Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Police name Texas Christmas shooting suspect, victims (Reuters)

Police name Texas Christmas shooting suspect, victims (Reuters)

Police name Texas Christmas shooting suspect, victims (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:34 PM PST

Police officers investigate a Toyota 4Runner vehicle parked outside an apartment where seven people were shot and killed on Christmas day in Grapevine, Texas, December 25, 2011. Police in Texas found the bodies in a middle-class Dallas-area apartment on Sunday surrounded by opened Christmas presents, all of whom appeared to have been shot to death. They said the victims included four women and three men, and the shooter was among the dead. REUTERS/Darrell ByersReuters - Police have identified the man they suspect of shooting dead six people in a suburban Dallas apartment on Christmas Day as an estranged husband, and the victims as his wife, their two children and three members of his wife's family.

Police say neighbor confessed in death of Indiana girl (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:10 AM PST

Reuters - The Indiana man accused of killing a nine-year-old neighbor he was watching told investigators he beat the girl with a brick, dismembered and dumped most of her body but kept her head, hands and feet in his freezer over the Christmas weekend, according to an affidavit filed on Tuesday.

Police offer reward for lead in missing Maine toddler case (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 10:36 AM PST

Reuters - Authorities in Maine believe a toddler who vanished a week before Christmas was abducted from her home by a still-unidentified person and are offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to the young girl's location.

Neiman Marcus Christmas Book: Luxury Gifts for the Rich (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 02:35 AM PST

Time.com - The Neiman Marcus Christmas book offers luxury gifts that even one-percenters pine for

The Beginning of the End of the 9-to-5 Workday? (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 02:35 AM PST

Time.com - New evidence shows that we're reaching a tipping point in terms of workplace flexibility

Old fireplace embers caused deadly Conn. fire (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:31 PM PST

Stamford firefighter Nick Tamburro pays respect outside the home of Madonna Badger in Stamford, Conn., Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. A fire at the home on Christmas morning killed Badger's three daughters and parents. The Christmas Day fire that killed three children and their grandparents was a tragic accident related to a fireplace in the home, not the result of foul play, Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia said Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)AP - Two of the little sisters who died in a furious house fire early Christmas morning lost their way as a family friend tried to lead them to safety. Their other sister died just feet from escape, trapped inside as her grandfather perished during his rescue attempt. Outside, their mother frantically tried to direct firefighters to her doomed family.

Authorities identify dead in Christmas shootings (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 04:54 PM PST

Grapevine police investigate the scene where they found seven people dead outside Dallas in Grapevine, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. Four women and three men who police believe to be related were found apparently shot to death, and authorities said they believe the shooter is among the dead. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes)AP - A 56-year-old suburban Dallas man facing marital and financial problems killed his estranged wife, two teenage children and three other family members on Christmas Day while dressed as Santa Claus before turning the gun on himself, authorities said Tuesday.

New fee coming for medical effectiveness research (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:12 PM PST

AP - Starting in 2012, the government will charge a new fee to your health insurance plan for research to find out which drugs, medical procedures, tests and treatments work best. But what will Americans do with the answers?

Dems scramble as Sen. Nelson announces retirement (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:13 PM PST

U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., announces his retirement from the U.S. Senate, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011 outside of his home in Omaha, Neb. Nelson said he will retire rather than seek a third term next year, dealing a significant setback to Democratic efforts to maintain control of the chamber. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver)AP - Democrats on Tuesday lamented Sen. Ben Nelson's decision to retire rather than seek a third term in Nebraska, fearing the move sets up Republicans for an easy and crucial victory in their effort to reclaim control of the chamber next year.

Slain Ind. girl's grandfather was sex offender (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:56 PM PST

An undated Allen County (Ind.) Sheriff's Department photo shows Mike Plumadore. Authorities said Monday night, Dec. 26, 2011 that Aliahna Lemmon had been found dead and Plumadore, 39, who was watching Aliahna and her two sisters when she went missing Friday, was being held on a murder charge. He and Aliahna's family lived in the same mobile home park in Fort Wayne. He will be formally charged with murder Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Allen County (IN) Sheriff's Department)AP - To assist her dying father, Tarah Souders made a choice: She moved her three young girls to a run-down trailer park in rural Indiana to help take care of him as his lungs rotted from emphysema.

