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Friday, August 31, 2012

1st death linked to new swine flu is Ohioan, 61

1st death linked to new swine flu is Ohioan, 61

1st death linked to new swine flu is Ohioan, 61

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 01:04 PM PDT

The death of a 61-year-old Ohio woman is the first in the nation associated with a new swine flu strain, the state Department of Health said Friday.

Drama in Iran wins Egypt president a bold image

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 01:04 PM PDT

President Mohammed Morsi, third left, attends Friday prayers in Cairo on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Morsi's tough words against Syria's regime in a speech hosted by Syria's top ally Iran brought him a stream of praise from Egyptian supporters and critics alike, lauding him as a new Arab leader that speaks truth to power. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's international debut made its biggest splash at home. After he publicly denounced Syria's regime while being hosted by Damascus' top ally Iran, Egyptian supporters and even some critics are lauding him as a new Arab leader that speaks truth to power.

Ex-Marine kills 2, self at NJ supermarket

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 01:02 PM PDT

Middlesex County prosecutor Bruce Kaplan inspects the scene of a shooting at a Pathmark grocery store in Old Bridge, N.J., Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. An employee of the supermarket opened fire at the closed store early Friday as a dozen or more colleagues worked inside, killing two of them and himself, Kaplan said. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)An ex-Marine wearing military clothing opened fire at a New Jersey supermarket early Friday, killing two of his co-workers and himself as other terrified store employees hid in the back, authorities said.

Federal government ending Wyoming wolf protections

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 01:01 PM PDT

The federal government will end protections for wolves in Wyoming, where the effort to revive the predator from near extinction in the United States began about 20 years ago.

Stowaway cat from China says 'ni hao' to new home

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:59 PM PDT

This Aug. 21, 2012 photo shows Ni Hao, the stowaway kitten from Shanghai at the Los Angeles County Animal Care Control Carson Shelter in Gardena, Calif. Ni Hao traveled from Shanghai to Los Angeles in a freight container on a shipping boat. Ni Hao means hello in Mandarin Chinese. The orange-and-white short-haired kitten traveled 6,500 miles without food or water. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)A stowaway kitten who survived a three-week ocean voyage from China to California trapped in a storage container without food or water has found a new home.

Israelis say UN report strengthens Iran warnings

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:54 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 photo, two Israeli women drink coffee in a shopping mall after collecting their gas mask from a distribution center in Jerusalem. A new U.N. report adds credibility to Israel's warnings about Tehran's nuclear ambitions, Israeli officials said Friday, commenting on findings that could provide ammunition to Israeli calls for military action against Iran's suspect nuclear program at a time when the U.S. and other allies are pressing the Jewish state to hold its fire. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)Israeli officials said on Friday that a new United Nations report adds credibility to their warnings about Iran, as tensions grow between the Jewish state and its allies over how to tackle Tehran's suspect nuclear program.

No. 1 USC welcomes Hawaii for start of title chase

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:54 PM PDT

FILE- In this Nov. 4, 2011, file photo, Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley (7) scrambles against Colorado during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Boulder, Colo. Barkley skipped the NFL for the chance at a national title. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)Although Matt Barkley has already graduated from Southern California, he's eager to get to work on his final college project.

Syria clashes rage as safe havens plea fails

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:53 PM PDT

Protestors chant anti-government slogans during a demonstration against Assad in the northern Syrian city of MareaFierce fighting rocked northern Syria on Friday as Ankara pressed its call for safe havens to be set up in the country to stem the refugee exodus and protesters demanded the fall of the regime.

Obama vows help to soldiers, marks Iraq war end

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:50 PM PDT

President Barack Obama walks with Gen. Lloyd Austin, vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army, right, to greet members of the military and their families on the tarmac, upon his arrival at Biggs Airfield at Fort Bliss, Texas, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)President Barack Obama says his administration is determined to help servicemen, veterans and their families with their economic and health care needs as conflicts overseas end or wind down and they return to the nation they have served.

