Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Jet misses runway and crashes in China, killing 42 (AP)

Jet misses runway and crashes in China, killing 42 (AP)

Jet misses runway and crashes in China, killing 42 (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:55 PM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, the tail section of a plane sits amidst other wreckage of a reported plane crash at an airport in northeast China's Heilongjiang province on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. According to Xinhua, the plane overshot the runway in Yichun city and burst into flames. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Li Guangfu) NO SALESAP - A Chinese passenger jet overshot a fog-shrouded runway in the country's northeast and burst into flames Tuesday, killing 42 people and injuring 49 others, state media said.

Voices rise in favor of moving proposed NY mosque (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:55 PM PDT

Abdul Malik, center, an American Muslim from Philadelphia, and Matt Sky, right, a Web developer from Manhattan, N.Y., stand in front of a proposed site for an Islamic cultural center as they explain their support for its construction to passers-by in New York, Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. 'I am mad that Muslims are being slandered,' said Malik, responding to opponents of the center concerned about its proximity to the World Trade Center site. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - A powerful state politician joined with Gov. David Paterson on Tuesday in suggesting that Islamic leaders should move a proposed mosque farther from ground zero, saying the organizers should be more sensitive to opponents.

Remaining US troops still face danger in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:55 PM PDT

In this photo taken Saturday, Aug. 20, 2010, trucks transport U.S. military Humvees, MRAPs and other vehicles recently arrived from Iraq at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. The number of U.S. troops in Iraq has fallen below 50,000 for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and ahead of the end-of-the-month deadline mandated by President Barack Obama, the American military said in a statement Tuesday. The number is a watershed — American forces will no longer conduct combat operations in the country but are instead to train Iraqi troops and help with counterterrorism operations, if asked for by the Iraqis. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)AP - Lt. Ryan Alexander stands thigh-deep in a dark grove of reeds and palm trees, hunting for rockets. Officially, the U.S. combat role in Iraq is ending this month, but Alexander and his platoon are under orders to keep insurgents from using the south Baghdad field as a hiding place for Katyushas.

Boehner sees 'ongoing economic uncertainty' (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:55 PM PDT

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaks on jobs and the economy at the City Club of Cleveland, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)AP - House Republican leader John Boehner on Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to support an extension of tax cuts and to fire key economic advisers, arguing that more than a year of "government as community organizer" has failed to revive the economy.

Insiders vs. outsiders in Fla., Ariz., Alaska (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:55 PM PDT

Arizona Senate candidate J.D. Hayworth reacts to a supporter as he goes door-to-door to meet voters Monday August 23, 2010, in Phoenix. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has become the clear front-runner in Tuesday's GOP Senate primary in Arizona after a summer in which he was often tagged as a vulnerable incumbent. McCain has spent some $20 million and cast Hayworth, as a late-night infomercial huckster in a series of devastating ads. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - Veteran Sens. John McCain and Lisa Murkowski counted on voters to reward political experience Tuesday as they faced spirited Republican primary challenges in Arizona and Alaska 10 weeks before the general election. Florida weighed the merits of wealthy outsiders vs. establishment candidates in primaries there.

Ousted worker Sherrod rejects return to Ag agency (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:27 PM PDT

Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, right, puts his arm around former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, left, as they conclude a news conference at the Agriculture Department in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Sherrod, the Agriculture Department official ousted during a racial firestorm last month, declined Tuesday to return to the agency, though she said it was tempting. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Shirley Sherrod, ousted from the Agriculture Department during a racial firestorm that embarrassed the Obama administration, rejected an offer to return to the USDA on Tuesday. But at a cordial news conference with the man who asked her to leave — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack — she said she may do consulting work for him on racial issues.

China's massive traffic jam could last for weeks (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:26 PM PDT

A cleaner picks up waste on the roadside of a jammed section of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou highway in Huailai, in north China's Hebei province, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. The massive traffic jam that stretches for dozens of miles and hit its 10-day mark on Tuesday stems from road construction in Beijing that won't be finished until the middle of next month, an official said. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - A massive traffic jam in north China that stretches for dozens of miles and hit its 10-day mark on Tuesday stems from road construction in Beijing that won't be finished until the middle of next month, an official said.

Stocks drop after sharp fall in July home sales (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:19 PM PDT

In this Aug. 11, 2010 photograph, specialists gather at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock futures are retreating Tuesday, Aug. 24, following the lead of overseas markets as investors worldwide continue to worry about the pace of a global recovery. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Stocks fell Tuesday after another disappointing report on the housing market renewed worries about the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 97 points in late afternoon trading after news that sales of previously occupied homes fell last month to their lowest level in 15 years.

