| Capt. 'Sully' remains 'the eternal optimist' Posted: 15 Jan 2014 07:01 AM PST  It's been five years since Chesley B. Sullenberger landed Flight 1549 in the Hudson River.
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| New video surfaces of U.S. prisoner from Afghan war Posted: 15 Jan 2014 11:27 AM PST  The U.S. military has seen a new video of Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier taken hostage by the Taliban in 2009 and the only known U.S. prisoner of war from the Afghan conflict, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the U.S. military had viewed a video showing Bergdahl alive. The Pentagon declined to confirm the existence of the video. Colonel Steven Warren, a spokesman, said only that the Pentagon was "aware of reports of the video" and that the U.S. military was working to see that Bergdahl comes home safely.
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| 86 frat members sued over fatal tailgating crash Posted: 15 Jan 2014 10:55 AM PST  Dozens of current and former members of a fraternity at Yale University are being sued over a deadly tailgating crash at the 2011 Yale-Harvard football game in New Haven. A U-Haul truck carrying beer kegs ...
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| Apple reaches $32.5M consent decree with U.S. over app purchases Posted: 15 Jan 2014 11:34 AM PST  By Diane Bartz and Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc will refund consumers at least $32.5 million to settle a longstanding complaint that the technology company billed U.S. consumers for charges incurred by children through mobile apps without their parents' consent. Under the terms of the settlement, announced on Wednesday by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Apple also will be required to change its billing practices to ensure it obtains consent from parents before charging for such in-app spending. "Whether you're doing business in the mobile arena or the mall down the street, fundamental consumer protections apply," said FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez. "You cannot charge consumers for purchases they did not authorize." She estimated that children spent millions of dollars without their parents' knowledge, with one mother telling the agency that her daughter spent $2,600 while playing the game "Tap Pet Hotel." Ramirez said the commission had received "tens of thousands of complaints" from consumers over the unauthorized purchases through apps such as Dragon Story and Tiny Zoo Friends.
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| Fallon, Springsteen take a jab at 'fan' Chris Christie Posted: 15 Jan 2014 09:38 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie's favorite rock star had something to say about the bridge scandal that's cost a couple Christie loyalists their jobs.
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| Senate committee: Benghazi attack was preventable Posted: 15 Jan 2014 10:21 AM PST  Security should have tightened prior to the assault on the consulate, the report says.
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| Death toll in Baghdad bombings grows Posted: 15 Jan 2014 08:42 AM PST  By Alistair Lyon BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb attacks and shootings killed at least 75 people in Iraq on Wednesday, police and hospital sources said, making it one of the bloodiest days in months. In the deadliest incident, a bomb blew up in a funeral tent where mourners were marking the death two days ago of a Sunni Muslim pro-government militiaman, police said. In northwestern Iraq, assailants detonated roadside bombs near a bridge in Ain al-Jahash, 60 km (37 miles) south of Mosul as an army patrol was crossing it. Gunmen killed seven truck drivers, kidnapped two and set three trucks ablaze in the mainly Shi'ite district of Maamil in Baghdad's eastern outskirts, police said.
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| Afghan president accuses U.S. of killing 8 civilians Posted: 15 Jan 2014 09:59 AM PST  President Hamid Karzai says the airstrike will further damage ties between the two allies.
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| Teacher hailed as hero in N.M. shooting Posted:  John Masterson confronted the student and persuaded him to drop his gun.
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| Egyptians vote on 2nd day of ballot for charter Posted: 15 Jan 2014 08:40 AM PST  CAIRO (AP) — Undeterred after a day of sporadic violence, Egyptians on Wednesday lined up to vote on the second, final day of a key referendum on the country's new constitution.
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| Officials: Obama likely to OK phone record changes Posted: 15 Jan 2014 05:43 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expected to endorse changes to the way the government collects millions of Americans' phone records for possible future surveillance, but he'll leave many of the specific adjustments for Congress to sort out, according to three U.S. officials familiar with the White House intelligence review.
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| Marines probing validity of online Iraq war photos Posted: 15 Jan 2014 10:50 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Marine Corps says it is attempting to determine the authenticity of photos published by TMZ.com that the entertainment website says show Marines appearing to burn bodies of dead Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah in 2004.
