Thursday, January 10, 2013

Gadget Watch: Samsung shows bendable phone screen

Gadget Watch: Samsung shows bendable phone screen

Gadget Watch: Samsung shows bendable phone screen

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:33 PM PST

Eric Rudder, chief technical strategy officer of Microsoft, holds a prototype Windows smartphone with a flexible OLED display during Samsung's keynote address at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)LAS VEGAS (AP) — By showing off a phone with a flexible screen, Samsung is hinting at a day when we might fold up our large phone or tablet screens as if they were maps.

1 student shot at high school in Taft, Calif.

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:33 PM PST

This image provided by the Taft Midway Driller/Doug Keeler shows paramedics transporting a student wounded during a shooting Thursday Jan. 10, 2013 at San Joaquin Valley high school in Taft, Calif. Authorities said a student was shot and wounded and another student was taken into custody. (AP Photo/Taft Midway Driller, Doug Keeler) MANDATORY CREDITTAFT, Calif. (AP) — A student was shot and wounded at a rural California high school Thursday and a student suspect was taken into custody, officials said.

Lawmakers release documents on Wal-Mart bribery

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:32 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawmakers are making public emails that show that Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s CEO found out in 2005 that the retailer was handing out bribes in Mexico.

Source: Britney Spears out of 'X Factor'

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:30 PM PST

FILE - This Nov. 5, 2012 file photo shows singer and celebrity judge Britney Spears at the "X-Factor" Finalists Party in Los Angeles. A person familiar with plans for Fox's "The X Factor" says Britney Spears is out of the show. Spears was a mentor on the singing contest for one season, reportedly drawing a $15 million paycheck but failing to pull reviews to match. The person who confirmed reports of her departure wasn't authorized to comment publicly, speaking Thursday on condition of anonymity. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, file)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A person familiar with plans for Fox's "The X Factor" says Britney Spears is out of the show.

'The Warriors' author Sol Yurick dies in NYC at 87

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:30 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — A writer whose street gang novel "The Warriors" was adapted into a film of the same title that became a cult favorite has died. Sol Yurick was 87.

Sporting KC to host MLS All-Star game in July

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:27 PM PST

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Major League Soccer is bringing its All-Star game to the home of Sporting Kansas City.

Syrian rebels seize parts of strategic air base

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:24 PM PST

In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke rises due to heavy shelling in Taftanaz, Idlib province, northern Syria, on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of Islamic militants fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad seized parts of a strategic northwestern air base Thursday after weeks of battling government troops for control of the sprawling facility.

US Chamber makes immigration overhaul top priority

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:21 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Thursday that the "door to the American dream must always remain open" as he announced a broad coalition of business, labor, faith organizations, law enforcement and ethnic groups intent on overhauling the nation's immigration system.

Calif. Gov. proposes budget with rosier outlook

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:20 PM PST

Gov. Jerry Brown points to a chart showing an increase in education funding during a news conference where he unveiled his proposed 2013-14 state budget at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Brown is proposing to spend $2.7 billion more on K-12 education for the next fiscal year. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Riding a wave of new tax revenue, California's spending plan for the coming fiscal year will rise by nearly $5 billion, a powerful indication that the state that came to symbolize fiscal mismanagement during the heart of the recession is emerging into brighter days.

Destiny's Child readies new song, compilation CD

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:20 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Destiny's Child is back together — for a new song.

Yemeni chief killed, apparent al-Qaida revenge

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:18 PM PST

CAIRO (AP) — Yemeni security officials say a prominent tribal chief has been killed in an ambush, an apparent revenge attack by al-Qaida for his security links.

NYC firm hit hard on 9/11 gives $10M in Sandy aid

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:18 PM PST

Parents of school children, including Victoria Petronio, center, line up to collect relief funds at a school auditorium in the Rockaways section of New York, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. The New York City financial services firm that lost the most workers in the Sept. 11 terror attacks announced that it will "adopt" 19 schools in communities hit hard by Superstorm Sandy and give a total of $10 million to families in those schools. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of New Yorkers from a neighborhood ravaged by Superstorm Sandy lined up in a school auditorium Thursday to receive $1,000 debit cards from a financial services firm that lost hundreds of employees in the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Venezuela holds symbolic inauguration for Chavez

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:18 PM PST

Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez chant slogans at a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Supporters of Chavez rallied outside his presidential palace in an exuberant symbolic inauguration for a leader too ill to return home for the real thing. The government organized the unusual show of support for the cancer-stricken leader on the streets outside Miraflores Palace on what was supposed to be his inauguration day. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Nothing shows the extent of Hugo Chavez's grip on power quite as clearly as his absence from his own inauguration on Thursday.

