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• N.Y. teen dies after sticking head out of party bus
• Commentary: The Risky Business of Valuing IP
• White House releases beer recipes: ‘Ale to the Chief’
• Photos: Aftermath of Hurricane Isaac
• Romney: ‘It’s time to get a new coach’
• Syrian forces bombard Aleppo from ground and air
• 46 years later, diplomatic mail found on mountain glacier
• Wolves in Wyoming go from endangered to hunted
• As Mass. governor, Romney took tough welfare line
• Samsung: Apple trying to limit consumer choice
• Fan dies after fall from upper level of Ga. Dome
• Presidential campaigns face off over storm-ravaged New Orleans
• Syrian rebels hit back at Assad's air power
• Obama, GOP duel over rising college expenses
• Samsung: Apple trying to limit consumer choice
• Boy sticks head out of party bus, hits NJ overpass
• DNC security rules trigger free speech worries
• Maine agency: Sitter also to blame in baby's death
• Ex-Marine tweeted about killing coworkers in '09
• Bill urging illegal workers to pay taxes dies
• Bernanke lifts Wall St, keeps stimulus in play
• PRI declared winner of Mexico's presidential vote
• Thousands return home after Philippines quake, tsunami warning lifted
• Bill urges more illegal workers to pay California taxes
• Clinton says U.S. can work with China in Pacific

N.Y. teen dies after sticking head out of party bus Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:20 PM PDT A Sweet 16 party aboard a party bus ended in tragedy Friday night when a teen stuck his head out of the emergency roof hatch, struck his head on an overpass and died.

Commentary: The Risky Business of Valuing IP Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:47 AM PDT According to widely circulated news reports, the jurors in Apple v. Samsung ignored the testifying experts and calculated damages on their own. Who can blame them? Apple's expert came up with upwards of $2.5 billion as fair compensation for the infringement. Samsung's expert countered with about $500 million. A $2 billion spread makes it hard to trust either analysis.

White House releases beer recipes: ‘Ale to the Chief’ Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:15 AM PDT Tapping into an outpouring of public interest, the White House on Saturday made its beer recipes public — giving hope to any Americans interested in having a hair of the first dog after joining the coalition of the swilling. Sam Kass, White House Assistant Chef and the Senior Policy Advisor for the Healthy Food Initiative, [...]

Photos: Aftermath of Hurricane Isaac Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:26 AM PDT A woman talks on her phone as she walks down a flooded street on August 31, 2012 in Slidell, Louisiana. Louisiana residents are coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac with ongoing flooding, destroyed property and many still without electricity. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Romney: ‘It’s time to get a new coach’ Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:53 AM PDT Headlining a rally on the opening day of the college football season, Mitt Romney sprinkled his stump speech Saturday with sports analogies, arguing it's time to put a "new coach" on the field to get America back in the game. Speaking at a rally inside a historic train station here, Romney reminded his audience of [...]

Syrian forces bombard Aleppo from ground and air Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:22 AM PDT Syrian warplanes and ground forces pounded the country's largest city Aleppo with bombs and mortar rounds on Saturday as soldiers clashed with rebels in its narrow streets, activists said.

46 years later, diplomatic mail found on mountain glacier Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:10 AM PDT Mountain rescue worker Arnaud Christmann and his neighbor Jules Berger made quite a discovery after tourists said they'd spotted "something shining" on the Bossons glacier on Mount Blanc in the French Alps.  "A couple on vacation came to us and told us they had seen...

Wolves in Wyoming go from endangered to hunted Posted: 01 Sep 2012 08:49 AM PDT Feds to Delist Gray Wolves from Endangered List in Wyoming

As Mass. governor, Romney took tough welfare line Posted: 01 Sep 2012 08:33 AM PDT Mitt Romney, hoping to draw a sharp contrast on welfare, is citing a disputed charge that President Barack Obama is giving recipients a free ride, and he can point to his own record of pushing for tighter rules.

Samsung: Apple trying to limit consumer choice Posted: 01 Sep 2012 08:16 AM PDT Samsung on Saturday accused Apple of resorting to litigation in an effort to limit consumer choice after the iPhone maker said it was seeking to stop the sale of Galaxy S III smartphones in the United States.

Fan dies after fall from upper level of Ga. Dome Posted: 01 Sep 2012 08:00 AM PDT A 20-year-old man from Tennessee who plunged about 35 feet from the upper level of the Georgia Dome and struck another fan during the Tennessee-North Carolina State game has died, authorities said Saturday.

