Lincoln's most famous words remembered

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• Lincoln's most famous words remembered
• Zimmerman must give up guns to get out of jail during assault case
• U.S., Afghanistan agree to security pact ahead of key meeting
• Egypt revolutionaries make return to Tahrir Square
• Toronto mayor, stripped of powers, vows to fight
• Signs of life amid misery reveal Filipinos' spirit
• Va. senator's son dies in home after dad stabbed
• Russian crash probe blames faulty pilot maneuvers
• AP PHOTOS: 'Selfie' is declared word of the year
• Oxford Dictionaries: 'Selfie' is word of the year
• Police: Va. senator in hospital after assault
• AP PHOTOS: Selfies: smartphone self-portraits
• Thousands gather to commemorate Gettysburg Address
• 'Apocalyptic' storm floods Sardinia, 17 dead
• 'Montana Dueling Dinos' to sell at NYC auction
• Backlash grows over celebrity hunter Melissa Bachman's kill
• Facing drug scandal, Ford says he has weight issue
• Obama job disapproval reaches a career high
• Selfie tops twerk as Oxford's word of the year
• Fla. judge sets Zimmerman bond on assault charge, forbids weapons
• Thousands of Afghan elders to decide if U.S. troops stay or go
• Deadly blasts near Iran Embassy in Beirut
• Search for victims as Sardinia floods leave 18 dead
• Toronto crack-smoking mayor says he's 'not perfect'

Lincoln's most famous words remembered Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:07 AM PST People gather in Gettysburg to honor the speech delivered 150 years ago.

Zimmerman must give up guns to get out of jail during assault case Posted: 19 Nov 2013 11:03 AM PST George Zimmerman Was Arrested for an Alleged Aggravated Assault

U.S., Afghanistan agree to security pact ahead of key meeting Posted: 19 Nov 2013 11:21 AM PST The United States said on Tuesday it was still working through details of a security pact with Afghanistan, denying the two countries have agreed on the final text of an agreement that will determine future U.S. troop presence in the country beyond 2014. Afghan spokesman Aimal Faizi said earlier the sides had agreed on a final version of the bilateral security pact that will be submitted to Afghan tribal and political leaders for approval this week. But State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters: "There are still some final issues that we are working through. We are not there yet." U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the issue with Afghan President Hamid Karzai by telephone earlier on Tuesday, Psaki added.

Egypt revolutionaries make return to Tahrir Square Posted: 19 Nov 2013 09:56 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's revolutionary activists, overshadowed since leading the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak, showed a new vigor Tuesday, scuffling with supporters of the military-backed government in Cairo's Tahrir Square and wrecking a state memorial dedicated to slain protesters only hours after it was inaugurated.

Toronto mayor, stripped of powers, vows to fight Posted: 19 Nov 2013 08:59 AM PST TORONTO (AP) — Mayor Rob Ford said Toronto's City Council had no business stripping him of most of his powers over his admitted crack cocaine use and heaving drinking, implying in a television interview aired Tuesday that many councilors are no different from him.

Signs of life amid misery reveal Filipinos' spirit Posted: 19 Nov 2013 04:25 AM PST TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — They found the hoop in the ruins of their obliterated neighborhood. They propped up the backboard with broken wood beams and rusty nails scavenged from vast mounds of storm-blasted homes.

Va. senator's son dies in home after dad stabbed Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:04 AM PST CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, who ran unsuccessfully for governor four years ago, was stabbed Tuesday in his head and chest at his home, and his son died at the residence from a gunshot wound, police said.

Russian crash probe blames faulty pilot maneuvers Posted: 19 Nov 2013 08:09 AM PST MOSCOW (AP) — The pilots of a Boeing 737 that plunged to earth at the Kazan airport, killing all 50 aboard, lost speed in a steep climb then overcompensated and sent the plane into a near-vertical dive, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by Russian aviation experts.

AP PHOTOS: 'Selfie' is declared word of the year Posted: 19 Nov 2013 09:37 AM PST Smartphone self-portraits are now so prevalent that Britain's Oxford University Press has crowned "selfie," the name the public has given them, as the word the year for 2013.

Oxford Dictionaries: 'Selfie' is word of the year Posted: 19 Nov 2013 06:31 AM PST LONDON (AP) — Michelle Obama shared one with her "first dog" Bo, Hillary Clinton tweeted one with her daughter Chelsea. Now "selfie" — the smartphone self-portrait — has been declared word of the year for 2013, according to Britain's Oxford University Press.

Police: Va. senator in hospital after assault Posted: 19 Nov 2013 08:33 AM PST CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A state senator and former gubernatorial candidate was critically injured Tuesday after being assaulted at his Virginia home, and another person was found dead inside the home, police and hospital officials said.

AP PHOTOS: Selfies: smartphone self-portraits Posted: 19 Nov 2013 09:04 AM PST Smartphone self-portraits are now so prevalent that Britain's Oxford University Press has crowned "selfie," the name the public has given them, as the word the year for 2013.

