vendredi 18 octobre 2013

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Firefighter who ran over Asiana survivor won't face charges

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 12:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, July 6, 2013 aerial photo, the wreckage of Asiana Flight 214 lies on the ground after it crashed at the San Francisco International Airport, in San Francisco. In the first investigation of its kind, federal transportation officials are reviewing whether Asiana Airlines failed to meet legal obligations to help the families of passengers after one of its planes crashed at San Francisco International Airport, killing three people. Under U.S. law, Asiana was required to provide a range of services to family members of the 291 passengers, from the prompt posting of a toll-free number to gather and distribute information, to providing transportation and lodging so family members can comfort injured loved ones. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A firefighter who ran over and killed a survivor of the Asiana Airlines crash at San Francisco International Airport will not be charged with a crime, prosecutors said Friday.

Obama, Dems are unified now but face tough tests

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 12:39 PM PDT

In this Oct. 12, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama, left, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., look to photographers as they meet Democratic leaders in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013, in Washington. For Obama and congressional Democrats, this month's budget battles brought about a remarkable period of party unity, a welcome change for the White House after a summer of disputes over possible military action in Syria, government spying programs and the president's pick to lead the Federal Reserve. But Democratic solidarity will face a tougher test during the broader budget talks following the reopening of the government and the increase of Treasury's borrowing authority. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats, this month's budget battles brought about a remarkable period of party unity, a welcome change for the White House after a summer of disputes over possible military action in Syria, government spying programs and the president's pick to lead the Federal Reserve.

Court clears way for gay marriage in N.J.

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 12:07 PM PDT

Cindy Meneghin, second from right, hugs her attorney Hayley Gorenberg during a rally at Garden State Equality in Montclair, N.J., hours after a Superior Court Judge ruled that New Jersey is unconstitutionally denying federal benefits to gay couples and must allow them to marry Friday, Sept. 27, 2013. Meneghin has been with her partner, Maureen Kilian, left, for 39 years. Judge Mary Jacobson ruled it legal for gay couples to marry in the state beginning Oct. 21, 2013. The ruling comes after a group of gay marriage supporters sued the state in July, days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down key parts of a law that blocked the federal government from granting benefits to gay couples. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)The state's highest court denied a delay sought by Gov. Chris Christie.

Could this newly discovered asteroid hit Earth?

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 11:52 AM PDT

Search for Dangerous Asteroids Continues Despite Government ShutdownNASA has gone out of its way to reassure the public that reports of a massive asteroid headed toward Earth are greatly exaggerated.

Homeland Security choice suggests priority shift

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 11:36 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2010, file photo, Jeh Johnson speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington. President Barack Obama has chosen former Pentagon lawyer Johnson as the new secretary of the Homeland Security Department. Obama plans to announce Johnson's nomination Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee to run the sprawling Homeland Security Department has been lauded as a forceful counterterrorism thinker on what he has described as the "hot battlefield" overseas. Now Jeh C. Johnson will be turning his gaze more toward American soil.

Two killers registered as felons after their escape

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 11:04 AM PDT

This undated combo of photos provided by the Florida Department. of Corrections shows Joseph Jenkins, left and Charles Walker. Walker and Joseph Jenkins were mistakenly released from prison in Franklin County, Fla., in late September and early October. According to authorities, the the two convicted murderers were released with forged documents. A manhunt is under way for the two men. (AP Photo/Florida Department. of Corrections)ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two killers who escaped a Florida prison with bogus documents registered as felons within days of their release, records showed.

Memorial unveiled for MIT officer killed in Boston attack

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 09:27 AM PDT

Photographs of slain Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus officer Sean Collier, center, are part of a makeshift memorial near the Boston Marathon finish line in Boston's Copley Square Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in remembrance of the Boston Marathon bombings. Authorities allege that the Boston Marathon bombing suspects were responsible for Colliers death. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Officer Sean Collier was dedicated to his work and loved life; to the 27-year-old bachelor, "every day was a good day," said Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Chief John DiFava at a ceremony Friday to unveil a temporary memorial to Collier.

