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Friday, September 30, 2011

US strike kills American al-Qaida cleric in Yemen (AP)

US strike kills American al-Qaida cleric in Yemen (AP)

US strike kills American al-Qaida cleric in Yemen (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 02:08 PM PDT

FILE - In this file image taken from video and released by SITE Intelligence Group on Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, Anwar al-Awlaki speaks in a video message posted on radical websites. Yemen's Defense Ministry said in a statement Friday Sept. 30, 2011 the U.S.-born al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki has been killed. The ministry provided no details in the statement Friday on one of its websites. (AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group) NO SALESAP - The killing of U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and another American militant propagandist in a U.S. airstrike Friday wipes out the decisive factor that made al-Qaida's branch in Yemen the most dangerous threat to the United States: its reach into the West.

US on uncharted ground as drone kills 2 Americans (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 02:08 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks on the killing of US-born Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, during a 'Change of Office' ceremonies at Ft. Myer in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama steered the nation's war machine into uncharted territory Friday when a U.S. drone attacked a convoy in Yemen and killed two American citizens who had become central figures in al-Qaida.

APNewsBreak: Christie to decide soon on 2012 bid (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:59 PM PDT

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during the Perspectives on Leadership Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.,Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Gov. Christie warned Tuesday that America's promise is being menaced from within, as a troubled U.S. economy, shaky leadership and political gridlock diminish the nation's ability to solve its problems. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Two people close to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie say he is reconsidering his decision not to run for the White House in 2012. They say he is expected to make a final decision soon.

Perry attacks Romney, Obama in policy speech (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:11 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry delivers a speech at the Georgia Legislative Briefing, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)AP - Rick Perry said Friday anyone with doubts about how he would govern as president should simply look at Texas. In his first domestic policy speech as a candidate for the White House, Perry touted his decade at the helm of the Lone Star state, where he said he'd kept taxes low, environmental regulations at bay and signed sweeping medical malpractice reform into law.

Hispanic students vanish from Alabama schools (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Gov. Robert Bentley talks with reporters outside the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Bentley said a federal judge left most of the state's tough new immigration law in place, and it's still the strongest in the nation. Bentley says he will work with the state attorney general to appeal any parts of Blackburn's decision that struck down sections of the law. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)AP - Hispanic students have started vanishing from Alabama public schools in the wake of a court ruling that upheld the state's tough new law cracking down on illegal immigration.

APNewsBreak: Navy explores longer sub deployments (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:09 PM PDT

In a Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 photo, the commander of the U.S. Navy's submarine force, Vice Adm. John Richardson, is interviewed by The Associated Press at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. The Navy is considering extending the length of deployments on attack submarines, but won't say for how long, as it faces rising demands with a fleet that has been shrinking since the end of the Cold War, the commander of American submarine forces says. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)AP - The Navy is considering lengthening the standard deployment of attack submarines beyond six months as it faces rising demands with a fleet that has been shrinking since the end of the Cold War, the commander of American submarine forces told The Associated Press in an interview.

Medic: Info from Jackson doctor didn't add up (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 02:17 PM PDT

Paramedic Richard Senneff testifies during the Conrad Murray involuntary manslaughter trial in downtown Los Angeles, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. Murray has pleaded not guilty and faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical license if convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death. (AP Photo/Al Seib, Pool)AP - After just a few moments in Michael Jackson's bedroom, the paramedic dispatched to save the singer's life knew things weren't adding up.

Calif. man found alive by his children after wreck (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 02:04 PM PDT

Two cars at the bottom of a remote mountain are recovered in Castaic, Calif., Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 .   David Lavau, whose car had plunged 200 feet off a remote mountain road, was found yesterday by his three adult children, who had enlisted the help of a missing persons detective. Lavau suffered multiple rib fractures, a broken arm and multiple fractures in his back. While he was being rescued, another vehicle was found nearby, its driver dead. Authorities don't know if that vehicle was involved in a collision with Lavau's car, or if it was a separate accident. (Photo/Gus Ruelas)AP - David Lavau's children drove slowly along the perilously curved mountain road, stopping to peer over the treacherous drop-offs and call out for their father, missing for six days.

