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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Facebook brings a more personal touch to News Feed

Facebook brings a more personal touch to News Feed

Facebook brings a more personal touch to News Feed

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:27 PM PST

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Thursday, March 7, 2013. Zuckerberg on Thursday unveiled a new look for the social network's News Feed, the place where its 1 billion users congregate to see what's happening with their friends, family and favorite businesses.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook has redesigned the main attraction of its social network to address complaints that its website has turned into a jumble of monotonous musings and random photos.

Chavez body to be permanently displayed

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:27 PM PST

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's acting president says Hugo Chavez's embalmed body will be permanently displayed in a glass casket so that "his people will always have him."

Demi Moore seeks spousal support from Kutcher

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:25 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2011 file photo, cast member Ashton Kutcher, left, and Demi Moore arrive at the premiere "No Strings Attached" in Los Angeles. Moore is seeking spousal support from Kutcher, according to divorce paperwork filed Thursday March 7, 2013, in Los Angeles. The couple split in 2011 after more than six years of marriage. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Demi Moore is seeking spousal support from estranged husband Ashton Kutcher.

Egypt's election commission suspends vote

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:23 PM PST

An Egyptian protester holds stones during clashes with riot police near a state security building in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Clashes between protesters and police continued into a fifth day on Thursday in the restive Egyptian city of Port Said. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's electoral commission says it has suspended parliamentary elections and canceled the dates of the vote after a court ordered a stop to the elections.

Oregon lawmakers advance ban on young teen tanning

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:23 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2010, file photo, Katie Donnar, 18, shows the scar from where melanoma was on the calf of her leg, in front of a tanning bed like the on she used at her home and at the tanning salons, in Vincennes, Ind.. Donnar was in the sixth grade when she started using tanning beds. Across the nation, lawmakers are debating where to draw the line on young teen tanning, considering proposals that would make it illegal to expose minors to ultraviolet rays from sunlamps. Oregon democratic lawmakers, along with several medical professionals and industry representatives, want to keep minors away from tanning beds, citing increased risks of skin cancer amongst young people who use tanning beds. (AP Photo/ Daniel R. Patmore, File)SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Across the nation, lawmakers are debating where to draw the line on young teen tanning, considering proposals that would make it illegal to expose minors to ultraviolet rays from sunlamps.

AP source: Rivera plans to retire after 2013

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:23 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept, 19, 2011 file photo, New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera acknowledges the cheers of the crowd after recording his 602nd career save, after the Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York. A person familiar with the decision says that Rivera plans to retire after the 2013 season. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday, March 7, 2013, on condition of anonymity because there had been no official announcement. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File)NEW YORK (AP) — The great Mariano Rivera is getting set to close his career.

The wild card in Venezuela: armed Chavistas

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:19 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2010 file photo, a man walks past a mural of Jesus Christ holding a machine gun alongside the words in Spanish "La Piedrita Will Overcome" in the La Piedrita area of the 23 of January neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela. On alert, and some apparently on edge, are hundreds of well-armed toughs spread through the hills of metropolitan Caracas who have been blamed for strong-armed intimidation of political opponents of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez and worse. As Venezuela ponders the next steps after Chavez's death Tuesday, the late leader's most uncompromising, and radical supporters make up a menacing unknown in a country brimming with guns and afflicted by the world's second-highest murder rate. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Carlos Torres opens the wire-fence gate to a neighborhood controlled by the La Piedrita gang that even police don't enter without permission.

Ga. backs relaxing gun laws for mentally ill

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:18 PM PST

ATLANTA (AP) — While some states push to tighten gun control laws, Georgia lawmakers are moving toward easing rules preventing some mentally ill people from getting licenses to carry firearms.

Senate clears Brennan as CIA chief

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:17 PM PST

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., leaves the floor of the Senate after his filibuster of the nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Thursday, March 7, 2013. Senate Democrats pushed Wednesday for speedy confirmation of John Brennan's nomination to be CIA director but ran into a snag after Paul began a lengthy speech over the legality of potential drone strikes on U.S. soil. But Paul stalled the chamber to start what he called a filibuster of Brennan's nomination. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — John Brennan won Senate confirmation Thursday to head the CIA after a late struggle that had more to do with presidential power to order drone strikes than with the nominee's credentials to lead the spy agency.

Deliberations begin at NYC cannibal-plot trial

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:16 PM PST

FILE - This Oct. 25, 2012, file photo shows a passage from Federal complaint filed in New York, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, against Gilberto Valle, a New York City police officer charged with plotting to kidnap, cook and eat women. At Valle's conspiracy trial, the jury has heard that he was part of an international community of fetishists who got their kicks trading wild fantasies about violent acts against women. His lawyers say it was all harmless fantasy. The case is extreme, but experts say said it touches on a common challenge in law enforcement: deciphering intent without running afoul of the First Amendment. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has begun deliberating in the macabre case against a New York City police officer accused of plotting to cannibalize women.

