2013年1月7日星期一

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Heffernan: Time for a New Year's phone diet

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 02:03 PM PST

SmartphoneYour iPhone is bloated; it can barely load the apps you already have. Decluttering your mobile phone is a good way to start 2013.


Detective: Holmes bought movie ticket weeks before shooting

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 01:30 PM PST

Aurora Police Detective Matthew Ingui is pictured in a courtroom sketch testifying in CentennialSuspected mass murderer James Holmes purchased this movie tickets to the premier of "The Dark Knight Rises" on July 8, 2012, almost two weeks before his alleged shooting rampage in the movie theater in Aurora, Colo. That fact came from Det. Matthew Ingui, who was the [...]


Hagel's nomination unnerves some in Israel

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 01:56 PM PST

Current U.S. Secretary of Defense Panetta and U.S. President Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense, former Senator Hagel, stand next to each other at the White House in WashingtonPresident Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel as the next U.S. secretary of defense is causing jitters in Israel, where some circles view the former Nebraska senator as unsympathetic or even hostile.


Feds spent more on immigration enforcement than other crime agencies

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 03:04 PM PST

ImmigrationThe federal government spent $18 billion last year on immigration enforcement, more than the combined spending of the rest of the federal government's law enforcement agencies over the same period. The $18 billion immigration price tag is larger than spending on the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Secret Service, U.S. Marshals Service and Bureau of Alcohol, [...]


Sandy-battered N.J. residents allowed to return home

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 12:30 PM PST

Guy Mazzanti, left, Tony Vaz, center, and Al Poane, right, talk about moving back into Seaside Heights, N.J. on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, nine weeks after Superstorm Sandy flooded their homes and forced them into temporary housing. The men each rented condominium units Monday until repairs on their homes can be completed. Monday was the first day authorities let residents move back home permanently in Seaside Heights, as well as parts of Toms River and Brick. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)Very few residents of Seaside Heights or the rest of the barrier island that was devastated during the storm are back in their own homes.


Twitter feeds does the opposite of cyberbullying

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 02:21 PM PST

NC audit says measures lacking to rate IT overhaulAccording to a study we just made up, 999 out of 1,000 adults wouldn't go back to high school if you paid them a million bucks. But a student in Iowa City, Iowa, apparently in the minority, has been working to change the perception that high school = horrible. Jeremiah Anthony, a student from West [...]


Tanker strikes San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 04:25 PM PST

The tanker Overseas Reymar travels in the San Francisco bay from Yerba Buena Island, Calif., Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. The empty oil tanker ship struck the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Monday, but there were no reports of leaking oil and the bridge remained open to traffic, officials said. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)An empty oil tanker caused minor damage Monday when it struck a tower in the middle of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge while navigating beneath the hulking span, officials said.


Millionaire works as sanitation worker to set good example for kids

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 11:56 AM PST

She may be a millionaire, but Yu Youzhen, a woman from China's Wuchang District who works six days a week as a sanitation worker, believes being humble is integral to being wealthy. China SMACK reports that Yu Youzhen and her husband had been vegetable farmers who, over the course of many years, rented out spare [...]

Bloomberg advising White House on gun legislation

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 11:06 AM PST

NEW YORK—New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg confirmed that his office has been advising Vice President Joe Biden as the White House considers new gun control legislation in the wake of last month's deadly school shooting in Newtown, Conn. "We sent some of our people down to Washington, and we had some people on the [...]

Former President George H.W. Bush still hospitalized

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 01:39 PM PST

Former President Bush smiles as he listens to Republican presidential candidate Romney speak in HoustonAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Former President George H. W. Bush is continuing to recover at a Houston hospital six weeks after being admitted for a bronchial infection, and it was not clear when he would go home, his spokesman said on Monday. "In recent days he has taken great pride watching big football wins by Texas A&M and the Houston Texans," said the spokesman, Jim McGrath, in a statement. "While no immediate timeline has been set for the President's discharge, the Bushes wish to thank everyone for their many kind messages. ...


Casey Anthony appeals four convictions for lying

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 03:56 PM PST

Bombshell evidence in Casey Anthony case missed?Lawyers for Casey Anthony, who was acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in 2011, will be back in a Florida court on Tuesday to appeal her four convictions for lying to the authorities. The convictions stemmed from claims Anthony made after her toddler disappeared in 2008, triggering a nationwide search that drew widespread media attention. Caylee Anthony's body was eventually found dumped in the woods near the Anthony home. ...


Syrians ignore Assad peace gesture, continue fighting

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 03:25 PM PST

A Free Syrian Army fighter fires his weapon towards positions occupied by forces loyal to Syria's President Assad in the old city of AleppoHours after Assad addressed cheering loyalists on Sunday in his first public speech in months, clashes erupted near the road to the airport.


