Sunday, September 23, 2012

Gas prices down just slightly over 2 weeks

Gas prices down just slightly over 2 weeks

Gas prices down just slightly over 2 weeks

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 12:55 PM PDT

The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline dipped by less than one penny — about a third of a cent — over the past two weeks.

Sinai raids may force Israel-Egypt accord changes

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Israeli soldiers and relatives react during the funeral of Cpl. Netanel Yahalomi, 20, in the Israeli city of Modiin, early Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Yahalomi was killed Friday in a shootout between Islamic militants and Israeli troops along Israel's southern border with Egypt. The Israeli troops returned fire, killing the militants. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)Israeli officials said Sunday they would resist any Egyptian attempts to reopen the military arrangements under the countries' historic peace deal, despite the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Egypt's Sinai peninsula.

Prophet film protesters clash with Greek police

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Muslim immigrants living in Greece throw objects at riot police during a protest against a film produced in the U.S. that they say insults the Prophet Muhammad, in Athens, Sun. 23, 2012. The protesters tried to march to the U.S. Embassy, but riot police blocked all exits from the square and used tear gas to disperse the protesters. It is the first such protest against the film by Muslims in Greece.(AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)Greek riot police used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse Muslim protesters who clashed with officers Sunday during a rally against a film produced in the U.S. that denigrates Islam's Prophet Muhammad. No injuries were reported.

Drunken driver kills 7 at bus stop in Moscow

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Five teenage Russian orphans, their teacher and her husband were all killed when a speeding car driven by a drunken driver crashed into a Moscow bus stop, the Interfax news agency reported Sunday, citing city officials.

Romney strives to turn the page on rough week

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 12:12 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney acknowledges donors after he spoke at a campaign fundraising event in Del Mar, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Mitt Romney's presidential campaign strove to turn the page on a week of public stumbles and Republican hand-wringing Sunday, promising a redoubled effort in the most competitive states to undercut his opponent's economic record as voters tune in for the final six weeks of a deadlocked race.

Goebbels' early letters show controlling behavior

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 12:08 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by Alexander Autographs, of Stamford, Conn., shows a pre-World War II document by Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. Alexander Historical Auctions plans to sell the collection of Goebbels' writings Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Stamford. (AP Photo/Alexander Autographs)The love letters, school papers and dramatic works of college-age Joseph Goebbels reveal a romantic young man beginning to show signs of anti-Semitism and egotistical and controlling behavior, according to a Connecticut auction house selling the pre-war writings of Adolf Hitler's propaganda chief.

'Watch,' 'House,' 'Curve' land in photo finish

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 12:07 PM PDT

This film image released by Open Road Films shows Michael Pena, left, and Jake Gyllenhaal in a scene from "End of Watch." (AP Photo/Open Road Films, Scott Garfield)Hollywood is in photo-finish mode with three new movies bunched up tightly for the No. 1 spot during a sleepy weekend at the box office.

6 youth offenders caught after knocking out guard

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 12:06 PM PDT

The teenage boys apparently planned their escape from the juvenile detention center in Washington state. Some had packed bags with them, and one boy even stuffed his bed to make it look like he was there, authorities said.

Rep: Green Day's Armstrong getting treatment

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 12:01 PM PDT

Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs at the iHeart Radio Music Festival on Friday, Sept., 21, 2012 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by Eric Reed/Invision/AP)Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong is headed to treatment for substance abuse.

Belarus holds elections boycotted by opposition

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:51 AM PDT

Electoral commission staff count ballot papers after voting closed at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Belarus is holding parliamentary elections Sunday without the main opposition parties, which boycotted the vote to protest the detention of political prisoners and alleged opportunities for election fraud. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)Belarus held parliamentary elections Sunday without the main opposition parties, which boycotted the vote to protest the detention of political prisoners and opportunities for election fraud.

