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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Durant 2nd again to LeBron in MVP race

Durant 2nd again to LeBron in MVP race

Durant 2nd again to LeBron in MVP race

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Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant smiles as he walks off the court following NBA basketball practice in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 11, 2012. The Thunder will have had eight full days off when they start the Western Conference semifinals on Monday night against either the Denver Nuggets or the Los Angeles Lakers. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)When the NBA's MVP results were announced Saturday, Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant found himself in a familiar spot: second.

Federer breezes into final with Madrid master class

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Swiss Roger FedererRoger Federer put on a blue clay master class to move to within one win of a return to the world number two ranking as he hammered Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-3 for a place in the Madrid Masters final.

Analysis: Spain faces corrosion not collapse from euro crisis

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A woman stands under session information screens at the Madrid bourseBARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Students are protesting on Barcelona's elegant boulevards, public-sector wages are being cut for the second time in three years and resentment is growing against the central government and beneficiaries of bank bailouts. Such is the daily fallout from the euro zone's debt crisis. Like the rest of Spain, Barcelona is looking at several years of hard grind as the country adjusts to living within its means after the collapse of a debt-financed housing bubble that has brought much of the banking sector to its knees. ...

JPMorgan $2 billion loss hits shares, credit, image

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A man walks into the JP Morgan headquarters at Canary Wharf in LondonNEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co lost $15 billion in market value and a notch in its credit ratings on Friday while a chorus of regulators and politicians reacted to its surprise $2 billion trading loss by demanding stiffer oversight for the banking industry. The loss by one of Wall Street's most respected banks embarrassed chief executive Jamie Dimon, a leader lauded for steering his bank through the fallout from the 2008 financial crisis without reporting a loss. "We know we were sloppy. We know we were stupid. ...

3 Boston U. students killed in New Zealand crash

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Policemen examine the scene of a minivan crash near Turangi, New Zealand, Saturday, May 12, 2012. Three Boston University students who were studying in New Zealand were killed Saturday when their minivan crashed. At least five other students from the university were injured in the accident, including one who was in critical condition. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, John Cowpland) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUTThree Boston University students who were studying in New Zealand were killed Saturday when their minivan crashed. At least five other students from the university were injured in the accident, including one who was in critical condition.

Romney adamantly rejects same-sex marriage

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Republican White House hopeful Mitt RomneyRepublican White House challenger Mitt Romney, wooing social conservatives, adamantly rejected same-sex marriage Saturday and trumpeted his belief in Christian values and the family.

Romney seeks evangelical votes; opposes gay marriage

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Romney speaks at the Liberty University commencement ceremony in LynchburgLYNCHBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sought on Saturday to calm fears that his Mormon faith would be an obstacle to evangelical Christian voters, stressing shared conservative values while acknowledging religious differences. In a speech at conservative Christian Liberty University - where it is taught that Mormonism is a cult - Romney stressed their common goal of service to God and declared his opposition to gay marriage, a position essential for winning the majority of evangelicals in November. ...

Tiralongo claims Giro d'Italia seventh stage

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Italy's Paolo Tiralongo celebrates after crossing the finish linePaolo Tiralongo out-sprinted one of the overall favourites in Michele Scarponi to win the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia over 202km from Recanati to Rocca di Cambio on Saturday.

Yemen: US drone strikes kill 11 al-Qaida militants

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 file photo, Yemeni armed tribesmen stand guard in front of Ameriyah religious school which was seized by al-Qaida militant in Radda town, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of the capital Sanaa, Yemen. After years of stalling under its now-ousted leader, Yemen is finally showing resolve in the fight against al-Qaida, aided by the United States, which just scored an intelligence coup by breaking up a new bomb plot there. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)Two suspected U.S. drone strikes killed 11 al-Qaida militants in southern Yemen on Saturday, Yemeni military officials said.

Greek president in last-ditch coalition effort

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Greek President Karolos Papoulias looks on before his meeting with Greek Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos in Athens, Saturday, May 12, 2012. Greek President Karolos Papoulias has called the leaders of Greece's political parties to meetings on Sunday, in a last-ditch effort to broker a deal for a coalition government. (AP Photo/Aris Messinis, Pool)Greece's president will meet with political party leaders Sunday in a last-ditch effort to broker a deal for a coalition government and avoid another general election.

New York meets Cuba in art-fair chef exchange

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Cuban chef Hector Higuera, second left, and U.S, chef Sara Jenkins, right, pointing, team up, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 11, 2012. Prominent New York City chefs are teaming up this week with culinary entrepreneurs from Havana's budding private restaurant scene, cooking up savory and sweet multi-course meals from an improvised kitchen built in a shipping container. Foreign art lovers are breaking bread with Cuban waiters, drivers and parking lot attendants this week in a unique experience that forces diners and chefs alike to overcome barriers of culture, language and five-plus decades of animosity between Washington and Havana.

