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Friday, June 14, 2013

Prince Philip 'much better,' says Prince Charles

Prince Philip 'much better,' says Prince Charles

Prince Philip 'much better,' says Prince Charles

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:50 PM PDT

Britain's Prince William and Prince Harry leave the London Clinic in central London after visiting their grandfather, Prince Phillip, who is recovering in hospital after exploratory abdominal surgery, London, Friday June 14, 2013 (AP Photo/PA Nick Ansell) UNITED KINGDOM OUTLONDON (AP) — Prince Charles has visited his father Prince Philip in the hospital and reported that he is doing much better following his abdominal surgery.

First flight of Airbus A350 reopens wide-body race

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:49 PM PDT

The Airbus A350 takes off successfully on its maiden flight at Blagnac airport near Toulouse, southwestern France, Friday, June 14, 2013.The Airbus A350 has taken off on its first flight, setting up major competition for Boeing after the U.S. aerospace company ran into problems with the lithium batteries of its 787 Dreamliner. Friday's flight from Toulouse is to last about four hours and marks a key step on the path to full certification. Airbus is promoting the plane as a fuel-saver at a time when jet fuel prices represent about half the cost of long-haul flights. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)PARIS (AP) — Airbus sent a new wide-body plane into the skies Friday that sets the stage for intensifying competition with U.S. rival Boeing - with consequences for jobs, airlines' investments and the reputations of the powerful plane makers.

10 more homes destroyed in Colorado wildfire

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:46 PM PDT

Blackened areas define the path of a wildfire that destroyed some homes and left others untouched in one neighborhood in the densely wooded Black Forest area northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo., Thursday, June 13, 2013. More than 350 homes have been lost in what is now the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history, surpassing last year's Waldo Canyon fire, which burned 347 homes, killed two people and led to $353 million in insurance claims. (AP Photo/John Wark)COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters were finally gaining some ground Friday on a wildfire in which two people were killed as they tried to escape and 389 homes were destroyed.

AP Sources: WR Cruz signs contract tender

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:44 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2012, file photo, New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz (80) draws in the crowd after a short gain during the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in East Rutherford, N.J. Cruz has signed his $2.879 million tender with the Giants. Two people familiar with the contract told The Associated Press on Friday, June 14, 2013, that the restricted free agent with three years in the NFL had signed the tender while he works on a long-term deal with the team. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Wide receiver Victor Cruz has signed his $2.879 million tender with the New York Giants.

Authorities probe deck collapse at Fla. sports bar

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:43 PM PDT

Officials begin their inspection of the outdoor deck that collapsed at Shuckers Bar and Restaurant, Friday, June 14, 2013 . The packed outdoor deck behind the popular Miami-area sports bar partially collapsed during the NBA Finals on Thursday night, sending dozens of patrons into the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)NORTH BAY VILLAGE, Fla. (AP) — Investigators began examining a twisted pile of concrete, metal and wood on Friday to determine why a waterfront deck at a popular sports bar collapsed into shallow Biscayne Bay, injuring two dozen people gathered to cheer the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals.

Obama, Putin face difficult talks on Syria at G8 conference

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:42 PM PDT

By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After authorizing for the first time supplying U.S. weapons to Syrian rebels, President Barack Obama will face difficult talks next week with Russian President Vladimir Putin, an important ally of Syria's government, on ways to end the civil war there. Obama on Monday is set to hold his first private, face-to-face meeting with Putin in a year at the G8 conference in Northern Ireland, the White House said on Friday. Obama will discuss U.S. evidence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces have used chemical weapons - what the U.S. ...

Libyan army colonel killed in attack on brigade

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:41 PM PDT

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A Libyan army colonel was killed in an ambush on his brigade in the country's south on Friday, the unit's spokesman said, in the latest incident of violence in the North African country.

Conn. chimp victim denied $150M state lawsuit

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:41 PM PDT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman disfigured by a friend's pet chimpanzee was denied permission Friday to sue the state for $150 million because at the time of the attack, the law allowed private ownership of the animals.

Chrysler freezes pension plan for 8,000 employees

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:36 PM PDT

Chrysler Group LLC says it is freezing the pension of roughly 8,000 U.S. salaried employees at the end of the year.

Less US urgency at G-8 in call for European growth

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:36 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 19, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama, third from left, participates in a luncheon at the G-8 Summit at Camp David, Md. A year after Obama made an emphatic pitch to Europe's economic powers to focus more on economic growth than austerity, much of the eurozone remains mired in or near recession. Obama's appeals have had mixed results in softening the demands on some of the most debt-ridden European nations to cut their spending. From left are, French President Francois Hollande, Benin President Yayi Boni, Ghanaian President John Atta Mills, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Eleni Gabre Madhin, CEO of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo. ( AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — When leaders of the nation's biggest economies gathered at the presidential retreat of Camp David last year, European elections had rattled the continent with a rejection of austerity measures. President Barack Obama was himself seeking re-election. The sense of urgency was palpable as Obama made an emphatic pitch for Europe's powers to focus more on economic growth.

