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A reality show with depth: Live ocean exploration

A reality show with depth: Live ocean exploration

A reality show with depth: Live ocean exploration

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:32 PM PDT

This image provided by NOAA, shows a Atlantic deep-sea red crab mating pair. The male crab is carrying the inverted female. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ship Okeanos Explorer and its robotic sub are providing live coverage of a expedition off Nantucket, that is allowing other scientists and everyday people to follow along. Until now, the world of the deep sea floor has mostly been the province of scientists where a handful of researchers would huddle on a ship and watch the video from below, take notes, and two or three years later write a scientific paper. (AP Photo/NOAA)WASHINGTON (AP) — Vicious fights! Stunning beauties! Surprises around every corner! Yes, it's reality TV but with a lot more depth — as much as 10,000 feet. It's live coverage of deep-sea exploration off Nantucket and tens of thousands of people are tuning in.

Southern California wildfire grows extensively

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:27 PM PDT

BEAUMONT, Calif. (AP) — A growing wildfire chewed through a rugged Southern California mountain range on Thursday, damaging buildings, threatening as many as 600 homes and forcing some 1,500 people to flee.

Parties find something to agree on: Nationals

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:24 PM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 7, 2012 file photo shows Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, left, and first baseman Adam LaRoche, center, greeting Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park in Washington. Other ballclubs may stake the claim to WASHINGTON (AP) — Other ballclubs may stake the claim to "America's team," but when it comes to the nation's political class, it's the Washington Nationals in a landslide.

2 suspects in Boston Marathon bombing indicted

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:22 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — Two friends of the suspected Boston Marathon bomber have been indicted on federal charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice.

T-Mobile gains key customers for 1st time in years

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:21 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The iPhone and new pricing plans helped T-Mobile gain customers under contract plans for the first time in at least two and a half years, a major boost for a wireless carrier often dismissed as an afterthought in a market dominated by AT&T and Verizon.

Vote suppression alleged in close Fla. election

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:19 PM PDT

In this July 11, 2013 photo, former Sopchoppy City Commissioner Anginita Rosier poses for a photo in Tallahassee, Fla. State authorities are investigating her complaint that Sopchoppy city workers suppressed the black vote. Sopchoppy, Fla., a small Florida Panhandle town best known for its annual Worm Grunting Festival, is now the subject of a state investigation into allegations the white city clerk tried to suppress the black vote in an election in which the black mayor lost by one vote and Rosier was also ousted. (AP Photo/Brendan Farrington)SOPCHOPPY, Fla. (AP) — A small Florida Panhandle town best known for its annual Worm Grunting Festival is at the center of an investigation into charges the white city clerk suppressed the black vote in an election where the black mayor lost by a single vote and a black city commissioner was also ousted.

Senate control hinges on fate of Southern Dems

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:18 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 30, 2013 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans are counting on some Southern comfort to lift them into the Senate majority next year. The fate of Democratic incumbents in GOP-trending Arkansas, Louisiana and North Carolina; the ability of the 71-year-old GOP leader to hold his Kentucky seat and the eventual outcome in a divisive Georgia primary will help decide whether Republicans gain the six seats necessary to grab control for the final two years of the Obama presidency. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are counting on some Southern comfort to win Senate control next year.

'Wizard of Oz' Munchkin Margaret Pellegrini dies

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:16 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept 9, 1998 file photo, Margaret Pellegrini, a cast member who played a Munchkin named Sleepy Head in the original "The Wizard of Oz" movie, poses with various statues from the movie in Scottsdale, Ariz. Pellegrini suffered a stroke Monday, Aug. 5, 2013 at her Glendale, Ariz., home and died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013 at a Phoenix-area hospital. She was 89. (AP Photo/Tribune Newspapers, N. Scott Trimble, File)PHOENIX (AP) — Margaret Pellegrini, one of the original Munchkins from the 1939 classic movie "The Wizard of Oz," has died. She was 89.

Minn. man claims share of $448M Powerball jackpot

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:16 PM PDT

A man stands outside the Stop & Shop in South Brunswick, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, where one of the three winning Powerball tickets was sold. The jackpot is $448 million, the third largest ever. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)ROSEVILLE, Minn. (AP) — A project engineer from a northwest Minneapolis suburb has come forward to claim one-third of a $448 million Powerball jackpot.

