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Fed keeps interest-rate policies in place, cites moderate growth

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:40 PM PDT

Fed leaves low interest-rate policies unchangedThe Federal Reserve says the U.S. economy still needs support from its low interest-rate policies because it is growing only moderately. In a statement Wednesday after a policy meeting, the Fed said it ...

Israel plans more than 1,500 new settlement homes

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:25 PM PDT

Released Palestinian prisoner, Omar Masoud, 40, left, who was arrested in May 1993, for killing an Israeli lawyer is greeted by his neighbor at his family's house in Shati Refugee Camp, Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners early Wednesday, the second of four batches to be released as part of a deal that set in motion the current Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel announced plans Wednesday to build more than 1,500 homes in Jewish settlements in east Jerusalem and the West Bank, dealing a setback to newly relaunched peace efforts hours after it had freed a group of long-serving Palestinian prisoners.

Daughter: Nanny went to father's bedroom at night

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:08 PM PDT

Gypsy Willis arrives at court Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, in Provo, Utah. The mistress of Martin MacNeill was at his murder trial Tuesday as prosecutors try to prove she was MacNeill's motive for leaving his heavily drugged wife to die in a bathtub. Prosecutors say they will press Gypsy Willis on what she knows about Michele MacNeill's 2007 death. Willis traded text messages with the doctor 30 times that day, she acknowledged Friday before the trial broke for a long weekend. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)PROVO, Utah (AP) — Two daughters of a Utah doctor accused of killing his wife says that soon after her death, he hired his mistress as a nanny and she did not cook or take care of the children but went to his bedroom at night.

Earth-size planet found with rocky core like ours

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:51 AM PDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have found a planet way out in the cosmos that's close in size and content to Earth — an astronomical first.

6 people shot dead in SC domestic dispute

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:35 AM PDT

Map locates Greenwood County, S.C.; 1c x 2 inches; 46.5 mm x 50 mm;GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man in a custody dispute with a onetime girlfriend broke into her parents' home and fatally shot the woman, her parents and two children, the sheriff said. The man then killed himself.

Report: NSA broke into Yahoo, Google data centers

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 10:29 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Post is reporting that the National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world. The Post cites documents obtained from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and interviews with officials.

Sebelius on website breakdown: 'I am responsible'

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 09:55 AM PDT

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, before the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the difficulties plaguing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The Obama Administration claims the botched rollout was the result of contractors failing to live up to expectations – not bad management at HHS. As the public face of President Barack Obama's signature health care program, Sec. Sebelius has become the target for attacks over its botched rollout with Republicans, and even some Democrats, calling for her to resign. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Defending President Barack Obama's much-maligned health care law in Congress, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was confronted Wednesday with a government memo that raised security concerns about the website consumers are using to enroll.

More study urged on concussions in young athletes

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 09:39 AM PDT

FILE - This Aug. 4, 2012 file photo shows new football helmets that were given to a group of youth football players from the Akron Parents Pee Wee Football League, in Akron, Ohio. It's not just football. A new report says too little is known about concussion risks for young athletes, and it's not clear whether better headgear is an answer. The panel stresses wearing proper safety equipment. But it finds little evidence that current helmet designs, face masks and other gear really prevent concussions, as ads often claim. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not just football.

Health site security concerns raised in memo

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 09:22 AM PDT

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, before the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the difficulties plaguing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The Obama Administration claims the botched rollout was the result of contractors failing to live up to expectations – not bad management at HHS. As the public face of President Barack Obama's signature health care program, Sec. Sebelius has become the target for attacks over its botched rollout with Republicans, and even some Democrats, calling for her to resign. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Defending President Barack Obama's much-maligned health care law in Congress, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was confronted Wednesday with a government memo that raised security concerns about the website consumers are using to enroll.

Saudi police hold writer who opposed ban on women driving

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 09:04 AM PDT

Saudi women push for right to driveDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi authorities have detained a columnist who supported ending his country's ban on women driving, activists said Wednesday.

Three ex-Murdoch journalists plead guilty to phone hacking

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 08:46 AM PDT

Murdoch, News Corp. and 21st Century Fox CEO, arrives at annual Allen and Co. conference at Sun ValleyThree former senior journalists from Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid the News of the World have pleaded guilty to charges relating to phone-hacking, the trial of two of the media mogul's former editors heard on Wednesday. Rebekah Brooks, Murdoch's former British newspaper chief and Prime Minister David Cameron's ex-media head Andy Coulson are on trial at London's Old Bailey court accused of conspiring to illegally access voicemail messages on mobile phones, charges they deny. The court was told on Wednesday that ex-chief correspondent Neville Thurlbeck, former assistant news editor James Weatherup, and ex-news editor Greg Miskiw had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to intercept communications at earlier hearings.

Sebelius apologizes for 'miserably frustrating experience'

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 08:31 AM PDT

Sebelius apologizes for HealthCare.gov problemsThe Health and Human Services vows web site problems will be fixed.

Sebelius apologizes for health law 'debacle'

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 07:57 AM PDT

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, before the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the difficulties plaguing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The Obama Administration claims the botched rollout was the result of contractors failing to live up to expectations – not bad management at HHS. As the public face of President Barack Obama's signature health care program, Sec. Sebelius has become the target for attacks over its botched rollout with Republicans, and even some Democrats, calling for her to resign. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)The president's top health care official takes responsibility for web site problems.

Live: Sebelius takes responsibility for Obamacare site trouble

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 07:39 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sebelius is sworn in to testify before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing about issues and complications with the Affordable Care Act enrollment website, on Capitol Hill"Hold me accountable for the debacle," says the U.S. health secretary.

