Saturday, September 8, 2012

Race may be down to a handful of unknowns

Race may be down to a handful of unknowns

Race may be down to a handful of unknowns

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:51 PM PDT

President Barack Obama greets patrons during an unannounced stop at the West Tampa Sandwich Shop and Restaurant, during an unannounced stop, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Flush with cash, Mitt Romney plans to open a new front in the White House race by challenging President Barack Obama in upper Midwest states where he might not have dug in otherwise. Obama is intensifying his efforts to cast his Republican rival as out of touch, which he's already been working pretty hard at doing.

Miller runs for 3 TDs in No. 14 OSU's 31-16 win

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:41 PM PDT

Ohio State's Braxton Miller breaks away from Central Florida players on his way to a touchdown during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)Braxton Miller found a way to top himself.

Fans line up in stadium to mourn owner Art Modell

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:41 PM PDT

Children touch the Baltimore Ravens' Vince Lombardi Trophy from the team's 2001 Super Bowl championship during a public viewing of the casket of former Ravens owner Art Modell at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Modell died Sept. 6. He was 87. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)Ravens fans lined up by the hundreds Saturday morning to pay respects to Art Modell, the man who moved the Cleveland Browns to their city.

Twins born in Turkey, returned to Syrian border

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:36 PM PDT

In this Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 photo, Fatimah Abdullah, 29, who fled her home in Marea, Syria 15 days ago due to Syrian government shelling, sits next to her 4 day old twins Ahmad and Bayan, who were born in a Turkish hospital and brought back with her to the border where they take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz. Despite rising international concern and new pledges of aid, the plight of Syria's internally displaced is growing worse as fighting shows no signs of slackening and more head for the borders. Syria's neighbors are reluctant to take in more refugees, leaving thousands, at least half young children, stranded on the borders with poor hygiene and insufficient food. At the Bab al-Salameh border crossing there are already an estimated 5,000 refugees hoping to cross into Turkey, which already hosts 80,000 Syrians and isn't allowing more in for now. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Pregnant with twins, Fatima Abdallah survived shelling, hid under relatives' beds and went without food during a treacherous weekslong trip across the Syrian border.

South Korean film 'Pieta' wins Venice top prize

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:34 PM PDT

South Korean director Kim Ki-duk's drama "Pieta," the brutal story of a debt collector who cripples those who can't pay until he meets a woman who claims to be his mother, won the Golden Lion for best film at the 69th Venice Film Festival on Saturday.

Questions and answers on the 9/11 war crimes trial

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:33 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2009 file courtroom sketch by artist Janet Hamlin, reviewed by the U.S. Military, 9/11 attacks co-defendant Khalid Sheikh Mohammed sits during a hearing at the U.S. Military Commissions court for war crimes, at the U.S. Naval Base, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Mohammed is one of five men who will be tried at the U.S. Navy Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for planning and aiding the Sept. 11 attacks, charging them with war crimes in a special tribunal for wartime offenses known as a military commission.(AP Photo/Janet Hamlin, Pool, File)The U.S. is for a second time attempting to prosecute five prisoners held at the Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for planning and aiding the Sept. 11 attacks, charging them with war crimes in a special tribunal for wartime offenses known as a military commission. Here's an update.

Tulane safety Devon Walker hurt in game at Tulsa

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Tulane safety Devon Walker was seriously hurt Saturday in a head-to-head collision with a teammate during a game with Tulsa.

Obama campaigns with former Republican Crist in crucial Florida

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Supporters of U.S. President Obama wear matching shirts during a campaign event in FloridaSEMINOLE, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama kicked off a two-day bus tour of the key election battleground state of Florida on Saturday with former Florida Governor Charlie Crist, who endorsed Obama's 2008 rival John McCain but has since left the Republican Party. Trying to build on the momentum of this week's Democratic National Convention and overcome another tough jobs report, Obama is spending the weekend canvassing a state that he and his Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, both want to win in order to achieve victory in the November 6 U.S. election. ...

