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Friday, December 9, 2011

All EU nations but UK open to joining new treaty (AP)

All EU nations but UK open to joining new treaty (AP)

All EU nations but UK open to joining new treaty (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 09:13 AM PST

British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. European leaders are wrestling over how much of their sovereignty they are willing to give up in a desperate attempt to save the ambitious project of continental unity that grew from the ashes of World War II. At stake at the summit in Brussels, which began Thursday evening, is not only the future of the euro, but also the stability of the global financial system and the balance of power in Europe. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP - The European Union said Friday that 26 of its 27 member countries are open to joining a new treaty tying their finances together to solve the euro crisis. Only Britain remains opposed, creating a deep rift in the union.

Va. Tech shooter didn't know campus cop he killed (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 12:54 PM PST

A Virginia Tech flag and the state of Virginia flag fly at half-staff in front of Lane Stadium on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. A Virginia Tech police officer was shot and killed on campus Thursday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - The young man who killed a Virginia Tech police officer walked up to the patrolman he did not know and fired, then took off for the campus greenhouses, ditching his pullover, wool cap and backpack. He made his way to a nearby parking lot and when a deputy spotted him, he took his own life, leaving fresh questions on a campus still coping with the nation's worst mass slaying in recent memory.

As he campaigns, Gingrich also works for profit (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 12:38 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a business forum, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)AP - Newt Gingrich loves selling himself — both as a presidential hopeful and as a for-profit author.

Mystery: A hostage video, family's desperate plea (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 01:34 PM PST

This video frame grab from a Levinson family website shows retired FBI agent Robert Levinson. The family of Levinson, who vanished years ago in Iran, issued a plea to his kidnappers Friday and, for the first time, released a hostage video they received from his unidentified captors. (AP Photo/Levinson Family)AP - Christine Levinson had endured nearly four years of despair since her husband, Robert, disappeared in Iran. Every glimmer of hope in the U.S. government's search for him had faded away, every optimistic lead had ended with disappointment. Privately, some believed he was probably dead.

Fire at Indian hospital kills 89 as staff flees (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 12:18 PM PST

Rescue workers use ropes to evacuate people after a fire engulfed a hospital, in Kolkata, India, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. Medical staff at an Indian hospital abandoned their patients and fled for safety early Friday as fire and smoke poured through the building, leaving dozens dead, many from smoke inhalation, officials said. (AP Photo)AP - Fleeing medical staff abandoned patients to a fire that killed 89 people Friday as black smoke poured through the seven-story hospital in this city in eastern India, officials said. Six administrators were arrested.

Man condemned to death in Conn. home invasion (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 01:16 PM PST

FILE - This July 23, 2007 file photo provided by the Connecticut State Police shows Joshua Komisarjevsky, charged in a deadly 2007 home invasion in Cheshire, Conn. A jury has condemned Komisarjevsky to death for killing a woman and her two daughters in the attack. (AP Photo/Connecticut State Police, File)AP - A jury condemned a Connecticut man to death Friday for killing a woman and her two daughters during a night of terror inside their suburban home, rejecting defense attorneys' request to spare his life in light of the abuse he suffered as a boy.

BLM: Mustangs mistreated but not inhumanely (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 12:40 PM PST

File - In this January 2004 file photo, the Bureau of Land Management uses a helicopter for gathering 251 wild horses from the Lahontan Herd Management Area in Nevada. The Bureau of Land Management's internal review of a similar wild horse roundup in Nevada in Sept., found some mustangs were kicked in the head, dragged by a rope around the neck and repeatedly shocked with electrical prods, but the agency concluded none of the mistreatment rose to the level of inhumane. (AP Photo/Reno Gazette-Journal. Lisa J. Tolda, File) NEVADA APPEAL OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALESAP - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management's internal review of a wild horse roundup in Nevada found some mustangs were whipped in the face, kicked in the head, dragged by a rope around the neck, and repeatedly shocked with electrical prods, but the agency concluded none of the mistreatment rose to the level of being inhumane.

