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Health care debate has trust, politics themes, too

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 12:37 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2013 file photo, House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., holds up a checklist related to the preparation for the implementation of the Obamacare healthcare program, and specifically, the HealthCare.gov website, on Capitol Hill in Washington. For two months, the talk was all about computer code. About response times. About glitches and bugs. Issa, who misses no opportunity to investigate perceived shortcomings in the health care program, devoted a full hearing to the WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, the talk was all about computer code. About response times. About glitches and bugs.

Storm snarls travel; power outages persist

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 12:22 PM PST

A person walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, as rain, snow, sleet and freezing rain affected most of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday and into Monday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Snow and bitter cold snarled traffic and prompted another 1,600 U.S. flight cancellations on Monday, and tens of thousands of people were still without power after January-like weather barged in a month early.

NASA: Ancient Mars lake may have supported life

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 12:06 PM PST

This Feb 3, 2013 image provided by NASA shows a self portrait of the Mars rover, Curiosity. NASA's Curiosity rover has uncovered signs of an ancient freshwater lake on Mars that may have teemed with microbes for tens of millions of years, far longer than scientists had imagined, new research suggests.(AP Photo/NASA)LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA's Curiosity rover has uncovered signs of an ancient freshwater lake on Mars, which scientists say could have been a perfect spot for tiny primitive organisms to flourish if they ever existed on the red planet.

'Rainbow Nation' mourners gather outside Mandela's mansion

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 11:50 AM PST

A crowd of people stand in front of the flowers to pay tribute to of former South Africa President Nelson Mandela outside of his house in Johannesburg, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. Along a street lined with walled mansions shaded by graceful jacaranda trees, mourners black and white by the thousands rubbed shoulders Monday outside the villa where Nelson Mandela died, placing flower bouquets and condolence notes on top of piles already knee-high. Others danced while singing praise for the anti-apartheid leader _ a vivid example of the JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Along a street lined with walled mansions shaded by graceful jacaranda trees, mourners, black and white, by the thousands rubbed shoulders Monday outside the villa where Nelson Mandela died, placing flower bouquets and condolence notes on top of piles already knee-high. Others danced while singing praise for the anti-apartheid leader — a vivid example of the "Rainbow Nation" unity of race-blind multiculturalism championed by Mandela for South Africa.

Coming to a TV near you: Sarah Palin to host new outdoors show

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 11:34 AM PST

Sarah PalinSarah Palin is giving unscripted cable television another chance. Or perhaps it's the other way around.

NASA: Ancient Martian lake may have supported life

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 11:18 AM PST

This Feb 3, 2013 image provided by NASA shows a self portrait of the Mars rover, Curiosity. NASA's Curiosity rover has uncovered signs of an ancient freshwater lake on Mars that may have teemed with microbes for tens of millions of years, far longer than scientists had imagined, new research suggests.(AP Photo/NASA)LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA's Curiosity rover has uncovered signs of an ancient freshwater lake on Mars that may have teemed with tiny organisms for tens of millions of years, far longer than scientists had imagined, new research suggests.

Newtown asks for privacy, kindness on 1-year mark

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 10:48 AM PST

A bus drives past a sign reading Welcome to Sandy Hook, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, in Newtown, Conn. The 911 calls from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings released Wednesday show town dispatchers urged panicked callers to take cover, mobilized help and asked about the welfare of the children as the boom of gunfire could be heard at times in the background. The recordings are released under court order after a legal challenge from The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)Families of Sandy Hook victims ask others to consider "acts of kindness."

South Africa names speakers for Mandela ceremony

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 10:31 AM PST

A portrait former president Nelson Mandela, placed outside his residence in Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. Mandela died Thursday Dec. 5 at his Johannesburg home after a long illness. He was 95. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa says United States President Barack Obama and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be among world leaders speaking at a mass memorial service for Nelson Mandela.

