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Syrian rebels free hundreds in attack on prison

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 12:57 PM PST

In this citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center (AMC), an anti-Bashar Assad activist group, and authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Syrian man, top left, tried to extinguish a fire with a bucket of water at shops following a Syrian government forces warplane attack, at al-Bab neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. Syrian military helicopters dropped barrels packed with explosives on rebel-held areas of the northern city of Aleppo on Saturday, killing at least a dozen of people including a family trapped in a car, as government forces inched closer to opposition-held areas. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center, AMC)BEIRUT (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up at the gates of a Syrian prison Thursday and rebels stormed in behind him, freeing hundreds of inmates as part of an offensive aimed at capturing key government symbols around the northern city of Aleppo.

Labradoodle creator laments designer dog craze

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 12:33 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2011 file photo, Tucker, a 3-year-old Labradoodle, jumps on his owner Mike Pentz at their home in Columbus, Ohio. No Labradoodles are entered in Saturday's, Feb. 8, 2014, agility competition at the Westminster Kennel Club, but for the first time in the show's 138-year history, mixed breeds are welcome. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)NEW YORK (AP) — He's deemed the man who unleashed the designer dog craze, this wave of Maltipoos, puggles and shorkies.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest pending Israeli draft

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 12:13 PM PST

Israeli police officers on horses disperse a crowd of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men during a demonstration in Jerusalem, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. Israeli police said thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews are blocking highways across the country to protest plans to enlist them into the military. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked highways across Israel Thursday to protest attempts to draft them into the army, clashing with club-wielding police who aimed water cannons and fired stun grenades at large crowds of black-garbed men.

Recovered violin confirmed as stolen Stradivarius

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 11:19 AM PST

In this undated photo provided by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is the 300-year-old Stradivarius violin that was stolen from MSO concertmaster Frank Almond. Police said Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 three people have been arrested in connection with the theft of the multi-million-dollar instrument that was on loan to Almond. Authorities say a robber used a stun gun on Almond and took the instrument from him in a parking lot. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)MILWAUKEE (AP) — The rare multimillion dollar Stradivarius violin stolen last month in Wisconsin has been recovered, police said Thursday.

Atlanta drivers warned of another winter storm, problem is ...

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 10:55 AM PST

FILE -In this Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 file photo, In this aerial photo taken with a fisheye lens looking south toward downtown Atlanta, the ice-covered interstate system shows the remnants of a winter snow storm, in Atlanta. Less than nine days after a storm trapped commuters in cars and children on school buses in metro Atlanta, state officials say they ATLANTA (AP) — A little more than a week after snow trapped commuters in cars and children on school buses in metro Atlanta, state officials say they overreacted to information from federal forecasters and posted incorrect information on giant message boards over freeways, warning drivers of a new storm watch.

U.S. charges Russian student with making bomb in Pa.

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 10:16 AM PST

This undated photo provide by the Blair County Prison shows eighteen-year-old Vladislav Miftakhov. Miftakhov, a Pennsylvania college student from Russia, was arrested Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 and charged with building a suspected bomb. Police say he had bomb-making and marijuana-growing materials in his rented bedroom near the Penn State-Altoona campus. (AP Photo/Blair County Prison)PITTSBURGH (AP) — Federal agents have charged a university student from Russia with making a bomb in his Pennsylvania apartment.

Speaker: Immigration measure will be tough to pass

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 09:52 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday it will be difficult to pass immigration legislation this year, dimming prospects for one of President Barack Obama's top domestic priorities.

After 22 years, Leno bids farewell to 'Tonight'

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 09:09 AM PST

This Nov. 5, 2012 photo released by NBC shows Jay Leno, host of BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Jay Leno said goodbye to "The Tonight Show" once before, but that turned out to be just a rehearsal. On Thursday, Leno is stepping down for the second and presumably last time, making way for successor Jimmy Fallon in New York. Leno gave up NBC's "Tonight" in 2009 to short-lived host Conan O'Brien, then reclaimed it in 2010.

Top US diplomat comes to Kiev for talks

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 08:43 AM PST

Anti-government protesters, wearing protective head gear, prepare to rally in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, in Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. A senior U.S. diplomat has arrived in the Ukrainian capital to try to help find a resolution to the protests and political crisis that have gripped the country for more than two months. The U.S. Embassy says Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland is to meet President Viktor Yanukovych and leaders of the opposition during her two days in Kiev. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian protesters lambasted parliament on Thursday for its lack of action, and a senior U.S. diplomat arrived in Kiev to try to help find a resolution to the country's grinding political crisis.

Taliban captures U.S. military canine

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 08:15 AM PST

A US soldier walks with a sniffer dog at Afghan National Army (ANA) Forward Operating Base Muqor in Ghazni province on May 28, 2013The Taliban say they have captured a dog belonging to the US military following a raid in eastern Afghanistan late last year. A video posted on the insurgents' website on Wednesday and later on Facebook shows the animal, named by the Taliban as "Colonel", being held on a leash in a small, well-lit courtyard surrounded by five men holding guns and grenades. The video's narrator says three guns, one pistol and other equipment including a GPS and a torch were seized from the dog, which was captured after a US operation in Alingar, a volatile district in Afghanistan's Laghman province. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told AFP Thursday: "The Americans conducted an operation on the positions of Mujahideen in Alingar district (of Laghman province).

5 things to know about the Sochi Olympics

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 07:49 AM PST

New Zealand's Rebecca Torr takes a jump during the women's snowboard slopestyle qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Fast five, Thursday edition: Things you'll want to know about the 2014 Winter Olympics.

