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Friday, August 17, 2012

Mars rover takes 'cool' detour: NASA

Mars rover takes 'cool' detour: NASA

Mars rover takes 'cool' detour: NASA

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:42 PM PDT

The US space agency NASA's Mars rover Curiosity will make a wide detour to explore a geographical hot spot on Mars because "it looks cool," scientists said Friday.

Report accuses general of lavish travel, spending

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:41 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 26, 2006 file photo, Army Lt. Gen. William E. Kip Ward is adminstered the oath of four-star General, the Army's highest rank of general, by Command Sgt. Major Mark Ripka, right, at Fort Myer, Va. The Associated Press has learned that Ward, who was the first head of the new U.S. Africa Command is under investigation and facing demotion for possibly spending hundreds of thousands of dollars improperly on lavish travel, hotels and other items. Several defense officials said Wednesday that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected soon to decide the fate of Ward. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)The four-star general who headed U.S. Africa Command used military vehicles to shuttle his wife on shopping trips and to a spa and billed the government for a refueling stop overnight in Bermuda, where the couple stayed in a $750 suite, a Defense Department investigation has found.

Pastor seeks prayers as search for boy continues

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:41 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 20, 2011 file photo, a hiker takes a photo from the top of Vernal Falls in Yosemite Wednesday July 20, 2011. Yosemite National Park officials say one boy is dead and another is missing after they were swept away Wednesday Aug. 15, 2012 in the Merced River. Park officials say the two were part of a family visiting from Southern California that had been hiking near the Vernal Fall Footbridge. (AP Photo/GosiaWozniacka, File)Every year for a quarter century, the congregation of Calvary Chapel East Anaheim has traveled to the Sierra Nevada foothills for a spiritual family retreat.

Prices of Facebook stock since long-awaited IPO

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:38 PM PDT

A Facebook worker waits for friends to arrive outside of Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Facebook stock is trading at $19 and has lost half its market value since its May public offering. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)Facebook's stock has been down on 38 trading days, up on 25 and unchanged on one since its initial public offering.

Ex-Border Patrol union head denies fraud

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:37 PM PDT

FILE - In a July 5, 2006, file photo Terence J. Bonner, former president of the National Border Patrol Council testifies before members of the House Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation in Imperial Beach, Calif. Bonner, the leader of a union representing Border Patrol agents for more than two decades until his retirement last year was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, on charges of diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars in union funds for personal use. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)The former leader of a union representing Border Patrol agents says a federal indictment accusing him of siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars of union money for personal use is a "wild goose chase."

Hall of Famer Murray settles insider-trading case

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:37 PM PDT

Hall of Fame baseball player Eddie Murray has agreed to pay $358,151 to settle federal civil charges of profiting in stock trades by using confidential information passed to him by a former teammate.

Police release video in Ark. patrol car shooting

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:36 PM PDT

Police video taken the night a man was fatally shot in a northeast Arkansas patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back doesn't show whether he shot himself in the head as the officers involved said.

Apple hits new high as US stocks gain

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:36 PM PDT

Apple shares hit a new all-time high Friday as US stocks closed out the week with a second day of solid gains that put the Dow at its highest level since the last days of 2007.

Infiltration or bad blood behind Afghan attacks?

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:35 PM PDT

The U.S. military trainers handed the new recruit, Mohammad Ismail, his AK-47 to defend his remote Afghan village. He turned around and immediately used it, spraying the Americans with bullets and killing two — the latest of nine U.S. service personnel gunned down in two weeks by their supposed Afghan allies.

Groupon stock caps off a week of lows

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:34 PM PDT

Another day, another low for Groupon's stock.

Pussy Riot jail terms show Putin's need to flex muscle

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:34 PM PDT

Supporters of the Russian punk band "Pussy Riot" in WarsawThe harsh sentences for Russian punk band Pussy Riot's protest against Vladimir Putin signal a Kremlin refusal to tolerate dissent as the strongman seeks to retain his hold on power, analysts and activists said Friday.

Indiana melons linked to US salmonella outbreak

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:29 PM PDT

Health officials in Indiana and Kentucky say they are investigating farms, distributors and retailers after an outbreak of salmonella that has killed two and sickened at least 150 people nationwide was linked to cantaloupe grown in southwestern Indiana.

Ryan wraps up whirlwind first week as running mate

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:29 PM PDT

Paul Ryan returned Friday to the state where last week he was launched into the political stratosphere as Mitt Romney's running mate, telling Virginia: "It's not too late to get this right."

U.S. tightens reins on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:25 PM PDT

A general view of Fannie Mae headquarters in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Friday revamped the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to curb chances the giant mortgage finance firms could emerge from government control as the powerful, profit-driven corporations they once were. The Treasury said it would require the companies, whose massive losses threatened the financial system after the housing bubble burst, to shrink their investment portfolios more quickly and turn over any profits to taxpayers. ...

