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• Family heading to Turkey to seek missing NY woman
• Sergeant reunited with baby given up for adoption
• McCain: Immigration plan to have pathway to citizenship
• Ryan: Obama doesn't actually think 'we have a fiscal crisis’
• 232 die in smoke, stampede in Brazil club fire
• Leading Democrat: Gun control faces uphill climb
• Holocaust victims mourned at Auschwitz and beyond
• Casey Anthony files for bankruptcy in Florida
• North Korean leader vows strong action
• Obama: Tough call on letting a son play football
• Police up death toll to 245 in Brazil club fire
• Consumer alert: new health care markets on the way
• Djokovic clinches third successive Australian title
• More than 90 dead in nightclub fire in Brazil
• Source: French, Malians reach Timbuktu in rebel-held north
• Local media: Brazil nightclub fire kills at least 90
• NYC mayor tops $1B in gifts to Johns Hopkins Univ.
• Death toll rises to 31 in Egypt violence
• Prince Harry's Afghan downtime: movies, candy trades
• Riots over Egyptian death sentences kill at least 32
• Around world, gun rules, and results, vary wildly
• Reports: Exit locked at burned Bangladesh factory
• Canada denies Randy Quaid's request to stay
• Obama not sure he'd allow a son to play football
• Despite falls, Wagner edges Gold for national figure skating crown

Family heading to Turkey to seek missing NY woman Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:47 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Relatives of a missing New York City woman who disappeared during a vacation to Turkey, her first trip outside the U.S., are heading to Istanbul to look for her, her brother said Sunday.

Sergeant reunited with baby given up for adoption Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:57 AM PST An army drill sergeant whose estranged wife put his daughter up for adoption without his knowledge or permission while he was stationed in another state, has been reunited with the little girl, following a nearly two-year battle to get her back.

McCain: Immigration plan to have pathway to citizenship Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:35 AM PST Two senators at the center of negotiations over comprehensive immigration reform, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) said on Sunday that a pathway to citizenship is an essential component of a comprehensive reform bill. "That has to be also part of it,"...

Ryan: Obama doesn't actually think 'we have a fiscal crisis’ Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:19 AM PST Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan lashed out at President Barack Obama on Sunday, saying the commander in chief does not have a full grasp of the budget problems facing the U.S. economy. "I don't think that the president actually thinks we have a fiscal crisis," Ryan told NBC's David Gregory on "Meet The Press" in his [...]

232 die in smoke, stampede in Brazil club fire Posted: 27 Jan 2013 09:46 AM PST BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A blaze raced through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing 232 people as the air filled with deadly smoke and panicked party-goers stampeded toward the exits, police and witnesses said. It appeared to be the world's deadliest nightclub fire in more than a decade.

Leading Democrat: Gun control faces uphill climb Posted: 27 Jan 2013 09:13 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrat who's introduced an assault weapon ban acknowledges the measure faces an "uphill climb" to pass Congress but says public support is on her side.

Holocaust victims mourned at Auschwitz and beyond Posted: 27 Jan 2013 08:40 AM PST WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Holocaust survivors, politicians, religious leaders and others marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday with solemn prayers and the now oft-repeated warnings to never let such horrors happen again.

Casey Anthony files for bankruptcy in Florida Posted: 27 Jan 2013 06:46 AM PST TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Casey Anthony filed for bankruptcy in Florida on Friday, claiming about $1,100 in assets and $792,000 in liabilities.

North Korean leader vows strong action Posted: 27 Jan 2013 06:30 AM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened top security and foreign affairs officials and ordered them to take "substantial and high-profile important state measures," state media said Sunday, fueling speculation that he plans to push forward with a threat to explode a nuclear device in defiance of the United Nations.

Obama: Tough call on letting a son play football Posted: 27 Jan 2013 06:13 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is a big football fan with two daughters, but if he had a son, he says he'd "have to think long and hard" before letting him play because of the physical toll the game takes.

Police up death toll to 245 in Brazil club fire Posted: 27 Jan 2013 05:57 AM PST BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Police now say 245 have died in a devastating nightclub fire in southern Brazil.

Consumer alert: new health care markets on the way Posted: 27 Jan 2013 05:40 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Buying your own health insurance will never be the same.

