Sunday, September 9, 2012

Paralympics close to end 6-week festival of sport

Paralympics close to end 6-week festival of sport

Paralympics close to end 6-week festival of sport

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:39 PM PDT

South Africa's Oscar Pistorius wins gold in the men's 400-meter T44 final at the 2012 Paralympics, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)London's spectacular summer of sports is all set for a rousing send-off.

Images, not frequency, make NYC twisters notable

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:37 PM PDT

In this photo provided by Gothamist, dark clouds loom over the skyline, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in New York. Two tornadoes struck New York City on Saturday, one swept out of the sea and hit a beachfront neighborhood and the second, stronger twister hit moments later, hurling debris in the air, knocking out power and startling residents who once thought of twisters as a Midwestern phenomenon. (AP Photo/Gothamist, Jake Dobkin) MANDATORY CREDITMost people wouldn't say New York and tornado in the same breath.

Greek gov't fails to agree on spending cuts

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:32 PM PDT

International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief Poul Thomsen arrives for a meeting between Greece's Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras and the debt inspectors from the European Central Bank, European Commission and International Monetary Fund, known as the troika at Greece's Finance ministry in Athens, on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said that the last round of austerity measures contains painful and unjust cuts in wages and pensions but is necessary for Greece to restore its credibility and continue to receive much needed funding from its creditors.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)The leaders of the three parties in Greece's coalition government failed to agree Sunday on a package of spending cuts worth €11.5 billion ($14.7 billion), a raft of measures the prime minister had said is crucial to restoring the country's financial credibility and sustaining its bailout funding.

Iraq's fugitive VP convicted as attacks kill 82

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. In violence, which struck at least 10 cities across the nation Insurgents killed at least 39 people in a wave of attacks against Iraqi security forces on Sunday, gunning down soldiers at an army post and bombing police recruits waiting in line to apply for jobs, officials said. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president was sentenced Sunday to death by hanging on charges he masterminded death squads against rivals in a terror trial that has fueled sectarian tensions in the country. Underscoring the instability, insurgents unleashed an onslaught of bombings and shootings across Iraq, killing at least 82 people in one of the deadliest days this year.

Obama maintains post-convention lead over Romney

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:28 PM PDT

U.S. President Obama smiles during a campaign event at the Florida Institute of Technology in MelbourneWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama remained ahead of Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney in a Reuters/Ipsos released on Sunday, maintaining a boost in popularity that followed the Democratic National Convention. Of the 1,419 likely voters polled online over the previous four days, 47 percent said they would vote for Obama and 43 percent for Romney if the November 6 U.S. election were held today. ...

Doctor: Unclear if Tulane player is paralyzed

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:28 PM PDT

In this photo provided by the University of Tulsa, Tulane's Devon Walker, bottom right, and Julius Warmsley (92) tackle Tulsa's Kenny Welcome, bottom left, during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Tulsa, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. On this play, Walker was seriously hurt. (AP Photo/University of Tulsa, John Lew)It's too soon to tell if Tulane safety Devon Walker will be paralyzed as the result of a spinal fracture he suffered while making a tackle, and the full extent of his injury may not be known for days, the team's doctor said Sunday.

Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. In violence, which struck at least 10 cities across the nation Insurgents killed at least 39 people in a wave of attacks against Iraqi security forces on Sunday, gunning down soldiers at an army post and bombing police recruits waiting in line to apply for jobs, officials said. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)A look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011:

Factbox: Chicago teachers dispute is over school reform, money

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:26 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Chicago public school teachers are threatening to strike on Monday for the first time since 1987 in a clash with Mayor Rahm Emanuel that has national implications because many states and cities are grappling with similar tight budgets and underperforming schools. Here are some of the key issues, and the stakes, in the Chicago dispute. NATIONAL SCOPE: A walkout by Chicago teachers would be the largest private- or public-sector strike in the United States in a year. ...

Djokovic beats Ferrer to reach 3rd US Open final

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:24 PM PDT

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns a shot to Spain's David Ferrer during a semifinal match at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in New York. The U.S. Open will finish on a Monday for the fifth consecutive year. With a potentially dangerous storm expected Saturday night in Flushing Meadows, the tournament suspended play for the day while David Ferrer was leading Novak Djokovic 5-2 in the first set of their semifinal. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)The weather was much better at the U.S. Open on Sunday. So was Novak Djokovic.

Ex-candidate quits Mexico's main leftist party

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:22 PM PDT

The man who led Mexico's main leftist party in the past two presidential elections says he is leaving it behind.

