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Obama: No excuses for HealthCare.gov glitches

Obama: No excuses for HealthCare.gov glitches


Obama: No excuses for HealthCare.gov glitches

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 10:41 AM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, on the initial rollout of the health care overhaul. Obama acknowledged that the widespread problems with his health care law's rollout are unacceptable, as the administration scrambles to fix the cascade of computer issues. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)People are working 'overtime, 24-7' to fix the issues, the president says.


Staff member, student attacker die in Nevada school shooting

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 10:46 AM PDT

Police secure the scene near Sparks Middle School after a shooting in Sparks, Nev., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. Authorities are reporting that two people were killed and two wounded at the Nevada middle school. (AP Photo/Kevin Clifford)(Reuters) - A staff member was killed on Monday when a student opened fire at a Nevada middle school, shooting several people before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Washoe County emergency manager Aaron Kenneston said. Two boys taken to a local hospital in critical condition were also students at Sparks Middle School, Kenneston said. (Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)


Bloomberg wins inaugural 'Jewish Nobel Prize'

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 09:37 AM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, May 30, 2013, file photo, Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at the Real Estate Board of New York, in New York. Bloomberg is offering European cities millions of dollars to be government groundbreakers, tapping his personal fortune to extend his cities-as-civic-laboratories campaign overseas as the end of his own tenure nears. The billionaire businessman-turned-politician invited about 600 sizeable European cities Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, to compete for 9 million euros, which is about $12 million, in prizes, from his personal foundation, for plans to improve urban life. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)The award comes as the outgoing New York City mayor contemplates his future after city hall.


Obama: 'No excuse' for health care signup problems

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 11:07 AM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, on the initial rollout of the health care overhaul. Obama acknowledged that the widespread problems with his health care law's rollout are unacceptable, as the administration scrambles to fix the cascade of computer issues. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday said there was "no excuse" for the cascade of computer problems that have marred the rollout of a key element in his health care law, but declared he was confident the administration would be able to fix the issues.


NJ governor ends gay marriage fight as couples wed

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 09:02 AM PDT

Lydia Torres, left, 44, and Jenelle Torres, 42, right, kiss after Newark Mayor and Senator-elect Cory Booker, officiated their wedding ceremony at Newark City Hall just after midnight Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie dropped his legal challenge to same-sex marriages on Monday, removing the possibility that the vows of couples who began getting married hours earlier could be undone by a court.


Egypt's Christians stunned after church shooting

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 09:24 AM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Christians were stunned Monday by a drive-by shooting in which masked gunmen sprayed a wedding party outside a Cairo church with automatic weapons fire, killing four people, including two young girls, in an attack that raised fears of a nascent insurgency by extremists after the military's ouster of the president and a crackdown on Islamists.

Raymond becomes major hurricane as it nears Mexico

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 10:35 AM PDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Raymond strengthened to a Category 3 storm early Monday and threatened to hurl heavy new rains onto a sodden region of Mexico's Pacific Coast already devastated by last month's Tropical Storm Manuel.

AP PHOTOS: Indigenous fashion show in Bolivia

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 08:23 AM PDT

In this Oct. 18, 2013 photo, Aymara Indian women prepare to model clothing by local designers at a Chola fashion show in La Paz, Bolivia. In embroidered shawls, wide skirts, black bowler hats and gold and silver jewelry, Aymara models showed of creations designed to promote Andean style and beauty. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — In dazzling embroidered shawls, wide skirts and black bowler hats, Aymara models strutted their stuff on the catwalk in Bolivia's capital in a fashion show designed to promote Andean style and beauty.


Greek police release photos of abduction suspects

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 09:28 AM PDT

In this police handout photo taken on Thursday , Oct. 17, 2013, Christos Salis, 39, right, and his companion Eleftheria Dimopoulou, 40, or Selini Sali — as the woman has two separate sets of identity papers. pose with the little girl only known as "Maria" in the Larisa regional police headquarters, Greece. Police in Greece have released the photographs of a couple alleged adductors of a girl known ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police released photographs of a couple charged with abducting a girl and judicial authorities put the pair in pre-trial custody Monday as an international search for the child's parents intensified.


