Sunday, October 2, 2011

Anti-Wall Street protesters vow to keep up fight (Reuters)

Anti-Wall Street protesters vow to keep up fight (Reuters)

Anti-Wall Street protesters vow to keep up fight (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 12:47 PM PDT

Protesters react as police begin to make arrests on the Brooklyn Bridge during an Occupy Wall Street march in New York October 1, 2011. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - Anti-Wall Street protesters vowed to keep up their fight on Sunday despite the arrests of more than 700 people the previous day for blocking traffic lanes on the Brooklyn Bridge in an unauthorized protest.

Pride may be a problem when Bloomberg testifies in court (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 12:47 PM PDT

Reuters - Defense lawyers are hoping New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's famous self-confidence will be his downfall when he testifies on Monday against the political consultant accused of stealing more than $1 million from him, legal and political experts say.

California prevents ban on male circumcision (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 02:06 PM PDT

Reuters - California Governor Jerry Brown announced on Sunday that he signed a bill preventing local authorities from banning the practice of male circumcision.

Homeowners gradually rebuild in tornado-ravaged Joplin (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 09:05 AM PDT

Reuters - Four months ago, a tornado swept Rick and Jolene Huffman out of their house and dumped them unconscious into a clearing more than a block away.

Panetta warns Israel getting more isolated (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 04:58 PM PDT

AP - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Sunday that Israel is becoming increasingly isolated in the Middle East, and said Israeli leaders must restart negotiations with the Palestinians and work to restore relations with Egypt and Turkey.

Illegal students face obstacles even after college (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 03:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2011 photo, college student Jasmine Oliver, of Warwick, R.I., top left, and Javier Gonzalez, of Pawtucket, R.I., top right, display a banner and shout their support for allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates while attending public colleges in the state, during a Board of Governors of Higher Education meeting on the campus of the Community College of Rhode Island, in Warwick, R.I. But research varies on the effects of resident tuition rates for illegal immigrants, including on enrollment, and students may still face a tough road even if they graduate with a college degree: Without passage of the DREAM Act or other federal immigration reform, illegal immigrant students have no pathway to legal status, and it remains illegal for employers to hire them. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)AP - When Rhode Island became the 13th state to allow in-state tuition for illegal immigrants at public colleges, supporters heralded the move as one that would give students the kind of advanced education they need to succeed in the workforce.

Minn. women accused of terror financing face trial (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 11:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2010 file photo, Hawo Mohamed Hassan, left, and Amina Farah Ali, both of Rochester, Minn., leave the U.S. District Court after appearing at a hearing in St Paul, Minn. The two women are accused of funneling money to a terrorist group in Somalia, and are the first to go on trial in Minnesota's years-long federal investigation into the recruiting and financing of al-Shabab. Their trial begins Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig, File)AP - One of two Minnesota women accused of funneling money to a terrorist group in Somalia allegedly told potential donors to ignore charities and focus on "the jihad" and helped finance local Somali men's travel to their war-torn homeland to fight, prosecutors alleged in court filings.

3 dead, 3 wounded in California party shooting (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 05:46 PM PDT

AP - Three people were killed and three others wounded when at least two gunmen opened fire as partygoers left a Northern California warehouse early Sunday, authorities said.

Next NPR CEO is longtime 'Sesame Street' honcho (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 05:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 17, 2010 file photo, Gary E. Knell attends the 69th Annual George Foster Peabody Awards in New York. Knell, the longtime president and CEO of Sesame Workshop, will take over leadership of NPR on Dec. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)AP - The man who helped bring "Sesame Street" to a global audience for the past 11 years will take over as president and CEO of NPR, the public radio network announced Sunday.

Yemeni official: Al-Qaida bomb maker not killed (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 02:46 PM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo released by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, purports to show Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri. Al-Asiri, al-Qaida's top bomb maker in Yemen, did not die in a drone strike on a convoy, a top Yemeni official said Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, a report that dashed the hopes of U.S. officials who thought the attack might have killed a trio of top al-Qaida personnel. (AP Photo/Saudi Arabia Ministry of Interior, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO SALESAP - Al-Qaida's top bomb maker in Yemen did not die in a drone strike on a convoy, a top Yemeni official said Sunday, a report that dashed the hopes of U.S. officials who thought the attack might have killed a trio of top al-Qaida personnel.

Alaska voters weighing in: salmon vs. gold (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 11:20 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 13, 2007 file photo, workers with the Pebble Mine project test drill in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska near the village of Iliamma, Alaska. The battle over a copper and gold mine near one of the world's premiere salmon fisheries is headed to the ballot in a vote next week that has turned a normally sleepy local election into a national environmental debate. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)AP - The battle over a copper and gold mine near one of the world's premier salmon fisheries is headed to the ballot in a vote next week that has turned a normally sleepy local election into a national environmental debate.

Long road from farm to fork worsens food outbreaks (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 06:48 PM PDT

Cantaloupes rot in the afternoon heat on a field on the Jensen Farms near Holly, Colo., on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. The Food and Drug Administration has recalled 300,000 cases of cantaloupe grown on the Jensen Farms after connecting it with a listeria outbreak. Officials said Wednesday more illnesses and possibly more deaths may be linked to the outbreak of listeria in coming weeks. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - The recent listeria outbreak from cantaloupe demonstrates one likely cause of large-scale occurrences of serious illnesses linked to tainted food: the long and winding road what we eat takes from farm to fork.

Memphis mayor seeks re-election in embattled city (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 10:27 AM PDT

In this Sept. 23, 2011 photo, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton stands at a busy intersection and asks motorists to re-elect him in Memphis, Tenn. Memphis is getting ready to hold its mayoral election this week and Wharton is the clear front-runner. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)AP - Known for his mediation skills and stylish suits, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton has guided this gritty city through a $60 million budget deficit, a school funding battle and a historic Mississippi River flood.

LA's latest art project is 340 tons and rock solid (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 03:26 PM PDT

In this Sept. 22, 2011 photo, Joe Schofield, left, walks along the giant steel beam built to support a 340-ton rock as he and other workers prepare to transport the rock from Riverside County to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art at Stone Valley Materials in Riverside, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - King Sisyphus, it turns out, had little on the folks at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Huge California manhunt ends with suspect's death (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 01:08 AM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 2011 file photo provided by the Mendocino County (Calif.) Sheriff shows Aaron Bassler. Bassler, 35, is suspected of killing a city councilman on Aug. 27 and one other person several weeks before. Bassler is thought to be hiding out in the redwoods outside of Fort Bragg and is believed to have broken into several cabins to steal food and at least two other weapons. Authorities say they are closing in on a murder suspect who has been the subject of Northern California's largest manhunt in decades — even as they reported that he shot at a group of sheriff's deputies Thursday Sept. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Mendocino County Sheriff)AP - The 7,000 residents of Fort Bragg can now relax after spending more than a month on edge while the area's largest manhunt in decades enveloped their coastal community about three hours north of San Francisco.

Suspect in 1957 Ill. killing now charged with rape (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 03:00 PM PDT

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Sycamore, Ill., Police Department shows Jack Daniel McCullough of Washington state. McCullough, a former police officer accused in the 1957 kidnapping and killing of a 7-year-old Illinois girl, was charged in a separate case with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl from the same small town. Illinois State Police announced the grand jury indictment on Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, but didn't say when the sexual assault happened.(AP Photo/Sycamore Police Department, File)AP - A 71-year-old Washington man accused in the 1957 kidnapping and killing of a 7-year-old Illinois girl has been charged in a separate case with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl from the same small town.
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