Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Airline bid to block consumer protections rejected

Airline bid to block consumer protections rejected

Airline bid to block consumer protections rejected

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:51 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2012, file photo, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 waits to take off at Chicago's Midway Airport as another lands. The government can require airlines to show consumers a total ticket price that includes taxes and fees in print and online ads, the U.S. Court of Appeals said Tuesday, July 24, 2012, rejecting an industry challenge to a series of consumer protection regulations. The Department of Transportation, which issued the regulations last year, has the authority to regulate The government can require airlines to show consumers a total ticket price that includes taxes and fees in print and online ads, the U.S. Court of Appeals said Tuesday, rejecting an industry challenge to a series of consumer protection regulations.

Interior plan expedites solar development in West

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:51 PM PDT

The Obama administration moved Tuesday to streamline the development of large-scale solar projects on public lands by approving 17 vast tracts across the West it says has the highest power-generating potential and the fewest environmental impacts.

Predators match Flyers' offer sheet for Weber

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:50 PM PDT

FILE- In this Dec. 3, 2011, file photo, Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber (6) moves the puck in front of Buffalo Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek (26), of Austria, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tenn. A person with knowledge of the decision says the Philadelphia Flyers have signed Weber to a 14-year offer sheet worth more than $100 million. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday, July 19, 2012, on condition of anonymity because the Flyers hadn't announced the offer. (AP Photo/Joe Howell, File)The Nashville Predators have matched the staggering offering sheet made by the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Shea Weber.

Ford takes aim at Lexus with new Lincoln

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:49 PM PDT

Ford is taking aim at Lexus with a new Lincoln luxury sedan that goes on sale this fall.

Ex-Cameron aide charged with hacking; Jolie targeted

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:49 PM PDT

A new charge claiming that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's phone was hacked has emergedBritish police on Tuesday charged Prime Minister David Cameron's ex-media chief Andy Coulson with phone hacking as the scandal lapped at the door of Downing Street.

Syrian troops attack mosque, 30 feared dead

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:49 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops killed up to 30 worshippers as they were entering a mosque to attend Ramadan evening prayers in a village northwest of the city of Hama, opposition activists said on Tuesday. "Troops and shabbiha (militia loyal to President Bashar al-Assad) left the roadblock on the edge of Shariaa and crossed the main road and began firing automatic rifles at the worshippers as they were entering the mosque," Jamil al-Hamwi, one of the activists, said by telephone from al-Ghab Plain. ...

Cast of 'Modern Family' sues over contract

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:51 PM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 18, 2011 file photo shows Ty Burrell, left, Julie Bowen from the television series "Modern Family" holding their Emmys for best supporting and actress actress in a comedy, backstage at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Five stars of the hit ABC series sued 20th Century Fox Television on Tuesday July 24, 2012, claiming their contracts with the studio are illegal under California law and should be invalidated. (AP Photo/Jae Hong, file)Five stars of "Modern Family" have banded together and are suing to void their contracts to work on the hit comedy, arguing that the contracts are illegal under California law.

Obama gambles popularity on negative ad barrage

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:45 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves at a campaign stop in Oakland, Calif., Monday, July 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)President Barack Obama's campaign has been running ads that suggest Mitt Romney might be a tax cheat. Another ad uses a clip of the Republican singing an off-key rendition of "America the Beautiful" to ding him for having overseas bank accounts. Another says Romney is the problem, not the solution.

DC Comics delays Batman comic after Colo. shooting

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:44 PM PDT

DC Comics is asking retailers to postpone sales of a Batman comic book out of respect for victims of the shooting at a theater showing "The Dark Knight Rises" in Colorado.

Turkey responds to Syria chemical weapons warning- media

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:37 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's military has sent teams specially trained in dealing with chemical weapons attacks to the Syrian border region after Syria warned that it could used such weapons against forces from outside the country, Turkish media reports said on Tuesday. Dogan News Agency said the chemical weapons battalion, previously based in western Turkey, had been transferred to Konya in central Turkey two months ago and one group of the personnel had now gone to the Syrian border area. ...

Long lines, delays at London's St. Pancras station

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:36 PM PDT

French Olympic team members arrive by Eurostar at St. Pancras International Station in London for the 2012 London Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Opening ceremonies for the games will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Sean Dempsey, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTLong lines formed Tuesday and travelers were delayed at St. Pancras, the central London rail station where reporters, Olympic workers and fans with tickets depart for the Olympic Park in east London.

