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Thursday, March 8, 2012

E-mails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

E-mails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

E-mails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

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White House officials were in close contact with the Agriculture Department in the hours leading up to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's decision to fire USDA employee Shirley Sherrod in 2010, according to nearly 2,000 pages of internal emails released by the administration.

Biologists project big Pacific salmon season

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Pacific Coast fishermen can start gearing up for what's expected to be the best salmon fishing season in years.

Pa. hospital: Police say 2 dead in clinic shooting

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Police block DeSoto street near the front entrance to the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic on the University of Pittsburgh campus, Thursday, March 8, 2012 in Pittsburgh. There were reports of gunfire at the psychiatric clinic injuring several people, and police were looking for a gunman. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center says police tell it a shooting at a psychiatric clinic has killed two people and left seven injured.

Coroner: US cardinal died of natural causes

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Montgomery County Coroner Walter Hofman discusses the results of a probe into the death of Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, the former leader of the Philadelphia archdiocese who died Jan. 31, on Thursday, March 8, 2012, in Norristown, Pa. Hofman said Bevilacqua died of natural causes. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)A Catholic cardinal who died a day after he was ruled competent to testify at the child endangerment trial of a longtime aide died of natural causes, a coroner said Thursday, after a prosecutor thought the timing was peculiar.

Romney is facing skepticism in Republican South

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FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, greet supporters at his campaign headquarters in Charleston, S.C. Romney faces a tough sell in the Deep South. With Mississippi and Alabama primaries coming up next Tuesday, there's concern that he's too slick, not really a conservative. In a region where the evangelical vote is important, some are skeptical about his Mormon faith. But for many Southerners, if he wins the Republican nomination and it's a November choice between him and Barack Obama, he may be just good enough. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)Mitt Romney faces a tough sell in the Deep South. With Mississippi and Alabama primaries coming up next Tuesday, there's concern that he's too slick, not really a conservative. In a region where the evangelical vote is important, some are skeptical about his Mormon faith.

Coroner: Philly cardinal died of natural causes

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Natural causes led to the death of a former Philadelphia archdiocese leader the day after he was ruled competent to testify at the child endangerment trial of a longtime aide, according to a county coroner who investigated after a suburban prosecutor deemed the timing peculiar.

Stocks gain as Greek debt swap deal proceeds

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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Stocks are opening higher Thursday, March 8, 2012 as an increase in applications for unemployment benefits last week failed to dampen optimism over progress toward easing Greece's debt burden. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Stocks are closing with strong gains for a second straight day on confidence that enough private investors in Greek bonds agreed to participate in a deal to restructure the troubled nation's debt.

Elite hacker arrested in NY cooperated from Day 1

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This Wednesday, March 7, 2012 photo shows the building on the Lower East Side of Manhattan where the elite hacker named In his Twitter postings, the elite computer hacker known as "Sabu" urged followers to resist the U.S. government and its agents.

Police say 2 dead in US clinic shooting

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The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center says police have told them a shooting at a psychiatric clinic has killed two people and left seven injured.

UPMC: Police say 2 dead in clinic shooting

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The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center says police tell it a shooting at a psychiatric clinic has killed two people and left seven injured.

APNewsBreak: Full Titanic site mapped for 1st time

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Kirk Wolfinger, top left, Rushmore DeNooyer, and Tony Bacon of the Lone Wolf Documentary Group, pose at an editing station Thursday, March 8, 2010, in South Portland, Maine. The editors are putting the final touches on a History Channel documentary about the mapping of the 3-by-5-mile debris field of the Titanic on the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean. The luxury passenger liner sank about 375 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada, after striking an iceberg on its maiden voyage from England to New York on April 15, 1912, killing 1,517 people. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Researchers have pieced together what's believed to be the first comprehensive map of the entire 3-by-5-mile (5-by-8-kilometer) Titanic debris field and hope it will provide new clues about what exactly happened the night 100 years ago when the superliner hit an iceberg, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic and became a legend.

Brazil accepts FIFA 'kick up backside' apology

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FIFA President Sepp BlatterBrazil accepted FIFA's apologies over the World Cup 2014 'kick up the backside' controversy on Thursday, paving the way for President Dilma Rousseff to meet world football chief Sepp Blatter.

Paris blaze

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Paris blazeA cloud of black smoke envelops the Place Vendôme column in Paris, after a fire - which appears to have started in the nearby Hotel Ritz underground parking lot - broke out.

AP NewsAlert

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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Police say 2 dead, 7 hurt in clinic shooting

Miss. Supreme Court rules Barbour pardons valid

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The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the pardons issued by former Gov. Haley Barbour during his final days in office, including those of four convicted killers who had worked at the Governor's Mansion.

Confidence on Greek debt swap as deadline passes

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Greek Finance minister Evangelos VenizelosGreece seemed close to clinching a high-stakes debt swap Thursday as a deadline for bondholders to accept huge losses on their Greek holdings came and went opening the way for an urgent bailout.