Latest protests against depictions of Muhammad

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:48 AM PDT

Iranian protestors chant slogans as they approach the French Embassy during a demonstration to condemn a French magazine caricaturing prophet Muhammad in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Here's a look at protests and events on Sunday connected to an anti-Muslim film produced in the United States and vulgar caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published in a French satirical weekly. At least 49 people, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya, have been killed in violence linked to protests over the film, which also has renewed debate over freedom of expression in the U.S. and in Europe.

Decades of federal dollars helped fuel gas boom

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:35 AM PDT

It sounds like a free-market success story: a natural gas boom created by drilling company innovation, delivering a vast new source of cheap energy without the government subsidies that solar and wind power demand.

LA preps for freeway closure and Carmageddon II

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:32 AM PDT

"Carmageddon II" — the sequel — is coming to one of the nation's most crowded freeways, and authorities are hoping its subtitle won't be "The Traffic Strikes Back."

UK considers tapping pensions to help home buyers

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:31 AM PDT

BRIGHTON (Reuters) - Britain will allow parents to use money locked up in pension schemes to help their children obtain mortgages and buy their own home, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said on Sunday. The scheme, still at the planning stage, aims to give a lift to a sluggish economy with a 125 million pound ($200 million) boost to the housing and construction market. It comes after Clegg and Prime Minister David Cameron announced 10 billion pounds of government backing for new housing schemes earlier this month. ...

Syrian opposition figures meet in Damascus

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:30 AM PDT

A Free Syrian Army fighter from the Al-Faruk brigade, steps on the Baath party and Syrian flags at Tal Abyad, a Turkish-Syrian border crossing captured by the rebels earlier in the week, eastern Syria, Saturday Sept. 22, 2012. The leaders of the rebel Free Syrian Army said Saturday they moved their command center from Turkey to Syria with the aim of uniting rebels and speeding up the fall of President Bashar Assad's regime. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Syrian opposition figures who reject foreign intervention in Syria's 18-month conflict called for the ouster of President Bashar Assad at a rare meeting Sunday in the nation's capital. The gathering was tolerated by the regime in an apparent attempt to lend credibility to its claims that it remains open to political reform despite its bloody crackdown on dissent.

From Nigeria to Athens, Muslim protests rumble on

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:24 AM PDT

A girl attends an anti-U.S. demonstration with religious students in the compound of the Red Mosque in IslamabadDUBAI (Reuters) - Muslims protested in Nigeria, Iran, Greece and Turkey on Sunday to show anti-Western anger against a film and cartoons insulting Islam had not dissipated. As delegates from around the world gathered in New York for a U.N. General Assembly where the clash between free speech and blasphemy is bound to be raised, U.S. flags were once again burning in parts of the Muslim world. ...

Sharon Stone checked out before Milan auction

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:22 AM PDT

USA Actress Sharon Stone, left, and Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli pose at the Amfar charity event, part of the Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept.22, 2012. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu)Sharon Stone helped raise more than $1.1 million (€846,000) for AIDS research at a charity auction, hours after a brief trip to a hospital during Milan Fashion Week.

Bills' Spiller out with shoulder injury

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:20 AM PDT

Bills running back C.J. Spiller will not return to Sunday's game against the Browns because of an injured left shoulder.

Union asks NFL owners to end officials lockout

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:20 AM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 17, 2012 file photo shows Denver Broncos head coach John Fox gesturing while speaking to officials during the first half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, in Atlanta. The numbers say there isn't much difference between NFL games worked by the regular officials and the ones being worked this season by their replacements. Comments from players and coaches say otherwise. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, FIle)The NFL players' union sent an open letter to team owners calling for an end to the lockout of on-field officials and hinting that it's a violation of the contract between the players and the league.

Suicide bomber kills 2, injures 45 in Nigeria

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:17 AM PDT

A damaged car seen after a suicide car bomb detonated at a church in Bauchi, Nigeria. Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. A suicide car bomber attacked a Catholic church in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing two people and wounding another 45 in a region under assault by a radical Islamist sect, officials said. (AP Photo) EDS NOTE: BEST QUALITY AVAILABLEA suicide car bomber attacked a Catholic church conducting Mass in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing two people and wounding another 45 in a region under assault by a radical Islamist sect, officials said.

