Monday, October 3, 2011

Italy appeals court clears Knox of murder (AP)

Italy appeals court clears Knox of murder (AP)

Italy appeals court clears Knox of murder (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:39 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 - An Italian appeals court threw out Amanda Knox's murder conviction Monday and ordered the young American freed, a stunning reversal four years after she was jailed for the sexual assault and stabbing death of her British roommate.

Anti-Wall Street protests spread nationwide (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:05 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.

Scientist wins Nobel 3 days after cancer death (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:41 PM PDT

Family members of Nobel prize winner Ralph Steinman walk in front of a picture of Steinman during a ceremony honoring him at Rockefeller University in New York, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. From left to right are daughter Lesley Steinman, wife Claudia Steinman and son Adam Steinman. Canadian-born Ralph Steinman, a cell biologist, was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for his discoveries about the immune system, but hours later his university said that he had died three days earlier. The Nobel committee had been unaware of his death. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Ralph Steinman, a pioneer in understanding how cells fight disease, tried to help his own immune system thwart his pancreatic cancer.

Activists: Syrian regime detains 3,000 in 3 days (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:40 PM PDT

In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and provided by Shaam News Network, anti-Syrian President Bashar Assad protesters, gather during a demonstration against the Syrian regime, at al-Hirak village, in Daraa province, Syria, on Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. Syrian security forces opened fire on protesters Friday as thousands rallied across the country to call for the downfall of President Bashar Assad's regime, activists said. Troops also clashed with armed anti-regime forces in central regions. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOAP - Syrian troops going house to house have detained more than 3,000 people in the past three days in the rebellious town of Rastan, which saw some of the worst fighting of the 6-month-old uprising recently, activists said Monday.

Supreme Court begins new term with Medicaid case (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:33 PM PDT

FILE -In this Oct. 8, 2010 file photo justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for a group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington. Seated from left are Associate Justices Clarence Thomas, and Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Standing, from left are Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito Jr., and Elena Kagan. The nine justices of the Supreme Court, who serve without seeking election, soon will have to decide whether to insert themselves into the center of the nation’s presidential campaign next year. The high court begins its new term Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, and President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, which affects almost every American, is squarely in its sights. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - The Supreme Court began its new term Monday by weighing who gets to object when a state makes Medicaid cuts — and soon is likely to plunge into a far bigger health dispute. That's the challenge to President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul.

Turbulence blamed for injuries on 2 Boston flights (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 08:22 AM PDT

AP - Officials say as many as 20 people reported being hurt during severe turbulence on two flights that landed in Boston. As many as three people required hospitalization.

Salads are nice, but burgers are what really sell (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 07:14 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2011 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama takes part in Wal-Mart's announcement of a comprehensive effort to provide healthier and more affordable food choices to their customers, in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)AP - Americans talk skinny but eat fat.

ER doc: Jackson physician never mentioned propofol (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:11 PM PDT

Dr. Richelle Cooper, emergency room physician testifies during the Conrad Murray involuntary manslaughter trial in downtown Los Angeles, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. Murray has pleaded not guilty and faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical license if convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death. (AP Photo/Al Seib, Pool)AP - Michael Jackson was clinically dead when he arrived at a hospital and two emergency room doctors said they thought it was futile to attempt to revive him. His doctor, however, insisted that they try.

Pa. boy pulls out teeth after dad puts off dentist (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:28 PM PDT

AP - A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment after his teenage son tried to pull out his own teeth because he hadn't been taken to a dentist.

NBA negotiations break, with 'very huge day' ahead (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:38 PM PDT

AP - After a lockout that has lasted more than three months, whether the NBA season starts on time could come down to one "very huge day" in labor talks.

Greek gloom shakes global markets, troubles lenders (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:05 PM PDT

The DAX Index board is pictured at Frankfurt's stock exchange August 5, 2011. World stocks sank for an eighth straight session on Friday, wiping $2.5 trillion off their value on the week, as concern ballooned over the slowing global economy and the spread of debt anguish into Italy and Spain. Picture was taken with a fisheye. REUTERS/Ralph OrlowskiReuters - Greece's admission that it will miss its fiscal deficit target this year, despite ever deeper cost-cutting measures, provoked a sharp sell-off in stock markets on Monday and raised new doubts over a planned second international bailout.

Manufacturing may help fight off new recession (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:12 PM PDT

Reuters - Manufacturing grew more quickly in September as production and hiring increased, suggesting that factories would help keep the economy from slipping into a new recession.

Obama's jobs bill in trouble in Congress (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:49 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Human Rights Campaign's annual dinner in Washington, October 1, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - President Barack Obama's job-creation package effectively fell to pieces Monday as a top Republican lawmaker said the House of Representatives will only pass portions of the $447 billion measure.

Italian court clears Amanda Knox of murder (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:41 PM PDT

Amanda Knox, the U.S. student convicted of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher in Italy in November 2007, arrives in court after a break during her appeal trial session in Perugia September 30, 2011. REUTERS/Alessandro BianchiReuters - An Italian court cleared 24-year-old American Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend of the 2007 killing of British student Meredith Kercher and ordered they be freed on Monday after nearly four years in prison for a crime they always denied committing.

Senate aims at China's yuan with eye on jobs (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:28 PM PDT

A 100 yuan banknote (R) is placed next to a $100 banknote in this picture illustration taken in Beijing November 7, 2010. REUTERS/Petar KujundzicReuters - Lawmakers will take aim at one of China's core economic policies on Monday when the Senate begins debating a bill designed to press Beijing to let its currency rise in value in the hope of creating U.S. jobs.

Banks drag Wall Street to 13-month low on Europe fears (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:55 PM PDT

Protesters from Occupy Wall Street march through New York's financial district dressed as corporate zombies Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. 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)Reuters - Stocks slumped in heavy volume to a 13-month low on Monday as investors dumped bank shares on fears that Greece's worsening financial crisis could cause a large European lender to fail.

Special Report: A "great haircut" to kick-start growth (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 05:46 PM PDT

Donald Bonner, 61, who has been delinquent on his mortgage payments for three to four months, speaks with a mortgage specialist at a JPMorgan Chase foreclosure consultation event in New York, in this March 31, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/FilesReuters - More than three years after the financial crisis struck, the economy remains stuck in a consumer debt trap. It's a situation that could take years to correct itself. That's why some economists are calling for a radical step: massive debt relief.

Libya interim forces intensify attack on Sirte (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:52 AM PDT

Anti-Gaddafi fighters prepare to take their positions near Bani Walid October 3, 2011. REUTERS/Saad ShalashReuters - Libyan interim government forces intensified their assault on Sirte Monday, unleashing barrages of tank, artillery and anti-aircraft fire and capturing a district in Muammar Gaddafi's hometown from his supporters.

US Supreme Court opens, likely to wade into health care debate (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 08:23 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The 2011-2012 US Supreme Court term, set to begin Monday, is best described by a case that isn’t even on the docket yet.
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