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Northeast braces for first big blast of winter

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 04:37 PM PST

People enjoy a snow-covered Cloud Gate at Millennium Park in downtown Chicago, which became a great photo opportunity for visitors, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. As much as 9 inches of snow has fallen in some parts of the Chicago area since New Year's Eve, and a second wave is expected to dump several more inches by Thursday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Near-blizzard conditions forecast for areas along the coast, and a messy commute for many.


52 passengers trapped in Antarctica prepare for rescue

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 03:18 PM PST

Passengers link arms and stamp out a helicopter landing site on the ice near the MV Akademik Shokalskiy (back R), still stuck in the ice off eastern Antarctica, as the ship waits for a possible helicopter rescue, December 31, 2013CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Passengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for more than a week are expected to be rescued by helicopter on Thursday after three icebreakers failed to reach the paralyzed vessel, officials said.


Mysterious California crop circle destroyed by landowner

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Chicago's murder rate plunged in 2013

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 04:04 PM PST

A makeshift memorial is seen in Chicago, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at the site where 6-month-old girl Jonylah Watkins, and her father, a known gang member, were shot Monday, March 11. The girl, who was shot five times, died Tuesday morning. She became the latest homicide victim of a bloody gang war in Chicago when a man approached a van in which her father was changing her diaper and opened fire. Her father, Jonathan Watkins, was in serious but stable condition. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)City in the national spotlight recorded the fewest killings since 1965.


Frigid conditions hamper Minneapolis fire effort

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 02:17 PM PST

Crews battle a Minneapolis apartment fire on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. The billowing fire engulfed a three-story building, sending 13 people to hospitals with injuries ranging from burns to trauma associated with falls. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A billowing fire engulfed a three-story building with several apartments near downtown Minneapolis early Wednesday, sending more than a dozen people to hospitals with injuries — some critical — ranging from burns to trauma associated with falls.


Coney Island's icy New Year's Day tradition

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 07:00 AM PST

Coney Island's icy New Year's Day traditionA first wave of swimmers jump into frigid waters at Coney Island beach in New York Wednesday, Jan. 1 2014, as they take part in the 111th Annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

20-year-old posts $55,000 appendectomy bill online

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Sights from Colorado pot industry's opening day

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 04:28 PM PST

Legalization of marijuanaDENVER (AP) — The nation's first recreational pot industry opened in Colorado on Wednesday, kicking off a marijuana experiment that will be watched closely around the world. Already, it is attracting people from across the country.


Former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon's health worsens

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 12:25 PM PST

FILE -- In this Sunday Jan. 30, 2005 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pauses during the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office. On Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014 the condition of the comatose former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has taken a turn for the worse, the hospital treating him said Wednesday. Sharon, 85, has been in a coma since 2006 when a devastating stroke incapacitated him at the height of his political power. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, Pool, File)JERUSALEM (AP) — The medical condition of the comatose former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sharply deteriorated Wednesday, the hospital treating him said.


Palestinian envoy dies after 'accidental' Prague blast

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 02:08 PM PST

Palestinian envoy dies after residence blastThe Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic died on Wednesday after a blast at his Prague residence that police said was an accident. The blast was likely caused by an anti-theft system on the door of a safe that Jamal al-Jamal was opening at the time, Prague police said. The 56-year-old suffered "very serious injuries" in the blast and was taken to Prague's military hospital in an artificial coma, said Jirina Ernestova, spokeswoman for the emergency services. Daniel Langer, surgeon at the Prague military hospital to which Jamal was taken, told Czech television the ambassador had suffered devastating "head, belly and chest injuries following an explosion."


Explosion at Minneapolis building injures 13

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Officials trying to determine whether everyone was able to get out.


Obamacare plans start

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:28 PM PST

A woman fills out her thoughts on the Affordable Care Act at the White House Youth Summit on the Affordable Care Act in WashingtonHospitals and medical practices across the United States braced for confusion and administrative hassles as new insurance plans under President Barack Obama's healthcare law took effect on Wednesday. More than 2 million people enrolled in private plans offered under the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, during the initial sign-up period for health benefits. A spokeswoman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said there were no hiccups to report in the first day the plans were in effect. Over time, the law - which requires most Americans to buy insurance, offers subsidies to help low-income people get covered and sets minimum standards for coverage - aims to dramatically reduce the number of Americans who lack health insurance, which the U.S. government has estimated at more than 45 million.


