Thursday, November 25, 2010

Kanye West, Kung Fu Panda star at NYC parade (AP)

Kanye West, Kung Fu Panda star at NYC parade (AP)

Kanye West, Kung Fu Panda star at NYC parade (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:36 PM PST

Members of the New York Police Department stand by as the Shrek balloon makes it's way across 42nd Street during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)AP - A high-kicking Kung Fu Panda and a diary-toting Wimpy Kid joined the giant balloon lineup as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade unfolded Thursday, drawing tens of thousands of spectators to the annual extravaganza on a chilly, overcast morning.

Thanksgiving sales bring shoppers, grumbles (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:13 PM PST

Holiday shoppers walk through Time's Square in New York November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidAP - Not all Americans tucked into turkey with their families on Thanksgiving. Some were out shopping, hitting sales ahead of the crowds expected Friday.

So It Turns Out Snakes Can Fly (Cue Obligatory Snakes on a Plane Punch Line) (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:05 AM PST

Time.com - Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No. It's flying snakes! No, really, it is flying snakes

Dancing with the Stars: Who Took Home the Disco Ball? (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:05 AM PST

Time.com - Did Tea Party voters push Bristol Palin to the top? Spoilers ahead!

Close Ohio gay-rights vote mirrors national debate (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:17 AM PST

AP - Thirty years ago, a vote like the one just decided in this university town wouldn't have happened; gay-rights activism hadn't taken root across most of America. Thirty years hence, such votes may seem a historical curiosity in a time of equality for gays.

Prosecutor making mark with Wall Street crackdown (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:28 PM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken Oct. 5, 2010, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, talks to the media about charges being brought against participants in a stock fraud scheme and other charges being brought against participants in a cocaine trafficking scheme in New York. Bharara in Manhattan, told the New York City Bar Association that white-collar crime was on the rise, carried out by Wall Street heavyweights who consider inside information 'a performance enhancing drug that provides the illegal 'edge' to outpace their rivals and make even more money.'(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)AP - Preet Bharara was a newly appointed U.S. attorney when he added his own twist to a signature Hollywood line to put Wall Street on notice.

Deficit hit men target NASA's post-shuttle plans (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:21 AM PST

This artist's rendering provided by Sierra Nevada Space Systems shows the company's Dream Chaser spacecraft docking with the International Space Station. The company hopes that by 2014 the Dream Chaser will makes its first orbital flight and then eventually take space travelers to the International Space Station. NASA's effort to farm out astronaut trips to the International Space Station to private companies over the next decade is under fire again, this time by federal deficit hit men. (AP Photo/Sierra Nevada Space Systems)AP - NASA's effort to farm out astronauts' space station trips to private companies over the next decade is under fire again, this time by federal deficit hit men.

Spike in gang crimes plagues CA's Coachella Valley (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 01:31 PM PST

In this photo taken Nov. 19, 2010, Riverside County District Attorney office's Senior Investigator Nic LaBella, a member of the Police Gang Task Force gets ready to patrol the streets of Desert Hot Springs, Calif. The promise of buying 'Your Dream Home' in Palm Springs Country Club Estates has changed, its memory christened an unlikely legacy, one of the most violent street crews per capita in Southern California: the Barrio Dream Homes gang. After a two-year calm, the notorious gang is again the focus of police following a recent drive-by shooting that killed two and left three wounded. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - The master-planned Palm Springs Country Club Estates rose from the Southern California desert in the post-World War II boom, promising weary veterans and their families a fresh start with a sign that oozed optimism: "Come buy your dream home."

WHO official welcomes Pope's statement on condoms (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 04:09 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI acknowledges faithful as he leaves after his weekly general audience, in Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. The Vatican on Wednesday denounced China for ordaining a bishop without papal consent, accusing the government-backed church of gravely damaging the faith, and warning that the bishop himself risked excommunication. Pope Benedict XVI learned of the ordination of Rev. Joseph Guo Jincai 'with deep regret'' as it constituted a 'grave violation'' of church law and hampered reconciliation efforts that have been a priority for the papacy, the Vatican press office said.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - The World Health Organization on Thursday welcomed a statement by Pope Benedict XVI that condoms can help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.

AG: 2 murder charges for honeymoon death suspect (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:20 PM PST

FILE - In this undated file photo released by Townsville Coroners Court on June 20, 2008, Gabe Watson, left, and his wife, Tina, pose on their engagement. Watson, convicted of manslaughter in his wife's honeymoon death, was deported Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, from Australia to the United States, where he is likely to face murder charges for the 2003 drowning. (AP Photo/Townsville Coroners Court, File) NO SALES; EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - An Alabama man who served prison time in Australia for his wife's drowning death during their honeymoon returned Thursday to the U.S., where he faces murder charges that could carry a much stiffer punishment.

Storms, not airport security, slow holiday travel (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 04:05 AM PST

An Amish buggy turns onto U.S. Highway 2 in Fosston, Minn. as a winter storm begins on Wednesday, Nov. 24. The National Weather Service on Wednesday issued a batch of winter weather advisories, watches and warnings for North Dakota and South Dakota through Thursday morning and a storm is expected to drop 6 to 8 inches of snow in northern Minnesota by Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Grand Forks Herald, Eric Hylden)AP - A planned boycott of airport security scanners was a bust, but holiday travelers in the western U.S. had to contend with a chaotic mix of snow, sleet and ice.

Murkowski seeks voice in Alaska election lawsuit (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 02:48 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2010 file photo, Republican Joe Miller speaks with reporters during a news conference in Juneau, Alaska. Alaska's bitterly contested Senate election went to state court Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, when Miller sued the state over the way write-in ballots for his GOP rival have been counted. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)AP - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is arguing that Alaska will be harmed if she isn't sworn in on time, calling for a rapid resolution to a lawsuit aimed at blocking certification of the election.

Mallo Cups maker pulls itself out of sticky strait (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:52 AM PST

AP - In the past 10 years, Boyer Candy Co. has survived the death of its owner, a legal squabble among his heirs that halted production for nine months, and distribution hiccups as the company regained its footing. All that left customers to wonder, "Do they still make Mallo Cups?"

12 holiday money mistakes to avoid (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:44 AM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken Nov. 23, 2010, a woman looks at a DKNY holiday window display, in New York. The holiday season is full of pitfalls that can drain your bank account. If you're not careful, you can end up taking a year to pay for all the spending. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - The holiday season is full of pitfalls that can drain your bank account.
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