Ukraine's east still backs closer ties with Russia

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 10:13 AM PST

In this Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 photo Lidia Kvakina, 74, carries buckets full of coal to warm her apartment in a town of Ukrainsk, eastern Ukraine. Ukrainsk has just one mine in operation and with about 10,000 residents is half the size it used to be. Many of the Soviet-era apartment buildings are abandoned, their windows broken. Packs of stray dogs roam the streets. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)YENAKIYEVO, Ukraine (AP) — In the Ukrainian president's eastern hometown, the buildings are grimy with black soot from the surrounding coal mines. The air is thick with pollutants. The men here die young, sometimes from industrial accidents.

Riot police storm opposition offices in Ukraine

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 09:58 AM PST

Riot police officers leave their bus to block Pro-European Union activists gathered at the Independence Square in KIev, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. The policemen, wearing helmets and holding shields, formed a chain across Kiev's main street outside the city building. Organizers called on protesters to vacate the city hall and the other building which the opposition had used as its headquarters. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Heavily armed riot troops broke into an opposition party office in central Kiev on Monday and seized its servers, the party said, as Ukraine's anti-government protests crippled the capital for yet another day.

Guitar-playing Detroit bankruptcy judge is all ears

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 09:25 AM PST

In this March 22, 2012 photo is Judge Steven Rhodes in Detroit. Rhodes, overseeing Detroit's bankruptcy case, is making sure that the impact on people is front and center in his courtroom. Friends and colleagues say the veteran judge didn't have to invite residents and retirees into his court to hear their stories. But they say he showed sensitivity to the pensioners' plight in the largest public bankruptcy in U.S. history when he did that earlier this year. (AP Photo/Detroit Legal News, John Meiu)Veteran judge Steven Rhodes takes residents' concerns to heart, colleagues say.

Obama heads to South Africa for Mandela memorial

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 09:10 AM PST

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama board Air Force One to travel to South Africa for a memorial service in honor of Nelson Mandela on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013 in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama headed to South Africa on Monday to speak at a national memorial service for anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela. He was joined on Air Force One by former President George W. Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

New American Airlines emerges as deal closes

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 08:39 AM PST

File-This Aug. 13, 2013 file photo shows an American Airlines plane between two US Airways planes at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport. American Airlines emerges from bankruptcy protection and US Airways culminates its long pursuit of a merger partner when the two complete their deal Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, and create the world's biggest airline. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines emerged from bankruptcy protection and US Airways culminated its long pursuit of a merger partner as the two completed their deal Monday to create the world's biggest airline.

FIFA calls fan violence in Brazil 'very sad'

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 08:23 AM PST

An injured fan is carried on a stretcher after clashes with team fans during a Brazilian league soccer match between Atletico Paranaense and Vasco da Gama in Joinville, southern Brazil, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. A key Brazilian league match was stopped Sunday after fans started fighting in the stands and a helicopter had to land on the pitch to airlift a seriously injured man. A doctor said two other fans were hospitalized in serious condition and one was treated for a minor injury at the stadium. (AP Photo/Carlos Moraes, Agencia O Dia)SAO PAULO (AP) — With disturbing images of fans hitting each other shown across Brazil, soccer's governing body downplayed the risk of violence inside stadiums during the World Cup.

Man who amputated arm arrested on assault charges

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 07:52 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2010 file photo, Aron Ralston, author and subject of the film DENVER (AP) — A man who cut off his forearm to free himself after becoming trapped by a dislodged boulder in a Utah canyon is in jail after being arrested in Denver over allegations of domestic violence.

Report: NSA spying on virtual worlds, online games

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 06:49 AM PST

LONDON (AP) — Reports say British and American intelligence officers have been spying on gamers across the world, deploying undercover officers to virtual universes and sucking up traffic from popular online games such as World of Warcraft.

