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NY police say 5th teen has died from weekend crash

NY police say 5th teen has died from weekend crash

NY police say 5th teen has died from weekend crash

Posted: 12 May 2014 01:17 PM PDT

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Students at a suburban New York high school dressed in green on Monday — the school's color — in memory of five teenagers who died during the weekend in a head-on collision with a sport utility vehicle on a busy street in this Long Island community.

Where do the elite meet? Behind closed doors

Posted: 12 May 2014 01:13 PM PDT

FILE - This May 8, 2014 file photo shows House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. For a few days in March, the American Enterprise Institute welcomed scores of business and political leaders to a private annual meeting at a private resort on the Georgia coast. But only those who attended know what issues were discussed, strategy planned or promises made. That's because the ground rules for the invitation-only meeting required the participants' confidentiality_even if some were elected leaders, discussing the public's business. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)ATLANTA (AP) — For a few days in March, the American Enterprise Institute welcomed scores of business and political leaders to a private annual meeting at a resort on the Georgia coast. But only those who attended know what issues were discussed, strategy planned or promises made.

Dow, S&P 500 close at records as tech stocks rally

Posted: 12 May 2014 01:09 PM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 12, 2014New York (AFP) - The Dow and S&P 500 Monday closed at fresh record highs, spurred by a strong rally in technology stocks that lifted the Nasdaq Composite Index by nearly 1.8 percent.

Insurgents in eastern Ukraine declare independence

Posted: 12 May 2014 01:09 PM PDT

DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russia insurgents have declared independence for the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine.

Cavaliers sack head coach Brown

Posted: 12 May 2014 01:05 PM PDT

Head coach Mike Brown of the Cleveland Cavaliers argues a call in the second half against the Boston Celtics during the game at TD Garden on December 28, 2013 in Boston, MassachusettsMike Brown's second spell as coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers ended after one season on Monday as he was sacked by the NBA club. The move came on the same day the Cavaliers announced David Griffin was to be their new general manager. Griffin had been Cleveland's acting general manager since owner Dan Gilbert fired Chris Grant on February 6. Brown had coached the Cavaliers for five seasons from 2005-2010 -- when the lineup included superstar playmaker LeBron James prior to James's departure for current club Miami.

Exclusive: TPG seeks RentPath sale for more than $1.5 billion - sources

Posted: 12 May 2014 01:04 PM PDT

By Soyoung Kim and Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK (Reuters) - Buyout firm TPG Capital LP is exploring a sale of RentPath Inc in a deal that could value the property listings company, known for its Apartment Guide and Rent.com websites, at more than $1.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. TPG's decision to explore a sale of RentPath comes amid soaring rents and lower vacancy rates in many U.S. cities. Rents have gone up more than 52.8 percent since 2000, while median household income has increased by just 25.4 percent, a study by real estate website operator Zillow Inc showed last month. TPG, which bought RentPath for $525 million in 2011 from KKR & Co LP, is preparing to work with investment bank Moelis & Co to find a buyer, some of the people said, asking not to be named because the matter is not public.

Browns not guaranteeing Manziel starting job

Posted: 12 May 2014 01:02 PM PDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel, right, from Texas A&M, watches cornerback Justin Gilbert during their introductory news conference at the NFL football team's facility in Berea, Ohio Friday, May 9, 2014. The Browns selected Gilbert with the eighth pick and Manziel with the 22nd pick in the first round of Thursday night's draft. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Johnny Manziel has a Heisman Trophy, celebrity friends and fame.

Cavaliers fire coach Mike Brown

Posted: 12 May 2014 01:01 PM PDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Mike Brown's second shot with the Cavaliers lasted one season.

Filly Ria Antonia to run against boys in Preakness

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:58 PM PDT

File- This Nov. 2, 2013, file photo shows Ria Antonia, left, with jockey Javier Castellano aboard winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies horse race at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. A filly is going to challenge the boys in the Preakness for the first time since 2009 when Rachel Alexandra won. Ria Antonia will be ridden by Calvin Borel, who guided Rachel Alexandra to victory. Ria Antonia is coming off a sixth-place finish in the Kentucky Oaks on May 2 at Churchill Downs, where she has been training. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)BALTIMORE (AP) — A filly is going to challenge the boys in the Preakness for the first time since 2009 when Rachel Alexandra won.

