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Court blocks ruling on NYPD's stop-frisk policy

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:22 PM PDT

Ray Kelly Shouted Down Over Stop & FriskNEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a judge's order requiring changes to the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk program and removed the judge from the case.

Snags set back air traffic control system update

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:50 PM PDT

A Southwest Airlines plane takes off Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. The modernization of the U.S. air traffic control system, one of the government's most ambitious and complex technology programs, is in trouble. The Next Generation Air Transportation System, or NextGen, was sold to Congress and the public by the Federal Aviation Administration a decade ago as a way to accommodate an anticipated surge in air travel, reduce fuel consumption and improve safety and efficiency. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)WASHINGTON (AP) — After a decade of work and billions of dollars spent, the modernization of the U.S. air traffic control system is in trouble. The ambitious and complex technology program dubbed NextGen has encountered unforeseen difficulties at almost every turn.

Iraqi PM: Terror 'found a second chance' in Iraq

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:34 PM PDT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, walks with the House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking Democrat Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., right, and the committee's chairman Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif. in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, before their meeting. Al-Maliki says terrorists WASHINGTON (AP) — Terrorists "found a second chance" to thrive in Iraq, the nation's prime minister said Thursday in asking for new U.S. aid to beat back a bloody insurgency that has been fueled by the neighboring Syrian civil war and the departure of American troops from Iraq two years ago.

Dell laptop buyers make a stink over cat smell

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:04 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A noxious feline odor has some Dell customers caterwauling.

Hopi High in Ariz. becomes cross-country standout

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 11:47 AM PDT

POLACCA, Ariz. (AP) — When it comes to consecutive high school cross-country championships, no boys team in the nation is as dominant as Hopi High School.

IOC members urge action after Sochi dump report

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 11:12 AM PDT

Excavators move earth at a quarry near Akhshtyr village in Sochi, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. As a centerpiece of its Olympic bid, Russia trumpeted a LONDON (AP) — Senior IOC members have urged the Olympic body and Russian authorities to investigate the dumping of construction waste that has raised concerns of possible contamination of the water supply in the Winter Games host city of Sochi.

Dylan's guitar from Newport to be auctioned in NYC

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 10:36 AM PDT

This undated photo provided by Christie's shows the Fender Stratocaster a young Bob Dylan played at the historic 1965 Newport Folk Festival. On Dec. 6, 2013, it could bring as much as half a million dollars when it comes up for auction in New York. The festival marked the first time Dylan went electric, a defining moment that marked his move from acoustic folk to electric rock and roll, drawing boos from folk-music purists. (AP Photo/Christie's)NEW YORK (AP) — The sunburst Fender Stratocaster that a young Bob Dylan played at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival when he famously went electric, perhaps the most historic instrument in rock 'n' roll, is coming up for auction, where it could bring as much as half a million dollars.

Cory Booker sworn in as U.S. senator

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 10:20 AM PDT

U.S. Senator-elect Booker, and his mother, Carolyn Booker, stand with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Reid before Booker is sworn in later this morning on Capitol Hill in WashingtonVice President Joe Biden administers the oath of office to the former Newark mayor.

Toronto police say they have Ford drug video

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 09:28 AM PDT

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford tells to the media to get off his property as he leaves his home in Toronto on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of police documents in the drug case against a friend of Ford. Peter Jacobsen, a lawyer for various Canadian news organizations that pushed to release the records, said the case against Alexander Lisi involves the mayor. (AP Photo/, Nathan Denette)TORONTO (AP) — Toronto's police chief said Thursday they have recovered a video deleted from a computer that appears to show Mayor Rob Ford smoking from a crack pipe.

Police chief says they have alleged Ford video

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 09:12 AM PDT

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford tells to the media to get off his property as he leaves his home in Toronto on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of police documents in the drug case against a friend of Ford. Peter Jacobsen, a lawyer for various Canadian news organizations that pushed to release the records, said the case against Alexander Lisi involves the mayor. (AP Photo/, Nathan Denette)TORONTO (AP) — Toronto's police chief says they have recovered the alleged drug video involving Mayor Rob Ford.

AP: Dylan's Newport guitar to be auctioned in NYC

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 08:54 AM PDT

This undated photo provided by Christie's shows the Fender Stratocaster a young Bob Dylan played at the historic 1965 Newport Folk Festival. On Dec. 6, 2013, it could bring as much as half a million dollars when it comes up for auction at Christie's New York. The festival marked the first time Dylan went electric, a defining moment that marked his move from acoustic folk to electric rock and roll, drawing boos from folk-music purists. (AP Photo/Christie's)NEW YORK (AP) — The Fender Stratocaster that Bob Dylan played at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival when he famously went electric is coming up for auction, where it could bring as much as half a million dollars.

Iraqi PM: Terror 'got a second chance' in Iraq

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 08:38 AM PDT

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, walks with the House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking Democrat Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., right, and the committee's chairman Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, before their meeting. Earlier, the prime minister met with Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)WASHINGTON (AP) — Iraq's prime minister says terrorists "got a second chance" to thrive in Iraq, largely as the result of the rise of al-Qaida fighters in neighboring Syria's civil war.

