Saturday, September 29, 2012

No. 9 West Virginia beats No. 25 Baylor 70-63

No. 9 West Virginia beats No. 25 Baylor 70-63

No. 9 West Virginia beats No. 25 Baylor 70-63

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 01:02 PM PDT

West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith (12) looks for a receiver during their NCAA college football game against Baylor in Morgantown, W.Va., Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Christopher Jackson)Geno Smith threw for 656 yards and tied a Big 12 record with eight touchdown passes to lead No. 9 West Virginia to a 70-63 win over No. 25 Baylor on Saturday.

Puerto Rican woman kills man after Facebook fight

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 01:00 PM PDT

Police in Puerto Rico say a 27-year-old woman is suspected of killing her boyfriend after he became upset about her activities on Facebook.

Minneapolis gunman's family feared mental illness

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 01:00 PM PDT

An informal memorial sits on a bench in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 in tribute to UPS driver Keith Basinski, 50, who was among five victims killed in the shooting rampage that took place late Thursday afternoon at Accents Signage Systems, Inc. in Minneapolis, Minn. Police say Andrew Engeldinger, 36, was fired from the company that afternoon and responded by fatally shooting others there before he turned the gun on himself. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, David Joles) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUTAndrew Engeldinger's parents were worried about their son's growing paranoia. In 2010, they sought help, enrolling in a 12-week class for families of the mentally ill.

Serb hero fishes the desperate from Danube suicide

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:57 PM PDT

In this photo taken Sept. 18, 2012, fisherman Renato Grbic steers his boat under the Pancevo Bridge over the Danube river in Belgrade, Serbia. Grbic has saved the lives of 25 people who attempted to kill themselves by jumping from a nearby bridge. Over the years, Grbic has rescued people of all ages, social background and gender. There were young girls, middle-aged women, younger or older men. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)On a bright autumn day, Renato Grbic was out fishing on the Danube with his brother when he heard a big splash. At first, he thought somebody had thrown something off the bridge.

Tornado hits fair in Spain, flood deaths reach 10

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:49 PM PDT

A man to clear muddy water from his house, after heavy rain caused flash floods in the town of Villanueva del Rosario, Malaga, southern Spain, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. Homes were destroyed and at least one woman was killed. Rescue workers are searching to determine if there are more victims. (AP Photo/Sergio Torres)A tornado swept through a fairground in a Spanish town, knocking down a Ferris wheel and injuring 35 people, while the death toll from flooding in the same southern region of the country rose to 10, authorities said Saturday.

Black Keys, Neil Young, others to perform in NYC

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:36 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2010 file photo, Neil Young performs during the Bridge School Benefit concert in Mountain View, Calif. More than 60,000 people are expected to descend upon Central Park on Saturday evening, Sept. 29, 2012, for a free concert featuring the Black Keys and Young aimed at calling attention to poverty worldwide. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)More than 60,000 people are expected to descend upon Central Park on Saturday evening for a free concert featuring the Black Keys and Neil Young aimed at calling attention to poverty worldwide.

Danica Patrick could take Newman's crew in 2013

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Nationwide Series driver Danica Patrick, left, talks with Ricky Stenhouse Jr., right, during qualifying for the OneMain Financial 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)Danica Patrick appears set to work with Ryan Newman's crew for her fulltime Sprint Cup ride in 2013.

Guantanamo's last Western detainee returned to Canada

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:27 PM PDT

File of a courtroom sketch of Canadian defendant Khadr attending a hearing at Guantanamo BayWINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The youngest prisoner and last Westerner held in the Guantanamo military base, Omar Khadr, was sent to finish his sentence in his native Canada on Saturday, the Canadian government said. Canadian Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said that Khadr, who was a 15-year-old fighting in Afghanistan when captured in 2002, had been flown from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a military base in Trenton, Ontario and transferred to the province's Millhaven maximum-security prison. ...

NFL refs approve deal, ready for Sunday games

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:26 PM PDT

NFL head linesman Tom Stabile, left, and referee Ed Hochuli arrive at an Irving, Texas hotel Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. Officials started arriving Friday to discuss and vote on an agreement reached with the league late Wednesday. Some planned to fly directly to their assigned cities for Sunday's game. The deal must be ratified by 51 percent of the union's 121 members. (AP Photo/Nomaan Merchant)NFL referees are ready to go unnoticed again, just as they prefer.

Hundreds of Libyans handover their weapons

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:22 PM PDT

Hundreds of Libyans have converged on a main square in Benghazi in response to a call from the military to hand over their weapons, some driving in with armored personnel carriers, vehicles with mounted anti-aircraft guns and hundreds of rocket launchers.