Fan falls to death at Texans stadium in Houston

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:48 PM PDT

FILE - This Aug. 30, 2012 photo shows the exterior of Reliant Stadium before an NFL preseason football game between the Houston Texans and the Minnesota Vikings, in Houston. A fan was taken to a Houston hospital after falling from an escalator at Reliant Stadium. A statement issued by officials of Reliant Park, where the stadium is situated, says the fan fell from the escalator Thursday night, Aug. 30, 2012, while attending a preseason game between the Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings.(AP Photo/Dave Einsel, File)A 25-year-old fan died after tumbling about 60 feet from a fifth-floor escalator at Reliant Stadium during a preseason Houston Texans game, officials said Friday.

US supermarket worker shoots dead two, kills self

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:45 PM PDT

A shooting occurred at a Pathmark supermarket similar to this oneA man armed with a Kalashnikov-style automatic rifle and a handgun shot dead two people Friday at a supermarket in a town near New York, and then shot himself, officials said.

Mother of GMA co-host Robin Roberts dies

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT

This 2006 photo released by ABC shows "Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts, right, with her mother Lucimarian Roberts on the set in New York. Jeffrey W. Schneider, senior vice president of ABC News, said 88-year-old Lucimarian Roberts died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. ABC's Facebook page said Robins traveled "home to Mississippi just in time to see her." The death came on the same day Roberts said goodbye to her co-workers and audience before starting medical leave for a bone marrow transplant. Her departure had been set for Friday. But in a last-minute change of plans she told her viewers she was leaving a day early to visit her ailing mother. WABC-TV said Lucimarian Roberts was the first African-American to head Mississippi's board of education. She also collaborated with her daughter on a book titled, "My Story, My Song: Mother-Daughter Reflections on Life and Faith." (AP Photo/ABC, Donna Svennevik)Lucimarian Roberts, the mother of "Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts, has died a day after the anchor announced she was taking a medical leave for a bone marrow transplant.

Bernanke signals desire for more Fed stimulus

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT

US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, pictured on August 7US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed deep worry over the US economy Friday and argued for fresh action to stimulate growth from the central bank.

Ex-Mich. rail worker claims $337M Powerball prize

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:42 PM PDT

Donald Lawson, a 44-year-old Lapeer, Mich. resident, smiles at a news conference in which he claimed the $337 million Powerball prize Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at the Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing, Mich. Lawson elected the lump sum option of $224.6 million before state and federal taxes. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)Donald Lawson says the first thing he bought after winning the third-largest Powerball jackpot ever was a pack of bubble gum.

APNewsBreak: Sick cows not slaughtered for food

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:40 PM PDT

Federal investigators probing a slaughterhouse after an undercover video showed inhumane treatment of cows said Friday that there is no evidence that sick animals entered the food supply.

Movie audiences find anti-Obama doc '2016'

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:39 PM PDT

This publicity image released by Rocky Mountain Pictures, shows an undated film clip of director, Dinesh D'Souza, interviewing George Obama in "2016: Obama's America." Despite the unconventional release of "2016: Obama's America," the movie is among the most successful political documentaries of all time and it doesn't show signs of cooling down ahead of the presidential election. (AP Photo/Rocky Mountain Pictures)It wasn't backed by any Hollywood movie studio. Reviews were mostly negative. It premiered in Houston, not Los Angeles or New York. And yet despite the unconventional release of "2016: Obama's America," the movie is now among the most successful political documentaries of all time — and it doesn't show signs of cooling down ahead of the presidential election.

Stocks higher, but volatile, after Bernanke speaks

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:39 PM PDT

FILE- In this Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, file photo, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks closed lower Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, with investors too worried about gas prices and unemployment to be impressed by news that consumer spending is up. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)It took a while, but investors eventually decided they liked what they heard from Ben Bernanke, and stock indexes rose enough on Friday to put them into positive territory for August.

Hospital got hang-up call before Colo. shooting

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:36 PM PDT

Assistant District Attorney Karen Pearson leads the prosecution team into court for a motions hearing for suspected theater shooter James Holmes in district court in Centennial, Colo., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Holmes has been charged in the shooting at the Aurora theater on July 20 that killed twelve people and injured more than 50. (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez)The University of Colorado Hospital says no one at its switchboard talked to the movie theater shooting suspect in the minutes before the attack, but a caller did hang up without saying anything around that time.

