2013年8月6日星期二

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Obama: More private capital in housing

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 01:37 PM PDT

President Barack Obama smiles as is warmly received before speaking about housing, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix. The president said taxpayers can no longer be on the hook for bad decisions by mortgage lenders. Afterward he will head to Los Angeles to appear on His latest plan might surprise those who labelled him a "socialist."

Capt. took control 400 feet above ground in accident

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 04:17 PM PDT

Handout shows a Southwest Boeing 737 aeroplane siiting on the tarmac after passengers were evacuated, at LaGuardia Airport in New York,The captain of a Southwest Airlines plane that landed on a collapsing nose gear at LaGuardia Airport took control from the first officer just 400 feet from the ground, the National Transportation Safety ...

U.S. files criminal charges in Benghazi attack: reports

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 04:53 PM PDT

The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protestThe United States has filed sealed criminal charges for the attack in Benghazi, Libya, in which the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans died, media reports said on Tuesday. The U.S. Justice Department said it had no comment on the reports by CNN and the Wall Street Journal, but that its investigation was ongoing and remained a top priority. It was not clear how many people had been charged and what the charges were. (Reporting by David Ingram; Editing by Eric Beech)

Can Amazon CEO ship online savvy to Wash. Post?

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 04:00 PM PDT

An American flag, left, and a District of Columbia fly outside the Washington Post building in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post for $250 million. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos is revered as one of the brightest minds in corporate America, but even he is still puzzling over how to reverse the financial slide threatening The Washington Post and other major U.S. newspapers.

Egypt bristles as US pols urge freeing prisoners

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 03:45 PM PDT

This image released by the Egyptian Presidency shows interim Vice President Mohamed Elbaradei, left, meets with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, center, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Top U.S., European and Arab envoys visited a jailed Muslim Brotherhood leader Monday on a mission to ease tensions between Egypt's military-backed government and supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. The talks between Burns and Khairat el-Shater took place in the prison where the Muslim Brotherhood figure is being held.(AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)CAIRO (AP) — Two U.S. Senators came to Egypt Tuesday with a message for the country's new military-backed leaders: Release Islamist figures as a gesture to the Muslim Brotherhood or risk making "a huge mistake."

Python's strangling of 2 boys in Canada probed

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 03:18 PM PDT

A memorial sits outside the Reptile Ocean exotic pet store in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Autopsies will be performed Tuesday on two young boys who were strangled in their sleep by a large African rock python that escaped from the pet store and slithered into the living room of an apartment upstairs from the pet store. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John LeBlanc)TORONTO (AP) — A 100-pound (45-kilogram) python blamed in the strangling deaths of two Canadian boys apparently escaped from its enclosure, slithered through a ventilation system and fell through the ceiling into the room where the young brothers were sleeping, authorities said Tuesday.

Study disputes link between combat and suicide

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 02:31 PM PDT

FILE - A U.S. soldier walks atop his armored vehicle at sunset as he prepares for a nighttime military exercise in the Kuwaiti desert south of the Iraqi border on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002. Combat appears to have little or no influence on suicide rates among U.S. troops and veterans, according to a military study that challenges the conventional thinking about war's effects on the psyche published Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)CHICAGO (AP) — Combat appears to have little or no influence on suicide rates among U.S. troops and veterans, according to a military study that challenges the conventional thinking about war's effects on the psyche.

President George W. Bush has stent procedure

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 03:00 PM PDT

President George W. Bush visits PentagonFormer President George W. Bush successfully underwent a heart procedure in Dallas on Tuesday after doctors discovered a blockage in an artery during his annual physical, Bush spokesman Freddy Ford said.

Rob Zombie complains of skate park noise in Conn.

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 02:21 PM PDT

FILE-- This April 8, 2010 file photograph shows singer Rob Zombie as he performs during the second annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards in Los Angeles. The town of Woodbury, Conn. has taken steps to reduce noise following complaints from Zombie and his wife about a skate park near their home in the small Litchfield County community. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The noise from a new skate park in Connecticut is too much for rocker Rob Zombie.

Electronic trail helped MLB gain Biogenesis bans

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 04:11 PM PDT

New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez leaves the dugout to take batting practice before a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013 in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook friends. Transcripts of BlackBerry instant messages. Records of texts.

A look at Al-Qaida In Arabian Peninsula

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 01:03 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2010 file image taken from video and released by SITE Intelligence Group on Monday, Anwar al-Awlaki speaks in a video message posted on radical websites. Al-Awlaki, a key member of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, was killed on Sept. 30, 2011 in a drone strike in the mountains of Yemen. The 40-year-old American-Yemeni cleric emerged as an enormously influential preacher among militants living in the West, with his English-language Internet sermons calling for jihad, or holy war, against the United States. He was in contact with the accused perpetrators of the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood that killed 13 people, the 2010 car bomb attempt in New York's Times Square and the Christmas 2009 attempt to blow up an airliner heading to Detroit.(AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group, File)Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the product of a merger between the terror group's Yemeni and Saudi branches, is considered al-Qaida's most dangerous branch of all.

