DMX back in jail for alleged probation violation (AP)

March 10th, 2010 by admin


AP - Authorities in Arizona say rapper DMX has been arrested for allegedly violating his probation by using drugs.

Fawcett omission from Oscar segment no accident (AP)

March 10th, 2010 by admin


El comité encargado del segmento 'In Memorian' dentro de la ceremonia del Oscar dijo que se omitió a la actriz Farrah Fawcett porque era más conocida como estrella de televisión, que de cine.  (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, ARCHIVO)AP - The executive director of the film academy said Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn’t included in the Academy Awards’ In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star.

Dunleavy, Los Angeles Clippers sever ties (AP)

March 10th, 2010 by admin


FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2010, file photo, then-Los Angeles Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy glares at his team during an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks in Atlanta. Dunleavy is out as general manager of the Clippers, barely a month after relinquishing his head coaching duties. The team announced it severed ties with Dunleavy late Tuesday afternoon, March 9, 2010, in an e-mail. Assistant general manager Neil Olshey will take over Dunleavy's job. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith, File)AP - Mike Dunleavy and the Los Angeles Clippers parted company for good Tuesday, barely a month after he relinquished his head coaching duties to focus solely on being general manager.

Curbing derivatives might hurt, not help, Greece (AP)

March 10th, 2010 by admin


Graphic shows monthly cost to insure $10 million in Greek bondsAP - Derivatives have become a dirty word.

Soaring China home prices thwart ordinary buyers (AP)

March 10th, 2010 by admin


In this photo taken Thursday, March 4, 2010, a scavenger searches for metal material to sell at a demolished traditional houses where new apartment will be built in Shanghai, China. Prices for even modest apartments in Shanghai have soared, putting home purchases out of reach for white collar workers and professionals. Young Chinese are finding their aspirations thwarted by an overheated property market that is enriching already wealthy speculators, local officials and other Communist Party allies. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - The luxury apartment buildings Yang Xuhua passes on her way to work are a daily reminder of her own frustrated efforts to buy a home. Prices for even modest apartments in Shanghai have soared, putting home purchases out of reach for white collar workers and professionals.

Car detectives crowd around Monday’s runaway Prius (AP)

March 10th, 2010 by admin


Driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in El Cajon, Calif. Sikes' 2008 Toyota Prius raced out of control on a San Diego freeway Monday. A California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the car.  (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.

Asia markets little changed as China exports surge (AP)

March 10th, 2010 by admin


Traders work on the floor of the  New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Asian stock markets were little changed Wednesday even as surging Chinese exports pointed to a pickup in global trade.

Kan. mulling new soda tax, raising other levies (AP)

March 10th, 2010 by admin


AP - Kansas would impose a new tax on soda — a penny for every teaspoon of sugar — under a proposal that a key legislator outlined Tuesday while lawmakers considered raising taxes to erase a projected budget shortfall.

Oil hovers above $81 amid mixed US inventory data (AP)

March 10th, 2010 by admin


In this image released by Nord Stream on Tuesday March 9, 2010 shows the wheel of a 18th or 19th century  sailing ship seen in the waters of the Baltic Sea.   A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks  some of them unusually well-preserved  have been found in the Baltic sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany, Swedish experts said Tuesday. The oldest wreck probably dates back to medieval times and could be up to 800 years old, while the others are likely from the 17th to 19th centuries, said Peter Norman, of Sweden's National Heritage Board. (AP Photo/Nord Stream, Ho)AP - Oil prices hovered above $81 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed mixed evidence about U.S. crude demand.

A look at global economic developments (AP)

March 10th, 2010 by admin


AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Tuesday: