Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Several injured as chairs drop from Maine ski lift (AP)

Several injured as chairs drop from Maine ski lift (AP)

Several injured as chairs drop from Maine ski lift (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 12:34 PM PST

This photo provided by Al Noyes shows skiers and lift chairs on the slope, lower right, after a lift derailed on the state's tallest mountain in Carrabassett Valley, Maine, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Al Noyes) NO SALESAP - A chair lift derailed in high winds at Maine's tallest ski mountain Tuesday, sending screaming skiers plummeting as far as 30 feet to the slope below and injuring several of them.

Flights resume, as do long lines, after blizzard (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 12:46 PM PST

Workers clear snow from the runways at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey December 27, 2010. A blizzard pummeled the northeastern United States on Monday, burying cities in knee-deep snow, leaving thousands camped at airports and snarling traffic with blowing snow and icy roads at the end of the busy Christmas weekend. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT)AP - Two magic words — "on time" — started appearing on some airport departure boards Tuesday as stranded passengers' patience and cash waned after a blizzard that brought transportation to a halt in the Northeast during one of the busiest travel times of the year.

US: No way to seal Afghan-Pakistan border (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 12:47 PM PST

U.S soldiers of 2nd Platoon Bravo Company 2-327 checks theirs weapons on the top of an armoured vehicle at a Fortress Combat Out Post in Kunar province in eastern Afghanistan near Pakistan border on Monday, Dec 27, 2010.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)AP - There's no practical way for U.S. troops to seal Afghanistan's vast border with Pakistan and stop all Taliban fighters from slipping through, so they are focusing on defending vulnerable towns and fighting insurgents on Afghan soil, a U.S. military commander said Tuesday.

European anarchists grow more violent, coordinated (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 12:20 PM PST

A Carabinieri car is parked in front of the Danish Embassy in Rome, Monday, Dec. 27, 2010. A package bomb was found at the Greek Embassy in Rome on Monday, four days after similar mail bombs exploded at two other embassies injuring two people. On Monday, police responded to suspicious packages at the embassies of Venezuela, Monaco and Denmark; all were false alarms. 'We don't take any chances in this situation,' Danish Foreign Ministry spokesman Klavs A. Holm told the AP in Copenhagen. He said the embassy had received a parcel that staffers considered suspect. The embassy briefly evacuated its staff and called Italian authorities, who checked the parcel to find out it was a bottle of red wine. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - A loosely linked movement of European anarchists who want to bring down state and financial institutions is becoming more violent and coordinated after decades out of the spotlight, and may be responding to social tensions spawned by the continent's financial crisis, security experts say.

Turmoil in Pakistan as party quits Cabinet (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 12:33 PM PST

Two young Pakistani girls hold hands while walking on a roadside of a slum area on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - Pakistan's U.S.-allied ruling party suffered a fresh blow to its fragile hold on power Tuesday when a coalition partner said it will quit the cabinet, deepening the nation's political turmoil and potentially distracting Islamabad from helping American forces target militants.

Family: 5 dead in Fla. motel were like brothers (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 12:20 PM PST

Immacula Antenor holds a photo her son, Jonas Antenor Tuesday Dec. 28, 2010 in Miami. Jonas Angtenor, 17, was one of five teens found dead Monday at the Presidente Hotel in Hialeah, Fla. The teens were attending a birhtday party where it appears that a vehicle was left running in a garage under their hotel room. Investigators said Tuesday that the men likely died from carbon monoxide. (AP Photo/Jeffrey M. Boan)AP - Five young men who police said died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a South Florida motel room were constant companions who acted like brothers and even went shoe shopping together before Christmas so they all would have the same pair, relatives said Tuesday.

Police: Arizona strip club shooter fired at random (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 12:20 PM PST

In this Monday, Dec. 27, 2010 photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, 28-year-old Gavin MacFarlane of Scottsdale is shown. MacFarlane is accused of shooting people at random at a west Phoenix strip club, killing two people and injuring three others. He remains jailed. (AP Photo/Maricopa County Sheriff's Office)AP - A man accused of opening fire in a Phoenix strip club, killing two people and injuring three others, told police that he had planned the crime and chose the victims at random, according to a court document released Tuesday.

Police fatalities jump 37 percent in 2010 (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 12:20 PM PST

FILE - In this March 8, 2010 file photo, Marines salute Saloma Bejar and Mariam Bejar, the mother and wife of fallen officer Javier Bejar, after presenting the ceremonial flag at cemetery services in Reedley, Calif. Cluster killings of more than one officer helped make 2010 a particularly dangerous year for police officers. Some 160 officers died in the line of duty, a 37 percent jump from the same period in 2009 when 117 officers were killed, according to statistics compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a nonprofit that tracks police deaths. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian, File)AP - Two officers in a remote Alaska town were ambushed as they chatted on a street. A California officer and deputy were killed by an arson suspect with a high-powered rifle as they tried to serve a warrant. Two other officers doing anti-drug work were gunned down by men along a busy Arkansas highway.