Obama signs expanded Violence Against Women Act

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:14 PM PST

President Barack Obama signs the Violence Against Women Act,Thursday, March 7, 2013, at the Interior Department in Washington. Participants, from left are, Diane Millich, a member of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe in Colorado and domestic abuse survivor; Deborah Parker, Vice Chairwoman of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington State; Vice President Joe Biden; Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Tysheena Rhames, a trafficking survivor and advocate; House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif.; Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed expanded protections for domestic violence victims into law Thursday, renewing a measure credited with curbing attacks against women a year and a half after it lapsed amid partisan bickering.

Boeing 787 battery fire was difficult to control

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:13 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2013 file photo, Joseph Kolly, director National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Office of Research and Engineering, holds an fire-damaged battery casing from the Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner that caught fire at Logan International Airport in Boston, at the NTSB laboratory in Washington. An investigation of a battery fire aboard a Boeing 787 shows mechanics and firefighters made repeated, unsuccessful attempts to put out the blaze through smoke so thick they couldn't see the battery. The documents released Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board paint a more dangerous picture of the Jan. 7 fire than previously portrayed. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Firefighters and mechanics tried repeatedly to put out a battery fire aboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner through smoke so thick they couldn't see the battery, according to documents released Thursday that portray the incident as more serious than previously described.

At Chavez's coffin, Venezuelans vow more revolution

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:13 PM PST

Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez protest over others cutting the line as they wait to view his body in state at the Military Academy in CaracasCARACAS (Reuters) - Saluting, clenching fists and making the Roman Catholic sign of the cross over Hugo Chavez's casket, Venezuelans crowded on Thursday to see their deceased leader one last time and pledge that his socialist revolution will not die. Grieving supporters queued around a grandiose military academy in a mass show of devotion to Chavez, who died on Tuesday aged 58 after a two-year battle with cancer. More than 2 million people have already paid their respects. ...

Stocks gain for fifth day on unemployment report

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:10 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2013, file photo, Maureen Smaldone, a trader for Brendan E. Cryan and Company, monitors trading activity from her workstation at the New York Stock Exchange. The positive mood in financial markets showed few signs of abating Thursday March 7, 2013 ahead of policy statements from Europe's top two central banks. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street for a fifth straight day, pushing the Dow further into record territory.

Facebook facelift feeds mobile appetite, may appeal to advertisers

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:07 PM PST

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg addresses the audience during a media event at Facebook headquarters in Menlo ParkMENLO PARK, California (Reuters) - Facebook Inc introduced a visually richer, mobile device-oriented "newsfeed" on Thursday, in the most significant changes to date for the social network's most recognizable feature. The changes to the newsfeed, whose look and feel has remained largely unchanged since its inception, include a division into several sections, with separate areas for photographs and music. They will begin rolling out in limited fashion from Thursday. ...

New England braces for coastal flooding from storm

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:05 PM PST

Ocean waves crash over a seawall and into houses along the coast in Scituate, Mass., Thursday, March 7, 2013. A nor'easter is bringing wind-whipped, wet snow to Massachusetts, and coastal flooding is expected in communities still recovering from February's blizzard. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)BOSTON (AP) — A late-winter storm that buried parts of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic swept into New England on Thursday, bringing snow, rain, strong winds, big waves and fears of coastal flooding.

Saturday signs contract to retire with Colts

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:04 PM PST

Jeff Saturday, right, listens to Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay during a news conference before signing a one-day contract in order to retire as a Colts player, Thursday, March 7, 2013, in Indianapolis. Saturday spent 13 seasons in Indianapolis before signing with Green Bay last year. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis gave Jeff Saturday a chance to fulfill his NFL dream.

Law gives tribes new authority over non-Indians

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:03 PM PST

President Barack Obama, joined by Attorney General Eric Holder, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md., members of women's organizations, law enforcement officials, tribal leaders, survivors, advocates and members of Congress, signs the Violence Against Women Act, Thursday, March 7, 2013, at the Interior Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — American Indian tribes have tried everything from banishment to charging criminal acts as civil offenses to deal with non-Indians who commit crimes on reservations.

Dublin Airport reopens after plane's wheel fails

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:02 PM PST

The scene of a plane crash at Dublin Airport after the front wheel of the Bin Air aircraft buckled on landing causing the accident on the runway, Thursday March 7, 2013. Neither the pilot nor co-pilot, the only crew, suffered injuries, an airport spokeswoman said. (AP Photo/ Niall Carson, PA)UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVEDUBLIN (AP) — Flights at Dublin Airport were temporarily suspended Thursday when a BinAir cargo plane's nose wheel collapsed after touching down, the second such landing-gear failure to beset the small German charter airline.

