| At least 2 injured in N.M. school shooting Posted: 14 Jan 2014 08:57 AM PST  A suspect is in custody and the Roswell middle school locked down, police say.
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| Kerry turns to Vatican for help with release of American jailed in Cuba Posted: 14 Jan 2014 09:18 AM PST  By Warren Strobel VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday asked the Vatican to help win the release of an American contractor who has been in jail in Cuba since 2009. Kerry, the first Catholic U.S. secretary of state in more than 30 years, stopped at the Vatican on his way to Kuwait to hold talks with Pope Francis' top aide, Secretary of State Archbishop Pietro Parolin. The talks mostly centered on the Middle East and efforts to bring an end to the Syrian civil war ahead of a peace conference in Geneva later this month.
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| 'You suck': Politicians read their hate mail Posted: 14 Jan 2014 07:54 AM PST  The result is hilarious.
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| Christie proposing longer school day amid scandal Posted: 14 Jan 2014 06:02 AM PST  The New Jersey governor will make the case that children would be better prepared.
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| Beanie Babies billionaire could get prison time Posted: 14 Jan 2014 09:38 AM PST  CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced the billionaire creator of Beanie Babies to two years of probation but no prison for tax evasion.
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| French president indignant over tabloid report Posted: 14 Jan 2014 09:32 AM PST  PARIS (AP) — Under pressure over a magazine report that he is having a secret affair with an actress, French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday he is going through "painful moments" but otherwise sidestepped specifics on his personal life.
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| Dozens arrested for being gay in north Nigeria Posted: 14 Jan 2014 10:33 AM PST  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — First the police targeted the gay men, then tortured them into naming dozens of others who now are being hunted down, human rights activists said Tuesday, warning that such persecution will rise under a new Nigerian law.
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| Christie to address scandal in speech, aide says Posted: 14 Jan 2014 09:20 AM PST  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Faced with a widening political scandal that threatens to undermine his second term and a possible 2016 presidential run, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will address the issue in his State of the State address Tuesday and say that it won't stop him from pursuing his agenda, according to an aide.
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| Man fatally shot at Fla. theater over texting Posted: 14 Jan 2014 08:22 AM PST  WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (AP) — A 71-year-old retired police officer accused of shooting a man dead in a Florida movie theater told authorities that "he was in fear of being attacked" during Monday's confrontation.
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| 200 fleeing S. Sudan violence die after boat sinks Posted: 14 Jan 2014 09:42 AM PST  JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A boat carrying civilians desperately fleeing heavy violence in South Sudan sank while crossing the Nile River, killing some 200 people, a military official said Tuesday, as fighting between rebels and government forces moved closer to the capital.
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| 5 things to know about Alex Rodriguez's lawsuit Posted: 14 Jan 2014 07:17 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez sued Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association in an effort to overturn the season-long drug suspension imposed last weekend by arbitrator Fredric Horowitz. Here are five things to know about the complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan:
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| AP PHOTOS: Heat wave hits Australian Open Posted: 14 Jan 2014 09:13 AM PST  Scorching temperatures at the Australian Open thinned crowds at Melbourne Park and prompted players to pile bags of ice on their heads and necks between points.
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| Hospital: 14-year-old likely target of NM shooting Posted: 14 Jan 2014 09:51 AM PST ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Officials at a Texas hospital say a 14-year-old boy who was the likely target of a school shooter in southeastern New Mexico has been brought there in critical condition. |
| 200 dead in S. Sudan after boat fleeing war sinks Posted: 14 Jan 2014 08:21 AM PST JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Some 200 people fleeing warfare died after a boat crossing the Nile River sank, a South Sudanese military official said Tuesday, as fighting between rebels and government forces moved closer to the national capital. |
| Phone firms balk at proposed spy data shift Posted: 14 Jan 2014 06:56 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Telephone companies are quietly balking at the idea of changing how they collect and store Americans' phone records to help the National Security Agency's surveillance programs. They're worried about their exposure to lawsuits and the price tag if the U.S. government asks them to hold information about customers for longer than they already do.