Romney visits gulf as Obama tends to troops

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:36 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, accompanied by his vice presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a campaign event at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Fla., Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan plunged headlong into the fall campaign Friday on a two-track mission to convince Americans that the GOP nominee is not only the right man to fix the economy but an all-around leader for the nation. Romney, hoping to project an aura of leadership, surveyed storm damage in Louisiana and declared "people down here need help."

Cousin of NJ supermarket shooter: 'He was blank'

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:36 PM PDT

Middlesex County prosecutor Bruce Kaplan inspects the scene of a shooting at a Pathmark grocery store in Old Bridge, N.J., Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. An employee of the supermarket opened fire at the closed store early Friday as a dozen or more colleagues worked inside, killing two of them and himself, Kaplan said. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)A cousin of the gunman in a New Jersey supermarket shooting spree says he has not been the same since his mother died about five years ago.

Factbox: Gulf of Mexico oil, gas operations affected by Isaac

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:35 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Isaac, now a tropical depression, continued to threaten the lower Mississippi valley with heavy rain and flash floods as it moved north after forcing offshore energy producers and coastal refiners to shut operations. Energy companies have begun assessing the damage caused by the storm, which made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday. Some will be resuming operations on Friday. Phillips 66 said floodwater at the Alliance refinery in Belle Chasse, Louisiana did not reach more than 2 feet in depth, although it did not say which parts of the refinery were flooded. ...

Djokovic, Stosur advance but Robson stuns Li

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Samantha Stosur advanced in straight sets Friday at the US Open while British teen Laura Robson sent Li Na home after sending Kim Clijsters into retirement.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:29 PM PDT

Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

Romney arrives in Louisiana for storm visit

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:28 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney waves as he arrives for a campaign stop, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney detoured to hurricane-damaged Louisiana on Friday as he campaigned his way out of the Republican National Convention, touring a flooded community and saying he hoped his visit would rivet public attention on victims' needs.

Officials declare final winner of Mexico vote

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, presidential candidate for the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD), speaks during a news conference in Mexico City, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Lopez Obrador said Friday that he is refusing to recognize the results of Mexico's presidential election, raising the question of whether he will launch street protests like those he used to paralyze central Mexico City after losing the 2006 vote. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)Mexico's highest electoral authority declared Friday that Enrique Pena Nieto was the legitimate winner of the country's July 1 presidential election, formally opening the transition to a new government despite continuing claims of fraud by the second-place candidate of the left.

Spain's Bankia to receive immediate aid

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:22 PM PDT

File - In this June 26, 2012 file photo, Spain's Economy Minister Luis De Guindos speaks during a meeting in Madrid. Spain's government Friday Aug. 30, 2012 approved a major new financial sector reform that creates a "bad bank" to contain toxic property investments and gives the central bank more powers to shut down troubled lenders. The royal decree reform is the fifth such package Spain has introduced since the economic crisis began in 2008. De Guindos said the new entity would be controlled by the central bank but would be semi-private. He said it would be operational before the end of November. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)Spain's bank rescue fund is to inject government aid immediately into Bankia after the troubled lender announced losses of €4.4 billion ($5.6 billion) in the first half of the year, the fund said Friday.

Isaac promises drought relief, lousy holiday

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:20 PM PDT

When drought made Fourth of July fireworks a fire hazard, organizers in Chesterfield, Mo., decided to try again Labor Day weekend. Go figure: Now rain from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac has forced them to cancel again.

Basics about hantavirus outbreak in Yosemite

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:19 PM PDT

Answers to common questions about mice and the hantavirus linked to death of 2 people who visited Yosemite National Park:

Exclusive: Walmart tests iPhone "Scan & Go" feature

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:19 PM PDT

Shopping carts are seen outside a new Walmart Express store in Chicago(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is testing a "Scan & Go" system that would allow shoppers to scan items using their iPhones and then quickly pay at a self-checkout counter. If the test by the world's largest retailer is successful, it has the potential to change the way people shop and pay, making the process more personal and potentially faster. Earlier this week, Walmart invited employees with Apple Inc iPhones to participate in a test at a Walmart supercenter in Rogers, Arkansas, near the company's headquarters, according to a form on the Survey Monkey website (https://www.surveymonkey. ...