As Iraq War ends, no parade for troops is imminent (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:02 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 24, 2011 file photo, Sgt. Howard Acoff hugs his family as U.S. Army 1st Cavalry 3rd Brigade soldiers return home from deployment in Iraq at Fort Hood, Texas. These 3rd Brigade troops were in the last convoy to leave Iraq, as U.S. soldiers withdrew from the country. For now, there are no plans to hold a huge ticker-tape parade for troops returning from Iraq, no arrangements for a grand, flag-waving, red-white-and-blue homecoming of the sort America’s fighting men and women received after World War II and the Gulf War. Instead, most welcomes have been smaller-scale: hugs from families at military posts across the country, a somber commemoration by President Barack Obama at Fort Bragg. (AP Photo/Erich Schlegel, File)AP - Americans probably won't be seeing a huge ticker-tape parade anytime soon for troops returning from Iraq, and it's not clear if veterans of the nine-year campaign will ever enjoy the grand, flag-waving, red-white-and-blue homecoming that the nation's fighting men and women received after World War II and the Gulf War.

Yemen's leader causes headaches in Washington (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:12 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 24, 2011 file photo, Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh speaks during a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Sanaa, Yemen. The Obama administration is weighing an unprecedented diplomatic act — whether to bar a friendly president from U.S. soil. American officials were evaluating on Tuesday an awkward request from Yemeni strongman and longtime U.S. counterterrorism partner Ali Abdullah Saleh. Saleh has said he plans to come to the United States for medical treatment for injuries suffered in a June assassination attempt, and he has asked for a U.S. visa for entry to the country. (AP Photo/Mohammed Hamoud, File)AP - The Obama administration is weighing an unprecedented diplomatic act — whether to bar a friendly president from U.S. soil.

General: Improve US coordination with Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:36 PM PST

AP - Military officials have not ruled out disciplinary action as a result of the cross-border attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, but no one has been punished to date, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

Obama nominates 2 to Federal Reserve Board (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:48 PM PST

AP - A vacationing President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated a Harvard University professor and a former Treasury official under President George H.W. Bush — a Democrat and a Republican — to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

TV producer won't fight extradition to Mexico (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:05 AM PST

AP - A reality show producer charged with murdering his wife during a Mexican vacation is dropping his extradition fight and will stand trial in Cancun, his lawyer said Tuesday.

Idaho man's Museum of Clean ready to shine (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 10:51 AM PST

AP - Don Aslett may be more than a half century into his fight against dirt and clutter, but he still can't take a stroll without bending to pick up litter from the sidewalk.

State cuts to Medicaid affect patients, providers (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 07:27 AM PST

AP - Just as Medicaid prepares for a vast expansion under the federal health care overhaul, the 47-year-old entitlement program for the poor is under increasing pressure as deficit-burdened states chip away at benefits and cut payments to doctors.

Once stranded off Europe, turtle released in Fla. (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 01:48 PM PST

This photo provided by Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Fla, shows medical coordinator Lynne Byrd, left, and Dr. Tony Tucker, manager of Mote's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research, before releasing a kemp ridley sea turtle into the Gulf of Mexico, Tuesday Dec. 27, 2011, on Lido Key, Fla. The turtle named 'Johnny Vasco de Gama' is on the final leg of a 4,600-mile, three-year journey. Johnny was found stranded in the Netherlands in 2008. He was then flown to Portugal, where he spent years in rehab. Then he flew to Florida, where he was fitted with a tracking transmitter. (AP Photo/Mote Marine Laboratory)AP - Johnny the sea turtle has traveled more than many people do. But the journey that took him from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe and back isn't over yet.
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