After spat, Brazil, FIFA aim for 2014 WCup goals

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A view showing the site of the ongoing construction of what will be the new soccer stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday March 6, 2012. The stadium, expected to seat as many as 65,000, will host the opening match of the World Cup in 2014 on June 12, located in the Itaquera neighborhood. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)Brazil and FIFA have put their rift behind them. Now it's time to get to work.

US stocks rise on hopes of Greek debt deal

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At the closing bell the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 69.78 points (0.54 percent) to 12,907.11US stocks finished higher Thursday, led by a 1.2 percent gain in the Nasdaq buoyed by reports that Greece had achieved the minimum support needed to push its huge private-debt writeoff through.

Jones III scores 31, Baylor beats Kansas St 82-74

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Baylor guard Pierre Jackson (55) chases a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas State in the Big 12 Conference tournament, Thursday, March 8, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Suspended by the NCAA right before last year's Big 12 tournament, Perry Jones III seemed in a mood to make up for lost time.

Women call for greater equality on rights day

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Members of the Landless Movement (MST) celebrate International Women's Day in Sao PauloUN women leaders on Thursday called for greater equality between the sexes on the occasion of International Women's Day amid demonstrations and marches for female rights.

'Housewives' creator denies anger at Sheridan

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FILE - In this July 27, 2011 file photo, actress Nicollette Sheridan poses for a portrait at during The Television Critics Association 2011 Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. Sheridan concluded testifying Monday, March 5, 2012, in Los Angeles and The creator of "Desperate Housewives" has told a jury he wasn't angry that Nicollette Sheridan accused him of striking her and that the incident didn't factor into his decision to kill off her character.

Full Titanic wreck site is mapped for 1st time

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Kirk Wolfinger, top left, Rushmore DeNooyer, and Tony Bacon of the Lone Wolf Documentary Group, pose at an editing station Thursday, March 8, 2010, in South Portland, Maine. The editors are putting the final touches on a History Channel documentary about the mapping of the 3-by-5-mile debris field of the Titanic on the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean. The luxury passenger liner sank about 375 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada, after striking an iceberg on its maiden voyage from England to New York on April 15, 1912, killing 1,517 people. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Researchers have pieced together what's believed to be the first comprehensive map of the entire 3-by-5-mile Titanic debris field and hope it will provide new clues about what exactly happened the night 100 years ago when the superliner hit an iceberg, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic and became a legend.

Imprisoned parents: School bus home only temporary

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A Montgomery Count sheriff's deputy walks away from an old school bus where two children were found living on their own Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in Spendora, Texas. An 11-year-old girl is said to be living in the bus with her five-year-old brother. Both of the children's parents are in prison, officials said. ( AP Photo/Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle )The imprisoned father of two children found living in an abandoned school bus in Texas says the family home was only meant to be temporary.

Greece closes offer with bond swap set to pass

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Police officers shout slogans as they protest during a rally in AthensATHENS (Reuters) - Greece closed a bond swap offer to private creditors on Thursday after clearing the minimum threshold of acceptance to push the deal through, moving closer to unlocking funds it needs to avoid a dangerous debt default. Government officials said before the final deadline for declaring interest passed at 2000 GMT that more than 75 percent of eligible bonds had already been committed. ...

Tulsa suspect's brother killed by police in 2005

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In this photo provided by John Fancher of the Tulsa City-County Library, a man holds a gun as sheriff's deputies and other law enforcement surround him on the plaza in between the library and the Tulsa County Courthouse in Tulsa, Okla. on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. A sheriff's deputy and two other people were later wounded during an exchange of gunfire with the man, police said. (AP Photo/Tulsa City-County Library, John Fancher) MANDATORY CREDITAuthorities were investigating Thursday whether the suspected gunman wounded in a shootout near a Tulsa courthouse was trying to commit "suicide by cop" when he drew fire from sheriff's deputies, and they confirmed his brother was shot and killed in 2005 by police officers seeking to question him about a murder.

Take-up on debt under Greek law tops 85 percent in swap: official

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ATHENS (Reuters) - Over 85 percent of bondholders holding debt under Greek law have signed up to a bond swap to ease Greece's debt burden, a Greek government official close to the process said on Thursday. The deadline to take part expired at 2000 GMT. About 177 billion euros of the 206 billion euros of debt eligible for the swap are regulated under Greek law. (Reporting by George Georgiopoulos, Writing by Deepa Babington)

Stock rally helps regain wealth lost in recession

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Americans are climbing further out of the hole they sank into during the Great Recession.

Jury: US can go after $330M in Stanford accounts

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R. Allen Stanford, center, leaves the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse, Tuesday, March 6, 2012, in Houston. Stanford, once considered one of the wealthiest people in the U.S., with a financial empire that spanned the Americas, was convicted Tuesday on charges he bilked investors out of more than $7 billion. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Nick de la Torre)A jury cleared the way Thursday for U.S. authorities to go after $330 million in stolen investor funds sitting in frozen foreign bank accounts controlled by convicted pyramid schemer R. Allen Stanford.

