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Egypt terror leader possibly linked to Benghazi attack arrested
Berlusconi in comeback bid to become Italy premier
South African icon Nelson Mandela hospitalized
Washington could become pot source for residents of nearby states
North Korea says it may change rocket launch window
Hamas leader vows never to recognize Israel
French island of Corsica hit by attacks
Nurse who died after Kate hoax call was from India
Weak plan to save Kyoto pushes climate talks to brink
Egypt: military warns of 'disastrous consequences'
Lady Gaga thanks Russian PM Medvedev
FBI says Alaska man killed people for fun
Police video released in NFL player murder-suicide
Man charged in subway rider's death blames voices
AP: Snow may have slowed NKorea rocket launch
Mom of missing boy gets 5 1/4 years in prison
Supreme Court: Both sides in gay marriage debate voice optimism
Ex-Fla. Gov. Crist tweets he's joining Democrats
Boehner says Obama pushing U.S. toward 'fiscal cliff'
Jury awards Pa. family $109 million in wrongful death case
U.S. consumer borrowing rises to record $2.75T
Doctor gets 20 years in Miss. cancer center fraud
Man in 30s bought second winning Powerball ticket
Court to rule on same-sex marriage: What’s at stake
FBI: Alaska serial killer likely had more victims

Egypt terror leader possibly linked to Benghazi attack arrested

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:54 PM PST

The leader of an Egyptian terrorist cell that planned attacks in Egypt and may be linked with the storming of the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 11 has been arrested by Egyptian intelligence officers, according to an official close to Egypt's intelligence agency and a senior U.S. official.

Berlusconi in comeback bid to become Italy premier

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:00 AM PST

Billionaire media baron Silvio Berlusconi, who resigned in disgrace with Italy tottering through the European debt crisis, announced Saturday he was making a comeback and running for a fourth term as premier.

South African icon Nelson Mandela hospitalized

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:27 AM PST

South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela was admitted to a military hospital Saturday for medical tests, though the nation's president told the public there was "no cause for alarm" over the 94-year-old icon's health.

Washington could become pot source for residents of nearby states

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:54 AM PST

With marijuana now legal in Washington, the state's neighbors are wondering how it will impact them.

North Korea says it may change rocket launch window

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:38 AM PST

The governmen is "seriously examining" the possibility of changing the schedule for a rocket it had planned to fire sometime after Monday.

Hamas leader vows never to recognize Israel

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 06:38 AM PST

GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, making his first ever visit to the Gaza Strip, vowed on Saturday never to recognize Israel and said his Islamist group would never abandon its claim to all Israeli territory. "Palestine is ours from the river to the sea and from the south to the north. There will be no concession on an inch of the land," he told a sea of supporters at an open-air rally, the highlight of his three-day stay in Gaza. "We will never recognize the legitimacy of the Israeli occupation and therefore there is no legitimacy for Israel, no matter how long it will take. ...

French island of Corsica hit by attacks

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 06:10 AM PST

A man was shot dead and several houses were bombed on the French island of Corsica, a vacation destination that is also home to criminal gangs and a simmering homegrown nationalist movement.

Nurse who died after Kate hoax call was from India

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 05:48 AM PST

British police say that a nurse who was found dead days after she took a hoax call about the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was originally from India.

Weak plan to save Kyoto pushes climate talks to brink

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 05:43 AM PST

DOHA (Reuters) - Weak proposals to extend until 2020 a shrivelled U.N. plan to fight climate change pushed marathon talks to the brink of collapse on Saturday. Delegates from nearly 200 nations spent hours poring over a package deal put forward by the host, OPEC member Qatar, that would also postpone until 2013 a row over demands from developing nations for more cash to help them cope with global warming. ...

Egypt: military warns of 'disastrous consequences'

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 05:17 AM PST

Egypt's military warned Saturday of 'disastrous consequences' if the crisis that sent tens of thousands of protesters back into the streets is not resolved, signaling the army's return to an increasingly polarized and violent political scene.

Lady Gaga thanks Russian PM Medvedev

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 05:00 AM PST

Lady Gaga has expressed "her gratitude" to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev for opposing regional laws that make it a crime to provide minors with information about homosexuality.

FBI says Alaska man killed people for fun

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 02:18 AM PST

Confessed serial killer Israel Keyes admitted he enjoyed killing people, but couldn't or wouldn't give investigators a more meaningful answer when quizzed why he did it.

Police video released in NFL player murder-suicide

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 01:51 AM PST

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Police released video Friday night that shows officers finding Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher asleep in his car just hours before he killed his girlfriend and later shot himself.

Man charged in subway rider's death blames voices

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 01:29 AM PST

The man who police say pushed another man to his death in front of an oncoming New York City subway train says he was high on drugs and trying combat voices in his head.

AP: Snow may have slowed NKorea rocket launch

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 11:51 PM PST

New satellite images indicate that snow may have slowed North Korea's rocket launch preparations, but that Pyongyang could still be ready for liftoff starting Monday.

Mom of missing boy gets 5 1/4 years in prison

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 11:35 PM PST

An Arizona woman who was convicted in her young son's disappearance nearly three years ago was sentenced Friday to 5 1/4 years in prison after tearfully telling the judge she thought she deserved the maximum of 9 1/2 years.

Supreme Court: Both sides in gay marriage debate voice optimism

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 11:07 PM PST

Both sides of the contentious debate over same-sex marriage in America are expressing optimism over the news Friday that the US Supreme Court has agreed to take up two potential landmark gay rights cases.

Ex-Fla. Gov. Crist tweets he's joining Democrats

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 10:13 PM PST

Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who was elected the state's chief executive as a Republican and then ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate as an independent, announced on Twitter on Friday night that he's switching to the Democratic Party.

Boehner says Obama pushing U.S. toward 'fiscal cliff'

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 09:08 PM PST

Republican House Speaker John Boehner accused President Barack Obama of pushing the country toward the "fiscal cliff" on Friday and of wasting another week without making progress in talks. With three weeks left before a combination of steep tax hikes and deep spending cuts kicks in unless Congress intervenes, Boehner said the administration had adopted a "my way or the highway" approach and was engaging in reckless talk about going over the cliff. "This isn't a progress report because there is no progress to report," Boehner told reporters at the Capitol. ...

Jury awards Pa. family $109 million in wrongful death case

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 08:35 PM PST

A Pennsylvania jury awarded one family $109 million in a wrongful death verdict, after a woman was electrocuted for 20 minutes while waiting for utility crews to shut off the power from a fallen utility line.

U.S. consumer borrowing rises to record $2.75T

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 08:02 PM PST

Americans swiped their credit cards more often in October and borrowed more to attend school and buy cars. The increases drove U.S. consumer debt to an all-time high.

Doctor gets 20 years in Miss. cancer center fraud

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 06:51 PM PST

A federal judge on Friday sentenced a doctor to 20 years in prison and ordered her to repay nearly $8.2 million for fraud at a former Mississippi cancer center she ran. U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III said he was "appalled" at how Dr. Meera Sachdeva treated patients at a vulnerable time of their lives.

Man in 30s bought second winning Powerball ticket

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 06:25 PM PST

Lottery officials announced Friday that a married man in his 30s from a wealthy Phoenix suburb has claimed his half of the $587.5 million Powerball jackpot.