Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Ex-treasurer to Democrats gets 8-year sentence

Ex-treasurer to Democrats gets 8-year sentence

Ex-treasurer to Democrats gets 8-year sentence

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:41 PM PST

A former Democratic campaign treasurer was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in federal prison for defrauding high-profile clients, including U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, of at least $7 million.

Egypt court sentences 8 to death over prophet film

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:41 PM PST

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 file photo, Palestinian Islamic Jihad supporters rally with banners depicting Morris Sadek during a protest in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad. The banners in Arabic read, "Death to Israel," "death to America" and, "anyone but God's Prophet." An Egyptian court on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 has convicted in absentia seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a Florida-based American pastor and sentenced them to death on charges linked to an anti-Islam film that had sparked riots in parts of the Muslim world. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)An Egyptian court convicted in absentia Wednesday seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a Florida-based American pastor, sentencing them to death on charges linked to an anti-Islam film that had sparked riots in parts of the Muslim world.

Panel: Reyes may have broken ethics rules, law

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:39 PM PST

FILE - This Feb. 25, 2009 file photo shows Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. An independent House panel says there is substantial reason to believe Reyes violated ethics rules and federal law by conducting campaign meetings on House property and using campaign money to pay expenses for his daughter's residence. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)An independent House panel has concluded that there is substantial reason to believe Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, violated ethics rules and federal law by conducting campaign meetings on House property and using campaign money to pay expenses for his daughter's residence.

Kerry stays quiet as Cabinet speculation swirls

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:38 PM PST

FILE - This Nov. 13, 2012 file photo shows Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Sen. .John Kerry, D-Mass. pursued by reporters as he arrives for a closed-door meetin on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kerry is angling for the nation's top diplomatic job by being diplomatic. He's asking supporters not to overtly lobby on his behalf, a strategy reflecting both his disdain for Washington's personnel politics and a recognition that if Obama taps Rice instead, Kerry will have to shepherd her difficult nomination through the Senate committee he runs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Sen. John Kerry is angling to be the nation's top diplomat by being, well, diplomatic.

Wal-Mart, Disney clothes found in Bangladesh fire

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:38 PM PST

Boxes of garments lay near equipment charred in the fire that killed 112 workers Saturday at the Tazreen Fashions Ltd. factory,on the outskirts of Dhaha, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Garments and documents left behind in the factory show it was used by a host of major American and European retailers, though at least one of them — Wal-Mart — had been aware of safety problems. Wal-Mart blames a supplier for using Tazreen Fashions without its knowledge. (AP Photo/Ashraful Alam Tito)A hooded Mickey Mouse sweatshirt from Disney. Piles of children's shorts with Wal-Mart's Faded Glory label. Clothes with hip-hop star Sean Combs' ENYCE tag.

Stocks higher on hopes for a deal to avoid 'cliff'

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:38 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2012, file photo, James Dresch of MND Partners Inc. works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stocks declined for a third day on Wall Street Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, as investors waited for signs of progress on the "fiscal cliff." (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, File)Stocks gained on signs that lawmakers are edging towards a deal that would help the U.S. avoid the "fiscal cliff."

Obama calls embattled ambassador 'extraordinary'

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:36 PM PST

UN Ambassador Susan Rice leaves a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, with Sen. Susan Collins, R- Maine, and Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., about the Benghazi terrorist attack. Rice continued her fight Wednesday to win over skeptics in the Senate who could block her chances at becoming the next U.S. secretary of state. Republican lawmakers said they were even more troubled after face-to-face meetings with her over the handling of the Sept. 11 deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)President Barack Obama is hailing U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice as "extraordinary" as she continues to face scrutiny over her initial comments about the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya.

Veterans sue railroad over fatal crash in Texas

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:34 PM PST

Two veterans and their wives are suing the railroad company whose train hit a truck carrying wounded veterans and their spouses during a parade in Texas.

Palestinians hope to gain leverage from UN bid

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:33 PM PST

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives at the United Nations Plaza Hotel, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, in New York. The Palestinians predicted a historic U.N. vote recognizing their statehood this week, praising important new support from France on Tuesday and likely backing from other European nations seen as critical to enhancing their international standing. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)The expected U.N. vote Thursday to recognize a state of Palestine will be far more than symbolic — it could give the Palestinians leverage in future border talks with Israel and open the way for possible war crimes charges against the Jewish state.

