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Monday, October 22, 2012

Rep. Rush: Ailing Rep. Jackson en route to Mayo

Rep. Rush: Ailing Rep. Jackson en route to Mayo

Rep. Rush: Ailing Rep. Jackson en route to Mayo

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:14 PM PDT

An Illinois congressman who visited ailing Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. says the Chicago Democrat looks good but is in fragile condition.

Lohan won't face charges in alleged NYC car scrape

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:11 PM PDT

In this May 9, 2012 photo shows actress Lindsay Lohan at the A&E Networks 2012 Upfront at Lincoln Center in New York. Prosecutors are not moving forward with charges against Lohan after she was accused of clipping a man with her car outside a New York nightclub. The Lindsay Lohan won't face criminal charges after being accused of clipping a man with her car outside a nightclub, one of a string of troubles the actress has encountered behind the wheel and elsewhere in recent months.

Stocks recoup losses in late rally on Wall Street

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:10 PM PDT

A late buying spree erased early losses on Wall Street, leaving indexes with modest gains at the close of trading.

No longer a blank slate: Obama, 4 years later

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 23, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama gestures at a campaign stop in Oakland, Calif. Nearly four years after Barack Obama was elected to the most powerful office in the most powerful country in the world, the question remains: Who is he? This is a man who seemed to come out of nowhere. He had served seven years in the Illinois state Senate, and less than four years in the U.S. Senate _ a meager political resume, augmented by a stirring speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)Nearly four years after Barack Obama was elected to the most powerful office in the most powerful country in the world, the question remains: Who is he?

Smaller iPad expected Tuesday, but at what price?

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:09 PM PDT

FILE -In this Wednesday, March 7, 2012, file photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook announces a new iPad during an Apple announcement in San Francisco. Those who follow Apple believe they have figured out most of the particulars of a smaller iPad expected to be revealed on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Apple hasn't said anything about the device, but the veil of secrecy it throws over unreleased products has been a see-through affair this year. Most of the details of the iPhone 5 were known well in advance of its launch a month ago. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)Those who follow Apple believe they have figured out most of the particulars of a smaller iPad expected to be revealed on Tuesday. One big question remains, though: What will it cost?

AP Exclusive: France to send drones to Mali region

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct.18, 2012 file photo, a man carries a sign reading "No to the destructive soldiers of ECOWAS" as Malians opposed to a military intervention to retake Mali's Islamist-controlled north march in the streets of the capital, Bamako, Mali. France is moving surveillance drones to western Africa amid rising concerns that an al-Qaida offshoot and its allies who control northeast Mali represent a major threat to French interests abroad and possibly at home. With six French hostages held by Islamic militants in the region, France is facing a delicate task, but has garnered support from other Western powers including the United States to keep Mali from becoming a new launchpad for global terrorism. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore, File)France will move surveillance drones to West Africa and is holding secretive talks with U.S. officials in Paris this week as it seeks to steer international military action to help Mali's feeble government win back the northern part of the country from al-Qaida-linked rebels, The Associated Press has learned.

Akin aide uses profanity in shot at McCaskill

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2012 file photo, Missouri Republican Senate candidate, Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., speaks during a news conference in St. Louis. The website PoliticMo.com captured audio from a Saturday night fundraiser of Akin telling supporters that his opponent, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. goes to Washington, and, like a game of "fetch," brings home red tape, bureaucracy and executive orders. Akin says a senator should "bless" Missouri with solutions instead of more problems. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)An aide to Todd Akin on Monday used a profanity in a tweet to extend the GOP Senate hopeful's weekend analogy comparing Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill to a "dog" who fetches problems from Washington. Meanwhile, McCaskill launched a campaign tour with a series of small-town stops aimed at improving her showing in rural Missouri.

NY philosopher, popular skeptic Kurtz dies at 86

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:08 PM PDT

FILE - In a July 20, 2004 file photo, Paul Kurtz, Chairman of the Center for Inquiry, responds to a question during an interview in his office in Amherst, N.Y. Kurtz, the secular humanist philosopher died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 at his home in the Buffalo suburb of Amherst, N.Y. His death was announced Monday, Oct. 22, by the Center for Inquiry, which he founded. (AP Photo/Don Heupel, File)Paul Kurtz, who founded an international center devoted to debunking psychics and UFOs and promoting science and reason over what he viewed as religious myths, has died. He was 86.

