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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

FIFA picks ex-US attorney as corruption prosecutor

FIFA picks ex-US attorney as corruption prosecutor

FIFA picks ex-US attorney as corruption prosecutor

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:39 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2007 file picture then United States District Attorney Michael Garcia makes a statement during a news conference at the federal courthouse in White Plains, N.Y. FIFA appointed former United States attorney Michael J. Garcia as lead prosecutor to investigate allegations of corruption in world football on Tuesday. One of Garcia's first tasks will be to inspect a Swiss court document on a World Cup kickbacks scandal to evaluate the behavior of president Sepp Blatter and other senior officials in the affair. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson,File)FIFA appointed former United States attorney Michael J. Garcia on Tuesday as lead prosecutor to investigate allegations of corruption in world soccer.

Carjacker will be Texas' 1st single-drug execution

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:38 PM PDT

An inmate who once bragged about the headlines generated by the carjacking and murder that sent him to death row will be noted in Texas history for a different reason: Yokamon Hearn will be the first prisoner executed under the state's new single-drug procedure.

INFLUENCE GAME: Armstrong's lobbying cycle

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:37 PM PDT

The foundation created by seven-time Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong has mounted a lobbying campaign on Capitol Hill in an effort to counter accusations by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that Armstrong took performance-enhancing drugs throughout much of his career.

Putin, Annan meet on Syria crisis

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:35 PM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Annan discussed the Syria crisis with Lavrov on Monday, and is scheduled to meet with President Putin on Tuesday. The UN and Arab League envoy to the Syrian crisis has begun his meeting with the Russian president by saying that Syria is at a crossroads, as violence escalates. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)Russia's foreign minister on Tuesday said Moscow is ready to seek consensus in the U.N. Security Council on a new resolution aimed at ending Syria's civil war, but gave no indication how it would resolve a disagreement over a Britain-sponsored resolution.

Republican Party ad takes softer approach on Obama

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:34 PM PDT

This is a frame grab from a recent Romney campaign ad. By contrast, the Republican National Committee has a separate spot using a softer approach to win over disappointed Obama voters. (AP Photo)In a campaign fast growing nasty, the Republican National Committee is trying a gentler approach. President Barack Obama tried to fix the economy, says an ad running in seven battleground states, then tells viewers: "It's OK to make a change."

Israel's Netanyahu loses key coalition partner

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:33 PM PDT

FILE- In this May 8, 2012 file photograph, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Kadima party leader Shaul Mofaz hold a joint press conference in Jerusalem. Israel plunged toward a political crisis Tuesday, July 17, 2012, after the Kadima Party, the largest party in the government quit, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in charge of a hard-line coalition opposed to most Mideast peace moves. The moderate Kadima Party voted to pull out of the government in a feud over attempts to reform the country's military draft. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)Israel plunged toward a political crisis Tuesday after the largest party in the government quit, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in charge of a hard-line coalition opposed to most Mideast peace moves.

Indian fishermen say U.S. boat fired without warning

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:33 PM PDT

A small motor vessel is seen approaching the USNS Rappahannock in this U.S. Navy handout photo taken near Jebel Ali, United Arab EmiratesDUBAI (Reuters) - Indian fishermen who survived a hail of gunfire from a U.S. Navy boat off the coast of the United Arab Emirates disputed U.S. claims that their boat drew fire after ignoring warnings to steer clear of the American vessel. One Indian was killed and three others injured on Monday when the USNS Rappahannock, a refueling ship, fired on the fishing vessel, which the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet said approached at high speed and ignored repeated warnings. The incident highlighted the potential for a rapid escalation of tensions in Gulf waters, where U.S. ...

West Bank settlement college deemed a university

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:31 PM PDT

A settler body voted Tuesday to grant university status to Israel's only West Bank settlement college, overruling objections by Israel's Council on Higher Education and potentially stirring a new round of international condemnation against Israeli policies in the West Bank.

Yahoo's 2Q earnings, revenue remain flat

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:30 PM PDT

Yahoo turned in another lackluster performance in the second quarter.

