samedi 16 novembre 2013

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Legal wrangling ahead in Mich. porch shooting case

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:04 PM PST

Monica McBride, center, and Walter Ray Simmons, right, the parents of Renisha McBride address the media with attorney Gerald Thurswell, left, during a news conference in Southfield, Mich., Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Their daughter was shot on Nov. 2 in the face on Theodore P. Wafer's front porch in Dearborn Heights. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)DETROIT (AP) — A 19-year-old woman was fatally shot in the face on the porch of a suburban Detroit home before the sun came up.

GOP sees health care law as big 2014 opportunity

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:48 AM PST

In this Nov. 15, 2013, photo, Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., walks on on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. In his West Virginia district, the TV ads attacking Rahall over the calamitous startup of President Barack Obama's health care law have already begun. The 19-term veteran, a perennial target in a GOP-shifting state, is among many in the president's party who have recited to constituents Obama's assurance that they could keep insurance coverage they liked under the 2010 overhaul. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — In his West Virginia district, the TV ads attacking Democratic Rep. Nick Rahall over the calamitous startup of President Barack Obama's health care law have already begun.

Clashes hit Libyan capital after militia attack

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:32 AM PST

This image made from video shows an injured protester being carried away from the scene in Tripoli, Libya after militiamen attacked peaceful protesters demanding the disbanding of the country's rampant armed groups on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, killing tens of people as they opened fire on the march with heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades. (AP Photo via AP video)TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Soldiers and government-affiliated militias stormed a military base occupied by gunmen in Libya's capital on Saturday, sparking fresh fighting that left four dead a day after a deadly militia attack on protesters.

BatKid – a good deed gone viral

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:16 AM PST

Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, center, walks with Batman to save a damsel in distress on the Cable Car line in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. San Francisco turned into Gotham City on Friday, as city officials helped fulfill Scott's wish to be BatKid not only saved the city, he arrested the nation. And he did it in what was arguably a first-of-its-kind fashion.

Newborn babies fight for life in chapel-hospital

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 10:30 AM PST

Genia Mae Mustacisa pumps oxygen into the lungs of her three-day-old infant in front of the altar of a Catholic chapel inside the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center in Tacloban on Saturday Nov. 16, 2013. The chapel is now being used to care for infants after Typhoon Haiyan destroyed the original facility of the hospital. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — Althea Mustacisa was born three days ago in the aftermath of the killer typhoon that razed the eastern Philippines. And for every one of those three days, she has struggled to live.

Egypt: Fears replace Christians' high expectations

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 09:58 AM PST

In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 photo, Coptic monks and altar boys worship in Mar Girgis, or St. George, Monastery, south of the ancient city of Luxor, Egypt. The week-long festival of Mar Girgis, has been held in Luxor annually for more than a century, attracting as many as 2 million pilgrims from across Egypt to one of the biggest and most exuberant events of the year for Orthodox Coptic Christians. This year, however, the government canceled the festival, fearing it would be a target for Islamic militants. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)MAR GIRGIS MONASTERY, Egypt (AP) — There is no sign of the hundreds of thousands of Christian pilgrims who flock here every November. No tattoo artists inscribing crosses on the wrists of babies or images of saints on the arms of young men. No stalls selling crosses, icons or pillows embroidered with portraits of patriarchs.

White mayor, black wife: NYC shatters an image

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:22 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 file photo, New York Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio embraces his son Dante, left, daughter Chiara, second left, and wife Chirlane McCray after polls closed in the city's primary election in New York. Bill de Blasio's marriage to Chirlane McCray is remarkable: He is apparently the first white politician in U.S. history elected to a major office with a black spouse by his side. This simple fact is striking a deep chord in many people as de Blasio prepares to take office on January 1, with McCray playing a major role in his administration. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)Another milestone is passing in America's racial journey: The next mayor of New York City is a white man with a black wife.

Geithner to join private equity firm

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 07:50 AM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is joining private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC.

Family seeks answers in deadly Mich porch shooting

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 07:04 AM PST

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a 19-year-old woman who was shot in the face on the porch of a suburban Detroit home say they find it hard to believe their daughter posed a threat to the man charged in her death.

