Monday, January 24, 2011

Moscow airport terror attack kills 35, wounds 180 (AP)

Moscow airport terror attack kills 35, wounds 180 (AP)

Moscow airport terror attack kills 35, wounds 180 (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:44 PM PST

Firefighters and rescuers gather outside Moscow's Domodedovo international airport. A suicide bomber killed at least 35 and wounded dozens Monday when he blew himself up in the packed arrivals hall of Moscow's largest airport in an attack slammed by the Kremlin as an act of terror.(AFP/Andrey Smirnov)AP - A suicide bomber carrying a suitcase walked into Moscow's busiest airport and set off a huge explosion Monday, killing 35 people and wounding 180.

Suspect pleads not guilty in deadly Ariz. shooting (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 01:03 PM PST

FILE - This combination image of three file photos shows Jared Lee Loughner, the gunman accused of trying to assassinate Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing six others. From left to right Loughner is seen at the Tucson Festival of Books in a March 2010 photo by Mamta Popat of the Arizona Daily Star, in an undated photo obtained from MySpace, and in another undated photo released by the Pima County Sheriff's Office to the The Arizona Republic. Loughner was not on any government watch list before the shooting. (AP Photo/Files) MANDATORY CREDIT. NO MAGAZINES. NO SALES.AP - The man accused of carrying out a mass shooting in Tucson pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he tried to kill Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and two of her aides.

Ill. court throws Emanuel off Chicago ballot (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:24 PM PST

Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel gestures as he answers questions while testifying in front of the Chicago Board of Elections Commissioners in Chicago December 14, 2010. REUTERS/Frank PolichAP - An Illinois appellate court on Monday threw former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel off the ballot for Chicago mayor because he didn't live in the city in the year before the election.

Giffords intern to attend State of the Union (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 10:56 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2011 file photo, Daniel Hernandez Jr., center, who was with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords when she was shot, receives a standing ovation, during President Obama's visit to speak in Tucson, Ariz., in the wake of the mass shooting. A White House official says Hernandez will sit with first lady Michelle Obama Tuesday night for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - An intern to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who aided the congresswoman after she was shot in the head and the family of a 9-year-old girl who was killed will sit with first lady Michelle Obama for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night.

2 Fla. officers, suspect killed in firefight (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 11:55 AM PST

An armed police officer stands near rescue vehicles about a block away from where a U.S. Marshal and two St. Petersburg police officers were shot while trying to serve an arrest warrant Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 in south St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)AP - Authorities and a fugitive holed up in an attic fired more than 100 shots at each other Monday in a firefight that killed two officers, wounded a deputy U.S. marshal and led to an hourslong standoff that ended when the suspect was found dead inside the home.

It's cold out there, even for hardy New Englanders (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:01 PM PST

Pedestrians gawk at a car that was frozen under a sheet of ice after a water pipe broke nearby in New York, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Train equipment froze, cars sputtered, schools canceled classes and cold-weather enthusiasts opted to stay inside Monday as a bitter blast of below-zero temperatures with promises of minus-50 wind chills gripped the Northeast.

Police chief IDs Detroit precinct shooter (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 10:43 AM PST

A Detroit Police officer guards the entrance to the department's 6th Precinct in Detroit, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. A gunman opened fire inside the precinct on Sunday, wounding four officers including a commander before police shot and killed him. Chief Ralph Godbee identified the shooter as 38-year-old Lamar D. Moore of Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - A relative of the gunman who was fatally shot after wounding four officers at a Detroit police station was scheduled to be sentenced Monday in a double-homicide case, the city's police chief said.

Dow average nears 12,000 as tech stocks climb (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:08 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 4. 2011 file photo, trader Barry Surkis, center, works with colleagues on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)AP - The Dow Jones industrial average neared 12,000 for the first time since June 2008 Monday as technology and materials companies led broad gains in the stock market.

Oprah Winfrey finds sister she didn't know she had (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:27 PM PST

FILE - In this May 3, 2010 file photo, Oprah Winfrey arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)AP - Oprah Winfrey has discovered she has a half-sister — a Milwaukee woman who was given up for adoption by Winfrey's mother nearly 50 years ago, when the talk show host was eight years old.

