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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Ellis Island museum to reopen Monday

Ellis Island museum to reopen Monday

Ellis Island museum to reopen Monday

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:52 PM PDT

FILE - This March 26, 2007 file photo shows the ferry building on Ellis Island, N.J. The National Parks Service says the Ellis Island Immigration Museum will reopen to the public on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. It's been about a year since Superstorm Sandy brought water levels as high as 8 feet to the iconic former U.S. immigration entry point. (AP Photo/Mike Derer, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Ellis Island will reopen to the public Monday, almost exactly a year after Superstorm Sandy's swells reached 8 feet and badly damaged the former U.S. immigration entry point.

US spying has shattered allies' trust: Merkel

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:52 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, is greeted by Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo, right, as French President Francois Hollande, left, walks by during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. A two-day summit meeting of EU leaders is likely to be diverted from its official agenda, economic recovery and migration, after German Chancellor Angela Merkel complained to U.S. President Barack Obama that U.S. intelligence may have monitored her mobile phone. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)BRUSSELS (AP) — European leaders united in anger Thursday as they attended a summit overshadowed by reports of widespread U.S. spying on its allies — allegations German Chancellor Angela Merkel said had shattered trust in the Obama administration and undermined the crucial trans-Atlantic relationship.

8 states join forces to promote clean cars

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:51 PM PDT

File-This Aug. 18, 2011 file photo shows a Nissan Leaf charges at an electric vehicle charging station in Portland, Ore. he governors of eight states including California and New York pledged Thursday to get 3.3 million zero-emission vehicles on roadways by 2025 in an effort to curb greenhouse gas pollution. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer,File)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Eight states, including California and New York, pledged Thursday to work together to dramatically multiply the number of zero-emission cars on the nation's roads by speeding the construction of charging stations and other infrastructure.

Serena into WTA Championships semi-finals

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:50 PM PDT

US tennis player Serena Williams returns the ball to Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic on October 24, 2013 during a WTA Championships tennis match in IstanbulIstanbul (AFP) - Defending champion Serena Williams made sure of a place in the semi-finals of the WTA Championships with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Petra Kvitova, the 2011 champion, on Thursday.

WTC concourse opens in area shut since 9/11

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:49 PM PDT

People view the newly opened commuter concourse, an underground walkway linking the World Trade Center PATH station with Brookfield Place, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 in New York. When fully completed, pedestrians will be able to continue to the transportation hub. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)NEW YORK (AP) — Commuters can once again walk beneath the World Trade Center site in an area that's been closed since 9/11.

Algeria's Bouteflika to curb security service power-party official

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:48 PM PDT

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seen at the presidential palace in AlgiersBy Lamine Chikhi ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika wants to push through constitutional reforms before 2014 elections to put an end to the powerful intelligence service's role as political kingmaker, the ruling FLN party's chairman said. Any challenge to the Department of Intelligence and Security (DRS) would amount to a major shakeup in Algeria where observers say the security agency has ruled behind the scenes with members of an FLN elite since independence from France in 1962. ...

Detective: Defendant admitted shooting NFL player

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:47 PM PDT

MIAMI (AP) — A man on trial in the slaying of Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor admitted to breaking into the NFL player's home, kicking down the bedroom door and shooting Taylor, and drew a detailed diagram of the house, labeling himself as the shooter, according to a videotaped confession played for the jury Thursday.

Pirates kidnap Americans from commercial ship

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:44 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pirates kidnapped two Americans working on a commercial ship near the coast of Nigeria, U.S. officials said Thursday. And the Nigerian navy ordered its forces to mount a rescue operation.

Syria troops close in on suburbs hit by chemical attack

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:44 PM PDT

An opposition fighter patrols through an abandoned building in the Jubaila neighbourhood of Syria's northeastern city of Deir Ezzor on October 22, 2013Damascus (AFP) - Syrian troops captured a key town southeast of Damascus on Thursday, a military source said, as they sought to close in on suburbs struck by chemical weapons in August.

Twitter names news chief, from NBC

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:42 PM PDT

Twitter announced Thursday it hired Vivian Schiller to head its news operations, as the popular messaging service ramps up its efforts in the field ahead of its stock market debutSan Francisco (AFP) - Twitter announced Thursday it hired Vivian Schiller to head its news operations, as the popular messaging service ramps up its efforts in the field ahead of its stock market debut.

