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New look planned for 'Nutrition Facts' labels

New look planned for 'Nutrition Facts' labels


New look planned for 'Nutrition Facts' labels

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 09:11 AM PST

First lady Michelle Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, about helping parents and other consumers make healthier choices as part of her Let's Move program. The Obama administration is proposing new food labels that would make it easier to know about calories and added sugars, a reflection of the shifting science behind nutrition. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)First overhaul in 20 years highlights calories and added sugars, targets serving sizes.


Holder hospitalized as precaution for faintness

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 10:07 AM PST

United States Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during the Human Rights Campaign's 13th annual Greater New York GalaWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says Attorney General Eric Holder was taken to the hospital Thursday as a precaution after experiencing faintness and shortness of breath at work.


Oscar nominees: Here's to you, taxpayers

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:42 AM PST

This film image released by Paramount Pictures shows Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort in a scene from "The Wolf of Wall Street." The movie is nominated for an Oscar for best motion picture of the year as well as four other nominations. This year's best picture race at the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, 2014, has shaped up to be one of the most unpredictable in years. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures and Red Granite Pictures, Mary Cybulsk, filei)The year's notable films garnered more than critical acclaim; they also got big tax breaks.


Tweets capture controversial Ariz. bill debate

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 07:35 AM PST

Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer speaks at a news conference announcing she has vetoed SB1062, a bill designed to give added protection from lawsuits to people who assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays, at the Arizona Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Some call it "anti-gay;" others term it "religious freedom;" Gov. Jan Brewer vetoes it.


Another Cuban 5 spy released from U.S. prison

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 11:15 AM PST

The Federal Correctional Institution is shown early Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 in Safford, Ariz. 50-year-old Fernando Gonzalez, known to U.S. authorities as "Ruben Campa", a member of the "Cuban Five" spy ring, was released from the facility early Thursday where he completed his sentence. (AP Photo/Matt York)MIAMI (AP) — A second member of the "Cuban Five" — the spy ring whose arrests and convictions have caused repeated tensions between Washington and Havana — was released Thursday from a U.S. prison after spending more than 15 years behind bars.


A way forward for Obama and Boehner?

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 03:12 AM PST

Boehner & Obama in the Oval OfficeThe estranged couple might still salvage their relationship, writes Yahoo's Matt Bai.


Arizona governor's veto aimed at own party's right

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:18 AM PST

Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer speaks at a news conference announcing she has vetoed SB1062, a bill designed to give added protection from lawsuits to people who assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays, at the Arizona Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer slapped down the right wing of her own party, vetoing a bill pushed by social conservatives that would have allowed people with sincerely held religious beliefs to refuse to serve gays.


Venezuela opposition struggles to expand appeal

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 10:53 AM PST

A demonstrator throws a rock towards the police during anti government protest in Valencia, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. The protests began with students and were soon joined by others in several cities, upset over crime, economic problems and heavy-handed government response to the protests. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — It is hard to find toilet paper or flour in oil-rich Venezuela these days and the country is plagued by some of the highest inflation, murder and kidnapping rates in the world. Clashes between protesters and security forces loyal to the president have left 16 dead, and a telegenic opposition leader has been thrown in jail.


S African apartheid death squad chief seeks parole

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:44 AM PST

FILE - This file photo taken Sept. 14, 1998, shows police death squad leader, Eugene de Kock, who was sentenced to two life terms and more than 200 years, after a killing spree that cost dozens of lives, at an amnesty hearing of the Truth and Reconcilliation Commision (TRC) in Pretoria, South Africa. After 20 years in jail, de Kock says he is the only member of the former police force serving time for crimes committed on behalf of South Africa's old order and maintains he acted on instructions from leaders who were never punished. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Does forgiveness lead to a better society? Or are some crimes so atrocious that the perpetrators should not be forgiven? South Africa faced these difficult questions after apartheid ended two decades ago, and confronts them again as the government considers parole this year for a notorious death squad leader who worked for the white racist government.


