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GOP struggles for consensus on debt ceiling

GOP struggles for consensus on debt ceiling

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 09:31 AM PDT

Speaker of the House John Boehner(L) speaks after a House GOP meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, October 15, 2013After meeting for nearly an hour, House Republicans fail to reach an agreement.

Ex-San Diego mayor pleads guilty to felony charge

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 10:58 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 23, 2013 file photo, San Diego Mayor Bob Filner speaks after agreeing to resign at a city council meeting in San Diego. The California attorney general's office has charged Filner with felony false imprisonment and two misdemeanor counts of battery. Filner, 71, resigned in late August, succumbing to intense pressure after at least 17 women brought lurid sexual harassment allegations against him. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner has pleaded guilty to a felony and two misdemeanors for unwanted for unwanted physical contact with three women at public events.

Libyan pleads not guilty to terrorism charges in NYC courtroom

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 11:00 AM PDT

FILE - This file image from the FBI website shows Al Qaeda leader Abu Anas al-Libi. Al-Libi, who was captured in an Oct. 5, 2013, raid and held aboard a U.S. warship, is now in the United States. He is expected to stand trial over whether he helped plan and conduct surveillance for the bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998. (AP Photo/FBI, File)NEW YORK (AP) — A Libyan charged in the deadly 1998 al-Qaida bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa pleaded not guilty Tuesday to terrorism charges in a brief proceeding that followed a familiar script in a courthouse that has hosted numerous terrorism cases in the past two decades.

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Iran presents nuclear proposals at Geneva talks

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 07:20 AM PDT

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton, left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif share a light moment at the start of the two days of closed-door nuclear talks on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 at the United Nations offices in Geneva, Switzerland. Iran's overtures to the West are being tested as the U.S. and its partners sit down for the first talks on Tehran's nuclear program since the election of a reformist Iranian president. Negotiations between Iran and the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany began Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Fabrice Coffrini, pool)GENEVA (AP) — Declaring that Iran no longer wants to "walk in the dark" of international isolation, Iranian negotiators put forward what they called a potential breakthrough plan Tuesday at the long-stalled talks on easing fears that Tehran wants atomic arms.

Public access barred at Newtown school demolition

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 07:33 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 file photo provided by the Newtown Bee, a police officer leads two women and a child from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where a gunman opened fire. Contractors demolishing Sandy Hook Elementary School are being required to sign confidentiality agreements forbidding public discussion of the site, photographs or disclosure of any information about the building where 26 people were fatally shot last December. (AP Photo/Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks, File) MANDATORY CREDIT: NEWTOWN BEE, SHANNON HICKSNEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Contractors demolishing Sandy Hook Elementary School are being required to sign confidentiality agreements forbidding public discussion of the site, photographs or disclosure of any information about the building where 26 people were fatally shot last December.

Rohingya kids in Myanmar: Hard labor, bleak lives

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 11:11 AM PDT

MAUNGDAW, Myanmar (AP) — The 10-year-old struggles up the hill, carrying buckets filled with rocks. Though he tries to keep a brave face in front of his friends, his eyes brim with tears. Every inch of his body aches, he says, and he feels sick and dizzy from the weight.

Aid group calls for humanitarian access in Syria

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 09:19 AM PDT

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, greets his supporters after he attended prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha, at the Sayeda Hassiba mosque, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA)BEIRUT (AP) — A general director of Doctors Without Borders is calling for greater access for humanitarian aid in Syria to help people affected by the country's civil war.

Death toll in Philippines quake jumps to 93

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 08:27 AM PDT

A crane shifts through the rubble of the damaged Our Lady of Assumption Parish church following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake, at Dauis in Bohol, central Philippines, Tuesday Oct. 15, 2013. The tremor collapsed buildings, cracked roads and toppled the bell tower of the Philippines' oldest church Tuesday morning, causing multiple deaths across the central region and sending terrified residents into deadly stampedes. (AP Photo)CEBU, Philippines (AP) — The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippine island of Bohol on Tuesday rose to 93, as rescuers struggled to reach patients in a collapsed hospital. Centuries-old stone churches crumbled and wide areas were without power.

2 girls arrested in Florida bullying case

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 10:47 AM PDT

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida girls who were primarily responsible for bullying a 12-year-old girl who killed herself were arrested after one of them acknowledged the harassment online, a sheriff said Tuesday.