Vietnam cardinal arrives, last 1 in for conclave

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:02 PM PST

German Cardinal Walter Kasper, left, shares a word with Indian Cardinal George Alencherry in St. Peter's Square following a cardinals' meeting, at the Vatican, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Cardinals from around the world are gathered inside the Vatican on the fourth day of meetings before the conclave to elect the next pope, amid scandals inside and out of the Vatican and the continued reverberations of Benedict XVI's decision to retire. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)VATICAN CITY (AP) — The last cardinal who will participate in the conclave to elect the next pope arrived in Rome on Thursday, meaning a date can now be set for the election. One U.S. cardinal said a decision on the start date is expected soon.

Investigators seeks answers in lion's fatal attack

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:58 PM PST

This Oct. 12, 2012 photo released by JP Marketing shows a 4-year-old male African lion named Couscous at Cat Haven, a private wild animal park in Dunlap, Calif. Authorities say the lion killed a female intern-volunteer on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Cat Haven, where the cat had been raised since it was a cub. The intern was attacked and fatally injured after getting into an enclosure with the lion, Fresno County sheriff's Sgt. Greg Collins said. (AP Photo/JP Marketing, Vicken Massoyan)DUNLAP, Calif. (AP) — The Seattle-area intern fatally mauled by a lion at a Central California exotic animal park loved lions and tigers since childhood, "was absolutely fearless" around them and hoped to work at a zoo after her six-month internship, her father said late Wednesday.

Libya: Gunmen storm private TV office

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:58 PM PST

CAIRO (AP) — The official Libyan news agency says militia stormed the headquarters of a private TV network in Tripoli, looting and smashing equipment before abducting staffers.

Domestic abuse law expanded to protect gays, immigrants

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:58 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama talks on stage at the Department of Interior in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act, the landmark 1994 law designed to curb domestic abuse in the United States. At a packed signing ceremony at the Interior Department - the White House couldn't accommodate all the advocates who supported the measure, the president said - Obama signed an expanded version of the law that extends protection to gays, immigrants, Native Americans and sex-trafficking victims. "One of the great legacies of this law is that it didn't just change the rules," Obama said. "It changed our culture. ...

Officials: Bin Laden spokesman caught in Jordan

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:57 PM PST

FILE - This undated file photo shows al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden's spokesman and son-in-law has been captured by U.S. intelligence officials, officials said Thursday, in what a senior congressman called a "very significant victory" in the ongoing fight against al-Qaida. A Jordanian security official confirmed that al-Ghaith was handed over last week to U.S. law enforcement officials under both nations' extradition treaty. He declined to disclose other details and spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. (AP Photo)WASHINGTON (AP) — Osama bin Laden's spokesman and son-in-law has been captured by the United States, officials said Thursday, in what a senior congressman called a "very significant victory" in the ongoing fight against al-Qaida.

Paul energizes supporters with Senate filibuster

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:57 PM PST

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., leaves the floor of the Senate after his filibuster of the nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Thursday, March 7, 2013. Senate Democrats pushed Wednesday for speedy confirmation of John Brennan's nomination to be CIA director but ran into a snag after Paul began a lengthy speech over the legality of potential drone strikes on U.S. soil. But Paul stalled the chamber to start what he called a filibuster of Brennan's nomination. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — Call it Rand's Stand: A nearly 13-hour stall tactic on the Senate floor that thrust a tea party hero back into the national spotlight — a real-life version of the movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."

UK hosts Friends of Yemen meeting in London

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:56 PM PST

Foreign Minister for the Republic of Yemen Dr Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi, left, British Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt (centre, and British Foreign Minister William Hague ( take part in the Friends of Yemen ministerial meeting in central London, Thursday March 7, 2013. The conference aims to maintain international support and impetus for transition in Yemen based on the GCC "Initiative and Implementation" plan. (AP Photo/Leon Neal, Pool)LONDON (AP) — British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Thursday that any attempt to disrupt elections in Yemen will be met with a "serious" response from the U.N. Security Council.

US consumer debt up $16.2 billion in January

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:56 PM PST

In this Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 photo, a person demonstrates using a credit card in an ATM machine in Pittsburgh. ricans stepped up borrowing in January to buy cars and attend school, while staying cautious about using their credit cards. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans stepped up borrowing in January to buy cars and attend school, while staying cautious about using their credit cards.

Senate approves Brennan as new CIA director

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:56 PM PST

Senator Feinstein speaks to media regarding CIA Director Brennan's nomination in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Brennan as the Obama administration's next director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Senate voted 63-34 in favor of Brennan, overcoming Republican Senator Rand Paul's attempt to slow the White House counter-terrorism advisor from becoming the next head of the CIA. Paul, who spent nearly 13 hours speaking on the Senate floor on Wednesday, was irate about the reluctance of Obama administration officials to declare that "targeted killings" of American citizens on U.S. soil were unconstitutional. ...

