Friday, December 2, 2011

Second Mile charity to freeze assets following lawsuit (Reuters)

Second Mile charity to freeze assets following lawsuit (Reuters)

Second Mile charity to freeze assets following lawsuit (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 05:00 PM PST

Reuters - The Second Mile charity has agreed to freeze its assets to settle a lawsuit filed by a man identified only as Victim 4 in a sexual abuse indictment against a former Penn State football coach, the man's lawyers said on Friday.

Syracuse accuser links alleged sex abuse to his own arrest (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 04:52 PM PST

Reuters - A man accusing an ex-Syracuse basketball coach of molesting him as a boy said that because of the alleged abuse he never learned sexual boundaries and this may have led to his own arrest on similar charges of fondling a boy.

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

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 10:30 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

What Do the Penn State and Syracuse Abuse Cases Have In Common? (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 10:30 PM PST

Time.com - The child molestation case against longtime Syracuse University assistant coach Bernie Fine recently took a shocking turn

New York judge rules in inmate legislative districting case (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 07:17 PM PST

Reuters - A New York law that requires prison inmates to be counted as residents of their hometowns for the purposes of drawing legislative districts is constitutional, a state judge ruled on Friday.

State of Michigan may step in to run Detroit (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:08 PM PST

FILE--In this Jan. 1, 2011 file photo, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, left, and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, shake hands after inauguration ceremonies in Lansing, Mich. The idea is extreme, even in a city accustomed to fighting for survival: should the state of Michigan step in to run Detroit? The governor has taken steps in that direction, proposing an unprecedented move that could give an appointed manager virtually unchecked power to gut union contracts, cut health insurance and slash services. But city leaders bristle at the notion. Said the mayor: 'This is our city. Detroit needs to be run by Detroiters.” (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)AP - The idea is extreme, even in a city accustomed to fighting for survival: Should the state of Michigan step in to run Detroit?

Art-theft suspect pleads not guilty in NYC (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:55 PM PST

FILE - This file booking photo originally released by the San Francisco District Attorney on Oct. 27, 2011 shows Mark Lugo, who has just finished a 138-day sentence for snatching a $275,000 Picasso sketch off a San Francisco art gallery wall. Lugo is headed back to New York for arraignment on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 for grand larceny and other charges stemming from art heists at two Manhattan hotels. (AP Photo/San Francisco District Attorney, File)AP - A wine steward suspected in a bicoastal art-theft spree lifted pricey art from New York hotels simply by walking out with the works in a canvas tote bag and then used them to line his own walls, prosecutors said Friday.

Committee continuing investigation of Jackson Jr. (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 11:14 AM PST

AP - The House Ethics Committee announced Friday it will continue its investigation into allegations Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. or someone acting on his behalf offered to raise campaign cash for then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich in exchange for a Senate appointment in 2008.

Quirky obituary endears Conn. prof to new audience (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 12:32 PM PST

This undated photo provided by Jeff Spiegel shows his father, Robert Spiegel, walking with his grandson on a beach. Robert Spiegel died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, and was eulogized in a quirky obituary written by his son Jeff that appeared Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 in central Connecticut newspapers. (AP Photo/Jeff Spiegel)AP - Robert Spiegel's passion for Russian literature, the New York Mets, ethnic cooking and beagles endeared him to generations of students and colleagues at Central Connecticut State University. Now, through the power of social media, the 77-year-old former English professor's obituary is charming strangers, as well.

Calif. residents grapple with windstorm cleanup (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 06:31 PM PST

Crews from Southern California Edison power company work to clean up and restore power on Live Oak Avenue, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, in Temple City, Calif. With more than 100,000 people still without power Friday from one of the biggest windstorms to hit the Western United States in years, people began cutting up felled trees, hauling away trash and firing up power generators. Particularly hard hit was the Los Angeles suburb of Temple City, where winds toppled telephone poles like dominos, leaving three-quarters of the city's 35,000 residents without power for several days. (AP Photo/Bret Hartman)AP - As the hurricane-force winds that pummeled the West eased Friday, Diane Johnson stood knee high in leaves and branches, surveying a fallen tree trunk at eye level and trying to decide just how to begin the big cleanup.

