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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Winfrey marks 'Butler' debut with Hula Hoop joy

Winfrey marks 'Butler' debut with Hula Hoop joy

Winfrey marks 'Butler' debut with Hula Hoop joy

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 01:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2013 file photo, Forest Whitaker, left, and Oprah Winfrey arrive at the premiere of "Lee Daniels' The Butler" in Los Angeles. When "Lee Daniels' The Butler," Winfrey's first feature since "Beloved," hit No. 1 in its debut last weekend, she brought out a purple Hula Hoop she uses for special occasions. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — When "Beloved" starring Oprah Winfrey fell flat at the box office in 1998, Winfrey drowned her sorrows in macaroni and cheese.

Gap raises outlook after stronger second quarter

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 01:02 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Gap is raising its earnings per share outlook for the year after its summer lineup helped boost second-quarter results and advanced its turnaround push.

Nasdaq market paralyzed by 3-hour shutdown

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 01:01 PM PDT

A woman holds an umbrella as she walks past the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times SquareBy Chuck Mikolajczak and Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - Trading in a large part of the U.S. stock market came to a halt for much of Thursday after an unexplained issue shut down trading of Nasdaq-listed securities, the latest black eye for the U.S. securities trading business. The abrupt halt shortly after noon caused trading in shares of Apple, Google, Microsoft and more than 3,000 other U.S. companies to stop. Nasdaq resumed trading at around 3:25 p.m. EDT (1925 GMT), ending a roughly 3-hour, 11-minute shutdown that was the longest in recent memory. ...

Jury handed Fort Hood shooting rampage case

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:54 PM PDT

In this courtroom sketch, U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is shown during closing arguments of his court martial, Thursday Aug. 22, 2013, in Fort Hood, Texas. (AP Photo/Brigitte Woosley)FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Army psychiatrist on trial for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood passed on his final chance to address jurors before they started deliberating Thursday, even after prosecutors insisted they hand down a verdict that would allow the death penalty.

Unrest delivers huge blow to Egypt tourism

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:52 PM PDT

An Egyptian man is seen reflected on a mirror of his coffee shop in the Khan El-Khalili market, normally a popular tourist destination, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013. Riots and killings that erupted across the country after the crackdown against followers of ousted President Mohammed Morsi have delivered a severe blow to Egypt's tourism industry, which until recently accounted for more than 11 percent of the country's gross domestic product and nearly 20 percent of its foreign currency revenues. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)CAIRO (AP) — Heshmat Youssef used to make a decent living sailing foreign tourists down Egypt's Nile River. Since political unrest flared, business has dried up faster than water in the desert.

Tech glitch halts Nasdaq trade for three hours

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:52 PM PDT

People walk past the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square on August 22, 2013 in New York CityA technology glitch on Thursday shut down trade on the Nasdaq for more than three hours, an unprecedented halt on the second-largest US stock exchange.

Nasdaq resumes stock trading after 3-hour outage

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:50 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, file photo, stock prices are shown at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York. Trading was halted in Nasdaq-listed securities on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, because of a technical problem. The exchange sent out an alert to traders at 12:20 p.m. EDT saying that trading was being halted until further notice because of problems with a quote dissemination system. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange resumed Thursday after a three-hour halt caused by a technical glitch.

With deal in place, will San Diego mayor leave?

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:49 PM PDT

Greg Timms, left, signs a petition to recall San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, alongside Tana Piontek, right, at a stand set up in the parking lot of a shopping center Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, in San Diego. Pressure is mounting against San Diego's mayor to resign after a sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against him, and the Democratic National Committee plans to vote on a resolution Friday urging him to step down immediately. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mayor Bob Filner kept his low profile Thursday amid speculation he will resign as part of the sexual harassment settlement negotiated by his lawyers, city officials and the attorney for a woman who sued the mayor.

Override vote on new NYPD oversight expected

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:48 PM PDT

Supporters of the NYPD Oversight override vote demonstrate on the steps of City Hall Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 in New York. New York City council members say they will make history with a vote to override Mayor Michael Bloomberg's vetoes on police oversight bills. At a rally on Thursday before the vote, activists cheered and held signs that read "override." (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)NEW YORK (AP) — Lawmakers said Thursday they were set to add another dose of oversight for the New York Police Department after a federal judge rapped one of its core tactics as racially discriminatory and appointed a monitor to oversee changes.