US senators urge release of Egypt's Islamists

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 12:54 PM PDT

This image released by the Egyptian Presidency shows interim Vice President Mohamed Elbaradei, left, meets with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, center, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Top U.S., European and Arab envoys visited a jailed Muslim Brotherhood leader Monday on a mission to ease tensions between Egypt's military-backed government and supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. The talks between Burns and Khairat el-Shater took place in the prison where the Muslim Brotherhood figure is being held.(AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)CAIRO (AP) — Two U.S. senators urged Egypt's military-backed government to release detained members of the Muslim Brotherhood before starting negotiations with the group, warning of worsening relations "if Egypt is not moving to democracy."

Pa. man charged with killing 3: Town stole my home

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 03:04 PM PDT

This photo taken May 22, 2013 shows Rockne Newell talking about his trials and tribulations with Ross Township, Pa., over junk on his property. State police identified 59-year-old Newell as the suspect in a shooting Monday, Aug, 5, 2013 in which three people were killed and at least two others injured in Ross Township. Witnesses say he barged into a municipal meeting room and began shooting before being tackled by a local official and possibly another person. (AP Photo/Pocono Record, Keith R. Stevenson) MANDATORY CREDITSAYLORSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A disabled junk dealer feuding with local officials over his debris-strewn property packed a rental car with guns and ammunition before opening fire at a town meeting and killing three men, authorities said Tuesday.

Challenges face Bezos as he buys Washington Post

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 03:13 AM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 28, 2007 file photo shows pedestrians walking past the main entrance to the Washington Post in Washington. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to buy The Washington Post for $250 million. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, file)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeff Bezos turned selling books online into a multibillion-dollar business that has changed retailing forever. Many are now anxious to see if Bezos can do the same for the media industry, after the Amazon.com founder announced he is buying The Washington Post and other newspapers for $250 million.

Obama pitches mortgage overhaul as housing rallies

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 02:19 PM PDT

President Barack Obama smiles as is warmly received before speaking about housing, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix. The president said taxpayers can no longer be on the hook for bad decisions by mortgage lenders. Afterward he will head to Los Angeles to appear on PHOENIX (AP) — Buoyed by an improving housing market, President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed a broad overhaul of the nation's mortgage finance system, including winding down government-backed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He declared that taxpayers should never again be left "holding the bag" for the mortgage giants' bad bets.

Does A-Rod have anything left? Time will tell

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 12:52 AM PDT

New York Yankees' Ale Rodriguez gets a hit in his first at bat against the Chicago White Sox in the first inning in a baseball game at US Cellular Field in Chicago on Monday, Aug., 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Cherney)NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez is allowed to play. Now we'll find out if he can anymore.

Yemen in the middle of fight against terror — again

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 03:22 PM PDT

Police in an armored vehicle secure a road leading to the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. The State Department on Tuesday ordered non-essential personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Yemen to leave the country. The department said in a travel warning that it had ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel from Yemen "due to the continued potential for terrorist attacks" and said U.S. citizens in Yemen should leave immediately because of an "extremely high" security threat level. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen was thrust back into the forefront of the international fight against terrorism Tuesday when the U.S. and Britain evacuated embassy staff due to a threatened attack, a suspected U.S. drone killed four alleged members of al-Qaida, and militants shot down a Yemeni army helicopter.

Scientists create 'telepathic' link between human and rat brains

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 12:46 PM PDT

Brain researchHarvard's Medical School has created a prototype of what researchers are calling a "noninvasive brain-to-brain interface" between humans and rats, which allows a person to control a rat's tail using only their thoughts .

Man arraigned in fatal Pa. shootings

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 08:39 AM PDT

This photo taken May 22, 2013 shows Rockne Newell talking about his trials and tribulations with Ross Township, Pa., over junk on his property. State police identified 59-year-old Newell as the suspect in a shooting Monday, Aug, 5, 2013 in which three people were killed and at least two others injured in Ross Township. Witnesses say he barged into a municipal meeting room and began shooting before being tackled by a local official and possibly another person. (AP Photo/Pocono Record, Keith R. Stevenson) MANDATORY CREDITRockne Newell, 59, was in a dispute with authorities over his property, police say.

Fannie and Freddie on the chopping block

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 12:15 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves to the crowd as he arrives at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, on his way to give a speech on housing and the middle class. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Obama will propose an overhaul to the nation's mortgage finance system.

