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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Netflix outbids pay TV for rights to Disney movies

Netflix outbids pay TV for rights to Disney movies

Netflix outbids pay TV for rights to Disney movies

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 01:10 PM PST

This combination of AP file photos shows the Walt Disney logo in Burbank, Calif. on June 2, 2006, and Netflix's headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif., on March 20, 2012. Netflix's video subscription service has trumped pay-TV channels and grabbed the rights on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, to show Disney movies shortly after they finish their runs in theaters. (AP Photo/File)Netflix's video subscription service has trumped pay-TV channels and grabbed the rights to show Disney movies shortly after they finish their runs in theaters.

Russia's leaders battered by 'sports injuries'

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 01:11 PM PST

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is seen with a bandaged hand as he arrives for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. NATO foreign ministers are expected to approve Turkey's request for Patriot anti-missile systems to bolster its defense against possible strikes from neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)First, Russian President Vladimir Putin begins to hobble because of what the Kremlin describes as a sports injury. Then, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shows up with a bandaged left wrist, again the result of a sports injury.

New inflation gauge would cut benefits, hike taxes

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 01:08 PM PST

Tweaking the way the government measures inflation sounds like an obscure method to help reduce budget deficits, but over time it would lead to significantly lower Social Security benefits while increasing taxes, mainly on low- and middle-income families.

Huston's "Infrared" wins Bad Sex fiction prize

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 01:08 PM PST

It's the prize no author wants to win.

Texans 1st, Falcons, Pats tied for 2nd in AP Pro32

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 01:02 PM PST

Houston Texans running back Arian Foster waves to fans as he leaves the field after their 24-10 win over the Tennessee Titans in an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. With the win, the Texans clinched their second straight playoff berth, a franchise-record 11th win this season, and their first season sweep of The Titans. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)Houston is still No. 1 in the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings, and New England has moved into a tie for No. 2 just in time for Monday night's game against the Texans.

Bielema agrees to leave Wisconsin for Arkansas

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 01:02 PM PST

Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema holds up the trophy after Wisconsin defeated Nebraska 70-31 to win the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema has agreed to become the new coach at Arkansas, taking over a program that stumbled from scandal into an awful season that had begun with hopes of challenging for a national championship.

Palestinian war crimes case faces long road

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:56 PM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007 file photo, construction workers are seen at the E-1 construction site near the West bank settlement of Maaleh Adumim on the eastern outskirts of Jerusalem. On Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, a spokeswoman said Israel is moving forward with plans for two major settlement projects in east Jerusalem, even as a senior Palestinian official warned that his government could pursue war crimes charges if Israel doesn't halt such construction. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)Just days after winning upgraded status at the United Nations, the Palestinians are already threatening to join the world's first permanent war crimes court and pursue charges against the Israelis.

NJ students sickened by Bob Marley drink at school

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:53 PM PST

Officials have removed a drink named after reggae icon Bob Marley after several New Jersey students were sickened.

Icahn gives up bid for truck maker Oshkosh

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:52 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007, file photo, private equity investor Carl Icahn speaks at the World Business Forum in New York. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, he is giving up his bid to buy truck maker Oshkosh after less than 25 percent of the company's shares were tendered before his offer expired. Last week Icahn made it clear that he would walk away from his bid that valued the company at about $3 billion if the threshold wasn't met. The tender offer expired on Monday, with about 22 percent of the shares tendered. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is giving up his bid to buy truck maker Oshkosh after less than 25 percent of the company's shares were tendered before his offer expired.

FedEx to offer buyouts with up to 2 years' pay

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:51 PM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 23, 2012, file photo, A Federal Express truck makes a delivery in downtown Chagrin Falls, Ohio. FedEx said Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, that it will be offering some employees up to two years' pay to leave the company starting next year. The voluntary program is part of an effort by the world's second-biggest package delivery company to cut annual costs by $1.7 billion within three years. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)FedEx said Tuesday that it will be offering some employees up to two years' pay to leave the company starting next year.