Dubai 2014 firework display breaks world record

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 06:54 AM PST

Fireworks explode over the Jumeirah Palm Island at midnight to celebrate the New Year, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)Dubai shattered the world record for the largest ever pyrotechnic display on New Year's Eve with a show involving more than half a million fireworks, Guinness World Records said Wednesday. "Ten months in planning, over 500,000 fireworks were used during the display which lasted around six minutes, with Guinness World Records adjudicators on hand to confirm that a new record had been set," the Guinness website said. The display spanned 94 kilometres (58.4 miles) of the Dubai coast, which boasts an archipelago of man-made islands and Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, Guinness said. The main displays took place at Burj Khalifa and the luxurious Atlantis hotel located in Palm Jumeirah, one of three palm-shaped islands.


Revelers usher in 2014 with fireworks and fruit mist

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:17 AM PST

Visitors take pictures and videos as fireworks explode over Oriental Pearl Tower as part of a New Year countdown celebration on the Bund in Shanghai January 1, 2014. REUTERS/Aly SongIn New York, hordes of people shrugged off freezing temperatures for the ball drop.


Shoppers wait for Colorado pot shops to open

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 05:39 AM PST

DENVER (AP) — Firing up bongs and cheering in a cloud of marijuana smoke, pot users in Colorado hailed the arrival of the nation's first recreational pot industry Wednesday.

Schumacher improving but still in danger

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 09:33 AM PST

File picture shows Formula One legend Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher skiing during a press day in Madonna di Campiglio, northern Italy on January 17, 2003He remains in an induced coma Wednesday after spending a third night in hospital with severe brain injuries.


N. Korea's Kim vows to build 'world-class' structures

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 06:11 AM PST

In his New Year's Day message, he declares interest in structures that could "contribute to improving the people's living conditions."

Palestinian ambassador in Prague killed in blast

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 12:58 PM PST

PRAGUE (AP) — The Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic died Wednesday in an explosion that occurred when he opened an old safe that had been left untouched for more than 20 years, officials said.

GOP, Dems try to repackage arguments for 2014

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 10:35 AM PST

FILE - These file photos show Democrats Senators, from left, Mary Landrieu, D-La., Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and Kay Hagan, D-N.C. Both Republicans and Democrats are looking for fresh ways to pitch old arguments as they head into the final midterm election year of Barack Obama's presidency. That promises to be an acute issue for several Senate Democrats _ Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, and Kay Hagan of North Carolina _ who are running for re-election for the first time since voting for the health care law in 2010. (AP Photo/Files)ATLANTA (AP) — Both Republicans and Democrats are looking for fresh ways to pitch old arguments as they head into the final midterm election year of Barack Obama's presidency.


AP sources: O'Brien reaches agreement with Texans

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 07:41 AM PST

In this Aug. 8, 2013, photo, Penn State coach Bill O'Brien meets with reporters during the NCAA college football team's media day in State College, Pa. Two people familiar with the negotiations say O'Brien has reached an agreement to coach the Houston Texans. The people spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because an official announcement hasn't been made. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Bill O'Brien is leaving Penn State less than two years after replacing Joe Paterno and returning to the NFL with the Houston Texans to coach the worst team in the league.


Maple Leafs beat Red Wings in snowy Winter Classic

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 04:26 PM PST

A Detroit Red Wings fan, coated with snow, watches during the third period of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A lot of winter. Very little classic hockey.


New year means new challenges for health care law

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 12:19 AM PST

Howard Kraft discusses signing up for health insurance as he sits in his Lincolnton, N.C. home Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. All things good, bad and unpredictable converge Jan. 1 for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul as the law's major benefits take effect, along with an unpopular insurance mandate and a real risk of more nerve-wracking disruptions to coverage. For some, the changes bring big improvements, including Kraft. A painful spinal problem left him unable to work as a hotel bellman. But he's got coverage because federal law now forbids insurers from turning away people with health problems. WASHINGTON (AP) — This could be the year that things finally turn around for President Barack Obama's health care law. Yet it could start with another round of glitches that vex consumers and leave Republicans crowing, "We told you so."


