2014年1月13日星期一

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Gates to White House: 'Go look in the mirror'

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 12:42 PM PST

"You can't go out there and tell [the troops] I want you to risk your lives for a tie."In an interview with Katie Couric, ex-defense secretary pushes back against critics.


Ex-officers acquitted in rare trial over homeless man's death

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:15 PM PST

FILE - This July 5, 2011 file still frame from security camera video, released May 7, 2012, by the Orange County District Attorney, shows an altercation between Fullerton police officers and Kelly Thomas at the Fullerton, Calif., bus depot. Thomas died days later. Two officers, Manuel Ramos, and Jay Ciccinelli, are on trial charges related to his death. Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Orange County District Attorney, File)SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Two former California police officers were acquitted Monday in the death of a homeless man after a violent struggle with officers that was captured on surveillance video.


Mexico urges masked vigilantes to stand down

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:22 PM PST

A man belonging to the Self-Defense Council of Michacan, (CAM), engages in a firefight while trying to flush out alleged members of the Knights Templar drug cartel from the town of Nueva Italia, Mexico, Sunday Jan. 12, 2014. The vigilantes say they are liberating territory in the so-called Tierra Caliente and are aiming for the farming hub of Apatzingan, said to be the cartel's central command. Mexican military troops are staying outside the town and there are no federal police in sight. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)Mexico's government on Monday pledged to take control of a violent western state after days of fighting between masked vigilantes and members of one of the country's most powerful drug cartels. Since late last year, vigilante groups in the state of Michoacan have moved deeper into territory controlled by the Knights Templar cartel and they now are converging on Apatzingan, considered one of gang's main strongholds. The vigilantes' advance has raised the risk of a bloody urban battle in Apatzingan.


Retired Fla. officer held in fatal shooting over movie texting

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Mexico urges masked vigilantes to stand down

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:29 PM PST

Mexico's President Pena Nieto gestures before he signs into law a radical reform of the country's energy, at the National Palace in Mexico CityMexico's government on Monday pledged to take control of a violent western state after days of fighting between masked vigilantes and members of one of the country's most powerful drug cartels. Since late last year, vigilante groups in the state of Michoacan have moved deeper into territory controlled by the Knights Templar cartel and they now are converging on Apatzingan, considered one of gang's main strongholds. The vigilantes' advance has raised the risk of a bloody urban battle in Apatzingan.


Calif. chicken plant closes again after cockroach cleanup

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 01:11 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, file photo, a truck enters the Foster Farms processing plant, in Livingston, Calif. The plant that reopened the second weekend of January after it was shut because of a cockroach infestation says Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, it's "voluntarily and temporarily" suspending operations again. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)LIVINGSTON, Calif. (AP) — A California chicken farm that reopened over the weekend after it was shut because of a cockroach infestation says it's "voluntarily and temporarily" suspending operations again.


Suspicious backpack leads to student's arrest outside Houston

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 11:39 AM PST

Seven Lakes High SchoolA student was taken into custody after a possible explosive device was found near the premises of a Houston-area school on Monday, local TV broadcaster KHOU reported school officials as saying. There have been no explosions and no injuries in the incident at Seven Lakes High School in Katy, a western suburb of Houston. Further details about the student taken into custody were not immediately available. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Harris County Sheriff's Office and the Houston Police bomb squad were looking into a suspicious backpack found just outside the school, the broadcaster reported.


Southwest pilots grounded after airport mix-up

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 11:51 AM PST

In this Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014 photo provided by Scott Schieffer, passengers exit a Southwest Airlines flight that was supposed to land at Branson Airport in Branson, Mo., but instead landed at Taney County Airport, in Hollister, Mo., that only has about half as much runway. A Southwest spokesman said all 124 passengers and five crew members were safe. (AP Photo/ Scott Schieffer) MANDATORY CREDITStill no word on why flight to Branson, Mo., landed at wrong airport with shorter runway.


Target apologizes for data breach, but vague with details

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 09:26 AM PST

File photo of people shopping at Target store during Black Friday sales in the Brooklyn borough of New YorkBy Ross Kerber, Phil Wahba and Jim Finkle BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Target Corp began a major public relations effort on Monday to apologize to customers for an unprecedented cyber attack on its network, but the No. 3 U.S. retailer was vague in providing details about what it knew and when. The company has so far disclosed that the breach started in late November and lasted 19 days over the peak holiday shopping season, resulting in the theft of about 40 million credit card records and 70 million other records containing customer data. Target is trying to woo back customers after sales dropped off at the end of the holiday season. Its campaign included full-page newspaper advertisements on Monday apologizing for the attack and the first interview since the breach by chief executive Gregg Steinhafel.


Book reveals big names in 'special circle of Clinton hell'

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 08:15 AM PST

Hillary Clinton Awarded The 2013 Lantos Human Rights PrizeDuring her 2008 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton's aides kept a meticulous "political hit list" containing the names of members of Congress who had "burned her" by endorsing Barack Obama, an upcoming book on Clinton's political "rebirth" reveals.