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| Aide says Christie to address scandal in speech Posted: 14 Jan 2014 09:01 AM PST TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Faced with a widening political scandal that threatens to undermine his second term and a possible 2016 presidential run, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will address the issue in his State of the State address Tuesday and say that it won't stop him from pursuing his agenda, according to an aide. |
| Health care signups: More older Americans so far Posted: 14 Jan 2014 12:37 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Younger people went for President Barack Obama at election time, but will they buy his health insurance?
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| U.S. appeals court strikes down Internet rules Posted: 14 Jan 2014 07:21 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday struck down the latest effort by the Federal Communications Commission to require internet providers to treat all traffic the same, a policy known as net neutrality. The FCC did not have the legal authority to enact the 2011 regulations, which were challenged in a lawsuit brought by Verizon Communications Inc, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said in its ruling. (Reporting by David Ingram)
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| Vatican urges Syria ceasefire during Kerry visit Posted: 14 Jan 2014 08:13 AM PST  The Vatican urged an unconditional ceasefire in Syria and the involvement of all regional players including Iran in peace talks next week, as US Secretary of State John Kerry visited the Holy See on Tuesday. Kerry spoke to the Vatican's right-hand man, Pietro Parolin, chiefly about Syria and preparations for the Geneva II talks due to start on January 22, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi told reporters.
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| JPMorgan's profits tumble after massive regulatory penalties Posted: 14 Jan 2014 07:42 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase said Tuesday that its profits fell 7 percent in the fourth quarter, hampered by more legal woes and a decline in the bank's investment banking business.
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| Murray frets over heat after players faint at Australian Open Posted: 14 Jan 2014 05:12 AM PST  Andy Murray warned organisers were risking a tragedy Tuesday as extreme temperatures caused players to faint and vomit in a day of extraordinary scenes at the Australian Open. The Scot, who safely progressed alongside Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, queried whether it was safe to play in temperatures which touched 42.2 Celsius (108 Fahrenheit). You've just got to be very careful these days," said the world number four after his first-round win against Japan's Go Soeda. In the comparative cool of the evening session, Nadal was given easy passage when mercurial home hope Bernard Tomic retired with a thigh injury when one set down.
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| Ex-Fla. cop accused in fatal shooting over texting Posted: 13 Jan 2014 11:52 PM PST  WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (AP) — An argument over texting in a Florida movie theater Monday triggered a retired Tampa police captain to fatally shoot a man sitting in front of him, as about 25 horrified moviegoers looked on, sheriff's officials said.
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| Dozens of trade-offs in $1.1 trillion budget bill Posted: 14 Jan 2014 10:49 AM PST  The sales job is on for a spending bill that would pay for government operations through October.
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| Christie tries shifting focus amid scandals Posted: 14 Jan 2014 04:04 AM PST  The New Jersey governor likely will discuss his achievements in today's address.
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| Mexico urges masked vigilantes to stand down Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:22 PM PST  Mexico's government on Monday pledged to take control of a violent western state after days of fighting between masked vigilantes and members of one of the country's most powerful drug cartels. Since late last year, vigilante groups in the state of Michoacan have moved deeper into territory controlled by the Knights Templar cartel and they now are converging on Apatzingan, considered one of gang's main strongholds. The vigilantes' advance has raised the risk of a bloody urban battle in Apatzingan.
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| Calif. chicken plant closes again after cockroach cleanup Posted: 13 Jan 2014 01:11 PM PST  LIVINGSTON, Calif. (AP) — A California chicken farm that reopened over the weekend after it was shut because of a cockroach infestation says it's "voluntarily and temporarily" suspending operations again.
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| Suspicious backpack leads to student's arrest outside Houston Posted: 13 Jan 2014 11:39 AM PST  A student was taken into custody after a possible explosive device was found near the premises of a Houston-area school on Monday, local TV broadcaster KHOU reported school officials as saying. There have been no explosions and no injuries in the incident at Seven Lakes High School in Katy, a western suburb of Houston. Further details about the student taken into custody were not immediately available. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Harris County Sheriff's Office and the Houston Police bomb squad were looking into a suspicious backpack found just outside the school, the broadcaster reported.
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| Southwest pilots grounded after airport mix-up Posted: 13 Jan 2014 11:51 AM PST  Still no word on why flight to Branson, Mo., landed at wrong airport with shorter runway.
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