Thursday, July 19, 2012

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Fundraiser for taunted bus monitor surpasses $680,000 as it nears end

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:30 PM PDT

An online fundraiser for a New York bus monitor insulted by middle school students ends Friday, and has raked in more than $683,000

Ai Weiwei loses tax evasion case

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:25 PM PDT

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei lost his appeal against tax evasion charges and more than $2 million in fines in a Beijing court hearing Friday.

Departing IMF economist blasts fund for eurozone 'failure'; Lagarde is 'tainted'

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:03 PM PDT

A senior economist who left the institution spearheading the bailouts of three eurozone countries has lambasted its lack of leadership and said its first female chief is not fit for the job.

Zimmerman balks at ABC interview after network rejects demands

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 10:43 PM PDT

The man accused of murdering a Florida teenager pulled out of an interview with ABC after it rejected his conditions, his attorney said.

Two die after lightning starts fire in Kentucky home

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 10:28 PM PDT

An elderly man and his granddaughter died after a bolt of lightning started a fire in a house in Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday evening, officials said.

Fort Hood shooting report faults FBI handling of accused shooter's e-mails

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 10:24 PM PDT

A report made public Thursday on events surrounding the deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 provides new details on the failure of anti-terrorism officials to act on e-mail traffic between Maj. Nidal Hasan and major terrorist figure Anwar al-Awlaki.

Penn State board member resigns over Sandusky scandal

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 09:02 PM PDT

Steve Garban resigned Thursday from the Penn State Board of Trustees, becoming the first board member to step down in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal.

Former Egyptian vice president dies in U.S. hospital, officials say

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:39 PM PDT

Omar Suleiman, who announced to the world that Hosni Mubarak had stepped down as Egypt's president, has died in a U.S. hospital, state-run media reported.

Olympics worth the price tag? The Montreal Legacy

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:38 PM PDT

Montreal's Olympic Stadium is known as the "Big O," but for many of the city's taxpayers it is really the "Big Owe."

GSA finds more than $250,000 spent on one-day event

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:36 PM PDT

A "top-to-bottom" review by the General Services Administration, the federal agency that was found to have spent lavishly on an October 2010 conference in Las Vegas, has revealed that the agency also spent more than a quarter-million dollars for a one-day awards ceremony just outside Washington in May 2010.

Syria shows al-Assad, amid speculation on his whereabouts

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:18 PM PDT

Amid fierce fighting, Syrian TV on Thursday showed video of President Bashar al-Assad, the first images broadcast of him since a deadly attack on top officials.

Former hospital worker accused of transmitting hepatitis C

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:17 PM PDT

A former employee has been charged in connection with a hepatitis C outbreak at a New Hampshire hospital, a federal prosecutor says.

Take another look at health care act

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:10 PM PDT

Aaron Carroll thinks that fiscal conservatives should be encouraged that the Affordable Care Act will substantially lower future health care costs.

CNN exclusive: Congressional insider trading ban might not apply to families

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:09 PM PDT

It was a rare show of bipartisanship -- President Barack Obama, flanked by Democrats and Republicans in April, signing into law a bill that would ban insider trading on Capitol Hill. The measure, known as the STOCK Act, had passed the House and Senate at warp speed.

Jeremy Lin brings 'Linsanity' to Houston

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:01 PM PDT

For the God-fearing, Harvard-educated NBA star Jeremy Lin, it's deja vu all over again except for two things: This time he's entering Houston's Toyota Center with an fat paycheck in his pocket and inflated expectations in the stands.

Franken: Comedy partner Tom Davis dies

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 06:13 PM PDT

Comedian-writer Tom Davis, who teamed up with Al Franken and appeared on "Saturday Night Live", died Thursday, said Franken.

Saudi king names ex-U.S. envoy as intelligence chief

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 06:09 PM PDT

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has ordered that his chief of general intelligence be replaced by a former ambassador to the United States, the official Saudi Press Agency reported Thursday.

Before taking on Syria, U.S. should heed lesson of the past

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 05:57 PM PDT

Syria becomes a greater emergency with each passing day, but the U.S. should remember its experience in Lebanon before intervening

Google's Nexus 7 tablet ships this week

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 05:46 PM PDT

Google says the Nexus 7, its hotly anticipated new tablet computer, is shipping to customers who preordered it this week, amid reports of heavy demand.

Bulgarian bus attack is work of suicide bomber, minister says

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 05:40 PM PDT

A bus bombing which claimed the lives of five Israeli tourists in Bulgaria was likely carried out by a male suicide attacker, Bulgaria's interior minister said.

FBI dive team to search for missing Iowa girls

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 05:31 PM PDT

Authorities stopped draining a lake here on Thursday as authorities awaited FBI divers and sonar probes to help find two young cousins missing for nearly a week.

GOP senators block top Obama jobs initiative

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 05:29 PM PDT

Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the No.1 item on the president's congressional "to-do-list," refusing to allow a vote on a bill that would give tax breaks for companies that "insource" jobs to the U.S. from overseas while eliminating tax deductions for companies that move jobs abroad.