Teen says he heard shot that killed baby

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:45 PM PDT

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — The 15-year-old co-defendant of a man accused of fatally shooting a baby in a stroller during a robbery attempt in coastal Georgia said the 18-year-old counted down twice before firing the shot that killed the baby.

Obama calls for cost-conscious college ratings

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:43 PM PDT

President Barack Obama addresses a packed house at the University of Buffalo, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 in Buffalo, New York. The president was on a bus tour of Western New York. (AP Photo/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Shawn Dowd, Pool)BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Targeting the soaring cost of higher education, President Barack Obama on Thursday unveiled a broad new government rating system for colleges that would judge schools on their affordability and perhaps be used to allocate federal financial aid.

Staff Sgt. Bales apologizes for Afghan massacre

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:42 PM PDT

CORRECTS SPELLING OF ARTIST'S LAST NAME TO MILLETT INSTEAD OF MILLET - In this courtroom sketch, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, left, appears before Judge Col. Jeffery Nance in a courtroom at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, during a sentencing hearing in the slayings of 16 civilians killed during pre-dawn raids on two villages on March 11, 2012. Haji Mohammad Naim, an Afghan farmer shot during a massacre in Kandahar Province last year, took the witness stand Tuesday against Bales, who attacked his village, cursing him before breaking down and pleading with the prosecutor not to ask him any more questions. (AP Photo/Peter Millett)JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. soldier who massacred 16 Afghan civilians apologized Thursday for his "act of cowardice" as he made his case for why he should someday have a chance at freedom.

Yahoo passed Google in US Web visitors in July

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:40 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in more than two years, more Americans visited Yahoo's websites than Google's in July, according to data from research firm comScore Inc.

WikiLeaker Manning wants to live as 'Chelsea'

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:39 PM PDT

U.S. Army handout photo shows Private First Class Manning, convicted of handing state secrets to WikiLeaks, dressed as a womanBy Susan Heavey and Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bradley Manning, the U.S. soldier sentenced to 35 years in military prison for the biggest breach of classified documents in the nation's history, said on Thursday he is female and wants to live as a woman named Chelsea. Manning, 25, launched an unprecedented bid to get female hormone treatment in a military prison a day after he was sentenced for leaking documents to the WikiLeaks website. "As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. ...

Egypt's Mubarak leaves prison for house arrest

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:38 PM PDT

By Maggie Fick and Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's former autocrat Hosni Mubarak was flown from jail on Thursday in a symbolic victory for an army-dominated old order that has overthrown and imprisoned his freely elected Islamist successor. A blue-and-white helicopter took Mubarak from Cairo's Tora prison, where scores of his supporters had gathered to hail his release. He was flown to a military hospital in the nearby southern suburb of Maadi, officials said. "He protected the country," said Lobna Mohamed, a housewife in the crowd of Mubarak well-wishers. ...

Rapper 2 Chainz arrested in Oklahoma City

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:34 PM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 10, 2013 file photo shows rap artist 2 Chainz at the 55th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Oklahoma City police say the rapper was among more than 10 people arrested after they failed to exit a tour bus following a traffic stop. 2 Chainz, whose real name is Tauheed Epps, was arrested Thursday morning, Aug. 22, 2013, on a charge of obstructing a police officer. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, file)OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Rapper 2 Chainz was one of 11 people arrested after refusing to get off a tour bus for almost nine hours following a traffic stop in Oklahoma City early Thursday morning, police said.

Oil rises as China, Europe factories ramp up

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:34 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil had its first gain of the week Thursday, driven by a rebound in manufacturing in China and Europe.

5 civilians wounded in eastern Congo violence

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:33 PM PDT

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Neighbors said at least five civilians were hit by mortar fire in the eastern Congo city of Goma on Thursday during a second day of heavy fighting between government forces and M23 rebels to the north of the town.

Insurgent attacks across Iraq kill at least 24

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:32 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgent attacks across Iraq, including a suicide bombing targeting a Shiite wedding party, killed at least 24 people Thursday, authorities said.

No closing argument from Fort Hood rampage suspect

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:31 PM PDT

Lead prosecutor, U.S. Army Col. Michael Mulligan, arrives at the Lawrence H. Williams Judicial Center as proceedings in the court martial of U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan continue, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, in Fort Hood, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Army psychiatrist on trial for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood passed on his final chance to address jurors before they started deliberating Thursday, even after prosecutors insisted they hand down a verdict that would allow the death penalty.

