Sunday, July 3, 2011

Los Alamos evacuation order lifted; 12,000 go home (AP)

Los Alamos evacuation order lifted; 12,000 go home (AP)

Los Alamos evacuation order lifted; 12,000 go home (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 11:39 AM PDT

A videographer records the Valles Caldera National Preserve burned by the Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos, N.M., Saturday, July 2, 2011. With firefighters holding their ground against the largest wildfire ever in New Mexico, officials at the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory and in the surrounding city planned for the return of thousands of evacuated employees and residents. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - A smattering of summer rain gave a boost to firefighters battling a huge forest fire near Los Alamos, giving authorities enough confidence to allow about 12,000 people to return home for the first time in nearly a week.

Anthony's attorney concedes she lied about friends (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:29 PM PDT

Casey Anthony reacts while listening to the state's closing arguments in her murder trial in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, July 3, 2011. Anthony has plead not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty, if convicted. (AP Photo/Red Huber, Pool)AP - Casey Anthony's attorney conceded that she lived in a fantasy world that included about a dozen imaginary friends and associates that she used to cover up her 2-year-old daughter Caylee's death.

Border strife in Afghanistan shows wider tensions (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 11:13 AM PDT

In this June 28, 2011 photo, Afghan Border Policemen walk to a village which was threatened by a five-week barrage of rockets from Pakistan in Sirkanay, Kunar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan. As travelers moved eastward toward Kunar province's mountain-studded southeastern border with Pakistan, the explosions became louder, more constant, and finally visible as puffs of smoke on distant peaks and in low-lying valleys. (AP Photo/Solomon Moore)AP - On a mountain trail toward the border with Pakistan, the explosions became louder, more constant and finally visible as puffs of smoke on distant peaks and rising from valleys.

Anti-tax diehard looms large in spending showdown (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 10:55 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 14, 2011, file photo Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. For two decades Norquist has been the driving force in pushing the Republican Party toward an ever-more rigid position of opposing any tax increase, of any kind, at any time. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)AP - Without a bipartisan agreement this summer to reduce the federal deficit and raise the debt limit, the economy could suffer a horrendous blow, leaders of both parties say. If that happens, some will point fingers at a bearded, slightly disheveled man who's barely known outside political circles in Washington.

Warming ocean could melt ice faster than thought (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 11:04 AM PDT

AP - Warming air from climate change isn't the only thing that will speed ice melting near the poles — so will the warming water beneath the ice, a new study points out.

Last Vietnam-era draftee is retiring from Army (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 08:27 AM PDT

In this photo taken Monday, June 27, 2011, Army Command Sgt. Major Jeffery Mellinger, 58, talks to The Associated Press about his nearly 40-year career in his office in Fort Belvoir, Va. Mellinger, a Vietnam War draftee in 1972, is believed by the Army to be the last conscripted soldier to have served continuously without a break. Set to retire this summer, he's done everything from teaching Special Forces commandos to free-fall out of planes, to serving as the top enlisted soldier in Iraq, where he survived 27 roadside bombings during his deployment of 33 consecutive months. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - A homemade wind chime with the word "Whining" under a red slash is made from metal parts put in his leg after a parachute accident. Every Sunday he trims his crew cut. He didn't join the Army willingly, but as Command Sgt. Maj. Jeff Mellinger prepares to retire, he's grateful he found his calling.

Police in Belarus use tear gas to disperse protest (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 11:14 AM PDT

People argue with a plainclothes policemen as he tries with others to detain a protester, center, during an action called 'Revolution via social network' in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, July 3, 2011. Participants in the protest action, Revolution thru Social Networks, are being detained in Minsk. According to the preliminary information, several dozens of people have been seized. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)AP - Police used tear gas to break up an anti-government protest in Belarus and forcefully detained dozens of demonstrators Sunday in the capital.

Prince William, Kate undeterred by Quebec protests (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 10:46 AM PDT

The Duke of Cambridge talks to young man after he performed a juggling act as he tours la Maison Dauphine, a youth shelter, in Quebec City, Sunday, July 3, 2011. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)AP - Prince William and Kate made an unscheduled walkabout to greet hundreds of supporters outside City Hall Sunday undeterred by anti-monarchist, French-speaking separatists protesting nearby.