Michael Richards signed to TV Land sitcom pilot

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:49 PM PST

FILE - This Nov. 17, 2004 file photo shows actor-comedian Michael Richards at the release of the first three seasons of the "Seinfeld" on DVD in New York. TV Land says it has cast Richards in a pilot for a prospective new sitcom. The series, "Giant Baby," would also feature fellow "Cheers" alums Kirstie Alley and Rhea Perlman. The pilot will be taped next week, the network said Tuesday, dec. 4, 2012. "Giant Baby" focuses on Maddie Banks, a Broadway star played by Alley. Richards plays her limo driver while Perlman plays her assistant. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)TV Land says it has cast "Seinfeld" star Michael Richards in a pilot for a prospective new sitcom.

Grizzly managers look toward hunts in Rockies

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:48 PM PST

FILE - This July 6, 2011 file photo shows a grizzly bear roaming near Beaver Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Wildlife managers in the Northern Rockies are laying the groundwork for trophy grizzly bear hunts in the Northern Rockies as the government moves toward lifting the animals' threatened species status. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart, File)Wildlife managers in the Northern Rockies are laying the groundwork for trophy grizzly bear hunts as the government moves toward lifting the animal's threatened species status.

Sick girl sought after mom takes her from hospital

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:47 PM PST

In this hospital surveillance photo released by the Phoenix Police Department on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, a woman is seen with her 11-year-old daughter, a leukemia patient who had her arm amputated and a heart catheter inserted due to an infection. Authorities say the woman inexplicably took the girl from the hospital last week. Police say that if the catheter is left in too long it could lead to a deadly infection. The family's identity is being withheld but they are calling the girl Emily. (AP Photo/Phoenix Police Department)Authorities in Arizona are looking for an 11-year-old girl with leukemia and a heart catheter who is at risk of a deadly infection if she isn't brought back to a hospital after her parents inexplicably took her out of the facility last week.

Suspect being questioned in deadly NYC subway push

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:47 PM PST

Uniformed and plainclothes police officers stand outside a New York subway station after a man was killed after falling into the path of a train, Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. Transit officials say police are investigating whether he could have been pushed onto the tracks. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)New York City police are questioning a suspect in the death of a subway rider who was shoved onto the tracks.

Scare prompts look at carbon monoxide detectors

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:43 PM PST

It's odorless, colorless and deadly. And if carbon monoxide is leaking in a school, it might not be detected.

Cosmic radio waves mimic chirping of 'alien birds'

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:36 PM PST

Twin spacecraft have captured the clearest sounds yet from Earth's radiation belts — and they mimic the chirping of birds.

Baxter to buy Sweden's Gambro for $4 billion

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:35 PM PST

(Reuters) - Baxter International Inc said on Tuesday that it would buy privately held Swedish kidney dialysis product company Gambro AB for about $4 billion, a tie up that would put it in the No. 2 position in the dialysis market. Baxter, whose shares were down more than 1 percent in afternoon trading, will finance the acquisition with debt and cash. The deal, which is expected to close in the first half of next year, marks Baxter's biggest acquisition since Chief Executive Robert Parkinson took the helm in 2004. ...

Oil closes lower as 'cliff' negotiations drag on

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:29 PM PST

Worries over the looming "fiscal cliff" and the health of the U.S. economy drove oil prices lower Tuesday.

After Sandy, NYC pins housing hope on repairs

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:26 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2012, file photo, clean up continues on the site of a demolished home on the Rockaway Peninsula in New York. Sandy damaged or destroyed 305,000 housing units in New York. Officials have put hopes and hundreds of millions of dollars into jump-starting repairs to make homes livable after Superstorm Sandy left a daunting toll of damage in the nation's largest city. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)Facing Superstorm Sandy's daunting toll of wreckage and displacement in the nation's largest city, officials have put much of their hopes and hundreds of millions of dollars into jump-starting repairs to make homes livable.