Ellen DeGeneres to receive top humor prize in DC

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:05 PM PDT

FILE- This Sept. 26, 2011, file photo, originally provided by Warner Bros., shows Ellen DeGeneres during a taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in Burbank, Calif. The Kennedy Center in Washington is awarding DeGeneres the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Oct. 22. The show will be broadcast on PBS stations Oct. 30. (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Michael Rozman, File)Jane Lynch and John Leguizamo are joining a lineup that includes Jimmy Kimmel and Kristin Chenoweth to honor Ellen DeGeneres with the nation's top humor prize in Washington.

Pediatricians offer first report on organic foods

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:05 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2010 photo, park director Zach Shields, right, and his crew for the day look for produce such as tomatoes to harvest from the organic garden at Partnership Park in Decatur, Ill. In its first advice on organics, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a report Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 that concluded pesticide-free foods aren't necessarily safer or more nutritious for children than conventional foods. (AP Photo/Herald & Review, Lisa Morrison, File)Parents who want to reduce their kids' exposure to pesticides may seek out organic fruits and vegetables, but they aren't necessarily safer or more nutritious than conventional foods, the nation's leading pediatricians group says in its first advice on organics.

Obama wins by a landslide in kids' online election

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:04 PM PDT

It's a landslide for President Barack Obama — at least among people too young to vote.

Obama and Romney meet for final debate as race tightens

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:59 PM PDT

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Romney and U.S. President Obama speak directly to each other during the second U.S. presidential debate in HempsteadBOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney face off in front of the cameras for a final time on Monday as opinion polls show their battle for the White House has tightened to a dead heat. With 15 days to go until the November 6 election, the two candidates turn to foreign policy for their third and last debate, which starts at 9 p.m. (0100 GMT on Tuesday). The stakes are high. ...

Factbox: Obama, Romney positions on energy policy

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:59 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have vastly different strategies on how to regulate the newfound energy bounty as well as how to slash the country's dependency on oil imports. The two candidates will meet Monday night for their third and final debate ahead of the November 6 presidential election. While energy may not be in the forefront of the debate, which is slated to focus on foreign policy, the fight over the long-delayed Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline will likely merit a mention. ...

FDA: 5 reported deaths with Monster drink link

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:59 PM PDT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it's investigating reports of five deaths and a non-fatal heart attack linked to highly caffeinated Monster Energy Drinks.

Chiefs to start Quinn over Cassel at quarterback

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:58 PM PDT

Brady Quinn will take over as the Kansas City Chiefs' starting quarterback and Matt Cassel will serve as the backup beginning with Sunday's game against the Oakland Raiders.

1st defendant sentenced in FAMU hazing case

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:57 PM PDT

The first of a dozen defendants to be sentenced in last year's hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major avoided jail time when he received his punishment Monday, but he will spend more than two years under close supervision.

Clintons land in Haiti to showcase industrial park

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:57 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, accompanied by, from left, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Caracol Ekam Housing site engineer Mario Nicoleau, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Haitian President Michel Martelly, tours the Caracol Ekam Housing Site in Caracol, Haiti, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. Clinton, and husband, former President Bill Clinton, arrived in northern Haiti Monday leading a delegation of foreign investors and a crowd of celebrities to showcase the centerpiece of the U.S. effort to help the country recover from the 2010 earthquake. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton encouraged foreigners to invest in Haiti as she and her husband Bill led a star-studded delegation gathered Monday to inaugurate a new industrial park at the center of U.S. efforts to help the country rebuild after the 2010 earthquake.

Decision soon on general's demotion, punishment

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:53 PM PDT

Demoting a four-star general for spending misconduct could be harsh and would force the officer to lose as much as $1 million in retirement pay, the Army's top military officer said Monday, noting that a lower level officer would never be asked to pay such a high price.

Russia's Rosneft buys out TNK-BP

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:49 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2012 file photo, a woman walks outside the TNK-BP headquarters in Moscow, Russia. British oil company BP says it has agreed to sell its stake in its TNK-BP joint venture to Russian oil company Rosneft for US$17.1 billion in cash and a 12.84 percent stake in Rosneft. BP announced Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, that it would use some of the money to buy more shares in Rosneft to raise its stake to 19.75 percent. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, File)Russian state-owned oil giant Rosneft strengthened its hold on the country's lucrative oil industry when it sealed a deal Monday to buy TNK-BP, the 50-50 joint venture between BP, the British energy country, and a group of Russian oil oligarchs.

Oil falls below $89; pump prices continue to drop

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:48 PM PDT

Oil hit a three-week low as a major North American pipeline got set to reopen.

Testimony begins in Britney Spears defamation case

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:45 PM PDT

Testimony has opened in a defamation lawsuit against Britney Spears' parents, with a top record executive saying he was never told that plaintiff Sam Lutfi was her manager.