McCain: Iran situation a 'train wreck'

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:26 PM PDT

US Senator John McCain answers reporters' questions during a meeting on World Economy in Cernobbio, Italy, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. Experts and leaders gathered in Italy to discuss the prolonged crisis in a structurally flawed Europe, political dysfunction pushing America off a 'fiscal cliff' and the emerging economies slowdown drying up the last engine of global growth. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu)U.S. Sen. John McCain says he is disappointed with his party's presidential candidate for sidestepping world affairs in his campaign for the White House but reserves his most scathing words for the current dweller, blaming Barack Obama for inaction while the situation in Syria and elsewhere "cries out for American leadership."

Captive US soldier safe, says Haqqani commander

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:24 PM PDT

FILE - This file image provided by IntelCenter on Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010 shows a framegrab from a video released by the Taliban containing footage of a man believed to be Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, left. A U.S. soldier held by Afghan militants will not be harmed, a senior member of the Pakistan-based Haqqani network told The Associated Press on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. However, the United States and NATO can expect stepped up attacks as a result of the Obama administration's decision to declare the network of fighters a terrorist body, he said. He denied an earlier report that the only U.S. prisoner of war, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl would be harmed as a result of the administration's decision.(AP Photo/IntelCenter, File) MANDATORY CREDIT: INTELCENTER; NO SALES; EDS NOTE: "INTELCENTER" AT LEFT TOP CORNER ADDED BY SOURCEA U.S. soldier held by Afghan militants will not be harmed despite the Obama administration's decision to declare his alleged captors a terrorist group, a senior member of the Pakistan-based Haqqani network told The Associated Press on Saturday. However, the United States and NATO can expect stepped up attacks, he said.

Bolivian VP, bride, marry in Aymara rites

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:24 PM PDT

The nation's vice president and his bride chose for their Saturday nuptials a temple of stone walls that the ancient Aymara people constructed some 3,000 years ago to observe the heavens.

$1M bond for man accused in Ky homeowners shooting

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:23 PM PDT

Mahmoud Yousef Hindi appears for his arraignment on charges of murder, assault and wanton endangerment on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. Defense attorney Todd Lewis, left, later told reporters that they look forward to their day in court, and said the Hindi family's thoughts were with the victims and their families. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)A Louisville man accused of opening fire at a homeowners association meeting, killing one and critically wounding another, was ordered held on a $1 million bond Saturday at an initial court hearing where a prosecutor called him "the epitome of danger to the community."

Suicide bomb kills 6 near NATO gate in Afghanistan

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:20 PM PDT

A member of the Afghan security forces stands guard at the scene of suicide bombing in Kabul Afghanistan, Saturday, 8, 2012. Afghan authorities say a suicide bomber has blown himself up near NATO headquarters in Kabul, killing at least 6 people (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)A suicide bomber struck at the heart of NATO's operation in Kabul on Saturday, killing at least six Afghan civilians in an attack that officials blamed on the Haqqani network — a militant group the U.S. has designated a terrorist organization.

Captive US soldier safe: Haqqani commander

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:17 PM PDT

FILE - This file image provided by IntelCenter on Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010 shows a framegrab from a video released by the Taliban containing footage of a man believed to be Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, left. A U.S. soldier held by Afghan militants will not be harmed, a senior member of the Pakistan-based Haqqani network told The Associated Press on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. However, the United States and NATO can expect stepped up attacks as a result of the Obama administration's decision to declare the network of fighters a terrorist body, he said. He denied an earlier report that the only U.S. prisoner of war, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl would be harmed as a result of the administration's decision.(AP Photo/IntelCenter, File) MANDATORY CREDIT: INTELCENTER; NO SALES; EDS NOTE: "INTELCENTER" AT LEFT TOP CORNER ADDED BY SOURCEA U.S. soldier held by Afghan militants will not be harmed despite the Obama administration's decision to declare his alleged captors a terrorist group, a senior member of the Pakistan-based Haqqani network told The Associated Press on Saturday. However, the United States and NATO can expect stepped up attacks, he said.

Family, truck driver die in storms in NE Oklahoma

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Fierce thunderstorms with strong winds tore through Oklahoma, killing a truck driver and a family whose mobile home was flipped into a creek.

