Thursday, November 1, 2012

Shore residents return home to damage, destruction

Shore residents return home to damage, destruction

Shore residents return home to damage, destruction

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:50 PM PDT

This aerial photo shows a collapsed house along the central Jersey Shore coast on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, over New Jersey. New Jersey got the brunt of Sandy, which made landfall in the state and killed at least six people. More than 2 million customers were without power as of Wednesday afternoon, down from a peak of 2.7 million. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)Bill Goldberg's first reaction upon entering his flood-damaged home in this popular Jersey Shore resort community was unprintable.

NBC to hold a benefit concert for Sandy victims

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:50 PM PDT

FILE - This Aug. 14, 2012 file photo shows Bruce Springsteen performing at Fenway Park in Boston. NBC is holding a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Sandy featuring some artists native to the areas hardest hit. Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi of New Jersey and Billy Joel of Long Island are scheduled to appear at the concert Friday, Nov. 2. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)NBC will hold a benefit concert Friday for victims of Hurricane Sandy featuring some artists native to the areas hardest hit.

Horses tied to drug cartel auctioned in Oklahoma

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:48 PM PDT

More than 300 horses that the federal government says were bought and trained as part of a Mexican drug cartel's money-laundering operation are being auctioned in Oklahoma City.

Savile estate frozen due to potential abuse claims

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:45 PM PDT

FILE- The hearse bearing the coffin of Sir Jimmy Savile moves slowly as crowds of fans look on, in Leeds, England, in this file photo dated Wednesday Nov. 9, 2011. The TV personality and broadcaster widely known for his charitable works is being revealed by police as a sexual predator. Relevations about Savile as a sex offender have shaken the British public and questions are being asked in the media about whether the society that gave him fame and fortune, also helped keep his crimes from coming out. (AP Photo/Jon Super, file)A decision by Jimmy Savile's executors to freeze his estate has cleared the way for a host of financial claims against the late entertainer, alleged to be one of Britain's most prolific child sex abusers.

Group demands Texas chopper shooting investigation

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:46 PM PDT

FILE - In a Friday Oct. 26, 2012 file photo, a truck travels along the stretch of gravel road near La Joya, Texas, where a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter and sharpshooter assisted the previous day in the chase of a suspected illegal immigrant smuggler. Two people in the fleeing vehicle were killed and a third was wounded. A grand jury will consider the case of two Guatemalan immigrants killed in the bed of the tarp-covered truck that authorities thought was ferrying drugs, a prosecutor said Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Sherman, File)A civil rights group is demanding an independent investigation of the fatal shooting of two suspected illegal immigrants by a Texas state trooper from a helicopter.

Greek publisher acquitted in privacy case

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:44 PM PDT

A magazine publisher has been acquitted of charges that he breached privacy laws by printing a list allegedly naming Greeks with bank accounts in Switzerland. The list has touched off a fierce debate in the nearly bankrupt country after governments failed to use it to check for possible tax evasion by rich depositors.

Nearly 4.5 million still without power in Northeast due Sandy: DOE

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:43 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Nearly 4.5 million customers were without power in 12 states late Thursday three days after Hurricane Sandy battered the U.S. East Coast, down from the 4.7 million out earlier in the day. (Reporting by Scott DiSavino; Editing by Gary Hill)

Most of Congress coming back despite low approval

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:39 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2012 file photo, Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill. When the results are counted this Tuesday, Americans are poised to resoundingly rehire roughly 350 of the 535 members of the House and Senate despite railing for months about an ineffective, bitterly divided legislature. The once-in-a-decade redrawing of congressional districts is one of the main reasons why so many lawmakers will return to Washington _ and the first election after that politically driven process is typically a high point _ but redistricting isn't the only reason. The power of incumbency with its name recognition and cash advantage also is responsible. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)Listen up voters, you're the boss.

Calif. death penalty opponents say it's too costly

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:39 PM PDT

Death penalty opponents in California are trying a new argument this year: Abolish capital punishment because the perpetually cash-strapped state just can't afford it.