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| Google builds a 'Nest' for future of smart homes Posted: 15 Jan 2014 12:09 AM PST  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When our Internet-connected gadgets and home appliances all learn to talk to each other, Google wants to be at the center of the conversation.
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| Student of New Mexico shooting: 'Blood everywhere' Posted: 15 Jan 2014 08:11 AM PST  ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Students escaping chilly winter temperatures in southeastern New Mexico were congregated in the Berrendo Middle School gym, waiting for classes to start when they heard a loud pop.
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| Heroin and pill abuse stir a battle cry in Vermont Posted: 15 Jan 2014 07:36 AM PST  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Behind the facade of pristine ski slopes, craft beer, quaint village greens and one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, Vermont is grappling with painkiller and heroin abuse, a challenge leaders say is fueling crime and wrecking lives and families disproportionately in this tiny state.
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| AP PHOTOS: Iran's Basij force influences country Posted: 15 Jan 2014 07:48 AM PST  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — With a presence in nearly every city and town across Iran, the paramilitary Basij volunteer corps has an ever-increasing influence on life in the Islamic Republic.
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| Bombings in Iraq striking markets, funeral kill 44 Posted: 15 Jan 2014 03:40 AM PST  BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of bombings across Iraq striking busy markets and a funeral north of Baghdad killed at least 44 people Wednesday, authorities said, as the country remains gripped by violence after al-Qaida-linked militants took control of two cities in western Anbar province.
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| UN says pace of Israeli settler attacks up 4-fold Posted: 15 Jan 2014 04:29 AM PST  QUSRA, West Bank (AP) — The annual rate of Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians has almost quadrupled in eight years, U.N. figures show, buttressing claims that Israeli security forces have largely failed to stem the so-called "price tag" campaign in which thugs cut down trees, deface mosques and beat Palestinian farmers.
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| Nowhere to go for S.Sudanese in C.African Republic Posted: 15 Jan 2014 06:37 AM PST  BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Ibrahim Abakar sleeps with a machete at his side, terrified the darkness will bring death or disappearance as it did for his wife and young sons when armed Christian fighters showed up at their door in the capital of Central African Republic.
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| Berlin museums, Jewish heirs in dispute over art Posted: 15 Jan 2014 08:52 AM PST  BERLIN (AP) — It's a medieval treasure trove worth an estimated quarter of a billion dollars, filled with gold crosses studded with gems and intricate silverwork. For years, it's been at the center of a dispute between a Berlin museum foundation and the heirs of Holocaust-era Jewish art dealers.
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| Contrite Christie pushes 2nd term plans Posted: 14 Jan 2014 11:11 PM PST  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — His critics call him a bully, but New Jersey's Republican Gov. Chris Christie is offering hugs and more apologies to help protect his second-term priorities as a traffic scandal threatens to derail his political future.
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| Seven things you won’t hear at Gitmo Posted: 15 Jan 2014 04:34 AM PST  Prison, er, "detention center" staff choose their words carefully.
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| Obama picks Latino bank founder to head SBA Posted: 15 Jan 2014 06:35 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday will nominate Maria Contreras-Sweet, who founded a Latino-owned community bank in Los Angeles, to lead the Small Business Administration, a White House official said. The nomination will round out Obama's second-term Cabinet. Contreras-Sweet founded ProAmerica Bank and is the chair of the business. The Mexican-born Contreras-Sweet immigrated to the United States at a young age. (Reporting by Steve Holland; Editing by James Dalgleish)
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| ‘Magic’ pitches Obamacare Posted: 14 Jan 2014 05:31 PM PST  The former NBA great is in a 2-minute video encouraging young Americans to sign up.
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| Pope cleans house at bank with new cardinals Posted: 15 Jan 2014 05:08 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis made another move to clean house at the troubled Vatican bank on Wednesday, naming a new roster of cardinal advisers to replace the ones who were in place during its latest brushes with scandal.
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| Vigil draws hundreds after N.M. shooting Posted: 14 Jan 2014 10:10 PM PST  A 12-year-old wounded two classmates before a teacher talked him into dropping his weapon.
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| Senate committee: Benghazi attack was preventable Posted: 15 Jan 2014 07:58 AM PST  Security should have increased prior to the deadly 2012 attack, according to a report.
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