Drone attack kills alleged al-Qaida members in Yemen

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 11:56 AM PDT

A policeman on an armored vehicle secures a street leading to the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. The State Department on Tuesday ordered non-essential personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Yemen to leave the country. The department said in a travel warning that it had ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel from Yemen "due to the continued potential for terrorist attacks" and said U.S. citizens in Yemen should leave immediately because of an "extremely high" security threat level. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A suspected U.S. drone killed four alleged al-Qaida members Tuesday in Yemen, as the U.S. and British embassies evacuated staff amid reports of a threatened attack by the terrorist group.

Wildlife crime fighter sets out to save the elephants

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 10:01 AM PDT

A newborn Asian elephant calf plays with its mother...It takes a global investigation -- from the gleaming ivory markets of China to a $12 million pile of tusks and trinkets in Denver to the smugglers' shops of West Africa -– to understand the grim laws of supply and demand in the world's illegal ivory trade. The billion-dollar food chain begins deep in the [...]

After heart surgery, Bush's advice: ‘Regular check-ups’

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 09:14 AM PDT

FILE - This May 31, 2013 file photo shows former President George W. Bush during the unveiling their of his in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Bush has successfully undergone a heart procedure after doctors discovered a blockage in an artery. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)Sound advice from the recovering former president.

Accused Fort Hood shooter says 'War is an ugly thing'

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 01:01 PM PDT

Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people and wounding 31 in a November 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, is pictured in an undated Bell County Sheriff's Office photograph. REUTERS/Bell County Sheriff's Office/HandoutIn a statement in his trial, Nidal Hasan said it brings death and devastation on both sides.

Evidence will show 'I am the shooter,' says Fort Hood suspect

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 11:12 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff's Department shows Nidal Hasan, who is charged in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 dead and more than 30 others wounded. Hasan doesn't deny that he carried out the rampage, but military law prohibits him from entering a guilty plea because authorities are seeking the death penalty. If he is convicted and sentenced to death in a trial that starts Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, there are likely years, if not decades, of appeals ahead. (AP Photo/Bell County Sheriff's Department, File)FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Army psychiatrist accused in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood targeted fellow soldiers in a meticulously planned attack that included stockpiling bullets and researching Taliban leaders calling for jihad, a military prosecutor said Tuesday during the opening day of the long-awaited trial.

68th Anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 07:49 AM PDT

68th Anniversary of Hiroshima bombingA selection of newspaper headlines from around the country from Aug. 7 to 14, 1945, the days following the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The weapon was produced in part in Oak Ridge, Tenn. (AP Photo/U.S. Department of Energy)

New York man 'tries to sell girlfriend's baby online'

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 06:32 AM PDT

Charged: Paul Marquez, offered his partner's child online for $100. (Police handout)Paul Marquez has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and harassment after allegedly offered his partner's child on Craigslist for $100 (£65)

Sun's magnetic field 'is about to flip,' warns NASA

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 06:10 AM PDT

A CME pictured this year (NASA)The whole of the sun's magnetic field is about to "flip", according to NASA - with warning signs being spotted by observatories around the world this year.

State Dept. urges U.S. citizens to leave Yemen

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 04:43 AM PDT

A Yemeni soldier stops a car at a checkpoint in a street leading to the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013. Security forces close access roads, put up extra blast walls and beef up patrols near some of the 21 U.S. diplomatic missions in the Muslim world that Washington ordered closed for the weekend over a ``significant threat'' of an al-Qaida attack. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)Non-essential personnel at the U.S. Embassy are ordered to depart amid al-Qaida threats.

How the GOP lost in 2012

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 04:17 AM PDT

FILE - This Nov. 7, 2012 file photo shows then-Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney waving to supporters at an election night rally in Boston. Republican officials have confirmed that Romney is scheduled to attend an August fundraiser for the New Hampshire GOP, the first time the 2012 Republican presidential nominee will headline a political fundraiser since his November loss. The Aug. 6 event will be held in New Hampshire's Lakes Region near Romney's summer home in Wolfeboro. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)The Fine Print It was too little, too late. Washington Post correspondent Dan Balz, whose new book Collision 2012 provides in-depth reporting and analysis of the last presidential election, says the Romney campaign's failure to humanize Mitt Romney was an important factor in sealing the candidate's loss. Balz tells "The Fine Print" that the more [...]

Gunman kills three at Pa. town meeting

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 09:04 PM PDT

Emergency crews respond to a reported shooting at the Ross Township building that left two people dead, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013 in Saylorsburg, Pa. Monroe County emergency management director Guy Miller says the shooting happened Monday evening during Ross Township's regular monthly meeting. He says the gunman has been captured and is in state police custody. (AP Photo/Chris Post)A man with a property dispute opens fire before being tackled and shot with his own gun.

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