Monday, August 20, 2012

OnLive game streaming company says it will live on

OnLive game streaming company says it will live on

OnLive game streaming company says it will live on

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:21 PM PDT

OnLive, the video game streaming service that was full of promise when it started three years ago, has reorganized its business and cut its staff.

US seizes $150 mn in Hezbollah-linked funds: officials

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:18 PM PDT

US authorities on Monday announced the seizure of $150 million allegedly linked to a scheme by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to launder proceeds from drug trafficking and other crimes.

Moscow police search for other Pussy Riot members

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:15 PM PDT

Russian police say they are searching for other members of Pussy Riot, the punk band whose anti-Putin protest inside a Moscow cathedral led to prison sentences for three of the activists.

Stocks slip; Apple sets a record

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:15 PM PDT

Stocks are ending the day just lower.

Democrats target Paul Ryan on women's issues

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:14 PM PDT

Republican vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., campaigns at The Villages, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)Since Mitt Romney selected Paul Ryan as his running mate, the presidential campaign's focus has largely centered on the Wisconsin congressman's ambitious plan to transform Medicare and slash government spending.

Mammograms and dense breasts _ questions abound

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:22 PM PDT

These two undated photos, provided by the American Society of Radiology shows an extremely dense breast, left, and a least dense breast. Women whose breast tissue is very dense have a greater risk of developing breast cancer than women whose breasts contain more fatty tissue. And it can be harder for mammograms to spot a possible tumor because both dense tissue and potentially cancerous spots appear white on the X-ray. This image compares mammograms of an extremely dense breast and an extremely fatty breast. According to the American College of Radiology, most women fall somewhere in between. (AP Photo/American Society of Radiology)More women are getting the word that they may have breasts too dense for mammograms to give a good picture. What's not so clear is what to make of that information.

Libya: Gadhafi's son's trial in September in Libya

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:11 PM PDT

Libya will put deposed dictator Moammar Gadhafi's son on trial, defying a demand by the International Criminal Court, the Libyan representative to the Hague court said Monday.

Humorist Phyllis Diller dies at 95 in Los Angeles

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:10 PM PDT

FILE--In this May 20, 1966 file photo, comedian Phyllis Diller appears in character in the ABC-TV comedy series ''The Pruitts of Southampton''. Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, at age 95 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/File)Phyllis Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, punctuating her jokes with her trademark cackle, died Monday morning in Los Angeles at age 95.

US eyes Iran summit of non-aligned nations warily

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:08 PM PDT

The Obama administration says Iran doesn't deserve to host a summit of non-aligned nations later this month but is urging foreign leaders who decide to attend to press the Iranian government comply with international demands to come clean about its nuclear program.

Syria airstrikes, shelling kill 100 during holiday

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:05 PM PDT

Syrians Bassem Kharfani, left, and Mahmoud Jikar sit at the door of Jikar's house, one of more than a dozen homes destroyed in a Syrian government bombing last week that killed more than 40 people, in Azaz, Syria, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Ben Hubbard)Government forces pummeled the battered city of Aleppo with airstrikes and tanks and shelled parts of Damascus and southern Syria Monday, killing at least 100 people during a major Muslim holiday, rights groups and activists said.

Summertime blues for drivers: Gas at August record

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:03 PM PDT

FILE- In this Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, file photo, gas prices are advertised at a Sunoco gas station and market in Lapeer, Mich. U.S. drivers are paying an average of $3.72 per gallon on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. That's the highest price ever on this date, according to auto club AAA, a shade above the $3.717 average on Aug. 20, 2008. A year ago, the average was $3.578. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)You may pay more than ever for a late-summer drive.

Best Buy names CEO; founder still eying company

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:03 PM PDT

President and CEO of Carlson, Hubert Joly, speaks during the 2010 Reuters Travel and Leisure Summit in New York(Reuters) - U.S. electronics chain Best Buy Co Inc named Hubert Joly, the former head of hospitality and travel company Carlson, as its new chief executive on Monday, hoping to tap the French businessman's acumen in turning around ailing businesses. The naming of a permanent CEO ends months of uncertainty at the world's largest consumer electronics chain stemming from the abrupt departure of its prior CEO, Brian Dunn, in April. ...

