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Family-owned marijuana shop plans to become 'Costco of weed'

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 11:08 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2014 file photo, employees help customers at the crowded sales counter inside the Medicine Man marijuana retail store, in Denver. A group of marijuana activists want another pot vote in Colorado, to loosen restrictions on who can have it. A proposed ballot measure up for state review Wednesday Jan. 14, 2014 would end criminal penalties for cannabis possession. If approved, the measure would effectively discard Colorado's 1-ounce possession limit and 21-and-over restriction. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)The pot business is booming in Colorado, and the owners of one of the state's largest marijuana dispensaries have big plans: to become the "Costco of weed."

Yanks, Masahiro Tanaka agree to $155M, 7-year deal

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 09:05 AM PST

FILE - In this March 12, 2013, file photo, Japan's Masahiro Tanaka pitches against the Netherlands in the fifth inning of a World Baseball Classic second round game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. The New York Yankees and Tanaka agreed on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, to a $155 million, seven-year contract. In addition to the deal with the pitcher, the Yankees must pay a $20 million fee to the Japanese team of the 25-year-old right-hander, the Rakuten Golden Eagles. (AP Photo/Toru Takahashi, File)NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees and prized Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka agreed Wednesday to a $155 million, seven-year contract.

Syrian peace talks stuck on Assad's future

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 08:49 AM PST

File photo of mural of Syria's President Assad riddled with holes on the facade of the police academy in Aleppo after it was captured by Free Syrian Army fightersThe dispute cast a pall over the international conference to end the nation's civil war.

Timeline of key events in Ukraine protests

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 06:35 AM PST

A protester attacks police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Police in Ukraineís capital on Wednesday tore down protester barricades and chased demonstrators away from the site of violent clashes, hours after two protesters died after being shot, the first violent deaths in protests that are likely to drastically escalate the political crisis that has gripped Ukraine since late November. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Three protesters died during Wednesday's confrontation between police and demonstrators in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, further escalating the two-month-old protest movement over the government decision to ditch a cooperation deal with the European Union for closer ties with Moscow.

Ukraine prosecutors: 2 dead men hit by live ammo

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 05:46 AM PST

The body of an unidentified man lies in a building near the street where clashes took place in Kiev, Ukraine, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Two people have died in clashes between protesters and police in the Ukrainian capital Wednesday, according to medics on the site, in a development that will likely escalate Ukraine's two month-long political crisis. (AP Photo/Yuras Karmanau)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian prosecutors say two men who died near the site of clashes with police have been shot with live ammunition.

Hungary: Nations get threat about Sochi attacks

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 03:33 AM PST

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's Olympic Committee says it and other nations have received an email message written in Russian and English threatening their athletes with terrorist attacks at the upcoming Sochi Olympic Games.

Ukraine: Police chase protesters from clashes site

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 03:33 AM PST

The body of an unidentified man lies in a building near the street where clashes took place in Kiev, Ukraine, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Two people have died in clashes between protesters and police in the Ukrainian capital Wednesday, according to medics on the site, in a development that will likely escalate Ukraine's two month-long political crisis. (AP Photo/Yuras Karmanau)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Police in Kiev have torn down barricades and chased protesters away from the site of violent clashes in the center of the Ukrainian capital, hours after three protesters died, two of whom were shot.

Syrian govt to US: No right to remove Assad

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 02:45 AM PST

From left: UN-Arab League Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, United States Secretary of State John Kerry, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov join hands after their international conference on ending the crisis in Syria in Montreux, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Syria's main political opposition group in exile agreed on Saturday to attend internationally sponsored peace talks, and said for the first time three rebel fighting forces also wanted to take part. (AP Photo/Gary Cameron, Pool)MONTREUX, Switzerland (AP) — Syria's foreign minister, directly addressing U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, says no one has the right to remove Bashar Assad except Syrians.

