Saturday, December 1, 2012

2 dead after bus crash at Fla. airport; 3 critical

2 dead after bus crash at Fla. airport; 3 critical

2 dead after bus crash at Fla. airport; 3 critical

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:36 PM PST

A bus is lodged into an overpass at the Miami International Airport on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. The vehicle was carrying over 30 people when it crashed into the structure. Authorities say buses typically are routed through the departures area, which has a higher clearance. (AP Photo/Suzette Laboy)A bus carrying 32 members of a church group hit a concrete overpass at Miami International Airport after the driver got lost, killing two elderly people on board and leaving three others critically injured, officials said Saturday.

West Point chapel hosts its first same-sex wedding

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:33 PM PST

The landmark church at the center of spiritual life at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has hosted its first same-sex wedding.

Factbox: Mexico's new president debuts with raft of proposals

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:28 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - New Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto proposed a series of economic, security and social measures as he took office on Saturday, aiming to reduce drug war violence and beef up growth in Latin America's second biggest economy. Following are his main proposals, which come on top of his pledges to enact major fiscal and energy reforms: * Propose a balanced budget for 2013, reducing the fiscal deficit to zero. Issue a decree requiring austerity measures and budgetary discipline in public spending. ...

PM says Greek pension funds won't join debt buy-back

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:23 PM PST

Greece's PM Samaras delivers his speech during a business presentation organised by the youths of his conservative New Democracy party in AthensATHENS (Reuters) - Greek pension funds will not take part in a debt buy-back that is a key part of the country's international bailout, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said in a newspaper interview. Greece must conduct the deal by December 13, before it receives more than 30 billion euros ($39 billion) in bailout payments from the euro zone and the International Monetary Fund. ...

Mexico's Pena Nieto takes power vowing to end violence

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:22 PM PST

Mexico's outgoing President Calderon holds the national flag as new President Pena Nieto salutes during a handover ceremony at the Palacio NacionalMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Enrique Pena Nieto took over as Mexico's president on Saturday, promising to end years of violence and sluggish economic growth in a bid to redeem the party that shaped modern Mexico. Returning the centrist Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, to power, the 46-year-old Pena Nieto said the people had been let down during his party's 12-year absence and pledged a raft of changes to boost growth, create jobs and fight poverty. "The state has lost ground in important areas. ...

Baylor upsets No. 8 Kentucky, 64-55

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:15 PM PST

Kentucky's Alex Poythress, middle is wrapped up between Baylor's Isaiah Austin (21) and Rico Gathers (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/James Crisp)Kentucky's 54-game winning streak at Rupp Arena came to an end on Saturday when the No. 8 wildcats were upset by Baylor 64-55.

Protests flare in Bahrain for Kim Kardashian visit

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:14 PM PST

A young Bahraini smiles after having his picture taken with TV star Kim Kardashian, in Riffa, Bahrain, Dec. 1, 2012. Just hours after reality TV star Kim Kardashian gushed about her impressions of Bahrain, riot police fired tear gas to disperse more than 50 hardline Islamic protesters denouncing her presence in the Gulf kingdom. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)Just hours after reality TV star Kim Kardashian gushed about her impressions of Bahrain, riot police fired tear gas to disperse more than 50 hardline Islamic protesters denouncing her presence in the Gulf kingdom.

Egypt opposition figure says draft constitution undermines freedoms

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:14 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei said on Saturday the "struggle will continue" after President Mohamed Mursi called a December 15 referendum on a draft constitution. "(Mursi) put to referendum a draft constitution that undermines basic freedoms and violates universal values. The struggle will continue," ElBaradei said on his Twitter feed. (Reporting By Tamim Elyan; Editing by Ralph Gowling)

Man killed father in Wyoming bow-and-arrow attack

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:10 PM PST

Casper police leave the Wold Physical Science Building while investigating a murder and suicide at Casper College, Friday Nov. 30, 2012, in Casper, Wyo. Two people were killed by a sharp object, according to Casper police. The attacker then killed himself. A man wielding a sharp-edged weapon killed one person in a Casper neighborhood Friday before killing a male teacher and himself in front of students in a community college classroom, causing a campus-wide lockdown as authorities tried to piece together what happened. (AP Photo/Dan Cepeda, Casper Star-Tribune) MANDATORY CREDIT; TRIB.COMPolice released more details Saturday of a grisly murder-suicide at a Wyoming community college, saying a man shot his father in the head with a bow and arrow in front of a computer science class not long after fatally stabbing his father's live-in girlfriend at their home a couple miles away.