Indiana public schools wage unusual ad campaign

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:02 PM PDT

In this Aug. 7, 2012 photo, Phillip Covington, right, talks with his son Giovanni as he works on a mathematics lesson in the library of Todd Academy in Indianapolis. Struggling Indiana public school districts are buying billboard space, airing radio ads and even sending principals door-to-door in an unusual marketing campaign aimed at persuading parents not to move their children to private schools as the nation's largest voucher program doubles in size. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)Struggling Indiana public school districts are buying billboard space, airing radio ads and even sending principals door-to-door in an unusual marketing campaign aimed at persuading parents not to move their children to private schools as the nation's largest voucher program doubles in size.

Roger Clemens returning to baseball

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:58 PM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 27, 2008 file photo shows Roger Clemens pausing while throwing batting practice during a workout at the Houston Astros minor league spring training facility in Kissimmee, Fla. Rogers Clemens has signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League and is expected to start for them on Saturday at home against Bridgeport. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)Roger Clemens isn't done with baseball quite yet.

Early heart death raises disease risk for family

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:55 PM PDT

FILE -In this Aug. 18, 2012 file photo, Republican vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks in The Villages, Fla. Paul Ryan works out and watches his diet, but clean living can only go so far when there's a strong family history of heart disease. The largest study ever of heart risks in families finds that having a close relative die young of cardiovascular disease doubles a person's odds of developing it at an early age. Three generations of Ryan men have died in their 50s of heart attacks. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)Paul Ryan works out and watches his diet, but a new study shows that clean living can only go so far to help people like the vice presidential candidate overcome a strong family history of heart disease.

Obama: Chemical weapons in Syria are a 'red line'

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:49 PM PDT

President Barack Obama said Monday the U.S. would reconsider its opposition to military involvement in the Syrian civil war if President Bashar Assad's beleaguered regime deploys or uses chemical or biological weapons. He called such action a "red line" for the United States.

Apple sets record for company value at $623B

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:49 PM PDT

FILE-In this Friday, March 16, 2012, photo, Apple employees welcome hundreds of customers in front of the Apple store at a shopping mall in Oberhausen, western Germany, as the new iPad goes on sale at the Apple store. On Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, Apple set a new record for the most valuable company at $621 billion, beating Microsoft's 1999 high. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)Apple is Wall Street's all-time MVP —that's Most Valuable Property.

Obama warns Syria's Assad chemical weapons a "red line"

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:49 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama bluntly warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday not to cross a "red line" by using chemical or biological weapons in his country's bloody conflict and suggested that such action would prompt the United States to consider a military response. Pointing out that he had refrained "at this point" from ordering U.S. military engagement in Syria, Obama said that there would be "enormous consequences" if Assad failed to safeguard his weapons of mass destruction. ...

Cuba-to-Fla. swimmer Nyad plows on after storm

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:47 PM PDT

In this photo provided by Diana Nyad via the Florida Keys News Bureau, endurance swimmer Diana Nyad swims in the Florida Straits between Cuba and the Florida Keys Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Nyad is endeavoring to become the first swimmer to transit the Florida Straits from Cuba to the Keys without a shark cage. (AP Photo/Diana Nyad via the Florida Keys News Bureau, Christi Barli)Swimmer Diana Nyad was back on track and doing well Monday after a night of storms and jellyfish stings roughed up her bid for a record swim from Cuba to Florida.

US judge says Vatican isn't priests' employer

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:45 PM PDT

The Vatican won a major victory Monday in an Oregon federal courtroom, where a judge ruled that the Holy See is not the employer of molester priests.

Lightning sparks more blazes across the West

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:45 PM PDT

Firefighters across the West on Monday kept to the task of battling a summer-long series of raging wildfires, with the latest round sparked mostly by lightning strikes amid dry conditions and gusty winds.

