Monday, October 22, 2012

FDA: 5 reported deaths with Monster drink link

FDA: 5 reported deaths with Monster drink link

FDA: 5 reported deaths with Monster drink link

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:46 PM PDT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it's investigating reports of five deaths and a non-fatal heart attack linked to highly caffeinated Monster Energy Drinks.

Testimony begins in Britney Spears defamation case

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:44 PM PDT

Testimony has opened in a defamation lawsuit against Britney Spears' parents, with a top record executive saying he was never told that plaintiff Sam Lutfi was her manager.

ABC's 'Private Practice' ending after star leaves

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:44 PM PDT

ABC's "Private Practice" is shutting down.

Maker of London's black cabs says it's going bust

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:40 PM PDT

The maker of London's famous black cabs said Monday it was going into administration after failing to secure an injection of cash from one of its largest shareholders.

Philips Q3 earnings rise, growth economies help

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:36 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 file photo, a man walks in front of Philips television screens in Berlin, Germany. Royal Philips Electronics NV, the maker of electric shavers, light bulbs and medical imaging equipment, announced Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, that earnings more than doubled in the third quarter, thanks to modest growth at all its business lines as well as the disposal of its loss-making television business. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer, File)Royal Philips Electronics NV, the maker of electric shavers, light bulbs and medical imaging equipment, saw earnings more than double in the third quarter, thanks to modest growth at all its business lines as well as the disposal of its loss-making television business.

South Korean activists send leaflets to NKorea

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Police officers stand guard to block trucks containing anti-North Korea leaflets on a road in Paju near demilitarized zone, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. South Korea has banned activists from launching propaganda leaflets to North Korea after North Korea threatened to attack.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)South Korean activists floated balloons carrying tens of thousands of anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea on Monday, eluding police who had disrupted an earlier launch attempt due to threats from North Korea.

Russian opposition elects its leaders online

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:33 PM PDT

In this photo made Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, Alexei Navalny, an anti-corruption lawyer and opposition leader, takes part in a debate on TV channel Dozhd ("Rain") in Moscow, Russia. Navalny finished first in an online opposition election which was intended to help present a more united front against the Kremlin and find a way to broaden its appeal as enthusiasm for streets protests fades. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)President Vladimir Putin has had nothing but mockery for the protesters who have taken to the streets against him in unprecedented numbers. Russia's opposition, he said, is no more than a gaggle of Internet dwellers with "no unified program, no clear and comprehensible way of achieving their unclear goals, and nobody who can actually do something."

Clintons land in Haiti to showcase industrial park

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, accompanied by, from left, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Caracol Ekam Housing site engineer Mario Nicoleau, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Haitian President Michel Martelly, tours the Caracol Ekam Housing Site in Caracol, Haiti, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. Clinton, and husband, former President Bill Clinton, arrived in northern Haiti Monday leading a delegation of foreign investors and a crowd of celebrities to showcase the centerpiece of the U.S. effort to help the country recover from the 2010 earthquake. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in northern Haiti on Monday at the head of a delegation of foreign investors and a crowd of celebrities to showcase the centerpiece of the U.S. effort to help the country recover from the 2010 earthquake.

Attorney: Texas school funding 'hopelessly broken'

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:24 PM PDT

Attorneys representing around 600 school districts argued Monday that Texas' school financing system is so "hopelessly broken" that it violates the state Constitution and keeps students from being prepared for the well-paying jobs of tomorrow.

Smaller iPad expected Tuesday, but at what price?

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:23 PM PDT

FILE -In this Wednesday, March 7, 2012, file photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook announces a new iPad during an Apple announcement in San Francisco. Those who follow Apple believe they have figured out most of the particulars of a smaller iPad expected to be revealed on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Apple hasn't said anything about the device, but the veil of secrecy it throws over unreleased products has been a see-through affair this year. Most of the details of the iPhone 5 were known well in advance of its launch a month ago. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)Those who follow Apple believe they have figured out most of the particulars of a smaller iPad expected to be revealed on Tuesday. One big question remains, though: What will it cost?

Pediatricians offer first report on organic foods

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:22 PM PDT

Parents who want to reduce their kids' exposure to pesticides may seek out organic fruits and vegetables, but they aren't necessarily safer or more nutritious than conventional foods, the nation's leading pediatricians group says in its first advice on organics.

