California grants law license to immigrant

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• California grants law license to immigrant
• Ga. banker accused of $21M fraud in custody after traffic stop
• Newspapers call for Snowden clemency
• Report: Spike in mass shootings means police need new approach
• Grab your shovel: Fierce winter storm bears down on northeast U.S.
• Relief, confusion as new health benefits begin
• 2 newspapers call for clemency for Edward Snowden
• Passengers rescued off ship stuck in Antarctic ice
• Former Israeli PM Sharon in critical condition
• FBI: SF Chinese Consulate fire set intentionally
• Lawyer fined for outing Rowling as thriller writer
• Kerry: Mideast peace still possible despite rifts
• US stocks fall on first day of 2014
• Health overhaul benefits take effect with new year
• Kerry in Israel for new round of Mideast talks
• Rwandan leader accused in killing of ex-spy chief
• Scandal-plagued Toronto mayor launches re-election campaign
• Cheerful passengers live Tweet their Antarctic rescue
• Car bomb kills at least five in Hezbollah district of Beirut
• Mysterious California crop circle destroyed by landowner
• All passengers confirmed rescued from icebound Antarctic ship
• The New York Times calls for Snowden to be allowed back
• 2014's first big storm bears down on northeast US
• Hospital: Former Israeli PM Sharon is critical
• Chicago's murder rate plunged in 2013

California grants law license to immigrant Posted: 02 Jan 2014 10:52 AM PST Sergio Garcia earned a law degree and passed the bar exam while living illegally in the U.S.

Ga. banker accused of $21M fraud in custody after traffic stop Posted: 02 Jan 2014 11:09 AM PST By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - A former Georgia bank director who left a suicide note and vanished while under suspicion he embezzled $21 million has been captured 18 months after he disappeared. Sheriff's deputies arrested Aubrey Lee Price, 47, during a traffic stop on Interstate 95 near Brunswick, Georgia, on Tuesday after noticing the windows of his Dodge pickup appeared to be tinted too darkly to comply with state law, Glynn County Sheriff E. Neal Jump said. Price disappeared soon before his indictment in Georgia on one count of bank fraud in July 2012 and left behind a written confession and a note for family and friends saying he planned to kill himself, authorities said.

Newspapers call for Snowden clemency Posted: 02 Jan 2014 07:34 AM PST Obama should find a way to end the "vilification" of the ex-NSA contractor, N.Y. Times says.

Report: Spike in mass shootings means police need new approach Posted: 02 Jan 2014 05:26 AM PST America's angst over shootings in public places is growing, and with good reason. According to a study obtained by Yahoo News, rampages like the Washington Navy Yard and Los Angeles airport shootings have tripled in recent years.

Grab your shovel: Fierce winter storm bears down on northeast U.S. Posted: 02 Jan 2014 10:16 AM PST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Light snow was falling Thursday in parts of the Northeast, making commutes hazardous for the first work day of the new year and giving some students an extra day off school following Christmas break, as a winter storm promising significant snowfall, strong winds and frigid temperatures bore down.

Relief, confusion as new health benefits begin Posted: 02 Jan 2014 11:01 AM PST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After a troubled rollout, President Barack Obama's health care overhaul now faces its most personal test: How will it work as people seek care under its new mandates?

2 newspapers call for clemency for Edward Snowden Posted: 02 Jan 2014 10:36 AM PST LONDON (AP) — The New York Times and Guardian newspapers have called for clemency for Edward Snowden, saying that the espionage worker-turned-privacy advocate should be praised rather than punished for his disclosures.

Passengers rescued off ship stuck in Antarctic ice Posted: 02 Jan 2014 10:49 AM PST CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — All 52 passengers trapped for more than a week on an icebound Russian research ship in the Antarctic were rescued Thursday when a Chinese helicopter swooped in and plucked them from the ice a dozen at a time.

Former Israeli PM Sharon in critical condition Posted: 02 Jan 2014 10:06 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma for eight years, was in critical condition on Thursday, clinging to life after a decline in the functioning of various bodily organs, his doctors said.

FBI: SF Chinese Consulate fire set intentionally Posted: 02 Jan 2014 11:28 AM PST SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The FBI said Thursday a fire at the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco was ignited in front of the building, leading to an arson investigation and calls from the Chinese government for better protection of diplomats in the U.S.

