Friday, August 31, 2012

Fan falls to death at Texans stadium in Houston

Fan falls to death at Texans stadium in Houston

Fan falls to death at Texans stadium in Houston

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:48 PM PDT

FILE - This Aug. 30, 2012 photo shows the exterior of Reliant Stadium before an NFL preseason football game between the Houston Texans and the Minnesota Vikings, in Houston. A fan was taken to a Houston hospital after falling from an escalator at Reliant Stadium. A statement issued by officials of Reliant Park, where the stadium is situated, says the fan fell from the escalator Thursday night, Aug. 30, 2012, while attending a preseason game between the Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings.(AP Photo/Dave Einsel, File)A 25-year-old fan died after tumbling about 60 feet from a fifth-floor escalator at Reliant Stadium during a preseason Houston Texans game, officials said Friday.

US supermarket worker shoots dead two, kills self

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:45 PM PDT

A shooting occurred at a Pathmark supermarket similar to this oneA man armed with a Kalashnikov-style automatic rifle and a handgun shot dead two people Friday at a supermarket in a town near New York, and then shot himself, officials said.

Mother of GMA co-host Robin Roberts dies

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT

This 2006 photo released by ABC shows "Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts, right, with her mother Lucimarian Roberts on the set in New York. Jeffrey W. Schneider, senior vice president of ABC News, said 88-year-old Lucimarian Roberts died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. ABC's Facebook page said Robins traveled "home to Mississippi just in time to see her." The death came on the same day Roberts said goodbye to her co-workers and audience before starting medical leave for a bone marrow transplant. Her departure had been set for Friday. But in a last-minute change of plans she told her viewers she was leaving a day early to visit her ailing mother. WABC-TV said Lucimarian Roberts was the first African-American to head Mississippi's board of education. She also collaborated with her daughter on a book titled, "My Story, My Song: Mother-Daughter Reflections on Life and Faith." (AP Photo/ABC, Donna Svennevik)Lucimarian Roberts, the mother of "Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts, has died a day after the anchor announced she was taking a medical leave for a bone marrow transplant.

Bernanke signals desire for more Fed stimulus

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT

US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, pictured on August 7US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed deep worry over the US economy Friday and argued for fresh action to stimulate growth from the central bank.

Ex-Mich. rail worker claims $337M Powerball prize

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:42 PM PDT

Donald Lawson, a 44-year-old Lapeer, Mich. resident, smiles at a news conference in which he claimed the $337 million Powerball prize Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at the Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing, Mich. Lawson elected the lump sum option of $224.6 million before state and federal taxes. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)Donald Lawson says the first thing he bought after winning the third-largest Powerball jackpot ever was a pack of bubble gum.

APNewsBreak: Sick cows not slaughtered for food

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:40 PM PDT

Federal investigators probing a slaughterhouse after an undercover video showed inhumane treatment of cows said Friday that there is no evidence that sick animals entered the food supply.

Movie audiences find anti-Obama doc '2016'

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:39 PM PDT

This publicity image released by Rocky Mountain Pictures, shows an undated film clip of director, Dinesh D'Souza, interviewing George Obama in "2016: Obama's America." Despite the unconventional release of "2016: Obama's America," the movie is among the most successful political documentaries of all time and it doesn't show signs of cooling down ahead of the presidential election. (AP Photo/Rocky Mountain Pictures)It wasn't backed by any Hollywood movie studio. Reviews were mostly negative. It premiered in Houston, not Los Angeles or New York. And yet despite the unconventional release of "2016: Obama's America," the movie is now among the most successful political documentaries of all time — and it doesn't show signs of cooling down ahead of the presidential election.

Stocks higher, but volatile, after Bernanke speaks

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:39 PM PDT

FILE- In this Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, file photo, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks closed lower Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, with investors too worried about gas prices and unemployment to be impressed by news that consumer spending is up. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)It took a while, but investors eventually decided they liked what they heard from Ben Bernanke, and stock indexes rose enough on Friday to put them into positive territory for August.

Hospital got hang-up call before Colo. shooting

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:36 PM PDT

Assistant District Attorney Karen Pearson leads the prosecution team into court for a motions hearing for suspected theater shooter James Holmes in district court in Centennial, Colo., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Holmes has been charged in the shooting at the Aurora theater on July 20 that killed twelve people and injured more than 50. (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez)The University of Colorado Hospital says no one at its switchboard talked to the movie theater shooting suspect in the minutes before the attack, but a caller did hang up without saying anything around that time.

