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White House strikes down Death Star plea

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 09:17 AM PST

U.S.President Obama addresses joint news conference at the White House in WashingtonBuild this Death Star, we will not. That's the message from the White House in an official response to a petition urging President Barack Obama to build the moon-sized planet-killing space station from Star Wars. "The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense," writes Paul Shawcross, chief of the science [...]


Tech world saddened by death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 09:26 AM PST

Tech World Saddened by Death of Internet Activist Aaron SwartzAaron Swartz was one of the earliest members of the Reddit team, helped build the first RSS program, and was by all accounts a genius at a very young age. Swartz committed suicide on January 11. He was 26 years old. 


New York governor declares public health emergency to combat flu

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:36 PM PST

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his third State of the State address at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a public health emergency on Saturday, giving pharmacists permission to administer flu vaccinations to more people as officials seek to stem the worst flu outbreak in that state in several years. Cuomo's order came a day after federal health officials said that fast-spreading influenza had officially reached epidemic proportions in the United States, following an early start. Nine of the 10 U.S. ...


France bombs Mali rebels, African states ready troops

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 03:01 PM PST

Vehicles and pedestrians cross a bridge in the Malian capital of BamakoFrench aircraft pounded Islamist rebels in Mali for a second day on Saturday and neighboring West African states sped up their plans to deploy troops in an international campaign to prevent groups linked to al Qaeda expanding their power base. France, warning that the control of northern Mali by the militants posed a security threat to Europe, intervened dramatically on Friday as heavily armed Islamist fighters swept southwards towards Mali's capital Bamako. ...


Armstrong will answer 'honestly' during Oprah talk

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 04:29 PM PST

Armstrong to Admit Doping in Oprah InterviewLance Armstrong said he will apologize and make a limited confession to using performance-enhancing drugs, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.


Treasury, Fed kill $1 trillion platinum coins to avert debt crisis

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 03:09 PM PST

The U.S. Treasury building is seen in WashingtonThe U.S. Treasury Department said on Saturday it will not produce platinum coins as a way of generating $1 trillion in revenue and avoiding a battle in Congress over raising the U.S. debt ceiling.


Hostess makes deal to save Wonderbread

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 09:58 AM PST

Hostess Makes Deal for WonderbreadThe iconic Wonderbread, once in jeopardy after Hostess declared bankruptcy, seems likely to return to store shelves under a new brand. A $390 million bid from Flower Foods Inc., for six of the Twinkie maker's bread brands, was the leading bid on Friday. Flower Foods, which...


Venezuela's Hugo Chavez not in coma, brother says

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 02:30 PM PST

A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds up a picture of him during the inauguration of the National Assembly in CaracasCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's cancer-stricken president, Hugo Chavez, is recovering in Cuba and is not in a coma as some have rumored a month after surgery, his brother, Adan Chavez, said after a visit to Havana. The 58-year-old socialist leader has not been seen or heard from since his December 11 cancer surgery - his fourth such operation after the disease was detected in his pelvic area in mid-2011 - leaving Venezuela in a state of suspense. ...


More money, time needed to remove Concordia wreck

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:59 PM PST

The cruise ship Costa Concordia, leaning on its side, is seen just off the coast of the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. As if the nightmares, flashbacks and anxiety weren't enough, passengers who survived the terrifying grounding and capsizing of the Costa Concordia off Tuscany have come in for a rude shock as they mark the first anniversary of the disaster on Sunday. Ship owner Costa Crociere SpA, the Italian unit of Miami-based Carnival Corp., sent several passengers a letter telling them they weren't welcome at the official anniversary ceremonies on the island of Giglio where the hulking ship still rests. Costa says the day is focused on the families of the 32 people who died Jan. 13, 2012, not the 4,200 passengers and crew who survived. (AP Photo/Paolo Santalucia)More time and money will be needed to remove the Costa Concordia cruise ship from the rocks off Tuscany where it capsized last year, in part to ensure the toxic materials still trapped inside don't leak into the marine sanctuary when it is righted, officials said Saturday.


Where does Haiti stand three years after 7.0 earthquake?

