Friday, August 3, 2012

CDC issues fair warning about pig flu

CDC issues fair warning about pig flu

CDC issues fair warning about pig flu

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:45 PM PDT

It's the season for state and county fairs, and health officials are reminding fairgoers to be careful around pigs because of a new flu spreading from the animals to people.

Blown tire likely caused deadly Megabus crash

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:44 PM PDT

First responders work the scene of a charter bus crash on Interstate 55 near Litchfield, Ill. Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. The double-decker Megabus carrying 81 passengers blew a tire and slammed head-on into a concrete bridge support pillar. Four people injured in the crash were flown by helicopter to a trauma center, others were treated at local hospitals. (AP Photo/The State Journal-Register, David Spencer)A blown tire likely caused a double-decker bus to lurch out of control and strike a bridge pillar in the grassy median of an interstate highway, killing one passenger and injuring nearly four dozen others, an Illinois State Police investigator said Friday.

Ex-Ala. gov. going back to prison for bribery

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:44 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken Nov. 2, 2011, former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman talks with reporters outside the Federal Courthouse in Montgomery, Ala. Siegelman is headed back to federal court Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, for a new sentencing hearing for his conviction on bribery and other charges. Judge Mark Fuller will decide Siegelman's new sentence in Montgomery and could order him to immediately return to federal prison after more than four years of freedom. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman is going back to prison.

Stevie Wonder files for divorce after 11 years

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:41 PM PDT

Stevie Wonder is ending his 11-year marriage to fashion designer Kai Millard Morris.

Suicide bomber kills self, wounds 9 in Kenya: police

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:40 PM PDT

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber killed himself and wounded nine people when he detonated a grenade near a military air base in Nairobi on Friday, police said, in the latest such attack since Kenya's military foray into neighboring Somalia. The incident occurred in a Somali-dominated area, and police said the attacker had intended to blow up a group of soldiers near the perimeter of the air base. All but one of the wounded were civilian bystanders, police said. ...

Buyers eye Knight Capital as some customers return

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:40 PM PDT

A trader works at the Knight Capital kiosk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange(Reuters) - Struggling Knight Capital Group Inc's future remained in flux on Friday, with major clients saying they would resume trading with the company, while potential buyers were still combing through the company's books with an eye toward a deal. Customers including TD Ameritrade and Scottrade, said they would return business to Knight, the nation's largest retail market maker of U.S. stocks. Still, the firm's trading volumes remained below usual levels on Friday. ...

Singer of US heavy metal band released in Prague

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:39 PM PDT

The frontman of the U.S. heavy metal band Lamb of God has been released from a Prague prison on $400,000 bail as police investigate him for allegedly pushing a fan off a stage who later died of his injuries, an official said Friday.

Syrian rebels say seize security complex in eastern province

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:38 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels seized a security headquarters in the oil-producing province of Deir al-Zor on Friday, killing 13 security personnel in battles to control a major highway leading to Iraq, a rebel spokesman said. President Bashar al-Assad's forces have lost control over large swathes of Deir al-Zor in the last two months, but troops still surround the provincial capital, pounding the city with artillery and from the air. ...

Iberia drags IAG to Q2 loss

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:37 PM PDT

The owner of British Airways and Iberia has reported a second-quarter loss due to a fall-off in business at the Spanish carrier.

Ex-Ala. gov. apologizes at resentencing hearing

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken Nov. 2, 2011, former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman talks with reporters outside the Federal Courthouse in Montgomery, Ala. Siegelman is headed back to federal court Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, for a new sentencing hearing for his conviction on bribery and other charges. Judge Mark Fuller will decide Siegelman's new sentence in Montgomery and could order him to immediately return to federal prison after more than four years of freedom. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)Ex-Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman is apologizing for any embarrassment his bribery conviction may have caused.

NASA picks 3 private firms to develop space taxis

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:29 PM PDT

This artist's rendering provided by Sierra Nevada Space Systems shows the company's Dream Chaser spacecraft docking with the International Space Station. NASA has picked three aerospace companies to build small rocketships to take astronauts to the International Space Station. This is the third phase of NASA's efforts to get private space companies to take over the job of the now-retired space shuttle. The space agency is giving them more than $1.1 billion. Two of three ships are capsules like in the Apollo era and the third is a lifting body that is closer in design to the space shuttle. (AP Photo/Sierra Nevada Space Systems)NASA picked three aerospace companies Friday to build small rocketships to take astronauts to the International Space Station.

Military brought prostitutes to Colombian hotel

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:25 PM PDT

A dozen U.S. service members brought women, likely prostitutes, to their hotel rooms in Colombia and also allowed dogs to soil bed linens and building grounds shortly before President Barack Obama arrived in the country for an April summit, according to a military investigation that followed the announcement of punishments for the men.

