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• Shoppers or shippers – who’s to blame for ruining Christmas?
• Captive's plea to Obama: 'You're a family man'
• McDonald's drops controversial website
• Priest's conviction overturned by Pa. judge
• Best of 2013: Incredible photos from space
• Snow slows work in areas already in the dark
• Photos of the day
• Video: Pa. town honors dying girl's caroling wish
• Sixty hurt in Argentina piranha attack
• Report: U.S. sending missiles, drones to Iraq
• Weekly U.S. jobless claims drop 42K to 338K
• Suspect in LA airport shooting scheduled for court
• Poll: Americans hopeful for a better year in 2014
• UNOS to oversee hand, face transplants like organs
• African leaders seek peace talks in South Sudan
• Attack on presidential palace thwarted in Bangui
• Bye bye, bile? Websites try to nix nasty comments
• Slow recovery from weekend ice storm stretches on
• Turkish PM struggles to contain corruption probe
• Russia: Arafat's death not caused by radiation
• Utah holdouts now issuing gay marriage licenses
• 6 peacekeepers killed in C. African Republic
• 10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos
• Holdouts in Utah now letting gay couples wed
• Greenpeace activists allowed to leave Russia
• Thousands without power—and it may be another day or two
• Thai election body urges delay in polls amid clash
• American hostage: 'Abandoned and forgotten'
• Health care tactics split Republican Senate rivals
• China marks Mao's birthday with controlled tribute
• S.Africa's right still fears post-Mandela apocalypse

Shoppers or shippers – who’s to blame for ruining Christmas? Posted: 26 Dec 2013 01:10 PM PST Online shopping can be both a blessing and a curse during the holiday season.

Captive's plea to Obama: 'You're a family man' Posted: American sends message in a new video released by Al Qaeda's media wing.

McDonald's drops controversial website Posted:

Priest's conviction overturned by Pa. judge Posted: 26 Dec 2013 03:22 PM PST William Lynn had been convicted of endangerment by reassigning a priest with a history of sexual abuse.

Best of 2013: Incredible photos from space Posted: 23 Dec 2013 09:00 AM PST Australia - the dryness creates colours and textures that make the Outback immediately recognizable from space. (Chris Hadfield/Twitter)

Snow slows work in areas already in the dark Posted: 26 Dec 2013 01:07 PM PST Places still hustling to get power back are hit, from Michigan, to Maine and into Canada.

Photos of the day Posted: 26 Dec 2013 12:00 AM PST Ellammal, 54, who lost her husband and two sons in the 2004 tsunami, cries during a prayer ceremony for the victims of the tsunami on the ninth anniversary of the disaster, at Marina beach in the southern Indian city of Chennai December 26, 2013. Hundreds of memorial events were held across Asia in memory of the towering waves that crashed ashore with little warning on December 26, 2004, killing at least 226,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries. More than half the victims were Indonesians; with Sri Lanka and India next worst hit. (REUTERS/Babu)

Video: Pa. town honors dying girl's caroling wish Posted: 25 Dec 2013 08:28 AM PST WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — A terminally ill girl who received support from thousands of Christmas carolers outside her home over the weekend died early on Christmas morning, her family said.

Sixty hurt in Argentina piranha attack Posted: 26 Dec 2013 07:34 AM PST Piranhas on a Christmas Day feeding frenzy injured some 60 people in the Argentine city of Rosario, officials said Thursday. Those injured in the attack Wednesday by the ferocious fish included a girl who lost part of a finger, Health Undersecretary Gabriela Quintanilla told reporters. Quintanilla said the attack occurred Wednesday off the coast of Rosario, some 310 kilometers (200 miles) north of Buenos Aires. A medical official, Gustavo Centurion, said the attack which began at mid-morning on Christmas Day was "very aggressive."

Report: U.S. sending missiles, drones to Iraq Posted: 26 Dec 2013 02:11 PM PST The shipment is sent as Baghdad confronts the worst wave of violence in five years.

Weekly U.S. jobless claims drop 42K to 338K Posted: 26 Dec 2013 02:41 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped by 42,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 338,000, the biggest drop since November 2012. But economists say the figures from late November and December are warped by seasonal volatility around the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's holidays.

Suspect in LA airport shooting scheduled for court Posted: 26 Dec 2013 07:31 AM PST RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — The man authorities say killed a TSA screener and wounded three other people during a rampage through the Los Angeles airport last month is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on murder and other felony charges in a case that could bring the death penalty.

