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• Did Obama screw up by picking Gates?
• Bengals coordinator Jay Gruden is Redskins' coach
• Niagara Falls captured in eye-catching partial freeze
• Hitzlsperger hopes to make coming out easier
• John Legere of T-Mobile chats with Yahoo's David Pogue
• Some find health insurers have no record of them
• Christie fires aide, apologizes for traffic jams
• Ex-Israel PM Sharon in 'grave' condition
• Russia: 6 men found dead in 4 cars
• Food industry cuts calories four-fold over pledge
• Taliban suicide blast kills 'super cop' in Pakistan
• Christie to meet press on bridge scandal
• Bombing kills 21 at Iraq army recruiting center
• Car bomb near school in central Syria kills 16
• Danish cinnamon rolls too spicy for EU rules
• Christie faces political fallout over traffic jam
• 5 things to know about the Hall of Fame ballot
• Republicans promote ways of helping the poor
• Egypt: El-Sissi seeks mandate from vote on charter
• Books are latest victim of Lebanon's violence
• NYC disability scam case spotlights advisers' role
• Food companies cut 6.4 trillion calories
• Bullock sweeps People's Choice Awards
• DeGeneres collects 14th People's Choice award
• Al-Qaida-linked group ramps up regional violence

Did Obama screw up by picking Gates? Posted: 09 Jan 2014 12:51 PM PST Former defense secretary, a Republican, is out with a buzzy new memoir.

Bengals coordinator Jay Gruden is Redskins' coach Posted: 09 Jan 2014 12:24 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Jay Gruden has his first NFL head coaching gig, charged with ending the perpetual state of turmoil that has become the Washington Redskins.

Niagara Falls captured in eye-catching partial freeze Posted: 09 Jan 2014 12:24 PM PST The polar vortex that has gripped the U.S. and Canada this week has led to some spectacular icy images. The latest come Niagara Falls, which partially froze on Tuesday.

Hitzlsperger hopes to make coming out easier Posted: 09 Jan 2014 11:18 AM PST BERLIN (AP) — Encouraged by others who have come out as gay, retired soccer player Thomas Hitzlsperger is hoping going public will help make it easier for other sporting stars to do the same.

John Legere of T-Mobile chats with Yahoo's David Pogue Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:32 AM PST

Some find health insurers have no record of them Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:04 AM PST INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Record-keeping snags could complicate the start of insurance coverage this month as millions of people begin using policies they purchased under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Christie fires aide, apologizes for traffic jams Posted: 09 Jan 2014 08:29 AM PST TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday apologized to his constituents and said he was "embarrassed and humiliated" by his staff, one day after emails and text messages revealed his administration may have closed highway lanes to exact political retribution.

Ex-Israel PM Sharon in 'grave' condition Posted: 09 Jan 2014 08:14 AM PST The health of former Israeli premier Ariel Sharon has worsened over the past hours, hospital officials said on Thursday, describing him as being in "extremely critical" condition. "Over the past hours, there has been a worsening of the condition of former prime minister Ariel Sharon. His condition is described as extremely critical and his family is at his side all the time," said a statement from Sheba hospital near Tel Aviv where he is being treated. Sharon has been in a coma since January 4, 2006 after suffering a massive stroke, but his condition took a sudden turn for the worse on January 1 when he suffered serious kidney problems after surgery.

Russia: 6 men found dead in 4 cars Posted: 09 Jan 2014 07:30 AM PST MOSCOW (AP) — A series of unexplained killings in southern Russia involving booby-trapped bombs has further heightened security fears ahead of next month's Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Food industry cuts calories four-fold over pledge Posted: 09 Jan 2014 07:30 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the nation's largest food companies have cut daily calorie counts by an average of 78 per person, a new study says, more than four times the amount the industry pledged to slash by next year.

