Saturday, November 27, 2010

Oregon bomb-plot suspect wanted 'spectacular show' (AP)

Oregon bomb-plot suspect wanted 'spectacular show' (AP)

Oregon bomb-plot suspect wanted 'spectacular show' (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 06:59 PM PST

** CORRECTS NAME OF COUNTY TO MULTNOMAH INSTEAD OF MAUTHNOMAH ** This image released Nov. 27, 2010 by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office shows Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19. Federal agents in a sting operation arrested the Somali-born teenager just as he tried blowing up a van full of what he believed were explosives at a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony, federal authorities said. The bomb was a fake supplied by the agents and the public was never in danger, authorities said. (AP Photo/Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)AP - A Somali-born teenager plotted "a spectacular show" of terrorism for months, saying he didn't mind that children would die if he bombed a crowded Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, according to a law-enforcement official and court documents.

Police: 2 men shot inside suburban Detroit mall (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 05:47 PM PST

AP - Police say two men have been critically injured in shootings inside a suburban Detroit shopping mall. The mall has been closed as police search for whoever fired the shots.

Responding to North Korea: The U.S. Has Limited Options (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 01:35 PM PST

Time.com - Defense Secretary Robert Gates may be a crafty bureaucratic infighter and seasoned national-security pro, but he also knows the limits of his own considerable knowledge

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

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 01:35 PM PST

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

Ky. 'King of Pot' on lam 2 years after giant raid (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 08:17 AM PST

This undated photo released by the U.S. Marshal's Office shows John Robert Boone, wanted by federal authorities in Kentucky for growing more than 2,400 marijuana plants on his central Kentucky farm. With authorities closing in on Boone's marijuana farm two years ago, the legendary Kentucky outlaw vanished like a puff of smoke. The prolific grower has been dodging the law ever since, his folk-hero status growing with every sale of a 'Run, Johnny, Run' T-shirt and click on his Facebook fan page. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's Office)AP - With authorities closing in to seize 2,400 marijuana plants on John Robert Boone's farm two years ago, the legendary Kentucky outlaw vanished like a puff of smoke. The prolific grower has been dodging the law ever since, his folk-hero status growing with every sale of a "Run, Johnny, Run" T-shirt and click on his Facebook fan page.

Through the past, darkly: The '60s at 50, blurred (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 12:13 PM PST

This two picture combination shows above: in a Jan. 20, 1961 file photo, U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivers his inaugural address after taking the oath of office at Capitol Hill in Washington, and below, in a May 4, 1970 file photo, Mary Ann Vecchio gestures and screams as she kneels by the body of a student lying face down on the campus of Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. National Guardsmen had fired into a crowd of demonstrators, killing four. The definition of the era referred to as 'the 1960's' may be difficult to pinpoint. One person will assert the era began with Kennedy's inauguration (1961) and ended with the shootings at Kent State (1970). Another might count from Kennedy's assassination (1963) until Nixon's resignation (1974) or even until Saigon fell (1975). (AP Photos/File, John Filo, below)AP - His overalls are weathered. His white beard is grown out to aging-hippie perfection. The tattoos on his arms tell the story of a moment from the summer of 1969 that has passed into legend — three days of peace and music that became a doorway to defining an era.

Sweet success: Fannie May back after bankruptcy (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 01:18 PM PST

In this Nov. 23, 2010 photo, customers browse the shelves at the Fannie May Candy store on Michigan Ave., in Chicago. Six years ago, Fannie May, famous for its mint meltaways and vanilla buttercreams, was all but finished. The Midwest mainstay opened in 1920 was in bankruptcy, and more than 200 retail stores were closed. But in the years since the 2004 near-meltdown, Fannie May has seen a turnaround and is thriving thanks to what executives say has been a mix of old and new, a strict adherence to decades-old chocolate recipes and growth in online and retail sales. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - A half-dozen years ago iconic chocolatier Fannie May, loved by Chicago candy devotees who passed down their affections for mint meltaways, caramels and vanilla buttercreams from generation to generation, was all but finished.