Dignitaries attending Mexico inauguration

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:06 PM PST

Some of the foreign dignitaries attending the inauguration of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto:

Police ID woman killed in Chiefs murder-suicide

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:05 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2012 file photo, Kansas City Chiefs inside linebacker Jovan Belcher (59) gestures at the line of scrimmage during an NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers in Kansas City, Mo. Police say Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend early Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo., then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide in front of his coach and general manager. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)Police have identified the girlfriend of a Kansas City Chiefs player killed in a murder-suicide as 22-year-old Kasandra M. Perkins.

Egypt's Mursi calls December 15 referendum on constitution

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:03 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi called a December 15 referendum on a draft constitution and urged a national dialogue on the "concerns of the nation" as the country nears the end of the transition from Hosni Mubarak's rule. Mursi was speaking after receiving the final draft of the constitution from the Islamist-dominated constituent assembly. "I am issuing my decision to call people for a referendum on the draft constitution on Saturday, December 15," Mursi said in an address to the constituent assembly that approved its final draft on Friday before handing it to Mursi. ...

Signal problems preceded NJ train derailment

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:02 PM PST

Derailed freight train cars lay in water in Paulsboro, N.J., Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. People in three southern New Jersey towns were told Friday to stay inside after the freight train derailed and several tanker cars carrying hazardous materials toppled from a bridge and into a creek. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)A signal may have been malfunctioning on a southern New Jersey bridge where a train derailed, causing a hazardous chemical to spew into the air and leading to health problems, evacuations, tricky cleanup decisions and broader questions about the condition of railway infrastructure.

Egypt's Mursi calls referendum as Islamists march

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:00 PM PST

Pro-Mursi protesters chant slogans in support of Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi in CairoCAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi called a December 15 referendum on a draft constitution on Saturday as at least 200,000 Islamists demonstrated in Cairo to back him after opposition fury over his newly expanded powers. Speaking after receiving the final draft of the constitution from the Islamist-dominated assembly, Mursi urged a national dialogue as the country nears the end of the transition from Hosni Mubarak's rule. ...

UK and France pile censure on Israel's new settlement plan

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:55 AM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Britain and France condemned on Saturday a plan by Israel to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, saying international confidence in its desire to make peace with the Palestinians was at risk. Stung by a UN vote according de facto recognition to a Palestinian state, Israel on Friday said it would build thousands of new settler homes, including in a wedge zone between Jerusalem and the West Bank, known as E1, which Washington considers especially sensitive. ...

Official: Bus crashed en route to West Palm Beach

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:50 AM PST

A bus is lodged into an overpass at the Miami International Airport on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. The vehicle was carrying over 30 people when it crashed into the structure. Authorities say buses typically are routed through the departures area, which has a higher clearance. (AP Photo/Suzette Laboy)Officials say the bus that crashed at Miami's airport, killing two people, was carrying 32 people who were part of a group of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Police: Chiefs' Belcher accused in murder-suicide

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:47 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2012 file photo, Kansas City Chiefs inside linebacker Jovan Belcher (59) gestures at the line of scrimmage during an NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers in Kansas City, Mo. Police say Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend early Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo., then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide in front of his coach and general manager. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend Saturday, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide in front of his coach and general manager.

Psychiatrists OK vast changes to diagnosis manual

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:46 AM PST

For the first time in almost two decades the nation's psychiatrists are changing the guidebook they use to diagnose mental disorders. Among the most controversial proposed changes: Dropping certain familiar terms like Asperger's disorder and dyslexia and calling frequent, severe temper tantrums a mental illness.

