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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Clinton likely to testify on Libya assault Jan. 22

Clinton likely to testify on Libya assault Jan. 22

Clinton likely to testify on Libya assault Jan. 22

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:38 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton likely will testify before the panel on Jan. 22 about the assault in Libya that killed four Americans.

Fox: Passion, disagreements with new 'Idol' team

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:38 PM PST

CORRECTS DAY AND DATE - Keith Urban and Nicki Minaj from "American Idol" attend the Fox Winter TCA Tour at the Langham Huntington Hotel on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Five minutes into their season-opening news conference and the new team at "American Idol" were having their first disagreement — about their disagreements. Then Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj kept it going.

Records: Iowa murder suspect fantasized about rape

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:36 PM PST

This photo provided by the Sac County (Iowa) Sheriff's Office shows Kirk Riley Levin. Levin was arrested on Jan. 3, 2013 and charged with allegedly murdering his mother and kidnapping another woman hours after getting out of prison last week. He was released from prison on Tuesday after serving more than two years for a burglary charge. (AP Photo/Sac County Sheriff's Office)IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A 21-year-old Iowa man accused of killing his mother and abducting a woman after being released from prison last week underwent treatment as a teenager because he fantasized about raping women and almost acted upon his urges several times, according to a Wisconsin prosecutor.

U.S. does not rule out complete pullout from Afghanistan after 2014

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:35 PM PST

U.S. and Afghan soldiers take a knee near a U.S. Army Chinook during an operation near the town of Walli Was in Paktika provinceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration does not rule out a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after 2014, the White House said on Tuesday, just days before President Barack Obama is due to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The comments by U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes were the first signal that, despite initial recommendations by the top military commander in Afghanistan to keep as many as 15,000 troops in the country, the final decision may be to remove everyone, as happened in Iraq in 2011. ...

Officials: US may leave no troops in Afghanistan

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:35 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Administration officials said publicly for the first time Tuesday that the U.S. might leave no American troops in Afghanistan after the end of combat in December 2014, an option that defies the view of Pentagon officials who say thousands of U.S. troops could be needed there to keep a lid on al-Qaida and to strengthen the Afghan army and police.

Pilot who struck Bay Bridge had 3 prior accidents

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:32 PM PST

The tanker Overseas Reymar travels in the San Francisco bay from Yerba Buena Island, Calif., Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. The empty oil tanker ship struck the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Monday, but there were no reports of leaking oil and the bridge remained open to traffic, officials said. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The pilot of an empty oil tanker that crashed into the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was involved in three previous accidents, records obtained Tuesday show.

US roasts to hottest year on record by landslide

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:31 PM PST

FILE - This July 6, 2012 file photo shows Timmy Benson wearing a wet towel on his head as he cools off in a fountain set up outside Busch Stadium before a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins Friday in St. Louis. Federal meteorologists say America was deep fried in 2012, becoming the hottest year on record by far. The National Climatic Data Center in Ashville, N.C., calculates that the average U.S. temperature in 2012 was 55.32 degrees Fahrenheit. That's a full degree warmer than the previous record of 1998. Normally, records are broken by about a tenth of a degree. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — America set an off-the-charts heat record in 2012.

Venezuela's Chavez to miss scheduled swearing-in: government

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:31 PM PST

A child walks past a mural depicting Venezuela's President Chavez in CaracasCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will miss Thursday's scheduled swearing-in ceremony for his third term due to health problems, the government said in a letter to Congress read out on Tuesday. Chavez has not been heard from since undergoing his fourth cancer surgery in Cuba on December 11, and officials have described his condition as delicate. (Reporting by Brian Ellsworth; Editing by Sandra Maler)

Fox: No changes to grisly drama on serial killer

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:29 PM PST

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Fox says it made no changes to the content or promotion of "The Following," its upcoming drama about a serial killer, since the Connecticut school shooting and other real-life acts of violence.