Klinsmann names 30-man provisional World Cup squad

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:58 PM PDT

US national football team head coach, German Jurgen Klinsmann, speaks during a press conference at the Sao Paulo FC training centre in Sao Paulo, Brazil on January 14, 2014Los Angeles (AFP) - US coach Jurgen Klinsmann named his 30-man provisional squad on Monday from which he'll select his 23-player World Cup finals squad.

APNewsBreak: UN's nuclear probe of Iran falters

Posted: 12 May 2014 01:20 PM PDT

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, second right, points a UV-Index Monitoring System, a device to measure the level of the ultraviolet radiation (UV), as he unveils it in a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 11, 2014. Rouhani said Sunday his country has nothing to offer except transparency in nuclear talks with world powers, rebuffing hard-liners as negotiators seek a final deal over the Islamic Republic's contested program. He is accompanied by Vice President for science and technology affairs Sorena Sattari, right, and Health Minister Hassan Hashemi. (AP Photo/ Iranian Presidency Office, Mohammad Berno)VIENNA (AP) — A once-promising U.N. attempt to probe suspicions that Tehran worked on atomic arms is faltering — and with it, hopes that Iran and six world powers can meet their July target date for an overarching nuclear deal.

NBC series has joke about school massacres

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:56 PM PDT

Actress Debra Messing attends the NBC Network 2014 Upfront presentation at the Javits Center on Monday, May 12, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)NEW YORK (AP) — School massacres apparently will be fodder for humor in a new NBC prime-time fall series.

First lady praises own mom at Mother's Day event

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:55 PM PDT

First lady Michelle Obama visits with children and their mothers working on crafts as she and Jill Biden hosted their annual Mother's Day tea to honor military mothers, Monday, May 12, 2014, at White House in Washington. (AP Photo)WASHINGTON (AP) — Extending the Mother's Day celebration by a day, Michelle Obama on Monday saluted military mothers for the sacrifices they make both for their families and their country, and honored her own mother as the person who keeps her "standing up straight on my feet."

Twitter adding mute button for unwanted posts

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:54 PM PDT

Twitter on Monday began letting users 'mute' posts from people they are not interested in hearing from at the popular one-to-many messaging serviceTwitter on Monday began letting users 'mute' posts from people they are not interested in hearing from at the popular one-to-many messaging service. The new Mute feature was expected to be rolled out to all Twitter accounts in coming weeks. \"You can now mute users you'd like to hear from less,\" Twitter product manager Paul Rosania said in a blog post. The feature is being added to Twitter iPhone and Android applications as well as at the twitter.com site accessed through computer Web browsers.

At least 14 migrants dead in sea north of Libya

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:51 PM PDT

ROME (AP) — A boat crowded with migrants sank Monday in the Mediterranean just beyond Libya's territorial waters, leaving at least 14 people dead, said the Italian navy, which helped rescue more than 200 survivors.

The doctor will see you now via webcam, smartphone

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:51 PM PDT

This photo taken May 8, 2014 shows Mark Matulaitis posing with his laptop that he uses for virtual house calls with his neurologist in his home in Salisbury, Md. Matulaitis has had Parkinson's disease since 2011 and sees a neurologist at the University of Rochester via his laptop and special Skype-like software. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)WASHINGTON (AP) — Mark Matulaitis holds out his arms so the Parkinson's specialist can check his tremors. But this is no doctor's office: Matulaitis sits in his rural Maryland home as a neurologist a few hundred miles away examines him via the camera in his laptop.

Snow in Rockies but Western drought continues

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:48 PM PDT

Fresh snow from a spring snowstorm covers a hillside in Boulder, Colo., on Monday, May 12, 2014. A spring storm has brought up to three feet of snow to the Rockies and severe thunderstorms and tornadoes to the Midwest. In Colorado, the snow that began falling on Mother's Day caused some power outages as it weighed down newly greening trees. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)DENVER (AP) — A powerful spring storm that dumped more than 3 feet of snow in some parts of the Rockies closed a major national trucking route, snapped power lines and drew skiers to the slopes of Colorado's only remaining ski area. Just to the south, some Arizona communities are rationing water because of drought, and to the west, drought-parched California is bracing for another week of hot weather that could fuel more wildfires. Welcome to springtime in the West, where May snowstorms are coinciding with the start to the region's wildfire season — and doing little to alleviate the overall regional drought.

