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4B Daily News – Saturday, November 12, 2011 WORLD BRIEFING Penn State ex-assistant coach's home vandalized STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Police say a vandal may have smashed a window at the home of a former Penn State assis- tant football coach charged in a child sex abuse case that has claimed the jobs of head coach Joe Paterno and the school's president. A broken ground-floor window in the front of the house in State College was covered Friday with what looked what a white tarp. Police say the win- dow-smashing happened Thursday night while no one was at the home of Jerry Sandusky. No one answered the door Friday. Sandusky was arrested last week on charges he molested eight boys. Authorities say Paterno and other officials were told about one incident but never went to police. Paterno says he wishes he had done more. Sandusky's lawyer says his client is innocent. Italy speeds toward economic reforms ROME (AP) — Under pressure to control its dangerous debt, Italy sped a package of reforms toward approval Friday and prepared to hand its dysfunctional government over to a technocrat who Europe hopes can save the country from going broke. Financial markets around under investigation. ''Mexico has lost a great patriot ... and I lost a dear friend,'' said Calderon, visibly strug- gling to maintain compo- sure during address to the country. ''He was not only an exemplary minister, he was an exemplary Mexi- can.'' Authorities said the undersecretary for human rights, Felipe Zamora, was among the seven oth- ers also killed, including the pilot. Calderon appointed the world rallied in relief. In its own step toward stability, Greece, which preceded Italy as the epi- center of the European debt crisis, installed a new prime minister. The Dow Jones industrial average in New York rose 2 per- cent, and markets in Britain, France and Ger- many posted similar gains. A set of austerity mea- sures cleared the Italian Senate by a vote of 156- 12. The lower chamber of Parliament will vote Sat- urday, and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said he will step down once the reforms are passed. In a sign of confidence from investors, Italy's borrowing costs fell sharply. The yield on benchmark Italian 10- year bonds fell to 6.48 percent, safely below the crisis level of 7 percent reached earlier this week. Greece, Ireland and Portugal all required international bailouts after their own borrowing rates passed 7 percent. The Italian economy would not be so easy to save. It totals $2 trillion, twice as much as the other three countries combined. Mexico's president loses top Cabinet secretary MEXICO CITY (AP) — The country's top Cab- inet secretary, Francisco Blake Mora, a key figure in Mexico's battle with drug cartels, died Friday in a helicopter crash that President Felipe Calderon said was probably an acci- dent. Calderon said the heli- copter was flying in fog when it went down in a remote area southeast of Mexico City, but that all possible causes were Holiday Season 2011 Flights of Fancy! Special rates apply: Week of November 21 (Thanksgiving week) Through Week of December 26 4x ad "flight" published within 7 days 6 column inch minimum size Same size, art and copy each ad $6.50 per column inch Plus $5 per ad per day for Internet Full color: Add 20% 10 column inch size or larger 4x "flight" series $5.50 per column inch FREE "Last Minute" Jumbo Ads For "Flight" advertisers! • Wish your customers Merry Christmas • Publish a photo of your staff • Or run last minute Shopping specials! Your choice of publishing day Color flight ads receive Jumbo ads in color 1x Flight advertisers: 2x or 3x Flight advertisers: 4x Flight advertisers: RED BLUFF 1 FREE quarter page ad 1 FREE half page ad 1 FREE full page ad Wishing you a GREEN Christmas! For program details, contact your Daily News Advertising Representative D NEWSAILY (530) 527-2151 TEHAMACOUNTY Blake Mora as interior secretary in July 2010. That put him in charge of coordinating domestic policies including securi- ty, human rights, migra- tion and the president's relation with the legisla- ture and opposition par- ties. Obama urges more hiring of returning veterans ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Heralding the end of one war and the drawdown of another, President Barack Obama observed Veterans Day on Friday by urging Ameri- cans to hire the thousands of servicemen and women coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan. In remarks at Arlington National Cemetery, he called it ''a time when America needs all hands on deck.'' ''The tide of war is receding,'' Obama said. ''My fellow Americans, our troops are coming home.'' He spoke on a chilly autumn morning to an audience of veterans and dignitaries in the ceme- tery's amphitheater short- ly after placing a floral wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Following the ceremo- ny, Obama left the White House for a flight to San Diego to join in a holiday basketball game aboard an aircraft carrier — the start of a nine-day trip that includes an Asia-Pacific summit in Hawaii and stops in Australia and Indonesia. Syrian uprising takes dangerous new turn BEIRUT (AP) — Syri- ans snatched from their homes turn up dead, often mutilated. Soldiers gun down former comrades who defected to the oppo- sition. A human rights group reports that electric shocks and hot iron rods are used to torture detainees. November is shaping up to be the bloodiest month yet in Syria's 8- month-old uprising. More than 250 Syrian civilians have been killed in the past 11 days as the