Pentagon weighing options against ex-SEAL author

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:17 PM PDT

FILE - This book cover image released by Dutton shows "No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama Bin Laden," by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer. The Pentagon's top lawyer has informed the former Navy SEAL who authored the forthcoming book describing details of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden that he violated agreements to not divulge military secrets and that as a result the Pentagon is considering taking legal action against him. The general counsel of the Defense Department, Jeh Johnson, wrote in a letter transmitted to the author on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, that he had signed two nondisclosure agreements with the Navy in 2007 that obliged him to "never divulge" classified information. Johnson said that after reviewing a copy of the book, "No Easy Day," the Pentagon concluded that the author is in "material breach and violation" of the agreements. (AP Photo/Dutton, File)The Pentagon is considering legal action against a former Navy SEAL whose book describes insider details of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, but it has not made a final judgment on whether the book actually reveals secrets, a spokesman said Friday.

Small Ky. town focus of eclipse chasers

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT

This Aug. 27, 2012 photo shows a road sign under the afternoon sun outside Hopkinsville, Ky. When the next total eclipse of the sun darkens skies over parts of the United States on Aug. 21, 2017, the afternoon event will last longer in a rural stretch near Hopkinsville than any place on the planet. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)This southwestern Kentucky town has hit the astronomical jackpot.

Ivory Coast: Gbabgo official sentenced to 6 months

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT

An Ivorian prosecutor said a top member of former President Laurent Gbagbo's political party was sentenced to six months in prison Friday after being found guilty of disturbing public order.

TV's "Starsky" to fight drug charge in Ky.

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:14 PM PDT

FILE - This June 3, 2012 file photo shows actor Paul Michael Glaser attending A Time for Heroes celebrity picnic in Los Angeles. Paul Michael Glaser, the actor who played David Starsky in the 1970s police drama "Starsky & Hutch," is fighting a drug charge in Kentucky for what he says is medical marijuana from California. Bowling Green police charged Glaser with possession of marijuana and a pipe on May 10, hours after he read an excerpt of his young adult novel, "Chrystallia and the Source of Light," to students at a middle school. According to a police citation, Glaser, of Venice, Calif., said he had medical marijuana prescribed to him in California. He was arrested after an anonymous call to police that a man was smoking marijuana in a hotel. (Photo by Katy Winn/Invision/AP, file)The actor who played David Starsky in the 1970s police drama "Starsky & Hutch" is fighting a drug charge in Kentucky for what he says is medical marijuana from California.

Defending champion Djokovic gets another easy win

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns a shot to Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva in the third round of play at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)Keeping things quick in 90-degree heat, defending U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic wrapped up another easy victory to reach the third round, beating 112th-ranked Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 Friday.

U.N. presses Syria to allow more access to aid

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:07 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday he had pressed the Syrian government to allow international aid workers more access, and received a positive reply. Better access would allow civilian aid organizations to deal with a humanitarian crisis that has pushed about 250,000 refugees out of Syria and affected at least 2.5 million people inside the country. ...

Iran urges nonaligned nations role in Syria

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:06 PM PDT

Arab delegates attend the Nonaligned Movement summit in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Iran's supreme leader said Friday that emerging nations have a greater right than the West or United Nations to help resolve Syria's escalating civil war.

1,000s flood Yosemite hotline to ask about virus

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:05 PM PDT

FILE -- In this file photo from Sunday Oct. 23, 2011, tents are seen in Curry Village in Yosemite National Park, Calif. On Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, Yosemite officials announced a second person had died of a rare, rodent-borne disease after staying in one of Yosemite National Park's most popular lodging areas, prompting federal officials to step up efforts to locate and warn recent visitors. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)At least six rangers are staffing phones at Yosemite National Park as visitors frightened about a growing outbreak of a deadly mouse-borne virus call seeking answers.

Judge restores 3 early voting days in Ohio

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:05 PM PDT

A federal judge in Ohio on Friday granted a request from President Barack Obama's campaign to give all voters in the swing state the option of casting their ballot in person during the three days before Election Day.

