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Olympics 2012: Live Report

Olympics 2012: Live Report

Olympics 2012: Live Report

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:55 PM PDT

The Olympic closing ceremony is expected to be an extravaganza of British pop music1955 GMT: Despite her starring role in the opening ceremony alongside James Bond aka Daniel Craig, Queen Elizabeth II will not be attending this time round.

'Bourne,' 'Campaign' bump Batman from No. 1 spot

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT

FILE - This publicity film image released by Universal Pictures shows Jeremy Renner, as Aaron Cross, in a scene from "The Bourne Legacy." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Mary Cybulski, File)"The Dark Knight Rises" has finally fallen out of first-place at the weekend box office.

Romney seeks distance from Ryan's budget plans

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, left, and his vice presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., arrive at a campaign rally Sunday, August 12, 2012 in Mooresville, N.C. at the NASCAR Technical Institute. (AP Photo/Jason E. Miczek)In Paul Ryan's high-energy debut as Republican vice presidential candidate, Mitt Romney's campaign made one thing clear: Romney's ideas rule, not his running mate's.

Iran steps up relief efforts after quakes kill 227

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT

Iranians mourn for their loved ones in the village Baje-Baj, near the town of VarzaqanIran on Sunday stepped up relief operations in shattered villages in its northeast after saying rescue operations were completed following a double earthquake which cost 227 lives and injured 1,380 people.

Evangelist Billy Graham in hospital with infection

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2010 file photo, evangelist Billy Graham speaks to the media at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. A spokesman for Graham says the 93-year-old evangelist has been admitted to a North Carolina hospital for an infection in his lungs. A joint statement Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, from Graham's spokesman and Mission Hospital says Graham was admitted overnight for evaluation and treatment of an infection thought to be bronchitis. The hospital is in Asheville, near his home in Montreat. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)A spokesman for Billy Graham says the 93-year-old evangelist has been admitted to a North Carolina hospital for an infection in his lungs.

Dolphins' Chad Johnson out of jail on $2,500 bond

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:28 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Broward Sheriff's Office shows Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chad Johnson. A judge has set bond at $2,500 for Johnson, who is being held in a Florida jail on a domestic violence charge after his wife accused him of head-butting her during an argument. Johnson's defense attorney, Adam Swickle, says Johnson posted the bond early Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, though jail records show he had not yet been released. Swickle says a no-contact order has been issued that prevents Johnson from contacting his wife, Evelyn Lozada. (AP Photo/Broward Sheriff's Office)Dolphins receiver Chad Johnson was released from jail Sunday on $2,500 bond, a day after his wife accused him of head-butting her during an argument in front of their Florida home.

READ ALL ABOUT IT

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:25 PM PDT

Newspapers are figuring strongly in the backdrop of the ceremony, with a montage of newsprint lining the stage, on cars and pasted on landmark props.

Sikh temple holds 1st Sunday service since attack

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:22 PM PDT

People attend a prayer service at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, Wis., Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. More than 100 people gathered for the first Sunday prayer service since a white supremacist shot and killed six people there before fatally shooting himself. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)Hundreds of people gathered at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee spoke of redemption, unity and strength during the first Sunday service there since a gunman killed six people before fatally shooting himself.

Olympics to close with pop party extravaganza

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Fans cheer on runners in the men's marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)British rock stars are seizing the stage to close the Olympics with an extravaganza that promises to keep a worldwide audience entertained well into the night — and dancing all the way to Rio.

Usain Bolt turns DJ to celebrate Olympic treble

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:12 PM PDT

Jamaica's Usain Bolt reacts after receiving a gold medal for the men's 4x100-meter during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)Usain Bolt broke a record then spun some records.

Confused civilians swarm into Syria battle zone

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:03 PM PDT

ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian civilians desperate to check on their homes pushed into fluid front lines around the devastated Salaheddine district of Aleppo on Sunday, even as sniper fire cracked out and rebels warned them to stay away. Civilians drove their cars up to rebel checkpoints demanding to be allowed through, apparently convinced by government messages that the army had regained full control of their neighborhood, where battles have raged for three weeks. ...

Syrian rebels need no-fly zone-opposition leader

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:03 PM PDT

A wounded Free Syrian Army commander walks through rubble in the Salaheddine neighbourhood of central AleppoALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad need the protection of foreign-guarded no-fly zones and safe havens near the borders with Jordan and Turkey, a Syrian opposition leader said on Sunday. Battles raged on in the northern city of Aleppo, where tanks, artillery and snipers attacked rebels in the Saif al-Dawla district next to the devastated area of Salaheddine. Abdelbasset Sida, head of the Syrian National Council, said the United States had realized that the absence of a no-fly zone to counter Assad's air superiority hindered rebel movements. ...

