Friday, November 4, 2011

Bail denied for girlfriend of crime boss "Whitey" Bulger (Reuters)

Bail denied for girlfriend of crime boss "Whitey" Bulger (Reuters)

Bail denied for girlfriend of crime boss "Whitey" Bulger (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 04:56 PM PDT

Catherine Greig, longtime girlfriend of former mob boss and fugitive James Reuters - Catherine Greig, charged with aiding her fugitive boyfriend, notorious mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger, was denied bail on Friday by a federal judge who ruled she was a serious flight risk.

Army veteran injured in Oakland clashes with police (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 06:25 PM PDT

Reuters - A former U.S. Army Ranger and Occupy Oakland protester was in intensive care on Friday after a veterans' group said he was beaten by police during clashes with anti-Wall Street demonstrators this week.

Why Does Michigan's Anti-Bullying Bill Protect Religious Tormenters? (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:25 PM PDT

Time.com - On Wednesday, the Republican-controlled state senate passed an anti-bullying bill that manages to protect school bullies instead of those they victimize

"Why Are There So Many Military Suicides?" (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:25 PM PDT

Time.com - The problem of suicides continues to haunt Pentagon personnel officials

Accuser: Cain made "unwanted advances" (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 06:56 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain gestures as he speaks to legislators in the Congressional Health Care Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington November 2, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - A woman who accused Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment suffered "very specific" instances of unwanted advances despite Cain's denials, her lawyer said on Friday.

AP Exclusive: Book gives look at Giffords recovery (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 04:01 PM PDT

FILE - This file image provided by Scribner shows the cover of the joint memoir of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, titled 'Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope.' The book, written with 'The Last Lecture' co-author Jeffrey Zaslow, is coming out on Nov. 15. (AP Photo/Scribner, File)AP - When President George H.W. Bush came to visit her in the hospital, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords could say only "Wow!" and another word she had been uttering frequently at the time, "chicken."

US attorney: no federal offense in Texas beating (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:23 PM PDT

Hillary Adams, daughter of Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams, talks outside her mother's home in Portland, Texas Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Adams says she feels some regret about posting online video of her father lashing her with a belt several years ago but that she hopes it forces him to get help. (AP Photo/Chris Sherman)AP - Federal prosecutors said Friday they would not charge a Texas judge seen lashing his teenage daughter with a belt on a video posted online, closing the door on the possibility of criminal charges in the case.

Former SD Gov. Janklow says he's dying of cancer (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:23 PM PDT

Former South Dakota governor, Bill Janklow announces he has terminal brain cancer Friday at his office, Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 in Sioux Falls, S.D., (AP Photo/Argus Leader, Elisha Page) THE DAILY REPUBLIC OUT; NO SALESAP - With a fresh incision curving along his hairline from temple to ear visible to all, former South Dakota Gov. Bill Janklow broke down and cried Friday as he announced that he's dying of brain cancer.

Soldier: Afghan killings were in legitimate combat (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 04:54 PM PDT

AP - An Army staff sergeant accused of masterminding the murders of three Afghan civilians for sport gave his first public comments about the case at his court martial Friday, denying involvement in any plot but acknowledging he took fingers off their corpses "like keeping the antlers off a deer you'd shoot."

Texas university bus crashes; 1 killed, 15 hurt (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 07:12 PM PDT

AP - A bus carrying Abilene Christian University students to a Texas children's home for a weekend of missionary work lost control on a highway on Friday and overturned, killing a 19-year-old student and injuring all 15 other people onboard, four of them critically, officials said.

US general fired from Afghan training job (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 03:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 10, 2006 file photo, U.S. Rep Jack Murtha, D-Pa., left, and Col. Peter Fuller inspect the new Pennsylvania National Guard Stryker armored vehicles that were rolled out to the public at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Gen. John Allen said Maj. Gen. Peter Fuller has been relieved of his duties as deputy commander for the Afghan training mission. In a recent interview with the website Politico, Fuller characterized Afghan leaders as erratic, ungrateful and isolated from reality. The interview quotes him as saying Afghan leaders don't fully recognize America's sacrifices on their country's behalf. (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower, File)AP - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has fired a senior officer from his job as the No. 2 general in charge of training for making inappropriate public remarks about Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his government.

