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President has leeway on Iran, despite lawmakers' concerns

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 12:59 PM PST

U.S. President Obama makes a statement about an agreement reached with Iran on its nuclear program at the White House in WashingtonCongress looks likely to give President Obama room to see if the agreement works.

Wintry storm threatens Thanksgiving travels

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 11:37 AM PST

A large storm already blamed for at least eight deaths in the West slogged through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and other parts of the southwest Sunday as it slowly churned east ahead of Thanksgiving.

Wintery storm threatens Thanksgiving travels

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 11:01 AM PST

A large storm already blamed for at least eight deaths in the West slogged through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and other parts of the southwest Sunday as it slowly churned east ahead of Thanksgiving.

Afghan president delays signing US deal

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 10:45 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai attends the last day of the national consultative council known as a Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. Afghanistan's president says he won't immediately sign a security deal with the United States, ignoring a recommendation by an assembly of Afghan elders and leaders that he do so by the end of the year. Hamid Karzai argued Afghanistan needed more time to ensure that the United States was committed to peace. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — President Hamid Karzai cast fresh doubt on the future presence of thousands of American and allied forces on Sunday by rejecting a recommendation by an Afghan assembly of dignitaries to quickly sign a long-delayed security pact with the United States.

Old Man Winter comes knocking before Thanksgiving

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 10:10 AM PST

Old Man Winter apparently smells the turkey already.

Will icy comet survive close encounter with sun?

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 07:43 AM PST

In this photo provided by NASA, a contrast-enhanced image produced from the Hubble images of comet ISON taken April 23, 2013 reveals the subtle structure in the inner coma of the comet. In this computer-processed view, the Hubble image has been divided by a computer model coma that decreases in brightness proportionally to the distance from the nucleus, as expected for a comet that is producing dust uniformly over its surface. ISON's coma shows enhanced dust particle release on the sunward-facing side of the comet's nucleus, the small, solid body at the core of the comet. This information is invaluable for determining the comet's shape, evolution, and spin of the solid nucleus. (AP Photo/NASA)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For months, all eyes in the sky have pointed at the comet that's zooming toward a blisteringly close encounter with the sun.

Analysis: Iran deal leaves Israel few options

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 05:27 AM PST

File - In this Sept. 30, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. The U.S. and Iran secretly engaged in high-level, face-to-face talks, at least three times over the past year, in a high stakes diplomatic gamble by the administration that paved the way for the historic deal aimed at slowing Iran's nuclear program. After the Sept. 27, phone call between Obama and Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, the U.S. began informing allies about the talks. Obama handled the most sensitive conversation himself, briefing Netanyahu during his Sept. 30 visit to the White House. Israel remains furious about the agreement. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)After feverishly trying to derail the international community's nuclear deal with Iran in recent weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now has little choice but to accept an agreement that he has derided as deeply flawed.

Afghan elders back U.S. security pact, but Karzai uncertain

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 02:59 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during the opening of the Loya Jirga, in KabulBy Hamid Shalizi and Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) - An assembly of Afghan elders endorsed on Sunday a security deal to enable U.S. troops to operate in the country beyond next year, but President Hamid Karzai left the matter up in the air by refusing to say whether he would sign it into law. The gathering, known as the Loya Jirga, had been convened by the president to debate the pact. It voted in favor and advised Karzai to sign it promptly. But Karzai, in his final remarks to the four-day meeting, appeared to stand by his earlier position that he would not sign until after a presidential election due next April.

Israeli leader calls Iran deal 'historic mistake'

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 02:27 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2013, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 68th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters. The U.S. and Iran secretly engaged in high-level, face-to-face talks, at least three times over the past year, in a high stakes diplomatic gamble by the administration that paved the way for the historic deal aimed at slowing Iran's nuclear program. After a Sept. 27, phone call between President Barack Obama and Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, the U.S. began informing allies about the talks. Obama handled the most sensitive conversation himself, briefing Netanyahu during his Sept. 30 visit to the White House. The next day, in this speech to the U.N., Netanyahu blasted Rouhani as aJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister harshly condemned the international community's nuclear deal with Iran on Sunday, calling it a "historic mistake" and saying he was not bound by the agreement.