Long-lost Orson Welles silent film found in Italy

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:15 PM PDT

MILAN (AP) — A long-lost Orson Welles film that was believed destroyed in a 1970 fire has been discovered in a northern Italian warehouse and will finally make its public debut 75 years after being filmed, an Italian film archive announced Thursday.

Winning tickets for $448M Powerball in NJ, Minn.

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:13 PM PDT

A man stands outside the Stop & Shop in South Brunswick, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, where one of the three winning Powerball tickets was sold. The jackpot is $448 million, the third largest ever. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J. (AP) — Three winning tickets in two states matched all the numbers for a $448.4 million Powerball jackpot, including one sold in a supermarket in a New Jersey coastal community hit hard by Superstorm Sandy last year.

Oil falls on worry Fed will curb stimulus

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:11 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Good news was bad news for the oil market on Thursday.

JCP shares up on CNBC report of new CEO search

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:11 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of J.C. Penney shares jumped about 7 percent on Thursday on a media report that the retailer is starting a new CEO search to replace Mike Ullman.

US Mideast peace envoy headed to region for talks

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:08 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The new U.S. Mideast envoy is headed to Jerusalem for a second round of talks Aug. 14 followed by a later meeting in Jericho, the State Department announced on Thursday.

Pa. man wins sideburns contest honoring Navy hero

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:08 PM PDT

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — The winner has been named in a Pennsylvania sideburns contest that honors a U.S. Navy commodore known for his impressive facial hair.

Syrian rebels shell neighborhood close to Assad

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:03 PM PDT

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, President Bashar Assad, third right in front row, alongside Syria's grand mufti, second right, prays at the start of Eid al-Fitr, the three-day holiday that ends the holy month of Ramadan at the Anas bin Malik Mosque, Damascus, Syria, Thursday Aug. 8, 2013. Mortar rounds on Thursday hit an upscale district of Damascus where Assad attended prayers to mark the start of a major Muslim holiday in a rare attack in the high security area. (AP Photo/SANA)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Rockets and mortar shells hit an upscale Damascus neighborhood Thursday where Syrian President Bashar Assad was visiting a nearby mosque, laying bare the ability of rebels to strike one of the most secure areas of the capital despite an ongoing government offensive.

Southern California wildfire pushes east, forces evacuations

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:03 PM PDT

(Reuters) - A wind-whipped California wildfire that doubled in size overnight torched 15 buildings east of Los Angeles, injured at least five people and forced the evacuation of 500 homes in about half a dozen small communities, authorities said on Thursday. The fire broke out on Wednesday near a back-country road in Riverside County, and by early Thursday had blackened more than 10,000 acres, the Riverside County Fire Department said on its website. Four firefighters and one civilian have been hurt in the blaze, which is raging through tinder-dry brush and is just ten percent contained. ...

Groupon stock soars after 2Q results, new CEO

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:58 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Groupon's stock is soaring after the beleaguered online deals company named co-founder Eric Lefkofsky permanent CEO and posted stronger-than-expected revenue for the second quarter.

Israel briefly closes airport after rocket warning

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2007, file photo, a general view of the Red Sea resort city of Eilat is seen in southern Israel on the border with Egypt. Israel's military said Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, it has ordered the closure of the airport in the Red Sea resort of Eilat, citing unspecified security reasons. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel briefly prevented landings at an airport in the Red Sea resort of Eilat on Thursday, as Egyptian officials warned of possible rocket attacks coming from its territory on the Sinai Peninsula.

Mystery writer Barbara Mertz dies at 85

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:56 AM PDT

This undated publicity image released by HarperCollins shows author Barbara Mertz. Mertz, an Egyptologist who wrote dozens of mystery and suspense novels under two pseudonyms, died Thursday morning, Aug. 8, 2013, at her home, in Frederick, Md., her daughter Elizabeth told her publisher HarperCollins. She was 85. (AP Photo/HarperCollins)NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Mertz, a best-selling mystery writer who wrote dozens of novels under two pen names, has died. She was 85.

Furyk seizes PGA lead with 65; Woods at 71

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:56 AM PDT

Jim Furyk walks off the fourth green during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in Pittsford, N.Y. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Tiger Woods made a mess of his final hole at the PGA Championship, hardly looking like he's poised to break the longest major drought of his career.

