Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Casey Anthony's father bought gun, considered suicide (Reuters)

Casey Anthony's father bought gun, considered suicide (Reuters)

Casey Anthony's father bought gun, considered suicide (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:43 PM PDT

George Anthony, father of Casey Anthony, testifies during his daughter's murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, June 28, 2011. REUTERS/Red Huber/PoolReuters - The father of accused child killer Casey Anthony sobbed on the witness stand on Wednesday as he testified that he bought a gun in 2008 and planned to force his daughter's friends to tell him what happened to his missing granddaughter.

Washington state inmate killed in escape attempt (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 06:33 PM PDT

Kevin Newland, inmate at Clallam Bay Corrections Center in the state of Washington, is shown in this mug shot released to Reuters on June 29, 2011. Newland was shot and killed on Wednesday as he tried to escape the prison in a forklift, authorities said. REUTERS/Clallam Bay Corrections Center/HandoutReuters - A convicted murderer was shot and killed at a Washington state prison on Wednesday as he tried to escape in a forklift, authorities said.

Same-Sex Marriage: How New York Complicated My Wedding (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:35 PM PDT

Time.com - First, the author and her partner couldn't marry in the Empire State. Then that changed. But after all their plans were made. Yo, New York, what took you so long?

Reinventing Itself Again, the Tea Party Gears Up for 2012 (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Time.com - Like any group in its infancy, the Tea Party goes through phases

Arizona woman seriously injured in rare bear attack (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 04:59 PM PDT

Reuters - An Arizona woman was seriously wounded when a 250-pound male black bear attacked her while she walked her dog at a country club in northeastern Arizona, authorities said on Wednesday.

Police shooting victim testifies he wasn't armed (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 04:10 PM PDT

AP - A man who survived a police shooting on a New Orleans bridge in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath says he already was wounded and lying on the ground when somebody leaned over a concrete barrier and shot him twice in the stomach at close range.

Houston man who invented Weed Eater dies at 85 (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 04:15 PM PDT

In this October 1975 photo, Houston entrepreneur George Ballas poses with the original Weed Eater. Ballas, best known for inventing the Weed Eater, died Saturday, June 25, 2011. He was 85. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle)AP - George C. Ballas Sr., a Houston entrepreneur best known for inventing the Weed Eater, has died. He was 85.

Hybrid drivers lose special privileges in Calif. (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:19 PM PDT

In a June 28, 2011 photo, a pair of Toyota Prius hybrid autos bearing yellow California DMV decals on their left front of their bumpers, carrying the drivers alone, are seen in carpool lanes on Interstate 405 in Los Angeles. The program that allowed single occupants of hybrids to use carpool lanes expires at the end of June. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - For six years, California gave owners of hybrid cars the keys to the fast lane: permission to drive alone among carpoolers.

Italian worker charged with forced labor in Calif. (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 03:31 PM PDT

AP - An Italian government worker posted at the San Francisco consulate and his wife were arrested and charged with turning a Brazilian woman into an indentured servant after luring the woman to the United States with promises of a better life.

Obama reaps victory as judges uphold health law (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 06:22 PM PDT

FILE - In a June 13, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks to a group of supporters at a Miami fundraiser, where he launched his bid for reelection in Florida. In the first ruling by a federal appeals court on Obama's health care overhaul, a judicial panel in Cincinnati on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, affirmed an earlier ruling that Congress can require Americans to have minimum insurance coverage. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)AP - In the first ruling by a federal appeals court on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a panel in Cincinnati handed the administration a victory Wednesday by agreeing that the government can require a minimum amount of insurance for Americans.

Defense in Casey Anthony case ready to wrap up (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 06:22 PM PDT

George Anthony testifies during the murder trial of his daughter, Casey, at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Casey Anthony, 25, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, 2-year-old Caylee Anthony, and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge. (Red Huber, Orlando Sentinel)AP - Casey Anthony's father broke into tears Wednesday when telling jurors about his suicide attempt some six weeks after his granddaughter's body was found, undercutting defense claims that the girl was not slain by her mother but accidentally drowned and that he helped cover it up.

