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Hijacker tries to divert plane to Sochi

Hijacker tries to divert plane to Sochi

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 10:18 AM PST

Turkish Air Force F16 jet fighterSafe landing after Ukrainian passenger on Istanbul-bound flight claimed there was a bomb.

Winter Olympics 2014: Best Moments of the Opening Ceremony

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 10:45 AM PST

Winter Olympics 2014: Best Moments of the Opening CeremonySOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Olympic mascots the Polar Bear and the Leopard wave during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Rand Paul pitches libertarian ideas to social conservatives

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 03:03 AM PST

Rand Paul Responds to Obama's SpeechRand Paul takes a pragmatist approach to bringing social conservative on board with libertarian reforms.

Lawmaker: Obama's redo of terrorism law stalls

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 04:34 AM PST

U.S. Congressman Adam SchiffThe NSA spying controversy has distracted the president, says Rep. Adam Schiff.

International court to investigate Central African Republic crime allegations

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 07:42 AM PST

AK-47 assault rifle with a magazine of ammunition, a bag of grenades and a flak jacket are seen on ground after AU peacekeepers found them during search and disarmament operation in Kilometre 9 in capital BanguiThe International Criminal Court will open a preliminary examination into crimes allegedly committed during the conflict in the Central African Republic, the court's prosecutor said in a statement on Friday. "The plight of civilians in CAR since September 2012 has gone from bad to worse," said prosecutor Fatou Bensouda in a statement, adding that some victims of crimes, which included alleged killings and acts of rape and sexual slavery, appeared to have been singled out on religious grounds. The preliminary examination announced on Friday could proceed to a second investigation if prosecutors find evidence strong enough to justify it.

Sochi opening ceremony details revealed

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A worldwide audience can expect 3,500 fireworks during the 2 1/2-hour gala.

Biden, Amtrak introduce new electric locomotives for East Coast

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 07:16 AM PST

Biden stresses infrastructure investment in PhillyVice President Joe Biden got a peek at Amtrak's newest locomotive Thursday and used the occasion to call for more infrastructure investment, stressing the importance of an improved transportation system. ...

Syria starts evacuating civilians from besieged Homs center

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 07:31 AM PST

Civilians carry their belongings as they wait to be evacuated from a besieged area of HomsBy Khaled Hariri HOMS, Syria (Reuters) - Syria evacuated three busloads of civilians from a besieged area of Homs on Friday, the first stage of a planned three-day humanitarian ceasefire in the city which has suffered some of the worst devastation of Syria's three-year conflict. The buses carrying dozens of weary-looking evacuees, accompanied by Syrian Arab Red Crescent officials, arrived at a meeting point outside Homs watched by soldiers and police. The deal is the first positive result of peace talks which were launched two weeks ago between Syria's warring foes and resume on Monday in Geneva, with little prospect of resolving core grievances behind a war which has killed 130,000 people.

Olympic medalist Kwan stumps for her politician husband while covering Games

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 06:34 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2012 file photo, former figure skater Michelle Kwan waves at an on-ice recognition for her Hall of Fame induction at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif. Kwan is fitting in some time for political campaigning while she covers the Sochi Games. The two-time Olympic figure skating medalist is asking notable names to pose for a photo holding a pin supporting Clay Pell for governor of Rhode Island. Her husband announced Jan. 27, 2014, that he is running for the state's top office. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Michelle Kwan is fitting in some time for political campaigning while she covers the Sochi Games.

U.S. job growth dips, employers add 113K jobs in January

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 10:26 AM PST

In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, photo, job seekers line up to meet prospective employers during a career fair at a hotel in Dallas. The government issues the January jobs report on Friday, Feb. 7. 2014. (AP Photo/LM Otero)WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprisingly weak jobs report for a second straight month has renewed concern that the U.S. economy might be slowing after a strong finish last year.

Muslims flee capital of Central African Republic

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 07:31 AM PST

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Thousands of Muslims fled for their lives from the capital of Central African Republic on Friday, with Christian crowds cheering as the truckloads of Muslim families made their way out of town. One man who fell off a truck was subsequently killed and his body mutilated, highlighting the savagery faced by those Muslims who stayed behind.

7 things you should know about the Sochi opening ceremony

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The competition may have already started at the Sochi Games, but let's face it, the Olympics don't really get started until we're wowed by the opening ceremonies.

Ice storm's wake leaves customers in dark

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 10:12 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2014, a man inspects an ice covered downed tree that took out an utility line and landed atop a minivan, after a winter storm in Philadelphia. Utility crews aren't getting much relief from the weather as they work to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of people in Pennsylvania and Maryland, two days after an ice storm downed power lines and toppled trees. Forecasters say that the cold weather gripping the mid-Atlantic on Friday should remain in place through the weekend, and that snow is possible. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)Hundreds of thousands of people in Pennsylvania and Maryland remain without electricity.

