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Sunday, November 18, 2012

McLaren's Hamilton wins US Grand Prix in Austin

McLaren's Hamilton wins US Grand Prix in Austin

McLaren's Hamilton wins US Grand Prix in Austin

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:52 PM PST

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel, right, of Germany, steers his car during the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)A bold passing maneuver at the end of a long straightway slipped Lewis Hamilton past Sebastian Vettel, and the McLaren driver went on to win the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday in the first Formula One race on American soil since 2007.

Tennessee fires football coach Derek Dooley

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:50 PM PST

Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley watches during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Vanderbilt, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Tennessee Athletic Director Dave Hart has no doubt that Derek Dooley improved the Volunteers' football program after inheriting a tough situation three years ago.

Public nudity ban eyed in fed-up San Francisco

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:45 PM PST

Demonstrators gather at a protest against a proposed nudity ban outside of City Hall in San Francisco, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. San Francisco appears poised to shed part of its image as a city where anything goes, including clothing. The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote next week on a law that would ban public nudity. The proposal comes in response to a devoted group of nudists who proudly strut their stuff through the city's Castro District. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)San Francisco may be getting ready to shed its image as a city where anything goes, including clothing.

Sandy a super test for Bloomberg, Christie, Cuomo

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:37 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama, center, is flanked by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, after the president arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, to visit areas devastated by Superstorm Sandy. Experts in leadership and disaster response give Bloomberg, Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie high marks for their performance so far in Superstorm Sandy, a disaster that left more than 100 people dead and presented perhaps the biggest crisis-management test yet for the three Northeastern politicians who have all been rumored to hold presidential ambitions. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)For New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, leadership often came with an empathetic hug. For New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, it came with an angry tirade at utilities slow to restore power. For New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, it came with cool, businesslike assurance.

Czech Republic wins Davis Cup title 3-2 over Spain

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:31 PM PST

Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek celebrates by jumping over the net after defeating Spain's Nicolas Almagro in their Davis Cup finals tennis singles match in Prague, Czech Republic, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. Czech Republic defeated Spain 3-2 and gained the Davis Cup trophy. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)The Czech Republic won the Davis Cup for the first time as an independent nation Sunday, beating Spain 3-2 in the final after Radek Stepanek upset Nicolas Almagro in the last reverse singles.

Jindal: Liking people is key to expanding GOP tent

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:30 PM PST

FILE - This July 27, 2012 file photo shows Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaking in Hot Springs, Ark. The Grand Old Party needs to get with the times. That's according to many Republicans who talked of the party's challenges following the GOP's electoral shellacking. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says the Republican Party needs to go back to basics to attract the broad coalition of voters credited with putting President Barack Obama back in the White House.

New frontier for scaling up online classes: credit

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:29 PM PST

"the oldest strands of our cultural DNA."

US, Britain warn of risks of Israeli ground war

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:26 PM PST

Israeli soldiers gather with their armored personnel carriers in a gathering area near the Israel Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. President Barack Obama on Sunday defended Israel's airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, but he warned that escalating the offensive with Israeli ground troops could deepen the death toll and undermine any hope of a peace process with the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)The U.S. and Britain on Sunday warned about the risks of Israel expanding its air assault on the Gaza Strip into a ground war, while vigorously defending the Jewish state's right to protect itself against rocket attacks.

'Twilight' finale dawns with $141.3M weekend

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:22 PM PST

This film image released by Summit Entertainment shows Kristen Stewart, left, and Robert Pattinson in a scene from "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2." (AP Photo/Summit Entertainment, Andrew Cooper)The sun has set on the "Twilight" franchise with one last blockbuster opening for the supernatural romance.

Hamas links truce to end of Gaza border blockade

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:22 PM PST

Palestinians stand near the rubble of the building of Attia Abu Inkara, a Hamas militant leader, following an Israeli air strike in Rafah refugee camp in southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. An Israeli envoy held talks with Egyptian officials Sunday on a ceasefire in his country's offensive on Gaza as Israel widened the range of its targets, striking more than a dozen homes of Hamas militants and two media officials. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)Gaza's Hamas rulers are aiming high in the conditions they place on stopping rocket fire into Israel in indirect cease-fire talks launched this weekend. Emboldened by Arab support and confident in their arsenal, the Islamists say calm can only come if Israel opens the gates of the tiny, closed-off territory.

WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Fiscal cliff follows Obama

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:21 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra toast during an official dinner at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Even in the temples of Asia, President Barack Obama cannot escape thoughts of that fiscal cliff back home.

Congress to investigate Benghazi 'talking points'

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:19 PM PST

Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., left, with Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., right, speaks during a media availability after a closed-door oversight hearing of the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, looking into the circumstances surrounding the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Lawmakers said Sunday they want to know who had a hand in creating the Obama administration's now-discredited "talking points" about the Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, and why a final draft omitted the CIA's early conclusion that terrorists were involved.

Arab League chief, ministers to visit Gaza on Tuesday

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:05 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - The head of the Arab League and a group of Arab foreign ministers will visit Gaza on Tuesday to show solidarity with Palestinians under Israeli attack, officials said on Sunday. Arab league ministers had called at an earlier meeting for a mission to go to Gaza. Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby told reporters in Cairo the visit would take place on Tuesday. A League source said Elaraby would lead the delegation. ...

Float in train crash that killed vets was donated

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:57 AM PST

A flag is left at the scene of an accident where four veterans were killed and 16 other people were injured when a train slammed into a parade float carrying the returning heroes to a banquet last Thursday in Midland, Texas on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Federal investigators were trying to determine whether the two-float parade had been given enough warning to clear the tracks. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca)The truck that was used as a parade float involved a horrific train crash in West Texas that killed four U.S. military veterans was donated for the event, organizers said Sunday.

Company continues search; 1 hospitalized man fair

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:54 AM PST

In this aerial photograph, a supply vessel moves near an oil rig damaged by an explosion and fire, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, in the Gulf of Mexico about 25 miles southeast of Grand Isle, La. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)As crews searched Sunday for a worker still missing after an oil platform explosion and fire, doctors said one of four men burned in the blaze is improving and is now in fair condition.

Southern Israel residents scared but determined

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:34 AM PST

An Israeli police officer looks through a hole in the ceiling of a damaged house after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza Strip landed in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. Israel launched the operation last Wednesday by assassinating Hamas' military chief and carrying out dozens of airstrikes on rocket launchers and weapons storage sites. Over the weekend, the operation began to target Hamas government installations as well, including the offices of its prime minister. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)After days of incessant rocket fire, the largest city in southern Israel has been turned into a ghost town. Schools are closed, stores are shuttered and normally bustling streets are empty.

Rhodes Scholars announced for 2013

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:32 AM PST

They've studied in countries from Ghana to China, speak languages from Zulu to Mandarin, and count everything from West African drumming to firefighting among their talents.

Top negotiators at Colombia talks met before

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:29 AM PST

Humberto de la Calle, second from left, head of Colombia's peace negotiation team, speaks to journalists before embarking to Havana for a round of peace talks with rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, at the military airport in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. His is accompanied by government negotiators Sergio Jaramillo, right, former Gen. Jorge Mora, right, and Frank Pearl, second from right. (AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez)The two chief negotiators didn't shake hands. They didn't even look at each other as they formally inaugurated talks to end Colombia's stubborn five-decade-old conflict in Norway last month.

Appeal by 'Desperate Housewives' actress denied

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:29 AM PST

The California Supreme Court has declined to review Nicollette Sheridan's lawsuit over the demise of her role on "Desperate Housewives."

Syrian civil war spillover draws Israeli fire

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:15 AM PST

A Syrian fighter shoots his weapon through a hole in the wall during clashes with Syrian army forces in the town of Harem on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)Israel shelled Syrian fighters after gunfire from their civil war spilled over to the Israel-controlled Golan Heights, the military said Sunday, as the conflict appeared to inch closer to the Jewish state.

