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Three killed in Maryland mall shooting

Three killed in Maryland mall shooting


Three killed in Maryland mall shooting

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 10:35 AM PST

Shoppers walk past a stores in a mall in Columbia, Maryland, on December 28, 2010Howard County Police announced the fatalities via Twitter and urged people inside the suburban Columbia Mall "to stay in place."


Police say 3 dead after shooting at Maryland mall

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 11:07 AM PST

Emergency vehicles are seen at mall in ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — Someone armed with a gun opened fire at a busy shopping mall in suburban Baltimore on Saturday. Three people died, including the person believed to be the shooter, police said.


Hagel seeks root cause of nuke missile problems

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 10:38 AM PST

This image provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh, right, and Tech. Sgt. Justin Richie, a 341st Maintenance Operations Squadron team trainer, riding in a work cage on Nov. 20, 2012, inside the T-9 maintenance trainer at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. In taking a deep look at trouble inside U.S. nuclear forces, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is searching for the root causes of recent Air Force missteps but also for ways to make the nuclear warrior's job more attractive when the military has turned its attention away from such weapons. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Beau Wade)WASHINGTON (AP) — In taking a deep look at trouble inside U.S. nuclear forces, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is searching for the root causes of recent Air Force missteps but also for ways to make the nuclear warrior's job more attractive at a time when the military has turned its attention away from such weapons.


Syria antagonists in 'half-steps' of peace talks

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 10:22 AM PST

Anas al-Abdeh, center, a member of the Syrian National Coalition, Syria's main political opposition group, is surrounded by journalists after a meeting with a delegation of the Syrian government at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. The Syrian government and the country's opposition held direct talks on Saturday for the first time since they entered into a war three years ago, the UN said. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. mediator trying to broker peace after three years of civil war in Syria said the agreement by the antagonists to face each other at peace talks for the first time Saturday is an accomplishment to be measured in "half-steps."


Philippines, Muslim rebels clinch peace deal

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 09:40 AM PST

Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, front left, chairperson of Philippine Government Peace Panel, and Mohagher Iqbal, front right, chief negotiator for the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), exchange signed documents as Malaysian facilitator Abdul Ghafar Tengku Mohamed, front center, witnesses after the 43rd GPH-MILF Exploratory Talks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group completed talks Saturday on a deal to end four decades of fighting that has killed tens of thousands of people and helped foster Islamic extremism in Southeast Asia. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group completed talks Saturday on a deal to end four decades of fighting that has killed tens of thousands of people and helped foster Islamic extremism in Southeast Asia.


In address, Obama to focus on economic opportunity

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 10:04 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Struggling to generate second-term momentum, Obama will confront a politically divided Congress with a demand to expand economic opportunity in America, asserting in his State of the Union address Tuesday that he will take action on his own if lawmakers fail to help shrink the income gap between the rich and the poor. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Struggling to generate second-term momentum, President Barack Obama will use Tuesday's State of the Union address to announce new executive actions on job training and retirement security, while prodding a divided Congress to work harder on expanding economic mobility for middle class Americans.


32 presumed dead in Quebec fire, 8 confirmed

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 09:04 AM PST

An emergency worker walks past a sign that reads "Look out for our residents" as they search through the icy rubble of a fire that destroyed a seniors' residence Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in L'Isle-Verte, Quebec. Five people are confirmed dead and 30 people are still missing, while with cause of Thursday morning's blaze is unclear police said. Authorities are using steam to melt the ice and to preserve any bodies that are buried. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)L'ISLE-VERTE, Quebec (AP) — The painstaking search through the iced-over remains of a burned-out Quebec retirement home resumed Saturday morning, with friends and relatives of the missing awaiting news. Just eight bodies of the 32 presumed dead have been recovered.


Hospital considers judge's order on pregnant woman

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 10:47 AM PST

Erick Munoz, center, husband of Marlise Munoz is escorted by attorneys as he walks to 96th District Court Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. A judge has ordered a Texas hospital to remove life support for a pregnant, brain-dead woman. Judge R. H. Wallace Jr. issued the ruling Friday in the case of Marlise Munoz. John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth has been keeping Munoz on life support against her family's wishes. Munoz was 14 weeks pregnant when her husband found her unconscious Nov. 26, possibly due to a blood clot. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp)FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Hospital executives in North Texas were conferring Saturday with the district attorney's office to determine their next step following a judge's ruling that they must disconnect life support for a pregnant, brain-dead woman, according to a hospital official.


Divided Egypt marks 3rd anniversary of uprising

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 08:26 AM PST

An Egyptian vendor displays a mask of Egypt's Defense Minister, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, in Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the 2011 uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protesting as the country marks the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising, as supporters of the military gathered in rival rallies in other parts of the capital, many of them urging military chief el-Sissi, the man who removed Morsi, to run for president.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)CAIRO (AP) — In large, state-backed rallies complete with dancing horses and traditional music, military supporters celebrated the anniversary of Egypt's 2011 uprising Saturday, calling for the army chief to run for president. At the same time, security forces cracked down on rival demonstrations by Islamist supporters of the ousted president — and by secular activists critical of both camps.


