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• BBC chief: Abuse report was 'fundamentally wrong'
• Frustrated residents protest outside New York utility
• 4.3 magnitude earthquake reported in Kentucky
• Across U.S., Veterans Day commemorations under way
• Exxon shuts pipeline after offshore oil leak in Nigeria
• Israeli tank shells kill at least two, wound 20 in Gaza
• Vatican computer expert convicted in leaks case
• Vatican computer tech convicted in leaks scandal
• Afghan victims say only one U.S. soldier attacked
• Man testifies about details of Afghan massacre
• Supreme Court to take new look at voting rights law
• 27 inmates killed in Sri Lanka prison shootout
• NDRC: China economic growth to exceed 7.5 percent in 2012
• How 'poor judgment' felled military star Petraeus
• Victims to testify in Afghan massacre hearing
• Democrat Jay Inslee elected Washington state governor
• Madonna fan guilty in NYC resisting arrest trial
• Was Petraeus affair linked to lax Libya response?
• He called it, and now Silver's a pop-culture star
• How Oregon almost became a pot-dealing state
• Tentacled snakes born at National Zoo
• How Sandy spurred an Airbnb revolution
• Waffle House chairman accused of sexual harassment

BBC chief: Abuse report was 'fundamentally wrong' Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:25 PM PST The BBC's director general said Saturday that it should not have aired a report that wrongly implicated a politician in a child sex-abuse scandal, admitting that the program further damaged trust in a broadcaster already reeling from the fallout over its decision not to air similar allegations against one of its star hosts.

Frustrated residents protest outside New York utility Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:03 PM PST Even as the lights came for many who lost power in New York and New Jersey during the superstorm and a later nor'easter, hundreds of residents protested Saturday outside a Long Island utility, frustrated ...

4.3 magnitude earthquake reported in Kentucky Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:46 AM PST WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that an earthquake centered in Kentucky also rattled at least three other states. The USGS website says the epicenter of the 4.3 magnitude earthquake on Saturday afternoon was about 10 miles west of Whitesburg. Residents in eastern Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee reported feeling the temblor. National Weather Service spokesman Jeff Carico says employees at the office in Jackson, which is about 60 miles northwest of Whitesburg, felt the ground shake for about 15 seconds. He says the office has gotten numerous calls, but so far no one has reported any serious damage.

Across U.S., Veterans Day commemorations under way Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:20 AM PST Saturday marks the first of what will be three days of Veterans Day commemorations across the U.S.

Exxon shuts pipeline after offshore oil leak in Nigeria Posted: 10 Nov 2012 09:00 AM PST Exxon has shut a pipeline off the coast of Nigeria's Akwa Ibom state after an oil leak started by an unknown cause, the company's local unit said on Saturday. The U.S. major's outage will add to production ...

Israeli tank shells kill at least two, wound 20 in Gaza Posted: 10 Nov 2012 08:45 AM PST GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli tank shells killed at least two Palestinians and wounded 20 in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after an apparent attack on an Israeli army patrol along the Israel-Gaza border, Palestinian medics and local eyewitnesses said. The casualty toll is one of the highest in a single incident in Gaza in recent months. Ambulances and private vehicles rushed the wounded to hospital, local eyewitnesses said. The identity of the wounded was not immediately known. The Israeli military declined immediate comment on the incident. ...

Vatican computer expert convicted in leaks case Posted: 10 Nov 2012 06:05 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A Vatican court on Saturday found Claudio Sciarpelletti, a computer expert, guilty of obstruction of justice in the investigation of leaks of sensitive papal documents to the media by Pope Benedict's former butler. The same court which last month convicted Paolo Gabriele, the Pope's former butler, gave Sciarpelletti a two-month suspended sentence. Sciarpelletti had been charged with aiding and abetting Gabriele in leaking the document. ...

Vatican computer tech convicted in leaks scandal Posted: 10 Nov 2012 05:31 AM PST A Vatican court has convicted a Holy See computer technician of helping the former papal butler in the theft of confidential papal documents and given him a two-month suspended sentence.