Syria opposition plans for post-Assad era

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:18 PM PDT

In this image made from amateur video provided by Shaam News Network and accessed Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, a man walks past a fire following an attack that reportedly killed at least 20 people when mortars rained down on a crowded marketplace in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 2. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOThe Syrian National Council is deep into organizing an alternative to the regime of President Bashar Assad that could include those already in state institutions or even the ruling Baath Party, a senior member of the opposition group said Friday.

Eastman Kodak loss widened in 2Q

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Eastman Kodak Co. says its second-quarter net loss widened as it reorganized under bankruptcy protection.

Wife: Emails show NY man plotted to fake his death

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT

A jobless man who was reported missing after going for a swim in New York — only to turn up days later speeding down a South Carolina highway — had sent emails discussing a plot to fake his own death, his wife said Friday.

Judge denies Apple's bid for Samsung sanctions

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2010, file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds a new iPhone at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Two tech titans are squaring off in federal court Monday in a closely watched trial over control of the worldwide smart phone and computer tablet markets. Apple Inc. filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co. last year alleging the world's largest technology company's smart phones and computer tablets are illegal knockoffs. Samsung countered that it's Apple that is doing the stealing and, besides, some of the technology at issue such as the rounded rectangular designs of smart phones have been industry standards for years. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)A federal judge on Friday denied Apple Inc.'s demands for an immediate victory in a multibillion-dollar patent trial. Apple sought the long-shot bid as punishment for Samsung Electronics Inc.'s decision to issue a controversial press release on the first day of testimony.

Witnesses ask for ex-Ala. gov to stay out of jail

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken Nov. 2, 2011, former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman talks with reporters outside the Federal Courthouse in Montgomery, Ala. Siegelman is headed back to federal court Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, for a new sentencing hearing for his conviction on bribery and other charges. Judge Mark Fuller will decide Siegelman's new sentence in Montgomery and could order him to immediately return to federal prison after more than four years of freedom. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)Character witnesses on Friday asked a federal judge to not send a former Alabama governor back to prison, although the judge said there is "no doubt" Don Siegelman bribed an ex-hospital executive.

Olympics 2012: Live Report

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:13 PM PDT

US swimmer Michael Phelps wins the men's 100m butterfly1910 GMT: SOUTH KOREA WIN MEN'S TEAM SABRE FENCING GOLD. Silver goes to Romania and bronze to Italy.

Wife: Emails show NY man plotted faking his death

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:12 PM PDT

The wife of a New York man who was reported missing at a beach and then turned up hundreds of miles away says she found emails in which he discussed a plan to fake his own death.

One rescued in Mexico mine explosion, others still missing

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:10 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - One miner has been rescued following a coal mine collapse in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila Friday morning, and five more remain trapped, the mine operator said. The explosion was triggered when a large amount of methane gas ignited, causing 100 tonnes of coal to collapse, mine owner Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA) said in a statement. Nearly 300 miners evacuated the mine without incident, the company said. Coahuila's public safety secretary, Jose Luis Moran, told Milenio television that rescue workers were trying to locate the missing miners. ...

U.N. nations condemn Syria; Russia, China seen isolated

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:09 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. member states on Friday overwhelmingly voted to condemn the Syrian government at a special session of the General Assembly that Western diplomats said highlighted the isolation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's supporters Russia and China. The 193-nation assembly approved the Saudi-drafted resolution, which expressed "grave concern" at the escalation of violence in Syria and condemned the Security Council for its action, with 133 votes in favor, 12 against and 31 abstentions. ...

New sentencing hearing for ex-Ala. gov

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:02 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken Nov. 2, 2011, former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman talks with reporters outside the Federal Courthouse in Montgomery, Ala. Siegelman is headed back to federal court Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, for a new sentencing hearing for his conviction on bribery and other charges. Judge Mark Fuller will decide Siegelman's new sentence in Montgomery and could order him to immediately return to federal prison after more than four years of freedom. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman's adult daughter says life has been hard since her father was convicted of bribery and spent some time in prison.

Kisses at Chick-fil-A to protest gay marriage view

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:58 AM PDT

Jim Fortier, left, and Mark Toomajian, kiss as they join about two dozen members of gay rights groups and others protesting outside the Decatur, Ga., Chick-fil-A restaurant Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Gay rights activists plan kiss demonstrations at Chick-fil-A stores Friday, just days after the company set a sales record when customers flocked to the restaurants to show support for the fast-food chain owner's opposition to gay marriage. (AP Photo/David Tulis)Gay rights activists were kissing at Chick-fil-A stores across the country Friday, just days after the company set a sales record when customers flocked to the restaurants to show support for the fast-food chain president's opposition to gay marriage.

Clinton hopes for improved drones to find Kony

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with South Sudan President Salva Kiir, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, at the Presidential Office Building in Juba, South Sudan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she hopes drones will soon be able to see through jungle cover so they can locate warlord Joseph Kony.