Police: Cowboys WR Bryant's mom reported assault

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:27 PM PDT

FILE - This Nov. 6, 2011 file photo shows Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, in Arlington, Texas. Bryant is free on bond after he was arrested on a misdemeanor family violence charge. Bryant turned himself in Monday afternoon, July 16, 2012, to police in the southern Dallas suburb of DeSoto. His attorney, Royce West, says Bryant posted $1,500 bond after learning a warrant had been issued for his arrest. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)With training camp just two weeks away, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant is in trouble again.

Intel 2Q earnings fall, sees economic headwinds

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:26 PM PDT

Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, says the weak global economy is slowing its growth, and revenue for the current quarter is likely to come in below Wall Street expectations.

Hardwick to work security at Olympics

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:25 PM PDT

Kelly Hardwick will be headed to the Olympics after all.

Lakota man sues SD hospital over surgical scars

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:24 PM PDT

A lawyer for a Native American man who claims the letters KKK were carved into his stomach during surgery has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the South Dakota hospital where the operation took place, the hospital's board of directors and others.

Clashes spread to new areas in Syrian capital

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:23 PM PDT

This image made from video provided by Shaam News Network Tuesday, July 17, 2012, purports to show Syrian tanks in Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS NO WAY OF INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING THE CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS PICTURE.Syrian government forces attacked rebels with helicopter gunships in the heart of Damascus on Tuesday, escalating a campaign to crush their opponents as clashes spread to new areas, illustrating the rebels' growing reach.

Knicks ponder Lin decision

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:18 PM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 24, 2012 file photo shows New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin laughing during warmups before the start of the NBA All-Star Rising Stars Challenge basketball game in Orlando, Fla. This would have been such an easy decision in February. Lin was the biggest thing in basketball, and no way the Knicks would have let him go elsewhere. Now, knowing his price and with no assurance he'll play as he did when Linsanity reigned, the Knicks may allow Lin to leave for Houston. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)Time to make a decision, New York.

HSBC apologizes for anti-money-laundering failures

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:15 PM PDT

HSBC's Head of Compliance David BagleyHSBC apologized Tuesday for failing to apply anti-laundering rules and one senior executive resigned, as lawmakers accused the global bank of giving Iran, terrorists and drug dealers access to the US financial system.

Bernanke to repeat identical testimony on Wednesday

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:13 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was set to repeat on Wednesday to a House of Representatives' panel remarks on the economy and monetary policy that he delivered to a Senate committee on Tuesday. A copy of the testimony as prepared for delivery to the House Financial Services Committee was posted to committee's Web site and, outside of a brief introduction, appeared identical to the prepared remarks Bernanke delivered on Tuesday. (Reporting by Timothy Ahmann)

Stocks rise; Mattel, Coke among earnings winners

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:12 PM PDT

FILE- In this May 17, 2012 file photo specialist Stephen D'Agostino works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. corporate earnings season resumes in earnest the week of Monday, July 16, 2012, with reports from major companies that cover a wide span of the economy. On deck Tuesday are Harley-Davidson, Coca-Cola, Goldman Sachs and Johnson & Johnson. Intel and Yahoo also report this week. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Stronger earnings reports from Mattel, Coca-Cola and other big companies are pushing the Dow Jones industrial average up for only the third day this month.

Schleck quits Tour after positive finding: team

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:12 PM PDT

Frank Schleck rides in the fifth stage of the 2012 Tour de FranceLuxembourg's Frank Schleck, a former podium finisher, quit the Tour de France Tuesday after testing positive for a banned diuretic, his RadioShack team told AFP.

Glacier in north Greenland breaks off huge iceberg

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:11 PM PDT

An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan tore off one of Greenland's largest glaciers.

Town of 1,800 evacuated in Canaries wildfire

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:11 PM PDT

Dark clouds of smoke billow from a wildfire over the town of Tijoco Bajo, on the Spanish Canary Island of TenerifeSpanish authorities evacuated a town of 1,800 residents on the Canary Islands on Tuesday, after three days of firefighting efforts failed to prevent a raging wildfire from reaching it.

