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• Facing protests, Ukraine leader again courts EU
• Fertility doctors aim to lower rate of twin births
• Pilot use of automation eyed in air crashes
• 'Cyber Monday' sales set to hit record
• Obama reveals $100 million HIV research initiative
• Hospital worker sentenced to 39 years in hepatitis case
• Critics of Common Core see educational folly
• Lebanon puts army in control of Tripoli
• Oklahoma adopts California-style quake precautions
• Justices won't hear appeal of NY internet taxation
• It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's Amazon.
• Fast-food protests planned for 100 cities
• Amazon.com sees delivery drones as future
• Government diagnosis: HealthCare.gov is on the mend
• Drone on: Novel uses for Amazon's drone delivery
• Bird steals camera in Australia, records journey
• Africa risks losing 20 percent of elephants in 10 years: study
• NTSB: 2nd data recorder found in derailed NY train
• Cranes righting another car of derailed NYC train
• Probe seeks cause of NYC train crash that killed 4
• Long-running societal divide fuels Thai conflict
• Venezuelan oil diplomacy curbed by economic crisis
• Survivors recall Kindertransport flight from Nazis
• Ukraine: Protesters besiege government building
• Is the worst over for HealthCare.gov?

Facing protests, Ukraine leader again courts EU Posted: 02 Dec 2013 12:33 PM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Facing huge anti-government demonstrations after spurning a deal with the European Union, Ukraine's embattled president sought Monday to quell public anger by moving to renew talks with Brussels.

Fertility doctors aim to lower rate of twin births Posted: 02 Dec 2013 12:16 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — Doctors are reporting an epidemic — of twins. Nearly half of all babies born with advanced fertility help are multiple births, new federal numbers show.

Pilot use of automation eyed in air crashes Posted: 02 Dec 2013 11:59 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Pilots are becoming so reliant on computer systems that do most of the flying in today's airliners that on the rare occasions when something goes wrong, they're sometimes unprepared to take control, according to aviation safety experts and government and industry studies.

'Cyber Monday' sales set to hit record Posted: 02 Dec 2013 11:41 AM PST As of noon EST, online sales were up 21.4 percent and expected to hit $2 billion.

Obama reveals $100 million HIV research initiative Posted: 02 Dec 2013 11:24 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has announced a new initiative at the National Institutes of Health in pursuit of a cure for HIV.

Hospital worker sentenced to 39 years in hepatitis case Posted: 02 Dec 2013 11:08 AM PST CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A traveling medical technician was sentenced Monday to 39 years in prison for stealing painkillers and infecting dozens of patients in four states with hepatitis C through tainted syringes.

Critics of Common Core see educational folly Posted: 02 Dec 2013 10:48 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Critics are relentless in warning about what they see as the folly of the new Common Core academic standards, designed to prepare students for college or a job by the time they graduate from high school.

Lebanon puts army in control of Tripoli Posted: 02 Dec 2013 10:30 AM PST TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — The Lebanese government authorized the army on Monday to take control of the northern city of Tripoli for six months following three days of sectarian clashes, a decision meant to allay fears that fighting in Lebanon's second largest city was spiraling out of control.

Oklahoma adopts California-style quake precautions Posted: 02 Dec 2013 10:12 AM PST PRAGUE, Okla. (AP) — It's become a predictable routine at Matt Pryor's insurance agency: An earthquake rumbles through Oklahoma, rattling dishes and nerves. Then the phones light up with calls and text messages from desperate residents asking if it's too late to buy a policy to cover any damage.

Justices won't hear appeal of NY internet taxation Posted: 02 Dec 2013 09:56 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider throwing out New York state's taxes on Internet purchases on websites like Amazon.com, a move that could change the way Internet commerce works.

It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's Amazon. Posted: 02 Dec 2013 09:38 AM PST Kayaks aside, your online orders may some day come by drone.

Fast-food protests planned for 100 cities Posted: 02 Dec 2013 09:18 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-food workers in about 100 cities will walk off the job this Thursday, organizers say, which would mark the largest effort yet in a push for higher pay.

Amazon.com sees delivery drones as future Posted: 02 Dec 2013 08:59 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon.com is working on a way to get customers their goods in 30 minutes or less — by drone.

Government diagnosis: HealthCare.gov is on the mend Posted: 02 Dec 2013 08:43 AM PST Computer crashes should be giving way to insurance coverage — if the government's diagnosis of its health care website is correct. The Health and Human Services Department released a progress report Sunday ...

Drone on: Novel uses for Amazon's drone delivery Posted: 02 Dec 2013 08:25 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos wants his company to deliver goods — in 30 minutes or less — using drones.

Bird steals camera in Australia, records journey Posted: 02 Dec 2013 07:34 AM PST SYDNEY (AP) — A brazen bird snatched a video camera that was recording crocodiles in northwest Australia and captured fascinating footage of its 110-kilometer (70-mile) journey across the country's remote landscape.

Africa risks losing 20 percent of elephants in 10 years: study Posted: 02 Dec 2013 06:58 AM PST Gaborone (Botswana) (AFP) - Africa could lose 20 percent of its elephant population in a decade if current poaching levels are not slowed, animal conservation groups warned Monday. An estimated 22,000 elephants were illegally killed across the continent last year, as poaching reached "unacceptably elevated levels," said a joint statement by CITES, TRAFFIC and IUCN. "If poaching rates are sustained at current levels, Africa is likely to lose a fifth of its elephants in the next ten years," the statement said. The study was released as experts and ministers met in Botswana Monday to look at ways to stamp out the elephant slaughter, which is fuelled by a growing demand for ivory in Asia.

NTSB: 2nd data recorder found in derailed NY train Posted: 02 Dec 2013 06:16 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — A member of the National Transportation Safety Board says investigators plan to conduct interviews Monday or Tuesday with the engineer and conductor of the train involved in a fatal derailment in New York City.

Cranes righting another car of derailed NYC train Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:58 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities began righting toppled rail cars Monday morning as they started an exhaustive investigation into what caused a New York City commuter train rounding a riverside curve to derail, killing four people and injuring more than 60 others.

Probe seeks cause of NYC train crash that killed 4 Posted: 02 Dec 2013 04:10 AM PST Federal authorities on Monday were beginning an exhaustive investigation into what caused a New York City commuter train rounding a riverside curve to derail, killing four people and injuring more than ...

Long-running societal divide fuels Thai conflict Posted: 02 Dec 2013 03:38 AM PST BANGKOK (AP) — Both the protesters on the streets of Bangkok and the Thai government pleading for them to go home say they're on the side of democracy, but that is not what their increasingly dangerous conflict is about. This is a fight about power, and who ought to have it.

Venezuelan oil diplomacy curbed by economic crisis Posted: 02 Dec 2013 03:04 AM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The late President Hugo Chavez's dream of leveraging Venezuela's oil wealth to spread revolution across Latin America is crumbling under the weight of an economic crisis that is forcing his hand-picked successor to cut back on generous foreign aid.

Survivors recall Kindertransport flight from Nazis Posted: 02 Dec 2013 02:12 AM PST LONDON (AP) — The operation was called Kindertransport — Children's Transport — and it was a passage from hell to freedom.

Ukraine: Protesters besiege government building Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:56 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of Ukrainian protesters on Monday blocked entrances to the government building and called for the ouster of the prime minister and his cabinet, as anger at the president's decision to ditch a deal for closer ties with the European Union gripped other parts of the country and threatened his rule.

Is the worst over for HealthCare.gov? Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:36 AM PST The administration claims its troubled health care website is finally on the mend.

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