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• "Hobbit," "Frozen" lead box office to record year
• FBI: Cellphone records linked suspect to robberies
• Deadly suicide bombing in Russia's south
• Former F1 champion Schumacher injured while skiing
• Cracking ice bodes well for Antarctica ship rescue
• Suicide bomber kills 14 in Russia's south
• Feeling US snub, Saudis strengthen ties elsewhere
• 'Suicide bomber' kills 18 at Russian train station
• AP IMPACT: The world braces for retirement crisis
• Prayers, vigil as India remembers gang-rape victim
• 10 killed by blast at station in Russia's south
• 3 killed by blast at station in Russia's south
• Man slain in Ariz. linked to Miss. officer's death
• Rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel
• Hawaii overshadowed by Chicago for Obama library

"Hobbit," "Frozen" lead box office to record year Posted: 29 Dec 2013 01:06 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Over the bustling post-Christmas weekend, Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" continued to lead the box office, landing in the No. 1 slot for the third weekend in a row.

FBI: Cellphone records linked suspect to robberies Posted: 29 Dec 2013 09:47 AM PST TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — The FBI says investigators used cellphone records to link a suspect to a string of bank robberies in three states, including one in Mississippi that led to the fatal shooting of a police officer.

Deadly suicide bombing in Russia's south Posted: 29 Dec 2013 09:47 AM PST A suicide bomber struck a busy railway station in southern Russia on Sunday, killing herself and at least 15 others and wounding scores more, officials said, in a stark reminder of the threat Russia is facing as it prepares to host February's Olympics in Sochi.

Former F1 champion Schumacher injured while skiing Posted: 29 Dec 2013 07:57 AM PST PARIS (AP) — Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher sustained a head injury Sunday in a skiing accident in the French Alps, French authorities and his manager said.

Cracking ice bodes well for Antarctica ship rescue Posted: 29 Dec 2013 05:37 AM PST The ice-bound ship, the Akademik Shokalskiy, left New Zealand on November 28 on a privately funded expedition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of an Antarctic journey led by famed Australian explorer Douglas Mawson. The Australian icebreaker the Aurora Australis is expected to reach the stricken ship at about midnight on Sunday. A Chinese icebreaker could not break through the thick ice earlier but the weather on Sunday boded well for a rescue. "The ice conditions seem to have improved and there appears to be some softening and some cracks appearing," Lisa Martin of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, which is coordinating the rescue, told Reuters.

Suicide bomber kills 14 in Russia's south Posted: 29 Dec 2013 05:37 AM PST The attack heightens concern about terrorism ahead of February's Olympics in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

Feeling US snub, Saudis strengthen ties elsewhere Posted: 29 Dec 2013 04:03 AM PST DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Increasingly vocal in its frustration over United States policies in the Mideast, Saudi Arabia is strengthening ties elsewhere, seeking out an alignment that will bolster its position after it was pushed to the sidelines this year.

'Suicide bomber' kills 18 at Russian train station Posted: 29 Dec 2013 03:34 AM PST A woman set off her charge in the Russian city of Volgograd ahead of February's Olympic Games in nearby Sochi.

AP IMPACT: The world braces for retirement crisis Posted: 29 Dec 2013 03:33 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A global retirement crisis is bearing down on workers of all ages.

Prayers, vigil as India remembers gang-rape victim Posted: 29 Dec 2013 03:03 AM PST With vigils and prayers, India on Sunday marked the first anniversary of the death of a student savagely gang-raped on a Delhi bus -- a tragedy that sparked nationwide protests. The attack and her subsequent death shook the country, shone a global spotlight on India's treatment of women and unleashed seething public anger about sexual violence and harassment of women.

10 killed by blast at station in Russia's south Posted: 29 Dec 2013 02:31 AM PST MOSCOW (AP) — At least 10 people were killed and three were wounded Sunday by an explosion at a railway station in southern Russia, officials said, heightening concern about terrorism ahead of February's Olympics in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

3 killed by blast at station in Russia's south Posted: 29 Dec 2013 02:01 AM PST MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Interior Ministry says at least three people have been killed and six others were wounded by an explosion at a railway station in southern Russia.

Man slain in Ariz. linked to Miss. officer's death Posted: 29 Dec 2013 01:02 AM PST PHOENIX (AP) — A suspect killed by Phoenix police in a bank robbery attempt is believed to be the same man accused in the shooting death of one Mississippi police officer and the wounding of another, the FBI said Sunday.

Rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel Posted: 29 Dec 2013 12:02 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Rockets from Lebanon struck northern Israel Sunday, causing no injuries but sparking an Israeli shelling reprisal in a rare flare-up between the two states.

Hawaii overshadowed by Chicago for Obama library Posted: 28 Dec 2013 02:14 PM PST HONOLULU (AP) — Not far from these wind-swept shores, Barack Obama was born and raised, soaking in an island sensibility that his family says he's carried with him throughout his journey as president. Yet in the search for a home for his future presidential library, Hawaii is playing the underdog, overshadowed by Chicago and the commanding role it plays in Obama's story.

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