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• Defiant Assad pledges to continue fighting
• No movement: Lawmakers dig in heels on debt crisis
• Double-star systems can be dangerous for exoplanets
• More money for college athletes: Not if, but how
• Holmes' hearing in theater shootings may serve as 'mini-trial'
• Analysis: Obama may turn Medicare reform into wider health debate
• Over 30K teddy bears: Newtown sets up task force to handle donations
• Kuwaiti gets two years for insulting emir on Twitter
• Fishermen hoping for help with Sandy storm losses
• Spain's 'El Nino' lottery hands out $1.1 billion
• McConnell: Any gun proposals to take back seat
• South Africa says Mandela "recovered" from surgery, lung infection
• NHL lockout is over; players, owners reach tentative deal
• NHL, union reach tentative agreement
• Police kill gunman, find 3 more dead in Colo. home
• Assad outlines new Syria peace initiative
• Syrian president says he is fighting jihadists
• Intelligence sources: Drone attack in Pakistan kills at least 10
• McChrystal takes blame for Rolling Stone article
• Pakistan says 1 dead in border clash with India
• Salvors ready Shell drill ship for tow attempt
• North Korea trip by Richardson, Schmidt set for next week
• Assad to make rare speech as Syrian rebels draw nearer
• Photo of teen princess-to-be Diana set for auction
• Obama wants action on government's borrowing limit

Defiant Assad pledges to continue fighting Posted: 06 Jan 2013 01:26 PM PST BEIRUT (AP) — A defiant Syrian President Bashar Assad rallied a chanting and cheering crowd Sunday to fight the uprising against his authoritarian rule, dismissing any chance of dialogue with "murderous criminals" that he blames for nearly two years of violence that has left 60,000 dead.

No movement: Lawmakers dig in heels on debt crisis Posted: 06 Jan 2013 01:10 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders on Sunday showed no signs of emerging from their corners to resolve the next step in the financial crisis, with Democrats still talking about higher taxes on the wealthy and the Senate's top Republican suggesting that a crippling default on U.S. loans was possible unless there were significant cuts in government spending.

Double-star systems can be dangerous for exoplanets Posted: 06 Jan 2013 11:47 AM PST Alien planets born in widely separated two-star systems face a grave danger of being booted into interstellar space, a new study suggests.

More money for college athletes: Not if, but how Posted: 06 Jan 2013 11:37 AM PST MIAMI (AP) -- After decades when paying college athletes was thought to violate the spirit of amateurism, the enormous television revenue generated by sports - football and basketball in particular - and the long hours of work by the players have changed the debate.

Holmes' hearing in theater shootings may serve as 'mini-trial' Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:47 AM PST CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The suspect in the Colorado movie theater killings returns to court this week for a hearing that might be the closest thing to a trial the victims and their families will get to see.

Analysis: Obama may turn Medicare reform into wider health debate Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:24 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama could seek common ground with Republicans in the looming battle over Medicare spending by broadening the debate over entitlement reform to encompass the spiraling healthcare costs that confront a wide range of Americans. In recent public remarks the president has identified the U.S. healthcare system's sky-high price tag - by far the highest in the world - as a driving force for Medicare reform. The administration is expected to release a report on 2011 national healthcare expenditures on Monday that should further underline well-known trends. ...

Over 30K teddy bears: Newtown sets up task force to handle donations Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:08 AM PST NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Chris Kelsey is the tax assessor in Newtown, but for the better part of three weeks, his job has been setting up and organizing a warehouse to hold the toys, school supplies and other gifts donated in the wake of the massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary school.

Kuwaiti gets two years for insulting emir on Twitter Posted: 06 Jan 2013 09:18 AM PST KUWAIT (Reuters) - A Kuwaiti court sentenced a man to two years in prison for insulting the country's ruler on Twitter, a lawyer following the case said, as the Gulf Arab state cracks down on criticism of the authorities on social media. According to the verdict on Sunday, published by online newspaper Alaan, a tweet written by Rashid Saleh al-Anzi in October "stabbed the rights and powers of the Emir" Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah. Anzi, who has 5,700 Twitter followers, was expected to appeal, the lawyer, who asked not to be named, told Reuters. Kuwait, a U.S. ...

Fishermen hoping for help with Sandy storm losses Posted: 06 Jan 2013 09:07 AM PST While Superstorm Sandy did highly visible damage to homes, boardwalks and roads, it also walloped the Northeastern fishing industry, whose workers are hoping for a small piece of any future disaster assistance ...

Spain's 'El Nino' lottery hands out $1.1 billion Posted: 06 Jan 2013 08:13 AM PST MADRID (AP) — A lottery showered €840 million ($1.1 billion) on ticket holders in five regions of Spain on Sunday, in the midst of a deep recession and high unemployment.

