Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Mo. congressman renews vow to stay in Senate race

Mo. congressman renews vow to stay in Senate race

Mo. congressman renews vow to stay in Senate race

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:36 PM PDT

FILE - This Aug. 10, 2012 file photo shows Todd Akin, Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri taking questions after speaking at the Missouri Farm Bureau candidate interview and endorsement meeting in Jefferson City, Mo. Akin fought to salvage his Senate campaign Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, even as members of his own party turned against him and a key source of campaign funding was cut off in outrage over the Missouri congressman's comments that women are able to prevent pregnancies in cases of "legitimate rape." (AP Photo/St. Louis Pos-Dispatch, Christian Gooden)Rep. Todd Akin renewed his vow to carry on with his embattled Senate campaign Tuesday, even as a key deadline loomed to withdraw from the race over his comments that women's bodies can prevent pregnancies in cases of "legitimate rape."

AP Exclusive: Unheard King audio found in attic

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:33 PM PDT

Stephon Tull was looking through dusty old boxes in his father's attic in Chattanooga a few months ago when he stumbled onto something startling: an audio reel labeled, "Dr. King interview, Dec. 21, 1960."

Injury-prone Vick down again for Eagles

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:31 PM PDT

**RETRANSMITTED WITH ALTERNATE CROP FBO110**Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick (7) holds his mid-section after getting hit hard by New England Patriots linebacker Jermaine Cunningham (96) during the first quarter of an NFL preseason football game in Foxborough, Mass., Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. Vick left the game after the play. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Michael Vick has required four medical tests and completed four passes in the first two preseason games.

'The Office' will end its run on NBC next season

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:24 PM PDT

"The Office" will be closing next year.

Syrian official warns US against intervention

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:23 PM PDT

An image of Japanese journalist Mika Yamamoto is shown on a large monitor screen in Tokyo Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012 during a TV news broadcast reporting her death in Syria. Yamamoto, a veteran war correspondent with The Japan Press, an independent TV news provider that specializes in conflict zone coverage, was killed Monday in the northwestern city of Aleppo, said Masaru Sato, a spokesman with the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)A Syrian government official warned the United States Tuesday that military intervention in Syria could lead to regional turmoil as regime forces bombed a northern village and stormed a rebel-held Damascus suburb, killing dozens of people, activists said.

Huge fire burns to edge of 3 small Calif. towns

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:22 PM PDT

Firefighter Chuck Mitchell hoses down a hot spot of the Ponderosa Fire near Viola, Calif., Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. More than 1,400 fire fighters are battling the fire that has destroyed seven homes, burned 23 square miles. The fire that started Saturday is just 5 percent contained. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Aided by a shift in wind direction, firefighters on Tuesday are making a stand against a huge lightning-sparked wildfire burning on the edge of three small Northern California towns.

Olympics gone, so are many viewers

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:39 PM PDT

With the Olympics gone, so are many of broadcast television's prime-time viewers.

Clemens hopes to have fun in return to baseball

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:21 PM PDT

Hours after Roger Clemens agreed to join the Sugar Land Skeeters, he was back on the field playing in an over-50 softball league.

5 children killed in SUV crash in East Texas

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:18 PM PDT

A tire exploded on an overloaded SUV, causing a rollover crash that killed five children and injured five other family members as they headed to a Texas waterpark, investigators said Tuesday.

Court ruling lets Romania president return to post

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:17 PM PDT

A protester shouts anti presidential slogans in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. Romania's Constitutional Court ruled that a referendum to oust the country's president is invalid ending weeks of political uncertainty that sent the national currency plummeting to record lows. President Traian Basescu will return to his post as president, after being suspended by parliament. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)Romania's constitutional court ruled Tuesday that a referendum on whether to oust the country's president had failed because the minimum voter threshold was not reached, clearing the way for Traian Basescu to return to his post. But comments from a top government official calling Basescu "an illegitimate president" suggested that the power struggles in the eastern European country were by no means over.

Storms, stings push Nyad to end Cuba-to-Fla. swim

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:17 PM PDT

In this photo provided by Diana Nyad via the Florida Keys News Bureau, endurance swimmer Diana Nyad rests after she was pulled out of the water between Cuba and the Florida Keys early Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. Nyad has ended her fourth bid to swim from Cuba to Florida after four days of storms, jellyfish stings and shark threats.(AP Photo/Diana Nyad via the Florida Keys News Bureau, Christi Barli)Diana Nyad ended her fourth attempt in nearly 35 years to swim across the Straits of Florida on Tuesday, her dream of setting a record thwarted by storms, jellyfish stings, shark threats, hypothermia and swollen lips.

Lawyer: NJ girl charged in home arson 'distraught'

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:16 PM PDT

A 15-year-old girl charged with setting her home ablaze and trying to kill family members sleeping inside will be detained while she undergoes a mental health evaluation, her lawyer said Tuesday.