Official: Warren likely headed to Banking Panel

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:21 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, file photo, U.S. Sen.-elect Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, faces reporters as Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick, right, looks on during a news conference at the Statehouse, in Boston. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants Massachusetts Sen.-elect Elizabeth Warren to join the Banking Committee. A Senate Democratic official confirmed Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, that Warren's appointment was likely, but cautioned nothing was final until the Democratic caucus approves the move. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement has been made.(AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants Massachusetts Sen.-elect Elizabeth Warren to join the Banking Committee.

FEMA chief: Sandy fund should last until spring

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:21 PM PST

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says there's enough money in the government's disaster relief fund for Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts until early spring.

Chiefs' LB mentioned other 'girlfriend' to police

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:21 PM PST

Kansas City Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, left, and coach Romeo Crennel stand together before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. On Saturday, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher thanked Pioli and Crennel for giving him a chance in the NFL, before he turned away and fatally shot himself. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)Police say Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher spent some of his final hours sleeping in his car outside the home of another woman whom he described as his "girlfriend."

Read option is back in NFL and better than ever

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:20 PM PST

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III scrambles with the ball during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants in Landover, Md., Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Tim Tebow is out with bruised ribs, and maybe a bruised ego.

GOP leaders remove 4 from plum House committees

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:19 PM PST

House Speaker John Boehner's decision to take plum committee assignments away from four conservative Republican lawmakers after they bucked party leaders on key votes isn't going over well with conservative advocacy groups that viewed them as role models.

Iran says it captures drone; U.S. denies losing one

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:14 PM PST

General view of Bushehr nuclear power plant, 1,200 km south of TehranDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday it had captured a U.S. intelligence ScanEagle drone in its airspace over the Gulf in the last few days, but the United States said there was no evidence to support the assertion. The U.S. Navy said had not lost any unmanned aircraft in the area. The four-foot (1.25 meter) surveillance drones built by Boeing Co are deployed in the region by the United States military and also by other countries. In Washington, White House spokesman Jay Carney said: "We have no evidence that the Iranian claims are true. ...

Mayor: LA port strike to go to federal mediation

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:14 PM PST

Clerical workers carry signs in protest at the Port of Long Beach, Calif. on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says both sides in a strike at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have agreed to federal mediation. However, the union representing clerical workers says the strike now in its eighth day will continue. Clerical workers are striking 10 terminals at the nation's busiest port complex and dockworkers won't cross picket lines. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)A federal mediator will be called in to help resolve an eight-day strike that has cost the economy billions of dollars while paralyzing the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, officials said Tuesday.

Highlights of White House, GOP budget plans

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:13 PM PST

President Barack Obama, flanked by National Governors Association (NGA) Chairman, Delaware Gov. Jack Martell, and NGA Vice Chair, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, meets with the NGA executive committee regarding the fiscal cliff, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is at right. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)The Obama administration and House Republicans have unveiled their opening offers in talks to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. Details are scant but the White House estimates its plan would carve $4.4 trillion from the deficit over the coming decade, including previously enacted cuts ($1 trillion) and savings from reduced costs for overseas military operations ($800 billion), as well as interest payments on the national debt ($600 billion).

Atlanta debates school carbon monoxide detectors

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:12 PM PST

It's odorless, colorless and deadly. And if carbon monoxide is leaking in a school, it might not be detected.

Texas teen takes home $100K national science prize

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:10 PM PST

Kensen Shi, a senior at A&M Consolidated High School in College Station, Texas, right, is applauded at George Washington University in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, after winning the $100,000 Grand Prize in the Individual category of the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology National Finals. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)A high school student from Texas has won a $100,000 scholarship for a developing a computer algorithm that helps robots navigate around obstacles, an algorithm that could be used in applications like driverless cars.

Blunt Israeli diplomat dropped from election list

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:08 PM PST

Israel's foreign minister has dropped his deputy, known for international incidents, from his list of candidates for Israel's January 22 election.