Iran, pressed on nuclear activities, wraps up summit

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:04 PM PDT

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi (L) chats with Iranian President Mahmoud AhmadinejadIran on Friday closed a summit of non-aligned states after two days of sometimes conflictual speeches over Syria and stepped-up pressure over its nuclear programme that overshadowed the proceedings.

German drug firm makes first apology for thalidomide

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:02 PM PDT

FILE - An April 21, 1969 photo from files showing a view of a laboratory of the pharmaceutical company "Chemie Gruenenthal", in Stolberg, near Aachen, West Germany, during an animal experiment April 21, 1969 as prosecuters came to inspect the manufacturer of the drug Thalidomide, which was prescribed by doctors as harmless sleeping drug to pregnant women and caused the miscarriage and birth of thousands of crippled children. The maker of a notorious drug that caused thousands of babies to be born with shortened arms and legs or no limbs at all in the 1960's has finally apologized. Thalidomide was given to pregnant women to combat morning sickness but led to a wave of birth defects in Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan and the U.S. Despite the words of contrition, the drug maker Gruenenthal has refused to settle lawsuits, the most recent involving class actions in Australia. (AP Photo/File)The German manufacturer of a notorious drug that caused thousands of babies to be born with shortened arms and legs, or no limbs at all, issued its first ever apology Friday — 50 years after pulling the drug off the market.
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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Crews start breaching levee stressed by Isaac

Crews start breaching levee stressed by Isaac

Crews start breaching levee stressed by Isaac

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 01:01 PM PDT

Crews are breaching a levee stressed by Isaac's floodwaters in southeast Louisiana's hard-hit Plaquemines Parish.

Govt won't bring charges over CIA interrogations

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:59 PM PDT

The Justice Department announced Thursday it has ended its investigation into CIA interrogations of terrorist detainees without bringing criminal charges.

New life for decades-old Wis. cheddar blocks

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:58 PM PDT

A recently discovered block of eastern Wisconsin cheddar cheese that dates back to the Nixon presidency will be sold for $10 per ounce.

Rollins benched after blunders, Phils beat Mets

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:57 PM PDT

Phillies star Jimmy Rollins was benched after a pair of baserunning blunders Thursday in Philadelphia's 3-2 win over the New York Mets.

Delaware secret court arbitration unconstitutional

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:54 PM PDT

A federal judge has ruled that a Delaware law allowing Court of Chancery judges to preside over secret arbitrations in business disputes is unconstitutional.

Controlled release begins at Isaac-stressed dam

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says a controlled release of water has begun at a Mississippi dam that's been stressed by Isaac and prompted evacuations in Louisiana.

Review: 'Madden NFL 13' a bold revamp of franchise

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:50 PM PDT

This video game image released by EA Sports shows game action between the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers in "Madden NFL 13." (AP Photo/EA Sports)and most of its gambles have paid off.

Why world markets focus on tiny Jackson Hole, Wyo.

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:49 PM PDT

FILE- In this August 27, 2010, file photo, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, left, and Donald L. Kohn, governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, walk along the veranda of the Jackson Lake Lodge with the Grand Tetons in the distance, at the start of the annual Federal Reserve conference in Jackson, Wyo. Every August, the world's financial markets shift their attention from the centers of global commerce to a mountain valley in northwest Wyoming. The event now draws dozens of the biggest names in economics and finance. They come to enjoy breathtaking views of the Grand Teton mountain range, to hike and fish and to engage in intellectual combat in the halls of the Jackson Lake Lodge. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)Every August, the world's financial markets shift their attention from the centers of global commerce — New York, London, Tokyo — to a mountain valley in northwest Wyoming. On Friday, they will hear a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Harvard probing dozens for possible cheating

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:49 PM PDT

People are led on a tour group at the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Dozens of Harvard University students are being investigated for cheating after school officials discovered evidence they may have wrongly shared answers or plagiarized on a final exam. Harvard officials on Thursday didn't release the class subject, the students' names, or specifically how many are being investigated. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)Dozens of Harvard University students are being investigated for cheating after school officials discovered they may have shared answers or plagiarized on a final exam.