EU pushes more moves to stem debt crisis

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:10 PM PDT

European Council President Van Rompuy shakes hand with Italy's PM Monti during the Ambrosetti workshop in CernobbioCERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) - European Union officials pushed on Saturday to accelerate moves to stem the bloc's long debt crisis as Italian premier Mario Monti warned that economic suffering was fuelling divisive nationalism on the continent. Monti said he had proposed an EU summit in Rome to discuss the rise of anti-European populism, divisions between north and south and nationalistic prejudices that have been fostered by resentment against austerity measures. "Old stereotypes and old tensions have re-emerged," Monti said. ...

Tropical storm approaches Bermuda, likely missing direct hit

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:09 PM PDT

Hurricane Leslie and Hurricane Michael are seen in this NOAA handout satellite imageHAMILTON, Bermuda (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Leslie swirled over the Atlantic on a track likely to pass east of Bermuda on Sunday as the outer wind and rain bands approached the island, the U.S. National Hurricane Center reported on Saturday. A wealthy British overseas territory and global reinsurance center, Bermuda is not expected to take a direct hit from Leslie, which could re-strengthen by late Sunday to a Category 1 hurricane, the lowest on the Saffir-Simpson scale of wind intensity. ...

Romney works to put Virginia in his win column

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:08 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigns at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Va., Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Mitt Romney is back in tightly contested Virginia, where he's trying to deny President Barack Obama another victory in a state that typically goes for Republican presidential nominees.

Tornado strikes beachfront neighborhood in NYC

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:58 AM PDT

This photo provided by Joey Mure, shows a storm cloud over the Breezy Point area of Queens section of New York, on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. A Fire Department spokesman said there were power lines down and possibly other damage in the Point Breeze section of the Rockaway peninsula in Queens. The general manager of the Breezy Point Surf Club tells the Associated Press the storm ripped up cabanas and even picked up industrial-sized metal trash bins. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Queens and Brooklyn as a line of strong thunderstorms moved through the city. The service said radar detected a "strong rotation" in the storm, but there was no immediate confirmation that a twister actually formed. (AP Photo/Joey Mure)A tornado swept out of the sea and hit a beachfront neighborhood in New York City on Saturday, hurling debris in the air, knocking out power and startling residents who once thought of twisters as a Midwestern phenomenon.

Bermuda on alert as storm likely to skirt island

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:56 AM PDT

This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, September 7, 2012 at 10:45 AM EDT shows relatively quiet conditions across most of the Caribbean. Tropical Storm Leslie is southeast of Bermuda moving slowly toward the north. In the Gulf of Mexico an area of low pressure has a low chance of tropical development. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)Tropical Storm Leslie moved slowly northward Saturday after pausing to spin in place over the Atlantic, and forecasters expected it would regain strength and become a hurricane before passing to the east of Bermuda.

In campaign, a battle over owning America's story

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:55 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2012, file photo Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney addresses delegates at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. A deep obsession with the story of America, who tells it, and who gets to write its next chapter , was a rare piece of common ground that speakers at both the Republican and Democratic conventions managed to share. Over and over, they spun different versions of the same notion. Romney spoke passionately of Over and over, they spun different versions of the same notion. We are telling America's story, they said. We are redefining, recapturing, reframing the American dream. A deep obsession with the story of America — who tells it and who gets to write its next chapter — was a rare piece of common ground that speakers at the Republican and Democratic conventions managed to share.

Obama, Romney open the homestretch

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:53 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigns at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Va., Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)President Barack Obama on Saturday pronounced Republicans "dead wrong" for calling America a country in decline, offering a rebuttal to the "naysayers" who drew attention to the nation's staggering debt and anemic job growth. Republican rival Mitt Romney said there's nothing wrong that a new president can't fix.