What clothes? Skin is ever in at NY Fashion Week

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:12 PM PDT

The Alexander Wang Spring 2013 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Bikini season may be over, but this is no time to tone down the workout. Many of the styles on the runway at New York Fashion Week flash a bit of skin here or there: bare midriffs, cutout backs, keyhole necklines.

No sign of killings in isolated Amazon village

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:08 PM PDT

A Yanomami Indian woman sits on a fallen tree as she chews tobacco in a village called Irotatheri in Venezuela's Amazon region, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. A Venezuelan army spokesman, who traveled with other military officers and journalists, said that officials found no sign of any killings and that all was peaceful in the area, which is located 19 kilometers (12 miles) from the border with Brazil, despite a report of a mass killing there.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Venezuelan officials and journalists investigating reports of a possible massacre of Yanomami Indians at a remote village in the Amazon have found people peacefully cooking plantains over a communal fire, but no sign of any killings.

Soldier who lost leg works US Open semifinal

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2012 file photo, ball person Ryan McIntosh of San Antonio, Texas chases down a ball during the match between Lukas Lacko and James Blake in the first round of play at the 2012 U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. McIntosh, 23, an Army specialist, was walking with his platoon through a river valley near Kandahar in December 2010 when he stepped on a pressure-plate land mine. He now wears a prosthetic right leg. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)Ryan McIntosh, the ballperson who lost his leg when he stepped on a land mine in Afghanistan, was working the men's semifinal Sunday between Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer at the U.S. Open.

Errani, Vinci win US Open women's doubles title

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:05 PM PDT

Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci added to their career years with a U.S. Open doubles title.

Syria: Car bomb kills 17 in Aleppo

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:05 PM PDT

FSA soldiers help a severely wounded colleague after being shot by a Syrian Army sniper in Izaa district in Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Sept 8, 2012. On Friday, U.S. Senators John McCain, Joe Lieberman and Lindsay Graham, who have toured the volatile Middle East in recent days, urged Washington to help arm Syria's rebels with weapons and create a safe zone inside the country for a transition government. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo)Syria's state-run news agency says a car bomb has killed 17 people and wounded 40 in the northern Aleppo province.

Dorothy McGuire of McGuire Sisters dies at 84

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:57 AM PDT

FILE - Singer Dorothy McGuire, seen here in a file photo taken Thursday, Oct. 10, 1986, poses outside Radio City Music Hall in New York City. McGuire, of the popular 1950s musical trio, the McGuire Sisters, has died of natural causes at the age of 84 in the Phoenix, Ariz., area Friday. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey, File)Dorothy McGuire Williamson, who teamed with sisters Christine and Phyllis for a string of hits in the 50s and 60s as the popular McGuire Sisters singing group, has died. She was 84.

Car bomb kills 11 in Shiite stronghold in Baghdad

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:49 AM PDT

Security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. In violence, which struck at least 10 cities across the nation Insurgents killed at least 39 people in a wave of attacks against Iraqi security forces on Sunday, gunning down soldiers at an army post and bombing police recruits waiting in line to apply for jobs, officials said. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)Iraqi officials say a late-night car bomb has killed 11 people in a Shiite stronghold in Baghdad in an attack that has brought the day's death toll to 75.

German MP makes new court complaint against euro plans

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:28 AM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - A lawmaker from Angela Merkel's conservatives has lodged a new complaint with Germany's top court over euro zone bailouts, but legal experts and MPs say this is unlikely to prevent the court from making a key ruling on the bloc's rescue fund this week. Germany's constitutional court holds the fate of the euro in its hands when it rules on Wednesday whether the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) can go ahead, after already holding it up for several months. ...

Iran says U.N. Syria envoy Brahimi to visit Tehran

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:26 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - New U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi will visit Iran, a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after a fact-finding trip to Syria itself, an official in the Iranian Foreign Ministry was quoted as saying on Sunday. Brahimi, a veteran Algerian diplomat, succeeded Kofi Annan as envoy this month and has said he would talk to Iran as he tries to push forward with his difficult quest to end the 17-month-old conflict in Syria. In Geneva, Brahimi's spokesman Ahmad Fawzi told Reuters that the U.N. ...

AP Exclusive: Private school vaccine opt-outs rise

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:22 AM PDT

In this photo taken Monday, Aug. 20, 2012 school director Debra Lambrecht poses in a classroom at the private Greenwood School in Mill Valley, Calif. California lawmakers are considering a first-in-the-nation bill that would require parents to discuss vaccinations with pediatricians or nurse practitioners before they would be allowed to exempt their children, a move that has angered parents at private schools with high opt-out rates. 80 percent of the students at the school have filed personal belief exemptions to get out of vaccinating their children. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)Parents who send their children to private schools in California are much more likely to opt out of immunizations than their public school counterparts, an Associated Press analysis has found, and not even the recent re-emergence of whooping cough has halted the downward trajectory of vaccinations among these students.