ABC's 'Private Practice' ending after star leaves

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:44 PM PDT

ABC's "Private Practice" is shutting down.

Maker of London's black cabs says it's going bust

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:40 PM PDT

The maker of London's famous black cabs said Monday it was going into administration after failing to secure an injection of cash from one of its largest shareholders.

Philips Q3 earnings rise, growth economies help

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:36 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 file photo, a man walks in front of Philips television screens in Berlin, Germany. Royal Philips Electronics NV, the maker of electric shavers, light bulbs and medical imaging equipment, announced Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, that earnings more than doubled in the third quarter, thanks to modest growth at all its business lines as well as the disposal of its loss-making television business. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer, File)Royal Philips Electronics NV, the maker of electric shavers, light bulbs and medical imaging equipment, saw earnings more than double in the third quarter, thanks to modest growth at all its business lines as well as the disposal of its loss-making television business.

South Korean activists send leaflets to NKorea

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Police officers stand guard to block trucks containing anti-North Korea leaflets on a road in Paju near demilitarized zone, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. South Korea has banned activists from launching propaganda leaflets to North Korea after North Korea threatened to attack.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)South Korean activists floated balloons carrying tens of thousands of anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea on Monday, eluding police who had disrupted an earlier launch attempt due to threats from North Korea.

Russian opposition elects its leaders online

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:33 PM PDT

In this photo made Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, Alexei Navalny, an anti-corruption lawyer and opposition leader, takes part in a debate on TV channel Dozhd ("Rain") in Moscow, Russia. Navalny finished first in an online opposition election which was intended to help present a more united front against the Kremlin and find a way to broaden its appeal as enthusiasm for streets protests fades. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)President Vladimir Putin has had nothing but mockery for the protesters who have taken to the streets against him in unprecedented numbers. Russia's opposition, he said, is no more than a gaggle of Internet dwellers with "no unified program, no clear and comprehensible way of achieving their unclear goals, and nobody who can actually do something."

Attorney: Texas school funding 'hopelessly broken'

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:24 PM PDT

Attorneys representing around 600 school districts argued Monday that Texas' school financing system is so "hopelessly broken" that it violates the state Constitution and keeps students from being prepared for the well-paying jobs of tomorrow.

Syria rebels pessimistic on mediator's ceasefire plan

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:22 PM PDT

Members of the Free Syrian Army raise a black flag over a tank that belonged to pro-government forces in Salqin city in IdlibBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels cast doubt on Monday on prospects for a temporary truce aimed at stemming bloodshed in the 19-month-old conflict, saying it was not clear how an informal ceasefire this week could be implemented. International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi, who held talks in Damascus on Sunday with President Bashar al-Assad, has proposed Assad's forces and the rebels hold fire during the three-day Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha which starts on Friday. ...

Iran's president barred from visiting prison

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:21 PM PDT

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed Monday with the country's judiciary over his right to visit the prison where a jailed aide is held, in a new sign of the leader's waning influence in his last year in office.

Lebanese army tries to force gunmen from streets

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:19 PM PDT

A masked Sunni gunman stands guard on a road leading to a Shiite neighborhood after overnight clashes that erupted between Sunni and Shiite gunmen in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday Oct. 22, 2012. Lebanese security officials say overnight clashes in Beirut between Sunni and Shiite gunmen have wounded several people. The officials say troops managed to separate the gunmen and calm returned Monday morning to the two neighborhoods in the capital where fighting had erupted. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Lebanese soldiers in armored vehicles fanned out across the country on Monday to break down civilian roadblocks and chase gunmen off the streets as tempers flared over the killing of a top intelligence official who was a powerful opponent of Syrian involvement in Lebanon.

Without buyer, Dominion to close Wis. power plant

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:10 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by Dominion Resources Inc. shows the 56-megawatt Kewaunee Power Station in Carlton, Wis. Dominion Resources Inc. announced Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, that it plans to close and decommission Kewaunee Power Station in the second quarter of 2013 after it was unable to find a buyer for the nuclear power plant. Dominion plans to record an after-tax $281 million charge in the third quarter related to the closing and decommissioning of the station. (AP Photo/Dominion Resources Inc)Dominion Resources Inc. said Monday that it plans to close and decommission its Kewaunee Power Station in Wisconsin after it was unable to find a buyer for the nuclear power plant. It would be the first such closure since 1998, federal officials said.

E.T. immortalized in wax around the world

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:06 PM PDT

This Oct. 19, 2012 photo made available on Oct. 22, shows a wax figure of ET from the 1982 Steven Spielberg film, "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," being carried in the basket of a bmx bicycle by Madame Tussaud's employee Amy, in central London, marking the Blu-ray edition release of the film. Tussauds will launch an ET wax figure in London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Sydney and Hollywood on Oct. 22. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)E.T. the extra-terrestrial is making appearances around the world.

