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• Heavy snow returns to New England, rain to Pacific Northwest
• John Kerry: ‘We are on the road’ to defeating IS
• Growing U.S. hog herd, flat Chinese demand slams pork prices
• Physician Ben Carson eyes May announcement of presidential bid
• Unusually large Republican 2016 field sparks 'staff primary'
• Iran's Khamenei suggests he'd back nuclear compromise with West
• Teen arrested in mall shooting; only 1 of 3 victims targeted
• Leaders aim to hold Ukraine summit in Minsk Wednesday
• Leaders to discuss 'last chance' Ukraine peace bid
• Winning numbers drawn for nearly $400 million Powerball jackpot
• 3 wounded in Pittsburgh-area mall shooting
• Shots fired at Pennsylvania mall, several people hit: local report
• Revel Casino sale in jeopardy after U.S. court order
• NBC's Brian Williams taking himself off the air for several days
• Concerns over Bobbi Kristina's estate emerge as police investigate possible foul play
• Brian Williams taking himself off air temporarily
• NBC anchor Williams taking himself off the air for several days

Heavy snow returns to New England, rain to Pacific Northwest Posted: 08 Feb 2015 12:54 PM PST Boston and other areas of the Northeast, already buried under about a yard of snow, braced for up to two more feet through early Tuesday while more rain and high winds were in store for parts of the Pacific coast, forecasters said on Sunday. The National Weather Service predicted a "long duration snow event" in Boston and surrounding areas of New England and issued a winter storm warning through 1 a.m. on Tuesday. "We're in this pattern now," weather service meteorologist Bill Simpson in Boston said.

John Kerry: ‘We are on the road’ to defeating IS Posted: 08 Feb 2015 10:12 AM PST The secretary of state says the U.S.-led coalition is "on the road" to its goal of degrading and destroying the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and Syria.

Growing U.S. hog herd, flat Chinese demand slams pork prices Posted: 08 Feb 2015 09:40 AM PST By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) - For decades, Chuck Souder relied on corn and soybeans to keep his 400-acre Iowa farm running, but with corn selling for half its price two years ago and soybeans slumping, Souder has shifted to what he hopes will be a more profitable crop: Pigs. "The question is, will [consumers] switch back from chicken to pork?" CONSTRUCTION CRAZE The hog barn boom in rural America began as meat packers like Tyson Foods Inc , Seaboard Foods, JBS USA [JBS.UL] and Cargill Inc [CARG.UL] pushed farmers to rebuild quickly after the deadly Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus killed an estimated 8.5 million piglets in 27 states.

Physician Ben Carson eyes May announcement of presidential bid Posted: 08 Feb 2015 07:59 AM PST Retired surgeon Ben Carson on Sunday said he could form a committee to explore a bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination this month and make a formal announcement in May. "That's a reasonable time frame," Carson told "Fox News Sunday" when asked by host Chris Wallace about the timing of an exploratory committee and formal announcement. "We're putting all that together." Carson, a former Fox News contributor who is popular with Tea Party conservatives, ranked fourth among possible Republican candidates in a recent Fox News poll of potential voters in Iowa, coming in behind former Florida Governor Job Bush, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul.

Unusually large Republican 2016 field sparks 'staff primary' Posted: 08 Feb 2015 07:28 AM PST Potential candidates are scrambling to sort through the rosters of campaign veterans in the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire and elsewhere in a talent search that reflects the fact that the Republican field for 2016 is the largest in recent memory. "There is a known universe of operatives with many of them headquartered in early primary states," said Republican strategist Kevin Madden, a senior adviser to Mitt Romney in his 2012 presidential campaign. Every ideological slice of the Republican spectrum is represented, from mainstream former Florida Governor Jeb Bush to Texas Senator Ted Cruz, a favorite of the small government Tea Party movement, to libertarian Kentucky Senator Rand Paul to retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, a Fox News personality. Others exploring presidential runs include New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and former Texas Governor Rick Perry.

Iran's Khamenei suggests he'd back nuclear compromise with West Posted: 08 Feb 2015 05:14 AM PST Iran's paramount leader boosted Iranian negotiators under fire from hardliners at home opposed to rapprochement with the West.