Astronauts take spacewalk to find ammonia leak

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Two spacewalking astronauts worked on a leaky radiator system outside the International Space Station on Thursday, just hours after barely dodging a menacing piece of orbiting junk.

Storm-crippled NYC subway creaks back into service

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:37 PM PDT

A commuter waits as the first A train approaches the platform at Penn Station as MTA resumed limited service Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, in New York. The decision to reopen undamaged parts of the nation's largest transit system came as the region struggles to restore other basic services to recover from a storm that ravaged the East Coast, killing more than 70 people and leaving millions powerless. (AP Photo/CX Matiash)Subways started running again in much of New York City on Thursday for the first time since Superstorm Sandy, but traffic at bridges backed up for miles, long lines formed at gas stations, and big crowds of commuters waited restlessly for buses.

Correction: Switzerland-Earns-UBS story

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:35 PM PDT

In a story Oct. 30 about the Swiss bank UBS, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the bank will cut 3,000 jobs at its U.S. operations in Stamford, Conn. The bank says it did not give an exact U.S. figure and not all the U.S. job cuts will be in Stamford.

Mo. Sen. McCaskill using Romney in ad against Akin

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is launching a new ad featuring video of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney denouncing her opponent, Todd Akin.

Police arrest comic Starr in Savile abuse case - TV

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:34 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested comedian Freddie Starr on Thursday as part of an investigation triggered by allegations that late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile sexually abused children, media reported. Police said in a statement they had arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of sex offences. The man was identified by Sky News and ITV News as Starr, who earlier had offered to talk to police. ...

Bloomberg endorses Obama for a second term, climate change a focus

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:34 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg attend the New York City Science and Engineering Fair at the American Museum of Natural History in New York(Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday endorsed President Barack Obama for a second term, citing the importance of Obama's record on climate change, particularly in the aftermath of the devastating blow dealt to the New York area by storm Sandy. "Our climate is changing," Bloomberg wrote in an opinion article for Bloomberg View. ...

NFL and players' union donating $1 million

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:32 PM PDT

The NFL and the players' union are combining to donate $1 million to the American Red Cross to help in the recovery efforts in the Northeast after Hurricane Sandy.

Court eyes limits on detention powers in searches

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:31 PM PDT

The Supreme Court reacted skeptically Thursday to the government's argument that police may detain residents of a home to be searched even if they are away from home when the search takes place.

Family: Mauritanian president recuperating well

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:30 PM PDT

The family of Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz said Thursday that he is recuperating well in France from a gunshot wound and should return home soon, even as rumors about his ill-health swirled in a western Africa nation that has suffered repeated coups.

Mike Redmond hired as Marlins manager

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:29 PM PDT

The Miami Marlins' celebrity manager was a bust, so they're calling one up from the minors.

Pfizer sales weak on vaccine, emerging markets slump

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:27 PM PDT

People walk past the Pfizer World headquarters in New York(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc on Thursday posted quarterly revenue well below Wall Street expectations, as sales of the pharmaceutical company's Prevnar pediatric vaccine disappointed and emerging market revenue dropped sharply. A sharper-than-expected decline for Lipitor, the cholesterol fighter that began facing cheaper generics late last year, also hit revenue. Pfizer's global sales slid 16 percent to $13.98 billion, well below Wall Street expectations of $14.64 billion. ...

Putin lays low, spokesman's reasons seem odd

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:23 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin flies in a motorized hang glider alongside two Siberian white cranes, on the Yamal Peninsula, in Russia.On Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, Interfax reported that Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the president had pulled a muscle. "It happened before Vladivostok. He was suffering from muscle pain then", Peskov said. Peskov told state news agency RIA Novosti this was an old injury and denied it was caused by his flight with cranes. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service, File)What ails Vladimir Putin?

