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Monday, November 7, 2011

Jackson doctor convicted in star's 2009 drug death (AP)

Jackson doctor convicted in star's 2009 drug death (AP)

Jackson doctor convicted in star's 2009 drug death (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 01:19 PM PST

FILE - In a Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011 file photo, Dr. Conrad Murray listens as defense attorney Ed Chernoff, not pictured, gives the defense's closing arguments during the final stage of Conrad Murray's defense in his involuntary manslaughter trial in the death of singer Michael Jackson at the Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, Calif. The juryis set to resume deliberations Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 after spending their first day in discussions Friday without reaching a verdict. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, Pool, File)AP - A jury has convicted Michael Jackson's doctor of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's 2009 drug death.

Woman accuses Cain of bold sexual advance (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 01:16 PM PST

Sharon Bialek, a Chicago-area woman, addresses a news conference at the Friars Club, Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, in New York. Bialek accused Republican presidential contender Herman Cain of making an unwanted sexual advance against her more than a decade ago, saying she wanted to provide 'a face and a voice' to support other accusers who have so far remained anonymous. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Leaving little to the imagination, a Chicago-area woman on Monday accused Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain of making a crude sexual advance more than a decade ago when she was seeking his help finding a job.

Official: Paterno didn't do enough to stop abuse (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:36 PM PST

Former Penn State Vice President Gary Schultz enters a district judge's office for an arraignment Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, in Harrisburg. Schultz has been charged with perjury and failure to report under Pennsylvania’s child protective services law in connection with the investigation into allegations that former football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abused young men. (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower)AP - Football coach Joe Paterno and other Penn State officials didn't do enough to try to stop suspected sexual abuse of children at the hands of a former assistant football coach, the state police commissioner said Monday.

Eurozone wants cross-party commitment in Greece (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:44 PM PST

Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos, right, speaks with French Finance Minister Francois Baroin, left, and Belgium's Finance Minister Didier Reynders, center, during a meeting of eurozone finance ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. Greece's two biggest parties resumed talks Monday to agree on who should be the country's new prime minister, after reaching a historic power-sharing deal to accept a massive financial rescue package and prevent imminent bankruptcy. Fellow European governments will want concrete progress by the evening, when eurozone finance ministers meet to discuss the possibility of unfreezing bailout loans that had been kept on hold while the country sorted its political turmoil. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - The chairman of the Eurogroup says eurozone finance ministers have asked the leaders of Greece's two main parties for a co-signed letter reaffirming their commitment to the country's bailouts and economic reforms.

Consumer borrowing up, but credit card use falls (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:41 PM PST

In this Oct. 13, 2011 photo, a FedEx employee arranges stacks of boxes for delivery, in New York. Americans borrowed more in September to buy cars and attend college, but they cut back on using their credit cards for a third straight month. The latest data suggest consumers are being cautious about taking on high-interest debt in the weak economy. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Americans borrowed more in September to buy cars and attend college, but they charged less to their credit cards for a third straight month. The figures suggest that consumers are growing more cautious about taking on high-interest debt in a weak economy.

Voters to choose 2 governors, decide ballot issues (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:35 PM PST

AP - Votes on immigration, union rights and President Obama's health care law could hold hints of the American public's mindset, four years into an economic downturn and one year from the presidential election.

Judge blocks graphic images on cigarette packages (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:57 PM PST

In this combo made from file images provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows two of nine new warning labels cigarette makers will have to use by the fall of 2012. A judge on Monday blocked a federal requirement that would have begun forcing tobacco companies next year to put graphic images on their cigarette packages to show the dangers of smoking.. (AP Photo/U.S. Food and Drug Administration, File)AP - A judge on Monday blocked a federal requirement that would have begun forcing tobacco companies next year to put graphic images including dead and diseased smokers on their cigarette packages.

New formula would reduce Social Security increases (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:14 PM PST

AP - Just as 55 million Social Security recipients are about to get their first benefit increase in three years, Congress is looking at reducing future raises by adopting a new measure of inflation that also would increase taxes for most families — the biggest impact falling on those with low incomes.