Harvard recognizes group promoting kinky sex

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:08 PM PST

Kinky sex has been admitted to Harvard.

Royal pregnancy highlights succession issues

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:07 PM PST

Britain's Prince William leaves a hospital in central London, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. Kate, The Duchess of Cambridge is being treated at the hospital for severe morning sickness. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)The business of monarchy has always been stacked in favor of men. Not any more — or so the British government promises.

NATO agrees to send Patriot missiles to Turkey

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:04 PM PST

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO agreed on Tuesday to send Patriot missiles to Turkey to defend against a possible Syrian missile attack and voiced grave concern about reports that Damascus may be preparing to use chemical weapons. "To the Turkish people we say: We are determined to defend you and your territory. To anyone who would want to attack Turkey we say: Don't even think about it," NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said after the 28-nation alliance foreign ministers took the decision at a meeting in Brussels. ...

Fighting surges around Syrian capital of Damascus

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:03 PM PST

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, an injured Syrian student, lies at a hospital bed after he was wounded when a mortar hit the al-Batiha school in al-Wafideen camp, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) northeast of Damascus, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 4, 2012. A mortar slammed into a ninth-grade classroom in the Damascus suburbs on Tuesday, killing 29 students and a teacher, according to state media, as the civil war closed in on President Bashar Assad's seat of power. (AP Photo/SANA)Syria's civil war is closing in on President Bashar Assad's seat of power in Damascus with clashes between government forces and rebels flaring around the city Tuesday, raising fears the capital will become the next major battlefield in the 20-month-old conflict.

IOC suspends India over political interference

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 11:59 AM PST

President of the International Olympic Committee, IOC, Jacques Rogge from Belgium, left, and IOC Director General Christophe De Kepper, from Belgium right, share a word prior to the opening of the IOC executive board's meeting, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Keystone, Jean-Christophe Bott)The IOC suspended India's national Olympic committee on Tuesday because of government interference in its election process, a major embarrassment for the world's second most populous nation.

Snowplow simulator offers rare chance to practice

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 11:57 AM PST

Driver Terence Mundt operates a snowplow simulator during a North Texas Tollway Authority training class in Plano, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. The NTTA is using the computer generated simulator to help snowplow operators become better at handling slick roads in a region not used to ice and snow. Highway officials in at least nine states are using the sophisticated simulator to give plow drivers a chance to practice snow removal in any weather. It works like a video game, recreating slick pavement, poor visibility and even children or animals bolting across the road.(AP Photo/LM Otero)In an area that gets a mere 3 inches of snow a year, Dallas snowplow drivers live in fear of major winter storms like the one that crippled their city almost two years ago, the week before it was to host the Super Bowl.

Republican opposition downs UN disability treaty

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 11:55 AM PST

This handout video image provided by CSPAN2 shows former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, right, wheeled into the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 4,2012, by his wife Elizabeth Dole. Frail and in a wheelchair, Dole was a startling presence on the Senate floor as lawmakers voted on a treaty on disabilities. The 89-year-old Republican was in the well of the Senate on the GOP side of the chamber, his wife Elizabeth nearby. Dole recently had been hospitalized but came to the Senate to push for the treaty. (AP Photo/CSPAN2)Led by Republican opposition, the Senate on Tuesday rejected a United Nations treaty on the rights of the disabled that is modeled after the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act.

Regulators clear Disney purchase of Lucasfilm

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 11:55 AM PST

Federal antitrust regulators have cleared Disney's $4 billion deal to buy Lucasfilm, the filmmaking empire behind the "Star Wars" franchise.

Baxter to buy Swedish firm Gambro in $2.76B deal

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 11:50 AM PST

Drug and medical device maker Baxter International plans to buy the privately held Swedish company Gambro AB for about $2.76 billion to broaden its dialysis product portfolio.

Border Patrol agent arrested in smuggling probe

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 11:50 AM PST

A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been arrested after authorities say he used his patrol vehicle to smuggle drugs while on duty in southwest Arizona, according to a federal complaint.
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