Ex-Penn St. president charged in Sandusky case

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:23 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 7, 2007, file photo, Penn State University president Graham Spanier speaks during a news conference at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa. Spanier is accused of perjury, endangering children and other charges in the Jerry Sandusky molestation scandal. According to online court records charges were filed, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, against Penn State's ex-president and two other administrators in what prosecutors called Former Penn State President Graham B. Spanier was charged Thursday with hushing up child sex abuse complaints against Jerry Sandusky, making him the third school official to be accused of crimes in the alleged cover-up.

Palestinian President vows no new armed uprising

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:22 PM PDT

The Palestinian president is reaching out to Israelis ahead of a trip to the U.N. where he will seek an upgraded observer status for his territory.

Barry Levinson picks his 5 favorite horror films

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:21 PM PDT

** FILE **This undated publicity file photo released by Paramount Pictures shows actress Janet Leigh in the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic thriller "Psycho." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, File)Barry Levinson, director of such modern American classics as "Diner," ''The Natural" and "Rain Man," makes a surprising venture into the horror realm this week with "The Bay," an unnerving fright fest about a coastal July 4 celebration that goes horribly wrong.

Obama, Romney back on attack as campaign hits final stretch

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:19 PM PDT

A Vote Early sign is pictured before supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama arrive to participate in an election campaign rally in Las VegasGREEN BAY, Wisconsin (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney were back on the attack on Thursday, breaking a storm-induced campaign truce to hit the road and pound home their closing messages in the final stretch of a tight battle for the White House. With five days left until Tuesday's election, Obama resurrected his 2008 "change" slogan and said he was the only candidate who had actually fought for it. Romney criticized Obama as a lover of big government who would expand the federal bureaucracy. ...

Keeping up a routine aboard the USS Underwood

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:19 PM PDT

In this Oct. 16, 2012 photo, Boatswain's Mate 3 Billy Lewis, from Trenton, Tennessee, watches a helicopter land on the flight deck from the window of a hatch door onboard the USS Underwood while patrolling in international waters near Panama. In October, the 30-year-old ship was patrolling the Caribbean waters off Panama, as part of a multi-national effort to hit illicit trafficking routes on both coasts of the Central American isthmus. The deployment was the Underwood's last voyage, with 10 other U.S. Navy ships scheduled to be decommissioned early next year. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)The crew of the USS Underwood is waiting.

Kendrick Lamar makes splash with major label debut

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:19 PM PDT

FILE - This July 2, 2011 file photo shows rapper Kendrick Lamar in Los Angeles. Lamar made a splash with his major label release, debuting No. 2 on Billboard's Top 200 behind Taylor Swift, and topped the rap charts with more than 241,000 copies sold. His album also generated 2.8 million streams through Spotify, the second highest first week output so far this year. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)When Kendrick Lamar submitted the initial version of his new album, "good kid, m.A.A.d city," the rapper planned on heading back to the studio to record more songs for it.

New York Mayor Bloomberg endorses Obama

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks to the media at Seward Park High School on the lower east side, the site of one of many public shelters set up in preparation of the storm, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in New York. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the U.S. Northeast braced for the onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is endorsing President Barack Obama for re-election, citing his leadership on climate change.

Police say US student stabbed in Rome after party

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Italian police say a U.S. student at an American university in Rome was repeatedly stabbed by another student as he slept following Halloween partying at a club and is hospitalized in serious condition.

Pfizer 3Q profit falls 14 pct on generic Lipitor

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:16 PM PDT

In this July 12, 2012, photo, Centrum multivitamins are shown on the packaging line at the Pfizer plant in Montreal. Drugmaker Pfizer's third-quarter profit falls 14 percent as sales plunge amid increased generic competition to cholesterol fighter Lipitor, long the world's top-selling drug. Its sales dove 71 percent to $749 million. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)Drug giant Pfizer Inc. said Thursday that its third-quarter profit fell 14 percent as sales plunged, mainly due to increased U.S. generic competition to cholesterol fighter Lipitor, long the world's top-selling drug.