Manatees paddle to warm water to escape Fla. chill (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 12:30 PM PST

Manatees congregate in a canal where discharge from a nearby Florida Power & Light plant warms the water in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. Overnight temperatures in South Florida were in the 30s. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)AP - People aren't the only ones in Florida who don't like cold weather. Manatees — those giant aquatic mammals with the flat, paddle-shaped tails — are swimming out of the chilly Gulf of Mexico waters and into warmer springs and power plant discharge canals. On Tuesday, more than 300 manatees floated in the outflow of Tampa Electric's Big Bend Power Station.

MTV 'Teen Mom' star faces domestic battery charges (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 12:20 PM PST

This Dec. 27, 2010 photo released by the Madison County Sheriffs Department shows Amber Portwood, Prosecutors in central Indiana have filed felony domestic battery and child neglect charges against the star of the MTV reality show 'Teen Mom.' (AP Photo/Madison County Sheriffs Department) Amber: Madison County Sheriff Ron Richardson has confirmed that Amber L Portwood has been booked into the Madison County Detention Center. Portwood was processed at approximately 4:21pm Mondat, her charges are as follows: Domestic Battery a Class D Felony, Ct-2 Domestic Battery a Class D Felony, Ct-3 Domestic Battery a Class A Misdemeanor and Ct-4 Neglect of a Dependent a Class D Felony. Bond $5,000.00. According to Sheriff Richardson Portwood's Bond has already been posted, but she will remain incarcerated in a holding area until she is eligible for release in twenty four hours.AP - Prosecutors in central Indiana have filed felony domestic battery and child neglect charges against a star of the MTV reality show "Teen Mom."

Consumer confidence slips as home prices decline (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 11:36 AM PST

Reuters - Consumer confidence unexpectedly deteriorated in December, while prices of single-family homes fell almost double the expected pace in October, tempering growing optimism on the economy's recovery.

Apple sued over apps privacy issues; Google may be next (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:58 AM PST

Reuters - Two separate groups of iPhone and iPad users have sued Apple Inc alleging that certain software applications were passing personal user information to third-party advertisers without consent.

Investor doubts linger over holiday sales upside (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 12:02 PM PST

Reuters - New sales data confirm that retailers are poised to show their best holiday season in three years, but investors seemed unimpressed as concerns mount that shoppers will pull back in the new year.

Allstate sues BofA, Mozilo over Countrywide losses (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 11:10 AM PST

Reuters - Allstate Corp has sued Bank of America Corp and 18 other defendants over alleged losses on more than $700 million of mortgage securities it bought from Countrywide Financial Corp.

Northeast digs out after storm snarls travel (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 11:20 AM PST

Workers clear snow from the runways at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey December 27, 2010. A blizzard pummeled the northeastern United States on Monday, burying cities in knee-deep snow, leaving thousands camped at airports and snarling traffic with blowing snow and icy roads at the end of the busy Christmas weekend. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT)Reuters - New York dug out of its sixth biggest snowstorm on record and thousands of stranded travelers hoped to finally board long-delayed flights on Tuesday after a blizzard buried the northeastern United States the day after Christmas.

Time Warner Cable and Sinclair spar (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 11:53 AM PST

Reuters - Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc said it has been unable to reach a programming agreement with Time Warner Cable Inc, meaning millions of homes could lose some of their local stations on New Year's Eve.

In Cuba, holiday cheer from Uncle Sam (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:42 AM PST

Reuters - Cubans who receive money from the United States are getting a cash bonus this holiday season from an Obama administration decision that should also cut the flow of underground cash between the two countries.

Federal-Mogul recalls parts in some Chrysler vehicles (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 11:52 AM PST

Reuters - Federal-Mogul Corp is recalling 22,689 replacement control arm assemblies in certain older model Chrysler vehicles after it found a fault that could cause vehicles to crash.

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo faces West African ultimatum (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 12:21 PM PST

Ivorian strongman Laurent Gbagbo (L) chats with Ernest Koroma, President of Sierra Leone (C), and Boni Yayi, President of Benin (R) after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan. A trio of West African leaders tried Tuesday to persuade Gbagbo to stand down, brandishing the threat of force if he refuses to cede power to rival Alassane Ouattara.(AFP/Sia Kambou)AFP - A trio of West African leaders Tuesday tried to persuade Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo to stand down, brandishing the threat of force if he refuses to cede power to rival Alassane Ouattara.

Russia tells West 'mind own business' over tycoon (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 08:14 AM PST

Yukos oil company chief executive officer Mikhail Khodorkovsky (centre) stands between police officers at a courtroom in Moscow, on December 27. Russia brusquely told the West to keep out of its domestic affairs after AFP - Russia Tuesday brusquely told the West to keep out of its domestic affairs after "unacceptable" criticism by the United States and Europe of the new guilty verdict for jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
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