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Coroner: Paul Walker may have been going 100 mph

Coroner: Paul Walker may have been going 100 mph


Coroner: Paul Walker may have been going 100 mph

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 11:26 AM PST

ACTOR PAUL WALKER DEATHNo alcohol or drugs found in system of "Fast & Furious" star or the driver in fatal one-car crash.


Second winner of $636M lottery jackpot comes forward

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 11:00 AM PST

CORRECTS SPELLING OF NAME TO YOUNG SOO LEE, NOT YOUNG SOOLEE - Owner Young Soo Lee tends the counter at her small Alliance Center office building newsstand on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, in Atlanta, after lottery officials said one of two winning Mega Millions lottery tickets were purchased from her store in Tuesday's $636 million drawing, The store owner said she sold 1300 lottery tickets on Tuesday rather than the normal sales of about 100 tickets. (AP Photo/David Tulis)SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — California Lottery officials say the second of two winners of the $636 million Mega Millions jackpot has come forward to claim the prize.


Winter storm brings snow, kills at least 11

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 11:03 AM PST

A pedestrian uses his cross-country skies on 58th Street during his morning commute, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in New York. New York City public schools were closed Friday after up to 7 inches of snow fell by morning in the first snowstorm of the winter. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)BOSTON (AP) — A storm dropped a blanket of light, powdery snow across the Northeast and ushered in frigid temperatures Friday that were unusual even for cities accustomed to arctic blasts. The winter weather, which shut down major highways temporarily and grounded flights, was blamed for at least 11 deaths as it swept across the eastern half of the country.


'Science Guy' Nye to debate evolution at creation museum

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Sunshine state to eclipse Empire state

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 09:30 AM PST

In this Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 photo, in Orlando, Fla., Adam Mayfield explains he moved to Florida because he knew he could easily find a job in Orlando after he was laid off in Atlanta last year. Sometime in 2014, Florida will surpass New York in population and become the nation's third-most populous state. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Florida will surpass New York in population this year.


Pope Francis advises priests to leave comfort zone, get out among poor

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 09:22 AM PST

Pope Francis waves as he delivers his first "Urbi et Orbi" message from the balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square at the VaticanBy Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has said men studying for the Roman Catholic priesthood should be properly trained or the Church could risk "creating little monsters" more concerned with their careers than serving people. In comments made in November but only published on Friday, Francis also said priests should leave their comfort zone and get out among people on the margins of society, otherwise they may turn into "abstract ideologists". The Italian Jesuit journal Civilta Cattolica published an exclusive text of the comments, made in a three-hour, closed-door meeting the Argentinian-born pontiff had in late November with heads of orders of priests from around the world. "Formation (of future priests) is a work of art, not a police action.


Morsi rally turns deadly after clash with police in Egypt

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 10:26 AM PST

Supporters of Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi run for cover from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes in the northeastern part of Cairo's Nasr City district on January 3, 2014Cairo (AFP) - At least 11 people were killed across Egypt on Friday as Islamist protesters clashed with police and civilian opponents, the health ministry said, raising its earlier toll of six dead.


Skimpy health law plans leave some "underinsured"

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 11:00 AM PST

This photo taken Dec. 19, 2013 shows Avalere Health Vice President Caroline Pearson posing for a photo in her office in Washington. For working people making modest wages and struggling with high medical bills from chronic disease, President Barack Obama's health care plan sounds like long-awaited relief. But it could turn into an unfulfilled promise. Chronically ill people are likely to be underinsured and face extremely high out-of-pocket costs, says Pearson, who tracks the health care overhaul for Avalere Health, a market research and consulting firm. While the subsidies help, there still may be access problems for some populations. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON (AP) — For working people making modest wages and struggling with high medical bills from chronic disease, President Barack Obama's health care plan sounds like long-awaited relief. But the promise could go unfulfilled.