For heads of state, a iPhone or Blackberry can be a trap

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:41 PM PDT

The new iPhone 5S is displayed during an Apple product announcement at the Apple campus on September 10, 2013 in Cupertino, CaliforniaParis (AFP) - While heads of state have encrypted mobiles and other secure lines for work, many can't resist using regular smartphones for everyday life -- making them susceptible to espionage.

2 shot at Nat'l Guard armory; gunman in custody

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:37 PM PDT

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (AP) — A member of the National Guard opened fire at an armory outside a U.S. Navy base in Tennessee, wounding two soldiers before being subdued and disarmed by others soldiers, officials said Thursday.

Poll: Youth online abuse falling but prevalent

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:36 PM PDT

Sarah Ball, a victim of cyber bullying during her high school years, sits for a portrait at her home on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, in Spring Hill, Fla. Ball, now a student at a nearby community college, maintains a Facebook site called "Hernando Unbreakable", an anti-bullying page and mentors local kids identified by the schools as victims of cyberbullying. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)WASHINGTON (AP) — More young people are reaching out to family members after being harassed or taunted online, and it's helping. At least a little.

Europe's leaders furious over US spying claims

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:36 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) is greeted by French President Francois Hollande prior to their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a EU summit on October 24, 2013Brussels (AFP) - Europe's leaders united Thursday behind furious Germany and France as an escalating row over claims of US snooping on its traditional allies overshadowed an EU summit.

Former Indiana trooper cleared in family's deaths

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:36 PM PDT

In this Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, file photo, former Indiana State Police trooper David Camm, second left, arrives at the Boone County Courthouse in Lebanon, Ind., for his trial for the September 2000 murders of his wife and children. Jurors in Boone County on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 cleared Camm in the Sept. 28, 2000, deaths of 35-year-old Kimberly Camm and their children, 7-year-old Brad and 5-year-old Jill. All three were found fatally shot in the garage of the family's home in the southern Indiana community of Georgetown. The deaths occurred about four months after Camm had resigned from the Indiana State Police force to take a job with his uncle. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Charlie Nye, File) NO SALESLEBANON, Ind. (AP) — A former Indiana state trooper who has maintained his innocence in the slayings of his wife and two young children for 13 years finally found a jury that agrees with him.

Analysis: T-Mobile strategy could eat into business of AT&T, Verizon

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:29 PM PDT

AT & T and T-Mobile logos are seen posted on the wall of a subway station at West 14th street and 8th avenue in New YorkBy Sinead Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc is expected to post stronger subscriber growth than its larger rival AT&T Inc for the second straight quarter, suggesting the upstart carrier's bold new customer policies could shake up the U.S. mobile market. Intensifying competition from T-Mobile, the No. 4 wireless provider, and a challenges from No. 3 Sprint Corp, may deplete revenue growth at AT&T and the market-leader Verizon Wireless at time of slowing overall growth. ...

NASCAR may overhaul qualifying in 2014

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:28 PM PDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR told its competitors Thursday it is considering eliminating single-car qualifying next season in an overhaul that would likely implement road course-style qualifying at all but two tracks.

3 states tussle over bragging rights to 1st flight

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:28 PM PDT

In this undated file photo, Orville and Wilbur Wright test their airplane on a beach. The Wright brothers have long been credited as the first to achieve powered flight. But in June, 2013, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed a law giving German-born aviator and Connecticut resident Gustave Whitehead the honor of being first. On Thursday, Oct. 23, 1013 Ohio state Rep. Rick Perales and North Carolina state Sen. Bill Cook held news conferences to dispute Connecticut's action and reassert the Wright Brothers were first in flight. (AP Photo/File)Ohio and North Carolina drew a line on the tarmac Thursday in the fight over who was first to make a powered airplane flight.

Higher profits from Ford, others drive stocks up

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:27 PM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. World markets were mostly higher Thursday,Oct. 24, 2013 buoyed by an improvement in China's manufacturing, but Chinese shares fell amid jitters over tighter credit in the world's second largest economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market moved higher Thursday, recovering from a loss the day before, as investors reacted to earnings gains from Ford, Southwest Airlines and others.