Romney visits gulf as Obama tends to troops

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:36 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, accompanied by his vice presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a campaign event at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Fla., Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan plunged headlong into the fall campaign Friday on a two-track mission to convince Americans that the GOP nominee is not only the right man to fix the economy but an all-around leader for the nation. Romney, hoping to project an aura of leadership, surveyed storm damage in Louisiana and declared "people down here need help."

Cousin of NJ supermarket shooter: 'He was blank'

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:36 PM PDT

Middlesex County prosecutor Bruce Kaplan inspects the scene of a shooting at a Pathmark grocery store in Old Bridge, N.J., Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. An employee of the supermarket opened fire at the closed store early Friday as a dozen or more colleagues worked inside, killing two of them and himself, Kaplan said. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)A cousin of the gunman in a New Jersey supermarket shooting spree says he has not been the same since his mother died about five years ago.

Factbox: Gulf of Mexico oil, gas operations affected by Isaac

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:35 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Isaac, now a tropical depression, continued to threaten the lower Mississippi valley with heavy rain and flash floods as it moved north after forcing offshore energy producers and coastal refiners to shut operations. Energy companies have begun assessing the damage caused by the storm, which made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday. Some will be resuming operations on Friday. Phillips 66 said floodwater at the Alliance refinery in Belle Chasse, Louisiana did not reach more than 2 feet in depth, although it did not say which parts of the refinery were flooded. ...

Djokovic, Stosur advance but Robson stuns Li

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Samantha Stosur advanced in straight sets Friday at the US Open while British teen Laura Robson sent Li Na home after sending Kim Clijsters into retirement.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:29 PM PDT

Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

Romney arrives in Louisiana for storm visit

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:28 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney waves as he arrives for a campaign stop, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney detoured to hurricane-damaged Louisiana on Friday as he campaigned his way out of the Republican National Convention, touring a flooded community and saying he hoped his visit would rivet public attention on victims' needs.

Officials declare final winner of Mexico vote

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, presidential candidate for the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD), speaks during a news conference in Mexico City, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Lopez Obrador said Friday that he is refusing to recognize the results of Mexico's presidential election, raising the question of whether he will launch street protests like those he used to paralyze central Mexico City after losing the 2006 vote. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)Mexico's highest electoral authority declared Friday that Enrique Pena Nieto was the legitimate winner of the country's July 1 presidential election, formally opening the transition to a new government despite continuing claims of fraud by the second-place candidate of the left.

Spain's Bankia to receive immediate aid

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:22 PM PDT

File - In this June 26, 2012 file photo, Spain's Economy Minister Luis De Guindos speaks during a meeting in Madrid. Spain's government Friday Aug. 30, 2012 approved a major new financial sector reform that creates a "bad bank" to contain toxic property investments and gives the central bank more powers to shut down troubled lenders. The royal decree reform is the fifth such package Spain has introduced since the economic crisis began in 2008. De Guindos said the new entity would be controlled by the central bank but would be semi-private. He said it would be operational before the end of November. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)Spain's bank rescue fund is to inject government aid immediately into Bankia after the troubled lender announced losses of €4.4 billion ($5.6 billion) in the first half of the year, the fund said Friday.

Isaac promises drought relief, lousy holiday

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:20 PM PDT

When drought made Fourth of July fireworks a fire hazard, organizers in Chesterfield, Mo., decided to try again Labor Day weekend. Go figure: Now rain from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac has forced them to cancel again.

Basics about hantavirus outbreak in Yosemite

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:19 PM PDT

Answers to common questions about mice and the hantavirus linked to death of 2 people who visited Yosemite National Park:

Exclusive: Walmart tests iPhone "Scan & Go" feature

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:19 PM PDT

Shopping carts are seen outside a new Walmart Express store in Chicago(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is testing a "Scan & Go" system that would allow shoppers to scan items using their iPhones and then quickly pay at a self-checkout counter. If the test by the world's largest retailer is successful, it has the potential to change the way people shop and pay, making the process more personal and potentially faster. Earlier this week, Walmart invited employees with Apple Inc iPhones to participate in a test at a Walmart supercenter in Rogers, Arkansas, near the company's headquarters, according to a form on the Survey Monkey website (https://www.surveymonkey. ...