Obama proposes firearm background check changes

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about his signature health care law, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. It was a moment for Barack Obama to savor. His second inaugural address over, Obama paused as he strode from the podium last January, turning back for one last glance across the expanse of the National Mall, where a supportive throng stood in the winter chill to witness the launch of his new term. "I want to take a look, one more time," Obama said quietly. "I'm not going to see this again."There was so much Obama could not _ or did not _ see then, as he opened his second term with a confident call to arms and an expansive liberal agenda. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)HONOLULU (AP) — The Obama administration on Friday announced a pair of executive actions aimed at strengthening federal background checks for gun purchasers, with a particular focus on limiting firearm access for those with mental health issues.


Greece to review arms purchases amid bribe scandal

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 11:25 AM PST

CORRECTS THE YEAR Dimitris Papachristos, a former arms contract negotiator appears in court to give testimony in a major corruption probe, in Athens on Friday, Jan 3, 2014. Papachristos was taken into custody on corruption charges following his testimony, while the government vowed to overhaul its entire arms procurement process. (AP Photo/Fosphoto, Angeliki Panagiotou)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Defense Ministry in crisis-hit Greece pledged Friday to overhaul arms procurement procedures following the arrest of former weapons contract negotiators accused of paying bribes for major government contracts.


Government might deregulate corn, soybean seeds

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 10:57 AM PST

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The federal government on Friday proposed eliminating restrictions on corn and soybean seeds that are genetically engineered to resist a common weed killer, a move welcomed by many farmers but worrisome to scientists and environmentalists who fear it could invite growers to use more chemicals on crops.

US 'Lost Boy' among many fleeing S Sudan violence

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 10:07 AM PST

In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, displaced people arrive with what belongings they had time to gather by river barge from Bor, some of the thousands who fled the recent fighting between government and rebel forces in Bor by boat across the White Nile, in the town of Awerial, South Sudan. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)AWERIAL, South Sudan (AP) — Phillip Madol once studied in America as one of Sudan's "Lost Boys" who fled bloodshed and famine. This week he was again caught up in a war as he helped his family flee a town that rebels had overrun in South Sudan.


Prague locals want to oust Palestinian embassy

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 09:45 AM PST

Investigators observe the situation in the residence of Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic Jamal Al Jamal, who has died after an explosion in his diplomatic flat in Prague-Suchdol on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/CTK, Katerina Sulova) SLOVAKIA OUTPRAGUE (AP) — Relations between Palestinians and the Czech Republic took a nosedive Friday after residents voiced concerns over the discovery of illegal weapons at the Palestinian embassy complex where a booby-trapped safe killed the ambassador.


Calif. man hopes law license will help immigrants

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 07:37 AM PST

File - In this Aug. 27, 2013 file photo, Sergio Garcia speaks at The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles news conference in Los Angeles. The California Supreme Court granted a law license on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, to Garcia, who is living in the United States illegally. Garcia, who graduated from law school and passed the state bar exam, can begin practicing law despite his immigration status. He arrived in the U.S. illegally 20 years ago to pick almonds with his father. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man who illegally came to the United States two decades ago said he hopes a court ruling granting him a law license will open doors to millions of other immigrants in the same situation.


Will surge of older workers take jobs from young?

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 11:26 AM PST

CHICAGO (AP) — It's an assertion that has been accepted as fact by droves of the unemployed: Older people remaining on the job later in life are stealing jobs from young people.

Gloomy Americans foresee a downhill slide to 2050

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 06:47 AM PST

Penny Trusty, 74, a retired software designer and grandmother of five, poses for a photo in her home in Rockville, Md., Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. Ask people to imagine American life in 2050, and you'll hear some dreary forecasts. Whether they foresee runaway technology or runaway government, rampant poverty or vanishing morality, a majority of Americans predict a future worse than today. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — Ask people to imagine American life in 2050, and you'll get some dreary visions.


Adding a baby to new health law plans not easy

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 09:24 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2013, file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. There's another quirk to the Obama administration's new health insurance system: it lacks a way for consumers to quickly and easily update their coverage for the birth of a baby and other common life changes. It's a reminder that the new coverage for many uninsured Americans comes with a third party in the mix: the feds. And the system's wiring for some vital federal functions isn't yet fully connected. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — You were patient with the government's kooky website, and now you have your health insurance card. That's good, since your family is expecting a new baby.