A black mark for survivor of financial crisis

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FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2009 file photo, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon, center, flanked by Goldman Sachs & Co. Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Lloyd C. Blankfein, left, and Bank of New York Mellon Chairman Chief Executive Officer Robert Kelly, are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington during a House Financial Services Committee hearing. Dimon had to face stock analysts and reporters on Thursday, May 10, 2012, and confess to a The reputation that Jamie Dimon honed for decades on Wall Street has been severely damaged in a matter of days.

Romney urges grads to honor family commitments

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivers the commencement address at the Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va, Saturday, May 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Mitt Romney's Mormon faith has shaped his life, but he barely mentioned it as he spoke to graduates at an evangelical Christian university Saturday.

Durant second again, to LeBron, in MVP race

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After finishing second in the MVP voting for the second time in his career, Kevin Durant says he doesn't get any extra motivation from coming so close to winning the NBA's top individual honor.

Clashes rage in Syria, opposition meets abroad

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Demonstrators hold Kurdish and opposition flags during a protest against Syria's President Al-Assad in QamishliRebels fought the army in northern Syria on Saturday, activists said, and Syrian dissidents abroad gathered to try to unify and project themselves as a credible alternative to President Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported fighting in Idlib province, on Syria's northern border with Turkey and a hotspot of the 14-month-old revolt against Assad's rule. "Violent clashes are raging between Syrian regime forces and armed military defectors ... ...

Hamilton stripped of Spanish GP pole

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McLaren Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton drives at the Circuit de CatalunyaLewis Hamilton's spectacular but often controversial career suffered a new twist Saturday when he was stripped of pole for the Spanish Grand Prix because his McLaren team failed to give him enough fuel.

Angels' Wilson makes rare consecutive starts

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Los Angeles Angels' C.J. Wilson follows through on his delivery to the Texas Rangers in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 11, 2012, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)Angels starter C.J. Wilson is first major league pitcher in 11 seasons to start consecutive games.

Yemen: US drone strike kills 6 al-Qaida militants

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Yemeni military officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed six suspected al-Qaida militants.

Exiles: Iran advancing active nuclear arms program

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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei waves to the media after presenting his identification papers to cast his ballot in the parliamentary election in TehranPARIS/VIENNA (Reuters) - An exiled Iranian opposition group said on Saturday that Iran has some 60 scientists and engineers involved in a concerted and expanding program to develop nuclear weapons under defense ministry auspices. However, diplomats say the National Council of Resistance of Iran has had a spotty record with allegations about Iran's nuclear work since exposing a secret uranium enrichment plant at Natanz in 2002. A top U.S. nuclear expert said the NCRI report, like previous ones, should be treated with great skepticism. ...

Tens of thousands march in Spain over austerity

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Protesters pack the Puerta del Sol plaza in central Madrid, Saturday May 12, 2012. The protesters returned to Sol to mark the anniversary of the protest movement that inspired groups in other countries. The protests began May 15 last year and drew hundreds and thousands of people calling themselves the indignant movement. The demonstrations spread across Spain and Europe as anti-austerity sentiment grew. (AP Photo/Paul White)Tens of thousands of Spaniards angered by grim economic prospects and the political handling of the international financial crisis turned out for street demonstrations in the country's cities Saturday, marking the one-year anniversary of a movement that inspired similar pressure groups in other countries.

Gas drillers wrangle over NY limitations, bans

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With all the restrictions in proposed state regulations and local bans, gas companies say about half of their lease holdings in the lucrative Marcellus Shale region in New York state will be off-limits or inaccessible to drilling if the state gives the green light to developers this year.

One year on, Spain's 'indignants' take to streets

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Spain's Spain's "indignants" took to the streets in 80 cities and towns Saturday to decry economic injustice in a show of strength one year after the birth of their movement shook the political establishment.

Horst Faas, AP combat photographer, dies at 79

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FILE - In this undated file photo, Associated Press photographer Horst Faas is shown on assignment with soldiers in South Vietnam. Faas, a prize-winning combat photographer who carved out new standards for covering war with a camera and became one of the world's legendary photojournalists in nearly half a century with The Associated Press, died Thursday May 10, 2012. He was 79. (AP Photo/File)As chief of photo operations for The Associated Press in Saigon for a decade beginning in 1962, Horst Faas didn't just cover the fighting — he also recruited and trained new talent from among foreign and Vietnamese freelancers.

LeBron James wins 3rd NBA MVP award

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FILE - In this May 9, 2012, file photo, Miami Heat forward LeBron James leaves the court after defeating the New York Knicks 106-94 in an NBA basketball game in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs in Miami. The Heat won the series 4-1 to advance to the second round. James is the NBA's MVP for a third time, putting him alongside some of the game's all-time greats. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that James will be announced Saturday, May 12, as this year's winner of the league's top individual honor, and that he'll be formally presented with the trophy by Commissioner David Stern on Sunday afternoon before Miami hosts Indiana in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)Calling the honor "overwhelming" but pointing to a "bigger goal," LeBron James on Saturday became the eighth player in NBA history to win the MVP award three times.

4 killed, 1 injured in Kansas plane crash

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An Oklahoma newspaper is reporting three recent graduates of Oral Roberts University and a former business instructor were killed when a small airplane crashed in Kansas.

