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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Delta posts $1.4B profit; shares jump 3.5 percent

Delta posts $1.4B profit; shares jump 3.5 percent

Delta posts $1.4B profit; shares jump 3.5 percent

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:11 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, file photo, a Delta Air Lines aircraft takes off at Miami International Airport in Miami. Delta Air Lines made more than a billion dollars in the third quarter, Delta reported Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. Even its new oil refinery turned a small profit. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — This is what it looks like when things are going well for an airline.

Al-Jazeera: Fire breaks out in Cairo office

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:11 PM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — Al-Jazeera says a fire broke out in the network's office in the Egyptian capital, destroying cameras and other equipment.

UN, US and Russia to meet on Syria on Nov. 5

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:09 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.-Arab League envoy will meet U.S. and Russian officials in Geneva on Nov. 5 as part of stepped up international efforts to hold a peace conference on Syria in mid-November.

Iraq vet's family considering gravestone options

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:06 PM PDT

In this Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, photo provided by the family of Kimberly Walker, shows Walker's gravestone in the likeness of popular cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants. Despite getting prior approval for the gravestone from Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, the cemetery recently removed it, saying it did not fit in with the character of the historic and picturesque cemetery. (AP Photo/Kara Walker)CINCINNATI (AP) — Officials at a cemetery that removed a slain Iraq war veteran's towering SpongeBob SquarePants headstone say the woman's family is considering alternate solutions.

Norway mulls taking bulk of Syria chemical arsenal

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:05 PM PDT

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Norway is considering a request to take the bulk of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile for eventual destruction, an official said Tuesday.

Apple unveils new Macs, iPad ahead of holidays

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:02 PM PDT

Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, introduces the new iPad Air on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple Inc. is refreshing its iPad lineup and slashing the price of its Mac computers ahead of the holiday shopping season, as it faces an eroding tablet market share and growing competition from rival gadget makers.

Cardinals, Red Sox set to renew October rivalry

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:02 PM PDT

St. Louis Cardinals' Michael Wacha runs out of a scoreboard under the Green Monster before batting practice for Game 1 of baseball's World Series against the Boston Red Sox Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)BOSTON (AP) — David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals are exploring Fenway Park as they get ready to start the World Series.

White replaces silver as favorite car color

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:02 PM PDT

TROY, Mich. (AP) — Move over, silver.

House bill makes schools check for sex offenders

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:00 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Public schools would be barred from employing teachers and other workers convicted of sexual offenses against children or other violent crimes under a bill the House was expected to approve Tuesday.

TV pitchman pleads for mercy, jailed anyway

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:00 PM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge rejected an impassioned plea from a television pitchman for his freedom on Tuesday, ordering U.S. Marshals to lock up Kevin Trudeau for failing to pay a $37 million civil judgment.

NCAA hands Haith 5-game suspension from Miami

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:59 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2013 file photo, Missouri coach Frank Haith talks with reporters during Southeastern Conference NCAA college basketball media day in Birmingham, Ala. Haith faces a 5-game suspension after the NCAA found he failed to monitor his former assistants' interactions with a disgraced Miami booster. The NCAA released the findings of its investigation into convicted felon Nevin Shapiro's relationship with Miami athletics on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. It found that then-Miami coach Haith and an assistant coach provided Shapiro $10,000 after he threatened to expose previous improper contact with high school recruits and amateur coaches. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri coach Frank Haith has been suspended for five games by the NCAA, which announced Tuesday that he had inadequately monitored his former assistants' interactions with a disgraced Miami booster and then tried to cover up a five-figure hush money payment to keep potential violations hidden.

Exclusive: JPMorgan settlement could cost bank closer to $9 billion

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:57 PM PDT

File photo of JP Morgan Chase & Co headquarters in New YorkBy Aruna Viswanatha and David Henry WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co's preliminary $13 billion mortgage settlement with the U.S. government could end up costing the bank as little as $9 billion after taxes, because the majority of the deal is expected to be tax deductible, two sources said. The deduction also means the government is getting less than it appears in this deal. Banks can often deduct legal settlements from their taxes, but cannot get tax benefits for penalties for violating laws. JPMorgan and the U.S. ...

