Catholic bishops stay course on gay marriage fight

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• Catholic bishops stay course on gay marriage fight
• Deficit talks will test GOP focus on tax rates
• NHLPA leader: Deal can be quick after breakthrough
• Everest saga wins Samuel Johnson nonfiction prize
• Petraeus shocked to hear of emails, associates say
• UPS ends grants to Boy Scouts over discrimination
• FDA finds contamination issues at Ameridose
• Leucadia buying investment banker Jefferies Group
• UConn moves into first regular-season AP poll
• NFL: Refs missed it; Denver TD was a touchback
• War widow sues Fox over film featuring her husband
• US re-elected to UN Human Rights Council seat
• Review: Online tools make Sandy fundraising easier
• Many on NY's Long Island still dark after Sandy
• College football playoff to have 6 games, not 7
• Penney is the day's biggest stock loser
• US stocks nearly unchanged as fiscal threat looms
• Belize seeks McAfee software founder in slay case
• 'Skyfall' brings record Bond debut of $88.4M
• Alex Smith threw TD pass with blurred vision
• MPs slam Starbucks, Amazon and Google on tax
• Timeline of events in Petraeus case
• Penney is biggest the day's biggest stock loser
• LED replacements hit stores empty of 100W bulbs
• Congress faces agenda of unfinished business
• New IRA faction claims Northern Ireland killing
• Euro nations split on how to help Greece cut debt
• Google, Amazon and Starbucks face questions on tax
• A year in, YouTube's channels not must-see TV, yet
• Injured Bucs LB Black has complications with arm
• Judge reduces what 'Girls Gone Wild' creator owes
• Jury deliberating in Houston day care fire case
• Stocks close little changed as fiscal cliff looms
• Owner: Furnace may be behind deadly Indiana blast
• Belize police looks for McAfee in murder case
• Gas company: No calls about furnace at blast site
• Eagles QB Vick has 'pretty significant' concussion
• Penney is biggest S&P stock loser
• Source: Kodak reaches deal to borrow $793M
• Israel reports 'direct hits' on Syrian target

Catholic bishops stay course on gay marriage fight Posted: 12 Nov 2012 02:15 PM PST A subdued U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops acknowledged Monday that voters rejected the stands they took against gay marriage and birth control, but gave no sign they would change their strategy ahead.

Deficit talks will test GOP focus on tax rates Posted: 12 Nov 2012 02:12 PM PST Republican leaders say the government can raise tax "revenues" without raising tax "rates."

NHLPA leader: Deal can be quick after breakthrough Posted: 12 Nov 2012 02:10 PM PST A new NHL labor deal might not be as far off as it seems.

Everest saga wins Samuel Johnson nonfiction prize Posted: 12 Nov 2012 02:09 PM PST A gripping account of a doomed attempt to climb Mount Everest has won Britain's leading nonfiction book prize.

Petraeus shocked to hear of emails, associates say Posted: 12 Nov 2012 02:06 PM PST CIA Director David Petraeus was shocked to learn his mistress was suspected of sending threatening emails warning another woman to stay away from him, former staff members and friends told The Associated Press Monday.

UPS ends grants to Boy Scouts over discrimination Posted: 12 Nov 2012 02:05 PM PST The UPS Foundation says it will no longer give grants to the Boy Scouts of America as long as the group excludes gays and lesbians from being scouts or scout leaders.

FDA finds contamination issues at Ameridose Posted: 12 Nov 2012 02:03 PM PST Federal health inspectors found more than a dozen manufacturing problems, including leaky ceilings and insects, at a drug-making facility with the same founders as the specialty pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak.

Leucadia buying investment banker Jefferies Group Posted: 12 Nov 2012 02:03 PM PST Leucadia National is buying the investment banking firm Jefferies Group for about $2.8 billion in stock in a deal executives said Monday would better position both companies for growth in the years ahead.

UConn moves into first regular-season AP poll Posted: 12 Nov 2012 02:00 PM PST Connecticut needed just one game to convince voters in The Associated Press poll that the Huskies are still a pretty good basketball team, despite losing a Hall of Fame coach and five underclassmen after last season.

NFL: Refs missed it; Denver TD was a touchback Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:59 PM PST The NFL says the 76-yard punt return by Denver's Trindon Holliday against Carolina on Sunday should have been ruled a touchback, not a touchdown.

War widow sues Fox over film featuring her husband Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:59 PM PST A widow of a U.S. Army soldier killed in a blast in Afghanistan has sued Fox Cable Networks and the National Geographic Society over a documentary that showed her husband and family.

US re-elected to UN Human Rights Council seat Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:56 PM PST The United States was re-elected Monday to another three-year term on the U.N. Human Rights Council in the only contested election for the organization's top human rights body.

Review: Online tools make Sandy fundraising easier Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:56 PM PST Superstorm Sandy convinced me that I should do something new: raise money toward hurricane relief. If it weren't for the ease of nudging my friends and family to contribute by way of social media and online fundraising tools, I'm not sure I would have done it. I do know that I wouldn't have been as successful.

Many on NY's Long Island still dark after Sandy Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:53 PM PST More than 70,000 customers of Long Island Power Authority in New York were without electricity Monday, two weeks after Superstorm Sandy struck, and the often-criticized government entity mostly blamed factors beyond its control.

College football playoff to have 6 games, not 7 Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:52 PM PST The new college football postseason system will have six games as originally planned, but now a spot in the marquee bowls will be reserved for the best team from a group of five conferences that includes the Big East.