Ohio deputies faced charging animals during escape (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 01:06 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2011 file photo obtained by the Associated Press, carcasses lie on the ground at the Muskingum County Animal Farm in Zanesville, Ohio. Deputies who arrived at the private compound in Ohio where dozens of exotic animals were set free by their owner last month encountered lions and bears charging at them and crashing through fences, forcing them to shoot and kill the animals, according to reports released Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. (AP Photo, File)AP - African lions and Bengal tigers set free last month by a debt-ridden man distraught over marital problems charged at deputies and crashed through fences during the chaotic first few minutes after authorities arrived at his private compound in Ohio, according to reports released Friday.

Part-time participants help fill 'Occupy' ranks (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:28 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2011 file photo, protesters take part in an Occupy Hartford protest in Hartford, Conn. In Connecticut, many of the part-time occupiers are students and instructors at several of the area's colleges, including scores of college students who staged a walkout in the rain from their classes on a recent afternoon. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)AP - As their counterparts hunker down in tents or cook over gas grills, another contingent is swelling the ranks of the Occupy Wall Street protests: those squeezing in their activism around work, parenting and other daily duties.

APNewsBreak: Yellowstone spill to cost Exxon $135M (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 04:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, July 11, 2011 file photo, an oil spill crew worker for drops absorbent pads along a flood plain of the Yellowstone River where oil was found near Laurel, Mont. Exxon Mobil said Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 it expects to incur costs of about $135 million from the oil pipeline break beneath Montana's Yellowstone River that triggered a massive effort to limit damage to the scenic waterway. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Exxon Mobil Corp. said Friday it expects to incur costs of about $135 million from an oil pipeline break beneath Montana's Yellowstone River that triggered a massive effort to limit damage to the scenic waterway.

Jury deciding: Was '01 shooting murder or defense? (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 04:44 PM PDT

Tracey Richter, left, along with defense attorney Robert Powers, listen to closing arguments in Webster County District Court, Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. A prosecutor told jurors Friday that a woman killed her 20-year-old neighbor during a staged home invasion as part of a plot to frame her ex-husband, but her defense lawyer said it was prosecutors who made up evidence to cover up a failed investigation. (AP Photo/Hans Madsen, Pool)AP - A prosecutor told jurors Friday that a woman killed her 20-year-old neighbor during a staged home invasion as part of a plot to frame her ex-husband, but her defense lawyer said it was prosecutors who made up evidence to cover up a failed investigation.

Corzine steps down at collapsed firm, hires lawyer (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 04:33 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2009 file photo, then New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine answers a question during an interview with the Associated Press, in Trenton, N.J. The firm, MF Global, said Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, Corzine has resigned as chairman and CEO and will decline payments from a severance package worth $12.1 million, including cash and benefits. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP - He set out to create a mini-Goldman Sachs. In the end, he built a mini-Lehman Brothers.

Oakland occupiers, officials take stock of costs (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 03:25 PM PDT

AP - The tear gas clouds have cleared, graffiti has been scrubbed off buildings and shattered glass has been swept away.

Quarter-mile-wide asteroid coming close to Earth (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:09 PM PDT

This image made from radar data taken in April 2010 by the Arecibo Radar Telescope in Puerto Rico and provided by NASA/Cornell/Arecibo shows asteroid 2005 YU55. The asteroid, bigger than an aircraft carrier, will dart between the Earth and moon Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 - the closest encounter by such a huge rock in 35 years. But scientists say not to worry. It won't hit. (AP Photo/NASA/Cornell/Arecibo)AP - An asteroid bigger than an aircraft carrier will dart between the Earth and moon on Tuesday — the closest encounter by such a huge rock in 35 years.
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