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• AP Source: Greek police detain 4 alleged terrorists
• NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto to illuminate mysterious reaches of solar system
• Rally in support of police planned for Washington, D.C
• Harsh world of slavery focus of Louisiana plantation museum
• Police: 'Shooter is contained' at Florida mall
• Melbourne Police say 1 person dead, 2 injured after shooting at a central Florida mall
• Shooter 'contained' after gunfire at Florida mall: police
• CBS Sports analyst Greg Anthony suspended after soliciting prostitution arrest
• Anonymous burial for 1 of 3 terrorists behind France attacks
• Romney shows softer side in 2016 campaign preview
• France's Hollande defends freedom of speech after anti-Hebdo clashes abroad
• Mexico detains new suspect in disappearance of 43 students
• Obama invites presidential letter writers to big address
• 22 confirmed dead in tugboat capsizing in eastern China
• Students rally at Penn State, happy Paterno gets wins back
• NCAA agrees to restore wins to Penn State, title to Paterno
• Majority of U.S. public school students poor enough for lunch help: report
• Pope visits typhoon-hit Philippine city to console survivors
• Republican field scrambles as RNC sets debate plan
• John Boehner uses Taylor Swift GIFs to attack Obama’s education plan

AP Source: Greek police detain 4 alleged terrorists Posted: 17 Jan 2015 12:44 PM PST Greek police have detained four suspected terrorists, including one who could be the man wanted by Belgian authorities as an alleged ringleader of a jihadi cell, a police official told the Associated Press Saturday.

NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto to illuminate mysterious reaches of solar system Posted: 17 Jan 2015 11:23 AM PST NASA's piano-sized probe New Horizons is on course to unlock the mysteries of the Pluto system some 4.67 billion miles from Earth.

Rally in support of police planned for Washington, D.C Posted: 17 Jan 2015 11:07 AM PST By John Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of people were expected to march in the nation's capital on Saturday in a show of support for law enforcement across the country and to speak out against what they say is an anti-police climate, rally organizers said. Supporters wearing symbolic blue were set to start the "Sea of Blue" rally around 12 p.m. at Washington's National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and march to the Capitol, where speakers will address the crowd, said rally organizer Kelly Wince.

Harsh world of slavery focus of Louisiana plantation museum Posted: 17 Jan 2015 10:20 AM PST By Jonathan Kaminsky WALLACE, La. (Reuters) - Life-size sculptures of slave children haunt the clapboard church on the grounds of the old sugar cane plantation, where ceramic heads of black men will soon sway on pikes in the Louisiana breeze. Unlike other plantation museums along the Great River Road between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the newly opened and under-construction Whitney Plantation focuses squarely on the plight of slaves. While nearby sites highlight their antebellum architecture and the lifestyles of the white people who lived there, only 11 minutes of the roughly two-hour Whitney Plantation tour are devoted to the grand house where the German-American masters resided. More time is spent with the granite slabs bearing the names of thousands of Louisiana slaves, interspersed with painful snippets of their narratives.

Police: 'Shooter is contained' at Florida mall Posted: 17 Jan 2015 10:02 AM PST Police in central Florida say they have responded to a shooting at a mall in central Florida.

Melbourne Police say 1 person dead, 2 injured after shooting at a central Florida mall Posted: 17 Jan 2015 09:47 AM PST Melbourne Police say 1 person dead, 2 injured after shooting at a central Florida mall.

Shooter 'contained' after gunfire at Florida mall: police Posted: 17 Jan 2015 09:14 AM PST (Reuters) - Police said a shooter had been contained after gunfire erupted early on Saturday at a mall in Florida, prompting authorities to evacuate the shopping center. Officers had "control of (the) situation," the Melbourne Police Department said on Twitter, adding that the Melbourne Square mall on Florida's east coast was temporarily closed. Television station WESH reported the shooting happened in the shopping center's food court after 9 a.m., citing a witness who said two people were injured before the gunman shot himself.

CBS Sports analyst Greg Anthony suspended after soliciting prostitution arrest Posted: 17 Jan 2015 08:57 AM PST (Reuters) - CBS Sports basketball analyst Greg Anthony has been suspended indefinitely by the network after being arrested in Washington, D.C., on a charge of soliciting prostitution, a CBS spokesperson said on Saturday. "Greg Anthony will not be working again for CBS this season," the spokesperson said in an email. Anthony, 47, was arrested Friday evening after making an agreement for sexual favors, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. (Reporting by Colleen Jenkins)

Anonymous burial for 1 of 3 terrorists behind France attacks Posted: 17 Jan 2015 06:13 AM PST City officials in Reims say one of the terrorists was buried in the eastern French city over their objections.