Norway town sees winter sun for 1st time

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 07:22 AM PDT

A crowd forms, those in the centre bathing in sunlight, for the official opening of giant sun mirrors in the town of Rjukan, Norway, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Residents of the small Norwegian town of Rjukan have finally seen the light. Tucked in between steep mountains, the town is normally shrouded in shadow for almost six months a year. But on Wednesday faint rays from the winter sun for the first time reached the market square thanks to three 183-square-foot (17-square-meter) mirrors placed on a mountain. (AP Photo/NTB Scanpix, Terje Bendiksby) NORWAY OUTSTAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Residents of the small Norwegian town of Rjukan have finally seen the light.

Live: Sebelius apologizes for health law rollout fiasco

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 07:06 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2013 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks in Phoenix. As the public face of President Barack Obama's signature health care program, Sebelius has become the target for attacks over its botched rollout. Republicans want her to resign and even some Democrats _ while not mentioning her name _ say someone needs to be fired. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)The Health and Human Services Secretary says she's sorry consumers have wasted time.

'Boobies' bracelet fight could go to Supreme Court

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 06:17 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2013 file photo, Easton Area School District students Brianna Hawk, 15, left, and Kayla Martinez, 14, display their EASTON, Pa. (AP) — The court battle between two girls and their Pennsylvania school over "I (heart) Boobies!" bracelets could be settled by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Egypt: Police storm university after student siege

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 06:01 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 16, 2011, file photo, Essam el-Erian, deputy head of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's new political party, speaks during an interview at the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's Interior Ministry says el-Erian has been arrested after months on the run. The ministry says the deputy leader of the Brotherhood's political arm was captured early Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, in an eastern Cairo suburb. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security forces have stormed the main building of an Islamic university in Cairo after students who support the country's ousted president besieged and attacked the offices of the university's chief administrator.

Russia denies Italian reports it spied on G20 leaders

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 05:11 AM PDT

Russia denies using 'poisoned' flash drives to spy on G20 summit attendeesROME/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has denied reports that its intelligence services spied on hundreds of foreign delegates at a Group of 20 summit in St Petersburg in September using gifts such as teddy bears, diaries and free USB keys. Quoting a report from the European Council's security office to Italian intelligence services, Italy's Corriere della Sera daily has reported this week that at least 300 such devices were issued at the September 5-6 summit and were revealed to be spy gear during security debriefing sessions last month. The report fuels controversy over international espionage after reports that U.S. intelligence services had conducted telephone surveillance of allied countries and leaders. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he did not know what the source of the latest allegations was.

Uighurs facing new police scrutiny in Beijing

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 04:20 AM PDT

Two passengers on a bus talk about the suicide car crash near Tiananmen Gate as the bus drives past the spot where, on Monday, a sport utility vehicle crashed and caught fire, in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Chinese police are circulating a list of eight suspects wanted in connection with the apparent suicide car crash near Tiananmen Square in Beijing that killed five people and injured dozens, a hotel manager said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)BEIJING (AP) — In a dusty outdoor curio market in China's capital, traders from the minority Uighur community gathered Wednesday to swap stories about the omnipresent harassment they say they suffer at the hands of the police. That scrutiny has only intensified after this week's deadly vehicle attack at Tiananmen Square in which Uighurs are the prime suspects.

Tiananmen 'terrorist suspects captured'

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 04:05 AM PDT

Police cars block off the roads leading into Tiananmen Square as smoke rises into the air after a vehicle crashed in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on October 28, 2013Chinese authorities capture suspects in a fatal car crash on Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

Red Sox hope to win title at Fenway

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 01:37 AM PDT

Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz walks into the dugout after a workout at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. The Red Sox are scheduled to host the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6 of baseball's World Series on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)BOSTON (AP) — Ted Williams never did it. Not Carl Yastrzemski. Not Carlton Fisk. Not even Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling, who ended The Curse nearly a decade ago but did it on the road.

Sebelius heads to Hill to defend health law, job

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 01:02 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2013 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks in Phoenix. As the public face of President Barack Obama's signature health care program, Sebelius has become the target for attacks over its botched rollout. Republicans want her to resign and even some Democrats _ while not mentioning her name _ say someone needs to be fired. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)Lawmakers plan to grill the HHS secretary over problems with the rollout of HealthCare.gov.

Obama to cite Mass. health care law's slow start

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:45 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, during a memorial service for the late former House Speaker Thomas S. Foley. Foley was a 30-year veteran of the House who died last week at the age of 84. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is citing the Massachusetts health care system's slow start to keep expectations low for early sign-ups for his own overhaul. And he's pointing to the bipartisan effort to get the program launched in Massachusetts to encourage his opponents to stop rooting for his law's failure.

Spying tests trust between Obama, Merkel

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:29 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 19, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, arrive for a news conference at the chancellery in Berlin. Reports based on leaks from former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden suggest the U.S. has monitored the telephone communications of 35 foreign leaders. The fact that Merkel was among them has been particularly troubling to many in Europe and on Capitol Hill, given her status as a senior stateswoman, the leader of Europe's strongest economy, and a key American ally on global economics, Iranian nuclear negotiations and the Afghanistan war. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama visited Berlin in June, German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a point of showing him a balcony in her office overlooking train tracks that crossed the border of her once-divided country — a symbol of her upbringing on the east side of the divide, where eavesdropping by secret police was rampant during the Cold War.
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