2013年10月19日星期六

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Official: Escaped Fla. prisoners captured

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 04:30 PM PDT

Lillie Danzy, front left, mother of escaped inmate Charles Walker,pictured in lower right, with her husband Jeff Danzy, to her left, and attorney Rhonda Henderson, right, listen as she makes a plea for her son to turn himself in to authorities during a news conference at the Orange County Sheriff's Office in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. Joseph Jenkins and Walker, two convicted killers freed by bogus paperwork, are at large.(AP Photo/John Raoux)Two convicts freed from prison by phony documents were captured without incident.

Source: JPMorgan reaches tentative $13 billion settlement

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 03:13 PM PDT

JP Morgan Chase & Co sign outside headquarters in New YorkJPMorgan Chase & Co has reached a tentative $13 billion agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to settle government agency investigations into bad mortgage loans the bank sold to investors before the financial crisis, a source said on Saturday. The tentative deal does not release the bank from criminal liability for some of the mortgages it packaged into bonds and sold to investors, a factor that had been a major sticking point in the discussions, the source said. ...

Hillary Clinton campaigns in Virginia for McAuliffe

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 02:20 PM PDT

FILE -This July 20, 2013 file photo shows Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe as he gestures during the Virginia Bar Association convention debate at the Homestead in Hot Springs, Va. In the Virginia governor's race, the perennial hot-button issue of abortion keeps creeping into the dialogue. Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli opposes abortion except when the mother's life is in danger, a position McAuliffe called In her first stump speech since leaving the Obama cabinet, Hillary Rodham Clinton joined Democrat Terry McAuliffe on the campaign trail, telling Virginia voters the nation is looking for a return to "common sense and common ground."

Ga. to review tough death penalty provision

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 11:08 AM PDT

FILE - This undated provided by the Georgia Department of Corrections shows convicted murderer Warren Lee Hill. Georgia, the first state to pass a law prohibiting the execution of mentally disabled death row inmates, is revisiting a requirement for defendants to prove the disability beyond a reasonable doubt to be spared execution on those grounds _ the strictest burden of proof in the nation.(AP Photo/Georgia Dept. of Corrections)ATLANTA (AP) — The state that was the first to pass a law prohibiting the execution of mentally disabled death row inmates is revisiting a requirement for defendants to prove the disability beyond a reasonable doubt — the strictest burden of proof in the nation.

AP source: Govt, JPMorgan reach tentative deal

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 03:35 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. has tentatively agreed to pay $13 billion to settle allegations surrounding the quality of mortgage-backed securities it sold in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, a person familiar with the negotiations between the bank and the federal government said Saturday.

Argentine commuter train slams into station, again

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:59 PM PDT

Police officers and paramedics carry a wounded passenger to an ambulance after a commuter train slammed into the end of the line when arriving to Once central station early this morning in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. Paramedics rescued scores of wounded commuters. According to Security Secretary Sergio Berni, they are still evacuating the wrecked train, making that impossible to say immediately why the train failed to stop, crashing through the bumper at the end of the line. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A commuter train slammed into the bumper at the end of the line Saturday at the same station in Argentina's capital where 52 people were killed in a similar crash last year. This time there was no immediate report of deaths, but at least 80 people were injured.

AP PHOTOS: Georgia Bull Run draws 3,000 daredevils

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 02:53 PM PDT

Participants run alongside charging bulls during the Great Bull Run at the Georgia International Horse Park, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, in Conyers, Ga. The event, expected to attract 3,000 runners Saturday, is inspired by the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain and has future stops planned in Texas, Florida, California, Illinois and Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/David Goldman)Some 3,000 daredevils decked out in white outfits and red scarves dodged bulls at a Georgia horse park to get a taste of the running of the bulls, as made famous in Spain.

Vols top No. 11 South Carolina 23-21 on final play

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 02:22 PM PDT

Tennessee kicker Michael Palardy (1) and wide receiver Tyler Drummer (3) celebrate their 23-21 victory over South Carolina after Palardy kick the game-winning field goal as time expired in an NCAA college football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessse won 23-21. aSouth Carolina cornerback Victor Hampton (27) walks off the field. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Michael Palardy lived up to his word.