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 06:00 AM PST

Haiti still struggling three years after quakeOn Jan. 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit already deeply impoverished Haiti, killing more than 200,000 and leaving another 1.5 million in makeshift camps. It was one of the worst humanitarian disasters in years, and though the response was rapid and generous, three years and billions of dollars in aid later, hundreds of thousands are still without homes. How has aid money been spent and can Haiti 'build back better?'


Poisoned lottery winner's nephew says something wasn't right

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:59 PM PST

This June 2012 photo provided by WMAQ-TV in Chicago shows Urooj Khan, center, holding a ceremonial check in Chicago for $1 million as winner of an Illinois instant lottery game. At left, is Khan's wife, Shabana Ansari. Khan, 46, who owned several dry cleaning operations and some real estate, died suddenly on July 20, 2012, just days before he was to collect his winnings. Khan's death has been ruled a homicide. Court records show that Ansari has battled with his siblings over control of his estate, including his $425,000 prize money. A Cook County judge on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, approved the exhumation of Khan's body. (AP Photo/Courtesy of WMAQ-TV in Chicago)Urooj Khan had just brought home his $425,000 lottery check when he unexpectedly died the following day. Now, certain members of Khan's family are speaking publicly about the mystery -- and his nephew told ABC News they knew something was not right.


Key witness in Berlusconi sex trial to testify on Monday

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 01:40 PM PST

A combo shows file photos of Karima El Mahroug of Morocco posing in Milan, and Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi waving in BrusselsThe nightclub dancer who is the main witness in the sex trial of Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is to testify on Monday, her lawyer said on Saturday. Karima El Mahroug, better known by her stage name "Ruby the Heartstealer", was due to testify in the Milan court in December but failed to show up, telling her lawyer she was on holiday in Mexico. "Karima will be present in the courtroom on Monday," her lawyer Paola Boccardi told Reuters, adding that Mahroug had returned to Italy on Friday. ...


Shifting landscape as Brown mulls Mass. Senate run

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 01:04 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012, file photo, then-Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., pumps his fist during his re-election campaign kick-off in Worcester, Mass., in this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo. Three years ago, Brown was a little-known Republican state senator from Massachusetts who shocked Democrats by winning a U.S. Senate seat. Now, having compiled a voting record more moderate than his tea party allies would have liked and losing his bid for a full term, Brown is considering whether to seize a second chance to return to the Senate in another special election. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)Scott Brown was a little-known Republican state senator who shocked Massachusetts Democrats three years ago by winning a U.S. Senate seat in a special election that became a national rallying cry for the nascent tea party movement.


Want a flu shot? Better call ahead before heading to the clinic

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 01:33 PM PST

The heightened demand for the flu vaccine has caused some providers to run out of doses, however officials said there are still plenty to go around and are encouraging people to call ahead before driving to a local clinic to get immunized.

French commando killed in Somalia hostage raid

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 02:13 PM PST

FILE- In this undated file image from a video posted on islamic militant websites and made available Wednesday June 9 2010, a man identified as French security agent Denis Allex pleads for his release from the Somali militant group al-Shabaab who have been holding him for nearly a year. A French commando raid in Somalia to free a captive intelligence agent ended in the deaths of 17 Islamists and a French soldier. France said the hostage also died in the failed rescue, but the man's captors denied he had been killed and claimed Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, to have seized a second soldier. (AP Photo, File)A raid to free a French intelligence agent held captive in Somalia for three years went horribly wrong, leaving 17 Islamists and at least one French commando dead in a mud-caked farming town deep in militant territory.


Lawyer: Mom of abducted Ind. boy wasn't homeless

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 01:25 PM PST

This photo provided by the Indiana State Police shows Richard Wayne Landers, Jr. who authorities say was abducted from Indiana by his paternal grandparents in 1994 during custody proceedings. Authorities say a 24-year-old man with the same Social Security number and date of birth as Landers but living under a different name was located in October, 2012 in Long Prairie, Minn. Police said his grandparents were also living under aliases nearby and confirmed his identity. (AP Photo/Indiana State Police)The lawyer for an Indiana mother whose in-laws reportedly abducted her son nearly 20 years ago is refuting claims that she was homeless and living in her car at the time.