To thwart porn, colleges are buying up .xxx sites (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 12:37 PM PST

Paul Vander Tuig, trademark licensing director at Kansas University, pose for a photograph by the gift store at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. With the launch of the first public sale of .xxx domains, Kansas University has purchased .xxx domains to protect its school and brand from being linked to pornographic sites. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)AP - The University of Kansas is buying up website names such as http://www.KUgirls.xxx and http://www.KUnurses.xxx. But not because it's planning a Hot Babes of Kansas site or an X-rated gallery of the Nude Girls of the Land of Aaahs.

Police: 2 Fla. women stole Christmas decorations (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 12:35 PM PST

AP - Police say two South Florida women are accused of stealing Christmas decorations from their neighbor's yard and putting them in a yard less than a block away.

Criticism of NBA squashing Paul trade pouring in (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 12:51 PM PST

FILE - In this April 26, 2011, file photo, New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul drives the ball downcourt during the first half in Game 5 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles. The framework of a three-team trade is in place to send Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers pending details of the transaction still being worked on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)AP - Criticism of the NBA's squashing of a potential Chris Paul trade is pouring in from around the league.

Europe pushes ahead with fiscal union, UK isolated (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 09:29 AM PST

Eurosceptic protesters demonstrate against Croatia's signing of the EU accession treaty at Zagreb's main square December 8, 2011. REUTERS/Nikola SolicReuters - Europe secured an historic agreement to draft a new treaty for deeper economic integration in the euro zone on Friday, but Britain, the region's third largest economy, refused to join the other 26 countries in a fiscal union and was left isolated.

MF Global clients to get $2.2 billion (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 12:50 PM PST

Reuters - A judge approved a $2.2 billion transfer to U.S. commodities customers of fallen brokerage MF Global on Friday as a trustee acknowledged there were suspicious transfers leading up to its October 31 collapse.

White House rejects Republican payroll tax proposal (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 12:19 PM PST

Reuters - The White House rejected on Friday the latest proposal from Republicans in Congress on a payroll tax cut, saying its costs needed to be offset in a balanced away and not with budget cuts exempting the rich.

Consumer sentiment up, trade gap narrows (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 11:30 AM PST

Reuters - An index of consumer sentiment rose to its highest in six months in early December and the trade deficit narrowed in October in the latest signs that the U.S. economy's health is slowly improving.

Virginia Tech shooter killed himself: police (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 09:04 AM PST

Reuters - A man who fatally shot a Virginia Tech police officer on Thursday apparently died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Virginia State police said on Friday.

DOJ to seek delay or dismissal in AT&T trial (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 10:17 AM PST

Reuters - The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it would seek to stay or dismiss its lawsuit to stop AT&T Inc's purchase of T-Mobile USA because AT&T withdrew its application with the Federal Communications Commission, which must approve the deal.

Alabama governor promises revisions to tough immigration law (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 01:27 PM PST

Reuters - Alabama Governor Robert Bentley said on Friday the state's tough new immigration law would be revised following embarrassing incidents of foreign auto employees being detained because they were not carrying sufficient identification.

Ford recalls 129,000 sedans; wheels may fall off (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 09:55 AM PST

A Ford logo is pictured during the unveiling ceremony of the new 2011 Ford Explorer in Chicago, in this July 26, 2010 file photo. Ford Motor Co restored its dividend for the first time in five years on December 8, 2011, with a quarterly payout of 5 cents per share that the No. 2 U.S. automaker said it could maintain during any future downturn. REUTERS/John Gress/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS LOGO)Reuters - Ford Motor Co recalled nearly 129,000 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans in the United States citing a risk that the wheels may fall off, U.S. safety regulators said on Friday.

Romney camp shifts into attack mode as Gingrich threatens (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 06:36 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Mitt Romney is getting tough รข€" Romney-style.

Virginia Tech shooting tests emergency plans developed after 2007 rampage (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 06:11 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - In the chaotic minutes following a fatal shooting at Virginia Tech Thursday, school officials were forced to test emergency procedures put in place following the 2007 campus rampage that resulted in 33 deaths.
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