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• Week's second snow storm expected to be milder
• Former President George H.W. Bush remains hospitalized
• Woman in custody in NYC subway shoving death
• Police have suspect in custody in NYC subway death
• Woman charged in Newtown fraud sought Sandy relief cash
• Egypt president warns against new unrest
• Two killed as Russian passenger plane splits apart after landing
• Road trip on tap for NASA's Mars rover in new year
• Plane on fire after running off Moscow runway
• UN envoy says Syrian collapse threatens region
• McCartney, 'God particle' scientist get honors
• Attackers in India rape case to face murder charge
• Woman charged in New York firefighter slayings
• Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests
• Sweaters knit by Myanmar's Suu Kyi sell for $123K
• Russian police free child hostage, kill seven militants in Dagestan
• For Senate leaders, is a 'cliff' deal a mission impossible?
• Gay marriage law goes into effect in Maine
• Would-be adoptive parents look beyond Russia
• Body of missing girl found in empty Las Vegas lot
• Wall Street ends sour week with fifth straight decline
• 'Tragic number': Chicago reaches 500 homicides
• Police ID man pushed to death at NY subway station
• Senate approves $60.4 billion Superstorm Sandy reconstruction bill
• Coroner IDs body as girl seen with slash suspect

Week's second snow storm expected to be milder Posted: 29 Dec 2012 12:07 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Snow from a mild but widespread winter storm began falling Saturday over most of the Northeast and the upper Ohio River Valley, the second in less than a week for the regions.

Former President George H.W. Bush remains hospitalized Posted: 29 Dec 2012 11:29 AM PST HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush remains in intensive care in a Houston hospital recovering from a fever that arose after a long battle with bronchitis.

Woman in custody in NYC subway shoving death Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:40 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — A woman is in custody in the death of a man who was shoved in front of a speeding subway train, and she "made statements implicating herself," New York City police said Saturday.

Police have suspect in custody in NYC subway death Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:23 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say they have a suspect in custody in the death of a man who was shoved in front of a speeding subway train.

Woman charged in Newtown fraud sought Sandy relief cash Posted: 29 Dec 2012 09:34 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — A woman charged with trying to swindle donors by posing as a relative of a child killed in the Connecticut school massacre had also been soliciting money for Hurricane Sandy relief.

Egypt president warns against new unrest Posted: 29 Dec 2012 09:23 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist president warned against any unrest that could harm the drive to repair the country's battered economy in his first address before the newly convened upper house of parliament on Saturday, urging the opposition to work with his government.

Two killed as Russian passenger plane splits apart after landing Posted: 29 Dec 2012 06:22 AM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian passenger plane with up to 12 people on board split into three pieces after sliding off a runway and crashing into a highway outside a Moscow airport on Saturday, officials said. State-run RIA news agency said two people were killed. A photograph posted on the Internet showed a wrecked plane on a highway outside Vnukovo airport, with smoke billowing from the back end and only a mangled part of the front half visible. "After a hard landing, the plane split into three pieces," Yelena Krylova, chief spokeswoman for the airport, said in televised comments. ...

Road trip on tap for NASA's Mars rover in new year Posted: 29 Dec 2012 06:01 AM PST PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Since captivating the world with its acrobatic landing, the Mars rover Curiosity has fallen into a rhythm: Drive, snap pictures, zap at boulders, scoop up dirt. Repeat.

Plane on fire after running off Moscow runway Posted: 29 Dec 2012 05:44 AM PST MOSCOW (AP) — A passenger airliner is on fire after running off the runway while landing at Moscow's Vnukovo airport.

UN envoy says Syrian collapse threatens region Posted: 29 Dec 2012 05:28 AM PST MOSCOW (AP) — The United Nations envoy for Syria warned Saturday that the country's civil war could plunge the entire region in chaos by sending an unbearable stream of refugees into neighboring countries, but his talks in Moscow brought no sign of progress toward settling the crisis.

McCartney, 'God particle' scientist get honors Posted: 29 Dec 2012 05:11 AM PST LONDON (AP) — Stella McCartney, who designed the uniforms worn by Britain's record-smashing Olympic team, and Scottish physicist Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the so-called "God particle," are among the hundreds being honored by Queen Elizabeth II this New Year.

Attackers in India rape case to face murder charge Posted: 29 Dec 2012 03:00 AM PST NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police charged six men with murder on Saturday, hours after a woman who was gang-raped and beaten on a bus in New Delhi nearly two weeks ago died in a Singapore hospital.