Dr. Jack Kevorkian's art, belongings to be sold (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:34 PM PDT

In a Jan. 10, 1997 file photo, retired pathologist Dr. Jack Kevorkian smiles in his attorney's Southfield, Mich., office while showing off his latest painting. Kevorkian's paintings, writings and his iconic blue sweater are going up for auction. Kevorkian's attorney and close friend Mayer Morganroth said Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 that the late pathologist's artwork and items will be sold in late October at the New York Institute of Technology. (AP Photo/Jeff Kowalsky, File)AP - Paintings, writings and the iconic blue sweater of assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian are going up for auction, his attorney and close friend said Friday.

Francona meets with management about his future (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:02 PM PDT

Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona departs Fenway Park, in Boston, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, after meeting with Red Sox management to discuss his future with the baseball club. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - Terry Francona met with Boston Red Sox management on Friday to discuss his future as manager. Shortly after the meeting, Francona, owner John Henry, and chairman Tom Werner left in separate cars. Francona left first, at 11:55 a.m. No announcement was made.

Kodak shares plummet on restructuring fears (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Reuters - (Reuters)- Eastman Kodak Co shares fell almost 70 percent on Friday afternoon on concerns the photography pioneer could file for bankruptcy.

CIA drone kills U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric in Yemen (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:05 AM PDT

Police troopers stand guard on a police patrol vehicle outside a state security court during the trial in absentia of the U.S.-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Sanaa November 6, 2010. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahReuters - SANAA (Reuters)- Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born Islamist militant, was killed in Yemen on Friday in a CIA drone strike described by President Barack Obama as "another significant milestone" in efforts to defeat al Qaeda.

Wall Street ends worst quarter since 2008 meltdown (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:36 PM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange September 28, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Stocks ended their worst quarter since the depths of the 2008 credit crisis, crippled by Europe's debt debacle, a U.S. credit downgrade and a sputtering global economy.

Weak income curbs spending but factories strong (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:41 AM PDT

A worker installs parts onto the dashboard for the new Chevrolet Cruze car as it moves along the assembly line at the General Motors Cruze assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio July 22, 2011. REUTERS/Aaron JosefczykReuters - Consumers struggled to make ends meet in August as incomes fell for the first time in nearly two years, while a surge in Midwest manufacturing this month provided one bright spot in an otherwise weak economy.

Buffett backs Bank of America, buying more stocks (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 09:44 AM PDT

Reuters - Warren Buffett said on Friday he is still eager to buy companies and stocks, even as his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway launches its first-ever share buyback program.

Sarkozy to meet Merkel in coming days on Greece (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday he would meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the coming days in Germany to discuss Greece's debt troubles, calling support for Greece a "moral obligation" for Europe.

Insight: America's rich losing tussle with taxman (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 09:51 AM PDT

A luxury car is parked on Monte Carlo Casino square in Monaco, which is lit for holiday season, December 7, 2010. REUTERS/Eric GaillardReuters - When Irish rockers U2 took to the main stage at this year's Glastonbury music festival, a small but vocal group of activists raised a large balloon emblazoned with the words "U Pay Tax 2?"

JPMorgan, BofA sued over mortgage debt losses (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Reuters - JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of America Corp were hit with new lawsuits by investors claiming losses on $4.5 billion of soured mortgage debt, adding to litigation targeting the two largest U.S. banks.

Kindle Fire tablet: Cool gadget or power grab for Amazon? (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:43 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Amazon’s new Kindle Fire tablet device lit up the tech world when it debuted on Wednesday. But like many an impulse shopper on the day after, that same tech universe is alive with second thoughts. Although it does not go on sale until Nov. 15, the Fire is already generating questions about security, privacy, and where the Amazon-centric device is taking the tablet trend.