Pentagon weighing options against ex-SEAL author

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:17 PM PDT

FILE - This book cover image released by Dutton shows "No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama Bin Laden," by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer. The Pentagon's top lawyer has informed the former Navy SEAL who authored the forthcoming book describing details of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden that he violated agreements to not divulge military secrets and that as a result the Pentagon is considering taking legal action against him. The general counsel of the Defense Department, Jeh Johnson, wrote in a letter transmitted to the author on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, that he had signed two nondisclosure agreements with the Navy in 2007 that obliged him to "never divulge" classified information. Johnson said that after reviewing a copy of the book, "No Easy Day," the Pentagon concluded that the author is in "material breach and violation" of the agreements. (AP Photo/Dutton, File)The Pentagon is considering legal action against a former Navy SEAL whose book describes insider details of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, but it has not made a final judgment on whether the book actually reveals secrets, a spokesman said Friday.

Israelis say UN report strengthens Iran warnings

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:47 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 photo, two Israeli women drink coffee in a shopping mall after collecting their gas mask from a distribution center in Jerusalem. A new U.N. report adds credibility to Israel's warnings about Tehran's nuclear ambitions, Israeli officials said Friday, commenting on findings that could provide ammunition to Israeli calls for military action against Iran's suspect nuclear program at a time when the U.S. and other allies are pressing the Jewish state to hold its fire. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)Israeli officials said on Friday that a new United Nations report adds credibility to their warnings about Iran, as tensions grow between the Jewish state and its allies over how to tackle Tehran's suspect nuclear program.

Small Ky. town focus of eclipse chasers

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT

This Aug. 27, 2012 photo shows a road sign under the afternoon sun outside Hopkinsville, Ky. When the next total eclipse of the sun darkens skies over parts of the United States on Aug. 21, 2017, the afternoon event will last longer in a rural stretch near Hopkinsville than any place on the planet. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)This southwestern Kentucky town has hit the astronomical jackpot.

Ivory Coast: Gbabgo official sentenced to 6 months

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT

An Ivorian prosecutor said a top member of former President Laurent Gbagbo's political party was sentenced to six months in prison Friday after being found guilty of disturbing public order.

TV's "Starsky" to fight drug charge in Ky.

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:14 PM PDT

FILE - This June 3, 2012 file photo shows actor Paul Michael Glaser attending A Time for Heroes celebrity picnic in Los Angeles. Paul Michael Glaser, the actor who played David Starsky in the 1970s police drama "Starsky & Hutch," is fighting a drug charge in Kentucky for what he says is medical marijuana from California. Bowling Green police charged Glaser with possession of marijuana and a pipe on May 10, hours after he read an excerpt of his young adult novel, "Chrystallia and the Source of Light," to students at a middle school. According to a police citation, Glaser, of Venice, Calif., said he had medical marijuana prescribed to him in California. He was arrested after an anonymous call to police that a man was smoking marijuana in a hotel. (Photo by Katy Winn/Invision/AP, file)The actor who played David Starsky in the 1970s police drama "Starsky & Hutch" is fighting a drug charge in Kentucky for what he says is medical marijuana from California.

Defending champion Djokovic gets another easy win

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns a shot to Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva in the third round of play at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)Keeping things quick in 90-degree heat, defending U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic wrapped up another easy victory to reach the third round, beating 112th-ranked Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 Friday.

Ex-Marine kills 2, self at NJ supermarket

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:09 PM PDT

Middlesex County prosecutor Bruce Kaplan inspects the scene of a shooting at a Pathmark grocery store in Old Bridge, N.J., Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. An employee of the supermarket opened fire at the closed store early Friday as a dozen or more colleagues worked inside, killing two of them and himself, Kaplan said. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)An ex-Marine wearing military clothing opened fire at a New Jersey supermarket early Friday, killing two of his co-workers and himself as other terrified store employees hid in the back, authorities said.

U.N. presses Syria to allow more access to aid

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:07 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday he had pressed the Syrian government to allow international aid workers more access, and received a positive reply. Better access would allow civilian aid organizations to deal with a humanitarian crisis that has pushed about 250,000 refugees out of Syria and affected at least 2.5 million people inside the country. ...

Iran urges nonaligned nations role in Syria

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:06 PM PDT

Arab delegates attend the Nonaligned Movement summit in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Iran's supreme leader said Friday that emerging nations have a greater right than the West or United Nations to help resolve Syria's escalating civil war.

