Monday, October 3, 2011

Italian appeal court clears Amanda Knox of murder (Reuters)

Italian appeal court clears Amanda Knox of murder (Reuters)

Italian appeal court clears Amanda Knox of murder (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 04:33 PM PDT

Amanda Knox, the U.S. student convicted of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher in Italy in November 2007, arrives in court for her appeal trial session in Perugia October 3, 2011. REUTERS/Giorgio BenvenutiReuters - Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend left prison after four years Monday when an Italian appeals court cleared them of the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher.

Former CIA contractor charged with felony assault (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:46 PM PDT

Reuters - A former CIA contractor who sparked a diplomatic flap when he shot dead two Pakistani men in Lahore in January was charged with felony assault in Colorado on Monday stemming from a fight over a parking space.

Yellowstone euthanizes grizzly linked to two fatalities (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 06:43 PM PDT

Reuters - A mother grizzly previously allowed to roam free after killing a hiker in Yellowstone National Park in July has been euthanized after being linked to a second fatal bear mauling in August, park officials said on Monday.

Fueled by Pepper Spray: Wall Street Protesters Entrench and Organize (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:45 PM PDT

Time.com - A protest that began in utter dysfunction has given way to a fairly organized movement with a base camp for its most stalwart members

5 Ways You're Getting Nickel-and-Dimed While Traveling (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:45 PM PDT

Time.com - Don't look now, but travel could be getting even more expensive

Texas man to go free after DNA shows he did not kill wife (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 04:49 PM PDT

Reuters - A Texas man imprisoned for 25 years in the beating death of his wife will walk free this week after new DNA evidence linked another man to the crime, the prosecutor told Reuters on Monday.

Senate bill punishes China over undervalued money (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 07:20 PM PDT

AP - The Senate on Monday weighed whether to punish China for undervaluing its currency and taking away American jobs. At issue is whether legislation would boost the American economy, as its supporters argue, or initiate a damaging trade war with a major partner.

Obama: No regrets about Solyndra loan (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 04:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 26, 2010, file photo, President Obama, center, is given a tour of Solyndra by Executive Vice President Ben Bierman, right, as Chief Executive Officer Chris Gronet, left, walks along at Solyndra Inc. in Fremont, Calif. President Barack Obama said Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, he does not regret a $528 million loan to thecompany that later collapsed, saying officials always knew a clean energy loan program would not back winners 100 percent of the time. (AP Photo/Paul Chinn, Pool, File)AP - President Barack Obama said Monday he does not regret a $528 million loan to a solar energy company that later collapsed, saying officials always knew a clean energy loan program would not back winners 100 percent of the time.

Lawyers seek NYPD spy docs as lawmakers duck issue (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 03:04 PM PDT

AP - Civil rights lawyers on Monday raised the first opposition to New York Police Department efforts to spy on Muslims, an operation that politicians have been reluctant to even discuss.

Hospitals asked to look for missing Oregon cyclist (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 04:27 PM PDT

This undated family handout photo shows missing bicyclist Mark Bosworth. Bosworth vanished nearly two weeks ago as he traveled with about 2,400 cyclists on a seven-day tour along scenic roads in Southern Oregon, and his family thinks he may be disoriented because of a relapse of cancer. (AP Photo/Courtesy Bosworth Family)AP - The search for a missing Oregon cyclist who might be suffering from brain cancer has spawned a coast-to-coast volunteer effort that includes checking hospitals for John Doe patients who don't know their name.

Mass. man charged in terror plot pleads not guilty (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 06:30 PM PDT

This undated Massachusetts driver license photo obtained by WBZ-TV in Boston shows Rezwan Ferdaus of Ashland, Mass., arrested Wednesday, September 28, 2011 in Framingham, Mass. He was charged Wednesday in federal court in Worcester, Mass., with plotting to blow up the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol using remote-controlled airplanes filled with explosives. (AP Photo/Courtesy WBZ-TV, Boston) MANDATORY CREDIT. TV OUT. TV WEBSITES OUT.AP - A man accused of plotting to fly explosives-packed remote-controlled model planes into the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol pleaded not guilty Monday.