Tour bus overturns on Southern California freeway

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:30 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A tour bus carrying gamblers to an Indian casino overturned on a Southern California freeway Thursday, injuring more than 50 people on board, authorities said.

Wal-Mart pushes 'made in America' at summit

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:26 PM PDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is hoping for a groundswell "made-in-America" movement.

Fort Hood shooter selected 'personal kill zone:' prosecutor

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:20 PM PDT

Bell County Sheriff's Office photograph of Nidal HasanBy Karen Brooks and Jana J. Pruet FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - The U.S. Army psychiatrist who has admitted shooting dead 13 fellow soldiers in 2009 chose one station at a Fort Hood medical facility as his "personal kill zone" because he knew it would be packed with soldiers, a prosecutor said on Thursday in closing arguments of a court-martial. Major Nidal Hasan, acting as his own defense lawyer, declined to make a closing argument after prosecutors finished making theirs, putting the case in the hands of the jury. The judge, Colonel Tara Osborn, sent the jury to begin deliberating at 1:56 ...

Girl explains texts with man who killed relatives

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:16 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013 file photo, Hannah Anderson arrives at the Boll Weevil restaurant for a fundraiser in her honor to raise money for her family, in Lakeside, Calif. Hannah's mother, Christina Anderson, 44, whose body was found near the remains of her 8-year-old son at a family friend's rural house, died of a blunt injury to the head, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office said. Anderson, 44, was found dead Aug. 4 when firefighters extinguished flames at the home of James Lee DiMaggio, who is accused of murdering her and her son and kidnapping her 16-year-old daughter Hannah. DiMaggio was killed six days later in an FBI shootout in the Idaho wilderness. Hannah Anderson was rescued and returned to California. (AP Photo/U-T San Diego, Howard Lipin, File)SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California teen whose mother and brother were killed by a family friend said on national television Thursday that she once confided with the man about troubles with her mother and explained text messages exchanged on the day of the attack.

U.S. soldier behind Afghan massacre apologizes for 'act of cowardice'

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:15 PM PDT

Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales and the judge Army Colonel Jeffery Nance are shown in this courtroom sketch during a pre-sentencing hearing in Tacoma WashingtonBy Jonathan Kaminsky TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A decorated U.S. soldier who gunned down 16 unarmed Afghan civilians in a nighttime rampage apologized on Thursday at a sentencing hearing to determine his fate, calling the killings "an act of cowardice." Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, a veteran of four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, has admitted to shooting the villagers, mostly women and children, in attacks on their compounds in Kandahar province in March 2012. "Sorry just isn't good enough, but I am sorry," Bales told a jury in a military courtroom in Washington state. ...

Ton-up Smith strengthens Australia's grip

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:08 PM PDT

Steven Smith celebrates reaching his century against England at The Oval on August 22, 2013Steven Smith's maiden Test hundred ensured Australia maintained their grip on the Ashes finale at The Oval on Thursday.

50 years after King, marchers gather again in DC

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:06 PM PDT

FILE - This Aug. 28, 1963, file photo shows Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledging the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial for his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington. Next Wednesday, the nation's first black president will stand near the spot where Martin Luther King Jr. stood 50 years ago, a living symbol of the racial progress King dreamed about, and enunciate where he believes this nation should be headed. (AP Photo/File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Next week, the nation's first black president, a living symbol of the racial progress Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed about, will stand near the spot where King stood 50 years ago and say where he believes this nation should be headed.

Spontaneous goat manure fire stinks up Vt. town

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:06 PM PDT

WINDSOR, Vt. (AP) — A pile of goat manure spontaneously caught fire, spreading stench and wrinkling noses through a Vermont town but causing no damage, officials said.

Nasdaq to resume stock trading after outage

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:05 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, file photo, stock prices are shown at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York. Trading was halted in Nasdaq-listed securities on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, because of a technical problem. The exchange sent out an alert to traders at 12:20 p.m. EDT saying that trading was being halted until further notice because of problems with a quote dissemination system. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Trading in the Nasdaq, a major stock exchange dominated by the biggest names in technology, was halted shortly after midday Thursday due to a technical glitch. Full trading was set to resume later Thursday.

British police say seized Snowden-linked data could put lives at risk

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:03 PM PDT

Lawyer Gwendolen Morgan makes a statement outside the High Court in LondonBy Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Thursday that documents seized from the partner of a journalist, who has led coverage of Edward Snowden's leaks about U.S. and British electronic spying, were "highly sensitive" and, if disclosed, could put lives at risk. Counter-terrorism detectives said they had begun a criminal investigation following a preliminary examination of the material taken from David Miranda, partner of American journalist Glenn Greenwald, after he was held for nine hours at London's Heathrow Airport on Sunday. ...

