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Record crowds over weekend, but spending declined

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 01:20 PM PST

President Barack Obama, with daughters Sasha, center, and Malia, pays for his purchase the the local bookstore Politics and Prose in northwest Washington, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Did retailers shoot themselves in the foot?

Officials: Speed a factor in Paul Walker crash

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 12:00 PM PST

Sheriff's deputies work near the wreckage of a Porsche that crashed into a light pole on Hercules Street near Kelly Johnson Parkway in Valencia, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. A publicist for actor Paul Walker says the star of the LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans of "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker created a makeshift memorial Sunday at the site where a car he was riding in crashed, killing the actor and a friend.

Anti-gov't mass rally in Ukraine turns violent

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 11:42 AM PST

Protesters clash with police guarding the presidential administration building in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. More than 100,000 demonstrators chased away police to rally in the center of Ukraine's capital. Police allowed the rally to proceed peacefully, but when a few thousand protesters tried to storm the nearby presidential administration building with a front loader, riot police used tear gas, truncheons and flash grenades to drive them back. Dozens of people with what appeared to be head injuries were taken away by ambulance.(AP Photo/Sergei Grits)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A protest by about 300,000 Ukrainians angered by their government's decision to freeze integration with the West turned violent Sunday, when a group of demonstrators besieged the president's office and police drove them back with truncheons, tear gas and flash grenades. Dozens of people were injured.

Officials: Worst tech bugs over for Healthcare.gov

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 11:25 AM PST

This photo of part of the HealthCare.gov website is photographed in Washington, on Nov. 29, 2013. The beleaguered health insurance website has had periods of down times as as the government tries to fix the problems. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)WASHINGTON (AP) — The worst of the online glitches, crashes and delays may be over for the problem-plagued government health care website, the Department of Health and Human Services said Sunday.

UN in Iraq worried about uptick in bodies found

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 11:09 AM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, mourners chant slogans against sectarianism while carrying the coffin of Sunni Sheik Adnan Majeed al-Ghanem during his funeral in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. The monthly death toll in Iraq dropped by nearly a third to 659 last month, the U.N. said Sunday, but a recent spike in the number of bullet-riddled bodies found on the street has raised fears the country is facing a return to all-out warfare between Sunni and Shiite factions. The Arabic on the coffin reads, BAGHDAD (AP) — An alarming number of Iraqis killed "execution-style" last month signaled an increase in targeted killings as the overall death toll in Iraq so far this year rose above 8,000, the U.N. said Sunday. The bodies, usually dumped on the street and mutilated, have heightened fears that the country is sliding back toward all-out warfare between Sunni and Shiite factions.

Paul Walker, 'Fast & Furious' star, dies in crash

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 10:01 AM PST

File-This March 21, 2013 file photo shows actor Paul Walker wearing a creation from the Colcci summer collection at Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil. A publicist for actor Walker says the star of the LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fiery car crash north of Los Angeles has killed 40-year-old Paul Walker, the star of the "Fast & Furious" movie series, and one other person in the vehicle.

Governor: 4 dead, 63 hurt in NYC train derailment

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 09:29 AM PST

Cars from a Metro-North passenger train are scattered after the train derailed in the Bronx neighborhood of New York, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. The Fire Department of New York says there are NEW YORK (AP) — A Metro-North passenger train derailed on a curved section of track in the Bronx on Sunday morning, killing four people and injuring 63 as it came to rest just inches from the water, authorities said.

Thai protest leader meets PM after street clashes

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 08:37 AM PST

An anti-government protester throws back a tear gas canister fired by riot police in Bangkok, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. Riot police fired tear gas at anti-government mobs trying to force their way into the prime minister's office complex and Bangkok's police headquarters on Sunday, deepening Thailand's political crisis and raising fears of prolonged instability in one of Southeast Asia's biggest economies.(AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)BANGKOK (AP) — The leader of Thailand's anti-government protests said unexpectedly that he met the prime minister Sunday after daylong clashes between his supporters and police but defiantly told her he would accept nothing less than her resignation and a new government of an appointed council.

Iraq monthly toll drops; uptick in bodies found

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 08:02 AM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken Monday, Oct. 18, 2004, Sunni cleric Sheik Khalid al-Jumeili, right, is welcomed by a friend in Fallujah, Iraq, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. Police said gunmen shot dead Sunni cleric Khalid al-Jumeili, an organizer of the western city's Sunni protest camp, in a drive-by shooting. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)BAGHDAD (AP) — The monthly death toll in Iraq dropped by nearly a third to 659 last month, the U.N. said Sunday, but a recent spike in the number of bullet-riddled bodies found on the street has raised fears the country is facing a return to all-out warfare between Sunni and Shiite factions.

Thai protest leader says he met PM, will fight on

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 07:45 AM PST

An anti-government protester throws back a tear gas canister fired by riot police in Bangkok, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. Riot police fired tear gas at anti-government mobs trying to force their way into the prime minister's office complex and Bangkok's police headquarters on Sunday, deepening Thailand's political crisis and raising fears of prolonged instability in one of Southeast Asia's biggest economies.(AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)BANGKOK (AP) — The leader of Thailand's anti-government protests said late Sunday he has had a face-to-face talk with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, but that he refused to back down from his movement's demand that her administration step down in favor of an appointed council.

FDNY: 'Multiple injuries' in NYC train derailment

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 07:27 AM PST

Cars from a Metro-North passenger train are scattered after the train derailed in the Bronx neighborhood of New York, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. The Fire Department of New York says there are NEW YORK (AP) — A Metro-North passenger train derailed on a curved section of track in the Bronx on Sunday morning, causing "multiple injuries," authorities said.