Tulane safety remains stable after spine fracture

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:22 AM PDT

In this photo provided by the University of Tulsa, Tulane's Devon Walker, bottom right, and Julius Warmsley (92) tackle Tulsa's Kenny Welcome, bottom left, during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Tulsa, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. On this play, Walker was seriously hurt. (AP Photo/University of Tulsa, John Lew)Tulane safety Devon Walker remained in stable condition Sunday and will soon need surgery to repair the spine fracture he suffered while making a tackle during a game against Tulsa, officials said.

Iraq's fugitive VP convicted as attacks kill 64

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:21 AM PDT

Security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. In violence, which struck at least 10 cities across the nation Insurgents killed at least 39 people in a wave of attacks against Iraqi security forces on Sunday, gunning down soldiers at an army post and bombing police recruits waiting in line to apply for jobs, officials said. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president was sentenced Sunday to death by hanging on charges he masterminded death squads against rivals in a terror trial that has fueled sectarian tensions in the country. Underscoring the instability, insurgents unleashed an onslaught of bombings and shootings across Iraq, killing at least 64 people in a dozen cities.

Storm churns northward, winds buffeting Bermuda

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:16 AM PDT

This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012 at 1:45 a.m. EDT shows Tropical Storm Leslie about 180 miles southeast of Bermuda moving north at 8 mph. Max winds are currently at 65 mph and Leslie is forecast to become a hurricane by tonight. Hurricane Michael in the central Atlantic and has max winds of 100 mph. The hurricane is moving north-northwest at 6 mph. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)Tropical Storm Leslie's outer bands buffeted Bermuda with gusty winds and steady rain Sunday as its center edged past the wary British enclave on a path that could take it to Canada's Newfoundland.

Hamilton wins Italian GP; Alonso extends F1 lead

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:13 AM PDT

McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, celebrates after winning the Italian Formula One GP, at the Monza racetrack, in Monza, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Hamilton led nearly from start to finish to win the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, and Formula One leader Fernando Alonso of Ferrari finished third to extend his overall lead. Hamilton put speculation about his future and a possible switch to Mercedes behind him to claim his first victory at Monza and the 20th of his career. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, and Formula One leader Fernando Alonso of Ferrari finished third to extend his overall lead.

Contador wins 2nd Vuelta title for 5th major win

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:08 AM PDT

Saxo Bank Team cyclist Alberto Contador celebrates at the podium as he holds Spanish vuelta cycling race trophy after riding the final stage along 115 km (71 miles) from Cerdedilla to Madrid, on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. This is the second time Contador wins the Spanish vuelta, who also has a pair of Tour de France and one Giro d'Italia. (AP Photo/Alberto Di Lolli)Alberto Contador won his second Spanish Vuelta title on Sunday, capturing a fifth triumph at cycling's major races just over a month after his doping ban ended.

'Possession' remains No. 1 at weak box office

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:08 AM PDT

"The Possession" occupied the top spot at a nearly comatose box office.

Lufthansa cabin crew rule out strikes for six weeks

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:06 AM PDT

A Lufthansa plane taxies on the tarmac at the international airport in MunichFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lufthansa's cabin crew will not strike for the next six weeks while labor representatives and company executives engage in a mediation process, union representative Nicoley Baublies told Reuters on Sunday. "It's unrealistic to think mediation lasts less than six weeks," Baublies said. Lufthansa and union representatives on Friday agreed to begin a formal mediation procedure set for next Wednesday, after the airline offered permanent contracts to some temporary cabin crew. The concessions by Lufthansa have made finding a solution a lot easier, Baublies said. ...

Adopting Daniel: US couple tests new Guatemala law

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:05 AM PDT

In this Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 photo, Ryan Hooker holds his 2 year-old daughter Ellyson as Jessica Hooker holds a photograph of their 6 year-old Guatemalan son Daniel, at their home in Maryville, Tenn. Daniel was 18 months old when the Tennessee couple began the process to adopt him in Guatemala. They just got him at age 6. His is one of hundreds of adoption cases that were put in limbo five years ago, when the Guatemalan government declared a moratorium on international adoptions because of irregularities and fraud. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)It should have been good news.