regime besieges the renegade city of Homs and the conflict takes a dangerous turn, stoking fears of civil war. The U.N. estimates some 3,500 people have been killed in the crack- down since mid-March, when the uprising began. The latest figures would push that number closer to 4,000. The bloodshed has spiked dramatically in recent weeks amid signs that more protesters are taking up arms to protect themselves, changing the face of what has been a largely peaceful move- ment. Many fear the change plays directly into the hands of the regime by giving the military a pre- text to crack down with increasing force. There also have been reports of intense battles between soldiers and army defectors, setting the stage for even more bloodshed. Although the with one husband, one wife and one soul in Chinese and signifies a marriage that would last a lifetime,'' said nurse Pua Kim Giok, 25, who tied the knot with engi- neer Lee Chin Siong, 27. They were among 460 cou- ples who got married at the popular Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur. Not everyone was smil- ing, however. Howard Stern in talks to join NBC LOS ANGELES (AP) — ''America's Got Talent'' contestants may be facing an unlikely new judge: shock jock Howard Stern. Stern was in negotiations to replace the departing Piers Morgan on NBC's tal- ent show, a person close to the situation said Friday. The person lacked authority to discuss the talks while they were in progress and spoke on condition of anonymity. Stern, whose show airs on subscription service Sir- ius XM Radio, is a regular viewer of ''America's Got Talent,'' the person said. An email seeking com- ment from Stern's agent in New York was not immedi- ately returned. crackdown has led to broad international isola- tion, President Bashar Assad appears to have a firm grip on power. Panel urges cholesterol tests for every child CHICAGO (AP) — Every child should be tested for high cholesterol between ages 9 and 11 so steps can be taken to prevent heart disease later on, a panel of doctors urged Fri- day in new advice that is sure to be controversial. Until now, major med- ical groups have suggested cholesterol tests only for children with a family histo- ry of early heart disease or high cholesterol and those who are obese or have dia- betes or high blood pres- sure. But studies show that is missing many children with high cholesterol, and the number of them at risk is growing because of the obe- sity epidemic. The recommendation is in new guidelines from an expert panel appointed by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics. They also advise dia- betes screening every two years starting as early as 9 for children who are over- weight and have other risks for Type 2 diabetes, includ- ing family history. One third of U.S. children and teens are obese or overweight, fueling a boom in diabetes. Autopsy studies show that some children already have signs of heart disease even before they have symptoms. By the fourth grade, 10 percent to 13 per- cent of U.S. children have high cholesterol, defined as a score of 200 or more. 11-11-11 drives many to tie knot From China to New York, people placed bets, tied the knot, made a wish and some were even extra cautious. Friday marked the 11th day of the 11th month of 2011. Around the world, people celebrated the con- vergence of 11s with a splash. Some 1,000 ethnic Chi- nese couples exchanged vows across Malaysia on a date viewed as auspicious and romantic. In China, a special ''1111'' train started at 11:11 a.m. on the No. 11 line in Shanghai. ''The numbers rhyme It seems an offbeat match to pair the racy, free- wheeling Stern with a net- work show that draws fami- ly audiences and features such contestants as angelic- sounding child singer Jackie Evancho. The show has been a summer hit for NBC with as many as 14 million weekly viewers. Cat comes down from cactus after three days SAGUARO LAKE, Ariz. (AP) — A lot of cats get stuck in trees, but an Arizona kitty was perched atop a giant saguaro cactus for at least three days before finally coming down on its own. Residents living in a desert area northeast of Phoenix noticed the black cat with white patches at the very top of the 30- to 40- foot cactus. At times, the feline would stand up and survey the area, possibly trying to figure out how to get down — or how it got up there. Helicopter video from ABC15.com shows the cat eventually climbing down the cactus Friday. It started making its way down head- first before turning around and scooting backward. It finally took a big leap and landed on its feet before wandering into the desert. Amish man's beard cut in Ohio attack STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An elderly Amish man was attacked by his own son, who a sheriff said cut the man's hair and beard in the latest incident in a breakaway Amish community. The victim told the sheriff he was scared and upset but wouldn't press charges. ''I'm frustrated with it. I'm upset with it. And, here again, the man does- n't want to file charges because of his belief,'' Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla said Friday. Abdalla warned the son in advance that he didn't want trouble and parked nearby during the father-son reunion, the first in several years. The sheriff said the elderly man was attacked Wednesday while visiting his son in the breakaway Amish community that's home to five suspects charged in an earlier beard-cutting attack. The son, whose father-in-law is the group's leader, was- n't among those charged earlier, Abdalla said. (After Christmas & New Years Eve week) P ublished W eek of December 19 only!