Police search UK home of couple slain in France

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:45 AM PDT

Annecy prosecutor Eric Maillaud speaks during a news conference in Annecy, France, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. Maillaud said that the 4-year-old girl who survived the slaying of her family in Annecy couldn't help their investigation since she hid under her mother's legs during the killings. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)French and British police searched the U.K. home of a British-Iraqi couple slain while vacationing in the French Alps, as it emerged Saturday that all four people killed in the attack took two gunshots to the head. Meanwhile, relatives arrived in France to help care for the couple's two surviving daughters, one of whom was badly wounded.

Monti calls for EU summit to confront populism

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:44 AM PDT

Italian Premier Mario Monti, foreground, flanked by Italian Finance Minister Vittorio Grilli, attends a meeting on World Economy in Cernobbio, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Grilli says Italy has no plans to apply for the European Central Bank's bond purchase program. Italian Finance Minister said on the sidelines of the annual Ambrosetti Forum on Lake Como on Saturday that Italy "at this moment absolutely does not need" to request help. (AP Photo/Roberto Monaldo, Lapresse)Italian Premier Mario Monti on Saturday proposed a special European summit to confront growing populism in the face of the continent's financial crisis.

Egypt football federation delays league games

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:31 AM PDT

Egypt's Sports Ministry has decided to delay the start of the country's premier league for one month, following the storming by angry fans of the football association's headquarters.

Millions in SF health fees don't go to workers

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:16 AM PDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, Carlos Kuk serves first courses during dinner at the Blue Plate restaurant in San Francisco. Nearly 200 San Francisco businesses charge diners and other customers an extra fee to pay for employee health care, but millions of dollars of it never gets spent on doctor visits or medicine. An Associated Press analysis of city records shows 59 percent of businesses that impose health care surcharges of about 3 per cent to 5 per cent on their clientele collected an average of $61,000 more than they spent on health care last year. Blue Plate suspended the fee because many of the young, healthy employees didn't have many medical expenses. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)Restaurants and other businesses in this food-loving tourist mecca collected almost $14 million dollars in extra fees last year from their patrons, as they sought to comply with the progressive city's landmark universal health-care ordinance. But an Associated Press analysis of records show that roughly 40 percent of that money hasn't been spent on their workers' health care.

Madrid chosen for EuroVegas gambling resort

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:03 AM PDT

En esta foto del 12 de abril de 2012, el presidente de Las Vegas Sands, sheldon Adelson, habla en una conferencia de prensa en Macao. La empresa eligió a Madrid y no a Barcelona como sede del proyecto multimillonario del casino Eurovegas, el viernes 6 de septiembre (AP Foto/Kin Cheung, archivo)The decision by Las Vegas Sands to choose Madrid for a big "EuroVegas" casino project was welcomed by city officials Saturday, but potential obstacles include the company's decision to fund only 35 percent of the resort and to demand changes in local laws.

Ex-Beatle McCartney gets French legion of honor

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:02 AM PDT

French President Francois Hollande, left, awards British musician Paul McCartney during a decoration ceremony photo session at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Hollande decorated the former Beatle with a Legion of Honor award, France's highest public distinction which has been awarded to the likes of actor Clint Eastwood and singer Liza Minnelli and Barbara Streisand. (AP Photo/ Philippe Wojazer, Pool)France's Elysee Palace says former Beatle Paul McCartney has been decorated with the legion of honor for services to music.

Showers at NY Fashion Week, spring in their steps

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:59 AM PDT

A model waits backstage before the showing of the Billy Reid Spring 2013 collection during Fashion Week, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)A flurry of fashion assistants rushed to protect racks of clothes backstage at New York Fashion Week from Saturday's sudden downpours — perhaps as potent a reminder as any during these spring previews that seasons can be temperamental.

Egypt says Sinai campaign coordinated with Israel

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:58 AM PDT

Egypt said Saturday that it has coordinated an ongoing security sweep of the Sinai Peninsula with Israel, and that the campaign does not violate the two nations' peace treaty.

Artwork from Doris Duke's Shangri La comes to NYC

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:57 AM PDT

In this 2001 photo provided by the Museum of Arts and Design, an eighteenth century Syrian chest made from wood with mother-of-pearl, and metal fill is shown. The item is among the artifacts from the estate of the of the late philanthropist and art collector Doris Duke that are featured in an exhibit entitled Shangri La calls to mind a secluded paradise, an exotic place that evokes the mysteries of the ancient Orient.