Penney is the day's biggest stock loser Posted: 12 Nov 2012 02:18 PM PST J.C. Penney Co. executives may be confident in the department-store chain's everyday low pricing strategy, but its investors are panicking.

US stocks nearly unchanged as fiscal threat looms Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:51 PM PST U.S. stocks closed nearly unchanged Monday, after a day of uneven trading plagued by investors' fears about the approaching "fiscal cliff."

Belize seeks McAfee software founder in slay case Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:49 PM PST Police in Belize are looking for the founder of the software company McAfee Inc. to question him about the death of another U.S. citizen, his neighbor in an island town on the Caribbean.

'Skyfall' brings record Bond debut of $88.4M Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:47 PM PST James Bond is cashing in at the box office.

Alex Smith threw TD pass with blurred vision Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:45 PM PST San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith threw a 14-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter of Sunday's 24-24 tie against the Rams while playing with blurred vision before coming out with a concussion.

MPs slam Starbucks, Amazon and Google on tax Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:42 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - MPs criticised executives of Starbucks, Google and Amazon on Monday for not paying more tax in Britain and Amazon said it had received a $252 million (159 million pounds) demand for back taxes from France. Britain's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which is charged with monitoring government financial affairs, invited the companies to give evidence amid mounting public and political concern about tax avoidance by big international companies. ...

Timeline of events in Petraeus case Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:41 PM PST The extramarital affair that brought down David Petraeus' celebrated career last week raised many questions. Among them: when exactly the affair began, how the FBI stumbled upon the information and who was told about it. Here's a timeline of events, according to officials involved in the investigation:

Penney is biggest the day's biggest stock loser Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:37 PM PST J.C. Penney Co. executives may be confident in the department-store chain's everyday low pricing strategy, but its investors are panicking.

LED replacements hit stores empty of 100W bulbs Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:35 PM PST Sorry to see 100-watt bulbs disappear from stores because they were energy hogs? You can now get LED bulbs that roughly match the 100-watters for size and brightness, but use far less energy.

Congress faces agenda of unfinished business Posted: 12 Nov 2012 02:17 PM PST Congress returns Tuesday to a crowded agenda of unfinished business overshadowed by the urgent need for President Barack Obama and lawmakers to avert the economic double hit of tax increases and automatic spending cuts.

New IRA faction claims Northern Ireland killing Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:22 PM PST A new Irish Republican Army faction in Northern Ireland claimed responsibility Monday for its first killing and defended the bloodshed as a necessary act of vengeance.

Euro nations split on how to help Greece cut debt Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:16 PM PST Greece's international creditors are proposing giving the country two more years to reform its economy, but European finance ministers were split Monday over how to put together a comprehensive deal to help Athens dig out of its mountain of debt.

Google, Amazon and Starbucks face questions on tax Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:16 PM PST British lawmakers on Monday accused major multinational companies of aggressive tax avoidance, amid calls by the U.K. government for a global crackdown on firms that seek to evade taxes.

A year in, YouTube's channels not must-see TV, yet Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:13 PM PST When Google announced its plans to fund some 100 new channels of original programming on YouTube, many expected a transformation in television.

Injured Bucs LB Black has complications with arm Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:12 PM PST Tampa Bay linebacker Quincy Black is expected to recover from a neck injury suffered against San Diego but is experiencing complications with his left arm.

Judge reduces what 'Girls Gone Wild' creator owes Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:12 PM PST A judge has cut by more than half the $40 million jury verdict that casino mogul Steve Wynn was recently awarded against "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis.

Jury deliberating in Houston day care fire case Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:11 PM PST Deliberations began Monday afternoon in the felony murder trial of a Houston woman who was out shopping while a fire broke out at her home day care, a blaze that killed four of seven unsupervised children.

Stocks close little changed as fiscal cliff looms Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:09 PM PST Stocks are closing little changed on Wall Street as investors focus again on the looming "fiscal cliff" faced by the U.S. government.

Owner: Furnace may be behind deadly Indiana blast Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:08 PM PST The owner of one of the homes that exploded in Indianapolis said Monday that a problem furnace could be to blame for the blast that killed two people and damaged dozens of homes so severely officials say they must be demolished.

Belize police looks for McAfee in murder case Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:00 PM PST Police in Belize are looking for the founder of the software company McAfee, Inc., to question him about the death of another U.S. citizen, his neighbor in an island town on the Caribbean.

Gas company: No calls about furnace at blast site Posted: 12 Nov 2012 12:57 PM PST A spokeswoman for a gas company says the utility didn't receive any reports about a faulty furnace at an Indianapolis home that exploded, killing two people.

Eagles QB Vick has 'pretty significant' concussion Posted: 12 Nov 2012 12:54 PM PST His head pounding and his play erratic, Michael Vick's time could be up in Philadelphia.

Penney is biggest S&P stock loser Posted: 12 Nov 2012 12:38 PM PST J.C. Penney Co. executives may be confident in the department-store chain's everyday pricing strategy, but investors are panicking.

Source: Kodak reaches deal to borrow $793M Posted: 12 Nov 2012 12:36 PM PST Kodak has reached an agreement to borrow $793 million, potentially allowing it to exit bankruptcy protection early next year. That's according to a person with knowledge of the arrangement.

Israel reports 'direct hits' on Syrian target Posted: 12 Nov 2012 12:33 PM PST Israeli tanks struck a Syrian artillery launcher Monday after a stray mortar shell flew into Israel-held territory, the first direct clash between the neighbors since the Syrian uprising began nearly two years ago.

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