Vatican unveils bone fragments said to be Peter's

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 02:11 AM PST

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has for the first time publicly unveiled a handful of disputed bone fragments said by some to belong to the first pope, St. Peter.

Korean ex-leprosy patients return to island colony

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 01:54 AM PST

In this Nov. 4, 2013 photo, a South Korean leprosy patient lies in a bed at Sorokdo National Hospital on Sorok Island, South Korea. The island, once known as a place where hospital workers beat the leprosy patients exiled here and forced them into harsh labor, sterilizations and abortions, has become a peaceful refuge for many after years of discrimination and hardship and the only place they feel at home. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)SOROK ISLAND, South Korea (AP) — Kang Sun Bong once considered this tiny island a "hell on earth," a place where hospital workers beat the leprosy patients exiled here and forced them into harsh labor, sterilizations and abortions. But three years ago, old, sick and broke, Kang returned to the place he'd been banished with his mother decades ago.

Afghan president again delays signing US deal

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 01:37 AM PST

Afghan delegates walk on the street on the third day of the Loya Jirga, or the consultative council in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. Representatives from different groups gather in separate rooms and discuss until meeting again in the council. President Hamid Karzai on Friday rebuffed American demands that he sign a security pact allowing U.S. forces to stay in the country for another decade, while the U.S. defense secretary warned that planning for a post-2014 military presence may be jeopardized if the deal isn't finalized by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president says he won't immediately sign a security deal with the United States, ignoring a recommendation by an assembly of Afghan elders and leaders that he do so by the end of the year.

Iran president: Nuclear 'rights' sealed

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 01:05 AM PST

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, embraces EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, during a ceremony at the United Nations after an agreement was reached on Iran's nuclear program, in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. Iran struck a historic nuclear deal Sunday with the United States and five other world powers, in the most significant development between Washington and Tehran in more than three decades of estrangement between the two nations. The agreement commits Iran to curb its nuclear activities in exchange for limited and gradual sanctions relief. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says the nuclear deal reached with world powers recognizes Tehran's "rights" to maintain an atomic program.

JFK's daughter says his spirit lives on

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 12:45 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2013 file photo, new U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy smiles as she gives a statement upon her arrival in Japan at the Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo. The daughter of President John F. Kennedy says his spirit lives on even though his life was cut short. Caroline Kennedy said in an interview with Japan's Yomiuri newspaper that she often meets people who tell her they were inspired by her father. She said it's a reminder that we all have a duty to work together for a better world. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, Pool, File)TOKYO (AP) — The daughter of President John F. Kennedy said that his spirit lives on even though his life was cut short.

Afghan council set to approve US deal

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 11:55 PM PST

Afghan delegates walk on the street on the third day of the Loya Jirga, or the consultative council in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. Representatives from different groups gather in separate rooms and discuss until meeting again in the council. President Hamid Karzai on Friday rebuffed American demands that he sign a security pact allowing U.S. forces to stay in the country for another decade, while the U.S. defense secretary warned that planning for a post-2014 military presence may be jeopardized if the deal isn't finalized by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A meeting of Afghan tribal elders and other leaders looked set on Sunday to recommend that the country's president sign a security deal with the United States as quickly as possible, ignoring his demand for a delay until after next April's elections.

Secret U.S.-Iran talks set stage for nuke deal

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 11:25 PM PST

From left, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, chief U.S. nuclear negotiator Wendy Sherman and Vice President Joe Biden's top foreign policy adviser Jake Sullivan appear in file photos. The U.S. and Iran secretly engaged in high-level, face-to-face talks in a high stakes diplomatic gamble by the administration that paved the way for the historic deal aimed at slowing Iran's nuclear program. Burns, Sherman and Sullivan were part of the delegation that met with Iranian officials in Oman and elsewhere. (AP Photo/File)A high-stakes diplomatic gamble by the Obama administration paved the way for the historic deal sealed early Sunday, The Associated Press has learned.

