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Monday, November 19, 2012

Disney to shutter online movie store, website

Disney to shutter online movie store, website

Disney to shutter online movie store, website

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:55 PM PST

The Walt Disney Co. is shutting down its Web movie service, Disney Movies Online, saying the site wasn't keeping up with user demands.

Afghan president: US violating detainee pact

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:51 PM PST

In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 photo, an Afghan man on his motorcycle is stopped by a member of Afghanistan's elite Civil Order Police at a roadblock in Marjah, southern Helmand province, Afghanistan. As the U.S. and NATO close out their mission in Afghanistan preparing for the final withdrawal of combat troops by the end of 2014, the worry looms large that fresh outbursts of ethnically motivated fighting would send the country into a spiral of chaos and violence. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)Afghanistan's president accused U.S. forces of capturing and holding Afghans in violation of an agreement to turn over that responsibility to his forces, complicating a new round of security talks between the two countries.

APNewsBreak: FBI releases Stalin's daughter files

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:47 PM PST

FILE - In this undated photo provided by Icarus Films, shows Soviet dictator Josef Stalin with his daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva. Newly declassified files show the FBI was gathering details from informants on how Alliluyeva's arrival in the United State was affecting international relations after her high-profile defection in 1967. Alliluyeva, or Lana Peters, Stalin's only daughter, died in a Wisconsin nursing home in 2011. She was 85. (AP Photo/Courtesy Icarus Films, File)Newly declassified documents show the FBI kept close tabs on Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's only daughter after her high profile defection to the United States in 1967, gathering details from informants about how her arrival was affecting international relations.

Colombian rebels announce cease-fire in Cuba talks

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:46 PM PST

Ivan Marquez, right, and Ricardo Tellez, members of the negotiation team for Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, wave as they arrive for peace talks in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Marquez, the top FARC negotiator, announced a unilateral cease-fire on Monday, before heading into much-anticipated peace talks with his government counterparts. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)The top negotiator for Colombia's main rebel group announced a unilateral cease-fire on Monday, before heading into much-anticipated peace talks with government counterparts in the Cuban capital of Havana.

Syrian Islamists reject Western-backed opposition

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:44 PM PST

In this Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 photo, rebels of the Free Syrian Army clean their weapons as airstrikes by the Syrian air force drive the rebels underground, in the northwestern city of Maraat al-Numan, Syria. After months of fierce fighting for control of the vital Aleppo-Damascus highway, the rebels have succeeded in pushing the Syrian army out of the center of Maraat al-Numan located on the highway between Aleppo and Hama. (AP Photo/Mustafa Karali)Syria's increasingly powerful Islamist rebel factions rejected the country's new Western-backed opposition coalition and unilaterally declared an Islamic state in the key battleground of Aleppo, a sign of the seemingly intractable splits among those fighting to topple President Bashar Assad.

Stanford new No. 1 in women's basketball poll

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:44 PM PST

Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer has had many really good teams over the past few seasons, reaching the Final Four the last five years.

Hostess, union agree to mediation at judge's urging

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:40 PM PST

File photo of a box of Hostess Twinkies on the shelves at a Wonder Bread Hostess Bakery Outlet in GlendaleWHITE PLAINS, New York (Reuters) - Hostess Brands Inc agreed in court on Monday to enter private mediation with its lenders and leaders of a striking union to try to avert the liquidation of the maker of Twinkies snack cakes and Wonder Bread. Hostess, its lenders and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM), agreed to go into mediation at the urging of Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain of the Southern District of New York, who urged mediation rather than a more expensive, public hearing regarding the company's liquidation. ...

Judge asks Hostess to mediate with union

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:38 PM PST

Twinkies won't die that easily after all.

