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Moderate Syrian rebels vow to protect journalists

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 12:56 PM PST

This undated picture released by the family of Ricardo Garcia-Vilanova shows, Spanish photographer Ricardo Garcia-Vilanova, right, who was kidnapped in Syria 11 weeks ago takes photographs of a Free Syrian Army fighter in Aleppo, Syria. The families of two Spanish journalists kidnapped in Syria 11 weeks ago appealed publicly today for their safe and immediate release. Javier Espinosa, bureau chief of EL MUNDO in the Middle East with 25 years of front line reporting, and Ricardo Garcia-Vilanova, award-winning freelance photographer, were abducted on the 16th of September at a check-point near Tal-Abyad, northern Syria. They were taken to facilities belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Raqqa. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)BEIRUT (AP) — The leaders of Syria's main Western-backed moderate rebel faction said they would do everything in their power to protect journalists on assignment in the country and work to secure the release of those who have already been abducted.

AP-GfK poll: Health law seen as eroding coverage

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 12:40 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about the new health care law during a White House Youth Summit, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. Americans who already have health insurance are blaming President Barack Obama's health care overhaul for their rising premiums and deductibles, and overall 3 in 4 say the rollout of coverage for the uninsured has gone poorly. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans who already have health insurance are blaming President Barack Obama's health care overhaul for their rising premiums and deductibles, and overall 3 in 4 say the rollout of coverage for the uninsured has gone poorly.

'Lawrence of Arabia' star Peter O'Toole dead at 81

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 11:06 AM PST

FILE - In this March 23, 2003 file photo, Peter O'Toole appears backstage without his Oscar after receiving the Academy Award's Honorary Award during the 75th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles. O'Toole, the charismatic actor who achieved instant stardom as Lawrence of Arabia and was nominated eight times for an Academy Award, has died. He was 81. O'Toole's agent Steve Kenis says the actor died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013 at a hospital following a long illness. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)Peter O'Toole, the charismatic actor who achieved instant stardom as Lawrence of Arabia and was nominated eight times for an Academy Award, has died, his agent said Sunday. He was 81.

C. African militias seek president's overthrow

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 10:04 AM PST

Anti-Balaka Christian militiamen gather in a forest clearing outside Central African Republic's capital Bangui, Sunday Dec. 15, 2013. The leader of the Christian militia says his fighters won't put down their rebellion until President Michel Djotodia is gone from power, raising the specter of a prolonged sectarian conflict in the country. More than 600 people have been killed since Anti-Balaka launched a strike over Bangui last week before being pushed back. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The Christian militiamen fighting to oust Central African Republic's Muslim president from power hide in the hills far on the edge of the capital. Out of the forest of banana trees, about two dozen young men slowly emerge to meet their visitors — armed with clubs, machetes and hunting rifles.

George P. takes baby steps away from Bush name

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 09:50 AM PST

File - In this Nov. 19, 2013 file photo, George P. Bush, the grandson of one former president and nephew of another, visits the Republican Party of Texas headquarters where he formally filed to run for Texas land commissioner, in Austin, Texas. Bush will face former El Paso Democratic Mayor John Cook in next November's election. Rather than campaigning on the mainstream Republicanism embodied by the family name, Bush says he's AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The latest scion of one of America's most powerful political dynasties is trying to convince voters he's something other than what his famous surname suggests.

Climate change is new enemy for Kerry in Vietnam

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 09:04 AM PST

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry rides a boat through the Mekong River Delta Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Along the winding muddy waters of the Mekong Delta where he once patrolled for communist insurgents on a naval gunboat, Secretary of State Kerry turned his sights Sunday on a new enemy: climate change. (AP Photo/Brian Snyder, Pool)KIEN VANG, Vietnam (AP) — From an American gunboat decades ago, John Kerry patrolled for communist insurgents along the winding muddy waters of the Mekong Delta. From those familiar waterways that eventually turned the young lieutenant against the war, the top U.S. diplomat confronted a modern enemy Sunday — climate change.

Another helping of snow for Northeastern US

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 07:33 AM PST

Madison Stewart, left, of Austin, Texas, stands with her mother Darla Pate, of Mason, Texas, are covered in snow as they visit Times Square, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, in New York. Manhattan is experiencing heavy snow with reports saying the weather will continue to cover the city with snow throughout the night. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — At this rate, the Northeast will be tired of winter before winter even arrives.

