Thursday, August 25, 2011

NC counties tell thousands to leave as Irene looms (AP)

NC counties tell thousands to leave as Irene looms (AP)

NC counties tell thousands to leave as Irene looms (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Residents Bill Novak, center, and Bill Jones board up windows in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Irene in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 on North Carolina's Outer Banks. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Thousands were fleeing an exposed strip of coastal villages and beaches off North Carolina on Thursday as Irene approached, threatening to become the most powerful hurricane to hit the East Coast in seven years.

Rebels lay siege to Gadhafi forces in Tripoli (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:33 PM PDT

Libyan rebel, left, handcuffs captured Moammar Gadhafi's loyalists, in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. An intense battle has erupted between about 1,000 rebels surrounding two buildings filled with Moammar Gadhafi loyalists in the neighborhood next to the Libyan leader's captured compound. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP - A rebel onslaught Thursday on a neighborhood where snipers loyal to Moammar Gadhafi had holed up in residential buildings left bullet-riddled bodies in the streets, houses in flames and sewers running red with blood. Gadhafi, on the run with his regime in tatters, still tried to rally his followers to kill the rebels.

AP IMPACT: Some 9/11 charities failed miserably (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:34 PM PDT

This Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011 photos shows a 9-11 memorial flag 'Flag of Honor' designed by John Michelotti at his warehouse in Greenwich, Conn. At first glance, the Flag of Honor/Flag of Heroes Project looks like any other charity doing philanthropy in the name of 9/11. But people who have bought one of its flags would likely be surprised to learn that nearly all the proceeds have gone to the charity founder's for-profit flag company, not 9/11 victims. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Americans eager to give after the 9/11 terrorist attacks poured $1.5 billion into hundreds of charities established to serve the victims, their families and their memories. But a decade later, an Associated Press investigation shows that many of those nonprofits have failed miserably.

AP-GfK Poll: 87% in US disapprove of Congress (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:20 PM PDT

AP - Americans are plenty angry at Congress in the aftermath of the debt crisis and Republicans could pay the greatest price, a new Associated Press-GfK poll suggests.

Romney sticks with strategy despite Perry's surge (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:35 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a town hall meeting at the cities Recreation Center in Keene, N.H., Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - Despite a new rival's surge, Mitt Romney is campaigning as though he's still the GOP presidential front-runner, focusing his criticisms on President Barack Obama, taking few risks and keeping most proposals vague enough to leave ample maneuvering room.

Casey Anthony reports to Fla. probation officer (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:35 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 7, 2011 file photo, Casey Anthony smiles before the start of her sentencing hearing in Orlando, Fla. Florida authorities say Casey Anthony reported Wednesday Aug. 24, 2011 to begin her one-year probation for 2010 check-fraud convictions. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, file)AP - Florida authorities said Thursday that Casey Anthony was polite and cooperative during a meeting with her probation officer and pledged to meet the conditions of her one-year probation for check fraud.

Feds seek to set aside conviction in genocide case (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:45 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 27, 2011, file photo, Lazare Kobagaya, 84, arrives at the U.S. Federal District Courthouse, in Wichita, Kan. Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to dismiss all charges against Kobagaya, convicted of lying to U.S. immigration officials about his whereabouts during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. A motion filed Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, by the Justice Department seeks to turn aside Kobagaya's conviction because of problems with jury instructions and evidence. (AP Photo/Jeff Tuttle, File)AP - Federal prosecutors asked a judge Thursday to dismiss all charges against a Kansas man convicted of lying to U.S. immigration officials about his whereabouts during the 1994 Rwandan mass killings, ending a case that was the first in the nation to require proof of genocide.

Found at Gadhafi compound: Condoleezza Rice photos (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:35 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2011 file photo, rebel fighters look through an album they found containing photos of Condoleezza Rice, inside Moammar Gadhafi's compound in Bab Al-Aziziya in Tripoli, Libya. Over the years, the Libyan leader's comments and actions related to the former secretary of state have raised a few eyebrows. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev, File)AP - Libyan rebels who took control of Moammar Gadhafi's sprawling compound made a surprising discovery in one of the buildings: a photo album with pictures of Condoleezza Rice.

