stateshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16894947-assisted-suicide-on-legal-agenda-in-several-statesusassisted-suicidesuicideamericahealthassistedagingFri, 8 Feb 2013 08:41:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Cathy Ludlum poses for a photograph at her home in Manchester, Conn. on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Ludlum, a disabled-rights activist who has spinal muscular atrophy, said she is concerned the state's Public Health Committee has decided to hold the public hearing and worries the issue of doctor-assisted suicide will not go away soon, adding she wants lawmakers to focus more on "giving people a good life than giving people a good death." (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)</p><p>Cathy Ludlum poses for a photograph at her home in Manchester, Conn. on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Ludlum, a disabled-rights activist who has spinal muscular atrophy, said she is concerned the state's Public Health Committee has decided to hold the public hearing and worries the issue of doctor-assisted suicide will not go away soon, adding she wants lawmakers to focus more on "giving people a good life than giving people a good death." (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16723128-aging-america-elder-abuse-use-of-shelters-risinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16723128-aging-america-elder-abuse-use-of-shelters-risingusamericaabuseagingus-newselder-abuseSun, 27 Jan 2013 15:19:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 photo, an elderly woman who has suffered abuse by a relative watches "I Love Lucy" on a television inside her room at Cedar Village retirement community, in Mason, Ohio. The Shalom Center that is a part of the community helps the woman by offering shelter, along with medical, psychological and legal help, to elderly abuse victims in this northern Cincinnati suburb. The center asked that her identity be protected for this story because the close relatives who allegedly abused her don't know where she is. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)</p><p>In this Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 photo, Carol Silver Elliott, left, CEO of Cedar Village retirement community, and caregiver Kim Bauer, right, talk with an elderly woman that has suffered abuse by a relative, at the facility in Mason, Ohio. The woman is helped by the Shalom Center that is a part of Cedar Village. Shalom Center offers shelter, along with medical, psychological and legal help, to elderly abuse victims in this northern Cincinnati suburb. The center asked that the woman's identity be protected for this story because the close relatives who allegedly abused her don't know where she is. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)</p><p>In this Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 photo, caregiver Kim Bauer, right, pauses as the elderly woman she is helping looks at a decorative fireplace at Cedar Village retirement community, in Mason, Ohio. The woman she is helping has suffered abuse by a relative. The Shalom Center that is a part of the community helps the woman by offering shelter, along with medical, psychological and legal help, to elderly abuse victims in this northern Cincinnati suburb. The center asked that her identity be protected for this story because the close relatives who allegedly abused her don't know where she is. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16722969-aging-america-elder-abuse-can-take-many-formshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16722969-aging-america-elder-abuse-can-take-many-formsusglanceamericaabuseagingus-newselder-abuseSun, 27 Jan 2013 15:01:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16673324-changing-family-dynamic-may-lead-to-tax-reliefhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16673324-changing-family-dynamic-may-lead-to-tax-reliefustaxesamericapoliticsagingbaby-boomersThu, 24 Jan 2013 08:08:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This undated publicity photo provided by courtesy TurboTax shows Vice President, Bob Meighan, of the online tax preparation service, TurboTax. (AP Photo/Courtesy TurboTax)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/20/16608035-miss-america-attends-inauguration-despite-the-coldhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/20/16608035-miss-america-attends-inauguration-despite-the-coldentertainmentusamericapoliticsmiss-americainaugurationinauguration-daymallory-haganmiss-america-mallory-haganSun, 20 Jan 2013 08:48:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Miss America 2013 Mallory Hagan arrives at the OurTime.org Inaugural Youth Ball Generation Now Party on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in Washington. (Photo by Nick Wass/Invision/AP)</p><p>Miss America 2013 Mallory Hagan arrives at the OurTime.org Inaugural Youth Ball Generation Now Party on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in Washington. (Photo by Nick Wass/Invision/AP)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/12/16476171-miss-america-journeys-from-small-town-to-big-cityhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/12/16476171-miss-america-journeys-from-small-town-to-big-cityusamericamiss-americalas-vegasnew-york-citylas-vegas-stripus-newsjames-brownplanet-hollywood-resortmiss-americanSat, 12 Jan 2013 09:13:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This photo courtesy Miss America Organization shows Miss North Dakota Rosie Sauvageau took top honors Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, after her piano and vocal rendition of "To Make You Feel My Love." The 24-year-old from Fargo, N.D., will take home a $2,000 Amway scholarship from the competition at Planet Hollywood resort in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Miss America Organization)</p><p>This photo courtesy Miss America Organization shows Miss Washington Mandy Schendel who took the trophy for the third round of the Lifestyle and Fitness category after modeling a strapless white Catalina swimsuit on Thursday. Jan. 10, 2013, at the Planet Hollywood casino in Las Vegas. The 