Air France: Out of gas? Ask passengers to pitch in

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:24 PM PDT

An emergency layover in Syria's capital was bad enough. Then passengers on Air France Flight 562 were asked to open their wallets to check if they had enough cash to pay for more fuel.

Iran: Israel's existence 'insult to all humanity'

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:23 PM PDT

Israel's existence is an "insult to all humanity," Iran's president said Friday in one of his sharpest attacks yet against the Jewish state, as Israel openly debates whether to attack Iran over its nuclear program.

Apple stock hits new high after 4-month dip

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:23 PM PDT

Apple's stock hit a new high Friday after a four-month swoon, as investors looked ahead to the release of a new iPhone and possibly a smaller iPad.

For Ryan, physical fitness a lifelong endeavor

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:23 PM PDT

FILE In this June 1, 2012 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Paul Ryan's fastidious commitment to fitness and healthy living can be traced to 1986. That's when he found his father dead of a heart attack in the family's Wisconsin home, becoming the latest in a long line of men in the family to die prematurely. Today, Ryan is 42. He boasts of body fat between just 6 and 8 percent. He doesn't eat sweets _ even on his birthday. He holds early morning work outs in the House gym for colleagues. And he favors a high-intensity workout called P90X. The youthful Ryan's intensity _ and the story behind it _ has been in the spotlight since Romney announced his running-mate selection last weekend. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Paul Ryan's dogged commitment to fitness and healthy living can be traced to 1986 when, at age 16, he found his father dead of a heart attack in the family's Janesville, Wis., home.

Stocks up slightly on strong retail results

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2012 file photo, specialists Thomas Bishop, left, and Michael Pistillo work at their post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock futures were relatively flat ahead of the release of the latest data on consumer sentiment Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, amid a mixed bag of earnings from retailers. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)Some positive news from retailers boosted stocks just a little.

Facebook falls to half of public offering price

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:20 PM PDT

A Facebook worker waits for friends to arrive outside of Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Facebook stock is trading at $19 and has lost half its market value since its May public offering. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)Facebook's stock fell to $19 for the first time on Friday, meaning it has lost half its market value since the company's initial public offering in May.

Del Potro, Djokovic reach Cincinnati semis

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:18 PM PDT

Novak Djokovic, from Serbia, hits a backhand shot against Marin Cilic, from Croatia, during a quarterfinals match at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, in Mason, Ohio. Djokovic won 6-3, 6-2. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)The semifinals of the Western & Southern Open feature a reprise of the men's Olympic bronze medal match. Venus Williams will be there, too, making her first trip to the semis this season.

New Syrian envoy 'humbled' by appointment

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:12 PM PDT

The new peace envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, says talking about a military option is akin to admitting diplomatic failure.

Syria fighting rages as refugee numbers soar

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:09 PM PDT

SYRIA-CONFLICTSyrian forces pounded rebel hubs in the city of Aleppo and battled opposition fighters around Damascus on Friday, activists said, as the UN reported a surge in refugees and named a new envoy to try to end the conflict.

Navy's oldest commissioned warship to sail again

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:02 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 21, 1997 file photo, the Blue Angels fly in formation over the USS Constitution as she free sails off the coast of Marblehead, Mass., in celebration of her 200th birthday. The frigate, nicknamed "Old Ironsides," had not sailed on her own for more than 116 years. On Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, the ship is scheduled to again raise sails on a cruise to mark the day two centuries ago when the Constitution bested the British frigate HMS Guerriere in a fierce battle during War of 1812. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)The U.S. Navy's oldest commissioned warship will sail under its own power for just the second time in more than a century to commemorate the battle that won it the nickname "Old Ironsides."

NASA rover prepares to use laser on a Martian rock

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:57 PM PDT

This image released on Friday Aug. 17,2012 shows bedrocks that was exposed after Curiosity's rocket stage fired its engines that blew away soil from the Martian surface. The Mars rover is preparing to aim its laser next week at a rock in the first test of the instrument. (AP Photo/NASA)Ready, set, fire.

New family of spiders found in Oregon cave

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:43 PM PDT

Amateur cave explorers have found a new family of spiders in southern Oregon that scientists have dubbed Trogloraptor (TRA'-gla-rap-tor), or cave robber, for its fearsome front claws.

Romney and Obama now fight for edge on Medicare

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leaves his headquarters in Boston, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)The jobs-and-economy election suddenly seems all about Medicare — for now, at least.

Moody's: More Calif. cities at risk of bankruptcy

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:49 PM PDT

One of the nation's top credit rating agencies said Friday it will begin a wide-ranging review of municipal finances in California because of what it sees is a growing threat of increased city bankruptcies and bond defaults.