Hagel warns Pakistan leaders over border protests

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 06:33 AM PST

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, speaks during a meeting with Afghan military leaders in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. Hagel spoke with U.S. troops and thanked them for being deployed for the holidays. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)ISLAMABAD (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Pakistani leaders Monday that if they don't resolve protests stalling some military shipments across the border with Afghanistan, it could be difficult to maintain political support in Washington for an aid program that has sent billions of dollars to Islamabad, defense officials said.

Study: Erratic TV violence ratings fail parents

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 06:00 AM PST

FILE - This file publicity photo released by AMC shows a walker in Episode 16, LOS ANGELES (AP) — Violent dramas on the broadcast networks carry milder parental cautions than cable shows like "The Walking Dead" but can equal them in graphic gore, a failure of the TV ratings system, a new study found.

Leighton Meester to make Broadway debut next year

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 05:10 AM PST

FILE - In a Wednesday Nov. 28, 2012 file photo, actress Leighton Meester attends the Target and Neiman Marcus holiday collection launch in New York. The former NEW YORK (AP) — Former "Gossip Girl" star Leighton Meester will make her Broadway debut next year as a beautiful temptress in the revival of "Of Mice and Men."

Protesters fell Lenin statue, tell Ukraine's president 'you're next'

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 04:22 AM PST

People climb up to the top of a pedestal after a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin was toppled by protesters during a rally organized by supporters of EU integration in KievBy Gareth Jones and Alissa de Carbonnel KIEV (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters toppled a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine's capital and attacked it with hammers on Sunday in a symbolic challenge to President Viktor Yanukovich and his plans for closer ties with Russia. The gesture rejecting Moscow's historic influence over Ukraine came after opposition leaders told hundreds of thousands of demonstrators on Kiev's Independence Square to keep up pressure on Yanukovich to sack his government.

Tech giants call for controls on gov't snooping

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:52 AM PST

LONDON (AP) — Eight major technology companies have joined forces to call for tighter controls on government surveillance, issuing an open letter Monday to President Barack Obama arguing for reforms in the way the U.S. snoops on people.

Purge sends chilling message to NKorea's elite

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:20 AM PST

People watch a TV news program at Seoul Railway Station, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013 showing Jang Song Thaek, center, uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, being grabbed during an emergency meeting of Workers Party's Central Committee in Pyongyang the day before. North Korea announced Monday it had sacked leader Jang, long considered the country's No. 2 power, saying corruption, drug use, gambling, womanizing and generally leading a SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — While the rest of North Korea's top brass leaped to their feet before Kim Jong Un, clapping wildly in a requisite show of respect at high-level meetings, his uncle, Jang Song Thaek, often seemed nonchalant, at times even bored. Once considered the force behind the young leader, he displayed a bold insouciance that seemed calculated to show he was beyond reach.

Kiev: Riot police deployed near protest sites

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:04 AM PST

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Dozens of riot police in full gear have moved into the center of the Ukrainan capital where opposition activists have been occupying a city administration building and a central square.

Champagne widows stamped grand legacy on wine

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:48 AM PST

This Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 combination of photos shows the portraits of Mrs. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, left, and Mrs. Louise Veuve Pommery displayed at the entrance of their companies' headquarters in Reims, eastern France. Without the widows of Champagne, mankind's most seductive fizz might well not be what it is now. One of the world's most famous Champagnes - Veuve (REIMS, France (AP) — For Champagne to become the tipple it is today — popped at weddings, quaffed in casinos, sprayed by racing drivers and smashed against ships — a few men had to die.

South African police prepare for Mandela ceremony

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:33 AM PST

A worker trims the grass outside the FNB stadium where the memorial service for Nelson Mandela will take place on Tuesday, in Johannesburg, South Africa Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. Scores of heads of state and government and other foreign dignitaries, including royalty, are beginning to converge on South Africa as the final preparations for Tuesday's national memorial service for liberation struggle icon Nelson Mandela are put in place. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A police spokesman in South Africa says that "thousands" of police officers will be on hand for a ceremony honoring Nelson Mandela in a Soweto soccer stadium.
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