Sunday, January 13, 2013

Google's ultrafast Internet draws startups to KC

Google's ultrafast Internet draws startups to KC

Google's ultrafast Internet draws startups to KC

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:45 PM PST

Matthew Marcus works at his desk in the basement of Kansas City Startup Village in Kansas City, Kan., Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Marcus started the Village which houses several startup companies and takes advantage of the high speed internet. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Inside a small bungalow on the street separating Kansas City, Kan., from its sister city in Missouri, a small group of entrepreneurs are working on their ideas for the next high-tech startup, tapping Google Inc.'s new superfast Internet connection that has turned the neighborhood into an unlikely settlement dubbed the "Silicon Prairie."

Kaepernick gives 49ers new look in NFC title game

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:38 PM PST

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) runs for a 56-yard touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the third quarter of an NFC divisional playoff NFL football game in San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Colin Kaepernick stood in a cramped corner of the 49ers' locker room smiling and chatting with Alex Smith late Saturday night when a stranger interrupted the two quarterbacks.

Allies lead pro-Chavez rallies across Venezuela

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:36 PM PST

A man holding a framed image of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and other parishioner file out of the Cathedral after attending a Mass to pray for the recovery of Chavez, in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. The 58-year-old president is fighting a severe respiratory infection a month after he underwent cancer surgery in Havana, his government says. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Venezuela's absent, cancer-stricken president held rallies across the nation on Sunday to defend Hugo Chavez's populist "revolution," with a top ally alleging that far-right factions were seeing violent instability.

Ryan's 3 TDs has Falcons ahead 27-7 over Seattle

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:30 PM PST

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White (84) makes a touch-down catch against Seattle Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor (31) during the first half of an NFC divisional playoff NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)ATLANTA (AP) — Russell Wilson threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Golden Tate on Seattle's first possession of the second half, but Matt Ryan threw his third touchdown of the game to give the Atlanta Falcons a 27-7 lead over the Seahawks through three quarters in Sunday's NFC divisional playoff game.

Protests grow across Pakistan after killing of Shi'ites

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:26 PM PST

Shiite Muslims gather to protest against last Thursday's twin bomb attack in Quetta, in LahoreQUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Protests against attacks on Shi'ites spread across Pakistan on Sunday as the prime minister flew to the city of Quetta to meet mourners refusing to bury 96 victims of a sectarian bomb attack until they were promised protection from Sunni militants. The protests were triggered by twin bombings on Thursday targeting Shi'ite ethnic Hazaras in Quetta, capital of Balochistan province. The attacks, claimed by the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militant group, killed at least 96 people. ...

Gay marriage protest converges on Eiffel Tower

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:19 PM PST

People demonstrate with red placards reading 'One father, one mother, it's obvious" and in Paris, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. Many thousands of protesters are mobilizing against the French president's plan to legalize gay marriage, streaming into Paris by bus, car and specially reserved high-speed train. Placard at center reads: Pro-marriage, not anti gay. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)PARIS (AP) — Holding aloft ancient flags and young children, hundreds of thousands of people converged Sunday on the Eiffel Tower to protest the French president's plan to legalize gay marriage and thus allow same-sex couples to adopt and conceive children.

Gas prices surge 7 cents after months of decline

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:17 PM PST

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — After months of dropping, gas prices are back on the upswing.

A disconnect between violence and television

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:16 PM PST

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — If there's any soul-searching among top television executives about onscreen violence contributing to real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school shooting, it isn't readily apparent.

'Zero Dark Thirty' captures No. 1 at box office

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:10 PM PST

This undated publicity photo released by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. shows Jessica Chastain, as Maya, a member of the elite team of spies and military operatives stationed in a covert base overseas, who secretly devoted themselves to finding Osama Bin Laden in Columbia Pictures' new thriller, "Zero Dark Thirty," directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Chastain received an Academy Award nomination for best actress for her portrayal of the young, obsessed CIA operative driving the search. (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Jonathan Olley)LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Zero Dark Thirty" hunted down the top spot at the box office — and easily won it.

Potential impact of Mubarak retrial

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:58 AM PST

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's highest appeals court on Sunday overturned Hosni Mubarak's conviction and ordered a retrial of the former president for failing to prevent the killing of nearly 900 protesters during the 2011 uprising that toppled his 29-year regime. A look at the potential impact of the decision:

Opolais makes winning Met debut in 'La Rondine'

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:57 AM PST

This January 8, 2013 photo provided by the Metropolitan Opera shows Kristine Opolais as Magda and Giuseppe Filianoti as Ruggero in a dress rehearsal of Puccini's "La Rondine" at he Metropolitan Opera in New York. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Opera, Ken Howard)NEW YORK (AP) — Kristine Opolais was such a hit at her Metropolitan Opera debut that she got bopped on the head.