Poll: Americans hopeful for a better year in 2014 Posted: 26 Dec 2013 03:26 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Large number of Americans see 2013 as anything but a banner year and aren't reluctant to wave goodbye on New Year's Eve, a new AP-Times Square poll says, reflecting anxiety stretching from the corridors of power in Washington to corporate boardrooms, statehouses, and city and town halls.

UNOS to oversee hand, face transplants like organs Posted: 26 Dec 2013 12:53 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Sure your liver or kidney could save someone's life. But would you donate your hands, or your face? Signing up to become an organ donor may get more complicated than just checking a box on your driver's license.

African leaders seek peace talks in South Sudan Posted: 26 Dec 2013 04:52 PM PST JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — African leaders tried Thursday to advance peace talks between South Sudan's president and political rivals he accuses of attempting a coup to topple the government of the world's newest country.

Attack on presidential palace thwarted in Bangui Posted: 26 Dec 2013 04:10 PM PST BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Assailants armed with heavy weapons attempted late Thursday to attack the presidential palace as well as the residence of the Central African Republic's embattled leader, but were pushed back, officials said.

Bye bye, bile? Websites try to nix nasty comments Posted: 26 Dec 2013 12:12 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of online comments, scourge of the Internet.

Slow recovery from weekend ice storm stretches on Posted: 26 Dec 2013 02:53 PM PST GARDINER, Maine (AP) — By Thursday, Bob and Katrina Johnson had grown weary of lugging around a portable generator to prevent a freezer-load of moose meat from spoiling and to keep Katrina's mother's home warm.

Turkish PM struggles to contain corruption probe Posted: 26 Dec 2013 11:12 AM PST ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — After a decade of dominance over Turkey's political scene, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have been thrown off balance by a rapidly expanding corruption scandal that has brought down members of his cabinet and strained ties to the U.S.

Russia: Arafat's death not caused by radiation Posted: 26 Dec 2013 10:32 AM PST MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian probe into the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has found that his death wasn't caused by radiation — a finding that comes after a French probe found traces of the radioactive isotope polonium and a Swiss investigation said the timeframe of his illness and death was consistent with that of polonium poisoning.

Utah holdouts now issuing gay marriage licenses Posted: 26 Dec 2013 01:41 PM PST SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The last of the Utah counties that were holding out on issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples reversed course Thursday and decided to hand out licenses to all eligible applicants.

6 peacekeepers killed in C. African Republic Posted: 26 Dec 2013 12:00 PM PST BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Elodiane Baalbe hid underneath her bed as gunfire echoed around her on Christmas Day in the capital of Central African Republic. When it finally died down on Thursday, she made a dash for safety, hiding behind houses as she fled her neighborhood.

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos Posted: 26 Dec 2013 09:22 AM PST Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.

Holdouts in Utah now letting gay couples wed Posted: 26 Dec 2013 11:09 AM PST SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The last of the Utah counties that were holding out on issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples reversed course Thursday and decided to hand out licenses to all eligible applicants.

Greenpeace activists allowed to leave Russia Posted: 26 Dec 2013 10:14 AM PST ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian authorities issued exit visas to 14 of the 30 Greenpeace members on Thursday, a move that will allow them to leave the country and comes after charges were dropped against them over a protest outside an Arctic oil rig.

Thousands without power—and it may be another day or two Posted: 26 Dec 2013 06:55 AM PST LITCHFIELD, Maine (AP) — Snow was falling Thursday morning in places still hustling to get power back on after a weekend ice storm that turned out the lights from Michigan to Maine and into Canada.

Thai election body urges delay in polls amid clash Posted: 26 Dec 2013 07:19 AM PST Violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters add to political uncertainty.

American hostage: 'Abandoned and forgotten' Posted: 26 Dec 2013 04:06 AM PST A 72-year-old man held by al Qaida militants pleads for President Obama's help.

Health care tactics split Republican Senate rivals Posted: 26 Dec 2013 10:57 AM PST Republicans hoping to exploit frustration with Obamacare disagree on how to oppose it.

China marks Mao's birthday with controlled tribute Posted: 26 Dec 2013 03:00 AM PST China's leaders carefully controlled celebrations that also sought to uphold market-style reforms.

S.Africa's right still fears post-Mandela apocalypse Posted: 25 Dec 2013 10:17 PM PST Right-wing prophesies of a racial apocalypse refuse to be quashed by events.

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