Syria peace conference opens with rifts over Assad

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 02:13 AM PST

U.N.-Arab League Envoy to Syria Brahimi, U.N. Secretary-General Ban, U.N. Acting Director Genera Moeller and U.S. Secretary of State Kerry attend a plenary session in MontreuxBy John Irish and Stephanie Nebehay MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - Syria's government and its enemies came face to face for the first time on Wednesday at a one-day peace conference in Switzerland which world powers hope can at least start a process to end three years of civil war. There was immediate evidence of sharp differences, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry insisted that President Bashar al-Assad must step down, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov cautioned against outsiders meddling in Syria's affairs. Syria's foreign minister, speaking before the opposition, exchanged sharp words with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as he spoke well beyond a 10-minute limit that Ban had set as chairman. Walid al-Moualem painted a graphic picture of "terrorist" rebel atrocities supported by states present in the room and insisted Assad would not be forced out by foreigners.

Syrian govt: Opposition are traitors

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 01:59 AM PST

From left: UN-Arab League Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, United States Secretary of State John Kerry, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov join hands after their international conference on ending the crisis in Syria in Montreux, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Syria's main political opposition group in exile agreed on Saturday to attend internationally sponsored peace talks, and said for the first time three rebel fighting forces also wanted to take part. (AP Photo/Gary Cameron, Pool)MONTREUX, Switzerland (AP) — Syria's foreign minister has accusing his country's opposition of being traitors and agents of Israel and says neighboring countries set Syria ablaze by sending arms and fighters to the civil war.

Former Va. gov, wife indicted for corruption

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 01:59 AM PST

Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell makes a statement as his wife, Maureen, listens during a news conference in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. McDonnell and his wife were indicted Tuesday on corruption charges after a monthslong federal investigation into gifts the Republican received from a political donor. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Bob McDonnell had just been elected governor of Virginia when a wealthy businessman who had donated the use of his private jet during the Republican's campaign requested a meeting at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York.

Christie finds allies among Hispanic leaders

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 12:56 AM PST

In this Jan. 21, 2014, photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie waves as he stands with his wife Mary Pat Christie during a gathering for his swearing in for his second term in Trenton, N.J. As controversy grows around Christie, he's finding support in the nation's Hispanic community. Some minority leaders usually aligned with Democrats are giving the Republican governor the benefit of the doubt. They're willing to support Christie, in part, because he has aggressively courted Hispanic voters throughout his first term. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)His administration gripped by scandal, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has found unlikely allies among the nation's Hispanic community.

Ukraine: 2 dead from bullets near Kiev barricades

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 12:41 AM PST

Manifestantes se enfrentan con la policía en el centro de Kiev, Ucrania, la madrugada del miércoles 22 de enero de 2014. Las fuerzas de seguridad ucranianas empezaron a desmantelar las barricadas en el campamento de protesta en el centro de Kiev donde manifestantes y policías han sostenido enfrentamientos durante dos días. (Foto AP/Evgeny Feldman)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Two people have died in clashes between protesters and police in the Ukrainian capital Wednesday, according to medics on the site, in a development that will likely escalate Ukraine's two month-long political crisis.

A look at key fighting groups in Syria

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 11:07 PM PST

This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center (AMC), an anti-Bashar Assad activist group which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rescue workers check the rubble of a destroyed building which was attacked by Syrian forces warplanes, in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center, AMC)BEIRUT (AP) — Here's a list of key fighting groups inside Syria:

Subcompact cars fare poorly in new crash tests

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:21 PM PST

This undated photo provided by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows he Honda Fit during a crash test. The agency says the Fit and Fiat 500 were the worst performers of the 12 minicars tested in terms of potential injury to drivers. (AP Photo/Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)DETROIT (AP) — Subcompact cars fared poorly in new crash tests performed by an insurance industry group.

Storm buries Northeast; 15.5 inches of snow in NJ

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:05 PM PST

A man crosses Broad Street during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Philadelphia. A swirling storm with the potential for more than a foot of snow clobbered the mid-Atlantic and the urban Northeast on Tuesday, grounding thousands of flights, closing government offices in the nation's capital and making a mess of the evening commute. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A swirling storm clobbered parts of the mid-Atlantic and the urban Northeast on Tuesday, dumping nearly a foot and a half of snow, grounding thousands of flights, closing government offices in the nation's capital and making a mess of the evening commute.