Riots injure 177 in central Tunisian town

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:32 PM PST

A strike in a low income region of Tunisia has degenerated into a second day of clashes between police and protesters, leaving 177 people injured, including some seriously, a hospital official said Wednesday.

Music 'dealmaker' Jack Wishna found dead in Vegas

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:32 PM PST

A dealmaker who helped bring Donald Trump to Sin City, courted Michael Jackson for a casino residency and consulted for Treasure Island owner Phil Ruffin has been found dead at his home in Las Vegas.

US pushes to keep entrepreneur jobs in the country

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:31 PM PST

The Obama administration's top immigration official says his agency is working to attract and keep more foreign-born high-tech entrepreneurs who are seeking to start a company in the U.S.

Ex-treasurer to Dems gets 8 years in prison

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:29 PM PST

A judge has sentenced a former Democratic campaign treasurer to eight years in federal prison for defrauding high-profile clients, including U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, of at least $7 million.

Simple measures cut infections caught in hospitals

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:38 PM PST

Preventing surgery-linked infections is a major concern for hospitals and it turns out some simple measures can make a big difference.

Arctic sea ice larger than US melted this year

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:27 PM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 file photo, a man walks past destroyed homes on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, New York. Delegates from nearly 200 countries are meeting in the Qatari capital of Doha to discuss ways slowing climate change, including by cutting emissions of greenhouse gases that scientists say are warming the planet, melting ice caps, raising sea levels, and changing rainfall patterns with impacts on floods and droughts (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)An area of Arctic sea ice bigger than the United States melted this year, according the U.N. weather agency, which said the dramatic decline illustrates that climate change is happening "before our eyes."

New home sales stagnant, cast shadow on housing

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:27 PM PST

A U.S. flag decorates a for-sale sign at a home in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. single-family home sales fell slightly in October and sales for the prior month were revised sharply lower, casting a faint shadow over one of the brighter spots in the U.S. economy. The Commerce Department said on Wednesday sales dropped 0.3 percent last month to a 368,000-unit annual rate, while September's sales pace was revised to 369,000 from 389,000. The housing sector has been a point of relative strength this year in an economy beset by flagging business confidence and cooling demand from abroad. ...

Fed survey: US economy growing at steady pace

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:45 PM PST

In this Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, photo, Nancy Barch, left, and Itzel Nino work on assembly line at Generac Power Systems, Inc., one of the largest makers of residential generators in the U.S., in Whitewater, Wis. A pickup in consumer spending and steady home sales helped lift economic growth in October and early November in most parts of the United States, according to a Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday. The one exception was the Northeast, which was slowed by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)A pickup in consumer spending and steady home sales helped lift economic growth from October through early November in most parts of the United States, according to a Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday. The one exception was the Northeast, which was slowed by Superstorm Sandy.

Jewish groups struggle for Holocaust restitution

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:25 PM PST

More than 67 years after the Holocaust, Jirina Novakova refuses to give up her battle to regain property confiscated from her family.

Zippers and "Bo-flakes" deck the White House

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:24 PM PST

"Bo-flakes" ornaments featuring cutouts of the first dog and some decorations made from zippers are among the new twists on traditional favorites at the White House this Christmas season.

Kim Kardashian divorce inches toward trial

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:45 PM PST

FILE - This Aug. 31, 2011 file photo shows Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries attending a party thrown in their honor at Capitale in New York. Kardashian's attorney Laura Wasser told a judge on Wednesday Nov. 28, 2012 that the reality starlet is "handcuffed" to her estranged husband, Humphries, and unable to move on with her life because the NBA player continues to seek an annulment but is not ready for trial. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)Kim Kardashian's divorce attorney told a judge Wednesday that the reality star wants to move on with her life but is "handcuffed" to her estranged husband because the case is not yet ready for trial.