Man indicted in long-cold NYC 'Baby Hope' killing

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:54 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of killing a 4-year-old girl known for two decades only as "Baby Hope" has been indicted in one of New York City's most haunting cold cases.

Apple gives away Mac software, unveils iPad Air

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:54 PM PDT

Philip W. Schiller, the Senior Vice President of worldwide marketing at Apple Inc speaks on stage during an Apple event in San FranciscoBy Poornima Gupta and Edwin Chan SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc will give away operating and work software free to Mac computer users, challenging Microsoft Corp's near-stranglehold on personal computing as the latter starts to make inroads into the mobile market. Apple revealed the surprise offer, available to all users of MacBooks and Mac computers, on Tuesday at the same time as it unveiled a slimmer, faster iPad Air and a new line-up of Macs in time for the holidays. ...

Mexican diplomat says Obama promises NSA probe

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:52 PM PDT

Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jose Antonio Meade speaks to reports during a news conference at the Mexican U.N. Mission in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. Meade said that U.S. President Obama has promised an investigation into spying the U.S. reportedly did on Mexico's presidential email system. Meade says that Obama "gave his word that there is going to be an investigation" during conversations with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. (AP Photo/John Heilprin)GENEVA (AP) — President Barack Obama has promised an investigation into spying the U.S. reportedly did on Mexico's presidential email system, Mexico's top diplomat told reporters Tuesday. The White House said Mexico's concerns would be addressed as part of a broader examination of U.S. intelligence gathering.

'Maria' case raises fears of booming baby fraud

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:52 PM PDT

In this police handout photo taken on Thursday , Oct. 17, 2013, Greek Roma, Eleftheria Dimopoulou, 40, or Selini Sali —a woman who has two separate sets of identity papers. is seen in the Larisa regional police headquarters, Greece. Dimopoulou and her companion have been charged with abducting a little girl found living with them in a Gypsy settlement. Police in Greece on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, have released the photographs of a couple alleged adductors of a girl known ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Prosecutors across Greece were ordered Tuesday to conduct emergency checks of birth records from the past six years, after the arrest of a Gypsy couple on suspicion of abducting a little girl triggered fears of widespread welfare fraud.

Shutdown causes IRS to delay tax filing season

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:51 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Here's more fallout from the government's partial shutdown: Early tax filers will have to wait an extra week or two to get tax refunds next year.

Offender from Canada suspected in Seattle assault

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:50 PM PDT

FILE - This undated file image provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police shows Michael Sean Stanley. Stanley, 48, was found Thursday Oct. 17, 2013 in downtown Seattle and told to register as a sex offender, the Seattle Police Department said. He was not arrested because Canadian authorities have declined to try extraditing him, although Seattle police said he could be arrested if he fails to register. (AP Photo/Royal Canadian Mounted Police, File)SEATTLE (AP) — A violent sex offender who recently fled Canada and was arrested Tuesday after yelling a threat in an alley is suspected of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy earlier in the day, police said.

In US, Pakistan leader urges end to drones

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:50 PM PDT

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif speaks at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, October 22, 2013Washington (AFP) - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday urged the United States to end drone attacks, while separately Amnesty International warned that civilian-killing strikes could constitute war crimes.

Fla. police have suspects in escaped inmates probe

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:50 PM PDT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — At least seven inmates in Florida have used forged documents in attempts to escape from prison, including two killers who were mistakenly freed because of the paperwork, authorities said Tuesday.

Repairs, scaffolding ahead for US Capitol dome

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:48 PM PDT

This photo taken July 23, 2013 show the Capitol in Washington. The iconic Capitol Dome is temporarily getting a new look. The 150-year-old, cast-iron dome will soon be sheathed in scaffolding for about two years, a requirement of its first major restoration since 1960. The Architect of the Capitol, Stephen T. Ayers, announced the restoration work on Tuesday, saying it's needed to address more than 1,000 cracks and other problems in the structure. The restoration is expected to cost about $59.5 million. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — The 150-year-old U.S. Capitol dome will be sheathed in scaffolding for about two years during its first major restoration since 1960, officials said Tuesday.