Libya plans diplomatic security force after attacks

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:56 AM PST

A security officer points to gun shots on the window of the Italian consul's car after it was shot by unknown assailants in BenghaziTRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya plans to create a special force to protect diplomats, government sources said, after a gun attack on an Italian consul exposed the precarious security situation in the North African state. Unidentified gunmen in Benghazi opened fire on Guido De Sanctis's armored car on Saturday. The diplomat was unhurt but the attack was a reminder of the September 11 attack on the U.S. mission there that killed the ambassador and three other Americans. "We are discussing putting in place a force that would look after diplomats. ...

Victims of Costa shipwreck mark anniversary

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:47 AM PST

Relatives of the 32 victims of the Costa Concordia shipwreck, aboard a ferry approach the ship off the Tuscan Island Isola del Giglio, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. Survivors of the Costa Concordia shipwreck and relatives of the 32 people who died marked the first anniversary of the grounding Sunday. The first event of Sunday's daylong commemoration was the return to the sea of part of the massive rock that tore into the hull of the 112,000-ton ocean liner on Jan. 13, 2012 and remained embedded as the vessel capsized along with its 4,200 passengers and crew. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — Survivors of the Costa Concordia shipwreck and relatives of the 32 people who died marked the first anniversary of the grounding Sunday with the unveiling of memorials to the victims, a tearful Mass in their honor and a minute of silence to recall the exact moment that the cruise ship rammed into a reef off Tuscany.

Ryan's 2 TDs give Falcons 20-0 lead over Seattle

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:46 AM PST

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White (84) makes a touch-down catch against Seattle Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor (31) during the first half of an NFC divisional playoff NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)ATLANTA (AP) — The Falcons' defense made a fourth-down stop to set up Matt Ryan's second touchdown pass and then delivered another stop as the first half ended to preserve a 20-0 lead over Seattle in Sunday's NFC divisional playoff game.

Burnett: reality can work without being mean

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:40 AM PST

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Mark Burnett says reality TV shows don't have to be mean to work.

Syrian forces kill 36 in bombardment east of capital: opposition

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:31 AM PST

AMMAN (Reuters) - Government forces killed at least 36 people, 14 of them children, in a bombardment of rebel-held areas on the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday, Syrian opposition activists said. Video footage showed women weeping over the dismembered bodies of children strewn across a field in Eastern Ghouta, near an air defense base on the edge of the town of Muleiha, 5 km (3 miles) east of Damascus. ...

France: US helping support Mali operation

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:28 AM PST

This picture released by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows a French Mirage 2000 D aircraft refueling while flying to N'Djamena overnight January 11 to 12, after taking off from the French military base of Nancy. The battle to retake Mali's north from the al-Qaida-linked groups controlling it began in earnest Saturday, after hundreds of French forces deployed to the country and began aerial bombardments to drive back the Islamic extremists from a town seized earlier this week. (AP Photo/ R.Nicolas-Nelson, Ecpad)BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — France claimed new successes in its campaign to oust Islamist extremists from northern Mali on Sunday, bombarding the major city of Gao with airstrikes targeting the airport and training camps used by the al-Qaida-linked rebel group controlling the city.

France says Algeria supportive of its Mali operation

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:28 AM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - Algeria has allowed France full use of its air space in its military intervention against Islamist rebels in Mali and is ready to seal its border if the conflict moves north, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Sunday. Fabius said he was in regular contact with the government in Algeria, which had pushed for a political solution to the crisis in Mali over a military intervention, and was grateful it was being supportive of the operation. ...

Reddit co-founder dies in NY weeks before trial

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:27 AM PST

This Dec. 8, 2012 photo provided by ThoughtWorks shows Aaron Swartz, in New York. Swartz, a co-founder of Reddit, hanged himself Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, in New York City. In 2011, he was charged with stealing millions of scientific journals from a computer archive at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in an attempt to make them freely available. He had pleaded not guilty, and his federal trial was to begin next month. (AP Photo/ThoughtWorks, Pernille Ironside)NEW YORK (AP) — The family of a Reddit co-founder who committed suicide weeks before he was to go on trial on federal charges that he stole millions of scholarly articles is blaming prosecutors for his death.

Bomb hits convoy of Iraq's Sunni finance minister

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:18 AM PST

BAGHDAD (AP) — Attackers detonated a bomb Sunday next to a convoy carrying the Iraqi finance minister, a central figure in more than two weeks of protests by minority Sunnis against the Shiite-dominated Baghdad government, police said.

