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• Target: Customers' encrypted PINs were stolen
• Federal judge rules NSA phone surveillance legal
• First recreational retail pot licenses up for grabs
• ACLU will appeal NY NSA phone surveillance ruling
• Car bomb kills politician, 5 others in Lebanon
• NY judge rules NSA phone surveillance is legal
• India cuts U.S. privileges, seeks tax violations
• South Sudan government agrees to end hostilities
• Three NATO personnel killed in Kabul suicide car bomb: NATO
• Car bomb kills politician, 4 others in Lebanon
• Obama reversal on health plan gets mixed reviews
• Okinawa governor gives go-ahead for new US base
• UN: 120,000 people displaced by S Sudan violence
• Trapped ship in Antarctica edges closer to rescue
• Utility linemen brave cold, ice to restore power
• Lack of customers dooms many Cuban businesses
• 29 killed in Thailand bus accident: police
• Bye bye, bile? Websites try to nix nasty comments
• Attack on presidential palace thwarted in Bangui
• Slow recovery from weekend ice storm stretches on
• Captive's plea to Obama: 'You're a family man'

Target: Customers' encrypted PINs were stolen Posted: 27 Dec 2013 12:08 PM PST ATLANTA (AP) — Target said Friday that debit-card PINs were among the financial information stolen from millions of customers who shopped at the retailer earlier this month.

Federal judge rules NSA phone surveillance legal Posted: 27 Dec 2013 12:07 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Citing the Sept. 11 attacks, a federal judge on Friday found that the National Security Agency's bulk collection of millions of Americans' telephone records is legal, a valuable part of the nation's arsenal to counter the threat of terrorism and "only works because it collects everything."

First recreational retail pot licenses up for grabs Posted: 27 Dec 2013 11:17 AM PST DENVER (AP) — The first batch of Denver businesses approved to sell recreational marijuana got their licenses Friday, the owners mugging for pictures and saying they never thought they'd see the day when they'd get a permit to sell pot.

ACLU will appeal NY NSA phone surveillance ruling Posted: 27 Dec 2013 11:17 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — A civil rights lawyer says the American Civil Liberties Union is very disappointed that a New York judge has found that a government program that collects millions of Americans' telephone records is legal.

Car bomb kills politician, 5 others in Lebanon Posted: 27 Dec 2013 10:13 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — A powerful car bomb tore through a business district in the center of the Lebanese capital Friday, killing a prominent pro-Western politician and at least five other people in an assassination certain to hike sectarian tensions already soaring because of the civil war in neighboring Syria.

NY judge rules NSA phone surveillance is legal Posted: 27 Dec 2013 10:13 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday found that the National Security Agency's bulk collection of millions of Americans' telephone records is legal and a valuable part of the nation's arsenal to counter the threat of terrorism.

India cuts U.S. privileges, seeks tax violations Posted: 27 Dec 2013 08:54 AM PST The country takes further steps in retaliation for a diplomat's arrest and strip search.

South Sudan government agrees to end hostilities Posted: 27 Dec 2013 06:48 AM PST NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Regional African leaders say South Sudan's government has agreed to end hostilities.

Three NATO personnel killed in Kabul suicide car bomb: NATO Posted: 27 Dec 2013 04:26 AM PST Kabul (AFP) - Three NATO personnel were killed Friday in a Taliban suicide car bomb attack on a military convoy in Kabul, officials said.

Car bomb kills politician, 4 others in Lebanon Posted: 27 Dec 2013 03:55 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — A powerful car bomb tore through a business district in the center of the Lebanese capital Friday, setting cars ablaze and killing a prominent pro-Western politician and four other people.

Obama reversal on health plan gets mixed reviews Posted: 27 Dec 2013 03:55 AM PST RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama's decision a month ago that allowed people to keep insurance policies once slated for cancellation under the federal health overhaul has received a mixed response from insurers, state regulators and consumers.

Okinawa governor gives go-ahead for new US base Posted: 27 Dec 2013 01:49 AM PST TOKYO (AP) — The governor of Okinawa gave the go-ahead Friday for land reclamation to begin for a new U.S. military base, advancing the effort to consolidate the massive U.S. troop presence on the southern Japanese island but also making protests from residents likely.

UN: 120,000 people displaced by S Sudan violence Posted: 27 Dec 2013 01:02 AM PST JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The United Nations says more than 120,000 people have been displaced by continuing violence in South Sudan, and about half are now sheltering at U.N. compounds.

Trapped ship in Antarctica edges closer to rescue Posted: 26 Dec 2013 10:58 PM PST SYDNEY (AP) — A ship that has been trapped in thick Antarctic ice since Christmas Eve was nearing rescue on Friday, after a Chinese icebreaker named the Snow Dragon drew close to the icebound vessel.

Utility linemen brave cold, ice to restore power Posted: 26 Dec 2013 10:40 PM PST DETROIT (AP) — When an ice storm glazed over Michigan last weekend, Tony Carone feared he wouldn't be spending Christmas at home with his family.

Lack of customers dooms many Cuban businesses Posted: 26 Dec 2013 10:09 PM PST HAVANA (AP) — The dented metal pizza trays are packed away, so too the old blender that never worked when it was needed. Gone is the sweet smell of rising dough that infused Julio Cesar Hidalgo's Havana apartment when he and his girlfriend were in business for themselves, churning out cheesy pies for hungry costumers.

29 killed in Thailand bus accident: police Posted: 26 Dec 2013 08:48 PM PST A bus carrying New Year travellers plunged off one of Thailand's highest bridges in the kingdom's northeast, leaving at least 29 people dead, police said. The accident occurred around midnight Thursday-Friday in Lom Sak district, Phetchabun province while the bus was en route to the northern province of Chiang Rai. "We suspect the bus driver fell asleep," Major General Sukit Samana, police commander of Phetchabun province, told AFP. Transport Minister Chadchart Sitthipunt said the bus smashed through the safety barrier of the Phamuang bridge, whose highest pillar stands at 50 metres (164 feet) tall and which links north and northeast Thailand.

Bye bye, bile? Websites try to nix nasty comments Posted: 26 Dec 2013 04:33 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of online comments, scourge of the Internet.

Attack on presidential palace thwarted in Bangui Posted: 26 Dec 2013 03:47 PM PST BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The spokesman for the embattled president of the Central African Republic confirmed that assailants had attempted to attack the presidential palace, but were pushed back.

Slow recovery from weekend ice storm stretches on Posted: 26 Dec 2013 03:47 PM PST GARDINER, Maine (AP) — By Thursday, Bob and Katrina Johnson had grown weary of lugging around a portable generator to prevent a freezer-load of moose meat from spoiling and to keep Katrina's mother's home warm.

Captive's plea to Obama: 'You're a family man' Posted: 26 Dec 2013 03:07 PM PST American sends message in a new video released by Al Qaeda's media wing.

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