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• FBI investigating NYC woman's death in Istanbul
• What happens to your Facebook page after you die?
• Curiosity rover drills into first Mars rock
• Ex-sniper spoke of legacy days before his death
• Child in Ala. hostage drama turns 6 years old this week
• 'Skeet gate': White House defends photo release
• Photos: Snakes mesmerize in 'Serpentine' series
• Mourners pay tribute to Ed Koch with 'New York, New York'
• Funds raised for Atlanta's super mall cop
• Pakistan to build amusement park in town where bin Laden lived
• Trump threatens to sue Maher over ‘Tonight Show’ joke
• Packing for Paris? Old law bans pants for women
• Oh no he didn't: McCain calls Iran’s president a monkey
• Super Bowl ads: The best and the worst
• Marco Rubio takes on Dems, GOP on immigration
• Girl shot by Taliban makes first public statement
• Remembering the heroic stand of Rosa Parks on her birthday
• Ed Koch: One politician that never said 'no comment'
• Pakistani girl shot by Taliban makes first statement
• Ahmadinejad says he wants to be first Iran's first astronaut
• King's skull found under parking lot in England
• Ballet director says he knows who was behind acid attack
• America's income tax turns 100
• Vegetarian diet could help your heart
• Experts: We've found England's King Richard III

FBI investigating NYC woman's death in Istanbul Posted: 04 Feb 2013 12:47 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI is playing a significant role in the investigation into the death of a New York City woman in Istanbul while on a solo vacation, a U.S. congressman said Monday.

What happens to your Facebook page after you die? Posted: 04 Feb 2013 12:30 PM PST Most people can't live without Facebook -- but what happens to your Facebook page when you are no longer living? New Hampshire and other states are trying to figure that out.State Rep. Peter Sullivan has introduced legislation to allow the executor of an estate control over the social networking pages of the dead. Last week, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 222-128 to give Sullivan more time to write an amendment that begins a study of the issue. ...

Curiosity rover drills into first Mars rock Posted: 04 Feb 2013 11:59 AM PST NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has pounded into a Red Planet rock with its drill for the first time, bringing the 1-ton robot a big step closer to initiating its first full-bore drilling operations.

Ex-sniper spoke of legacy days before his death Posted: 04 Feb 2013 11:43 AM PST Chris Kyle spoke of the legacy he wanted to leave just days before being shot dead by a fellow soldier.

Child in Ala. hostage drama turns 6 years old this week Posted: 04 Feb 2013 10:53 AM PST Authorities remained tight-lipped about talks to free him from the gunman who shot and killed his school bus driver last week.

'Skeet gate': White House defends photo release Posted: 04 Feb 2013 10:37 AM PST Some critics are questioning why the photo was made available now.

Photos: Snakes mesmerize in 'Serpentine' series Posted: 04 Feb 2013 10:21 AM PST

Mourners pay tribute to Ed Koch with 'New York, New York' Posted: 04 Feb 2013 10:03 AM PST An organist played the famed Frank Sinatra as Ed Koch's casket was carried out of a New York City synagogue.

Funds raised for Atlanta's super mall cop Posted: 04 Feb 2013 09:47 AM PST Just call him super mall cop: Darien Long, a shopping mall security guard, has become the source of donations from around the Web after he posted a video that showed him applying a taser to an abusive woman outside an Atlanta mall. After telling the woman to leave for disorderly conduct, Long is heard on [...]

Pakistan to build amusement park in town where bin Laden lived Posted: 04 Feb 2013 09:30 AM PST PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan plans to build a $30 million amusement park and outdoor activity centre on the edge of the northwestern town of Abbottabad, where U.S. special forces killed Osama bin Laden, an official said on Monday. The private venture in the foothills of the Himalayas will include a zoo, water sports, a mini-golf course, rock climbing and paragliding, said Jamaluddin Khan, the deputy provincial minister for tourism. "The project will take five years to complete," he told Reuters. U.S. ...

Trump threatens to sue Maher over ‘Tonight Show’ joke Posted: 04 Feb 2013 09:14 AM PST Donald Trump won't let the joke go. In an interview with "Fox & Friends" on Monday, Trump said he plans to sue Bill Maher over a joke the comedian made last month on the "Tonight Show With Jay Leno." On the "Tonight Show," Maher joked he would donate $5 million to the charity of Trump's [...]

Packing for Paris? Old law bans pants for women Posted: 04 Feb 2013 08:57 AM PST PARIS (AP) — If it isn't already daunting enough to pack for a trip to fashionable Paris, female visitors, beware: It's illegal to wear pants.

Oh no he didn't: McCain calls Iran’s president a monkey Posted: 04 Feb 2013 08:40 AM PST It's not the first time McCain's comments on Twitter have raised eyebrows.

Super Bowl ads: The best and the worst Posted: 04 Feb 2013 08:23 AM PST Check out our picks for the best and worst commercials from Sunday's big game.

Marco Rubio takes on Dems, GOP on immigration Posted: 04 Feb 2013 07:51 AM PST Everywhere he goes to sell his immigration reform, Rubio faces skeptical audiences.

Girl shot by Taliban makes first public statement Posted: 04 Feb 2013 07:17 AM PST Malala Yousafzai, a15-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl and activist, was shot in the head.

Remembering the heroic stand of Rosa Parks on her birthday Posted: 04 Feb 2013 07:00 AM PST Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955, after she refused to give up her seat on a crowded bus to a white passenger.

Ed Koch: One politician that never said 'no comment' Posted: 04 Feb 2013 06:43 AM PST The New York City mayor was known for his frankness and his willingness to take questions.

Pakistani girl shot by Taliban makes first statement Posted: 04 Feb 2013 05:53 AM PST LONDON (AP) — A Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban has made her first video statement since she was nearly killed, saying Monday that she is recovering.

Ahmadinejad says he wants to be first Iran's first astronaut Posted: 04 Feb 2013 05:20 AM PST Iran declared last week that it had successfully launched a monkey into space and retrieved it alive.

King's skull found under parking lot in England Posted: 04 Feb 2013 05:04 AM PST The skeleton showed injuries from Richard III's last stand at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.

Ballet director says he knows who was behind acid attack Posted: 04 Feb 2013 04:47 AM PST Sergei Filin, 42, made clear he believed the attack was linked to his work at Russia's prestigious Bolshoi Theatre.

America's income tax turns 100 Posted: 04 Feb 2013 04:14 AM PST The third attempt at a national income tax took a constitutional amendment, but it stuck.

Vegetarian diet could help your heart Posted: 04 Feb 2013 03:57 AM PST Doctors say it's what's not in the vegetarian diet that makes it so healthy.

Experts: We've found England's King Richard III Posted: 04 Feb 2013 03:07 AM PST Scientists say they have found the 500-year-old remains of England's King Richard III under a parking lot in the city of Leicester.

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