Syria antagonists 'haven't achieved much' in talks

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 09:54 AM PST

Anas al-Abdeh, center, a member of the Syrian National Coalition, Syria's main political opposition group, is surrounded by journalists after a meeting with a delegation of the Syrian government at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. The Syrian government and the country's opposition held direct talks on Saturday for the first time since they entered into a war three years ago, the UN said. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. mediator trying to broker peace after three years of civil war in Syria says "we haven't achieved much" after two brief face-to-face encounters between the government and the opposition.


Hospital told to take pregnant woman off support

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 05:05 AM PST

Erick Munoz, center, husband of Marlise Munoz is escorted by attorneys as he walks to 96th District Court Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. A judge has ordered a Texas hospital to remove life support for a pregnant, brain-dead woman. Judge R. H. Wallace Jr. issued the ruling Friday in the case of Marlise Munoz. John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth has been keeping Munoz on life support against her family's wishes. Munoz was 14 weeks pregnant when her husband found her unconscious Nov. 26, possibly due to a blood clot. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp)FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — For two months, Erick Munoz has sat inside a North Texas hospital room next to his pregnant, brain-dead wife, with what would be their second child together growing inside her.


RNC showcased update, while losing image remains

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 07:28 AM PST

In this Jan. 24, 2014, photo, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus is seen at the RNC winter meeting in Washington. The dueling faces of a conflicted political party were on display for all to see at the just-concluded RNC meeting. The reminder of the divisions comes a year after Priebus published a report aimed at modernizing the party and boosting its ranks, and as Republicans eye their best chance at taking control of both houses of Congress since 2002. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — The dueling faces of a conflicted political party were on display for all to see at the just-concluded Republican National Committee meeting.


Skirting tough topics, Syrian antagonists in talks

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 08:07 AM PST

Anas al-Abdeh, center, a member of the Syrian National Coalition, Syria's main political opposition group, is surrounded by journalists after a meeting with a delegation of the Syrian government at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. The Syrian government and the country's opposition held direct talks on Saturday for the first time since they entered into a war three years ago, the UN said. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)GENEVA (AP) — Sitting face to face at a U-shaped table and buffered by a U.N. mediator, Syria's government and the Western-backed opposition trying to overthrow President Bashar Assad avoided directly touching on the war dividing them, focusing Saturday on the relatively safe topic of humanitarian aid.


Police confirm shooting at suburban Baltimore mall

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 09:17 AM PST

COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — A shooting occurred at a mall in Maryland on Saturday morning, police said. It was not immediately known whether there were injuries or how many potential shooters may have been involved.

Egypt: Police clash with Islamist supporters

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 03:37 AM PST

Egyptians wave national flags as they greet an army helicopter flying over Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. As Egyptians mark the third anniversary of their spectacular revolt against autocrat Hosni Mubarak in the name of democracy on Saturday, there has been a powerful sign of the country's stunning reversals since: letters of despair by some of the prominent activists who helped lead the uprising, leaked from the prisons where they are now jailed. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protesting as the country marks the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising.


Syrian govt., rebels face off -- briefly, silently

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 05:56 AM PST

U.N. mediator Lakhdar Brahimi listens during a press briefing at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. After three days of escalating rhetoric _ and a day spent assiduously avoiding contact within the United Nations _ the two sides will meet The first face-to-face meeting between Syria's government and the opposition hoping to overthrow Bashar Assad started and ended after barely a half-hour Saturday.


Officials say 2 police captured by Kiev protesters

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 06:19 AM PST

Protesters clash with police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. As riots spread from Ukraine's embattled capital to nearly half of the country, President Viktor Yanukovych promised Friday to reshuffle his government and make other concessions - but a top opposition leader said nothing short of his resignation would do. Hours after the president's comments, huge fireballs lit up the night sky in central Kiev and plumes of thick black smoke rose from burning tires at giant barricades erected by protesters. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)Officials warned that police could storm the Kiev city hall to free two policemen allegedly captured by demonstrators.


Philippines, Muslim rebels agree on peace pact

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 09:33 PM PDT

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III delivers a speech on national television at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Aquino said Sunday that his government has reached a preliminary peace agreement with the nation's largest Muslim rebel group in a major breakthrough toward ending a decades-long insurgency in the country's south. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group have reached a preliminary peace deal that is a major breakthrough toward ending a decades-long insurgency that killed tens of thousands and held back development in the south.


Peaceful solution to Ukraine crisis remains 'futile,' minister says

Posted: 24 Jan 2014 04:24 PM PST

Anti-government protesters clash with the police in the center of the Ukrainian capital Kiev during the night on January 25, 2014Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko said Saturday that protesters are hoarding firearms at their headquarters.


Stephen Hawking's 'mind-bending' theory

Posted: 24 Jan 2014 05:21 PM PST

FILE - This is a Saturday, June 16, 2012 file photo of Physicist and best-selling author Stephen Hawking appears in Seattle. Hawking was taking part in the Seattle Science Festival Luminaries Series. Physicist Stephen Hawking has dropped plans to attend a major conference in Israel in June, prompting criticism Wednesday May 8, 2013 from Israeli officials who believe he has joined a boycott organized to protest Israel's treatment of the Palestinians (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)The famous theoretical physicist claims that black holes do not actually exist.


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