Monday, August 1, 2011

FBI pursues new clues in 1971 D.B. Cooper hijack case (Reuters)

FBI pursues new clues in 1971 D.B. Cooper hijack case (Reuters)

FBI pursues new clues in 1971 D.B. Cooper hijack case (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:20 PM PDT

Accused skyjacker D.B. Cooper is shown in these FBI sketches released to Reuters August 1, 2011. REUTERS/FBI/HandoutReuters - Four decades after a skyjacker dubbed D.B. Cooper bailed out of a U.S. jetliner in mid-air and vanished with $200,000 in cash, federal agents are pursuing new clues pointing to a suspect they believe is long dead, an FBI spokesman said on Tuesday.

North Carolina group suggests compensating sterilization victims (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:45 PM PDT

Reuters - North Carolina should compensate the surviving victims of the state's forced sterilization program, the Governor's Eugenics Compensation Task Force recommended on Monday.

Plea deal expected for U.S. soldier in Afghan crimes case (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 07:20 PM PDT

Reuters - One of five U.S. soldiers accused of murdering Afghan civilians last year has agreed to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter and drug use, a source close to the case said on Monday.

Nightlife in Los Angeles: The Manhattanization of Downtown (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:15 AM PDT

Time.com - The city's financial center used to shut-down after work. Not anymore. And big money is coming in to make the area even more vibrant by day and by night

Don't Be Distracted: The Top Four Red Herrings of the Debt Debate (Time.com)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 07:30 PM PDT

Time.com - The day-to-day of Washington political debate is often little more than misdirection

Body of missing New Hampshire girl found in river (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 04:47 PM PDT

Reuters - Divers pulled the body of a missing 11-year-old girl, Celina Cass, from the Connecticut River on Monday not far from her New Hampshire home, and her death was being investigated as suspicious, authorities said.

FBI investigates tip that dead man is D.B. Cooper (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:34 PM PDT

FILE--A 1971 artist's sketch released by the FBI shows the skyjacker known as 'Dan Cooper' and 'D.B. Cooper', was made from the recollections of passengers and crew of a Northwest Orient Airlines jet he hijacked between Portland and Seattle, Nov. 24, 1971, Thanksgiving eve. FBI spokeswoman Ayn Sandalo Dietrich tells The Seattle Times that a law enforcement member directed investigators to a person who might have helpful information on Cooper. (AP Photo/FBI/file)AP - The FBI is investigating whether a dead man in the Pacific Northwest is D.B. Cooper, who hijacked a passenger jet in 1971 over Washington state and parachuted with $200,000 in ransom.

600-foot fall marks 14th Yosemite death this year (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 04:30 PM PDT

In this July 23, 2011 photo provided by the National Park Service, visitors are seen climbing Half Dome via cables in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Officials at Yosemite National Park say a 26-year-old woman fell 600 feet to her death while climbing Half Dome over the weekend. The woman was identified Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, as Hayley LaFlamme of San Ramon, Calif. Park spokeswoman Kari Cobb says LaFlamme was hiking with three friends Sunday when she slipped in the rain while descending the enormous granite dome. She fell on the shoulder of the dome where the cables end that help hikers navigate the final ascent. (AP photo/National Park Service, Kari Cobb)AP - A woman slipped to her death Sunday while descending Half Dome in the rain, the latest accident at Yosemite National Park in a year that is breaking records for the deadliest in recent history.

Debt showdown unites Americans - in frustration (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:21 PM PDT

AP - The wrangling over the debt ceiling has left Congress bitterly divided, but it fostered some common ground among Americans elsewhere — notably cynicism, anger and frustration.

Experts say US could still lose AAA debt rating (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 04:07 PM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, attends a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, to discuss the debt ceiling legislation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Even if Congress approves a deal to raise the federal government's debt ceiling, the U.S. could still lose its coveted AAA debt rating sometime in the next six months, largely because the proposed agreement does not cut enough spending.