Egypt's president retires defense minister

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:56 AM PDT

RETRANSMISSION FOR ALTERNATIVE CROP - Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi swears in newly-appointed vice president, a former senior judge, Mahmoud Mekki, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. Egypt's Islamist president also ordered his defense minister and chief of staff to retire on Sunday and canceled the military-declared constitutional amendments that gave top generals wide powers. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)Egypt's Islamist president ordered the retirement of the defense minister and chief of staff on Sunday and made the boldest move so far to seize back powers that the military stripped from his office right before he took over.

Residents describe terror of Iran quake, 250 die

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:54 AM PDT

Medics treat an injured man after an earthquake in the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the towns of Ahar, Haris and Varzaqan in East Azerbaijan province in northwestern Iran on Saturday, state TV said. Iran is located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes. It experiences at least one earthquake every day on average, although the vast majority are so small they go unnoticed. (AP Photo/Mehr News Agency, Ali Hamed Haghdoust)Residents of the zone in northwestern Iran hit by powerful twin earthquakes described moments of terror and panic with birds crowing loudly in warning seconds before the ground shook. As the death toll rose Sunday to more than 250 with entire villages leveled, rescuers called off searches for survivors and turned their attention to caring for the 16,000 people left homeless.

Top 10 memories of the London Olympics

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:54 AM PDT

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates his win in the men's 4 x 100-meter relay final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. Jamaica set a new world record with a time of 36.84 seconds.(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)The top 10 memorable moments from the London Olympics:

VP pick Ryan brings long record to dissect

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:53 AM PDT

Rep. Paul Ryan's record runs deeper than his signature budget and Medicare ideas.

Military sexual assault is focus of YouTube series

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:47 AM PDT

This image provided by Kayt Jones shows a scene from YouTube's new channel WIGS' "Lauren," starring Troian Bellisario as a female soldier who reports being raped. The three-part Web series gives a close-up look at the challenges and obstacles women service members face in trying to find justice after being raped. (AP Photo/Kayt Jones)The enormous obstacles and emotional torment that a female solider confronts in reporting a sexual assault in the military is the focus of the three-part Web series "Lauren" debuting Monday on YouTube's new channel WIGS, which focuses on drama for women.

US wins gold, beats Spain 107-100 in men's hoops

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:40 AM PDT

United States' Kevin Durant reacts during a men's gold medal basketball game against Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)This was no Dream Team. This was reality.

McIlroy up by 2 in final round of PGA Championship

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:30 AM PDT

In a year when no lead seems safe, Rory McIlroy is the man trying to hold on in the season's last major.

Rogge hails success of Olympic anti-doping program

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:30 AM PDT

Even before the flame was out, IOC President Jacques Rogge said efforts to fight doping at the Olympics were a success.

RIO ON DECK

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:29 AM PDT

Sunday's closing ceremony in London kicks off a race against the clock for 2016 host Rio de Janeiro.

SOLD OUT

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:16 AM PDT

The viewing area in Hyde Park is sold out for Sunday night's closing ceremonies.

Olympic Viewing: Boxing's decline

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:15 AM PDT

Gold medalist Claressa Shields of the United participates in the medals ceremony after their women's final middleweight 75-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)In an Olympics filled with television success, boxing has been a notable failure.

US Navy ship collides with oil tanker in Gulf

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:13 AM PDT

In this image released by the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Navy's guided-missile destroyer is seen damaged after it collided with a Japanese-owned oil tanker just outside the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. The collision left a gaping hole in the starboard side of USS Porter but no one was injured on either vessel, the U.S. Navy said in a statement. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Jonathan Sunderman)A U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer was left with a gaping hole on one side after it collided with an oil tanker early Sunday just outside the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Final Olympics medal count

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:08 AM PDT

USA's gold medal winning team celebrates after the London 2012 Olympic Games men's gold medal basketball gameMedals at the end of the 2012 Olympic Games on Sunday:

U.S. BOSS: FAVORITE MOMENTS

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:07 AM PDT

Margaux Isaksen of the United States swims in the 200-meter freestyle during the swimming portion of the women's modern pentathlon at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Just got off the phone with Scott Blackmun, CEO of the USOC, and asked him for his favorite moment during an Olympics in which his team won more medals (104) and golds (46) than anyone.