Somalia: A new parliament but no presidential vote

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT

Somali president Sharif Sheik Ahmed, left, and UN envoy for Somalia Augostina Mahiga, right, during the swearing in ceremony of 211 MP's at Aden Ade international airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, Aug 20, 2012. Somalia's newly-selected members of parliament were on Monday sworn in as the Horn of Africa country moves from the long-drawn transitional period to a permanent form of government. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsamehmeh)Somalia's chief justice on Monday swore in 215 new members of parliament, an accomplishment but one that fell far short of U.N. hopes that the Horn of Africa nation would seat a full 275-member parliament that would vote in a new president.

Tuskegee airman G. Hickman dies in Seattle at 88

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:38 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2009 file photo, George Hickman peers out at the basketball court as he serves as a sports usher at the University of Washington in Seattle. Hickman, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)George Hickman, one of the original Tuskegee airmen and a longtime usher at University of Washington and Seattle Seahawks games, has died at age 88.

Egypt's defense minister vows to uproot militants

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Egypt's new defense minister pledged Monday to crack down on militants in the largely lawless Sinai Peninsula, offering to pay Bedouins to collect weapons.

Unilever completes $267 mn sale of US frozen food portfolio

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Dutch food and cosmetics giant Unilever said Monday it had completed the $267 million sale of its North American frozen meals business to US-based ConAgra, part of its plan to exit the sector.

Greece seeking to find $14.2 bln spending cuts

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Pedestrians walk outside a pawn shop offering money for gold, in Athens, on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. Greece's finance officials are seeking to finalize euro 11.5 billion in spending cuts necessary for it to continue receiving the international funding that is protecting it from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Greek finance officials on Monday held new talks on finalizing €11.5 billion ($14.19 billion) in spending cuts necessary for the country to continue receiving the international rescue loans that are protecting it from bankruptcy.

Syria war empowers long-oppressed Kurdish minority

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:32 PM PDT

FILE - This Friday, June 15, 2012 file citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN purports to show anti-Syrian regime Kurdish protesters holding an effigy of Syrian President Bashar Assad as they wave their Kurdish flag during a demonstration called the "Friday of Russia is the enemy of Syrian people," at the northeastern town of Amouda, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network, SNN, File )THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOLast month, while the world's attention was focused on battles raging in Syria's two largest cities, a quiet transformation was taking place in the country's oil-rich northeast where about 2 million minority Kurds live.

US: Assange trying to distract from sex case

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:32 PM PDT

A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange maintains a presence outside the Ecuador embassy in London, as he continues his refuge there, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange portrayed himself Sunday as a victim of an American "witch hunt" over his secret-spilling website in a defiant address from the balcony of the embassy where he is holed up to avoid extradition to face sex assault allegations. Surrounded by British police who want to detain him, Assange made no mention of the sex assault case in Sweden or how long he would remain in Ecuador's embassy in London, where he took refuge two months ago. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)The Obama administration on Monday accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of making "wild assertions" about U.S. persecution to deflect attention from sex allegations he faces questioning for in Sweden.

Obama defends campaign tone, criticizes Romney

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:26 PM PDT

President Barack Obama pauses as he answers questions from members of the media, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, in the White House briefing room in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)President Barack Obama on Monday defended the tone of his campaign in this summer's combative ad fight with Republican challenger Mitt Romney, contending he is pointing out real differences while Romney is making a welfare-work claim that is "patently false."

Senate candidate apologizes but won't abandon race

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb 18, 2012 file photo, Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin, R-Missouri, waves to the crowd while introduced at a senate candidate forum during a Republican conference in Kansas City, Mo. The two losing candidates in the Republican primary for Missouri's U.S. Senate seat are getting renewed attention after Akin's comments about rape on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, file)Missouri Rep. Todd Akin apologized Monday for his televised comments that women's bodies are able to prevent pregnancies if they are victims of "a legitimate rape," but he refused to heed calls to abandon his bid for the Senate.