NYPD: Hip-hop mogul Lighty found dead in apartment

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:48 PM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 28, 2007 file photo shows hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty in his office in New York. Lightly died of an apparent gunshot wound on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 at his home in the Bronx borough of New York. He was 44. Lighty was the man behind rap's leading figures, helping them not only attain hit records, but lucrative careers outside of music. He had been a part of the rap scene for decades, working with pioneers like LL Cool J, KRS-One before starting his own management company, Violator. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper, file)New York City police say a hip-hop mogul who managed Sean "Diddy" Combs, 50 Cent and others was found dead in an apparent suicide.

Michigan St another challenging opener for Broncos

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:48 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2011, file photo, Boise State quarterback Joe Southwick smiles before an NCAA college football game against the Colorado State in Fort Collins, Colo. Going into fall camp, Petersen made clear it was an open competition with no clear favorite. Redshirt junior Joe Southwick got all the first-team snaps at the team's final scrimmage a week ago, and his experience and knowledge of the offense appears to give him the edge heading into next week's opener. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)Over the last few years, perhaps no program has invested more in Week One of the college football season than Boise State.

Montana wildfires burn homes, cause injuries

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:47 PM PDT

In this photo provided by the Madison County Disaster & Emergency Services, a cabin explodes in flames at the 19 mile fire, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 between Madison County and Butte, Mont. Rapidly expanding wildfires across a broad swath of southern Montana have caused injuries and burned homes, buildings and vehicles, authorities said Thursday, as firefighters struggled to contain the flames amid hazardous conditions. (AP Photo/Madison County Disaster & Emergency Services, Steve DiGiovanna)Rapidly expanding wildfires across a broad swath of southern Montana have caused injuries and burned homes, buildings and vehicles, authorities said Thursday, as firefighters struggled to contain the flames amid hazardous conditions.

Spacewalking astronauts stymied by sticky bolts

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:42 PM PDT

Sticky bolts proved too much for a pair of spacewalking astronauts.

Haiti park standoff highlights conflict over land

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:41 PM PDT

In this picture taken Aug. 16, 2012, vegetable farmer Nevel Dayis smokes a cigarette as he poses for a picture in La Visite National Park, Haiti, a rare piece of protected woodland in one of the most deforested countries on earth. A police operation to clear out farmers living for generations in the national park is now under investigation after four squatters were shot to death in the attempted eviction. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)The police officers and other officials showed up in the mountain clearing on a cool morning armed with shotguns, pistols, sledgehammers and orders for hundreds of squatters to vacate the homes and farms they had carved out of one of Haiti's few national parks.

Miners charged in deaths of 34 killed by police

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:41 PM PDT

An unidentified mine workers sing a dance during their meeting at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Two weeks ago 34 miners were shot and killed by police and more than 200 miners have appeared in court facing violent strike related incidents. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)About 270 miners were charged Thursday with the murders of 34 striking colleagues who were shot by South African police officers, authorities said, a development that could further infuriate South Africans already shocked and angered by the police action.

Romney makes Mormonism part of his big night

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:41 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the American Legion National Convention in Indianapolis. When Romney addresses the Republican convention Thursday night, he'll do it from a stage that puts him a little bit closer to the crowd inside the convention hall. His campaign hopes the evening ends with Americans feeling a little bit closer to the Republican presidential candidate, too. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)After years of avoiding direct mention of his religion, Mitt Romney will open up about his Mormon faith as he accepts the Republican nomination for president.

Police find woman scalped, but other clues scant

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:41 PM PDT

In a Aug. 15, 2011 photo, Kentucky State Police Lt. Shannon West inspects skeletal remains found near the Beaver Creek bridge on Louis B. Nunn Parkway in Barren County, Ky. Using forensic science, investigators in Kentucky revealed evidence of a gruesome crime: a woman shot to death and scalped, the only evidence the telltale markings on what remained of her skull. Detectives in a lab determined she was a tall woman, likely of Native American descent. And she was killed in modern times. But thatís where the trail runs cold. (AP Photo/The Daily News, Pete Rodman)Using the forensic science mimicked on television crime dramas, investigators in Kentucky revealed evidence of a gruesome crime: A woman shot to death and scalped, the only evidence the telltale markings on what remained of her skull.

