Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Guns from U.S. sting found at Mexican crime scenes (Reuters)

Guns from U.S. sting found at Mexican crime scenes (Reuters)

Guns from U.S. sting found at Mexican crime scenes (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:30 PM PDT

A police cordon is seen at a crime scene where two men were gunned down by unknown assailants on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez June 10, 2011. REUTERS/Tomas BravoReuters - At least 122 firearms from a botched U.S. undercover operation have been found at crime scenes in Mexico or intercepted en route to drug cartels there, a Republican congressional report issued on Tuesday said.

Casey Anthony judge blasts media, holds back juror names (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 04:45 PM PDT

Reuters - The names of jurors in the Casey Anthony murder trial will remain secret until at least October 25 to allow those enraged by her acquittal to "compose and restrain themselves," according to the judge's order on Tuesday.

America's Soybean King: Can Kip Cullers Get Farmers to Innovate (And Solve World Hunger)? (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 10:15 AM PDT

Time.com - He already holds multiple world records for soybean production and is going for the gold again this year. But Kip Cullers’ biggest challenge is getting farmers to change their ways

Debt Ceiling Debate Fallout: Could the Crisis Cause a GOP Split? (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 10:15 AM PDT

Time.com - As two roads diverge before the GOP on the debt ceiling, it's increasingly hard to see a path that leads to party unity

Illinois Congressman arrested in front of White House (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:16 PM PDT

Reuters - Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez was arrested in front of the White House on Tuesday afternoon while protesting deportation of illegal immigrants, a spokesman said.

AP IMPACT: Gulf oil industry-gov't ties persist (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 06:37 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2010 file photo, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., walks near the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington. Nearly a year after the Obama administration announced an overhaul of ethics rules to deter the cozy relationship between offshore oil and gas companies and the agency that regulates them, documents obtained by The Associated Press show that ties between the industry and its regulator persist. “Our sense is the revolving door is still swinging too widely,” said Wyden, in an interview with AP, after reviewing the recusals. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - Ties between offshore oil and gas companies and the agency that regulates them are so pervasive that a year after new ethics rules took effect, as many as a third of inspectors in some Gulf of Mexico offices have been disqualified to avoid potential conflicts of interest.

Gay couple asked to reverse shirt at Dollywood (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 06:53 PM PDT

In a July 25, 2011 photo, lesbian couple Jennifer Tipton, left, and Olivier Odom are seen at a coffee house in Knoxville, Tenn. The couple are calling for Dollywood Splash County to be more inclusive to its guests after they were asked to reverse the pro-gay marriage T-shirt worn by Odom, during a recent visit. (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Saul Young)AP - A lesbian couple is asking for changes at Dollywood after an employee asked one of the women to turn her T-shirt reading "marriage is so gay" inside-out to avoid offending others on a recent visit to the Tennessee theme park complex.

Calif. man attempts self-surgery with butter knife (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 06:42 PM PDT

AP - A Southern California man stuck a butter knife into his belly in a failed bid at self-surgery to remove a painful hernia, police said Tuesday.

Wal-Mart offers video streaming on website (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 02:29 PM PDT

AP - Now playing: Movies at Walmart.com.

Family seeks recognition for soldier slain in Ark. (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 04:17 PM PDT

Daris Long, center, father of slain Army Pvt. William Andrew Long, walks past reporters after leaving a courtroom at the Pulaski County Courthouse in Little Rock, Ark., Monday, July 25, 2011. Abdulhakim Muhammad was sentenced to life in prison for the 2009 shooting death of Pvt. Long. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)AP - Andy Long lies in a military cemetery in Arkansas, between a Persian Gulf veteran and a man who served in Korea.

FAA shutdown portends protracted fight in Congress (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 04:44 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 21, 2011, file photo, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood talks in Washington. Lawmakers dug in Tuesday, July 26, 2011, for what is shaping up to be a protracted fight over legislation necessary to end a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration even as the economic and social consequences of the shutdown widened. LaHood said he unaware of any negotiations to end the legislative stalemate between the House and Senate that permitted the FAA’s operating authority to expire at midnight on July 22. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - Lawmakers dug in Tuesday for what is shaping up to be a protracted fight over legislation necessary to end a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration even as the economic and social consequences of the shutdown widened.

Activist gets 2 years prison for thwarting auction (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 06:59 PM PDT

AP - An environmental activist who derailed a government auction of oil and gas leases near two national parks in Utah was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison and fined $10,000.

McDonald's: Apple slices in every Happy Meal (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 06:21 PM PDT

A McDonald's Cheeseburger Happy Meal with the new apple slices option is shown on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in Pittsburgh. McDonald's Corp. says it is adding apple slices to every Happy Meal, part of the chain's larger push to paint itself as a healthyplace to eat. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - An apple a day may keep the doctor away. But when you put it in a Happy Meal, it might help keep regulators at bay too. McDonald's on Tuesday said that it would add apple slices and reduce the portion of French fries in its children's meal boxes beginning this fall, effectively taking away consumers' current choice between either having apples with caramel dip or fries as a Happy Meal side.

Mountain lion killed in Conn. traced to S. Dakota (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 03:45 PM PDT

AP - A mountain lion killed on a Connecticut highway last month had apparently walked halfway across the country from South Dakota, according to Connecticut environmental officials who said Tuesday that the journey of roughly 2,000 miles was one of the longest ever recorded for a land mammal.

Ga. mom is spared prison in son's jaywalking death (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT

AP - A woman who was arrested after her 4-year-old son was struck and killed by a van as they were jaywalking across a busy street was spared a prison sentence Tuesday following an outcry over her arrest.

APNewsBreak: Bus driver issues apology to victims (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT

FILE In this booking photo released by Iron County Jail in Cedar City, Utah showing Japanese citizen 26-year-old Yasushi Mikuni. The 26-year-old driver of a tour bus that crashed in Utah and killed three Japanese tourists last year is expected to issue an apology to the families of the dead. Yasushi Mikuni's words will come about a week before he is set to be sentenced on charges of negligently operating a vehicle. He faces up to 15 years in prison. (AP Photo/Iron County Jail,File)AP - The driver of a tour bus that crashed in Utah and killed three Japanese tourists last year formally apologized to families of the dead Tuesday, saying he deeply regrets his actions.

Prosecutors rest in Ala gambling corruption trial (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:34 PM PDT

AP - After more than seven weeks of testimony, federal prosecutors rested their case Tuesday against nine people including a casino owner and lawmakers in what prosecutors say was a scheme to buy and sell votes on a bill to legalize electronic bingo in Alabama.

Gay nuptials unveil financial boon for NY services (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 09:41 AM PDT

Candy Casey, left, kisses Diane Wnek, right, after a group same-sex marriage in Niagara Falls, N.Y., Monday, July 25, 2011. On Sunday, New York became the sixth and largest state to recognize same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/David Duprey)AP - A lot of people are happy to see same-sex marriage legal in New York: lawyers, marriage counselors, insurance agents.

16-year-old charged with abducting Baltimore baby (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 03:15 PM PDT

AP - A 16-year-old girl has been charged as an adult with abducting a 7-month-old Baltimore boy and taking him to Washington.
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