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• Where does Haiti stand three years after 7.0 earthquake?
• New York governor declares public health emergency to combat flu
• Tech world saddened by death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz
• Hundreds of French troops drive back Mali rebels
• Tech world saddened by death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz
• Czechs elect president by direct vote for first time
• Delhi rape accused lived on margins of India's boom
• Sandy relief package swells aid for past disasters
• Report: Armstrong to admit to doping in Oprah interview
• Americans feel austerity's bite as payroll taxes rise
• Famous DC Eatery Serves News With Check
• Colorado company plans pot-infused skin care line
• Captors kill hostage in Somalia during French raid
• Obama won't support building 'Death Star'
• Beauty queens vie for Miss America title in Vegas
• Rhythm guitar player for Elvis Presley dies at 67
• AP Interview: George P. Bush weighing run in Texas
• Report: Lance to admit doping in Oprah interview
• Kobe Bryant reconciling with his wife of 12 years
• RFK children speak about assassination in Dallas
• Lawyer says suspect in Oregon bomb plot was entrapped
• Calif. cold snap threatens $2 billion citrus harvest
• Gadgets that made the biggest splash at CES
• Afghan war hero to get Medal of Honor
• Would you pay $100 to message Mark Zuckerberg?

Where does Haiti stand three years after 7.0 earthquake? Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:51 PM PST On Jan. 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit already deeply impoverished Haiti, killing more than 200,000 and leaving another 1.5 million in makeshift camps. It was one of the worst humanitarian disasters in years, and though the response was rapid and generous, three years and billions of dollars in aid later, hundreds of thousands are still without homes. How has aid money been spent and can Haiti 'build back better?'

New York governor declares public health emergency to combat flu Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:33 PM PST New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a public health emergency on Saturday, giving pharmacists permission to administer flu vaccinations to more people as officials seek to stem the worst flu outbreak in that state in several years. Cuomo's order came a day after federal health officials said that fast-spreading influenza had officially reached epidemic proportions in the United States, following an early start. Nine of the 10 U.S. ...

Tech world saddened by death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:17 PM PST Authorities say a co-founder of Reddit and activist who fought to make online content free to the public has been found dead.

Hundreds of French troops drive back Mali rebels Posted: 12 Jan 2013 11:28 AM PST The battle to retake Mali's north from the al-Qaida-linked groups controlling it began in earnest Saturday, after hundreds of French forces deployed to the country and began aerial bombardments to drive back the Islamic extremists from a town seized earlier this week.

Tech world saddened by death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz Posted: 12 Jan 2013 10:39 AM PST Aaron Swartz was one of the earliest members of the Reddit team, helped build the first RSS program, and was by all accounts a genius at a very young age. Swartz committed suicide on January 11. He was 26 years old.

Czechs elect president by direct vote for first time Posted: 12 Jan 2013 10:05 AM PST A former leftist prime minister and the Czech Republic's conservative foreign minister will face each other in a presidential runoff later this month after finishing Saturday as the top two candidates in the ballot's first round.

Delhi rape accused lived on margins of India's boom Posted: 12 Jan 2013 07:37 AM PST BADAUN, India/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - In a village in India's Uttar Pradesh state, a woman sits hunched on the ground in a green shawl, visibly weak and shivering in the January cold. She says she has not eaten for days, and neither have her five young children. She has never heard of Manmohan Singh, India's prime minister, having never ventured further from her village than a nearby market town, and ekes out a living working in potato fields on other people's land. Her eldest son left home when he was 11. He never returned, and the woman thought he was dead. ...

Sandy relief package swells aid for past disasters Posted: 12 Jan 2013 07:21 AM PST Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this coming week.

Report: Armstrong to admit to doping in Oprah interview Posted: 12 Jan 2013 07:03 AM PST Cyclist Lance Armstrong reportedly will admit to doping allegations during an interview next week with Oprah Winfrey

Americans feel austerity's bite as payroll taxes rise Posted: 12 Jan 2013 06:31 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans are beginning to feel the pinch from Washington's decision to embrace austerity measures aimed at bringing down the nation's budget deficit. Paychecks across the country have shrunk over the last week due to higher federal tax rates, and workers are already cutting back on spending, which will drag on the economy this year. In Warren, Rhode Island, Ben DeCastro got his first paycheck on Friday in which taxes on his wages rose by 2 percentage points. That works out to about $30 a week. ...