Kennedy cousin Skakel seeks release on bond

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:26 PM PDT

FILE - In a Friday, April 26, 2013 file photo, Michael Skakel, right, talks to Jessica Santos, one of his defense attorneys, during his appeal at State Superior Court in Vernon, Conn. On Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, Skakel's conviction in the death of Moxley was set aside and new trial ordered by a Connecticut judge, Thomas Bishop, who ruled that Sherman failed to adequately represent him when he was found guilty in 2002. Skakel's current attorney, Hubert Santos, said he expects to file a motion for bail on Thursday. If a judge approves it, Skakel could then post bond and be released from prison. (AP Photo/The Stamford Advocate, Jason Rearick, Pool, File)HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) —

Caltech names physicist as new president

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:24 PM PDT

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The California Institute of Technology has announced the appointment of physicist Thomas F. Rosenbaum as its new president.

Congressman Paul Ryan sees narrower focus for new budget talks

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:22 PM PDT

U.S. Representative Ryan smiles and talks with fellow House Republicans at the Republican National Committee offices in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new round of budget negotiations that starts next week should focus more narrowly on replacing automatic spending cuts rather than attempt to reach an elusive "grand bargain," House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan said on Thursday. Ryan told Reuters in an interview that reduced expectations could make the talks more successful than past efforts, such as the ill-fated budget "supercommittee" in 2011. "My hope is that it has a better chance because we'll set more rational expectations of what we're setting out to achieve," said Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican. ...

Israel says new settlement building coming soon

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 14, 2011 file photo, a general view of a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Modiin Illit. A senior Israeli official says Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 the country will announce new plans for West Bank settlement construction in the coming months. Thursday's statement comes a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a lengthy meeting in Rome with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. The two discussed the status of recently restarted peace talks. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Israeli official said Thursday that his country will announce new plans for West Bank settlement construction in the coming months, a day after Israel's leader held lengthy talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

2 shot at Nat'l Guard armory; shooter in custody

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:19 PM PDT

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a member of the National Guard opened fire at an armory outside a U.S. Navy base in Tennessee, wounding two soldiers before being taken into custody.

NASCAR to mandate baseline concussion testing

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:18 PM PDT

Sprint Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) gets service during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013. Earnhardt was runner-up for the fourth time this year, Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, finishing behind Jamie McMurray. The race finished under caution after a last-lap crash. (AP Photo/Jay Sailors)CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR will require baseline concussion testing for its drivers starting next season.

U.S. Navy says two injured in shooting at Tennessee facility

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:18 PM PDT

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said on Thursday two National Guard soldiers were injured in a shooting at one of its facilities in Millington, Tennessee, and a suspect was apprehended. The shooting occurred at a Navy property which is leased to the National Guard and manages personnel records, said Patrick Foughty, a spokesman for Navy Installations Command. The soldiers' injuries were not life-threatening, the Navy said. The facility, which is 17 miles north of Memphis, Tennessee, was temporarily put on lockdown but that was later lifted. ...

Portugal reopens missing Madeleine case, new leads

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:18 PM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo made available by the London Metropolitan Police, shows missing British girl Madeleine McCann before she went missing from a Portuguese holiday complex on Thursday, May 3, 2007. Portuguese prosecutors have ordered the reopening of the police investigation into the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann, after a review of evidence found new leads in the case, Portugal's public broadcaster and British police said Thursday Oct. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/London Metropolitan Police)LISBON, Portugal (AP) — More than six years after British girl Madeleine McCann vanished from her bedroom during a family vacation in Portugal and five years after Portuguese police gave up trying to find her, authorities reopened the case Thursday, citing new evidence.

Bank of America to cut 3K mortgage jobs

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:17 PM PDT

Bank of America is cutting 3,000 jobs by the end of the year as the number of refinancing applications and troubled loans has fallen. It is part of larger industry pull back in response to the changing housing market.

Shooting at US base, two National Guard soldiers wounded

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:15 PM PDT

Two National Guard soldiers were wounded Thursday in a shooting at a US military base in Tennessee, officers said, a month after a rampage killed 13 at a base in WashingtonWashington (AFP) - Two National Guard soldiers were wounded Thursday in a shooting at a US military base in Tennessee, officers said, a month after a rampage killed 13 at a base in Washington.