Police: Gunman in Ala. bar shooting turned self in

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:11 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, July 17, 2012 image captured from video and provided by the Tuscaloosa Police Department, a gunman walks near a Tuscaloosa, Ala., bar. Tuscaloosa police say 17 people were wounded when a gunman opened fire outside a crowded bar in downtown Tuscaloosa. (AP Photo/Tuscaloosa Police Department)A gunman stood outside of a crowded downtown bar and opened fire from two different positions early Tuesday, sending patrons running or crawling for cover in a chaotic and bloody scene. At least 17 people were hurt as bullets ricocheted and debris, glass and brick fell in and around the nightclub.

Pakistan to US: Replace drones with jets

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:09 PM PDT

U.S. and Pakistani officials say Pakistan's intelligence chief will head to Washington late this month to resume counterterrorism talks suspended over a deadly border incident last year that killed two dozen Pakistani troops.

Obama campaign sues over Ohio early voting law

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:07 PM PDT

President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is suing Ohio's top elections official in a dispute over a state law that restricts early, in-person voting during the three days before Election Day.

Small study: Drug may help stabilize Alzheimer's

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:04 PM PDT

This Sunday, July 8, 2012 photo shows Jason and Karin Marder in their home in New York. Jason Marder, who turned 70 on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's more than eight years ago. In the roughly five years that her husband has taken Gammagard, "there has been decline" in his health but it is very minimal and the kind of slowing down you might expect from ordinary aging, she said. "He travels the subways, he does things that you and I do. And our quality of life together is what's most important." For the first time, researchers are reporting that a treatment might help stabilize Alzheimer's disease for as much as three years, but the evidence is weak and only in four patients, including Jason Marder. The results were discussed Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at an Alzheimer's conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)For the first time, researchers are reporting that a treatment might help stabilize Alzheimer's disease for as much as three years, although the evidence is weak and in only four patients.

Hollande: Syrian general who defected is in Paris

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:59 PM PDT

French President Francois Hollande confirmed on Tuesday that Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass, one of the highest ranking officials to defect from the Syrian regime, is in Paris.

Viacom decides not to block 'Daily Show' online

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:59 PM PDT

Viacom has decided to let new episodes of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" be shown on its websites, easing a blockade of online viewings that it imposed last week in a fee dispute with DirecTV.

Olympics organizers insist early woes are minor

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:58 PM PDT

G4S chief executive Nick Buckles, gives evidence on Olympic security staffing to the Home Affairs Select Committee at the House of Commons, London, Monday, July 17, 2012. Buckles, today insisted he was the right person to make sure the firm delivered as many guards as possible despite the Olympics security debacle. (AP Photo/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVELondon Games officials dismissed concerns Tuesday over a lost bus driver, a scramble for more security guards and some rain-soaked venues — embarrassments that had one tabloid newspaper headline using the Olympic rings to spell out the word "OOPS!"

G4S hurts its future with Olympic contract debacle

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:57 PM PDT

G4S chief executive Nick Buckles, gives evidence on Olympic security staffing to the Home Affairs Select Committee at the House of Commons, London, Monday, July 17, 2012. Buckles, today insisted he was the right person to make sure the firm delivered as many guards as possible despite the Olympics security debacle. (AP Photo/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVEJust months ago, a senior executive from the G4S security firm boasted that the London Olympics would make his British company as synonymous with major events as Switzerland is with watches.

Oil price rises on housing outlook

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:54 PM PDT

A brighter outlook for U.S. homebuilders and rising industrial production pushed the price of oil higher Tuesday for the fifth straight day.

Hamas now has monopoly on summer fun for Gaza kids

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:53 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, July 11, 2012 photo, Palestinian boys make drawings at a summer camp run by Hamas inside a school in Al-Qarara near Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. Since taking over Gaza five years ago, Hamas has competed with a U.N. agency for the hearts of Palestinian children. Each side ran summer camps, with Hamas featuring lessons in Islam and political indoctrination and the U.N. offering sports and games. Hamas has now won by default _ the U.N. canceled its camps this year because of a drop in donations.(AP Photo/Adel Hana)The Islamic militant Hamas has won a vital battle with the U.N. over the hearts of Gaza's children, moving unopposed into the summer camp sector this year after the world body ran out of money.