Official: Hamas leader Mashaal set to visit Gaza

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:46 AM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, July 12, 2012 file photo, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal arrives at the Islamist Ennahda party congress in Tunis. The leader of Gaza's ruling Hamas group will visit the Palestinian territory for the first time, an official said Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, a sign of increasing boldness of the Islamic militant movement after it held its own against an Israeli military offensive. Khaled Mashaal was set to arrive in the Gaza Strip next week by crossing the border from Egypt to mark Hamas' 25th anniversary and congratulate its leaders and fighters for battling Israel during the recent eight-day offensive, according to a senior Hamas official in Gaza. (AP Photo/Amine Landoulsi, File)The leader of Gaza's ruling Hamas group will visit the Palestinian territory for the first time, an official said Saturday, a sign of increasing boldness of the Islamic militant movement after it held its own against an Israeli military offensive.

Mexico swears in president amid violent protests

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:41 AM PST

Mexico's incoming President Enrique Pena Nieto spreads out his arms after being sworn in at the inauguration ceremony in National Congress, in Mexico City, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. Pena Nieto took the oath of office as Mexico's new president on Saturday, bringing the old ruling party back to power after a 12-year hiatus amid protests inside and outside the congressional chamber where he swore to protect the constitution and laws of the land. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)Enrique Pena Nieto took the oath of office as Mexico's new president on Saturday, promising a list of specific reforms that are part old-party populist handouts to the poor and new assaults on the entrenched systems and sacred cows that have hampered the country's development.

Egypt's Morsi: Dec. 15 referendum on constitution

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:40 AM PST

A supporter of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi holds a Quran and a poster of the president at a rally in front of Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. Tens of thousands of people waving Egyptian flags and hoisting large pictures of the president are demonstrating across Egypt Saturday in support of Morsi and Islamic law. The rally, organized by the Muslim Brotherhood, is seen as a test of strength for Islamists seeking to counteract large opposition protests held this past week by liberal and secular groups who the Brotherhood say do not represent the vast majority of Egyptians. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has called for a Dec. 15 referendum on a disputed draft constitution.

Egyptian president calls for referendum on draft constitution on Dec. 15

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:26 AM PST

Egyptian president calls for referendum on draft constitution on Dec. 15.

Curacao police have new leads in $11.5M gold heist

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:07 AM PST

The "Summer Bliss" fishing boat sits docked at the Willemstad port in Curacao, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Masked men in jackets emblazoned with the word "police" boarded the "Summer Bliss" in an early morning assault on Friday and stole 70 gold bars worth an estimated $11.5 million, police spokesman Reggie Huggins said. He declined to say who owned the approximately 216 kilograms (476 pounds) of gold but he said it was a legal shipment that was being transshipped through Curacao and officials in the island had been advised in advance that it was coming as part of normal security protocols. (AP Photo/Karen Attiah)Police in Curacao said Saturday that they have several leads following a brazen heist in which gunmen pretending to be police stole 70 gold bars worth an estimated $11.5 million from a fishing boat.

Egypt's President Mursi receives draft constitution

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:05 AM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's constituent assembly handed its final draft of a planned new constitution for the country to President Mohamed Mursi on Saturday so he could approve it before calling a referendum. The Islamist-dominated assembly finished voting on the draft on Friday. (Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Ralph Gowling)

Upon further review, giant sequoia tops a neighbor

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:03 AM PST

In this 2009 photo released by Steve Sillett, The President, a Giant Sequoia Tree, is shown in Sequoia National Park, Calif. After 3,240 years the Giant Sequoia is still growing wider at a consistent rate, which may be what most surprised the scientists examining how they and coastal redwoods will be impacted by climate change and whether they have a role to play in combatting it. (AP Photo/Steve Sillett) MANDATORY CREDITDeep in the Sierra Nevada, the famous General Grant giant sequoia tree is suffering its loss of stature in silence. What once was the world's No. 2 biggest tree has been supplanted thanks to the most comprehensive measurements taken of the largest living things on Earth.