Syria rebels pessimistic on mediator's ceasefire plan

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:22 PM PDT

Members of the Free Syrian Army raise a black flag over a tank that belonged to pro-government forces in Salqin city in IdlibBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels cast doubt on Monday on prospects for a temporary truce aimed at stemming bloodshed in the 19-month-old conflict, saying it was not clear how an informal ceasefire this week could be implemented. International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi, who held talks in Damascus on Sunday with President Bashar al-Assad, has proposed Assad's forces and the rebels hold fire during the three-day Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha which starts on Friday. ...

Iran's president barred from visiting prison

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:21 PM PDT

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed Monday with the country's judiciary over his right to visit the prison where a jailed aide is held, in a new sign of the leader's waning influence in his last year in office.

Lebanese army tries to force gunmen from streets

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:19 PM PDT

A masked Sunni gunman stands guard on a road leading to a Shiite neighborhood after overnight clashes that erupted between Sunni and Shiite gunmen in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday Oct. 22, 2012. Lebanese security officials say overnight clashes in Beirut between Sunni and Shiite gunmen have wounded several people. The officials say troops managed to separate the gunmen and calm returned Monday morning to the two neighborhoods in the capital where fighting had erupted. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Lebanese soldiers in armored vehicles fanned out across the country on Monday to break down civilian roadblocks and chase gunmen off the streets as tempers flared over the killing of a top intelligence official who was a powerful opponent of Syrian involvement in Lebanon.

Akin aide uses profanity in shot at McCaskill

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:11 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2012 file photo, Missouri Republican Senate candidate, Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., speaks during a news conference in St. Louis. The website PoliticMo.com captured audio from a Saturday night fundraiser of Akin telling supporters that his opponent, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. goes to Washington, and, like a game of "fetch," brings home red tape, bureaucracy and executive orders. Akin says a senator should "bless" Missouri with solutions instead of more problems. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)An aide to GOP Senate hopeful Todd Akin used profanity to refer to Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, extending Akin's weekend characterization of McCaskill as a "dog" who fetches problems from Washington.

Without buyer, Dominion to close Wis. power plant

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:10 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by Dominion Resources Inc. shows the 56-megawatt Kewaunee Power Station in Carlton, Wis. Dominion Resources Inc. announced Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, that it plans to close and decommission Kewaunee Power Station in the second quarter of 2013 after it was unable to find a buyer for the nuclear power plant. Dominion plans to record an after-tax $281 million charge in the third quarter related to the closing and decommissioning of the station. (AP Photo/Dominion Resources Inc)Dominion Resources Inc. said Monday that it plans to close and decommission its Kewaunee Power Station in Wisconsin after it was unable to find a buyer for the nuclear power plant. It would be the first such closure since 1998, federal officials said.

E.T. immortalized in wax around the world

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:06 PM PDT

This Oct. 19, 2012 photo made available on Oct. 22, shows a wax figure of ET from the 1982 Steven Spielberg film, "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," being carried in the basket of a bmx bicycle by Madame Tussaud's employee Amy, in central London, marking the Blu-ray edition release of the film. Tussauds will launch an ET wax figure in London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Sydney and Hollywood on Oct. 22. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)E.T. the extra-terrestrial is making appearances around the world.

Caterpillar slashes forecast again, sees weaker economy

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:06 PM PDT

A welded steel CAT logo is seen on a Caterpillar tractor scraper at Holt Caterpillar, the largest Caterpillar dealer in the United States, in San Antonio(Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc , the world's largest maker of tractors and excavators, slashed its 2012 forecast for the second time this year and warned the global economy was slowing faster than it had expected. The caution sign was the latest in a string of comments from multinational manufacturers, including General Electric Co and Honeywell International Inc , that the economic recovery remains tenuous and tepid at best. ...

Disappointing earnings weigh down stock market

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:05 PM PDT

Trader Michael Zicchinolfi, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. A weak forecast from heavy equipment maker Caterpillar and other poor earnings results weighed on the U.S. stock market in early trading. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)It's been a disappointing earnings season.

Ailing 'Blue Bloods' actress calls CBS 'shameful'

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:04 PM PDT

This image released by CBS shows actress Jennifer Esposito, center, with co-star Donnie Wahlberg, in a scene from "Blue Bloods." Esposito is blasting CBS for sidelining her from the show. In Twitter postings, the actress has accused CBS of "absolutely shameful behavior" in putting her on unpaid leave from the Tom Selleck-starring police drama. Esposito tweeted that she's been diagnosed with celiac disease and requires a reduced work schedule. CBS has responded that because Esposito can't fulfill the full-time demands of her role, it has "Blue Bloods" cast member Jennifer Esposito is blasting CBS for sidelining her from the show.

