| Putin visits Team USA in Sochi Posted: 14 Feb 2014 08:27 AM PST  Athletes in the Olympic house got a surprise visit from their host.
|
| Consumers liken Comcast-TWC merger to creation of 'Death Star' Posted: 14 Feb 2014 09:29 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cable subscribers don't give Comcast and Time Warner Cable good grades when it comes to customer satisfaction. So after Comcast announced its $45 billion purchase of Time Warner Cable Thursday, it didn't take long for consumers to start venting their frustrations over high prices, spotty service and fears of a monopoly.
|
| Before smooching in the Philippines, lovers are pointed to life jackets Posted: 14 Feb 2014 09:28 AM PST  Rescuers are deploying in the Philippines' Manila Bay to help distracted lovers aboard boats who could fall into the water while on Valentine's Day cruise dates, the coastguard said Friday. The authorities expect the bay, with its spectacular views of the sunset, to throb with activity by sundown as couples hop onto yachts and cruise ships for deck-side, candle-lit dinners accompanied by romantic music from live bands. Hundreds of lovers are expected in the area until midnight, and the main danger would be people falling overboard, coastguard spokesman Commander Armando Balilo said in a statement announcing the safety measures. "We cannot prevent people from being sweet on Valentine's Day but they should be alert and be mindful of their safety, be mindful of their environment," he said.
|
| Obama turns attention to California drought Posted: 14 Feb 2014 09:44 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will offer millions of dollars in federal aid for drought-stricken California during a visit with farmers and ranchers Friday and outline plans to seek $1 billion from Congress to help communities manage the effects of climate change.
|
| American's photo takes top prize in World Press Photo contest Posted: 14 Feb 2014 08:22 AM PST  World Press Photo of the Year 2013 --- John Stanmeyer, USA, VII for National Geographic --- 26 February 2013, Djibouti City, Djibouti - African migrants on the shore of Djibouti city at night, raising their phones in an attempt to capture an inexpensive signal from neighboring Somaliaâa tenuous link to relatives abroad. Djibouti is a common stop-off point for migrants in transit from such countries as Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea, seeking a better life in Europe and the Middle East. |
| Thousands flee deadly volcano eruption Posted: 14 Feb 2014 06:08 AM PST  The eruption of Mount Kelud could be heard 125 miles away, Indonesian authorities say.
|
| Pileup on icy Pennsylvania Turnpike injures dozens, snarls traffic for miles Posted: 14 Feb 2014 10:34 AM PST  At least 30 motorists were injured Friday morning in massive chain-reaction crashes on an ice-slickened Pennsylvania Turnpike outside Philadelphia, according to news reports. Hundreds of motorists are now stuck on the state's primary east-west highway while authorities try to clear the chaos left by a series of accidents involving multiple tractor-trailers and scores of cars.
|
| 'House of Cards' cast gets presidential endorsement Posted: 14 Feb 2014 09:18 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Barack Obama's latest playful executive order is a tweeted effort to limit "House of Cards" plot spoilers.
|
| Fear looms in Indian villages as man-eating tiger prowls Posted: 14 Feb 2014 07:05 AM PST  MANIWALA, India (AP) — She lies in wait while her victims are collecting firewood, or taking cattle to graze, or working in the fields. She has grabbed people in broad daylight, carrying them away silently into the forests or the sugarcane fields. By the time the victims are found, often little is left but a pair of shoes, unspeakable gore and a ring of drying blood.
|
| Another messy morning in winter-weary Northeast Posted: 14 Feb 2014 09:09 AM PST  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Commuters faced slick roads on Friday after yet another winter storm brought snow and ice to the East Coast, leaving at least 24 people dead, including a pregnant woman struck by a mini-plow in New York City whose baby was then born by cesarean section and two Good Samaritans killed when they tried to aid a truck driver on a snow-covered interstate in North Carolina.
|
| Judge: Va. same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional Posted: 14 Feb 2014 09:36 AM PST  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — In a first for the South, Virginia's same-sex marriage ban has been overturned, with a federal judge ruling that the voter-approved amendment is unconstitutional and declaring the move "another moment history when We the People becomes more inclusive."
|
| More mayhem: Fresh snow for East Coast Posted: 13 Feb 2014 11:40 PM PST  The misery continues a day after a fierce winter storm slammed the region.
|
| Indonesia volcano erupts; 2 killed, 100,000 evacuated Posted: 14 Feb 2014 02:45 AM PST  SUGIHWARAS, Indonesia (AP) — An explosive volcanic eruption on Indonesia's most populous island blasted ash and debris 18 kilometers (12 miles) into the air Friday, killing two people while forcing authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 and close six airports.