Left with tornado damage, Ala town blaming FEMA

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:12 AM PST

In this Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 photo, Cordova, Ala., Fire Chief Dean Harbison gestures as he discusses the town's tornado-damaged downtown. The area looks much as it did right after tornadoes struck in April 2011 because the Federal Emergency Management Agency has yet to provide funding for demolition and the city can't afford to do the work itself. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)Main Street in this old mill town looks about the same as it did the day after tornadoes killed about 250 people across Alabama a year and a half ago: Battered red bricks and broken glass litter the pavement, and the buildings still standing are rickety and roofless.

Maryland's nears decision on move to Big Ten

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:59 AM PST

The University of Maryland's decision to stay in the Atlantic Coast Conference or join the Big Ten comes down to tradition versus money.

Obama to balance praise, pressure in historic Myanmar visit

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:57 AM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Poised to become the first U.S. head of state to travel to Myanmar, President Barack Obama on Monday will attempt to strike a balance between praising the government's progress in shaking off military rule and pressing it for further reforms. Obama will meet President Thein Sein, a former junta member who has spearheaded reforms since taking office in March 2011, and famed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who led the struggle against military rule and, like Obama, is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She is now a lawmaker. ...

Bahrain seeks charges for Shiite protest calls

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:52 AM PST

Bahrain says it has taken legal action against some Shiite worshippers accused of mixing anti-government protests with annual religious ceremonies.

Exclusive: Video shows Nigerian troops shooting captives

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:45 AM PST

Guns, ammunitions and electronic gadgets seized from suspected Islamic sect members of Boko Haram are displayed in KanoKADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - A video obtained by Reuters shows Nigerian troops shooting unarmed captives in broad daylight by the roadside in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, the bastion of an Islamist insurgency. Nigeria's military has long been accused of human rights abuses, including summary executions, in the troubled north but there has been no video proof since the first crackdown on the Islamist sect Boko Haram in 2009. A spokesman for the army said it was "impossible" for Nigerian troops to do such a thing. ...

In unusual CIA case, FBI detoured from usual path

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:36 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2012, file photo, Jill Kelley leaves her home in Tampa, Fla. The way the FBI responded to Jill Kelley's complaint about receiving harassing emails, which ultimately unraveled or scarred the careers of ex-CIA Director David Petraeus and Marine Gen. John Allen, is the exception, not the rule. The FBI commonly declines to pursue cyberstalking cases without compelling evidence of serious or imminent harm to an individual, victims of online harassment, advocacy groups and computer crime experts told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)The way the FBI responded to Jill Kelley's complaint about receiving harassing emails, which ultimately unraveled or scarred the careers of ex-CIA Director David Petraeus and Marine Gen. John Allen, is the exception, not the rule.

Battle over coastal Xmas display goes to LA court

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:32 AM PST

Damon Vix didn't have to go to court to push Christmas out of the city of Santa Monica. He just joined the festivities.

Fight over Calif nativity display in court

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:26 AM PST

The city of Santa Monica has allowed an elaborate nativity scene in its Palisades Park each Christmas for nearly 60 years, but officials are ending the tradition this year after an atheist set up his own non-religious display and caused an uproar.

Under Gardiner's baton, Beethoven rocks

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:24 AM PST

With John Eliot Gardiner on the podium, Beethoven rocked.

Company vows continued search near burned Gulf rig

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:24 AM PST

In this aerial photograph, a supply vessel moves near an oil rig damaged by an explosion and fire, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, in the Gulf of Mexico about 25 miles southeast of Grand Isle, La. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Doctors say one of four men burned in an oil platform explosion and fire has improved to fair condition. But two remain in critical condition and one in serious condition.

Egypt's new Coptic pope enthroned

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:14 AM PST

Pope Tawadros II, 60, sits on the throne of St. Mark, the Coptic church's founding saint, wearing the papal crown, during an elaborate ceremony lasting nearly four hours, attended by the nation's Muslim prime minister and a host of Cabinet ministers and politicians, in the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. Tawadros did not address the televised ceremony, but had a brief speech read on his behalf by one of the church's leaders in which he pledged to work for the good of Egypt, with its Muslims and Christians alike. (AP Photo/Sami Wahib)The new pope of Egypt's Orthodox Coptic church was enthroned on Sunday in an elaborate ceremony lasting nearly four hours, attended by the nation's Muslim prime minister and a host of Cabinet ministers and politicians.

