Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Quake rocks Washington area, felt on East Coast (AP)

Quake rocks Washington area, felt on East Coast (AP)

Quake rocks Washington area, felt on East Coast (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:48 PM PDT

Co-workers Susan Sproul, left, and Susan Davidson hug after evacuating from their building after an earthquake was felt in Baltimore, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Downtown office buildings were cleared and workers were waiting for clearance to re-enter. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP - One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded on the East Coast shook buildings and rattled nerves from South Carolina to New England on Tuesday and forced the evacuations of parts of the Capitol, White House and Pentagon.

Libyan rebels storm seat of Gadhafi's power (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:28 PM PDT

Rebel fighters gesture inside the main Moammar Gadhafi compound in Bab al-Aziziya in Tripoli, LIbya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Libyan rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi's main military compound in Tripoli Tuesday after fierce fighting with forces loyal to his regime that rocked the capital as the longtime leader refused to surrender despite the stunning advances by opposition forces. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP - Hundreds of Libyan rebels blasted through the green gates of Moammar Gadhafi's sprawling compound in Tripoli Tuesday, charging wildly through the symbolic heart of the crumbing regime as they looted armories and scoured the grounds in vain for the missing dictator.

Stocks jump; Dow notches best gain in 2 weeks (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:08 PM PDT

In this Aug. 18, 2011 photo, trader William Sachs, right, talks with a fellow trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks rose around the world on Tuesday, Aug. 23, as investors shrugged off signs of deteriorating economic sentiment in Europe and hoped the Federal Reserve would act to keep the U.S. from sliding back into recession.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - The Dow Jones industrial average is closing with its biggest gain in nearly two weeks.

Hurricane Irene marks 1st big US threat in years (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:42 PM PDT

Resort landscaping manager Chris Jaeger fills his truck and ten five-gallon gas containers Tuesday morning in Garden City, S.C., Tuesday Aug. 23, 2011. Jaeger said they gassed up their vehicles Monday and just want to be prepared in case Hurricane Irene hits the Myrtle Beach, S.C. area. (AP Photo/The Sun News , Steve Jessmore)AP - Officials and residents from Florida to the Carolinas stocked up on supplies, dusted off evacuation plans and readied for the worst as Irene, the first hurricane to threaten the U.S. in three years, churned over tropical waters after cutting a destructive path through the Caribbean.

GOP using redistricting to shore up House majority (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:43 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 20, 2010 file photo, Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif. takes part in a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans romped last November, gaining 63 House seats to secure the majority, winning 11 governorships in places such as Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania and seizing control of most state legislative seats they've had since 1928. The GOP is capitalizing on its across-the-board control in 26 states, governor plus legislature, in the census-based drawing of a new political map that will be a decisive factor in the 2012 elections and beyond. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - The odds of getting re-elected have gotten better for Rep. Renee Ellmers and other Republican freshmen in the House — thanks to GOP calculations in redrawing congressional maps.

NY courts let DA drop sex case, Strauss-Kahn free (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:32 PM PDT

Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves Manhattan State Supreme court with his wife Anne Sinclair, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, in New York. A New York judge dismissed the sexual assault case against Strauss-Kahn, but the order is on hold until an appeals court rules on his accuser's request for a special prosecutor. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)AP - A pair of judges put an end Tuesday to the sensational sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, setting him free after prosecutors argued the hotel housekeeper accusing the French diplomat of sexual assault couldn't be trusted.

Calif. baby tossed from building; mom arrested (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:08 PM PDT

A law enforcement officer surveys the parking structure at Children's Hospital of Orange County in Orange, Calif. on Monday Aug. 22, 2011. An unidentified infant boy fell or was thrown from the parking structure, according to police. The baby is in critical condition at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange. (AP Photo/Cindy Yamanaka) - MAGS OUT NO SALES -AP - A Southern California woman accused of tossing her 7-month-old son from the fourth floor of a hospital parking structure was arrested after she circled back to the scene four hours later, a police spokesman said Tuesday.

