TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yankees captain Derek Jeter has practiced on-field running and agility drills for the first time since breaking his ankle last fall.Jeter worked out at Steinbrenner Field on Saturday with players that didn't travel for the Yankees' spring training opener against Atlanta.The 38-year-old broke his left ankle lunging for a grounder in the AL championship series opener against Detroit...
1st Google+ ‘Hangout’ in Space Connects Astronauts with Earth
Label: WorldThousands of space fans young and old got a taste of what life in space is like Friday (Feb. 22) during NASA‘s first-ever Google+ Hangout with astronauts on the International Space Station.The live online video conference connected three members of the space station‘s crew with chat participants from around the world and came just days after the $ 100 billion space laboratory briefly lost communications with...
Analysis: Italian election explained
Label: LifestyleAusterity-hit Italy chooses new leaderAusterity-hit Italy chooses new leaderAusterity-hit Italy chooses new leaderAusterity-hit Italy chooses new leaderSTORY HIGHLIGHTSSilvio Berlusconi is campaigning to win his old job back for the fourth timeThe eurozone's third largest economy is hurting, with unemployment surpassing 11%Pier Luigi Bersani of the center-left Democratic Party is expected to narrowly...
Charges filed in slaying of Clemente High School student
Label: Health Authorities filed charges against a 34-year-old man in connection with the shooting death of an 18-year-old Clemente High School...
Iran announces uranium finds, days before nuclear talks
Label: BusinessDUBAI (Reuters) - Days before resuming talks over its disputed atomic program, Iran said on Saturday it had found significant new deposits of raw uranium and identified sites for 16 more nuclear power stations. State news agency IRNA quoted a report by the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) which said the reserves were discovered in northern and southern coastal areas and had trebled...
Feb
22
Wall Street rises on HP but S&P on track to end week lower
Label: WorldNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rebounded on Friday as Hewlett-Packard, the largest personal computer maker, surged on strong results, but the S&P 500 index was on the way to end a streak of gains that has lasted seven straight weeks. The S&P shed 1.9 percent over the previous two sessions, its worst two-day drop since early November, putting the index on pace for its first weekly...
Pistorius granted bail pending murder trial
Label: TechnologyPRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A South African magistrate allowed Oscar Pistorius to go free on bail Friday, capping hearings that foreshadow a dramatic trial in the Valentine's Day killing of the star athlete's girlfriend.Pistorius' family members and supporters shouted "Yes!" when Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair made his decision after a more than 1 hour and 45 minute explanation of his ruling to a...
Can Bersani-Monti work for Italy?
Label: LifestyleAusterity-hit Italy chooses new leaderAusterity-hit Italy chooses new leaderAusterity-hit Italy chooses new leaderAusterity-hit Italy chooses new leaderSTORY HIGHLIGHTSBersani wins he may be forced to form a coalition with incumbent PM Mario MontiCenter-left leader Bersani says he plans to make the property tax "more progressive"Berlusconi is using his showman charm to mount a comeback for his PDL...
Storm loses punch, but still socks morning commute
Label: Health A winter storm that buried the Great Plains in more than a foot of snow lost some of its punch as it blew through Chicago overnight,...
Feb
21
Wall Street falls on weak data in retreat from rally
Label: WorldNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, on track for the biggest two-day decline since November, as weak data suggested expectations for economic growth were overly optimistic. The two-day decline was stocks' first sustained pullback this year. The S&P 500 is up 5.4 percent so far this year and risen for seven straight weeks, putting it near five-year highs. ...
Top detective appointed new Pistorius investigator
Label: TechnologyPRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's top detective was appointed lead investigator in the Oscar Pistorius case Thursday, replacing a veteran policeman who was charged with attempted murder in the latest shock development to hit a case being watched closely by the nation.National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega promised that a team of "highly skilled and experienced" officers would investigate...
Nigerian troops surround French family's kidnappers: source
Label: BusinessYAOUNDE/MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian security forces surrounded the kidnappers of a French family in northeast Borno state on Thursday in an operation to rescue the hostages, a Nigerian military source said. French, Nigerian and Cameroonian officials earlier denied French media reports that the family, who were seized in Cameroon and taken over the border, had been freed. ...
Feb
20
Wall Street dips after rally, energy shares weaker
Label: WorldNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks dipped on Wednesday, with energy shares falling as investors found few reasons to buy following a rally that has held major indexes near five-year highs for three weeks. In addition, investors waited for the minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's January meeting due at 2 p.m. (1900 GMT) for clues to the interest rate outlook. Traders...
Armstrong facing Wednesday deadline with USADA
Label: TechnologyAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong is facing a Wednesday deadline to decide whether he will meet with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency officials and talk with them under oath about what he knows about performance-enhancing drug use in cycling.The agency has said Armstrong's cooperation in its cleanup effort is the only path open to Armstrong if his lifetime ban from sports is to be reduced.Armstrong has...
Spontaneous Combustion Suspected in Oklahoma Death
Label: WorldDid an Oklahoma man die of spontaneous combustion?Sheriff Ron Lockhart of Sequoyah County hasn’t yet determined that the death of 65-year-old Danny Vanzandt was definitely a case of spontaneous combustion — but he hasn’t ruled it out, either.“It’s very unusual, and it’s bizarre, and I can’t explain it,” Lockhart told KFSM. “I’m not saying this happened. I’m just saying that we haven’t ruled it out.”Vanzandt’s...
Obama can't kick his legacy down road
Label: LifestyleBy Gloria Borger, CNN Chief Political AnalystFebruary 20, 2013 -- Updated 1530 GMT (2330 HKT)President Obama has a small window of opportunity to get Congress to act on his priorities, Gloria Borger says.STORY HIGHLIGHTSGloria Borger: Prospect of deep budget cuts was designed to compel compromiseShe says the "unthinkable" cuts now have many supportersThe likelihood that cuts may happen shows new level...
Jackson Jr. in court: 'I am guilty, your honor'
Label: HealthJesse Jr. and Sandi Jackson arriving in federal court in Washington today. WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson pleaded...
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