Ghana president dies after illness, months ahead of vote

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:36 PM PDT

Ghana President John Atta Mills, pictured in 2011Ghana President John Atta Mills died suddenly Tuesday hours after being taken ill and months before a vote in which he was to seek re-election in the country seen as a bastion of democracy in West Africa.

SPIN METER: Obama's 'You didn't build that' echoes

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:34 PM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures at a campaign stop in Oakland, Calif., Monday, July 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)Mitt Romney says Barack Obama doesn't think entrepreneurs built their businesses. The problem is that's not what the president said.

Penn State loses one sponsor, others could follow

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:34 PM PDT

People walk past the shops on College Avenue in the heart of downtown State College, Pa, home of the Pennsylvania State University on Monday, July 23, 2012. The NCAA crippled Penn State football for years to come and practically tore Joe Paterno's name out of the record books Monday, erasing 14 years of victories and imposing an unprecedented $60 million fine and other punishment over the child sexual abuse scandal. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)State Farm is pulling its ads from Penn State football broadcasts, while General Motors is reconsidering its sponsorship deal and Wall Street is threatening to downgrade the school's credit rating, suggesting the price of the sexual abuse scandal could go well beyond the $60 million fine and other penalties imposed by the NCAA.

NASA: Strange and sudden massive melt in Greenland

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:34 PM PDT

These undated handout images provided by NASA shows the extent of surface melt over Greenland's ice sheet on July 8, left, and July 12, right. Measurements from three satellites showed that on July 8, about 40 percent of the ice sheet had undergone thawing at or near the surface. In just a few days, the melting had dramatically accelerated and an estimated 97 percent of the ice sheet surface had thawed by July 12. In the image, the areas classified as Scientists say there's been a freak event in Greenland this month: Nearly every part of the massive ice sheet that blankets the island suddenly started melting.

Hudson's brother-in-law gets life in family killings

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Jennifer Hudson, pictured on July 12Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson wiped away tears as her brother-in-law was sentenced to life in prison by a judge in Illinois on Tuesday for slaying her mother, brother and young nephew in 2008.

SWilliams is ready for Wimbledon again at Olympics

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:32 PM PDT

American tennis player Serena Williams, left, responds to questions as Venus Williams looks on during a news conference before the start of the Olympic Games Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Serena Williams has had enough rest, a week away from the courts. She's also spent enough time away from Centre Court, and is more than ready to go for another title at Wimbledon.

Coe delivers last report before games to IOC

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:29 PM PDT

Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games delivers a speech during the Opening Ceremony of the IOC session in central London's Royal Opera House, Monday, July 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)Sebastian Coe delivered his final report to the IOC on Tuesday before the start of the London Olympics, declaring that organizers have lived up to the promises they made when they secured the games seven years ago.

Syria rebels say chemical weapons moved to borders

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:29 PM PDT

Syrians run for cover as a helicopter hovers over the northern city of AleppoRebels accused strongman Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of moving chemical weapons to Syria's borders, a day after his beleaguered regime said it would use its stockpiles if attacked.

Most would avoid higher taxes under Dem, GOP bills

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:28 PM PDT

From left: Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., confer on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, July 24, 2012, after a news conference where they discussed Democrats and Republican tax proposals. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Do you make more than $200,000 annually, or $250,000 between you and your spouse? Do you expect to inherit an estate worth more than $1 million next year?

Calif. county makes industry pay to toss Rx pills

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:27 PM PDT

This Friday July 20, 2012 photo shows a bin to dispose of unwanted or expired drugs at United Pharmacy in Berkeley, Calif. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors is expected to vote Tuesday, July 24, 2012 on an ordinance requiring drug companies to pay for a program to safely collect and dispose of unused medication. Failure to adhere to the ordinance, which is believed to be first of its kind in the nation, could cost drug makers $1,000 a day in fines. (AP Photo/San Francisco Chronicle, Michael Macor)A Northern California county voted Tuesday to make the pharmaceutical industry pay to dispose of unused prescription drugs.

Penn States loses one sponsor, others could follow

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:27 PM PDT

People walk past the shops on College Avenue in the heart of downtown State College, Pa, home of the Pennsylvania State University on Monday, July 23, 2012. The NCAA crippled Penn State football for years to come and practically tore Joe Paterno's name out of the record books Monday, erasing 14 years of victories and imposing an unprecedented $60 million fine and other punishment over the child sexual abuse scandal. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)The price of the child sexual abuse scandal at Penn State could go well beyond the $60 million fine and other penalties imposed by the NCAA.

