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Dad, 4-year-old killed in Calif. shooting; 3 hurt

Dad, 4-year-old killed in Calif. shooting; 3 hurt

Dad, 4-year-old killed in Calif. shooting; 3 hurt

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:58 PM PDT

Inglewood emergency personnel respond to the scene where a man, wearing a mask, set a duplex on fire and then shot five members of a family on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 in Inglewood, Calif. A father and his 4-year-old son were killed and a woman and two other young children were wounded by the gunman, authorities said. A 6-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl were in critical condition, Inglewood Police Chief Mark Fronterotta said. The woman, said to be the children's mother, was being treated for gunshot wounds to the knee and pelvis. An 8-year-old boy was uninjured. (AP Photo/The Daily Breeze, Chuck Bennett) MAGS OUT; NO SALES MBOA father and his 4-year-old son were killed and a woman and two other young children were wounded by a gunman wearing a painter's mask who set fire to their home near Los Angeles early Saturday, authorities said.

Reports: Marcellus reserves larger than expected

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:57 PM PDT

There's been plenty of debate over the Marcellus Shale natural gas field, but new research adds a twist that could impact political and environmental battles. Two independent financial firms say the Marcellus isn't just the biggest natural gas field in the country — it's the cheapest place for energy companies to drill.

Hyde's OT TD keeps No. 7 Ohio State perfect, 29-22

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:55 PM PDT

Kenny Guiton came off the bench in relief of injured star quarterback Braxton Miller to lead touchdown drives in the final minute of regulation and in overtime, with Carlos Hyde scoring on a 1-yard run to clinch No. 7 Ohio State's 29-22 victory over Purdue on Saturday.

Five Colombian soldiers killed, first deadly clash amid peace talks

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:47 PM PDT

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Five Colombian soldiers were killed by FARC rebels in the first major incident since peace talks between the Andean country's government and guerrilla leaders began earlier this week, the army said on Saturday. The government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) started a peace process on Thursday in Norway aimed at finding a negotiated end to the five-decade-old conflict. The negotiations move to Cuba on November 15. ...

Miller hurt in Buckeyes' game with Purdue

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:42 PM PDT

Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller was hurt late in the third quarter of the seventh-ranked Buckeyes' game on Saturday against Purdue.

France 24 TV: Cairo reporter 'savagely attacked'

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:42 PM PDT

Protesters chant anti-government slogans during a rally in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012. Several thousand Egyptian protesters are rallying in Cairo to demand the president and his Muslim Brotherhood supporters ensure the country's constitution represents all factions of society. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)A correspondent for France 24 TV was "savagely attacked" near Cairo's Tahrir Square after being seized by a crowd, the network said Saturday. It was the latest case of violence against women at the epicenter of Egypt's restive protests.

Luxembourg royals tie knot in religious ceremony

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:39 PM PDT

Luxembourg's Prince Guillaume and Countess Stephanie kiss on the balcony of the Royal Palace after their wedding in Luxembourg, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)Under a canopy of soldiers' drawn swords as church bells tolled, Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Belgian Countess Stephanie de Lannoy emerged smiling Saturday from the tiny duchy's Notre Dame Cathedral after wrapping up a two-day wedding gala with a religious ceremony.

Palestinian split looms large in West Bank vote

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Palestinian Maysoun Qawasmi, a candidate at the municipal elections and leading the women-only list, casts her ballot in the West Bank city of Hebron, Saturday Oct 20, 2012 . Palestinians in the West Bank voted in local elections in what was the first time they had gone to the polls since 2006. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)Palestinians voted for new local councils in dozens of West Bank towns in long delayed elections Saturday, part of an attempt by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement to recapture dwindling political legitimacy.

Rees to start for No. 5 Notre Dame against BYU

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:32 PM PDT

Tommy Rees will start at quarterback for No. 5 Notre Dame against Brigham Young after Everett Golson sustained a concussion late in the game against Stanford.

Kuwait opposition to boycott vote, calls for protests

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Kuwait MP Khalid Al Sulan al-Issa attends a meeting of opposition members of parliament in KuwaitKUWAIT (Reuters) - Opposition groups in Kuwait say they will boycott December 1 parliamentary elections, calling changes to the voting system announced by the government on Saturday a "coup against the constitution". Kuwait has been torn by a power struggle between the government, controlled by the ruling Al-Sabah family, and the elected parliament. The turmoil has blocked development plans and paralyzed the political system. ...

