| Americans kick off 2-day holiday shopping marathon Posted: 29 Nov 2013 08:20 AM PST  The holiday shopping season started as a marathon, not a sprint.
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| Obama says 'nowhere to go but up' after HealthCare.gov debacle Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:12 AM PST  By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's popularity has taken a beating over the botched October 1 launch of Obamacare, but in a television interview set to air on Friday, Obama said he believes Americans eventually will appreciate his signature healthcare reform. Reflecting on his poll numbers in an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters, Obama said: "I've gone up and down pretty much consistently throughout. "But the good thing about when you're down is that usually you got nowhere to go but up," Obama added, according to excerpts released by ABC. The interview was taped last week as the Obama administration scrambled to meet a self-imposed November 30 deadline to overhaul HealthCare.gov, the website used in 36 states to shop for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare.
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| US forces operating 'normally' in China air zone Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:21 AM PST  The Pentagon said Friday that American forces will continue normal operations despite China scrambling fighter jets to monitor US and Japanese aircraft in Beijing's newly declared air defense zone. China's announcement last weekend it was extending an air defense identification zone over islands disputed by China and Japan was disregarded by several nations, and US B-52 bombers entered the area. The United States, South Korea, Japan and other countries have accused Beijing of increasing regional tensions with the air defense zone.
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| Thai protesters swarm army headquarters compound Posted: 29 Nov 2013 08:37 AM PST  BANGKOK (AP) — Protesters forced their way onto the grounds of Thailand's army headquarters on Friday, asking the military to support their increasingly aggressive campaign to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. The army insisted it will not take sides in the dispute.
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| China sends fighters to ID flights by US and Japan Posted: 29 Nov 2013 08:12 AM PST  BEIJING (AP) — China said it launched two fighter planes Friday to investigate flights by a dozen U.S. and Japanese reconnaissance and military planes in its new maritime air defense zone over the East China Sea.
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| Skier's custody case becomes women's-rights cause Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:19 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — When Olympic skier Bode Miller handed his infant son to the baby's mother in a courtroom this week, she was handed a victory — for now — in a case that became a rallying point for women's-rights advocates.
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| Techies vs. NSA: Encryption arms race escalates Posted: 29 Nov 2013 07:43 AM PST SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Encrypted email, secure instant messaging and other privacy services are booming in the wake of the National Security Agency's recently revealed surveillance programs. But the flood of new computer security services is of variable quality, and much of it, experts say, can bog down computers and isn't likely to keep out spies. |
| Dog found under rubble 9 days after Ill. tornado Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:10 AM PST  WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A six-month-old pit bull that was buried under a pile of rubble for more than a week after a tornado ripped through a central Illinois city has been coaxed to freedom with hot dogs and reunited with his owner.
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| Top US commander apologizes for Afghan airstrike Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:32 AM PST  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan apologized to President Hamid Karzai for a drone strike that killed a child and NATO promised an investigation Friday as rising tensions threatened efforts to persuade the Afghan leader to sign a long-delayed security agreement.
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| Did Comet ISON survive? Scientists see tiny hope Posted: 29 Nov 2013 08:07 AM PST  STOCKHOLM (AP) — A comet that gained an earthly following because of its bright tail visible from space was initially declared dead after essentially grazing the sun. Now, there is a silver of hope that Comet ISON may have survived.
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| BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Resist buying; donate coats Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:47 AM PST  The holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals. In Rhode Island, volunteers set up a coat-exchange program as an alternative to consumerism.
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| Washington dog found after 9 days under rubble Posted: 29 Nov 2013 04:33 AM PST WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A dog and his owner have been reunited after the animal was found under a pile of rubble more than a week after a tornado ripped through a central Illinois city. |
| BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Penney store manager encouraged Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:33 AM PST  The holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals — but they went out shopping anyway. After a lackluster 2012, the manager for J.C. Penney's Manhattan store said he was encouraged by what he's seeing.
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| BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Partial power outage in Del. Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:22 AM PST The holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals — but they went out shopping anyway. Some stores in Newark, Del., were left in the dark during a brief power outage. |
| BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Ga. couple sees line, leaves Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:10 AM PST The holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals — but they went out shopping anyway. Yet the line was too long for one Georgia couple. |
| Pizza Hut offers to rehire manager who refused to open on holiday Posted: 28 Nov 2013 03:31 PM PST  franchise in Indiana is mulling over a rehire offer from the worldwide pizza chain after he was fired for refusing to open the restaurant on Thanksgiving Day. Tony Rohr, 28, said he was told to write a letter of resignation after deciding to give his employees at the Elkhart, Indiana, store the holiday off. He told South Bend, Indiana, station WSBT-TV that he instead wrote a letter explaining why the store, part of Yum Brands Inc, should be closed, and then he was fired. Pizza Hut's corporate office said in a statement it "strongly recommended that the local franchisee reinstate the store manager, and they have agreed." Although the choice to open on a holiday is made at the local level, most U.S. franchise locations are closed on Thanksgiving, it said.
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