Beaches, bombs and gangsters _ Corsica's dilemma

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:16 AM PST

In this Dec. 10, 2012, photo, Dominique Bianchi, a former nationalist leader who recently stepped down as mayor of the southern village of Villanova, speaks about crime during an interview with the Associated Press in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. Of the 85 gangland killings and attempted assassinations in Corsica in the past eight years, only one case _ a plot against a former nationalist turned president of the local soccer club _ has ended in conviction. (AP Photo/Jean-Pierre Belzit)AJACCIO, Corsica (AP) — The bombs exploded across hundreds of miles of Corsican coastline, gutting two dozen villas nearly simultaneously on some of Europe's most beautiful — and valuable — land. Elsewhere on the same French island off the Mediterranean coast, a young man was shot to death in his car, his stepson wounded beside him.

Somali witnesses to failed rescue describe mayhem

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:02 AM PST

FILE- In this undated file image from a video posted on islamic militant websites and made available Wednesday June 9 2010, a man identified as French security agent Denis Allex pleads for his release from the Somali militant group al-Shabaab who have been holding him for nearly a year. A French commando raid in Somalia to free a captive intelligence agent ended in the deaths of 17 Islamists and a French soldier. France said the hostage also died in the failed rescue, but the man's captors denied he had been killed and claimed Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, to have seized a second soldier. (AP Photo, File)MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The night of mayhem and death started with the sound of helicopters above pitch-black fields. When it was over, the French intelligence agent who had been held hostage for more than three years was almost certainly dead, as was at least one French commando, and the home that served as the agent's final jail was destroyed. And now the Somalis living in the muddy farm town had new cause to fear the militants controlling their street.

Police shoot armed man in Calif. movie theater

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:57 AM PST

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Moviegoers at a San Diego theater ducked for cover as police stormed in during a movie and shot and wounded an armed domestic violence suspect pretending to be a patron.

Armstrong awaits 'candid' Oprah interview

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:57 AM PST

FILE - This combination image made of file photos shows Lance Armstrong, left, on Oct. 7, 2012, and Oprah Winfrey, right, on March 9, 2012. Armstrong plans to admit to doping throughout his career during an upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey, USA Today reported late Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. (AP Photos/File)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong is "ready to speak candidly" as he prepares to discuss doping allegations against him in his upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Falcons lead Seattle 10-0 after 1 quarter

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:56 AM PST

ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Ryan threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Tony Gonzalez as the Falcons took advantage of a fumble by Seattle's Marshawn Lynch to lead the Seahawks 10-0 after the first quarter of Sunday's NFC divisional playoff game.

Crime writer Cornwell has personal courtroom drama

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:54 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2005 file photo, author Patricia Cornwell poses in her home in New York. Cornwell is suing her former financial management company and business manager for negligence and breach of contract. She claims they cost her millions in investment losses and unaccounted-for revenues during their relationship. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper, File)BOSTON (AP) — For more than two decades, crime writer Patricia Cornwell has famously dramatized the life of a fictional medical examiner in her best-selling books. Now, she has her own personal drama unfolding in federal court.

Thousands march to protest Russia's adoption ban

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:51 AM PST

People throw portraits brought to the rally in the garbage during a protest rally in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, with the portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the center. Thousands of people are gathering in central Moscow for a protest against Russia's new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children. They carry posters of President Vladimir Putin and members of Russia's parliament who overwhelmingly voted for the law last month. The posters have the word "Shame" written in red over the faces and proclaim that Sunday's demonstration is a "March Against the Scum" who enacted the law. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of people marched through Moscow on Sunday to protest Russia's new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children, a far bigger number than expected in a sign that outrage over the ban has breathed some life into the dispirited anti-Kremlin opposition movement.

Priest, ex-teacher face sex trial in Philadelphia

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:42 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2012 file photo, Rev. Charles Engelhardt walks from the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia. Engelhardt is set to go on trial Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, on charges he raped an altar boy in northeast Philadelphia in the late 1990s. Engelhardt has pleaded not guilty. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A troubled policeman's son who accuses two Roman Catholic priests and a teacher of raping him during boyhood is set to testify at a Philadelphia trial this week — and have his startling claims challenged for the first time.

Vatican surprised by bank's credit card block

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:39 AM PST

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A senior Vatican official says he is "truly surprised" that the Bank of Italy ordered credit card payments suspended in the tiny city-state and insists the Vatican has taken adequate measures to fight money laundering.

Russia tells Syria rebels: seek dialogue with Damascus

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:39 AM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Syrian opposition should make counter-proposals to those President Bashar al-Assad made in a recent speech, to start a dialogue that could end the fighting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday. "President Assad came out with initiatives aimed at inviting all opposition members to dialogue. Yes, these initiatives probably do not go far enough. Probably they will not seem serious to some, but they are proposals," the Interfax news agency quoted Lavrov as saying. ...