USDA opens door to new herbicide-resistant seeds

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 08:34 AM PST

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture opened the door Friday to commercial sales of corn and soybean seeds genetically engineered to resist the weed killer 2,4-D, which is best known as an ingredient in the Vietnam War-era herbicide Agent Orange.

Report: Kim Jong Un's uncle executed by horde of dogs

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 06:53 AM PST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R), accompanied by his uncle Jang Song Thaek (L), waves as he inspects a parade of the Worker-Peasant Red Guards at Kim Il-Sung Square in Pyongyang, on September 9, 2013Forget the hangman's noose, the firing squad or lethal injection: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un executed his uncle and a handful of the man's aides by feeding them to a horde of 120 starving dogs, according to a shocking account.


Winter storm turns deadly

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 09:04 AM PST

A tattered flag flies by a flooded yard along the shore in Scituate, Mass., Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. A blustering winter storm that dropped nearly 2 feet of snow just north of Boston, shut down major highways in New York and Pennsylvania and forced U.S. airlines to cancel thousands of flights nationwide menaced the Northeast on Friday with howling winds and frigid temperatures. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)The storm that has pounded the northeast U.S. led to the deaths of nine people.


Lebanon IDs leader of al-Qaida-linked group

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 07:38 AM PST

Lebanese citizens gather at the site of an explosion in a stronghold of the Shiite Hezbollah group at the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. The explosion took place during rush hour in the Haret Hreik neighborhood, killing several people, setting cars ablaze and sending a column of black smoke above the Beirut skyline. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)BEIRUT (AP) — DNA tests confirmed that a man in Lebanese custody is the suspected leader of an al-Qaida-linked group that has claimed responsibility for bombings across the Middle East, the Lebanese army said Friday.


NSA developing computer to crack privacy codes: report

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 05:04 AM PST

An undated aerial handout photo shows the National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters building in Fort Meade, Maryland(Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency is trying to develop a computer that could ultimately break most encryption programs, whether they are used to protect other nations' spying programs or consumers' bank accounts, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. The report, which the newspaper said was based on documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, comes amid continuing controversy over the spy agency's program to collect the phone records Internet communications of private citizens. In its report on Thursday, The Washington Post said that the NSA is trying to develop a so-called "quantum computer" that could be used to break encryption codes used to cloak sensitive information. Other, non-governmental researchers are also trying to develop quantum computers, and it is not clear whether the NSA program lags the private efforts or is ahead of them.


Three dead as Cambodian police open fire on protesters

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 02:20 AM PST

Cambodian police opened fire on protesting garment workers Friday, killing at least three people, as the kingdom's strongman premier faced growing public anger on the streets of the capital. Human rights campaigners condemned the crackdown as the country's worst state violence against civilians in more than a decade. The deaths came after striking workers armed with sticks, rocks and Molotov cocktails clashed with rifle-wielding police in the Veng Sreng factory district of Phnom Penh. The Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights reported a higher toll of at least four civilians shot dead and 21 injured, in what it described as "the worst state violence against civilians to hit Cambodia in 15 years".

Ship involved in Antarctic rescue faces trouble

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 04:19 AM PST

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian icebreaker carrying 52 passengers who were retrieved from an icebound ship in the Antarctic was told to halt its journey home on Friday after concerns that a Chinese vessel involved in the dramatic rescue may also become stuck in the heavy sea ice.

How Army's new laser could change the future of warfare

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 04:53 PM PST

The High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (U.S. Army)An Army official talks with Yahoo News about the recent successful test demonstration of a vehicle-mounted laser system that points toward the future of battlefield engagement.


Strong winter storm pounds Northeast

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 05:25 AM PST

A snow plow pushes snow through Times Square in New YorkFlights are grounded and schools closed as nearly two feet of snow falls in some areas.


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