Water ban lifted for part of W. Va. after spill

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 10:57 AM PST

Employees of the South Charleston Public Works Department assisted the residents in obtaining cases of water and filling the containers they brought with them Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014 after a chemical spill Thursday in the Elk River that has contaminated the public water supply in nine counties. Frustration is mounting for many of the 300,000 West Virginia residents who've gone three days without clean tap water.The West Virginia National Guard was sent to help distribute bottled water. (AP Photo Michael Switzer)Officials want to ensure the water system is not overwhelmed by excessive demand.


Supreme Court casts skeptical eye on Obama's appointment power

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 03:07 PM PST

Microphones are set up for attorneys in front of the U.S. Supreme Court for them to talk after delivering oral arguments in a U.S. President Barack Obama recess appointmentsBy Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court signaled a willingness on Monday to rein in President Barack Obama's power to temporarily fill senior government posts without the Senate's approval, a move that would curb his ability to bypass a gridlocked Congress. Most of the nine justices expressed skepticism, during 90 minutes of oral arguments, about so-called recess appointments Obama made to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in 2012. The court is expected to issue a ruling in the case by June that has the potential to shift the balance of power between the White House and the Senate. While both are now controlled by Democrats, Republicans hope to win control of the Senate in congressional mid-term elections in November.


Feds probe Christie's use of Sandy relief funds

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 06:24 AM PST

In this Jan. 9, 2014, photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a news conference at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. Christie has fired a top aide who engineered political payback against a town mayor, saying she lied. Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Anne Kelly is the latest casualty in a widening scandal that threatens to upend Christie's second term and likely run for president in 2016. Documents show she arranged traffic jams to punish the mayor, who didn't endorse Christie for re-election. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)The possible 2016 GOP presidential hopeful finds himself in another political controversy.


Court could limit president's recess appointments

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 12:04 PM PST

In this Dec. 19, 2013 file photo, a view of the Supreme Court can be seen from the view from near the top of the Capitol Dome on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a clash between President Obama and Senate Republicans over the power granted the president in the Constitution to make temporary appointments to fill high-level positions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — Just back from their own long break, Supreme Court justices set out Monday to resolve a politically charged fight over when the Senate's absence gives the president the power to make temporary appointments to high-level positions without senators' approval.


Thai protesters block roads in bid to shut capital

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 12:28 PM PST

BANGKOK (AP) — Anti-government protesters seized key intersections across Thailand's capital on Monday, blockading major roads into the heart of Bangkok's downtown districts at the start of a renewed push to derail elections next month and overthrow the prime minister.

Egypt holds key vote in climate of fear

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 01:16 PM PST

An Egyptian worker carries boxes of ballots at the Giza courthouse, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. The January 14-15 vote on the draft constitution will be the first real test of the post-Morsi regime. A comfortable "yes" vote and a respectable turnout would be seen as bestowing legitimacy, while undermining the Islamists' argument that Morsi remains the nation's elected president. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians are being asked to vote this week on a vision of their nation's future sponsored by the powerful military, a two-day election widely seen as a referendum on a likely presidential run by the country's top general — but held in a climate of fear and intimidation.


Iranians welcome nuclear deal, hard-liners oppose

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 12:19 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2010 file photo, a worker rides a bicycle in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr. Iran and six world powers have agreed on how to implement a nuclear deal struck in November, with its terms starting from Jan. 20, officials announced Sunday. (AP Photo/Mehr News Agency, Majid Asgaripour, File)TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's reformers and moderate conservatives welcomed an agreement Monday between Iran and six world powers on how to implement a nuclear deal struck in November, saying it will shore up Iran's sanctions-hit economy. Hard-liners however inside the Islamic Republic remain opposed.


A-Rod sues MLB, union to overturn drug ban

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 01:18 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2013 file photo, New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez watches from the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla. Rodriguez's drug suspension has been cut to 162 games from 211 by arbitrator Fredric Horowitz, a decision sidelining the New York Yankees third baseman the entire 2014 season. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez sued Major League Baseball and its players' union Monday, seeking to overturn a season-long suspension imposed by an arbitrator who ruled there was "clear and convincing evidence" he used three banned substances and twice tried to obstruct the sport's drug investigation.


Go Omaha! Manning gives Neb. city game shoutouts

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:45 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2014 file photo, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning calls an audible at the line of scrimmage against the San Diego Chargers in the second quarter of an NFL divisional playoff football game in Denver. Folks who watched the Broncos' NFL playoff win over the San Diego Chargers on television Sunday couldn't help but notice how often, and loudly, Manning used the code word "Omaha" as he barked signals. Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce president and CEO David Brown said he wants to explore the possibility of hiring Manning, one of the sporting world's top pitchmen, to shoot a promotional ad for Omaha. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Peyton Manning can't stop shouting about Nebraska's largest city.