Bombing's shadow lingers as Boston prepares for World Series

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:48 PM PDT

MLB: World Series-Boston Red Sox Workout(Note: foul language, paragraph three) By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - This year's World Series has special significance for Boston Red Sox players and baseball fans, coming a little more than six months after the city was rocked by twin bombs that killed three and injured 264 at the Boston Marathon. While the matchup against the St. Louis Cardinals has not captivated the city in quite the same way as the teams' 2004 contest, which brought Boston its first World Series win in 86 years, officials said the games will provide a much-needed boost following the April 15 attack. ...

Detroit faces crucial trial in bankruptcy case

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:47 PM PDT

FILE - This Oct. 24, 2012 file photo shows a graffiti-marked abandoned home north of downtown Detroit, in background. Thousands of Detroit streetlights are dark, many more residents have fled. Donors are replacing ambulances that limped around for 200,000 miles. Detroit's bankruptcy case is going to trial, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2013, and the result will determine whether the city can reshape itself in the largest public bankruptcy filing in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)DETROIT (AP) — Thousands of Detroit streetlights are dark. Many more residents have fled. Donors are replacing ambulances that limped around for 200,000 miles. Millions in debt payments have been skipped.

Mo. town prepares for protest over teen sex case

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:47 PM PDT

MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A northwest Missouri community where large, energized crowds are more commonplace on college football weekends was bracing Tuesday for an Internet-organized rally on behalf of a girl who says she was sexually assaulted nearly two years when she was 14.

Playwright contest winner named _ next stop B'way

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:45 PM PDT

In this Monday, Oct. 21, 2013 photo provided by Urban Arts Partnership, New York University student Devin Mojica is flanked by actor and playwright Craig NEW YORK (AP) — A sophomore from New York University has emerged from a frazzling and frenzied two-day playwriting boot camp to win a shot at penning a short play for Broadway.

Leaving the driving to a computer has big benefits

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:43 PM PDT

,FILE -This Sept. 3, 2013, file photo shows a videographer photographing the Google self-driving car during a news conference at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute's Smart Road in Blacksburg Va. A new study that attempts to quantify the benefits of self-driving cars and trucks says they hold the potential to transform driving by eliminating the majority of traffic deaths, significantly reducing congestion and providing tens of billions of dollars in economic benefits. (AP Photo / The Roanoke Times, Matt Gentry, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — In some ways, computers make ideal drivers: They don't drink and then climb behind the wheel. They don't do drugs, get distracted, fall asleep, run red lights or tailgate. And their reaction times are quicker.

Elizabeth Ballantine named president of IAPA

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:39 PM PDT

DENVER (AP) — A director of the media company that owns Colorado's Durango Herald has been elected president of the Inter American Press Association.

Texas A&M plans Israel campus

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:38 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, May 8, 2009 file photo, the Church of Annunciation, one of Christianity's holiest sites, is seen in the background as Israeli Arab Muslim worshippers pray during Friday noon prayers in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth. Texas A&M University said it plans on opening a branch campus in Israel, a first-of-its-kind project that will expand the American university's growing overseas presence. Texas A&M's chancellor, John Sharp, said Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, that the city, which is best known for being the place of Jesus' childhood, was chosen to help bring Israel's Arabs and Jews together in a center of learning. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill, File)JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of Texas A&M University said Tuesday that he plans on opening a branch campus in Israel, a project meant to bring Arabs and Jews together and expand the school's growing overseas presence.

Smart, Cowboys want Wiggins, Jayhawks to prove it

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:38 PM PDT

Kansas guard Andrew Wiggins stands next to a mannequin in a KUansas University uniform during Big 12 NCAA college basketball media day in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Marcus Smart has a simple message for Andrew Wiggins: Prove it.