Grandparents play a bigger role in child-rearing (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Eileen and Doug Flockhart laugh as she holds a picture of their seventh grandchild near a wall full of family photos in their home in Exeter, N.H., Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. America is swiftly becoming a granny state. Less frail and more engaged, today's grandparents are shunning retirement homes and stepping in more than ever to raise grandchildren while young adults struggle in the poor economy. Now making up 1 in 4 adults, grandparents are growing in numbers at twice the rate of the overall population, staying in the work force and sticking close to families, according to new census figures. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - America is swiftly becoming a granny state. Less frail and more involved, today's grandparents are shunning retirement homes and stepping in more than ever to raise grandchildren while young adults struggle in the poor economy.

Medical examiner rules Flanagan's death a suicide (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:40 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 18, 2007, file photo, Baltimore Orioles executive vice president Mike Flanagan speaks during a news conference in Baltimore. Former Cy Young winner Flanagan, who won 167 games over 18 seasons with Baltimore and the Toronto, has died. Authorities found a body outside Flanagan's home on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 24, 2011, and it was later determined to be the former left-handed pitcher. Flanagan was 59. The Orioles confirmed Flanagan's death Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Will Kirk, File)AP - Former Cy Young award winner Mike Flanagan died of a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head, the Maryland medical examiner ruled Thursday. A police investigation revealed that the 59-year-old pitcher was upset about financial issues. He left no note.

East Coast in Irene's path, scrambles to prepare (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 11:59 AM PDT

Beachcombers walk past a condemned beach house on the east end of Ocean Isle Beach in Southeastern North Carolina, August 24, 2011. REUTERS/Randall HillReuters - The northeast seaboard, including the capital and financial center New York, rushed to prepare on Thursday for a possible mauling from Hurricane Irene that will hit the coast this weekend.

Hunted in Tripoli, Gaddafi hurls defiance (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:01 PM PDT

A rebel steps on a poster of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi at Rixos hotel, after gunmen released foreigners, in Tripoli August 24, 2011. REUTERS/Anis MiliReuters - Muammar Gaddafi taunted his Libyan enemies and their Western backers Thursday as rebel forces battled pockets of loyalists across Tripoli in an ever more urgent quest to find and silence the fugitive strongman.

Investors undaunted as Apple's Jobs steps aside (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:48 AM PDT

Tim Cook and Steve Jobs remove their microphones after a news conference at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, July 16, 2010. REUTERS/Kim WhiteReuters - Apple Inc began a new era on Thursday without Steve Jobs as chief executive, a momentous shift that surprised investors, but barely dented confidence in the near-term outlook for the stock.

Warren Buffett to invest $5 billion in Bank of America (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:26 PM PDT

A sign for a Bank of America office is pictured in Burbank, California August 19, 2011. Warren Buffett will invest $5 billion in Bank of America, stepping in to shore up the company in the same way he helped prop up Goldman Sachs and General Electric during the financial crisis. Bank of America shares rose 12.3 percent on August 25 to $7.85 in early trading, erasing some part of the stock's August losses. The jump also makes the warrants for Bank of America shares that Buffett gets in the deal instantly profitable. Picture taken August 19, 2011. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)Reuters - Warren Buffett will invest $5 billion in Bank of America Corp, stepping in to shore up the largest U.S. bank in the same way he helped prop up Goldman Sachs and General Electric during the financial crisis.

Strauss-Kahn to visit IMF headquarters next week (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:39 AM PDT

Former IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, leaves L'Artusi restaurant in New York, August 23, 2011. REUTERS/Allison JoyceReuters - Dominique Strauss-Khan plans to visit the International Monetary Fund he once headed next week, days after sexual assault charges against him were dropped, an IMF spokesman said on Thursday.

Striking Verizon workers boost jobless claims (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Striking workers at Verizon Communications pushed up new U.S. jobless claims last week, but there was little evidence the recent stock market turmoil had spooked businesses enough for them to cut workers.

Obama talks with top advisers ahead of jobs speech (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:05 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement on Libya from his vacation on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts August 22, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - President Barack Obama held a conference call on Thursday with top advisers to discuss the economy and progress on a plan he will announce next month to lift U.S. hiring and growth, the White House said.

Factbox: Latest developments in the Libyan conflict (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:23 PM PDT

Rebel fighters secure an area during fighting in Abu Slim in Tripoli, August 25, 2011.   REUTERS/Anis MiliReuters - Following are the latest political and military developments in the Libyan crisis.
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