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Fan killed, 9 injured by lightning at NASCAR race

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 05:34 PM PDT

1 dead, 9 injured in lightning strike at PoconoTough news out of Pocono as the same storm that shut down the race after 98 of a scheduled 160 laps also sent down a lightning strike that injured ten fans just outside the track. Pocono Raceway officials announced that a fan was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital.

GOP chairman calls Harry Reid 'dirty liar'

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 06:22 AM PDT

Reince Priebus: Sen. Harry Reid Is a 'Dirty Liar'Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus called Sen. Harry Reid a "dirty liar" this morning on "This Week" for accusing presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney of not paying taxes. Sen. Harry Reid, the Democratic Senate Majority Leader of Nevada, said in an interview with the Huffington...

Obama 'deeply saddened' by shooting at Sikh temple

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 03:37 PM PDT

Bystanders stand outside the scene of a shooting inside The Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wis, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. Police in Wisconsin say at least seven people are dead at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee, including the suspected gunman. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)President Barack Obama said Sunday that he and first lady Michelle Obama are "deeply saddened" by the killing of at least six people Sunday at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, and promised his administration will provide "whatever support is necessary" to those investigating the shooting.

Bolt blazes to victory in 100

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 02:40 PM PDT

Jamaican Usain Bolt retained his Olympic 100 meters crown in spectacular style, scorching to the second-fastest time ever run at 9.63 seconds and becoming the first man to win back-to-back titles on the track.

Jamaica braces for heavy rain as Ernesto nears

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 11:31 AM PDT

Fisherman Daniel Edwards bails his small wooden skiff out in Port Royal, a fishing village just outside of Kingston, Jamaica, Sunday Aug. 5, 2012. Tropical Storm Ernesto is pushing for a brush with Jamaica on Sunday. (AP photo/David McFadden)Fishermen near Jamaica's capital tied their wooden skiffs down along a rocky shore on Sunday as a poorly organized Tropical Storm Ernesto spun off the Caribbean country's southern coast on a path that may carry it across the Yucatan Peninsula and into the Gulf of Mexico.

6 hurt when church van, auto crash on Lake Shore Drive

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 02:11 PM PDT

A church van and a car crashed this afternoon on Lake Shore Drive in the North Side's Uptown neighborhood, injuring a half a dozen people including a child.

Presidential TV ad spending focused on 9 states

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 07:46 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 18, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Bowling Green, Ohio. Republicans say Romney has a chance to win Wisconsin. Democrats backing President Barack Obama insist Arizona could come into play. But if television ads are any guide, the 2012 contest will be won or lost in just nine states that have seen an eye-popping $350 million in ads so far with few new targets of opportunity expected to emerge. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)If television ad spending is any guide, the White House race will come down to nine states that have absorbed an eye-popping $350 million in commercials so far.

Syria warplanes pound Aleppo as ground assault looms

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 01:19 PM PDT

Smoke billows from the Salaheddin district of the northern Syrian city of AleppoSyrian regime warplanes pounded rebel positions in second city Aleppo on Sunday ahead of a threatened ground assault by more than 20,000 troops assembled around the commercial capital.

Photo from Onion video sparks Facebook fury

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 09:53 AM PDT

The Onion, America's finest satirical newspaper, was heralded for its coverage of 9/11, publishing its now-classic Sept. 11, 2001 issue--two weeks after the terror attacks--that was both funny and cathartic. But a photo illustration of a Sears-branded plane approaching Chicago's Willis Tower from an Onion video ("Sears Extremists Fly Plane Into Willis Tower") published last [...]

Thousands of fish die as Midwest streams heat up

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 12:56 PM PDT

In this July 26, 2012 photo, dead fish float in a drying pond near Rock Port, Mo. Multitudes of fish are dying in the Midwest as the sizzling summer dries up rivers and raises water temperatures in some spots to nearly 100 degrees. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)Thousands of fish are dying in the Midwest as the hot, dry summer dries up rivers and causes water temperatures to climb in some spots to nearly 100 degrees.