Bomb kills 6 in Afghan capital before elders meet

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 06:46 AM PST

An Afghan policeman secures an area after a suicide vehicle bomb tore through the area on the outskirts of Kabul, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. The explosion came just hours after President Hamid Karzai announced that U.S. and Afghan negotiators had finished a draft to be presented to the Loya Jirga, whom Kabul says must approve the document before Afghanistan signs it. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber tore through the Afghan capital Saturday, killing at least six people near the site where thousands of elders are to gather next week to discuss a controversial security agreement with the United States, officials said.

Assad gaining ground in Syrian civil war

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 06:14 AM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 file photo, damages are seen in the town of Hejeira, which Syrian troops captured, in the countryside of Damascus, Syria. Despite global outrage over the use of chemical weapons, Syrian President Bashar Assad's government is successfully exploiting divisions among the opposition, dwindling foreign help for the rebel cause and significant local support, all linked to the same thing: discomfort with the Islamic extremists who have become a major part of the rebellion. (AP Photo, File)BEIRUT (AP) — Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have firmly seized the momentum in the country's civil war in recent weeks, capturing one rebel stronghold after another and triumphantly planting the two-starred Syrian government flag amid shattered buildings and rubble-strewn streets.

France's Pleyel piano maker plays final note

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 05:42 AM PST

A Pleyel piano is displayed in a piano store, in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. Gone are its glory days, when Chopin composed concertos on its pianos. France's Pleyel piano maker is shutting its doors, unable to keep up with cheaper and more agile competition. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)PARIS (AP) — Gone are its glory days, when Chopin composed concertos on its pianos. France's Pleyel piano maker is shutting its doors, unable to keep up with cheaper and more agile competition.

Search for missing a hellish routine after typhoon

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 05:10 AM PST

Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan stand along the debri strewn streets, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, hit the country's eastern seaboard Nov. 8, leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — John Lajara peers under a slab of crumbled concrete, lifts a sodden white teddy bear then drops it back into the filth. He reaches again into the rubble and pulls out a boot, a treasured find in this typhoon-flattened village. But he's searching for something far more precious — the body of his brother, Winston.

Bomb hits Afghan capital before talks on US deal

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 03:49 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai reacts during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. Karzai announced that the final draft of a contentious Bilateral Security Agreement with the United States has been completed ahead of a traditional loya Jirga, or grand council, convened to discuss the critical pact. Both countries have signed off on the draft. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A police official says a bomb has exploded on the western edge of Afghanistan's capital near the site of next week's meeting of elders to discuss a controversial security agreement with the United States.

Obama hails US energy production over imports

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 03:32 AM PST

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, waves as they exit Air Force One at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Cleveland, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. Obama traveled to Cleveland to speak on the economy at the Arcelor Mittal steel mill. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says improved energy efficiency and higher energy production in the United States are yielding environmental and economic benefits that are helping ensure cleaner air and a more competitive business landscape.

European, US media face new tests with NSA spying

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 02:30 AM PST

In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, chief editor of Le Monde newspaper Natalie Nougayrede, is portrayed during an interview with The Associated Press, in Paris. As revelations about the staggering scope of the NSA's surveillance have cascaded around the world, newsroom leaders weighed ethical decisions over how much they should reveal about intelligence. Nougayrede said the paper has not come under pressure from French authorities to turn over documents or withhold information but is keeping the documents it obtained MADRID (AP) — The spying revelations by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden have made it a high-pressure, high-stakes time to be a top media executive.

Karzai: US-Afghan pact draft ready for Loya Jirga

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 01:58 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai reacts during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. Karzai announced that the final draft of a contentious Bilateral Security Agreement with the United States has been completed ahead of a traditional loya Jirga, or grand council, convened to discuss the critical pact. Both countries have signed off on the draft. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan and U.S. negotiators have finished a draft of a contentious security pact to be presented to a traditional council next week, President Hamid Karzai said Saturday, but added that there remain disagreements between the two countries over the final content of the accord.