Officer shot in marathon showdown heads home

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:33 PM PDT

Transit police officer Richard Donohue, center, leaves Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston, followed by his wife Kim, left, Friday, June 14, 2013. Donohue was injured during a shoot-out with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)BOSTON (AP) — The transit police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects left the hospital Friday, nearly two months after the gun battle that severed one of his femoral arteries.

In tied NBA Finals, Wade says Game 5 could be best

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:33 PM PDT

Miami Heat's Chris Bosh and San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan go after a rebound during the second half of Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Larry W. Smith, Pool)SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The question in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday will be which teams are going to show up.

The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:30 PM PDT

An audience member photographs the stage at the unveiling of Microsoft Corp.'s next-generation Xbox One entertainment and gaming console system, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft and Sony offered new details this week on the game consoles they will start selling before the holiday shopping season. The Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 will join Nintendo's Wii U, which came out last year, in vying for shoppers' attention and dollars at a time many people are turning to phones and tablets for gaming.

Help wanted: Lululemon's cheeky CEO ad

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 19, 2013 file photo, a woman walks past the Lululemon Athletica store at Union Square in New York. On Tuesday, June 11, 2013, Lululemon's CEO Christine Day said she would step down, sending the company's stock price down 17 percent. But despite the bad news, the Vancouver company has decided to respond in a lighthearted way. It posted a large sign on its Facebook page and in stores on Thursday reading NEW YORK (AP) — If you can hold a headstand for at least 10 minutes, communicate in Sanskrit and enjoy downing wheatgrass and tequila shots on Fridays for work-life balance, Lululemon has a job for you.

Judge delays remedies in Arpaio profiling case

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:29 PM PDT

PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge who ruled an Arizona sheriff's office racially profiled Latinos has given people involved until August to reach an agreement that resolves issues in the case.

Oil price highest since January on Syria concerns

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:26 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil rose to the highest level since January amid concerns about a possible escalation in Syria's civil war.

U.S. considers no-fly zone after Syria crosses nerve gas 'red line'

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:23 PM PDT

By Parisa Hafezi and Erika Solomon ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States is considering a no-fly zone in Syria, potentially its first direct intervention into the two-year-old civil war, Western diplomats said on Friday, after the White House said Syria had crossed a "red line" by using nerve gas. After months of deliberation, President Barack Obama's administration said on Thursday it would now arm rebels, having obtained proof the Syrian government used chemical weapons against fighters trying to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. ...

2nd victim dies after blast at La. chemical plant

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:23 PM PDT

This photo provided by Ryan Meador shows an explosion at The Williams Companies Inc. plant in the Ascension Parish town of Geismar La., Thursday, June 13, 2013. The fire broke out Thursday morning at the plant, which the company's website says puts out about 1.3 billion pounds of ethylene and 90 million pounds of polymer grade propylene a year. (AP Photo/Ryan Meador)GONZALES, La. (AP) — A second victim of an explosion at a south Louisiana chemical plant died Friday, while federal authorities opened an investigation to determine the cause of the deadly blast.

By arming Syria rebels, US drawn into proxy war

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:17 PM PDT

In this citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, anti-Syrian regime protesters hold a banner and flash the victory sign during a demonstration in Hass town, Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday, June 14, 2013. The Syrian government on Friday dismissed U.S. charges that it used chemical weapons as "full of lies," accusing President Barack Obama of resorting to fabrications to justify his decision to arm Syrian rebels. The commander of the main rebel umbrella group welcomed the U.S. move. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)President Barack Obama's decision to begin arming Syria's rebels deepens U.S. involvement in a regional proxy war that is increasingly being fought along sectarian lines, pitting Sunni against Shiite Muslims, and threatening the stability of Syria's neighbors.

U.N. rights forum condemns Hezbollah role in Syria

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:13 PM PDT

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday condemned the use of all foreign fighters in Syria's civil war, including Lebanese Hezbollah militants backing the government, but stopped short of calling for a halt to the flow of arms. The Geneva forum adopted a resolution brought by Arab and Western powers, urging all parties to refrain from contributing to a further escalation of a conflict in which at least 93,000 people had been killed by the end of April. ...

