Thursday, August 23, 2012

B.B. King does intimate show in Miss. 'homecoming'

B.B. King does intimate show in Miss. 'homecoming'

B.B. King does intimate show in Miss. 'homecoming'

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:40 PM PDT

A crescent moon hung over the Mississippi Delta as a legendary bluesman crept onto the stage. He sat in a folding chair, grabbed a guitar, and introduced each member of his band. Then, as if it was needed, he introduced himself.

Stocks down; Fed moves seem less like a sure thing

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:40 PM PDT

FILE- In a Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, file photo, specialist Joseph Mastrolia, center, works with traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks climbed back from lows after minutes from the last major Federal Reserve meeting released Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, hinted at additional action to help the economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)Nobody ever said reading the Federal Reserve was easy.

Calif. congress members ask USDA to reopen plant

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:37 PM PDT

This still image made from video provided by Compassion Over Killing, appears to show workers at a Central California slaughterhouse bungling the slaughter of cows. Federal regulators shut down the slaughterhouse Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, after receiving the animal welfare video, and are investigating whether beef from sick cows reached the human food supply. (AP Photo/Compassion Over Killing)Three Central California congressmen are asking the federal government to reopen a slaughterhouse at the center of a cruelty and food safety investigation, citing the region's high unemployment.

Romney adviser leading immigration lawsuit

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:36 PM PDT

An informal adviser to Republican Mitt Romney is representing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees suing the Obama administration over its plan to stop deporting many young illegal immigrants and grant them work permits.

Autopsy: Coal killed Md. derailment victims

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Two young women were killed when a freight train derailed and toppled so much coal on them they couldn't breathe, authorities said Thursday.

Facebook updates iPhone app to speed it up

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT

This photo provided by Facebook shows a screenshot from its newest mobile application which launched on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. Facebook says rather than adding a slew of new features, the company rebuilt the application from scratch to make it speedier and less clunky. (AP Photo/Facebook)What's the worst insult you can throw at a fast-moving company like Facebook? Call its iPhone app slow and poky.

Judge: TVA liable for massive Tenn. coal ash spill

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:28 PM PDT

FILE - This file handout photo provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority shows the massive ash spill at the Kingston Fossil Plant in Kingston, Tenn., on Dec. 23, 2008, the day following the spill. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Varlan ruled Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 that The Tennessee Valley Authority is liable for the huge spill of toxin-laden sludge. Varlan said in a written opinion that TVA was negligent in its conduct and will be liable for damages to be determined later. (AP Photo/TVA, File)The Tennessee Valley Authority is liable for a huge spill of toxin-laden sludge in 2008 in Tennessee, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Russia: We have Syrian guarantees on chemical arms

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:21 PM PDT

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov speaks in an interview to the Associated Press in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. Gatilov said Russia is working closely with the Syrian government to make sure its arsenal of chemical weapons remains securely in place. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)Russia is working closely with the Syrian government to ensure that its arsenal of chemical weapons remains under firm control and has won promises that the weapons of mass destruction will not be used or moved, Moscow's point man on Syria told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Two different conventions, much different goals

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:20 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands during a campaign event at Watson Truck and Supply, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, in Hobbs, N.M. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Barack Obama needs to remind voters why they loved him in 2008. Mitt Romney needs for voters to get to know and like him better.

Storm Isaac weakens off Puerto Rico but still a threat

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:17 PM PDT

NOAA handout image of Tropical Storm IsaacMIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac weakened slightly as it dumped heavy rain off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Thursday but it was expected to strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti, U.S. forecasters said. Isaac also posed a big threat to Florida, where it is on track to make landfall on Monday as the Republican National Convention is due get underway in Tampa. Authorities have not ruled out the possibility of postponing or relocating the RNC convention, if the storm takes direct aim at the city on Florida's central Gulf Coast. ...

Isaac could shake up security for GOP convention

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT

This NOAA satellite image taken Thursday, August 23, 2012 at 01:45 PM EDT shows Tropical Storm Isaac is now located about 165 miles south of San Juan, Puerto Rico. This system has maximum sustained winds at 40 mph and continues strengthening as it moves west-northwestward at 15 mph. It produces heavy rains and strong winds across Puerto Rico and parts of the Dominican Republic. To the north, a front brings more rain and thunderstorms to the Carolinas and northern Florida. Further north, a trough of low pressure pushes a front through the Plains, kicking up showers and thunderstorms from the Great Lakes through the Central Plains. Some of these storms will turn severe with strong winds and large hail. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)Tropical Storm Isaac could force a shakeup of the security plans for the GOP convention in Tampa, because about half of the expected officers come from other parts of Florida and some could be forced to stay home for the storm, authorities said Thursday.

AdWatch: Clinton hits GOP tax cuts, deregulation

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT

Title: "Clear Choice"

Full TV coverage for Paralympics, just not in US

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:12 PM PDT

In this image issued by LOCOG shows the Paralympic Flame being held to the summit of Mount Snowdon in Wales, accompanied by LOCOG Chairman Sebastian Coe, 4th left, after groups of disabled and non-disabled Scouts from Gwynedd Scouts, used the traditional technique of rubbing flint together to create the flame that will light the Paralympic Torch, Wednesday Aug. 22, 2012. The London Paralympic Games open on Wednesday Aug. 29. (AP Photo/Ben Birchall/LOCOG)This year's Paralympics are expected to draw their largest ever live television audience — except in the United States, where events will receive only minimal coverage and won't be screened as they happen, prompting anger from some fans and campaigners.