On Romney's day, he looks past Dem doubt, despair

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:39 PM PDT

Stagehands make final adjustments to the expanded stage where Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will accept his party's nomination later tonight a the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Republican Mitt Romney is stepping up for the most important speech of his life, ready to tell an audience of millions that America's best days are ahead after years of "difficulties and disappointments, doubt and despair" under President Barack Obama.

Oil falls as traders look to Fed talk on Friday

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:38 PM PDT

The price of oil fell Thursday as producers assessed the impact of Hurricane Isaac and traders waited to see if the Federal Reserve would act to boost the economy.

No. 5 seed Tsonga upset in US Open 2nd round

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Serbia's Ana Ivanovic reacts after winning her match against Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson in the second round of play at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)This U.S. Open finally got its first shocker.

Berry Gordy, Paul McCartney to play Motown piano

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:36 PM PDT

In this Oct. 31, 2011 photo, an 1877 Steinway grand piano used by Motown artists is seen in a Motown recording studio in Detroit. Now that an 1877 Steinway grand piano used by Motown artists has been restored, it's time for the historic instrument to be played. And who better to do that than ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, who orchestrated the piano's refurbishment, and Berry Gordy, the architect of the Motown music label. (AP Photo/Detroit News, David Coates) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT ; MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDITIn town for a concert last summer, Paul McCartney made his first-ever visit to Detroit's Motown Museum, the legendary two-story "Hitsville USA" building where a generation's worth of musical gems were created.

GOP's final night is about telling Romney's story

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:36 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, and his wife Ann walk to church in Wolfeboro, N.H. On Thursday, Romney will accept his party's presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)When Mitt Romney addresses the Republican convention Thursday night, he'll do it from a stage that puts him a little bit closer to the crowd inside the convention hall. His campaign hopes the evening ends with Americans feeling a little bit closer to the Republican presidential candidate, too.

Govt won't bring charges on CIA interrogations

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:35 PM PDT

The Justice Department has closed an inquiry into CIA interrogations of terrorist detainees without bringing criminal charges.

Fifth seed Tsonga out of US Open, Serbs cruise

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:35 PM PDT

French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga became the first major casualty of the US Open on Thursday when he slumped to a 6-4, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 defeat to unheralded Slovak Martin Klizan.

'Spider-Man' director, producers settle NYC suit

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Like in any great theater production, the conflict between director Julie Taymor and the producers of the Broadway production of "Spider-Man" peaked in intensity just before the resolution.

Jupiter-bound spacecraft set for key maneuver

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:34 PM PDT

This undated image released by NASA shows an artist rendering of the Juno spacecraft circling Jupiter. The spacecraft planned to fire its engine on Aug. 30, 2012, the first of two engine burns to set it up for an Earth gravity assist next year. It's due to arrive at Jupiter in 2016. (AP Photo/NASA)A Jupiter-bound spacecraft prepared to fire its engine Thursday for an important maneuver intended to bring it back toward Earth.

South Sudan: Full oil production could take 1 year

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:33 PM PDT

South Sudan says it will take up to a year to restart oil production in some of its oil fields because of damage done by Sudanese forces during military clashes in April.

U.N. says Syria buffer zone plans raises serious questions

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:33 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday proposals to set up secure safe zones in Syria to help end the 17-month conflict raised "serious questions" and would need to be studied carefully. Ahead of a meeting on the humanitarian situation in Syria, France and Britain warned Syria's President Bashar al-Assad that military action to secure buffer zones for civilians inside the country was an option. "Such proposals raise serious questions and require careful and critical consideration," Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson said at the start of the ministerial meeting. ...

LeAnn Rimes seeks treatment for anxiety and stress

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:33 PM PDT

FILE - This April 1, 2012 file photo shows country singer and actess LeAnn Rimes arriving at the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. Rimes is getting professional help for anxiety and stress. Her publicist, Marcel Pariseau, says Rimes has voluntarily entered a 30-day in-patient treatment facility. He says Rimes isn't seeking treatment for an eating disorder or substance abuse. The 30-year-old Rimes checked into the facility Wednesday, Aug. 29. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, file)Country singer LeAnn Rimes is getting professional help for anxiety and stress.