Jenny McCarthy announces split with Brian Urlacher

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:49 PM PDT

FILE - This May 14, 2012 file photo shows "Love In The Wild" host Jenny McCarthy arrives for the NBC network upfront presentation at Radio City Music Hall in New York. McCarthy, who is from suburban Chicago, released a statement Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, saying that she is no longer romantically involved with Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)Former Playboy Playmate and actress Jenny McCarthy says she is no longer romantically involved with Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher.

For Miss., an angst-filled Civil War anniversary

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:44 PM PDT

This nine-foot tall sculpture photographed at the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, honors black soldiers and civilians that fought for their freedom and in support of the Union. The statue depicts three figures - two Union soldiers representing the 1st and 3d Mississippi Infantry, African Descent, and participated in the Vicksburg campaign, and the third figure, right, is a civilian laborer. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War can be an angst-filled task in Mississippi, with its long history of racial strife and a state flag that still bears the Confederate battle emblem.

Russia jails Pussy Riot protest punks for two years

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT

Members of "Pussy Riot" Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (R), Maria Alyokhina (L) and Yekaterina SamutsevichA Moscow court Friday handed a two-year jail sentence to three feminist punk rockers who infuriated the Kremlin and captured world attention by ridiculing President Vladimir Putin in Russia's main church.

'West Memphis Three' out of prison for a year

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:42 PM PDT

In this photo taken Aug. 13, 2012, a gazebo built in honor of three Cub Scouts murdered in 1993, sits on a playground behind the school the boys attended in West Memphis, Ark. Three men known as the West Memphis Three were released from prison last year after years of questions about the evidence in the case. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)For nearly two decades, prison was the only home Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols and Jessie Misskelley Jr. knew.

Some SAfrican miners vow to fight to the death

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:41 PM PDT

An unidentified woman protests against the police near a shooting scene at the Lonmin mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Police chief Mangwashi Victoria Phiyega says 34 miners died and another 78 were wounded when police opened fire on strikers in one of the worst police shootings in South Africa since apartheid. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)Frantic wives searched for missing loved ones, President Jacob Zuma rushed home from a regional summit and some miners vowed a fight to the death Friday as police announced a shocking casualty toll from the previous day's shooting by officers of striking miners: 34 dead and 78 wounded.

US cycling body sides with Armstrong against USADA

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:39 PM PDT

The American governing body for cycling says it must accept the jurisdiction of the sport's international federation and side against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in the court fight to determine which has group has jurisdiction over the Lance Armstrong doping case.

Oil rises; US considers release from reserves

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:33 PM PDT

The price of oil rose to its highest point in three months Friday, topping off four straight days of gains, on signs U.S. consumers are gaining confidence in the economy.

NABC files brief backing affirmative action case

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:32 PM PDT

The National Association of Basketball Coaches has told the U.S. Supreme Court it believes university officials should be able to continue taking race into consideration when deciding who gets to enroll in their schools.

CBS drops suit against ABC over 'Glass House' show

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:31 PM PDT

FILE - This June 18, 2012 file photo released by ABC shows contestants Apollo, left, and Jeffrey, during the premiere episode of "The Glass House." CBS announced Friday, August 17, 2012 that it was dropping its lawsuit against ABC over the series CBS dropped its lawsuit Friday against ABC over its reality series "The Glass House," citing the show's low viewership numbers as a reason it is no longer interested in the case.

Obamas get personal as a way to get election votes

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2012, file photo President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama campaign together in Dubuque, Iowa. The first couple have have been frequently sharing personal tidbits on the campaign trail, seeking to remind people of one big reason they voted for Obama in the first place: most people like him personally. Obama talks about his single mother's struggles, tells voters he misses his wife when they're apart, and she tells voters he's still cute, even with gray hair. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)He talks about his single mother and the grandmother who helped raise him. He tells voters he misses his wife when they're apart. She tells voters he's still cute, even with gray hair.

Call for Spanish language political spending

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:27 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 17, 2007 file photo, Randy Falco is seen in New York. Just a month after Forbes Magazine recognized the Hispanic television market as "the next media jackpot," some are complaining that Hispanic media aren't getting a fair share of attention from the political realm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)Just a month after Forbes Magazine recognized the Hispanic television market as "the next media jackpot," some are complaining that Hispanic media aren't getting a fair share of attention from the political realm.

Factbox: Fed officials' comments on U.S. economy, policy

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:27 PM PDT

(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve earlier this month stopped short of unleashing new monetary stimulus to try to bring down high unemployment, but signaled that continued economic weakness could eventually trigger a new round of buying. The Fed has kept interest rates near zero since December 2008 and expects economic conditions will warrant keeping them there through at least late 2014. A majority of economists responding to a Reuters poll this week believe the Fed will embark on a third round of quantitative easing, or QE3, at the central bank's mid-September policy-setting meeting. ...
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