Michael Jackson's security guard, wooed by tabloids, finally speaks at trial (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:21 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A member of Michael Jackson’s security staff testified on Thursday that Conrad Murray asked him to help gather up drug vials and remove a drip bag from an IV stand before a 911 call was made to summon emergency medical personnel.
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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Could model airplanes become a terrorist weapon? (AP)

Could model airplanes become a terrorist weapon? (AP)

Could model airplanes become a terrorist weapon? (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:51 PM PDT

This undated photo released Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 by the U.S. Department of Justice shows a large remote controlled aircraft similar to what the department says suspect Rezwan Ferdaus plotted to fill with C-4 plastic explosives to use in an attack of the Pentagon and U.S. Capital. Ferdaus of Ashland, Mass., was arrested in a federal sting operation Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 in Framingham, Mass. (AP Photo/U.S. Department of Justice)AP - Model airplanes are suddenly on the public's radar as potential terrorist weapons. A Muslim American from suburban Boston was arrested Wednesday and accused of plotting to attack the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol with remote-controlled model planes packed with explosives.

Syrian regime supporters pelt US envoy with eggs (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:01 PM PDT

A pro-Syrian regime protester, holds up a placard against Turkish and United Kingdom Prime Ministers, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, David Cameron, and against US and French President Barack Obama, and Nicolas Sarkozy, with Arabic words read:'Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Iran are the square of Resistance and Honor while you are the Square of Jokes and crimes,' as he protests in front the EU mission office, in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday Sept. 29, 2011. Supporters of President Bashar Assad pelted the U.S. ambassador to Syria with eggs and tomatoes Thursday as he entered an office for a meeting with a leading opposition figure and then tried to storm the building in the capital Damascus, the opposition activist said. Washington and the European Union have imposed sanctions on some Syrian officials, including Assad, because of Assad's crackdown that has left some 2,700 people, according to the United Nations. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)AP - Angry supporters of President Bashar Assad's regime hurled tomatoes and eggs at the U.S. ambassador to Syria on Thursday as he entered the office of a leading opposition figure and then tried to break into the building, trapping him inside for three hours.

US-led coalition: Afghan insurgent attacks falling (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 01:17 PM PDT

An Afghan police officer, left, looks at a police vehicle damaged in a suicide attack in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a police truck outside a bakery in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing a number of civilians, officials said. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaleq)AP - International forces in Afghanistan released new data Thursday showing violence trending downward in their favor, only a day after the U.N. reported considerably more clashes and other attacks per month than last year.

Gingrich calls for changes in taxes, health care (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:36 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a town hall meeting with employees at the Principal Financial Group, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, in Des Moines, Iowa. Hoping to revive his flagging bid for the Republican presidential nomination, Newt Gingrich is calling for an overhaul of the way Americans pay taxes and buy health care and would allow young people to opt out of the Social Security system. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - Hoping to revive his flagging bid for the Republican presidential nomination, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is calling for an overhaul of the way Americans pay taxes, buy health care and contribute to the Social Security system.

Guard: Jackson doc collected vials before 911 call (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 01:41 PM PDT

Deputy District. Attorney. David Walgren, holding a bottle of propofol, questions Alberto Alvarez, one of Michael Jackson's security guards, during Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial in downtown Los Angeles, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. Murray has pleaded not guilty and faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical license if convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death. (AP Photo/Al Seib, Pool)AP - One of Michael Jackson's bodyguards had barely stepped into the singer's bedroom when he heard a scream: "Daddy!" Jackson's young daughter cried.

AP Exclusive: US fugitive lived openly in Africa (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 01:24 PM PDT

In this photo released by Noticias de Colares on Thursday Sept. 29, 2011, U.S. fugitive George Wright is seen in a post office in Praia das Macas, Portugal in 2000. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. Wright is being held in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, pending extradition hearings. He has asked to be released while the extradition process goes forward, and the court handling the case is considering his request, according to U.S. officials. (AP Photo/Noticias de Colares)AP - A convicted American killer who disappeared after a 1972 hijacking lived openly in West Africa under his real name for years and even socialized with U.S. embassy officials there, a former U.S. ambassador said Thursday.

