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October home sales rise 10.1 pct from September

AP - Mon Nov 23, 11:48 AM ET

WASHINGTON - Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.

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  1. File photo shows an iceberg pictured off the New Zealand Coast. More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials have said.(AFP/HO/Getty Images/File)
    Over 100 icebergs drifting to N.Zealand: official AFP - Mon Nov 23, 2:09 AM ETSent 1,880 times

    SYDNEY (AFP) - More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials said on Monday.

  2. Mom: Son in coma heard everything for 23 years AP - 44 minutes agoSent 950 times

    BRUSSELS - A man who emerged from what doctors thought was a vegetative state says he was fully conscious for 23 years but could not respond because he was paralyzed, his mother said Monday.

  3. FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 29, 2005, file photo, a female kangaroo and her joey are seen in suburban Sydney, Australia. An Australian man was in stable condition Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, after being slashed across the abdomen and face by a kangaroo that was holding his dog underwater. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)
    Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner AP - 43 minutes agoSent 920 times

    MELBOURNE, Australia - A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs.

  4. In this Nov. 17, 2009 photo, A 'sold' sign is seen outside a home in Los Angeles. October home sales are up 10.1 percent, beating expectations, as tax credit spurs sales. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
    October home sales rise 10.1 pct from September AP - Mon Nov 23, 11:48 AM ETSent 640 times

    WASHINGTON - Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.

  5. A home is seen for sale in the Washington suburb of Takoma Park, Maryland, October 27, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
    U.S. existing home sales pace highest in 2-1/2 yrs Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 11:51 AM ETSent 552 times

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose in October at a faster-than-expected pace to the highest in more than 2-1/2 years as buyers rushed to take advantage of a popular tax credit, a survey showed on Monday.

  6. In this Oct. 14, 2009 photo, an air conditioner coil that has some corrosion at the home of James and Maria Ivory in Punta Gorda, Florida. The federal government says it finds a 'strong association' between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year. (AP Photo/J. Meric)
    Feds find association between drywall, corrosion AP - 1 hour, 33 minutes agoSent 527 times

    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year.

  7. This undated photo released by Census of Marine Life and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution shows a transparent sea cucumber, Enypniastes, creeping forward on its many tentacles at about 2 cm per minute while sweeping detritus-rich sediment into its mouth at 2,750 meters in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Thousands of marine species eke out an existence in the ocean's pitch-black depths by feeding on the snowlike decaying matter that cascades down, and even sunken whale bones, according to a report released Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Larry Madin) NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
    Thousands of strange creatures found deep in ocean AP - Sun Nov 22, 3:51 PM ETSent 376 times

    NEW ORLEANS - The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits.

  8. FILE - This May 31, 2007 file photo, shows a view of the LHC (large hadron collider) in its tunnel at CERN (European particle physics laboratory) near Geneva, Switzerland. Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher Friday night Nov. 20, 2009 for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini, File)
    Big Bang atom smasher sends beams in 2 directions AP - 1 hour, 36 minutes agoSent 340 times

    GENEVA - The world's largest atom smasher made another leap forward Monday by circulating beams of protons in opposite directions at the same time in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs, organizers said.

  9. This undated photo provided by Beau Longino shows Libby Longino, who was named a Rhodes Scholar on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Courtesy Beau Longino) NO SALES
    Swimmers, poets among 2010 Rhodes Scholars from US AP - Sun Nov 22, 11:04 PM ETSent 287 times

    When Henry Spelman found out he'd won a Rhodes Scholarship, his first call was to his girlfriend. To share the good news, of course, but also to see whether she was a winner as well.

  10. Why Kids Ask Why LiveScience.com - Mon Nov 23, 11:46 AM ETSent 240 times

    A child's never-ending "why's" aren't meant to exasperate parents, scientists say. Rather, the kiddy queries are genuine attempts at getting at the truth, and tots respond better to some answers than others.

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  1. Over 100 icebergs drifting to N.Zealand: official AFP - Mon Nov 23, 2:09 AM ET

    SYDNEY (AFP) - More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials said on Monday.

  2. Mom: Son in coma heard everything for 23 years AP - 44 minutes ago

    BRUSSELS - A man who emerged from what doctors thought was a vegetative state says he was fully conscious for 23 years but could not respond because he was paralyzed, his mother said Monday.

  3. The Mistral French amphibious assault ship/helicopter carrier/hospital ship docks on the Neva River in downtown St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, with one of the city landmarks, St. Isaac's Cathedral, in the background. Russia is planning to buy a Mistral-class ship worth 400-500 million euros (around $600-$750 million) from France. Russian Navy and defense industry experts are expected to inspect the ship during the visit. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
    France shows off cutting-edge navy ship in Russia AP - Mon Nov 23, 9:50 AM ET

    ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - A cutting-edge French warship sailed into St. Petersburg Monday to show off its capabilities to potential buyers in the Russian navy, whose pursuit of an amphibious assault capacity is frightening some neighboring countries.

  4. Swimmers, poets among 2010 Rhodes Scholars from US AP - Sun Nov 22, 11:04 PM ET

    When Henry Spelman found out he'd won a Rhodes Scholarship, his first call was to his girlfriend. To share the good news, of course, but also to see whether she was a winner as well.

  5. FILE - This image released by TLC, shows Jon Gosselin, right, and his wife Kate Gosselin, from the TLC series 'Jon & Kate Plus 8,' in Hawaii. (AP Photo/TLC, Mark Arbeit)
    Attorney: Gosselin divorce could be finalized soon AP - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago

    ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Jon Gosselin offered his estranged wife a bouquet of red roses at their divorce arbitration hearing over the weekend. She evidently turned them down. Despite the snub, the marathon session went so well that the feuding stars of "Jon & Kate Plus Eight" could be divorced by the end of the year, his attorney said Monday.