Texas inmate prepares for 3rd trip death house

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:16 AM PDT

In this Aug. 29, 2012, photo, convicted killer Cleve Foster speaks from a visiting cage at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Polunsky Unit outside Livingston, Texas. Foster has received three reprieves from the U.S. Supreme Court, including two last year when he was within hours of execution for the slaying of a 30-year-old woman near Fort Worth in 2000. He is scheduled to die Sept. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Graczyk)What Cleve Foster remembers most about his recent brushes with death is the steel door, the last one condemned Texas inmates typically walk through before their execution.

Trader Joe's recalls peanut butter

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:07 AM PDT

Trader Joe's is recalling its house brand of peanut butter over fears of possible salmonella contamination.

Novel courts handle low-level crimes across US

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:06 AM PDT

Judge Lillian Sing applauds a defendant on the bench of the Community Court Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in San Francisco. While it's been difficult for researchers to determine cost savings by the courts, new studies suggest the courts are helping stem crime. An evaluation of Washington, D.C.'s community court by the Westat research firm found this summer that defendants who successfully completed diversion programs from 2007 to 2009 were half as likely to reoffend as similar defendants in a traditional court. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)In most courtrooms, spontaneous applause could get you thrown out.

Giant panda cub born Sept. 16 at National Zoo dies

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:05 AM PDT

The giant panda cub born a week ago at the National Zoo in Washington has died, and it was not immediately known why the animal died, zoo officials said Sunday.

Former Russian defense minister Grachev dies

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:43 AM PDT

Pavel Grachev, a former Russian defense minister who led troops into Chechnya in the 1990s, died on Sunday. He was 64.

Libya orders 'illegitimate' militias to disband

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:41 AM PDT

Soldiers from the Libyan National Army get ready to enter Rafallah al-sahati Islamic Militia Brigades compound, one of the compound buildings which can be seen behind the wall, in Benghazi, Libya, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. On Friday evening hundreds of protesters angry over last week's killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya stormed the compound of the Islamic extremist Ansar al-Shariah Brigade militia suspected in the attack, evicting militiamen and setting fire to their building. After taking over the Ansar compound, protesters then drove to attack the Benghazi headquarters of Rafallah Sahati where militiamen opened fire on the protesters, who were largely unarmed leaving at least 20 wounded, and several killed according to hospital sources. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)Libya's president ordered all of the country's militias to come under government authority or disband, a move that appeared aimed at harnessing popular anger against the powerful armed groups following the attack last week that killed the U.S. ambassador.

Iran threatens attacks on US bases in event of war

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:34 AM PDT

A senior commander in Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard warned that Iran will target U.S. bases in the region in the event of war with Israel, raising the prospect of a broader conflict that would force other countries to get involved, Iranian state television reported Sunday.

Brother of Ravens WR Torrey Smith killed on cycle

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:27 AM PDT

The brother of Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith has been killed in a motorcycle accident.

Euro zone to boost bailout fund firepower to 2 trillion euros: report

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT

A pensioner sits in a wheelchair in the Andalusian capital of SevilleBERLIN (Reuters) - Euro zone states are preparing to allow the bloc's permanent bailout fund to leverage its capital in the same way as its predecessor so it can reach a capacity of more than 2 trillion euros and rescue big countries if necessary, Der Spiegel said on Sunday. ...

Bernanke wants you to buy stocks, but risk is high

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 09:56 AM PDT

Ben Bernanke hopes his latest plan to stimulate the economy will get you to buy stocks and other risky assets. Maybe you should. People who did that after two similar Federal Reserve efforts are sitting on big gains today.

Iraq shrugs off calls to reconsider death penalty

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 09:35 AM PDT

Iraq has executed nearly 100 people so far this year, a big increase over previous years that has intensified concern about whether defendants are receiving fair trials in a country where the United States has spent billions of dollars trying to reform the judicial system after decades of dictatorship.

