WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's Emergency Alert System will be

activated nationally for the first time this afternoon to test the

capability. FEMA chief Craig Fugate warns some video systems may

make it look like a real emergency. Fugate says that and other

flaws are being addressed.

     KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - OPEC isn't changing its forecast for

oil demand next year but has cut its forecast for world economic

growth to 3.6 percent from 3.7 percent. OPEC warns that uncertainty

has increased in the world's economic outlook as the eurozone

nations grapple with a debt crisis.

     PARIS (AP) - The chief economist for the International Energy

Agency says that even though governments the world over have put

increasing energy efficiency at the top their to-do lists,

efficiency has worsened for two years in a row. He says the world

is hurtling toward irreversible climate change unless governments

cut fossil fuel subsidies and improve energy efficiency.

     MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters are warning people in Bermuda and the

southeastern U.S. coast of possible dangerous surf and rip tides

from Tropical Storm Sean. The storm has strengthened slightly with

maximum winds of 50 mph. A tropical storm warning is in effect for

Bermuda.

     BEIRUT (AP) - Angry Syrian protesters have pelted a group of

opposition leaders with eggs outside Arab League headquarters in

Cairo. The attack prevented them from going in for talks with the

organization's chief about the violence in Syria. The incident

highlights the deep divisions within the Syrian opposition.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a crane operator was injured

when the dock under the machinery collapsed in Tampa.

The accident happened Tuesday evening at the CSX Phosphate

Terminal.

The St. Petersburg Times (http://bit.ly/svcH5w ) reports that

fire rescue crews found a 40-foot-tall rail crane tilted on its

side over the water. Officials say the crane operator had multiple

injuries. He was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where he was in

serious condition.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The estranged father of actress Lindsay Lohan

is scheduled to appear in Tampa court.

Wednesday's hearing at Hillsborough County Court will deal with

Michael Lohan's domestic violence charges.

Lohan was first arrested on Oct. 25. His bail was set at $5,000

and a judge warned him not to make any contact with Kate Major, his

on-and-off girlfriend. Two days later, he was accused of violating

the terms of his release by making a harassing phone call to her.

On Tuesday, Lohan appeared in a Sarasota County courtroom, where

Major had filed a domestic violence injunction.

In an unrelated matter, Los Angeles authorities say Major was

arrested early Monday after committing battery at Los Angeles

International Airport.