Nationals manager says Strasburg's season is over

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:41 AM PDT

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg wipes his face on the mound during the second inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Stephen Strasburg's season is over after the Washington Nationals decided to shut down the ace right-hander following a shaky start against the Miami Marlins.

Play begins in men's semifinals after rain delay

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:35 AM PDT

The tennis court at Arthur Ashe stadium is shown as rain falls before play is to resume at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Andy Murray and Tomas Berdych started play in their U.S. Open semifinal more than an hour late Saturday, after heavy rain and a tornado warning.

Police start searching house of Britons shot dead in French Alps

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:32 AM PDT

French police officers speak with their British counterparts as they arrive at the home of Saad al-Hilli in ClaygatePARIS (Reuters) - French and British police began searching the house on Saturday of a British man shot dead in the French Alps with his wife and another woman and a state prosecutor said the man's brother would be officially questioned as part of the investigations. Forensics experts who performed autopsies on the three victims and a passing local cyclist who was also shot dead, determined all four had been shot twice directly in the head. "The four people were killed by several bullets and ... were victims of shots straight to the head," State Prosecutor Eric Maillaud told reporters. ...

Syrian troops storm Damascus refugee area, chase rebels

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:29 AM PDT

Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Sermeen, near Idlib, in this handout photo provided by Shaam News NetworkBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government troops stormed an area of Damascus populated by Palestinian refugees on Saturday after a four-day artillery assault on the southern suburb where rebels have been sheltering, opposition activists said. President Bashar al-Assad's forces have largely preferred to use air power and artillery to hit areas where rebels are dug in, deploying infantry only once many have fled. Activists said the new ground onslaught put civilians at risk. ...

Man with scissors arrested at Miley Cyrus' house

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:19 AM PDT

A man allegedly clutching a pair of scissors was arrested after police say he tried to force himself inside the Los Angeles home of Miley Cyrus.

Infant, 3 others killed in northeast Okla. storms

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:07 AM PDT

Authorities say a couple and their grandchild had no time to reach a shelter before winds from a severe thunderstorm flung their mobile home into a creek in northeast Oklahoma, killing them.

EU's Almunia calls for deeper economic union

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:07 AM PDT

Italian Premier Mario Monti, foreground, flanked by Italian Finance Minister Vittorio Grilli, attends a meeting on World Economy in Cernobbio, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Grilli says Italy has no plans to apply for the European Central Bank's bond purchase program. Italian Finance Minister said on the sidelines of the annual Ambrosetti Forum on Lake Como on Saturday that Italy "at this moment absolutely does not need" to request help. (AP Photo/Roberto Monaldo, Lapresse)The European Union's competition commissioner is calling on European countries to further integrate as the best way to ease the euro crisis and restore growth.

Litter law new attempt to target Vegas smut cards

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:03 AM PDT

An unidentified man on a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk hands out cards advertising exotic dancers on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Las Vegas officials have passed a litter ordinance requiring such Some tourists try to dissuade them by directing icy glares their way. Others stare, zombie-like, into the Las Vegas Strip's ubiquitous video screens and light displays in an effort to ignore the pushy handbill distributors.

SAfrica: Johannesburg highlights African art

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:03 AM PDT

This supplied photograph with permission granted to publish shows a reproduction of "The Goat Interview" produced in 2011 by emerging Zimbabwean artist Richard Mudariki. Mudariki's colorful, modernist and abstract paintings reflect his upbringing, the social turmoil in his homeland, and the challenges the country still faces. Several pieces have been bought by the Equatorial Guinea Museum of Modern Art and are on display at the weekend's Joburg ArtFair, Africa's largest exhibition of contemporary African art. (AP Photo/Johans Borman Fine Art, HO)With a profusion of colors, textures and styles, the annual Johannesburg Art Fair highlights artists, galleries and museum collections from across Africa.
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