Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Coroner: Ala. body may be linked to Tenn. slayings

Coroner: Ala. body may be linked to Tenn. slayings

Coroner: Ala. body may be linked to Tenn. slayings

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:46 PM PDT

Authorities say the slayings of three women and a toddler in southern Tennessee and a death just across the border in Alabama may be linked.

Sandusky moved from county jail to state prison

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:43 PM PDT

Jerry Sandusky became a state prison inmate Tuesday with his transfer out of the Centre County jail, his home since he was convicted in June of child molestation.

Oil price drops below $87; pump prices down again

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:41 PM PDT

The price of oil fell to a three-month low Tuesday as big corporations cut earnings forecasts, raising concerns about economic growth and oil demand.

German lawmakers hope to push Iran on human rights

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:39 PM PDT

Three German lawmakers are planning to travel to Iran later this week to discuss with officials the "striking human rights abuses" in the country, one of the parliamentarians said Tuesday. Such a visit by Western officials would be unusual for Iran, where the Islamist government faces increasing isolation over its nuclear program and where authorities have long been sensitive about their treatment of minorities, women and dissidents.

Egypt's top court to rule on constitutional panel

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:37 PM PDT

In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, second left, observes a military drill dubbed Naval Victory 45, from the frigate Toshka in the Mediterranean sea off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt. The drill involved dozens of naval vessels, Chinook helicopters and F-16 fighter jets in a commemoration of the 1967 sinking of the Israeli destroyer Eilat by Egypt. The Israeli military says its largest ever military exercise with the United States, a major air defense drill called Austere Challenge 2012 started Sunday. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)An Egyptian court on Tuesday asked the country's highest tribunal to rule on whether to disband the body tasked with writing a new constitution. The delay in a ruling is a possible blow to liberals, since it could give Islamists time to finish drafting the contested document.

Guantanamo court stalls over right to boycott

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:37 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2000 file photo, investigators in a speed boat examine the hull of the USS Cole at the Yemeni port of Aden, after a powerful explosion ripped a hole in the U.S Navy destroyer, killing at least 17 sailors and injuring some 30 others. Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a Saudi national accused in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, faces trial in a special tribunal for war-time offenses known as a military commission for allegedly orchestrating the bombing of the USS Cole as well as attacks on two other ships. But his lawyers say that since the U.S. wasn't at war at that time, the 47-year-old shouldn't be tried at Guantanamo. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis, file)A dispute over whether a defendant must be present during a military tribunal brought proceedings to a halt Tuesday in the case of a Guantanamo prisoner accused in the attack on the Navy destroyer the USS Cole. A potential hurricane raised the prospect of an even longer disruption.

Weak earnings reports pummel stocks

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Trader Thomas Donato looks at a screen as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Stocks are falling sharply at the opening of trading on Wall Street after 3M and DuPont slashed their earnings forecasts. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Nobody was expecting this round of corporate earnings reports to be great. But companies' underwhelming results are still rattling investors.

MTV devoting platform to Obama interview Friday

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:36 PM PDT

MTV says it will air a live 30-minute interview with President Barack Obama across its various networks and platforms on Friday at 5 p.m. Eastern time and on tape delay at 5 p.m. Pacific time.

NY court: Lap dances are not art and are taxable

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:36 PM PDT

Lap dances are taxable because they don't promote culture in a community the way ballet or other artistic endeavors do, New York's highest court concluded Tuesday in a sharply divided ruling.

Italy earthquake verdict will cause "paralysis:" agency

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:35 PM PDT

File photo shows an Italian military carabinieri walking on debris past destroyed buildings after an earthquake, in AquilaROME (Reuters) - Italy's Civil Protection agency said on Tuesday that the manslaughter conviction of seven scientists and officials over a deadly 2009 earthquake in the central city of L'Aquila would create "paralysis" in disaster assessment and prevention. On Monday, a court sentenced the group to six years in prison for failing to warn of the magnitude 6.3 quake which hit L'Aquila in the early hours of April 6, 2009, killing 308 people and devastating the medieval city. ...