Woman charged in New York firefighter slayings Posted: 29 Dec 2012 12:35 AM PST ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — William Spengler raised no alarms in prison for 17 years and for more than a decade afterward. Well-spoken, well-behaved and intelligent, his demeanor was praised by four straight parole boards that nevertheless denied him parole, worried that bludgeoning his 92-year-old grandmother with a hammer showed a violent streak that could explode again.

Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests Posted: 29 Dec 2012 12:19 AM PST NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An Indian woman whose gang rape in New Delhi triggered violent protests died of her injuries on Saturday in a Singapore hospital, bringing a security lockdown in Delhi and recognition from India's prime minister that social change is needed. Bracing for a new wave of protests, Indian authorities closed 10 metro stations and banned vehicles from some main roads in the heart of New Delhi, where demonstrators have converged since the attack to demand improved women's rights. About 100 people staged a peaceful protest on Saturday morning. ...

Sweaters knit by Myanmar's Suu Kyi sell for $123K Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:50 PM PST YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's cash-strapped opposition party is tapping into the prestige of its leader: Two sweaters hand-knit by Aung San Suu Kyi have been auctioned for $123,000.

Russian police free child hostage, kill seven militants in Dagestan Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:29 PM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed seven militants and freed a 6-year-old girl taken hostage in the restive Dagestan region of Russia's volatile North Caucasus on Saturday, a national anti-terrorism committee official told Interfax news agency. The incident took place in an apartment building in the provincial capital of Makhachkala, according to the Interfax report. The militants broke through a wall, entered an apartment and took the girl hostage, according to the report. ...

For Senate leaders, is a 'cliff' deal a mission impossible? Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:56 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Following a Friday meeting with congressional leaders, an impatient and annoyed President Barack Obama said it was "mind boggling" that Congress has been unable to fix a "fiscal cliff" mess that everyone has known about for more than a year. He then dispatched Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, on a mind-boggling mission: coming up with a bipartisan bill to break the "fiscal cliff" stalemate in the most partisan and gridlocked U.S. Congress of modern times - in about 48 hours. ...

Gay marriage law goes into effect in Maine Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:06 PM PST PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Chris Kast and Byron Bartlett already consider themselves married after a 2010 ceremony overlooking Portland Harbor, but now they're doing it all over again — planning to be among the first to get a marriage license now that Maine's same-sex marriage law has taken effect.

Would-be adoptive parents look beyond Russia Posted: 28 Dec 2012 09:01 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russia's new ban on U.S. adoptions is the latest setback for hopeful American parents as countries increasingly impose restrictions. Other countries, including China and Guatemala, have erected hurdles for adoptive families as they create their own domestic adoption programs. The signing of the Hague Convention on adoption in 2008 drastically improved regulation of the process, which had been rife with corruption. But it has also led to a slowdown in adoptions or shutdowns in some countries. ...

Body of missing girl found in empty Las Vegas lot Posted: 28 Dec 2012 08:45 PM PST Authorities said Friday they believe a casino worker killed a 10-year-girl several days before Christmas, then went to the Bellagio resort on the Las Vegas Strip and slashed the face of a co-worker with a pair of razor blades.

Wall Street ends sour week with fifth straight decline Posted: 28 Dec 2012 08:29 PM PST Stocks fell for a fifth straight day on Friday, dropping 1 percent and marking the S&P 500's longest losing streak in three months as the federal government edged closer to the "fiscal cliff" with no solution in sight. President Barack Obama and top congressional leaders met at the White House to work on a solution for the draconian debt-reduction measures set to take effect beginning next week. ...

'Tragic number': Chicago reaches 500 homicides Posted: 28 Dec 2012 05:58 PM PST Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says the city has logged its 500th homicide of the year.

Police ID man pushed to death at NY subway station Posted: 28 Dec 2012 05:35 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have identified a man they say was shoved to his death in front of a subway train by a woman.

Senate approves $60.4 billion Superstorm Sandy reconstruction bill Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:52 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Friday approved a $60.4 billion aid package to pay for reconstruction costs from Superstorm Sandy, after defeating Republican efforts to trim the bill's cost. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urged the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to quickly take up the bill. Both chambers have to agreed on a package by Jan 2, when the current term of Congress is expected to end, or restart the process of crafting legislation in 2013. ...

Coroner IDs body as girl seen with slash suspect Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:13 PM PST Authorities say a body found in an undeveloped North Las Vegas housing tract belongs to a missing 10-year-old girl last seen with a suspect in a casino slashing case.

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