Lawyer fined for outing Rowling as thriller writer Posted: 02 Jan 2014 10:11 AM PST LONDON (AP) — A lawyer who let slip J.K. Rowling's secret thriller-writer identity has been fined 1,000 pounds ($1,645) for breaching client confidentiality rules.

Kerry: Mideast peace still possible despite rifts Posted: 02 Jan 2014 11:03 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted his Palestinian partner in peace-making efforts on Thursday, accusing him of embracing terrorists "as heroes," harsh words that clouded the start of Secretary of State John Kerry's tenth trip to the region to negotiate a peace deal he claims is "not mission impossible."

US stocks fall on first day of 2014 Posted: 02 Jan 2014 09:53 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market got 2014 off to a weak start Thursday. Major indexes fell after ending last year at record levels. Trading has been quiet this week with many investors on vacation.

Health overhaul benefits take effect with new year Posted: 02 Jan 2014 04:36 AM PST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After a troubled rollout, President Barack Obama's health care overhaul now faces its most personal test: How will it work as people seek care under its new mandates?

Kerry in Israel for new round of Mideast talks Posted: 02 Jan 2014 09:06 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that finding peace between Israel and the Palestinians is not "mission impossible," but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the Palestinian leader as someone who embraces terrorists "as heroes."

Rwandan leader accused in killing of ex-spy chief Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:39 AM PST JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The body of Rwanda's former spy chief was found, possibly strangled, in a hotel in South Africa, police said Thursday. Rwandan dissidents accused President Paul Kagame of ordering his assassination.

Scandal-plagued Toronto mayor launches re-election campaign Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:21 AM PST By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who won global ridicule last year after admitting to having used crack cocaine, registered on Thursday for the October mayoral election, saying he was the best mayor Canada's largest city has ever had and would be re-elected. Supporters and opponents alike have urged him to enter rehab, but Ford has insisted he is not an addict.

Cheerful passengers live Tweet their Antarctic rescue Posted: 02 Jan 2014 06:50 AM PST All of the 52 passengers aboard a ship that's been stranded in the Antarctic ice for the last week were safely transferred by helicopter to a nearby Australian icebreaking vessel on Thursday. The Chinese Xue Long — the "Snow Dragon" — and the Australian Aurora Australis both abandoned attempts to approach the stranded ship through unusually dangerous conditions — risking becoming stuck in the ice themselves. Fortunately, Xue Long had a helicopter on board. The ship's passengers, a mix of tourists, journalists, and scientists, created a makeshift landing spot for the Chinese helicopter just before the New Year.

Car bomb kills at least five in Hezbollah district of Beirut Posted: 02 Jan 2014 10:16 AM PST The blast hit in a Hezbollah neighborhood days after a political adversary died by bomb.

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All passengers confirmed rescued from icebound Antarctic ship Posted: 01 Jan 2014 04:45 PM PST All 52 people were airlifted Thursday from a Russian research vessel.

The New York Times calls for Snowden to be allowed back Posted: 01 Jan 2014 09:41 PM PST "When someone reveals that government officials have routinely and deliberately broken the law," the Times editorial board writes, "that person should not face life in prison at the hands of the same government."  Considering the enormous value of the information he has revealed, and the abuses he has exposed, Mr. Snowden deserves better than a life of permanent exile, fear and flight. "Why didn't he just bring the NSA's activity to the attention of superiors?" He did. Presenting another angle on the ongoing Snowden fiasco is The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus, who describes the man as "insufferable" as well as "smug, self-righteous, egotistical, disingenuous, megalomaniacal, overwrought." She just doesn't like that guy's personality, and that detail is definitely the right thing to focus on here.

2014's first big storm bears down on northeast US Posted: 02 Jan 2014 03:46 AM PST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A winter storm was bearing down on the Northeast on Thursday, promising heavy snow, strong winds and frigid temperatures that will make commutes hazardous for the first work day of the new year.

Hospital: Former Israeli PM Sharon is critical Posted: 02 Jan 2014 02:34 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma for eight years, was in critical condition on Thursday, clinging to life after a decline in the functioning of various bodily organs, his doctors said.

Chicago's murder rate plunged in 2013 Posted: 01 Jan 2014 04:04 PM PST City in the national spotlight recorded the fewest killings since 1965.

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