Albania arrests group trafficking people to US

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:46 PM PDT

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian authorities say they have arrested 15 people allegedly involved in human trafficking to the United States.

Bombings and shootings kill 10 in Iraq

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:39 PM PDT

Family members of Ali Jamal, 23, who was killed in a bomb attack, load his flag-draped coffin onto a vehicle before burial in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 12, 2014. Bombings and shootings killed several people in areas south of the Iraqi capital on Monday, authorities said. (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo)BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombings and shootings killed 10 people in areas around the Iraqi capital on Monday, authorities said.

Judge expresses concerns over Casey Kasem's safety

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2003 file photo, Casey Kasem poses for photographers after receiving the Radio Icon award during The 2003 Radio Music Awards at the Aladdin Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. A Los Angeles judge appointed one of Kasem's daughters as his temporary conservator on Monday May 12, 2014, after expressing concerns about the ailing radio personality's well being because he has been moved to a medical facility outside the United States. A lawyer for Kasem's wife said he doesn't know where he is. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered an investigation into the whereabouts of Casey Kasem after an attorney for the ailing radio personality's wife said the former "Top 40" host had been removed from the country.

Hotel decries video leak of Jay Z, Beyonce sister

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:33 PM PDT

FILE - This May 5, 2014 file photo shows Jay Z, left, and Beyonce at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" in New York. The Standard Hotel in New York City says it is investigating the leak of a security video that appears to show Beyonce's sister, Solange, attacking Jay Z. Asked about the video on Monday, May 12, by The Associated Press, the hotel issued a statement saying it is "shocked and disappointed that there was a clear breach of our security system." (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK (AP) — The Standard Hotel in New York City says it is investigating the leak of a security video that appears to show Beyonce's sister, Solange, attacking Jay Z.

NYPD to stop seizing suspected sex workers' condoms

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:31 PM PDT

An outreach worker at Boom Health center, package condoms for distribution to sex trade workers, Friday April 25, 2014 in Bronx, N.Y. New York would become the first state to prohibit police and prosecutors from using the possession of condoms as evidence against suspected sex workers under a measure pending before lawmakers. Critics of the policy say it's unfair and undermines efforts to promote condom use. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department will no longer confiscate unused condoms from suspected sex workers to be used as evidence of prostitution, ending a longstanding practice that had been criticized by civil rights groups for undermining efforts to combat AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections.

Officials: 2nd US case of MERS reported

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:28 PM PDT

FILE - This file photo provided by the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a colorized transmission of the MERS coronavirus that emerged in 2012. Health officials on Monday, May 12, 2014 confirmed a second U.S. case of the mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East. (AP Photo/National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases via The Canadian Press, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials have confirmed a second U.S. case of a mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East.

Global shares advance globally; oil rises; U.S. debt prices fall

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:27 PM PDT

Traders work on floor of New York Stock ExchangeBy Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets surged on Monday, with the Dow industrials hitting a record high as stocks advanced in a broad rally spurred by strong corporate results and an improving economic outlook. Prices of U.S. Treasury debt fell, while European shares scaled six-year highs, underpinned by fresh takeover activity and renewed speculation about monetary stimulus from the European Central Bank. On Wall Street, eight of the 10 primary S&P 500 sectors were higher as gaining stocks topped declines by about 4 to 1 on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq market. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 71.21 points, or 1.75 percent, at 4,143.08.

Hillshire to buy Pinnacle, in merger of meat and veggies

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:23 PM PDT

A package of Hillshire Brands Co Jimmy Dean sausages is shown with Pinnacle Foods Inc frozen vegetable Bird's Eye brand in this photo illustration in EncinitasHillshire Brands Co said on Monday it would buy Pinnacle Foods Inc in a $4.3 billion deal that will combine its lineup of Jimmy Dean sausages and Hillshire lunch meats with Pinnacle's Birds Eye frozen vegetables and Vlasic pickles. Shares of Hillshire fell 5 percent after the announcement of the cash-and-stock deal, which analysts said dashed some investor hopes that Hillshire would be bought by a larger company. The deal, Hillshire's third in a year, will make the Chicago-based company the owner of 10 complementary brands that are either No. 1 or No. 2 in their categories, bolstering its presence in the frozen, refrigerated and packaged food aisles of U.S. supermarkets. Both Hillshire and Pinnacle focus on convenient products that appeal to similar consumers, said Hillshire Chief Executive Officer Sean Connolly, who will lead the post-merger company.