Cutler sprained MCL in knee (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 11:49 AM PST

Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler watches the action against the Green Bay Packers from the sideline during the second half of the NFC Championship NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)AP - Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has a sprained ligament in his left knee and would have been questionable had Chicago made it to the Super Bowl.

Suicide bomber kills 35 at Russia's biggest airport (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 01:01 PM PST

A woman cries while talking on the phone to an acquaintance who is at Domodedovo airport, as she travels by train to the airport from Moscow January 24, 2011. REUTERS/Denis SinyakovReuters - A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people at Russia's busiest airport on Monday, state TV said, in an attack on the capital that bore the hallmarks of militants fighting for an Islamist state in the North Caucasus region.

Clash over spending looms with Obama speech (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:34 PM PST

President Barack Obama gestures before he speaks about his administration's efforts to strengthen the government's support for military families at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, January 24, 2011. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - Democrats and Republicans are gearing up for a clash over what is likely to be a central theme of President Barack Obama's address to Congress on Tuesday: deficit reduction and spending cuts.

Tucson shooting spree suspect Loughner pleads not guilty (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:42 PM PST

Reuters - Tucson shooting rampage suspect Jared Lee Loughner pleaded not guilty on Monday to federal charges of attempting to assassinate Representative Gabrielle Giffords and attempting to murder two of her staff members.

Leaks show Palestinians giving much ground to Israel (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 05:20 AM PST

The Dome of the Rock is seen during sunset in Jerusalem's Old City January 12, 2011. REUTERS/Baz RatnerReuters - Palestinian negotiators secretly told Israel it could keep swathes of occupied East Jerusalem, according to leaked documents that show Palestinians offering much bigger peace concessions than previously revealed.

Court tosses Emanuel off Chicago mayoral ballot (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:53 PM PST

Reuters - An Illinois state appeals court on Monday threw the Chicago mayor's race into turmoil by ruling that front-runner and former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel did not qualify for the February ballot.

Hezbollah-backed Mikati set to lead Lebanon government (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:09 PM PST

Lebanese MP and former Prime Minister Najib Mikati smiles as he delivers a news conference after meeting Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman at the presidential palace in Baabda, near Beirut, during the start of the two-day parliamentary consultations to choose a new prime minister, January 24, 2011. REUTERS/ Mohamed AzakirReuters - Hezbollah and its allies won support on Monday to nominate their candidate for Lebanon's prime minister, giving them the upper hand in attempts to form a government and sparking accusations of a pro-Iranian coup.

Talks under way to replace Tunisian government (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 11:14 AM PST

A Tunisian woman cries outside the Justice Ministry, where protesters are gathered to demand the release of people imprisoned during the regime of ousted leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali on suspicions of terrorism, in Tunis January 24, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - Tunisian politicians are negotiating the creation of a council to replace or oversee the interim government, several sources said on Monday after days of street protests demanding that the cabinet resign.

Vampire Squid? Big Government? U.S. crisis reports murky (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 11:09 AM PST

Reuters - Three competing, politically recognizable tales of the financial crisis will emerge this week when a U.S. congressional panel finally concludes its 20-month investigation.

35 killed in Moscow airport suicide bombing (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 11:53 AM PST

Police officers patrol outside Moscow's Domodedovo international airport. A suicide bomber killed at least 35 and wounded dozens Monday when he blew himself up in the packed arrivals hall of Moscow's largest airport in an attack slammed by the Kremlin as an act of terror.(AFP/Oxana Onipko)AFP - A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens Monday when he blew himself up in the packed arrivals hall of Moscow's largest airport in an attack slammed by the Kremlin as an act of terror.

Tunisia readies cabinet shake-up as army speaks out (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 11:55 AM PST

A protester demostrates outside Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi's office in Tunis. Tunisia's army chief on Monday warned that a AFP - Tunisia prepared for a major cabinet shake-up on Monday as the head of the army warned thousands of anti-government protesters in the centre of Tunis that a "power vacuum" could lead to a dictatorship.
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