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Utility worker pierced pipe before dramatic Mass. gas blast

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 12:55 PM PST

Utility worker pierced pipe before Mass. gas blastA utility worker responding to reports of a natural gas leak in one of New England's largest cities punctured a pipe and an unknown spark ignited a massive explosion that injured 18 people and damaged ...

Within 2 years of national title win, Auburn fires football coach

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 12:11 PM PST

Auburn coach Gene Chizik watches the game near the end of a 49-0 loss to Alabama during the second half of a NCAA college football game at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)Auburn coach Gene Chizik was fired Sunday after the Tigers' rapid fall from a national champion to a winless Southeastern Conference season.

Official: Gas company worker caused Mass. blast

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 11:28 AM PST

Inspectors stand in debris, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, at the site of a gas explosion that leveled a strip club in Springfield, Mass., on Friday evening. Investigators were trying to figure out what caused the blast where the multistory brick building housing Scores Gentleman's Club once stood. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)The state fire marshal say a gas company worker responding to reports of a gas leak in western Massachusetts punctured a pipe that led to a massive explosion that injured 18 people.

Natural gas drillers target US truck, bus market

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 10:59 AM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 file photo, motorist Bob Davis fills up his airport shuttle van at a natural gas pumping station in College Park, Ga. Years from now, motorists needing a fill-up might see natural gas pumps sharing space at the neighborhood filling station with ones dispensing gasoline and diesel. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)If the trash truck or bus rolling down your street seems a little quieter these days, you're not imagining things. It's probably running on natural gas.

Casey Anthony detectives overlooked Google search

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 10:23 AM PST

Attorney: Casey Anthony rejected early plea dealThe Florida sheriff's office that investigated Caylee Anthony's death confirmed Sunday that it overlooked a computer search for suffocation methods made from the little girl's home on the day she was last seen alive.

Black Friday sales slip as shoppers opt for Thursday ‘doorbusters’

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:35 AM PST

Thanksgiving steals sales from Black FridayBlack Friday, the official kickoff to the holiday shopping season, saw more foot traffic than ever before, according to estimates. But it appears so-called "doorbuster" deals offered the day before dinged sales. According to ShopperTrak, which tracks retail foot traffic, there were more than 307 million store visits on Friday, up 3.5 percent. But Black [...]

Grammy-winning bassist injured in Swiss bus crash

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:17 AM PST

FILE - This is a Wednesday, May 23, 2012 file photo of Grammy award-winning jazz bassist Marcus Miller performs in concert at Papp Laszlo Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Marcus Miller and several members of his band were injured when their bus overturned Sunday Nov. 25, 2012 on a busy highway in Switzerland, killing the driver, police said. (AP Photo/MTI, Balazs Mohai, File)Grammy-winning jazz bassist Marcus Miller and several members of his band were injured when their bus overturned Sunday on a busy highway in Switzerland, killing the driver, police said.

Mars cave-exploration mission entices scientists

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 08:28 AM PST

Mars Cave-Exploration Mission Entices ScientistsNASA is mapping out a strategy to return bits of rock and soil from the Martian surface to Earth, but the most intriguing Red Planet samples lie in underground caverns, some scientists say.

U.S. probes Swiss bank Pictet for aiding tax evaders

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 07:55 AM PST

A sign bearing the logo of family owned private bank Pictet is pictured at company headquarters in GenevaZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss private bank Pictet is under investigation by the U.S. authorities, the bank said on Sunday, making it the latest Swiss bank to come under scrutiny in a U.S. probe into the use of foreign banks by wealthy Americans seeking to avoid paying tax. Pictet said in a statement the U.S. Department of Justice had made a "general inquiry" into its wealth management business with U.S. clients, adding it would cooperate fully. The U.S. ...

At least 112 killed in fire at Bangladesh garment factory

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 07:22 AM PST

Members of the police inspect the burnt interior of a garment factory after a fire occurred in SavarAt least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday.

Syrian rebels capture air base near Damascus

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 07:06 AM PST

In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke rises from buildings due to government shelling in the Damascus suburb of Zabadani, Syria, on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. At the same time, Syrian forces are raiding another neighborhood showing how fighting is spreading in Damascus, once a stronghold of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)Activists say Syrian rebels have captured a helicopter base near the capital Damascus.

At least 112 killed as fire raced through Bangladesh garment factory

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 06:32 AM PST

Members of the police inspect the burnt interior of a garment factory after a fire occurred in SavarDHAKA, Bangladesh - At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday.

New Congress: Fewer moderates make deals harder

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 05:26 AM PST

FILE - This Nov. 13, 2012 file photo shows Sen-elect Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and Sen-elect, current Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. walking together on Capitol Hill in Washington. When the next Congress cranks up in January, there will be more women, many new faces and 11 fewer of the tea party-backed 2010 House GOP freshmen who sought re-election. Overriding those changes, though, is a thinning of pragmatic, centrist veterans in both parties. Among those leaving are some of the Senate's most pragmatic lawmakers in both parties, nearly half the House's centrist Blue Dog Democrats and several moderate House Republicans. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)When the next Congress cranks up in January, there will be more women, many new faces and 11 fewer tea party-backed House Republicans from the class of 2010 who sought a second term.

Hezbollah says it would hit Tel Aviv in future war

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 05:09 AM PST

Lebanon's Hezbollah group would fire thousands of rockets into Israel in any future war and target cities in the country's heartland, the group's leader said Sunday.