Study: 15 percent of US youth out of school, work

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 03:30 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 14, 2013, file photo, a crowd of job seekers attends a health care job fair in New York. Almost 6 million young people, ages 16 to 24, are neither in school nor working, according to a study released Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, by The Opportunity Nation coalition. The study also finds that 49 states have seen an increase in the number of families living in poverty and 45 states have seen household median incomes fall in the last year. The dour report underscores the challenges young adults face now and foretell challenges they are likely to face as they get older. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Almost 6 million young people are neither in school nor working, according to a study released Monday.


70.3M records, 30 days: NSA report draws Paris ire

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 10:08 AM PDT

U.S Ambassador to France Charles H. Rivkin, right, leaves the Foreign Ministry in Paris, after he was summoned Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. The French government had summoned the ambassador to explain why the Americans spied on one of their closest allies. Le Monde newspaper said Monday, Oct. 21, 2013 that documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that the U.S. National Security Agency swept up 70.3 million French phone records in a 30-day period. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)PARIS (AP) — The U.S. National Security Agency swept up 70.3 million French telephone records in a 30-day period, according to a newspaper report Monday that offered new details of the massive scope of a surveillance operation that has angered some of the country's closest allies. The French government summoned the U.S. ambassador for an explanation on Monday and renewed demands for talks on protection of personal data, as well as pledges that the surveillance would cease.


2 dead, 2 boys hurt in Nevada school shooting

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 10:50 AM PDT

Sparks Middle School shootingSPARKS, Nev. (AP) — A shooting at a middle school in northern Nevada has left two people dead and two boys in critical condition, rattling parents, teachers and students as they showed up for the start of the school week.


Thieves pose as truckers to steal huge cargo loads

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 10:37 AM PDT

In this Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 photo, bags of almonds are loaded into a truck at Hughson Nut, Inc., in Livingston, Calif. Hughson has joined a growing number of companies that have become victims of an increasingly common form of commercial identity theft that has allowed con men to make off each year with millions of dollars in merchandise. Thieves, posing as truckers, load freight onto their own tractor-trailers and drive away.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — To steal huge shipments of valuable cargo, thieves are turning to a deceptively simple tactic: They pose as truckers, load the freight onto their own tractor-trailers and drive away with it.


High court to look at death row inmate with low IQ

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 10:48 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eleven years after the Supreme Court barred states from executing mentally disabled inmates, the justices said Monday they will take up a Florida case over how authorities determine who is eligible to be put to death.

Police: 2 dead, 2 hurt in middle school shooting

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 09:36 AM PDT

2 Dead, 2 'Critical' After Nevada Middle School ShootingSPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Police say two people are dead and two more are injured in a shooting at Sparks Middle School in northern Nevada Monday morning.


Bradley to coach Egypt in World Cup playoff

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 08:14 AM PDT

In this Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013 photo, Bob Bradley from the US, Egypt's national team coach talks, during an interview with The Associated Press, in Cairo, Egypt. With Egypt still reeling from a 6-1 loss to Ghana in a World Cup playoff, the team's American coach is hoping to restore some pride to the bruised national side. It's unclear, however, if Bob Bradley will even get the chance to do that. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)CAIRO (AP) — Bob Bradley is hoping to restore some pride to Egypt's bruised soccer team.


Yahoo writer ponders, what 'If Kennedy lived?'

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 09:15 AM PDT

If Kennedy LivedA Yahoo News columnist imagines a very different country had JFK not been assassinated 50 years ago.


After ALCS loss, Tigers' manager Jim Leyland stepping down

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 08:37 AM PDT

Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland watches batting practice from the dugout before Game 6 of the American League baseball championship series against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)DETROIT (AP) — Jim Leyland is stepping down as manager of the Detroit Tigers.