Detention officer killed in Arizona shooting

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:55 AM PDT

PHOENIX (AP) — A detention officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office died Thursday after being shot in the driveway of his Arizona home while he prepared to head to work, police said.

Joy Behar making her exit from 'The View'

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:52 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Joy Behar (BAY'-hahr) makes her exit from "The View" on daytime television Friday.

Country Hall of Famer 'Cowboy' Jack Clement dies

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:51 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Jack Clement poses for photographers in the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tenn. Clement, a producer, engineer, songwriter and beloved figure who helped birth rock 'n' roll and push country music into modern times, died Thursday morning, Aug. 8. He was 82. Clement's career included stops in Memphis at Sun Records where he discovered Jerry Lee Lewis and Nashville where he was a close collaborator of Johnny Cash, Charley Pride and fellow 2013 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Bare. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — "Cowboy" Jack Clement, a producer, engineer, songwriter and beloved figure who helped birth rock 'n' roll and push country music into modern times, died Thursday morning at his home. He was 82.

Exclusive: IRS manual detailed DEA's use of hidden intelligence evidence

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:49 AM PDT

A slide from a presentation is seen about a secretive information-sharing program run by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Special Operations DivisionBy John Shiffman and David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Details of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration program that feeds tips to federal agents and then instructs them to alter the investigative trail were published in a manual used by agents of the Internal Revenue Service for two years. The practice of recreating the investigative trail, highly criticized by former prosecutors and defense lawyers after Reuters reported it this week, is now under review by the Justice Department. Two high-profile Republicans have also raised questions about the procedure. ...

Gunman kills four people, wounds four others in Texas shootings

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:47 AM PDT

Dallas County Sheriff's Department booking photo of Erbie BowserBy Marice Richter DALLAS (Reuters) - A former Texas special education teacher, described by a colleague as a "gentle giant," was suspected of shooting four people dead and wounding four others after an apparent domestic dispute late on Wednesday, police said. The shooting spree began inside a home in Dallas and ended soon afterward in another house in DeSoto, a suburb about 15 miles south, said Corporal Melissa Franks of the DeSoto, Texas Police Department. A suspect identified as Erbie Bowser was taken into custody, Franks said. ...

Togo ivory boss implicates others in trafficking

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:45 AM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, alleged ivory trafficker Emile N'Bouke stands amidst seized ivory carvings and elephant tusks while talking with journalists after his arrest, at the offices of Togo's agency charged with combating the trafficking of drugs and other illicit substances in Lome, Togo. Activists say the high profile trafficker's work has fueled the slaughter of more than 10,000 elephants dating back to the 1970s. Togo's environment minister Dede Ekoue said Wednesday that N'Bouke was found to be in possession of 700 kilograms of ivory at the time of his arrest Tuesday afternoon at his shop in Lome. (AP Photo/Erick Kaglan)LOME, Togo (AP) — For more than three decades, Emile N'Bouke operated a small, unmarked shop on the corner of a busy street in downtown Lome that received few customers and kept irregular hours.

TV-over-Internet service Aereo continues expansion

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:42 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aereo is accelerating the expansion of its $8-a-month service providing broadcast television over the Internet.

Obama to offer Greek premier support during crisis

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:33 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The visiting Greek prime minister will get Washington's support for his country's struggles to pull out of a deep economic crisis when he meets President Barack Obama on Thursday.

Hunt widens for suspected Calif. killer, abductor

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:27 AM PDT

A partially burned home sits behind police tape Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, near the U.S.-Mexico border in Boulevard, Calif. The husband of a woman whose body was found in the house said Tuesday that he knew the man suspected of killing his wife and abducting one or both of their children. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)LAKESIDE, Calif. (AP) — Amber Alerts expanded to Nevada, Oregon and Washington as authorities searched for a California man suspected of abducting a 16-year-old girl and wanted in the death of the girl's mother and possibly her 8-year-old brother.

Boardwalk crash suspect had gone to job center

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:04 AM PDT

Nathan Louis Campbell, 38, a transient from Colorado, enters Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Campbell was charged with murder and assault for allegedly driving his car down Los Angeles' Venice Beach boardwalk, killing an Italian tourist and injuring 16 other people, on Aug. 3. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A transient charged with ramming his car through a weekend crowd on the Venice Beach boardwalk chatted cheerfully with regulars at a Southern California job center and gave no indication of a problem hours before the deadly drive, acquaintances said.

