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Watch live: All eyes on Christie's speech to lawmakers

Posted: 14 Jan 2014 12:19 PM PST

All eyes on Christie's speech to lawmakers

Posted: 14 Jan 2014 11:49 AM PST

Preview of Chris Christie's State of the State AddressNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has kept a low profile since his nearly two-hour press conference last week where he apologized and denied having any knowledge of close aides plotting the politically motivated lane closures leading to the George Washington Bridge. But he can't lay...

200 fleeing S. Sudan violence die after boat sinks

Posted: 14 Jan 2014 10:28 AM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 file photo, displaced people arrive with what belongings they had time to gather by river barge from Bor, some of the thousands who fled the recent fighting between government and rebel forces in Bor by boat across the White Nile, in the town of Awerial, South Sudan. A military spokesman in South Sudan said Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 that 200 people fleeing warfare elsewhere in the country died after a boat that was carrying mostly women and children sank while crossing the Nile River in Upper Nile State. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A boat carrying civilians desperately fleeing heavy violence in South Sudan sank while crossing the Nile River, killing some 200 people, a military official said Tuesday, as fighting between rebels and government forces moved closer to the capital.

French president indignant over tabloid report

Posted: 14 Jan 2014 09:53 AM PST

French President Francois Hollande arrives to deliver his speech at his annual news conference, Tuesday, Jan.14, 2014 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. The French president's complex personal life ó and what it means to be the first lady in modern society ó may get a full airing as Hollande answers questions for the first time since a tabloid reported he was having an affair with an actress. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)PARIS (AP) — Under pressure over a magazine report that he is having a secret affair with an actress, French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday he is going through "painful moments" but otherwise sidestepped specifics on his personal life.

At least 2 kids hurt in New Mexico school shooting

Posted: 14 Jan 2014 09:53 AM PST

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — A gunman opened fire Tuesday at a middle school in the southeastern New Mexico city of Roswell, leaving at least two children injured before being taken into custody.

At least 2 injured in N.M. school shooting

Posted: 14 Jan 2014 09:53 AM PST

Generic School ShootingA suspect is in custody and the Roswell middle school locked down, police say.

Vatican urges Syria ceasefire during Kerry visit

Posted: 14 Jan 2014 07:31 AM PST

US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) speaks with Vatican Secretary of State, archbishop Pietro Parolin prior to their meeting at the Apostolic palace in the Vatican, on January 14, 2014The Vatican urged an unconditional ceasefire in Syria and the involvement of all regional players including Iran in peace talks next week, as US Secretary of State John Kerry visited the Holy See on Tuesday. Kerry spoke to the Vatican's right-hand man, Pietro Parolin, chiefly about Syria and preparations for the Geneva II talks due to start on January 22, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi told reporters.

Pandemonium after explosion in north Nigeria city

Posted: 14 Jan 2014 07:15 AM PST

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A car bomb exploded at a military post in a commercial area in a northeastern Nigerian city on Tuesday, causing pandemonium with blood-spattered bystanders running away and vehicles colliding as drivers rushed to flee.

Dozens arrested for being gay in north Nigeria

Posted: 14 Jan 2014 07:15 AM PST

FILE - President Barack Obama meets with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan in New York, in this Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 file photo. The Associated Press on Monday Jan. 13 2014 obtained a copy of the previously unannounced Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act that was signed by President Jonathan and dated Jan. 7 that bans same-sex marriage and criminalizes homosexual associations, societies and meetings, with penalties of up to 14 years in jail. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday the United States was LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Local and international groups fighting AIDS warned on Tuesday that a new Nigerian law criminalizing same-sex marriage and gay organizations will jeopardize the fight against the deadly disease.

Christie tries shifting focus amid scandals

Posted: 14 Jan 2014 05:56 AM PST

New Jersey Governor Christie gives news conference in TrentonThe New Jersey governor likely will discuss his achievements in today's address.

200 dead in S. Sudan after boat fleeing war sinks

Posted: 14 Jan 2014 05:07 AM PST

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A military spokesman in South Sudan says 200 people fleeing warfare died after a boat crossing the Nile River sank.

Man fatally shot at Fla. theater over texting

Posted: 14 Jan 2014 03:19 AM PST

Map locates Florida town where theater shooting occurred.; 1c x 3 inches; 46.5 mm x 76 mm;WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (AP) — An argument over texting in a Florida movie theater ended with a retired Tampa police captain fatally shooting a man sitting in front of him, authorities said.

GOP constituents also depend on jobless aid

Posted: 14 Jan 2014 02:17 AM PST

CORRECTS FIRST NAME - In this Jan. 10, 2014, photo, Lita Ness, 58, talks about her unemployment status at her home in Colorado Springs, Colo. Ness, who lost her job as a civilian contractor at Peterson Air Force Base in August 2012 and just received her final check from the unemployment office. She said COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — When federal emergency unemployment benefits expired last month, the effects ran deep in a Colorado county marked by two exit ramps off Interstate 25 — one leading to the conservative religious group Focus on the Family, the other to the Fort Carson Army post.