Judge denies bid for park Nativity displays

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:38 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, a man walks past two of the traditional Nativity scenes along Ocean Avenue at Palisades Park in Santa Monica, Calif. Avowed atheist Damon Vix last year won two-thirds of the booths in the annual, city-sponsored lottery to divvy up spaces in the live-sized Nativity display. But he only put up one thing: A sign that read "Religions are all alike - founded on fables and mythologies." Vix left the rest of his allotted spaces empty, and in so doing, upended a Christmas tradition that began in Santa Monica nearly 60 years ago. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, file)A federal judge on Monday denied a Christian group's bid for a preliminary injunction to force suburban Santa Monica to reopen spaces in a city park to private, unattended displays, including Christmas Nativity scenes.

HP's fiscal 4Q to close the books on dismal year

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:37 PM PST

Hewlett-Packard's fourth-quarter earnings will provide the latest snapshot of a technology pioneer struggling to regain its edge as its personal computers and printers lose their appeal in a market tilting toward smartphones and tablets.

House Republicans: Rice unfit to head State Dept

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:36 PM PST

A group of 97 House Republicans say U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice misled the nation about the attack on the consulate in Libya, disqualifying her as a candidate for secretary of state.

Marlins salary dump to Toronto finalized

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:27 PM PST

This photo combo made from file photos shows Miami Marlins players, from left, pitcher Mark Buehrle, shortstop Jose Reyes, and pitcher Josh Johnson. The Miami Marlins have finalized their big salary dumping trade that sends Reyes to the Toronto Blue Jays with pitchers Buehrle and Johnson, catcher John Buck and outfielder Emilio Bonifacio for seven relatively low-priced players. (AP Photos)The Miami Marlins finalized their big salary dumping trade that sends All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes to the Toronto Blue Jays with pitchers Mark Buehrle and Josh Johnson, catcher John Buck and outfielder Emilio Bonifacio for seven relatively low-priced players.

Maryland leaving ACC to join Big Ten in 2014

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:26 PM PST

Maryland is joining the Big Ten, leaving the Atlantic Coast Conference in a shocker of a move in the world of conference realignment that was driven by the school's budget woes.

Turbulence on Cuba-Italy flight leaves 30 bruised

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:25 PM PST

An airliner flying from Havana to Milan abruptly plunged some 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) when it hit unusually strong turbulence over the Atlantic on Monday, terrifying passengers and leaving some 30 people aboard with bruises and scrapes, airline officials said.

For Ang Lee, all movies are a leap of faith

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:24 PM PST

FILE - This April 26, 2012 file photo shows Ang Lee posing for a portrait backstage at CinemaCon 2012, the official convention of the National Association of Theater Owners in Las Vegas. Lee is the director the the film, "Life of Pi." (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)Is there anything Ang Lee can't do?

Even apes have 'midlife crises,' study finds

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:23 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2011 file photo, chimpanzees sit in an enclosure at the Chimpanzee Eden rehabilitation center, near Nelspruit, South Africa. A study of chimps and orangutans released on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, finds the same pattern of changes in happiness through life as many studies find in people. (AP Photo/Erin Conway-Smith, File)Chimpanzees going through a midlife crisis? It sounds like a setup for a joke.

Review: 'Guardians' a lively 3-D storybook spree

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:19 PM PST

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Bunnymund, voiced by Hugh Jackman, left, and North, voiced by Alec Baldwin in a scene from "Rise of the Guardians." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Animation)A very odd assortment of mythical childhood figures, some of them afflicted with severe emotional insecurities and inferiority complexes, are thrown together as an unlikely set of action heroes in "The Rise of the Guardians," an attractively designed but overly busy and derivative mishmash of kid-friendly elements.

Oil up on Middle East fears, 'fiscal cliff' hopes

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:15 PM PST

The price of oil closed at its highest point in nearly a month Monday on rising concerns about the Middle East and less worry about the U.S. "fiscal cliff."

Minnesota's Kill: Player quit over discipline

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:15 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2012 file photo, Minnesota wide receiver A.J. Barker heads to the end zone on a 53-yard touchdown catch during an NCAA college football game in Minneapolis. Barker quit the team Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in a blistering email to coach Jerry Kill that he subsequently made public through his personal blog, the messy fallout triggered by their conflict about the treatment of the junior's sprained right ankle. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia, File)Minnesota coach Jerry Kill said Monday that top receiver A.J. Barker's abrupt departure from the team was because he was unhappy with being disciplined, not because of any mistreatment.