22-year-old from Newcastle, Wash., earned a $1,000 Amway scholarship for it. (AP Photo/Miss America Organization)</p><p>Miss Indiana MerrieBeth Cox competes in the Miss America pageant on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)</p><p>Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan competes swimsuit portion of the Miss America pageant on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)</p><p>Miss Maryland Johanna Guy competes in the swimsuit portion Miss America pageant on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)</p><p>Miss Illinois Megan Ervin competes in the Miss America pageant on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)</p><p>Miss America judge McKayla Maroney photographs herself onstage before the pageant on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)</p><p>Miss New York, Mallory Hagan, right, reacts with Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers as she is crowned Miss America 2013 on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)</p><p>La representante de Nueva York, Mallory Hytes Hagan, desfila en traje de baño durante el certamen Miss America, el sábado 12 de enero de 2013, en Las Vegas. Hagan ganó el concurso (AP Foto/Isaac Brekken)</p><p>Miss New York Mallory Hagan is crowned Miss America 2013 by Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)</p><p>Miss New York Mallory Hagan is crowned Miss America 2013 by Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)</p><p>Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers competes in the evening gown portion of the Miss America 2013 pageant on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. Rogers was named first runner-up. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)</p><p>Miss Oklahoma Alicia Clifton competes in the swimsuit portion of the Miss America 2013 pageant on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)</p><p>Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan competes in the swimsuit portion of the Miss America 2013 pageant on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)</p><p>Miss Tennessee Chandler Lawson competes in the talent portion of the Miss America 2013 pageant on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)</p><p>Contestants compete in the swimsuit portion of the Miss America 2013 pageant on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)</p><p>Miss Iowa Mariah Cary competes in the swimsuit portion of the Miss America 2013 pageant on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)</p><p>Miss Montana Alexis Wineman competes in the swimsuit portion of the Miss America 2013 pageant on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/25/16146175-us-gun-support-runs-far-deeper-than-politicshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/25/16146175-us-gun-support-runs-far-deeper-than-politicsusamericagunsbarack-obamaus-newsnational-rifle-associationadam-lanzaTue, 25 Dec 2012 16:10:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, a customer checks out a shotgun at Burdett & Son Outdoor Adventure Shop in College Station, Texas. More civilians are armed in the U.S. than anywhere else in the world, with Yemen coming in a distant second, according to the Small Arms Survey in Geneva. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)</p><p>In this photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 taxidermist Bill Moos displays one of his shotguns in his shop in Bryan, Texas. Moos, who owns a collection of more than 30 guns, can be spotted any given morning, prowling his roughly 40-acre (16-hectare) ranch with his dogs and a shotgun slung over his shoulder. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)</p><p>In this photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, gun store owner Dave Burdett talks about gun rights as he displays a hand gun in his store in College Station, Texas. Burdett, who owns an outdoors and adventure shop across the street from the sprawling Texas A&M University campus in College Station, says his affinity for guns is rooted in history, not sport. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)</p><p>In this photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, a stuffed deer heads hang from the walls of taxidermist Bill Moos' shop in Bryan, Texas. Moos, who owns a collection of more than 30 guns, can be spotted any given morning, prowling his roughly 40-acre (16-hectare) ranch with his dogs and a shotgun slung over his shoulder. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/22/16091978-help-at-hand-when-elderly-relatives-health-failshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/22/16091978-help-at-hand-when-elderly-relatives-health-failsusnew-yorkamericaelderagingus-newsadvocatesmarnie-schwartzSat, 22 Dec 2012 19:27:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 photo, Barbara Newman Mannix, founder of A Dignified Life, poses for a photo outside her office in White Plains, N.Y. The company stands in for family members who can't be as close as they'd like when an elderly relative begins to decline. (AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16043633-ap-photos-christmas-in-americas-front-yardshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16043633-ap-photos-christmas-in-americas-front-yardsusamericalightslos-angelessan-franciscosan-diegochristmasus-newscane-lane"Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:45:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Sunday Dec. 9, 2012 photo, Adriana Leiss and her daughters Gabriella and Amelia replace burned out light bulbs on their 1965 Chevy pick-up truck decorated for Christmas at their house, on what is known as "Candy Cane Lane" in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)</p><p>This Dec. 4, 2012 photo shows spectators viewing a a giant Santa Claus at a decorated home in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Each holiday season, tour operator Tony Muia takes tourists from around the world on his “Christmas Lights & Cannoli Tour” visiting the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge, where locals take pride in over-the-top holiday light displays. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>In this Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 photo, Christmas lights and ornaments adorn a house on Castro Street in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)</p><p>In this Tuesday, Dec. 2012 photo, colorful Christmas figures fill the yard of Michael Goldsmith who has decorated his Montgomery, Ala., home and yard for over thirty years before dying of cancer earlier this year. For 34 years Goldsmith filled his yard with hundreds of Christmas decorations. Friends memorialized him this year by continuing the lighting display at his house. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p><p>In this Tuesday, Dec. 2012 photo, colorful Christmas figures fill the yard of Michael Goldsmith who has decorated his Montgomery, Ala., home and yard for over thirty years before dying of cancer earlier this year. For 34 years Goldsmith filled his yard with hundreds of Christmas decorations. Friends memorialized him this year by continuing the lighting display at his house. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p><p>In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 photo, thousands of colorful lights and decorations fill the yard of this Montgomery, Ala., home. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p><p>Unable to compete with her neighbor, Eric Cyr, Kristina Green opted to decorate her home, left, with a 450-light "Ditto" sign and an arrow pointing to Cyr's 20,000-light Christmas display, as shown Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 in Maricopa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)</p><p>In this Dec. 10, 2012 photo, people walk past holiday decorations on homes on 34th Street in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore. Residents on the block decorate their rowhouses with over-the-top lights and decorations in the annual tradition known locally as the "Miracle on 34th Street." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)</p><p>In this Dec. 10, 2012 photo, ornaments made from Old Bay seasoning containers decorate a home on 34th Street in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore. Residents on the block decorate their rowhouses with over-the-top lights and decorations in the annual tradition known locally as the "Miracle on 34th Street." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)</p><p>In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 photo holiday lights from a bridge are reflected in the canal waters in the Venice section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) </p><p>In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 photo, Christmas lights decorate a home in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) </p><p>This Dec. 12, 2012 photo shows the holiday lighting display at the home of Norm and Michele Rados in Olmsted Township, Ohio. Rados said it takes four to five weekends of work to finish his annual holiday display leading up to the Sunday after Thanksgiving. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)</p><p>In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 photo, visitors take photos in front of homes decorated with thousands of holiday lights in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)</p><p>In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, various holiday figures and colored lights fill the yard of a home on Hawks Nest Court in Cary, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)</p><p>In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 a firehouse along the Embarcadero is lit up with Christmas lights in San Francisco. In the background is the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. San Francisco's fireboats are also housed at the station. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)</p><p>In this Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 photo, a woman walks along Natal Circle viewing Christmas lights in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)</p><p>Christmas lights stretch across the street on Natal Circle Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)</p><p>In this Dec. 10, 2012 photo, Louise Beacham carries a ladder after putting up a Christmas wreath on the Windandsea Surf Shack on Windandsea Beach in San Diego. Originally constructed in the 1940s, the shack is a local landmark on this famous surfing beach. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/13/15886295-zulli-quiteh-hill-lead-ap-little-america-teamhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/13/15886295-zulli-quiteh-hill-lead-ap-little-america-teamcollege-footballsportsteamamericaap-little-all-america-teamlittle-all-america-teamzach-zullifranklyn-quitehap-little-all-americaThu, 13 Dec 2012 16:59:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15866133-heinicke-breitenstein-lead-ap-fcs-all-americanshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15866133-heinicke-breitenstein-lead-ap-fcs-all-americanscollege-footballsportsteamamericastony-brookpayton-awardfcs-all-america-teameric-breitensteinmiguel-maysonetassociated-press-fcs-all-americataylor-heinickeWed, 12 Dec 2012 17:04:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2012, file photo, Old Dominion quaterback Taylor Heinicke throws a pass against New Hampshire during an NCAA college football game in Norfolk, Va. Heinicke, the record-setting quarterback from Old Dominion, and Eric Breitenstein, the 2,000-yard rusher from Wofford, have been selected to The Associated Press FCS All-America football team on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley) MAGS OUT</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2012, file photo, Wofford College's Eric Breitenstein rushes away from Elon defensemen to score a touchdown during an NCAA college football game in Elon, N.C. Payton Award finalists Taylor Heinicke, the record-setting quarterback from Old Dominion, and Breitenstein, the 2,000-yard rusher from Wofford, have been selected to The Associated Press FCS All-America football team on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Burlington Times-News, Scott