Cautiously, French zoo shows off rare lion cubs

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:27 AM PST

Asiatic lion Shiva, the mother of three cubs, looks out over her domain in the Besancon zoo, eastern France, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. The Besancon zoo held off announcing the December 31 2013 births until this week, afraid the two females and a male might not survive. There are about 300 Asiatic lions in the wild, all in an Indian reserve, according to the WWF. It's one of the world's rarest species. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)BESANCON, France (AP) — Three Asiatic lion cubs are making their debut at a zoo in eastern France, raising slim hopes for one of the world's rarest species.


Cambodia vies for 1st Oscar with 'Missing Picture'

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 04:54 AM PST

This undated photo released by Bophana Center shows a scene of "The Missing Picture" directed by Cambodian film director Rithy Panh. For the past two and a half decades, Panh has made movies that he considers his duty as a survivor of a genocide by the Khmer Rouge regime, and his debt to the dead. His latest, PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The office of Cambodia's most celebrated filmmaker is filled with books on the Khmer Rouge. On his desk, on the walls, in the filing cabinets and in every corner of Rithy Panh's dimly lit office are memories of his country's greatest tragedy.


AP Exclusive: Phone system failed in LAX shooting

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 11:00 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles International Airport police dispatcher who received a call seconds after a gunman opened fire last year didn't know where to send officers because no one was on the line and the airport communications system didn't identify that the call was coming from a security checkpoint emergency phone, two officials told The Associated Press.

Smartphone cameras step closer to high-end power

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 02:01 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2014 file photo, Samsung CEO J.K. Shin presents the new Samsung Galaxy S5 at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show in Barcelona, Spain. Samsung Electronics Co. has beefed up the camera in its Galaxy S5 smartphone due for April release and added smarter camera software, following Sony and Nokia in their upgrades of handset cameras. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Expect sharper, clearer selfies this year.


Russia reportedly sheltering Ukraine's president

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:18 AM PST

Map shows Russia military zones and Ukraine.; 3c x 4 inches; 146 mm x 101 mm;KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia scrambled fighter jets to patrol its border and reportedly gave shelter to Ukraine's fugitive president as pro-Russian gunmen stormed offices of Ukraine's strategic region of Crimea, deepening the crisis for the new Ukrainian government even as it was being formed.


Russia grants protection for Ukrainian president

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 03:14 AM PST

File- This Feb. 19, 2014, file photo shows Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych addressing the nation on a live TV broadcast in Kiev, Ukraine. The fugitive president said in a statement published by three Russian news agencies that he is asking Russia's protection from "extremists." Yanukovych, who fled from Ukraine's capital Kyiv last week, said in the Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, statement that he still considers himself to be the legitimate leader. (AP Photo/Andrei Mosienko, Pool, File)MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow on Wednesday granted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych protection "on the territory of Russia," shortly after the fugitive leader sought help from the Kremlin, according to an official quoted by Russian news agencies.


Jim Lange, 'The Dating Game' host, dies

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 11:20 PM PST

File-This Jan. 16, 1986. file photo shows host Jim Lange, left, congratulating Connie and Steve Rutenbar of Mission Viejo, Calif., after they won $1 million on the TV show " The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime". Lange, the first host of the popular game show "The Dating Game," has died at his home in Mill Valley, Calif. He was 81. He died Tuesday morning after suffering a heart attack, his wife Nancy told The Associated Press Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/File)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jim Lange, the first host of the popular game show "The Dating Game," has died at his home in Mill Valley, Calif. He was 81.


US safety agency to probe GM recall response

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 09:57 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, file photo, the Chevy Cobalt moves on the assembly line at the Lordstown Assembly Plant Thursday Aug. 21, 2008. in Lordstown, Ohio. The U.S. government's auto safety watchdog likely is looking into whether General Motors was slow to report problems that led to a massive small-car recall and 13 deaths. Photo/Ron Schwane, File)DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's auto safety watchdog is investigating whether General Motors acted quickly enough to recall 1.6 million older-model small cars in a case linked to 13 deaths.


