Obama: Americans 'completely fed up'

Obama: Americans 'completely fed up'
Colo. shooting lawyers battle over sanity evidence
Senate's 1815 clock, frozen by shutdown, ticking again
State TV: Top Syrian army general killed in battle
Iraq: Wave of car, suicide blasts kill at least 61
Booker wins NJ Senate seat, says he's 'a scrapper'
Report: NSA and CIA collaborate on drone strikes
Investigators examine damaged airliner engine
Lawyer: Doctor acted erratically after wife died
Zimbabwe diamonds: Where has all the money gone?
WHO agency: Air pollution causes cancer
Bodies recovered in Mekong after Laos plane crash
Federal workers back to work after 16-day shutdown
Iraq: Wave of car, suicide blasts kill at least 51
Common App says 2 big problems fixed
Disbelief to relief: World greets US budget deal
Two Fla. convicted killers mistakenly freed
United Nations elects five new Security Council members
So, four bears walk into a neighborhood ...
U.S. Navy rescues 128 Somali migrants in rough seas
'These people are not crazy'—they're just prepping for doomsday
Animal rights group wants to put reins on iconic NYC carriage rides
Obama: Shutdown inflicted 'unnecessary damage' on economy
Ranchers suffer through blizzard, then get hit by shutdown
Shutdown deal settles nothing in the long run
Booker wins N.J. Senate race, but what does it mean for his future?
Christie's N.J. re-election bid tests themes for a 2016 presidential run
Thirty million people are slaves, half in India: Survey
Gov't reopens after Congress approves deal
Analysis: Washington becomes the biggest risk to the U.S. economy

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 10:13 AM PDT

The president scolds lawmakers and asks them to help repair the damage.

Colo. shooting lawyers battle over sanity evidence

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 11:06 AM PDT

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Colorado theater shooting case are battling over what evidence can be admitted during James Holmes' murder trial — all in an attempt to build up or tear down the case that he was insane.

Senate's 1815 clock, frozen by shutdown, ticking again

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 10:42 AM PDT

By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's time keeper is ticking again after being wound by a museum specialist who returned to work when the federal government reopened for business on Thursday. The arms on the nearly 200-year-old timepiece, known as the Ohio Clock, had been frozen on 12:14 p.m. since it stopped ticking on October 9. The Senate specialists who normally wind it were among the roughly 800,000 federal employees who were sent home when the U.S. Congress could not reach a budget deal and government operations largely shuttered on October 1. ...

State TV: Top Syrian army general killed in battle

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 10:29 AM PDT

BEIRUT (AP) — A top Syrian army general has been killed in fighting with rebels, state-run Syrian television reported Thursday, as the country's deputy prime minister floated Nov. 23-24 as possible dates for talks on a political solution to the conflict.

Iraq: Wave of car, suicide blasts kill at least 61

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 10:33 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — A barrage of car bomb and suicide bomb blasts rocked Baghdad and two northern Iraqi communities Thursday, killing at least 61 people during a major holiday period and extending a relentless wave of bloodshed gripping the country.

Booker wins NJ Senate seat, says he's 'a scrapper'

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 07:02 AM PDT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — U.S. senator-elect Cory Booker said Thursday he's ready to go to Washington and is not afraid if he "breaks dishes" trying to serve his constituents in New Jersey.

Report: NSA and CIA collaborate on drone strikes

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:15 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency has been extensively involved in the U.S. government's targeted killing program, collaborating closely with the CIA in the use of drone strikes against terrorists abroad, The Washington Post reported after a review of documents provided by former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden.

Investigators examine damaged airliner engine

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 11:19 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators are examining the engine of a Spirit Airlines plane damaged during an in-flight failure on Tuesday to determine the seriousness of the incident.

Lawyer: Doctor acted erratically after wife died

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 11:40 AM PDT

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A former Utah doctor accused of hounding his wife to get a face-lift so he could kill her with a lethal combination of prescription drugs acted erratically the day she died and claimed she had wanted the surgery, prosecutors said Thursday in opening statements at the murder trial.

Zimbabwe diamonds: Where has all the money gone?

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 06:21 AM PDT

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Despite living in an impoverished country under sanctions, some in Zimbabwe seem awash in money, judging by the Mercedes-Benzes parked at a country club and the private woodland estate with artificial lake and mansion built by the nation's police chief.

WHO agency: Air pollution causes cancer

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 07:09 AM PDT

LONDON (AP) — What many commuters choking on smog have long suspected has finally been scientifically validated: air pollution causes lung cancer.

