| Icy winter storm shuts down North Texas Posted: 06 Dec 2013 12:56 PM PST  DALLAS (AP) — Freezing rain and stinging winds slammed the Southwest Friday and made a strangely blank landscape out of normally sun-drenched North Texas: mostly empty highways covered in a sometimes impassable frost, closed schools and businesses, and millions of residents hunkered down for icy conditions expected to last through the weekend.
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| Dylan's electric guitar sells for nearly $1M Posted: 06 Dec 2013 12:24 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — The Fender Stratocaster that Bob Dylan plugged in when he famously went electric at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival sold Friday for nearly $1 million — the highest price ever paid for a guitar at auction.
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| Yemen: Saudis among Defense Ministry attackers Posted: 06 Dec 2013 12:09 PM PST  ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni military investigators say 12 militants, mostly Saudi nationals, were responsible for a brazen attack on the Defense Ministry's complex in the capital.
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| Thousands flee to C. African Republic airport Posted: 06 Dec 2013 11:54 AM PST  BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — As the armed fighters who rule this country hunted door-to-door for their enemies Friday, Christian civilians caught in the crossfire fled by the thousands to the only refuge they know in this chaotic capital — the airport guarded by French forces.
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| Forgotten change adds up at U.S. airports Posted: 06 Dec 2013 11:38 AM PST  Travelers left behind a record $531,395.22 in loose change at security checkpoints in US airports in fiscal 2012, the Transportation Security Administration says. In a report to Congress, seen by the Washington Post, the TSA said more than $10,000 in change was forgotten at each of 13 major airports in such cities as New York, Dallas, Atlanta and San Francisco. Passengers at Miami International Airport, a prime gateway for Latin American travellers, left $39,613, more than at any other airport. Under US law, the TSA -- with a $7.6 billion budget for the fiscal 2012 year that ended September 30 -- is supposed to spend any loose change it finds on civil aviation security.
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| Dylan's Newport guitar sells in NY for $965,000 Posted: 06 Dec 2013 11:22 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — The guitar that Bob Dylan plugged in when he famously went electric at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival sold at auction Friday for a record $965,000. |
| Dutch paper sorry for 'tasteless' Mandela article Posted: 06 Dec 2013 11:06 AM PST  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top-selling Dutch newspaper has apologized for a story on its website that linked the death of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela with a controversial black-face character in the traditional Dutch celebration of Sinterklaas.
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| Supreme Court to decide whether software can be patented Posted: 06 Dec 2013 10:20 AM PST  The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide on a key software industry issue of which kinds of computer-related software are eligible for patent protection. The court said in a one-line order that it would hear a case brought by Alice Corporation Pty Ltd, which holds a patent for a computer system that facilitates financial transactions. The patent is challenged by CLS Bank International. The court took no action on another case raising the same issue involving a patent dispute between WildTangent Inc and Ultramercial Inc.
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| Yemen: 6 dead in raids to catch ministry attackers Posted: 06 Dec 2013 10:04 AM PST ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni security forces launched a sweep in the capital to find the perpetrators of a deadly attack on the country's Defense Ministry, sparking clashes that left five suspected militants and one member of the special forces dead, officials said Friday. |
| Defending champion Spain gets repeat of 2010 final Posted: 06 Dec 2013 09:48 AM PST  COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil (AP) — Defending champion Spain will play its opening World Cup game against the Netherlands, a repeat of the ill-tempered 2010 final.
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| Officials: Encouraging sign for 24 stranded whales Posted: 06 Dec 2013 09:34 AM PST  EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. (AP) — National wildlife officials say 24 whales believed to be part of a pod found stranded in the Everglades have not been located again by air, a potentially encouraging sign they have moved farther offshore.
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| Obama to travel to South Africa to honor Mandela Posted: 06 Dec 2013 09:02 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will travel to South Africa next week to pay respects to Nelson Mandela. |
| Solid US job growth cuts unemployment to 7 pct. Posted: 06 Dec 2013 08:47 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. job market is proving sturdier than many thought.
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| At halfway mark, Kerry's Mideast effort stumbles Posted: 06 Dec 2013 07:42 AM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — Halfway through an ambitious nine-month process aimed at forging Mideast peace, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, after another round of shuttle diplomacy, has little to show for his efforts.