Candidates seek foreign policy edge in 3rd debate

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:57 AM PDT

Italian Nativity scenes designer Genny Di Virgilio puts the final touches on two statuettes depicting President Barack Obama, right, and Republican rival Mitt Romney in his shop in Naples, Italy, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, hours ahead of their third and final presidential debate in Boca Raton, Florida. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)Still neck-and-neck after all these months, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney head into their third and final debate with each man eager to project an aura of personal strength and leadership while raising doubts about the steadiness and foreign policy credentials of the other guy.

Lohan won't face charges in alleged NYC car scrape

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:55 AM PDT

In this May 9, 2012 photo shows actress Lindsay Lohan at the A&E Networks 2012 Upfront at Lincoln Center in New York. Prosecutors are not moving forward with charges against Lohan after she was accused of clipping a man with her car outside a New York nightclub. The Lindsay Lohan won't face criminal charges after being accused of clipping a man with her car outside a nightclub, one of a string of troubles the actress has encountered behind the wheel and elsewhere in recent months.

Beirut girl hurt by car bomb needed 300 stitches

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:53 AM PDT

COMBO - This combo of two photographs shows at top, Jennifer Shedid, 10, recovers in intensive care in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday Oct. 22, 2012; and at bottom, a Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 file photo, of a Lebanese man as he carries Jennifer Shedid, 10, at the scene of an explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon. Nearly five minutes after arriving home from school with her cousin, 10-year-old Jennifer Shedid was hungry. As she asked her sister what food they have, a strong explosion shook their street turning the glass of their 4th floor apartment into flying knives that cut through her from head to toe.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Jennifer Shedid had just arrived home from school and she was hungry. As she asked her older sister what she could eat, a massive explosion shook their entire block and turned the glass of their 4th floor apartment into flying knives that slashed 10-year-old Jennifer from head to toe.

Prosecutor: RFK son kicked nurse in infant scuffle

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:51 AM PDT

A son of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was acting on instinct when he kicked a maternity ward nurse as she tried to stop him from taking his newborn son out of the hospital, a defense lawyer said Monday.

'Little czar' in Ohio school drug ring gets prison

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:48 AM PDT

In this Tuesday, July 31 2012 photo, Warren County Juvenile Court Judge Mike Powell warns 17-year-old Ohio high school student Tyler Pagenstecher, right, of the consequences of admitting guilt at his first hearing in Lebanon, Ohio. Pagenstecher pleaded guilty to drug-trafficking charges in juvenile court and will be sentenced Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. Police say he played a major role in a drug ring that sold as much as $20,000 worth of high-grade marijuana a month to fellow students at two high schools. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers)A teenager convicted of selling up to $20,000 worth of high-grade marijuana a month to high school students in southwestern Ohio was sentenced Monday to serve six months to three years in a juvenile prison by a judge who called him "a pretty fine young person that went down a bad trail."

Suspected gunman's wife among 3 dead at Wis. spa

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:47 AM PDT

This photo provided by the Brookfield Police Dept. shows Radcliffe Franklin Haughton, 45, of Brown Deer, Wis. Deputies are searching for Haughton on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, who's suspected of wounding multiple people in a shooting at a spa near a suburban Milwaukee shopping mall. (AP Photo/Brookfield Police Dept)A Wisconsin woman whose husband killed her and two others at the spa where she worked said he threatened to throw acid in her face and jealously terrorized her "every waking moment," according to court documents.

Private equity firm to buy Ancestry.com for $1.6B

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:44 AM PDT

This undated image provided by Ancestry.com shows a family tree made on the genealogy website Ancestry.com which agreed to be acquired by a group led by European private equity firm Permira Funds in a cash deal valued at about $1.6 billion on Monday, Oct . 22, 2012. The offered price of $32 per share is a nearly 10 percent premium over Friday's closing price of $29.18. Ancenstry.com's shares jumped 7.8 percent, or $2.28, to $31.46 in Monday afternoon trading. (AP Photo/Ancestry.com)Genealogy website Ancestry.com has agreed to be acquired by a group led by European private equity firm Permira Funds in a cash deal valued at about $1.6 billion.

5 things to watch for in the presidential debate

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:41 AM PDT

Workers prepare the set for Monday's presidential debate, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fls. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will hold their final debate Monday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Five things to watch for when President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney debate foreign policy Monday night:

Kenseth feeling nostalgic in final month with RFR

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:40 AM PDT

Matt Kenseth celebrates in Victory Lane with his wife Katie and daughters Kaylin, left, and Grace, right, following his win in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)Matt Kenseth had to choke back his words when he got to Victory Lane, fumbling with his sunglasses in an attempt to hide his emotions.

