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French say 2 journalists killed in north Mali

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 12:35 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 27, 2013 file photo, a French soldier patrols at dusk in a central market in Kidal, Mali. Mali's military chief in Kidal said Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, that two journalists working for French radio station RFI have been kidnapped. RFI confirmed the kidnappings on its website, saying that journalists Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon were taken at 1 p.m. Saturday by armed men in Kidal and have not been heard from since. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)PARIS (AP) — Two French radio journalists were kidnapped by gunmen in northern Mali on Saturday and killed hours later, the French Foreign Ministry said.

Details surrounding LAX shooter beginning to emerge

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 12:03 PM PDT

LAX shootingPaul Anthony Ciancia, the 23-year-old man accused of opening fire inside one of the nation's largest airports on Friday , was reportedly angry at the government and told his family he was prepared to die.

RFI: 2 French journalists kidnapped in north Mali

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 11:31 AM PDT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Two journalists working for French radio station RFI were kidnapped Saturday in Mali's northern city of Kidal, the station and a Mali military head said.

Who might succeed dead Pakistani Taliban leader

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 10:44 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 file photo, Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, right, holds a rocket launcher with his comrades in Sararogha of Pakistani tribal area of South Waziristan along the Afghanistan border. Intelligence officials said Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban Hakimullah Mehsud was one of three people killed in a U.S. drone strike. (AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mehsud, File)ISLAMABAD (AP) — A look at the Pakistani Taliban and those being discussed as successors to Hakimullah Mehsud, who was killed in an U.S. drone strike Friday:

Pakistan slams US for killing Taliban leader

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 10:13 AM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, new Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, left, is seen with his comrade Waliur Rehman, front center, during his meeting with media in Sararogha of Pakistani tribal area of South Waziristan along the Afghanistan border. Intelligence officials said Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban Hakimullah Mehsud was one of three people killed in a U.S. drone strike. (AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mehsud, File)ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani government Saturday accused the U.S. of sabotaging peace talks with domestic Taliban fighters by killing their leader in a drone strike, as the militants began the process of choosing a successor.

Houston Astrodome sale features turf, lockers

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 09:10 AM PDT

FILE - This April 1965 file photo made with a fisheye lens shows the Houston Astrodome The Houston Astros played their first game in the stadium on April 9, 1965. A HOUSTON (AP) — Thousands of people lined up Saturday for the chance to take home a piece of the iconic, but dilapidated Houston Astrodome, once dubbed the "eighth wonder of the world."

NYC subway vigilante Goetz arrested on drug charge

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 08:55 AM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1985 file photo, Bernhard Goetz, second from left, is escorted by police as he is taken out of criminal court in New York. Police say Goetz, 65, was nabbed in a sting operation in Union Square on Friday afternoon, Nov. 1, 2013 selling $30 worth of marijuana to an undercover officer. The NEW YORK (AP) — Subway vigilante Bernie Goetz, who ignited a national furor over racism and gun control after he shot four panhandling youths on a train in the 1980s, has been arrested on drug charges, police said Saturday.

DC on fast track to decriminalizing pot possession

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 08:23 AM PDT

This photo taken Oct. 16, 2013 shows marijuana clone plants that are used to grow medical marijuana displayed under a light, at The Joint, a medical marijuana cooperative in Seattle. It took nearly 15 years after voters approved it for medical marijuana to become available in the District of Columbia, but the next major change to the district's pot laws is on the fast track. The D.C. Council is poised to approve a bill to decriminalize possession of small amounts of pot, and Democratic Mayor Vincent Gray supports it. He could sign the bill into law as early as January. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia is on the fast track toward decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Sticker shock often follows insurance cancellation

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 07:52 AM PDT

Dean and Mary Lou Griffin sit their home in Chadds Ford, Pa. on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. The Griffins are among millions of people nationwide who buy individual insurance policies and are receiving notices that those policies are being discontinued because they don't meet the higher benefit requirements of the new law. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)MIAMI (AP) — Dean Griffin liked the health insurance he purchased for himself and his wife three years ago and thought he'd be able to keep the plan even after the federal Affordable Care Act took effect.

