Thursday, January 19, 2012

Pacific Northwest storm causes flooding and outages (Reuters)

Pacific Northwest storm causes flooding and outages (Reuters)

Pacific Northwest storm causes flooding and outages (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 06:39 PM PST

Reuters - A deadly ice storm and heavy rains swept across the Pacific Northwest on Thursday, leading to flooding and evacuations in Oregon and heightening the misery of residents in Washington state struggling with power outages and treacherous roads since an earlier record snowfall.

Violent sex crimes by U.S. Army soldiers rise: report (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:36 PM PST

Reuters - Violent sex crimes committed by active U.S. Army soldiers have almost doubled over the past five years, due in part to the trauma of war, according to an Army report released on Thursday.

Nevada brush fire burns homes, forces thousands to flee (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:08 PM PST

Reuters - A wind-driven fire raged through parched brush near Reno, Nevada, on Thursday, engulfing a number of homes, and prompting residents and livestock to flee by the thousands as belching smoke from the blaze forced the closure of a major highway.

The 15% Question: Why Mitt Romney's Tax Rate Matters (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:50 PM PST

Time.com - Why did Mitt Romney stammer on Monday night when debate moderators asked him whether he'd release his tax returns?

War with Iran: A Conflict Obama Hopes to Avoid May Be Imposed on Him (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:50 PM PST

Time.com - It's unlikely that President Barack Obama intends to go to the polls in November with the United States engaged in a hot war with Iran, but there is a growing danger that events could conspire to make the decision for him

Police drop sex abuse investigation of AAU's Dodd (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 03:10 PM PST

Reuters - Memphis police have ended their investigation of Robert "Bobby" Dodd, who lost his job as president of the Amateur Athletic Union after two former players claimed he sexually abused them in the 1980s, his attorney said Thursday.

Popular file-sharing website Megaupload shut down (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:54 PM PST

AP - One of the world's most popular file-sharing sites was shut down Thursday, and its founder and several company officials were accused of facilitating millions of illegal downloads of films, music and other content.

10,000 evacuated as brush fire burns toward Reno (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:14 PM PST

Firefighters watch a back fire set to save the Sparks Governors Mansion, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 in Pleasant Valley, Nev. Winds gusting up to 82 mph pushed a fast-moving brush fire south of Reno out of control on Thursday as it burned several homes, threatened dozens more and forced more than 4,000 people to evacuate their neighborhoods. (AP Photo/The Reno Gazette-Journal, Liz Margerum) NEVADA APPEAL OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALESAP - About 10,000 people are evacuating their homes after wind gusts up to 82 mph pushed a fast-moving fire brush south of Reno, Nev., out of control.

Police witnesses called in fake 'Rockefeller' case (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 06:10 PM PST

FILE - In this July 8 2011 file photo, Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, a German man who masqueraded as a member of the famous Rockefeller family, appears in an Alhambra, Calif. court. Gerhartsreiter faces a preliminary hearing Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012 in the cold case murder of John Sohus, 27, who disappeared from San Marino, Calif. in 1985. (AP Photo/Sarah Reingewirtz, Pool, File)AP - A witness in the murder case against a man who posed as an heir to the Rockefeller fortune testified Thursday that he lent the defendant a chain saw while the two were living in San Marino in the 1980s.

Gingrich angrily denies he sought open marriage (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:11 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich reacts to a question at the start of the Republican presidential candidate debate at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. Gingrich is denying that he ever asked his ex-wife for an open marriage and angrily denounced CNN's John King, moderator of Thursday night's Republican debate for raising the issue. Gingrich blasted what he called the 'destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media.' (AP Photo/David Goldman)AP - Presidential contender Newt Gingrich on Thursday angrily denied that he asked his second wife for an "open marriage" that would allow him to have a mistress as she claims in an interview broadcast two days before the South Carolina primary.

