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• Doctors turn to 'Jeopardy' computer to beat cancer
• Man arrested in alleged bomb plot at California bank
• Authorities still searching for fugitive ex-cop
• Stella, the ornery dog, plays a big role in $1 million lottery win
• Hello Kitty takes a wild ride into space
• NYC, New England brace for 1 to 3 feet of snow
• Immigration activists demand path to citizenship — nothing less
• Amish beard-cutting ringleader gets 15 years
• Alabama hostage Ethan celebrates his birthday
• Boy charged in Ashton Kutcher 'swatting' incident
• Vandal tries adding her touch to historic painting
• Homeless man's best friend — his dog — saves the day
• Thousands of women sue over surgical mesh
• Secret Service investigating Bush family email hack
• Girl shot for defying Taliban discharged from hospital
• Man says $92K baseball card was investment for sick son
• U.S. Postal Service loses $1.3 billion in just 3 months
• Calif. principal seizes student newspaper
• George W. Bush's email hacked
• Duchess of York, Uri Geller, and Grant all get hacking payouts
• Horsemeat lasagna recalled in Sweden
• U.S. envoy says France paid ransoms that went to al Qaida
• Obama shot down Pentagon plan to arm Syrian rebels
• Gunmen kill nine vaccinations workers in Nigeria
• Crowds in Tunisia await funeral of slain opposition leader

Doctors turn to 'Jeopardy' computer to beat cancer Posted: 08 Feb 2013 01:20 PM PST Oncologists will use IBM's supercomputer Watson to help diagnose lung cancer.

Man arrested in alleged bomb plot at California bank Posted: 08 Feb 2013 01:03 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal authorities announced Friday that they arrested a San Jose man in an FBI sting operation as he went through the motions of detonating what he believed to be a car bomb in front of a Northern California bank.

Authorities still searching for fugitive ex-cop Posted: 08 Feb 2013 12:47 PM PST BIG BEAR LAKE, California (Reuters) - A fugitive former police officer accused of declaring war on law enforcement in an Internet manifesto and wanted as a suspect in three murders eluded a manhunt for a second day on Friday in the snow-swept mountains east of Los Angeles. Search teams combed hillsides and homes around a ski area through the night and past daybreak for Christopher Dorner, 33, a former Navy officer presumed by police to be heavily armed and intent on carrying out a vendetta against those he blames for his 2008 dismissal from the Los Angeles Police Department. ...

Stella, the ornery dog, plays a big role in $1 million lottery win Posted: 08 Feb 2013 12:31 PM PST SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of blue collar University of Utah workers will split $1 million in lottery winnings thanks to a set of keys left in a truck and an ornery little dog named "Stella."

Hello Kitty takes a wild ride into space Posted: 08 Feb 2013 12:14 PM PST A 7th-grader launches her doll to the stars in the name of science.

NYC, New England brace for 1 to 3 feet of snow Posted: 08 Feb 2013 11:57 AM PST "This one doesn't come along every day," says a meteorologist watching the storm.

Immigration activists demand path to citizenship — nothing less Posted: 08 Feb 2013 11:24 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration activists on Friday rejected the idea of granting legal status short of citizenship to illegal immigrants in emerging legislation. The activists said that only citizenship would be acceptable for the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants and that the compromise idea floated by some House Republicans, offering legalization but not citizenship, won't work.

Amish beard-cutting ringleader gets 15 years Posted: 08 Feb 2013 11:08 AM PST Samuel Mullet Sr. tells the judge he was blamed for running a cult and ready to take the punishment.

Alabama hostage Ethan celebrates his birthday Posted: 08 Feb 2013 10:34 AM PST The beaming 6-year-old Ethan shows no signs of the turmoil he endured just days ago.

Boy charged in Ashton Kutcher 'swatting' incident Posted: 08 Feb 2013 10:18 AM PST The 12-year-old boy who was arrested in December for making prank "swatting" calls on Ashton Kutcher's house and at least one other location last October.

Vandal tries adding her touch to historic painting Posted: 08 Feb 2013 09:29 AM PST A woman takes a black marker to a Eugene Delacroix's work in the Louvre.

Homeless man's best friend — his dog — saves the day Posted: 08 Feb 2013 09:13 AM PST The Australian shepherd mix saved his master's life by going for help.

Thousands of women sue over surgical mesh Posted: 08 Feb 2013 08:57 AM PST ATLANTA (AP) — Soon after her surgery, Susan Harrison had a string of infections that caused intense pain, leaving her weak and unable to pick up and play actively with her young grandchildren. The discomfort and fatigue often kept her from her job as a kindergarten classroom assistant.

Secret Service investigating Bush family email hack Posted: 08 Feb 2013 08:39 AM PST Someone accessed confidential emails from former Presidents George W. Bush and George H. W. Bush.

Girl shot for defying Taliban discharged from hospital Posted: 08 Feb 2013 08:05 AM PST Malala Yousafzai, the teenage Pakistani education activist shot in the head by the Taliban, was discharged from a British hospital Friday after undergoing skull reconstruction and receiving a cochlear implant to restore her hearing.

Man says $92K baseball card was investment for sick son Posted: 08 Feb 2013 07:48 AM PST The owner of the rare card said he hopes to list the baseball card on eBay soon.

U.S. Postal Service loses $1.3 billion in just 3 months Posted: 08 Feb 2013 07:00 AM PST Election mail and stronger revenue actually trimmed loses compared to last year.

Calif. principal seizes student newspaper Posted: 08 Feb 2013 06:43 AM PST Student journalists at a Central Valley high school are getting a lesson in the First Amendment after administrators confiscated their newspaper over concerns about a campus safety article quoting school ...

George W. Bush's email hacked Posted: 08 Feb 2013 05:52 AM PST Someone gained access to confidential emails between members of the Bush family.

Duchess of York, Uri Geller, and Grant all get hacking payouts Posted: 08 Feb 2013 05:19 AM PST A paper owned by News Corp. allegedly hacked hundreds of victims' phones.

Horsemeat lasagna recalled in Sweden Posted: 08 Feb 2013 05:03 AM PST Frozen-food company Findus is recalling beef lasagna meals in Sweden after tests confirmed the products contained horsemeat.The move follows a similar recall earlier this week in Britain amid a widening ...

U.S. envoy says France paid ransoms that went to al Qaida Posted: 08 Feb 2013 04:46 AM PST Vicki Huddleston said the $17 million helped the terror group flourish in Mali.

Obama shot down Pentagon plan to arm Syrian rebels Posted: 08 Feb 2013 04:13 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pentagon leaders told Congress on Thursday that they had supported a recommendation to arm Syrian rebels promoted by the State Department and CIA but which President Barack Obama ultimately decided against. Obama's government has limited its support to non-lethal aid for the rebels who, despite receiving weapons from countries like Qatar and Saudi Arabia, are poorly armed compared to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's army and loyalist militias. Syria's 22-month-long conflict has killed an estimated 60,000 people. ...

Gunmen kill nine vaccinations workers in Nigeria Posted: 08 Feb 2013 03:56 AM PST An Islamist group that has condemned the use of medicine has been blamed.

Crowds in Tunisia await funeral of slain opposition leader Posted: 08 Feb 2013 02:51 AM PST A general strike gripped Tunis on Friday as mourners gathered for the funeral of opposition politician Chokri Belaid, whose assassination has plunged Tunisia into a deep political crisis.

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