Facility in W.Va spill flew under regulatory radar

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:45 PM PST

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The facility whose chemical spill contaminated the water supply for 300,000 West Virginia residents was barely scrutinized, flying largely under the radar of government regulators who viewed it as a low-risk operation — but in reality, a problem at a key holding wall went undetected and unreported at Freedom Industries Inc.

Swedish doctors transplant wombs into 9 women

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 09:24 AM PST

In this April 4, 2012 photo made available by the University of Goteborg in Sweden, the Swedish research team practices before the operations to transplant wombs at the Sahlgrenska Hospital in Goteborg, Sweden. Nine women in Sweden have successfully received transplanted wombs donated from relatives and will soon try to become pregnant, the doctor in charge of the pioneering project has revealed. STOCKHOLM (AP) — Nine women in Sweden have successfully received transplanted wombs donated from relatives in an experimental procedure that has raised some ethical concerns. The women will soon try to become pregnant with their new wombs, the doctor in charge of the pioneering project has revealed.


Golden Globes viewership highest in a decade

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 11:22 AM PST

This image released by NBC shows hosts Tina Fey, left, and Amy Poehler during the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater)NEW YORK (AP) — The Nielsen ratings company says Golden Globes awards ceremony hit a 10-year high in viewership.


Bodies litter South Sudan oil town; talks resume

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 11:04 AM PST

South Sudanese government soldiers wait to board trucks as tehy prepare to travel towards the frontline, to reinforce government forces already fighting rebel forces near the town of Bor, as they prepare to leave from the outskirts of Juba, South Sudan, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Despite the appearance of diplomatic progress, the conflict seems set to continue as South Sudan government troops are moving in on Bor which is currently held by rebels. (AP Photo/Jake Simkin)BENTIU, South Sudan (AP) — Dozens of dead, mangled and bloated bodies line the roadside from the airport into this state capital of one of South Sudan's oil-producing regions. Houses, buildings and shops have been looted, burned or destroyed, as blackened cars and buses smolder.


Judge: Decision in A-Rod suit must be public

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 11:13 AM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2013 file photo, New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez watches from the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla. Rodriguez's drug suspension has been cut to 162 games from 211 by arbitrator Fredric Horowitz, a decision sidelining the New York Yankees third baseman the entire 2014 season. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge said Monday that Alex Rodriguez cannot file portions of arbitrator Fredric Horowitz's decision under seal as part of a lawsuit seeking to overturn the one-year suspension from baseball given to the New York Yankees third baseman.


High court skeptical of Obama recess appointments

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 10:36 AM PST

In this Dec. 19, 2013 file photo, a view of the Supreme Court can be seen from the view from near the top of the Capitol Dome on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a clash between President Obama and Senate Republicans over the power granted the president in the Constitution to make temporary appointments to fill high-level positions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on President Barack Obama's use of a provision of the Constitution to make temporary appointments to high-level positions over the objection of Senate Republicans.


Pope condemns abortion as sign of 'throwaway culture'

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 07:58 AM PST

Pope Francis addresses ambassadors to the Holy See at the Vatican on January 13, 2014Pope Francis on Monday issued his strongest condemnation yet of abortion, calling it a symptom of a "throwaway culture" that placed too little value on human life. The pope, who has focused more on social issues such as poverty than on abortion since becoming pontiff in March, said it was "frightful" to think about the early termination of pregnancy. Francis made the remarks in a wide-ranging speech to the Vatican diplomatic corps in which he condemned violence in Syria and other flashpoints around the world, saying peace was threatened by "every denial of human dignity". "We cannot be indifferent to those suffering from hunger, especially children, when we think of how much food is wasted every day in many parts of the world immersed in what I have often termed 'the throwaway culture'," the pope said.


Want a piece of 'Whitey' Bulger? His stuff is headed for auction

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 03:53 PM PST

Boston gangster's belongings to be sold at auctionWhen authorities searched the apartment of Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger, they found $822,000 in cash and a large collection of guns hidden in holes cut into the walls. Other than the ...


Water crisis in W. Virginia nears end after five days

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 05:40 AM PST

South Charleston Public Works employees assist local residents in South Charleston, W.V. in obtaining bottled water at the GeStamp Stamping Plant-South Charleston (W.Va.) distribution location Sunday morning, Jan. 12, 2014. This location will remain open 24-hours a day until the ban on using tap water for drinking and washing is lifted. The ban has been in effect following the chemical spill Thursday in the Elk River that has contaminated the public water supply in nine counties.. (AP Photo Michael Switzer)CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — For the fifth straight day, hundreds of thousands of people in West Virginia had to wash, cook and brush their teeth with bottled water, but officials promised the ban on tap water that was tainted by a chemical spill would soon be lifted.


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