2013年12月21日星期六

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Obama warns S. Sudan against military coup

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 02:50 PM PST

US army soldiers stand guard as a US army aircraft remains on the runway awaiting the arrival of American nationals who are being evacuated due to recent unrest and violence in South Sudan, on December 21, 2013, in JubaObama also urged South Sudan's leaders to protect U.S. personnel and citizens.

Gay marriage catches conservative Utah off guard

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 04:40 PM PST

Jessica Chavez, left, and her partner, Alecia Conder, walk through the snow as they leave the Ogden clerk and auditor's office after it had canceled its special Saturday opening to issue marriage licenses in Ogden, Utah, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. A federal judge on Friday, struck down Utah's ban on same-sex marriage saying the law violates the U.S. Constitution. (AP photo/George Frey)SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A day after a judge's surprise ruling overturned Utah's same-sex marriage ban, at least one county clerk intended to open early Saturday to issue licenses.

Cuba president notes tone of recent relations with U.S.

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 02:03 PM PST

Cuba's President Raul Castro delivers his speech at the closing of the second day of a twice-annual legislative sessions, at the National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. Castro issued a stern warning to entrepreneurs pushing the boundaries of Cuba's economic reform, saying By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro on Saturday called on the United States to establish civilized relations with his country, recognizing a new tone in bilateral talks on secondary issues while reiterating that the country's political and economic system were non-negotiable. The United States and Cuba have appeared more positive of late as talks around immigration, postal services, disaster prevention and other security issues have taken place, with officials from both countries cautiously welcoming each other's pragmatism and seriousness in interviews with Reuters. Castro said that "a civilized relationship between both countries" was something "our people and the immense majority of U.S. citizens and Cuban immigrants desire." Castro's speech came just two weeks after he and U.S. President Barack Obama shook hands at a memorial for the late Nelson Mandela. U.S. and Cuban officials overcame a series of potentially divisive incidents this summer, including the interception of a shipment of Cuban weapons headed for North Korea, with mutual displays of prudent diplomacy rarely seen since the 1959 revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power.

Hospital: Teen who was shot at Colo. school dies

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 04:40 PM PST

LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — A suburban Denver high school student who was shot in the head by a classmate died Saturday afternoon, hospital officials said in a statement.

US releases more documents on surveillance origins

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 01:22 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 29,2013 file photo, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Obama administration will continue the National Security Agency's surveillance programs and cyber command operations under the direction of a single military commander, the first move in advance of what published reports described Friday as limited changes proposed by a task force that deliberated for months in secrecy. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of national intelligence on Saturday declassified more documents that outline how the National Security Agency was first authorized to start collecting bulk phone and Internet records in the hunt for al-Qaida terrorists and how a court eventually gained oversight of the program, after the Justice Department complied with a federal court order to release its previous legal arguments for keeping the programs secret.

In Hawaii, Obama tries for uninterrupted vacation

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 04:49 PM PST

Palm trees are reflected in President Barack Obama's motorcade vehicle as he is driven through the Kailua, Hawaii, neighborhood where he is spending his annual holiday vacation with his family, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, en route to Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, Hawaii, to play golf. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)HONOLULU (AP) — An ocean away from Washington worries, President Barack Obama opened his annual Hawaii vacation Saturday on a quiet note — and hoped it would stay that way for the next two weeks.

Online shopping popular, but won't save season

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 12:28 PM PST

In this Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, photo, a sign for a shopping application is placed at the toys section in Kmart, in New York. Mobile shopping accounts for about 10 percent of online sales this season, but it made up half of all online traffic during Black Friday weekend, according to IBM Benchmark, which did not give dollar amounts. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)ATLANTA (AP) — More Americans are deciding to shop online this holiday season instead of heading to crowded stores.

In rural Wisconsin, nurses come to the farm

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 03:27 PM PST

In this Dec. 2, 2013 photo, Nurse Dawn Dingeldein checks farmer Jay Vomastic's blood pressure in his home in Shawano County, Wis. Dingeldein works for the Rural Health Initiative, a program based in Shawano that sends nurses to farms to provide basic preventive care, including blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar checks. (AP Photo/M.L.Johnson)SHAWANO, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin dairy farmer Kevin Ainsworth rushed to the emergency room in 1992, when he sliced off the tip of his finger. Other than a quick trip in 2010 when a test during a blood donation raised a false alarm about hepatitis C, that was his last visit to a doctor.

USC routs No. 21 Fresno St 45-20 in Las Vegas Bowl

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 04:18 PM PST

Southern California interim coach Clay Helton celebrates with wide receiver Nelson Agholor (15) after Agholor's 17-yard touchdown reception was ruled good against Fresno State in the second quarter of the Royal Purple Bowl NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Cleveland)LAS VEGAS (AP) — Southern California wrapped up its rocky season by rolling over Fresno State in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Space suit issue prompts delay of second spacewalk

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 04:03 PM PST

In this image made from video provided by NASA, astronaut Rick Mastracchio performs a space walk outside the International Space Station on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. Mastracchio and Michael Hopkins ventured out of the station to try to revive a crippled cooling line. (AP Photo/NASA)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts removed an old space station pump Saturday, sailing through the first of a series of urgent repair spacewalks to revive a crippled cooling line.

NASA astronauts tackle urgent spacewalking repairs

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 09:46 AM PST

In this image made from video provided by NASA, astronaut Rick Mastracchio performs a space walk outside the International Space Station on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. Mastracchio and Michael Hopkins ventured out of the station to try to revive a crippled cooling line. (AP Photo/NASA)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts removed an old space station pump Saturday, sailing through the first of a series of urgent repair spacewalks to revive a crippled cooling line.

Obama stresses economic issues in China envoy pick

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 11:03 AM PST

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., walks to a Democratic Caucus lunch at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. Baucus, who announced earlier this year that he would not seek re-election, is President Barack Obama's choice to be the next U.S. ambassador to China. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Making Sen. Max Baucus the next ambassador to China reflects the importance the U.S. places on advancing its economic relationship with Beijing despite recent strains on security issues.

Pope warns against mediocrity, gossip in Vatican

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 07:39 AM PST

Pope Francis addresses the Vatican Curia, in the Clementine hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2103. Pope Francis warned Vatican administrators Saturday that their work can take a downward spiral into mediocrity, gossip and bureaucratic squabbling if they forget that theirs is a professional vocation of service to the church. Francis made the comments in his Christmas address to the Vatican Curia, the bureaucracy that forms the central government of the 1.2-billion strong Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Claudio Peri, Pool)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned Vatican administrators Saturday that their work can take a downward spiral into mediocrity, gossip and bureaucratic squabbling if they forget that theirs is a professional vocation of service to the church.

San Francisco transit, union leaders reach deal

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 11:30 AM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit officials and labor union leaders announced a new deal early Saturday, saying the final issue in their ongoing dispute has been resolved.

Ice pellets and snow frustrate holiday travel rush

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 02:37 PM PST

Holiday travel rushCHICAGO (AP) — A storm with a 2,000-mile footprint threatened to frustrate Christmas travelers from Texas to Nova Scotia with a little of everything Mother Nature has to offer, from freezing rain, ice and snow to flooding, thunderstorms and possibly some tornadoes in the South.

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