US household wealth regains pre-recession peak

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:55 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — It took 5½ years.

Country singer Claude King dies at 90

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:53 PM PST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Country singer-songwriter Claude King, an original member of the Louisiana Hayride who was best known for the 1962 hit "Wolverton Mountain," has died. He was 90.

Senate Democrat unveils bill preventing a shutdown

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:52 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Senate ally of President Barack Obama says Democrats won't push to get money for signature party initiatives in advancing a huge spending measure that would fund day-to-day federal operations through September.

Senate confirms John Brennan to head the CIA

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:50 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate confirms John Brennan to head the CIA.

Teixeira confident Yankees can overcome injuries

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:47 PM PST

United States' Mark Teixeira catches a throw from the plate during a training session in preparation for the World Baseball Classic on Monday, March 4, 2013 in Scottsdale, Ariz. The United States is scheduled to face Mexico in a first-round game on Friday in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mark Teixeira is confident the New York Yankees can overcome key injuries likely to impact the team through the first month of the regular season.

Sea of humanity bids farewell to Chavez

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:47 PM PST

A crowd waits to enter the military academy where the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez lies in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. While Venezuela remains deeply divided over the country's future, the multitudes who reached the president's coffin early Thursday were united in grief and admiration for a man many considered a father figure. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A sea of sobbing, heartbroken humanity jammed Venezuela's main military academy on Thursday for one final glimpse at Hugo Chavez, some waiting 10 hours under the twinkling stars and the searing Caribbean sun to file past his coffin.

Senate moves toward CIA nominee vote

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:41 PM PST

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., leaves the floor of the Senate after his filibuster of the nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Thursday, March 7, 2013. Senate Democrats pushed Wednesday for speedy confirmation of John Brennan's nomination to be CIA director but ran into a snag after Paul began a lengthy speech over the legality of potential drone strikes on U.S. soil. But Paul stalled the chamber to start what he called a filibuster of Brennan's nomination. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate cleared the way for confirmation of John Brennan to head the CIA on Thursday after the Obama administration bowed to Republican demands and specified limits on the president's authority to order drone strikes against American citizens on U.S. soil.

Hamlin fined $25k by NASCAR for criticizing car

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:39 PM PST

Denny Hamlin, right, meets with crew chief Darian Grubb in the team garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race Saturday, March 2, 2013, in Avondale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)LAS VEGAS (AP) — Denny Hamlin was fined $25,000 by NASCAR on Thursday for criticizing the new Gen-6 race car after last week's race at Phoenix, and the furious driver said he won't pay.

Dell shareholder Icahn opposes go-private deal, seeks payout

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:39 PM PST

A Dell computer logo is seen on a laptop at Best Buy in Phoenix,(Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn urged Dell Inc to pay out $15.7 billion in a special dividend, joining a growing chorus of opposition to founder Michael Dell's plan to take the world's No. 3 personal computer maker private. Icahn wrote to Dell's board to propose a leveraged recapitalization and said that the $24.4 billion go-private deal "substantially undervalues the company". Icahn's arrival on the scene typically puts companies - and their boards - on guard, because the outspoken billionaire has a reputation for aggressively demanding changes by building up stakes. ...

Factbox: Shareholder opposition to Dell buyout plan

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:39 PM PST

(Reuters) - Dell Chief Executive Michael Dell has partnered with private equity house Silver Lake and Microsoft Corp in a $24.4 billion deal to buy the world's No. 3 personal computer maker, which he founded in a college dorm room in 1984. Dell has offered $13.65 a share to take the company private in what would be the biggest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis. But since the proposal was announced on February 5, several shareholders have said they are opposed to the buyout, including activist investor Carl Icahn. ...

NJ's Christie committed to sports betting fight

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:37 PM PST

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie says he'll take the fight to legalize sports gambling in New Jersey to the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary.

Investigators seek answers in lion's fatal attack

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:36 PM PST

This Oct. 12, 2012 photo released by JP Marketing shows a 4-year-old male African lion named Couscous at Cat Haven, a private wild animal park in Dunlap, Calif. Authorities say the lion killed a female intern-volunteer on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Cat Haven, where the cat had been raised since it was a cub. The intern was attacked and fatally injured after getting into an enclosure with the lion, Fresno County sheriff's Sgt. Greg Collins said. (AP Photo/JP Marketing, Vicken Massoyan)DUNLAP, Calif. (AP) — The brother of the Seattle-area intern fatally mauled by a lion at a Central California exotic animal park says the family always wondered about the risks in her chosen line of work, but knew the dangers were a part of the profession.
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