Lebanese on edge after car bomb linked to Syria

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:26 PM PDT

A family walks past flaming tires used as a roadblock to protest the death of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, head of the intelligence division of Lebanon's domestic security forces in a car bomb attack targeting his convoy, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. Protesters burned tires and set up roadblocks around Lebanon on Saturday in a sign of boiling anger over a massive car bomb that killed a top security official and seven other people a day earlier — a devastating attack that threatened to bring Syria's civil war to Lebanon.(AP Photo/ Mohammed Zaatari)Lebanese protesters erected flaming roadblocks and gunmen roamed the streets Saturday in a city on edge after the assassination of a top security official in a powerful car bomb the prime minister linked to the civil war in neighboring Syria.

Analysis : Canada takes hard line on natural resources, no matter the cost

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:16 PM PDT

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada signaled a tough line on control of its natural resources with its surprise rejection of a Malaysian bid for gas company Progress Energy Resources Corp., putting concerns about state-owned firms above fears of damaging an already dented international reputation. In a ruling with huge repercussions for CNOOC Ltd's proposed $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc, Industry Minister Christian Paradis said the C$5.2 billion ($5.3 billion) bid by Petronas would not be of "net benefit" to Canada. ...

Romney ups criticism of Obama's second-term plans

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:15 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, center, talks with foreign policy adviser Dan Senor, left, and his vice presidential running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., before boarding his campaign plane at Daytona International Airport, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)Heading into the campaign's final weeks, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is upping his criticism of President Barack Obama's plans for a second term, accusing the Democrat of failing to tell Americans what he would do with four more years. The Obama campaign is aggressively disputing the notion, claiming it's Romney who hasn't provided specific details to voters.

U.S. says death toll rises to 23 in meningitis outbreak

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:08 PM PDT

A sample of Cladosporium species, one of the fungi diagnosed in the fungal meningitis outbreak sweeping the United States, in Nashville, TennesseeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. death toll from fungal meningitis linked to potentially contaminated steroid injections has risen by two to 23, with North Carolina reporting its first death, health officials said on Saturday. Tennessee's death total in the outbreak rose to eight, the highest state total, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on its website. States reported 13 new cases of fungal meningitis, raising the total to 281. There are also three peripheral infections caused by injections into joints. ...

Meningitis outbreak toll: 284 cases, 23 deaths

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:56 AM PDT

An outbreak of fungal meningitis has been linked to steroid shots for back pain. The medication, made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts, has been recalled.

Meningitis victims face long, uncertain recovery

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:52 AM PDT

FILE - In this photo made available, Oct. 9, 2012, by the Minnesota Department of Health shows shows vials of the injectable steroid product made by New England Compounding Center implicated in a fungal meningitis outbreak that were being shipped to the CDC from Minneapolis. On Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the fungus was in one lot of vials made in August, 2012 by the New England Compounding Center of Framingham, Mass. The specialty pharmacy has been at the center of a national investigation into more than 250 fungal meningitis cases, including at least 20 deaths. (AP Photo/Minnesota Department of Health, File)Vilinda York lies in her Florida hospital bed, facing a dry-erase board that lists in green marker her name, her four doctors and a smiley face.

Nigerian army arrests Boko Haram member at senator's home

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:43 AM PDT

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - A senior member of the Islamist sect Boko Haram has been arrested at the home of a senator in the group's stronghold in northeastern Nigeria, the military said on Saturday, adding to evidence that the group has ties to government officials. Boko Haram is fighting to create an Islamic state in Nigeria and its fighters have killed hundreds in bomb and gun attacks since launching an uprising in 2009. Military spokesman Sagir Musa said the arrest was made on Thursday in the Boko Haram stronghold of Maiduguri. ...

Race tightens for Obama, Romney ahead of final debate

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:42 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama listens as Republican presidential nominee Romney answers a question during the second presidential debate in HempsteadWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The race between President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney has tightened in the days before their final televised debate, with the Republican closing the gap on Obama's slight but steady lead in a Reuters/Ipsos online poll. Data from the daily tracking poll released on Saturday showed the Democratic incumbent with a small lead over the former Massachusetts governor, but the margin has narrowed from Friday and from results earlier in the week. ...

BMW to build plant in Brazil

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:40 AM PDT

Officials say German automaker BMW AG will build a factory in southern Brazil.