Justice Dept. details how it got statements wrong (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 06:46 PM PST

AP - The Justice Department on Friday provided Congress with documents detailing how department officials gave inaccurate information to a U.S. senator in the controversy surrounding Operation Fast and Furious, the flawed law enforcement initiative aimed at dismantling major arms trafficking networks on the Southwest border.

George McGovern falls before planned TV appearance (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 07:51 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2011 file photo, former Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Sen. George McGovern arrives for the funeral Mass for R. Sargent Shriver at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Potomac, Md. Former Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern has been hospitalized after falling and hitting his head while getting ready for a live interview on C-SPAN. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, Pool, File)AP - Former Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern was hospitalized Friday after he fell and hit his head on the pavement outside of a library bearing his name, where he was set to be interviewed on C-SPAN.

Attorney: Eddie Long's wife proceeds with divorce (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 07:19 PM PST

AP - An attorney for the wife of Bishop Eddie Long says she is moving forward with plans to end her 21-year marriage to the embattled Georgia megachurch pastor.

Lobster tag lost in 'Perfect Storm' hops Atlantic (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 07:52 PM PST

AP - A tag from a lobster pot that was swept off the New England sea floor two decades ago during what came to be known as "The Perfect Storm" has washed up 3,000 miles away in Ireland.

After uproar, Ky. church revisits interracial ban (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 04:17 PM PST

FILE - In this November 2010 file photo provided by Stella Harville, Stella Harville and her fiancé, Ticha Chikuni, pose for a picture in Richmond, Ky. Stella’s childhood church in Pike County, Kentucky, the Gulnare Free Will Baptist Church, voted to ban interracial couples from becoming members at the church after the pair sang a song during a visit to the church over the summer. The pastor at the church now says that the decision is unlikely to stand. (AP Photo/Stella Harville, File)AP - When Stella Harville brought her black boyfriend to her family's all-white church in rural Kentucky, she thought nothing of it. She and Ticha Chikuni worshipped there whenever they were in town, and he even sang before the congregation during one service.

US trade panel to probe solar dispute with China (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:15 PM PST

In this photo taken on Nov. 10, 2011 and released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a worker fixes a solar panel at a factory in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. A group of China's biggest solar energy companies on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 rejected a U.S. trade complaint that they are unfairly supported by the Chinese government and said possible sanctions would hurt American companies and workers. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Liang Xiaopeng) NO SALESAP - A federal trade panel voted Friday to investigate whether Chinese companies are harming the U.S. solar panel industry by dumping low-price products on global markets.

Woman: Psychologist implanted horrific memories (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 04:53 PM PST

In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, photo Lisa Nasseff walks through a park near St. Paul, Minn. Nasseff, 31, is suing a suburban St. Louis treatment center where she spent 15 months being treated for anorexia, claiming one of its psychologists implanted false memories during hypnosis sessions in order to keep her there long-term and run up a bill that eventually reached $650,000. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - The memories that came flooding back were so horrific that Lisa Nasseff says she tried to kill herself: She had been raped several times, had multiple personalities and took part in satanic rituals involving unthinkable acts. She says she only got better when she realized they weren't real.

Billy Graham remains in hospital, up and walking (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:46 PM PST

AP - Evangelist Billy Graham remains in a North Carolina hospital with pneumonia, but doctors say he's been able to get up and walk around.

Obama: Relations with tribes at turning point (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:25 PM PST

President Barack Obama stands with Hartford “Sonny” and Mary Black Eagle, right, after speaking at the the White House Tribal Nations Conference, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, at the Interior Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - President Barack Obama met for the third time with Native American tribal leaders on Friday, signing an executive order on tribal colleges and assuring them "you have a president that's got your back."
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