Man shot in head, but notices only 5 years later (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:11 PM PDT

The X-ray photo released by German police in Herne Tuesday, Aug 24, 2010 shows the skull of a man with a bullet in the back of his head. Police said a Polish man living in Germany was shot in the back of his head, but that it took him five years to realize it. Police said Tuesday that the 35-year-old men was hit by a .22-caliber bullet in the western town of Herne as he was out in the street partying drunk on New Year's Eve five years ago. They say the man recalled receiving a blow to the head, but told them he didn't seek medical assistance at the time. (AP Photo/Polizei Herne)AP - Police say a man living in Germany was shot in the back of his head, but that it took him five years to realize it. Police said Tuesday that the 35-year-old man was hit by a .22-caliber bullet in the western town of Herne as he was out in the street partying and drunk on New Year's Eve five years ago.

Bowden tells AP he was pushed out by Florida State (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:50 PM PDT

Former Florida State college football coach Bobby Bowden reacts during an interview in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Bowden tells The Associated Press he was 'pushed out' after 34 years as Florida State coach and that his relationship with former university president T.K. Wetherell is likely beyond repair. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Bobby Bowden did not want to retire.

Job fears grip voters as Obama ratings fall (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:19 AM PDT

President Barack Obama (C) speaks with employee Elaine Hart as company Principal Luc Brami watches on during his visit to Gelberg Signs in Washington, August 6, 2010. Obama used the visit to highlight job creation initiatives. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - More Americans now disapprove of President Barack Obama than approve of him as high unemployment and government spending scare voters ahead of November's midterm elections, Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Tuesday.

U.S. troops in Iraq below 50,000 as combat ends (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 08:54 AM PDT

A line of Strykers convoy in the early hours of August 16, 2010 as part of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, United States Division-Centers last patrol through Iraq as they leave for Kuwait. REUTERS/U.S. Army/Sgt. Kimberly Johnson/HandoutReuters - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it had cut its troops in Iraq to below 50,000 before an August 31 deadline set by President Barack Obama as he seeks to keep a promise to end the war.

Obama's Afghan withdrawal date bolsters enemy: Marines (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:25 AM PDT

An Afghan National Army soldier patrols the outskirts of Kabul on August 23. The head of the US Marine Corps said Tuesday a Reuters - President Barack Obama's July 2011 date to start withdrawing troops from Afghanistan has given a morale boost to Taliban insurgents, who believe they can wait out NATO forces, the top U.S. Marine said on Tuesday.

Carter expected to visit North Korea over U.S. prisoner (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:43 AM PDT

File photo taken June, 1994 shows North Korean border guards showing former US president Jimmy Carter (C) and wife Rosalynn (L) to the South Korea side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) as they leave North Korea. Carter plans to visit North Korea soon on a mission to secure the release of an American man serving eight years of hard labor there, Foreign Policy magazine said Monday.(AFP/File/Choo Youn-Kong)Reuters - Former President Jimmy Carter is expected to travel to North Korea on a humanitarian mission to win the release of an American jailed for illegally entering the isolated country, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.

White House mulling "all options" on stem cells (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:24 PM PDT

Reuters - The White House is reviewing all options for responding to a court ruling stopping federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

Big-spending novices now lag in Florida campaigns (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:54 AM PDT

A resident listens as U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks during a campaign event in Fort Lauderdale, July 31, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - A pair of wealthy outsiders who spent their way to prominence in Florida's Senate and governor's races now lag behind the political insiders backed by the party hierarchies in Tuesday's primary election.

Chile sets sight on escape shaft for trapped miners (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:51 AM PDT

A computer screen shows a recorded image of Florencio Avalos, one of the 33 miners trapped in a deep underground copper and gold mine at Copiapo, 725 km (450 miles) north of Santiago, August 23, 2010. REUTERS/Ivan AlvaradoReuters - Rescue workers prepared on Tuesday to install a drill to dig an escape shaft for 33 miners -- trapped for 19 days deep in a Chilean mine -- who may not see the light of day until Christmas.

Final India decision on BlackBerry on Aug 30: source (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 07:45 AM PDT

The new BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone is seen after it was introduced at a news conference in New York August 3, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - India will take a final decision on August 30 on whether to block some BlackBerry services over which the country has security concerns, a senior government source said on Tuesday.

43 dead in China plane crash: state media (AFP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:53 AM PDT

An E-190 passenger aircraft manufactured by Brazil's Embraer and operated by Henan Airlines chocked on the tarmac of Yichun's Lindu airport in February 2010. The bodies of 43 passengers have been recovered from the wreckage of a plane which crashed in northeast China on Tuesday, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported, citing a local official.(AFP/File)AFP - A Chinese passenger plane overshot a runway and burst into flames while attempting to land on Tuesday in China's northeast, killing 43 people on board, state media reported.

Philippine police admit blunders in deadly hostage ordeal (AFP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:18 PM PDT

This handout photo received from the presidential Malacanang photo bureau shows Philippine President Benigno Aquino (R) inspecting the tourist bus that was hijacked. Philippine police conceded Tuesday they had made blunders ending a bus hijacking amid outrage over a bloody assault that was played out on live television and left eight Hong Kong tourists dead.(AFP/Malacanang Photo Bureau/Jay Morales)AFP - Philippine police conceded Tuesday they had made blunders ending a bus hijacking amid outrage over a bloody assault that was played out on live television and left eight Hong Kong tourists dead.
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