Syrian minister warns US against intervention

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT

Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Tuesday Aug. 21, 2012 (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)President Barack Obama's warning over chemical weapons in Syria indicates the West is looking for a pretext for military intervention, a senior Syrian government official said Tuesday following talks in Moscow.

Court docus show Cruise-Holmes divorce case closed

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2012 file photo, actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, in West Hollywood, Calif. Court records filed in a New York City court indicate the case was closed Monday, Aug. 20. Holmes and Cruise said in July they had reached an agreement less than two weeks into their headline-dominating divorce case. Their lawyers and representatives wouldn't disclose details. The couple were married in Italy in 2006. They have a 6-year-old daughter, Suri. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)The Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes divorce case is closed.

Barnes & Noble sees 'Fifty Shades' of green

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:12 PM PDT

FILE-In this Monday, June 18, 2012, file photo customers enter the Barnes and Noble Booksellers store in Hoover, Ala. Barnes & Noble says its fiscal first-quarter loss narrowed, lifted by sales of e-books and other digital content as well as sales of the "Fifty Shades of Grey" series at its bookstores. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)Barnes & Noble's fiscal first quarter was a tale of modern and traditional. Tech-savvy readers snapped up its e-books and other digital content during the period, while traditionalists headed to its bookstores for the popular "Fifty Shades of Grey" series and other items.

Storm system could send hurricane to US convention

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:11 PM PDT

A weather system swirling in the eastern Caribbean has raised the remote possibility that this year's Republican National Convention could be more blustery than usual.

Turkmenistan formally ends 1-party system

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:10 PM PDT

Turkmenistan has formally ended its one-party system with the creation of a business-oriented political party. But the new group's arrival is unlikely to substantively lead to democratization in the authoritarian state.

Georgetown student to speak at Dem convention

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:10 PM PDT

A Democratic official says Sandra Fluke will try to solidify President Barack Obama's support among women during a speech next month at the Democratic National Convention.

Peace Corps chief Williams quitting

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:09 PM PDT

Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams is leaving his post after three years as head of the international volunteer agency.

Mars rover Curiosity prepares for test drive

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:09 PM PDT

Scientists are preparing to send the NASA rover Curiosity on its first test drive on Mars and they say a broken wind sensor won't jeopardize its mission.

Chinese company keeps Syria connected to Internet

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:08 PM PDT

A firm that tracks the pathways of the Internet says a Chinese company is keeping war-torn Syria connected to the Internet as other telecommunications companies withdraw.

US swimmer Nyad abandons fourth Cuba-Florida bid

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:06 PM PDT

US distance swimmer Diana Nyad abandoned her fourth attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida on Tuesday after battling lightning storms and swarms of jellyfish for more than two days.

Highlights from the 15 Mindset Lists since 1998

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:04 PM PDT

For the past 15 years, Beloit College has published an annual Mindset List to help remind professors that cultural references familiar to them might draw blank stares from college freshmen. Here are highlights from each of those lists:

Prosecutor: Neb. woman lied about anti-gay attack

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:03 PM PDT

A former standout for the University of Nebraska's women's basketball team will be charged with lying to police for reporting that three masked men broke into her home last month, carved anti-gay slurs into her and tried to set her house on fire, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

Ex-Notre Dame coach gets 4-year suspended sentence

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:59 AM PDT

Former NFL player and assistant coach Corwin Brown received a suspended four-year sentence Tuesday for striking his wife and holding her hostage during a police standoff, after his wife said sending him to prison would do more harm to him and their family.

Union head Michael Weiner treated for brain tumor

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:57 AM PDT

Baseball players' union head Michael Weiner is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor.

Website of court that sentenced Pussy Riot hacked

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 file photo, feminist punk group Pussy Riot members, from left, Maria Alekhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova show the court's verdict as they sit in a glass cage at a courtroom in Moscow. The two-year prison sentence handed down to Pussy Riot for a provocative protest inside a Moscow cathedral called attention to just how hard President Vladimir Putin is clamping down on minor displays of dissent. But Russia isn't the only country where people are punished for offenses that many in the West might consider trivial. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, File)Russian hackers on Tuesday attacked the website of the Moscow court where three members of the Pussy Riot punk band were tried and sentenced to two years in prison for an irreverent protest.

Afghan rockets damage US general's plane

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:52 AM PDT

In this image released by the U.S. Department of Defense and taken Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, prepares to board a CH-47 at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/D. Myles Cullen, Department of Defense)An insurgent rocket attack damaged the plane of the top U.S. military general as it sat parked at a coalition base in Afghanistan on Tuesday, dealing another blow to the image of progress in building a stable country as foreign forces work to wind down the 10-year-old war.