Augusta, home of the Masters, admits first women members

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:18 PM PDT

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice attends closing ceremonies of the Presidents Cup golf tournament in San Francisco(Reuters) - Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters golf tournament, finally ended an all-male policy that had endured for 80 years when it announced on Monday that two women would be admitted as members for the first time. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and financier Darla Moore will become the first women to don the renowned green jackets when the Augusta, Georgia, club re-opens for a new season in October. Augusta National's status as male-only has drawn criticism for years. ...

Seven killed by car bomb in southeast Turkey

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:18 PM PDT

HAKKARI, Turkey (Reuters) - A car bomb believed to have been planted by Kurdish separatists exploded close to a police station in the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding dozens more, security sources said. Television footage showed a bus and the surrounding area ablaze with smoke billowing into the sky as firemen tried to fight the fire. Ambulances ferried casualties to hospital while anxious residents looked on. ...

Pakistan girl jailed, accused of blasphemy

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:14 PM PDT

People gathered outside the locked house of a Christian girl in suburbs of Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. Pakistani authorities arrested a Christian girl and are investigating whether she violated the country's strict blasphemy laws after furious neighbors surrounded her house and demanded police take action, a police officer said Monday. The arrest of the girl and outrage among the local community demonstrates the deep emotion that suspected blasphemy cases can evoke in this conservative Muslim country, where rising extremism often means religious minorities live in fear of persecution.(AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)A Christian girl was sent to a Pakistani prison after being accused by her furious Muslim neighbors of burning pages of the Islamic holy book, the Quran, in violation of the country's strict blasphemy laws.

Apple becomes most valuable company of all time

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:13 PM PDT

An Apple logo is seen at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2012 in San FranciscoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc became the most valuable public company of all time on Monday, after its market value climbed beyond $620 billion to surpass a milestone set by Microsoft Corp more than a decade ago. Its shares were up 2.3 percent at $662.73 in afternoon trade, after having gained more than 8 percent this month as Wall Street bets on the September 12 rollout of the latest version of the iPhone, the device that revolutionized the mobile industry. Apple shares reached a high of $664.74 in the morning, giving them a value of $623.14 billion. They edged past the record of $620. ...

New Belarus foreign minister named

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Belarus' authoritarian president has named a new foreign minister in what is being seen as an effort to improve relations with the European Union and United States.

Clues sought to explain British filmmaker Tony Scott's suicide

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:08 PM PDT

File photo of director Tony Scott posing in ParisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Investigators sought clues on Monday to what prompted British-born filmmaker Tony Scott to take his own life in Los Angeles, while much of Hollywood focused on an unconfirmed news report that he was suffering from brain cancer. Scott, director of such blockbuster films as "Top Gun" and "Beverly Hills Cop II," jumped to his death on Sunday from a suspension bridge over Los Angeles Harbor, leaving behind a suicide note in his office and a list in his car of people to contact, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said. ...

Tampa strip-club king: RNC not great for business

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:07 PM PDT

In this Aug. 16, 2012 photo, an entertainer performs at the "Mons Venus" adult club in Tampa, Fla. The club _ located less than 6 miles from where the Republicans will gather to nominate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as their presidential candidate _ was opened 30 years ago by Joe Redner, who almost single-handedly made Tampa's adult entertainment world famous. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)More than sunshine, cigars or the rollercoasters at Busch Gardens, Tampa is known for its naked ladies.

Republicans cold shoulder Akin after abortion comments

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:07 PM PDT

U.S. Representative Todd Akin poses in this undated official photo provided courtesy of the House of RepresentativesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Republicans scrambled to distance themselves on Monday from Missouri U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin's comments about rape, which put an unwelcome focus on divisive social issues a week before the party holds its election-year convention. Akin said in a television interview on Sunday that women have biological defenses to prevent pregnancy in cases of "legitimate rape," making legal abortion rights unnecessary. ...

First lady hosts kids at lunchtime 'state dinner'

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:06 PM PDT

President Barack Obama shakes hands during the Kids' "State Dinner," hosted by first lady Michelle Obama, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)At the first ever White House "kids state dinner," first lady Michelle Obama told America's top junior chefs Monday that the dishes they cooked up are proving that fun eating can be "healthy and tasty at the same time."
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