Teen arrested in mall shooting; only 1 of 3 victims targeted Posted: 08 Feb 2015 04:57 AM PST MONROEVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Three people were hospitalized Sunday with gunshot wounds after a 17-year-old male opened fire on a man at a Pittsburgh-area mall, police said, striking his intended target as well as two bystanders.

Leaders aim to hold Ukraine summit in Minsk Wednesday Posted: 08 Feb 2015 03:54 AM PST Top-level talks will take place in Minsk, Belarus, German officials says.

Leaders to discuss 'last chance' Ukraine peace bid Posted: 08 Feb 2015 02:19 AM PST French, German, and Ukrainian leaders are set to talk with with Vladimir Putin.

Winning numbers drawn for nearly $400 million Powerball jackpot Posted: 07 Feb 2015 09:37 PM PST (Reuters) - The winning numbers for one of the richest Powerball jackpots ever offered were drawn late on Saturday for a cash prize that soared to $394 million after the previous drawing failed to produce a winner. The winning numbers were 5, 10, 21 34 and 58, lottery officials said. The Powerball was 33. Powerball jackpots start at $40 million and grow until at least one player comes up with the winning number at a drawing.

3 wounded in Pittsburgh-area mall shooting Posted: 07 Feb 2015 09:05 PM PST The mall and a hospital's emergency room on lockdown as police search for gunman.

Shots fired at Pennsylvania mall, several people hit: local report Posted: 07 Feb 2015 06:05 PM PST (Reuters) - Shots were fired on Saturday at the Monroeville Mall outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and several people were struck by bullets, local television station KDKA reported, citing witnesses. Professional football player Terrelle Pryor in a message on Twitter said he was at the mall and he saw two people get shot. (Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis in Los Angeles)

Revel Casino sale in jeopardy after U.S. court order Posted: 07 Feb 2015 05:18 PM PST The planned sale of the shuttered Revel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to a Florida developer has been thrown into jeopardy following a decision by a U.S. federal appeals court that would change the terms of the transaction, according to court documents. The sale to Florida developer Glen Straub, who bought Revel in bankruptcy court for $95.4 million, had been expected to be completed on Saturday. The decision by the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Court on Friday reversed a lower court decision against one of those tenants, IDEA Boardwalk LLC, which had sought to block the sale while it could appeal to protect its property rights. The Wall Street Journal quoted Stuart J. Moskovitz, an attorney representing Straub, as having said that the buyer might walk away from the sale if an appeal interfered with the deal, even if it means losing his $10 million deposit.

NBC's Brian Williams taking himself off the air for several days Posted: 07 Feb 2015 05:01 PM PST NBC News anchor Brian Williams said on Saturday he was taking himself off the evening newscast for several days, responding to intense criticism over his claims that he rode in a helicopter that was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq a decade ago. "In the midst of a career spent covering and consuming news, it has become painfully apparent to me that I am presently too much a part of the news, due to my actions," Williams said in a statement posted on NBC News' website. Williams, a star anchor who has garnered high ratings for NBC, said he planned eventually to return to the broadcast and "continue my career-long effort to be worthy of the trust of those who place their trust in us." Lester Holt, who typically anchors NBC Evening News on weekends, will step in to handle the weekday evening broadcast in the interim, Williams said. NBC, a unit of Comcast Corp, on Friday said it was launching an internal probe of Williams' false statements that he was in a helicopter in 2003 that was brought down by enemy fire during the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Concerns over Bobbi Kristina's estate emerge as police investigate possible foul play Posted: 07 Feb 2015 03:57 PM PST As family members gather around a comatose Bobbi Kristina Brown, Atlanta area police have reportedly launched a criminal investigation into how the 21-year-old wound up unresponsive in her bathtub about a week ago.

Brian Williams taking himself off air temporarily Posted: 07 Feb 2015 02:35 PM PST The NBC News anchor says his actions have made him too much a part of the news.

NBC anchor Williams taking himself off the air for several days Posted: 07 Feb 2015 02:03 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - NBC News anchor Brian Williams said on Saturday he will take himself off the evening newscast for several days as the network probes misstatements related to his experience reporting on the Iraq war in 2003. "In the midst of a career spent covering and consuming news, it has become painfully apparent to me that I am presently too much a part of the news, due to my actions, Williams said in a statement posted on NBC News' website. (Reporting By Christian Plumb)

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