NH expands testing in hepatitis C outbreak case

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:27 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Hampshire shows David Kwiatkowski, a former lab technician at Exeter, N.H., Hospital, arrested at a hospital in Massachusetts where he is receiving medical treatment. Kwiatkowski, originally from Michigan, was charged Thursday, July 19, 2012, with causing a hepatitis C outbreak involving at least 30 patients who were treated at Exeter Hospital's cardiac catheterization lab. (AP Photo/U.S. Attorney's Office)Health officials said Tuesday that they are casting a wider net as they look for people who might have contracted hepatitis C from a traveling medical technician accused of causing an outbreak that has infected 30 patients.

Recovering ex-congresswoman rides Alpine cable car

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:25 PM PDT

Former U.S. congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, center, who is recovering from injuries in a mass shooting last year, and her astronaut husband Mark Kelly, right, accompanied by mountain guide Vincent Lameyre, left, stand on a ridge of the Aiguille du Midi, above Chamonix, France in the French Alps on Monday, after riding a cable car up and walking a few meters onto the snow, away from a viewing post. The outing was part of her first trip abroad since being shot in the head in a mass shooting in the U.S. last year. (AP Photo/Mike Struik, CERN (European Center for Nuclear Research))Former U.S. congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, recovering from injuries in a mass shooting last year, has ventured into the French Alps.

Comparison of Senate Democratic, GOP tax cuts

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:25 PM PDT

A comparison of Democratic and Republican bills to extend expiring tax cuts through 2013 being debated by the Senate:

Panetta approves plan to lift F-22 flight limits

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:25 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has approved an Air Force plan to begin lifting flight restrictions on the F-22 stealth fighter jet, following the ongoing correction of oxygen deficit problems that grounded and restricted the fleet for months.

Oil prices steady on stronger Chinese factory data

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:23 PM PDT

The price of oil is up slightly on signs that China's manufacturing is getting stronger.

Austria church mounts billboard search for priests

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:19 PM PDT

A tractor passes a poster with the title "The Mission" from the Catholic Church, in Lower Austria near St. Poelten, Austria, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Poster reads : The Mission, those who give all receive even more. Seeking to repopulate its thinning clerical ranks, the Roman Catholic diocese of Austria's most populous province launched a province-wide billboard campaign Tuesday meant to recruit priests. But nuns are welcome as well. And the posters are also looking for part-time help - laymen and women prepared to dedicated at least part of their life to Catholic religious and social service. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)European men take note. While unemployment is growing in much of the continent, a powerful international organization is now advertising vacancies in Austria for hundreds of white-collar jobs.

'SNL' to air prime-time election spoofs this fall

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:15 PM PDT

NBC will air a pair of "Saturday Night Live" prime-time specials spoofing the fall election, and it's leaving the door open for cult-favorite comedy "Community" to continue beyond next season's abbreviated run.

'Poker princess' Molly Bloom has memoir deal

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Molly Bloom, who ran high-stakes, exclusive poker games involving some of Hollywood's biggest names, playboys and sports stars, will have a memoir coming out next year.

Hoots in parliament: France mulls harassment law

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Cecile Duflot, the Housing minister, speaks before France's National Assembly in Paris, Tuesday, July 17, 2012 in this frame made from TV. The hooting and catcalls began as soon as the Cabinet minister stood, wearing a blue and white flowered dress. It did not cease for the entire time she spoke before France's National Assembly and the heckling came not from an unruly crowd, but from male legislators who later said they were merely showing their appreciation on a warm summer's day. Duflot faltered very slightly, and then continued with her prepared remarks about an urban development project in Paris. "Ladies and gentlemen, but mostly gentlemen, obviously," she said in a firm voice as hoots rang out. She completed the statement on her ministry and again sat down. None of the men in suits who preceded her got the same treatment from the deputies, and the reaction was extraordinary enough to draw television commentary and headlines for days afterward. (AP Photo / National Assembly TV) TV OUTThe hooting and catcalls began as soon as the Cabinet minister stood, wearing a blue and white flowered dress. It did not cease for the entire time she spoke before France's National Assembly. And the heckling came not from an unruly crowd, but from male legislators who later said they were merely showing their appreciation on a warm summer's day.