Ukraine fugitive president to hold news conference

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:10 AM PST

The Russian flag flies on a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Ukraine's acting interior minister says Interior Ministry troops and police have been put on high alert after dozens of men seized local government and legislature buildings in the Crimea region. The intruders raised a Russian flag over the parliament building in the regional capital, Simferopol, but didn't immediately voice any demands. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news agencies say Ukraine's fugitive president, Viktor Yanukovych, will hold a news conference in southern Russia.


Obama launches ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ to help young minority men

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 03:09 AM PST

My Brother's KeeperPresident Barack Obama will announce a $200 million commitment from foundations on Thursday afternoon to bolster the lives of young men and boys of color.


Pro-Russia gunmen seize offices in Crimea

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 05:15 AM PST

Crimean Tatars, right clash with police in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. More than 10,000 Muslim Tatars rallied in support of the interim government. That group clashed with a smaller pro-Russian rally nearby. Fistfights broke out between pro- and anti-Russian demonstrators in Ukraine's strategic Crimea region on Wednesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered massive military exercises just across the border. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)Gunmen storm government buildings in the Ukrainian region and raise the Russian flag.


North Korea fires short-range missiles into sea

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 07:15 AM PST

FILE - In this Monday, May 20, 2013 file photo, a mock Scud-B missile of North Korea, left, and other South Korean missiles are displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea says Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, North Korea has fired 4 suspected short-range missiles into eastern waters. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired four suspected short-range missiles into its eastern waters Thursday, South Korean defense officials said, in an apparent effort to protest ongoing U.S.-South Korean military exercises that Pyongyang calls a rehearsal for invasion.


Arizona governor vetoes antigay bill

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 05:10 PM PST

In this photo tweeted by the office of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, Brewer vetoes Senate Bill 1062, a Republican bill that set off a national debate over gay rights, religion and discrimination and subjected Arizona to blistering criticism from major corporations and political leaders from both parties, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, in Phoenix. The caption that accompanied the photo on Twitter read, "Moments ago, I vetoed #SB1062." (AP Photo/Office of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer)The bill would have allowed state businesses to discriminate against LGBT customers.


Russian spy ship docks in Havana

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 02:40 PM PST

A Soviet-made Lada limousine passes by Russian Vishnya (also known as Meridian) class warship CCB-175 Viktor Leonov, docked, on February 26, 2014, at Havana harborHavana (AFP) - A Russian warship was docked in Havana on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, without explanation from Communist Cuba or its state media.


Population explosion: NASA discovers 715 new alien worlds

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 11:12 AM PST

This NASA artist concept depicts multiple-transiting planet systemsNASA's Kepler space telescope has discovered more than 700 new exoplanets, nearly doubling the current number of confirmed alien worlds. The Kepler space telescope is responsible for more than half of these finds, hauling in 961 exoplanets to date, with thousands more candidates awaiting confirmation by follow-up investigations. "This is the largest windfall of planets — not exoplanet candidates, mind you, but actually validated exoplanets — that's ever been announced at one time," Douglas Hudgins, exoplanet exploration program scientist at NASA's Astrophysics Division in Washington, told reporters today.[Gallery: A World of Kepler Planets] About 94 percent of the new alien worlds are smaller than Neptune, researchers said, further bolstering earlier Kepler observations that suggested the Milky Way galaxy abounds with rocky planets like Earth.


Federal judge strikes down Texas gay marriage ban

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 11:45 AM PST

Cleopatra De Leon, left, and partner, Nicole Dimetman, right, arrive at the U.S. Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in San Antonio, where a federal judge is expected to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Texas' ban on same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has struck down Texas' ban on gay marriage, but is leaving it in place pending a ruling by an appeals court later this year.


Ukraine protesters nominate new prime minister

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 12:39 PM PST

Former economy minister Arseny Yatseniuk stands on the stage during a rally in Independence Square in KievMillionaire ex-banker Arseniy Yatsenyuk was praised by U.S. diplomat in leaked call.


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