Justice Dept. challenges tough Ala immigration law (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:26 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration is challenging a new Alabama immigration law that would let police detain people stopped for traffic offenses who are suspected of being in the country illegally, a law described as one of the toughest of its kind nationwide.

Senate plan to end FAA shutdown falls apart (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:34 PM PDT

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, left, talks to FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt during a news conference to discuss the interruption of federal funding for airport construction projects and contractors at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Monday, August 1, 2011.The FAA's operating authority expired at midnight Friday, forcing a partial shutdown of the agency. Dozens of airport construction projects across the country have been put on hold and thousands of federal employees were out of work. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)AP - Republicans late Monday blocked a bipartisan Senate plan to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, making it increasingly likely Congress will be unable to resolve the legislative standoff before September.

Ted Bundy's DNA to be added to national database (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:03 PM PDT

AP - A vial of Ted Bundy's blood has been found in Florida and investigators will use the newly discovered evidence to try to solve cases that went cold decades ago.

Woman to fight charges in Tenn. airport pat-down (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:56 PM PDT

AP - A Tennessee woman charged with disorderly conduct after a dispute over a security screening at the Nashville airport plans to fight the charges.

Whistleblower in Afghan killings reaches plea deal (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 07:21 PM PDT

AP - A soldier who tried to blow the whistle on a plot to murder Afghan civilians last year — only to later say he was pressured into taking part himself — has reached a plea deal under which he will serve no more than eight years in prison, a person familiar with the case said Monday.

House OKs debt bill, Giffords brings down House (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:34 PM PDT

RETRANSMISSION TO FIX ASPECT RATIO - In this image from House Television, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., appears on the floor of the House of Representatives Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, in Washington. Giffords was on the floor for the first time since her shooting earlier this year, attending a vote on the debt standoff compromise. (AP Photo/House Television)AP - Crisis legislation to yank the nation past the threat of a historic financial default sped through the House Monday night, breaking weeks of deadlock. The rare moment of cooperation turned celebratory when Rep. Gabrielle Giffords strode in for the first time since she was shot in the head nearly seven months ago.

Missing NH girl's body found in river near home (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 07:10 PM PDT

This 2010 photo provided by the New Hampshire State Police shows Celina Cass of West Stewartstown, N.H., in a basketball team uniform in Canann, Vt. Law enforcement officials are searching for Cass, who they say was last seen at her home the night of Monday, July 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Don Whipple)AP - The body of an 11-year-old girl who disappeared almost a week ago was discovered Monday in a river less than half a mile from her home, and authorities said they considered her death suspicious.

Lawyer: NC nursing home shooter addled by pills (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:43 AM PDT

FILE - In a May 28, 2009 file photo, Robert Kenneth Stewart attends a hearing in Moore County Superior Court in Carthage, N.C. Stewart faces eight counts of first-degree murder when his trial begins Monday, August 1, 201. Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty if he ís convicted. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)AP - Robert Stewart walked the halls of a North Carolina nursing home, his lawyer said Monday, firing blasts from a shotgun seemingly at random, stopping to grab shells from a shoulder bag every time he needed to reload. When it was over, eight people — mostly elderly residents — were dead, and three wounded.

Prosecutors: Suspect kicked unconscious Giants fan (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 04:57 PM PDT

Gilbert Zuiuones, attorney for Louie Sanchez, one of two suspects accused of savagely beating a San Francisco Giants fan outside Dodger Stadium speaks to reports after hearing in Los Angeles on Monday, Aug 1, 2011. Authorities for the first time provided a detailed description of the allegations against Sanchez and co-defendant Marvin Norwood in a motion opposing a reduction of the $500,000 bail set for Sanchez. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - The brawling began soon after the Dodgers beat the rival San Francisco Giants on opening day, and ended with a paramedic on the ground with a brain injury.

Judge blocks Kan. law defunding Planned Parenthood (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:45 PM PDT

AP - An incredulous federal judge on Monday rejected the state's claim that a new Kansas statute that denied Planned Parenthood federal funding did not target the group, ruling that the law unconstitutionally intended to punish Planned Parenthood for advocating for abortion rights and would likely be overturned.
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