AP PHOTOS: Muslims mark Eid al-Adha holiday

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 08:46 AM PDT

A young Palestinian girl attends prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha at Al-Yarmouk stadium in Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice on Oct. 15, by sacrificial killing of sheep, goats, cows or camels. The slaughter commemorates the biblical story of Abraham, who was on the verge of sacrificing his son to obey God's command, when God interceded by substituting a ram in the child's place. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslims around the world held Eid al-Adha celebrations Tuesday, slaughtering sheep and other livestock to give meat to the poor in the biggest holiday of the Islamic calendar.

Amnesty: Hundreds killed in detention in Nigeria

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 10:08 AM PDT

In this picture dated Friday, April. 19, 2013 and released by Amnesty International, people look at bodies of civilians detained by Nigerian security forces as alleged members or associates of Boko haram terrorist network deposited by soldiers outside Sani Abacha Teaching Hospital morgue in Damaturu. Hundreds of people are dying in military detention as Nigeria's security forces crack down on an Islamic uprising in the northeast, Amnesty International said Tuesday. Some people are shot outright, some starve and others suffocate to death, it said."Others were reportedly shot in the leg during interrogations, provided no medical care and left to bleed to death," the London-based human rights group said in a new report that includes testimony from freed detainees. More than 950 people died in military custody in the first six months of this year, according to "credible information" from a senior Nigerian army officer, it said. If true, that would mean that Nigeria's military has killed more civilians than the extremists during the first half of 2013. (AP Photo/Amnesty International)LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of people are dying in military detention from shootings, suffocation or starvation as Nigeria's security forces crack down on an Islamic uprising in the northeast, Amnesty International said Tuesday.

Tina Fey, Amy Poehler back as Golden Globes hosts

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 08:54 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, file photo, provided by NBC, co-hosts Tina Fey, left, and Amy Poehler appear on stage during the annual Golden Globe Awards, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, that Fey and Poehler have signed up to host the Golden Globes for two more years. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater, File)NEW YORK (AP) — The duo of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler proved such a success at hosting the Golden Globes in January that they've been signed up for the same job for the next two years.

As Gitmo plods, Obama's winning the case for court

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 06:43 AM PDT

FILE - This file image from the FBI website shows Al Qaeda leader Abu Anas al-Libi. Al-Libi, who was captured in an Oct. 5, 2013, raid and held aboard a U.S. warship, is now in the United States. He is expected to stand trial over whether he helped plan and conduct surveillance for the bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998. (AP Photo/FBI, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Four years after his failed effort to bring the 9/11 mastermind to New York for trial, President Barack Obama has reinstated the federal courthouse as America's preferred venue for prosecuting suspected terrorists.

Dad defends daughter charged in Fla. bullying case

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 09:21 AM PDT

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida man says allegations that his 14-year-old daughter bullied a 12-year-old girl who killed herself are not true.

House GOP unveils counter to Senate debt plan

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 08:54 AM PDT

Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, walks away from the microphone during a news conference after a House GOP meeting on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 in Washington. The federal government remains partially shut down and faces a first-ever default between Oct. 17 and the end of the month. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — House GOP leaders Tuesday floated a plan to fellow Republicans to counter an emerging Senate deal to reopen the government and forestall an economy-rattling default on U.S. obligations. But the plan got mixed reviews from the rank and file and it was not clear whether it could pass the chamber.

Rielle Hunter apologizes for affair with John Edwards

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 08:23 AM PDT

This image released by ABC shows Rielle Hunter during an interview on the morning show "Good Morning America," Tuesday, June 26, 2012 in New York. Hunter says she and former presidential candidate John Edwards have ended their relationship. Hunter told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday that she and Edwards were still a couple until late last week, as details from Hunter's memoir "What Really Happened: John Edwards, Our Daughter and Me," became public. The breakup was painful, but Hunter said Edwards will still be involved with their daughter, Quinn, who is 4 years old and lives with Hunter. (AP Photo/ABC, Ida Mae Astute)The former campaign videographer's mea culpa comes along with the rerelease of her book about the affair.

Al-Qaida suspect's fast brings halt to U.S. interrogation

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 09:21 AM PDT

People wait in line to enter Manhattan's federal court where al-Ragye, known by the alias al-Liby, is expected for arraignment in New YorkBy Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An elite U.S. interrogation team abandoned its questioning of an al-Qaeda militant who was snatched in Libya after he stopped eating and drinking regularly on board a U.S. Navy ship where he was being held, a U.S. official familiar with the matter said. As his health deteriorated, U.S. authorities decided to fly the suspect known as Abu Anas al-Liby to New York last weekend, where he was taken to a hospital for treatment. ...