Ex-President George H.W. Bush in stable condition

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 10:59 AM PST

FILE - In a Tuesday, June 12, 2012 file photo, former President George H.W. Bush, and his wife former first lady Barbara Bush, arrive for the premiere of HBO's new documentary on his life near the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. Former President Bush has been hospitalized for about a week in Houston for treatment of a lingering cough. Bush's chief of staff, Jean Becker, says the 88-year-old former president is being treated for bronchitis at Houston's Methodist Hospital and is expected to be released by the weekend. He was admitted Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, FileFormer U.S. President George H.W. Bush remains in stable condition at a Houston hospital, but a lingering cough related to bronchitis likely will keep him there through the weekend.

Brazilians protest against stadium privatization

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 10:59 AM PST

Brazilians protest against the privatization of the Maracana stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. About 500 people, including Indians and students, protested Saturday, against privatization of the stadium because it will lead to the demolition of a nearby museum and a public school. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)Hundreds of people have held a protest march against the privatization of Brazil's iconic Maracana Stadium.

Vampire on the loose in Serbia?

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 10:55 AM PST

In this Nov. 30, 2012 photo Milka Prokic is seen at twilight with a garland of garlic and a wooden stake, in the village of Zarozje, near the Serbian town of Bajina Basta. Get your garlic, wooden crosses and stakes ready: a bloodsucking vampire is on the loose. Or so say villagers in the tiny western Serbian hamlet of Zarozje, nestled between the lush green mountain slopes and spooky thick forests. Rumors that a legendary vampire ghost has returned are spreading panic throughout the town. An official warning telling villagers to put garlic in their pockets and place wooden crosses in each of their rooms, the tools that should keep away the vampires did nothing but fuel the fear. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)Get your garlic, crosses and stakes ready: a bloodsucking vampire is on the loose.

Syria rebels bombed as opposition open to peacekeepers

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 10:51 AM PST

Woman carrying a child walks past a damaged bus in Aleppo's Bustan al-Basha districtBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian jets bombed rebel-held areas of Damascus on Saturday, residents said, as the opposition indicated it could accept an international peacekeeping force if President Bashar al-Assad is forced from power. Warplanes attacked the Damascus suburbs of Kafar Souseh and Darraya, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition-linked group. The air strikes follow intensified rebel activity in the capital, Assad's seat of power, as well as successful stormings of government military bases in recent weeks. ...

Iran's president promotes controversial aide

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 10:47 AM PST

Iran's president has promoted a controversial aide to a high-profile post in a move widely viewed as an attempt to boost the adviser's profile ahead of his expected candidacy in next year's presidential elections.

New clashes in 5th day of protest in Tunisian town

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 10:45 AM PST

Tunisian protesters clash with riot police, in Siliana, Tunisia, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. The army moved into a southwestern Tunisian town, an official and witnesses said Friday, the fourth day of protests that have injured more than 300 people. President Moncef Marzouki said on television that the North African country's government has not "met the expectations of the people" and asked that a new one, smaller and specialized to deal with the unrest, be formed. The current government has about 80 members. (AP Photo/Amine Landoulsi)Hundreds of stone-throwing protesters and security forces firing tear gas have clashed again in a restive town southwest of Tunisia's capital despite government efforts to defuse days of violence injuring at least 300 people.

Funeral held for boxer 'Macho' Camacho in NYC

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 10:36 AM PST

Hector "Macho" Camacho's casket is brought up the steps of St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church in New York for a funeral, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. Doctors pronounced Camacho dead on Saturday, Nov. 24, after he was removed from life support at his family's direction. He never regained consciousness after at least one gunman crept up to his car in a darkened parking lot in Puerto Rico and opened fire. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Hundreds mourned Hector Camacho on Saturday in the landmark East Harlem church the fighter attended as a boy, and hundreds more cheered and shouted "Macho" when his coffin was carried out and loaded into a hearse afterward.

Police: Chiefs player killed girlfriend, then self

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 10:24 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2010, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher (59) walks off the field during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams in St. Louis. Police say Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend early Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo., then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide in front of his coach and general manager. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend early Saturday, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide in front of his coach and general manager after first thanking them for everything they had done for him, police said.