As a Bond villain, Bardem gives 'Skyfall' a jolt

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:34 PM PDT

This film image released by Sony Pictures shows Daniel Craig, left, and Javier Bardem in a scene from the film "Skyfall." Bardem portrays, Raoul Silva, one of the finest arch-enemies in the 50-year history of Bond films. (AP Photo/Sony Pictures, Francois Duhamel)In one long take, Javier Bardem grandly strides into the latest James Bond film.

New iPad, including smaller model, plus new Macs

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an event to announce new products in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Apple introduced a smaller iPad, as expected, but also updated its full-sized one. It also unveiled new Mac computers, including a 13-inch version of a MacBook Pro with sharper, "Retina" display and an iMac with a new type of storage drive.

Ohio teen in Craigslist trial: I feared for life

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Teenager Brogan Rafferty leaves the Summit County Common Pleas Courtroom of Judge Lynne Callahan during a lunchtime break in the Craigslist murder trial in on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 in Akron, Ohio. The defense for a teenager charged in the shooting deaths of three men lured by phony Craigslist job offers opened its case Monday. (AP Photo/Phil Masturzo, Akron Beacon Journal pool))The teenage suspect in the slayings of three men lured by phony Craigslist job offers went along with the plan only because he feared he would also die if he didn't, he testified Tuesday at his murder trial.

New Bond film 'Skyfall' gets royal world premiere

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:33 PM PDT

Actor Daniel Craig poses at the world premiere of "Skyfall" on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 in London. (Photo by Stewart Wilson/Invision/AP)The latest James Bond movie is getting its world premiere in London on Tuesday, with Prince Charles on hand to give it a royal seal of approval.

Court blocks Ind. defunding of Planned Parenthood

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:32 PM PDT

Indiana can't block Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood just because the organization provides abortions, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, upholding the crux of a lower court order that said the state couldn't deny patients the right to choose their own health care provider.

After final debate, Obama says election comes down to trust

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:27 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally in DelrayDELRAY BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned voters on Tuesday that Republican rival Mitt Romney cannot be trusted to deal honestly with the public as the presidential campaign shifted from televised confrontation to a frantic dash for votes. After three televised debates that have boosted Romney's prospects before the November 6 election, Obama delivered what is likely to be his closing argument: that, unlike Romney, he has been honest with voters about his plans to deliver a broadly shared prosperity over the next four years. ...

Vets say late pay from VA cripples their finances

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Exasperated veterans who work part-time for the Veterans Administration while attending college say their paychecks are sometimes weeks late, leaving them in trouble with bill collectors or having to borrow money to avoid eviction.

WHY IT MATTERS: Health care

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:23 PM PDT

FILE - This March 28, 2012 file photo shows Janis Haddon,of Atlanta, holding a glove with a message outside the Supreme Court in Washington as the court concluded three days of hearing arguments on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. America's health care system is unsustainable. It's not one problem, but three combined: high cost, uneven quality and millions uninsured. Major changes will keep coming. Every family will be affected. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)The issue:

Hezbollah rejects international probe in killing

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:22 PM PDT

Workers remove broken glass and debris from a clothing shop damaged in a car bomb attack that killed Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan in the Achrafiye district of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Calm returned to the streets of Lebanon's capital on Tuesday, a day after troops launched a major security operation to quell fighting touched off by the assassination of a top anti-Syrian intelligence chief. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)Syria's powerful ally Hezbollah was accused Tuesday by Lebanese political opponents of playing a role in the assassination of a top intelligence officer who used his post to fight Syrian meddling in Lebanon.

Venezuela cheers for record 9 World Series players

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:22 PM PDT

San Francisco Giants' Marco Scutaro celebrates after Game 7 of baseball's National League championship series against the St. Louis Cardinals Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in San Francisco. The Giants won 9-0 to win the series. Scutaro was named the series MVP. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Venezuelans are celebrating their homegrown baseball heroes as a record contingent of players from the country heads into the World Series with the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants.