Nearly 30 US personnel assisting Nigerian search

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:21 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. team that is in Nigeria assisting the government in its search for nearly 300 abducted schoolgirls is made up of nearly 30 people drawn from the State and Defense departments, as well as the FBI, the White House said Monday.

Brooks, Chandler, Yedlin on preliminary US roster

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:15 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Defenders John Brooks, Timmy Chandler and DeAndre Yedlin are among the 30 players selected by U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann on his 30-man preliminary roster.

Hillshire looks beyond meat with Birds Eye, Vlasic

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:11 PM PDT

FILE - This Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, file photo, shows Jimmy Dean premium pork sausage on display at a store, in Chicago. Hillshire Brands is buying Pinnacle Foods, whose brands include Duncan Hines and Aunt Jemima, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $4.23 billion, the companies announced Monday, May 12, 2014. Hillshire Brands' roster of brands include Jimmy Dean meats, Ball Park hot dogs and Sara Lee frozen bakery goods. The combined company will use the Hillshire Brands name and be based in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Hillshire Brands is pushing further outside the deli case with a deal to buy the maker of Birds Eye frozen vegetables, Duncan Hines cake mixes and Hungry-Man frozen dinners.

Congo soccer stadium stampede kills at least 15

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:05 PM PDT

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A stampede at a soccer stadium in Congo's capital killed at least 15 people after angry fans threw rocks from the stands, prompting security officers to fire tear gas that caused crowds to flee in panic, government officials and witnesses said Monday.

Russia says EU sanctions over Ukraine undermine trust

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:04 PM PDT

Russia criticized the European Union on Monday for expanding sanctions over the Ukraine crisis and urged the EU to respect self-rule votes in two eastern Ukrainian provinces. \"By continuing its faulty, anti-Russian sanctions logic, the European Union undermines trust in itself as a partner and casts doubt on its claim to an objective role in supporting a resolution of Ukraine's internal conflict,\" the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The EU imposed sanctions on two Crimean companies and 13 people on Monday in response to Moscow's annexation of the region and its support for Russian-speaking separatists. Russia accuses the EU of helping the interim Ukrainian government come to power in what Moscow says was a coup d'état in February, when then-President Viktor Yanukovich fled after three months of protests over his decision to spurn an EU trade pact and turn to Moscow.

Police: Man drives drunk to station to file report

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:57 AM PDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Police say a 31-year-old man has been arrested after he drove to a Louisiana state police headquarters while drunk to file an accident report.

Rebels appeal to join Russia after east Ukraine vote

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:57 AM PDT

By Matt Robinson and Alessandra Prentice DONETSK/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Pro-Moscow rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine called on Monday for their region to become part of Russia, the day after staging a referendum on self-rule, but Moscow stopped short of endorsing their bid for annexation. Announcing the result of the vote in one of the two provinces where it was held, a leader of the \"People's Republic of Donetsk\", Denis Pushilin, said it was now an independent state and would appeal to join the Russian Federation. \"The people of Donetsk have always been part of the Russian world. \"Based on the will of the people and on the restoration of a historic justice, we ask the Russian Federation to consider the absorption of the Donetsk People's Republic into the Russian Federation,\" he told a news conference.

NBC's Ann Curry aided by NJ Boy Scout troop

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:55 AM PDT

FILE - This April 23, 2012 file photo shows Ann Curry at the Matrix Awards in New York. Curry was rescued by a troop of New Jersey Boy Scouts when she broke her leg while hiking with her family on Bear Mountain in New York's Harriman State Park on April 5, 2014. Members of Troop 368 from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, stopped to help the injured NBC News correspondent, creating a splint for her ankle and fashioning a stretcher from logs and a tarp. They then carried her down the mountain. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Ann Curry has reported from the most dangerous places on earth, yet when she broke her leg during a recent hike, it was a troop of New Jersey Boy Scouts that came to her rescue.