McChrystal calls for enduring Afghan force

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 12:14 PM PST

Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal reacts during an interview with The Associated Press, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 in New York. McChrystal says he was "completely surprised" by the uproar that followed publication of a Rolling Stone article featuring derogatory comments attributed to his staff about the Obama administration. He is now promoting his new book entitled "My Share of the Task." (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal said Monday he backs the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, but says the U.S. owes Afghans some sort of enduring security presence to support them.


Ohio rape case: Why nobody trusts Steubenville

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 09:17 AM PST

Protestors Flood Courthouse Steps Over Steubenville Rape CaseCorruption: It's at the heart of the controversy over the rape case in Steubenville, Ohio, and it has to do with a lot more than just the legendary Big Red football program.


Staffers get Clinton a helmet as welcome-back gift

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 01:06 PM PST

This photo provided by the United States Department of State shows Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton holding up a football helmet presented to her at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, as she returned to work after a month-long absence caused first by a stomach virus, then a fall and a concussion and finally a brief hospitalization for a blot clot near her brain. (AP Photo/United States Department of State)Clinton's staff celebrated her return by presenting her with a white football helmet decorated with the State Department seal, and a blue football jersey marked "Clinton."


'Zero Dark Thirty' director calls torture 'reprehensible'

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 09:52 AM PST

Bigelow Calls Torture 'Reprehensible'The director of "Zero Dark Thirty," the Hollywood dramatization of the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden, said that she felt obligated to include grisly scenes of detainee torture at the hands of the CIA to tell the whole story of how America's most wanted...


Chicago lottery winner's death ruled a homicide

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 12:33 PM PST

This undated photo provided by the Illinois Lottery shows Urooj Khan, 46, of Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood, posing with a winning lottery ticket. The Cook County medical examiner said Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, that Khan was fatally poisoned with cyanide July 20, 2012, a day after he collected nearly $425,000 in lottery winnings. (AP Photo/Illinois Lottery)CHICAGO (AP) — With no signs of trauma and nothing to raise suspicions, the sudden death of a Chicago man a day after he collected a large pile of lottery winnings was initially ruled a result of natural causes.


Armed guards sent to patrol schools in L.A., Phoenix

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 09:13 AM PST

Armed Guards Sent to Patrol Schools in LA, PhoenixPolice and Armed Volunteers to Patrol Los Angeles and Phoenix Area Schools


Smart dumbphone: Cellphone runs on a AA battery

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 10:56 AM PST

Cellphone Runs on One AA BatterySure, CES 2013 is full of groundbreaking smartphone technology — the newest screens, processors and connectivity for our powerful phones — but sometimes all those fancy features can fail you, especially if they drain your batteries. That's why SpareOne decided it was time to make...


Blind mice able to see after cell transplant

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 11:54 AM PST

In a scientific feat that borrows from fiction, once-blind mice can see (and run — keep reading to see how) after receiving a retinal injection of light-sensitive cells — an approach that could one day help humans with disabling eye diseases. "If we transplant cells...

Photos: A roundup of the day's best images

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 10:00 AM PST

Photos: A roundup of the day's best imagesIn this photo taken on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, Plosky Tolbachnik volcano erupts in Russiaís Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula. A Russian volcano which started erupting last week has continued to spew ash and smoke into the air. The Plosky Tolbachik volcano, in the Kamchatka Peninsula, last erupted in 1976. (AP Photo/Alexander Petrov)

Photos: Big cities captured in long-exposure images

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:00 AM PST

Photos: Big cities captured in long-exposure images

India rape suspects may be turning on each other

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 09:14 AM PST

Indian Rape Suspects Might Be Turning Against Each OtherFive of the men accused in the Delhi's now notorious rape and murder case appeared in court for the first time today as it was revealed that two of them may be looking to testify against the others.


Child porn suspects arrested after Feds post photos

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 11:43 AM PST

Child Porn Suspects Arrested After Feds Post PhotosFeds Identify, Bust Letha Mae Montemayor, Lance Robert Fries


'Dating Game' killer sentenced for 1970s murders

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 03:23 PM PST

Convicted California serial killer Rodney Alcala is pictured in Manhattan Supreme Court in New YorkNEW YORK (Reuters) - Convicted California serial killer Rodney Alcala, a contestant on "The Dating Game" television show more than 30 years ago, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Monday for murdering two New York women in the 1970s. Alcala, 69, already on death row in California for killing four women and a 12-year-old girl in that state, was extradited to New York in June to face charges in the slayings of flight attendant Cornelia Crilley, 23, and Ellen Hover, 23, the daughter of a nightclub owner. ...


Photos: Gadgets galore unveiled at CES 2013

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 11:31 AM PST

Photos: Gadgets galore unveiled at CES 2013A model holds a Sharp IGZO Tablet Aquos Pad at their news conference during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas January 7, 2013. Sharp introduced new television technology and devices made with IGZO technology (Indium gallium zinc oxide) which promises ultra-high screen resolution with very low power usage. REUTERS/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)
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