2013年8月19日星期一

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Police: Mechanical problems caused deadly limo fire

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:40 PM PDT

No criminal charges in May limo fire that killed 5 womenThe blaze on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge killed five nurses.


Kidnap suspect leaves money to Hannah Anderson family member

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:46 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013 file photo, Hannah Anderson arrives at the Boll Weevil restaurant for a fundraiser in her honor to raise money for her family, in Lakeside, Calif. Five days earlier, FBI agents killed longtime family friend James DiMaggio who's suspected of torturing and killing Anderson's mother and brother and escaping with her to the Idaho wilderness. Investigators who searched DiMaggio's home found letters from Hannah, an incendiary device, a handcuff box and "arson wire," according to one warrant, which does not elaborate on the content of letters or nature of the devices. (AP Photo/U-T San Diego, Howard Lipin, File)A man who died in a shootout with FBI agents after kidnapping a 16-year-old girl and killing her mother and brother named a member of the victims' family as his life insurance beneficiary, a spokesman for the man's family said Monday.


Dick Van Dyke survives car fire on L.A.-area freeway

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:25 PM PDT

Actor Dick Van Dyke accepts the life achievement award at the 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California January 27, 2013. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/FilesVeteran actor Dick Van Dyke, best known for his self-titled hit 1960s television comedy, survived a car fire, apparently unscathed, on a Los Angeles-area freeway on Monday.


Prosecutor asks judge to give Manning 60 years

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 03:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2013, file photo, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted to a security vehicle outside a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., after a hearing in his court martial. A prosecutor said Monday, Aug. 19, Manning should spend 60 years in prison because he betrayed the U.S. by giving classified material to WikiLeaks. The soldier's defense attorney didn't recommend a specific punishment, but suggested any prison term shouldn't exceed 25 years because the classification of some of the documents Manning leaked expires in 25 years. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Army Pfc. Bradley Manning should spend 60 years in prison because he betrayed the U.S. by giving classified material to WikiLeaks, a prosecutor said Monday.


San Diego City mayor spotted by TV crew

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 26, 2013 file photo, San Diego Mayor Bob Filner speaks during a news conference at city hall, in San Diego. Filner is expected to appear at City Hall on Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, when he has said he will return to work after undergoing an intensive two-week therapy program. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)SAN DIEGO (AP) — After being out of sight for two weeks while undergoing therapy, San Diego's embattled mayor was spotted on Monday — not returning to City Hall but instead heading into an office building followed by an attorney for a woman who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him.


Obama urges regulators to enact Wall Street rules

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 03:49 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 11, 2007 file photo, a Wall Street sign is seen at an entrance to the New York Stock Exchange. Three years after President Barack Obama signed a sweeping overhaul of lending and high-finance rules, implementation of the law is behind schedule with scores of regulations yet to be written, let alone enforced. Obama was meeting with top banking regulators Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, for a status report with the five-year anniversary of the financial meltdown approaching this fall. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Three years after President Barack Obama signed a sweeping overhaul of lending and high-finance rules, execution of the law is behind schedule with scores of regulations yet to be written, let alone enforced. Meeting privately with the nation's top financial regulators on Monday, Obama prodded them to act more swiftly.


Snowden reporter: Won't be silenced by detention

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 03:18 PM PDT

U.S. journalist Greenwald walks with his partner Miranda in Rio de Janeiro's International AirportRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An American journalist who has written stories based on documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden said Monday he'll publish with more fervor after British authorities detained his partner.


Guardian chief: UK had newspaper disks destroyed

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:23 PM PDT

LONDON (AP) — British agents oversaw the destruction of an unspecified number of the Guardian newspaper's hard drives in an apparent bid to keep the fruit of Edward Snowden's leaks safe from Chinese spies, the paper's editor said Monday.

Thousands of Syrians flee to Iraq; crisis feared

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 12:09 PM PDT

In this photo provided by UNHCR officials and taken on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. Syrian refugees cross the border toward Iraq at Peshkhabour border point at Dahuk, 260 miles (430 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has set up an emergency transit camp in Irbil, where around 2,000 refugees are camping out and UNHCR officials say some thousands of refugees have been streaming into northern Iraq, many coming across a newly-constructed pontoon bridge over the Tigris River at Peshkhabour. (AP Photo/HO)BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of Syrian Kurds swarmed across a bridge into neighboring Iraq's northern self-ruled Kurdish region over the past few days in one of the biggest waves of refugees since the rebellion against President Bashar Assad began, U.N. officials said Monday.


Prosecution: Woman screamed, then Pistorius fired

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 11:28 AM PDT

Oscar Pistorius cries as he prays with his sister Aimee and brother Carl in the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. Pistorius was indicted Monday on charges of murder and illegal possession of ammunition for the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. (AP Photo)PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A woman screamed and then there was silence, according to South African prosecutors pressing a premeditated murder case against Oscar Pistorius. Next, the indictment says, witnesses heard gunshots and more screaming at the home of the Paralympic champion, who says he shot his girlfriend by mistake on Valentine's Day.