1960s, '70s hit R&B singer Billy Scott dies in NC

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:14 PM PST

Rhythm and blues singer Billy Scott is seen in an undated photo provided by the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Scott died from pancreatic and liver cancer Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 at his home in Charlotte, N.C., according to Bill Kopald with the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. He was 70. (AP Photo/North Carolina Music Hall of Fame)Rhythm and blues singer Billy Scott has died in North Carolina at age 70.

Rwanda accuses Congo of shelling border town

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:13 PM PST

Recruits of the newly formed Congolese Revolutionary Army march during military training in Rumangabo military campGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwanda accused U.N.-backed Congolese forces of shelling its territory during a battle with rebels near the border on Monday but said it had no plans to respond militarily to what it called Kinshasa's "provocation". Tension between the central African neighbors has stretched to the breaking point over an insurgency in Congo's eastern hills that Kinshasa's government says is orchestrated by Rwanda with designs on the region's mineral riches. ...

Judge orders Hostess to mediate with union

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:13 PM PST

Twinkies won't die that easily after all.

Powerful supermajorities elected to statehouses

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:12 PM PST

FILE - In this May 18, 2012 file photo, Missouri Republican House Speaker Tim Jones tries to move the agenda along with Democratic House Minority Leader Mike Talboy, background right, at the State Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. Jones wants to advance a conservative agenda that includes tax cuts, business incentives and education reform. The state's new GOP supermajority could trump any objections by Democrats. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Laurie Skrivan, File)There's a new superpower growing in the Great Plains and the South, where bulging Republican majorities in state capitols could dramatically cut taxes and change public education with barely a whimper of resistance from Democrats.

US stocks rise on hopes for budget deal, Europe

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:11 PM PST

FILE -In this Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama acknowledges House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio while speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. U.S. stocks shook off their post-election slump Monday and recorded big gains as investors appeared more optimistic about a deal to avoid a federal budget crisis and were encouraged by a pair of corporate earnings reports. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)U.S. stocks shook off their post-election slump Monday and recorded big gains. Investors appeared more optimistic about a deal to avoid a federal budget crisis and were encouraged by a pair of corporate earnings reports.

Hundreds attend funeral for Indy blast victims

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:09 PM PST

Hundreds of people have turned out in Indianapolis for the funeral of a couple killed in a house explosion earlier this month.

Egyptian police, protesters clash in central Cairo

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:08 PM PST

Egyptian medics help a wounded protester during clashes with security forces, not pictured, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Hundreds of Egyptian protesters and security forces on Monday hurled stones at each other in Cairo, while police rained tear gas as protesters were commemorating last year's fierce street clashes that left 42 dead in a street that became an icon of the revolution. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad)Clashes between protesters and Egyptian security forces intensified after nightfall Monday at the site of a bloody confrontation a year ago in Cairo, when 42 people were killed in a street battle months after the uprising that ousted the country's longtime president.

Unions show muscle, spent millions in state races

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:06 PM PST

FILE This Nov. 6, 2012 file photo shows New Hampshire Gov.-elect Maggie Hassan in Manchester, N.H. When Hassan won the New Hampshire governor's race, it wasn't just a victory for Democrats. Unions spent millions to elect Hassan because she can block a Republican legislature from gutting their organizing and bargaining ability. From California to Maine, unions used their political muscle to defeat ballot initiatives against them and elect labor-friendly governors and lawmakers. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)When Maggie Hassan won the New Hampshire governor's race, it wasn't just a victory for her fellow Democrats.

Gazans apply lessons learned from last battle

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:03 PM PST

Palestinians present their identification as they wait to receive food aid at a UN distribution center in Shati refugee camp, Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Exchange of fire between Israel and Gaza militants continued for the sixth day on Monday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)Sleep away from windows, stock up on food, get the family car off the street — these are the lessons Gazans have learned in previous rounds of fighting between Israel and the territory's Hamas rulers.