Commuter chaos in San Francisco area train strike

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 09:12 AM PDT

Roxanne Sanchez, left, president of Service Employees International Union Local 1021, left, speaks during a news conference on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit workers may go on strike at midnight unless management agrees to enter into arbitration to resolve a remaining issue, a union leader said Thursday. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Commuters in the San Francisco Bay Area got up before dawn on Friday and endured heavy traffic on roadways, as workers for the region's largest transit system walked off the job for the second time in four months.

Germany closes Kabul embassy over security fears

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 08:55 AM PDT

Afghan police secure the area after a car bomb detonated outside an ISAF civilian personnel compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct 18, 2013. Police said the assault started at dusk when a car exploded near the gate of a compound, housing contractors from various countries, European diplomatic personnel and United Nations employees. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)BERLIN (AP) — German officials say the country has temporarily closed its embassy in the Afghan capital due to fears of a possible attack.

Norwegian-Somali ID'd as Kenya mall attacker

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 08:39 AM PDT

FILE - In this photo taken from footage from Citizen TV, via the Kenya Defence Forces and made available Friday, Oct. 4 2013, a man reported to be one of the four armed militants walking in a store at the Westgate Mall, during the four-day-long siege at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya which killed more than 60 people last month. A security official said four AK-47 rifles, 11 AK-47 magazines and one RPG were recovered at the mall Thursday Oct. 17, 2013. A city morgue official told The Associated Press that the two boxes arrived Thursday, and that a team of foreigners padlocked the boxes Friday. (AP Photo/ Kenyan Defence forces via Citizen TV, FILE)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Mogadishu court in March released a man with the same names as a Norwegian-Somali named as one of the gunmen who attacked Kenya's Westgate mall.

Afghan insurgents hit convoy by foreigner compound

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 08:09 AM PDT

Afghan police secure the area after a car bomb detonated outside an ISAF civilian personnel compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct 18, 2013. Police said the assault started at dusk when a car exploded near the gate of a compound, housing contractors from various countries, European diplomatic personnel and United Nations employees. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide car bomber attacked a small convoy of vehicles Friday near a heavily fortified private residential compound used by hundreds of foreigners on the outskirts of Kabul, killing two passers-by, Afghan officials said.

In Libya, migrants face ordeals at sea and in jail

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 07:51 AM PDT

In this image made from Monday, Oct. 14, 2013 video, African migrants look through bars of a locked door at Sabratha migrant detention center for men in Sabratha, Libya. Libya's chaos in the two years following the overthrow of dictator Moammar Gadhafi has turned the country into a prime springboard for tens of thousands of migrants, mainly from Africa, trying to reach Europe in dangerous sea voyages. (AP Photo/AP Video)SABRATHA, Libya (AP) — The first time the young mother tried to flee to Europe on a rickety boat of fellow migrants from Africa, the overcrowded vessel quickly broke down and filled with water, forcing it to return to the Libyan coast. The second time, she was arrested and placed in a mosquito-infested Libyan detention center, where she has languished for months.

This charming man? Morrissey book climbs charts

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 07:36 AM PDT

Copies of the Morrissey LONDON (AP) — The new book by British singer Morrissey is a classic. It says so right on the cover.

Malala skips school to meet Queen Elizabeth II

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 07:20 AM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II meets Malala Yousafzai during a reception for youth, education and the Commonwealth at Buckingham Palace, London, Friday Oct. 18, 2013. The Pakistani teenager, an advocate for education for girls, survived a Taliban assassination attempt last year on her way home from school. (AP Photo/Yui Mok, Pool)The teen advocate for girls' education gave the 87-year-old queen a copy of her book

Afghan insurgents attack foreign compound

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 07:04 AM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Insurgents detonated a car bomb Friday and then attacked a heavily fortified private residential compound used by hundreds of foreigners on the outskirts of Kabul. Police had no initial reports on any casualties from the attack.

Hindu holy man's dream prompts treasure hunt at fort

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 06:16 AM PDT

In this Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 photo, people visit the fort of King Rao Ram Baksh Singh in Unnao in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Archaeologists began digging for treasure beneath the 19th century fort on Friday, after a popular Hindu holy man said a former king appeared to him in a dream and told him of the cache. (AP Photo)UNNAO, India (AP) — Archaeologists began digging for treasure beneath a 19th century fort in northern India on Friday, after a popular Hindu holy man said a former king appeared to him in a dream and told him of a nearly $50 billion cache.