Pussy Riot member sent to new prison

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 06:51 AM PDT

MOSCOW (AP) — The Interfax news agency cites Russia's prison service as saying Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova is being sent to a new penal colony.

In midst of Syrian war, giant Jesus statue arises

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 06:03 AM PDT

This Oct. 14, 2013 photo provided by the St. Paul's and St. George's Foundation shows workers preparing to install a statue of Jesus on Mount Sednaya, Syria. In the midst of a civil war rife with sectarianism, a 12.3-meter (40-foot) tall, bronze statue of Jesus has gone up on a Syrian mountain, apparently under cover of a truce among three factions - Syrian forces, rebels and gunmen in the Christian town of Sednaya. (AP Photo/Samir El-Gadban, St. Paul's and St. George's Foundation)BEIRUT (AP) — In the midst of a conflict rife with sectarianism, a giant bronze statue of Jesus has gone up on a Syrian mountain, apparently under cover of a truce among three factions in the country's civil war.

Gunman targets TSA in Los Angeles airport shooting

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 05:47 AM PDT

Police stand guard in Terminal 2 at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. A gunman armed with a semi-automatic rifle opened fire at the airport on Friday, killing a Transportation Security Administration employee and wounding two other people. Flights were disrupted nationwide. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man toting a semi-automatic rifle, some 150 rounds of ammunition and a grudge against TSA agents shot his way past a security checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport in a deadly rampage that sent hundreds of travelers fleeing in terror.

Gunman with evident hate for TSA opens fire at LAX

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 05:32 AM PDT

Police stand guard in Terminal 2 at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. A gunman armed with a semi-automatic rifle opened fire at the airport on Friday, killing a Transportation Security Administration employee and wounding two other people. Flights were disrupted nationwide. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man toting a semi-automatic rifle, some 150 rounds of ammunition and a grudge against "pigs" and TSA agents shot his way past a security checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport in a deadly rampage that sent hundreds of travelers fleeing in terror.

Pakistani Taliban confirm leader killed by drone

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 04:43 AM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, new Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, left, is seen with his comrade Waliur Rehman, front center, during his meeting with media in Sararogha of Pakistani tribal area of South Waziristan along the Afghanistan border. Intelligence officials said Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban Hakimullah Mehsud was one of three people killed in a U.S. drone strike. (AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mehsud, File)DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban confirmed the death of their leader in a U.S. drone strike Saturday, a day after he was killed, as the group's leadership council met to begin the process of choosing a successor.

Japan, Russia agree to expand defense ties

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 04:28 AM PDT

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, second from left, and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, pose with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, second from right, and Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera for photographers at the start of their foreign and defense ministers meeting called TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Russia held their first high-level defense and diplomatic talks Saturday and agreed to step up cooperation between their militaries amid regional security concerns such as North Korea and China.

Pakistani Taliban confirm leader's death by drone

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 04:13 AM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, new Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, left, is seen with his comrade Waliur Rehman, front center, during his meeting with media in Sararogha of Pakistani tribal area of South Waziristan along the Afghanistan border. Intelligence officials said Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban Hakimullah Mehsud was one of three people killed in a U.S. drone strike. (AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mehsud, File)DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani Taliban spokesman has confirmed the death of the militant group's leader in a U.S. drone strike.

NJ police: LAX shooting suspect sent suicidal text

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 03:57 AM PDT

This photo provided by the FBI shows Paul Ciancia, 23. Authorities say Ciancia pulled a semi-automatic rifle from a bag and shot his way past a security checkpoint at the airport, killing a security officer and wounding other people. Ciancia was injured in a shootout and taken into custody, police said. (AP Photo/FBI)The suspect's father called his local police chief around the time of the shooting, police said.