Italy appeals court clears Knox of murder (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 06:02 PM PDT

Amanda Knox breaks in tears after hearing the verdict that overturns her conviction and acquits her of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher, at the Perugia court, central Italy, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Italian appeals court threw out Amanda Knox's murder conviction Monday and ordered the young American freed after nearly four years in prison for the death of her British roommate Knox collapsed in tears after the verdict overturning her 2009 conviction was read out. Her co-defendant, Italian Raffaele Sollecito, also was cleared of killing 21-year-old Meredith Kercher in 2007. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Amanda Knox left prison Monday, a free woman for the first time in four years, after an Italian appeals court threw out the young American's murder conviction for the brutal stabbing death of her British roommate after a drug-fueled sexual assault.

Probe: Drug abusers exploiting Medicare benefit (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 07:07 PM PDT

AP - Drug abusers are exploiting Medicare prescription's benefit to score large quantities of painkillers, and taxpayers have to foot most of the bill, congressional investigators say in a report.

Lab: Gas on clothes of Conn. home invasion suspect (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:05 PM PDT

AP - A man charged with a gruesome home invasion had gas on his boots, pants and sweatshirt, a state lab official testified Monday, potentially undermining defense efforts to blame a co-defendant for dousing the house in gas before setting it on fire.

Anti-Wall Street protests spread nationwide (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:11 PM PDT

Protesters from Occupy Wall Street march through the financial district dressed as corporate zombies Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, in New York. The protests have gathered momentum and gained participants in recent days as news of mass arrests and a coordinated media campaign by the protestors have given rise to similar demonstrations around the country. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)AP - Protests against Wall Street spread across the country Monday as demonstrators marched on Federal Reserve banks and camped out in parks from Los Angeles to Portland, Maine, in a show of anger over the wobbly economy and what they see as corporate greed.

Paraplegic skipper lauded for saving lives at sea (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 03:36 PM PDT

In this Friday, Sept. 30 photo provided by the US Coast Guard, the capsized boat of paraplegic skipper Nicholas Masi III, of Biddeford, Maine, is seen off the Maine coast after it rolled,about 5 miles from Kennebunkport. It is reported that the 24-foot boat rolled over Friday and one of the tuna fishermen died in the incident. Masi III is being credited with actions that helped save the lives of all but one crew member on his fishing boat as it took on water in rough seas off Maine. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Mark Coady) (AP Photo/US Coast Guard, Mark Coady)AP - A paraplegic skipper is being credited with actions that helped save the lives of all but one friend on his pleasure fishing boat as it took on water in rough seas off Maine.

Obama, GOP push and pull on economic plans (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:40 PM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. From left are, the president Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Seeking to gain political advantage, President Barack Obama insisted Monday that Congress vote on his entire $447 billion economic plan this month, a step promptly rejected by Republicans who called for both sides to find common ground in their competing proposals to stimulate growth.

Chemical mixing sparks massive Texas plant fire (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:13 PM PDT

A chemical plant burns near Waxahachie, Texas, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. The cause of the fire is unknown and no injuries are reported. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - A fire sparked as workers mixed chemicals at a plant south of Dallas shot massive plumes of black smoke and bright orange flames into the sky Monday, forcing schoolchildren and residents to evacuate or take cover indoors to avoid possible exposure to dangerous gases.

Court to let woman sue over headscarf removal (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 04:32 PM PDT

AP - The Supreme Court will let a Muslim woman sue Southern California jailers for making her take off her head scarf in a courthouse holding cell.

Jury selection starts in last Blago-related trial (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 04:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 16, 2009 file photo, Springfield, Ill., powerbroker William Cellini leaves federal court in Chicago. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, for Cellini, 76, who is charged with conspiring to shake down a Hollywood producer for a $1.5 million contribution to then Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign. It is the last major trial stemming from a nearly decade-long investigation of the former governor. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)AP - A woman who follows celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton on Twitter, a U.S. postal worker and a substitute teacher who choked back tears as she talked about her family's financial hardships were among the potential jurors Monday in the last trial stemming from the decade-long investigation of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
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