W.Va. mine faked safety logs before fatal blast (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 5, 2011 file photo, mine helmets and painted crosses sit at the entrance to Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch coal mine in Montcoal, W.Va., as the memorial represents the 29 coal miners who were killed in an explosion at the mine one year ago. Federal investigators say managers pressured coal miners to file fake reports to mislead safety inspectors before the fatal mine explosion, The Associated Press reports Wednesday, June 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, File)AP - The owner of the West Virginia coal mine where an explosion killed 29 men last year kept two sets of books on safety conditions — an accurate one for itself and a sanitized one for the government, federal regulators said Wednesday.

Police: Texas man dumps 4-year-old son by highway (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 06:22 PM PDT

This booking photo provided by the Saginaw Police Department shows 22-year-old Carlos Rico. Police say Rico abandoned his 4-year-old son along a West Texas highway, and the injured boy spent several hours alone in the dark before a passing motorist picked him up. (AP Photo/Saginaw Police Dept.)AP - A father abandoned his 4-year-old son along a West Texas highway, and the injured boy spent several hours alone in the dark before a passing motorist picked him up, police said.

Ill. likely to see fierce battle over gun control (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 10, 2011 file photo, gun owners and supporters show their support during Gun Owners' Lobby Day at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. Illinois is one of just two states, the other being Wisconsin, that don’t give people permission to carry concealed guns. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is set to sign in law July 4 ending that state's ban. That will give Illinois an important status. Pro-gun groups want to be able to say every single state gives people a legal way to carry concealed weapons. Gun control advocates want to hang on to Illinois and avoid nationwide defeat on concealed carry. ( AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)AP - As state after state voted to let residents carry concealed guns, Illinois has held out, for a long list of reasons: A strong gun control movement. A dynasty of powerful Chicago mayors. A line-up of state leaders who oppose expanding access to guns.

2nd man acquitted in fatal ground zero fire (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:07 PM PDT

Jeffrey Melofchik, center, leaves Manhattan criminal court with his wife Audrey, right, and attorney Edward J.M. Little, Wednesday, June 29, 2011 in New York. Melofchik was acquitted Wednesday of manslaughter and all other charges in a blaze that killed two firefighters at a condemned bank tower at ground zero. The August 2007 fire at the former Deutsche Bank building, which killed firefighters Robert Beddia and Joseph P. Graffagnino, spotlighted poor oversight of the building being taken down after being damaged and contaminated on 9/11. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - A construction company safety supervisor was acquitted Wednesday of all criminal charges in a blaze that killed two firefighters at a condemned ground zero building, a verdict that marked the second acquittal in the manslaughter case.

KB Home stung by weak home orders and charges (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 03:34 PM PDT

A framer works on a KB Home house as it is built after being sold in the Estates at Cameron Ranch Tuesday, June 28, 2011, in Gilbert, Ariz. KB Home said Wednesday, June 29, it lost more money in its fiscal second quarter, as it built fewer homes and took more than $30 million in charges. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - KB Home's shares tumbled more than 15 percent on Wednesday, after the homebuilder reported its second-quarter loss more than doubled amid lackluster sales and higher charges, and the company signaled it is considering tapping the capital markets to raise cash.

Schools hit in ND flood; where to put 1,000 kids? (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 01:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 27, 2011, file photo Ramstad Middle School in Minot, N.D., is submerged to the roofline in water from the flooding Souris River. Ramstad and two other schools will not be available during the upcoming school year, according to Superintendent Mark Vollmer, leaving more than 1,000 schoolchildren in need of new places to attend fall classes. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)AP - Soon-to-be superintendent Mark Vollmer walked gingerly atop an earthen dike shielding Perkett Elementary School from swirling, 9-foot-deep floodwaters and poked a long wooden pole into its base, searching for signs of wear.

Prosecutors argue for drug testimony from athletes (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 03:13 PM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 27, 2006, file photo shows Roger Clemens, right, talking with his personal trainer, Brian McNamee, at the Houston Astros minor league baseball mini camp in Kissimmee, Fla. The Supreme Court won't revive Clemens' lawsuit against his former personal trainer for claiming he injected the pitcher with steroids and human growth hormones. The high court on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, refused to hear an appeal from Clemens, who has an upcoming perjury trial in Washington. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - Prosecutors argued Wednesday that several major league baseball players should be allowed to testify at Roger Clemens' impending criminal trial about their own drug use.
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