Enough already: voters hit with ads, calls, more

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:33 AM PDT

In this photo taken Oct. 19, 2012, Jean Gianfagna displays some of the political mailers her family receives at her home in Westlake, Ohio. Gianfagna says her family is People who live in battleground states tend to have a number and a coping strategy.

Far right protesters storm French mosque

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:30 AM PDT

Dozens of far right extremists stormed atop an unfinished mosque in western France on Saturday to show their hostility toward it and denounce immigration that has brought millions of Muslims into the country, a regional official said.

As other polls show tight race, Gallup stands apart

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:30 AM PDT

U.S. Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney arrives at a campaign rally in Daytona Beach, FloridaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The election between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney looks like it will be a knuckle-biter - unless you go by one of the United States' most respected public-opinion polls. As most surveys show Obama and Romney locked in a virtual dead heat, Gallup finds that the Republican would win by a comfortable six percentage points if the election were held today. ...

News Corp says reports it is in talks with Tribune Co are inaccurate

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:28 AM PDT

News Corp Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch gestures as he speaks at the "The Economics and Politics of Immigration" Forum in Boston(Reuters) - News Corp said on Saturday reports that it is in discussions with Tribune Co or the Los Angeles Times are "wholly inaccurate." Reuters and the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday that News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch is looking to buy the Los Angeles Times. (Reporting by Jennifer Saba; editing by Christopher Wilson)

Gadhafi's former spokesman arrested, Libya says

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:19 AM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011 file photo, Libya's government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim speaks to the press at a hotel in Tripoli, Libya. Ibrahim was captured as he was trying to flee Bani Walid, according to the Libyan State News Agency, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. The town has been the site of fierce fighting between pro-government forces and fighters holed up in the longtime Gadhafi stronghold. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)The Libyan government on Saturday announced the capture of Moammar Gadhafi's ex-spokesman outside a besieged town, as the oil-rich North African nation marked the anniversary of the ousted dictator's death.

Rights group: Yemen security forces raid hospitals

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:13 AM PDT

The New York-based Human Rights Watch says security raids by Yemeni forces on hospitals in search for suspected militants are threatening health care in the southern port city of Aden.

Super PACs meet solo PACs

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:46 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2012 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a news conference in New York. The latest trend in an election year marked by gushers of money? Big spenders going solo to spread a message, with Bloomberg setting aside $10 million of his personal fortune to help elect moderate candidates around the country. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)The latest trend in an election year marked by gushers of money? Big spenders going solo to spread a message.

1 dead, 6 seriously injured in Arizona bus crash

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:41 AM PDT

An Arizona Highway Patrol officer examines the exterior of a tour bus that careened off the highway and crashed off northbound highway 93, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, near Willow Beach, Ariz. The crash killed the driver and left at least four passengers with serious injuries. About 45 other passengers were less seriously hurt and not all of them required hospital treatment, the Arizona Highway Patrol said. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)A charter bus carrying tourists back to Las Vegas from the Grand Canyon crashed on an Arizona highway, killing the driver and injuring more than 20 passengers, six of them seriously, authorities said.

Tactics set, Obama, Romney hurtle toward finish

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:38 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, center, talks with foreign policy adviser Dan Senor, left, and his vice presidential running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., before boarding his campaign plane at Daytona International Airport, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)With one debate and one jobs report to go, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are hurtling towards Election Day in a virtual deadlock, each convinced that victory is within reach if his campaign sticks with its plan.

Women describe circumstances that led to abortion

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:37 AM PDT

This Sept. 20, 2012 photo shows the shadows of a young woman from Rockford, Ill., left, with her husband. When her doctor said a medical condition made her unplanned pregnancy too risky, she decided to go ahead with an abortion in 2011. Abortion protesters were picketing outside when the young couple arrived in the parking lot for the procedure. One protester was particularly persistent. "She was just blatantly yelling at my fiance and I. I turned around and said, 'Listen, lady, you don't know what everyone is going through.' She was just saying that I was already a mom and I have all these options - the opposite of what my doctor was telling me. "I looked at her and told her, 'I'm doing this to save my life.'" (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)They say they were using birth control, but it failed.