SF Bay Area commuters turn to cars, charter buses

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 06:01 AM PDT

Roxanne Sanchez, left, president of Service Employees International Union Local 1021, left, speaks during a news conference on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit workers may go on strike at midnight unless management agrees to enter into arbitration to resolve a remaining issue, a union leader said Thursday. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Commuters in the San Francisco Bay Area appear to be getting an earlier start than usual with the region's major commuter train line shut down because of a worker strike.

Shutdown affected us in ways we did not see

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:29 AM PDT

In this Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 photo, Carter Howard sits and watches a cartoon during his asthma treatment at his home in Northbrook, Ill. On the days when asthma gives Carter the most trouble, his mother is reminded how doctors at Rush University Medical Center had to stop submitting applications for research grants to study childhood asthma and other diseases and disorders due to the federal government shutdown. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)CHICAGO (AP) — Our food was a little less safe, our workplaces a little more dangerous. The risk of getting sick was a bit higher, our kids' homework tougher to complete.

RNC walked a fine line during shutdown by supporting Cruz

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 04:56 AM PDT

Cruz and Lee depart the Senate floor after their speeches before the night-time budget vote at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonRepublicans were in a tough position as the fight dragged on.

Kenyan morgue: 2 'boxes' of body parts from mall

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 04:40 AM PDT

FILE - In this photo taken from footage from Citizen TV, via the Kenya Defence Forces and made available Friday, Oct. 4 2013, a man reported to be one of the four armed militants walking in a store at the Westgate Mall, during the four-day-long siege at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya which killed more than 60 people last month. A security official said four AK-47 rifles, 11 AK-47 magazines and one RPG were recovered at the mall Thursday Oct. 17, 2013. A city morgue official told The Associated Press that the two boxes arrived Thursday, and that a team of foreigners padlocked the boxes Friday. (AP Photo/ Kenyan Defence forces via Citizen TV, FILE)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Charred pieces of bodies, enough to fill two boxes, have been recovered from the part of a Kenyan shopping mall that had collapsed as security forces battled terrorists who invaded the mall, officials said Friday. Four AK-47 rifles believed to have been used by the attackers were also recovered.

Saudi Arabia rejects UN Security Council seat

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 02:48 AM PDT

File photo shows a high-level UN Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York on August 6, 2013The kingdom says the 15-member body is incapable of resolving world conflicts.

Red Sox beat Tigers 4-3 to take series lead

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 01:29 AM PDT

Boston Red Sox's Koji Uehara reacts after the Red Sox defeating the Detroit Tigers 4-3 in Game 5 of the American League baseball championship series Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)DETROIT (AP) — Mike Napoli provided the power and the Boston bullpen stymied Miguel Cabrera.

San Francisco rail workers strike after talks break down

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 12:56 AM PDT

BART strike imminent as talks stallBy Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Commuter rail workers in the San Francisco Bay Area went on strike on Friday after talks with management over a new contract broke down, throwing the morning commute into chaos in the traffic-clogged region. The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) management and employee unions have been at loggerheads for months over pay and benefits for more than 2,000 train drivers and other union workers who are demanding large pay raises in part to offset being asked to contribute to their pensions and other benefits. ...

2 killers escape Fla. prison with bogus documents

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 12:40 AM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Florida Department. of Corrections shows Joseph Jenkins. Jenkins and Charles Walker were mistakenly released from prison in Franklin County, Fla., in late September and early October. According to authorities, the the two convicted murderers were released with forged documents. A manhunt is under way for the two men. (AP Photo/Florida Department of Corrections)ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — As authorities hunt for two killers who were mistakenly freed by bogus court documents, prison officials and prosecutors across Florida scrambled to make sure no other inmates had been let out early.

DHS selection suggests priority shift to security

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 12:24 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2010, file photo, Jeh Johnson speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington. President Barack Obama has chosen former Pentagon lawyer Johnson as the new secretary of the Homeland Security Department. Obama plans to announce Johnson's nomination Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's selection of a former top Pentagon lawyer to head the Homeland Security Department suggests the agency will be stepping back from its preoccupation with immigration to focus more on protecting the nation from attack.
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