Drug testing topic back in spotlight in Bay Area

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:11 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2012, file photo, Oakland Athletics starter Bartolo Colon throws against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago. Colon, a former AL Cy Young Award winner, has been suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, after testing positive for testosterone. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy becomes uneasy each time he is called to the bathroom for a random drug test, even though he knows he is completely clean.

AP NewsBreak: Nuke agency forms special Iran team

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 14, 2012 file photo Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh waves as he arrives for talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, at the permanent mission of Iran in Vienna, Austria. The U.N. nuclear agency is forming a special Iran team, drawing together sleuths in weapons technology, intelligence analysis, radiation and other fields of expertise as it seeks to add teeth to a long-stalled probe of suspicions that Tehran worked secretly on atomic arms, diplomats tell The Associated Press in a series of interviews reaching into Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)The U.N. nuclear agency is forming a special Iran team, drawing together sleuths in weapons technology, intelligence analysis, radiation and other fields of expertise as it seeks to add muscle to a probe of suspicions that Tehran worked secretly on atomic arms, diplomats tell The Associated Press.

Salma Hayek: 'I am proud to be Mexican.'

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2012 file photo, actress Salma Hayek arrives for the screening of the film, "As Luck Would Have It " (La Chispa De La Vida), at the 62 edition of International Film Festival Berlinale, in Berlin. Hayek says she is proud to be Mexican and that comments suggesting otherwise were Salma Hayek says she is proud to be Mexican and that comments suggesting otherwise were "lost in translation."

Recall news

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:05 PM PDT

The following recalls have been announced:

Police: Rodney King death ruled accidental

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:05 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 13, 2012 file photo, Rodney King poses for a portrait in Los Angeles. Police said Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, that King's death in June was ruled an accidental drowning and there were multiple illegal drugs in his system. King was the black motorist severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in 1991. The officers' acquittal triggered the devastating 1992 Los Angeles riot. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)Rodney King had been drinking and was on drugs when he plunged into a swimming pool and accidentally drowned in June, a coroner's report released Thursday concluded.

Isaac lashes Caribbean, new storm also forms

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:03 PM PDT

Two men look out at the beach in Barahona, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for torrential rains on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac whipped up waves as high as 10 feet (3 meters) in the Caribbean and threatened to become a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida just as Republicans gather for their national convention. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for torrential rains on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac whipped up waves as high as 10 feet (3 meters) in the Caribbean and threatened to become a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida just as Republicans gather for their national convention.

Jeter turns tables on Fraser-Pryce

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:00 PM PDT

America's Carmelita Jeter edged the 100m at the Lausanne Diamond League meeting on Thursday, thrillingly turning the tables on Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica.

Harrington races out to 64 at Bethpage

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Padraig Harrington of Ireland, hits his drive on the 17th hole during the first round of The Barclays golf tournament at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. (AP Photos/Henny Ray Abrams)Padraig Harrington took some of the attention away from Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy by opening The Barclays with a 7-under 64 at Bethpage Black. And that surely got the attention of Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal.

B.B. King gives intimate in Miss. performance

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:54 AM PDT

When B.B. King took the stage at the 32nd annual B.B. King Homecoming in the small Mississippi town of Indianola, he introduced each member of his band.

AP IMPACT: With war, Syrians in constant flight

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:51 AM PDT

A Syrian girl, who fled her home with her family due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, sleeps by her family's belongings, while she and others take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. Thousands of Syrians who have been displaced by the country's civil are struggling to find safe shelter while shelling and airstrikes by government forces continue. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Civil war has chased Fatima Ghorab and her brood of some two dozen women and children across Syria in search of safe havens that keep disappearing in the booms of artillery shells. They now shelter in an unfinished apartment in this Aleppo suburb, crowded into two rooms with a few plastic chairs and some thin mattresses. If their neighbors didn't bring them bread, they'd have none.

Obama hopes to spoil Republican convention party

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:49 AM PDT

In US political lore it is considered bad form to try to steal the limelight from a presidential rival during his party's celebratory nominating convention.

US, Turkey boost post-Assad planning for Syria

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:47 AM PDT

A Syrian girl, who fled her home with her family due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, sleeps by her family's belongings, while she and others take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. Thousands of Syrians who have been displaced by the country's civil are struggling to find safe shelter while shelling and airstrikes by government forces continue. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)The U.S. and Turkey are stepping up planning to deal with emergency scenarios that may arise in Syria, including the possible use of chemical weapons, as fighting between government troops and rebels intensifies.

YPF CEO appeals for investors, prepares strategy

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:40 AM PDT

The CEO of Argentina's state-controlled oil company says he'll personally defend any investments made by foreign partners willing to place long bets on developing the country's huge shale oil reserves.