AP PHOTOS: Athletes get ready for Sochi

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 07:20 AM PST

The athletes have arrived in Sochi, and they're hitting the ice and snow to get in a few practice runs before the games officially begin.

Sochi Games hold echoes of 1980 Moscow Olympics

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 06:34 AM PST

FILE - In this July 7, 1980 file photo, a woman walks past a huge portrait of Communist Party leader Leonid Brezhnev that dwarfs the symbol of the upcoming XXII Summer Olympics right behind, in Moscow. Brezhnev and his ruling Politburo wanted the games to legitimize the Soviet system, a military superpower and economic basket case. (AP Photo/File)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — In the summer of 1980, a group of journalists asked a Soviet official what the Soviet Union had contributed to building of Moscow's new West German-constructed Sheremetyevo Airport, which would deliver visitors to the Summer Olympics.

Hillary's question: not if, but how

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 04:27 AM PST

465736125SG020_Hillary_ClinClinton needs to determine the persona she'll present to voters, Yahoo columnist Matt Bai says.

Calif town's water shortage stokes fears of future

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 01:22 AM PST

In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, a warning buoy sits on the dry, cracked bed of Lake Mendocino near Ukiah, Calif. Despite recent spot rains The reservoir is currently only about 37 percent full. California remans in the midst of an historic drought causing Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)WILLITS, Calif. (AP) — In this small logging town in Northern California's redwood country, small blue signs urging water conservation are almost everywhere you look.

Syria undecided on next round of peace talks

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 01:22 AM PST

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, residents of the besieged Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp wait to leave the camp, on the southern edge of the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Over the past six days the U.N. continued to distribute food parcels in the Palestinian camp where activists say at least 85 people have died as a result of lack of food and medicine since mid-2013. (AP Photo/SANA)BEIRUT (AP) — A close adviser to Syrian President Bashar Assad says the government has not yet decided on whether to take part in a second round of peace talks tentatively scheduled for next week.

UN chief denounces attacks on LGBT people

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 12:48 AM PST

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, is handed an Olympic torch by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach after Ban addressed the IOC general assembly ahead of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. It was the first time a U.N. secretary-general delivered a keynote address to the IOC's general assembly. (AP Photo/David Goldman)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned attacks and discrimination against homosexuals on Thursday, touching on the gay rights issue in Russia that has overshadowed preparations for the Sochi Olympics.

Hagel adds urgency to push for ethics crackdown

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 12:31 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2014, file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at the Pentagon in Washington. Hagel is ordering military leaders to put a renewed emphasis on moral behavior across the force following a series of ethical lapses that have included cheating scandals among the Navy and Air Force's nuclear missions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Concerned that ethical problems inside the military might run deeper than he realized, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered service leaders Wednesday to add urgency to their drive to ensure "moral character and moral courage" in a force emerging from more than a decade of war.

Storm leaves hundreds of thousands in the dark

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 12:12 AM PST

David Sarja clears the sidewalk in front of the Lutheran Healthdcare Center in Worcester, Mass on Wednesday Feb. 5, 2014. A winter storm that dropped close to a foot of snow in some areas of Massachusetts made driving treacherous Wednesday and prompted closures and school cancellations around the state. (AP Photo/Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Christine Peterson)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dave Dixon and his wife are bunking with friends after losing power in a snow-and-ice storm that caused more than a million U.S. outages — the vast majority of them in a single state, Pennsylvania.

Early start Thursday for Sochi Olympics events

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 11:11 PM PST

Canada's Patrick Chan goes through his routine during a figure skating practice at the 2014 Winter Olympics Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Competition at the Sochi Olympics was officially starting Thursday, 32 hours before the opening ceremony.

UN leader issues another call for Olympic truce

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 10:11 PM PST

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, second from left, opens the IOC's general assembly at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated his appeal for warring parties around the world to lay down arms during the Sochi Olympics.

More Olympic-linked furor over Russia anti-gay law

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 09:23 PM PST

A gay rights activist holds a banner in front of a large clock showing the number of days left until the start of the Olympic games as a police officer approaches, left, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Russian gay rights activists protested the upcoming Olympic Games in Sochi. Two activists unfurled banners reading NEW YORK (AP) — Protesters in cities around the world targeted major Olympic sponsors Wednesday, just ahead of the Winter Games in Sochi, urging them to speak out against Russia's law restricting gay-rights activities. Two more sponsors of the U.S. Olympic team condemned the law, but leading global sponsors did not join them.

3 arrested in Hoffman probe face drug charges

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 07:24 PM PST

The building at 320 Mott St. is seen in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Four people are in custody on drug charges after police executed search warrants at three apartments in the building. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NEW YORK (AP) — Three of the four people arrested in New York City in the investigation of Philip Seymour Hoffman's death have been arraigned on drug charges.

Woman executed in Texas for 1998 torture killing

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 05:02 PM PST

This handout image provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows capital murder defendant Suzanne Basso. On Wednesday, Feb 5, 2014 Basso, 59, is scheduled to die for for the torture slaying of Louis HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A woman convicted of torturing and killing a mentally impaired man she lured to Texas with the promise of marriage was put to death Wednesday evening in a rare execution of a female prisoner.

CDC seeks to allay W.Va. tap water fears

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 04:47 PM PST

Emma Del Torto of Charleston, W.Va. holds a sign during a demonstration at the state Capitol on Saturday, Jan.18, 2014. More than 100 people gathered to question their tap water's quality following a chemical spill that tainted the local water supply. (AP Photo/John Raby)Facing ongoing skepticism since chemical spill, gov't health official insists water is OK.
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