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Flavor Flav faces speeding-to-mom's-funeral charge

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 12:55 PM PST

Flavor Flav speaks with reporters following an appearance in Nassau County District Court in Hempstead, N.Y., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. The rapper, whose real name is William Drayton, was in court on charges he was speeding and driving with a suspended license en route to his mother's funeral in Long Island on Jan. 9. Drayton pleaded not guilty Tuesday and was released without bail. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Flavor Flav pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges stemming from a traffic stop earlier this month as he raced to his mother's funeral in suburban New York.

Shooting with injuries reported at Hawaii school

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 12:36 PM PST

Officer Involved In E. Honolulu Shooting; Witness SpeaksHONOLULU (AP) — Shots were fired Tuesday morning at a Hawaii high school, causing injuries and prompting a lockdown, authorities said.

Winter storm causes wrecks, gridlock in the South

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 12:00 PM PST

Traffic creeps along Interstate 55 in north Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, as ice and snow flurries cause difficult driving conditions. A severe winter storm is expected to hit the state, bringing ice and snow to the Gulf Coast. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Cities rolled out snow plows that hardly ever leave the garage, a hardware store sold feed scoops for use as snow shovels and alligators in the Okefenokee Swamp burrowed into mud to stay warm Tuesday as a winter storm brought snow, ice and brutal cold to the Deep South, a part of the country more accustomed to hurricanes.

Ousted Egyptian leader defiant in second trial

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 11:34 AM PST

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's toppled President Mohammed Morsi stood alone in a soundproof glass-encased metal cage at the start of a new trial Tuesday wearing a white prison uniform, pacing and shouting angrily at the judge in apparent disbelief: "Who are you? Tell me!"

Brahimi: Syria peace talks slow but 'still at it'

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 11:01 AM PST

Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Makdad answers journalists questions during a short briefing after a meeting with the Syrian opposition at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. Tense negotiations between the Syrian government and opposition broke off earlier than planned Tuesday amid demands that President Bashar Assad put forward another proposal for the future of the country. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)GENEVA (AP) — Syrian government anger over a U.S. decision to resume aid to the opposition prompted the U.N. mediator to cut short Tuesday's peace talks, but he said no one was to blame for the impasse and that the negotiations would continue.

Deep southern U.S. hard-hit by snow, ice, with big mess to come

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 11:01 AM PST

Traffic creeps along Interstate 55 in north Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, as ice and snow flurries cause difficult driving conditions. A severe winter storm is expected to hit the state, bringing ice and snow to the Gulf Coast. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Winter storm socks the Deep South with snow, ice; forecasters predict icy mess ahead        

SAfrican ruling party blasts opposition merger

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 07:54 AM PST

South African anti-apartheid activist Mamphela Ramphele, left, greets Helen Zille, right, the head of the South African Democratic Alliance political party during a press conference in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. The former anti-apartheid activist who was close to Steve Biko and was a World Bank executive merged her party Tuesday with South Africa's main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, and will be its presidential candidate, challenging the ruling African National Congress whose popularity has eroded amid corruption scandals and other problems. (AP Photo/ Nardus Engelbrecht)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's ruling party is scoffing at the merger of two opposition parties ahead of elections this year, saying the coalition's choice of presidential candidate is a "'rent a black'" ploy to present a multi-racial front to voters.

GOP takes aim at Obama's State of Union

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 07:28 AM PST

U.S. Rep. Paul speaks outside the White House after President Obama announced the first five Expect to hear from all fronts within the Republican Party—before, during and after the speech.

Ukrainian president accepts PM's resignation

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 06:34 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 file photo, Ukraine's Prime Minister Mykola Azarov speaks to lawmakers during the parliament session in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2014. Azarov offered his resignation in order to encourage what he called KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — In back-to-back moves aimed at defusing Ukraine's political crisis, the prime minister resigned Tuesday and parliament repealed anti-protest laws that had set off violent clashes between protesters and police.

Obama speech: Big new theme, some familiar content

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 06:10 AM PST

President Barack Obama works at his desk in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, ahead of Tuesday night's State of the Union speech. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly repackaged, President Barack Obama's State of the Union address will deliver familiar content along with some targeted first-time initiatives that both test and illustrate the limits of divided government in an election year.

Syrian peace talks on hold for the day

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 05:49 AM PST

GENEVA (AP) — A member of the Syria opposition says peace talks are breaking off early for the day to give time for the government to bring a proposal for the future of the country.

Syria peace talks focus on power transfer, aid

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 05:07 AM PST

GENEVA (AP) — Tense negotiations between the Syrian government and opposition focused on the transfer of power and helping besieged parts of the central city of Homs as they entered their fifth day Tuesday.

Ousted Egypt leader in glass-encased cage at trial

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 05:07 AM PST

In this image taken from Egypt State TV, Egypt's toppled President Mohammed Morsi stands inside a glass-encased metal cage in a courtroom in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 28. 2014. Morsi was, separated from other defendants for the start of a new trial Tuesday over charges from prison breaks during the country's 2011 revolution, state television reported. (AP Photo/Egyptian State TV)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's toppled President Mohammed Morsi protested his new trial Tuesday from inside a glass-encased metal cage, declaring to the judges he remained Egypt's legitimate leader, state television reported.