Buffett's kids use dad's ideas to invest in giving

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:22 PM PDT

As they work to give away part of Warren Buffett's roughly $47 billion fortune, his three children have adopted an approach that looks remarkably similar to their father's technique for making all that money.

Qatar Airways flight lands safely after emergency

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:12 PM PDT

A Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Nigeria landed safely Saturday after the pilot discovered a problem with the aircraft's landing gear, authorities said.

Donald Fehr, NHL Commissioner Bettman meet again

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:11 PM PDT

Matthew Schneider, left, special assistant to NHL Players Association executive director Donald Fehr, Winnipeg Jets' Ron Hainsey, center, and Steve Fehr, players union special counsel, arrive at NHL headquarters in New York, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. With the clock ticking down to the start of the season, the NHL and its locked-out players are talking again. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)NHL Players' Association head Donald Fehr and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman held a second round of private talks on Saturday in an effort to move closer to an agreement that would end the ongoing lockout.

Iran condemns US for taking group off terror list

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2011 file photo, Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of Iranian opposition party National Council of Resistance of Iran, smiles as she attends an international conference on Iran policy in Brussels. Maryam Rajavi, the Paris-based head of the exiled opposition group, said in an interview that she hopes the organization can now have the ear of the world's diplomats to help bolster its bid to overthrow Iran's clerical regime. She stressed that its goal was to replace the Islamic Republic with a democratic government, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe, File)Iran condemned on Saturday the Obama administration for taking an Iranian militant group formerly allied with Saddam Hussein off the U.S. terrorism list, saying it shows Washington's "double standards."

Students, experts recoil at alcohol enema case

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:58 AM PDT

In a Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, photograph, the University of Tennessee Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house is seen in Knoxville, Tenn. The fraternity was the scene of a notorious alcohol enema incident that sent one student to the hospital and brought unwanted attention to the university. W. Timothy Rogers, vice chancellor for student life said a trio of investigations by the University of Tennessee Police Department, the Pi Kappa Alpha national office and the UT Office of Student Judicial Affairs are under way into the Sept. 22 incident. (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, J. Miles Cary)Before an unruly Tennessee party ended with a student hospitalized for a dangerously high blood alcohol level, most people had probably never heard of alcohol enemas.

Afghan forces also suffer from insider attacks

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:57 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 9, 2010 file photograph, an Afghan National Army soldier wears an ammunition belt around his neck during a joint patrol with United States Army soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion of the 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, outside Kandahar City. U.S. military officials have noted that Afghan security forces are dying in insider attacks along with foreign troops, but so far, the Afghan government has not provided statistics on the number killed. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, File)Afghan Army Sgt. Habibullah Hayar didn't know it, but he had been sleeping with his enemy for weeks.

Last Western detainee at Gitmo returns to Canada

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:49 AM PDT

FILE - This undated photo shows Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr, a Canadian, taken before he was imprisoned in 2002 at the age of 15. A decade after Khadr was pulled near death from the rubble of a bombed-out compound in Afghanistan, the Canadian citizen set foot on Canadian soil early Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, after an American military flight from the notorious prison in Guantanamo Bay. (AP Photo/Canadian Press, File)The last Western detainee held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay returned to Canada Saturday after a decade in custody following his capture in Afghanistan at age 15 after being wounded in a firefight with U.S. soldiers, officials said.

Ex-NY Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger dies

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:44 AM PDT

FILE - This March 2, 1973 file photo shows New York Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger in his office in New York. Sulzberger has died at age 86. The newspaper reports that his family says Sulzberger died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at his home in Southampton, N.Y., after a long illness. He had retired in 1992 after three decades at the paper's helm and was succeeded by his son, Arthur Jr. (AP Photo/Anthony Camerano, File)Former New York Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, who led the newspaper to new levels of influence and profit while standing up for press freedom during some of the most significant moments in 20th-century journalism, died Saturday. He was 86.

Police ID man who killed self on TV after chase

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:43 AM PDT

Map shows Tonopah Arizona, where a suspected car-jacker appears to shoot himself on live television.Phoenix police have identified a man who shot at officers and then led them on a chase that ended with his suicide broadcast on national television.

