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Monday, October 3, 2011

Italy appeals court clears Knox of murder (AP)

Italy appeals court clears Knox of murder (AP)

Italy appeals court clears Knox of murder (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:01 PM PDT

Amanda Knox, left arrives for an appeal hearing at the Perugia court, central Italy, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. A tearful Amanda Knox has told an appeals court in Italy that accusations that she killed her British roommate are unfair and groundless. Knox fought back tears as she addressed the court Monday, minutes before the jury went into deliberations to decide whether to uphold her murder conviction. A verdict is expected later in the day. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)AP - An Italian appeals court has thrown out Amanda Knox's murder conviction and ordered the young American freed after nearly four years in prison for the death of her British roommate.

Scientist wins Nobel for medicine days after death (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Nobel prize winner Ralph Steinman's family, from left to right, daughter Lesley Steinman, wife Claudia Steinman, son Adam Steinman and daughter Alexis Steinman, speak at a ceremony honoring him at Rockefeller University in New York, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Ralph Steinman, a cell biologist, was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for his discoveries about the immune system but hours later his university said that he had been dead for three days. The Nobel committee had been unaware of Canadian-born Ralph Steinman's death. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - A pioneering researcher was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday, three days after dying of pancreatic cancer without ever knowing he was about to be honored for his immune system work that he had used to try to prolong his own life.

Wall Street protesters dress as zombies in NYC (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:35 AM PDT

Rachel Schneider of Brooklyn, N.Y., has her face painted to resemble a zombie before a march at the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstration in the financial district's Zucotti park, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, in New York. The protests have gathered momentum and gained participants in recent days as news of mass arrests and a coordinated media campaign by the protestors have given rise to similar demonstrations around the country. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)AP - Protesters speaking out against corporate greed and other issues showed no signs of giving up their campaign Monday, with organizers urging participants to dress up as what they called corporate zombies and to take part in a rally against police brutality.

Activists: Syrian regime detains 3,000 in 3 days (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:02 PM PDT

In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and provided by Shaam News Network, anti-Syrian President Bashar Assad protesters, gather during a demonstration against the Syrian regime, at al-Hirak village, in Daraa province, Syria, on Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. Syrian security forces opened fire on protesters Friday as thousands rallied across the country to call for the downfall of President Bashar Assad's regime, activists said. Troops also clashed with armed anti-regime forces in central regions. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOAP - Syrian troops going house to house have detained more than 3,000 people in the past three days in the rebellious town of Rastan, which saw some of the worst fighting of the 6-month-old uprising recently, activists said Monday.

Supreme Court begins new term with Medicaid case (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:33 PM PDT

FILE -In this Oct. 8, 2010 file photo justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for a group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington. Seated from left are Associate Justices Clarence Thomas, and Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Standing, from left are Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito Jr., and Elena Kagan. The nine justices of the Supreme Court, who serve without seeking election, soon will have to decide whether to insert themselves into the center of the nation’s presidential campaign next year. The high court begins its new term Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, and President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, which affects almost every American, is squarely in its sights. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - The Supreme Court began its new term Monday by weighing who gets to object when a state makes Medicaid cuts — and soon is likely to plunge into a far bigger health dispute. That's the challenge to President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul.

Turbulence blamed for injuries on 2 Boston flights (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 08:22 AM PDT

AP - Officials say as many as 20 people reported being hurt during severe turbulence on two flights that landed in Boston. As many as three people required hospitalization.

Salads are nice, but burgers are what really sell (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 07:14 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2011 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama takes part in Wal-Mart's announcement of a comprehensive effort to provide healthier and more affordable food choices to their customers, in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)AP - Americans talk skinny but eat fat.

ER doc: Jackson physician never mentioned propofol (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:05 PM PDT

Dr. Richelle Cooper, emergency room physician 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 - An emergency room physician told jurors Monday that Michael Jackson's doctor never mentioned that he had given the singer the powerful anesthetic propofol, but acknowledged the disclosure probably wouldn't have saved the King of Pop.

