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Kraft's profit beats Wall Street expectations

Kraft's profit beats Wall Street expectations

Kraft's profit beats Wall Street expectations

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:52 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kraft Foods reported first-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations as it increased sales and cut costs following its split from its global snack business.

Woodson wants Knicks focused on court, not closets

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:51 PM PDT

New York Knicks forward Iman Shumpert (21), guard Pablo Prigioni and forward Chris Copeland (14) react on the bench in the second half of Game 5 of their first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden in New York, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. The Celtics won 92-86. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Call it bad fashion sense or poor playoff etiquette.

Saudi Arabia reports 7 cases of SARS-like virus

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:51 PM PDT

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry says five people have died and two other patients are in critical condition with confirmed cases of a new respiratory virus related to SARS.

Kurtz leaves DailyBeast after retracted blog post

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:49 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Columnist Howard Kurtz has left online news and commentary site The Daily Beast, a day after the website retracted one of his blog posts about the coming out of NBA player Jason Collins.

Hagel: US rethinking possibly arming rebels

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:48 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond participate in a joint news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, May 2, 2013, where the talked about Syria. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels who have been locked in a civil war with the Syrian regime for more than two years, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday, becoming the first top U.S. official to publicly acknowledge the reassessment.

Correction: Missing Woman Found story

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:44 PM PDT

LITITZ, Pa. (AP) — In a story May 1 about a Pennsylvania woman who disappeared in 2002 and resurfaced last week in Florida, The Associated Press, relying on information from Lititz Borough Police, erroneously reported where her daughter attended college and what year she was in. The daughter is a freshman at Montgomery County Community College, not a sophomore at West Chester University.

Godolphin scandal raises debate on steroid use

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:43 PM PDT

FILE- A racehorse trains during a morning session at the Godolphin Club in this file photo dated Wednesday March 23, 2011, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The doping scandal that led to the downfall of Godolphin trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni is now helping fuel a call for an outright ban on anabolic steroids in horse racing, it is revealed Thursday May 2, 2013, that the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, which includes the world's top racing bodies, is expected to consider a global ban at its annual meeting in October 2013. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, FILE)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The doping scandal that led to the downfall of Godolphin trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni could ultimately lead to a global ban on anabolic steroids in horse racing.

US suicide rate rose sharply among middle-aged

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:43 PM PDT

Chart shows rates of suicide among racial groups in 1999 andNEW YORK (AP) — The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans climbed a startling 28 percent in a decade, a period that included the recession and the mortgage crisis, the government reported Thursday.

Obama in Mexico for talks on economy, security

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:39 PM PDT

President Barack Obama leaves Air Force One upon his arrival at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Thursday, May 2, 2013. Obama is traveling on a three-day trip to Mexico an Costa Rica. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Seeking to put a new spin on a long-standing partnership, President Barack Obama is promoting jobs and trade — not drug wars or border security — as the driving force behind the U.S.-Mexico relationship. But security concerns are shadowing his two-day visit, given Mexico's recent moves to limit American law enforcement access within its borders.

Airline investigates after jets clip at NJ airport

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:38 PM PDT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An airline whose plane clipped another plane on a taxiway at Newark Liberty International Airport and lost part of a wing said Thursday it has started an investigation into how it happened.

Chinese incursion leaves India on verge of crisis

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:36 PM PDT

Indian supporters of Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) or All India Student Council hold placards and shouts slogans against the alleged incursion by Chinese troops into Indian territory, during a protest in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. India said around 50 Chinese troops crossed the de facto border between the countries and went 19 kilometers (12 miles) into Indian territory on April 15 and are camping in tents in Ladakh in the eastern part of Indian-administered Kashmir. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)NEW DELHI (AP) — The platoon of Chinese soldiers slipped across the boundary into India in the middle of the night, according to Indian officials. They were ferried across the bitterly cold moonscape in Chinese army vehicles, then got out to traverse a dry creek bed with a helicopter hovering overhead for protection.

NY judge to OK Empire State Building settlement

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:36 PM PDT

FILE - This Tuesday, April 30, 2013 file photo shows New York's Empire State Building, left, in midtown Manhattan. A Manhattan judge on Thursday, May 2, 2013 backed a $55 million settlement in a court battle over the Empire State Building, effectively clearing the way for a plan to let the public buy shares in the famous New York City landmark. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan judge on Thursday backed a $55 million settlement in a court battle over the Empire State Building, effectively clearing the way for a plan to let the public buy shares in the famous New York City landmark.