Another big Supreme Court term kicks off Monday

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:39 AM PDT

Workers cover the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, with a protective scrim, as work continues on the facade. The Supreme Court is embarking on a new term beginning Monday that could be as consequential as the last one with the prospect for major rulings about affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)When last we saw the chief justice of the United States on the bench, John Roberts was joining with the Supreme Court's liberals in an unlikely lineup that upheld President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Minneapolis gunman's family grew more concerned

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:39 AM PDT

This July 2012 photo shows Andrew Engeldinger working at Accent Signage in Minneapolis. Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan told a Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, news conference that the gunman in Thursday's attack inside a Minneapolis sign company where four people were killed was 36-year-old Engeldinger. Police also say that Engeldinger had been fired hours before the attack. (AP Photo/Finance and Commerce, Bill Klotz) MANDATORY CREDITThe parents of a Minneapolis man who authorities say fatally shot five people at his workplace were so concerned about his growing paranoia two years ago that they enrolled in a course for families of the mentally ill.

Yemeni government official escapes suicide attack

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:38 AM PDT

Yemeni security officials say a government official who once led a local militia against al-Qaida in the country's south has survived a suicide attack. One of his guards died of wounds sustained in the attack.

Former NY Times executive Arthur Sulzberger dies at 86

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:29 AM PDT

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger is pictured in the New York Times boardroomNEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, who led the company for 34 years in a period of growth that made it a multibillion-dollar media enterprise, died on Saturday at the age of 86, the newspaper said. Sulzberger, whose family bought the Times in 1896, died at his home in Southampton, New York, after a lengthy illness, his family said. Sulzberger, known by his childhood nickname Punch, became publisher of the Times in 1963 and it won 31 Pulitzer Prizes under his leadership. He turned over the publisher job to his son, Arthur Sulzberger Jr. ...

US in command with 8-4 lead at Ryder Cup

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:25 AM PDT

European team captain Jose Maria Olazabal watches from the ninth hole during a foursomes match at the Ryder Cup PGA golf tournament Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)The Americans are turning the Ryder Cup into a rout.

Algeria at UN: Limit free speech, protect Islam

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:19 AM PDT

Algeria demanded new efforts Saturday to limit freedom of expression to prevent denigrating attacks on Islam, appealing to the United Nations to take a lead as nations engaged in new debate on the tensions between free speech and religious tolerance.

Egypt soldiers get suspended sentence over protest

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:13 AM PDT

An Egyptian woman passes by a new mural inspired by a widely circulated photo of Egyptian police beating and stripping a veiled female protester, on a recently whitewashed wall in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. The Arabic writing reads, "we will not forget you."(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)Egypt's Defense Minister has ratified a court decision giving a suspended sentence to 21 soldiers found guilty of violating army protocol by joining protests last year against the country's top military generals.

Bahrain opposition: Protester killed in clashes

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:45 AM PDT

Riot police throw stun grenades and fire tear gas as they run after Bahraini anti-government protesters during clashes with riot police in Sadad, Bahrain, on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, after the politically charged funeral for Ali Hussein Niema, 17, who allegedly was shot dead by riot police late Friday. The death could bring fresh protests by Shiite-led groups seeking a greater political voice in the Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)Riot police in Bahrain fired tear gas and stun grenades Saturday in clashes with protesters, who broke away from a funeral procession for a 17-year-old boy killed during earlier street battles with security forces in the Gulf kingdom.

Schwarzenegger: Shriver changed tune on recall run

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:40 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb 11, 2009 file photo, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and a bust of Abraham Lincoln are seen in profile during a celebration of Lincoln's 200 birthday held at the California Museum of History, Women and the Arts in Sacramento, Calif. Schwarzenegger, who came to office during California's historic 2003 recall election, will soon be releasing his autobiography, "Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story."(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)Arnold Schwarzenegger says his wife, Maria Shriver, was told to "snap out of it" by her mother for her attempts to persuade him against running for California governor in 2003, a conversation that ultimately opened the door to his successful candidacy.

Spain, Portugal hit with anti-austerity protests

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:39 AM PDT

Railway workers march shouting slogans through downtown Lisbon during a workers unions' demonstration, Saturday, Sept. 29 2012. Thousands of Portuguese enduring deep economic pain from austerity cuts took to the streets Saturday in protest. (AP Photo/Joao Henriques)Tens of thousands of Spaniards and Portuguese rallied in the streets of their countries' capitals Saturday to protest enduring deep economic pain from austerity cuts.

Ancient souk burns as fighting rages in Syria's Aleppo

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:32 AM PDT

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad patrol at Tal-al-Zrazir neighbourhood in Aleppo cityBEIRUT (Reuters) - Hundreds of shops were burning in the ancient covered market in Aleppo on Saturday as fighting between rebels and state forces in Syria's largest city threatened to destroy a UNESCO world heritage site. The uprising-turned-civil war that is now raging across Syria has killed more than 30,000 people, according to activist groups such as the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. But beyond the dramatic human cost, many of Syria's historic treasures have also fallen victim to an 18-month-old conflict that has reduced parts of some cities to ruins. ...