  6. FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 13, 2009 South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford attends a meeting in Columbia, S.C. Sanford faces ethics charges he broke state laws more than three dozen times by violating rules on airplane travel and campaign money, according to details of the allegations released Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Sanford's lawyers have claimed the allegations involve minor and technical aspects of the law. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)
    SC gov faces 37 charges he broke state ethics laws AP - 23 minutes ago

    COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces ethics charges he broke state laws more than three dozen times by violating rules on airplane travel and campaign money, according to details of the allegations released Monday.

  7. Specialists work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Investors halted the stock market's three-day losing streak Monday, buying on a range of factors including the weaker dollar and better-than-expected home sales numbers. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    U.S. existing home sales pace highest in 2-1/2 yrs Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 11:51 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose in October at a faster-than-expected pace to the highest in more than 2-1/2 years as buyers rushed to take advantage of a popular tax credit, a survey showed on Monday.

  8. VIDEO: Scientists hope the Large Hadron Collider will shed light on the origins of the universe. Originally filed 100908. Duration: 1:43(AFPTV)
    Big Bang atom smasher sends beams in 2 directions AP - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago

    GENEVA - The world's largest atom smasher made another leap forward Monday by circulating beams of protons in opposite directions at the same time in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs, organizers said.

  9. Why Kids Ask Why LiveScience.com - Mon Nov 23, 11:46 AM ET

    A child's never-ending "why's" aren't meant to exasperate parents, scientists say. Rather, the kiddy queries are genuine attempts at getting at the truth, and tots respond better to some answers than others.

  10. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. smiles during a health care reform news conference, Thursday, November 19, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
    Schumer: Dems ready to go-it-alone on health care AP - 43 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul bill with or without Republican support because the "system is broken."

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  1. A forensic scientist displays human bones found in the jungle of Huanuco in this undated picture provided by the police. Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang suspected of killing dozens of people and selling their fat to buyers to be used for making cosmetics. Four Peruvians were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, murder and trafficking in human fat. REUTERS/Handout
    Gang accused of killing to sell human fat Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 11:03 AM ET

    LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.

  2. Bishop William F. Murphy , left, Archbishop George H. Niederauer, center, and Cardinal Francis George, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, listen to questions during a news conference following the opening of the group's fall meeting, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, Baltimore. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
    Bishops flex muscle, see opportunities Politico - Mon Nov 23, 4:18 AM ET

    Emboldened by their success in inserting restrictive abortion language into the House health care bill, Roman Catholic bishops say they’ve found a lobbying model that could provide them a louder voice in future policy debates.

  3. FILE - This March 17, 2009 file photo shows the cooling towers of Three Mile Island's Unit 1 Nuclear Power Plant reflected in a parking lot puddle in Middletown, Pa. A small amount of radiation was detected in a reactor building at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in central Pennsylvania Saturday afternoon, 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
    Pipe-cutting led to radiation at Pa. nuke plant AP - 9 minutes ago

    HARRISBURG, Pa. - Radioactive dust unexpectedly blew out of a pipe being cut by workers during weekend maintenance at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, and officials on Monday were trying to determine exactly how and why it happened.

  4. NFL to have teams work with neurologists AP - Sun Nov 22, 5:17 PM ET

    NEW YORK - NFL teams will soon be working with independent neurologists on concussion issues.

  5. Jermaine Jackson accepts award for favorite soul/R&B male performing, for his brother Michael Jackson, with Michael Jackson's son Jaafar Jackson (R) at the 2009 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
    Taylor Swift wins five American Music Awards Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 8:10 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country crossover star Taylor Swift overshadowed the late Michael Jackson at the American Music Awards on Sunday, winning five prizes including artist of the year.

  6. Shelves containing files on healthcare fraud cases are seen at a warehouse near Miami, Florida November 23, 2009. It's a crime so profitable that even dead people are in on the act and law enforcement experts, who say it costs U.S. taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars a year, see little hope of reining it in any time soon. Healthcare fraud has garnered increased attention amid the congressional debate about overhauling the U.S. healthcare system, especially since President Barack Obama wants to cover some of the cost of reforms by fighting abuse. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES HEALTH CRIME LAW BUSINESS)
    Schumer: Dems ready to go-it-alone on health care AP - 43 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul bill with or without Republican support because the "system is broken."

  7. Morning commuters drive past the Federal Reserve Bank building in Washington March 18, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
    Analysis: Fed under fire as public anger mounts AP - Mon Nov 23, 3:34 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag.

  8. Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin speaks to a reporter in Riverside, R.I., Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. Tobin said Sunday that he asked U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy in a 2007 letter to stop receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, because of the congressman's public stance on moral issues. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
    Kennedy dispute reveals divide among Catholics AP - Mon Nov 23, 9:18 AM ET

    EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion has revealed the depth of the divide among Catholics over how politicians should reconcile their faith with their public duties.

  9. Singer Adam Lambert poses for a portrait following his rehearsal for the 2009 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
    Adam Lambert ready to shake up pop world with CD AP - Mon Nov 23, 7:33 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES - During rehearsals for his outlandish American Music Awards performance, amid a thundercloud of throbbing theater lights and special-effects fog, Adam Lambert effortlessly governs the sprawling stage while gripping a microphone in his gloved hands and donning a tight T-shirt slathered with an image of David Bowie's face.

  10. Iranian short-range missile is test-launched during war games in Qom, September 2009. A commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said that air defence forces would "annihilate" Israeli warplanes if they attacked the Islamic republic, as the forces began five days of war games.(AFP/File/Shaigan)
    Iran begins war games to protect nuclear sites AP - Sun Nov 22, 7:45 PM ET

    TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported, as an air force commander boasted the country could deter any military strike by Israel.

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