Task force: Coasts should prepare for rising seas

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 10:10 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2012 file photo, a view from the air shows the destroyed homes left in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in Seaside Heights, N.J. New Jersey got the brunt of Sandy, which made landfall in the state and killed six people. A presidential task force charged with developing a strategy for rebuilding coastal areas damaged by Sandy will issue a report on Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, recommending 69 measures that might help insure that coastal areas aren't as vulnerable to future storms in an age of rising sea levels. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Coastal communities should assume floods are going to happen more frequently and realize that spending now on protective measures could save money later, according to a report issued by a presidential task force charged with developing a strategy for rebuilding areas damaged by Superstorm Sandy.


A-Rod declines MLB challenge to release evidence

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2013 file photo, New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, center, is tended to by a trainer at first base after being hit by a pitch in the second inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston. Rodriguez got hit by a fastball from Boston starter Ryan Dempster. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Alex Rodriguez declined Major League Baseball's challenge to make public the drug evidence that led to the 211-game suspension of the New York Yankees star.


San Diego mayor seen at building, not City Hall

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 03:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 26, 2013 file photo, San Diego Mayor Bob Filner speaks during a news conference at city hall, in San Diego. Filner is expected to appear at City Hall on Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, when he has said he will return to work after undergoing an intensive two-week therapy program. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego's embattled mayor has been spotted — not returning to work at City Hall but heading into an office building followed by an attorney representing a woman who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him.


Guardian chief: UK spies shredded newsroom disks

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 03:37 PM PDT

LONDON (AP) — The editor of the Guardian newspaper says that British agents destroyed an unspecified number of his newsroom's hard drives in an apparent bid to keep Edward Snowden's leaked intelligence material safe from Chinese spies.

Benghazi aftershocks affecting US policy in Egypt

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 01:01 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The specter of Benghazi is affecting U.S. policy in coup-wracked Egypt.

Post-vacation, Obama to face Egypt, spending talks

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 11:46 AM PDT

President Barack Obama, second from left, Sasha Obama, and first lady Michelle Obama, are greeted as they exit Air Force One on arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Sunday Aug. 18, 2013, after a family vacation on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Also with them was Malia Obama, not pictured. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh from a weeklong vacation, President Barack Obama has to confront such issues as the crisis in Egypt and federal spending before getting back out on the road to sell his economic proposals.


Court rules Mubarak can no longer be detained

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:13 PM PDT

File picture shows Egypt's ousted President Mubarak sitting inside a dock at the police academy on the outskirts of CairoThe former Egyptian president's release could stir more emotions in the troubled country.


Union files court challenge to Detroit's bankruptcy petition

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 01:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 24, 2013, file photo, protesters sit across the street from the federal courthouse in Detroit after a judge stopped any lawsuits challenging the city's bankruptcy. Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, is the deadline for a host of banks, bond insurers, two employee pension systems and others standing to lose big if a federal judge declares Detroit insolvent to legally file their objections to the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)By Joseph Lichterman and Bernie Woodall DETROIT (Reuters) - One of Detroit's biggest public labor unions on Monday became the first major party to file an objection to the city's bankruptcy filing ahead of a midnight deadline for challenges. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 25 said Detroit, which last month filed for what would be the largest-ever U.S. municipal bankruptcy, has not proven it is insolvent and has not negotiated in good faith with its creditors. In a filing with the U.S. ...


U.N. chemical weapons experts begin investigation in Syria

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 10:20 AM PDT

A member of the team of United Nations chemical weapons experts arrives in DamascusAfter a six-month delay, UN chemical weapons experts have finally arrived in Syria to find out what exactly happened in Khan al-Asal, near the city of Aleppo, on March 19, when 31 people died in what appears to have been a chemical weapon attack. The investigative team will stay for at least a week, visiting Khan al-Asal as well as two other sites which are thought to have been hit by similar attacks, though for security reasons their locations have not been revealed.


Researcher hacks Facebook founder's Timeline to report bug

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 10:50 AM PDT

Researcher Hacks Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook Timeline to Report BugA Security Researcher Hacked Mark Zuckerberg's Timeline to Show a Breach


U.S. given notice on detention of Snowden-linked journalist

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 10:56 AM PDT

In this undated photo released by Janine Gibson of The Guardian, Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, right, and his partner David Miranda, are shown together at an unknown location. Miranda, the partner of Greenwald, a journalist who received leaks from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, was detained for nearly nine hours Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, under anti-terror legislation at Heathrow Airport, triggering claims that authorities are trying to interfere with reporting on the issue. (AP Photo/Janine Gibson, the Guardian) CREDIT MANDATORYThe White House says the British government gave the United States advance notice that London police intended to detain the partner of an American journalist who has written articles based on leaks from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.


U.S. got ‘heads up’ on detention of Snowden-linked journalist

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 11:49 AM PDT

U.S. journalist Greenwald walks with his partner Miranda in Rio de Janeiro's International AirportBut British government acted on its own, White House says.


Judge bars most motive evidence in Fort Hood trial

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:09 PM PDT

Bell County Sheriff's Office photograph of Nidal HasanFORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A military judge blocked several key pieces of evidence Monday that prosecutors said would explain the mindset of the soldier accused in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, including his belief that he had a "jihad duty" to carry out the attack.


N.J. Gov. Chris Christie signs bill banning ‘gay conversion therapy’

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 09:37 AM PDT

New Jersey Governor Christie speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative America meeting in ChicagoNew Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie on Monday signed a bill that bans therapists from providing a service to minors that aims to change their sexual orientation.


Embattled San Diego mayor to return amid recall drive

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 07:44 AM PDT

Vaughn speaks during a rally to protest against San Diego Mayor Bob Filner in downtown San DiegoSAN DIEGO (AP) — The time Mayor Bob Filner took off to attend therapy hasn't helped alleviate the mounting troubles awaiting him at City Hall. Things have only gotten worse for the leader of the nation's eighth-largest city.


Prince William says his young son is a 'little fighter'

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 06:21 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 23, 2013 photo, Britain's Prince William, right, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, hold the Prince of Cambridge, as they pose for photographers outside St. Mary's Hospital exclusive Lindo Wing in London where the Duchess gave birth on July 22. Britain's Prince William has described his joy at introducing newborn son to the world on the steps of a London hospital last month and about his nerves about fitting the car seat securely into the Land Rover before driving off. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)William talked extensively about his responsibilities as a new father -- namely, changing George's diapers.


Everyone knows politicians lie. Why don’t reporters say so?

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 03:02 AM PDT

All That Mattered: President Richard Nixon resigns from office 39 years agoFrom Bush to Obama, the press doesn't call out presidents.


Glimpses of a modern world in reclusive N. Korea

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 03:48 AM PDT

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un visits the construction site of a ski resort being built on Masik PassPower Players Over the past decade, ABC News has traveled to the reclusive nation of North Korea just shy of a dozen times. Over the years, more and more fellow journalists have been "invited" by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea -- the DPRK, for short, as the North officially refers to itself – mostly [...]


Idaho wildfire rages into 12th day near Sun Valley ski resort

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 12:47 PM PDT

People look at a map of the fire as flames leap at the Beaver Creek wildfire outside HaileyBy Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Firefighters, aided by subdued winds, pressed their tactical advantage for the second day of a major air and ground offensive against an Idaho wildfire that has forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 homes near the world-class ski resort of Sun Valley. Part of the firefighting assault on Monday, day 12 of the so-called Beaver Creek blaze in central Idaho, focused on the famed ski slopes of Bald Mountain, where snow-making water cannons have been saturating the hills. ...


Why the government is sending emergency alerts to your smartphone

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 05:16 AM PDT

Sample alertThe effort to start using Wireless Emergency Alerts began nearly 10 years ago but has been besieged by technical challenges and bureaucratic red tape.


Mubarak could be freed after Egypt court drops corruption case

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 07:11 AM PDT

By Lin Noueihed CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court dropped on Monday a corruption charge against Hosni Mubarak, the president ousted in the 2011 uprising, a ruling his lawyer said would clear the way to his release from jail soon. Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for 30 years, was arrested soon after his overthrow and became the first Arab leader to face trial. In scenes that captivated Arabs, the octogenarian appeared in a courtroom cage to face charges that ranged from corruption to complicity in the murder of protesters. ...

Oscar Pistorius indicted on murder charge

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 05:10 AM PDT

Double-amputee Olympian Oscar Pistorius, left, talks with his lawyer, Kenny Oldwage, right, at the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. Pistorius was indicted Monday on charges of murder and illegal possession of ammunition for the shooting death of the double-amputee Olympian's girlfriend on Valentine's Day.(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)Oscar Pistorius was indicted Monday on charges of murder and illegal possession of ammunition for the shooting death of the double-amputee Olympian's girlfriend on Valentine's Day.


Egypt turmoil deepens; militants kill 25 policemen

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 02:43 AM PDT

Map locates Rafah, Egypt, where 25 off-duty policemen are killed by militants; 2c x 3 1/2 inches; 96.3 mm x 88 mm;Islamic militants on Monday ambushed two mini-buses carrying off-duty policemen in the northern region of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing 25 of them execution-style in a brazen daylight attack that deepens the turmoil roiling the country and underscores the volatility of the strategic region.


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