Dangerous and deepening divide between Islamic world, West

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 09:09 AM PDT

Supporters of the religious political party Markazi Jamiat Ahlehadith Pakistan shout slogans during protest against anti-Islam film made in the U.S. mocking Prophet Mohammad, in KarachiWASHINGTON (Reuters)- For those who believe in a clash of civilizations between the Islamic world and Western democracy, the last few weeks must seem like final confirmation of their theory. Even those who reject the term as loaded and simplistic speak sadly of a perhaps catastrophic failure of understanding between Americans in particular and many Muslims. The outrage and violence over a crude film ridiculing the Prophet Mohammad points to a chasm between Western free speech and individualism and the sensitivities of some Muslims over what they see as a campaign of humiliation. ...

Muslim protesters rally in Athens over anti-Islam video

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:41 AM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Hundreds of Muslim protesters staged a rally in central Athens on Sunday to protest against a film made in California which mocks Islam's Prophet Mohammad, the first such demonstration in Greece. The protesters chanted "All we have is Mohammad" and held banners reading "We demand an immediate punishment for those who tried to mock our Prophet Mohammad" as they prepared to march to the U.S. embassy. There were brief moments of tension when some demonstrators hurled bottles at police, who responded with teargas. ...

Eyes wide shut, world watches Syria bleed

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:28 AM PDT

A view of a damaged house in the city of HomsBEIRUT (Reuters) - Thirty years ago Hafez al-Assad cut phone lines from Hama to stop word spreading of his bloody crackdown on an uprising in the city, ensuring that the 1982 Syrian revolt was crushed and many thousands killed before the world even knew of it. Three decades on, his son is 18 months into a military campaign waged, despite efforts at censorship, in the glare of a global media spotlight; but Bashar too can rely on Cold War-era divisions among major powers, and a growing sense of impotence and indifference, to shield him from armed foreign intervention. ...

Red Bull's Vettel wins F1 Singapore GP

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:23 AM PDT

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Singapore Grand Prix for the second straight year Sunday, jumping up to second place in the Formula One drivers' championship.

Springsteen celebrates birthday with mom onstage

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:22 AM PDT

Bruce Springsteen celebrated his 63rd birthday onstage until nearly 2 a.m. Sunday, joined at the end by his hearty mom.

Stone hospitalized, then raises $1.1M for charity

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:19 AM PDT

USA Actress Sharon Stone, left, and Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli pose at the Amfar charity event, part of the Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept.22, 2012. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu)Sharon Stone was briefly taken to a hospital after the Fendi runway show at Milan Fashion Week, returning hours later to help raise more than $1.1 million (€846,000) for AIDS research.

'Mad Men,' Bryan Cranston eye Emmy Awards records

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:17 AM PDT

 Don Mischer, executive producer of the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, left, host Jimmy Kimmel, center, and Television Academy chairman and chief executive Bruce Rosenblum attend the Emmy Awards Red Carpet Rollout at the Nokia Theatre on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles. The Emmy Awards will be held Sunday, Sept 23. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)Records could be set and hearts definitely will be broken at the Emmy Awards.

Leibovitz's 'master set' both iconic, personal

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:16 AM PDT

Annie Leibovitz answers questions during an interview before the opening of her exhibition at the Wexner Center for the Arts Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Leibovitz's exhibition features work from her It was a job in itself for Annie Leibovitz to cull the first 40 years of her wide-ranging life as a photographer down to a core "master set" of museum-quality prints.

Suicide bomber kills two, wounds 46, at Nigerian church

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:03 AM PDT

BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber blew himself up outside a Catholic church in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing himself and at least two other people and wounding 46, police said. Police cordoned off the area around St. John's church after the blast, which caused minimal damage to the building but killed at least two people in a market area of Bauchi city. A Reuters journalist saw emergency services bring out three bodies in the area, called Wunti, and police identified one as the occupant of the car that blew up. Several wounded were being taken out on stretchers. ...
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