Craig: Airport bathroom trip was official business

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Larry Craig aims to fend off a federal election lawsuit against him by arguing his infamous July 11, 2007, Minneapolis airport bathroom visit that ended in his sex-sting arrest was part of his official Senate business.

Goldman agreed to buys stocks from Knight Wednesday: CNBC

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:55 AM PDT

(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc agreed to buy a block of stocks from Knight Capital Group Inc the day of its trading malfunction, CNBC reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Knight had inadvertently acquired the stocks on Wednesday due to a trading software error and Goldman agreed to buy the stocks from Knight after the close of trading that afternoon, CNBC reported, the people said. Goldman declined to comment on the matter. A Knight spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (Reporting By Lauren Tara LaCapra; Editing by Steve Orlofsky)

Syria reaches oil deal with ally Russia

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:50 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syria has reached an agreement with ally Russia to secure much-needed fuel as a delegation of ministers sent by President Bashar al-Assad asked Moscow to help alleviate the effects of sanctions on the war-torn country. The trip was a rare foreign visit made by high-level Syrian officials, whose circles of support are shrinking as violence mounts between rebel fighters and forces loyal to Assad, who the West and Arab countries say must leave power. ...

Stevie Wonder files for divorce from wife

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:44 AM PDT

Stevie Wonder is ending his 11-year marriage to fashion designer Kai Millard Morris.

Mich. voters get say on emergency manager law

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:41 AM PDT

An attempt to kill a Michigan law that gives emergency managers sweeping powers to fix poor communities' finances will appear on the November ballot, the state Supreme Court said Friday, handing unions a major victory in their clash with Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.

SEC's Schapiro calls Knight problems "unacceptable"

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:41 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro said on Friday that the technology problems that led Knight Capital Group Inc to suffer a $440 million trading loss are "unacceptable," and pledged to take additional steps to strengthen the integrity of the marketplace. "The apparent trading error by Knight Capital Group on Wednesday reflects the type of event that can raise concerns for investors about our nation's equity markets - markets that I believe are the most resilient, efficient and robust in the world," Schapiro said in a statement. ...

Parents accused of forcing kids into plastic boxes

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:25 AM PDT

An Ohio couple were charged this week with punishing their three children by forcing them into plastic boxes sealed with duct tape and only a square cut in the top for air.

Pakistan jails officers for links to banned group

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:20 AM PDT

Activists of Hizb ut Tahrir shout anti-government slogans during a protest in KarachiPakistan has jailed five military officers, convicting them of links to a banned Muslim political group at a court martial, the army said Friday.

Pakistan court strikes down contempt law

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:14 AM PDT

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani (C)Pakistan's top court on Friday struck down a new law that sought to exempt members of the government from contempt trials, clearing the way for legal proceedings against the prime minister.

US economy creates 163,000 jobs, helping Obama

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:10 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama finishes speaking at an event to urge Congress to pass tax cuts for the American middle classThe US economy created a solid 163,000 jobs in July, helping President Barack Obama dull Republican attacks despite a slight uptick in the jobless rate.

EA sues Zynga claiming copyright infringement

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:07 AM PDT

Electronic Arts says it has sued online game maker Zynga because its new game "The Ville" infringes its own game, "The Sims Social."

Syrians in Jordan fear hunt from Assad agents

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:03 AM PDT

In this Wednesday Aug. 1, 2012 photo, Adnan Hamdan, 50, a Syrian religious affairs ministry official who defected, speaks to the Associated Press at his temporary house in Irbid, Jordan. Hamdan said he received scores of emails, cellphone text messages, and telephone calls warning Sultan, a 42-year-old Syrian anti-regime activist, knew he was being hunted, even in this northern Jordanian city where he had taken refuge. The attack came on crowded street: Two men grabbed him and dragged him into a waiting car, shouting, "It's him!"

Refinery problems, spill drive up Great Lakes gas

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:59 AM PDT

A rare combination of troubles is driving up gas prices in the Great Lakes region.

Fort Hood suspect fined again for having beard

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:59 AM PDT

A military judge on Friday once again held the Fort Hood shooting suspect in contempt of court for showing up to a pretrial hearing with a beard he had been ordered to shave.

Ireland's Honohan says Draghi comments "complex"

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:57 AM PDT

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's central bank governor said comments from the European Central Bank's President Mario Draghi on Thursday were "complex", but they would ultimately lead to a positive reaction once absorbed by the markets. In the latest move to contain the eurozone crisis, Draghi indicated the ECB may start buying government bonds again, but not before September, and only if countries asked to use the euro zone's rescue funds and accepted strict conditions and supervision. ...

Romney calls for 1-year delay on spending cuts

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:55 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to reporters after he campaigned at McCandless Trucking in North Las Vegas, Nev., Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Mitt Romney says Congress and the president should delay looming cuts in military and domestic spending for at least one year.
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