1,000s flood Yosemite hotline to ask about virus

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:05 PM PDT

FILE -- In this file photo from Sunday Oct. 23, 2011, tents are seen in Curry Village in Yosemite National Park, Calif. On Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, Yosemite officials announced a second person had died of a rare, rodent-borne disease after staying in one of Yosemite National Park's most popular lodging areas, prompting federal officials to step up efforts to locate and warn recent visitors. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)At least six rangers are staffing phones at Yosemite National Park as visitors frightened about a growing outbreak of a deadly mouse-borne virus call seeking answers.

Judge restores 3 early voting days in Ohio

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:05 PM PDT

A federal judge in Ohio on Friday granted a request from President Barack Obama's campaign to give all voters in the swing state the option of casting their ballot in person during the three days before Election Day.

Iran, pressed on nuclear activities, wraps up summit

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:04 PM PDT

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi (L) chats with Iranian President Mahmoud AhmadinejadIran on Friday closed a summit of non-aligned states after two days of sometimes conflictual speeches over Syria and stepped-up pressure over its nuclear programme that overshadowed the proceedings.

German drug firm makes first apology for thalidomide

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:02 PM PDT

FILE - An April 21, 1969 photo from files showing a view of a laboratory of the pharmaceutical company "Chemie Gruenenthal", in Stolberg, near Aachen, West Germany, during an animal experiment April 21, 1969 as prosecuters came to inspect the manufacturer of the drug Thalidomide, which was prescribed by doctors as harmless sleeping drug to pregnant women and caused the miscarriage and birth of thousands of crippled children. The maker of a notorious drug that caused thousands of babies to be born with shortened arms and legs or no limbs at all in the 1960's has finally apologized. Thalidomide was given to pregnant women to combat morning sickness but led to a wave of birth defects in Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan and the U.S. Despite the words of contrition, the drug maker Gruenenthal has refused to settle lawsuits, the most recent involving class actions in Australia. (AP Photo/File)The German manufacturer of a notorious drug that caused thousands of babies to be born with shortened arms and legs, or no limbs at all, issued its first ever apology Friday — 50 years after pulling the drug off the market.

American, US Airways one step closer to merger

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:02 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 23, 2008 file photo, a US Airways jet takes-off as an American Airlines Jet is prepped for takeoff at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. The parent company of American Airlines has entered a non-disclosure agreement with U.S. Airways that will allow the companies to discuss combining the companies. AMR Corp., which is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, and U.S. Airways Group Inc. said Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, that they've agreed not to talk to other parties about any potential combination while they are evaluating their situation with each other. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)American Airlines and US Airways are one step closer to a potential merger.

Thousands stay away from Angolan elections

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Angolans queue at a voting station in Kicolo, Luanda, Angola to cast their ballots Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Victory for the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola, (MPLA) would give Angola's ruler for 33 years , President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, another five-year term. (AP Photo)Thousands stayed away from polling stations in Luanda and thousands more were unable to vote Friday in Angola's second election in 20 years which is expected to give an easy victory to the ruling party, despite accusations of corruption and mismanagement of the country's oil and diamond riches.

Flags at half-mast across US for Armstrong funeral

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Flags flew at half mast across the United States on Friday in memory of astronaut Neil Armstrong, as family and friends attended a private funeral in Ohio for the first man to walk on the moon.

What an American-US Airways merger means for you

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:00 PM PDT

While American Airlines and US Airways have started merger discussions, it would be several months — if not years — before passengers see any real impact.

British teen Robson posts another upset at US Open

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 11:59 AM PDT

Britain's Laura Robson reacts during her match against China's Li Na in the third round of play at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Paul Bereswill)British teen Laura Robson faces a former Grand Slam champion in her next match at the U.S. Open, which shouldn't feel the least bit intimidating.

Shell restaffing U.S. Gulf, production restarts to follow

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 11:58 AM PDT

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc said on Friday the company was restaffing its shut Gulf of Mexico operations, but production ramp-ups to pre-Isaac levels could take three to five days after inspections wrap up. Shell also said production ramp-up speed will depend on refining operations onshore, where several shut Louisiana refineries may take several days to restart. The major Gulf oil and gas producer shut platforms in the central and east-central parts of the Gulf, where Shell operates five deepwater platforms. ...

India opposition vows protests over coal scandal

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 11:58 AM PDT

Opposition MP's shout slogans at the front gate of Parliament house in New DelhiIndia's opposition vowed on Friday to keep stalling parliament and threatened nationwide street protests over charges that the government gave away billions of dollars in coal mining rights.
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