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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Computer problems at United delay travelers

Computer problems at United delay travelers

Computer problems at United delay travelers

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:15 PM PST

United Airlines passengers look at the flight schedule displays at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Passengers in several cities say a massive computer outage has stranded United passengers at airports across the country, resulting in at least the third major computer outage for the Chicago-based airline since June. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)A computer outage at United Airlines delayed thousands of travelers on Thursday and embarrassed the airline at the time when it's trying to recover from glitches earlier this year.

Spain suspends home evictions for most needy

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:12 PM PST

Members of the Stop Evictions movement wait for judicial commission to carry out eviction in ValenciaMADRID (Reuters) - Spain approved measures on Thursday to help the most needy families facing eviction, a growing problem in the recession-bound nation highlighted last week by the suicide of a woman whose home bailiffs came to seize. The government said it would suspend evictions for two years for vulnerable homeowners who can no longer pay back debt, including those with small children, the disabled and long-term unemployed. ...

Israel and Hamas battle on social media as well

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:12 PM PST

An Israeli soldier looks at the Facebook page of the IDF, at the IDF spokesperson office in Jerusalem, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. The hostilities between Israel and Hamas have found a new battleground: social media. The Israeli Defense Force and Hamas militants have exchanged fiery tweets throughout the fighting in a separate war to influence public opinion. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)The hostilities between Israel and Hamas have found a new battleground: social media.

BBC settles libel suit from wronged politician

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:11 PM PST

The BBC reached a settlement Thursday with the Conservative politician wrongly implicated in a child sex abuse scandal.

Stocks edge lower after weak retail reports

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:11 PM PST

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Stock indexes are inching higher in early trading Thursday after U.S. retail giants Wal-Mart and Target turned in mixed earnings reports. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street after U.S. retailers issued weak forecasts for earnings and claims rose for unemployment benefits.

United Airlines fixes problem with computer system

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:09 PM PST

FILE - In this July 13, 2011 file photo, United Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. Thousands of United Airlines passengers around the globe were delayed for hours Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 after another massive computer outage hit the world's largest carrier. This is at least the third major computer outage for the Chicago-based airline since June. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)A computer outage at United Airlines delayed thousands of travelers on Thursday and embarrassed the airline at the time when it's trying to recover from glitches earlier this year.

Wal-Mart 3Q profit up but sees sales shortfall

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:08 PM PST

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 9 percent increase in net income for the third quarter, but revenue for the world's largest retailer fell below Wall Street forecasts as its low-income shoppers continue to grapple with an uncertain economy.

Questions on sex scandal: Top officials testify

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:08 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta reviews an honor guard during an arrival ceremony prior to meeting with Thai Minister of Defense Sukampol Suwannathat at the Ministry of Defense in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)Top national security officials trudged to Capitol Hill on Thursday to grapple with fallout from the David Petraeus sex scandal as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta asked service chiefs to review ethics training for military officers. He said he was unaware of any other top brass who could turn out to be ensnared in the debacle.

FBI agent in Petraeus scandal was seen as a hero

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:06 PM PST

In this July 27, 2005 photo, FBI Agent Frederick Humphries speaks during a news conference after the sentencing of Ahmed Ressam at the Federal Courthouse in Seattle. Humphries has been identified as the agent socialite Jill Kelley contacted to complain about harassing emails sent by Gen. David Petraeus' paramour, Paula Broadwell. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)FBI Special Agent Frederick Humphries II played a key role in investigating a terrorist attack aimed at blowing up Los Angeles International Airport just as the year 2000 dawned.

China names conservative, older leadership

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:05 PM PST

Newly-elected General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Xi Jinping (L) speaks as he meets with the press with other new Politburo Standing Committee members at the Great Hall of the People in BeijingBEIJING (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party unveiled an older, conservative leadership line-up on Thursday that appears unlikely to take the drastic action needed to tackle pressing issues like social unrest, environmental degradation and corruption. New party chief Xi Jinping, premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang and vice-premier in charge of economic affairs Wang Qishan, all named as expected to the elite decision-making Politburo Standing Committee, are considered cautious reformers. The other four members have the reputation of being conservative. ...