Thousands gather to commemorate Gettysburg Address Posted: 19 Nov 2013 07:36 AM PST GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — On the Civil War battlefield where President Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that symbolized his presidency and the sacrifices made by Union and Confederate forces, thousands gathered Tuesday, historians and everyday Americans alike, to ponder what the Gettysburg Address has meant to the nation.

'Apocalyptic' storm floods Sardinia, 17 dead Posted: 19 Nov 2013 05:17 AM PST ROME (AP) — The Mediterranean island of Sardinia, prized by the jet-set for its white sand beaches and crystal-clear seas, was a flood-ravaged mud bath Tuesday after a freak torrential rainstorm killed at least 17 people, downed bridges and swept away cars.

'Montana Dueling Dinos' to sell at NYC auction Posted: 18 Nov 2013 11:07 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — It started with a dinosaur pelvis protruding through the rock at a Montana ranch. Three more months of chiseling and digging revealed a remarkable discovery: two nearly complete, fossilized dinosaur skeletons of a carnivore and herbivore, their tails touching.

Backlash grows over celebrity hunter Melissa Bachman's kill Posted: 19 Nov 2013 08:14 AM PST More than 250,000 people have signed an online petition demanding that South Africa deny future entry to Melissa Bachman, a big game hunter whose smiling photo with a dead lion has sparked considerable outrage.

Facing drug scandal, Ford says he has weight issue Posted: 19 Nov 2013 06:23 AM PST The embattled Toronto mayor told Matt Lauer he doesn't actually remember smoking crack cocaine in his now infamous "drunken stupor," but that he is nonetheless fit to lead.

Obama job disapproval reaches a career high Posted: 19 Nov 2013 06:23 AM PST President Obama has been hammered by the botched rollout of the Affordable Care Act.

Selfie tops twerk as Oxford's word of the year Posted: 19 Nov 2013 01:22 AM PST Selfie is the 2013 word of the year, Oxford Dictionaries announced Tuesday, edging out some stiff competition from twerk. Usage of the word has increased 17,000 percent over the past 12 months, said Oxford Dictionaries, which publishes the mammoth Oxford English Dictionary (OED), styled as the definitive record of the English language. Selfie is defined as "a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website". In 2013 it evolved from a social media buzzword to mainstream shorthand for a self-portrait photo.

Fla. judge sets Zimmerman bond on assault charge, forbids weapons Posted: 19 Nov 2013 11:01 AM PST A central Florida judge freed George Zimmerman on $9,000 bond on Tuesday and forbade him from possessing weapons or ammunition on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and domestic violence during a dispute with his girlfriend. Zimmerman, who was acquitted this summer in the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, was arrested in Florida on Monday after police said he pointed a shotgun at his girlfriend. Zimmerman, 30, was taken to a jail in Sanford, Florida, and faces three charges including aggravated assault, a felony;

Thousands of Afghan elders to decide if U.S. troops stay or go Posted: 19 Nov 2013 01:29 AM PST By Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - Thousands of Afghan tribal and political leaders will gather in the Afghan capital this week to decide whether to allow U.S. troops to stay after the 2014 drawdown of foreign forces. Without an accord on the Bilateral Security Agreement, the United States says it could pull out all of its troops at the end of 2014, leaving Afghanistan's fledgling security forces on their own to fight the Taliban-led insurgency. Security was tight in Kabul ahead of the Loya Jirga, a traditional Afghan grand assembly convened to debate matters of national importance, following a suicide bomb attack outside the tent over the weekend. "The Loya Jirga is crucial for the future of our country," said Farhad Sediqqi, a member of parliament who will attend the assembly.

Deadly blasts near Iran Embassy in Beirut Posted: 19 Nov 2013 09:33 AM PST The Iranian cultural attaché is among 23 people killed in the twin explosions.

Search for victims as Sardinia floods leave 18 dead Posted: 19 Nov 2013 11:19 AM PST OLBIA (Italy) (AFP) - Italian emergency workers searched house by house on the island of Sardinia on Tuesday after a Mediterranean cyclone triggered flash floods, leaving 18 people dead and forcing thousands to seek emergency shelter. "We are looking inside homes, inside basements, particularly in outlying areas," Gianfranco Galaffu, local director of the civil protection agency for the worst affected northern part of the island, told AFP. For now we are taking care of the most acute emergencies," he said, adding that personnel and equipment were being sent in from other parts of Sardinia and mainland Italy. Thousands were displaced by the flooding, said Environment Minister Andrea Orlando.

Toronto crack-smoking mayor says he's 'not perfect' Posted: 19 Nov 2013 06:32 AM PST Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - Toronto's disgraced mayor, who has admitted to smoking crack and binge drinking, said he's "not perfect" and takes full responsibility for the embarrassment he's caused. But, in interviews with US broadcasters aired Tuesday, a defiant Rob Ford -- who on Monday was stripped of most of his remaining powers -- disputed he has an alcohol problem.

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