Daughter voices anger at mom found after 11 years

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:35 PM PDT

This combination of Associated Press file photos shows, left, an undated driver's license photo distributed by police in 2002 of Brenda Heist, and right, an April 26, 20013 photo of Heist taken by the Monroe County, Fla. Sheriff's Office and released by the Lititz Borough, Pa. Police. Lititz Borough Police in central Pennsylvania say Heist, who disappeared after dropping off her children for school 11 years ago has been located in Florida. (AP Photo)HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The teenage daughter of a woman who just revealed she abandoned her family 11 years ago said Thursday the disclosure has angered her and she is not eager to restart their relationship.

Shots fired at Houston airport; 1 injured

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:33 PM PDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Shots were fired near a ticket counter at Houston's largest airport on Thursday, critically injuring one armed man and sending people in the terminal scrambling and screaming, a Houston police spokesman and witnesses said.

SEC's new network with ESPN to debut in 2014

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:32 PM PDT

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive, center, ESPN President John Skipper, left, and ESPN Senior Vice President, Programming, Justin Connolly agrees the media during a news conference announcing the launching of the Southeastern Conference Network in partnership with ESPN, Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Atlanta. The network will produce 1,000 live events each year, including 450 televised on the network and 550 distributed digitally. (AP Photo/John Amis)ATLANTA (AP) — The Southeastern Conference and ESPN on Thursday announced a 20-year agreement to operate a SEC network that is scheduled to debut in August, 2014.

Jets' Sanchez: 'No doubt' I expect to win QB job

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:27 PM PDT

New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez talks to reporters during a locker room availability at their NFL practice practice facility in Florham Park, N.J., Thursday, May 2, 2013. The Jets may have cut Tim Tebow but their situation at quarterback is far from settled. New general manager John Idzik says Sanchez, David Garrard, Greg McElroy, Matt Simms and second-round draft pick Geno Smith are all candidates to be the starter. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Mark Sanchez spoke for more than 20 minutes about the New York Jets' crowded quarterback situation, saying all the right things throughout.

Intel taps COO Krzanich as chipmaker's next CEO

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 28, 2007, file photo, Intel Corp. Vice President and General Manager of Assembly and Test Brian Krzanich makes his speech at the start of construction ceremony of the Assembly and Test Facility of Intel's chipset products at Saigon High Tech Park, Ho Chi Minh city, South Vietnam. Intel said Thursday, May 2, 2013, that it has chosen Krzanich, as its new CEO to steer the world's largest chipmaker in a world where PC sales are cratering while smartphones and tablets thrive. (AP Photo/Le Quang Nhat)NEW YORK (AP) — Intel, one of the pillars of Silicon Valley, is following its traditions and promoting an insider to the job of CEO. The world's largest chipmaker is tasking Chief Operating Officer Brian Krzanich with steering it through an industry shake-up that is seeing tablets and smartphones overshadow Intel's base in personal computers.

Oil jumps more than 3 percent, natural gas drops

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:25 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil rose more than 3 percent Thursday as the European Central Bank cut its key interest rate to a new low and U.S. unemployment claims dropped.

AP Sources: Kahn out as Wolves president, Flip in

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 12, 2011, file photo, David Kahn, president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves, ponders his response to a question during a news conference in Minneapolis. Kahn is out as president of basketball operations for the Timberwolves and Flip Saunders is coming in. Three people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that team owner Glen Taylor has decided not to pick up the option for next season on Kahn's contract. He is also putting the finishing touches on a deal to hire Saunders as Kahn's replacement. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — David Kahn is out as president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Flip Saunders is coming in.

LinkedIn 1Q net, revenue soar; outlook falls short

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:24 PM PDT

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — LinkedIn says its first-quarter net income grew more than fourfold as revenue increased sharply, but its outlook is below Wall Street's expectations.

Study: Adults minimize steroid use as problem

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:19 PM PDT

Don Hooton, president of the Taylor Hooton Foundation (THF), speaks during a press conference announcing the release of a national survey on steroid abuse, Thursday, May 2, 2013 in New York. The 2013 study, titled "The Public's Perception of Illegal Steroid Use," received support from the THF, founded following the loss of his 17-year-old son Taylor to steroid abuse in 2004. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)NEW YORK (AP) — American adults rank steroid use among adolescents as less of a problem than alcohol, bullying, marijuana and sexually transmitted diseases, according to a study released Thursday that was co-commissioned by baseball's Hall of Fame.

Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam appears briefly in court

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:12 PM PDT

Still image taken from video of Saif al-Islam, son of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, sitting behind bars in ZintanBy Ghaith Shennib ZINTAN, Libya (Reuters) - Saif al-Islam, a son of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, appeared in court on Thursday in the town of Zintan, where he had been held since his capture by former rebels in November 2011. Saif al-Islam, at the center of a legal tussle between Libya and the International Criminal Court (ICC), smiled and told reporters he was in good health during his brief appearance. ...

Dozens dead as Assad's forces storm coastal village

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:11 PM PDT

Smoke rises after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in HomsBy Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - State forces and militias loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stormed the coastal village of Baida on Thursday, killing at least 50 people including women and children, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The pro-opposition monitoring group said the final death toll was likely to exceed 100. Many of those killed appeared to have been executed by shooting or stabbing, it said, and other bodies were found burned. Activist reports on the killings could not be independently verified as the Syrian government restricts access for independent media. ...

Lawyer: Lindsay Lohan checked into S. Calif. rehab

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:09 PM PDT

FILE - This April 11, 2013 file photo shows actress Lindsay Lohan, a cast member in "Scary Movie V," at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles. Lohan's lawyer Mark Jay Heller told a judge at a May 2, 2013 hearing that Lohan had checked into a rehab facility per a judge's orders. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan's attorney said Thursday the actress checked into a Southern California rehab facility that a state official said is unlicensed to perform the type of treatment a judge required her to receive.

Fire forces evacuation of campus, homes in Calif.

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:09 PM PDT

Smoke billows over along U.S. 101 near Thousand Oaks, Calif. on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Authorities have ordered evacuations of a neighborhood and a university about 50 miles west of Los Angeles where a wildfire is raging close to subdivisions. The blaze on the fringes of Camarillo and Thousand Oaks broke out Thursday morning and was quickly spread by gusty Santa Ana winds. Evacuation orders include California State University, Channel Islands. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A wildfire fanned by gusty Santa Ana winds raged along the fringes of Southern California communities on Thursday, forcing evacuation of homes and a university while setting recreational vehicles ablaze.

Former hostage left bemused by UK piracy mix up

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:05 PM PDT

LONDON (AP) — Arrrrgh! That must've been embarrassing.

Sore thumbs? US text messaging declines

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:05 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are saying CUL8TR to text messaging, a wireless industry group says, as Internet-based applications such as Apple's Messages are starting to take over from what was once a cash cow for phone companies.

Stocks gain after unemployment claims fall

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:04 PM PDT

Trader Fred DeMarco, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, May 2, 2013. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, a day after the market's biggest fall in two weeks, after General Motors and other big companies announced higher profits. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Encouraging news about the job market and higher profits from CBS, Facebook and other companies lifted stocks Thursday.

EU's Ashton to meet Iran's nuclear negotiator on May 15

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:59 PM PDT

EU foreign policy chief Ashton speaks at the start of an EU foreign ministers meeting in LuxembourgBy Justyna Pawlak BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Negotiators from the European Union and Iran will meet in Istanbul this month to discuss future diplomatic efforts to resolve a decade-old dispute over Tehran's nuclear program. The May 15 meeting between the EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who leads diplomacy with Iran on behalf of six world powers, and Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili follows a failed round of talks in Kazakhstan in April. Its outcome may be crucial in deciding whether a new round of negotiations can take place, and when, Western diplomats say. ...

Prosecutor calls Jodi Arias a manipulative liar

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:57 PM PDT

Defendant Jodi Arias sits in the courtroom during her trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Arias is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting death of Travis Alexander, 30, in his suburban Phoenix home in June 2008. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Mark Henle, Pool)PHOENIX (AP) — The prosecutor pounded his hand on the table to make his point and alternated between a loud demeanor and a soft-spoken, cordial tone as he told the jury time and time again: Jodi Arias is a manipulative liar and a killer.

Overdose suspected in death of Kris Kross rapper

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:56 PM PDT

In this Feb. 23, 2013 photo, Chris Kelly of Kris Kross performs on stage at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta during the So So Def 20th Anniversary Concert. Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who made one of the decade's most memorable songs with the frenetic "Jump," died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, according to authorities. He was 34. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jonathan Phillips) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUTATLANTA (AP) — The mother of rapper Chris Kelly told authorities in Atlanta her son became sick after taking cocaine and heroin on the night before he died, according to a police report.