Djokovic clinches third successive Australian title Posted: 27 Jan 2013 04:51 AM PST MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic became the first man to win three successive Australian Open titles in the professional era when he beat third-seed Andy Murray 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-2 in a battle of attrition on Sunday. The Serb, who has now won four of his six grand slam titles in Melbourne, managed to win the important points as the Briton suffered from blisters on his right foot and problems at the top of his left hamstring. ...

More than 90 dead in nightclub fire in Brazil Posted: 27 Jan 2013 04:03 AM PST BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A fire in a nightclub in southern Brazil killed at least 90 people early Sunday, police and firefighters said.

Source: French, Malians reach Timbuktu in rebel-held north Posted: 27 Jan 2013 03:46 AM PST BAMAKO/SEVARE, Mali (Reuters) - French and Malian troops advancing against Islamist rebels in northern Mali have reached Timbuktu, the fabled Saharan trading town occupied last year by al Qaeda-allied fighters, a Malian military source said on Sunday. "They've gone past Niafounke and since yesterday evening are at the gates of Timbuktu," the source, who asked not to be named, told Reuters in Bamako. The French and Malians had not so far encountered any resistance from the rebels at Timbuktu. The advancing troops had paused outside the city, the source said. ...

Local media: Brazil nightclub fire kills at least 90 Posted: 27 Jan 2013 03:13 AM PST SAO PAULO (Reuters) - At least 90 people were killed in a nightclub in southern Brazil on Sunday after a band's pyrotechnics show caused the establishment to catch fire, local officials said. Emergency officials were still counting the dead, and at least 50 people were injured, Guido Melo, commander of the fire brigade in Rio Grande do Sul state, told Reuters. The incident occurred in the city of Santa Maria 187 miles west of the state capital of Porto Alegre. Estado de S.Paulo newspaper reported on its website that as many as 2,000 people were in the nightclub when the fire broke out. ...

NYC mayor tops $1B in gifts to Johns Hopkins Univ. Posted: 27 Jan 2013 02:23 AM PST BALTIMORE (AP) — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg donating $350 million to Johns Hopkins University, the bulk of it to help expand its research on such cross-discipline issues as global health and urban revitalization as his lifetime giving to his alma mater soars past $1 billion, the university said.

Death toll rises to 31 in Egypt violence Posted: 27 Jan 2013 02:07 AM PST PORT SAID, Egypt (AP) — The death toll from rioting in the Egyptian city of Port Said has risen to 31, health officials said Sunday, as army troops backed by tanks and armored vehicles staked out positions at key government facilities to try to restore order.

Prince Harry's Afghan downtime: movies, candy trades Posted: 27 Jan 2013 01:50 AM PST LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry's off-duty time in Afghanistan appeared to be full of war movies, board games and elaborate candy trades.

Riots over Egyptian death sentences kill at least 32 Posted: 27 Jan 2013 01:17 AM PST PORT SAID, Egypt/CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 32 people were killed on Saturday when Egyptians rampaged in protest at the sentencing of 21 people to death over a soccer stadium disaster, violence that compounds a political crisis facing Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. Armoured vehicles and military police fanned through the streets of Port Said, where gunshots rang out and protesters burned tyres in anger that people from their city had been blamed for the deaths of 74 people at a match last year. ...

Around world, gun rules, and results, vary wildly Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:28 AM PST OOI, Japan (AP) — After a tragedy like the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, it's a statistic that is always trotted out. Compared to just about anywhere else with a stable, developed government — and many countries without even that — the more than 11,000 gun-related killings each year in the United States are simply off the charts.

Reports: Exit locked at burned Bangladesh factory Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:12 AM PST DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An official says Bangladesh's government has ordered an investigation into allegations that the sole emergency exit was locked at a garment factory where a weekend fire killed seven female workers.

Canada denies Randy Quaid's request to stay Posted: 26 Jan 2013 11:08 PM PST TORONTO (AP) — Canadian immigration officials have denied U.S. actor Randy Quaid's request for permanent resident status in Canada.

Obama not sure he'd allow a son to play football Posted: 26 Jan 2013 10:51 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Football's first fan isn't sure he'd let his son play the game, in light of the impact it takes on its players.

Despite falls, Wagner edges Gold for national figure skating crown Posted: 26 Jan 2013 10:19 PM PST Ashley Wagner became the first woman since Michelle Kwan in 2005 to win back-to-back titles in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, managing to hold off up-and-comer Gracie Gold despite two falls Saturday night.

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