Texas out to seize Warren Jeffs' polygamist ranch

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:22 PM PST

FILE - In this March 2, 2005 aerial file photo, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints compound is shown under construction near Eldorado, Texas. Texas wants to take ownership of the polygamist ranch where the convicted sect leader Warren Jeffs and his followers sexually assaulted children. The Texas attorney general's office filed a seizure warrant in rural Schleicher County on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam, File)Texas wants ownership of Warren Jeffs' massive polygamist ranch where prosecutors say the convicted sect leader and his followers sexually assaulted dozens of children, the state attorney general's office said Wednesday.

Fire suppression systems urged in all cargo planes

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:20 PM PST

FILE - This Sept. 3, 2010 file photo shows smoke rising from the site of a cargo plane crash in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The government should require fire suppression systems in all cargo containers or compartments of planes to prevent the kind of ferocious in-flight blazes that have killed four cargo pilots over the past six years, federal accident investigators said Wednesday. Lithium batteries are suspected to have caused or contributed to the severity of the fire in the crashes of a UPS jumbo freight airplane in Dubai in 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)The government should require fire suppression systems in all cargo containers or compartments of planes to prevent the kind of ferocious in-flight blazes that have killed four cargo pilots over the past six years, federal accident investigators said Wednesday.

First cracks in GOP resolve on tax rates

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:18 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama acknowledges House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio while speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, as he hosted a meeting of the bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss the deficit and economy. A big coalition of business groups says there must be give-and-take in the negotiations to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of massive tax hikes and spending cuts. But the coalition also says raising tax rates is out of the question. The group doesn't care that President Barack Obama campaigned to raise tax rates on the rich. The same song is sung by groups representing retirees, colleges and countless others. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)The first cracks are developing among Republicans over whether to accept a quick deal with President Barack Obama on allowing the top two income tax rates to expire, even as an administration official said the White House was stepping up behind-the-scenes negotiations.

AP Exclusive: Disney, Sears used factory in fire

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:15 PM PST

Boxes of garments lay near equipment charred in the fire that killed 112 workers Saturday at the Tazreen Fashions Ltd. factory,on the outskirts of Dhaha, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Garments and documents left behind in the factory show it was used by a host of major American and European retailers, though at least one of them — Wal-Mart — had been aware of safety problems. Wal-Mart blames a supplier for using Tazreen Fashions without its knowledge. (AP Photo/Ashraful Alam Tito)A hooded Mickey Mouse sweatshirt from Disney. Piles of children's shorts with Wal-Mart's Faded Glory label. Clothes with hip-hop star Sean Combs' ENYCE tag.

After Sandy, Keys schedules Black Ball for Dec. 6

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:13 PM PST

In this Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 photo, American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress, Alicia Keys poses for a portrait in promotion of her fifth album "Girl on Fire," in New York. The album releases this week, and features Frank Ocean, Bruno Mars, Babyface, Emeli Sande, Maxwell, Nicki Minaj, John Legend, her husband Swizz Beatz and their son Egypt. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)Superstorm Sandy won't stop Alicia Keys from staging her annual Black Ball.

Woman on trial in killing of Fla. lottery winner

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:12 PM PST

Defendant Dorice "Dee Dee" Moore arrives in court at the Hillsborough County Courthouse for the opening statements in her case Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. Moore is charged with the murder of Florida Lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare. (AP Photo/The Tampa Tribune, Jay Conner, Pool)Abraham Shakespeare could barely read, only write his name in block letters and had given away most of his $17 million in lottery winnings when he became friends with Dorice "Dee Dee" Moore, a calculating woman who later became his financial advisor, prosecutors said Wednesday.

'Cuckoo's Nest' filmmaker Forman earns DGA prize

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:12 PM PST

FILE - In this May 24, 2010 file photo, Milos Forman arrives to the Film Society of Lincoln Center's 37th Chaplin Award Gala honoring Michael Douglas in New York. On Wed., Nov. 28, 2012, the Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford announced that Forman will receive the Guild's top honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Motion Picture Direction, at the 65th Annual DGA Awards on February 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)Two-time Academy Award winner Milos Forman is receiving the lifetime-achievement award from his peers at the Directors Guild of America.

Angels sign reliever Ryan Madson to 1-year deal

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:11 PM PST

Right-handed reliever Ryan Madson has agreed to a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels, hoping for a comeback from Tommy John surgery.