Nearly $2M donated to Colo shooting victim fund

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:12 PM PDT

The film studio that released the Batman film playing during the Colorado theater shooting is among the donors that have given a total of nearly $2 million to a fund set up for victims.

'The Bachelorette' gives final rose to ABC ratings

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:11 PM PDT

Emily Maynard's big choice on "The Bachelorette" led ABC to one of its best summertime ratings in two years.

Ghana's President Atta Mills died at age 68

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:09 PM PDT

File - In this file photo taken on Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, President of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills, waits to address the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly. State-run television in Ghana is announcing on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, that President John Atta Mills has died at age 68. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)President John Atta Mills vowed to help spread the wealth from Ghana's newly discovered offshore oil fields, though his death Tuesday came before the 68-year-old could even finish his first term in this West African nation long held up as a model of democracy.

Ethnic riots sweep India's Assam, at least 30 killed

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:09 PM PDT

Villagers with their belongings move to relief camps as they leave their locality after violence at Chirang districtGUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Police shot dead four rioters in India's northeastern state of Assam on Tuesday as security forces struggled to contain ethnic fighting that has killed at least 30 people and left riverside hamlets ablaze, forcing tens of thousands from their homes. Rioting between Bodo tribes people and Muslim settlers has raged for days in a region near Bangladesh. Some victims died of machete wounds, said aid workers who has seen the bodies. Police opened fire on rioters burning property in the Bodo-dominated Kokrajhar district, killing the four, police inspector general S.N. ...

DBRS warns on Spain "tipping point" ahead of rating cut deadline

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:09 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spain is nearing a tipping point in which the euro zone country needs to restore investor faith or potentially be prompted to ask for a bailout in the face of unsustainable debt costs, credit rating agency DBRS said on Tuesday. The agency warned that four factors could push Spain and the euro zone deeper into crisis: a sharper recession as stressed economy-wide financing conditions persist, an insufficient backstop of capital, external shocks, and setbacks to fiscal and structural adjustment. ...

Exclusive: Greece will need more debt restructuring - EU officials

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:09 PM PDT

A European Union and Greek flag wave in front of the Perthenon temble in AthensBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Greece is unlikely to be able to pay what it owes and further debt restructuring is likely to be necessary, three EU officials said on Tuesday, a cost that would have to fall on the European Central Bank and euro zone governments. The officials said that twice bailed-out Greece would be found to be way off track by EU and International Monetary Fund officials who have been assessing the country. ...

Researchers report more condom use among teenagers

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:08 PM PDT

In this photo taken July 22, 2012, Lawrence Stallworth II, 20, of Cleveland, Ohio, left, who was diagnosed with HIV at age 17, speaks on a youth panel at the International AIDS Conference in Washington. Stallworth learned he was infected with HIV at age 17, when he was a high-school senior, after a hospitalization. A black gay man, he's among one of the nation's highest-risk groups. He's now an Ohio AIDS activist who works to teach young people that they need to protect themselves, and how. Helena Nangombe of Namibia is at right. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Nearly half of high school students say they've had sex, yet progress has stalled in getting them to use condoms to protect against the AIDS virus, government researchers reported Tuesday.

Jackson estate expresses concern for singer's kids

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:05 PM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 26, 2012 file photo shows, from left, Prince Jackson, Blanket Jackson and Paris Jackson after a hand and footprint ceremony honoring their father musician Michael Jackson in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. The executors of Michael Jackson's estate say they are concerned about the welfare of the singer's mother and his three children. In a letter posted on fan sites Tuesday, July 24, executors John Branca and John McClain says they are doing what they can to protect them from The executors of Michael Jackson's estate said Tuesday they were concerned about the welfare of the singer's mother and his three children amid a nasty family feud over money that has prompted three law enforcement investigations.

Pa. monsignor gets 3-6 years in sex abuse cover-up

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:05 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 22, 2012 file photo, Monsignor William Lynn walks to the Criminal Justice Center before a scheduled verdict reading, in Philadelphia. Lynn, who became the first U.S. church official branded a felon for covering up sex abuse claims against priests was sentenced Tuesday, July 24, 2012 to three to six years in prison. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)The first U.S. church official convicted of covering up sex-abuse claims against Roman Catholic priests was sentenced Tuesday to three to six years in prison by a judge who said he "enabled monsters in clerical garb ... to destroy the souls of children."
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