Pa. boy pulls out teeth after dad puts off dentist (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:28 PM PDT

AP - A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment after his teenage son tried to pull out his own teeth because he hadn't been taken to a dentist.

APNewsBreak: Scientists back improved HGH test (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 09:52 AM PDT

A general view of the London 2012 Olympic stadium, London, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Ben Stansall, Pool)AP - A new test that can detect the use of human growth hormone for up to 21 days has been endorsed by international anti-doping officials, moving a step closer to a potential breakthrough against doping at next year's London Olympics.

Greek gloom rocks markets, troubles lenders (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:16 AM PDT

The DAX Index board is pictured at Frankfurt's stock exchange August 5, 2011. World stocks sank for an eighth straight session on Friday, wiping $2.5 trillion off their value on the week, as concern ballooned over the slowing global economy and the spread of debt anguish into Italy and Spain. Picture was taken with a fisheye. REUTERS/Ralph OrlowskiReuters - Greece's admission that it will miss its deficit target this year despite harsh new austerity measures sent stock markets reeling on Monday and raised new doubts over a planned second international bailout.

Manufacturing may help fight off new recession (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:12 PM PDT

Reuters - Manufacturing grew more quickly in September as production and hiring increased, suggesting that factories would help keep the economy from slipping into a new recession.

Wall Street slides on Greek contagion fears (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:31 AM PDT

Benjamin Hider, of Portland, Maine, center, of Portland, Maine,wears a mask and holds up a sign during a protest in Portland, Maine, on Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. A group calling itself 'Occupy Maine' that joined in solidarity with Wall Street protesters in New York is wrapping up its 3-day demonstration against corporate greed and other issues.(AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)Reuters - Stocks tumbled more than 2 percent on Monday on investor concerns Greece would fail to avoid a default on its debt and the effect that may have on European lenders and the global economy.

Amanda Knox cleared of murdering British roommate (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:56 PM PDT

Amanda Knox, the U.S. student convicted of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher in Italy in November 2007, arrives in court after a break during her appeal trial session in Perugia September 30, 2011. REUTERS/Alessandro BianchiReuters - An Italian court cleared 24 year-old American Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend of murdering British student Meredith Kercher in 2007 and set them free on Monday after nearly four years in prison for a crime they always denied committing.

Special Report: A "great haircut" to kick-start growth (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 05:46 PM PDT

Donald Bonner, 61, who has been delinquent on his mortgage payments for three to four months, speaks with a mortgage specialist at a JPMorgan Chase foreclosure consultation event in New York, in this March 31, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/FilesReuters - More than three years after the financial crisis struck, the economy remains stuck in a consumer debt trap. It's a situation that could take years to correct itself. That's why some economists are calling for a radical step: massive debt relief.

Obama says expects jobs bill vote by end of October (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 09:19 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Human Rights Campaign's annual dinner in Washington, October 1, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - President Barack Obama said on Monday he expects the Congress to vote on his $447 billion jobs package by the end of October.

Libya interim forces intensify attack on Sirte (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:52 AM PDT

Anti-Gaddafi fighters prepare to take their positions near Bani Walid October 3, 2011. REUTERS/Saad ShalashReuters - Libyan interim government forces intensified their assault on Sirte Monday, unleashing barrages of tank, artillery and anti-aircraft fire and capturing a district in Muammar Gaddafi's hometown from his supporters.

Obama: Very difficult for al Qaeda to attack U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:39 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the Human Rights Campaign's annual dinner in Washington, October 1, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday it would be "very difficult" for al Qaeda to launch another major attack on the United States, as its leadership has been decimated.

US Supreme Court opens, likely to wade into health care debate (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 08:23 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The 2011-2012 US Supreme Court term, set to begin Monday, is best described by a case that isn’t even on the docket yet.
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