Daughter of slain British-Iraqi couple back in UK

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:04 AM PDT

The home of Saad al-Hilli, in Claygate, England, who was shot dead on Wednesday with three others while vacationing in the French Alps, continues to be guarded by Surrey Police, who are assisting French police, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. The children of the al-Hilli family survived the killing, as 4-year-old daughter Zeena stayed hidden below the body of her dead mother, and 7-year-old Zaina who was shot in the shoulder and beaten. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons,PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESThe younger daughter of a British-Iraqi couple slain while vacationing in the French Alps has returned to Britain, while her badly wounded older sister has come out of an artificial coma, authorities said Sunday.

Congo asks Burundi to extradite politician

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:04 AM PDT

Congo's information minister says his country is asking Burundi to extradite an opposition politician accused of treason for allegedly plotting with neighboring Rwanda to destabilize the country.

Does racial bias fuel Obama foes? How to tell?

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:01 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2012 file photo, people await the arrival of President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, at a grassroots campaign event at the University of Iowa. The question of whether race fuels opposition to Obama has become one of the most divisive topics of the election campaign, sowing anger and frustration among conservatives who are labeled racist simply for opposing Obama's policies and liberals who see no other explanation for such deep dislike of the president. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)Is it because he's black?

Ridgway stepping down as Virgin Atlantic CEO

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:52 AM PDT

Virgin Atlantic CEO Steve Ridgway is retiring early next year, following 23 years with the British airline founded by Richard Branson.

Greece's govt discusses spending cuts

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:48 AM PDT

International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief Poul Thomsen arrives for a meeting between Greece's Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras and the debt inspectors from the European Central Bank, European Commission and International Monetary Fund, known as the troika at Greece's Finance ministry in Athens, on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said that the last round of austerity measures contains painful and unjust cuts in wages and pensions but is necessary for Greece to restore its credibility and continue to receive much needed funding from its creditors.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Greece's prime minister met with the leaders of the two other parties supporting his government on Sunday to discuss €11.5 billion ($14.7 billion) in spending cuts the government would have to impose to win more aid from the nation's creditors.

APNewsBreak: FDA warns Iowa egg firm over bacteria

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:47 AM PDT

A company that promised to clean up Iowa's egg industry after a nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010 said Friday that a recent government safety inspection discovered the bacteria in two of its barns and that it took steps to protect consumers.

Wave of attacks kill at least 64 in Iraq

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:46 AM PDT

Security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. In violence, which struck at least 10 cities across the nation Insurgents killed at least 39 people in a wave of attacks against Iraqi security forces on Sunday, gunning down soldiers at an army post and bombing police recruits waiting in line to apply for jobs, officials said. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)Insurgents killed at least 64 people in a wave of attacks against Iraqi security forces on Sunday, gunning down soldiers at an army post and bombing police recruits waiting in line to apply for jobs, officials said.

WTC memorial magnificent, but at a steep price

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:43 AM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2011 file photo, visitors to the National September 11 Memorial in New York walk around its twin pools. The foundation that runs the memorial estimates that once the roughly $700 million project is complete, it will cost $60 million a year to operate. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)With its huge reflecting pools, ringed by waterfalls and skyscrapers, and a cavernous underground museum still under construction, the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center is an awesome spectacle that moved and inspired some 4.5 million visitors in its first year.

Pakistan ends weeks of fighting; over 100 dead

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:40 AM PDT

Pakistani security forces pushed Taliban militants who came from Afghanistan back across the border after more than two weeks of fighting in a mountainous tribal region, spokesmen for both sides said Sunday. The government says over 100 people were killed in the offensive.

Questions linger about when Rep. Jackson will work

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:37 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 16, 2011 file photo, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. attends ceremonies for Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel in Chicago. Days after Jackson was released from a hospital where he was being treated for bipolar disorder, it's still unclear when he'll return to work. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)Days after U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was released from a hospital where he was being treated for bipolar disorder, it's still unclear when he'll return to work.

Victoria Beckham show full of her style signatures

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:36 AM PDT

Fashion from the Spring 2013 collection of Victoria Beckham is modeled on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)Victoria Beckham must put her touch on everything to do with her New York Fashion Week show. It not only ends up looking like her signature pulled-together, well-edited style, but it feels like her, too.

New Iraq attacks bring day's death toll to 64

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:33 AM PDT

Security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. In violence, which struck at least 10 cities across the nation Insurgents killed at least 39 people in a wave of attacks against Iraqi security forces on Sunday, gunning down soldiers at an army post and bombing police recruits waiting in line to apply for jobs, officials said. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)Three evening bombings and a shooting in and near Iraq's capital have killed 20 people at the end of a deadly day of attacks around the country.
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