Dozens of trade-offs in $1.1 trillion budget bill

Posted: 14 Jan 2014 01:29 AM PST

FILE - This Aug. 1, 2013, file photo shows Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., flanked by Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., left, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. Top congressional negotiators released on Jan. 13, 2014, a bipartisan $1.1 trillion spending bill that would pay for the operations of government through October and finally put to rest the bitter budget battles of last year. The 1,582-page bill was released after weeks of negotiations between House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers, R-Ky., and Senate counterpart Mikulski, who kept a tight lid on the details. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)The sales job is on for a spending bill that would pay for government operations through October.

Egypt holds key vote on country's new next charter

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 10:31 PM PST

An Egyptian army soldier stands guard in front of a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. The January 14-15 vote on the draft constitution will be the first real test of the post-Morsi regime. A comfortable CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians start voting Tuesday on a draft for their country's next constitution, a vision for the nation's future and a milestone in a military-backed roadmap put in place after Mohammed Morsi was overthrown in a coup last July.

Huge spending bill would bury budget battles

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 07:13 PM PST

FILE - This Aug. 1, 2013, file photo shows Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., flanked by Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., left, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. Top congressional negotiators released on Jan. 13, 2014, a bipartisan $1.1 trillion spending bill that would pay for the operations of government through October and finally put to rest the bitter budget battles of last year. The 1,582-page bill was released after weeks of negotiations between House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers, R-Ky., and Senate counterpart Mikulski, who kept a tight lid on the details. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Top congressional negotiators Monday night released a bipartisan $1.1 trillion spending bill that would pay for the operations of government through October and finally put to rest the bitter budget battles of last year.

'Octomom' charged with welfare fraud in California

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 06:45 PM PST

FILE - In this May 19, 2010 this file photo, Nadya Suleman stands outside her home in La Habra, Calif. Los Angeles County prosecutors said Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, they have charged Suleman with welfare fraud. The district attorney's office said on Monday that Suleman failed to report nearly $30,000 in earnings while applying for public assistance last year. Suleman gained fame when she gave birth to octuplets in 2009. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nadya Suleman, who gained fame as "Octomom" after giving birth to eight babies, has been charged with welfare fraud after failing to report $30,000 in earnings while she collected public assistance, authorities said Monday.

New law in Nigeria bans same-sex marriage

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 06:45 PM PST

FILE - President Barack Obama meets with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan in New York, in this Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 file photo. The Associated Press on Monday Jan. 13 2014 obtained a copy of the previously unannounced Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act that was signed by President Jonathan and dated Jan. 7 that bans same-sex marriage and criminalizes homosexual associations, societies and meetings, with penalties of up to 14 years in jail. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday the United States was LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A new law in Nigeria, signed by the president without announcement, has made it illegal for gay people to even hold a meeting. The Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act also criminalizes homosexual clubs, associations and organizations, with penalties of up to 14 years in jail.

Mexico urges masked vigilantes to stand down

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 05:11 PM PST

Mexico's President Pena Nieto gestures before he signs into law a radical reform of the country's energy, at the National Palace in Mexico CityMexico's government on Monday pledged to take control of a violent western state after days of fighting between masked vigilantes and members of one of the country's most powerful drug cartels. Since late last year, vigilante groups in the state of Michoacan have moved deeper into territory controlled by the Knights Templar cartel and they now are converging on Apatzingan, considered one of gang's main strongholds. The vigilantes' advance has raised the risk of a bloody urban battle in Apatzingan.

Ex-officers acquitted in rare trial over homeless man's death

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:41 PM PST

FILE - This July 5, 2011 file still frame from security camera video, released May 7, 2012, by the Orange County District Attorney, shows an altercation between Fullerton police officers and Kelly Thomas at the Fullerton, Calif., bus depot. Thomas died days later. Two officers, Manuel Ramos, and Jay Ciccinelli, are on trial charges related to his death. Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Orange County District Attorney, File)SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Two former California police officers were acquitted Monday in the death of a homeless man after a violent struggle with officers that was captured on surveillance video.

Retired Fla. officer held in fatal shooting over movie texting

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 03:40 PM PST

Retired cop held in fatal shooting over movie texting

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 03:25 PM PST

Texting Triggers Fatal Movie Theater ShootingTwo Shot at Grove 16 Theater in Pasco County, Florida

Calif. chicken plant closes again after cockroach cleanup

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 02:39 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, file photo, a truck enters the Foster Farms processing plant, in Livingston, Calif. The plant that reopened the second weekend of January after it was shut because of a cockroach infestation says Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, it's LIVINGSTON, Calif. (AP) — A California chicken farm that reopened over the weekend after it was shut because of a cockroach infestation says it's "voluntarily and temporarily" suspending operations again.

Suspicious backpack leads to student's arrest outside Houston

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 01:39 PM PST

Seven Lakes High SchoolA student was taken into custody after a possible explosive device was found near the premises of a Houston-area school on Monday, local TV broadcaster KHOU reported school officials as saying. There have been no explosions and no injuries in the incident at Seven Lakes High School in Katy, a western suburb of Houston. Further details about the student taken into custody were not immediately available. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Harris County Sheriff's Office and the Houston Police bomb squad were looking into a suspicious backpack found just outside the school, the broadcaster reported.

Gates to White House: 'Go look in the mirror'

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 01:39 PM PST

In an interview with Katie Couric, ex-defense secretary pushes back against critics.
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