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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Court: Managers don't have to ensure lunch breaks

Court: Managers don't have to ensure lunch breaks

Court: Managers don't have to ensure lunch breaks

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In a case that affects thousands of businesses and millions of workers, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that employers are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch breaks.

Helm out for playoffs after surgery to repair arm

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Detroit center Darren Helm will miss the rest of the playoffs after surgery to repair tendon damage in his right arm after being hurt in Game 1 against the Nashville Predators.

Lawmaker presses Pentagon chief on US-Afghan pact

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The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee expressed serious concerns that the U.S.-Afghanistan deal giving Afghans authority over night raids could put Americans at greater risk and undercut intelligence gathering critical in the long war.

Coast Guard: 2 dead in shootings at Alaska station

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Two Coast Guard members were fatally shot at a communications station on an island off Alaska, officials said Thursday.

Google proposes stock split as profit soars

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Google on Thursday posted a quarterly profit of $2.89 billion and said its board is backing a proposal for a stock split.

Google reports Q1 profit of $2.89 billion

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc reported net income of $2.89 billion, or $8.75 per share, in the first quarter and announced a proposal to effectively implement a 2-for-1 stock split. The world's No. 1 Internet search engine reported net revenue, which excludes fees paid to partner websites, of $8.14 billion. (Reporting By Alexei Oreskovic; Editing by Richard Chang)

Joel Grey has busy day celebrating 80th birthday

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Joel Grey partied into the night while celebrating his 80th birthday.

Police judgment poor in News Corp hacking case - report

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LONDON (Reuters) - Senior London police staff linked to the News Corp phone hacking scandal showed poor judgment, took bad decisions and got too close to journalists working for Rupert Murdoch's newspapers, an independent watchdog said on Thursday. While the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) rejected allegations of corruption involving two of the top personnel at the Metropolitan Police (MPS), it was highly critical of their and senior colleagues' media relationships. ...

Zimmerman attorney was Casey Anthony commentator

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When Casey Anthony stood trial last summer in her toddler's death, Mark O'Mara became a familiar face on local television making daily critiques of prosecutors and defense attorneys in the world-famous case.

Syria truce takes shaky hold, Annan presses Syria

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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian troops held their fire on Thursday after a U.N.-backed ceasefire deadline passed, giving respite to rebellious towns that have suffered heavy bombardments, but international envoy Kofi Annan pressed Damascus to pull its forces back entirely. "Syria is apparently experiencing a rare moment of calm on the ground," Annan said in a statement as he briefed a United Nations Security Council which has been divided along Cold War lines by the 13-month crisis at the heart of the Middle East. ...

Stocks surge; Hewlett-Packard leads Dow higher

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Encouraging signs out of China and Europe are helping stocks finish sharply higher.

Toy grenade prompts NYC office building evacuation

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A toy grenade was to blame for an evacuation Thursday at a building near ground zero, authorities said.

Walmart International focusing on existing markets

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(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is focused on improving results in China and other foreign countries where it already operates, rather than on entering new markets, its top international executive said on Thursday. "Our focus this year in particular has been on improving returns with our existing businesses," Walmart International Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon told investors and analysts at a meeting in Toronto that was also webcast. ...

How Hyundai went from joke to contender in US

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Americans were laughing at Hyundai's cars when John Krafcik joined the company eight years ago.

Sudan, S. Sudan leaders accuse each other of wanting war

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The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan accused each other on Thursday of wanting war, with each denying the other's charge, as Sudanese war planes bombed a bridge in the South after days of fighting in a contested border region.

Unmanned vessel could soon be working for Navy

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Technology that sent unmanned aircraft over Iraq and Afghanistan soon could be steering unstaffed naval boats for such dangerous tasks as minesweeping, submarine detection, intelligence gathering and approaching hostile vessels.

Natural gas prices stay at 10-year low

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A 10-month slide in natural gas prices took a breather after the government said U.S. supplies didn't grow as much as expected last week.

Florida shooter appears in public for first time

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A neighborhood watch guard charged with second-degree murder in the controversial killing of an unarmed US black teenager appeared briefly in court for the first time Thursday.

Syrian opposition vows protest to test shaky truce

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Syria's opposition called for widespread protests Friday to test the regime's commitment to an internationally brokered cease-fire that the U.N. chief described as so fragile it could collapse with a single gunshot.

Zimmerman makes court appearance in Fla. shooting

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Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman made his first court appearance Thursday on a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, as a court document provided new details on the prosecution's case.

Kan. grain elevator cited for serious violations

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The federal government cited a Missouri grain company Thursday for willful safety violations and proposed a hefty fine for an explosion that killed six workers last October at a northeast Kansas grain elevator.

G-8 nations warn on Syria, Iran, North Korea

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At a critical time in international diplomacy, the world's leading industrialized democracies on Thursday demanded that Syria comply with all portions of a U.N.-backed plan to end more than a year of deadly violence and warned Iran and North Korea not to engage in provocative behavior.

