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LA fires force evacuations, three arrested

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 12:54 PM PST

Wildfire burns homes near GlendoraMore than 900 homes to be evacuated Thursday as fire ravages 1,700 acres in suburbs just north of LA.

Dangerous conditions fuel So.Cal wildfire

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 12:23 PM PST

A wildfire burns in the hills just north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif. on Thursday, Jan 16, 2014. Southern California authorities have ordered the evacuation of homes at the edge of a fast-moving wildfire burning in the dangerously dry foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)Officials say up to 2,000 people have been evacuated; three held on recklessness charges.

Member of elite Army crew killed in 'hard landing'

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 12:08 PM PST

MH-60 Pave Hawk,SAVANNAH, Georgia - A U.S. military spokesman says one member of an elite Army helicopter unit is dead and two crew members suffered injuries when their aircraft slammed into the ground while trying to land at a Georgia airfield.

Kerry urges Syria opposition to join peace talks

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 11:54 AM PST

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a news conference on January 15, 2014Washington (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry made a powerful plea Thursday to the divided Syrian opposition to join next week's peace talks aimed at finding a new transitional government.

Syrian government allows supplies in 2 rebel areas

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 09:34 AM PST

This undated image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 shows fighters from the al-Qaida linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) marching in Raqqa, Syria. Two weeks of fighting between an al-Qaida-linked group and other rebel forces in Syria has killed more than 1,000 people, an activist group said Thursday, as clashes raged between the rival factions in a northwestern town. The fighting pitting the al-Qaida-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and other groups are the most serious among rebel forces since the Syrian conflict began in March 2011. (AP Photo/militant website)BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government allowed supplies to enter two besieged areas under opposition control near the capital, a relief official said Thursday, as activists say weeks of infighting between rebel forces and an al-Qaida group-linked group have killed more than 1,000 people.

Ohio killer snorts, snores during execution with new drug combo

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 09:03 AM PST

FILE-In this undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows Dennis McGuire. A condemned Ohio killer facing a never-tried lethal injection method has arrived at the state death house a day ahead of his scheduled execution. The Department of Rehabilitation and Correction plans to use a combination of a sedative and a painkiller to put McGuire to death for the 1989 rape and fatal stabbing of Joy Stewart in Preble County in western Ohio. (AP Photo/Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, File)LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A condemned Ohio inmate appeared to gasp several times and took more than 15 minutes to die Thursday as he was executed with a combination of drugs never before tried in the U.S.

Activists: 1,069 killed in Syrian rebel infighting

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 08:46 AM PST

BEIRUT (AP) — Two weeks of fighting between an al-Qaida-linked group and other rebel forces in Syria has killed more than 1,000 people, an activist group said Thursday, as clashes raged between the rival factions in a northwestern town.

Live chat: Is college affordable? Worth it?

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 08:16 AM PST

Two students walk on the campus of Oberlin College Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Oberlin, Ohio. Oberlin College says it canceled classes after a report that a person wearing a hooded robe resembling Ku Klux Klan gear was seen near an African heritage building. The college near Cleveland canceled Monday's classes after the early morning sighting. It calls it the latest in a series of hate-related incidents on campus. Racist graffiti were reported on campus last month. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)As President Obama meets with university leaders, tell us what you think of higher education.

Rainforest warriors stand guard over Amazon

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 08:00 AM PST

The construction site of an illegal sawmill is seen from a police helicopter in Nova Esperanca do PiriaIn Brazil, officials say progress depends on awareness, education and deterrence of deforestation.

Al-Qaida asks Iraqis in embattled city for support

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 07:26 AM PST

In this Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 photo, gunmen hold their weapons as they patrol Fallujah, 65 kilometers (40 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi airstrikes pounded a town near Fallujah that had been seized by al-Qaida linked militants and commandos swept in Wednesday to clear the area, senior military officials said. It was a rare victory for government forces that have been struggling for nearly three weeks to regain control of the mainly Sunni area west of Baghdad. (AP Photo)BAGHDAD (AP) — Members of al-Qaida's branch in Iraq have handed out pamphlets urging residents in Fallujah to take up arms and back the militants in their weekslong fight against government troops as clashes raged on around the city, residents said Thursday.

'American Hustle,' 'Gravity' lead Oscar noms

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 06:40 AM PST

This film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Sandra Bullock in a scene from The con-artist comedy and the 3-D space odyssey each get 10 nominations.

3 dead in shooting at N. Indiana grocery store

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 05:36 AM PST

ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — A gunman walked into a northern Indiana grocery store and fatally shot two people Wednesday night before he was killed by police, authorities said.

India police close in on homeless men in gang rape

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 05:36 AM PST

An Indian policemen walks out of the police station which is investigating the gang-rape of a Danish tourist in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. A 51-year-old Danish tourist was gang-raped near a popular shopping area in New Delhi after she stopped to ask for directions, police said Wednesday, the latest case to focus attention on the scourge of violence against women in India. The woman managed to reach her hotel in Paharganj area Tuesday evening and the owner called police. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police said Thursday that they were closing in on six homeless men in the gang rape of a 51-year-old Danish tourist in New Delhi, a case that highlights the plague of sexual violence in the country and threatens to tarnish its tourism industry.

Official: Egyptian voters have backed new charter

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 05:20 AM PST

Election workers empty a ballot box at the end of the second, final day of a key referendum on a new constitution, inside a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. The vote is a milestone in a military-backed political roadmap toward new elections for a president and a ballot-box test of public opinion on the coup that removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood from power last July. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)CAIRO (AP) — An overwhelming majority of Egyptians who voted on the country's new constitution have backed the draft charter, a senior Egyptian official said Thursday.