Red Cross attacked with rockets, grenades in Libya

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 04:34 PM PDT

GENEVA (Reuters) - Unknown assailants attacked a compound of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Libyan port of Misrata on Sunday with grenades and rockets, forcing it to suspend its work there and in the eastern city of Benghazi, the agency said. The ICRC said seven of its aid workers were inside their residence when it came under attack. No one was hurt, but damage to the building was extensive. It was the fifth time in less than three months that violence was directed against the independent aid agency in Libya, the ICRC said in a statement, which stressed its neutrality. ...

Aging baby boomers face home health care challenge

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 01:04 PM PDT

Aging baby boomers face home health care challengeFor the past three years, Taura Tate's mornings have revolved around caring for a woman who suffers from the effects of a stroke and diabetes. She cooks her oatmeal for breakfast, helps with showers and ...

Social Security not deal it once was for workers

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 12:12 PM PDT

In this July 26, 2012, photo, Neta Homier looks over bills in her home in Toledo, Ohio. Homier says she relies on Social Security to pay her bills and while she is confident the program will continue to help her she fears it will not be able to rely on it. "Social Security is what's carrying me," Homier said. "It pays all my bills." People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. It's a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Previous generations got a much better bargain, mainly because payroll taxes were very low when Social Security was enacted in the 1930s and remained so for decades. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. It's a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

Report: Boy Scout files reveal repeat child abuse

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 12:50 PM PDT

Internal documents from the Boy Scouts of America reveal more than 125 cases in which men suspected of molestation allegedly continued to abuse Scouts, despite a blacklist meant to protect boys from sexual predators.

Wildfire evacuation orders lifted in Oklahoma

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 01:02 PM PDT

Firefighters fight a fire next to the Turner Turnpike near West 151st on Saturday, Aug 4, 2012, near Tulsa, Okla. Emergency management officials have ordered evacuations of homes in several areas as wildfires burn across the state. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Services says no injuries have been reported. (AP Photo/Tulsa World, Tom Gilbert)Many Oklahomans forced to leave their homes because of raging wildfires were being allowed to return Sunday, despite some fires continuing to burn.

Eighth-place finish, tears and retirement talk for Loukas

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 12:47 PM PDT

Deerfield's Christina Loukas became emotional when it set in that her final diving attempt may be her last. She is considering retiring from the sport.

Seven dead in Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 10:50 AM PDT

A woman reacts with others as they await word on a shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, where police and witnesses describe a chaotic situation with an unknown number of victims, suspects and possible hostages. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)Click on the images for more photos. At least seven people were killed, including the suspected gunman, in a mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., south of Milwaukee on Sunday. According to police, 911 dispatchers received multiple calls from the temple at approximately 10:25 a.m. local time. An officer who responded [...]

Shooting at Sikh temple in Wisconsin

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 10:37 AM PDT

Mass Shooting at Sikh Temple Near Milwaukee; Police Say One Officer Injured and Gunman 'Put Down'MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - At least one gunman opened fire during morning services on Sunday at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and remained on the loose inside the temple, possibly holding hostages, according to witnesses.

At least 7 dead in Wisconsin temple shooting

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 05:26 PM PDT

Seven people are dead in a shooting this morning at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee, including the suspected gunman, and three others are wounded, including a veteran police officer who was ambushed by the gunman, authorities said. Tactical officers who swept the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek found four people dead inside the building and three people dead outside in what police called a 'domestic-terrorism type' case.

NASA braces for rover's plunge to Mars

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 11:29 AM PDT

Mars Rover: '7 Minutes of Terror'NASA's most high-tech Mars rover on Sunday zeroed in on the red planet where it will attempt a tricky celestial gymnastics routine during a "seven minutes of terror" plummet through the atmosphere.