South Africa buries Mandela

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 05:12 AM PST

This frame grab from SABC shows pallbearers standing by the casket of former South African president Nelson Mandela's during his funeral service Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, in Qunu, South Africa. (AP Photo/SABC, Pool)QUNU, South Africa (AP) — Nelson Mandela was buried Sunday in the African ground he loved after a funeral ceremony that included a 21-gun salute and fly-overs by military aircraft as well as a eulogy by a traditional leader wearing an animal skin.

Ukrainian opposition presses with massive rally

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 03:54 AM PST

The moon rises over a metal base of destroyed metal Christmas tree decorated with Ukrainian national flags during a Pro-European Union rally in the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. The opposition has called for a vast turnout to a rally on Sunday. Rallies on the previous two Sundays drew hundreds of thousands of protesters. That same day, Yanukovych's Party of Regions has called for a pro-government demonstration that it claims will bring 200,000 people to Kiev.(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — About 200,000 anti-government demonstrators converged on the central square of Ukraine's capital Sunday, a dramatic demonstration that the opposition's morale remains strong after nearly four weeks of daily protests.

In Vietnam, Kerry takes on a new enemy

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 03:38 AM PST

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry rides a boat through the Mekong River Delta Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Nearly 50 years ago, John Kerry patrolled Vietnam's rivers on a U.S. naval gunboat. He's back Sunday as secretary of state, promoting sustainable aquaculture, trade and human rights. (AP Photo/Brian Snyder, Pool)KIEN VANG, Vietnam (AP) — Along the winding muddy waters of the Mekong Delta where he once patrolled for communist insurgents on a naval gunboat, Secretary of State John Kerry turned his sights Sunday on a new enemy: climate change.

South Africa holds state funeral for Mandela

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 03:22 AM PST

Members of the South African navy line the road from the Mandela family house to his burial site prior to the burial of former South African President Nelson Mandela in his hometown Qunu, South Africa, Sunday Dec. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)QUNU, South Africa (AP) — Songs, speeches and the boom of artillery rang across Nelson Mandela's home village during his funeral Sunday as a tribal chief draped in animal skin declared: "A great tree has fallen."

Kim's aunt appears safe after husband's execution

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 03:06 AM PST

In this Feb. 16, 2013 image made from video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, along with his aunt Kim Kyong Hui, right, attends a statue unveiling ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea on the anniversary of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's birthday. The aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been named to an ad-hoc state committee, the country's official media reported Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, an indication that the execution of her husband and the country's No. 2, Jang Song Thaek ,has not immediately diminished her influence. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video, File) TV OUT, NORTH KOREA OUTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been named to an ad-hoc state committee, the country's official media reported, an indication that the execution of her husband and the country's No. 2 has not immediately diminished her influence.

Ukraine's capital girds for major demonstrations

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 01:31 AM PST

The moon rises over a metal base of destroyed metal Christmas tree decorated with Ukrainian national flags during a Pro-European Union rally in the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. The opposition has called for a vast turnout to a rally on Sunday. Rallies on the previous two Sundays drew hundreds of thousands of protesters. That same day, Yanukovych's Party of Regions has called for a pro-government demonstration that it claims will bring 200,000 people to Kiev.(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Opposition demonstrators are heading for a major rally in the center of Ukraine's capital while government backers are gathering nearby for their own demonstration, as tensions remain strong in the political crisis now in its fourth week.

UN study: Electrical waste up by third by 2017

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 11:46 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2013 file photo discarded television sets and computer monitors are piled in a consolidated container for electronic scrap at the Bahrenfeld recycling park in Hamburg, Germany. The mountain of refrigerators, cellphones, TV sets and other electrical waste disposed of annually worldwide is forecast to grow by a third in the next five years, according to a United Nations study released Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/dpa, Christian Charisius, File)BERLIN (AP) — The mountain of refrigerators, cellphones, TV sets and other electrical waste disposed of annually worldwide is forecast to grow by a third by 2017, according to a U.N. study released Sunday.

KISS guitarist Frehley's NY home goes up in flames

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 10:13 PM PST

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. (AP) — A suburban New York house owned by former KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley has gone up in flames.

South Africa prepares to bury Mandela

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 09:41 PM PST

South African mourners wave and cheer as the hearse transporting the body of Former President Nelson Mandela passes through the town of Mthatha on its way to Qunu, South Africa, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)QUNU, South Africa (AP) — South African military honor guards are marching and guests are arriving ahead of the state funeral for Nelson Mandela.

