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• Diplomat's daughter says Prague death suspicious
• Warning issued about oil shipped from N. Dakota, Montana
• Seattle museum celebrates silver ball revival
• FBI: SF Chinese Consulate fire set intentionally
• Kerry: Mideast peace still possible despite rifts
• California grants law license to immigrant
• Blast in Hezbollah-run area of Beirut kills 5
• Report: Spike in mass shootings means police need new approach
• Ga. banker accused of $21M fraud in custody after traffic stop
• 2 newspapers calls for clemency for Edward Snowden
• 5 killed in blast in south Beirut
• Probe deepens over blast that killed diplomat
• Pope draws 6.6 million at Vatican in 2013
• Nigella: Courtroom revelations were 'mortifying'
• Opposition: ex-Rwandan intelligence chief killed
• Hospital: Former Israeli PM Sharon is critical
• Ethiopia mediates S Sudan conflict amid fighting
• Marketing efforts to uninsured youth ramp up
• Antarctic rescue effort finally begins
• At Spirit on Lake, gay seniors find safe haven
• Knights knock off Bears 52-42 in Fiesta Bowl
• Broken axle found at scene of N.D. derailment
• Rescue delayed for icebound ship in Antarctica
• Michigan St beats Stanford 24-20 in Rose Bowl
• Northeast braces for first big blast of winter

Diplomat's daughter says Prague death suspicious Posted: 02 Jan 2014 12:58 PM PST PRAGUE (AP) — The mystery behind a booby-trapped safe that exploded and killed the Palestinian ambassador in Prague deepened Thursday with the diplomat's daughter rejecting accounts given by a Palestinian official and suggesting there could be more to the story.

Warning issued about oil shipped from N. Dakota, Montana Posted: 02 Jan 2014 12:26 PM PST BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Following a string of explosive accidents, federal officials said Thursday that crude oil being shipped by rail from the Northern Plains across the U.S. and Canada may be more flammable than traditional forms of oil.

Seattle museum celebrates silver ball revival Posted: 02 Jan 2014 11:56 AM PST For $13, you can play pinball until your arms fall off at Seattle's working pinball museum. The two-story storefront in Seattle's International District is filled with games from every era from the 1960s ...

FBI: SF Chinese Consulate fire set intentionally Posted: 02 Jan 2014 11:42 AM PST SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The FBI said Thursday a fire at the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco was ignited in front of the building, leading to an arson investigation and calls from the Chinese government for better protection of diplomats in the U.S.

Kerry: Mideast peace still possible despite rifts Posted: 02 Jan 2014 11:42 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted his Palestinian partner in peace-making efforts on Thursday, accusing him of embracing terrorists "as heroes," harsh words that clouded the start of Secretary of State John Kerry's tenth trip to the region to negotiate a peace deal he claims is "not mission impossible."

California grants law license to immigrant Posted: 02 Jan 2014 11:42 AM PST Sergio Garcia earned a law degree and passed the state bar exam while living illegally in the U.S.

Blast in Hezbollah-run area of Beirut kills 5 Posted: 02 Jan 2014 10:54 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — An explosion tore through a crowded commercial street Thursday in a south Beirut neighborhood that is bastion of support for the Shiite group Hezbollah, killing at least five people, setting cars ablaze and sending a column of black smoke above the Beirut skyline.

Report: Spike in mass shootings means police need new approach Posted: 02 Jan 2014 10:54 AM PST America's angst over shootings in public places is growing, and with good reason. According to a study obtained by Yahoo News, rampages like the Washington Navy Yard and Los Angeles airport shootings have tripled in recent years.

Ga. banker accused of $21M fraud in custody after traffic stop Posted: 02 Jan 2014 09:51 AM PST Sheriff's deputies captured Aubrey Lee Price, 47, during a traffic stop on Interstate 95 near Brunswick, Georgia, on Tuesday after noticing the windows of his Dodge pickup were tinted too darkly, Glynn County Sheriff E. Neal Jump said. Price disappeared soon before his indictment on one count of bank fraud in July 2012 and left behind a written confession and a note for family and friends saying he planned to kill himself, authorities said. At a federal court hearing on Thursday, a U.S. magistrate judge ordered Price to remain in police custody until a detention hearing set for Monday in Savannah, court records showed. Price previously controlled an investment group that put $10 million into Montgomery Bank & Trust, a small bank in Ailey, Georgia, according to the federal indictment.