Kaepernick to start as 49ers QB on Sunday at Rams

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:10 PM PST

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) shakes hands with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith (11) after an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. The 49ers won 31-21. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)Colin Kaepernick will start at quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at St. Louis.

Watchdog: US should explain probe of halal company

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:08 PM PST

A national civil rights organization called on U.S. authorities Wednesday to explain their investigation into a leading maker of food for observant Muslims, saying it is troubled by the secrecy surrounding the seizure of the company's bank account and records.

Powerball jackpot climbs to $550M on ticket sales

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:07 PM PST

Pat Powell, 30, of Atlanta, buys a Powerball lottery ticket at a convenience store, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, in Atlanta. "I think my odds are zero to zero," says Powell "I don't think I'm going to win but I'll just join the hype. If I did win, I'd open up my own business, an internet café in the West Indies and have a learning center here in Georgia. I'll invest and try to be as smart with it as I can with it. I will say for the past 3 days, for whatever reason, I've been thinking about winning this money and what I'd do with it. There's no ritual but it's just been on my mind so it's like, let me just join the hype and just do it." (AP Photo/David Goldman)As Americans went on a ticket-buying spree, the Powerball jackpot rose to $550 million Wednesday, enticing many people who rarely, if ever, play the lottery to purchase a shot at the second-largest payout in U.S. history.

Pot legalization no free ride to smoke on campus

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:06 PM PST

In this photo taken Oct. 23, 2012, University of Washington students walk on the campus between classes in Seattle. While marijuana use is about to become legal in Washington and Colorado, that won't mean it will be welcome at the states' colleges and universities. Instead, federal laws and college rules of conduct will combine to keep pot illegal on campuses. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)Young voters helped pass laws legalizing marijuana in Washington and Colorado, but many still won't be able to light up.

ACC presidents vote to add Louisville as member

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:04 PM PST

Louisville coach Charlie Strong directs his team against Connecticut during an NCAA college football game in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. UConn 23-20 in triple overtime. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Wednesday that its presidents and chancellors unanimously voted to add Louisville as the replacement for Maryland.

Recall news

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:59 AM PST

The following recall has been announced:

Court: 1-year suspension for Ohio St. case lawyer

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:54 AM PST

The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended for one year the law license of an attorney whose emails to Jim Tressel triggered an ongoing scandal and NCAA investigation that cost the football coach his job at Ohio State University.

Slain Minn. teens may be tied to earlier burglary

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:52 AM PST

This undated photo provided by Ashley Olson shows Nicholas Brady, one of two unarmed teenagers shot by a Minnesota homeowner in the midst of an apparent Thanksgiving Day break-in. The homeowner, Byron David Smith, 64, has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Brady, 17, and his 18-year-old cousin Haile Kifer. (AP Photo/Courtesy Ashley Olson)A car linked to two Minnesota teens who were fatally shot during an alleged home burglary on Thanksgiving Day contained prescription drugs that had been stolen from another house, authorities said Wednesday.

Islamists push secular Tuaregs into Mali desert

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:48 AM PST

Islamists in northern Mali say they have pushed the secular Tuareg rebels out of a northwestern town and into the desert and now control the main Mali towns bordering Mauritania and Niger.

House panel promises more aggressive VA oversight

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:48 AM PST

The truce is over and expect more aggressive oversight in the coming months, a House committee chairman angrily told leaders of the Department of Veterans Affairs on Wednesday.

Nearing 50, a heightened perspective for Pitt

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:46 AM PST

Brad Pitt poses for a portrait to promote his film, "Killing Them Softly," on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)The face is hardly wrinkled and the long blond locks appear unchanged, but Brad Pitt, who will turn 49 in December, is increasingly preoccupied with the passage of time and the thought that his rarefied place in movies is fleeting.

Peru radio host still broadcasting for kids at 97

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:46 AM PST

In this Nov. 26, 2012 photo, journalist and radio host Maria Julia Venegas, better known as Maruja Venegas, 97, reads during an interview at her home in Lima, Peru. Venegas who began broadcasting It was the golden age of radio and World War II still raged when Maruja Venegas began broadcasting a show for Peru's children.
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