Defense: Amanda Knox 'crucified' in Italy's media (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 01:24 PM PDT

Amanda Knox looks on during an appeal trial at the Perugia court, Italy, central Italy, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. Knox, an American student was convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering Meredith Kercher, her British roommate in Perugia, and sentenced to 26 years in prison. Knox's boyfriend at the time of the 2007 murder, Raffaele Sollecito of Italy, was convicted of the same charges and sentenced to 25 years. Both deny wrongdoing and have appealed the December 2009 verdict. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)AP - An Italian defense lawyer argued Thursday that Amanda Knox is an innocent girl "crucified" in the media and wrongly convicted of killing her roommate, urging an appeals court not to be afraid to correct a mistake.

Census: Hispanics fuel US white population growth (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:36 PM PDT

AP - In a twist to notions of race identity, new 2010 census figures show an unexpected reason behind a renewed growth in the U.S. white population: more Hispanics listing themselves as white in the once-a-decade government count.

Killer cantaloupe, scary sprouts — what to do? (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:57 PM PDT

Cantaloupes rot in the afternoon heat on a field on the Jensen Farms near Holly, Colo., on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. The Food and Drug Administration has recalled 300,000 cases of cantaloupe grown on the Jensen Farms after connecting it with a listeria outbreak. Officials said Wednesday more illnesses and possibly more deaths may be linked to the outbreak of listeria in coming weeks. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - Avoid foreign produce. Wash and peel your fruit. Keep it refrigerated. None of these common tips would have guaranteed your safety from the deadliest food outbreak in a decade, the one involving cantaloupes from Colorado.

More bad news for bank customers: Debit card fees (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:16 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 17, 2009 file photo, a customer uses a Bank of America ATM in Charlotte, N.C. Bank of America plans to start charging customers a $5 monthly debit card fee. The fee will be rolled out starting early in 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, file)AP - Will a monthly debit card fee soon be the norm? Bank of America said Thursday that it plans to start charging a $5 monthly fee when customers make debit card purchases. The fee will be rolled out starting early next year.

Europe again steps back from brink in debt crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 09:54 AM PDT

Reuters - Following a now-familiar script, Europe again averted disaster in its debt crisis when German lawmakers rallied behind Chancellor Angela Merkel to approve a stronger euro zone bailout fund on Thursday.

Recovery next year for world stocks: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 09:44 AM PDT

Reuters - World stock markets will recover next year from a nightmarish 2011 that has wiped trillions of dollars off share prices, according to a Reuters poll that showed almost all major stock indexes ending 2011 in the red.

Jobless claims, GDP data ease economic fears (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 10:08 AM PDT

UPS employees load packages at the World Port air hub during a visit by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in Louisville, Kentucky, September 26, 2011. REUTERS/John Sommers IIReuters - The chances of the economy averting a new recession got a boost on Thursday with claims for jobless benefits falling to a five-month low last week and growth a touch stronger in the second quarter than previously estimated.

Libya's NTC retakes airport in Gaddafi home town (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 08:28 AM PDT

Anti-Gaddafi fighters fire from an armoured personnel carrier during clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces, about 1 km (0.6 miles) from the entrance of Sirte, September 28, 2011. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - Libyan interim government forces recaptured the airport in Sirte, Muammar Gaddafi's birthplace, on Thursday, amid mounting concern for civilians trapped inside the besieged city.

Exclusive: Justice Department probing Chinese accounting (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:26 PM PDT

Reuters - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating accounting irregularities at Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges, said an official with the Securities and Exchange Commission, suggesting criminal charges may be brought in addition to civil proceedings.

SEC concedes challenges in credit-rating probes (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 12:39 PM PDT

Reuters - The Securities and Exchange Commission faces hurdles proving wrongdoing at credit-rating agencies, the agency's enforcement chief said, pointing to the complexity of the cases and the industry's strong legal defenses.

Bank of America to charge debit card use fee (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:05 PM PDT

A Bank of America customer uses a Bank of America ATM in Charlotte, North Carolina May 11, 2011. REUTERS/Chris KeaneReuters - Bank of America Corp plans to charge customers who use their debit cards to make purchases a $5 monthly fee beginning early next year, joining other banks scrambling for new sources of revenue.