Goodell: NFL seeks long-term improvement with refs

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:40 AM PDT

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says possibly using replacement referees for regular-season games is worthwhile to ensure long-term improvements to officiating.

Merkel, Hollande urge Greece to stick to reforms

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:38 AM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois HollandeAngela Merkel and Francois Hollande urged debt-wracked Greece on Thursday to push through with painful but crucial reforms to safeguard its eurozone future as they began talks here.

AdWatch: New Romney ad criticizes Obamacare

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:35 AM PDT

TITLE: "Nothing's Free"

Michelle Obama to appear on 'Dr. Oz Show'

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:35 AM PDT

First Lady Michelle Obama points to supporters at the War Memorial auditorium Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)Michelle Obama is making a house call on "The Dr. Oz Show."

Two different conventions, very different goals

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:34 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign event at Watson Truck and Supply, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, in Hobbs, N.M. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Barack Obama needs to remind voters why they loved him in 2008. Mitt Romney needs for voters to get to know and like him better.

At 55 and 53, couple split by Romney Medicare plan

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:33 AM PDT

In this photo taken Aug. 21, 2012, Mike O'Malley, 55, left, and Sharon O'Malley, 53, pose for a photo in Chicago. Mitt Romney's Medicare plan would have very different effects on couples and siblings just a few years apart in age. It's leading to comparisons _ and sometimes perhaps a touch of envy The GOP presidential candidate wants to revamp Medicare for future retirees _ anyone now 54 and younger. Starting in 2023, they'd get a fixed amount of money from the government to pick private health insurance or a government plan like Medicare. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)Mike O'Malley is 55; wife Sharon is 53. So what?

Merkel, Hollande press Greece to pursue reforms

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:31 AM PDT

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and France's President Francois Hollande brief the media prior to a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 .The leaders of Germany and France are stressing that it's up to Greece to keep pursuing painful reforms as it strives to keep its place in the euro. Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande were meeting Thursday before both hold talks over the next two days with Greece's new prime minister, Antonis Samaras. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)The German and French leaders on Thursday put the pressure firmly on Greece to keep pursuing painful reforms, suggesting they are hesitant to accept the new Greek prime minister's demand for more time to fix his country's battered economy and public finances.

SEAL commando's book ignites new battle

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:28 AM PDT

US Navy SEALs are used to bullets and bombs, but a book by one of the commandos who killed Osama bin Laden has deployed the secretive unit into the even bigger electoral battle for the White House.

UFC 151 canceled after Dan Henderson gets injured

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:21 AM PDT

UFC 151 has been canceled after light heavyweight contender Dan Henderson was sidelined with a knee injury and champion Jon Jones declined a replacement fight with Chael Sonnen.

Data point to slow pace of healing in economy

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:21 AM PDT

General Dynamics employees work on an Abrams battle tank during a tour of the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, Lima Army Tank Plant, in LimaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Growth in the manufacturing sector picked up in August, a sign the economy is resisting the global economic chill although a rise in new jobless claims last week pointed to a still-sluggish labor market. Financial information firm Markit said on Thursday its "flash" index for U.S. manufacturing edged up a half point to 51.9 in August. A reading above 50 indicates expansion. That was still some of the weakest growth in the factory sector in the last three years, reinforcing the view that U.S. ...

Instant View: Jobless claims rise, labor market healing very slowly

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:21 AM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, suggesting the labor market is healing too slowly to make much of a dent in the unemployment rate. COMMENTS: BRIAN KIM, CURRENCY STRATEGIST, RBS SECURITIES, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT "It's not a great number. The trend for jobless claims has been flat and has been erratic of late. But overall it does keep the odds for more quantitative easing from the Fed. ...

China is tough against Tokyo but reins in activism

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:19 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2012 file photo, anti-Japan protesters shout slogans while marching with Chinese national flags and banners towards the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China. Chinese government's sensitivity over protests that took place in several Chinese cities on Aug. 19 over the set of islands, known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan, reflects its perpetual fear that allowing its people too much freedom to hold protests, any protests, could snowball into domestic dissidence. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File, File)Wu Qingjun is no dissident. In fact, this activist's pet issue — China's claim over a set of islands controlled by Japan — aligns him squarely with Beijing's government. But that didn't stop authorities from sending four agents to tail him.

Kenya to disarm tribes to prevent deadly clashes

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:18 AM PDT

Kenya's government will conduct a countrywide operation to disarm all communities with illegal weapons, it announced Thursday, a day after at least 52 people were killed in southeast Kenya when hundreds of farmers attacked cattle herders.

Iran expands nuclear capacity underground: sources

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:18 AM PDT

Objects representing nuclear fuel which will be used in Tehran's research reactor and a sample of 3rd generation of centrifuges for uranium enrichment are unveiled during a ceremonyVIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has installed many more uranium enrichment machines in an underground bunker, diplomatic sources said on Thursday, potentially paving the way for a significant expansion of work the West fears is ultimately aimed at making nuclear bombs. Several sources said Iran had put in place additional enrichment centrifuges in its Fordow facility, buried deep inside a mountain to protect it against any enemy strikes. One source suggested it involved hundreds of machines. ...
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