Americans feel austerity's bite as payroll taxes rise

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 06:29 AM PST

Credit cards are pictured in a wallet in WashingtonAmericans are beginning to feel the pinch from Washington's decision to embrace austerity measures aimed at bringing down the nation's budget deficit. Paychecks across the country have shrunk over the last week due to higher federal tax rates, and workers are already cutting back on spending, which will drag on the economy this year. In Warren, Rhode Island, Ben DeCastro got his first paycheck on Friday in which taxes on his wages rose by 2 percentage points. That works out to about $30 a week. ...


Czechs elect president by direct vote for first time

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 09:51 AM PST

Presidential candidate Milos Zeman talks to media after casting his vote in presidential elections at a polling station in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)A former leftist prime minister and the Czech Republic's conservative foreign minister will face each other in a presidential runoff later this month after finishing Saturday as the top two candidates in the ballot's first round.


Mexico dog mutilated by drug traffickers recovers

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 09:11 AM PST

"Milagros Caninos," sanctuary owner Patricia Ruiz shows some attention to Belgian shepherd mix, Pay de Limon or Lemon Pie, on the grounds of the sanctuary for abused and abandoned dogs, in Mexico City, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Ruiz says Pay de Limon who was fitted with prosthetic front legs, was found last February in a trash can where he was left to die after his two fronts legs were surgically removed. Pay de Limon is one of 128 abused dogs living in the vast Milagros Caninos sanctuary in southern Mexico City. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)MEXICO CITY (AP) — A dog reportedly mutilated by Mexican drug traffickers is recovering at a sanctuary for abused and abandoned dogs.


Egypt's Mubarak questioned over alleged gifts

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 01:55 PM PST

FILE - In this June 2, 2012 file photo, Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak lays on a gurney inside a barred cage in the police academy courthouse in Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian security official says ousted president Hosni Mubarak has been interrogated over gifts worth millions of Egyptian pounds (hundreds of thousands of US dollars) he allegedly received from the country's top newspaper as a show of loyalty while he was in power. Mubarak is serving a life sentence after being convicted for failing to stop killings of protesters during 2011 uprising. (AP Photo/File)Egyptian prosecutors questioned ousted president Hosni Mubarak on Saturday over gifts worth millions of Egyptian pounds (hundreds of thousands of US dollars) he allegedly received from the country's top newspaper as a show of loyalty while he was in power, a security official said.


Kurd protest in Paris demands justice in killings

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 09:37 AM PST

Demonstrators of Kurdish origin gather to protest after the killing of three Kurdish women activists in Paris, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)PARIS (AP) — Thousands of Kurds from across Europe descended upon Paris on Saturday, demanding justice for three activists shot dead in the French capital.


Russia rejects Assad exit as precondition for Syria deal

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 03:16 AM PST

Syrian soldiers loyal to President Bashar al-Assad are seen in Khan al-Hariri district in Aleppo cityRussia voiced support on Saturday for international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi but insisted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's exit cannot be a precondition for a deal to end the country's conflict. A Foreign Ministry statement following talks on Friday with the United States and Brahimi, whom the Syrian government has labeled "flagrantly biased", reiterated calls for an end to violence in Syria, where more than 60,000 people have been killed since March 2011. At the meeting in Geneva with Brahimi and U.S. ...


Californians brace for nights of freezing temps

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 02:50 AM PST

Heidi Blood carries her dog to the side of the road for a drink of water while waiting in line with her car along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. The California Highway Patrol has partially reopened a 40-mile stretch of Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles that was closed for many hours due to snow. The CHP began escorting southbound motorists through the high mountain pass Friday morning. Northbound lanes are still closed. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)Californians are bundling up with sweaters and gloves and stocking up on firewood as they brace for several nights of very unseasonable freezing temperatures.


Beauty queens vie for Miss America title in Vegas

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 01:23 AM PST

This photo courtesy Miss America Organization shows Miss North Dakota Rosie Sauvageau took top honors Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, after her piano and vocal rendition of "To Make You Feel My Love." The 24-year-old from Fargo, N.D., will take home a $2,000 Amway scholarship from the competition at Planet Hollywood resort in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Miss America Organization)LAS VEGAS (AP) — Beauties from every state are competing for the Miss America crown Saturday night, an honor that carries with it a $50,000 scholarship and a yearlong run as an advocate and role model.


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