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• White House targeting young, uninsured
• Things you probably didn’t know about Ted Cruz
• JPMorgan paying $5.1B in Fannie, Freddie deal
• Syria claims al-Qaida linked group's leader killed
• Tests prove Roma couple are mystery girl's parents
• 7.3-magnitude quake rocks Japan; no damage reports
• Tenn. Guard recruiter held in superiors' shooting
• ND bishop exposes churchgoers to hepatitis A
• Conan O'Brien calls horse race at Santa Anita
• Black actor: NY Macy's stopped me because of race
• Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr announce split
• Suspect slain in Mojave Desert shooting spree
• Jury sought child abuse charges against Ramseys
• Syria says al-Qaida linked group's leader killed
• Patients, firms shop for better health care deals
• Black actor: NYC Macy's stopped me because of race
• Study: N.J. needs $28 billion to recover fully from Sandy
• Extra security as Mass. students return to school
• 7.3-magnitude quake rocks Japan
• HealthCare.gov needs dozens of fixes
• Ecuador threatens to sue Britain over Assange status
• Nearly 300 N. Dakota oil spills not reported
• Sandy's sometimes forgotten victim
• Grand jury in 1999 indicted Ramseys in JonBenet's death
• DNA tests show Bulgarian Roma couple are parents of 'Maria'
• Meghan McCain dishes about her 'pain in the ass' dad
• Test proves Bulgarian woman mother of mystery girl
• Hundreds of migrants rescued at sea near Italy
• Jurors wanted abuse charges against Ramseys
• A laugh at the expense of Merkel and Obama
• UK police cast doubt on 3D-printed 'gun parts'
• Unnamed diplomats worry Snowden docs could harm U.S. relations
• Mystery girl's suspected family lives in poverty
• DNA confirms Bulgarian Roma couple as Maria's parents
• Open season: 3D-printed gun parts seized by UK police
• A Biden 'comeback'? He never left
• Greek police arrest 2 suspected of buying baby
• Cleaning Fukushima: Low pay, high risks and gangsters
• Frustrated by Healthcare.gov, some consumers buy off exchange
• Merkel: U.S. spying has shattered allies' trust

White House targeting young, uninsured Posted: 25 Oct 2013 12:43 PM PDT The health exchanges need them to offset the costs of older, sicker people.

Things you probably didn’t know about Ted Cruz Posted: 25 Oct 2013 01:43 PM PDT Love him or hate him, it's safe to say Ted Cruz is currently the most compelling figure in U.S. politics today. Here are some fun facts about the influential Texas lawmaker.

JPMorgan paying $5.1B in Fannie, Freddie deal Posted: 25 Oct 2013 03:30 PM PDT JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $5.1 billion to resolve claims that it misled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac about risky home loans and mortgage securities it sold them before the housing market collapsed. ...

Syria claims al-Qaida linked group's leader killed Posted: 25 Oct 2013 04:22 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state-run TV reported Friday that the leader of a powerful al-Qaida-linked rebel group has been killed — a claim that if confirmed would be a huge blow to fighters trying to topple President Bashar Assad. At least one rebel commander denied the report.

Tests prove Roma couple are mystery girl's parents Posted: 25 Oct 2013 02:43 PM PDT NIKOLAEVO, Bulgaria (AP) — The mystery is solved — but the future of the young girl known only as Maria is still uncertain.

7.3-magnitude quake rocks Japan; no damage reports Posted: 25 Oct 2013 01:42 PM PDT TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck early Saturday off Japan's east coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said, triggering small tsunamis but causing no apparent damage.

Tenn. Guard recruiter held in superiors' shooting Posted: 25 Oct 2013 03:19 PM PDT MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee National Guard recruiter was charged in federal court on Friday, accused of shooting three of his superiors at an armory after he was told he would be relieved of duty and dismissed from active service.

ND bishop exposes churchgoers to hepatitis A Posted: 25 Oct 2013 02:28 PM PDT BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The bishop of the Fargo Catholic Diocese exposed some parishioners at North Dakota churches in Fargo, Grand Forks and Jamestown to the hepatitis A virus in late September and early October.