Arrest made in Philadelphia attempted abduction

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 05:02 PM PDT

Philadelphia police arrest Carlos Figueroa-Fagot, accusing him of being the man who tried grab a 10-year-old girl in Philadelphia.

Feds raid City Hall of New Jersey capital

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 04:47 PM PDT

Federal agents raided City Hall in New Jersey's capital, one day after they swarmed the home of the mayor, his brother and a campaign supporter.

'Queen of Soul Food' Sylvia Woods dead at 86

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 04:42 PM PDT

Sylvia Woods, the founder and owner of the internationally renowned Sylvia's Restaurant in Harlem, has died, her family said.

'Girls' among Emmy newcomers as nominations announced

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 04:42 PM PDT

When it comes to comedy, the Emmys are making room for "Girls."

Photos surface of a large, early-2000s iPad prototype

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 04:38 PM PDT

Even before Apple came out with its iPhone five years ago, it was experimenting with iPad-like tablets.

Google takes on the drug cartels

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 04:36 PM PDT

Google says its technology can help dismantle illicit networks, from the drug and arms trades to human trafficking.

Source: Security official who sued over her dismissal is Olympics-bound

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 04:22 PM PDT

Kelly Hardwick is Olympics-bound. The 46-year-old security director had filed a lawsuit against USA Basketball, the National Basketball Association and the U.S. women's basketball head coach for removing her from a security team destined for the summer games.

A laser beam 1,000 times more powerful than the U.S.

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 03:57 PM PDT

Paging clean energy buffs: NIF laser generates more power in single blast than entire U.S. does in any single instant.

Self-help books aren't all bunk: How Stephen Covey helped me

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 03:36 PM PDT

"Life is difficult," said the first line of the first self-help book I ever held in my hands.

Scott hits record score as Woods trails by three shots

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 03:13 PM PDT

Adam Scott leads the British Open after carding a spectacular opening round of 64, finishing six under par.

Dan Rather: 'Quote approval' a media sellout

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:53 PM PDT

Dan Rather says the practice of reporters letting candidates review their quotes furthers politicians' interests, but not the public's.

Emmy snubs: What the Academy got right and wrong

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:37 PM PDT

What?! No best comedy series Emmy nomination for "Parks and Recreation?" "Community?" Nothing for "Mad Men's" John Slattery?

Sports photography master class: Classic Olympic photos

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:35 PM PDT

The Olympic Games have produced some of the greatest sports moments in history. And to go along with the great moments, there are often great photos: images that craft our memory of these moments.

Review: 'Dark Knight Rises' disappointingly clunky, bombastic

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:30 PM PDT

He is risen!

Five European bike rides for amateurs

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:30 PM PDT

These five tours offer spectacular scenery without the punishing terrain of the Tour de France.

Aerial drones vulnerable to being hacked, Congress told

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:24 PM PDT

It wouldn't take much effort to hijack a drone over U.S. airspace and use it to commit a crime or act of terrorism, an aerospace engineering expert told a House subcommittee Wednesday.

Arizona sheriff faces civil trial in alleged targeting of Latinos

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:23 PM PDT

Attorneys gave opening statements in a civil rights trial against Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who bills himself as "America's toughest sheriff."

With global instability, who wants to be a tourist?

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:10 PM PDT

A terrorist explosion in Bulgaria. Tourist kidnappings in Egypt. Sometimes violent demonstrations in Greece. A coup in Mali. Deadly drug wars in Mexico. Olympic security failures in England.

Marissa Mayer: Your thoughts on the 'having it all' debate

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 01:48 PM PDT

Veronica Lon Pantaleon Mendoza said it was her son's pleas that finally led her to quit work.

Grants help abused women start over

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 01:28 PM PDT

Johanna Crawford was volunteering for a domestic violence shelter in 2003 when she answered a hot line call she will never forget.

As Ramadan begins, controversial mosque won't be ready to open doors

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 01:04 PM PDT

Worshippers at an Islamic center in Tennessee will have to wait a few more weeks before they can use their new mosque, officials said Thursday.

Will buzz over VP fizzle with a predictable pick?

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 12:02 PM PDT

Ruben Navarrette asks whether diversity will prove to have been just a tease in Mitt Romney's vetting of vice presidential contenders

Marissa Mayer can revive Yahoo, and the Web

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:47 AM PDT

Douglas Rushkoff says by hiring Google's web visionary, Yahoo is poised to become the dominant web player once again.

New research offers tips for Alzheimer's caregivers

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:45 AM PDT

This week, health care professionals and scientists from around the world met in Vancouver to present the latest cutting-edge research on Alzheimer's disease for the annual Alzheimer's Association International Conference. There was a lot of buzz about new studies, including drug advancements that could be potential treatments in the future. But for the average patient with Alzheimer's, or for their caregivers, it's easy to get lost in the abundance of abstracts and scientific minutia.

Tributes pour after death of Rajesh Khanna, 'the first Bollywood superstar'

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:38 AM PDT

The Indian actor Rajesh Khanna, who became the first Bollywood superstar, died Wednesday in Mumbai at the age of 69, his family said.
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