Thursday, March 31, 2011

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2 Chicago police officers face sexual assault investigation

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:16 PM PDT

Two Chicago police officers are under investigation for alleged sexual assault and have been "relieved of their police powers," according to a statement released Thursday by the city's police department.

GoDaddy.com founder criticized by PETA for elephant-hunting video

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:07 PM PDT

The CEO of GoDaddy.com is under fire for an online video that shows him shooting and killing an elephant in Zimbabwe.

Professor in U.S. is now Libyan opposition's finance chief

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 09:13 PM PDT

In just a few hectic weeks, Ali A. Tarhouni has gone from being a senior lecturer at the University of Washington to managing the complicated world of finance and oil for the Libyan opposition's new government.

Official: Tens of thousands of evacuees can't head home for months

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 08:21 PM PDT

Tens of thousands evacuated from around the stricken Fukushima Daiichi power plant may not be allowed home for months, a Japanese minister said Friday, with no end in sight for the nuclear crisis as fresh concerns mount about alarming radiation levels in beef, seawater and groundwater.

Obama administration pushes dual-track policy in Libya

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:47 PM PDT

Despite having CIA agents on the ground and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's exit as stated policy, U.S. officials continue to say the NATO-led military mission in Libya is only for its authorized humanitarian purposes.

Status report: Reactor-by-reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi plant

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:40 PM PDT

Since March 11, the six reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been in various states of disrepair after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck the area.

Irish banks need $34B more capital, central bank says

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:25 PM PDT

Ireland's troubled banking sector needs an extra €24 billion ($34 billion) in funds to ensure it can withstand economic shocks, the Central Bank of Ireland announced Thursday.

Israeli president to visit White House next week

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:22 PM PDT

As several of Israel's neighbors deal with tumult in the streets, the Jewish state's President Shimon Peres will visit President Barack Obama for the first time in nearly two years, a White House press release said.

Investigators in Alabama outbreak find link to pharmacy

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:11 PM PDT

Alabama health officials seeking to find the source of bacteria suspected in the deaths of nine hospital patients and the sickening of 10 others announced Thursday they found the same bacteria in a pharmacy in Birmingham.

Her sons facing death, a mother pleads for help

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:04 PM PDT

The mother of three Mexicans jailed in Malaysia for allegedly manufacturing drugs is pleading for authorities to intervene in their case. They face death by hanging if convicted.

Mexican president nominates Marisela Morales as attorney general

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:01 PM PDT

Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced Thursday that he will nominate Marisela Morales to replace Arturo Chavez Chavez as attorney general.

Ouattara spokesman: Supporters attack Gbagbo home, seize state-run TV

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:56 PM PDT

Forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara, the internationally recognized president of Ivory Coast, attacked the residence of disputed incumbent Laurent Gbagbo and took control of state-run TV early Friday morning, a spokesman for Ouattara told CNN.

Foreigners undeterred by violence in Acapulco

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:53 PM PDT

Pascal Clemens arrived in Acapulco 17 years ago. The native of Germany who owns a real estate company in the Mexican beach resort says he immediately fell in love with the place. His original plan was to move to New York, but he couldn't get enough of the sunny beaches, friendly people, cool breezes, and above all, the spectacular weather in Acapulco.

Nuclear accident evacuation plans: Is the U.S. ready?

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:39 PM PDT

If a serious nuclear accident were to happen in the United States, would we be able to evacuate to safety? That question now appears more than academic and all too realistic as the Japanese try to limit the release of deadly radiation from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

China's nuclear facilities 'safe,' military says in defense review

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:34 PM PDT

China's military-controlled nuclear facilities are "in safe condition," a senior military official said Thursday as the country announced the results of a defense review.

What's allowed by a 'presidential finding'?

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:24 PM PDT

Since 1974, U.S. presidents have had a tool to use Central Intelligence Agency operatives clandestinely -- but with limits. The term "presidential finding" is back in the headlines this week because of the situation in Libya. A former counterterrorism official with knowledge of U.S.-Libya policy said there is a presidential finding authorizing the CIA to conduct operations in support of U.S. policy in Libya, including assessing the opposition and determining their needs. Here's a deeper look at prescribed covert activities:

Wisconsin judge continues order stopping collective bargaining law

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:16 PM PDT

A Wisconsin Judge has continued her temporary restraining order barring a new collective bargaining law from taking effect by signing an amended order on Thursday.

Film downloads, better TVs will not kill movie theaters, execs say

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:15 PM PDT

"Movie theaters will never, ever go away," despite improved and cheaper home theater systems and the quicker availability of new film releases on DVD and online, producer George Lucas says.
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