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• Penn State paying $59.7M to 26 men
• Beleaguered Syrian Christians fear future
• Hurricane-force gusts batter UK, Europe; 7 dead
• Business, GOP establishment: Tea party is over
• Two senior Shabab members reported killed in Somalia
• Graham says he'll block nominations over Benghazi
• DC police: Chris Brown, companion threw punches
• 'In New York City, we’re all in this together'
• Soliders take extreme measure to meet Pentagon's body fat test
• UK phone-hacking trial opens for top Murdoch aides
• Doctors: Kids get only two hours a day on social sites
• Killing an endangered rhino will save others, Texas club says
• Syria’s breaking bad: Are amphetamines funding the war?
• Syrian troops retake Christian town from jihadis
• Police: Crash at Beijing's Forbidden City kills 5
• Hurricane-force gusts batter UK, France, the Dutch
• GOP set to question Sebelius on health law
• Hurricane-force gusts batter Britain, France
• Report: NSA tracked 60 million calls in Spain
• Report: US monitored 60 million calls in Spain
• Gomes lifts Red Sox over Cards 4-2, evens WS 2-all
• Phone-hacking trial of Murdoch aides set to open
• Police: Crash at Beijing's Forbidden City kills 3
• Another setback for Obamacare rollout
• Report: Crash at Beijing's Forbidden City kills 3

Penn State paying $59.7M to 26 men Posted: 28 Oct 2013 11:38 AM PDT The claims resulted from the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse case.

Beleaguered Syrian Christians fear future Posted: 28 Oct 2013 10:48 AM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Sami Amir is used to the deep echoing rumble of the Syrian army artillery pounding rebel positions on the outskirts of Damascus. It's the thump of mortars launched from an Islamist-controlled neighborhood that scares him to death.

Hurricane-force gusts batter UK, Europe; 7 dead Posted: 28 Oct 2013 10:15 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — A major storm with hurricane-force gusts lashed southern Britain, the Netherlands, France and Germany on Monday, knocking down trees, flooding low areas and causing travel chaos. Seven deaths were reported.

Business, GOP establishment: Tea party is over Posted: 28 Oct 2013 09:56 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A slice of corporate America thinks tea partyers have overstayed their welcome in Washington and should be shown the door in next year's congressional elections.

Two senior Shabab members reported killed in Somalia Posted: 28 Oct 2013 09:41 AM PDT MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A member of the Somali Islamic extremist group al-Shabab and a Somali government intelligence official say a military strike, possibly a drone attack, killed at least two senior al-Shabab rebels.

Graham says he'll block nominations over Benghazi Posted: 28 Oct 2013 09:24 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham is threatening to hold up all nominations for federal government positions until survivors of last year's deadly attack on the diplomatic post in Libya appear before Congress.

DC police: Chris Brown, companion threw punches Posted: 28 Oct 2013 08:33 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Chris Brown is accused of punching a man in the face after the man said he tried to get into a photo with the singer outside a hotel, according to police, the latest legal trouble for the Grammy Award-winning artist.

'In New York City, we’re all in this together' Posted: 28 Oct 2013 08:16 AM PDT Chelsea Clinton makes Sandy recovery a priority as she steps up her role in her family's foundation.

Soliders take extreme measure to meet Pentagon's body fat test Posted: 28 Oct 2013 07:59 AM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — Doctors say a number of military personnel are turning to liposuction to remove excess fat from around the waist so they can pass the Pentagon's body fat test.

UK phone-hacking trial opens for top Murdoch aides Posted: 28 Oct 2013 07:41 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — The trial of two former top editors of Rupert Murdoch's shuttered News of the World tabloid began Monday with the selection of a jury to hear the lengthy, high-profile case sparked by Britain's phone-hacking scandal.

Doctors: Kids get only two hours a day on social sites Posted: 28 Oct 2013 07:26 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — The American Academy of Pediatrics has new advice many kids will find hard to swallow: It wants limits on tweeting, texting and other social media.

Killing an endangered rhino will save others, Texas club says Posted: 28 Oct 2013 07:08 AM PDT The Dallas Safari Club Says Hunt Will Actually Benefit the Rhino

Syria’s breaking bad: Are amphetamines funding the war? Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:50 AM PDT Fifteen days into his job as Lebanon's top drug-enforcement official, Colonel Ghassan Chams Eddine got a tip-off that something big was going down at the Beirut shipping port this summer. How big? Nearly 5.5 million tablets of a locally produced amphetamine expertly hidden inside an industrial water heater destined for Dubai. His men had to use acetylene torches to remove the white tablets, each embossed with an off-kilter yin-yang symbol and packed into 1,000-piece units in heat-sealed plastic bags. ...

Syrian troops retake Christian town from jihadis Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:13 AM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces retook a Christian town north of Damascus on Monday after a week of fierce clashes with al-Qaida-linked fighters who had recently captured key parts of it, state media said.

Police: Crash at Beijing's Forbidden City kills 5 Posted: 28 Oct 2013 05:38 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — A sport-utility vehicle plowed through crowds in front of Beijing's Forbidden City before crashing and catching fire Monday, killing the three occupants and two tourists and injuring 38 visitors and security officers, police said.

Hurricane-force gusts batter UK, France, the Dutch Posted: 28 Oct 2013 04:46 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — A major storm with hurricane-force gusts lashed southern Britain, the Netherlands and parts of France on Monday, knocking down trees, flooding low areas and causing travel chaos. Four deaths were reported.

GOP set to question Sebelius on health law Posted: 28 Oct 2013 04:30 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans plan to seek answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the Obama administration's troubled start for its health care website to buy insurance, and are raising concerns about the privacy of information that applicants submit under the new system.

Hurricane-force gusts batter Britain, France Posted: 28 Oct 2013 03:56 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — A major storm with hurricane-force gusts is lashing southern Britain, parts of France and Netherlands, causing flooding and travel delays, including the cancellation of roughly 130 flights at London's Heathrow Airport.

Report: NSA tracked 60 million calls in Spain Posted: 28 Oct 2013 02:49 AM PDT The newspaper report follows recent allegations of U.S. spying in France and Germany.

Report: US monitored 60 million calls in Spain Posted: 28 Oct 2013 01:58 AM PDT MADRID (AP) — A Spanish newspaper has published a document it says shows the U.S. National Security Agency spied on more than 60 million phone calls in Spain in one month alone.

Gomes lifts Red Sox over Cards 4-2, evens WS 2-all Posted: 28 Oct 2013 01:42 AM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jonny Gomes arrived at Busch Stadium expecting to watch Game 4 of the World Series from the Red Sox dugout. Halfway through batting practice, Boston's plans changed.

Phone-hacking trial of Murdoch aides set to open Posted: 28 Oct 2013 01:26 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — They were once two of the most powerful people in the British media, senior executives for media mogul Rupert Murdoch and associates of Prime Minister David Cameron.

Police: Crash at Beijing's Forbidden City kills 3 Posted: 28 Oct 2013 12:04 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — A sport-utility vehicle veered into a crowd in front of Beijing's Forbidden City and then crashed and caught fire Monday, killing three occupants and injuring tourists and security officers, police said.

Another setback for Obamacare rollout Posted: 27 Oct 2013 11:48 PM PDT A data center glitch stalls enrollment on the problem-plagued healthcare.gov marketplace.

Report: Crash at Beijing's Forbidden City kills 3 Posted: 27 Oct 2013 11:32 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — State media says a sports-utility vehicle veered through a crowd and crashed into a stone bridge in front of the Forbidden City in central Beijing before catching fire. Three people in the car were killed.

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