Famous DC Eatery Serves News With Check Posted: 12 Jan 2013 04:53 AM PST Forget about chocolates and toothpicks with your check. Diners at Washington, D.C.'s Old Ebbitt Grill will now get news updates with their check. What is believed to be the first-ever experiment printing news and advertising as restaurant receipts has been launched at the revered restaurant,...

Colorado company plans pot-infused skin care line Posted: 12 Jan 2013 04:36 AM PST By Neelay Patil: Lavender, aloe vera, and now, marijuana? The makers of a new line of lotions promise to light up your skin care routine with a special ingredient: cannabis. The Denver-based company Appothecanna is taking advantage of Amendment 64, the newly-enacted law that legalizes...

Captors kill hostage in Somalia during French raid Posted: 12 Jan 2013 02:42 AM PST MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Islamist captors of a French military agent killed him during a French commando raid in Somalia, the French Defense Minstry said Saturday. An additional two French commando and 17 Islamists also died in the fighting.

Obama won't support building 'Death Star' Posted: 12 Jan 2013 02:26 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A "Death Star" won't be a part of the U.S. military's arsenal any time soon.

Beauty queens vie for Miss America title in Vegas Posted: 12 Jan 2013 01:53 AM PST LAS VEGAS (AP) — Beauties from every state are competing for the Miss America crown Saturday night, an honor that carries with it a $50,000 scholarship and a yearlong run as an advocate and role model.

Rhythm guitar player for Elvis Presley dies at 67 Posted: 12 Jan 2013 01:04 AM PST KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rhythm guitar player John Wilkinson, who performed with Elvis Presley more than a thousand times, has died at his home in southwest Missouri. He was 67.

AP Interview: George P. Bush weighing run in Texas Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:48 AM PST AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — George Prescott Bush is gearing up to run for a little-known but powerful office in a state where his family already is a political dynasty and where his Hispanic roots could help extend a stranglehold on power Republicans have enjoyed for two decades.

Report: Lance to admit doping in Oprah interview Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:15 AM PST AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Lance Armstrong plans to admit to doping throughout his career during an upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey, USA Today reported late Friday.

Kobe Bryant reconciling with his wife of 12 years Posted: 11 Jan 2013 10:22 PM PST A year after they first split, Kobe and Vanessa Bryant have decided to work things out. "We are pleased to announce that we have reconciled," the Los Angeles Lakers star and his wife of nearly 12 years tell "omg! Insider's" … Continue reading →

RFK children speak about assassination in Dallas Posted: 11 Jan 2013 09:48 PM PST Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is convinced that a lone gunman wasn't solely responsible for the assassination of his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, and said his father believed the Warren Commission report was a "shoddy piece of craftsmanship."

Lawyer says suspect in Oregon bomb plot was entrapped Posted: 11 Jan 2013 09:32 PM PST An attorney for a Somali-born man charged with trying to blow up a crowd of people at a Christmas tree-lighting event in Oregon told a court on Friday his client was a hard-partying college student manipulated by FBI agents posing as Islamist militants. But a prosecutor told jurors during opening statements in the federal trial of Mohamed Osman Mohamud that he acted on his own volition in what he thought was a plan for a mass killing. Mohamud, a former Oregon State University student and a naturalized U.S. ...

Calif. cold snap threatens $2 billion citrus harvest Posted: 11 Jan 2013 06:47 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Arctic air mass has sent temperatures plunging across California, threatening the state's lucrative citrus harvest, its winter vegetables and its more cold-sensitive strawberry crop, weather and agricultural experts said on Friday. Temperatures throughout the state fell by as much as 20 degrees Fahrenheit (11 degrees Celsius) below normal on Thursday and Friday as snowfall and sub-freezing conditions forced a 17-hour closure of a key highway, Interstate 5, through the mountains north of Los Angeles. ...

Gadgets that made the biggest splash at CES Posted: 11 Jan 2013 05:58 PM PST With so much to see at the Consumer Electronics Show, it's hard to pick winners and losers, here's some of our favorite findings.

Afghan war hero to get Medal of Honor Posted: 11 Jan 2013 05:42 PM PST Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha, 31, becomes only the fourth living recipient of the nation's highest award for valor from the Iraq and Afghan wars.

Would you pay $100 to message Mark Zuckerberg? Posted: 11 Jan 2013 05:25 PM PST Facebook isn't charging for poking, and "liking" a photo is still free on the social networking site. But these days, sending a private message to someone can cost anywhere from $1 to $100 - if you're sending to someone like Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, that is.

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