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• Bomb rips through Pakistan market, killing at least 65
• Could next pope come from the U.S.?
• Vatican raises possibility of early March conclave
• Tens of thousands rally in Tunis to support Islamists
• Bright streak of light reported over San Francisco
• Bomb rips through Pakistan market, killing at least 63
• Heavy death toll in Pakistan market bombing
• Obama bypasses Congress, goes public with economic pitches
• G20 finance chiefs in exchange rate pledge
• Gun ban would protect more than 2,200 firearms
• LeAnn Rimes suing dentist, says his work hurt her career
• Prospect of prison looms for ex-congressman, wife
• Iranian leader: Iran not seeking nuclear weapons
• Russian region begins recovery from meteor fall
• Show with Pistorius' dead girlfriend to go ahead
• Obama treats himself to boys' weekend in Florida
• In trying to sink Hagel, GOP takes aim at Obama
• Boatswain: HMS Bounty captain asked what went wrong
• Facebook says it was a target of sophisticated hacking
• Man arrested in Alaska Coast Guard base deaths
• Dorner was hiding in nearby condo during manhunt
• Jesse Jackson Jr. and wife to plead guilty to fraud
• Cruise passengers became comrades on trip home
• Russian meteor shook ground like an earthquake
• Sheriff: Ex-cop Dorner died from gunshot to head

Bomb rips through Pakistan market, killing at least 65 Posted: 16 Feb 2013 12:23 PM PST A bomb hidden in a water tank ripped through a crowded vegetable market in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in a southwestern Pakistani city Saturday, killing at least 65 people and wounding nearly 200, officials said.

Could next pope come from the U.S.? Posted: 16 Feb 2013 12:07 PM PST Conventional wisdom holds that no one from the United States could be elected pope, that the superpower has more than enough worldly influence without an American in the seat of St. Peter.

Vatican raises possibility of early March conclave Posted: 16 Feb 2013 11:35 AM PST The Vatican raised the possibility Saturday that the conclave to elect the next pope might start sooner than March 15, the earliest date possible under current rules that require a 15 to 20 day waiting period after the papacy becomes vacant.

Tens of thousands rally in Tunis to support Islamists Posted: 16 Feb 2013 10:45 AM PST TUNIS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of supporters of Tunisia's Islamist-led government marched in the capital on Saturday, one of the biggest in a series of pro-government and opposition rallies sparked by the assassination of a secular politician. The February 6 killing of Chokri Belaid, a human rights lawyer and opposition leader, has thrown Tunisia into political turmoil two years after it staged the first of the Arab Spring revolts. ...

Bright streak of light reported over San Francisco Posted: 16 Feb 2013 10:12 AM PST Hours after a meteor exploded over Russia and injured more than 1,000 people and an asteroid passed relatively close to Earth, residents in Northern California reported seeing an unusual flash of light over the San Francisco Bay area that left many startled and thrilled.

Bomb rips through Pakistan market, killing at least 63 Posted: 16 Feb 2013 09:40 AM PST A bomb ripped through a crowded vegetable market in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in a southern Pakistani city Saturday, killing at least 63 people and wounding some 180, some critically, in a horrific attack on the country's minority Muslim sect.

Heavy death toll in Pakistan market bombing Posted: 16 Feb 2013 08:17 AM PST The death toll from a bombing at a market in Pakistan's southwest has risen to 25, Pakistani police said on Saturday. Many of the 70 people wounded in the blast were still in critical condition.

Obama bypasses Congress, goes public with economic pitches Posted: 16 Feb 2013 08:01 AM PST The effort to promote President Obama's proposals on jobs, wages and education involved visits to Asheville, N.C., Decatur Ga., and Chicago, participating in a Google+ chat and mobilizing the president's formidable former campaign apparatus.

G20 finance chiefs in exchange rate pledge Posted: 16 Feb 2013 06:21 AM PST MOSCOW (AP) — Finance ministers and central bankers from the world's 20 leading industrial and developing countries on Saturday pledged not to target their exchange rates for competitive purposes.

Gun ban would protect more than 2,200 firearms Posted: 16 Feb 2013 06:04 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress' latest crack at a new assault weapons ban would protect more than 2,200 specific firearms, including a semi-automatic rifle that is nearly identical to one of the guns used in the bloodiest shootout in FBI history.

