Wednesday, October 5, 2011

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Amanda Knox makes emotional return to Seattle

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 12:09 AM PDT

Amanda Knox will wake up at home in Seattle on Wednesday for the first time in four years as she enjoys her new-found freedom after an Italian appeals court threw out her murder conviction.

Defense to begin in Connecticut family murder, sex assault case

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 12:07 AM PDT

The defense is expected to lay out its case Wednesday in the trial of Joshua Komisarjevsky, who is accused in the July 2007 home invasion, sexual assault and murders of three members of a Connecticut family.

Nobel committee to announce prize in chemistry

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:45 PM PDT

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be announced Wednesday in Stockholm, Sweden -- the third of six Nobel prizes to be announced this month.

Victim identified in New York chopper crash

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:43 PM PDT

A woman who died in a helicopter crash in New York's East River was identified as 40-year-old Sonia Marra of Sydney, authorities said Wednesday.

Poll finds pride in military, but not for Afghanistan, Iraq wars

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:10 PM PDT

America marks the 10th anniversary this week of the Afghanistan conflict, the longest running war in the nation's history. And since the first U.S. troops headed to the mountains and valleys of the Hindu Kush in October 2001, the United States entered yet another war in Iraq.

Investigators next in trial of Michael Jackson's doctor

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:00 PM PDT

A day after prosecutors paraded three of Dr. Conrad Murray's girlfriends in front of jurors, police and coroner investigators are likely to take the witness stand Wednesday in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor.

Unions endorse, will join Occupy Wall Street protests

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:53 PM PDT

Several unions endorsed the two-week-old Occupy Wall Street movement and plan to join the protesters' street theater in New York on Wednesday, labor leaders said.

Obama signs temporary spending bill

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:38 PM PDT

President Barack Obama signed legislation into law Wednesday that will keep the federal government funded through November 18, the White House said.

State media: China mine accident kills 17

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 09:37 PM PDT

The death toll in a coal mine accident in southwestern China has risen to 17, state media reported Wednesday.

Fears grow over Somali pirates' 'new tactics' after kidnaps, killing

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 08:35 PM PDT

Somalia's pirates have long made the country's coastline a no-go area for sailors, but two brutal attacks on resorts in neighboring Kenya have sparked fears the militants may have dramatically altered their tactics.

Japan will hold winter whale hunt, despite protests

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 07:59 PM PDT

Japan says it will hunt whales in the Southern Ocean this winter and will send a Fisheries Agency ship to guard its whalers against promised intervention by a conservation group.

China, Russia vetoes thwart U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 07:53 PM PDT

Russia and China blocked efforts of other major powers to pass a U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria Tuesday, with a dramatic dual veto thwarting a call for an immediate halt to the crackdown in Syria against opponents of President Bashar al-Assad.

Amanda Knox: 'Thank you for being there for me'

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 07:30 PM PDT

In brief remarks to the media just after returning to her hometown of Seattle, an emotional Amanda Knox thanked those who believed in her and supported her fight to overturn her murder conviction in Italy.

Apple unveils the faster iPhone 4S

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 07:24 PM PDT

Apple on Tuesday unveiled the iPhone 4S, a faster version of its best-selling smartphone that includes a virtual "personal assistant" you can talk to.

NBA cancels all preseason games

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 07:24 PM PDT

The NBA on Tuesday canceled all its 114 preseason games, saying that no new collective bargaining agreement had been reached with players.

Tense Senate exchange flares over president's jobs bill

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 07:22 PM PDT

In response to President Barack Obama's repeated calls for Congress to pass his jobs bill right away, Senate Republicans tried to call his bluff and force a quick vote on that legislation Tuesday.

Unions endorse, will join Occupy Wall Street protests

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 07:11 PM PDT

Several unions endorsed the two-week-old Occupy Wall Street movement and plan to join the protesters' street theater in New York on Wednesday, labor leaders said.

Bahrain sends 26 to prison over protest unrest

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 07:00 PM PDT

A court in Bahrain sentenced 26 people Tuesday to between five and 15 years in prison for offenses connected to recent political unrest, state media reported.

Apple's Siri voice assistant based on extensive research

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 06:57 PM PDT

The iPhone 4S may not look any different from its predecessor, but it is Apple's only model with a sort of robot living inside.

Fugitive wanted in murder surrenders after standoff

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 06:33 PM PDT

A fugitive who had been on the run for 12 years surrendered Tuesday in Verona, Pennsylvania, after a nearly three-hour standoff with FBI and local law enforcement agencies.
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