125th Rose Parade hosts its first same-sex wedding

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 03:45 PM PST

Aubrey Loots, right, and Danny Leclair, the first gay couple to be married aboard a float in the Tournament of Roses, kiss after being wed by the Rev. Alfreda Lanoix of the Unity Fellowship Church of Christ, left, aboard the AIDS Healthcare Foundation float in the 125th Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Standing atop a giant wedding cake float, Aubrey Loots and Danny Leclair exchanged vows New Year's Day in the first same-sex marriage during the Tournament of Roses Parade.


Pope stresses strength, courage, hope in new year

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 08:54 AM PST

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, laying out his hopes Wednesday for the just-begun year, urged people to work for a world where everyone accepts each other's differences and where enemies recognize that they are brothers.


Bozak's goal lifts Leafs to 3-2 SO win over Wings

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:59 PM PST

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings face off during the first period of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Tyler Bozak scored the winning shootout goal and Jonathan Bernier made two saves in the heart-pounding final moments, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 victory over Detroit at the snowy Winter Classic in front of the largest crowd to watch a hockey game.


13 taken to hospitals after Minneapolis fire

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 12:43 PM PST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A billowing fire engulfed a three-story building with several apartments in Minneapolis early Wednesday, sending 13 people to hospitals — including six who were critically hurt — with injuries ranging from burns to trauma associated with falls.

NYC Mayor de Blasio takes formal oath at City Hall

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:40 PM PST

Former President Bill Clinton, left, administers the oath of office to New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio, right, on the steps of City Hall Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)NEW YORK (AP) — Democrat Bill de Blasio took the oath of office administered by former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday, formally becoming the city's 109th mayor while pledging to pursue a sweeping liberal agenda.


Calif. family struggles to get surgeries for teen

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:32 PM PST

Children's Hospital of Oakland spokesman Sam Singer gives an update on the condition of Jahi McMath on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in Oakland , Calif. Without another court action, a California hospital on Monday could unhook a 13-year-old girl from a breathing machine after she was declared brain dead. Jahi McMath could be removed from life support at Children's Hospital of Oakland at 5 p.m. PST under a Dec. 24 ruling by an Alameda County Superior Court Judge. The family is awaiting word on whether a facility in New York would accept the girl as a transfer patient. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)The family of a 13-year-old California girl declared brain dead after tonsil surgery is encountering difficulty in obtaining two surgeries that she needs to undergo before she can be safely transferred to a long-term care facility.


Former first lady Barbara Bush remains in Houston hospital

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:01 PM PST

(Reuters) - Former first lady Barbara Bush was in a Houston hospital for a third day being treated for a respiratory ailment, a spokesman for her husband's office said. Bush, 88, was admitted on Monday to Methodist Hospital in Houston's Texas Medical Center, the office of former President George H.W. Bush said on Wednesday. George H.W. Bush was the 41st president of the United States. The former first lady is also the mother of George W. Bush, the 43rd U.S. president.

Poll: Israelis, Palestinians back two-state deal

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 07:07 AM PST

Palestinian Dr. Laila Ghannam, the governor of Ramallah and al-Bireh, inspects an area attacked by suspected Jewish settlers in the Jalazoun refugee camp north of Ramallah, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. Israeli police say suspected Jewish vandals set fire to three vehicles in the West Bank early Tuesday and sprayed threatening graffiti referencing U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ahead of his expected visit to the region this week. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)A majority of Israelis and Palestinians supports the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, but suspicions remain on both sides.


Hospital won't aid transfer of girl on ventilator

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 08:49 PM PST

Children's Hospital of Oakland spokesman Sam Singer gives an update on the condition of Jahi McMath on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in Oakland , Calif. Without another court action, a California hospital on Monday could unhook a 13-year-old girl from a breathing machine after she was declared brain dead. Jahi McMath could be removed from life support at Children's Hospital of Oakland at 5 p.m. PST under a Dec. 24 ruling by an Alameda County Superior Court Judge. The family is awaiting word on whether a facility in New York would accept the girl as a transfer patient. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A California hospital is unwilling to allow an outside doctor to fit a 13-year-old declared brain dead after tonsil surgery with the breathing and feeding tubes that would allow her to be safely transferred to another facility, its lawyer said Tuesday.


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