Americans tune out Afghan war as fighting rages on

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:52 AM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama looks out over graves in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., where he paid his respects to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the past decade. It was once President Barack Obama's "war of necessity." Now, it's America's forgotten war. The Afghan conflict generates barely a whisper on the U.S. presidential campaign trail. It's not a hot topic at the office water cooler or in the halls of Congress _ even though 88,000 American troops are still fighting here and dying at a rate of one a day.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)It was once President Barack Obama's "war of necessity." Now, it's America's forgotten war.

US lawmaker in rape dispute stays in race

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:50 AM PDT

The US lawmaker who sparked a firestorm with controversial comments about rape and pregnancy said Tuesday he will stay in his Senate race, bucking fellow Republicans' demands that he bow out.

IMF chief in Egypt for talks over $3.2 billion aid

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:50 AM PDT

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is in Egypt to try to revive stalled talks over a $3.2 billion aid package for its battered economy.

Biden to be in Tampa as GOP convention opens

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:47 AM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden is planning to be in Tampa, Fla., next week as Republicans open their presidential nominating convention in the city.

Obama shifts to Ryan education plan

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:43 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event at Capital University, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)President Barack Obama told Ohio students Tuesday that proposed Republican cuts to college aid show that opponent Mitt Romney "does not think investing in your future is worth it," using personal terms to try to paint his opponent as eager to help the wealthy at the expense of working families.

Israeli archaeologist digs into Nazi death camp

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:41 AM PDT

Israeli archaeologist Yoram Haimi shows aluminum plate to young people from Dror school in Israel at the site of the former German Nazi death camp of Sobibor, in eastern Poland, on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. Dror school is trying to find remains of the camp still hidden in the ground in order to redraw its shape. The Nazis burned the camp to the ground in to erase all trace of it as the Soviet Red Army was approaching. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)When Israeli archaeologist Yoram Haimi decided to investigate his family's unknown Holocaust history, he turned to the skill he knew best: He began to dig.

Akin staying in Missouri Senate race despite rape comments

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:38 AM PDT

Handout of U.S. Representative Todd Akin in this undated official portrait provided courtesy of the House of RepresentativesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Todd Akin, under fire for controversial remarks on abortion and rape, resisted pressure from fellow Republicans to drop out of the Missouri Senate race on Tuesday amid speculation over who might replace him on the November 6 ballot. Despite calls from throughout the Republican Party for him to step out of the contest against Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill, Akin - a staunch opponent of abortion - vowed to stay in the race, saying he represented a conservative movement that must be heard. "We are going to continue in this race for U.S. ...

Rising gas prices not a big concern for voters

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:31 AM PDT

A voter arrives at a polling location in PortlandWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even as President Barack Obama considers using U.S. oil stockpiles to halt rising gasoline costs in an election year, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday shows economic pain at the pump is not a big concern for voters. Fuel and gas prices ranked last among 10 factors that influence voters in evaluating Obama's job performance and the country's direction, the poll found. Healthcare, the economy and jobs top the list, with gas prices also lagging behind foreign policy, immigration and education. ...

Exclusive: Iran looks to Armenia to skirt bank sanctions

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:30 AM PDT

Armenian President Sargsyan walks with Iran's President Ahmadinejad during a welcoming ceremony in YerevanUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - With international sanctions squeezing Iran, the Islamic Republic is seeking to expand its banking foothold in the Caucasus nation of Armenia to make up for difficulties in countries it used to rely on to do business, according to diplomats and documents. Iran's growing interest in its neighbor Armenia, a mountainous, landlocked country of about 3. ...

Romney opening up _ a little _ about his religion

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:27 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Manchester N.H. Romney is starting to open up a bit more about his lifelong commitment to Mormonism and lay leadership in the church, heeding pleas from backers who hope it could help him overcome his struggles to connect with voters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)Mitt Romney is starting to open up a bit more about his lifelong commitment to Mormonism and his lay leadership in the church, following pleas from backers who say that talking about his faith could help him overcome his struggles to connect with voters.

Jaguars to play 4 home games in London

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:27 AM PDT

The Jacksonville Jaguars are going to be England's team. The NFL and the Jags announced Tuesday the team will play one home game in London for four years in a row.

Insight: Ryan's economic thinking is more Reagan than Tea Party

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:24 AM PDT

Photographs of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) from a composite picture is seen at the Delta Tau Delta house at Miami University in OxfordOXFORD, Ohio (Reuters) - When Cesar Conda was a Republican staff director on the U.S. Senate's small business committee in 1991, he often was badgered with questions on economic theory by Paul Ryan, then a 21-year-old intern. Ryan, now the Republican candidate for vice president, "worked in the mail room and would constantly pop his head into my office to ask questions about supply-side economics," Conda said. "I had a lot of work to do, so I gave him a couple of books to keep him busy. ...
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