Analysis: Stagnant U.S. jobs market bodes ill for world economy (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:09 AM PDT

Reuters - Record-high long-term unemployment is testing politicians and central bankers to the utmost as the impact of a shortfall in demand is amplified by an aging population, a mismatch of skills and inadequate efforts to get people back to work.

Would Obama's jobs plan help avoid a recession? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 03:29 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama's jobs plan might create employment for half a million workers next year. Or maybe it would create 2 million jobs. Or none.

When is a terrorist not a terrorist? America's Haqqani conundrum. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 01:35 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - At first glance, it might seem like a no-brainer for the United States to add the Pakistan-based Haqqani network to its list of foreign terrorist organizations.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Axelrod: Obama faces 'titanic struggle' (AP)

Axelrod: Obama faces 'titanic struggle' (AP)

Axelrod: Obama faces 'titanic struggle' (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:20 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves prior to boarding Air Force One before his departure from Los Angeles International Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama's chief political adviser on Tuesday conceded that a dark cloud looms over the American economy and Obama's political future, describing the president's road to a second term in the White House as "a titanic struggle."

Israel approves 1,100 new homes in east Jerusalem (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:59 PM PDT

A man works on a construction site in the Jewish neighborhood of Gilo in east Jerusalem, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Israel's government on Tuesday granted the final go-ahead for the construction of 1,100 new housing units in occupied east Jerusalem, raising already heightened tensions fueled by last week's Palestinian move to seek U.N. membership. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - Israel granted the go-ahead on Tuesday for construction of 1,100 new Jewish housing units in east Jerusalem, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out any freeze in settlement construction, raising already heightened tensions after last week's Palestinian move to seek U.N. membership.

Survey: Health insurance costs surge in 2011 (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:20 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Kaiser Family Foundation, shows the CEO Drew Altman. The cost of employer-sponsored health insurance surged this year, snapping a trend toward moderate growth, but experts say these increases may slow again in 2012. (AP Photo/Kaiser Family Foundation, Robin Holland))AP - The cost of employer-sponsored health insurance surged this year, snapping a trend toward moderate growth, but experts say these increases may slow again in 2012.

Longtime fugitive US hijacker caught in Portugal (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:46 PM PDT

This arrest photo taken Feb. 15, 1963 and provided by the New Jersey Department of Corrections shows George Wright while in custody for the 1962 murder of a gas station owner in Wall, N.J. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011, by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo)AP - A convicted killer who escaped a New Jersey prison in 1970 and hijacked a U.S. airliner two years later while dressed as a priest has been captured in Portugal after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said Tuesday.

Subway trains crash in Shanghai, injuring hundreds (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Rescue workers carry an injured passenger outside the entrance to a subway station where two trains crashed in Shanghai on Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011. A Shanghai subway train rear-ended another Tuesday, injuring more than 40 people in the latest trouble for the rapidly expanded transportation system in China's commercial center. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - A Shanghai subway train crashed into a stopped train during a signal failure Tuesday, injuring more than 270 people in the latest trouble for the newly expanded transportation system in China's commercial center.

Defense: Jackson gave himself fatal dose of drug (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:28 PM PDT

Conrad Murray listens to the prosecution's opening arguments in his involuntary manslaughter trial at Superior Court, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 in Los Angeles. Murray has pleaded not guilty and faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical license if convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death. (AP Photo/Al Seib, Pool)AP - Prosecutors told jurors Tuesday that Michael Jackson was killed by the actions of his personal physician, who used a dangerous anesthetic without adequate safeguards and botched recovery efforts when he found the singer unconscious.

Typhoon rains flood Philippine capital, kill 16 (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Residents carry a pig through a street flooded by Typhoon Nesat in suburban San Mateo, eastern Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Manila residents waded through waist-deep floodwaters, dodging branches and flying debris Tuesday as the powerful typhoon sent surging waves as tall as palm trees crashing over seawalls and submerging entire neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)AP - Manila residents waded through waist-deep floodwaters and dodged flying debris Tuesday as a powerful typhoon struck the Philippines, killing at least 16 people and sending waves as tall as palm trees crashing over seawalls.