Prosecution rests in US webcam spying trial

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Dharun Ravi shares a laugh with his attorneys during a break in his trial at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick, N.J. on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Ravi,a former Rutgers University student, is accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate, Tyler Clementi, intimate encounter with another man. Days later Clementi committed suicide. Ravi, 19, faces 15 criminal charges, including invasion of privacy and bias intimidation, a hate crime punishable by up to 10 years in state prison. (AP Photo/The Star-Ledger, John O'Boyle, Pool)Prosecutors rested their case Thursday in the trial of a former Rutgers University student, setting the stage for lawyers to begin their defense of the young man accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man.

US paid $30 mn in last 3 years to drug informants

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The United States paid $10 million in each of the past three years to drug informantsThe United States paid $10 million in each of the past three years to informants in an effort to capture major druglords, a senior government official told lawmakers Thursday.

Colombia finds bodies of 4 miners are accident

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A paramedic attends a woman who fainted while waiting outside the An accident at a small coal mine in Colombia has killed at least four miners and five others are still missing.

Biggest solar storm in years races toward Earth

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This handout image provided by NASA shows a solar flare heading toward Earth. An impressive solar flare is heading toward Earth and could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights. An impressive solar flare is heading toward Earth and could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights. Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center said the sun erupted Tuesday evening and the effects should start smacking Earth late Wednesday night, close to midnight EST. They say it is the biggest in five years and growing. (AP Photo/NASA)The largest solar storm in five years was due to arrive on Earth early Thursday, promising to shake the globe's magnetic field while expanding the Northern Lights.

Pat Robertson: Pot should be legal like alcohol

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FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 file photo, Rev. Pat Robertson, center, talks to attendees at a prayer breakfast at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. The religious broadcaster says marijuana should be legalized and treated like alcohol because the government's war on drugs has failed. The outspoken evangelical Christian and host of Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson says marijuana should be legalized and treated like alcohol because the government's war on drugs has failed.

Biggest solar storm in years hits, so far so good

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This handout image provided by NASA shows a solar flare errupting at 7 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, and that is heading toward Earth. An impressive solar flare is heading toward Earth and could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights. Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center said the sun erupted Tuesday evening and the effects should start smacking Earth late Wednesday night, close to midnight EST. They say it is the biggest in five years and growing. (AP Photo/NASA)One of the strongest solar storms in years engulfed Earth early Thursday, but scientists say the planet may have lucked out.

Gunman sought after Pitt shooting; several injured

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Gunfire at a psychiatric clinic at the University of Pittsburgh injured several people Thursday afternoon, and police were looking for a gunman.

A modern Falkland Islands, transformed by war

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In this photo taken on Sunday, March 4, 2012, Sybie Summers, owner of the Pod gift shop, shows a five pounds note of local currency in Stanley, Falkland Islands. Falkland Islanders are still bristling over the invasion by Argentina 30 years ago, but they're not complaining about its aftermath. The April 2, 1982 invasion led by Argentina's dictators and the subsequent war with Britain launched a process that transformed the islands from a sleepy backwater of sheep farms into a prosperous outpost whose residents enjoy one of the highest per capita incomes in the Western Hemisphere. (AP Photo/Michael Warren)Falkland Islanders are still bristling over the invasion by Argentina 30 years ago, but they're not complaining about its aftermath.

Web star born: Kony video gets millions of views

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FILE - This July 31, 2006 file photo shows Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, during a meeting with a delegation of 160 officials and lawmakers from northern Uganda and representatives of non-governmental organizations in Congo near the Sudan border. An activist group based in Southern California is getting worldwide attention for a video that documents wartime atrocities in Africa. The film released Monday, March 7, 2012 is part of an effort called KONY 2012. It targets the Lord's Resistance Army and its leader, Joseph Kony, a bush fighter wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. (AP Photo, File)If Joseph Kony lived in relative anonymity before this week, he's an Internet star now.

Finally: Real estate firms' drought may be ending

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, Realtor Mark Prather poses for a photo at his real state services company, Buy America offices in La Palma, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)The first two months of the year are usually the slowest for Mark Prather's real estate agency.

Hacker arrested in NYC cooperated from Day 1

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This Wednesday, March 7, 2012 photo shows the building on the Lower East Side of Manhattan where the elite hacker named In his Twitter postings, the elite computer hacker known as "Sabu" urged followers to resist the U.S. government and its agents.

Prosecution rests in Rutgers webcam spying trial

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Dharun Ravi shares a laugh with his attorneys during a break in his trial at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick, N.J. on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Ravi,a former Rutgers University student, is accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate, Tyler Clementi, intimate encounter with another man. Days later Clementi committed suicide. Ravi, 19, faces 15 criminal charges, including invasion of privacy and bias intimidation, a hate crime punishable by up to 10 years in state prison. (AP Photo/The Star-Ledger, John O'Boyle, Pool)Prosecutors rested their case Thursday in the trial of a former Rutgers University student, setting the stage for lawyers to begin their defense of the young man accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man.
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