|
| US struggling at oval, focus on high-tech suits Posted: 14 Feb 2014 07:40 AM PST  SOCHI, Russia (AP) — They were touted as the fastest speedskating suits in the world.
|
| Pistorius says he mourns for girlfriend he killed Posted: 14 Feb 2014 07:54 AM PST  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic athlete who faces a murder trial next month, marked Valentine's Day with what he said were a few words from his heart.
|
| Thousands of zoo animals killed in Europe yearly Posted: 14 Feb 2014 08:27 AM PST  STOCKHOLM (AP) — People around the world were stunned when Copenhagen Zoo killed a healthy 2-year-old giraffe named Marius, butchered its carcass in front of a crowd that included children and then fed it to lions. But Marius' fate isn't unique — thousands of animals are euthanized in European zoos each year for a variety of reasons. Zoo managers say their job is to preserve species, not individual animals. In the U.S., zoos try to avoid killing animals by using contraceptives to make sure they don't have more offspring than they can house, but that method has also been criticized for disrupting animals' natural behavior.
|
| AP PHOTOS: Icicles dazzle in Lake Superior caves Posted: 14 Feb 2014 02:13 AM PST  APOSTLE ISLANDS, Wisconsin (AP) — Just as people dress differently when temperatures plunge below zero, so does nature.
|
| Inquiry says Incognito, 2 others harassed Martin Posted: 14 Feb 2014 10:40 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Two other Miami Dolphins offensive linemen joined Richie Incognito in bullying Jonathan Martin, and at least one other lineman and an assistant trainer were also targets of the vicious taunts and insults, according to a report ordered by the NFL.
|
| AP PHOTOS: It's spring somewhere; MLB camps open Posted: 14 Feb 2014 10:46 AM PST  While the eastern U.S. shovels out from yet another snowstorm, they're breaking out the bats and balls in Florida and Arizona. All 30 Major League Baseball teams will have opened spring training camp by the time the weekend is over.
|
| Gov't fails to issue rules on musical instruments Posted: 14 Feb 2014 09:17 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Busted guitars, mangled cellos, broken banjos, lost lutes — musicians who rely on airlines to get them to performances have seen it all.
|
| Pope's marriage recipe: 'Please, thanks, sorry' Posted: 14 Feb 2014 10:21 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis offered some Valentine's Day advice Friday for a lasting marriage, telling 25,000 lovebirds that the recipe for success lies in saying three simple words: "Please, thanks and sorry."
|
| Couples celebrate overturned Va. gay marriage ban Posted: 14 Feb 2014 10:09 AM PST  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The two couples at the center of a fight over the legality of gay marriage in Virginia are celebrating a federal judge's ruling overturning the state's ban.
|
| Trucks, dozens of cars crash on Pa. turnpike Posted: 14 Feb 2014 10:11 AM PST PHILADELPHIA (AP) — At least two pileups involving tractor-trailers and scores of cars blocked one side of an ice-coated Pennsylvania Turnpike outside Philadelphia on Friday, injuring at least 30 people and tying up traffic for miles. |
| AP PHOTOS: Best face forward for Sochi fans Posted: 14 Feb 2014 08:06 AM PST  A Russian fan sports a heart in the colors of Russia's flag for Valentine's Day. Canadian spectators pose with full-face maple leaves. A hockey fan rooting for Norway applies red makeup before a men's game.
|
| Once hounded, Sephardic Jews find Spanish embrace Posted: 14 Feb 2014 09:22 AM PST  MADRID (AP) — They were burned at the stake, forced to convert or chased into exile. Now Spain is moving to right a half-millennium old "historic mistake" against its onetime flourishing Sephardic Jewish community: the EU country is on the verge of offering citizenship to descendants of victims — estimated to number in the millions.
|
| Kerry faces tough sell in China on NKorea, tension Posted: 14 Feb 2014 02:22 AM PST  BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday appealed for China's help in bringing a belligerent North Korea back to nuclear disarmament talks but faced an uncertain response as the request was accompanied by demands for Beijing to roll back a series of increasingly aggressive steps it has taken to assert itself in territorial disputes with its smaller neighbors.
|
| U.S. delegate to Sochi: We didn't feel backlash Posted: 13 Feb 2014 11:59 AM PST  Caitlin Cahow and other gay athletes sent to Olympics in apparent protest over Russian laws.
|
| NYC's new mayor fends off angry kids over snow day Posted: 13 Feb 2014 10:51 AM PST  Mayor Bill de Blasio has been on the job for only six weeks, but has already thoroughly alienated one constituency.
|