Pentagon aims to boost missile defense spending

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 06:26 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2014, file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at the Pentagon in Washington. Hagel is ordering military leaders to put a renewed emphasis on moral behavior across the force following a series of ethical lapses that have included cheating scandals among the Navy and Air Force's nuclear missions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)The U.S. Defense Department will reportedly ask Congress for $4.5 billion in extra funding.

Leaked audio reveals embarrassing U.S. exchange on Ukraine, EU

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 04:21 PM PST

File photo of U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Nuland walking in the opposition camp at Independence Square in KievBy Doina Chiacu and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A conversation between a State Department official and the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine that was posted on YouTube revealed an embarrassing exchange on U.S. strategy for a political transition in that country, including a crude American swipe at the European Union. The leaked conversation appeared certain to embarrass the United States and seemed designed to bolster charges - from Russia, among others - that the Ukrainian opposition is being manipulated by Washington, which President Barack Obama's administration strenuously disputes.

Asia leaders join Sochi as Obama, others stay away

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 08:45 AM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 file photos, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping take part in a video conference with commanders of Russian and Chinese navy ships in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi, Russia. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Chinese counterpart Xi appear not to be bothered by the international ruckus over Russia's law restricting gay rights. Unlike President Barack Obama, who pointedly declined to attend the Winter Olympics, the leaders of the world's second and third largest economies — where gay rights are not a hot-button political issue — are going to Sochi. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service, File)TOKYO (AP) — When top Western leaders decided to stay away from Russian President Vladimir Putin's Winter Olympics, he wasn't exactly left friendless: he has the heads of leading Asian nations and others to help show the world that not everyone is put off by his human rights record and the anti-gay law he championed.

Muslims flee Central African Republic's capital

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 09:55 AM PST

At PK12, the last checkpoint at the exit of the town, thousands of Muslim residents from Bangui and Mbaiki flee the Central African Republic Bangui in a mass exodus using cars, pickups, trucks, lorries and motorcycles, escorted by Chadian troops, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Tit-for-tat violence killed more than 1,000 people in Bangui alone in a matter of days in December. An untold number have died in the weeks that followed, with most of the attacks in Bangui targeting Muslims. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Thousands of Muslims climbed aboard trucks protected by heavily armed Chadian soldiers in a mass exodus Friday from the capital of Central African Republic. Their flight follows months of escalating attacks on anyone perceived as supporting a now-defunct Muslim rebel government blamed for scores of atrocities during its rule of this predominantly Christian country.

Evacuation begins for civilians from Syrian city

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 10:14 AM PST

In this video image released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens sit inside a bus after they evacuated the besieged rebel-held neighborhood of of Jouret el-Shayah in Homs province, Syria, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. The Syrian government on Friday began evacuating civilians trapped in rebel-held parts of a battleground city under a rare deal struck between the government and the opposition that also included a three-day cease-fire allowing humanitarian aid convoys to the besieged areas. (AP Photo/SANA)BEIRUT (AP) — Children, elderly women on wheelchairs and other civilians were evacuated Friday from besieged neighborhoods of Syria's battleground city of Homs under a deal struck between the government and the opposition that also included a three-day cease-fire allowing aid convoys to enter.

Hoffman's funeral draws Streep, Blanchett

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 09:28 AM PST

Actress Michelle Williams, right, arrives at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola for the private funeral of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in New York. Hoffman, 46, was found dead Sunday of an apparent heroin overdose. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)NEW YORK (AP) — The private funeral for Philip Seymour Hoffman in Manhattan on Friday is underway with a somber, star-studded audience in attendance that includes Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Ethan Hawke, Amy Adams, Ellen Burstyn and Spike Lee.

Young activist fights to bring deported mom back

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 08:27 AM PST

In this Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013 photo, Melba Soza embraces her son Jose Antonio as he arrives at the airport in Bilbao, Spain from the United States for a five-day visit with his mother. For the past three years, Jose has been on a mission: To bring his mother back to the U.S. His work has taken him to Congress, gotten him meetings with the likes of Donald Trump and Mark Zuckerberg, landed him on television. Along the way, he has grown into a steady force in the national immigration debate, a young but powerful voice for his family and the many others hoping to one day reunite. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)MIAMI (AP) — He remembers the moment so clearly, the last time he saw his mother on American soil.

Scientists find 800,000-year-old footprints in UK

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 07:36 AM PST

Undated handout photo issued by the British Museum Friday Feb. 7, 2014 of some of the human footprints, thought to be more than 800,000 years old, found in silt on the beach at Happisburgh on the Norfolk coast of England, with a camera lens cap laid beside them to indicate scale. (AP Photo/British Museum)LONDON (AP) — They were a British family on a day out — almost a million years ago.