France bombs Islamist stronghold in north Mali

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:35 AM PST

Handout of French military preparing a Mirage 2000D fighter plane in N'DjamenaBAMAKO/PARIS (Reuters) - French fighter jets pounded an Islamist rebel stronghold deep in northern Mali on Sunday as Paris poured more troops into the capital Bamako, awaiting a West African force to dislodge al Qaeda-linked insurgents from the country's north. The attack on Gao, the largest city in the desert region controlled by the Islamist alliance, marked a decisive intensification on the third day of French air raids, striking at the heart of the vast territory seized by rebels in April. ...

Palestinian premier urges Arabs to pay pledged aid

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:18 AM PST

CAIRO (AP) — The Palestinian prime minister warned Sunday that his government could fail to meet its obligations to its people because of a cash crunch, and urged Arab countries to deliver on promised aid.

More than 130 nations begin mercury treaty talks

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:07 AM PST

GENEVA (AP) — Delegates from more than 130 nations began a final round of negotiations on Sunday that are expected to lead to the creation of the first legally binding international treaty to reduce mercury emissions.

Fateful Maine flight salvaged B-52s 50 years ago

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:05 AM PST

In this photo made Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, Greenville, Maine, Police Chief Jeff Pomerleau views a monument next to wreckage from a B-52 bomber on Elephant Mountain near Greenville, Maine. The plane's 40-foot-tall vertical stabilizer had snapped off and crashed on Jan. 24, 1963. Seven of the nine people on board died in the crash. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN, Maine (AP) — Flying low over snowy terrain on a Cold War training mission, Lt. Col. Dan Bulli's massive B-52 bomber hit turbulence that shook the plane so violently that he couldn't read the gauges. Pulling back on the yoke and depressing the throttle, he tried to fly out of the severe wind. Then there was a loud bang.

Colin Powell says GOP having 'an identity problem'

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:56 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says his own Republican Party is having "an identity problem."

Syrian warplanes bomb rebellious Damascus suburbs

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:53 AM PST

Men help a wounded civilian after a mortar attack in the Saif al-Dawlah neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. The revolution against the Syrian regime started in March 2011 with peaceful protests but morphed into a civil war that has killed more than 60,000 people, according to a recent United Nations estimate. (AP Photo/Andoni Lubaki)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian fighter jets on Sunday bombed Damascus suburbs in a government offensive to dislodge rebels from strategic areas around the capital, activists said, as clashes raged around army bases and airfields in the country's north.

French planes bomb Malian district capital of Gao

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:46 AM PST

This picture released by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows a French Mirage 2000 D aircraft refueling while flying to N'Djamena overnight January 11 to 12, after taking off from the French military base of Nancy. The battle to retake Mali's north from the al-Qaida-linked groups controlling it began in earnest Saturday, after hundreds of French forces deployed to the country and began aerial bombardments to drive back the Islamic extremists from a town seized earlier this week. (AP Photo/ R.Nicolas-Nelson, Ecpad)BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — French fighter jets bombarded the major northern city of Gao on Sunday, pounding the airport, as well as the training camps, warehouses and buildings used by the al-Qaida-linked rebel group controlling the city, according to residents and a statement from the French Ministry of Defense.

Miss America crown goes to Brooklyn woman

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:44 AM PST

Miss New York, Mallory Hagan, right, reacts with Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers as she is crowned Miss America 2013 on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)LAS VEGAS (AP) — A woman who grew up in Alabama and moved to New York City is the new Miss America, winning the title after tap dancing to a James Brown tune, deftly dealing with a question about guns, and raising the issue of child sexual abuse in her contestant platform.

Israel PM vows to proceed with disputed settlement

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:43 AM PST

Israeli border police evict a Palestinian activist from an area known as E-1 near Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan 13, 2013. Palestinian activists erected tents in the area on Friday saying they wanted to "establish facts on the ground" to stop Israeli construction in the West Bank. The Palestinian activists were borrowing a phrase and a tactic, usually associated with Jewish settlers, who believe establishing communities means the territory will remain theirs once structures are built. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel's prime minister pledged Sunday to move ahead with construction of a new Jewish settlement in a strategic part of the West Bank, speaking just hours after Israeli forces dragged dozens of Palestinian activists from the area.

Newtown weighs fate of Conn. school where 26 died

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:43 AM PST

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Talk about Sandy Hook Elementary School is turning from last month's massacre to the future, with differing opinions on whether students and staff should ever return to the building where a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators.
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