BART union ratifies contract that ended strike

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 02:21 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2013, file photo, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) passengers wait for a train in Oakland, Calif. A BART labor union overwhelmingly ratified a contract agreement Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, after a bitter dispute prompted two San Francisco area strikes, officials said. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Members of a Bay Area Rapid Transit labor union that went out on strike twice in recent months overwhelmingly ratified a contract agreement that officials said will increase pay and lead to improved safety conditions.

Militants: Pakistani Taliban to choose new leader

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 01:48 AM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, new Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, left, is seen with his comrade Waliur Rehman, front center, during his meeting with media in Sararogha of Pakistani tribal area of South Waziristan along the Afghanistan border. Intelligence officials said Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban Hakimullah Mehsud was one of three people killed in a U.S. drone strike. (AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mehsud, File)The Pakistani Taliban's top council met Saturday to choose a new leader to replace the militant movement's chief, killed in a U.S. drone strike the day before, intelligence officials and commanders in the movement said.

Gunman kills TSA officer at LAX, wounds 2 others

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 01:09 AM PDT

In this photo provided to the AP, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, police officers stand near an unidentified weapon in Terminal 3 of the Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Officials said a gunman who opened fire in the terminal was wounded in a shootout with police and taken into custody. (AP Photo)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man carrying a note that said he wanted to "kill TSA" pulled a semi-automatic rifle from a bag and shot his way past a security checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, killing one Transportation Security Administration officer and wounding two others, authorities said.

Bipartisan support boosts gay rights legislation

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 12:37 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2013 file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Proponents of a bill that would prohibit employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity are optimistic about the measure's prospects ahead of a crucial Senate vote. Nearly 20 years after a similar bill failed by one vote, Republicans and Democrats have joined forces on a bill critical to gay rights advocates. The broad support reflects changing national views months after the Supreme Court expanded federal recognition of same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Gay rights advocates — Republicans and Democrats — are newly upbeat about the prospects for Senate passage of a bill that would prohibit employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

NJ police: Dad called, worried about LAX suspect

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 12:06 AM PDT

This photo provided by the FBI shows Paul Ciancia, 23. Ciancia carrying a note that said he wanted to PENNSVILLE, N.J. (AP) — The young man suspected of carrying out a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport had sent a sibling a text message mentioning suicide, leading their father to seek authorities' help in finding him, a New Jersey police chief said Friday.

Militants: Pakistani Taliban choosing new leader

Posted: 01 Nov 2013 11:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, new Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, left, is seen with his comrade Waliur Rehman, front center, during his meeting with media in Sararogha of Pakistani tribal area of South Waziristan along the Afghanistan border. Intelligence officials said Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban Hakimullah Mehsud was one of three people killed in a U.S. drone strike. (AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mehsud, File)DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Intelligence officials and militant commanders say the Pakistani Taliban are meeting to choose a new leader after their chief was killed in a U.S. drone strike.

TSA IDs 39-year-old officer killed at LAX

Posted: 01 Nov 2013 07:48 PM PDT

In this photo provided to the AP, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, police officers stand near an unidentified weapon in Terminal 3 of the Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Officials said a gunman who opened fire in the terminal was wounded in a shootout with police and taken into custody. (AP Photo)Gerardo I. Hernandez is the agency's first officer killed in the line of duty.

Spectacular 3D Mars Video Brings Red Planet to Life

Posted: 01 Nov 2013 06:32 PM PDT

Spectacular 3D Mars Video Brings Red Planet to LifeA newly released video, created by stitching together images taken by a veteran Mars spacecraft, provides a richly detailed, three-dimensional view of the Red Planet. The European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft has orbited the Red Planet nearly 12,000 times, capturing images of Martian valleys, canyons and lava flows that have provided unprecedented views of planet's terrain. "For the first time, we can see Mars spatially — in three dimensions," Ralf Jaumann, project manager for the Mars Express mission at the German Aerospace Center, said in a statement. Mars Express has covered 37 million square miles (97 million square kilometers) of Mars' surface (out of 56 million square miles or 145 million square kilometers) in high resolution.
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