NASA spots worrisome Antarctic ice sheet melt

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:55 AM PDT

This undated handout photo provided by NASA shows the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctic. Two new studies indicate that part of the huge West Antarctic ice sheet is starting a slow collapse in an unstoppable way. Alarmed scientists say that means even more sea level rise than they figured. (AP Photo/NASA)WASHINGTON (AP) — The huge West Antarctic ice sheet is starting a glacially slow collapse in an unstoppable way, two new studies show. Alarmed scientists say that means even more sea level rise than they figured.

Cash, Isbell, Ellis top Americana nominations

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:54 AM PDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rosanne Cash, Jason Isbell and Robert Ellis are the top nominees at this year's Americana Honors & Awards.

US indicts Japan base worker for sex abuse

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:52 AM PDT

US Air Force fighters are lined up at the Kadena US Air Base, in Kadena town, southern island of Okinawa, on February 18, 2007US prosecutors Monday indicted a military employee in Japan for allegedly having sex with a drunken underage girl, amid a no-tolerance policy for misconduct on bases in the allied nation. Ricky Isiah Sherwood, 18, a part-time lifeguard and nephew of a serviceman, was arrested last week at the Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, the Justice Department said. The criminal complaint alleged that Sherwood gave alcohol to a 17-year-old girl and had sex with her when she was so drunk that she was \"unable to stand, walk or dress herself.\" It quoted a male witness as saying of the girl, \"'She looks like she's gunna die.'\" The US military has vowed no tolerance against misconduct in Okinawa, where tensions have long simmered with residents who accuse troops of crime and noise.

Russia repeats Ukraine gas cut threat if no payment by June 2

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:51 AM PDT

By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Monday reiterated its threat to stop supplying Ukraine with natural gas if Kiev does not pay in advance for June deliveries, and said further talks on the issue were also contingent on payment. Gazprom chief executive Alexei Miller said the state-controlled Russian company will present Ukraine's state energy company Naftogaz with a \"preliminary\" bill for June on Tuesday, demanding payment by June 2, Russian news agencies reported. \"If Ukraine does not pay for June supplies, Gazprom will, by 10am (0600 GMT) on June 3, inform the Ukrainian side what amount of gas will be supplied in accordance with the pre-payment,\" Itar-Tass quoted Miller as saying.

Stocks gain, pushing market to record levels

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:47 AM PDT

FILE - This Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo shows the American flag and Wall St. street sign outside the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Monday, May 12, 2014, sending major indexes to their latest all-time highs. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose on Monday, pushing U.S. market indexes to all-time highs, as investors bought some of the unloved stocks that have been slumping in recent weeks. Pinnacle Foods jumped after the company said it would be acquired by Hillshire Brands.

Fox unveils schedule, cutting back 'Idol'

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:45 AM PDT

This image released by Fox shows Terry Crews, left, and Andy Samberg in a scene from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine." Fox will break up its Sunday animation block by moving in the critical favorite NEW YORK (AP) — Fox will cut "American Idol" to one night for several weeks next spring, part of a reset for a struggling network that will have 12 new series in the coming year including the much-awaited "Batman" prequel "Gotham."

Battles rage in eastern Syria, activists say

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:41 AM PDT

Syrians walk on a street decorated with campaign posters of the June 3 presidential election in Damascus, Syria, Monday, May 12, 2014. The Arabic, top center, reads, "Let's fight corruption, Hassan al-Nouri, June 4, 2014." The one, center, reads, "Damascus spreads flowers for the loyal Bashar." On billboards and in posters taped to car windows, new portraits of President Bashar Assad filled the streets of Damascus on Sunday as Syria officially opened its presidential campaign despite a crippling civil war that has devastated the country and left large chunks of territory outside of government control. Assad faces two other candidates in the race: Maher Hajjar and Hassan al-Nouri, both members of the so-called internal opposition tolerated by the government. (AP Photo)BEIRUT (AP) — Heavy fighting broke out Monday between rival jihadi groups in an oil-rich eastern Syrian province bordering Iraq, forcing many residents to flee, activists said.
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