Justices reverse wrongful death Va. Tech verdict

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 08:19 AM PDT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The state Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a jury's wrongful death verdict against the state stemming from the April 16, 2007, killing of 32 students and faculty at Virginia Tech in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

UK prosecutor: Brooks, PM aide Coulson had affair

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 08:01 AM PDT

Rebekah Brooks and her husband Charlie Brooks arrive at The Old Bailey law court in London, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. Former News of the World national newspaper editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson went on trial Monday, along with several others, on charges relating to the hacking of phones and bribing officials while they were employed at the now closed tabloid paper. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)LONDON (AP) — In a blockbuster court declaration in Britain's phone hacking trial, prosecutor Andrew Edis says two of Rupert Murdoch's senior tabloid executives — Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks — had an affair lasting at least six years.

FAA allows passengers' gadget use

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 07:28 AM PDT

FAA May Expand Electronic Device Use GuidelinesTravelers will be able to use most electronics from gate-to-gate.

Fewer Americans seek unemployment aid for 3rd week

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 06:52 AM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug., 14, 2013, file photo, job seekers Emilio Ferrer, Brian Ferrer, center, and Jonathan, right, of Hollywood, Fla., talk to a FirstService representative at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits for the last week of October on Thurday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 10,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, a sign that employers are laying off very few workers.

Drink it while you can, as study points to looming wine shortage

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 06:36 AM PDT

The French remain the world's leading wine drinkers, with consumption rising since 2010Attention wine lovers: savor every last sip, as researchers say there may be a global shortage looming. Wine prices could shoot up because of a fall in production and growing thirst for wine among Chinese and Americans, Morgan Stanley research said in a report Wednesday. But since then supply has fallen because of lower production capacity, slipping in 2012 to the lowest level in 40 years, the US bank said. Production capacity has dropped particularly in Europe, where today it is 10 percent lower than in 2005, especially in France, the world's top producer, followed by Italy and Spain.

Report: Snowden gets tech support job in Russia

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 04:59 AM PDT

FILE - In this image made from video released by WikiLeaks on Oct. 11, 2013, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden, center, receives the Sam Adams Award in Moscow, Russia. Europe bristles following Snowden's latest revelations about NSA tactics, including the alleged tapping of up to 35 world leaders' cell phones, which threaten to undermine America's ability to put its imprint on world affairs. At right is Raymond McGovern, a former U.S. government official, at left is former NSA executive Thomas Drake. (AP Photo, File)MOSCOW (AP) — Anatoly Kucherena, a lawyer for former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden, says his client has found a technical support job at a Russian website.

Obamacare court challenge: Do corporations have religious freedom rights?

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 03:02 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 28, 2012 file photo, protesters chant and hold a copy of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution in front of Supreme Court in Washington as the court concluded three days of hearing arguments on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Arguments in the Supreme Court failed to yield clear hints how the justices would rule on the question of whether President Barack Obama's health care overhaul would be left standing if the high court were to strike down the linchpin provision that all Americans must have health insurance. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)A major legal challenge to Obamacare making its way to the Supreme Court could allow for-profit corporations to opt out of a key piece of the law by asserting freedom of religion.

Official: Syria destroys chemical arms equipment

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 02:47 AM PDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An official at the global chemical weapons watchdog said Thursday Syria has completed destruction of critical equipment for producing chemical weapons and filling munitions with poison gas.

Red Sox win WS title, beat Cardinals 6-1 in Game 6

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 02:30 AM PDT

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Koji Uehara and catcher David Ross celebrate after getting St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter to strike out and end Game 6 of baseball's World Series Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, in Boston. The Red Sox won 6-1 to win the series. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)BOSTON (AP) — The old ballpark was packed for a celebration nearly a century in the making.

Iraqi PM: US aid needed to battle al-Qaida

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:56 AM PDT

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, walks with the House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking Democrat Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., right, and the committee's chairman Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, before their meeting. Earlier, the prime minister met with Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)WASHINGTON (AP) — A bloody resurgence of al-Qaida in Iraq is prompting Baghdad to ask the U.S. for more weapons, training and manpower, two years after pushing American troops out of the country.

Boston rejoices in World Series win at home

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:39 AM PDT

Boston Red Sox fans celebrate in the street near Fenway Park following Game 6 of baseball's World Series between the Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, in Boston. The Red Sox won 6-1 to win the series. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)It's the first time since 1918 that the Red Sox have won a fall classic in Fenway Park.

NYC moves closer to tobacco-buying age of 21

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:48 PM PDT

FILE- In this March 18, 2013 file photo, cigarette packs are displayed at a convenience store in New York. On Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, law makers in New York City voted to raise the cigarette-buying age from 18 to 21. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Young New Yorkers who want to light up will soon have to wait for their 21st birthdays before they can buy a pack of smokes after lawmakers in the nation's most populous city voted overwhelmingly to raise the tobacco-purchasing age from 18 to 21.

School to unveil writer's 'Death Collection'

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:33 PM PDT

In this Oct. 29, 2013, photo taken in Evanston, Ill., Scott Krafft, left, curator of the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections, and manuscript librarian Benn Joseph display a painting of a dead Spanish boy from the 1,600s. The portrait is one of the artifacts from the EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Acclaimed horror writer Michael McDowell couldn't get enough of death.
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