Texas man convicted in 2010 sex assault case

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:31 PM PDT

This undated booking photo provided by the Liberty County Sheriff's Department in Liberty, Texas, shows Eric McGowen. Opening statements were scheduled to begin Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Liberty in a trial for McGowen, who is charged with aggravated sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in 2010 in Cleveland, Texas. McGowen is among 14 adults charged in the case. He faces up to life in prison if convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child. (AP Photo/Courtesy the Liberty County Sheriff's Department)A jury deliberated for about 20 minutes Thursday before convicting a man of sexually assaulting a middle school student who prosecutors say was raped by 20 men and boys from her town over a matter of months two years ago.

Republican governor mistakenly endorses Obama

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Arizona's Republican governor Jan Brewer has been left red-faced -- again -- after mistakenly endorsing President Barack Obama in a live television interview.

Police: 100-year-old driver hits 11 near LA school

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:29 PM PDT

A young victim is treated by Los Angeles city firefighters after a car driven by a 100-year-old went onto a sidewalk and plowed into a group of parents and children outside a South Los Angeles elementary school, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Los Angeles. Nine children and two adults were injured in the wreck. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)The screams of women and children didn't cause a 100-year-old driver to stop as he backed his large powder blue Cadillac onto a sidewalk across from an elementary school and hit 11 people, including nine children.

Fall of Maldives president not a 'coup': panel

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:28 PM PDT

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed greets supporters in Male in February 2012A Commonwealth-backed investigation in the Maldives on Thursday dismissed claims that a coup forced Mohamed Nasheed from the presidency in February and declared it was a legitimate transfer of power.

Isaac causing more rescues, evacuations

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:23 PM PDT

Two men use small boat to travel though flooded streets Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, in Slidell, La. Isaac's maximum sustained winds had decreased to 45 mph and the National Hurricane Center said it was expected to become a tropical depression by Thursday night. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)Isaac soaked Louisiana for yet another day and pushed more water into neighborhoods all around the city, flooding homes and forcing last-minute evacuations and rescues. New Orleans itself was spared, thanks in large part to a levee system built after Katrina.

Egypt leader in Iran: World must back Syria rebels

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:20 PM PDT

In this photo released by the official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, parliament speaker Ali Larijani, right, chief of Expediency Council, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, second right, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, second left, and judiciary chief Sadeq Larijani, left, listen to Iran's national anthem, at the start of the Nonaligned Movement, NAM, summit, in Tehran, Iran, on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Office of the Supreme Leader)In a sweeping message that Iran is on the wrong side of Syria's civil war, Egypt's new president urged the world Thursday to support the rebels seeking to topple Bashar Assad and suggested that Tehran could risk a deepening confrontation with regional powers over the fate of the regime in Damascus.

Occupy Wall Street plans to block NYSE

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:19 PM PDT

Occupy Wall Street will mark its first anniversary this September by trying to blockade the New York Stock Exchange and perhaps carry out citizen's arrests of bankers, organizers of the social protest movement said Thursday.

FACT CHECK: Ryan ignores parts of his own record

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)The Republican National Convention is drawing to a close with some factually slippery statements coming from the stage.

Shell plans to restaff Gulf of Mexico operations Friday

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:14 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Shell said flight inspections began over all of its storm-affected Gulf of Mexico assets on Thursday morning and that it could restaff operations on Friday depending on the weather. "Plans for staff redeployment are underway to potentially begin on Friday as weather conditions permit," the company said in a statement. The company's central and eastern Gulf operations remain fully evacuated with the associated production shut-in, the statement said. (Reporting by Naveen Arul in Bangalore; Editing by Marguerita Choy)

Consumer spending posts biggest rise in five months

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Women carry shopping bags through Times Square in New YorkWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending got off to a fairly firm start in the third quarter, rising by the most in five months and offering hope economic growth would pick up this quarter. Other data on Thursday showed the number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits held steady last week. The reports were consistent with only moderate economic and job growth, and they kept alive the prospect of additional monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve. ...

Ivanovic, Jankovic move into US Open 3rd round

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:12 PM PDT

Serbia's Ana Ivanovic reacts after winning her match against Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson in the second round of play at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)A week before the start of the U.S. Open, Ana Ivanovic couldn't walk without pain in her right foot.
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