Disappointing reports push down US stocks

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:12 PM PDT

Trader Michael Mozian works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, June 10, 2013. Asian stocks rebounded Friday June 14, 2013 from Tokyo's sharp decline after investors were encouraged by positive U.S. economic news. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Disappointing reports about the U.S. economy led the stock market lower on Friday.

Iran's battered reformers seek election rebound

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:12 PM PDT

Iranian women, queue, in a polling station to vote for the presidential and municipal councils elections, in the city of Qom, 78 miles (125 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 14, 2013. Iran's supreme leader delivered a salty rebuke to the U.S. Friday as Iranians lined up to vote in a presidential election that has suddenly become a showdown across the Islamic Republic's political divide: hard-liners looking to cement their control and re-energized reformists backing the lone moderate. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Reform-minded Iranians who have faced years of crackdowns looked Friday to claw back a bit of ground in a presidential election that gave them an unexpected hero and a chance to upend a vote that once appeared solidly in the hands of Tehran's ruling clerics.

Iran votes for new president, Khamenei slams U.S. doubts

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:10 PM PDT

Voter Zeynab shows the ink stain on her finger, to prove that she has voted, outside the Iranian consulate in central LondonBy Yeganeh Torbati and Zahra Hosseinian DUBAI (Reuters) - Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be a sham. The 50 million eligible voters had a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Having been vetted by Iran's electoral authorities, none is seen a challenge to the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. ...

Russia: U.S. claims of Syrian chemical arms use unconvincing

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 12:08 PM PDT

By Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW (Reuters) - Information that the United States has given Russia about suspected use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces "does not look convincing", President Vladimir Putin's senior foreign policy adviser said on Friday. Yuri Ushakov said more U.S. military support for Assad's opponents would undermine joint efforts to bring together Syrian government and opposition representatives for peace talks. ...

Johnson steps in for Mumford and Sons at Bonnaroo

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:58 AM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 22, 2012 file photo shows Jack Johnson performing during the Farm Aid 2012 concert at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pa. Johnson has agreed to take the Saturday night headlining slot at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival after Mumford & Sons were forced to cancel due to bassist Ted Dwane's illness. Festival officials announced the move Friday morning. The "Upside Down" singer last headlined at Bonnaroo in 2008. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, file)MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) — It's Jack Johnson to the rescue at Bonnaroo.

Parnelli Jones hit hard by Jason Leffler's death

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 6, 2007 file photo, NASCAR Busch series driver Jason Leffler sits in his car before his qualifying run at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Leffler died after an accident in a heat race at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway in Swedesboro, N.J., Wednesday night, June 12, 2013, New Jersey State Police said. (AP Photo/Glenn Smith, File)An emotional Parnelli Jones fondly recalled Jason Leffler's rise from a volunteer in Jones' race shop to a championship-caliber driver.

House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:51 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2013 file photo, then-Rep.-elect Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House overwhelmingly passed a sweeping, $638 billion defense bill on Friday that imposes new punishments on members of the armed services found guilty of rape or sexual assault as outrage over the crisis in the military has galvanized Congress. Duckworth, who lost both legs and partial use of an arm in a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Iraq, told her colleagues in the final moments of debate on Friday, "This is a self-inflicted wound that has no place in the military". (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The House overwhelmingly passed a sweeping, $638 billion defense bill on Friday that imposes new punishments on members of the armed services found guilty of rape or sexual assault as outrage over the crisis in the military has galvanized Congress.

Confedations Cup to open Saturday after protests

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:49 AM PDT

Workers take a break during final preparations at the Maracana stadium ahead of the soccer Confederations Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, June 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Confederations Cup begins following protests that turned violent in three of Brazil's biggest cities, while builders were still slapping cement on stadiums.

Iran says polls close across the country

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:41 AM PDT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Interior Ministry says voting in the country's presidential election has ended across the country.

European rights body says Hungary changes threaten courts

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:39 AM PDT

Hungarians attend a demonstration after parliament voted for government-backed constitutional amendments, in BudapestBy Sandor Peto BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A key European rights think-tank, the Venice Commission, sharply criticized Hungary's recent amendments to its constitution on Friday, saying some provisions breached democratic principles. The European Union, the United States and human rights groups have accused Prime Minister Viktor Orban's nationalist government of using constitutional changes to boost its own powers and to weaken the independence of Hungary's courts. ...

Ideas for keeping your data safe from spying

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:37 AM PDT

LONDON (AP) — Phone call logs, credit card records, emails, Skype chats, Facebook message, and more: The precise nature of the NSA's sweeping surveillance apparatus has yet to be confirmed.

