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Friday, November 11, 2011

Penn State trustees promise to search for truth (AP)

Penn State trustees promise to search for truth (AP)

Penn State trustees promise to search for truth (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:53 PM PST

A students walks in front of the Old Main building on the Penn State campus Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, in State College, Pa. The Penn State University board of trustees who fired legendary football coach Joe Paterno and school president Graham Spanier are meeting Friday in the wake of the massive shakeup prompted by a child sex-abuse scandal. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - The arduous task of rebuilding Penn State's shattered image began Friday with a pledge by the board of trustees to search for the truth amid an unfolding child sex abuse case against a former assistant football coach, a scandal that has already claimed the jobs of coach Joe Paterno and the school's president.

Italy moves toward economic and political change (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:59 PM PST

Italian Sen. Mario Monti attends the beginning of a voting session on economic reform measures demanded by the European Union, that should pave the way for Premier Silvio Berlusconi to leave office in a matter of days, at the Senate in Rome, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. The prospect of a transitional government headed by respected non-partisan economist Mario Monti calmed markets for a second day, with Italy's 10-year borrowing rate down a further 0.21 percentage point to 6.59 percent. Shares were buoyant too, with the Milan stock index was up 1.7 percent in early trading at 15,477. (AP Photo/Mauro Scrobogna, Lapresse) ITALY OUTAP - Under pressure to control its dangerous debt, Italy sped a package of reforms toward approval Friday and prepared to hand its dysfunctional government over to a technocrat who Europe hopes can save the country from going broke. Financial markets around the world rallied in relief.

Mexico's top Cabinet secretary dies in crash (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:52 PM PST

** CORRECTS YEAR OF DEATH ** In this Wednesday July 14, 2010, Mexico's Interior Minister Francisco Blake Mora attends his his swearing in ceremony at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City. The Mexican government said Friday Nov. 11, 2011, that Mora, Mexico's No. 2 government official next to the president, has died in a helicopter crash with seven others, including the pilot. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)AP - The country's top Cabinet secretary, Francisco Blake Mora, a key figure in Mexico's battle with drug cartels, died Friday in a helicopter crash that President Felipe Calderon said was probably an accident.

Obama observes Veterans Day with Arlington rites (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 11:45 AM PST

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Maj. Gen. Michael S. Linnington, Commander of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns during a Veteran’s Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Friday Nov. 11, 2011, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Heralding the end of one war and the drawdown of another, President Barack Obama observed Veterans Day on Friday by urging Americans to hire the thousands of servicemen and women coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Syria takes bloody new turn; 250 killed in 11 days (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:06 PM PST

In this image from amateur video made available by the Sham News Network made available Friday Nov. 11, 2011 shows government troops dragging a body away in Damascus, Thursday Nov. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Sham News Network, via APTN) TV OUTAP - Syrians snatched from their homes turn up dead, often mutilated. Soldiers gun down former comrades who defected to the opposition. A human rights group reports that electric shocks and hot iron rods are used to torture detainees.

On a storybook campus, bleeding blue and white (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:42 PM PST

In this Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 photo, Ed Temple drives around Beaver Stadium at Penn State in State College, Pa. with a life-size cutout of Joe Paterno. For years, Penn State has cast itself as a singular storybook place. Like other schools, it thrived on a culture of football. But to bleed blue and white, Penn Staters promised themselves, was about much more than a game. It meant putting individual identity aside for the greater glory. It was about a unique bond, founded on knowing that your fellow Nittany Lions were your family and the coach in the Coke-bottle glasses and rolled up pants known affectionately as 'JoePa,' your trusted patriarch. It was about doing things the right way. That can all seem like so much hazy nostalgia now, following former Joe Paterno assistant Jerry Sandusky’s arrest Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 on charges of molesting eight boys and allegations that Paterno, Penn State President Graham Spanier and other officials were told about one such incident in 2002, yet never went to the police. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - If only it were possible to block out the world's harshest realities — the way the people of Happy Valley have done for decades now — this week's crystalline skies might have set the scene for one more perfect chapter in local lore.