Presidential campaigns face off over storm-ravaged New Orleans Posted: 01 Sep 2012 06:38 AM PDT White House challenger Mitt Romney has toured storm-ravaged New Orleans in a bid to burnish his presidential credentials ahead of his November battle with Barack Obama.

Syrian rebels hit back at Assad's air power Posted: 01 Sep 2012 06:22 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels seized an air defence facility and attacked a military airport in eastern Syria on Saturday, a monitoring group said, hitting back at an air force on which President Bashar al-Assad is increasingly relying to crush his opponents. The attacks in eastern oil-producing Deir al-Zor province follow rebel strikes against military airports in the Aleppo and Idlib areas, close to the border with Turkey. ...

Obama, GOP duel over rising college expenses Posted: 01 Sep 2012 06:05 AM PDT President Barack Obama would make tax credits for college expenses permanent and expand Pell grants for students from lower-earning families. The Republican team of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would emphasize the need to curb rising tuitions and federal education spending that are burdening families and the government.

Samsung: Apple trying to limit consumer choice Posted: 01 Sep 2012 04:27 AM PDT Samsung on Saturday accused Apple of resorting to litigation in an effort to limit consumer choice after the iPhone maker said it was seeking to stop the sale of Galaxy S III smartphones in the United States.

Boy sticks head out of party bus, hits NJ overpass Posted: 01 Sep 2012 03:38 AM PDT A teenager on his way to a Sweet 16 party was killed after he put his head out of the emergency hatch of a double-decker bus and hit the underside of a New Jersey highway overpass, police said.

DNC security rules trigger free speech worries Posted: 01 Sep 2012 03:05 AM PDT Starting Saturday, someone walking through Charlotte's central business district could run afoul of the law by carrying water bottles, hair spray, socks or magic markers under sweeping security rules enacted ahead of the Democratic National Convention.

Maine agency: Sitter also to blame in baby's death Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:50 AM PDT Maine's child welfare agency and a mother whose baby was allegedly killed by a 10-year-old girl agree — the girl's mother also is to blame.

Ex-Marine tweeted about killing coworkers in '09 Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:33 AM PDT Unhappy with his life as a Marine stationed in California, Terence Tyler posed a question three years ago on Twitter: "is it normal to want to kill ALL of ur coworkers?"

Bill urging illegal workers to pay taxes dies Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:17 AM PDT Time ran out Friday on a bill that would have allowed illegal immigrants to voluntarily join a program and pay state income taxes in exchange for leniency in their immigration status.

Bernanke lifts Wall St, keeps stimulus in play Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:00 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, expressing "grave concern" for the stagnating U.S. job market, said the central bank was prepared to take further steps to strengthen the economy if necessary. Though Bernanke, speaking in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, dashed some hopes for a signal of quick action, his comments bolstered bets that the central bank was closer to providing more stimulus for an economy that is close to stalling. ...

PRI declared winner of Mexico's presidential vote Posted: 31 Aug 2012 09:24 PM PDT Mexico's highest electoral authority declared Friday that Enrique Pena Nieto was the legitimate winner of the July 1 presidential election, formally opening the transition to a new government despite continuing claims of fraud by the left's second-place finisher.

Thousands return home after Philippines quake, tsunami warning lifted Posted: 31 Aug 2012 08:36 PM PDT GUIUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people on a central Philippine island returned home on Saturday after a tsunami alert was lifted following a 7.6 magnitude undersea quake, as local authorities began work to repair damages to public infrastructure. The earthquake 91 miles off the town of Guiuan on Samar island on Friday killed one person and caused only minor damage, but prompted the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center to issued a tsunami warning. ...

Bill urges more illegal workers to pay California taxes Posted: 31 Aug 2012 08:20 PM PDT California lawmakers approved legislation Friday that would allow illegal immigrants to voluntarily join a program and pay state income taxes in exchange for leniency in their immigration status.The state ...

Clinton says U.S. can work with China in Pacific Posted: 31 Aug 2012 08:03 PM PDT RAROTONGA (Reuters) - The United States will buttress security partnerships across the Pacific as it strengthens ties with island nations, but also hopes to work more closely with China as Beijing expands its own influence in the region, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday. Clinton arrived in the tiny Pacific outpost of the Cook Islands for this year's Pacific Islands Forum, part of Washington's effort to woo nations across the Asia-Pacific which are increasingly coming under China's shadow. ...

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