Ohio football player classified as sex offender

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:36 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 13, 2013 file photo, Trent Mays, left, and Ma'lik Richmond sit at the defense table before the start of their trial on rape charges in juvenile court in Steubenville, Ohio. Judge Thomas Lipps, who sentenced the pair to juvenile detention after convicting them of raping a West Virginia girl in 2012, will hold a hearing Friday, June 14, 2013, as a first step for the two teen defendants to be transferred from a state juvenile detention center to a facility that works with sex offenders. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, Pool)COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge says an Ohio high school football player convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl last year should be classified as a sex offender.

In praise of Obama's ‘best bad choice' in Syria

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:30 AM PDT

By David Rohde NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the last two years, there has been bitter debate in Washington over what the United States should do in Syria. Beneath the surface though, there has been broad agreement on what should not happen. President Bashar al-Assad crushing the rebels, remaining in power and handing Tehran a strategic victory that boosts its influence across the region would be a destructive setback. President Barack Obama's decision to arm Syria's rebels is a first step toward slowing Assad's advance and Tehran's rise. Fears of another Iraq are understandable. ...

Russia says arms to Syrian rebels risks escalating violence in region

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:25 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that more U.S. military support for forces opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could stoke violence in the Middle East, the ministry said in a statement on Friday. A U.S. official said on Thursday that President Barack Obama had authorized sending U.S. weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, after the White House said it had proof the Syrian government had used chemical weapons against opposition forces. ...

OSHA probing deadly blast at La. chemical plant

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:25 AM PDT

This photo provided by Ryan Meador shows an explosion at The Williams Companies Inc. plant in the Ascension Parish town of Geismar La., Thursday, June 13, 2013. The fire broke out Thursday morning at the plant, which the company's website says puts out about 1.3 billion pounds of ethylene and 90 million pounds of polymer grade propylene a year. (AP Photo/Ryan Meador)GONZALES, La. (AP) — Officials from the south Louisiana chemical plant where an explosion and fire killed one worker and injured dozens say a crew is securing equipment and making sure the plant is shut down properly.

Microsoft brings Office to iPhone, but not tablets

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:21 AM PDT

This undated screenshot provided by Microsoft shows Microsoft's Office software package iPhone application, which offers people the ability to read and edit their text documents, spreadsheets and slide presentations on a phone. The company isn't making an iPad version, though, nor is it offering the app on Android devices. Microsoft Corp. is treading a fine line as it tries to make its $99-a-year subscription offering more compelling, without removing an advantage that tablet computers running Microsoft's Windows system now have, the ability to run popular Office programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. (AP Photo/Microsoft)NEW YORK (AP) — Even as a pared-down version of Microsoft's Office software package arrived on the iPhone, the company is holding out on extending that to the iPad and Android devices as it tries to boost sales of tablet computers running its own Windows system.

FIFA rules male players can wear turbans

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:17 AM PDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, June 5, 2013, Aneel Samra, 18, holds a soccer ball in his backyard as he poses for a photo in Montreal. Samra said he's perplexed by the Quebec Soccer Federation's decision to uphold a year-old ban on Sikh turbans, patkas and keskis, without any evidence they pose a safety risk. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)FIFA has ruled male head covers are acceptable to wear during matches, a decision that goes against the ban on turbans imposed by the sport's provincial governing body in Quebec.

Turkish PM urges protesters to leave Gezi Park

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:16 AM PDT

A musician plays the piano as a protester holds an umbrella to protect him from the rain under the monument of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the modern Turkey, at Taksim Square in Istanbul Friday, June 14, 2013. Five people, including a police officer, have died and over 5,000 protesters and 600 police have been reported injured in clashes around the country. A meeting between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and representatives of anti-government protesters ended early Friday without a clear resolution on how to end the occupation of a central Istanbul park that has become a flashpoint for the largest political crisis of his 10-year rule. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's prime minister on Friday urged a small delegation of protesters to persuade hundreds of others occupying an Istanbul park to withdraw.

Lebanon's Hezbollah says to keep fighting in Syria

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:13 AM PDT

Hezbollah supporters raise their hands in salute as Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah speaks on a screen via a video link from a secret place, during a rally to mark the "wounded resistants day," in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, June 14, 2013. Nasrallah said his group will continue to fight in Syria BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group vowed Friday to keep fighting in Syria "wherever needed" and said his Shiite Muslim group has made a "calculated" decision to defend the Syrian regime no matter what the consequences.

Bassist Kim Deal leaves the Pixies

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:09 AM PDT

FILE - This May 17, 2013 file photo shows Kim Deal of The Breeders performing at The Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores, Ala. Deal is no longer a member of the Boston-based group the Pixies. The band announced on its Facebook page Friday that the bassist has decided to leave the group after 25 years. The Pixies' rock hits include NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Deal is no longer part of the Pixies.
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