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UN peacekeeper killed in Central African Republic

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 01:13 PM PST

French soldiers lay a wounded man, who had been attacked during a protest, atop a military vehicle as they take him to get medical help, at Mpoko Airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the entrance to the airport Monday morning carrying signs protesting Chadian forces and expressing support for French troops and other regional African forces. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — A military official says a U.N. peacekeeper from the Republic of Congo was killed over the weekend in Central African Republic by a Christian militia trying to overthrow the country's Muslim president.

Rain, ice taper; cold temps stay for parts of US

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 12:31 PM PST

Heather Griffin, of Buffalo, N.Y., and her dog Sal walk beneath ice-covered trees on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Buffalo. As Americans and Canadians ushered in the first official day of winter, the weather provided many with a variety of surprises. Snow and ice hit Michigan, Canada, New England and upstate New York. Some other eastern regions were hit with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Flooding in the South was blamed for at least four deaths while apparent tornadoes caused destruction in Arkansas. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Parts of the country socked by a wild weekend storm will be covered with ice through Christmas and beyond thanks to a steady diet of freezing rain and cold temperatures.

Last-minute insurance shoppers face down deadline

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 10:55 AM PST

CHICAGO (AP) — Last-minute health insurance shoppers called help lines and attended enrollment events Monday as a key deadline in the nation's new health law arrived.

Rifle designer Mikhail Kalashnikov dead at 94

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 09:53 AM PST

FILE - In this July 26, 2002 file photo, Russian weapon designer Mikhail Kalashnikov presents his legendary assault rifle to the media while opening the exhibition "I sleep well. It's the politicians who are to blame for ... resorting to violence."

House foe of health overhaul still top GOP target

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 09:53 AM PST

This photo taken Dec. 11, 2013 shows Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., speaking with his chief of constituent services, Vivian Lipford, in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. McIntyre is the only member of his party in the House to vote consistently against President Barack Obama's troubled health care law. But that might not be enough to help the North Carolina Democrat survive his reelection fight in 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Listen carefully when Republicans say they can blame almost every House Democrat for the flaws of the health care overhaul. Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., is the exception.

Low-key Obama aide at center of secret Iran talks

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 09:23 AM PST

FILE - This Nov. 11, 2009 file photo shows then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walking with a then-Deputy Chief of Staff Jake Sullivan in Singapore. Last summer, Sullivan was traveling with his boss, Hillary Rodham Clinton, when he suddenly disappeared during a stop in Paris. He showed up again a few days later, rejoining Clinton's traveling contingent in Mongolia. In between, Sullivan secretly had jetted to the Middle Eastern nation of Oman to meet with officials from Iran, people familiar with the trip said. The July 2012 meeting is one of the Obama administration's earliest known face-to-face contacts with Iran and reveals that Sullivan _ who moved from the State Department to the White House earlier this year _ was personally involved in the administration's outreach to the Islamic republic far earlier than had been reported. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Last summer, Jake Sullivan was traveling with his boss, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, when he disappeared during a stop in Paris. He showed up a few days later, rejoining Clinton in Mongolia.

Kalashnikov assault rifle designer is dead at 94

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 09:23 AM PST

File picture Kalashnikov in MoscowThe AK-47 has killed more people than any gun on the planet.

Rain, ice tapers, cold temps stay for parts of US

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 06:55 AM PST

Heather Griffin, of Buffalo, N.Y., and her dog Sal walk beneath ice-covered trees on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Buffalo. As Americans and Canadians ushered in the first official day of winter, the weather provided many with a variety of surprises. Snow and ice hit Michigan, Canada, New England and upstate New York. Some other eastern regions were hit with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Flooding in the South was blamed for at least four deaths while apparent tornadoes caused destruction in Arkansas. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A steady diet of freezing rain and cold temperatures means parts of the country socked by a weekend storm will be covered with ice through Christmas and beyond.

Bolivian city hires 'cholita' traffic policewomen

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 06:54 AM PST

In this Dec. 3, 2013 photo, an Aymara woman cops directs traffic on the streets of El Alto, Bolivia. The women wear the bright petticoats and shawls of indigenous women in the Andes, called cholitas in Bolivian slang, the main difference being that instead of bowler hats they wear khaki green police-style caps. Some don fluorescent traffic vests. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — This city in Bolivia's highlands has hired Aymara women dressed in traditional multilayered Andean skirts and brightly embroidered vests to work as traffic cops and bring order to its road chaos.

Plane wing clips building at Johannesburg airport

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 06:23 AM PST

British AirwaysJOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African airport officials say four airport staff were slightly injured when the wing of a British Airways passenger aircraft clipped a building at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport shortly before taking off for London.

Utah's same-sex marriage ban back in court

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 04:49 AM PST

FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 file photo, Chris Serrano, left, and Clifton Webb embrace after being married, as people wait in line to get licenses outside of the marriage division of the Salt Lake County Clerk's Office in Salt Lake City. A federal judge on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 is set to consider a request from the state of Utah to block gay weddings that have been taking place since Friday when the state's same-sex marriage ban was overturned. (AP Photo/Kim Raff, File)SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge on Monday is set to consider a request from the state of Utah to block gay weddings that have been taking place since Friday, when the state's same-sex marriage ban was overturned.

