Tuesday, November 1, 2011

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U.S. readings challenge China's smog claims

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:29 PM PDT

Beijing residents blanketed by smog are pointing to U.S. readings on pollution levels -- and slamming official reports from the Chinese government.

Japanese plant starts first nuclear reactor since tsunami crisis

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:24 PM PDT

A Japanese power company restarted a nuclear reactor this week, the first to come back online since a March earthquake and tsunami in the nation.

Death toll rises to 381 in Thai floods

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:09 PM PDT

The death toll from the worst floods in half a century to hit Thailand continued to climb on Tuesday.

Kim Kardashian spills to fans about divorce

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:08 PM PDT

In an online confession to fans, reality TV celebrity Kim Kardashian on Tuesday addressed the public reaction to her pending divorce.

Jury considers case against alleged Russian arms dealer

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:01 PM PDT

A jury will reconvene Wednesday for a second day of deliberations in the trial of accused Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

Lawyers in Conrad Murray trial prepare closing arguments

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:27 PM PDT

Lawyers in the Conrad Murray manslaughter trial will take Wednesday off from court to prepare their closing arguments, a day after the doctor declined to testify in his defense in the death of singer Michael Jackson.

Israel to speed up settlement construction in Jerusalem, West Bank

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:39 PM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called for speeding up the construction of 2,000 housing units in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.

Militia members plotted to kill federal officials, prosecutors say

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:12 PM PDT

Federal agents charged four Georgia men they say are part of a fringe militia group with plotting to attack government officials with explosives and the biotoxin ricin, prosecutors in Atlanta announced Tuesday.

Neighbors help each other in aftermath of October snowstorm

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:01 PM PDT

New Jersey resident Becky Fisher said Tuesday that she's counting the favors she'll now owe her neighbors after a powerful snowstorm left her family and more than a million others without power across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

Latest papers put pressure on James Murdoch

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:30 PM PDT

James Murdoch will come under further pressure from MPs over what he knew about phone hacking at the News of the World, following the release on Tuesday of documents citing the tabloid's own lawyers.

7 killed and dozens injured in explosion in China

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:27 PM PDT

Seven people died and more than 200 others were hurt Tuesday in an explosion in southwest China's Guizhou Province, the Xinhua news agency said, citing local authorities.

Slums with penthouse views highlight Hong Kong's wealth divide

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:22 PM PDT

If you can tolerate the junkies on the stairwells or the rats that sometimes scale the 12 floors of her building on the external electrical wiring, Liu's penthouse shack ticks all the boxes for a multi-million dollar property in Hong Kong.

Feds arrest military policeman for espionage

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:19 PM PDT

A 22-year-old military policeman has been arrested in Alaska on suspicion of espionage, a military spokesman said Tuesday.

China orders controversial artist to pay back taxes

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:14 PM PDT

The Chinese government is ordering outspoken artist Ai Weiwei to pay 15 million yuan ($2.3 million) in back taxes, a move Ai calls "retaliation against a dissident."

'Hackerazzi' pleads not guilty, finds bail raised for new cyberstalking accusations

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:12 PM PDT

A 35-year-old Florida man accused of being a "hackerazzi" pleaded not guilty Tuesday in federal court to charges of hacking into celebrities' e-mail accounts.

Mexican authorities find 8 bodies in Veracruz

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 06:51 PM PDT

Authorities found eight bodies in a remote area in the Mexican coastal state of Veracruz Tuesday, officials said.

First lawsuit filed in Reno air race crash

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 06:24 PM PDT

The family of a spectator killed in an air race crash in September has filed suit, claiming the Reno, Nevada, crash was not a "freak accident," but was "the predictable result of a reckless drive for speed by a risk-taking pilot and crew, coupled with an insatiable drive for profit" by race organizers.

New rules slashing crack cocaine sentences go into effect

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 05:50 PM PDT

For thousands of prison inmates convicted of crack cocaine charges, the prison doors will be opening early, thanks to sentencing changes easing the disparity between the penalties for possessing or distributing crack vs. powder cocaine.

Tugboat pilot gets year in jail for fatal 'duck boat' accident

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 05:34 PM PDT

The distracted tugboat pilot who crashed a barge into a sightseeing "duck boat," killing two tourists, was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in prison for his role in the incident, federal prosecutors said.
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