Conan O'Brien calls horse race at Santa Anita Posted: 25 Oct 2013 04:30 PM PDT ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Conan O'Brien brought his humor to the announcing booth on Friday at Santa Anita, calling a race that likely left fans wondering exactly which horse had won.

Black actor: NY Macy's stopped me because of race Posted: 25 Oct 2013 03:59 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A black actor on the HBO drama series "Treme" said in a lawsuit on Friday that he was stopped because of his race while buying sunglasses at Macy's — the third discrimination allegation made this week by a black shopper against a department store.

Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr announce split Posted: 25 Oct 2013 02:27 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The marriage of actor Orlando Bloom and model Miranda Kerr has ended — even as Bloom tackles one of the most romantic roles in history, Romeo.

Suspect slain in Mojave Desert shooting spree Posted: 25 Oct 2013 02:42 PM PDT RIDGECREST, Calif. (AP) — A man shot two people, one fatally, and then led police on a wild chase through the Mojave Desert with two hostages in his trunk before being killed in a gunbattle with police.

Jury sought child abuse charges against Ramseys Posted: 25 Oct 2013 10:32 AM PDT BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A grand jury that reviewed evidence in the death of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey believed her parents were involved in the crime but didn't say who killed the beauty queen, according to documents released Friday, 14 years after the grand jury made its recommendation.

Syria says al-Qaida linked group's leader killed Posted: 25 Oct 2013 02:04 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state-run TV claims the leader of the powerful al-Qaida-linked Jabhat al-Nusra has been killed.

Patients, firms shop for better health care deals Posted: 25 Oct 2013 10:37 AM PDT Paul Freeman drove 600 miles last year to save himself — and his employer — thousands of dollars on his surgery.

Black actor: NYC Macy's stopped me because of race Posted: 25 Oct 2013 01:48 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A black actor on the HBO drama series "Treme" (treh-MAY') says he was stopped because of his race while buying sunglasses at a New York City Macy's department store and has filed a lawsuit against it.

Study: N.J. needs $28 billion to recover fully from Sandy Posted: 25 Oct 2013 11:31 AM PDT A study by Rutgers University shows New Jersey needing another $28.4 billion to recover from Hurricane Sandy

Extra security as Mass. students return to school Posted: 25 Oct 2013 03:30 PM PDT DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — Students at the Massachusetts school where a classmate allegedly killed a teacher returned Friday, surrounded by extra safety measures as well as tributes to the victim, including trees adorned with pink ribbons, her favorite color.

7.3-magnitude quake rocks Japan Posted: 25 Oct 2013 11:31 AM PDT TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck Saturday morning off Japan's east coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Japan's emergency agencies declared a tsunami warning for the area.

HealthCare.gov needs dozens of fixes Posted: 25 Oct 2013 12:05 PM PDT But most of the issues will be fixed by next month, says a consultant.

Ecuador threatens to sue Britain over Assange status Posted: 25 Oct 2013 10:17 AM PDT Quito (AFP) - Ecuador threatened Friday to sue Britain in international venues over the status of Julian Assange if it rejects a proposal to submit the matter to a bilateral commission.

Nearly 300 N. Dakota oil spills not reported Posted: 25 Oct 2013 10:12 AM PDT BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota, the nation's No. 2 oil producer behind Texas, recorded nearly 300 oil pipeline spills in less than two years, state documents show. None was reported to the public, officials said.

Sandy's sometimes forgotten victim Posted: 25 Oct 2013 09:18 AM PDT Like New York and New Jersey, a year later, Connecticut is still recovering.

Grand jury in 1999 indicted Ramseys in JonBenet's death Posted: 25 Oct 2013 10:21 AM PDT Jurors found the girl's parents put her in a situation that resulted in her slaying.

DNA tests show Bulgarian Roma couple are parents of 'Maria' Posted: 25 Oct 2013 10:10 AM PDT By Tsvetelia Tsolova and Angel Krasimirov SOFIA (Reuters) - A Bulgarian Roma couple are the biological parents of a four-year-old blonde girl found in Greece last week, DNA tests showed on Friday, clearing some of the mystery around a case that has captured global attention. Bulgarian prosecutors are investigating whether the mother, Sasha Ruseva, 35, sold her child. Ruseva denies this, but admits leaving a seven-month-old baby in Greece - where she was working as an olive-picker - in 2009 because she could not look after the child and had to return to Bulgaria. ...