Taliban suicide blast kills 'super cop' in Pakistan Posted: 09 Jan 2014 06:59 AM PST A Taliban suicide attacker in Karachi on Thursday killed one of Pakistan's best-known police commanders, famed for his fearless work tackling militants in the city. Chaudhry Aslam, the head of the criminal investigation department (CID) who had survived numerous assassination attempts in the past, died along with two other officers when a bomber targeted a police convoy on an expressway in eastern Karachi. The bomber smashed his vehicle into Aslam's convoy and he and two other policemen were killed, senior CID officer Iqbal Mehmood told AFP. The blast was so powerful that it threw the shattered wreckage of Aslam's vehicle some 20 metres (65 feet) from where it was hit.

Christie to meet press on bridge scandal Posted: 09 Jan 2014 06:59 AM PST Emails show his staff closed lanes to the Washington Bridge as a political ploy.

Bombing kills 21 at Iraq army recruiting center Posted: 09 Jan 2014 06:59 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say the toll from a suicide bombing at a military recruiting center in Baghdad has risen to 21 killed and nearly three dozen wounded.

Car bomb near school in central Syria kills 16 Posted: 09 Jan 2014 06:59 AM PST DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media and an opposition watchdog say a car bomb has exploded near a school in a central province, killing at least 16 people and wounding dozens.

Danish cinnamon rolls too spicy for EU rules Posted: 09 Jan 2014 03:32 AM PST COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Easy on the cinnamon! That advice from Denmark's food authority has rankled pastry chefs whose cinnamon rolls were found to violate the European Union's spice rules.

Christie faces political fallout over traffic jam Posted: 09 Jan 2014 02:14 AM PST TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — This was supposed to be a month of celebration for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's political future.

5 things to know about the Hall of Fame ballot Posted: 09 Jan 2014 01:28 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Hall of Fame voters made up for last year's empty slate, electing Greg Maddux, Frank Thomas and Tom Glavine — three stars who've never been connected to performance-enhancing drugs.

Republicans promote ways of helping the poor Posted: 09 Jan 2014 01:28 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with an empathy gap before the 2014 midterm elections, Republicans are trying to forge a new image as a party that helps the poor and lifts struggling workers into the middle class.

Egypt: El-Sissi seeks mandate from vote on charter Posted: 09 Jan 2014 12:27 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military chief is looking for a strong turnout in next week's constitutional referendum as a mandate to run for president. But the popular general who ousted President Mohammed Morsi and ordered a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood could be disappointed: His Islamist foes have promised a boycott and mass demonstrations aimed at keeping voters at home.

Books are latest victim of Lebanon's violence Posted: 08 Jan 2014 11:56 PM PST TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — The masked men came in the night, ripped off the front door and set the bookstore on fire. They were out to punish the owner, an elderly priest, after false rumors that he had written an anti-Islamic tract.

NYC disability scam case spotlights advisers' role Posted: 08 Jan 2014 11:56 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — When dozens of former police officers and firefighters sought disability benefits, advisers provided a playbook for faking mental illness — how to describe daily routines of languishing dysfunction, flunk simple concentration tests convincingly, dress down for benefits interviews, even how to link their supposed symptoms to 9/11, prosecutors say.

Food companies cut 6.4 trillion calories Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:36 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the nation's largest food companies have cut calories in their products by more than 6.4 trillion, according to a new study.

Bullock sweeps People's Choice Awards Posted: 08 Jan 2014 08:50 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sandra Bullock cleaned up at the 40th annual People's Choice Awards, taking home four trophies as the evening's top winner.

DeGeneres collects 14th People's Choice award Posted: 08 Jan 2014 08:34 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — The fans made their top picks in television, music and film at the 2014 People's Choice Awards and deemed Ellen DeGeneres their favorite daytime TV host, making her the woman with the most People's Choice honors — a total of 14 trophies.

Al-Qaida-linked group ramps up regional violence Posted: 08 Jan 2014 06:30 PM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida is positioning itself as a vanguard defending the Sunni community against what it sees as persecution by Shiite-dominated governments across Syria, Lebanon and Iraq.

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