Ex-Penn State president charged with perjury in Sandusky case

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:16 PM PDT

File photo of Spanier and Sandusky in State CollegeHARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Former Pennsylvania State University President Graham Spanier has been charged with perjury and obstruction as part of a "conspiracy of silence" in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, Pennsylvania's attorney general said on Thursday. Spanier, 64, also is charged with endangering the welfare of children, conspiracy and failure to report child abuse in the Sandusky scandal, which rocked college sports and focused national attention on child sexual abuse. Sandusky was a Penn State assistant football coach. ...

A state-by-state look at superstorm's effects

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:14 PM PDT

This undated photo made available by New Jersey Transit shows boats and other debris on New Jersey Transit's Morgan draw bridge in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, in South Amboy, N.J. Most mass transit systems were shut down as a result of the storm's damage, leaving hundreds of thousands of commuters braving clogged highways and quarter-mile lines at gas stations. (AP Photo/New Jersey Transit)The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 75 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at more than 4.6 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of 8.5 million. Here's a snapshot of what is happening, state by state.

Prosecutor: Illinois woman stabbed son 100 times

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:13 PM PDT

This Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 booking photo provided by the DuPage County Sheriff's Department in Wheaton, Ill., shows Elzbieta Plackowska, 40, of Naperville, Ill., who was charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl. Prosecutors contend that on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, Plackowska stabbed her son because she was angry with her husband and killed the 5-year-old girl she was babysitting because she witnessed the attack. Plakowska was ordered held without bond at a hearing Thursday in Wheaton. (AP Photo/DuPage County Sheriff's Department)A suburban Chicago woman stabbed her 7-year-old son 100 times then turned the knife on a 5-year-old girl who witnessed the attack, killing both children as they begged for their lives, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Lincoln scholar Richard Current dies at age 100

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:11 PM PDT

A prolific and award-winning Abraham Lincoln scholar who for decades was a leader in his field has died. Richard Nelson Current was 100.

Factbox: NY fuel crisis may get worse before it gets better

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:08 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A fuel supply crisis stalling the New York City area's recovery from Hurricane Sandy and reviving memories of the 1970s gasoline shortages stem from multiple factors, ranging from flooding to power outages to a diesel spill. At the heart of the problem is the fact that Sandy has devastated the energy industry's ability to move fuel into and around the New York City region, particularly the harbor, by any of the three means that normally supply the area: tanker imports from abroad; pipeline shipments from the U.S. ...

Sandy on track to be second-largest flood loss ever

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:06 PM PDT

(Reuters) - The superstorm Sandy will likely end up as the second-largest insured flood loss in U.S. history, behind only Hurricane Katrina, a top executive of a leading flood insurance provider said on Thursday. Patty Templeton-Jones, the chief operating officer of Wright Flood, said the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency is expecting claims on at least 80,000 flood insurance policies after Sandy. Wright is the largest private provider of policies guaranteed by FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program. (Reporting by Ben Berkowitz; Editing by Gary Hill)

Civility efforts seek better behavior on campus

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:05 PM PDT

Jewish students in the University of California system labeled terrorists for their support of Israel. Black high school students pelted by bananas on a Tennessee campus tour. A hostile student in Maryland challenging his professor to a fight after the teacher limited the use of cell phones and laptops during lectures.

Recall news

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:05 PM PDT

The following recalls have been announced:

Romney claims Obama doesn't understand business

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:05 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures as he speaks at a campaign event at Integrity Windows in Roanoke, Va., Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)Mitt Romney said Thursday that President Barack Obama doesn't have a clue about how business works. The Obama campaign said Romney doesn't know what he's talking about.

Dominican police say ex-Yankee Perez slain at home

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this May, 8, 1984, file photo, Atlanta Braves' Pascual Perez delivers a pitch on his way to earning a victory against the Philadelphia Phillies during a baseball game in Philadelphia. Police in the Dominican Republic say the former major league pitcher has been killed in his home during an apparent robbery. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)Former major league pitcher Pascual Perez, who had a troubled 11-season career that included two suspensions for drug use, was killed at his home in the Dominican Republic in an apparent robbery, police said Thursday.
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