Dallas officer who shot mentally ill man is fired

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:14 PM PDT

FILE - This Oct. 14, 2013 file image from video courtesy of Maurice Bunch shows Bobby Gerald Bennett, left, standing as two Dallas Police officers approach him. Seconds later, Officer Cardan Spencer fires at Bennet who is mentally ill. Spencer has been fired and charged with felony aggravated assault, police said Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Maurice Bunch, File)DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas police officer who shot a mentally ill man in a disputed incident caught on tape has been fired and charged with felony aggravated assault, police said Thursday.

Ford increases full-year guidance after strong 3Q

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:12 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 photo a Ford emblem is attached to a Ford pickup truck tailgate on a dealer's lot in Needham, Mass. Ford is raising its full-year profit guidance after a strong third quarter that saw improving sales worldwide, including in past trouble spots like Europe and South America. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford proved it in North America. Now it's proving it in the rest of the world: New vehicles, combined with cost cuts, can turn the business around.

Student: Accused Mass. teen stayed after school

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:09 PM PDT

Parents and Danvers High School students hold candlelight vigil to mourn the death of Colleen Ritzer, a 24-year-old math teacher at Danvers High School, on Wednesday, Oct 23, 2013, in Danvers, Mass. Ritzer's body was found in woods behind the school, and Danvers High School student Philip Chism, 14, who was found walking along a state highway overnight, was charged with killing her. (AP Photo/ Bizuayehu Tesfaye)DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — A classmate of a 14-year-old Massachusetts boy charged with killing his teacher says she heard the instructor ask the teen to stay after school the day she was killed.

Germany demands U.S. answers over Merkel bugging

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:06 PM PDT

German Chancellor Merkel waits for start of constitutional meeting of Bundestag in BerlinBy Noah Barkin and Madeline Chambers BERLIN (Reuters) - An outraged Germany summoned the U.S. ambassador for the first time in living memory on Thursday over suspicions Washington bugged Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone, in the worst spat between the close allies in a decade. Merkel, at a summit of European leaders in Brussels, said the incident had shattered German trust in the United States: "It's not just about me but about every German citizen," she said. "Spying among friends is not at all acceptable." The White House did not deny the bugging, saying only it would not happen in future. ...

Li Na, Angelique Kerber win at WTA Championships

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:04 PM PDT

Li Na of China returns a shot to Jelena Jankovic of Serbia during their tennis match at the WTA championship in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. The world's top female tennis players compete in the championships which runs from Oct. 22 until Oct. 27.(AP Photo)ISTANBUL (AP) — Li Na outlasted former doubles partner Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 Thursday for her second victory at the WTA Championships.

Actress: Dancing with prince 'better than sex'

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:04 PM PDT

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi , centre, stands with Britain's Prince Charles Camilla Duchess of Cornwall during a meeting at Clarence House, in London Wednesday Oct. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Arthur Edwards/Pool)LONDON (AP) — Actress Emma Thompson says dancing with Prince Charles is "better than sex."

Police: Wash. boy heard voices telling him to kill

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:04 PM PDT

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — An 11-year-old boy who took a gun and ammunition to his middle school heard voices in his head telling him to shoot another boy that he thought was bullying his friend, police said in a court document released Thursday.

Union accepts Ineos demands to avert Grangemouth's closure

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:00 PM PDT

Len McCluskey, general secretary of the Unite union, speaks to media in Grangemouth,ScotlandBy Alexander Winning and Simon Falush LONDON (Reuters) - Britain may avert the closure of the Grangemouth refinery and petrochemical plant after union leaders said on Thursday they had accepted demands from the management in an effort to save 1,400 jobs. Scottish government officials met union leaders and management at Grangemouth on Thursday in hopes of persuading the operator, Swiss-based chemicals group Ineos, to re-open the plant, the largest industrial site in Scotland and its only refinery. ...

Jamie Dornan replaces Hunnam in 'Fifty Shades'

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 11:59 AM PDT

In this photo released by ABC, Jamie Dornan guest stars as Sheriff Graham on ABC's "Once Upon a Time." NEW YORK (AP) — "Fifty Shades of Grey" has its male lead, again.

Eastern Libyans declare autonomous government

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 11:59 AM PDT

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The leaders of a movement for self-rule in oil-rich eastern Libyan have unilaterally announced the formation of a shadow government, the latest challenge to the weakened central authority.
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