Militants target Iraq security forces in checkpoint attacks

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:33 PM PDT

RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Militants killed at least 22 members of the security forces in Iraq on Tuesday, mostly in attacks on police and military checkpoints, with the western Anbar province bearing the brunt of the violence, sources said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the suicide and gun attacks, but Sunni Muslim insurgents, including al Qaeda, have regularly targeted security personnel and others working for the Shi'ite-led government. At least 60 members of the security forces were also wounded in the attacks, the sources said. ...

Police: Nev. school shooter, 12, got gun from home

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:32 PM PDT

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — The 12-year-old student who opened fire on a Nevada middle school campus, wounding two classmates and killing a teacher before he turned the gun on himself, got the weapon from his home, authorities said Tuesday.

FBI tested brushes, debris from Holmes' apartment

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:30 PM PDT

FILE -This June 4, 2013 file photo shows Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes in court in Centennial, Colo. Holmes is returning to court Monday Oct. 21, 2013 for another round of legal skirmishes over what evidence can be used against him when he goes on trial for the Colorado theater shootings. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, Andy Cross, Pool, File)CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — FBI chemists say they were asked to test paintbrushes and small samples of debris found in the apartment of Colorado theater shooting defendant James Holmes.

Iran minister says no need to re-hang convict

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:28 PM PDT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian news agency says the justice minister has concluded there is "no need" to finish off a convict who survived his hanging.

Mexicans evacuate as hurricane weakens in Pacific

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:27 PM PDT

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Raymond weakened to Category 1 Tuesday and began slowly drifting away from Mexico's already storm-battered Pacific coast, pumping rain into a region that can't absorb much more.

Apple unveils revamped iPads to beat back rivals

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:25 PM PDT

Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller announces the new iPad Air during an Apple announcement at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 22, 2013 in San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco (AFP) - Apple unveiled upgraded versions of its iPads Tuesday, with more power and sleeker designs to ramp up competition against rivals who now have a majority of the tablet market.

Builders of Obama's health website saw red flags

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:25 PM PDT

Central Texans still experiencing problems with ACA websiteWASHINGTON (AP) — Crammed into conference rooms with pizza for dinner, some programmers building the Obama administration's showcase health insurance website were growing increasingly stressed. Some worked past 10 p.m., energy drinks in hand. Others rewrote computer code over and over to meet what they considered last-minute requests for changes from the government or other contractors.

Farmers tied to listeria outbreak plead guilty

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:24 PM PDT

DENVER (AP) — Two Colorado farmers whose cantaloupes were tied to a 2011 listeria outbreak that killed 33 people pleaded guilty on Tuesday to misdemeanor charges.

Obama taps top aide Zients for health care website repair

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:19 PM PDT

A man looks over the Affordable Care Act signup page on the HealthCare.gov website in New York in this photo illustrationWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is turning to top economic adviser, Jeffrey Zients, to manage the government's repair of its troubled new health care website. White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Tuesday that Zients, a former budget official who is on his way to becoming President Barack Obama's top economic adviser on January 1, has been brought in to provide "management advice and counsel" to the project. Obama on Monday promised to fix the healthcare. ...

Cuba announces move toward currency unification

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:15 PM PDT

A picture of Argentine born Cuban revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara hangs on at a state-run food store with products sale in regular Cuban pesos in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. Cuba's government says it's moving forward with the elimination of its unique two-currency system, but it's revealing no details about the pace or scale of the change. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)HAVANA (AP) — Cuba's government announced Tuesday that it will take the first small, symbolic step toward eliminating a two-currency system that has become an uncomfortable manifestation of economic inequality on the island.

Oprah visits 2 South African grads studying in NY

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:10 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2012 file photo, Oprah Winfrey walks with honor graduates after the first graduation ceremony at Oprah Winfrey's leadership academy for girls in Henley on Klip, South Africa. A spokeswoman for OWN, Winfrey's cable channel, says Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, that the former daytime talk-show queen was at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs on Monday to meet with two graduates from Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls. The academy, a boarding school for underprivileged South African girls, opened in 2007. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has paid a visit to two of the graduates from the celebrity's school in South Africa who are enrolled at a private college in upstate New York.
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