Gloomy Bernanke sees slow drop in US unemployment

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:53 PM PDT

US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben BernankeFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pointed to a gloomy outlook for the US economy Tuesday, warning further drops in unemployment would likely prove "frustratingly slow."

Two dead in shooting at Toronto street party, 23 injured

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:52 PM PDT

A police officer walks the crime scene as people look on following a shooting in Scarborough, a suburb in east TorontoTORONTO (Reuters) - Two people were killed and 23 injured when a Toronto street party ended in gunfire late on Monday, raising fears of violent retaliation in Canada's largest city. In the second high-profile shooting in Toronto in less than two months, a 14-year-old girl and a 23-year-old man were killed. Police said a toddler was grazed by a bullet and is expected to recover, while another victim was in critical condition. ...

Pentagon: 20 nations plan exercise in Mideast

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:52 PM PDT

In a move to bolster military strength against Iran, 20 nations will stage an anti-mining exercise in Mideast waterways.

Actress urges action against human trafficking

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Jada Pinkett Smith, right, accompanied by her actor husband Will Smith, and their daughter Willow Camille Reign Smith, left, testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a hearing on "The Next Ten Years in the Fight Against Human Trafficking: Attacking the Problem with the Right Tools" on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, July 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Actress and activist Jada Pinkett Smith urged Congress on Tuesday to step up the fight against human trafficking in the U.S. and abroad.

Report: US states' financial woes eroding services

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:50 PM PDT

U.S. states face long-term budget burdens that are already limiting their ability to pay for basic services such as law enforcement, local schools and transportation, a report released Tuesday said.

FBI: Dogs detect scent of Iowa cousins near lake

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:47 PM PDT

This combo made from undated photos provided by Black Hawk County police shows cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 10, left, and Elizabeth Collins, 8, who have been missing since Friday afternoon, July 13, 2012. The girls were last seen Friday afternoon leaving their grandmother's house. (AP Photo/Black Hawk County Police via Waterloo Courier)An FBI spokeswoman says dogs assisting in the search for two Iowa cousins have picked up the girls' scents near an Iowa lake where their bicycles had been found.

Games organisers withdraw 500,000 soccer tickets

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:46 PM PDT

Yeomen Warders, also known as Beefeaters, are seen through Olympic rings mounted on a barge, as it is positioned in front of the Tower of London on the River Thames in LondonLONDON (Reuters) - Half a million tickets for Olympic soccer matches have been withdrawn and stadium capacities reduced due to a lack of take-up, Games organisers said on Tuesday. Organisers will reduce capacities across venues by closing tiers of stadiums or whole sections of a ground. Even after the reduction, 250,000 soccer tickets are still available with a further 200,000 set to be put up for sale before the Games begin on July 27. Games chief Seb Coe defended the move and said soccer ticket sales compared favourably with previous Olympics. ...

BoE's King: Barclays was in denial over Libor manipulation

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:45 PM PDT

The Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, leaves Downing Street in central LondonLONDON (Reuters) - Barclays was in such denial about the scandal over its interest rate manipulation that Bank of England chief Mervyn King said he had to tell it that regulators had lost confidence in Bob Diamond as chief executive days before he resigned. King, governor of the central bank since 2003, dismissed accusations on Tuesday that he was asleep at the helm while Barclays traders tried to skew a benchmark interest rate that underpins transactions worth trillions of dollars worldwide between 2005 and 2009. ...

Weather can be the biggest hazard at British Open

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:45 PM PDT

El estadounidense Tiger Woods juega desde una trampa de arena en el hoyo 12 durante una ronda de práctica en el club de golf Royal Lytham & St Annes antes del Abierto Británico de Golf, en Lytham St Annes, Inglaterra, el martes 17 de julio de 2012. (AP foto/Tim Hales)The most valuable slip of paper found at any British Open is not a list of the odds. It's the forecast.
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