Kenya mall attack echoes 1980 hotel bombing

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 08:09 AM PDT

In this photo taken Jan. 1, 1981 security personnel and officials assess the damage after a bomb attack in which 20 died at the Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. The attack on the Norfolk Hotel, popular among foreign tourists, preceded the Sept. 21, 2013 assault on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi by a generation but then as now, a city landmark was hit, Kenyan and foreign civilians died, leaders pledged to stop it happening again and talk turned to recovery. (AP Photo)Flames and smoke, the whoop of sirens, the flicker of ambulance lights and uniformed men shouting in darkness. These are my childhood memories of the chaotic aftermath of a hotel bombing in Kenya's capital on New Year's Eve, 1980.

Families urge escaped Fla. killers to surrender

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 03:20 PM PDT

Lillie Danzy, front left, mother of escaped inmate Charles Walker,pictured in lower right, with her husband Jeff Danzy, to her left, and attorney Rhonda Henderson, right, listen as she makes a plea for her son to turn himself in to authorities during a news conference at the Orange County Sheriff's Office in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. Joseph Jenkins and Walker, two convicted killers freed by bogus paperwork, are at large.(AP Photo/John Raoux)ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Family members and friends of two convicted killers freed from prison with fake paperwork initially thought their release was legitimate and spent time with them, even planning a birthday party for one.

Titanic violin sells for over $1.6M at auction

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 10:33 AM PDT

This is an undated handout image from auction house Henry Aldridge and Son made available on Friday Oct. 18, 2013 shows a violin believed to be the one played by Titanic bandmaster Wallace Hartley will now go on auction. It's a poignant scene familiar to anyone who has watched LONDON (AP) — A violin believed to have been played on the Titanic before the doomed vessel sank was auctioned for more than 1 million pounds ($1.6 million) Saturday, a fantastic figure which one collector said may never be beaten.

AP source: Tentative $13B deal with JPMorgan

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 03:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A person familiar with negotiations between the federal government and JPMorgan Chase & Co. says the bank has tentatively agreed to pay $13 billion to settle allegations surrounding the quality of mortgage-backed securities it sold in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis.

Cruz: Senate won't make same mistake in next fight

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 02:29 PM PDT

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to members of the Texas Medical Association about the Affordable Care Act in on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013 in Austin, Texas. Cruz said that Republicans lost the government shutdown budget battle because some members of his own party in Congress turned on their colleagues, but that he doesn't think they will make the same mistake during another political impasse. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Rodolfo Gonzalez) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, MAGS OUT; NO SALES; INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COMAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said Saturday that the GOP lost the government shutdown budget battle because some congressional Republicans turned on others, but that he doesn't think they will make the same mistake during the next political impasse.

AP PHOTOS: Skid Row, a battle of misery and hope

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 11:27 AM PDT

George Mendez, foreground, a 55-year-old recovering alcoholic, sits in front of a drunk woman in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. The area, originally agricultural until the 1870s when railroads first entered Los Angeles, has maintained a transient nature through the years from the influxes of short-term workers, migrants fleeing economic hardship during the Great Depression, military personnel during World War II and the Vietnam conflict, and low-skilled workers with limited transportation options who need to remain close to the city's core, according to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles has been home for thousands of homeless people, a tenuous comfort zone for many who hit the rock bottom of their lives in America.

Turkish, Lebanese hostages home after release deal

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:35 PM PDT

Relatives of nine Lebanese Shiite pilgrims who were kidnapped by a rebel faction in northern Syria in May 2012, flash victory signs as they celebrate news of their relatives release, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. Nine Shiite pilgrims from Lebanon kidnapped in Syria were freed late Friday night as part of a negotiated hostage deal that could see two Turkish pilots held by Lebanese militants released, officials said. The complicated three-way deal also potentially includes the release of female prisoners now held by the embattled government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)BEIRUT (AP) — Two Turkish pilots held hostage in Lebanon and nine Lebanese pilgrims abducted in Syria returned home Saturday night, part of an ambitious three-way deal cutting across the Syrian civil war.

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