US stocks fall ahead of earnings season kickoff

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:28 PM PST

Specialist Patrick King, second left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. U.S. stocks opened mostly lower Tuesday as traders awaited the start of U.S. corporate earnings season. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)U.S. stocks closed lower Tuesday as traders awaited the start of the corporate earnings season.

NHL owners to vote on contract Wednesday

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:27 PM PST

In this image from video, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, left, talks to the media as Donald Fehr, executive director of the NHL Players' Association, stands next to him, in New York, early Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. A tentative deal to end the 113-day NHL lockout was reached early Sunday morning following a marathon 16-hour negotiating session. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Johnston)NEW YORK (AP) — NHL owners will vote Wednesday on the tentative labor agreement reached with the players' union.

Judge reduces possible sentence in WikiLeaks case

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:26 PM PST

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A military judge on Tuesday reduced the potential sentence for an Army private accused of sending reams of classified documents to the WikiLeaks website.

AMR board to study merger option

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:24 PM PST

DALLAS (AP) — Directors of American Airlines' parent company likely won't make a decision when they meet Wednesday to consider a possible merger with US Airways, even as momentum for a deal is building.

Alcoa earnings as expected, revenue tops forecasts

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:24 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Alcoa Inc. says fourth-quarter earnings met Wall Street's expectations, and it sees slightly higher demand for aluminum this year.

Lampert faces tough road as Sears CEO

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:22 PM PST

In this Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, photo, a Sears store is shown in Hialeah, Fla. Shares of Sears Holdings fell Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, a day after the retailer announced that chairman and hedge fund billionaire Edward Lampert will take over the role of CEO. The investor queasiness came even as the Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based company offered an update on holiday sales that showed some improvements at its Sears stores. Overall, the company still faces a long, uphill battle to turn itself around. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Sears Holdings Corp. fell Tuesday, a day after the retailer announced that chairman and hedge fund billionaire Edward Lampert will take over the role of CEO.

Venezuelan government says Hugo Chavez won't be able to attend scheduled swearing-in

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:21 PM PST

Venezuelan government says Hugo Chavez won't be able to attend scheduled swearing-in.

Quarterback's girlfriend in spotlight after game

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:21 PM PST

FILE - This June 3, 2012 file photo shows Miss Alabama, Katherine Webb, competing in the swimsuit competition during the 2012 Miss USA pageant in Las Vegas. Webb, Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron's model girlfriend, became a hot topic on Twitter as her guy was helping the Tide blowout Notre Dame in the BCS NCAA college football game Monday night, Jan. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's routing of Notre Dame for its second straight national championship has been overshadowed in part by a new breakout star — Katherine Webb, girlfriend of quarterback AJ McCarron and Miss Alabama USA 2012.

3 Mont. tribal leaders indicted in singers' hunts

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:18 PM PST

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — Three Blackfeet tribal leaders were indicted Tuesday on charges they held illegal big-game hunts for a film crew and country music stars including Josh Thompson and Justin Moore, but supporters say the accusations stem from an internal tribal power struggle.

Broadway awaits 'The Testament of Mary'

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:18 PM PST

FILE - This Sept. 7, 2010 file photo shows actress Fiona Shaw at the screening of the film "Noi Credevamo" at the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy. Shaw will star in the Broadway play "The Testament of Mary," with previews beginning on Tuesday, March 26, and opening night on Monday, April 22 for a twelve-week limited engagement at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway is apparently sticking with its love affair with religion — this spring will welcome the "The Testament of Mary," a play by Colm Toibin based on his 2011 novella about Jesus' mother after the crucifixion.

Norwegian kicker dreams of NFL after viral video

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:17 PM PST

In this undated image from Internet video, Havard Rugland, who has become a YouTube sensation after posting a video of himself kicking American footballs, kicks a ball in a series of trick shots. The young Norwegian has been given a tryout with the New York Jets of the NFL. (AP Photo)Aside from his ability to boot the ball through the uprights from almost kind of angle or distance, Havard Rugland is a complete stranger to the American version of football.