Thousands send money to China's Ai for tax bill (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 10:29 AM PST

A Chinese man waits to contribute his money at the home of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei in Beijing, China, Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. Thousands of people have sent more than 5.3 million yuan ($840,000) to Ai, some tossing cash folded into airplanes over his gate, he said Monday, to help him pay a tax bill they see as government harassment. The Beijing tax bureau was demanding that he pay 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) in back taxes and fines. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - Thousands of people have sent more than $800,000 to Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, some tossing cash folded into airplanes over his gate, to help him pay a tax bill they see as government harassment, he said Monday.

Mississippi's Nutt will resign at end of season (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 01:04 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2011 file photo, Mississippi coach Houston Nutt is pictured in the second half of a 41-23 loss to Auburn in their NCAA college football game at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. The call for Nutt to step down or be fired has intensified after struggling Mississippi lost to Kentucky over the weekend in a battle of winless SEC teams. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)AP - After more than a year without a Southeastern Conference victory, Mississippi coach Houston Nutt will resign.

Ex-central banker frontrunner to become Greek PM (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 11:05 AM PST

Greek President Karolos Papoulias (C) holds a meeting with Prime minister George Papandreou (L) and leader of conservative New Democracy party Antonis Samaras inside the presidential palace in Athens November 6, 2011. REUTERS/John KolesidisReuters - A former deputy head of the European Central Bank emerged on Monday as frontrunner to become Greek prime minister, as party leaders bargained over who will lead a "100 day coalition" to push through a bailout before the nation runs out of money.

Berlusconi plays last cards, denies will resign (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 10:25 AM PST

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures during a news conference at the end of the G20 Summit in Cannes November 4, 2011. REUTERS/Dylan MartinezReuters - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi defied huge pressure to resign on Monday, desperately playing his last cards to save his crumbling government as fears over Italy's instability hit markets across Europe.

Euro zone governments rush to placate bond markets (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:54 PM PST

Reuters - Italy overtook Greece as the prime threat to the stability of the euro zone on Monday as governments sought to placate frantic bond markets and halt accelerating financial contagion.

Wall Street ends up slightly after volatile day (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 01:10 PM PST

An Occupy Wall Street sign is seen marking an area for women in Zuccotti Park, near Wall Street in New York November 7, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY BUSINESS POLITICS)Reuters - Stocks closed a volatile, lightly traded session slightly higher on Monday, with sentiment continuing to shift depending on the latest headline from Europe.

Insight: Has Iran ended Israel's Begin Doctrine? (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 02:54 AM PST

Israeli soldiers role-playing as mock victims lie on the ground during a drill simulating a missile attack in Holon, near Tel Aviv, in this November 3, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Nir Elias/FilesReuters - Menachem Begin did not pull his punches. In 1981, as work neared completion on an Iraqi nuclear reactor that Israel believed would produce plutonium for warheads, the Israeli prime minister dispatched eight F-16 bombers to destroy the plant. Begin later said that the raid was proof his country would "under no circumstances allow the enemy to develop weapons of mass-destruction against our people".

Inside Room 200, home of the "super committee" (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 05:57 AM PST

A woman walks past the U.S. Capitol dome, seen through a porthole in nearby brick-work, in Washington, August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - Deep beneath the Capitol is a red-carpeted room that recently reverberated to the sound of Democrats and Republicans singing together, and then to their angry exchanges over how to fix the U.S. budget.

MF Global's Europe clients stuck, U.S. breathes easier (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 01:12 PM PST

Reuters - European clients of failed brokerage MF Global on Monday grew increasingly frustrated at the slow transfer to new brokers a week after filing for bankruptcy protection, while U.S. traders saw limited disruption from margin calls after exchanges relaxed collateral rules.

News Corp says hacking scandal lawyers were spied on (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 01:03 PM PST

A man walks past an entrance to News International at Wapping in east London September 5, 2011. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - The British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said on Monday its staff had ordered surveillance to be carried out on two lawyers representing victims suing the media group over the phone-hacking scandal which has engulfed the company.
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