W.Va. spill shows vulnerability of water supply

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 04:49 AM PST

A manufacturing plant is located along the banks of the Kanawaha River in South Charleston, W.Va., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Some homeland security experts believe the United States hasn't done nearly enough to protect water systems from accidental spills or deliberate contamination. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — It's a nightmare scenario that became all too real in West Virginia: a chemical seeped into the water supply and threatened to sicken hundreds of thousands of people.

Extreme heat brings Australian Open to a halt

Posted: 15 Jan 2014 11:50 PM PST

Varvara Lepchenko of the U.S. receives treatment for heat related illness during her second round match against Simona Halep of Romania during her second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The scorching weather finally brought play to a halt on the fourth day of the Australian Open when the temperature topped 43F (109F), but not soon enough for some players who criticized officials for not stopping matches earlier.

'Gravity' may exert force in Oscar nominations

Posted: 15 Jan 2014 10:48 PM PST

This film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Sandra Bullock in a scene from The force of "Gravity" may be about to exert itself on Hollywood's awards season.

SFC crash firefighters saw girl before hitting her

Posted: 15 Jan 2014 09:36 PM PST

FILE - In this undated photo, Ye Meng Yuan poses for photos in a classroom in Jiangshan city in China's Zhejiang province. Video footage from a firefighter's helmet camera following the crash landing of an Asiana Airlines flight in San Francisco shows fire personnel were aware there was someone on the ground outside the plane. That person, 16-year-old Ye Meng Yuan, was alive, but late run over and killed by a fire truck. (AP Photo/CHINATOPIX, File) CHINA OUTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Video from the helmet camera of a firefighter responding to the crash landing of an Asiana Airlines flight in San Francisco shows at least one rescuer was aware someone was on the ground outside the aircraft and even warned a colleague. Yet two fire trucks subsequently ran over an injured passenger.

Obama urges Senate Dems to put off Iran sanctions

Posted: 15 Jan 2014 08:18 PM PST

President Barack Obama waves after getting off the Marine One helicopter as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, as he returned from North Carolina where he spoke about the economy, jobs and manufacturing. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama implored Democratic senators Wednesday to put off new sanctions against Iran that he warned could derail delicate nuclear talks. Regrouping at the start of a busy election year, Obama also encouraged Democrats to coalesce behind a proposed minimum wage hike as a cornerstone of the party's economic message to voters.

Suspect's family 'heartbroken' over NM shooting

Posted: 15 Jan 2014 07:32 PM PST

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The 12-year-old boy who opened fire on a crowd of students in a New Mexico middle school gym had planned the attack and warned some classmates to stay away moments before the gunfire rang out, investigators said Wednesday.

Experts see possible charges in NJ bridge scandal

Posted: 15 Jan 2014 07:02 PM PST

FILE - In this June 4, 2012, file photo, former assistant United States Attorney Reid Schar speaks during an interview at the office of his law firm Jenner & Block in Chicago. Schar, who served 13 years as as an assistant U.S. attorney, was the lead prosecutor in former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial. On Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, the New Jersey Assembly tapped Schar as special counsel to advise a legislative committee plot that shut down lanes to the George Washington Bridge for four days in September. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Legal experts say the George Washington Bridge traffic jam that was apparently engineered by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's allies could lead to criminal charges of conspiracy or official misconduct.

Egyptian election official says turnout high

Posted: 15 Jan 2014 07:02 PM PST

Egyptians walk into a polling center to vote in the country's constitutional referendum in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. Undeterred by a day of sporadic violence, Egyptians are lining up to vote on the second, final day of a key referendum on a new constitution. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's top election official declared Wednesday that turnout was high in a national referendum, but a boycott by a wider-than-expected range of ultra-conservative Islamists raised the prospects of continued polarization.

Westminster dog show adds three new breeds

Posted: 15 Jan 2014 02:26 PM PST

A rat terrier is introduced as a new breed during a news conference to announce the line up for the 138th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan in New YorkBy Marina Lopes NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three new breeds, Chinooks, Portuguese Podengo Pequenos and Rat Terriers, will be vying to be top dog at the 138th Westminster Kennel Club in New York in February, organizers said on Thursday. The two-day show on February 10 and 11 at Madison Square Garden and Piers 92 and 94 will open with a separate agility competition in which mixed-breed dogs will be allowed to compete for the first time in more than 100 years. It's fun to see the new breeds, hearing what they were bred to do and trying to envision them doing that," said David Frei, a co-host of the show. The Chinook, a breed that was developed in New Hampshire in the 1920's, is highly trainable and used in sledding, scootering and carting, and the Rat Terrier, a small, playful American farm dog is known for hunting rodents and vermin.

House OKs massive $1.1T budget bill

Posted: 15 Jan 2014 02:26 PM PST

A US Park Police officer watches at left as a National Park Service employee posts a sign on a barricade closing access to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. Congress plunged the nation into a partial government shutdown Tuesday as a long-running dispute over President Barack Obama's health care law stalled a temporary funding bill, forcing about 800, 000 federal workers off the job and suspending most non-essential federal programs and services. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Shunning recent spending clashes, bill filled with victories and concessions for both parties.

Congress' popularity paradox

Posted: 15 Jan 2014 01:56 PM PST

FILE - In this June 17, 2013, file photo, the U.S. Capitol, with the Senate at right and the House of Representatives at far left, is seen in Washington. Call it a steady diet of gridlock, with Green Eggs and Ham on the side. Congress did not pass White House-backed immigration or gun control legislation in 2013. Or raise the minimum wage. Or approve many other items on President Barack Obama's agenda. But tea party-inspired House Republicans did propel the country into a 16-day partial government shutdown that cost the still-recovering economy $24 billion by one estimate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Despite 13 percent overall approval, voters see their lawmaker as a fish out of water.
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