Personal ties can change gay marriage attitudes

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In revealing his support for same-sex marriage, President Barack Obama attributed his change in thinking to a series of key conversations and experiences. Talking to members of his staff and gay service members in committed relationships made it more difficult to justify why they should not have the right to marry, he said.

China tensions spur deeper US-Philippine alliance

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FILE - In this April 30, 2012, file photo Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, right, Philippines' Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin, left, and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario speak at a news conference at the Department of State in Washington. The U.S. increased military aid and resolved to help its ally on maritime security. The steps came as the Philippines is locked in a standoff with China over competing territorial claims in the South China Sea, and passions stokes on both sides. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)China's assertive behavior is breathing life into America's historically tumultuous relationship with the Philippines.

Thousands march in Spain over austerity

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Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest to mark the anniversary of the beginning of the Thousands of Spaniards angered by their grim economic prospects and political handling of the international financial crisis turned out for street demonstrations in the country's cities Saturday, marking the one-year anniversary of a movement that inspired similar pressure groups in other countries.

Union seeks talks as Air India fires striking pilots

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Around 200 Air India pilots have been on strike since MondayA union said Saturday it was ready for unconditional talks to end a five-day walkout by pilots of national carrier Air India, as the airline fired 25 more strikers and cancelled more flights.

Men in Afghan uniforms kill two NATO troops: ISAF

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French soldiers keep watch during an operation in Surobi districtTwo NATO troops were killed by two men in Afghan police uniforms in southern Afghanistan Saturday, the military said, with Afghan sources identifying the victims as British soldiers based in Helmand province.

Correction: Obit-Faas story

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In an obituary May 10 for former Associated Press photographer Horst Faas, the AP incorrectly reported that Faas photographed a ski-masked Palestinian terrorist at the Munich Olympic Village building where Israeli athletes were held hostage in 1972. The photo was taken by AP photographer Kurt Strumpf.

NATO summit must protect Afghan women: UN

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There are fears Afghan women could lose the gains made in the 10 years since the overthrow of the brutal Taliban regimeThe United Nations mission in Afghanistan sounded warnings Saturday over the future of women's rights and schooling for girls ahead of a NATO summit focused on the withdrawal of troops from the war-torn nation.

US commander holds talks with Pakistani army chief

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FILE - In this April 18, 2012 file photo, Pakistan's army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani talks with reporters after visiting a Siachen area at Skardu, Pakistan. The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan held talks with Pakistan's army chief Saturday aimed at improving border coordination, almost six months after American airstrikes accidentally killed 24 Pakistani soldiers along the frontier. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File)The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan held talks with Pakistan's army chief Saturday aimed at improving border coordination, almost six months after American airstrikes accidentally killed 24 Pakistani soldiers along the frontier.

Chesapeake Energy receives $3 billion loan

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Chesapeake Energy Corp. has received a $3 billion loan from Goldman Sachs and Jefferies Group, giving the company more time to sell assets and lower its debt.

Men in Afghan police uniforms kill 2 NATO troops

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Men wearing Afghan police uniforms shot dead two NATO service members Saturday in southern Afghanistan, authorities said, the latest in a string of attacks on international troops by Afghan security forces or militants disguised as police.

GOP: Economy tops gay marriage as campaign issue

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In this photo taken March 7, 2011, National Faith & Freedom Coalition President Ralph Reed speaks at the coalition's forum in Waukee, Iowa. Republican activists say President Barack Obama's embrace of gay marriage carries political, geographic and financial value for their party in what's shaping up to be a tight presidential race. President Barack Obama delighted his liberal base by coming down on the side of gay marriage, but he cheered the opposition, too.

British chef Ramsay opens Las Vegas restaurant

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British celebrity chef Gordon RamsayThe British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has opened up a new restaurant at a casino hotel in Las Vegas, his first in the US gambling hub.

June Cleaver to Gloria Pritchett: 5 great TV moms

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FILE - In this Sept. 22, 1986 file photo, actress Barbara Billingsley poses next to a portrait of her television family, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow, Jerry Mathers and herself as the Cleaver family from Why settle for one great mom when, as any TV viewer knows, you can adopt a series of them?

Greece's anti-bailout leftists lead in polls

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ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's radical leftist SYRIZA party has gained support since Sunday's inconclusive election to become the most popular party, but backing for the anti-bailout group is falling, the second opinion poll since the vote showed on Saturday. The main pro-bailout parties, conservative New Democracy and socialist PASOK, were gaining support, according to the poll by Metron Analysis for the Epenenditis weekly. ...

In Iraq, car perk overrides promises to public

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FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2012 file photo, A man stands next to a government owned armored SUV in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq's lawmakers have hightailed it out of town for a six-week vacation without following through on promises to cancel a pricey perk of free armored cars that they approved for themselves in the annual budget. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)Iraq's lawmakers have hightailed it out of town for a six-week vacation without following through on promises to cancel a pricey perk for free armored cars that they approved for themselves in the annual budget.
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