WHY IT MATTERS: Missile Defense

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 1, 2009, file photo U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, meet ahead of the G20 summit in London. Early in his presidency, Barack Obama replaced a George W. Bush-era plan for missile defense in Europe that had roiled relations with Russia. Obama says his four-stage plan would protect Europe and the United States as foes develop more sophisticated missiles. The announcement initially eased tensions with Moscow, which considered the previous plan a threat to its nuclear might. Obama has proposed cutting missile defense spending in 2013 by about 7 percent, to $9.7 billion. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)The issue:

Roche probed for not reporting side effects

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 6, 2011 file picture, the logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is photographed in Rotkreuz, Switzerland. The European Medicines Agency has started an infringement procedure against pharmaceutical giant Roche for allegedly failing to properly report side effects in patients in the U.S. (AP Photo/Keystone/Urs Flueeler, File)Europe's top drug regulator announced Tuesday it is taking action against pharmaceutical giant Roche for allegedly failing to properly report the side effects of 19 drugs being used by U.S. patients.

Apple reveals iPad Mini starting at $329

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:21 PM PDT

Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, introduces the iPad Mini in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Apple Inc. is refusing to compete on price with its rivals in the tablet market — it's pricing its new, smaller iPad well above the competition.

NHL gave clubs 2-day window to talk to players

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:16 PM PDT

While negotiators for the NHL and union kept conversations to a minimum, club officials had a brief window last week to discuss the league's latest proposal with its locked-out players.

WHY IT MATTERS: Immigration

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:15 PM PDT

FILE - This April 19, 2011 file photo shows a member of the National Guard checking on his colleague inside a Border Patrol Skybox near the Hidalgo International Bridge in Hidalgo, Texas. Illegal immigration has slowed in recent years, with the Border Patrol recently recording the fewest arrests in almost 40 years. But many people worry that the Mexican border, the most popular crossing point for newly arriving illegal immigrants, still isn't secure more than a decade after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Delcia Lopez, File)The issue:

Bulls vow to get by without Rose

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng 99), of South Sudan, drives to the basket past Minnesota Timberwolves forward Dante Cunningham (33) during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Chicago, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012. The Bulls won 92-81. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Their superstar is injured, their so-called "bench mob" pretty much gone and despite all that, the Chicago Bulls insist one thing hasn't changed.

WHY IT MATTERS: Israel

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:12 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shows an illustration as he describes his concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions during his address to the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. As concern intensifies over Iran's nuclear program and the rise of Islamist governments in the Middle East, America's top ally in the region, Israel, has become increasingly wary. Israel's security has been a U.S. foreign policy priority of both Democratic and Republican administrations since the Jewish state was created in 1948. Although small in size and population, Israel has significant influence in Washington and presidents of both parties have pledged their commitment to its defense. And it's always a potential flashpoint in a region that the U.S. depends on for oil. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)The issue:

Buster Posey leads Giants back to World Series

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:06 PM PDT

San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey heads to the batting cage before Game 7 of baseball's National League championship series against the St. Louis Cardinals Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)On a team known for stellar pitching, bushy beards and quirky personalities, the unquestioned leader of the San Francisco Giants is their understated catcher, Buster Posey.

US wants new Lebanon gov't free of Syria influence

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:04 PM PDT

The Obama administration on Tuesday threw its support behind efforts by Lebanon's president to form a new government in the aftermath of last week's deadly car bombing in Beirut that many blame on Syria or its ally, Hezbollah.

BoE ready for stimulus if positive signs from UK economy fade - King

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:02 PM PDT

Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King speaks at a business conference in LondonLONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England is ready to inject more cash into the fragile British economy if recent positive signs fade, Bank Governor Mervyn King said on Tuesday, noting fresh dangers from a slowdown in emerging economies. King rejected calls for other forms of policy stimulus, such as giving money directly to the government and households or cancelling the gilts the central bank holds, saying that combining monetary and fiscal policy was "dangerous". ...

Study: Mexican migration to US stabilizes

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:02 PM PDT

A new report by U.S. and Mexican researchers suggests an uptick in the number of illegal migrants headed to the United States in the first half of 2012, and a slight decrease in migrants returning to Mexico.