McCarthy healthy, ready for normal offseason

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:05 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2012, file photo, Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy talks to reporters before the Athletics' baseball game against the Seattle Mariners n Oakland, Calif. McCarthy is ready for a normal offseason after being medically cleared this week to resume his regular routine, less than three months after being struck in the head by a line drive and undergoing emergency brain surgery. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)Pitcher Brandon McCarthy is ready for a normal offseason after being medically cleared this week to resume his regular routine, less than three months after being struck in the head by a line drive and undergoing emergency brain surgery.

Obama vows not to forget storm victims rebuilding

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:05 PM PST

President Barack Obama comforts a woman at the FEMA recovery center on the grounds of New Dorp High School, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, on Staten Island, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to stick with New Yorkers still struggling 17 days after Superstorm Sandy "until the rebuilding is complete" after getting an up-close look at devastated neighborhoods rendered unlivable.

Egypt Islamist leader cautious on Gaza crisis

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:05 PM PST

FILE - In this Friday, July 13, 2012 file photo, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi speaks to reporters during a joint news conference with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, unseen, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's Islamist president may hail from the fiercely anti-Israeli Muslim Brotherhood, but in his first major crisis over Israel, he is behaving much like his predecessor, Hosni Mubarak:. He recalled the ambassador and engaged in empty rhetoric supporting Palestinians. Mohammed Morsi is under pressure at home to do more but he is just as wary as Mubarak about straining ties with the United States. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)Egypt's Islamist president may hail from the fiercely anti-Israeli Muslim Brotherhood, an ally of Gaza's Hamas rulers. But in his first major crisis over Israel, he is adopting a stance not unlike that of his ousted predecessor Hosni Mubarak, Israel's longtime friend.

Jimmie Johnson turns heat up on Brad Keselowski

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:04 PM PST

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers, Brad Keselowski, left, and Jimmie Johnson, talk to the media during a news conference in Homestead, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)Five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson is the king of mind games and he doesn't mind reminding Brad Keselowski what's at stake at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend.

Marijuana law introduced to Uruguay congress

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:04 PM PST

A marijuana grower shows plants he is growing with some friends in Montevideo, Uruguay,Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Uruguayans used to call their country the Switzerland of Latin America, but its faded grey capital seems a bit more like Amsterdam now that its congress has legalized abortion and is drawing up plans to sell government-grown marijuana. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)Uruguay is one step closer to turning the government into the country's leading pot dealer.

US court strikes down Mich. affirmative action ban

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:04 PM PST

Michigan's ban on affirmative action in college admissions was declared unconstitutional Thursday by a deeply divided federal appeals court, six years after state voters said race could not be an issue in choosing students.

Analysis: Only ritual talk on fiscal cliff so far

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:02 PM PST

President Barack Obama makes an opening statement during his news conference, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama says the economy cannot afford a tax increase on all Americans and is calling on congressional Republicans to support an extension of existing tax rates for households earning $250,000 or less. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)When President Barack Obama greets congressional leaders at the White House on Friday, an elaborate set of postelection rituals will be complete. Yet divided government's ability to attack the nation's economic woes is no clearer now than it has been for months.

Gap raises outlook after stronger 3Q

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:02 PM PST

Gap Inc. is raising its outlook for the year after its third-quarter net income rose 60 percent from a year ago.

Vettel-Alonso duel rolls onto new track in US

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:00 PM PST

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel, right, of Germany, looks at the smartphone of Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso, left, of Spain, during a news conference at the Circuit of the Americas race track Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, in Austin, Texas. Formula One's U.S. Grand Prix auto race is scheduled for Sunday at the track. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)The Formula One season comes down to this: Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads Ferrari's Fernando Alonso by 10 points with two races left, the first on a track neither has driven before.

Post office reports record loss of $15.9B for year

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:58 PM PST

FILE - This Sept. 6, 2011 file photo shows Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. The struggling U.S. Postal Service on Thursday reported an annual loss of a record $15.9 billion, capping a tumultuous year in which it was forced to default for the first time on billions in payments to avert bankruptcy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)The struggling U.S. Postal Service on Thursday reported an annual loss of a record $15.9 billion and forecast more red ink in 2013, capping a tumultuous year in which it was forced to default on billions in payments to avert bankruptcy.

