2014年2月19日星期三

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Los Angeles cardinal unlikely to face charges

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 04:30 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2008 file photo, Cardinal Roger Mahony officiates during Ash Wednesday services at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will pay $13 million to settle 17 clergy abuse lawsuits, including 11 that involve a visiting Mexican priest who fled prosecution and remains a fugitive more than 25 years later, plaintiffs' attorneys said Tuesday Feb. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese has agreed to pay $720 million to clergy abuse victims over the past decade and released internal files that showed Cardinal Roger Mahony shielded priests and ordered a surrogate to withhold evidence from police, yet Mahony and other archdiocese leaders are unlikely to face criminal charges.

Taliban say they discussed prison swap with US

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 02:25 PM PST

This undated image provided by the U.S. Army shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Washington has held indirect talks with the Taliban over the possible transfer of five senior Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for a U.S. soldier captured in Afghanistan nearly five years ago, a senior Taliban official told The Associated Press. A U.S. official said the possibility of an exchange is under discussion but would not comment on whether any talks have yet occurred. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Washington has held indirect talks with the Taliban over the possible transfer of five senior Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for a U.S. soldier captured nearly five years ago, a senior Taliban official told The Associated Press.

Homeland Security warns airlines of new threat

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 02:48 PM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, file photo, travelers, with luggage in hand, make their way toward Terminal A at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. The U.S Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, it is warning airlines that terrorists could try to hide explosives in shoes. It's the second time in less than three weeks that the government has issued a warning about possible attempts to smuggle explosives on a commercial jetliner. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department has warned airlines that terrorists could try to hide explosives in shoes. It's the second time in less than three weeks that the government has issued a warning about possible attempts to smuggle explosives on a commercial jetliner.

Pa. couple sent to prison for 2nd prayer death

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 12:09 PM PST

Catherine Schaible walks from the criminal justice center Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Philadelphia. Herbert and Catherine Schaible who believed in faith-healing were sentenced Wednesday to 3.5 to seven years in prison in the death of a second child who was sick but didn't see a doctor. Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Benjamin Lerner told Herbert and Catherine Schaible that it wasn't 8-month-old Brandon's time to die.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A couple who believes in faith-healing were sentenced Wednesday to 3½ to seven years in prison in the death of a second child who never saw a doctor despite being stricken with pneumonia.

Jazz study shows link between music and language

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 02:07 PM PST

This undated handout photo provided by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, shows a jazz pianist playing inside an MRI machine. Jazz musicians are famous for musical conversations _ one improvises a few bars and another makes up an answer. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore had jazz pianists play this way inside MRI machines to show how their brains respond, and found that language regions enable the musical back-and-forth much like a spoken conversation. (AP Photo/Dr. Charles J. Limb, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)WASHINGTON (AP) — Jazz musicians are famous for their musical conversations — one improvises a few bars and another plays an answer. Now research shows some of the brain's language regions enable that musical back-and-forth much like a spoken conversation.

Russian security forces attack Pussy Riot members

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 04:09 PM PST

A Cossack militiaman attacks Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and a photographer as she and fellow members of the punk group Pussy Riot, including Maria Alekhina, right, in the pink balaclava, stage a protest performance in Sochi, Russia, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. The group had gathered in a downtown Sochi restaurant, about 30km (21miles) from where the Winter Olympics are being held. They ran out of the restaurant wearing brightly colored clothes and ski masks and were set upon by about a dozen Cossacks, who are used by police authorities in Russia to patrol the streets. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Cossack militia attacked Russia's Pussy Riot punk group with horsewhips on Wednesday as the artists — who have feuded with Vladimir Putin's government for years — tried to perform under a sign advertising the Sochi Olympics.

Showing no emotion, Jeter says 'time is right'

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 02:30 PM PST

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter smiles during a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. Jeter has announced he will retire at the end of the 2014 season. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Derek Jeter spoke for 25 minutes, 44 seconds and answered 26 questions about his decision to retire at the end of this season.

Los Angeles bishop kept altar boy list from police

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 12:38 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2008 file photo, Cardinal Roger Mahony officiates during Ash Wednesday services at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will pay $13 million to settle 17 clergy abuse lawsuits, including 11 that involve a visiting Mexican priest who fled prosecution and remains a fugitive more than 25 years later, plaintiffs' attorneys said Tuesday Feb. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Los Angeles police were investigating allegations of child abuse by a Roman Catholic priest in 1988, they asked for a list of altar boys at the last parish where the priest worked.

Russia loses shot at Olympic hockey gold

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 11:56 AM PST

Russia defenseman Andrei Markov, left, and forward Pavel Datsyuk react after Russia lost 3-1 to Finland in a men's quarterfinal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — A Russian hockey team with immense expectations lost its shot at an Olympic title Wednesday at a Winter Games tempered by violence both in the host city and in nearby Ukraine.

Facebook buying messaging app WhatsApp for $16B

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 02:41 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is buying mobile messaging service WhatsApp for up to $19 billion in cash and stock, by far the company's largest acquisition.