Israeli air strike kills 11 civilians in Gaza: Hamas

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:12 AM PST

Palestinians gather around destroyed house as members of civil defence search for victims under rubble after an Israeli air strike in Gaza CityGAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli missile killed at least 11 Palestinian civilians including four children in Gaza on Sunday, medical officials said, in an apparent attack on a top militant that brought a three-storey home crashing down. International pressure for a ceasefire seemed certain to mount in response to the deadliest single incident in five days of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel and Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip. ...

Gaza children struggle to cope with life under fire

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:05 AM PST

GAZA (Reuters) - Barefoot boys chase each other in circles around the street, pointing pretend guns made out of rubber pipes up at the Gaza sky, which is thick with Israeli F-16s and surveillance drones. "We're not afraid of the Jews' bombs!" said Sharif al-Ewad, whose plump cheeks make him look younger than his 15 years. "Al-Qassam (Hamas's armed wing) has raised its head high, and is really beating them up this time!" he smiled. ...

Medics: Israel strike kills 11 civilians in Gaza

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:02 AM PST

A Palestinian man kisses the hand of a dead relative in the morgue of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. President Barack Obama on Sunday defended Israel's airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, but he warned that escalating the offensive with Israeli ground troops could deepen the death toll and undermine any hope of a peace process with the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)An Israeli missile flattened a two-story house in a residential neighborhood of Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 11 civilians, mostly women and children, Palestinian medical officials said, as Israel expanded a military offensive to target homes of wanted militants.

Pro- and anti-gay protesters clash in Paris

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 09:52 AM PST

Young people hold placards during a protest organized by fundamentalist Christian group Civitas Institute against the gay marriage, in Paris, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. Placards at center read: "No to Homosexual Marriage", and at left: "Family is Sacred". (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The controversial Ukrainian group Femen, whose topless members stage pranks to support gay rights, have taunted a march in Paris by Catholics who oppose France's draft law to legalize gay marriage.

Obama: Historic Myanmar visit is sign of progress

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 09:40 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama, second left, and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, second right, arrive for an official dinner at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)On the eve of his landmark trip to Myanmar, President Barack Obama tried to assure critics that his visit was not a premature reward for a long-isolated nation still easing its way toward democracy.

Correction: Gulf Rig Fire story

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 09:40 AM PST

NEW ORLEANS - In a story Nov. 17 about an oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico, The Associated Press erroneously described the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. It is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, not a state agency.

Wii U: New console launches in a sea of gadgets

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 09:34 AM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 file photo, people demonstrate the Nintendo's Wii U GamePad and console in New York. Nintendo seeks to shake up gaming again with the Wii U touchscreen controller. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)In the six years since the last major video game system launched, Apple unveiled the iPhone and the iPad, "Angry Birds" invaded smartphones and Facebook reached a billion users. In the process, scores of video game consoles were left to languish in living rooms alongside dusty VCRs and disc players.

Higher taxes may not hammer dividend stocks

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 09:34 AM PST

If Washington allows tax cuts to expire at the end of the year, taxes on dividends will nearly triple for the highest-paid Americans. That's led some experts to warn of a looming collapse for popular dividend-paying stocks. When Uncle Sam charges a higher tax on something, they reason, it drives people away.

Notre Dame No. 1, Alabama No. 2 in AP Top 25

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 09:23 AM PST

Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron (10) hugs teammate Alabama wide receiver Christion Jones (22) after throwing him a 29 yard touchdown pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Western Carolina at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. At right is Alabama offensive lineman D.J. Fluker (76). (AP Photo/Dave Martin)Notre Dame is No. 1 and Alabama is No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, moving to the top of the rankings after Oregon and Kansas State were upset Saturday night.
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