Caterpillar slashes forecast again, sees weaker economy

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:06 PM PDT

A welded steel CAT logo is seen on a Caterpillar tractor scraper at Holt Caterpillar, the largest Caterpillar dealer in the United States, in San Antonio(Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc , the world's largest maker of tractors and excavators, slashed its 2012 forecast for the second time this year and warned the global economy was slowing faster than it had expected. The caution sign was the latest in a string of comments from multinational manufacturers, including General Electric Co and Honeywell International Inc , that the economic recovery remains tenuous and tepid at best. ...

Disappointing earnings weigh down stock market

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:05 PM PDT

Trader Michael Zicchinolfi, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. A weak forecast from heavy equipment maker Caterpillar and other poor earnings results weighed on the U.S. stock market in early trading. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)It's been a disappointing earnings season.

Ailing 'Blue Bloods' actress calls CBS 'shameful'

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:04 PM PDT

This image released by CBS shows actress Jennifer Esposito, center, with co-star Donnie Wahlberg, in a scene from "Blue Bloods." Esposito is blasting CBS for sidelining her from the show. In Twitter postings, the actress has accused CBS of "absolutely shameful behavior" in putting her on unpaid leave from the Tom Selleck-starring police drama. Esposito tweeted that she's been diagnosed with celiac disease and requires a reduced work schedule. CBS has responded that because Esposito can't fulfill the full-time demands of her role, it has "Blue Bloods" cast member Jennifer Esposito is blasting CBS for sidelining her from the show.

Candidates seek foreign policy edge in 3rd debate

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:57 AM PDT

Italian Nativity scenes designer Genny Di Virgilio puts the final touches on two statuettes depicting President Barack Obama, right, and Republican rival Mitt Romney in his shop in Naples, Italy, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, hours ahead of their third and final presidential debate in Boca Raton, Florida. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)Still neck-and-neck after all these months, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney head into their third and final debate with each man eager to project an aura of personal strength and leadership while raising doubts about the steadiness and foreign policy credentials of the other guy.

Beirut girl hurt by car bomb needed 300 stitches

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:53 AM PDT

COMBO - This combo of two photographs shows at top, Jennifer Shedid, 10, recovers in intensive care in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday Oct. 22, 2012; and at bottom, a Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 file photo, of a Lebanese man as he carries Jennifer Shedid, 10, at the scene of an explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon. Nearly five minutes after arriving home from school with her cousin, 10-year-old Jennifer Shedid was hungry. As she asked her sister what food they have, a strong explosion shook their street turning the glass of their 4th floor apartment into flying knives that cut through her from head to toe.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Jennifer Shedid had just arrived home from school and she was hungry. As she asked her older sister what she could eat, a massive explosion shook their entire block and turned the glass of their 4th floor apartment into flying knives that slashed 10-year-old Jennifer from head to toe.

Prosecutor: RFK son kicked nurse in infant scuffle

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:51 AM PDT

A son of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was acting on instinct when he kicked a maternity ward nurse as she tried to stop him from taking his newborn son out of the hospital, a defense lawyer said Monday.

'Little czar' in Ohio school drug ring gets prison

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:48 AM PDT

In this Tuesday, July 31 2012 photo, Warren County Juvenile Court Judge Mike Powell warns 17-year-old Ohio high school student Tyler Pagenstecher, right, of the consequences of admitting guilt at his first hearing in Lebanon, Ohio. Pagenstecher pleaded guilty to drug-trafficking charges in juvenile court and will be sentenced Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. Police say he played a major role in a drug ring that sold as much as $20,000 worth of high-grade marijuana a month to fellow students at two high schools. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers)A teenager convicted of selling up to $20,000 worth of high-grade marijuana a month to high school students in southwestern Ohio was sentenced Monday to serve six months to three years in a juvenile prison by a judge who called him "a pretty fine young person that went down a bad trail."

Suspected gunman's wife among 3 dead at Wis. spa

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:47 AM PDT

This photo provided by the Brookfield Police Dept. shows Radcliffe Franklin Haughton, 45, of Brown Deer, Wis. Deputies are searching for Haughton on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, who's suspected of wounding multiple people in a shooting at a spa near a suburban Milwaukee shopping mall. (AP Photo/Brookfield Police Dept)A Wisconsin woman whose husband killed her and two others at the spa where she worked said he threatened to throw acid in her face and jealously terrorized her "every waking moment," according to court documents.
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