2012年12月27日星期四

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Retired General Norman Schwarzkopf dies

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:25 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 1991 file photo, Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf stands at ease with his tank troops during Operation Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. He was 78. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty, File)A U.S. official says retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991, has died. He was 78.

House back Sunday night, will have 29.5 hours to strike deal on fiscal cliff

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 12:32 PM PST

U.S. House Speaker Boehner walks with House Majority Leader Cantor after a news conference on the "fiscal cliff" in WashingtonGOP House leaders informed their rank-and-file on a conference call that they have to be back at work at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

Hillary Clinton to return to work next week

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:47 PM PST

File of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivering remarks at the State Department in WashingtonSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to return to work next week, almost three weeks after being sidelined by a concussion, a spokesman said.

Chief of staff: Bush getting excellent treatment

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:09 PM PST

FILE - In a Tuesday, June 12, 2012 file photo, former President George H.W. Bush, and his wife, former first lady Barbara Bush, arrive for the premiere of HBO's new documentary on his life near the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said Wednesday, Dec. 26. 2012 that doctors at the Houston hospital where Bush has been treated for a month remain George H.W. Bush's chief of staff says the former president is getting excellent medical treatment in Houston and that he would ask that people "put the harps back in the closet."

Democratic Congressman Markey to run for Kerry's Senate seat

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:33 PM PST

U.S. Representative Markey speaks during visit by him and colleagues discussing bilateral relationships of Egypt and U.S. in CairoLongtime Democratic Congressman Edward Markey said on Thursday he would pursue John Kerry's seat if the Massachusetts senator is confirmed as secretary of state. "I have decided to run for the U.S. Senate because this fight is too important," Markey said in a statement.

Storm blows through East, 200,000 in the dark

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:39 PM PST

Nathan Lee, 5, uses a "wovel" to remove snow from his driveway along Megan Drive, in State College, Pa. A major winter storm hit Centre County Wednesday and the clean up continues Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Centre Daily Times, Nabil K. Mark)A muted version of a winter storm that has killed more than a dozen people across the eastern half of the country plodded across the Northeast on Thursday, trapping airliners in snow or mud and frustrating travelers still trying to return home after Christmas.

Chicago sued for alleged discrimination against black teachers

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:56 PM PST

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Calls For Stricter Gun ControlThe Chicago Teachers Union has sued the nation's third largest school district, saying Mayor Rahm Emanuel's campaign to reform or close underperforming public schools discriminates against African-American teachers and staff. The federal lawsuit filed on Wednesday and announced on Thursday is the latest battle with the city since teachers staged a week-long strike in September. It alleges that more than half of the tenured teachers fired in the most recent round of school closings and turnarounds were African American. ...

Total hooey: The strangest non-stories of 2012

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 07:51 AM PST

Total Hooey: The Strangest Non-Stories of 2012A lot of things happened in 2012, including scientific breakthroughs, a presidential re-election, and a tragic school shooting. But a lot of things didn't happen this past year.

Newtown trying to give kids a sense of normalcy

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:57 PM PST

A U.S. flag hangs over stockings left as a memorial for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, along a fence surrounding the Sandy Hook Cemetery in NewtownNewtown officials and local agencies are doing their best to keep children occupied following a massacre at their school two weeks ago.

Apple CEO's pay takes big hit vs. record 2011 package

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 02:50 PM PST

Apple CEO Tim CookApple Inc CEO Tim Cook's 2012 compensation package of $4.17 million is a huge cut on paper for the top executive of the most valuable U.S. corporation after a 2011 package fattened by more than $376 million in long-term stock awards.

Egypt's Mubarak moved to army hospital on health concerns

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 12:44 PM PST

Former Egyptian President Mubarak sits inside a cage in a courtroom in CairoHosni Mubarak, the Egyptian strongman ousted last year, was moved to an army hospital from a prison hospital following a fall that raised fresh concerns about his health.

Ordinary folks losing faith in stocks

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 02:19 PM PST

In this Sept. 12, 2012, photo, Andrew Neitlich poses in front of one his investment homes in Venice, Fla. Neitlich once worked as a financial analyst picking stocks for a mutual fund. During the dot-com crash 12 years ago, Neitlich didn't sell his stocks, but like many others he is selling now. An analysis by The Associated Press finds that individual investors have pulled at least $380 billion from U.S. stock funds since they started selling in April 2007. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Andrew Neitlich is the last person you'd expect to be rattled by the stock market.

Autopsy: NY gunman shot self, not hit by police

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 01:52 PM PST

This 2006 image provided by the Monroe County Sheriff's Department shows William H. Spengler Jr. Authorities say Spengler, 62, set a house and car ablaze Monday, Dec. 24, 2012 in Webster, N.Y., and then opened fire, killing two firefighters and wounding two others. Spengler, who served 17 years in prison for the 1980 slaying of his grandmother, later killed himself after a shootout with police. (AP Photo/Monroe County Sheriff's Department )The gunman who lured two firefighters to their deaths died of a self-inflicted shot to the head and wasn't hit by return fire from a police officer, New York State Police said Thursday.

10 facts about 10 new members of Congress

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:00 AM PST

U.S. Sen.-elect Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, faces reporters as Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick, right, looks on during a news conference at the Statehouse, in Boston, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Warren said she was still talking to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid about committee assignments and wanted to serve on panels reflecting issues she talked about while campaigning. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Which new member of the House is a former reindeer farmer? Who is the biggest new Tea Party name in the Senate? Here's a look at 10 new members of Congress with unique backgrounds.