New documentary examines the lives of porn stars

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:47 PM PDT

FILE - This Dec. 10, 2008 file photo shows photographer Deborah Anderson at the launch party for her photography book "Paperthin" in Los Angeles. Anderson made a documentary and fine-art photography book on pornography. "Aroused" opens in select theaters Thursday, May 2, 2013, and is available for download on iTunes. The book is available on Amazon. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ever wonder what makes young, pretty, "good" girls pursue careers in porn?

US seeks data on account holders at Caribbean bank

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:45 PM PDT

FILE - This March 22, 2013, file photo, shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. The Internal Revenue Service has recouped more than $5.5 billion under a series of programs that offered reduced penalties and no jail time to people who voluntarily disclosed assets they were hiding overseas, government investigators said Friday, April 26, 2013. In all, more than 39,000 tax cheats have come clean under the programs.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)MIAMI (AP) — U.S. taxpayers who stashed money in one of the Caribbean's largest banks without telling the Internal Revenue Service could be in trouble.

US economic reports hold out hope for hiring gains

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:43 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, April 30, 2013, photo, Donna Van Natten, with The Enterprise Center, left, and Valoria Armstrong with the Tennessee American Water Co. converse during a job fair being held at the Urban League in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dan Henry)WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer people are losing their jobs. Employers are struggling to squeeze more work from their staffs. The U.S. is producing so much oil that imports are plunging, narrowing the trade deficit.

Feds: Many causes for dramatic bee disappearance

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:43 PM PDT

FILE - This April 25, 2007 file photo shows a colony of honeybees at the Agriculture Department's Bee Research Laboratory in Beltsville, Md. A new federal report blames a combination of problems for a mysterious and dramatic disappearance of U.S. honeybees since 2006. The factors cited include a parasitic mite, multiple viruses, bacteria, poor nutrition and pesticides. Experts say having so many causes makes it harder to do something about what's called colony collapse disorder. The disorder has caused as much as one-third of the nation's bees to just disappear over the winter each year since 2006. The report was issued Thursday by the Agriculture Department and the Environmental Protection Agency. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — A new federal report blames a combination of problems for a mysterious and dramatic disappearance of U.S. honeybees since 2006.

Voicemail from Jackson's manager played in court

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:43 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five days before Michael Jackson died, his manager called the singer's doctor and said Jackson was sick.

NJ gov signs overdose law, Bon Jovi applauds it

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:42 PM PDT

FILE - Musician Jon Bon Jovi performs at a campaign event for President Barack Obama at the Waldorf Astoria, in this June 4, 2012 file photo taken in New York. Bon Jovi is slated to be on hand when Gov. Chris Christie signs New Jersey's drug overdose prevention bill into law Thursday May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was joined by Jon Bon Jovi as he signed into law a bill intended to help prevent drug overdose deaths.

Governor signs repeal of death penalty in Md.

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:40 PM PDT

Supporters look on as Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, sitting third from right, signs a bill abolishing capital punishment in the state during a ceremony in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, May 2, 2013. Also pictured sitting are Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, from left, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael Busch. Maryland is the first state south of the Mason-Dixon Line to repeal the death penalty. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Opponents of capital punishment marked a milestone Thursday as Maryland became the first state south of the Mason-Dixon line to abolish the death penalty.

U.S. rethinking its opposition to arming Syrian rebels: Hagel

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Hagel and British Defense Secretary Hammond hold a joint news conference at the Pentagon in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is rethinking its opposition to arming the Syrian rebels, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Thursday, as pressure builds for a U.S. response to Syria's suspected use of chemical weapons in its civil war. Hagel stressed that no decision by U.S. President Barack Obama had been made and did not signal whether one was likely soon on arming opposition fighters trying to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. U.S. ...

UN report wants moratorium on killer robots

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:34 PM PDT

FILE- In this Feb. 4, 2011 photo released by the U.S. Navy and Northrup Grumman, the navy X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration aircraft successfully completes its historic first flight at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. A new United Nations draft report posted online this week objects to the use of weapons systems like the X-47B that can attack targets without any human input. The report for the U.N. Human Rights Commission deals with legal and philosophical issues involved in giving robots lethal powers over humans, echoing countless science-fiction novels and films. (AP Photo/Alan Radecki, Northrup Grumman, Navy)UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Killer robots that can attack targets without any human input "should not have the power of life and death over human beings," a new draft U.N. report says.
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