AIG may join bailout lawsuit against U.S. government

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:16 PM PST

File photograph of the AIG offices in New YorkNEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American International Group Inc, the insurer rescued by the U.S. government in 2008, drew angry condemnation from lawmakers on Tuesday after saying it may join a lawsuit that alleges the bailout terms were unfair. A leading congressional Democrat called criticism of the deal's terms "utterly ridiculous," and former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer - who probed AIG when he was in office - called the prospect of a suit "insulting to the public." The White House declined to comment on the potential for a lawsuit but defended the $182 billion bailout. ...

US stocks slip ahead of earnings season kickoff

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:16 PM PST

Specialist Patrick King, second left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. U.S. stocks opened mostly lower Tuesday as traders awaited the start of U.S. corporate earnings season. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street as the U.S. corporate earnings season gets under way.

DOJ official wants trustee in Mass. pharmacy case

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:10 PM PST

BOSTON (AP) — A Justice Department official is arguing that an independent trustee must be chosen to oversee the bankruptcy case of a Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak.

TV-over-Internet service expands despite lawsuits

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:08 PM PST

In this Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, photo, Chet Kanojia, founder and CEO of Aereo, Inc., listens during a tour of the company's technology floor in New York. Aereo is one of several startups created to deliver traditional media over the Internet without licensing agreements. Past efforts have typically been rejected by courts as copyright violations. In Aereo's case, the judge accepted the company's legal reasoning, but with reluctance. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)NEW YORK (AP) — The Barry Diller-backed Internet company that challenged cable and satellite TV services by offering inexpensive live television online plans to expand beyond New York City this spring.

Judge reduces possible sentence for Army GI accused of sending secret information to WikiLeaks

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:08 PM PST

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Judge reduces possible sentence for Army GI accused of sending secret information to WikiLeaks.

Mass. women at trial: Pregnancy drug caused cancer

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:07 PM PST

The Melnick sisters, who are suing Eli Lilly and Co. alleging that a synthetic estrogen known as DES caused them all to get breast cancer, pose at their hotel in Boston, Monday evening, Jan. 7, 2013. Testimony is set to begin in their federal lawsuit against the drug maker on Tuesday Jan. 8th. From left are Francine Melnick, Andrea Andrews, Donna McNeely and Michele Fecho. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)BOSTON (AP) — Eli Lilly and Co. failed to test a drug's effect on fetuses before promoting it as a way to prevent miscarriages, a lawyer charged Tuesday in opening statements in a trial over whether four sisters' breast cancer was caused by medication their mother took during pregnancy in the 1950s.

Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:05 PM PST

FILE - Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, center, holds hands with her husband, Mark Kelly, while exiting Town Hall at Fairfield Hills Campus in Newtown, Conn. after meeting with Newtown officials in this Jan. 4, 2013 file photo. Giffords also met with families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre that left 26 people dead. Tuesday Jan. 8, 2013 is the second anniversary of the shooting of Giffords. Tucson will mark the anniversary by ringing bells across the city at the moment that Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a supermarket where Giffords was meeting with constituents.(AP Photo/The News-Times, Jason Rearick) MANDATORY CREDITTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday as her Arizona hometown paused to mark the second anniversary of a deadly shooting rampage that left her with severe injuries.

Rose, Sugar will host 1st semifinals in playoff

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:04 PM PST

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — The first semifinal games in the new college football playoff system will be played in the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2015.

USADA chief says Armstrong rep offered 'donation'

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 12:59 PM PST

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The chief of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency tells CBS's "60 Minutes Sports" that a representative for Lance Armstrong offered the agency a "donation" in excess of $150,000 several years before a USADA investigation led to Armstrong being stripped of seven Tour de France titles.

Winter storm brings more misery to Syrian refugees

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 12:58 PM PST

Two Syrian refugees walk among tents, surrounded by water and mud, at Zaatari Syrian refugee camp, near the Syrian border in Mafraq, Jordan, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Syrian refugees in a Jordanian camp attacked aid workers with sticks and stones on Tuesday, frustrated after cold, howling winds swept away their tents and torrential rains flooded muddy streets overnight. Police said seven aid workers were injured. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)ZAATARI, Jordan (AP) — A winter storm is magnifying the misery for tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing the country's civil war, turning a refugee camp into a muddy swamp where howling winds tore down tents and exposed the displaced residents to freezing temperatures.

