Thursday, October 6, 2011

Giffords awards medal to astronaut husband in Washington (Reuters)

Giffords awards medal to astronaut husband in Washington (Reuters)

Giffords awards medal to astronaut husband in Washington (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 03:12 PM PDT

Reuters - Representative Gabrielle Giffords gave her astronaut husband a medal at his retirement ceremony on Thursday and got a warm welcome on her second visit to Washington since a gunman tried to kill her in January.

Jobs authorized biography so his kids can know him (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 03:14 PM PDT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs poses with the new iPhone 4 during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, in this June 7, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/FilesReuters - Steve Jobs, in pain and too weak to climb stairs a few weeks before his death, wanted his children to understand why he wasn't always there for them, according to the author of his highly anticipated biography.

New 'Sesame Street' Character Will Tackle Hunger Awareness (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:25 PM PDT

Time.com - Cookie Monster, Elmo, and Big Bird are about to get a brand-new friend

The Case Against Eating Baby Animals: It's About Flavor (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:25 PM PDT

Time.com - No, this isn't the usual oh-it's-so-inhumane argument. This is about the quest for bold flavors and the fight against bland

Missouri police continue massive search for baby girl (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:45 PM PDT

Reuters - The parents of a 10-month-old girl last seen in her crib Monday night said on Thursday that their cell phones went missing that night, delaying a call to police to report her gone.

Amid anti-tax mood, Ark. cities raising taxes (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 06:33 PM PDT

In this photo taken Sept. 21, 2011, Mayor Ray Glover walks from the water-damaged police station and city building in Carlisle, Ark. City offices were moved to a temporary location after mold was discovered growing in the space in 2009. During the most powerful anti-tax climate in years, 16 communities in Arkansas, including Carlisle, have brought sales tax proposals to their voters so far this year, and 14 have passed. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)AP - Like many residents in the central Arkansas town of Carlisle, James Dowdy doesn't like taxes. The 70-year-old retired farm equipment salesman complains about "tax and spend" government and said he vowed to never vote for a local tax increase after the last one he supported more than 25 years ago. But that was before cracks and potholes started eating away the town's streets and mold evicted the police from their station downtown.

Child finds parents, relative slain in Mississippi (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 05:49 PM PDT

AP - An 8-year-old girl returning from school found the bodies of her parents and another relative in their Mississippi home and authorities said the victims all died of stab wounds.

Feds target Calif. pot dispensaries for closure (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 04:52 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday Jan. 26, 2010 file photo, a pedestrian walks past a marijuana leaf neon sign advertising a medical marijuana provider along a street in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles, Calif. Federal prosecutors have launched a crackdown on pot dispensaries in California, warning the stores that they must shut down in 45 days or face criminal charges and confiscation of their property even if they are operating legally under the state’s 15-year-old medical marijuana law. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)AP - Federal prosecutors have launched a crackdown on some pot dispensaries in California, warning the stores that they must shut down in 45 days or face criminal charges and confiscation of their property even if they are operating legally under the state's 15-year-old medical marijuana law.

Apple fans reach for Jobs' devices to mourn him (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:42 PM PDT

A photo of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is displayed as a tribute, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 at Nasdaq in New York. Jobs died Wednesday at age 56 after a long battle with cancer. Apple shares are listed on Nasdaq. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - He was a conjurer, a modern magician who reached into tomorrow and came up with things that changed millions of lives. And as people gathered at Apple Stores from Sydney to San Francisco to mourn Steve Jobs, the feeling was more than grief for an executive or even an inventor. It was something closer to awe for a wizard.

Reports: Gov't panel to recommend against PSA (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:33 PM PDT

AP - Those PSA blood tests that check for prostate cancer do more harm than good and healthy men should no longer receive them as part of routine cancer screening, a government panel is recommending.

Ex-worker sues secretive US agency, alleging bias (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 06:16 PM PDT

AP - A former employee has sued one of the government's most secretive security agencies, alleging he lost his security clearance because his wife attended an Islamic school and worked for a Muslim charity.

Obama acknowledges Wall Street protests as a sign (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 06:07 PM PDT

Brighton Wallace takes part in an 'Occupy Austin' protest at Austin City Hall, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AP - Concerns over Wall Street practices and economic inequality that have led to sit-ins and rallies in New York and elsewhere reverberated up to the White House on Thursday, with President Barack Obama saying the protesters are expressing the frustrations of the American public.

Men charged in Army Corps bribe case remain held (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 05:25 PM PDT

AP - Two Army Corps of Engineers employees and a third man charged in a $20 million bribery, money laundering and kickback scheme will remain in jail as they await trial, a federal magistrate ruled Thursday, as prosecutors argued the defendants posed flight risks because they could face decades-long prison sentences if convicted.

Obama to GOP: Act on jobs or get run out of town (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 06:33 PM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - A combative President Barack Obama challenged a divided Congress on Thursday to unite behind his jobs bill or get ready to be run "out of town" by angry voters. Hoping to use public frustration and economic worry as leverage, he called his proposal an insurance plan against a painful return to recession.

Calif. quarry shooting suspect killed by deputies (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:18 PM PDT

This undated photo provided Wednesday Oct. 5, 2011 by the City of Cupertino, Calif., shows Shareef Allman. Schools were on lockdown or closed in the Silicon Valley city of Cupertino as SWAT teams sought Allman, who authorities say killed two and wounded at least six at the Northern California limestone quarry where he worked, and may have also shot a woman in an attempted carjacking afterward. Allman allegedly opened fire at a safety meeting at the Permanente Quarry at about 4 a.m. Wednesday, Santa Clara County Sheriff's spokesman Jose Cardoza said. (AP Photo/City of Cupertino)AP - A man described as a disgruntled employee who opened fire on his co-workers at a California limestone quarry was shot and killed by deputies Thursday, bringing an end to a heavily armed manhunt in Silicon Valley.

Denver-bound bus crashes in Neb., injures dozens (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 05:16 PM PDT

This photo provided by the Nebraska State Patrol shows a Burlington Trailways bus that crashed into a semi on Interstate 80 near Gibbon, Neb., Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. Five people were treated at hospital after the Denver-bound bus rammed into an overturned semitrailer on Interstate 80 near Gibbon, Neb., early Thursday. The Nebraska State Patrol says 41 people were taken to a hospital in Kearney, where 30 people had been treated and released. Of the five admitted, one was in critical condition and one was in serious condition. The other passengers spent about two hours at an American Red Cross shelter until the bus operator could get another bus there. (AP Photo/Nebraska State Patrol)AP - Three passengers aboard a bus that crashed into an overturned semitrailer in Nebraska on Thursday say the driver may have been on the phone at the time of the collision that injured dozens — a claim investigators dispute.

Police: Mo. baby's parents stop cooperating (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:26 PM PDT

The parents of missing 10-month old Lisa Irwin, Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley, speak during a news conference in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 5, 2011. The parents made a tearful plea for the child's safe return Wednesday, nearly two days after she disappeared, begging her abductor to drop her off someplace safe. (AP Photo/The Kansas City Star, Mike Ransdell)AP - The parents of a missing 10-month-old Missouri girl are disputing police assertions that they've stopped cooperating with investigators.

Feds to design health insurance for the masses (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 04:09 PM PDT

AP - The federal government is taking on a crucial new role in the nation's health care, designing a basic benefits package for millions of privately insured Americans. A framework for the Obama administration was released Thursday.
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