Biden: Days into job, news of $1 trillion deficit

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:28 AM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden greets supporters during a campaign event at the Century Village Clubhouse in Boca Raton, Fla., Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)Vice President Joe Biden says that he and President Barack Obama had been on the job less than a week when a top economic adviser told them the country was facing a trillion-dollar budget deficit.

'Carmageddon' the sequel begins on LA freeways

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:24 AM PDT

Traffic was light around Los Angeles hours after the start of Carmageddon II, and transportation officials were hoping it stays that way until a bridge is demolished before the Monday morning rush hour.

Crime at the US-Mexico border goes corporate

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:21 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo shows Rafael Cardenas Vela, the nephew of the former boss of Mexico's Gulf cartel. Cardenas Vela, a Gulf cartel member of distinguished lineage who ran three important When a regional manager for the Mexican Gulf cartel moved his operation to a more lucrative territory on the border, he took along not only his armored trucks and personal army, but also his department heads and a team of accountants.

Anti-Islam filmmaker held at Los Angeles federal jail

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:12 AM PDT

File photo of Nakoula Basseley Nakoula escorted out of his home by Los Angeles County Sheriff's officers in Cerritos, CaliforniaLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The California man behind an anti-Islam film that stoked violent protests across the Muslim world was being held at a federal high-rise jail in downtown Los Angeles on Friday over possible probation violations, a prison official said. Federal officials, citing safety concerns, were tight-lipped about the conditions of Nakoula Basseley Nakoula's confinement, including whether he was being held with the general population or was isolated from other inmates. ...

High debate stakes: Romney looks to gain momentum

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:11 AM PDT

FILE - In these Sept. 26, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney both campaign in the battleground state of Ohio. Fierce and determined competitors, Obama and Romney each have a specific mission for the string of three debates that starts Wednesday night, Oct. 3, 2012. Obama, no longer the fresh face of 2008, must convince skeptical Americans that he can accomplish in a second term what he couldn't in his first: restore the U.S. economy to full health. Romney, anxious to keep the race from slipping away, needs to instill confidence that he is a credible and trusted alternative to the president, with a better plan for strengthening the fragile economy. (AP Photos)Barack Obama is cruising into the presidential debates with momentum on his side, yet he's still struggling to revive the passion and excitement that propelled him to the White House. Mitt Romney is grasping for his last, best chance to reboot his campaign after a disastrous September.

Egypt's president heads to Turkey to build on ties

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:10 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, July 2, 2012 file photo, Turkish Ambassador to Egypt, Hussein Awny, left, and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, center, meet with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, right, at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi will travel to Turkey on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012 to try to strengthen an emerging alliance of two moderate Islamist governments in a region beset by conflict and instability.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi travels to Turkey on Sunday to strengthen an emerging alliance between two moderate Islamist governments in a region beset by conflict and instability.

Spain debt rises on aid to banks, regions

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:08 AM PDT

Spain's Treasury Minister Montoro stands in front of a screen showing a document representing the first draft of Spain's 2013 budget, during ceremony at ParliamentMADRID (Reuters) - Spain's debt level and borrowing needs are set to rise next year, piling pressure on the government to apply for international aid, as it pours funds in to cash-strapped regions and an ailing banking system, its budget showed on Saturday. Spain's debt as a ratio of gross domestic product will reach 90.5 percent by end 2013, according to the document presented to Parliament for approval, almost three times that registered before the property bubble burst in 2008. The budget aims to make savings of around 13 billion euros ($16. ...

Whalen scores 20 to lead Lynx past Storm 78-70

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson (15) goes up for a shot against Minnesota Lynx forward Rebekkah Brunson (32) and guard Lindsay Whalen (13) during the second half of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball first-round playoff series Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, in Minneapolis. The Lynx won 78-70. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)With Seimone Augustus and Maya Moore around, Lindsay Whalen's focus generally isn't on scoring. That doesn't mean she can't.

Poulter and Rose get Europe badly needed point

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 09:57 AM PDT

European team captain Jose Maria Olazabal watches from the ninth hole during a foursomes match at the Ryder Cup PGA golf tournament Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Ian Poulter came through again, teaming with Justin Rose for a 1-up victory over Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson and giving Europe a point it desperately needed Saturday at the Ryder Cup.
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