Key Facts about Donating Cars to Charity

Key Facts about Donating Cars to Charity


Key Facts about Donating Cars to Charity

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 04:20 PM PDT

Photo credit: Rob Boudon Many charities will take a car off your hands and give you what you need to claim a charitable contribution deduction on your taxes. Is it safe to participate? Sure, but make certain you know who is changing title to the car with the DMV. It may [...]


Russia PM wants Pussy Riot members freed

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 10:59 PM PDT

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says he detests their act, but that the women band members should be released.


Natural Gas: America's Future Electric Grid?

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 06:38 PM PDT

In August 2003, cascading electric blackouts across the northeast United States left roughly 50 million people without power and cost billions of dollars in economic losses. That incident called into question the reliability of America's electric power grid. To the extent anyone still had doubts, that question was answered decisively by [...]


Aussie PM's stock rises a bit with smack at rival

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 10:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 file photo, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard gestures during a joint press conference with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. Australia's political landscape seemed upside down. Gillard, whose party is widely expected to lose elections next year, was eviscerating the man who seems destined to replace her. (AP Photo/Penny Bradfield)Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has drawn cheers from women around the world for a recent speech attacking her chief rival for what she said were sexist comments. But whether that helps her party's flagging prospects in elections next year remains in doubt.



Run For Life

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 06:21 PM PDT

Marathon de New-York : Verrazano Bridge (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Once the New York City Marathon was cancelled, a group of New York City marathon runners decided to turn their personal loss of not being able to compete into a much bigger win by organizing volunteers to help the storm-ravaged communities on Staten Island, the race's [...]


What Obama Has Done, Not What He Says -- Matters

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 06:21 PM PDT

America's 44th president has shrunk before the problems his policies created.


The Impact of Hurricane Sandy

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:32 PM PDT

A look at the wake of one of the biggest storms to ever hit the East Coast.


Superstorm Sandy On YouTube Was A Bizarre Mix Of True Reportage And Fake Cleavage

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:32 PM PDT

The top ten most viewed Superstorm Sandy videos on YouTube ran the gamut from exhaustive reportage, to silicone defiance, Jimmy Fallon and a moment of Gangnam Style surrealism.


VIDEO: Uganda's threat to leave peace efforts

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 08:31 PM PDT

The Ugandan government has threatened to pull its troops out of all regional peacekeeping efforts, including in Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.


Obama and Romney duel in key Midwest states

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 10:31 PM PDT

US President and his Republican challenger step up attacks in states likely to decide winner in Tuesday's election.


VIDEO: NY marathon cancelled to help clear up

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 06:57 PM PDT

New York's annual marathon, which was due to take place on Sunday, has been cancelled, after criticism that it would have hampered efforts to clear up after the tropical cyclone.


Nigeria troops 'shoot dead' unarmed men

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 10:55 PM PDT

Residents say soldiers killed dozens of unarmed men in raids in Maiduguri, a stronghold of armed group Boko Haram.


In Corner of Myanmar, Muslims Seek Relief

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 11:19 PM PDT

A Muslim enclave in a scrappy port town is quickly turning into a prison-like ghetto, highlighting the risk that Myanmar's dramatic democratic revival could unleash centuries-old ethnic hatreds held in check by military rule.


VIDEO: The town Cavendish will call home

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:25 PM PDT

What do the locals in Wevelgem make of arrival of the Tour de France star - and why are they such big fans of cycling?


VIDEO: Mapping US ethnicity

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:25 PM PDT

A look at where US immigrants have originated from in the past, and how these patterns could change in the future.


VIDEO: Arab tourists avoiding Turkey border

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 08:17 AM PDT

Rajan Datar reports on the extent to which tourism in Turkey has been affected by the conflict in Syria.


VIDEO: Arab tourists avoiding Turkey border

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 08:17 AM PDT

Rajan Datar reports on the extent to which tourism in Turkey has been affected by the conflict in Syria.


VIDEO: The town Cavendish will call home

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:25 PM PDT

What do the locals in Wevelgem make of arrival of the Tour de France star - and why are they such big fans of cycling?


VIDEO: Mapping US ethnicity

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:25 PM PDT

A look at where US immigrants have originated from in the past, and how these patterns could change in the future.


Plastic Surgery, to Make the Most of Your Vacation

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 01:45 PM PDT

Tummy tuck and ancient cathedrals. Face lifts and renaissance castles. Nose jobs and thermal waters. Breast enhancement and breathtaking views. Mix sun and surgery in Budapest [...]