Exclusive: News Corp to name Thomson as Publishing Co CEO next week - sources

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 10:20 AM PST

Robert Thomson, editor in chief of Dow Jones & Company, speaks at the Reuters Media Summit in New York(Reuters) - News Corp is expected to name Robert Thomson, a close confidant of Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch, to lead its new publishing company by the end of next week, according to sources familiar with News Corp's plans. Thomson is currently managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and editor in chief of its publisher Dow Jones & Co, which News Corp acquired in 2007. Gerard Baker, currently the deputy editor of the Journal, is expected to succeed Thomson, according to these sources. ...

Congo rebels complete Goma pullout

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 10:17 AM PST

M23 rebels withdraw from the eastern Congo town of Goma, Saturday Dec. 1, 2012. Sy Koumbo, a spokesman for the U.N. in Congo, says that an agreement was reached late Friday with M23 rebels after they attempted to force their way into Goma's international airport to seize arms. Koumbo says U.N. peacekeepers blocked the fighters. Trucks full of M23 rebels drove Saturday along the road that leads out of Goma towards Kibumba, where the rebels are supposed to settle following an agreement reached in Kampala last week. M23 soldiers were cheering as they did a final tour in the city center. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda completed their retreat from Congo's eastern provincial capital on Saturday less than two weeks after taking control of the strategic city, a military official said.

Marine pioneering effort to move women into combat

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 10:13 AM PST

This Nov. 29, 2012 image provided by the United states Marine Corps shows Lt. Brandy Soublet on the Marine base, 29 Palms in Southern California. Soublet is about as far from the war front as possible at her desk in the California desert, but she's on the front lines of an experiment that could one day put women as close to combat as their male peers. The Penfield, N.Y. woman is one of 45 female Marines assigned this summer to 19 all-male combat battalions. (AP Photo/USMC, Cpl. William J. Jackson)Marine 1st Lt. Brandy Soublet is about as far from the war front as possible at her desk in the California desert, but she's on the front lines of an experiment that could one day put women as close to combat as their male peers.

Iran fires cyber police chief over blogger death

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 10:11 AM PST

Iran's police have fired the head of the Tehran cybercrimes unit over the case of a blogger who died while in police custody.

Syrian Internet largely restored after blackout

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 09:59 AM PST

In this Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 photo, Syrian women and children watch a demonstration after Friday prayers in the Bustan Al-Qasr district of Aleppo, Syria. After months of fighting, thousands of residents have returned to the city as they attempt to return to their daily lives while heavy fighting is still taking place along the front lines in the city. Public demonstrations have unfolded after several weeks of silence as residents demand an end to the violence in Aleppo. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)Internet and telephone service were restored across much of Syria on Saturday following a two-day, nationwide communications blackout that came during some of the worst fighting to hit the capital since July.

South Africa makes progress in HIV, AIDS fight

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 09:55 AM PST

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 an unidentified patient prepares to be tested for TB, at the US sponsored Themba Lethu, HIV/AIDS Clinic, at the Helen Joseph hospital, in Johannesburg. In the early 90s when South Africa's Themba Lethu clinic could only treat HIV/AIDS patients for opportunistic diseases, many would come in on wheelchairs and keep coming to the health center until they died. Two decades later the clinic is the biggest ARV (anti-retroviral) treatment center in the country and sees between 600 to 800 patients a day from all over southern Africa. Those who are brought in on wheelchairs, sometimes on the brink of death, get the crucial drugs and often become healthy and are walking within weeks. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)In the early '90s when South Africa's Themba Lethu clinic could only treat HIV/AIDS patients for opportunistic diseases, many would come in on wheelchairs and keep coming to the health center until they died.

California braces for more stormy weather

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 09:44 AM PST

Women walk under an umbrella in front of the Golden Gate Bridge at the Marin Headlands in Marin County, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. The National Weather Service says that by late morning Thursday 1 inch of rain had fallen in several hours across the western side of the county. Much of Northern California is under a variety of warnings and advisories for rain, snow and high winds. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Residents of Northern California are getting a bit of a respite after two major storms moved through the region, but a third big storm is on the way.
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