Doctors: Test all kids for cholesterol by age 11 (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:34 PM PST

In this Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011 photo, Dr. Elaine Urbina, left, examines Joscelyn Benninghoff, 10, at Children's Hospital in Cincinnati. Benninghoff is taking medication to control her cholesterol. In new guidelines released Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, doctors are recommending that every child be tested for high cholesterol by around age 10 to prevent heart disease later in life. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)AP - Every child should be tested for high cholesterol between ages 9 and 11 so steps can be taken to prevent heart disease later on, a panel of doctors urged Friday in new advice that is sure to be controversial.

11-11-11 brings hopes of good luck (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:49 PM PST

In a Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 photo, twin sisters Betsy, left, and Katie Overman pose for a photo in Madison, Wisc. The twins will turn 11 on Nov. 11, 2011, or 11/11/11. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, Craig Schreiner)AP - From China to New York, people placed bets, tied the knot, made a wish and some were even extra cautious.

Source: Stern in talks with `America's Got Talent' (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:51 PM PST

FILE - In a Dec. 1, 2010 file photo, Howard Stern attends the Quentin Tarantino Friars Club Roast at the New York Hilton Hotel in New York. Stern was in negotiations to replace the departing Piers Morgan on NBC's talent show, 'America's Got Talent,' a person close to the situation said Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)AP - "America's Got Talent" contestants may be facing an unlikely new judge: shock jock Howard Stern.

AP source: Papelbon, Phillies agree at $50 million (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:00 PM PST

AP - Jonathan Papelbon can do his Irish Jig on Broad Street.

Italy pushes through austerity law, Greek PM sworn in (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 10:05 AM PST

Reuters - Italy's parliament began rushing through austerity measures demanded by the European Union to avert a euro zone meltdown, after U.S. President Barack Obama ratcheted up pressure for more dramatic action from the currency bloc.

MF Global fires brokerage staff en masse (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:25 PM PST

Reuters - MF Global fired all 1,066 of its brokerage employees on Friday, triggering anger and resentment about the firm's collapse after bad bets on European debt under former CEO Jon Corzine's leadership.

Mexican interior minister killed in helicopter crash (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:22 PM PST

Mexico's Secretary of the Interior Francisco Blake Mora addresses the audience during a news conference in Mexico City October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos JassoReuters - Mexican Interior Minister Francisco Blake was killed in a helicopter crash on Friday, a blow to the government as it fights powerful drug cartels.

Italy Senate passes budget, Berlusconi end nigh (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:01 PM PST

The Senate is seen during a voting session in Rome November 11, 2011. REUTERS/Stefano RellandiniReuters - Italy's Senate approved economic reforms intended to reverse a collapse of market confidence on Friday, kicking off a rapid transition that will end the era of Silvio Berlusconi and clear the way for an emergency government within days.

EMI sale ends 80 years of independence (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:50 PM PST

Reuters - EMI, the London-based record label that for 80 years brought the world everyone from the Beatles and Queen to Coldplay and Katy Perry, is no longer independent.

Papademos sworn in to lead party-packed Greek cabinet (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 11:09 AM PST

Newly appointed Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos (C) is escorted by security personnel as he walks towards the presidential palace for the swearing in ceremony of the new government in Athens November 11, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisReuters - Technocrat Prime Minister Lucas Papademos took office on Friday to save Greece from bankruptcy, heading a coalition cabinet filled with many of the same politicians who led the nation into crisis and pushed the euro zone to the brink of collapse.

Correction: Rajaratnam told to pay $92.8 million in SEC case (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 11:47 AM PST

Reuters - A federal judge ordered Raj Rajaratnam, the Galleon Group hedge fund founder sentenced to 11 years in prison for insider trading, to pay a record $92.8 million penalty in a related U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission civil case.

IMF warns rich states may fall back into recession (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 08:03 AM PST

Reuters - The International Monetary Fund on Friday warned that advanced economies could fall back into recession unless policy-makers move with greater urgency to agree on policies to boost growth.

Penn State riot: If university can't fire Joe Paterno, is something wrong? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 05:57 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Images of the Penn State riot Wednesday cast a new light on an old question for collegiate sports: Do they have too much sway at many universities? 

Sergeant seen as 'kill team' leader found guilty in Afghanistan atrocities (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 05:29 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - US Army Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs, who served with the 5th Stryker Brigade in Afghanistan, has been found guilty of murder, conspiracy, and other charges in connection with the killing of civilians for sport.
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