Sunday, July 22, 2012

Source: Penn State to face fines in excess of $30M

Source: Penn State to face fines in excess of $30M


Source: Penn State to face fines in excess of $30M

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 06:59 PM PDT

The NCAA is expected to announce those sanctions Monday, a day after university officials had the bronze statue of Joe Paterno removed from outside the football stadium.

Penn State removes Paterno statue

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 06:06 PM PDT

Penn State is removing the statue of Joe Paterno from outside the stadium.

Elderly man foils robbery

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Affiliate WKMG reports a 71-year-old man used a handgun to shoot at two armed men attempting to rob an Internet cafe.

Rules for building city of future

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 08:19 AM PDT

Eduardo Paes, whose city is hosting the 2016 Olympics, says smart planning for cities should take into account the environment, mobility and social integration

How shooting rampage may have ended

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 03:40 PM PDT

The semi-automatic rifle used in the Colorado theater killings jammed during the rampage, apparently because of a problem with the 100-shot magazine feeding it, a law enforcement source with direct knowledge of the investigation said Sunday.

Suspect spooked gun range manager

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 01:38 PM PDT

Colorado massacre suspect James Holmes applied to join a gun range in June, but the range's operator said Sunday that he was disturbed by the "weird and bizarre" message on Holmes' answering machine.

Source: Afghan cop kills 3 Americans

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 12:00 PM PDT

An Afghan policeman opened fire at a training center in western Afghanistan on Sunday, killing three Americans, a police official told CNN.

Arab League offers 'safe exit' to Assad

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 06:45 PM PDT

After 16 months of daily bloodshed, the Syrian crisis now zeroes in on Aleppo, the country's most populated city and a critical one for both President Bashar al-Assad's regime and rebels.

Bulgarian police widen bomb probe

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 05:41 PM PDT

Bulgarian police have widened their investigation into last week's bombing attack on Israeli tourists to towns near the border with Romania, asking hotels for surveillance video that might have captured the suspected bomber.

Cuban dissident dies in car accident

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 05:12 PM PDT

Prominent Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya Sardinas died in a car accident Sunday, his daughter Rosa Maria Paya told CNN. He was 60.

British cyclist wins Tour de France

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:04 AM PDT

Bradley Wiggins made history on the Champs Elysees Sunday as he became the first British rider to win cycling's Tour de France.

Pilot rescued after U.S. fighter jet crash

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 10:09 AM PDT

Efforts are under way to retrieve a pilot after a U.S. fighter jet crashed into the waters off northern Japan on Sunday, military officials said.

Flooding kills 37 in Chinese capital

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 07:51 PM PDT

The "heaviest rain in six decades" in the Chinese capital of Beijing has left at least 37 people dead, the state news agency Xinhua reported Sunday.

Michael Jackson's mom 'missing'

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 12:57 AM PDT

A missing person's report was filed Saturday night for Katherine Jackson, the mother of pop icon Michael Jackson, after her grandchildren were unable to get in touch with her for a week.

Singer with Nazi tattoo won't perform

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 03:42 AM PDT

Russian singer Evgeny Nikitin has pulled out of one of the world's best-known opera events, the Bayreuth Festival in Germany, because he has a Nazi tattoo, organizers said Sunday.

Spanish king in hot water over safari

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 09:55 AM PDT

The conservation group World Wildlife Fund ousted Spain's King Juan Carlos as its honorary president after his Botswana hunting trip sparked an outcry for its extravagance during an economic crisis.

Olympics: No silence for Israeli victims

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 10:15 AM PDT

The head of the International Olympics Committee again rejected calls for a moment of silence during the Games' opening ceremony to honor Israeli Olympians killed in a terror attack at the 1972 Games.

Greene: What forever changed Olympics

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 06:58 AM PDT

When the Olympics allowed pro athletes to compete, the money-making potential of the games increased dramatically, says Bob Greene

N.K.'s cult of personality surrounds Kim

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 03:56 PM PDT

The man before me is not yet 30. He stands, perhaps a little unsure of himself, a nervous tic in his shoulders seeming to betray his unease.

25 die in Iraq bombings during Ramadan

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 02:50 PM PDT

Bombs in Shiite areas of Iraq claimed the lives of 25 people Sunday, the second day of the Muslim holy month Ramadan. An Iraqi soldier and a policeman also died in separate incidents.

Opinion: Hoping for AIDS 'Last One'

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:34 AM PDT

It is by no accident that the AIDS Memorial Quilt -- which now measures more than 50 miles laid side by side and weighs 54 tons -- is gracing the National Mall in Washington this weekend as the global HIV and AIDS community gathers nearby for the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012).

Watch New Orleans hotel implode

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 07:12 PM PDT

The Palace Hotel came crashing down on Sunday morning in a planned implosion.

Shark attack survivor: Protect sharks

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 06:05 PM PDT

A string of deadly shark attacks off Western Australia is no reason to undo laws protecting great whites, says attack survivor Mike Coots.

Shark victim: Protect great whites

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:30 AM PDT

A string of deadly shark attacks off Western Australia is no reason to undo laws protecting great whites, says attack survivor Mike Coots.

Watch woman flip scooter on escalator

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 10:09 AM PDT

Authorities released video of a woman trying to ride her scooter up an escalator to discourage others from attempting it.

Obama: 'Words are ... inadequate'

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 08:09 PM PDT

President Barack Obama met with the injured and the families of those killed in Aurora, where a vigil was held.

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