Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Anti-Wall Street protesters turning to foreclosures (Reuters)

Anti-Wall Street protesters turning to foreclosures (Reuters)

Anti-Wall Street protesters turning to foreclosures (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 07:33 PM PST

Protesters from the Occupy movement and other community activists confer behind a tent set up at the home of Ana Casas Wilson, which is currently under foreclosure from Wells Fargo, in South Gate, California, December 6, 2011. Protesters in several U.S. cities demonstrated in a day of action billed as Reuters - Anti-Wall Street protesters, seeking a new focus as cities across the country shut down two-month old Occupy encampments, launched a new wave of activism on Tuesday by rallying around homeowners as they try to resist evictions from foreclosed homes.

FAA chief resigns over drunken driving charge (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 02:46 PM PST

Reuters - The top U.S. aviation safety official resigned on Tuesday over a drunken driving charge.

Protesters sit in at congressional offices (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:08 PM PST

Reuters - Protesters brought their message about alleged U.S. economic unfairness to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, sitting in or outside several Senate and House offices.

Why Don't They Like Mitt Romney? (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:30 PM PST

Time.com - Mitt Romney isn't having a very good week

Has Herman Cain's Campaign Reached the End of the Line? (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:30 PM PST

Time.com - Herman Cain has said he will "reassess" his presidential candidacy over the coming days, but it shouldn't take long for him to realize that his campaign is finished

Alpha to pay $209 million over coal mine disaster (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 02:39 PM PST

Reuters - Coal miner Alpha Natural Resources has agreed to pay $1.5 million to each of the families of 29 miners killed in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia last year.

Robber caught with help of billboards is sentenced (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 04:31 PM PST

AP - An Indiana man who was the subject of a billboard-aided manhunt in 2009 was sentenced Tuesday to 26 life prison sentences for 13 robberies in six states.

Christmas tree controversy takes root in RI (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 05:01 PM PST

People walk by a tree referred to as a 'holiday tree' by Gov. Lincoln Chafee in the rotunda of the statehouse in Providence, R.I. Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. The Rhode Island Statehouse hosted dueling tree lightings as Gov. Chafee and Republican State Rep. Doreen Costa battle over whether to call the official state spruce a 'holiday' tree or a 'Christmas' tree. The governor's decision to call the tree a 'holiday' tree prompted Costa to bring her own tree to the capitol. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - Carolers singing "O Christmas Tree" crashed Rhode Island's Statehouse tree lighting on Tuesday after Gov. Lincoln Chafee unwrapped a holiday hubbub by calling the 17-foot spruce a "holiday" tree.

4 ex-officers sentenced in Tulsa corruption case (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 03:57 PM PST

FILE - In this undated photo provided by the Tulsa County Sheriff's Department is former Tulsa police Cpl. Harold Wells. Wells is one of four law enforcement officers convicted in a widespread police corruption probe slated to be sentenced in federal court Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011,in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Tulsa County Sheriff's Department, File)AP - In one sentence, a federal judge summed up what probably had been on the minds of thousands of Tulsans who endured one of the worst police corruption scandals in at least a generation, maybe even longer.

House bill to raise Medicare premiums for wealthy (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:26 PM PST

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. With a vote planned for Friday on the second of two anti-regulation bills, House Republicans have launched their most ambitious, pro-business effort yet to rein in Obama administration regulators. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - House Republicans intend to propose a gradual increase in Medicare premiums for wealthy seniors to help cover the cost of renewing Social Security payroll tax cuts and benefits for the long-term unemployed, officials said Wednesday.

$210M settlement reached in W.Va. mine explosion (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:31 PM PST

Gary Quarles, father of Gary Wayne Quarles, a victim of the Upper Big Branch mine explosion, meets with officials from the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011 in Beaver, W.Va. Officals said that the new owners of the West Virginia coal mine where 29 men were killed in an April 2010 explosion, would pay a record $210 million to cover fines, compensate victims' grieving families and improve underground safety. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner)AP - In the biggest settlement ever reached in a U.S. mining disaster, the new owners of the West Virginia coal mine where 29 men were killed in an explosion agreed Tuesday to pay $210 million over a tragedy the government blamed on the ruthless pursuit of profits ahead of safety.