Syria begins evacuating civilians trapped in Homs

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 08:43 AM PST

In this video image released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens sit aboard a bus after they evacuated the besieged rebel-held neighborhood of of Jouret el-Shayah, in Homs province, Syria, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. The Syrian government on Friday began evacuating civilians trapped in rebel-held parts of a battleground city under a rare deal struck between the government and the opposition that also included a three-day cease-fire allowing humanitarian aid convoys to the besieged areas. (AP Photo/SANA)BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government on Friday began evacuating civilians trapped in rebel-held parts of a battleground city under a rare deal struck between the government and the opposition that also included a three-day cease-fire allowing humanitarian aid convoys to the besieged areas.

After 22 years, Leno gave 'Tonight' his farewell

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 08:18 AM PST

Jay Leno appears during the final taping of NBC's NEW YORK (AP) — Make way for Jimmy Fallon.

Sochi Olympics kick off with grand opening

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 09:04 AM PST

A Russian child yawns while others wave the national flag as the Russian national anthem is played during the live telecast of the 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in downtown Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Music, dance and plenty of Russian bravado unleashed the ultimate achievement of Vladimir Putin's Russia on Friday — a Winter Olympics to showcase the best athletes on ice and snow that the world has to offer.

SOCHI SCENE: That opening ceremony bump

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 09:29 AM PST

One of the Olympic rings fails to open during a portion of the show where snowflakes were supposed to transition to rings during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The opening ceremony for the Sochi Games hit a bump when only four of the five Olympic Rings materialized in a wintry opening scene.

US envoy: Ukraine must reform to get aid

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 09:32 AM PST

An opposition supporter wearing a Ukrainian flag gestures as he sings the national anthem in the center of Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Ukrainian protesters lambasted parliament on Thursday for its lack of action, and a senior U.S. diplomat arrived in Kiev to try to help find a resolution to the country's grinding political crisis. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland met separately with President Viktor Yanukovych and with opposition leaders during her two-day stay in the Ukrainian capital. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Washington is willing to consider financial aid to Ukraine as the country struggles through a polarizing political crisis, but only if it undertakes political and economic reforms, a top U.S. diplomat said Friday.

CDC: New norovirus strain caused cruise ship outbreak

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 03:18 PM PST

Rick O'Shea answers a question as he waits to board the Explorer of the Seas cruise ship after it docked at a berth in Bayonne, N.J., Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. O'Shea says his company BYOPlanet services is preparing to disinfect the ship. The number of passengers and crew reported stricken ill on the cruise ship has risen to nearly 700. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)ATLANTA (AP) — A new strain of stomach bug was the virus responsible for almost 700 recent illnesses on a Caribbean cruise ship.

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman mourned at NYC wake

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 06:23 PM PST

Oscar-nominated actress Amy Adams and her fiancé Darren Le Gallo arrive at a wake for actor Philip Seymour Hoffman at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in New York. Hoffman died Sunday of a suspected drug overdose in his New York apartment. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)NEW YORK (AP) — Mourning for Philip Seymour Hoffman continued as family and close friends paid their respects to the actor at a Thursday night wake in Manhattan.

Stroke advice breaks ground for women's health

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 03:09 PM PST

Denise Miller poses on her front porch Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Southington, Ohio. Miller suffered a stroke last year that fooled doctors at two Northeast Ohio hospitals before it was finally diagnosed at the Cleveland Clinic. She was 36 and had no traditional risk factors.The American Heart Association on Thursday issued its first guidelines for preventing strokes in women, focusing on birth control, pregnancy, depression and other risk factors that women face uniquely or more frequently than men do. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)American Heart Association issues first-ever guidelines focused on risks unique to women.

Biden says NYC airport is 'third-world'

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 12:49 PM PST

Vice President Joe Biden is seen during an Amtrak Siemens ACS-64 Cities Sprinter electric locomotive unveiling event, on Thursday, Feb., 6, 2014 in Philadelphia. Seventy new locomotives enter revenue service along the Northeast and Keystone corridors. (Michael Perez/AP Images for Siemens)VP dings LaGuardia airport while speaking about need to invest in U.S. infrastructure.

Critics say Norwegian Air plans to 'Walmart' the skies

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 08:34 AM PST

File photo of a Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800 in the air near Oslo AirportNew low-cost airlines frequently start with a headlong race to bottom-line prices and no-frills service, but U.S. carriers and others are worried newcomer Norwegian Air has figured out a way to bypass regulations that rule the market and could even affect passenger safety.

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