Obama, Cyrus among GQ's least influential list

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 10:40 PM PST

In this Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 photo, Dennis Rodman gestues during an interview after a promotional event to pitch a vodka brand in Chicago. Rodman looked fit and at ease, not squirming even once _ a childhood habit that earned the nickname LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dennis Rodman is at the top of a list no one wants to be on. He's been named GQ's No. 1 least influential celebrity of 2013.

Uranium enrichment at heart of Iran nuclear deal

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 10:24 PM PST

From left, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gather at the United Nations Palais, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, in Geneva, Switzerland, during the Iran nuclear talks. A deal has been reached between six world powers and Iran that calls on Tehran to limit its nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief, the French and Iranian foreign ministers said early Sunday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)Iran's ability to enrich uranium — at what levels and what speed — is a cornerstone of the deal reached Sunday between Tehran and world powers. Here are answers to some important questions about uranium enrichment, the central process in turning concentrated uranium into nuclear fuel.

Afghan president to press for delay in US deal

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 09:38 PM PST

Afghan delegates walk on the street on the third day of the Loya Jirga, or the consultative council in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. Representatives from different groups gather in separate rooms and discuss until meeting again in the council. President Hamid Karzai on Friday rebuffed American demands that he sign a security pact allowing U.S. forces to stay in the country for another decade, while the U.S. defense secretary warned that planning for a post-2014 military presence may be jeopardized if the deal isn't finalized by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A spokesman for Afghanistan's president says Hamid Karzai will press a council of elders to delay signing a security deal with the United States until next year.

A look at US-Iran ties leading up to nuclear pact

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 09:22 PM PST

GENEVA (AP) — Iran's agreement with six world powers over its nuclear program comes after decades of difficult ties between Washington and Tehran. Relations have been up, but mostly down since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and subsequent hostage crisis at the U.S. Embassy in the Iranian capital. The nuclear agreement, designed as a first step in preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon in exchange for the easing of some punishing economic sanctions, signals a thaw in the U.S.-Iranian relationship.

Iran nuclear deal reached in 5th day of talks

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 08:50 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room at the White House Saturday Nov. 23, 2013, in Washington about the nuclear deal between six world powers and Iran that calls on Tehran to limit its nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)GENEVA (AP) — Iran struck a historic nuclear deal Sunday with the United States and five other world powers, in the most significant development between Washington and Tehran in more than three decades of estrangement between the two nations.

French, Iranian FMs: Iran nuclear deal reached

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 08:36 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Geneva International airport in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013 for closed-door talks on Iran's nuclear program. . (AP Photo/Denis Balibouse,Pool)GENEVA (AP) — A deal has been reached between six world powers and Iran that calls on Tehran to limit its nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief, the French and Iranian foreign ministers said early Sunday.

AP source: McCann, Yankees near 5-year, $85M deal

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 08:18 PM PST

FILE - In this July 15, 2012, file photo, Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann looks on during a baseball game against the New York Mets in Atlanta. A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that free-agent McCann and the New York Yankees are about to close a five-year deal for about $85 million. The person spoke Saturday night, Nov. 23, 2013, on condition of anonymity because the deal was not complete. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Free-agent catcher Brian McCann and the New York Yankees are about to complete a five-year deal worth around $85 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday night.

AP source: No right to enrich in Iran deal

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 08:03 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Obama administration official says the nuclear deal with Iran does not include recognition of Iran's right to enrich uranium.

Iran, six world powers clinch breakthrough nuclear deal

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 07:27 PM PST

Switzerland's FM Burkhalter and Iranian FM Javad Zarif meet in GenevaIran will get access to $4.2 billion in foreign exchange as part of the accord.
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