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| World Cup teams hoping for luck of the draw Posted: 06 Dec 2013 06:57 AM PST COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil (AP) — The eyes of soccer focused nervously Friday on the draw to determine where, when and, most important, who the 32 teams will play at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. |
| US unemployment falls to 7 pct. on 203K jobs added Posted: 06 Dec 2013 06:10 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A fourth straight month of solid hiring cut the U.S. unemployment rate in November to a five-year low of 7 percent. The gains in the job market could spur greater economic growth. |
| Unemployment rate hits five-year low, eyes on the Fed Posted: 06 Dec 2013 05:54 AM PST  By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in November and the jobless rate fell to a five-year low of 7.0 percent, which could fan speculation the Federal Reserve could start reducing its bond purchases this month. The unemployment rate dropped three tenths of a percentage point to its lowest level since November 2008 as some federal workers who were counted as jobless in October returned to work after a 16-day partial shutdown of the government. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast payrolls rising 180,000 last month and the unemployment rate falling to 7.2 percent from 7.3 percent. Other details were also upbeat, with employment gains across the board, hourly earnings rising and the workweek lengthening.
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| Russia PM: No amnesty for political prisoners Posted: 06 Dec 2013 04:35 AM PST  MOSCOW (AP) — Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev hinted Friday that members of the punk band Pussy Riot, former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and others widely referred to as political prisoners will not be freed in Russia's upcoming amnesty.
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| Russia fears that some pilots have fake licenses Posted: 06 Dec 2013 04:20 AM PST MOSCOW (AP) — Russian investigators are searching the state aviation agency to see if some pilots may have fake licenses — part of an investigation into a plane crash last month that killed all 50 people on board. |
| AP PHOTOS: Mandela remembered around the world Posted: 06 Dec 2013 03:16 AM PST  As news of Nelson Mandela's death spread, current and former heads of state and government, athletes and entertainers, and people around the world spoke out about the life and legacy of the former South African president. Some knew him personally while many only knew him from afar, but they shared how they drew inspiration from his strength and looked to live his message of continuing the struggle against social injustice.
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| No. 1 Florida State moves past Winston accusation Posted: 06 Dec 2013 01:58 AM PST  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A prosecutor's decision to not bring charges against Florida State quarterback and Heisman Trophy favorite Jameis Winston has removed a cloud from over the team, which is focused and prepared to face Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game, Coach Jimbo Fisher said.
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| Dems, GOP craft backup for stalled defense bill Posted: 06 Dec 2013 01:27 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a standoff in the Senate, the top Democrats and Republicans on Congress' military panels are working on a backup plan to ensure that they complete a far-reaching defense policy bill before year's end.
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| South Africans, some fearful, wake to life without Mandela Posted: 06 Dec 2013 12:54 AM PST  By Peroshni Govender and Pascal Fletcher JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africans woke on Friday to a future without Nelson Mandela, and some said they feared the anti-apartheid hero's death could leave their country vulnerable again to racial and social tensions that he did so much to pacify. As dawn broke and commuters headed to work in the capital, Pretoria, the commercial hub, Johannesburg, and Cape Town in the south, many were still in shock at the passing of a man who was a global symbol of reconciliation and peaceful co-existence. South Africans heard President Jacob Zuma tell them late on Thursday that the former president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate passed away peacefully at his Johannesburg home in the company of his family after a long illness. Despite reassurances from leaders and public figures that Mandela's passing, while sorrowful, would not halt South Africa's advance away from its bitter apartheid past, some still expressed a sense of unease about the physical absence of a man famed as a peacemaker.
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| Obama's fixer-upper website races to catch up Posted: 06 Dec 2013 12:40 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — It looks like President Barack Obama's fickle health insurance website is finally starting to put up some respectable sign-up numbers, but its job only seems to have gotten harder.
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| Biden: Asia's growth a chance to bend history Posted: 06 Dec 2013 12:21 AM PST  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Invoking the chance to remake the world, Vice President Joe Biden pledged Friday that the U.S. will play a leading role in creating a new century of prosperity and security in Asia. But he warned that without trust and common ground-rules, growing tensions in the region could threaten that collective goal.
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