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Sandusky's life in prison: Cellmate, work and recreation time

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 08:40 AM PDT

Jerry Sandusky Will Spend Life in Prison With Cellmate, Work and Recreation TimeAs convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky was led away from the Centre County, Pa., court house today, the gaunt 68-year-old in the red jumpsuit was headed toward what will likely be the rest of his life in the Pennsylvania state prison system.

Al-Qaida making comeback in Iraq, officials say

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 09:56 AM PDT

FILE - EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - In this file photo taken on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, soldiers from the 17th Iraqi Army Division, 55th Brigade, 1st battalion stand guard near bodies of suspected al-Qaida fighters killed in clashes with Iraqi Army soldiers in Youssifiyah, about 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Qaida is slowly resurging in Iraq, and has set up training camps for insurgents in the nation's western deserts as the extremist group seizes on regional instability and government security failures to regain strength, officials say. (AP Photo/Loay Hameed, File)Al-Qaida is rebuilding in Iraq and has set up training camps for insurgents in the nation's western deserts as the extremist group seizes on regional instability and government security failures to regain strength, officials say.

U.S. sues Wells Fargo in mortgage fraud case

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 04:31 PM PDT

File photo of a Wells Fargo sign is seen outside a banking branch in New YorkThe U.S. government filed a civil mortgage fraud lawsuit on Tuesday against Wells Fargo & Co, the latest legal volley against big banks for their lending during the housing boom. The complaint, brought by the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, seeks damages and civil penalties from Wells Fargo for more than 10 years of alleged misconduct related to government-insured Federal Housing Administration loans. ...

Prostitution arrests rock Maine tourist town

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 04:03 PM PDT

Alexis Wright, 29, turns towards her attorney Sarah Churchill, left, during her arraignment Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 in Portland, Maine on 109 counts of prostitution, violation of privacy, tax evasion and other charges for allegedly providing sex for money at her Kennebunk fitness studio and office. Wright pleaded not guilty on charges she ran a prostitution business out of her Kennebunk Zumba studio and secretly filmed her encounters. (AP Photo/Joel Page)This upscale southern Maine town is known for its ocean beaches, old sea captains' mansions and the neighboring town of Kennebunkport, home to the Bush family summer compound.

Stonehenge reveals new secrets in 3-D scan

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 12:46 PM PDT

Stonehenge Yields New Secrets in 3-D ScanStonehenge, one of world's the most famous ancient landmarks, has been studied for centuries. Now, new evidence provides insight into the construction of the famous stone circle. Using 3-D laser scanning technology, the British company English Heritage conducted an extensive analysis of Stonehenge, revealing that more...

Lucky day for video gambling fans: It's officially legal in Illinois

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 01:21 PM PDT

After more than three years of negotiations and delays, the state today officially began allowing legalized video gambling at bars, restaurants, truck stops and fraternal organizations.

New Peterson attorney blasts Brodsky for trial mistakes

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 03:45 PM PDT

A new attorney seeking to overturn Drew Peterson's murder conviction accused lead attorney Joel Brodsky of lying about his experience, forcing Peterson to engage in pre-trial publicity and ignoring his request for a speedy trial.

North Korea says its rockets can hit U.S. mainland

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 12:24 PM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the Thrice Three-Revolution Red Flag Kamnamu Company under the Korean People's Army Unit 4302SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has rockets that can hit the U.S. mainland, it said on Tuesday, two days after South Korea struck a deal with the United States to extend the range of its ballistic missiles. North and South Korea have been technically at war since their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty, and regional powers have for years been trying to rein in North Korea's nuclear weapons program. ...

SpaceX rocket glitch puts satellite in wrong orbit

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 02:30 PM PDT

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape CanaveralA prototype communications satellite flying as a secondary payload aboard a Space Exploration Technologies Falcon 9 rocket was sent into the wrong orbit because of a problem during launch Sunday evening, officials said Tuesday. One of the nine Merlin engines powering the Falcon 9 rocket shut down early, though the other engines burned longer to make up for the loss of thrust, saving the primary mission of delivering a Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station for NASA. The rocket blasted off at 8:35 p.m. ...

Obama camp weighing request to stop Big Bird attack ad

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 02:13 PM PDT

President Barack Obama's re-election campaign said Tuesday it was weighing a request from the Sesame Workshop—the people behind "Sesame Street"—to stop using the giant yellow-feathered mascot of early childhood education in its attacks on Mitt Romney. The organization, in a blog post, asked both Obama and Romney to discontinue any use of the beloved [...]

Cancer patient asked to lift bandages at airport

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 03:00 PM PDT

A Michigan woman dying of leukemia hopes her embarrassing experience at a Seattle airport changes the way the Transportation Security Administration treats travelers with medical conditions.

The 'real' unemployment rate is still really lousy

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 02:18 PM PDT

People wait in line to enter a job fair in New YorkIf you have doubts about the official jobless rate, there's another rate you can check out instead--the "real" unemployment rate, which measures everybody considered unemployed plus a lot of others who are falling through the cracks.

Feds: Old potato behind Utah prison-brew botulism

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 02:26 PM PDT

A weeks-old baked potato was blamed for a botulism outbreak at a Utah prison where inmates drank alcohol brewed in cells, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Meningitis death toll hits 11 as cases continue to mount

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 12:41 PM PDT

New meningitis death reported as number of cases spikeThe deadly outbreak is linked to steroid injections produced by the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass.

Cops: Retired detective shoots son he mistook for an intruder

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 05:24 PM PDT

A retired Chicago homicide detective shot and killed his son after mistaking him for an intruder in his Northwest Side apartment early this morning, according to police and family. The father was later taken to the hospital after complaining of chest pains, relatives said.

What's ahead in the Penn State child sex-abuse saga

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 09:08 AM PDT

Jerry Sandusky sentenced to 30 to 60 years (PHOTOS)Jerry Sandusky's sentencing is not the end of the saga for Penn State University and the surrounding community. Ahead: civil lawsuits and appeals.

'Shiny object' on Mars is ... a piece of plastic from Curiosity

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 01:09 PM PDT

'Bright Object' On Mars Actually Plastic from Curiosity Rover"The rover team's assessment is that the bright object is something from the rover, not Martian material."

Police release video of missing Colorado girl

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 04:41 PM PDT

This image provided by the Westminster Colorado Police Department shows Jessica Ridgeway. Authorities looking for the 10-year-old Colorado girl who disappeared days ago after leaving for school are planning to finish scouring open fields and resume searching the fifth-grader's suburban Denver neighborhood on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Westminster Colorado Police Department)Authorities scoured a suburban Denver neighborhood for clues Tuesday and urged people to be on the lookout for a 10-year-old girl who disappeared four days earlier on her way to school.

Why the Higgs Boson didn't win this year's Nobel

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 11:16 AM PDT

Why the Higgs Boson Didn't Win This Year's NobelIn the days leading up to today's (Oct. 9) announcement of the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics, speculation was rampant that the discovery of the Higgs boson particle would be rewarded this year.

Romney had met ex-Navy SEAL killed in Libya attack

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 11:30 AM PDT

Wake Held For Former Navy SEAL Killed In LibyaRomney once mistakenly crashed a neighbor's Christmas party near his house in Calif. and met former Navy SEAL Glen Doherty.