Italian lawyer says Knox is no 'femme fatale' (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Amanda Knox, center, arrives at the Perugia court, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Italian lawyers have described Amanda Knox, the American student convicted of killing her British roommate, as a 'she-devil' and a 'witch' in an appeals court while calling her alleged victim a 'beautiful girl in the prime of her life'. The court also saw gruesome photos of the semi-naked, bloodied body of Meredith Kercher on Monday as two lawyers made closing arguments at the appeals trial of Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, her co-defendant and former boyfriend. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)AP - A defense lawyer told an Italian court Tuesday that Amanda Knox, the American student convicted of killing her roommate, isn't a manipulating, sex-obsessed "femme fatale" as her accusers charge, but is rather like Jessica Rabbit — just drawn that way.

Saudi woman sentenced to 10 lashes for driving car (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:05 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, April 29, 2011 file photo, a Saudi woman attends a traditional Arda dance, or War dance, during the Janadriyah Festival of Heritage and Culture, on the outskirts of the Saudi capital Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi King Abdullah has given the kingdom's women the right to vote for first time in nationwide local elections, due in 2015. The king said in an annual speech on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011 before his advisory assembly, or Shura Council, that Saudi women will be able to run and cast ballots in the 2015 municipal elections. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)AP - A Saudi woman was sentenced Tuesday to be lashed 10 times with a whip for defying the kingdom's prohibition on female drivers, the first time a legal punishment has been handed down for a violation of the longtime ban in the ultraconservative Muslim nation.

Guillen goes online, says he's going to Marlins (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen pauses during a news conference after a baseball game between the White Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, in Chicago. The White Sox released Guillen from the last year of his contract, allowing him to pursue other interests. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Ozzie Guillen's website apparently leaked the news he has agreed to become manager of the Florida Marlins. A post Monday night quoted Guillen announcing he was Florida bound. The blog was taken down a short time later and replaced by a post that discussed Guillen's departure from the Chicago White Sox while making no mention of the Marlins.

Merkel risks rebellion on euro rescue fund (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:32 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou attend a meeting of the BDI (Federational German Industries) in Berlin, September 27, 2011. REUTERS/Tobias SchwarzReuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel may fall short of a majority in her own coalition for a crucial reform of the euro zone rescue fund meant to stop a sovereign debt crisis spreading, in what would be a severe blow to her authority, a test vote showed.

Wall Street gains over 2 percent on hope for euro-zone fix (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 11:01 AM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange September 26, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Stocks extended a recent rally and rose more than 2 percent on Tuesday on euro- zone officials' efforts to solidify the region's rescue fund in an attempt to alleviate the debt crisis.

Health insurance premiums climb faster in 2011 (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 10:20 AM PDT

Reuters - The cost of health insurance continues to climb for companies and workers, with annual family premiums this year growing at a pace triple that of 2010 and outpacing wage increases, according to a survey.

Consumer morale stagnates, home prices steady (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 10:40 AM PDT

New residential homes are shown under construction in Carlsbad, California, September 19, 2011. REUTERS/Mike BlakeReuters - Americans worried about their incomes as they struggled to find work in September, holding consumer confidence near 2-1/2 year lows and pointing to weak spending in the months ahead.

Iran denies claims by freed American men: state TV (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:45 PM PDT

(L-R) Sarah Shourd listens as Shane Bauer delivers a statement about his detention with Josh Fattal in Iran at a news conference in New York September 25, 2011. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - Iran's Foreign Ministry denied on Tuesday claims by two Americans jailed in the Islamic state for more than two years that they had been held because of their nationality, state television reported.

Obama West Coast swing shows fundraising strength (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:37 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama participates in an election campaign rally at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, September 26, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama topped up his re-election war chest with a string of successful West Coast fundraisers that ended Monday and showed soft poll numbers had not dented his ability to raise big money.

U.S. on "knife edge" of contraction: Fed economist (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 10:59 AM PDT

Reuters - The U.S. economy is on a "knife edge" between growth and contraction, and if it were a dashboard, it would be flashing "watch out, danger ahead on all gauges," Dallas Federal Reserve Bank's top economist said on Tuesday.