Live blog: Metro North train derailment

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 06:37 AM PST

Commuter train derailed Sunday morning in Bronx area; injuries reported.

Scotland mourns pub helicopter crash victims

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 06:21 AM PST

Emergency services personnel inspect the rooftop of a Glasgow pub on November 30, 2013 after a police helicopter crashed into itScottish rescuers continued the search for bodies inside the wreckage of a Glasgow pub on Sunday as the nation said prayers for the eight killed in a freak police helicopter accident. Fourteen people remained in hospital with serious injuries after the helicopter came crashing through the roof of The Clutha, a popular live music bar in Scotland's biggest city. A memorial service was held at Glasgow Cathedral on what was supposed to be a weekend of festivities for Saint Andrew's Day, Scotland's patron saint. "We will pause to mark those who have been injured, those who have lost their lives and all of the members of the public and emergency services who have worked so tirelessly, and continue to assist in the rescue operation," the Church of Scotland cathedral said.

NYC commuter train derails, injuries reported

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 06:06 AM PST

Metro North Back At Full Strength, FinallyAs many as a hundred fire, police on scene of Bronx-area derailment Sunday morning.

Ukraine: Tens of thousands march through Kiev

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 04:13 AM PST

Ukrainian protesters shout as they march to Independence square in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. About 50,000 anti-government demonstrators are marching through Ukraine's capital to protest the president's refusal to sign an agreement with the European Union. The demonstrators are singing the national anthem and chanting KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — As many as 100,000 demonstrators chased away police to rally in the center of Ukraine's capital on Sunday, defying a government ban on protests on Independence Square, in the biggest show of anger over the president's refusal to sign an agreement with the European Union.

U.S. calls on N. Korea to release war veteran

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 03:25 AM PST

Retired executive Merrill Newman is seen in a photo taken in Palo AltoThe United States asks Pyongyang to free an elderly U.S. military veteran held in custody since last month.

Officials say health care website is improved

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 01:51 AM PST

This photo of part of the HealthCare.gov website is photographed in Washington, on Nov. 29, 2013. The beleaguered health insurance website has had periods of down times as as the government tries to fix the problems. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)WASHINGTON (AP) — The errors are fewer, the pages load faster, and more people can log on at the same time to the government's troubled health care website, according to Obama administration officials. Yet, like doctors overseeing a sick patient, they caution that more rehab lies ahead.

Woman hurt in Alaska plane crash aids in rescue

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 12:45 AM PST

Map locates Saint Mary’s in Alaska, where a small plane crashed, killing four.; 1c x 2 inches; 46.5 mm x 50 mm;ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After phoning for help in resuscitating her baby, a 25-year-old woman on a plane that crashed in remote southwest Alaska led searchers hampered by cold and fog to the crash site.

Family: American detained in NKorea in good health

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 08:58 PM PST

In this Nov. 9, 2013 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed Nov. 30, 2013 by the Korea News Service, U.S. citizen Merrill Newman, 85, applies his thumb print to a document which North Korean authorities say was an apology which Newman wrote and read in North Korea. Newman, an avid traveler and retired finance executive, was taken off a plane Oct. 26 by North Korean authorities while preparing to leave the country after a 10-day tour. (AP Photo/KCNA via KNS) JAPAN OUT UNTIL 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSIONSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The family of an elderly American detained for more than a month in North Korea says the Swedish ambassador has seen the man and found him to be in good health.

Publicist: 'Fast & Furious' star dies in car crash

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 08:27 PM PST

File-This March 21, 2013 file photo shows actor Paul Walker wearing a creation from the Colcci summer collection at Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil. A publicist for actor Walker says the star of the Actor Paul Walker died Saturday in a car crash that killed two people, reps confirm.

Thanksgiving takes more Black Friday sales

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 07:53 PM PST

President Barack Obama, with daughters Sasha, center, and Malia, pays for his purchase the the local bookstore Politics and Prose in northwest Washington, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Thanksgiving Day is no longer all about turkey: It's eating away at Black Friday shopping.

Police say more gunshots fired in Bangkok

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 07:36 PM PST

Anti-government protesters attack people they suspected of supporting the current Thai government on the bus in Bangkok,Thailand Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. A mob of anti-government protesters smashed the windows of a moving Bangkok bus Saturday in the first eruption of violence after a week of tense street protests.(AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)BANGKOK (AP) — Gunshots were fired Sunday morning in the Thai capital as authorities braced for more violence a day after aggressive political protests erupted in street fighting between supporters and opponents of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

Montana appeals teacher's rape sentence

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 06:52 PM PST

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana attorney general's office on Friday asked the state Supreme Court to throw out a 30-day sentence given to a teacher who raped a 14-year-old girl, saying the punishment was illegally lenient.

Davis' return lifts Auburn past Bama, 34-28

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 05:02 PM PST

Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn reacts during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Alabama in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Jay Sailors)AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Chris Davis raced 100-plus yards with a missed field-goal attempt for a touchdown on the final play to lift No. 4 Auburn to a 34-28 victory over No. 1 Alabama on Saturday.

Mother on crashed plane led searchers to wreckage

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 04:14 PM PST

Map locates Saint Mary’s in Alaska, where a small plane crashed, killing four.; 1c x 2 inches; 46.5 mm x 50 mm;ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A mother on board a plane that crashed in remote southwest Alaska made a frantic phone call for help resuscitating her 5-month-old baby, then left the fatally injured boy to lead searchers hampered by cold and fog to the crash site.
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