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Congress to move forward with in-flight phone conversations
AP PHOTOS: Skating spectators strut their stuff
Report: Iran successfully fires missiles
'This is my home. It’s about stick and stay'
Parts of Georgia under state of emergency ahead of second winter storm
Starbucks: 'Dumb Starbucks' store not OK
Hoefl-Riesch wins super-combined; 3rd Olympic gold
Hillary Clinton could be 'ruthless' as first lady, archived memos show
Creator says game over for maddening Flappy Bird
U.N. nuclear agency sees 'good' progress with Iran, much work remains
Salvador sea survivor flies out of Pacific island
Sam could become NFL's 1st openly gay player
5 things to know about the Westminster dog show
Sans first lady, French leader to US on business
Missouri All-American says he is gay
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg biggest giver in 2013
Caffeine common in kids, young adults; mainly soda
Top NFL prospect Michael Sam says he's gay
North Korea rescinds invite to U.S. official
Reports: Missouri All-American says he is gay

Congress to move forward with in-flight phone conversations

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:34 PM PST

Congress moves forward with a ban on in-flight phone conversations.

AP PHOTOS: Skating spectators strut their stuff

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:05 PM PST

A skating spectator sports glasses in the colors of the Russian flag as Canadian fans pose in maple leaf face paint at the men's 500-meter speedskating race.

Report: Iran successfully fires missiles

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 12:34 PM PST

Iran has successfully test-fired two missiles, including a long-range ballistic weapon, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday.

'This is my home. It’s about stick and stay'

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 11:27 AM PST

Resilient Detroit residents share why they're sticking by their city.

Parts of Georgia under state of emergency ahead of second winter storm

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 10:27 AM PST

Memories of gridlock on icy Atlanta highways are still fresh in motorists' minds.

Starbucks: 'Dumb Starbucks' store not OK

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 10:10 AM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks says it's trying to contact the people responsible for a "Dumb Starbucks" store that set up shop in Los Angeles this weekend.

Hoefl-Riesch wins super-combined; 3rd Olympic gold

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 09:01 AM PST

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — In Alpine skiing, there are speed specialists and there are technical specialists, and then there's Maria Hoefl-Riesch.

Hillary Clinton could be 'ruthless' as first lady, archived memos show

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 08:58 AM PST

Hillary Clinton's future as the 2016 Democratic nominee may be inevitable, but a little-known archive of old confidential documents kept by Clinton's friend and former adviser is giving her detractors some hope.

Creator says game over for maddening Flappy Bird

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 07:46 AM PST

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The young Vietnamese creator of hit mobile game Flappy Bird has removed it from the App Store and Google Play saying it ruined his life.

U.N. nuclear agency sees 'good' progress with Iran, much work remains

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 07:42 AM PST

By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog signaled its determination on Monday to get to the bottom of suspicions that Iran may have worked on designing an atomic bomb, a day after Tehran agreed to start addressing the sensitive issue. Chief U.N. nuclear inspector Tero Varjoranta said progress had been good during February 8-9 talks in Tehran but that much work remained in clarifying concerns of possible military links to Iran's nuclear program, in an investigation which Western diplomats say Tehran has stonewalled for years.

Salvador sea survivor flies out of Pacific island

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 06:13 AM PST

MAJURO, Marshall Islands (AP) — A Salvadoran man who says he drifted in an open boat across the Pacific for more than a year thanked people in the Marshall Islands for taking care of him and said he was "doing very well" before starting his journey home Monday.

Sam could become NFL's 1st openly gay player

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 04:03 AM PST

Tolerance is about to be tested in the National Football League.

5 things to know about the Westminster dog show

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 02:00 AM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Barks, blow dryers and black Russian terriers will abound at the 138th Westminster Kennel Club dog show, America's most prominent pooch pageant. Judging begins Monday morning and the winner will be picked Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Things you'll see (and not see) this week:

Sans first lady, French leader to US on business

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:27 AM PST

PARIS (AP) — France's suddenly single president arrives Monday in the U.S. for a state visit, hoping the glaring absence of his first lady won't steal the limelight from his focus on major policy issues with President Barack Obama.

Missouri All-American says he is gay

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 12:05 AM PST

Missouri All-American Michael Sam says he is gay, and the defensive end could become the first openly homosexual player in the NFL.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg biggest giver in 2013

Posted: 09 Feb 2014 10:49 PM PST

SEATTLE (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, were the most generous American philanthropists in 2013, with a donation of 18 million shares of Facebook stock, valued at more than $970 million, to a Silicon Valley nonprofit in December.

Caffeine common in kids, young adults; mainly soda

Posted: 09 Feb 2014 09:55 PM PST

CHICAGO (AP) — Nearly 3 out of 4 U.S. children and young adults consume at least some caffeine, mostly from soda, tea and coffee. The rate didn't budge much over a decade, although soda use declined and energy drinks became an increasingly common source, a government analysis finds.

Top NFL prospect Michael Sam says he's gay

Posted: 09 Feb 2014 07:38 PM PST

US university gridiron standout Michael Sam revealed that he is gay, raising the prospect he could become the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team. In interviews on Sunday with ESPN's "Outside the Lines" and with The New York Times, Sam said he was going public with information that was already known to his teammates and coaches at the University of Missouri. "I am an openly, proud gay man," Sam, a defensive lineman who was the Southeast Conference's Defensive Player of the Year, told ESPN. Sam is eligible for the NFL draft in May. If he is drafted, he could become the first openly gay player in the league's history.