Salazar, Coast Guard announce drill vessel reviews

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 12:56 PM PST

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he's launching an "expedited, high-level assessment" of the 2012 Arctic Ocean offshore drilling program.

Wisconsin Assembly's all-nighters targeted

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 12:54 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2011 file photo, Wisconsin Rep. Mark Honadel, R-South Milwaukee, rubs his eyes during the 23rd hour of debate on the governor's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers in the state Assembly at the Capitol in Madison, Wis. The incoming speaker of the Assembly has some ideas for ending all-night sessions, an all-too-familiar method of doing the state's business. He planned to make his ideas public Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2012, before a vote Thursday that could itself go all night. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)MADISON, Wis. (AP) — To young people, pulling an all-nighter usually involves lots of caffeine and staying up to study.

Chevy adopts new global ad campaign

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 12:54 PM PST

In this Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, photo, the Chevrolet logo is seen on the grill of a car at a dealership in Clearwater, Fla. Chevrolet announced Tuesday, Jan 8, 2012 that it is dropping its DETROIT (AP) — Chevrolet is dropping its "Chevy Runs Deep" slogan and replacing it with the new tagline "Find New Roads," saying that it's better geared toward drivers outside the U.S.

Longoria to host Latino inaugural salute to Obama

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 12:54 PM PST

FILE - This May 5, 2011 file photo shows actress Eva Longoria speaking at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Following an election when Latinos showed their growing political influence, a coalition of groups is coordinating a gathering of top Latino entertainers at the Kennedy Center in a series of events ahead of President Barack Obama's inauguration. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Following an election when Latinos showed their growing political influence, a coalition of groups is coordinating a gathering of top Latino entertainers at the Kennedy Center in a series of events ahead of President Barack Obama's inauguration.

Rex, Woody excited for Jets' new 'beginning'

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 12:52 PM PST

New York Jets NFL team head coach Rex Ryan, left, speaks while Jets owner Woody Johnson looks on during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 in Florham Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Rex Ryan and Woody Johnson sat a foot away from each other, both decked out in green ties and appearing as united as a coach and owner could be.

Oil down slightly, natural gas continues to drop

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 12:48 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices ended a little lower on Tuesday, as traders took their cue from U.S. stock markets and investors awaited the start of the earnings season.

Boeing confirms location of 787 fire; shares fall

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 12:45 PM PST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Boeing is confirming that a fire on one of its new 787s appears to have started in a battery, as scrutiny of the problem increases.

Luke Bryan to join Blake Shelton as ACMs co-host

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 12:43 PM PST

FILE - This April 1, 2012 file photo shows country singer Luke Bryan at the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. Bryan is joining Blake Shelton to co-host the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards. The Academy announced Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, this year's show will be held April 7. Bryan replaces Reba McEntire, who served as host for more than a decade before stepping aside to concentrate on her new sit-com NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Luke Bryan is joining Blake Shelton to co-host the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards.

Bucks coach Scott Skiles out, Boylan to fill in

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 12:43 PM PST

FILE - This Nov. 19, 2012 file photo shows Milwaukee Bucks head coach Scott Skiles directing his team against the Charlotte Bobcats during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C. Skiles is out as Bucks head coach and the team says assistant Jim Boylan will take over for the rest of the season. Bucks general manager John Hammond made it official Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)MILWAUKEE (AP) — Once again, an NBA team has parted ways with head coach Scott Skiles. Once again, veteran assistant Jim Boylan is being asked to pick up the pieces.

Anthony: I wanted to talk, not fight, with Garnett

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 12:39 PM PST

Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett (5) dunks against New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) in the first half of their NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Carmelo Anthony said Tuesday he lost his cool after Kevin Garnett said things to him that he feels shouldn't be said to "another man."
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