Large pet reptile found guarding Calif. pot stash

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:16 PM PST

In this photo released by the Alameda County Sheriffs office, an alligator named "Mr. Teeth" is seen after it was discovered in a home in Castro Valley, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Authorities say the alligator, apparently used to protect a stash of marijuana inside the home, has been taken to a zoo. When deputies entered Assif Mayar's home on Wednesday for a probation check, they found 34 pounds of marijuana and the five-foot alligator in a tank in the bedroom. (AP Photo/Alameda County Sheriffs)CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Zoo officials say a five-foot-long alligator-like reptile named "Mr. Teeth" that had apparently been protecting a stash of marijuana in a Northern California home has died.

5 Things to Know about the California Budget

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:12 PM PST

Highlights of the California budget plan Gov. Jerry Brown released Thursday:

Banks prepare for earnings; mortgages cast a pall

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:12 PM PST

FILE - In this May 14, 2012, file photo, people arrive at JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York. Legal troubles and regulatory scuffles keep piling up for the banking industry, a fact that's sure to drag down results when the banks start reporting fourth-quarter earnings beginning Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Legal troubles and regulatory scuffles keep piling up for the banking industry, a fact that's sure to drag down results when the banks start reporting fourth-quarter earnings beginning Friday.

Wal-Mart CEO knew of Mexico bribe claim: lawmakers

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:11 PM PST

A general view of a Wal-Mart store in Mexico CityWASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Lawmakers increased public pressure on Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Thursday by releasing company emails they said contradicted prior statements about when senior executives knew of bribery allegations tied to its Mexican affiliate. The emails show that senior Wal-Mart executives including current Chief Executive Mike Duke knew as far back as 2005 of allegations that company representatives had bribed officials in Mexico. Wal-Mart quickly refuted the characterization of the emails saying they were consistent with the company's prior comments. ...

Tunisian prosecutors opposed freeing Libya suspect

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:10 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 file photo, a Libyan man investigates the inside of the U.S. Consulate after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, on the night of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya. A man linked to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi has been conditionally released by Tunisian authorities due to lack of evidence, his lawyer said Tuesday Jan. 8, 2013. The release of Ali Harzi, a 26-year-old Tunisian, appears to represent a blow to the investigation of the Sept. 11 attack on the consulate in Libya. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's attorney general's office opposed the recent release of one of the only people in custody for the September attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi that killed four Americans, an official said Thursday. The prosecutor's opposition means the decision could be reversed on appeal.

Corps praised for averting Miss. River shutdown

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:08 PM PST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Shippers who have idled towboats and lightened barge loads as the Mississippi River shrinks from drought credit the waterway's stewards for so far averting their worst fear: a potentially crippling shutdown of the artery used to move everything from corn and grain to construction materials and petroleum.

How to tell a cold from the flu

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:07 PM PST

The common cold and flu are caused by different viruses but can have some similar symptoms, making them tough to tell apart. In general, the flu is worse and symptoms are more intense.

Caiman found guarding pot stash at Calif. home

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:07 PM PST

CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Zoo officials say a caiman named "Mr. Teeth" that had been apparently protecting a stash of marijuana in a Northern California home has died.

Islamists clash with military, take key Mali town

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:07 PM PST

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The Islamists who rule northern Mali clashed with government forces for the first time in nearly a year, seizing a strategic city Thursday as the al-Qaida-linked militants pushed toward the government line of control in the center of the troubled country.

Belgian gov't blasts Queen Fabiola on tax plan

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:07 PM PST

Queen Fabiola of Belgium, wife of late King Baudouin of Belgium, attends the church of Laeken in Brussels, in this Friday Dec. 4, 2009 file photo. Queen Fabiola is facing widespread accusations she is trying to shield some of her fortune she will leave behind from the tax man _ a move that is going over very poorly as her people struggle through tough economic times. (AP Photo/Thierry Charlier, File)BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's Queen Fabiola is facing widespread accusations she is trying to shield some of her fortune from the tax man — a move that is going over very poorly as her people struggle through tough economic times.

"Lincoln" crowned Oscar frontrunner as big directors snubbed

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:01 PM PST

Publicity photo from the Oscar nominated film "Lincoln"BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - Steven Spielberg's tale of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's battle to end slavery emerged as the front-runner for Oscar glory on Thursday, after Academy Awards voters snubbed four major filmmakers for the coveted best director trophy. In an eclectic shortlist that included thrillers, a comedy, an independent film and a harrowing French-language drama, "Lincoln" won a leading 12 nominations, including the top prize - best picture - and nods for actors Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. ...

Newtown parents want police to stay at schools

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:01 PM PST

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Some parents in Newtown are calling for police to stay at town schools indefinitely, saying the sight of uniformed officers is a comfort to their children in a town reeling from last month's massacre inside an elementary school.

Bombings kill 115 people in Pakistan

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:59 AM PST

A Pakistani paramilitary soldier and local residents gather at the site of bomb blast in Quetta, Pakistan, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. A bomb targeting paramilitary soldiers killed scores of people in southwest Pakistan, officials said. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A series of bombings in different parts of Pakistan killed 115 people on Thursday, including 81 who died in a sectarian attack on a bustling billiard hall in the southwest city of Quetta, officials said.

