YUCAIPA, Calif. The company linked to a tour bus involved in a deadly crash in Southern California failed more than a third of federal vehicle safety inspections in the last two years.Play VideoCalif. tour bus crash kills at least 8 17 PhotosTour bus crashes in Calif.U.S. government records show that buses operated by the firm Scapadas Magicas of National City, Calif., flunked 36 percent of random...
Boy Safe, Kidnapper Dead as Ala. Standoff Ends
Labels: Business A week-long Alabama standoff in which a retired trucker held a 5-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker has ended with the kidnapper dead and the child safe, according to law enforcement."FBI agents safely recovered the child who's been held hostage for nearly a week," FBI Special Agent Steve Richardson said at a news conference.The agent said negotiations with the suspect,...
Syrian opposition chief says offers Assad peaceful exit
Labels: WorldBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian opposition leader Moaz Alkhatib urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government on Monday to start talks for its departure from power and save the country from greater ruin after almost two years of bloodshed. Seeking to step up pressure on Assad to respond to his offer of talks - which dismayed some in his own opposition coalition, Alkhatib said he would...
IMF, Afghanistan agree path to fresh aid
Labels: Technology WASHINGTON: The IMF said Monday it had reached agreement with Afghanistan on the reform path needed to unlock the next aid instalment for the war-ravaged country.The International Monetary Fund granted Afghanistan a US$133.6 million line of credit in November 2011 to help the country through the withdrawal of foreign military forces in 2014.But to date the IMF has only disbursed two instalments...
Canadian penny bites the dust. Is the nickel next?
Labels: LifestyleAn obsolete coin for your thoughts: Google.ca paid tribute to the Canadian penny, which was first struck in 1858.(Credit:Google)We Canadians love innovating our money. We're printing plastic banknotes and chucking out useless coins. Last March I said I wouldn't mourn the passing of the Canadian penny. And yet today, as the Royal Canadian Mint officially stopped distributing the cent to banks, I have...
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NRA CEO: "I don't think you can trust" W.H.
Labels: Health Closing the federal loophole that allows Americans to buy guns in private transactions without having gone through a background check would be a slippery slope, National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre said today, suggesting that President Obama and his administration would insist on taking it a step further. With a so-called "universal background check," LaPierre said on "Fox News Sunday,"...
Super Bowl XLVII Live Blog: Ravens Draw First Blood
Labels: Business 7:05 p.m. ET: Flacco sacked with 12 seconds left in quarter.7:04 p.m. ET: Incomplete throw by Flacco with 17 seconds left in the 1st quarter.7:03 p.m. ET: Unbelievable throw and catch by Boldin for 31-yards.7:02 p.m. ET: 3rd and 7 for Ravens after incomplete pass by Flacco.7:00 p.m. ET: 9-yard gain for the Ravens. Ed Reed in locker room for evaluation.6:57 p.m....
Iran hedges on nuclear talks with six powers or U.S.
Labels: WorldMUNICH (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it was open to a U.S. offer of direct talks on its nuclear program and that six world powers had suggested a new round of nuclear negotiations this month, but without committing itself to either proposal. Diplomatic efforts to resolve a dispute over Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran says is peaceful but the West suspects is intended to give Iran...
Football: Gerrard is England player of year
Labels: Technology LONDON: Steven Gerrard was on Sunday named as England's player of the year for 2012 after winning over 40 per cent of a fans' vote, the Football Association announced.The 32-year-old Liverpool star edged out Danny Welbeck and Ashley Cole to clinch the award.England captain Gerrard became his country's sixth cap centurion in November when he chalked up his 100th appearance in the meeting...
Super Bowl does Wi-Fi on a massive scale
Labels: LifestyleThere should be no shortage of Wi-Fi at the Super Bowl. And the NFL want to make sure it stays that way.The Wi-Fi network at the Superdome in New Orleans has been structured and reinforced to handle a stunning 30,000 simultaneous connections during the big game, starting shortly, between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens. Ars Technica reported that detail and lots more about the setup...
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