Dozens of states make it hard to get abortions

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:27 AM PDT

In this March 8, 2011 photo, anti-abortion protesters gather outside the Hope Clinic for Women in Granite City, Ill., as Rev. Chris Comerford, right, from St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Granite City speaks out against the abortion clinic. It's legal to get an abortion in America, but in many places it is hard and getting harder. Just this year, 17 states set new limits on abortion; 24 did last year, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Most states now require pre-abortion counseling, and over two dozen require waiting periods. In several of these states, the number of abortions has fallen, pleasing abortion opponents who say the laws are working. (AP Photo/The Telegraph, John Badman)It's legal to get an abortion in America, but in many places it is hard and getting harder.

California freeway closed for 'Hangover 3' filming

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:23 AM PDT

Drivers are being warned to avoid sections of a Southern California freeway that will be shut down this weekend for filming of the third installment of the "Hangover" movie franchise.

Al-Qaida in Afghanistan is attempting a comeback

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:21 AM PDT

FILE - This July 22, 2012 file photo shows U.S. Gen. John Allen, top commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) and US forces in Afghanistan gestures during an interview with the Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. A diminished but resilient al-Qaida, whose 9/11 attacks drew America into its longest war, is attempting a comeback in the country's mountainous east even as U.S. and allied forces wind down their combat mission and concede a small but steady toehold to the terrorist group. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq, File)A diminished but resilient al-Qaida, whose 9/11 attacks drew America into its longest war, is attempting a comeback in Afghanistan's mountainous east even as U.S. and allied forces wind down their combat mission and concede a small but steady toehold to the terrorist group.

Syria has long, tumultuous history in Lebanon

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:18 AM PDT

Syria has a long and tumultuous history of meddling into Lebanese affairs. For much of the past 30 years, the seven-times-smaller Lebanon has lived under Syrian military and political domination. Damascus has often stirred tensions within Lebanon's explosive sectarian mix of Christians and Muslims to advance its regional interests, including during the country's 15-year civil war that ended in 1990. Syria's powerful allies in Lebanon include the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Important milestones affecting the Syria-Lebanon relationship:

Congo rebels call for negotiations with Kinshasa

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Fighting may resume soon in eastern Congo if President Joseph Kabila's government does not negotiate with the M23 rebels, said the insurgents' president, Bishop Jean-Marie Runiga, Saturday.

British protesters demand end to "failing" austerity

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:56 AM PDT

Demonstrators hold placards during a protest march in central LondonLONDON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters marched through London on Saturday calling for an end to public spending cuts and tax rises launched by a government they accuse of elitism and ignorance about the plight of recession-hit voters. Blowing horns and whistles, demonstrators streamed past the Houses of Parliament behind a banner declaring "Austerity is Failing", and called on Prime Minister David Cameron to do more to revive Britain's struggling economy. ...

Bombs in market, shootings kill 17 in Iraq

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:49 AM PDT

Back-to-back bomb blasts in a crowded Baghdad market near a revered Shiite shrine and a string of shootings targeting government officials killed at least 17 people Saturday.

Israeli naval vessels take control of Gaza boat

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:45 AM PDT

This photo released by the Israel Defense Forces, shows the Swedish-owned, Finnish-flagged boat, Estelle as it near the waters off the Gaza Strip Saturday Oct 20, 2012. Israeli naval vessels thwarted the advance of a pro-Palestinian boat attempting to reach Gaza on Saturday in defiance of Israel's blockade of the territory, the military said. (AP Photo/IDF)Israeli troops on Saturday commandeered a Gaza-bound ship that tried to break through Israel's blockade of the Hamas-ruled seaside strip, the military said. European lawmakers and other pro-Palestinian activists aboard did not resist, and the Finnish-flagged vessel was diverted to an Israeli port.

Nigeria military: Sect member at senator's home

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:42 AM PDT

Nigeria's military arrested a member of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram at the home of a prominent senator, an official said late Friday, adding weight to claims that the violent group has political sponsorship.

Bus crash in southwest Nigeria kills at least 12

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:38 AM PDT

Traffic wardens say a bus carrying women in southwest Nigeria crashed and plunged off a bridge into a river, killing at least 12 people.

London protesters bash Britain's austerity drive

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:32 AM PDT

Demonstrators take part in an anti-austerity protest march entitled "a future that works" through central London, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. The march Saturday was organized by Britain's TUC (Trades Union Congress) and was attended by various trade unions, community groups and individuals. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)Tens of thousands of demonstrators descended on the British capital Saturday in a noisy but peaceful protest at a government austerity drive aimed at slashing the nation's debt.
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