Santorum takes up fight against Hagel nomination

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:58 AM PST

Republican opposition to Chuck Hagel as the next defense secretary swelled from inside and outside the Senate Thursday as a former Senate colleague launched a campaign to block his nomination.

MLB to expand blood testing for HGH

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:57 AM PST

PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Major League Baseball will test for human growth hormone throughout the regular season and will step up efforts to track the use of artificial testosterone.

Syria denounces peace envoy who hinted Assad must go

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:56 AM PST

International peace envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi attends a meeting with Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby at the Arab League's headquarters in CairoBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria denounced international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi as "flagrantly biased" on Thursday, casting doubt on how long the U.N.-Arab League mediator can pursue his peace mission. The Syrian Foreign Ministry was responding to remarks by Brahimi a day earlier in which he ruled out a role for President Bashar al-Assad in a transitional government and effectively called for the Baathist leader to quit. "In Syria... ...

ABC learns once is enough for all-star dancers

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:56 AM PST

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — There's no second act for celebrities on "Dancing With the Stars."

Drug companies forge partnerships with top schools

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:55 AM PST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — In their quest for the next big drug discovery, pharmaceutical companies are increasingly teaming up with some of the nation's top universities, recruiting campus scientists as partners and offering schools multimillion-dollar deals to work on experimental drugs in development.

Timberlake hints return to music in video

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:54 AM PST

FILE - This May 7, 2012 file photo shows singer-actor Justin Timberlake at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala benefit in New York. Timberlake has concentrated almost exclusively on his acting career over the last few years. But on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, he posted a video on his that showed him walking into a studio, putting on headphones and saying: NEW YORK (AP) — Is Justin Timberlake bringing his music career back?

Herbalife defends itself against Ackman's claims

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:53 AM PST

FILE- In this Friday, Sept. 8, 2006, file photo, a worker cleans the logo on the Herbalife sign as finishing touches are put on the company's building in Torrance, Calif. Herbalife came out swinging Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 against claims made by hedge fund manager William Ackman that the business amounts to a pyramid scheme. (AP Photo/Herbalife, Susan Goldman)NEW YORK (AP) — Herbalife came out swinging Thursday against claims made by hedge fund manager William Ackman that the business amounts to a pyramid scheme.

Amy Winehouse up for posthumous BRIT Award

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:49 AM PST

LONDON (AP) — The late Amy Winehouse has been nominated for a Brit Award, joining acts such as Emeli Sande and Paloma Faith in the running for best British female act.

Poll: Most of Ireland favors wider abortion access

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:47 AM PST

Bishop Christopher Jones, left, and Father Timothy Burke arrive to attend a parliamentary committee on abortion in Dublin Thursday Jan. 10, 2013. A poll suggests that most people in Ireland want their lawmakers to give clearer and wider access to abortion in a bill due to be unveiled this year. The survey was published Thursday as senior figures from several churches testified to a parliamentary committee investigating possible reforms to Ireland's ban on abortion. (AP Photo/ Barry Cronin/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTDUBLIN (AP) — Most people in Ireland want lawmakers to give women wider access to abortion, a poll revealed Thursday as senior clerics testified before a parliamentary committee investigating Ireland's ban on the practice.

Stocks edge higher on Wall Street

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:46 AM PST

Trader Jonathan Corpina, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Stocks opened higher on Wall Street Thursday, gaining for a second day, after the European Central Bank chief said the region was poised to start growing again, bolstering expectations that the worst of the region's crisis is behind it. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market edged higher on Thursday as investors waited for more indications on the health of U.S. companies from earnings reports. Economic reports were mixed.

Egypt names a new central bank governor

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:45 AM PST

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president on Thursday named a new head for the country's central bank, after the resignation of the longtime chief amid a crippling economic crisis and pound devaluation.

Kremlin: Adoptions deal with US valid until 2014

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:42 AM PST

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Russian Navy's commander-in-chief Viktor Chirkov, right, talk on board a navy ship in Severomorsk, Russia, on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin said Thursday that an adoption deal with the U.S. will remain valid until 2014 despite a new Russian law banning the practice, but it's unclear whether it would keep the door open for more adoptions or allow the completion of adoptions that were under way before the ban was passed.

Steelers Rainey arrested in Fla. on battery charge

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:40 AM PST

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh Steeler rookie running back Chris Rainey has been arrested in Florida, accused of slapping his girlfriend.

Obama nominates Lew to lead Treasury

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:39 AM PST

FILE - This Jan. 9, 2012, file photo shows then-Budget Director Jack Lew listening as President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Lew, the current White House chief of staff is President Barack Obama's expected pick to lead the Treasury Department, with an announcement possible before the end of the week. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama nominated White House chief of staff Jack Lew to be secretary of the Treasury Thursday, declaring his complete trust in an aide with three decades of Washington experience in economic policy and a penchant for shunning the limelight.
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