Doctors disagree on need for penis removal consult (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:50 PM PDT

Phillip Seaton, right, and his wife Deborah are shown Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 in Shelby County Circuit courtroom in Shelbyville, Ky. Phillip Seaton is suing a Kentucky doctor for amputating part of his penis during surgery that was initially meant to be a simple circumcision to relieve inflammation. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)AP - Doctors called to testify in the civil trial of a Kentucky urologist who amputated part of a man's penis without consulting him differed Tuesday on whether it was necessary to remove the cancerous portion immediately upon making the discovery on the operating table.

Rev. Al Sharpton officially tapped as MSNBC host (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:49 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 26, 2011 file photo, the Rev. Al Sharpton arrives at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. MSNBC has named the Rev. Al Sharpton as host of a weeknight program on the network. His new program, to be called 'PoliticsNation,' will premiere next Monday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)AP - After several weeks in a tryout role, the Rev. Al Sharpton has officially been named host of a weeknight hour on MSNBC.

Tennessee's Summitt has early onset dementia (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:22 PM PDT

FILE - This March 27, 2011 file photo shows Tennessee women's head basketball coach Pat Summitt listening to a question during a news conference, in Dayton, Ohio. Summitt has been diagnosed with early onset dementia. The Knoxville News Sentinel first reported Summitt's condition. The 59-year-old Summitt told the newspaper she plans to rely on medication and mental exercises to manage the progressive condition that could lead to Alzheimer's. She planned to meet with the Lady Volunteers on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 23, 2011, to inform them of the diagnosis. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)AP - Tennessee's Pat Summitt plans to coach "as long as the good Lord is willing" despite recently being diagnosed with early onset dementia.

"It's over" cry rebels as Gaddafi HQ overrun (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:18 PM PDT

Supporters of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi gather outside the Bab al-Aziziyah compound in Tripoli August 23, 2011. REUTERS/Paul HackettReuters - Joyful Libyan rebels overran Muammar Gaddafi's Tripoli bastion on Tuesday, seizing weapons and loot and destroying symbols of a 42-year dictatorship they declared was now over as they set about hunting down the fallen ruler and his sons.

Earthquake rattles East Coast, no deaths (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:47 PM PDT

Employees of Inter-American Development Bank gather around in the median strip of New York Avenue in Washington following a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that struck the U.S. East Coast August 23, 2011. Pictured (R-L) James Desrosiers, Ines Elisa Clavier, Victoria Marquez Mees, and Ana Nunez Sanchez. REUTERS/Hyungwon KangReuters - A strong earthquake struck the East Coast and was felt as far away as Canada on Tuesday, shaking buildings in many cities, delaying flights and trains and sending thousands of frightened workers into the streets.

Quake damages Washington's National Cathedral (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:14 PM PDT

Reuters - The Washington National Cathedral, the highest point in the capital, suffered damage in Tuesday's earthquake, with three spires in the central tower breaking off of the gothic-style building, a spokesman said.

Strauss-Kahn criminal sexual assault case dropped (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:46 PM PDT

Reuters - A New York judge dropped all criminal sexual assault charges against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Tuesday, leaving him free to return to France and rebuild a shattered career.

World stocks jump as dollar dips on stimulus talk (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:29 PM PDT

People, standing in front of an electronic board displaying share prices, wait to cross a street as cars pass by in Tokyo, August 22, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - World stocks rallied, oil rose and the dollar fell on Tuesday as dismal U.S. data increased hopes the Federal Reserve may offer more economic stimulus.

Special report: In Libya, the cellphone as weapon (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:27 AM PDT

A rebel talks on his mobile phone next to a pile of anti-aircraft ammunition at a checkpoint on the west of Ajdabiyah, March 31, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - When Muammar Gaddafi's government shut off the cellphone network in Misrata in the early days of Libya's uprising, it wanted to stop rebel forces communicating with each other. But the power of a modern phone goes beyond its network.

U.S. alerts East Coast to Hurricane Irene threat (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:25 PM PDT

A boy walks in a flooded road after Hurricane Irene hit the municipality of Loiza, Puerto Rico, August 22, 2011. REUTERS/Ana MartinezReuters - The United States put its eastern seaboard on alert for Hurricane Irene on Tuesday as the powerful storm barreled up from the Caribbean on a path that could hit the U.S. coast on the weekend.

Sprint to start selling iPhone 5 mid-October: report (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:56 PM PDT

Reuters - Sprint Nextel will start selling the next version of the Apple Inc iPhone in mid-October, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal that cited unnamed sources.
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