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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Hockey in shock after Russian jet crash kills 43 (AP)

Hockey in shock after Russian jet crash kills 43 (AP)

Hockey in shock after Russian jet crash kills 43 (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 01:09 PM PDT

Rescuers seen at the crash site of Russian Yak-42 jet near the city of Yaroslavl, on the Volga River about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. The Yak-42 jet carrying a top ice hockey team crashed while taking off Wednesday in western Russia. The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said the plane was carrying the Lokomotiv ice hockey team from Yaroslavl. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)AP - A private Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team slammed into a riverbank moments after takeoff Wednesday, killing at least 43 people in one of the worst plane crashes ever involving a sports team. Two other people on board were critically injured.

GOP debate features first appearance for Perry (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Republican presidential hopeful former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talks about his plan for creating jobs and improving the economy during a speech Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, in Las Vegas, at McCandless International Trucks. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Rick Perry is looking to make a strong first impression on the national stage. Mitt Romney is hoping for another flawless debate performance. And Michele Bachmann, perhaps, is shooting for relevance in what increasingly appears to be a two-man GOP presidential race.

Central Texas wildfire destroys nearly 800 homes (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Homes destroyed by wildfire are seen Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Bastrop, Texas. The fire has destroyed more than 600 homes and blackened about 45 square miles in and around Bastrop. A search team on Wednesday will begin looking for more possible victims of the fire, which has killed two people and forced thousands to evacuate. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AP - Firefighters began Wednesday to gain control of a wind-stoked blaze that had raged unchecked across parched Central Texas for days, leaving hundreds of charred properties in its wake and causing thousands of people to flee.

Confusion in Libya over Gadhafi's whereabouts (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Rebel fighters take control of a military vehicle, centre, positioned to defend what used to be Gadhafi's 32nd infantry regiment's base at Mardun, some 10 kilometers from the outskirts of Ban Walid, Libya, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Gaia Anderson)AP - Tripoli's military commander said Wednesday that Moammar Gadhafi is cornered and the days before he is captured or killed are numbered, but another senior defense official contended that Libya's new rulers have no idea where the fugitive former leader is.

Court rejects new DNA test request in Knox trial (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Amanda Knox arrives at the Perugia court, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, to attend an hearing of her appeals case. The appeals court has rejected a prosecutors' request for new DNA testing saying it would be unneccessary after lengthy discussion over genetic evidence. The decision Wednesday by Judge Claudio Pratillo Hellmann opens the way for closing arguments, which are set to begin on Sept. 23 with the prosecution. A verdict is expected by month's end. Independent experts have recently cast doubt on DNA evidence that is crucial to the case. Knox and her co-defendant and one-time boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, were convicted of sexually assaulting and killing Meredith Kercher in the apartment that Knox and the 21-year-old Briton shared while studying in Perugia. Knox was sentenced to 26 years in prison; Sollecito to 25. Both deny wrongdoing and have appealed the December 2009 verdict. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)AP - American student Amanda Knox won another battle in her quest to overturn a conviction for murdering her British roommate in Italy when an appeals court rejected a prosecutor's request Wednesday for more DNA testing.

AWOL Navy medic tied to Calif. school bomb threat (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 01:22 PM PDT

AP - A Navy medic who went AWOL at Camp Pendleton Marine Corp base Wednesday left a note in his quarters claiming he planted bombs at a nearby high school, forcing the evacuation of thousands of students and staff on the first day of school, authorities said.

Kids with Bush on 9/11 saw change sweep over him (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 01:28 PM PDT

Stevenson Tose-Rigell, 20, was one of the students at Emma E. Booker Elementary school in Sarasota, Fla. with President George W. Bush on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Tose-Rigell, photographed here on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, appeared on stage behind Bush, along with classmates, as Bush addressed the nation for the first time after learning of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon buildings from then White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)AP - The 16 children who shared modern America's darkest moment with President George W. Bush are high school seniors now — football players, ROTC members, track athletes, wrestlers and singers.