Pope tells new cardinals: shun 'worldly logic of power'

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:53 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI leads a consistory mass in St Peter's Basilica at the VaticanVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Sunday told six prelates newly elevated to the rank of cardinal that all Catholic leaders should shun the "worldly logic of power" and stick to spreading the gospel. The pope presided at a solemn mass in St Peter's Basilica with the six men from the United States, India, Nigeria, the Philippines, Lebanon and Colombia the day after they became cardinals at a ceremony known as a consistory. ...

Europe mulls ban on 'boxes' for abandoned babies

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:20 AM PST

This Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 photo shows a view of a baby hatch with a baby sign which is fixed in a wall near the hospital at the district Neukoelln in Berlin. The text on the door reads: Only open in emergency. Graffiti on the wall reads in Polish 'I love you'. Baby boxes are a revival of the medieval German pastor Gabriele Stangl says she will never forget the harrowing confession she heard in 1999. A woman said she had been brutally raped, got pregnant and had a baby. Then she killed it and buried it in the woods near Berlin.

Freed scientist finds little change or hope in Russia

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 02:26 AM PST

Russian physicist Danilov takes part in a news conference following his release from prison in Russia's Siberian city of KrasnoyarskKRASNOYARSK, Russia (Reuters) - Grey, pale and thin, Valentin Danilov has changed more than the country that jailed him in 2004 for selling state secrets to China. The 66-year-old Russian physicist, whose face is now criss-crossed with deep wrinkles, could not be blamed for suffering from "deja vu" when he was released on Saturday from a Siberian penal colony on spying charges he says were politically motivated. ...

112 killed in fire at Bangladesh garment factory

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 12:00 AM PST

Bangladeshi firefighters battle a fire at a garment factory in the Savar neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh, late Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through the multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo/Hasan Raza)At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday.

No Powerball winner; jackpot goes to record $425M

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:43 PM PST

Michael Arrington, left, buys a Powerball ticket from cashier Lee Heilig, right, on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, at a DeliMart convenience store in Iowa City, Iowa. The jackpot had reached $325 million as of Friday. (AP Photo/Grant Schulte)Lottery officials say nobody has won the Powerball jackpot and the top prize will now increase to about $425 million for the next drawing, the largest jackpot ever for the game.

Civil rights leader Lawrence Guyot dies at 73

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:27 PM PST

Lawrence Guyot, a civil rights leader who survived jailhouse beatings in the Deep South in the 1960s and went on to encourage generations to get involved in various causes, died late Thursday or early Friday outside Washington, D.C. at the age of 73.

Powerball numbers drawn; jackpot at $325 million

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:31 PM PST

Michael Arrington, left, buys a Powerball ticket from cashier Lee Heilig, right, on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, at a DeliMart convenience store in Iowa City, Iowa. The jackpot had reached $325 million as of Friday. (AP Photo/Grant Schulte)Lottery officials say the winning Powerball jackpot numbers have been drawn, and they are 22-32-37-44-50 and Powerball 34.

'Gangnam Style' video becomes YouTube's most viewed

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 08:26 PM PST

South Korean rap star Psy's music video "Gangnam Style" on Saturday became the most watched item ever posted to YouTube with more than 800 million views, edging past Canadian teen star Justin Bieber's 2-year-old video for his song "Baby."

A checklist to see whether debt reduction is real

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 07:53 PM PST

FILE - This Nov. 16, 2012 file photo shows President Barack Obama, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, as he hosted a meeting of the bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss the deficit and economy in Washington. President Barack Obama and leaders of the lame-duck Congress may be just weeks away from shaking hands on a deal to avert the dreaded ``fiscal cliff.'' So it's natural to wonder: If they announce a bipartisan package promising to curb mushrooming federal deficits, will it be real? (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)President Barack Obama and leaders of the lame-duck Congress may be just weeks away from shaking hands on a deal to avert the dreaded "fiscal cliff." So it's natural to wonder: If they announce a bipartisan package promising to curb mushrooming federal deficits, will it be real?

Sheriff: Man opened fire on 2 Alabama deputies

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 07:04 PM PST

CLARIFIES CAPTION - These photos provided by the Baldwin County Sheriffs Department show Michael Jansen, right, of Fairhope, Alabama and Baldwin County Sheriff Deputy Scott Ward. Jansen was shot during an armed confrontation with police Friday Nov. 23, 2012 in Fairhope and Baldwin County Sheriff Deputy Scott Ward, left. Both were killed Friday Nov. 23, 2012. Authorities say the Alabama deputy sheriff was fatally shot and another deputy has been critically wounded while checking on Jansen, who was also killed. (AP Photo/Baldwin County Sheriffs Department)The shootout that left one Alabama deputy sheriff dead and another in critical condition on Saturday began when they checked on a man at his mobile home and he opened fire on them, authorities said.

Thousands of Italians rally against Monti's austerity

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 05:59 PM PST

Italy's Prime Minister Monti holds a news conference at the end of an EU leaders summit discussing the EU's long-term budget in BrusselsTens of thousands of students and workers rallied across Italy on Saturday to protest against austerity measures imposed by Prime Minister Mario Monti's technocrat government. Appointed a year ago when Italy came close to a Greek-style debt crisis, Monti has pushed through painful tax increases and spending cuts to try to rein in public finances at a time when schools and universities say they desperately need more support. "We need to fight for our rights. ...
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