UPS to end health coverage for some spouses

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:03 PM PDT

DALLAS (AP) — United Parcel Service Inc. is ending health-insurance benefits for employees' spouses who can get coverage elsewhere. It blames the change on the new health-care law.

Obama tackles student loan 'crisis'

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:01 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks on education at University of Buffalo, on August 22, 2013US President Barack Obama put the plight of debt-laden US students at the center of coming battles with Republicans on Thursday and his own effort to champion the middle class.

Ex-Patriot Hernandez indicted on murder charge

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 11:58 AM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 24, 2013 file photo, former New England Patriots NFL football tight end Aaron Hernandez appears during a probable cause hearing at Attleboro District Court, in Attleboro, Mass. Hernandez was indicted Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, on a first-degree murder charge in the death of a friend whose bullet-riddled body was found in an industrial park about a mile from the ex-player's home. (AP Photo/Bizuayehu Tesfaye, File)ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez was indicted Thursday on first-degree murder and weapons charges in the death of a friend whose bullet-riddled body was found in an industrial park about a mile from the ex-player's home.

Wentworth Miller comes out, rejects Russian invite

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 11:55 AM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 2, 2010 file photo shows actor Wentworth Miller at the world premiere of "Resident Evil: Afterlife" in Tokyo. Miller is declining an invitation to be an honored guest at a film festival in Russia because he is gay. The 41-year-old actor said in a letter Wednesday to organizers of the St. Petersburg International Film Festival that he is "deeply troubled" by the attitudes toward and treatment of gay people by the Russian government, which passed a law in June against representations of "nontraditional sexual relations." (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wentworth Miller is declining an invitation to be an honored guest at a film festival in Russia because he is gay.

Govt to sue Texas over voter ID law

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 11:54 AM PDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department said Thursday it will sue Texas over the state's voter ID law and will seek to intervene in a lawsuit over the state's redistricting laws, prompting outrage from Texas Republicans.

Nadal, Federer in same quarter, Djokovic, Murray on semis path

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 11:51 AM PDT

Rafael Nadal of Spain poses with the winner's trophy on August 18, 2013 at Lindner Family Tennis CenterRafael Nadal could face Roger Federer in the US Open quarter-finals while top-ranked Novak Djokovic is set for a potential semi-final clash against defending champion Andy Murray.

Israel: Official's Japan comments 'unacceptable'

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 11:50 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has distanced itself from a government official who made crude comments about the World War II nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Cali. girl says she texted man before abduction

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 11:47 AM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013 file photo, Hannah Anderson arrives at the Boll Weevil restaurant for a fundraiser in her honor to raise money for her family, in Lakeside, Calif. Hannah's mother, Christina Anderson, 44, whose body was found near the remains of her 8-year-old son at a family friend's rural house, died of a blunt injury to the head, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office said. Anderson, 44, was found dead Aug. 4 when firefighters extinguished flames at the home of James Lee DiMaggio, who is accused of murdering her and her son and kidnapping her 16-year-old daughter Hannah. DiMaggio was killed six days later in an FBI shootout in the Idaho wilderness. Hannah Anderson was rescued and returned to California. (AP Photo/U-T San Diego, Howard Lipin, File)SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California teen whose mother and brother were killed by a family friend said on national television Thursday that she once confided with the man about troubles with her mother and explained text messages exchanged on the day of the attack.

Column: What's next for the Muslim Brotherhood?

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 11:46 AM PDT

Supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi hold up posters of him during a protest along Zahara street in CairoBy John Lloyd CAIRO - The Muslim Brotherhood is on the run. Its leaders, including its Supreme Guide, Mohamed Badie, are in prison. Badie's only son, Ammar, was killed during the military's clearing of protests last week. Badie's deputy, Mahmout Ezzat replaced him, and is apparently free for now, but others are imprisoned or sought for arrest. Its protestors have been scattered by police and the army, losing hundreds of lives in the process. The cancellation of its legal status is now being discussed by the military-backed government. ...

Pakistani Taliban commander welcomes peace talks

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 11:45 AM PDT

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A senior Pakistani Taliban commander welcomed the government's recent offer to hold peace talks Thursday, raising the possibility the militant group has changed its stance after shunning negotiations earlier this year.
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