Ukrainian parliament repeals anti-protest laws

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 04:30 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 file photo, Ukraine's Prime Minister Mykola Azarov speaks to lawmakers during the parliament session in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2014. Azarov offered his resignation in order to encourage what he called KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — In back-to-back moves to try resolving Ukraine's political crisis, the prime minister submitted his resignation Tuesday and parliament repealed anti-protest laws that had set off violent clashes between protesters and police.

Obama ups minimum wage for some government contractors

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 03:26 AM PST

U.S. President Obama sits inside the Oval Office as he prepares for the State of the Union Address, while at the White House in WashingtonPower of the pen? President Barack Obama will announce Tuesday that he is ordering an increase in the minimum wage to $10.10 for workers on new federal government contracts for services, like janitors and construction workers, according to the White House.

For UN's patient Brahimi, no war is irresolvable

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 03:12 AM PST

U.N. mediator for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi gestures during a press briefing at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. Syrians on opposite sides of their country's civil war tried again Monday to find common ground, with peace talks focusing on an aid convoy to a besieged city that once more came under mortar attack from the government. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)GENEVA (AP) — Lakhdar Brahimi has seen faces like these before, barely able to remain in the same room, much less speak to each other. Lebanese, Afghans, Iraqis, now Syrians. Even, two decades ago, Algerians like himself.

5 things to know from Monday's Super Bowl scene

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 12:50 AM PST

People watch fireworks as they stand near the Roman numerals for NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game at Pier A Park in Hoboken, N.J., Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos are scheduled to play in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The fireworks were part of a kick off event for the game. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)NEW YORK (AP) — The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks are all settled in for Super Bowl week.

AP PHOTOS: Afghan children toil in Pakistan

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 12:18 AM PST

COMBO - This combination of 6 images taken between Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 and Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, shows Afghan refugee children in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. For more than three decades, Pakistan has been home to one of the world's largest refugee communities: hundreds of thousands of Afghans who have fled the repeated wars and fighting their country has undergone. Since the 2002 U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, some 3.8 million Afghans have returned to their home country, according to the U.N.'s refugee agency. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)ISLAMABAD (AP) — For more than three decades, Pakistan has been home to one of the world's largest refugee communities: hundreds of thousands of Afghans who have fled the repeated wars and fighting in their country.

Mexico vigilantes agree to join government forces

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 11:04 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2014 file photo, an armed man belonging to the Self-Defense Council of Michoacan, (CAM), stands guard at a checkpoint set up by the self-defense group at the entrance to Antunez, Mexico. Mexico essentially legalized the country's growing MEXICO CITY (AP) — "Self-defense" groups confronting a drug cartel in the western state of Michoacan have agreed to join government law enforcement forces after months of firefights with gang members, many times as federal police and troops stood by.

Ukraine president ready to scrap anti-protest law

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 06:44 PM PST

A protester guards the barricade in front of riot police in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. Ukraine's justice minister is threatening to call for a state of emergency unless protesters leave her ministry building, which they occupied during the night. The seizure of the building early Monday underlined how anti-government demonstrators are increasingly willing to take dramatic action as they push for the president's resignation and other concessions. Protesters now occupy four sizable buildings in downtown Kiev, including the city hall. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's beleaguered president on Monday agreed to scrap harsh anti-protest laws that set off a wave of clashes between protesters and police over the past week, a potentially substantial concession to the opposition that stopped short of meeting all of its demands.

U.S. frees tech companies to disclose more spying data

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 05:42 PM PST

Illustration file picture shows a man typing on a computer keyboard in WarsawBy David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. technology companies may give the public and their customers more detail about the court orders they receive related to surveillance under an agreement they reached on Monday with the Obama administration. Companies such as Google Inc and Microsoft Corp have been prohibited from disclosing even an approximate number of orders they received from the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. They could give only an aggregate number of U.S. demands that combined surveillance court orders, letters from the FBI, subpoenas in run-of-the-mill criminal cases and other requests. The deal frees the companies to say, for example, approximately how many orders they received in a six-month period from the surveillance court.

APNewsBreak: Arias defense costs top $2 million

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 05:42 PM PST

File-This May 15, 2013, file pool photo shows Jodi Arias looking at the family of Travis Alexander as the jury arrives during the sentencing phase of her trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias' legal bills have topped $2 million, a tab being footed by Arizona taxpayers that will only continue to climb with a new penalty phase set for March, officials said Monday Jan. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, File)PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias' legal bills have topped $2 million, a tab being footed by Arizona taxpayers that will only continue to climb with a new penalty phase set for March, officials said Monday.

Police: Student fire apparent suicide attempt

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 02:01 PM PST

A police cruiser blocks the entrance to Standley Lake HIgh School, where classes were cancelled after an apparent suicide attempt by a student, in Westminster, Colo., Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. Police say a 16-year-old boy was critically injured after setting himself on fire at the suburban Denver high school. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy set himself on fire at a suburban Denver high school on Monday in an apparent suicide attempt that left him critically injured, authorities said.

Deep freeze in Midwest puts normal routines on ice

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:40 PM PST

Pedestrians making their way along State Street are well-bundled against the region's return to bitterly cold conditions, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart)CHICAGO (AP) — Parents brought kids to work or just stayed home because schools were closed, again. Office workers hailed cabs to ride a block — or less. And companies offering delivery services were inundated with business as Artic air blasted the central U.S. on Monday for the second time in weeks, disrupting the lives of even the hardiest Midwesterners.
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