Woman who faked cancer sentenced to 1-year term

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 01:52 PM PST

FILE - This file photo provided by the Sanilac County Sheriff's Department shows Sara Ylen, a Michigan mother of two young boys, who said she was battling cancer just a few years after a man was convicted of her rape. Ylen, convicted of filing a false report of rape, is returning to court for her sentence, four days after pleading no contest to a cancer scam in another case. (AP Photo/Sanilac County Sheriff's Department, File)SANDUSKY, Mich. (AP) — A judge sentenced a Michigan woman to a year behind bars Wednesday in an "almost mind-boggling" scam that tricked an insurance company and swindled big-hearted people in small communities who believed she was dying of cancer.

Stores can see where you go by tracking your phone

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 03:41 PM PST

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chief technologist Latanya Sweeney, left, points to cell phone information displayed as she conducts a mobile tracking demonstration, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Washington. You might want to keep your cellphone home _ or at least turn it off _ when you go shopping. Stores are using technology to track consumers' movements, but they say the information is anonymous. The Federal Trade Commission takes a look at the information these companies are collecting, how long they are keeping it and what it's being used for. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — Should shoppers turn off their smartphones when they hit the mall? Or does having them on lead to better sales or shorter lines at the cash register?

Jeter on retirement: 'You can't do this forever'

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 11:33 AM PST

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter smiles during a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. Jeter has announced he will retire at the end of the 2014 season. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Derek Jeter said 20 years in the major leagues will be enough. He just wouldn't really say why.

Ukraine leader names new army chief

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 04:28 PM PST

An anti-government protester throws a Molotov cocktail during clashes with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. The deadly clashes in Ukraine's capital have drawn sharp reactions from Washington, generated talk of possible European Union sanctions and led to a Kremlin statement blaming Europe and the West. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)As fires burn a second night, military announces anti-terror operation to restore order.

School employee held in case of missing Mo. girl

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 08:57 AM PST

This undated photo provided by Kansas Bureau of Investigation shows 10-year-old Hailey Owens. Amber Alerts were issued late Tuesday Feb. 18, 2014 in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma for Hailey Owens. Police say was abducted around 5 p.m. in Springfield, about 160 miles south of Kansas City. (AP Photo/Kansas Bureau of Investigation)Police found "evidence of foul play" in their search for Hailey Owens, authorities say.

Lawmakers in Washington, Wisconsin look for limits on drones

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 07:46 AM PST

Texas drone research center conducting testsBoth states passed legislation this week restricting the use of unmanned drones.

White House: Violence in Kiev 'completely outrageous'

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 10:22 AM PST

An anti-government protester relaxes during clashes with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. The deadly clashes in Ukraine's capital have drawn sharp reactions from Washington, generated talk of possible European Union sanctions and led to a Kremlin statement blaming Europe and the West. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)The White House on Wednesday called the deadly violence on the streets of Kiev "completely outrageous" and renewed its appeal for calm, warning that sanctions against Ukraine could follow. The comments from US Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes came as President Barack Obama headed to Mexico for a summit of North American leaders. Obama was expected to make public comments on Ukraine later in the day, Rhodes told reporters aboard Air Force One. Clashes in the Ukrainian capital between police and anti-government protesters that have claimed 26 lives are "completely outrageous" and "have no place in the 21st century," Rhodes said.

Russian punk rockers attacked by whip-wielding Cossack militiamen

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Newtown to seek federal funding for counseling efforts

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 06:51 AM PST

White balloons decorate the sign for the Sandy Hook Elementary School as a Connecticut State Trooper stands guard at the school's entrance, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. A gunman killed his mother at their home and later walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/David Goldman)NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Newtown officials plan to ask the federal government for an $8 million grant for mental health counseling for hundreds of people affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

Ukraine leader denounces coup bid

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 12:20 PM PST

Anti-government protesters clash with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. Thousands of police armed with stun grenades and water cannons attacked the large opposition camp in Ukraine's capital on Tuesday that has been the center of nearly three months of anti-government protests after at least nine people were killed in street clashes. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)European Union considers sanctions against those responsible for a deadly crackdown.

Dunn juror wanted murder conviction in 'loud music' trial

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French, German, Polish ministers to travel to Ukraine Thursday

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 07:58 AM PST

The foreign ministers of France, Germany and Poland will travel to Kiev on Thursday to assess the situation before a meeting in Brussels to decide whether to impose sanctions on Ukraine, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday. "With my Polish and German colleagues we have decided to go to Kiev tomorrow morning ... to gather the latest information before the meeting in Brussels," Fabius said alongside U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

Report: Australian missionary, 75, detained in N. Korea

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 03:36 AM PST

The Juche Tower in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012. A 75-year-old Australian missionary has been detained in North Korea for allegedly distributing religious material, a report saysJohn Short was arrested by Pyongyang's public security bureau on Sunday, his wife told the Adelaide Advertiser.

Europrean Union eyes sanctions on Ukraine

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 01:06 PM PST

Anti-government protesters uses a slingshot during clashes with the police on Independence Square in Kiev early on February 19, 2014Security forces have temporarily halted a push to take over Kiev 's main protest camp.

Deadly Ukraine clashes flair up

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 06:00 AM PST

Anti-government protesters use a sling as they fire objects towards Interior Ministry members and riot police in central KievAfter a brief few hours of calm, confrontations between protesters and police resume today.

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