2 newspapers calls for clemency for Edward Snowden Posted: 02 Jan 2014 09:51 AM PST LONDON (AP) — The New York Times and Guardian newspapers have called for clemency for Edward Snowden, saying that the espionage worker-turned-privacy advocate should be praised rather than punished for his disclosures.

5 killed in blast in south Beirut Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:48 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — An explosion rocked a stronghold of the Shiite Hezbollah group in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, killing at least five people, setting cars ablaze and sending a column of black smoke above the Beirut skyline.

Probe deepens over blast that killed diplomat Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:32 AM PST PRAGUE (AP) — The mystery behind a booby-trapped safe that exploded and killed the Palestinian ambassador has kept investigators working around the clock Thursday.

Pope draws 6.6 million at Vatican in 2013 Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:32 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis drew more than 6.6 million people to his audiences, Masses and other Vatican events in 2013, more than twice as many as his predecessor Benedict XVI did in his first year as pope.

Nigella: Courtroom revelations were 'mortifying' Posted: 02 Jan 2014 07:10 AM PST LONDON (AP) — Nigella Lawson says having her private life raked over in a London courtroom was "mortifying" but she is putting the case behind her.

Opposition: ex-Rwandan intelligence chief killed Posted: 02 Jan 2014 02:15 AM PST JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Rwanda's former spy chief has been found dead in a hotel in South Africa, and police said Thursday they have opened a murder investigation. Opposition leaders immediately accused President Paul Kagame of ordering his assassination.

Hospital: Former Israeli PM Sharon is critical Posted: 02 Jan 2014 02:15 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — The director of the hospital where the comatose former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is being treated says he is in critical condition and his life is in danger.

Ethiopia mediates S Sudan conflict amid fighting Posted: 01 Jan 2014 11:56 PM PST ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry says delegations from South Sudan's warring factions will meet for the first time Thursday for peace talks in the capital, Addis Ababa.

Marketing efforts to uninsured youth ramp up Posted: 01 Jan 2014 11:12 PM PST MIAMI (AP) — The so-called "young invincibles" are so important to the success of the Affordable Care Act that supporters and detractors are spending millions to reach them with racy ads, social media campaigns and celebrity endorsements. The president is even (gasp) asking their mothers to help convince them to sign up for insurance.

Antarctic rescue effort finally begins Posted: 01 Jan 2014 11:12 PM PST A helicopter arrives to evacuate passengers from an icebound research ship.

At Spirit on Lake, gay seniors find safe haven Posted: 01 Jan 2014 11:12 PM PST MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lucretia Kirby was on her own for the first time in years after her partner's death. She felt stranded in a church-affiliated assisted living facility, where she said bigotry and even physical threats were ignored by building managers.

Knights knock off Bears 52-42 in Fiesta Bowl Posted: 01 Jan 2014 10:26 PM PST GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Central Florida was supposed to be a patsy for Baylor in its first BCS bowl. The Knights wanted no part of it, turning the Fiesta Bowl into a big-play party.

Broken axle found at scene of N.D. derailment Posted: 01 Jan 2014 07:24 PM PST Investigators say it's too early to tell if the item recovered at the scene caused the wreck.

Rescue delayed for icebound ship in Antarctica Posted: 01 Jan 2014 06:52 PM PST CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The latest attempt to rescue passengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for more than a week was delayed again Thursday after sea ice prevented a barge from reaching one of the rescue vessels.

Michigan St beats Stanford 24-20 in Rose Bowl Posted: 01 Jan 2014 05:51 PM PST PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Connor Cook passed for a career-high 332 yards and hit Tony Lippett with a tiebreaking 25-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter, leading No. 4 Michigan State to a 24-20 victory over No. 5 Stanford on Wednesday night in the 100th Rose Bowl.

Northeast braces for first big blast of winter Posted: 01 Jan 2014 05:22 PM PST Near-blizzard conditions forecast for areas along the coast, and a messy commute for many.

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