Jordan police vow to strike those who stir unrest

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:57 PM PST

Jordanian policemen prepare to disperse protesters blocking a main road during a demonstration against a rise in fuel prices in downtown Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Hundreds of Jordanians chanted slogans against the king and threw stones at riot police as they protested in several cities for a second day Wednesday amid rising anger over fuel price hikes.(AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)Jordanian authorities will strike those who incite violence during protests with an "iron fist," the country's police chief said Thursday as the Islamist-led opposition vowed to continue demonstrations that have rattled the U.S.-allied kingdom.

Juanes, Guerra poised to shine at Latin Grammys

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:56 PM PST

Juanes performs "Sampa" at the 2012 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Tribute to Caetano Veloso at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Powers Imagery/Invision/AP)Colombian rocker Juanes could become the most decorated Latin Grammy winner when the 13th annual Latin Grammy Awards are presented in Las Vegas. He's up for four awards, and three victories would break the record held by Calle 13.

Former Texans punter sues stadium tenant over turf

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:56 PM PST

Former Houston Texans punter Brett Hartmann has sued the county agency that operates Reliant Stadium, blaming "unsafe turf" for a possibly career-ending knee injury.

BP agrees to pay $4.5B; 3 employees charged

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:54 PM PST

FILE - In this April 21, 2010 file image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon. British oil company BP said Thursday Nov. 15, 2012 it is in advanced talks with U.S. agencies about settling criminal and other claims from the Gulf of Mexico well blowout two years ago. In a statement, BP said "no final agreement has yet been reached" and that any such deal would still be subject to court approvals. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard, File)A day of reckoning arrived for BP on Thursday as the oil giant agreed to plead guilty to a raft of criminal charges and pay a record $4.5 billion in a settlement with the government over the deadly 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Three BP employees were also charged, two of them with manslaughter.

Diabetes rates rocket in Oklahoma, South

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:52 PM PST

The nation's diabetes problem is getting worse, and the biggest jump over 15 years was in Oklahoma, according to a new federal report issued Thursday.

Man indicted in plot to bomb New York Federal Reserve

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:51 PM PST

Courtroom sketch shows Nafis being arraigned in United States District Court of the Eastern District of New YorkNEW YORK (Reuters) - A Bangladeshi man has been indicted on charges of attempting to blow up the New York Federal Reserve Bank last month with what he believed was a 1,000-pound bomb, court papers made public Thursday show. The grand jury indictment charges Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, 21, with one count of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and one count of attempting to provide material support to a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization, al Qaeda. He faces life in prison if convicted. ...

Drought forces Midwest firm to ponder drier future

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:50 PM PST

This Sept. 12, 2012 photo shows a water purifying lagoon the Archer Daniels Midland company plant in Decatur, Ill. While companies in the Great Lakes region and other parts of middle America long counted on water being cheap and plentiful, they now realize they must conserve because finding new water sources is difficult and expensive - if it can be done at all. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)At the height of this year's drought, decision-makers at the agribusiness giant Archers Daniels Midland kept an uneasy eye on the reservoir down the hill from their headquarters.

Clothier who dressed Elvis Presley dies in Tenn.

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:48 PM PST

FILE - This 1956 file photo originally released courtesy of Bernard Lansky shows singer Elvis Presley, left, being outfitted by clothier Bernard Lansky at Lansky's Men's Store in Memphis, Tenn. Lansky, who helped a young Elvis Presley establish his signature clothing style, died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 at his Memphis home, according to his granddaughter Julie Lansky. He started his retail business in Memphis in 1946 with a $125 loan from his father, Samuel. He was 85. (AP Photo/courtesy of Bernard Lansky, File)Bernard Lansky, the Memphis retailer who helped a young Elvis Presley establish his signature clothing style of pegged pants, two-toned shoes and other flashy duds in the 1950s, has died. He was 85.

NY man who claims $5M lottery scam faced debts

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:47 PM PST

A maintenance worker says he and his wife were forced to file for bankruptcy after he was conned out of a $5 million lottery ticket that two brothers have been charged with trying to falsely claim.

Baylor QB Florence has comparable numbers to RG3

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:45 PM PST

Baylor quarterback Nick Florence has never tried to be like Robert Griffin III, the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback he succeeded.