Djokovic beats Nadal to win Wimbledon title (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 10:59 AM PDT

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after defeating Spain's Rafael Nadal in the men's singles final at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Sunday, July 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - When Novak Djokovic realized he was the Wimbledon champion, he fell to the ground and covered the grass like a blanket.

NY motorcyclist dies on ride protesting helmet law (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 08:24 AM PDT

AP - Police say a motorcyclist participating in a protest ride against helmet laws in upstate New York died after he flipped over the bike's handlebars and hit his head on the pavement.

Gaddafi can stay in Libya if he quits: rebel chief (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 11:44 AM PDT

A rebel prepares his improvised 68mm rocket launcher on the front line, in the village of Kikla, which lies approximately 150 km (93 miles) south of the capital Tripoli, July 2, 2011. REUTERS/Anis MiliReuters - Muammar Gaddafi is welcome to live out his retirement inside Libya as long as he gives up all power, Libya's rebel chief told Reuters on Sunday in the clearest concession the rebels have so far offered.

Exxon Mobil says oil leaked into Yellowstone River (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 10:36 AM PDT

Reuters - A pipeline operated by Exxon Mobil Corp leaked as many as 1,000 barrels of crude oil into the Yellowstone River in Montana and has been shut down, the company said.

Thaksin party wins Thai election by a landslide (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 07:05 AM PDT

Thai soldiers guard ballot boxes for the upcoming election in Yala province July 2, 2011. Thailand will hold a general election on July 3. REUTERS/Surapan BoonthanomReuters - Thailand's opposition won a landslide election victory on Sunday, led by the sister of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a triumph for red-shirt protesters who clashed with the army last year.

Euro zone warns Greeks on sovereignty and privatization (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 07:35 AM PDT

Reuters - Euro zone finance ministers have approved a 12 billion euro ($17.4 billion) installment of Greece's bailout, but signaled that the nation must expect significant losses of sovereignty and jobs.

Mexico's former ruling party set to win state votes (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:45 PM PDT

Eruviel Avila (L), candidate for governor of the state of Mexico for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), casts his vote in Ecatepec July 3, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos JassoReuters - Mexicans voted for new governors in three states on Sunday in races slated to be big wins for the main opposition party and a blow to President Felipe Calderon ahead of next year's presidential election.

Casey Anthony murder trial in closing arguments (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 10:55 AM PDT

Casey Anthony sits in court before the start of her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, June 30, 2011. REUTERS/Red Huber/PoolReuters - Prosecutors argued on Sunday that Casey Anthony sacrificed 2-year-old daughter Caylee for a carefree life while defense attorneys said there remained reasonable doubt about the girl's death three years ago.

Chavez supporters rally and pray for "comandante" (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 11:11 AM PDT

Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez holding a picture of him take part in a rally in Caracas July 2, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia RawlinsReuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's supporters rallied and prayed on Sunday for the speedy recovery of a man whose cancer has rattled the country he has dominated for more than a decade.

Saleh clings to power while unrest rises in south (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 08:47 AM PDT

Anti-government demonstrators shout slogans as they march to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in the southern city of Taiz July 3, 2011. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahReuters - Yemen's president, in hospital in Riyadh, will not cede power until he returns to oversee a transition, a Yemeni cabinet official said Sunday, extending a period of political limbo.

Thaksin allies win landmark Thai election (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 11:25 AM PDT

Yingluck Shinawatra gives a traditional greeting next to a large portrait of herself during a press conference at her party headquarters in Bangkok. Allies of Thailand's fugitive ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra stormed to victory in elections Sunday, in a remarkable comeback after years of turmoil sparked by his overthrow in a military coup.(AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)AFP - Allies of Thailand's fugitive ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra stormed to victory in elections Sunday, in a remarkable comeback after years of turmoil sparked by his overthrow in a military coup.

Libyan rebels reject African plan, prepare advance (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:47 PM PDT

Smoke billows from a spot targeted by a NATO air strike on July 1 in the Tripoli suburb of Tajura. Libyan rebels on Sunday rejected an African Union peace plan, saying it would leave Moamer Kadhafi in power, as South Africa's president headed for talks in Russia on the conflict.(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)AFP - Libyan rebels on Sunday rejected an African Union peace plan, saying it would leave Moamer Kadhafi in power, as South Africa's president headed for talks in Russia on the conflict.
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