Meghan McCain dishes about her 'pain in the ass' dad Posted: 25 Oct 2013 04:06 AM PDT "Republicans are giving young people no reason to join their party right now."

Test proves Bulgarian woman mother of mystery girl Posted: 25 Oct 2013 07:17 AM PDT SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — DNA tests have confirmed that a 35-year-old Bulgarian Roma woman is the mother of a mysterious girl in Greece known as Maria, authorities said Friday.

Hundreds of migrants rescued at sea near Italy Posted: 25 Oct 2013 06:17 AM PDT ROME (AP) — The Italian coast guard says more than 700 migrants have been rescued near Sicily in less than 24 hours.

Jurors wanted abuse charges against Ramseys Posted: 25 Oct 2013 08:11 AM PDT A 1999 grand jury indicted John Ramsey and Patsy Ramsey for child abuse.

A laugh at the expense of Merkel and Obama Posted: 25 Oct 2013 07:18 AM PDT The spying affair spawns good fodder for comedians.

UK police cast doubt on 3D-printed 'gun parts' Posted: 25 Oct 2013 09:38 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Police in northern England thought they'd made a major discovery, but they may have jumped the gun.

Unnamed diplomats worry Snowden docs could harm U.S. relations Posted: 25 Oct 2013 07:09 AM PDT Leaked NSA documents could expose the intelligence operations, they claim.

Mystery girl's suspected family lives in poverty Posted: 25 Oct 2013 05:54 AM PDT NIKOLAEVO, Bulgaria (AP) — Attempts to track down the biological parents of a blue-eyed blond girl found living with a Roma couple in Greece have led authorities to an impoverished Roma camp in neighboring Bulgaria, where a couple with several other children says the child might be theirs.

DNA confirms Bulgarian Roma couple as Maria's parents Posted: 25 Oct 2013 08:56 AM PDT Sofia (AFP) - DNA tests confirmed Friday a Bulgarian Roma couple living in dire poverty as the biological parents of Maria, a mystery blonde girl discovered last week in a Greek Roma camp.

Open season: 3D-printed gun parts seized by UK police Posted: 25 Oct 2013 03:53 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — British police said Friday they have seized components of a gun made from plastic on a 3-D printer and are testing to see whether it was a viable weapon.

A Biden 'comeback'? He never left Posted: 25 Oct 2013 02:26 AM PDT Is there a Biden-shaped hole in your life? Fret not.

Greek police arrest 2 suspected of buying baby Posted: 25 Oct 2013 02:59 AM PDT The couple allegedly paid a Roma woman 4,000 euros ($5,500) for the baby.

Cleaning Fukushima: Low pay, high risks and gangsters Posted: 25 Oct 2013 10:45 AM PDT By Antoni Slodkowski and Mari Saito IWAKI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Tetsuya Hayashi went to Fukushima to take a job at ground zero of the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. He lasted less than two weeks. Hayashi, 41, says he was recruited for a job monitoring the radiation exposure of workers leaving the plant in the summer of 2012. Instead, when he turned up for work, he was handed off through a web of contractors and assigned, to his surprise, to one of Fukushima's hottest radiation zones. He was told he would have to wear an oxygen tank and a double-layer protective suit. ...

Frustrated by Healthcare.gov, some consumers buy off exchange Posted: 24 Oct 2013 10:16 PM PDT By Caroline Humer NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans hitting roadblocks on the new U.S. government-run healthcare website have been contacting insurers directly and enrolling in plans away from the federal marketplace, representing a lost opportunity for President Barack Obama's landmark reform. Since its launch on October 1, technical problems have stalled Healthcare.gov, the website meant to help millions of uninsured Americans sign up for coverage as part of the biggest U.S. social program since Medicare plans for the elderly launched in the 1960s. ...

Merkel: U.S. spying has shattered allies' trust Posted: 24 Oct 2013 09:52 PM PDT European leaders united in anger over reports of widespread U.S. spying on its allies.

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