Police: Slain NYC woman's fiance was still married

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:34 AM PDT

Police officers stand in front of the house where Vindalee Smith was murdered in New York, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. Smith, 38, who was eight months pregnant, was found stabbed to death Saturday in her apartment, the day before her wedding, police said. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)The mystery surrounding the killing of a pregnant woman deepened Monday, as investigators looked into a strange note left at the scene and discovered that her fiance was still married to another woman.

Obama, Romney now tied in presidential race: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:34 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Romney are pictured on stage at the 67th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner in New YorkWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney has closed the gap with President Barack Obama and the two candidates are now tied in the November 6 presidential race, according to a Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll released on Monday. The online survey of likely voters found Obama and Romney were each supported by 46 percent of the electorate as they prepare for their final televised debate on Monday night. Romney trailed by 1 percentage point when the poll was last published on Saturday. ...

Flavor Flav to fight Vegas domestic abuse charges

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:33 AM PDT

This image released by the Las Vegas Police Department shows rapper Flavor Flav, also known as William Jonathan Drayton, Jr., in a police booking photo taken Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. Las Vegas police say that Flavor Flav was jailed early Wednesday on felony charges stemming from a domestic argument with his fiancee and threats to attack her teenage son with a knife. Officer Bill Cassell said no one was injured before Drayton was arrested about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, at a home in a neighborhood several miles southwest of the Las Vegas Strip. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Police Department)Flavor Flav intends to fight criminal charges and seek reconciliation with his longtime fiancee after an argument led to his arrest last week, the entertainer's lawyer said Monday.

Retirement worries grow; 30-somethings most uneasy

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:30 AM PDT

Younger Americans in their late 30s are now the group most likely to doubt they will be financially secure after retirement, a major shift from three years ago when baby boomers nearing retirement age expressed the greatest worry.

Syrian violence spills into Jordan, Lebanon

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:20 AM PDT

In this Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters carry a civilian away from the line-of-fire after he was shot twice, in his stomach and back, by a Syrian army sniper while walking near the frontline in the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)A Jordanian soldier was killed in clashes with armed militants trying to cross the border into Syria on Monday and sectarian clashes overnight in Lebanon left four dead as Syria's civil war spilled into neighboring countries.

Caterpillar sees weak economy as it cuts outlook

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:19 AM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 20, 2012, file photo a caterpillar machine is used at the Clinton Landfill in Clinton, Ill. Caterpillar cut its profit and revenue guidance on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, saying the world's economic conditions Caterpillar says the world's economy is weaker than it thought, and it doesn't expect growth to pick up until the second half of next year.

Italian court convicts 7 for no quake warning

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:18 AM PDT

Italy's Shaky Past Hidden in Ancient RecordsAn Italian court convicted seven scientists and experts of manslaughter on Monday for failing to adequately warn citizens before an earthquake struck central Italy in 2009, killing more than 300 people.

Panthers GM Hurney fired after team's 1-5 start

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:16 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2012 file photo, Carolina Panthers' team president Danny Morrison, left, talks with general manager Marty Hurney during the NFL Carolina Panthers' Fan Fest football practice in Charlotte, N.C. The Panthers fired Hurney Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 following the team's 1-5 start this season. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)Marty Hurney was fired Monday as general manager of the Carolina Panthers one day after star quarterback Cam Newton expressed his frustration with a 1-5 start.

U.N. peacekeeping chief says preparing Syria contingency plans

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:15 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is preparing various contingency plans to send peacekeepers to Syria as part of a ceasefire or political deal, but it is too early say how many would be needed, U.N. peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said on Monday. The U.N.-Arab League mediator in the Syria conflict, Lakhdar Brahimi, is attempting to persuade the Syrian government and rebels to accept a ceasefire during the three-day Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha that starts on Friday. If there were a more sustained ceasefire, the U.N. ...

Parents considering legal action over school yoga

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:15 AM PDT

A group of parents is bent out of shape by free yoga classes at schools in this San Diego County beachside community, fearing they are indoctrinating youngsters in eastern religion.

Syria exposes Lebanon's thin veneer of stability

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:13 AM PDT

A Lebanese honor guard carries a coffin wrapped with Lebanese flags of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, who was assassinated on Friday by a car bomb, during their funeral procession at Martyrs' Square in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. Thousands of Lebanese waving the national flag packed a central square in downtown Beirut Sunday for the funeral of a top intelligence official assassinated in a car bombing that many blame on the regime in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)Potentially the most unstable country in the Middle East, Lebanon for the most part has stayed on the sidelines of the Arab Spring, keeping up appearances as an oasis of relative modernity, commerce and good times.
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