Afghan victims say only one U.S. soldier attacked Posted: 10 Nov 2012 03:58 AM PST TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - An Afghan villager and two of his sons, who survived a night-time shooting rampage in March, testified on Saturday that they saw only one U.S. soldier attacking their compound, backing the U.S. government's account. Military prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, accusing him of killing 16 villagers, mostly women and children, when he ventured out of his remote camp on two revenge-fueled forays over a five-hour period in March. ...

Man testifies about details of Afghan massacre Posted: 10 Nov 2012 03:30 AM PST A man who was wounded during a massacre in Afghanistan in March testified early Saturday at a hearing for the U.S. soldier accused in the attack that he saw a gunman climb over the wall outside his home and start shooting.

Supreme Court to take new look at voting rights law Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:58 AM PST The Supreme Court will consider eliminating the government's most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s. The court acted three days after a diverse coalition of voters propelled President Barack Obama to a second term in the White House.

27 inmates killed in Sri Lanka prison shootout Posted: 10 Nov 2012 12:57 AM PST A shootout between rioting prisoners and security forces at a prison in Sri Lanka's capital killed at least 27 inmates, while police said Saturday that they arrested five prisoners who had managed to escape and were searching for others.

NDRC: China economic growth to exceed 7.5 percent in 2012 Posted: 10 Nov 2012 12:24 AM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy has halted its slowing trend, the head of the country's powerful economic planning agency said on Saturday, adding that he was confident GDP growth would exceed 7.5 percent in 2012. Zhang Ping, head of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), was speaking to a news conference on the sidelines of the Communist Party congress which is meeting to chose a new leadership. ...

How 'poor judgment' felled military star Petraeus Posted: 09 Nov 2012 10:25 PM PST David Petraeus was a star on the battlefield, commanding the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, but was undone by "poor judgment" in engaging in an extramarital affair that led to his downfall as CIA director. Just two days after his 60th birthday, Petraeus stepped down from the spy agency where he had held the top office since September 6, 2011. "After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. ...

Victims to testify in Afghan massacre hearing Posted: 09 Nov 2012 09:53 PM PST An Afghan National Army guard who reported seeing a U.S. soldier outside a remote base the night 16 civilians were massacred in March said the man did not stop even after being asked three times to do so.

Democrat Jay Inslee elected Washington state governor Posted: 09 Nov 2012 09:03 PM PST Former Democratic U.S. Representative Jay Inslee will be Washington state's next governor after Republican state Attorney General Rob McKenna conceded defeat on Friday. Inslee, who was first elected to Congress in 1999, resigned in March to run for the governorship after Democratic incumbent Christine Gregoire said she would not seek a third term. "It's time for all of us to unite across the state of Washington to build a working Washington," Inslee said following McKenna's concession. "Let's get to work. ...

Madonna fan guilty in NYC resisting arrest trial Posted: 09 Nov 2012 08:58 PM PST A former firefighter with a crush on Madonna has been convicted of resisting arrest outside her former New York City apartment building as he spray-painted poster boards with love notes.

Was Petraeus affair linked to lax Libya response? Posted: 09 Nov 2012 06:19 PM PST The CIA director abruptly resigned, citing an extramarital affair and needing to sort out "personal and professional issues."

He called it, and now Silver's a pop-culture star Posted: 09 Nov 2012 06:03 PM PST The other night, Nate Silver got a little taste of what things are going to be like for him, post-Election 2012.

How Oregon almost became a pot-dealing state Posted: 09 Nov 2012 04:09 PM PST Oregon's law was kind of wacky: It would have turned the state, effectively, into a pot dealer.

Tentacled snakes born at National Zoo Posted: 09 Nov 2012 03:53 PM PST Indiana Jones and Samuel L. Jackson may need to start their own group therapy session: Eight tentacled snakes were recently hatched at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. These babies belong to an aquatic species of snake native to Southeast Asia, formally known as Erpeton tentaculatus, according to the Mother Nature Network. Scientists say it is the [...]

How Sandy spurred an Airbnb revolution Posted: 09 Nov 2012 03:37 PM PST Someone should do an exposé of Airbnb, the shadowy "vacation rental service" that's giving away free rooms to refugees of superstorm Sandy.

Waffle House chairman accused of sexual harassment Posted: 09 Nov 2012 01:40 PM PST A Georgia woman is accusing the chairman of Waffle House, her employer, of demanding that she perform sex acts on him as part of her job's duties over a period of nearly 10 years.

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