China's moon rover leaves traces on lunar soil

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 08:24 PM PST

This Saturday Dec. 14, 2013 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, shows a picture of the moon surface taken by the on-board camera of the lunar probe Chang'e-3 on the screen of the Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China. China on Saturday successfully carried out the world's first soft landing of a space probe on the moon in nearly four decades, the next stage in an ambitious space program that aims to eventually put a Chinese astronaut on the moon. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Wang Jianmin) NO SALESBEIJING (AP) — China's first moon rover has touched the lunar surface and left deep traces on its loose soil, state media reported Sunday, several hours after the country successfully carried out the world's first soft landing of a space probe on the moon in nearly four decades.

In new role, Kerry back in Vietnam's Mekong Delta

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 07:07 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and his friend and fellow Vietnam War veteran Tommy Vallely, right, walk along a street in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnaqm to attend a service at the Notre Dame Cathedral, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. Forty-four years after first setting foot in the country as a young naval officer, Kerry returned once more to Vietnam on Saturday, this time as America's top diplomat offering security assurances and seeking to promote democratic and economic reform. (AP Photo/Brian Snyder, Pool)CA MAU, Vietnam (AP) — John Kerry returned Sunday to the winding waterways of Vietnam's Mekong Delta region where he once patrolled on a naval gunboat in the search for communist insurgents.

More famous Jameis: Winston wins Heisman Trophy

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 06:20 PM PST

Heisman Trophy finalist Jameis Winston, a quarterback at Florida State, talks to reporters during an informal media availability, Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)NEW YORK (AP) — Jameis Winston has won the Heisman Trophy, making the Florida State quarterback the second straight freshman to win the award.

Sheriff: Colo. gunman had 'evil intent'

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 06:05 PM PST

Roses and a sign of support are woven into a cyclone fence around a tennis court at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colo., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. The school was the scene of a shooting on Friday that left a student gunman dead and two other students injured. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)The teenage shooter likely targeted a librarian who had disciplined him.

AP PHOTOS: In Newtown, reminders of grief, hope

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 05:49 PM PST

Balloons fly outside a doctor's office on the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre, in Newtown, Conn., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. Bells tolled 26 times to honor the children and educators killed one year ago in a shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School as local churches held memorial services. With snow falling and homes decorated with Christmas lights, Newtown looked every bit the classic New England town. But reminders of the private grief were everywhere. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)As bells tolled 26 times Saturday to honor the dead on the anniversary of the Sandy Hook school massacre, Ryan Knaggs thought of two young victims who played soccer with his 7-year-old daughter.

Colorado school rampage lasted less than 2 minutes

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 05:33 PM PST

Roses and a sign of support are woven into a cyclone fence around a tennis court at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colo., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. The school was the scene of a shooting on Friday that left a student gunman dead and two other students injured. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A teenager who wounded a fellow student before killing himself at a suburban Denver high school entered the building with a shotgun, a machete, three Molotov cocktails and ammunition strapped to body, likely intending to track down a librarian who had disciplined him, authorities said Saturday.

Texas coach Mack Brown steps down

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 05:17 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2013, file photo, Texas coach Mack Brown, right, watches from the side lines during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Kansas State in Austin, Texas. Brown has stepped down as coach and that the Alamo Bowl against Oregon on Dec. 30 will be his last game with the Longhorns, the school announced Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/ Eric Gay)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas says coach Mack Brown has stepped down Saturday and that the Alamo Bowl against Oregon on Dec. 30 will be his last game with the Longhorns.

Snowstorm brings dangerous travel conditions

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 05:03 PM PST

A jogger runs on a snowy sidewalk in Evanston, Ill. on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. Snow continued to fall over the Chicago area into northwest Indiana. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A winter storm blanketed a wide swath of the Northeast with a picturesque white layer on Saturday and gave ski resorts a boost, but caused dangerous travel conditions and complicated shopping plans less than two weeks before Christmas.

Reynolds, Navy run to 34-7 win over Army

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 04:17 PM PST

Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds (19) runs in a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Army, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Keenan Reynolds ran through steady snow and swirling wind into the NCAA record book, helping Navy beat Army 34-7 on Saturday for its 12th consecutive victory in the series.
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