Court blocks detainee transfers

Court blocks detainee transfers


Court blocks detainee transfers

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 12:59 PM PDT

The High Court blocks the UK government from resuming the transfer of detainees caught in Afghanistan by UK forces to the Afghan authorities.


Hamilton sceptical of pole chance

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 10:34 AM PDT

Lewis Hamilton says he has no realistic hopes of being on pole position for the Abu Dhabi GP despite promising practice pace.


Georgia's new government to cut president's funding in 2013

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 01:10 PM PDT

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia's new government led by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili plans to cut President Mikheil Saakashvili's funding next year in a move to put pressure on his political rival.


VIDEO: Shoppers flock from China to UK

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 12:46 PM PDT

China has become increasingly prosperous in the last 10 years and many Chinese people are spending their new-found wealth in the UK.


Erdogan Says He Plans a Trip to Gaza Soon

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 01:08 PM PDT

A visit by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan would antagonize the Palestinian Authority, Israel and the West.


U.S. renews sanctions, Sudan criticizes decision

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 12:59 PM PDT

WASHINGTON/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - President Barack Obama renewed U.S. sanctions on Sudan on Friday, acknowledging Khartoum had resolved disputes with South Sudan but warning that Darfur and other conflicts still impeded normal ties, the State Department said.


Jerusalem church in row over bill

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 12:26 PM PDT

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem warns that it may shut its doors to pilgrims in protest at a dispute with an Israeli water company.


Ukraine opposition complains of stolen seats

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 12:31 PM PDT

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian opposition parties accused President Viktor Yanukovich's Party of the Regions of "stealing" several parliamentary seats as the vote count from Sunday's election neared completion on Friday.


Burma passes foreign capital bill

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 12:12 PM PDT

The Burmese president signs into law a foreign investment bill designed to attract foreign capital as interest from multinationals surges.


Mass hunger strike in Turkish prisons

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 12:33 PM PDT

Turkey's government announced Friday that at least 682 inmates were participating in a hunger strike in at least 67 prisons across the country, but it insisted that no protesters were in critical condition.


Mancini was close to leaving City

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 06:26 AM PDT

Roberto Mancini says "seven or eight teams" were interested in him before he decided to stay at Manchester City.


Burma passes foreign capital bill

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 12:12 PM PDT

The Burmese president signs into law a foreign investment bill designed to attract foreign capital as interest from multinationals surges.


Israeli official sees "shocking" dictatorship in Egypt

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 01:06 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A senior Israeli official described Egypt's new government on Friday as a "shocking dictatorial force" and predicted there would be no high-level contacts between the two countries, but the Israeli government distanced itself from his comments.


Syria airstrikes leave 'scores dead' in north

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 12:02 PM PDT

Bombing of Harem town reported to have left 70 people dead, amid reports of atrocities committed by rebels in Idlib.


Lens Blog: Three Photographers Recall a 1996 Fall

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 09:23 AM PDT

On the campaign trail in 1996, Senator Bob Dole fell into a scrum of photographers - one broke the Republican candidate's fall, while the falling banister broke another one's foot. A third got the picture.


Axelrod Sets More Combative Tone for Obama in 2012

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 09:17 AM PDT

David Axelrod, President Obama's longtime strategist, is leading a grittier fight in this, his final campaign with his friend. "There are no ingénues in this battle," Mr. Axelrod said.


Is life in North Korea really not that bad?

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 12:02 PM PDT

North Korea is so insular that tales from defectors are some of the few glimpses the Western world gets. Books such as Blaine Harding's "Escape from Camp 14" orBarbara Demick's "Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea" are filled with former North Koreans' accounts of innocent people toiling away in gulags, scrounging around train stations for food and living in complete darkness thanks to nationwide energy shortages.

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Arizona Latinos Urged to Oust Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 12:06 PM PDT

Religious groups and labor unions are among those working to persuade Latinos to vote against Sheriff Joe Arpaio, 80, who has pursued illegal immigrants.


FiveThirtyEight: The Simple Case for Saying Obama Is the Favorite

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 08:50 AM PDT

The FiveThirtyEight model represents a complicated analysis of the polls, but simplicity is on its side in finding that President Obama is the Electoral College favorite.


Union at Kenya's port of Mombasa calls off strike

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 11:14 AM PDT

MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Workers at Kenya's main port of Mombasa called off a strike on Friday after the management issued letters of employment to casual staff who were demanding permanent jobs.