Muthersbaugh, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15843780-no-2-alabama-places-4-on-ap-all-america-teamhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15843780-no-2-alabama-places-4-on-ap-all-america-teamcollege-footballsportsapteamamericaap-all-americaall-america-teamTue, 11 Dec 2012 16:58:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2012 file photo, Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel (2) reacts after a touchdown run during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Florida in College Station, Texas. Manziel could become the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy when the award is presented Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Dave Einsel, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2012, file photo, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) looks for a receiver during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Manziel was selected to the first-team on The Associated Press All-America football team released Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012.(AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2012, file photo, Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones (29) follows the action during an NCAA college football game against Georgia Southern in Athens, Ga. Jarvis was selected to the first-team on The Associated Press All-America football team released Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012.(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2012, file photo, Wisconsin running back Montee Ball celebrates a touchdown against Minnesota during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Madison, Wis. Ball was selected to the first-team on The Associated Press All-America football team released, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2012, file photo, Alabama offensive lineman Barrett Jones (75) gestures at the line of scrimmage during the second half of a NCAA college football game in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The second-ranked Crimson Tide placed four players on The Associated Press All-America football team released Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Among them was Jones, who became a two-time first-team selection. (AP Photo/ Butch Dill, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15114500-mexico-prez-us-lacks-moral-authority-for-drug-warhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15114500-mexico-prez-us-lacks-moral-authority-for-drug-warlatinamericamarijuanalatin-americalatin-americancentral-americanlegalworld-newsfelipe-calderonltMon, 12 Nov 2012 17:47:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Honduras' President Porfirio Lobo, from left, Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla and Belize' Prime Minister Dean Barrow pose for photos prior to a press conference in Mexico City, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. Mexico and the three Central American nations are calling for a review of international drug policies after two U.S. states voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)</p><p>Mexico's President Felipe Calderon speaks during a press conference with the leaders of Honduras, Costa Rica and Belize, not in picture, in Mexico City, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. Mexico and the three Central American nations are calling for a review of international drug policies after two U.S. states voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)</p><p>Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, with back to camera, greets Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla as Belize's Prime Minister Dean Barrow, right, and Honduras' President Porfirio Lobo look on after a press conference in Mexico City, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. Mexico and the three Central American nations are calling for a review of international drug policies after two U.S. states voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/11/15091864-nation-pays-tribute-to-sacrifices-of-veteranshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/11/15091864-nation-pays-tribute-to-sacrifices-of-veteransusamericadayacrosslas-vegasbarack-obamaus-newsveterans-daySun, 11 Nov 2012 21:07:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>United States Army Sgt. Zach Ames, center, who has been on a one-year deployment to Afghanistan, surprises his wife, Bri Ames, left, and their daughter Emersyn, right, with a reunion prior to an NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Seattle Seahawks on Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)</p><p>President Barack Obama speaks during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Pictures of WWII veterans are carried up New York's Fifth Avenue during the Veterans Day Parade Sunday Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)</p><p>WWII veteran Eugene Cannava, 86, from New York, left, chats with Korean War veteran Samuel Benchimol, 81, from Glen Head, N.Y., as they wait to march up New York's Fifth Avenue in the Veterans Day Parade Sunday Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)</p><p>Members of the U.S. Army Reserves do cadence as they wait to march up New York's Fifth Avenue in the Veterans Day Parade Sunday Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)</p><p>Jamie Trachtenberg, of Chicago, Illinois, right, holds her son Evan Trachtenberg, 2, as they and others watch the Veterans Day Parade makes it's way up New York's Fifth Avenue Sunday Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)</p><p>The American flag is carried up New York's Fifth Avenue during the Veterans Day Parade Sunday Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)</p><p>Vietnam War veterans Fred Reiman, of Norwood, N.J., left, and Rick Frato, of Township of Washington, N.J., wait to take part in the Veterans Day Parade Sunday Nov. 11, 2012 in New York. Both Rieman and Frato are with the Nam Knights. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)</p><p>Jamie Trachtenberg, of Chicago, right, holds her son Evan Trachtenberg, 2, as they and others watch the Veterans Day Parade make its way up New York's Fifth Avenue, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)</p>