EYES ON LONDON: Lebron's joy, games draw to an end

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:54 AM PDT

United States' LeBron James and Kevin Durant react during the men's gold medal basketball game against Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. USA won 107-100. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you:

NYPD: Man near NYC Times Square had arrest history

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:53 AM PDT

This Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012 photo provided by the New York Police Department shows an 11-inch knife police recovered at the scene where they shot and killed a man Saturday they say lunged at them with the knife in a confrontation that began in Times Square and drew officers and spectators on a chase that ended with shots fired near one of New York's most crowded areas. (AP Photo/New York Police Department)A 51-year-old New York man who was shot to death by police near Times Square had a history of marijuana arrests and had once been taken to a hospital for observation after knocking down garbage cans, authorities said Sunday.

Massive blaze hits east London; Olympics are safe

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:41 AM PDT

Smoke rises from a fire at a recycling center on Chequers Lane in Dagenham, east London, behind the Olympic Park's BMX track on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012.(AP Photo/Anthony Devlin, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT; NO SALES; NO ARCHIVEFirefighters battled a massive blaze at an east London recycling center Sunday as the city prepared for the closing ceremony of the Olympics. Officials said the blaze was the biggest they'd seen in the city for years, but that the games would in no way be affected.

DREAM-OFF?

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:37 AM PDT

United States' Kevin Love, right, vies for the ball with Spain's Pau Gasol, left, during the men's gold medal basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Ralston, Pool)Everyone wanted to talk about which team was better, the 2012 USA national team with Kobe and LeBron or the 1992 team with Magic and Michael.

Ryan a foreign policy question in a campaign about economy

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:35 AM PDT

Republican vice president selection U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) smiles aboard a charter flight to Charlotte, North Carolina from Dulles AirportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of the first things Congressman Paul Ryan said on Saturday when accepting the role of Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate was that even though he was in Congress he had "never really left" his hometown of Janesville, Wisconsin in the American Midwest. Ryan's focus on domestic issues and his reputation as a rather wonky budget hawk confirm that Romney sees the November contest with President Barack Obama as a referendum over the U.S. economy and the size of the federal budget. Still, although U.S. ...

Syrian opposition leader calls for no-fly zone

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:32 AM PDT

This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, purports to show Syrians standing in the rubble of a destroyed building from Syrian forces shelling in Khaldiyeh neighborhood, Homs province, central Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network, SNN)THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS CITIZEN JOURNALIST IMAGEThe head of Syria's main opposition group in exile called Sunday for international powers to impose a no-fly zone in border areas to protect civilians who are coming under increasingly intense attacks by regime warplanes and helicopters.

SPAIN'S SILVER

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:30 AM PDT

Spain's Sergio Llull reacts behind United States' Kobe Bryant during the men's gold medal basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)With scratches on his nose and a nearly blackened right eye, Pau Gasol trudged off the court with a silver medal around his neck. Again.

Afghan officials met with jailed Taliban leader

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:29 AM PDT

Afghans look at the wreckage of a vehicle after a roadside explosion on the outskirts of Laghman province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2011. A provincial spokesman says a roadside bomb has killed a district chief in eastern Afghanistan and three of his bodyguards. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)Afghan government representatives have met with a top-ranking Taliban member in his prison cell in Pakistan, an official said Sunday, suggesting a small step toward reopening stalled peace talks with the insurgent group.

Ryan selection shrouded in secrecy

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:28 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, background center, and vice presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., second from left, greet supporters during a campaign event at the NASCAR Technical Institute, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in Mooresville, N.C. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)After Mitt Romney decided on a running mate, Paul Ryan's carefully planned transition from congressman to vice presidential candidate began — in deep secret.

FINAL PREPS

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:18 AM PDT

yet again.

Bangladeshi peacekeeper killed in Sudan's Darfur

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:10 AM PDT

UN peacekeepers unload boxes of medical supplies to be delivered to a rural hospital in Kutum in North DarfurGunmen on Sunday shot and killed a Bangladeshi policeman serving with the African Union-UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur region, the mission said, adding to a recent surge of violence.

YouTube series focus on military sexual assault

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:09 AM PDT

The enormous obstacles and emotional torment a female solider confronts in reporting a sexual assault in the military is the focus of the three-part Web series "Lauren" debuting Monday on YouTube's new channel WIGS.

QUICKQUOTE: 'EVERYTHING TO ME'

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:04 AM PDT

United States' LeBron James hugs coach Michael Krzyzewski after the United States defeated Spain to with the men's gold medal basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)LeBron James of the United States on winning the gold medal.

Bomb kills three soldiers in Pakistan's Waziristan

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:04 AM PDT

Pakistani army officials stand by as tribesmen leave an internally displaced people camp for their homes in WaziristanA remote-controlled bomb attack on Sunday killed three soldiers in Pakistan's troubled Waziristan district, where Islamabad has resisted US pressure to launch a full-scale offensive against an insurgency.
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