Blagojevich team says he's guilty, asks for mercy (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:44 PM PST

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich heads to federal court for his sentencing hearing in Chicago, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Blagojevich was convicted earlier this year on 18 corruption counts, including trying to auction off President Barack Obama's old U.S. Senate seat. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)AP - After all his claims of innocence and facing years in prison, Rod Blagojevich let his lawyers make an admission that he has so far avoided — that he is, in fact, guilty of public corruption.

FAA chief resigns after drunken driving arrest (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:57 PM PST

This handout provided by Fairfax County, Va. Sheriff's Office shows Randy Babbitt. Babbitt following his arrest for drunken driving in suburban Northern Virginia over the weekend. Babbitt says he will resign as head of the Federal Aviation Administration following his arrest over the weekend on charges of drunken driving. Babbitt said in a statement Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, that he didn't want to allow anything to 'cast a shadow' on the work done by his colleagues at the FAA. (AP Photo/Fairfax County, Va. Sheriff's Office)AP - FAA administrator Randy Babbitt resigned Tuesday as head of the Federal Aviation Administration following his arrest over the weekend on charges of drunken driving.

Police: Escaped NH inmate who vowed revenge caught (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 05:16 PM PST

AP - A burglary suspect who escaped from a New Hampshire jail and vowed revenge on two people in Maine was caught Tuesday after five days on the lam, police said.

Report: Runner whose feet froze left for run upset (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 03:53 PM PST

FILE - This undated file photo provided by University of Alaska Anchorage shows Marko Cheseto. Cheseto, an All-American distance runner who spent more than two days in freezing winter temperatures without winter gear, had his legs amputated just above the ankles. Cheseto, of Kenya, disappeared from the university Nov. 6, 2011, and was found three days later suffering from hypothermia and severe frostbite to his feet. The university police department report obtained under an open records request by The Associated Press says Cheseto told police he passed out under a tree. He said when he awoke, his legs were covered in snow and he realized his feet were frozen. (AP Photo/University of Alaska Anchorage, File)AP - A campus police report provides new details about why an All-American cross-country runner from the University of Alaska Anchorage spent three days alone in the freezing woods and had to have his feet amputated, saying he went for a run because he was feeling despondent and passed out under a tree.

Baggage worker offered job back after dog debacle (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:11 PM PST

AP - The baggage handling contractor that fired a Reno airport worker in a dispute over transporting an unhealthy dog offered the woman her job back with back pay Tuesday, and the company's president praised her courage to stand up for the animal.

Occupy protests move to foreclosed homes (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:26 PM PST

Police officers stand guard during a tour of foreclosed homes by Occupy Wall Street activist in the East New York neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Finding it increasingly difficult to camp in public spaces, Occupy protesters across the country are reclaiming foreclosed homes and boarded-up properties, signaling a tactical shift for the movement against wealth inequality. Groups in more than 25 cities held protests Tuesday on behalf of homeowners facing evictions.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - The Occupy Wall Street protests are moving into the neighborhood. Finding it increasingly difficult to camp in public spaces, Occupy protesters across the country are reclaiming foreclosed homes and boarded-up properties, signaling a tactical shift for the movement against wealth inequality.

Lawyer: Another Sandusky accuser steps forward (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 05:52 PM PST

AP - A 19-year-old man has filed a complaint with state police alleging he was sexually abused by Jerry Sandusky after the former coach gave him liquor on the Penn State campus in 2004, the accuser's lawyer said Tuesday.

Obama sets campaign theme: Middle class at stake (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:29 PM PST

President Obama gestures while speaking about the economy, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at Osawatomie High School in Osawatomie, Kansas. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - Declaring the American middle class in jeopardy, President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined a populist economic vision that will drive his re-election bid, insisting the United States must reclaim its standing as a country in which everyone can prosper if provided "a fair shot and a fair share."

Lady Gaga discusses anti-bullying at White House (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 05:12 PM PST

AP - Lady Gaga visited the White House on Tuesday to discuss bullying prevention.
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