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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Quake rocks Washington area, felt on East Coast (AP)

Quake rocks Washington area, felt on East Coast (AP)

Quake rocks Washington area, felt on East Coast (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:38 PM PDT

Co-workers Susan Sproul, left, and Susan Davidson hug after evacuating from their building after an earthquake was felt in Baltimore, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Downtown office buildings were cleared and workers were waiting for clearance to re-enter. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP - A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia forced evacuations of all the memorials and monuments on the National Mall in Washington and rattled nerves from South Carolina to Martha's Vineyard, the Massachusetts island where President Barack Obama is vacationing.

Libyan rebels storm seat of Gadhafi's power (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:52 PM PDT

Rebel fighters gesture inside the main Moammar Gadhafi compound in Bab al-Aziziya in Tripoli, LIbya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Libyan rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi's main military compound in Tripoli Tuesday after fierce fighting with forces loyal to his regime that rocked the capital as the longtime leader refused to surrender despite the stunning advances by opposition forces. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP - Hundreds of Libyan rebels blasted through the green gates of Moammar Gadhafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli Tuesday after five hours of intense fighting around it. They beat and killed some of those who defended it, fired celebratory shots in the air and hauled off crates of weapons and trucks with guns mounted on the back.

Hurricane Irene marks 1st big US threat in years (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:42 PM PDT

Resort landscaping manager Chris Jaeger fills his truck and ten five-gallon gas containers Tuesday morning in Garden City, S.C., Tuesday Aug. 23, 2011. Jaeger said they gassed up their vehicles Monday and just want to be prepared in case Hurricane Irene hits the Myrtle Beach, S.C. area. (AP Photo/The Sun News , Steve Jessmore)AP - Officials and residents from Florida to the Carolinas stocked up on supplies, dusted off evacuation plans and readied for the worst as Irene, the first hurricane to threaten the U.S. in three years, churned over tropical waters after cutting a destructive path through the Caribbean.

GOP using redistricting to shore up House majority (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:43 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 20, 2010 file photo, Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif. takes part in a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans romped last November, gaining 63 House seats to secure the majority, winning 11 governorships in places such as Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania and seizing control of most state legislative seats they've had since 1928. The GOP is capitalizing on its across-the-board control in 26 states, governor plus legislature, in the census-based drawing of a new political map that will be a decisive factor in the 2012 elections and beyond. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - The odds of getting re-elected have gotten better for Rep. Renee Ellmers and other Republican freshmen in the House — thanks to GOP calculations in redrawing congressional maps.

Stocks jump; Dow headed for best gain in two weeks (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:40 PM PDT

In this Aug. 18, 2011 photo, trader William Sachs, right, talks with a fellow trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks rose around the world on Tuesday, Aug. 23, as investors shrugged off signs of deteriorating economic sentiment in Europe and hoped the Federal Reserve would act to keep the U.S. from sliding back into recession.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Stocks surged Tuesday, putting the Dow Jones industrial average on track for its biggest gain in nearly two weeks. Investors were picking up cheaply priced stocks after fears that the U.S. would slip into a recession pounded the market over the last month.

NY courts let DA drop sex case, Strauss-Kahn free (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:32 PM PDT

Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves Manhattan State Supreme court with his wife Anne Sinclair, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, in New York. A New York judge dismissed the sexual assault case against Strauss-Kahn, but the order is on hold until an appeals court rules on his accuser's request for a special prosecutor. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)AP - A pair of judges put an end Tuesday to the sensational sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, setting him free after prosecutors argued the hotel housekeeper accusing the French diplomat of sexual assault couldn't be trusted.

Calif. baby tossed from building; mom arrested (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:08 PM PDT

A law enforcement officer surveys the parking structure at Children's Hospital of Orange County in Orange, Calif. on Monday Aug. 22, 2011. An unidentified infant boy fell or was thrown from the parking structure, according to police. The baby is in critical condition at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange. (AP Photo/Cindy Yamanaka) - MAGS OUT NO SALES -AP - A Southern California woman accused of tossing her 7-month-old son from the fourth floor of a hospital parking structure was arrested after she circled back to the scene four hours later, a police spokesman said Tuesday.

Toyota debuts new Camry amid tough competition (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:49 AM PDT

The 2012 Toyota Camry is unveiled during a news conference in Dearborn, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. While it promises new technology and other upgrades, America's best-selling car faces a fight to stay on top with its first redesign of the Camry in five years (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - Toyota plans to unveil its first redesign of the Camry in five years on Tuesday. While it promises new technology and other upgrades, America's best-selling car faces a fight to stay on top.

Tests show no illegal drugs in Winehouse body (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:35 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 24, 2009 file photo, British singer Amy Winehouse leaves Westminster magistrates court in London after a judge acquitted her of assaulting a fan who asked to take her picture. Winehouse had no illegal drugs in her system when she died, and it is still unclear what killed the singer, her family said Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. The family said in a statement that toxicology tests showed 'alcohol was present' in the singer's body but it hasn't yet been determined if it contributed to her death. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Amy Winehouse had no illegal drugs in her system when she died, and it is still unclear what killed the singer, her family said Tuesday. The family said in a statement that toxicology tests showed "alcohol was present" in the singer's body but it hasn't yet been determined if it contributed to her death.

Tennessee's Summitt has early onset dementia (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:02 PM PDT

FILE - This March 27, 2011 file photo shows Tennessee women's head basketball coach Pat Summitt listening to a question during a news conference, in Dayton, Ohio. Summitt has been diagnosed with early onset dementia. The Knoxville News Sentinel first reported Summitt's condition. The 59-year-old Summitt told the newspaper she plans to rely on medication and mental exercises to manage the progressive condition that could lead to Alzheimer's. She planned to meet with the Lady Volunteers on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 23, 2011, to inform them of the diagnosis. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)AP - Tennessee's Pat Summitt plans to coach "as long as the good Lord is willing" despite recently being diagnosed with early onset dementia.

"It's over" cry rebels as Gaddafi HQ overrun (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:18 PM PDT

Saif Al-Islam, son of Muammar Gaddafi, greets supporters in Tripoli, August 23, 2011. REUTERS/Paul HackettReuters - Joyful Libyan rebels overran Muammar Gaddafi's Tripoli bastion on Tuesday, seizing weapons and loot and destroying symbols of a 42-year dictatorship they declared was now over as they set about hunting down the fallen ruler and his sons.

Earthquake rattles East Coast, no deaths (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:47 PM PDT

Employees of Inter-American Development Bank gather around in the median strip of New York Avenue in Washington following a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that struck the U.S. East Coast August 23, 2011. Pictured (R-L) James Desrosiers, Ines Elisa Clavier, Victoria Marquez Mees, and Ana Nunez Sanchez. REUTERS/Hyungwon KangReuters - A strong earthquake struck the East Coast and was felt as far away as Canada on Tuesday, shaking buildings in many cities, delaying flights and trains and sending thousands of frightened workers into the streets.

Strauss-Kahn criminal sexual assault case dropped (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:42 AM PDT

Reuters - A New York judge dropped all criminal sexual assault charges against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Tuesday, leaving him free to rebuild a shattered career after prosecutors said his accuser lacked credibility.

S&P replaces president with Citibank exec after U.S. downgrade (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 07:11 PM PDT

Standard & Poor's President Deven Sharma speaks during an interview at the International Economic Forum of the Americas in Montreal, Quebec, June 9, 2010. REUTERS/Christinne MuschiReuters - The chief of Standard & Poor's will step down next month, to be replaced by a senior Citibank executive, in a move announced a few weeks after the credit rating agency downgraded U.S. government debt and sparked a row with Washington.

World stocks jump as dollar dips on stimulus talk (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:29 PM PDT

People, standing in front of an electronic board displaying share prices, wait to cross a street as cars pass by in Tokyo, August 22, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - World stocks rallied, oil rose and the dollar fell on Tuesday as dismal U.S. data increased hopes the Federal Reserve may offer more economic stimulus.

Special report: In Libya, the cellphone as weapon (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:27 AM PDT

A rebel talks on his mobile phone next to a pile of anti-aircraft ammunition at a checkpoint on the west of Ajdabiyah, March 31, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - When Muammar Gaddafi's government shut off the cellphone network in Misrata in the early days of Libya's uprising, it wanted to stop rebel forces communicating with each other. But the power of a modern phone goes beyond its network.

U.S. alerts East Coast to Hurricane Irene threat (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:25 PM PDT

A boy walks in a flooded road after Hurricane Irene hit the municipality of Loiza, Puerto Rico, August 22, 2011. REUTERS/Ana MartinezReuters - The United States put its eastern seaboard on alert for Hurricane Irene on Tuesday as the powerful storm barreled up from the Caribbean on a path that could hit the U.S. coast on the weekend.

Sprint to start selling iPhone 5 mid-October: report (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:56 PM PDT

Reuters - Sprint Nextel will start selling the next version of the Apple Inc iPhone in mid-October, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal that cited unnamed sources.
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