5 things to know after Manning breaks record

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 01:09 AM PST

Denver Broncos coach John Fox, left, celebrates with Peyton Manning (18) after Manning threw a touchdown pass during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Patric Schneider)HOUSTON (AP) — Peyton Manning never dreamed he'd throw an NFL record 51 touchdowns just two years removed from neck surgeries that threatened to end his career.

Military pension cuts now unsure; changes likely

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 12:24 AM PST

In this Dec. 19, 2013, photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel takes questions as he briefs reporters at the Pentagon in Washington. Veterans groups are fighting part of the new budget deal signed into law Dec. 20 that curbs annual pension increases for military retirees under age 62. After a barrage of protests from the military community, lawmakers said they'll review the cut next year and possibly reverse it.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's top civilian says it's time to tame burgeoning military personnel costs, but he's facing a test of wills with the nation's powerful veterans groups, which want no cut in their benefits.

Pancho Claus: A Tex-Mex Santa from the South Pole

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 12:11 AM PST

- FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2008 file photo, Rudy Martinez of San Antonio poses as Pancho Claus. Martinez stands in front of Guadalupe Church, an area that's been renovated in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Nick de la Torre, File) MANDATORY CREDITHOUSTON (AP) — He usually has black hair and a black beard, sometimes just a mustache. Like Santa, he wears a hat — though often it's a sombrero. He dons a serape or a poncho and, in one case, a red and black zoot suit. And he makes his grand entrance on lowriders or Harleys or led by a pack of burros instead of eight reindeer.

Pussy Riot member released from prison

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 10:37 PM PST

MOSCOW (AP) — A jailed member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot has been released from prison.

Man throws 3-year-old son, himself off NYC roof

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 07:35 PM PST

In this Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013 photo, New York Police Department officers police walk in front of a high-rise apartment building where they said a 35-year-old man and a 3-year-old child died after plummeting from the building in New York. The midtown Manhattan building, a short distance away from Columbus Circle and Lincoln Center, is listed as South Park Tower, a rental. The circumstances of the fall are unclear. Authorities are investigating. (AP Photo/Julie Walker)NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a man involved in a custody dispute apparently threw his 3-year-old son off the roof of a 52-story Manhattan apartment building before jumping to his death.

Health plan sticker shock ahead for some buyers

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 06:19 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2013 file photo, actor Adrienne Matzen poses in Chicago's theater district. Matzen, 29, who has been mostly uninsured since she turned 21, is now looking for a low monthly premium insurance plan on the federal website. High deductibles for health plans available on the Illinois insurance exchange may contribute to sticker shock when people start paying medical bills in 2014, if they have elected to pay for insurance under the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)CHICAGO (AP) — As a key enrollment deadline hits Monday, many people without health insurance have been sizing up policies on the new government health care marketplace and making what seems like a logical choice: They're picking the cheapest one.

Obama attends Oregon State-Akron game in Hawaii

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 06:07 PM PST

President Barack Obama sits with longtime friend Bobby Titcomb during the Oregon State University versus University of Akron college basketball game at the Diamond Head Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013. Michelle Obama's bother, Craig Robinson, is the coach of Oregon State. The first family is in Hawaii for their annual holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama and the vacationing first family momentarily skipped the beach in Hawaii on Sunday to take in a college basketball game.

Folks in Louisiana town stand by reality TV family

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 04:51 PM PST

This Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 photo shows items showing the image of Phil Robertson and his catchphrase WEST MONROE, La. (AP) — "Faith. Family. Ducks." It's the unofficial motto for the family featured in the TV reality show Duck Dynasty and that homespun philosophy permeates nearly everything in this small north Louisiana town.

Icons of Egypt's protest movement imprisoned

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 01:31 PM PST

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 file photo, Ahmed Maher, with sunglasses, the leader of the April 6 youth group that had a leading role in the 2011 uprising against former president Hosni Mubarak, tries to turn himself into prosecutors over an arrest warrant that charges him of inciting demonstrations against the new protest law, in Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian court has convicted Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohammed Adel, three of the country's most prominent secular activists involved in the 2011 uprising that brought down Hosni Mubarak of holding a rally without authorization and attacking police, sentencing them to three years.(AP Photo/Ahmed Omar, File)CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court handed down prison sentences to three of the country's most prominent youth activists Sunday in the first use of a controversial new protest law, a harsh warning to the secular groups that supported the military's ouster of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi but have since grown critical of the army-backed government that replaced him.

Fears of civil war in South Sudan grow

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 01:31 PM PST

SPLA soldiers drive in a truck in JubaSouth Sudan's government said on Sunday rebels had seized the capital of a key oil-producing region and fears grew of all-out ethnic civil war in the world's newest country.
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