Police offer 'virtual ridealongs' via Twitter

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 12:31 PM PST

In this Nov. 21, 2012 photo provided by The Rapid City Police Department Officer Ron Terviel, left, and Officer Carmen Visian wait while paramedics check a hit-and-run suspect during a Tweetalong in Rapid City, S.D. On a virtual ridealongs on Twitter, or Tweetalongs, officers post regular updates to Twitter about what they are seeing as they perform their normal on-duty routine. The tweets, which also include photos and links to videos of the officers, can encompass an array of activities. (AP Photo/Rapid City Police, Tarah Heupel)SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Riding side by side as a police officer answers a call for help or investigates a brutal crime during a ridealong gives citizens an up close look at the gritty and sometimes dangerous situations officers can experience on the job.

Egypt's opposition leaders under investigation

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 11:35 AM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012 file photo, former Egyptian presidential candidate, Hamdeen Sabahi, left, speaks to former director of the U.N.'s nuclear agency and Nobel peace laureate, Mohamed El Baradei, during a news conference flanked by other prominent politicians, not shown, from outside the Muslim Brotherhood, to decry what was interpreted as a de facto declaration of emergency law by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, in Cairo Egypt. An Egyptian official says the country's top prosecutor has ordered an investigation into accusations against opposition leaders, Mohammed ElBaradei, Amr Moussa, and Hamdeen Sabahi, of incitement to overthrow the regime. (AP Photo/Mostafa El Shemy, File)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's chief prosecutor ordered an investigation on Thursday into allegations that opposition leaders committed treason by inciting supporters to overthrow Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

Jackson to step down as Obama's environmental chief

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:54 PM PST

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, speaks during a news conference in Rio de JaneiroWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Lisa Jackson, who spearheaded the Obama administration's crackdown on carbon emissions, said on Thursday she will step down after almost four years of battles with Republican lawmakers and industry over proposed regulations. Under her leadership, the agency declared for the first time that carbon dioxide was a danger to human health and could be regulated under the Clean Air Act, leading the EPA to develop a new regulatory regime to limit carbon emissions. ...

Russia says time running out for Syria peace deal

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 09:42 AM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign minister told a senior Syrian diplomat on Thursday that the crisis in Syria must be resolved by dialogue rather than force and warned time was running out to reach a peaceful settlement. Sergei Lavrov emphasized the urgent need to end the 21-month-old conflict during a meeting with Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Makdad, Russia's foreign ministry said. "The Russian side underscored the lack of an alternative to a peaceful resolution of (Syria's) internal conflict through a broad inter-Syrian dialogue and political process," a statement said. ...

Gun group offers training for Utah teachers

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:56 PM PST

Christine Caldwell, left, receives firearms training with a 9mm Glock from personal defense instructor Jim McCarthy during concealed weapons training for 200 Utah teachers Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in West Valley City, Utah. The Utah Shooting Sports Council offered six hours of training in handling concealed weapons in the latest effort to arm teachers to confront school assailants. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Jessica Fiveash sees nothing wrong with arming teachers. She's one herself, and learned Thursday how to safely use her 9 mm Ruger with a laser sight.

College student's turtle project takes dark twist

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 12:04 PM PST

In this Dec. 12, 2012 photo, Clemson University student Nathan Weaver holds a fake turtle he is using in his research to try and save the animals in Clemson, S.C. Weaver is placing the fake turtle in roads near campus and seeing how many drivers intentionally run over it. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson University student Nathan Weaver set out to determine how to help turtles cross the road. He ended up getting a glimpse into the dark souls of some humans.

What we learned about humanity in 2012

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 07:26 AM PST

The controversial extinct human lineage known as "hobbits" gained a face this year, one of many projects that shed light in 2012 on the history of modern humans and their relatives. Other discoveries include the earliest known controlled use of fire and the possibility that Neanderthals or other extinct human lineages once sailed to the Mediterranean.

Nonprofit tech innovators inspire new philanthropy

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:42 AM PST

In this 2009 image provided by Charity: Water, Scott Harrison walks in a field in the northern region of Tigray in Ethiopia in 2009, as he visits a water project completed by local partner, Relief Society of Tigray. Harrison's organization has funded nearly 7,000 clean water projects in some of the poorest areas of the world. He wanted to add sensors to the wells to give donors more assurances about the projects. But raising millions of dollars for the innovation was a problem. Google stepped in with major funding to create and install sensors on 4,000 wells across Africa that will send back real-time data on the water flow. Experts say the new annual grants are a part of a growing trend in venture philanthropy from donors who see technology as an instrument for social change. (AP Photo/Charity: Water)Experts say the new annual grants are a part of a growing trend in venture philanthropy from funders who see technology as an instrument for social change.

2,750-year-old temple discovered in Israel

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 11:20 AM PST

Israeli archeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient temple that is nearly 3,000 years old and was once home to a ritual cult. "The ritual building at Tel Motza is an unusual and striking find, in light of the fact that there are hardly any remains of ritual buildings of the period in Judaea [...]

Reid: U.S. is poised to go off fiscal cliff

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 09:16 AM PST

Senate Majority Leader Reid reacts as Sen. Schumer shows a "fiscal cliff" chart during a news conference on Capitol Hill in WashingtonThe top Democrat in Congress offers a pessimistic outlook as he blasts Boehner and the GOP for refusing tax increases.

Blog outs staff of newspaper that published gun-owner addresses

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 06:46 AM PST

Newspaper That Published Gun-Owner Addresses Gets Its Staff's Info OutedThe post is called "Keep up the heat" and encourages readers to pester the paper and prevent them from continuing to report gun-owner addresses.

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