McConnell: Any gun proposals to take back seat Posted: 06 Jan 2013 06:24 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell federal spending and the country's debt will dominate the congressional agenda for the next three months, and that debate about potential gun legislation in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting will take a back seat.

South Africa says Mandela "recovered" from surgery, lung infection Posted: 06 Jan 2013 06:03 AM PST JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela has recovered from a lung infection and surgery to remove gallstones that kept him in hospital for nearly three weeks in December, the government said on Sunday. "President Mandela has made steady progress and ... clinically, he continues to improve," the Office of the Presidency said in a statement, citing his medical team. The statement said Mandela had "recovered from his surgical procedure and the lung infection." (Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Pascal Fletcher)

NHL lockout is over; players, owners reach tentative deal Posted: 06 Jan 2013 04:40 AM PST It took 16 hours of talks in New York on Saturday, with concessions from both sides. It took 113 days. A total of 625 regular-season games were sacrificed, or over half the 2012-13 season. It took months of bitter sniping, …

NHL, union reach tentative agreement Posted: 06 Jan 2013 04:24 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL and the players' association reached a tentative agreement early Sunday to end a nearly four-month-old lockout that threatened to wipe out what was left of an already abbreviated season.

Police kill gunman, find 3 more dead in Colo. home Posted: 06 Jan 2013 03:35 AM PST AURORA, Colo. (AP) — SWAT officers who stormed a Colorado home where a gunman had holed up found a horrific scene — four dead bodies including that of the gunman.

Assad outlines new Syria peace initiative Posted: 06 Jan 2013 03:19 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad has outlined a new peace initiative that includes a national reconciliation conference and a new constitution.

Syrian president says he is fighting jihadists Posted: 06 Jan 2013 02:47 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad says his country is being subjected to an unprecedented attack and says the conflict can only be solved through a popular movement.

Intelligence sources: Drone attack in Pakistan kills at least 10 Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:54 AM PST DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike killed at least 10 people suspected to be Taliban fighters in Pakistan's northern tribal areas on Sunday, intelligence sources said, days after another drone strike killed a top militant leader in the area. Between 10 and 12 people were killed in the attack on three compounds in Babar Pehari, South Waziristan, six intelligence sources said. More militants were believed to be in the compounds when they were hit, officials said, meaning the death toll may rise. ...

McChrystal takes blame for Rolling Stone article Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:11 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaking out for the first time since he resigned, retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal takes the blame for a Rolling Stone article and the unflattering comments attributed to his staff about the Obama administration that ended his Afghanistan command and army career.

Pakistan says 1 dead in border clash with India Posted: 05 Jan 2013 11:49 PM PST ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and India traded accusations Sunday of violating the boundary line dividing the two sides' forces in the disputed northern region of Kashmir. Pakistan said an Indian cross-border raid on border post killed one of its soldiers, while India said its troops had fired into Pakistan to retaliate for shelling that destroyed a home.

Salvors ready Shell drill ship for tow attempt Posted: 05 Jan 2013 08:35 PM PST ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell PLC will try to move its grounded drill ship out of the worst of the North Pacific's fury with a towing attempt when conditions allow.

North Korea trip by Richardson, Schmidt set for next week Posted: 05 Jan 2013 07:35 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will lead a private humanitarian mission to North Korea next week, Richardson's office confirmed in a statement Saturday. Richardson will hold a press conference at the Beijing airport next Thursday, but no media will be accompanying the delegation, according to the statement. The trip comes despite public criticism from the U.S. State Department, which has said the visit was ill-timed in light of tensions stemming from North Korea's recent rocket launch. ...

Assad to make rare speech as Syrian rebels draw nearer Posted: 05 Jan 2013 07:14 PM PST Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will deliver a rare speech on Sunday about the uprising against his rule, which has killed 60,000 people and brought civil war to the edge of his capital. With insurgents fighting their way closer to the seat of his power, state media said in a statement that Assad would speak on Sunday morning about the "latest developments in Syria and the region", without giving details. ...

Photo of teen princess-to-be Diana set for auction Posted: 05 Jan 2013 06:58 PM PST A photo marked "not to be published" that shows a teenage Diana Spencer before she became Princess of Wales, with a young friend seated beside her, will be featured in an auction this month in New Hampshire.

Obama wants action on government's borrowing limit Posted: 05 Jan 2013 05:35 PM PST President Barack Obama is hailing a last-minute deal that pulled the country back from the "fiscal cliff," but warned that he "will not compromise" over his insistence that Congress ...

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