Pakistan pushes back against U.S. charges, woos China (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:34 PM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (R) shakes hands with Chinese Public Security Minister Meng Jianzhu at the prime minister's residence in Islamabad September 27, 2011. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Pakistan warned the United States on Tuesday to stop accusing it of playing a double game with Islamist militants and heaped praise on "all-weather friend" China.

'Lion King' success: Should Hollywood fall back in love with 3D? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 05:55 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Now that “The Lion King 3D” has ruled the box office two weekends in a row â€" topping Brad Pitt in “Moneyball” â€" Hollywood studios are bullish on the format once more.

Is OnStar turning your car against you? Senator Schumer thinks so. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 04:57 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - OnStar, the in-vehicle emergency service, is the latest technology coming under fire from privacy advocates who say it is unfairly conducing surveillance on its users without their permission.
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Monday, September 26, 2011

On spending, Congress can't agree on easy stuff (AP)

On spending, Congress can't agree on easy stuff (AP)

On spending, Congress can't agree on easy stuff (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:35 AM PDT

In this Sept. 23, 2011, photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress is once again allowing shutdown politics to bring the federal government to the brink of closing. For the second time in nine months, lawmakers are bickering and posturing over spending plans. The difference this time is that everyone agrees on the massive barrel of money to keep the government running for another seven weeks. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Congress is once again allowing shutdown politics to bring the federal government to the brink of closing.

Obama defends push to raise taxes on rich (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 12:02 PM PDT

President Obama gestures during a LinkedIn Town Hall Meeting at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, as he participates in “Putting America Back to Work: LinkedIn Presents a Town Hall with President Obama.” (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama on Monday defended his push to tax the rich more to help jolt the economy and rebuild it for the long term, saying the income of well-to-do people has soared while the middle has struggled with no room to spare.

Libya orders state security courts abolished (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:42 AM PDT

Samia Tahir, a US citizen from Illinois, who lived in the city of Tawarga, holds her daughter while waiting to be rescued along with other internally displaced Libyans, outside Sirte, Libya, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. Hundreds of Libyan revolutionary fighters pushed into Sirte, home town of Libya's ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi at the weekend and later retreated as meeting fierce resistance from his loyalists. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)AP - Libya's transitional justice minister says he has approved a measure to abolish the country's state security prosecution and courts.

Attack on Kabul CIA office kills agency contractor (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Afghan National Army soldiers pray inside their sleeping quarters at their barracks in Kunduz, northen Afghanistan, Sunday,Sept. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - An Afghan working for the U.S. government killed a CIA contractor and wounded another American in an attack on the intelligence agency's office in Kabul, officials said Monday, making it the latest in a series of high-profile attacks this month on U.S. targets.

Perry ups ante with twist on Romney's '4 aces' (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 12:15 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry addresses the Republican Leadership Conference on Mackinac Island, Mich. Call it a personal class war: Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the son of a cotton farmer, is trying to draw sharp class lines with his chief GOP presidential rival, the very well-heeled former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)AP - Call it a personal class war: Texas Gov. Rick Perry is trying to draw sharp class lines with his chief GOP presidential rival, the well-heeled former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

New-home sales fell in August for 4th month (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 08:30 AM PDT

In this Aug. 22, 2011 photo, a new home is shown for sale, in Pepper Pike, Ohio. Sales of new homes fell to a six-month low in August. The fourth straight monthly decline during the peak buying season suggests the housing market is years away from a recovery.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - Sales of new homes fell to a six-month low in August. The fourth straight monthly decline during the peak buying season suggests the housing market is years away from a recovery.

Living people to appear on US stamps (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 05:43 AM PDT

AP - For the first time, living people will be eligible to be honored on U.S. postage stamps.