Judge refuses to toss charges against Sandusky

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A judge on Thursday refused to throw out child sex-abuse charges against Jerry Sandusky but will allow defense lawyers for the retired Penn State assistant football coach to ask again to have the case dismissed as more evidence is turned over by prosecutors.

Free-speech group flags First Amendment violations

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Enacting a law that bars doctors from discussing gun safety with their patients. Slicing the "f-word" from a designated free-speech wall. Blocking websites about non-mainstream religions and gay-advocacy groups from public computers.

Postmaster general visits potential closure sites

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The top U.S. Postal Service official on Thursday took his case for rural post office closures straight to the people it will hurt most, telling Montana residents that up to 3,600 small post offices around the country need to be shuttered as part of cost-cutting moves.

Jury selection under way in John Edwards trial

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After years of investigation, denials and delays, jury selection began Thursday for the criminal trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards.

Cancer hasn't dimmed Hugo Chavez's electoral hopes

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With less than six months left until Election Day, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has hardly hit the campaign trail. Instead, he has been consumed with his fight against cancer, repeatedly traveling to Cuba for treatment and publicly vowing to defeat his illness.

'Dateline NBC' series puts parental maxims to test

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Correspondent Natalie Morales ended up in tears when she put herself and her 8-year-old son through the same parenting test that "Dateline NBC" is subjecting others to for a series that starts Sunday.

Romney courts gun-rights group in presidential bid

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Running for the Senate in Massachusetts, Mitt Romney once assured voters in a state with strong gun-control laws: "I don't line up with the NRA." Now the likely Republican presidential nominee, Romney will headline the National Rifle Association's annual convention Friday and assure tens of thousands of gun-rights activists that he's squarely on their side.

Analysis: Iran sees nuke talks leaning their way

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Iran's envoys are heading for nuclear talks with confidence that the chips are falling their way.

France, U.S. call on Syria to abide by ceasefire plan

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(Reuters) - The leaders of France and the United States called on Thursday for the Syrian government to adhere "scrupulously and without conditions" to a U.N.-backed plan to end the violence in the country. The statement issued by French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office after a conference call with U.S. President Barack Obama also said they would intensify their efforts to end the crackdown, including at the United Nations Security Council. (Reporting By John Irish; editing by Daniel Flynn)

U.N. could approve Syria monitors Friday, envoys say

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council could approve on Friday a resolution to send unarmed U.N. observers to Syria to monitor a fragile ceasefire in the 13-month conflict that has brought the country to the brink of civil war, diplomats said. U.N. Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan has called for 200 to 250 unarmed U.N.-mandated observers to monitor the ceasefire. The Security Council is due to meet later on Thursday to discuss a draft resolution to approve the monitoring mission. ...

Annan tells U.N. Syria hasn't fully met truce terms

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan told the Security Council on Thursday that Syria has not fully complied with the terms of his peace plan but called for the swift deployment of a U.N. truce-monitoring force to the country, council diplomats said. A fragile U.N.-backed ceasefire aimed at halting more than a year of bloodshed in Syria appeared to be holding on Thursday but there were no signs that President Bashar al-Assad was pulling his forces out of restive cities. ...

U.S. backs sending advance team to Syria: Clinton

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Clinton said on Thursday the ceasefire in Syria was just a first step and the United States supported sending an advance team to Syria immediately ahead of a potential U.N. monitoring mission. Clinton said the "Group of Eight" foreign ministers welcomed that violence in Syria had abated, but this was just one element in former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's plan. She said Syria must meet other obligations, including a pullback of troops and tanks from cities and allowing humanitarian aid. ...

Fight against Assad just begun, Syrians in Turkey say

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REYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) - Refugees who have crossed the Turkish border say the shaky ceasefire in Syria has done nothing to convince them that the year-long revolt against President Bashar al-Assad is over. "The killing in Syria hasn't even started yet," says Abdullah Kartan, a teacher who fled to the Reyhanli refugee camp in Turkey. "Syrians have made a decision and if three-quarters of them have to die, if their houses have to burn, they will do it to get Assad out. There is no going home until the regime falls. ...

Hip surgery for Blazers' Aldridge; done for season

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All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge of the Trail Blazers will have surgery on his right hip and miss the rest of the season.

Pakistan approves new guidelines for US ties

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Pakistan's parliament on Thursday unanimously approved new guidelines on relations with the United States which include a ban on transporting weapons through the country to Afghanistan.

Petrino's house listed for $2.5 million

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Former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino's home is for sale and listed for $2.5 million.

Italian party expels official in funds scandal

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The Northern League, an anti-immigrant, anti-corruption movement in Italy, expelled from its ranks Thursday a top Senate official implicated in an investigation of suspected embezzlement of party funds.

Biden: Romney is out of step with American values

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Eyeing the November election, Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday called presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney "out of touch" and "out of step" with history and basic American values.
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