AP Exclusive: LAX gunfire came while officers away

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:05 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2013 file photo, airport police officers patrol the Tom Bradley International Terminal at the Los Angeles International Airport. Two armed police officers, not seen in this photo, assigned to guard a Los Angeles airport terminal where a gunman killed a screener in Nov. 2013, left for breaks without informing dispatchers as required minutes before the gunfire erupted. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Minutes before a gunman opened fire in a Los Angeles International Airport terminal last fall, killing a security screener and wounding three other people, the two armed officers assigned to the area left for breaks without informing a dispatcher as required.

State of emergency begins in Thailand

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 09:25 PM PST

Anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban waves to supporters during a march through the streets of central Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Thailand has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok and its surrounding areas to cope with anti-government protests that have stirred up violent attacks. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)BANGKOK (AP) — Protesters vying to overthrow Thailand's government stayed on the streets Wednesday despite the start of a state of emergency in the capital that was imposed to cope with the nation's increasingly violent political crisis.

Durant scores 46, leads Thunder past Trail Blazers

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:56 PM PST

Portland Trail Blazers center Robin Lopez (42) dunks in front of Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins (5) in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 11 of his 46 points in the final 3:23 to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 105-97 on Tuesday night.

ASU fraternity under scrutiny for MLK Day party

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:03 PM PST

The Rev. Jarrett Maupin, center, an Arizona civil rights activist, speaks during a news conference in Phoenix, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, after an Arizona State University fraternity hosted a distasteful party in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, replete with racist stereotypes and offensive costumes. Maupin is calling on the school to expel all students involved and permanently ban the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity from campus. (AP Photo/Brian Skoloff)PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona State University fraternity's operations have been suspended following accusations that the local Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter hosted a distasteful party in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, replete with racist stereotypes and offensive costumes.

Storm dumps more than a foot of snow in Northeast

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:03 PM PST

A man gets out of his car to clear the windows as traffic is at a standstill on John F Kennedy Boulevard during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Philadelphia. A storm is sweeping across the Mid-Atlantic and New England. The National Weather Service said the storm could bring 8 to 12 inches of snow to Philadelphia and New York City, and more than a foot in Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A swirling storm has dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of New Jersey and a foot in Philadelphia.

Psych screening sought in case of 2 slain Md. kids

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:27 PM PST

This photo released by the Montgomery County Police Dept shows Zakieya Latrice Avery, 28. Montgomery County Police charged 21-year-old Monifa Denise Sanford and Avery with murder in the deaths of two of Avery's children, a 1-year-old and a 2-year-old. The women are also facing attempted murder charges for injuring the children's siblings, ages 5 and 8. (AP Photo/Montgomery County Police Dept.)ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Two Maryland women who police say killed two children while performing what they thought was an exorcism will remain held without bond as prosecutors seek a psychiatric evaluation to determine if they're competent for trial.

Recent GOP candidate: Christie should leave RGA

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:27 PM PST

In this Jan. 21, 2014, photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie waves as he stands with his wife Mary Pat Christie during a gathering for his swearing in for his second term in Trenton, N.J. As controversy grows around Christie, he's finding support in the nation's Hispanic community. Some minority leaders usually aligned with Democrats are giving the Republican governor the benefit of the doubt. They're willing to support Christie, in part, because he has aggressively courted Hispanic voters throughout his first term. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)NEW YORK (AP) — A recent Republican gubernatorial candidate says "it makes sense" for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to step down as chairman of the Republican Governors Association.

B.J. Novak's 'picture' book has no pictures

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 05:55 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 photo, B. J. Novak arrives at the 19th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. The actor and author known for his work on NEW YORK (AP) — B.J. Novak has his own ideas about how to tell a children's story.

New videos of Toronto mayor emerge

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 05:15 PM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday Dec. 10 2013, file photo, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford attends a news conference at City Hall in Toronto. A new video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford emerged Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, that shows him swearing and slurring his words while apparently trying to imitate a Jamaican accent. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press Chris Young, File)TORONTO (AP) — A new video of Mayor Rob Ford emerged Tuesday that shows him swearing and slurring his words while apparently trying to imitate a Jamaican accent.
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