Cirque du Soleil's 'Totem' planned for New York

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:00 PM PST

This undated theater image released by Cirque du Soleil shows a scene from Cirque du Soleil will mark the 25th anniversary of its first trip to New York next year with a visit by its high-octane show "Totem."

Israeli offensive in Gaza was years in the making

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:59 AM PST

An Israeli air force F-15 Eagle jet fighter plane takes off from Tel Nof air force base for a mission over Gaza Strip in central Israel, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)With little notice, Israel has launched a blistering air offensive against the Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas militant group. Here's a look at why the violence erupted, the goals of the warring sides and how it may end:

Big U.S. banks give $22 billion under mortgage relief deal

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:57 AM PST

A member of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign take part in what they describe as a 'foreclosure takeover', at a site near where the Republican National Convention will take place in Tampa(Reuters) - Five U.S. banks have provided about $22 billion in mortgage relief to customers under a deal to settle borrowers' accusations over foreclosures, a report by the settlement's monitor said on Monday. The report said that Bank of America Corp, which owes the most, improved in delivering first-lien mortgage modifications to customers, trailing only JPMorgan Chase & Co through September. Bank of America provided $889.2 million in first-lien modifications that reduced loan balances for consumers, a turnaround from August when the bank had completed none. ...

5 big US banks have cut mortgage balances by $6.3B

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:57 AM PST

Five of the biggest U.S. banks have cut struggling homeowners' mortgage balances by $6.3 billion, part of a total $26.1 billion in home loan relief provided under a landmark settlement over foreclosure abuses.

Brazil's Niemeyer getting worse, doctors say

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:55 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2010, Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer attends a ceremony where he was decorated with Spain's Arts and Letters medal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The hospital that's treating famed Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer says the 104-year-old has gotten worse. Rio de Janeiro's Samaritano Hospital says Niemeyer is suffering from kidney failure, aggravated by bleeding in the digest tract, which has been brought under control. In a statement Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, the hospital said he is now breathing with the aid of machines, although he remains lucid. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)The hospital that's treating famed Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer says the 104-year-old has gotten worse.

Obama makes history with Myanmar, Cambodia visits

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:54 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama is welcomed by Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen as he arrives at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Obama will attend the East Asia Summit. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)On a history-making trip, President Barack Obama on Monday paid the first visit by an American leader to Myanmar and Cambodia, two Asian countries with troubled histories, one on the mend and the other still a cause of concern.

MTV special profiles young people with HIV

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:52 AM PST

MTV is airing a special next week with profiles of three young people who have the HIV infection, amid worries that some people are taking the condition too casually.

Labor Board promises quick action on Wal-Mart case

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:43 AM PST

Federal labor officials vowed Monday they will decide quickly whether to support a request by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to stop a union-backed group from pushing worker walk-outs at hundreds of stores on Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season.

Israel says prefers diplomacy but ready to invade Gaza

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:37 AM PST

Israeli soldiers stand near armoured military vehicles near border with GazaGAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel bombed dozens of targets in the Gaza Strip on Monday and said that while it was prepared to step up its offensive by sending in troops, it preferred a diplomatic solution that would end Palestinian rocket fire. Mediator Egypt said a deal for a truce to end the fighting could be close. The leader of Hamas said it was up to Israel to end the new conflict it had started. Israel says its strikes are to halt Palestinian rocket attacks. U.N. ...

Iowa scientists: Drought a sign of climate change

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:35 AM PST

More than 130 scientists from Iowa colleges and universities say this year's drought is consistent with a warmer climate predicted as part of global climate change and more droughts can be expected.

Review: Baldacci back with 'Forgotten' thriller

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:33 AM PST

This book cover image released by Grand Central Publishing shows "The Forgotten," by David Baldacci. (AP Photo/Grand Central Publishing)"The Forgotten" (Grand Central Publishing), by David Baldacci

Obama talks Mideast violence with Morsi, Netanyahu

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:28 AM PST

President Barack Obama called Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to discuss the ongoing violence in the Middle East.
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