Romney shows softer side in 2016 campaign preview Posted: 17 Jan 2015 05:55 AM PST SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mitt Romney is offering a rare glimpse of his softer side as he marches toward an unlikely third presidential bid focused on poverty and the middle class.

France's Hollande defends freedom of speech after anti-Hebdo clashes abroad Posted: 17 Jan 2015 04:52 AM PST By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday that anti-Charlie Hebdo protesters in other countries do not understand France's attachment to freedom of speech. He was speaking a day after the satirical weekly's publication of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad sparked violent clashes, including deaths, in some Muslim countries. Demand has surged for Charlie Hebdo's first issue since two militant gunmen burst into its weekly editorial conference and shot dead 12 people at the start of three days of violence that shocked France. A cartoon image of Mohammad on its front page outraged many in the Muslim world, triggering demonstrations that turned violent in Algeria, Niger and Pakistan on Friday.

Mexico detains new suspect in disappearance of 43 students Posted: 17 Jan 2015 03:48 AM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — A purported drug cartel hit man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance and alleged killing of 43 college students in southern Mexico in September, authorities said Friday.

Obama invites presidential letter writers to big address Posted: 17 Jan 2015 03:15 AM PST President Barack Obama has invited a handful of average Americans who wrote him letters about their lives to his annual State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. "Every day, we get thousands of letters and emails at the White House from Americans across the country, and every night, I read 10 of them," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address, broadcast on Saturday. "They tell me about their hopes and their worries, their hardships and successes. They're the Americans I'm working for every day, and this year, several of these letter writers will join me at the Capitol." The president said he had invited a woman from Colorado, Carolyn Reed, who expanded her business with a loan from the Small Business Administration. Victor Fugate of Missouri would also be among his guests.

22 confirmed dead in tugboat capsizing in eastern China Posted: 17 Jan 2015 01:40 AM PST BEIJING (AP) — Authorities confirmed 22 people dead in the capsizing of a tugboat with an international team on a test voyage in eastern China, after rescuers dragged the overturned vessel to shallow waters and scoured it Saturday.

Students rally at Penn State, happy Paterno gets wins back Posted: 16 Jan 2015 10:08 PM PST STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of Penn State students rallied and marched Friday to celebrate the career of late football coach Joe Paterno and the NCAA's agreement to restore 112 team victories deducted amid the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.

NCAA agrees to restore wins to Penn State, title to Paterno Posted: 16 Jan 2015 09:52 PM PST STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The NCAA agreed Friday to restore 112 football wins it had stripped from Penn State and Joe Paterno in the Jerry Sandusky child-molestation scandal and to reinstate the venerated late coach as the winningest in major college football history.

Majority of U.S. public school students poor enough for lunch help: report Posted: 16 Jan 2015 09:37 PM PST (Reuters) - The share of public school students who qualify for free or reduced lunch in the United States has grown to 51 percent, in an indication of growing poverty, according to a report released on Friday. The problem is most acute in Mississippi where 71 percent of students were in that category, according to the report from the Southern Education Foundation. The group identified the share of students from low-income families by analyzing 2013 federal data on children who qualify for free or reduced lunch at school, which is offered to those from families at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty level. For a family of four, the poverty level is less than $24,000 a year and 185 percent of that figure is about $44,000.

Pope visits typhoon-hit Philippine city to console survivors Posted: 16 Jan 2015 08:29 PM PST Pope Francis says it was hard to find the right words when surrounded by so much pain.

Republican field scrambles as RNC sets debate plan Posted: 16 Jan 2015 06:52 PM PST CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — As the leading GOP prospects for the White House ramp up their national outreach, Republicans unveiled plans Friday for a primary season aimed at keeping the nominee unscathed and ready to take on the Democratic candidate heading toward Election Day.

John Boehner uses Taylor Swift GIFs to attack Obama’s education plan Posted: 16 Jan 2015 04:44 PM PST Sometimes Taylor Swift really gets what you're feeling, whether you are a teenager of House Speaker John Boehner.

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