BBC pay out 185,000 pounds over false abuse claim

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:45 PM PST

A man enters BBC New Broadcasting House in LondonLONDON (Reuters) - The BBC agreed to pay 185,000 pounds ($295,000) on Thursday to a former treasurer of Britain's Conservative Party wrongly accused of child sex abuse as a result of one of its reports. The settlement came as media reports said one of the BBC's former stars had been arrested as part of an ongoing police investigation into sex crimes centred on the publicly funded broadcaster. ...

Vonn will skip ceremony to introduce ski team

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:42 PM PST

Lindsey Vonn will not attend a ceremony to introduce the U.S. Ski Team on Thursday.

Second UK man charged over kidnapping in Syria

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:42 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - British police charged a second man on Thursday with terrorism offences over the kidnapping of two photographers in Syria in July. Jubayer Chowdhury, 24, is accused of unlawfully imprisoning Dutch photographer Jeroen Oerlemans and British colleague John Cantlie who were taken hostage on July 17 while working near the Syrian border with Turkey. They were released on July 26. Chowdhury, who was arrested on Monday at London's Heathrow airport after arriving on a plane from Bahrain, is due to appear at London's Westminster Magistrates' court on Friday. ...

Housing not yet out of the woods: Bernanke

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:41 PM PST

Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke speaks during the HOPE Global Financial Dignity Summit in Atlanta.ATLANTA (Reuters) - The improving housing market is "far from being out of the woods," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday, arguing that overly tight lending standards are part of the problem. The Fed, which has focused on mortgage bonds in its latest round of asset purchases, will continue to do what it can to support the housing market, Bernanke said in a speech that avoided policy specifics. A bubble in the U.S. housing market was at the core of the 2007-2009 financial crisis and brutal recession that continues to hamper the world economy. ...

Recall news

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:37 PM PST

The following recall has been announced:

Solar cars roll across Earth's driest desert

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:36 PM PST

In this photo released by Carrera Solar Atacama 2012, a driver sits in his solar powered car from the team Condor 2 Mining Parts at the start of the first phase of a race, in Humberstone in the area of Pozo Almonte, Chile, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Most participants belong to universities and an entry rule is that cars cannot cost more then $7,000 dollars. (AP Photo/Carrera Solar Atacama 2012)The second annual Solar Challenge has begun in Chile's Atacama desert, where 15 solar-powered cars rolled out of an old salt mine Thursday.

Israel moves troops toward Gaza

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:35 PM PST

A woman photographs Israeli soldiers on top an armored personal carrier close to the Israel Gaza Border, southern Israel,Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Israel's prime minister says the army is prepared for a "significant widening" of its operation in the Gaza Strip. Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters on Thursday that Israel has "made it clear" it won't tolerate continued rocket fire on its civilians. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)Palestinian militants barraged Israel with more than 200 rockets on Thursday, killing three people as Israel pressed a punishing campaign of airstrikes on militant targets across the Gaza Strip. Three rockets targeted the densely populated Tel Aviv area, setting off air raid sirens in brazen attacks that threatened to trigger an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza.

Guy Fieri takes his lashings, but was it fair?

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:33 PM PST

This Oct. 11, 2012 file photo shows chef Guy Fieri at the "On The Chopping Block: A Roast of Anthony Bourdain" in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Guy Fieri may not realize it, but being ravaged by a New York Times restaurant reviewer might have been the best thing that could have happened to him.

Rihanna begins her 7-day world tour in Mexico City

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:32 PM PST

Barbadian singer Rihanna performs during the first stop of her 777 worldwide tour at the Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)Seven concerts. Seven cities. Seven days.

Top Republicans say Romney didn't offer specifics

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:32 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2012, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign event at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, N.H. Romney is telling top donors that President Barack Obama won re-election because of the "gifts" he had already provided to blacks, Hispanics and young voters. Romney also cites as a reason for his loss the president's effort to paint Romney as anti-immigrant. In a call Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, to those donors, Romney said Obama's campaign focused on giving targeted groups what he called "a big gift" while his campaign had been about, in his words, "big issues for the whole country." (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)Top Republicans meeting for the first time since Election Day say the party lost its bid to unseat President Barack Obama because nominee Mitt Romney did not respond to criticism strongly enough or outline a specific agenda with a broad appeal.
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