Two dead, two injured in Nevada school shooting

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Police have secured the middle school and are now beginning to investigate.


Ariel Castro neighbor pleads not guilty to murder, rape charges

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 06:57 AM PDT

Elias AcevedoElias Acevedo, 49, appearing in orange jail clothes, remained mostly quiet during a brief court hearing in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court this morning. A judge set bond for Acevedo, who is being held in the county jail, at $5 million. He has been indicted on 293 charges.


Dems could retake House if voter anger carries into 2014

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 07:13 AM PDT

Negotiations Continue On Capitol Hill One Day Before Debt Limit DeadlineDemocrats could win "a significant majority" in the House if the voter anger aimed at Republicans over the government shutdown carries into 2014, new surveys commissioned by a progressive group show.


The gay couples in N.J. who finally got to say 'I do'

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 04:41 AM PDT

The gay couples in N.J. who finally got to say 'I do'"Today is a victory for love," Senator Cory Booker said.


Obama addresses health care problems

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 08:42 AM PDT

File- Thgis Oct. 17, 2013 file photo shows President Barack Obama speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Administration officials say about 476,000 health insurance applications have been filed through federal and state exchanges, the most detailed measure yet of the problem-plagued rollout of President Obama's signature legislation. However, the officials continue to refuse to say how many people have actually enrolled in the insurance markets. Without enrollment figures, it's unclear whether the program is on track to reach the 7 million people projecting by the Congressional Budget Office to gain coverage during the six-month sign-up period. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)The president acknowledges it "hasn't worked as smoothly as it's supposed to work."


Thousands answer Greek appeal on 'abducted' girl

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 05:04 AM PDT

In this undated photo released by charity ''The Smile of the Child'' shows a four-year-old girl at an unknown location. Greek authorities on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013 have requested international assistance to identify the four-year-old girl found living in a Gypsy camp with a couple arrested and charged with abducting her from her birth parents. A police statement says the child was located Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2013 near the town of Farsala, central Greece, during a nationwide crackdown on illegal activities in Gypsy camps. (AP Photo/The Smile of the Child)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek appeal for help in identifying an unknown girl who had been living with a Roma couple has triggered a global outpouring of sympathy and tips — over 8,000 calls so far — but no concrete breakthroughs, authorities said Monday.


Life after the shutdown: Don't expect much progress

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 05:45 AM PDT

From left, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., Senate Budget Committee Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., wind up outlining their approach to tackling the nation's debt problems in the Senate Reception Room at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. With last-minute legislation passed in Congress that reopened the government and averted a national default, bipartisan budget conferees from both houses of Congress emerge from an initial meeting in the Capitol. (AP Photo/ Scott Applewhite)Congress isn't aiming for major breakthroughs in new round of budget talks.


Obama to address widespread health care glitches

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:45 AM PDT

File- Thgis Oct. 17, 2013 file photo shows President Barack Obama speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Administration officials say about 476,000 health insurance applications have been filed through federal and state exchanges, the most detailed measure yet of the problem-plagued rollout of President Obama's signature legislation. However, the officials continue to refuse to say how many people have actually enrolled in the insurance markets. Without enrollment figures, it's unclear whether the program is on track to reach the 7 million people projecting by the Congressional Budget Office to gain coverage during the six-month sign-up period. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expected to acknowledge that widespread problems with his health care law's rollout are unacceptable, as the administration scrambles to fix the glitches.


'Shocking' new NSA spying claims

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 10:57 AM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 19, 2007 file photo shows the National Security Agency building at Fort Meade, Md. 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 Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013 after a review of documents provided by former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)France and Mexico demand answers after fresh allegations from Snowden documents.


Gay couples wed as NJ recognizes nuptials

Posted: 20 Oct 2013 10:43 PM PDT

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Gay couples exchanged vows in early morning ceremonies in several New Jersey communities Monday as the state began recognizing their marriages at 12:01 a.m., becoming the 14th state to do so.

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