Israel closes Eilat airport over security concerns

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:02 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2007, file photo, a general view of the Red Sea resort city of Eilat is seen in southern Israel on the border with Egypt. Israel's military said Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, it has ordered the closure of the airport in the Red Sea resort of Eilat, citing unspecified security reasons. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military ordered the partial closure Thursday of an airport in the Red Sea resort of Eilat over a security concern in the region that borders Egypt's lawless Sinai Peninsula.

Retailers see slow start to back-to-school season

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:00 AM PDT

In this photo of July 31, 2013, back-to school fashions are displayed at American Eagle Outfitters in New York's Times Square.S hoppers, worried about their finances, showed they were more interested in buying discounted summer merchandise in July than in picking up new fall clothing for their children, according to figures released Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers are holding off on back-to-school shopping, and those who delay long enough might be rewarded with some steep discounts from desperate retailers.

Autopsy: QB died from pneumonia, had brain disease

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:59 AM PDT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former Division II college football star who disappeared in the Michigan wilderness during a late-evening fishing trip died of pneumonia caused by inhaling his vomit, according to an updated autopsy released Thursday.

Spike Jonze's 'Her' to close New York Film Fest

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:58 AM PDT

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Joaquin Phoenix in a scene from the Spike Jonze film, "Her." The film will be shown at the closing night presentation for the 51st New York Film Festival. The festival opens Sept. 27 and runs through Oct. 13. (AP Photo/ Warner Bros. Pictures)NEW YORK (AP) — Spike Jonze's futuristic romance "Her" will close the New York Film Festival.

Soldiers describe gunfire, being shot at Fort Hood

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:56 AM PDT

Soldiers guard a security checkpoint outside the Lawrence H. Williams Judicial Center on the second day of the trial for Maj. Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood, Texas on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. The standby attorney for the soldier charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage accused Hasan on Wednesday of deliberately charting a course toward a conviction and death sentence, abruptly halting the trial after only one day. Lt. Col. Kris Poppe, Hasan's lead court-appointed standby attorney, said he is willing to step in and be Hasan's defense lawyer. But he asked that his responsibilities as co-counsel be minimized if Hasan, who is representing himself at trial, continues to work toward being executed. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News,Lisa Krantz)FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Staff Sgt. Michael Davis took cover under a desk when he realized the rapid gunfire wasn't from a training exercise at his Texas military base. He saw blood spray, then someone else get shot. When the soldier thought it safe to flee, he stood up — but he was quickly shot in the back.

2 Mexican teens: Van sold by US gov't had cocaine

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:42 AM PDT

In this undated photo provided by the Torres family, Sergio Alejandro Torres smiles as he is photographed in Guadalajara, Mexico. Torres is one of two high-school students fighting drug-trafficking charges in Mexico claiming a bundle of cocaine hidden in their van was forgotten by U.S. customs agents who searched the same vehicle almost two years ago before selling it at a government auction. Torres and Julio Cesar Moreno have been in jail since November as their parents gather evidence showing the drugs found on them had been hiding in their 2004 Toyota Sienna without them knowing. (AP Photo/Torres Family)MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican family says that a van bought at a U.S. government auction came with an unwanted extra: an undiscovered package of cocaine beneath the dashboard.

Johnson vs. Cromartie an exhibition highlight

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:32 AM PDT

DETROIT (AP) — Even in the preseason, Calvin Johnson is a marked man.

Exotic animals removed from Canada pet shop

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:30 AM PDT

Mourners gather for a vigil to remember Noah and Connor Barthe on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013 in Campbellton, New Brunswick. The vigil opened with a moment of silence to pay respects to the boys, whose deaths have triggered a global outpouring of sympathy. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John LeBlanc)TORONTO (AP) — The manager of a Canadian zoo says officials are preparing to remove more than a dozen animals from an exotic pet store beneath the apartment where two boys were asphyxiated by a python while they slept.

Canada's Hearn grabs early lead at Oak Hill

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:29 AM PDT

David Hearn, of Canada, hits out of a bunker on the ninth hole during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in Pittsford, N.Y. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Playing not far from home, Canadian journeyman David Hearn grabbed the clubhouse lead in his first PGA Championship with a 4-under 66 Thursday.
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