Calif. boy with leukemia wows crowds as 'Batkid'

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 01:10 AM PST

Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, right, runs with Batman after saving a damsel in distress in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. San Francisco turned into Gotham City on Friday, as city officials helped fulfill Scott's wish to be SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 5-year-old Northern California boy who has battled leukemia for years became a darling of social media and attracted thousands of fans at home and around the country — including the president — as he took on the persona of his favorite superhero.

Defying veto threat, House OKs health law change

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:36 AM PST

Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, second from left, and other members of the House of Representatives leave after the Republican-controlled House voted to let insurance companies sell individual health coverage to all comers, even if it falls short of the required standards in WASHINGTON (AP) — Brushing aside a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House voted by a healthy bipartisan majority Friday to weaken a core component of "Obamacare" and permit the sale of individual health coverage that falls short of requirements in the law.

Family wants to know why woman was shot on porch

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 11:47 PM PST

Monica McBride, center, and Walter Ray Simmons, right, the parents of Renisha McBride address the media with attorney Gerald Thurswell, left, during a news conference in Southfield, Mich., Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Their daughter was shot on Nov. 2 in the face on Theodore P. Wafer's front porch in Dearborn Heights. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a 19-year-old woman who was shot in the face on the porch of a suburban Detroit home say they find it hard to believe their daughter posed a threat to the man charged in her death.

Search for missing a hellish routine after storm

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 10:12 PM PST

Typhoon Haiyan survivor John Lajara, center, shift through debris to find woods that will be used to rebuild his house in Tacloban, Philippines, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. The search for the missing has become a hellish routine for those desperate to find any trace of their loved ones. In Lajara's village, which lies along a seawall and was completely flattened by the storm surge, residents estimate around 50 of the 400 people who lived there were killed. About half of the dead are still missing: mothers, fathers, children, friends. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — John Lajara peers under a slab of crumbled concrete, lifts a sodden white teddy bear then drops it back into the filth. He reaches again into the rubble and pulls out a boot, a treasured find in this typhoon-flattened village. But he's searching for something far more precious — the body of his beloved brother, Winston.

Water a pressing concern for typhoon survivors

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 09:56 PM PST

Filipino youths walk to collect water at a neighborhood badly ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, Philippines, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, hit the country's eastern seaboard Nov. 8, leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — Since the typhoon hit, Danny Estember has been hiking three hours round-trip into the mountains each day to obtain what he can only hope is clean water for his five daughters and two sons.

Toronto council to make Ford mayor in name only

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 09:26 PM PST

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford stands in the council chamber in Toronto on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Toronto's City Council voted overwhelming to strip Mayor Rob Ford of some of his powers in the latest attempt to box in the brash leader who has rebuffed huge pressure to resign over his drinking and drug habits and erratic behavior. Ford vowed to fight it in court. Council passed the motion 39-3. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto City Council moved a step closer to making Rob Ford a mayor in name only following months of publicity surrounding his excessive drinking and drug use, and will look to complete those efforts next week when council resumes.

5-year-old California boy a smash hit as 'Batkid'

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 04:59 PM PST

Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, second from left, raises his arm next to Batman at a rally outside of City Hall with Mayor Ed Lee, left, and his father Nick and brother Clayton, at right, in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Scott was called into service on Friday morning by San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr to help fight crime, as San Francisco turned into Gotham City as city officials helped fulfill the 5-year-old leukemia patient's wish to be SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dressed in a black Batman costume, his fists clenched as he took on foe after foe around San Francisco, a 5-year-old boy who has battled leukemia for years fulfilled his wish Friday to be his favorite superhero.

Bodies in California believed to be missing family

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 04:43 PM PST

Susan McStay, mother of Joseph McStay, left, and friend of victims' family, Emily, whose last name was not given, listen during a news conference at the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Headquarters on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, in San Bernardino, Calif. San Bernardino County Sheriff Edward J. McMahon confirmed Joseph McStay and his 43-year-old wife, Summer, were found in shallow graves in the Mojave Desert this week. The couple and their two sons disappeared in February 2010.(AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Four skeletons found in shallow graves in the Southern California desert are believed to be those of a San Diego County family that vanished three years ago, police said Friday, resolving one mystery and raising a host of new questions about what happened to the seemingly happy couple and their two young sons.
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