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Top 10 Blu-ray scenes to show off your home theater

Top 10 Blu-ray scenes to show off your home theater
By Cliff HeyneProvided by When you've got a hot home theater rig, it's natural to want to show it off. But for those times that you don't want to throw a full-on movie night, it's nice to have some go-to demo material that will give your system a workout while impressing your

'Dishonored' tops a diverse year in video games

'Dishonored' tops a diverse year in video games
By By LOU KESTENAssociated Press The video game universe in 2012 is a study in extremes. At one end, you have the old guard striving to produce mass-appeal blockbusters. At the other end, you have a thriving community of independent game developers scrambling to find an audience for their

Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar dies at 92

Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar dies at 92
By By HILLEL ITALIEAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The kids at first didn't seem to know how to respond as Ravi Shankar began his four-hour set on the final afternoon of the Monterey Pop Festival, in the fabled summer of 1967. As captured in D.A. Pennebaker's documentary, some nodded

Calif. terrorism suspect ordered held without bond

Calif. terrorism suspect ordered held without bond
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a Southern California man suspected of being the ringleader of a plot to kill Americans by aiding terrorists in Afghanistan has been ordered held without bond. U.S. Magistrate Judge Oswald Parada on Tuesday also set a preliminary hearing for 34-year-

Court overturns boy's guilty plea in Ind. slaying

Court overturns boy's guilty plea in Ind. slaying
By By CHARLES WILSONAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana judge didn't take enough time when he rushed a 12-year-old boy accused of helping kill a friend's stepfather into adult court, an appeals court said Tuesday in throwing out the child's guilty plea and overturning

Chicago man gets 10 years in suicide-bomber plot

Chicago man gets 10 years in suicide-bomber plot
By By MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man who pleaded guilty to a plot to attend a Somalia training camp with the dream of becoming a suicide bomber was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 10 years in prison. Standing in orange jail clothes, his hands behind his back, 29-year-old

Lawyer questions handling of terror suspect

Lawyer questions handling of terror suspect
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - The attorney of a Southern California terror suspect is questioning authorities' handling of his client, who had injuries to his face and head when he was turned over to the FBI by U.S. military officials in Afghanistan. When Sohiel Omar Kabir arrived in California last

Man pleads guilty in Seattle terror plot

Man pleads guilty in Seattle terror plot
By By MANUEL VALDESAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - A man pleaded guilty Thursday to plotting an attack on a Seattle military complex with machine guns and grenades. Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, 35, agreed to a prison sentence between 17 and 19 years, the U.S. attorney's office in Seattle said.

4 charged in NY Iran-China weapons shipment scheme

4 charged in NY Iran-China weapons shipment scheme
By By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Four men have been charged with arranging shipments to China and Iran of weapons materials or a substance that can be used in uranium enrichment, officials announced Wednesday after indictments containing the charges were unsealed. Three of

3 US men plead not guilty in terror plot case

3 US men plead not guilty in terror plot case
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A man suspected of being the ringleader of a plot to kill Americans and bomb U.S. military bases overseas has been returned from Afghanistan, authorities said Wednesday. American Sohiel Omar Kabir, 34, made his first court appearance Tuesday in the U.S. after he was