2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls go online (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 12:00 PM PDT

Shai Halevi, a photographer working for the Israel Antiquities Authority, IAA, photographs fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls, at the IAA offices at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. Two thousand years after they were written and decades after they were found in desert caves, some of the world-famous Dead Sea Scrolls are available online. Israel's national museum and the international web giant Google are behind the project, which saw five scrolls go online Monday. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP - Two thousand years after they were written and decades after they were found in desert caves, some of the world-famous Dead Sea Scrolls went online for the first time on Monday in a project launched by Israel's national museum and the web giant Google.

Riot-hit London district slams Britney's gun video (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 12:24 PM PDT

Britney Spears performs on a stage during a concert in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. Britney Spears performs in Moscow, St.Petersburg and Kiev as part of her European tour. (AP Photo)AP - Britney Spears has raised some hackles in Hackney.

Colts owner: QB Manning may come back in December (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:05 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2011, file photo, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning looks on from the sideline during the third quarter of an NFL preseason football game against the Green Bay Packers in Indianapolis. Colts owner Jim Irsay says there is an 'outside chance' Manning might return in December. Irsay used Twitter on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, to update Colts fans on Manning's status after remarks he made during a private breakfast with Super Bowl donors. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)AP - The Indianapolis Colts' position on Peyton Manning hasn't changed.

Euro zone damps talk of rapid debt crisis steps (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Riot police stand guard in front of the parliament during a rally against the government's new austerity measures in Athens September 25, 2011. Greek riot police fired teargas at anti-austerity protesters pelting them with bottles outside parliament on Sunday in the first such unrest after a summer lull. The banner reads Reuters - Euro zone officials are working on ways to magnify the financial firepower of the euro zone's rescue fund to fight a sovereign debt crisis more effectively, a senior European Central Bank policymaker said on Monday.

Congress gets breathing room in budget dispute (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 12:39 PM PDT

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks to the press following more U.S. debt reduction talks on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 26, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - The government probably will not run out of disaster aid until the end of the week, buying more time for Congress to resolve a budget dispute that has raised the specter of a government shutdown.

Berkshire Hathaway in rare buyback; shares spike (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:41 AM PDT

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett wanders the company trade show before his company's annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska April 30, 2011. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway said it will launch a share buyback program, an unprecedented move from Buffett that comes after months of investor complaints that the stock is undervalued.

Fed officials defend most recent policy (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:02 AM PDT

Reuters - Two top Federal Reserve officials on Monday defended the central bank's most recent effort to boost growth, with one suggesting further steps may be justified.

Lockerbie case shut, Libya says, after UK seeks help (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:49 AM PDT

A couple shelters from the rain under an umbrella as they look at the main headstone in the Lockerbie air disaster memorial garden in Lockerbie, Scotland, August 19, 2010. REUTERS/David MoirReuters - The Lockerbie case is closed, Libya's interim justice minister said on Monday, apparently rebuffing a UK request for help which could lead to others, even deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi, being charged over the 1988 airliner bombing.

Moody's: Obama budget a plus but adoption unlikely (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 08:54 AM PDT

President Barack Obama holds a news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, July 11 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - President Barack Obama's deficit reduction plan would be positive for the United States's credit ratings but chances of its implementation are "extremely low," Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.

Greeks feel drip-drip torture of austerity (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 08:26 AM PDT

A woman shops at the refurbished kiosk of Dimitris Ptohos in Athens September 26, 2011. REUTERS/John KolesidisReuters - Greeks expressed their misery on Monday at the erosion of their daily lives by austerity measures demanded by international lenders in exchange for bailout funds, ahead of a key parliamentary vote on extra property tax.

Special Report: How a rogue trader crashed UBS (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:55 AM PDT

Former President of Deutsche Bundesbank Axel Weber waits onstage to deliver remarks at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington, September 25, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - Late last Friday afternoon, as Formula One teams readied their cars for a practice session ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, the entrance hall of the nearby Ritz-Carlton buzzed with activity.

Rick Perry's 'heart' comment shows GOP's immigration problem (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:34 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - “I don't think you have a heart.”

Can Herman Cain keep up the momentum after his Florida straw poll win? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 09:10 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Herman Cain is basking in the Sunday glow of his surprise win Saturday in the Florida straw poll.
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