LeAnn Rimes suing dentist, says his work hurt her career Posted: 16 Feb 2013 05:47 AM PST   LeAnn Rimes is suing her dentist, alleging that his poor dental work is the reason her career has stalled. The singer is seeking monetary compensation for "loss of earnings and future earning capacity" as well as for the physical, emotional and psychiatric injuries she...

Prospect of prison looms for ex-congressman, wife Posted: 16 Feb 2013 05:31 AM PST CHICAGO (AP) — The prospect of prison looms over former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife after they agreed to plead guilty to charges in an alleged scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items — including furs, a gold watch, a football signed by U.S. presidents and even a hat once owned by Michael Jackson.

Iranian leader: Iran not seeking nuclear weapons Posted: 16 Feb 2013 04:40 AM PST TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Supreme Leader said Saturday that his country is not seeking nuclear weapons, but that no world power could stop Tehran's access to an atomic bomb if it intended to build one.

Russian region begins recovery from meteor fall Posted: 16 Feb 2013 03:19 AM PST CHELYABINSK, Russia (AP) — A small army of workers set to work Saturday to replace the estimated 200,000 square meters (50 acres) of windows shattered by the shock wave from a meteor that exploded over Russia's Chelyabinsk region.

Show with Pistorius' dead girlfriend to go ahead Posted: 16 Feb 2013 03:03 AM PST JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's national broadcaster says it will screen a reality TV show featuring the dead model girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius, two days after she was shot and killed at the home of the double-amputee athlete.

Obama treats himself to boys' weekend in Florida Posted: 16 Feb 2013 02:46 AM PST PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Faced with a lonely weekend of rattling around the White House without his wife and daughters, President Barack Obama arranged a golf outing with some buddies. In Florida.

In trying to sink Hagel, GOP takes aim at Obama Posted: 16 Feb 2013 02:30 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have found a boatload of reasons to try to sink Chuck Hagel's hopes of becoming the next defense secretary. But the issue they used this week to stall his nomination — the White House's handling of last September's deadly Benghazi attack — may seem entirely unrelated to Hagel's qualifications because, well, it is.

Boatswain: HMS Bounty captain asked what went wrong Posted: 15 Feb 2013 10:53 PM PST PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — With the HMS Bounty taking on water and the decision to abandon ship in the middle of Hurricane Sandy nearing, Capt. Robin Walbridge gathered the crew to ask the same question federal officials are now investigating: What exactly went wrong?

Facebook says it was a target of sophisticated hacking Posted: 15 Feb 2013 10:37 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Friday hackers had infiltrated some of its employees' laptops in recent weeks, making the world's No.1 social network the latest victim of a wave of cyber attacks, many of which have been traced to China. It said none of its users' data was compromised in the attack, which occurred after a handful of employees visited a website last month that infected their machines with so-called malware, according to a post on Facebook's official blog released just before the three-day U.S. President's Day weekend. ...

Man arrested in Alaska Coast Guard base deaths Posted: 15 Feb 2013 09:42 PM PST ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Coast Guard says an Alaska man arrested in last year's shooting deaths of two employees at a Coast Guard communications station on Kodiak Island was a co-worker of the victims.

Dorner was hiding in nearby condo during manhunt Posted: 15 Feb 2013 07:01 PM PST Fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner hid in a mountain condominium as a door-to-door manhunt took place outside and, after he finally made his break, apparently killed himself with a gunshot wound to the head amid a fierce gunbattle with police.

Jesse Jackson Jr. and wife to plead guilty to fraud Posted: 15 Feb 2013 06:44 PM PST The Jacksons were once considered one of the most powerful couples in Chicago.

Cruise passengers became comrades on trip home Posted: 15 Feb 2013 05:53 PM PST As ship conditions worsened, travelers formed Bible study groups and traded supplies.

Russian meteor shook ground like an earthquake Posted: 15 Feb 2013 05:03 PM PST A meteor explosion in the skies above Russia also walloped the Earth.

Sheriff: Ex-cop Dorner died from gunshot to head Posted: 15 Feb 2013 04:46 PM PST Authorities say fugitive former cop Christopher Dorner died of a single gunshot wound to the head as authorities were pumping tear gas into a mountain cabin during a deadly gun battle with sheriff's deputies.

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