Sex poses surprisingly low risk to heart patients (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 06:16 PM PST

This Jan. 13, 2012 photo shows heart patient Tammy Collins who credits her recovery and confidence with her cardio rehabiltaion workouts at The Ohio State University CarePoint East facility in Columbus, Ohio. After suffering a heart attack and then healing she was apprehensive about how to safely return to her sex life. The American Heart Association says having sex only slightly increase the chance for having a heart attack. And that's true for patients with and without heart disease. (AP Photo/Mike Munden)AP - Good news: Sex is safe for most heart patients. If you're healthy enough to walk up two flights of stairs without chest pain or gasping for breath, you can have a love life.

Obama pitches tourism, campaign on East coast (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 06:45 PM PST

President Barack Obama arrives at JFK International Airport in New York, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, on his way to Manhattan where he is scheduled to attend several fundraisers. (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - From the Magic Kingdom to the Apollo Theater, President Barack Obama on Thursday made the case for American tourism and his own re-election bid, mingling his political and economic agendas as he tried to stay ahead of the Republicans chasing after his job.

Washington Monument gets $7.5M for quake repairs (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 03:08 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2011, file photo, Dave Megerle, a member of Wiss, Janney, Elstner, Associates (WJE) 'Difficult Access Team,' attaches ropes to the top of the Washington Monument, on the National Mall, in Washington, from which four people will rappel down the sides to survey the extent of damage sustained to the monument from the Aug. 23 earthquake. Congress allocated $7.5 million late in 2011 to repair the damage to the monument caused by the Aug. 23, 2011, 5.8-magnitude earthquake. Philanthropist David Rubenstein tells The Associated Press he felt inspired to help after learning about cracks and chipped stonework high up the 555-foot obelisk and on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2012, will announce he is donating the final $7.5 million needed to repairs cracks atop the monument. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)AP - Despite a billionaire history buff's pledge of $7.5 million to speed up repairs on the Washington Monument, officials say the complex work could last until August 2013 — two years after the landmark was damaged by an earthquake.

Experts see tough road for Kodak to reinvent self (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 06:05 PM PST

An unidentified person enters Kodak Headquarters in Rochester, N.Y., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Eastman Kodak Co. said early Thursday Jan. 19, 2012 it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as it seeks to boost its cash position and stay in business. (AP Photo/David Duprey)AP - Even in bankruptcy, Kodak boasts some enviable strengths: a golden brand, technology firepower that includes a rich collection of photo patents, and more than $4 billion in annual sales of digital cameras, printers, and inks.

Body parts found in LA canyon; police seek answers (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:35 PM PST

AP - It's the perfect secluded hiking spot for those in the know, celebrities trying to keep clear of the paparazzi and others seeking a close-up view of the "Hollywood" sign or sweeping panoramas of downtown.

APNewsBreak: Costs soar for new war supply routes (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:21 PM PST

AP - The U.S. is paying six times as much to send war supplies to troops in Afghanistan through alternate routes after Pakistan's punitive decision in November to close border crossings to NATO convoys, the Associated Press has learned.

After accident, Carnival Corp. wants safety review (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 06:01 PM PST

AP - Carnival Corp., the parent company of Costa Cruises, announced on Thursday a comprehensive audit and review of all safety and emergency response procedures across all 10 of the company's cruise lines.

Ga child killer dead in jail cell; likely suicide (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:51 PM PST

In this Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, photo, murder suspect Ryan Brunn, 20, right, sits with his attorney in a Cherokee County courtroom as he makes his first court appearance in Canton, Ga. Brunn who recently pleaded guilty to killing 7-year-old Jorelys Rivera died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 in an apparent suicide, according to the state Department of Corrections. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)AP - A 20-year-old maintenance worker who this week pleaded guilty to molesting and killing a 7-year-old girl was found dead of an apparent suicide in his prison cell Thursday, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.

Ed Dept. seeks public input on cheating (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:19 PM PST

AP - The Education Department wants the public's input to develop guidelines to prevent and detect cheating. The effort comes after several cheating scandals involving teachers.
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