WHY IT MATTERS: Auto bailout

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:01 PM PDT

FILE - This March 30, 2009 file photo shows General Motors workers watching President Barack Obama's talk about the auto industry bailout in Detroit. The government bailout of General Motors and Chrysler is one of the most polarizing issues of the presidential campaign. Many Americans wonder why $62 billion in tax dollars went to keeping the two automakers afloat in 2008 and 2009. There's little doubt the bailout saved the automakers and huge numbers of jobs. But there's also little chance the government will get all its money back. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)The issue:

Informant: NYPD paid me to 'bait' Muslims

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:44 PM PDT

This handout photo provided by Jamill Noorata, taken May 3, 2012, shows Shamiur Rahman, left, sitting with Siraj Wahhaj at John Jay Community College in New York. Rahman, a 19-year-old American of Bengali descent who has now denounced his work, was a paid informant for the New York Police Department's intelligence unit was under orders to A paid informant for the New York Police Department's intelligence unit was under orders to "bait" Muslims into saying inflammatory things as he lived a double life, snapping pictures inside mosques and collecting the names of innocent people attending study groups on Islam, he told The Associated Press.

Apple set to unwrap mini-iPad to take on Amazon, Google

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:59 AM PDT

Customers gather outside an Apple store before the release of iPhone 5 in MunichSAN JOSE (Reuters) - Apple Inc is expected to make its biggest product move on Tuesday since debuting the iPad two years ago, launching a smaller, cheaper tablet into a market staked out by Amazon.com Inc and Google Inc. Apple hopes to beat back their charge onto its home turf of consumer electronics hardware, while safeguarding its lead in the larger 10-inch tablet space that even deep-pocketed rivals like Samsung Electronics have found tough to penetrate. ...

Italy disaster experts quit over quake trial

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:56 AM PDT

People listen to the verdict at L'Aquila court, Italy, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. An Italian court has convicted seven scientists and experts of manslaughter for failing to adequately warn citizens before an earthquake struck central Italy in 2009, killing more than 300 people. The court in L'Aquila Monday evening handed down the convictions and six-year-prison sentences to the defendants, members of a national "Great Risks Commission." In Italy, convictions aren't definitive until after at least one level of appeals, so it is unlikely any of the defendants would face jail immediately. Scientists worldwide had decried the trial as ridiculous, contending that science has no way to predict quakes. (AP Photo/Raniero Pizzi)Four top Italian disaster experts quit their posts Tuesday, saying the manslaughter convictions of former colleagues for failing to adequately warn of a deadly 2009 earthquake means they can't effectively perform their duties.

Jamaica braces for advancing Tropical Storm Sandy

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:56 AM PDT

This NOAA satellite image taken Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 01:45 AM EDT shows Tropical Storm Sandy well south of Jamaica nearly stationary. Max winds are 45 mph and with strengthening expect over the next 24 hours. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Jamaica and Haiti. Tropical Depression 19 has formed in the central Atlantic and is moving north at 9 mph. Max winds are 35 mph and some strengthening is expected over the next 24 hours. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)Jamaicans on Tuesday braced for sheets of rain, lashing winds and a powerful storm surge as strengthening Tropical Storm Sandy took aim at the island as it churned over warm Caribbean waters.

Disabled patients to benefit from Medicare change

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Thousands of Medicare patients with severe chronic illnesses such as Alzheimer's would get continuing access to rehab and other services under a change agreed to by the Obama administration, advocates said Tuesday.

Ryan to deliver speech on helping middle class

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:54 AM PDT

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is preparing to explain to low-income voters how he and Mitt Romney would do more to help them than President Barack Obama.

WHY IT MATTERS: Outsourcing

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:53 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2012 file photo, a new Apple iPhone 5 is on display following the introduction of new products in San Francisco. With unemployment painfully high, it's not surprising that fears over outsourcing, which first surfaced in the mid-2000s, have returned. Unemployment topped 8 percent for 43 months from February 2009 through August 2012, the longest stretch since the Great Depression. It dipped to 7.8 percent in September. Also fueling fears is the decision by Apple and other high-tech companies to manufacture many of their goods in China. That suggests it isn't just low-skilled jobs in industries such as textiles that are being lost. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)The issue:

Fox sets viewership record with 3rd debate

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:52 AM PDT

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama answer a question during the third presidential debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Pool-Win McNamee)The third debate between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney stands as the most-watched telecast ever on Fox News Channel.
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