Thursday, December 29, 2011

Vigil honors victims of Texas Christmas shooting (Reuters)

Vigil honors victims of Texas Christmas shooting (Reuters)

Vigil honors victims of Texas Christmas shooting (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:46 AM PST

Reuters - Six victims of a Christmas Day shooting rampage near Dallas were honored by more than 100 friends on Wednesday who wept and clung to each other as they shared their memories at a candlelit vigil.

Facebook photos lead to child abuse arrests in Arizona (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:52 PM PST

Reuters - Two Arizona parents were arrested by sheriff's deputies after apparently posting pictures on Facebook that showed their children, an infant and a toddler, bound with duct tape, authorities said on Thursday.

Harrisburg council approves budget, mayor ponders veto (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:37 PM PST

Reuters - Harrisburg's city council, at odds with the mayor over how to dig out of a financial hole, approved a budget on Thursday that contains a slight tax increase but cuts the mayor's allotted tax dollars.

Why the NFL Needs a Concussion Referee (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 04:10 AM PST

Time.com - This week, the NFL announced a new policy that puts an independent trainer in the press box, charged with spotting injured players. Good move. But why not gives these trainers as much power as a referee?

A Christian on Hitchens' Atheism and Lowe's Muslim Problem (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 04:10 AM PST

Time.com - A believer discusses bigotry among so-called Christians and fundamentalism among the so-called atheists

Man caught trying to board flight with loaded handgun (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 03:16 PM PST

Reuters - A man trying to board a Delta Airlines flight in Kansas City with a loaded handgun was charged on Thursday with carrying a concealed weapon, authorities said.

Vt. reopens last highway destroyed by Irene (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:18 PM PST

Chad Poston of VTrans moves a sign on Route 107 in Bethel, Vt. in preparation for its reopening, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. The state highway is the last to reopen after being washed out by flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Irene. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - After hundreds of thousands of tons of rock were hauled out and tens of thousands of man-hours were spent, Vermont celebrated the completion of the biggest single engineering challenge following the flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Irene.

AP-GfK Poll: In 2012, it can only get better (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:04 AM PST

Graphic shows opinion poll of the yearAP - Americans are hopeful for what 2012 will bring for their families and the country, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll, though most say 2011 was a year they would rather forget.

State child care cuts force hard choice on parents (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:45 AM PST

In this Oct. 20, 2011, photo, child care aid recipients Shilo Comito, left, with his wife, Sarah play with their cats at their home in Oxnard, Calif. Advocates of welfare reform in California often cite one statistic as they have pressed for cuts and changes to the program in recent years: The state has one-eighth of the nation's population but one-third of all welfare recipients. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Sarah Comito rolls out of bed before dawn most days and slips quietly out of her house. Before her rambunctious toddler wakes up, she heads off to work as a waitress in an upscale weight-loss resort in Malibu.

Court OKs immunity for telecoms in wiretap case (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:55 PM PST

AP - A federal appeals court on Thursday said a 2008 law that granted telecommunications companies legal immunity for helping the National Security Agency with an email and telephone eavesdropping program is constitutional.

Advocates: More gay-friendly senior housing needed (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 05:04 PM PST

Donald Carter poses for a photograph Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 in Philadelphia. Carter knows his arthritis and other age-related infirmities will not allow him to live indefinitely in his third-floor walkup apartment in Philadelphia. But as a low-income renter, Carter has limited options. And as a gay black man, he's concerned his choice of senior living facilities might be narrowed further by the possibility of intolerant residents or staff members. Elder advocates say a lack of gay-friendly affordable housing for seniors is leading many to hide their sexual orientation after years of being open about it. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - At age 62, Donald Carter knows his arthritis and other age-related infirmities will not allow him to live indefinitely in his third-floor walk-up apartment in Philadelphia.

US finalizes deal to sell F-15s to Saudi Arabia (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 04:49 PM PST

AP - The sale of $30 billion worth of F-15SA fighter jets to Saudi Arabia has been finalized, the Obama administration said Thursday, boosting the military strength of a key U.S. ally in the Middle East to help counter Iran.

Scholars want help identifying slaves' origins (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:18 PM PST

This March 2010 photo provided by Emory University shows Liz Milewicz, former project manager for African-Origins. Researchers using audio recordings of names found in Courts of Mixed Commission records for Havana, Cuba, and Freetown, Sierra Leone, to identify their likely ethno-linguistic origins, at Emory University in Atlanta. The recordings helped connect the sound of the name to its spelling, enabling a more accurate assessment of the name's possible ethnic origins. (AP Photo/Emory University, Bryan Meltz)AP - Almost two centuries before there was a man named Obama in the White House, there was a man named Obama shackled in the bowels of a slave ship. There is no proof that the unidentified Obama has ties to President Barack Obama. All they share is a name. But that is exactly the commonality that Emory University researchers hope to build upon as they delve into the origins of Africans who were taken up and sold.

2 dead, 61 hurt in 40-vehicle New Orleans pileup (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 04:22 PM PST

AP - Two men died and 61 other people were injured Thursday in a pre-dawn pileup involving about 40 cars, vans and other vehicles on a busy interstate that crosses New Orleans, closing the route for hours both ways, police said.

Book: Petraeus urged to quit over Afghan drawdown (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:04 AM PST

FILE - In this June 23, 2011 file photo, CIA Director nominee Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Intelligence Committee during a hearing on his nomination. A new book says general-turned-CIA director David Petraeus almost quit over President Barack Obama’s decision to quickly draw down forces from Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)AP - Four-star general-turned-CIA director David Petraeus was urged to resign as Afghanistan war commander over President Barack Obama's decision to quickly draw down surge forces, according to a new insider's look at Petraeus' 37-year Army career.

DC ordered to pay $1M in historic gun case (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:36 PM PST

AP - The District of Columbia has been ordered to pay more than $1 million in attorneys' fees as a result of a historic gun case that was ultimately decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Top US envoy to visit Asia after Kim Jong Il death (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:59 AM PST

AP - The Obama administration is sending its top diplomat for Asia to China, South Korea and Japan next week to confer with officials there about developments in North Korea after the death of Kim Jong Il and U.S. rapprochement with Myanmar.

Formal charges expected to be filed against man (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 03:06 PM PST

AP - A man accused of killing a 9-year-old girl by bludgeoning her with a brick and then dismembering her likely won't be in court Friday when formal charges are filed against him, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor said.

US job market ends year in better shape (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:53 PM PST

In this Dec. 14, 2011 photo, a line worker moves an engine on the assembly line for a Ford Focus at the Ford Michigan Assembly plant in Wayne, Mich. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose for the first time in a month, a week after applications fell to their lowest level in three and a half years. But the monthly average of applications fell to the lowest level since June 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - The long-suffering job market is ending the year better off than it began.
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