Police arrest Calif. principal in molestation case (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 01:28 PM PDT

Citrus Heights Police Chief Christopher Boyd answers questions concerning the arrest of Creative Frontiers School owner/principal Robert Adams during a news conference in Citrus Heights, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. Adams was taken into custody earlier in the day and has been charged with seven counts of child molestation dating back 15 years. At left is Citrus Heights City Manager Henry Tingle. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - The principal of a suburban Sacramento, Calif., private elementary school was arrested Wednesday on charges that he fondled seven young girls over the past 15 years, often taking them onto his lap when they visited his office.

Wisconsin mother, son leave fallen relative to die (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 01:33 PM PDT

AP - A Wisconsin woman and her son abandoned their 70-year-old relative after she fell to the floor, going out for pizza rather than administering aid, prosecutors alleged this week. The relative died two days later.

Manning won't play vs Texans, streak ends (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 01:28 PM PDT

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning stands on the sidelines in the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011 in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tony Tribble)AP - Peyton Manning's streak is over.

Yahoo CEO Bartz fired over the phone, rocky run ends (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 11:16 PM PDT

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz gestured during her speech at the American Association of Advertising Agencies annual Media and Leadership Conference in San Francisco, California March 1, 2010. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Yahoo Inc Chairman Roy Bostock fired CEO Carol Bartz over the phone on Tuesday, ending a tumultuous tenure marked by stagnation and a rift with Chinese partner Alibaba.

Exclusive: Facebook doubles first-half revenue (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:07 PM PDT

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in San Francisco, November 15, 2010. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Facebook's revenue doubled to $1.6 billion in 2011's first half, a source with knowledge of its financials told Reuters, underscoring its appeal to advertisers while it grapples with intensifying competition from the likes of Google Inc.

Obama jobs speech venue part of election strategy (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:28 AM PDT

President Barack Obama waves from the stage after speaking at a Labor Day event at General Motors Headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, September 5, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama's use of a rare joint session of Congress to deliver a jobs speech on Thursday reflects a political strategy to try to blame Republicans for an economy at risk of sliding back into recession.

Oil-funded study: More drilling would add 1 million jobs (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:03 AM PDT

Reuters - The United States could create more than one million jobs by 2030 by expanding offshore drilling, limiting federal regulation of shale gas development and quickly approving a Canadian oil sands pipeline, according to a study commissioned by a major oil industry trade group.

Recovery still on the ropes in late summer: Fed (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:16 PM PDT

The U.S. Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington June 29, 2011. REUTERS/Jim BourgReuters - The sluggish recovery failed to gain any speed in recent weeks and softened in some areas with factory activity sputtering and retail sales under pressure, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.

German court reins in Berlin on euro crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 07:50 AM PDT

President of the German Constitutional Court Andreas Vosskuhle (L) pronounces judgment on euro bailouts at the German Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe September 7, 2011. REUTERS/Alex DomanskiReuters - Germany's top court handed the country's parliament a greater say over euro zone bailouts on Wednesday, in a closely-watched ruling that could hamper Berlin's ability to act swiftly to counter a debt crisis that has plagued the currency bloc for two years.

Obama to propose $300 billion jobs package: reports (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 07:01 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama, facing waning confidence among Americans in his economic stewardship, plans some $300 billion in tax cuts and government spending as part of a job-creating package, U.S. media reported on Tuesday.

Libya sends envoy to Niger, seeking Gaddafi (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:41 PM PDT

An anti-Gaddafi fighter looks into the cockpit of a damaged plane outside Khamis brigade's military base, which was destroyed during a NATO air strike, east of Bani Walid September 7, 2011. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicReuters - Libya's new leaders sent envoys to Niger on Wednesday to try to prevent Muammar Gaddafi and his entourage evading justice by fleeing across a desert frontier toward friendly African states.

Will Sarah Palin run for president as Tea Party candidate? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:50 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Sarah Palin may or may not be inching closer to an actual presidential run.

Battle for Afghanistan's Gambir Jungle: Into the 'Valley of Death' (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:40 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - [To read the first installment of this series, please click here.]
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