Seafood sellers serve up celebs to swell sales (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:13 AM PST

In this Nov. 11, 2010 photo, a slab of 'Linda Greenlaw' swordfish is on sale at Browne Trading Co. in Portland, Maine. To improve sales, sellers are attaching the name of celebrity fishermen, such as Linda Greenlaw, to help move their product. Greenlaw is the Maine boat skipper featured on the Discovery Channel reality show, 'Swords: Life on the Line' (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)AP - Whether it's East Coast swordfish, Alaska king crab or Louisiana shrimp, seafood sellers have their own hook to pump up sales: a celebrity.

Trustee for Madoff victims files 40 lawsuits in NY (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 08:02 AM PST

FILE - In this March 10, 2009 file photo, disgraced financier Bernard Madoff exits Manhattan federal court in New York. Relatives of both Bernard Madoff and his wife are among those being targeted in 40 lawsuits announced Friday Nov. 26, 2010 by the trustee endeavoring to recover money for victims fleeced by the disgraced financier. (AP Photo/David Karp, file)AP - Relatives of both Bernard Madoff and his wife are among those being targeted in 40 lawsuits announced Friday by the trustee endeavoring to recover money for victims fleeced by the disgraced financier.

Ex charged in NY with murdering Pa. dance student (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 06:47 PM PST

This image released by the Watson family and provided by The Post-Standard shows a missing poster for Jenni-Lyn Watson, 20. Nearly 100 law enforcement officers and volunteers are searching a Syracuse, N.Y., suburb for a 20-year-old college student who went missing a week ago after she returned home for Thanksgiving break. Watson disappeared last Friday, a day after arriving at her family's home in Clay. (AP Photo/Watson Family via The Post-Standard) NO SALESAP - A 20-year-old Pennsylvania dance student who vanished last week while on Thanksgiving break in her hometown was killed by her on-again, off-again boyfriend, who then dumped her body in a park "like garbage," a prosecutor said Saturday.

Ohio man charged with murdering girlfriend, 2 kids (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 05:44 PM PST

AP - Tia Hendricks was supposed to bring dessert to her family's Thanksgiving dinner. A cake, maybe, or her famous banana pudding.

What recession? Shoppers eat up Black Friday deals (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 07:37 PM PST

Shoppers look for purchases in a Gap store in downtown Seattle on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)AP - For one day at least, you could almost imagine the recession never happened. Millions of the nation's shoppers braved rain and cold to crowd stores while others grabbed online bargains on what could be the busiest Black Friday ever.

US briefs allies about next WikiLeaks release (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:29 PM PST

FILE - This Aug. 14, 2010 photo shows WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Stockholm, Sweden. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010 spoke with the Chinese government about the expected release of classified cables by the Wikileaks website. The release of hundreds of thousands of cables is expected this weekend, though Wikileaks has not specified the timing. (AP Photo/Scanpix/Bertil Ericson, File) SWEDEN OUTAP - U.S. allies around the world have been briefed by American diplomats about an expected release of classified U.S. files by the WikiLeaks website that is likely to cause international embarrassment and could damage some nations' relations with the United States.

Mass. tanker fire burns out; residents return home (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:16 PM PST

AP - Authorities say a fire in a semitrailer carrying liquefied propane in western Massachusetts has died out, and people who were evacuated have been allowed to return to their homes.

FedEx finds missing radioactive equipment (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:43 PM PST

AP - FedEx says they have found radioactive rods used for medical equipment that went missing during shipment between North Dakota and Tennessee.

Lesbian cadet who quit seeks return to West Point (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 07:50 PM PST

In this Nov. 24, 2010 photo, Katherine Miller, a former cadet at the U.S. Military Academy who quit over the 'don't ask, don't tell policy, poses for a photo in her hometown of Findlay, Ohio. Miller got pretty good at hiding her sexuality in high school, brushing off questions about her weekend plans and referring to her girlfriend, Kristin, as 'Kris.' She figured she could pull it off at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, too. After all, 'don't ask, don't tell' sounded a lot like how she had gotten through her teen years. (AP Photo/John Seewer)AP - Katherine Miller got pretty good at hiding her sexuality in high school, brushing off questions about her weekend plans and referring to her girlfriend, Kristin, as "Kris."

Official: NYC schools chancellor pick gets waiver (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 07:11 PM PST

AP - The state's education commissioner will grant media executive Cathie Black a waiver to serve as chancellor of the nation's largest school system, an official with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press Friday.
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