Bodies recovered in Mekong after Laos plane crash

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 09:21 AM PDT

PAKSE, Laos (AP) — Rescuers in fishing boats pulled bodies from the muddy Mekong River on Thursday as officials in Laos ruled out finding survivors from a plane that crashed in stormy weather, killing 49 people from 10 countries.

Federal workers back to work after 16-day shutdown

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 10:39 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barriers are coming down at federal memorials and National Park Service sites, and thousands of relieved but wary federal workers have returned to work across the country.

Iraq: Wave of car, suicide blasts kill at least 51

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 09:34 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — A barrage of car bomb and suicide bomb blasts rocked Baghdad and two northern communities Thursday, killing at least 51 people during a major holiday period and extending a relentless wave of bloodshed gripping the country.

Common App says 2 big problems fixed

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 09:22 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Students applying to colleges this fall could see fewer glitches with their online applications.

Disbelief to relief: World greets US budget deal

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 09:21 AM PDT

LONDON (AP) — The world's disbelief at the political impasse in the U.S. turned to relief Thursday as the country stepped back from the brink of default. But experts and foreign officials warned that Washington's credibility had been damaged — a point President Barack Obama echoed.

Two Fla. convicted killers mistakenly freed

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 09:48 AM PDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two convicted killers serving life in a Florida prison were mistakenly freed in the last three weeks after forged court documents reduced their sentences, authorities said. Relatives picked up one inmate while the other was given a bus ticket and dropped off at a bus station.

United Nations elects five new Security Council members

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 09:43 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Saudi Arabia and Chad easily won coveted seats on the U.N. Security Council Thursday, despite criticism from human rights groups. Nigeria, Lithuania and Chile also won seats.

So, four bears walk into a neighborhood ...

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 06:44 AM PDT

A mama bear and her three cubs took a wrong turn while out for a stroll and wandered down a residential street near Atlanta.

U.S. Navy rescues 128 Somali migrants in rough seas

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 10:24 AM PDT

Rome (AFP) - A US warship has rescued 128 African migrants from an inflatable raft that was threatening to capsize in rough seas in the Mediterranean after a request from Malta, officials said Thursday.

'These people are not crazy'—they're just prepping for doomsday

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Animal rights group wants to put reins on iconic NYC carriage rides

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 05:12 AM PDT

By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Central Park horse and buggy ride, for decades an iconic New York experience along with a Broadway show or a visit to the Empire State Building, is facing extinction. Animal rights groups that had long argued horses do not belong in a congested, urban environment like midtown Manhattan suddenly find themselves with the upper hand. Three weeks before the city's November 5 mayoral election, the top candidates both support ending the practice and say they are open to alternatives, like replacing the horses with 8-seat electric cars. ...

Obama: Shutdown inflicted 'unnecessary damage' on economy

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 09:41 AM PDT

America's political dysfunction encouraged its enemies and depressed its friends, he says.

Ranchers suffer through blizzard, then get hit by shutdown

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 02:02 PM PDT

On the same week that a federal budget standoff shut down vast swaths of the U.S. government, a freak blizzard shut down vast swaths of South Dakota. And both disasters have combined to devastate one of the state's biggest industries.

Shutdown deal settles nothing in the long run

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 05:27 AM PDT

Lawmakers now face a series of deadlines to avoid another crisis.

Booker wins N.J. Senate race, but what does it mean for his future?

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 07:48 PM PDT

Booker won his bid to replace the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg, but it's unknown what kind of senator he will be and whether he can overcome the damage from his Senate race.

Christie's N.J. re-election bid tests themes for a 2016 presidential run

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 06:13 AM PDT

With an eye on 2016, the New Jersey governor seems to be running against his own party as much as his Democratic opponent.

Thirty million people are slaves, half in India: Survey

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 04:17 PM PDT

By Timothy Large LONDON, Oct 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Some 30 million people are enslaved worldwide, trafficked into brothels, forced into manual labor, victims of debt bondage or even born into servitude, a global index on modern slavery showed on Thursday. Almost half are in India, where slavery ranges from bonded labor in quarries and kilns to commercial sex exploitation, although the scourge exists in all 162 countries surveyed by Walk Free, an Australian-based rights group. Its estimate of 29.8 million slaves worldwide is higher than other attempts to quantify modern slavery. ...

Gov't reopens after Congress approves deal

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 07:14 AM PDT

President Obama signs legislation ending the 16-day shutdown and averting a default.