Biggest Loser: Portly Taft helped usher in modern obesity care

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 04:05 AM PDT

Portly Taft helped usher in modern obesity careWay before Weight Watchers or "The Biggest Loser," a president known for his girth was helping to usher in a modern approach to treating obesity. Got a nagging doctor? The 27th president, William ...

U.S. justices to hear challenge to Obama on climate change

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 08:06 AM PDT

People line up to hear oral arguments, including the case Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, at the Supreme Court in WashingtonBy Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a blow to the Obama administration, the Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a challenge to part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's first wave of regulations aimed at tackling climate change. By agreeing to hear a single question of the many presented by nine different petitioners, the court set up its biggest environmental dispute since 2007. ...

House GOP unveils bill to counter Senate debt plan

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 08:33 AM PDT

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, with House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, walks to a meeting of House Republicans at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, as a partial government shutdown enters its third week. It is not yet clear how Boehner and tea party members in the House majority will respond to the Senate's Democratic and Republican leaders closing in on a deal to avoid an economy-menacing Treasury default and end the partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)The bill would make some changes to Obamacare.

Once-in-a-decade typhoon threatens Tokyo

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 08:03 AM PDT

This October 15, 2013 NASA satellite image shows Typhoon Wipha off eastern JapanBy Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - A once-in-a-decade typhoon threatened Japan on Tuesday, disrupting travel and shipping and forcing precautions to be taken at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant. Typhoon Wipha is moving across the Pacific straight towards the capital, Tokyo, and is expected to make landfall during the morning rush hour on Wednesday, bringing hurricane-force winds to the metropolitan area of 30 million people. The center of the storm was 860 km (535 miles) southwest of Tokyo at 0800 GMT, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on its website. ...

Report: Iran makes proposal in nuclear standoff

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 10:59 AM PDT

A member of Iran's delegation speaks to Iran's President Rouhani before a news conference in New YorkBy Louis Charbonneau and Justyna Pawlak GENEVA (Reuters) - A senior Iranian negotiator cautioned it was too early to say whether the Islamic Republic and six world powers made progress on Tuesday towards resolving the decade-old standoff over Tehran's disputed nuclear ambitions. Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi had told reporters earlier that Iran - now with a moderate president committed to easing its international isolation - had presented a proposal capable of achieving a breakthrough in the deadlock. ...

Death toll in Philippines quake jumps to 85

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 03:28 AM PDT

Filipinos stand by a damaged Basilica Del Sto Nino in Cebu, central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. A 7.2-magnitude earthquake collapsed buildings, cracked roads and toppled the bell tower of the Philippines' oldest church Tuesday morning, killing at least 20 people across the central region. (AP Photo/Chester Baldicantos)CEBU, Philippines (AP) — The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippines rose to 85, police said Tuesday, as more reports trickled in about toppled buildings and historic churches near the epicenter.

Report: NSA collecting millions of contact lists

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 07:41 PM PDT

NSA reportedly collecting millions of email address books and IM contact lists worldwideWASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency has been sifting through millions of contact lists from personal email and instant messaging accounts around the world — including those of Americans — in its effort to find possible links to terrorism or other criminal activity, according to a published report.

Senators closing in on deal to end shutdown

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 06:16 AM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., is surrounded by reporters after leaving the office of Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ken., on Capitol Hill on Monday, Oct. 14, 2013 in Washington. Reid reported progress Monday towards a deal to avoid a threatened default and end a two-week partial government shutdown as President Barack Obama called congressional leaders to the White House to press for an end to the impasse. "We're getting closer," he told reporters. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)There's hope that Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell could seal an agreement today.

Iran nuke talks begin amid hopes of progress

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 02:01 AM PDT

General view prior to the start of the two days of closed-door nuclear talks on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 at the United Nations offices in Geneva, Switzerland. Iran's overtures to the West are being tested as the U.S. and its partners sit down for the first talks on Tehran's nuclear program since the election of a reformist Iranian president. Negotiations between Iran and the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany began Tuesday morning at the main United Nations building in Geneva. (AP Photo/Fabrice Coffrini, pool))GENEVA (AP) — The United States and five other world powers sat down Tuesday for the first talks on Tehran's nuclear program since the election of reformist Iranian President Hassan Rouhani four months ago.

Major quake shakes central Philippines, kills 32

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 02:25 AM PDT

CEBU, Philippines (AP) — A 7.2-magnitude earthquake killed at least 32 people across the central Philippines on Tuesday, toppling buildings and historic churches and sending terrified residents into deadly stampedes.

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