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• Gov't shares data breach tricks with retailers
• Family plans lawsuit over Ohio killer's nearly 25-minute execution
• Senate easily passes $1.1 trillion spending bill
• Suspicious resident tipped police to Calif. wildfire suspects
• Barbara Bush does not want her son Jeb to run for president
• Speed-trap Samaritan's trial is one for the legal textbooks
• Member of elite Army crew killed in 'hard landing'
• LA fires force evacuations, three arrested
• U.S. urges Syria rebels to attend peace talks, slams government
• Wildfire rages in forest outside Los Angeles
• Dangerous conditions fuel So.Cal wildfire
• Christie tests political waters amid scandal
• Suspected shooter ID'd in grocery store attack
• U.N. critical of Vatican on sex abuse handling
• Kerry urges Syria opposition to join peace talks
• Live chat: Is college affordable? Worth it?
• Ohio killer snorts, snores during execution with by drug combo
• Security expert: Sochi terror attack is likely
• Chopper crashes in besieged Daraya
• Christie hires firm to review traffic scandal
• Rainforest warriors stand guard over Amazon
• Al-Qaida asks Iraqis in embattled city for support
• 'American Hustle,' 'Gravity' lead Oscar noms
• Official: Egyptian voters have backed new charter
• Obama channels 'Ike's' security warning
• Syria allows aid into 2 contested areas
• 'Hustle,' 'Gravity' lead Oscars with 10 nods each
• India police close in on homeless men in gang rape
• Health care website passed recent security test
• 11-term Rep. McKeon leaving, exodus continues
• Syrian government allows supplies in 2 rebel areas
• Alcoholics work for beer in Amsterdam program
• Cheating alleged in US nuclear missile force
• Extreme heat brings Australian Open to a halt
• Banks robbed, cars taken: S Sudan's looting spree
• Mass. monks brewing beer like European brothers
• Gunman, 2 others dead in Indiana supermarket shooting
• Senate ready to send $1.1T spending bill to Obama
• Egyptians back constitution, opening way to Sisi presidential run
• Obama NSA announcements just the start

Gov't shares data breach tricks with retailers Posted: 16 Jan 2014 03:01 PM PST Details of confidential Target investigation released to thwart, identify ongoing attacks.

Family plans lawsuit over Ohio killer's nearly 25-minute execution Posted: 16 Jan 2014 04:10 PM PST LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An attorney for the family of a killer whose Ohio execution by lethal injection was marked by several minutes of unprecedented gasping and unusual sounds plans to sue the state over what happened.

Senate easily passes $1.1 trillion spending bill Posted: 16 Jan 2014 03:26 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Barack Obama a $1.1 trillion government-wide spending bill Thursday, easing the harshest effects of last year's automatic budget cuts after tea party critics chastened by October's partial shutdown mounted only a faint protest.

Suspicious resident tipped police to Calif. wildfire suspects Posted: 16 Jan 2014 02:13 PM PST 3 arrested for allegedly starting blaze by tossing paper into a campfire in hills north of L.A.

Barbara Bush does not want her son Jeb to run for president Posted: 16 Jan 2014 01:45 PM PST The wife and mother of past presidents says it's time for a new family to run for the White House.

Speed-trap Samaritan's trial is one for the legal textbooks Posted: 16 Jan 2014 08:10 AM PST A Frisco, Texas, man is facing a trial after he was arrested for holding up a sign warning drivers that they were about to enter a speed trap, KHOU.com reports.

Member of elite Army crew killed in 'hard landing' Posted: 16 Jan 2014 10:58 AM PST SAVANNAH, Georgia - A U.S. military spokesman says one member of an elite Army helicopter unit is dead and two crew members suffered injuries when their aircraft slammed into the ground while trying to land at a Georgia airfield.

LA fires force evacuations, three arrested Posted: 16 Jan 2014 12:17 PM PST More than 900 homes to be evacuated Thursday as fire ravages 1,700 acres in suburbs just north of LA.

U.S. urges Syria rebels to attend peace talks, slams government Posted: 16 Jan 2014 02:49 PM PST By Arshad Mohammed and Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States urged Syria's opposition on Thursday to attend January 22 peace talks and criticized its government for suggesting the meeting should be about fighting terrorism rather than forging a political settlement. The comments by Secretary of State John Kerry, less than a week before the talks are to begin, suggest some uncertainty by the United States over whether the opposition will show up at the U.N.-hosted conference in Montreux, Switzerland. The main umbrella opposition body in exile, the Syrian National Coalition, which is riven with internal divisions, will decide on Friday whether it will attend the conference. Syria's centrist internal opposition group, the National Coordination Body, on Thursday said it would not attend.

Wildfire rages in forest outside Los Angeles Posted: 16 Jan 2014 02:42 PM PST Residents flee fire which broke out before dawn in the Angeles National Forest.

Dangerous conditions fuel So.Cal wildfire Posted: 16 Jan 2014 11:22 AM PST Officials say up to 2,000 people have been evacuated; three held on recklessness charges.

Christie tests political waters amid scandal Posted: 16 Jan 2014 09:50 AM PST The New Jersey governor will attend a $1,000-per-ticket reception for a GOP colleague.

Suspected shooter ID'd in grocery store attack Posted: 16 Jan 2014 11:08 AM PST ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — A man fatally shot two women in a northern Indiana grocery store and was waving a gun at a kneeling store manager when police officers arrived and killed the gunman, authorities said Thursday.

U.N. critical of Vatican on sex abuse handling Posted: 16 Jan 2014 03:50 PM PST GENEVA (AP) — It resembled a courtroom cross-examination, except no question was off-limits, dodging the answer wasn't an option and the proceedings were webcast live.

Kerry urges Syria opposition to join peace talks Posted: 16 Jan 2014 01:19 PM PST On the eve of a key meeting, US Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday made a powerful plea to the divided Syrian opposition to join landmark peace talks aimed at installing a new government. Next week's peace conference in Switzerland was "the best opportunity for the opposition to achieve the goals of the Syrian people and the revolution," Kerry said in a surprise statement to reporters. Despite months of cajoling and negotiations, the Syrian opposition has yet to agree to sit down at the table with members of the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad to chart a path to end the war. The UN-led peace conference, to be attended by some 35 countries, will open on January 22 in the Swiss city of Montreux, and then move to Geneva.

Live chat: Is college affordable? Worth it? Posted: 16 Jan 2014 07:50 AM PST University experts and Yahoo users discuss higher education's price tag.

Ohio killer snorts, snores during execution with by drug combo Posted: 16 Jan 2014 10:21 AM PST LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A condemned Ohio inmate appeared to gasp several times and took more than 15 minutes to die Thursday as he was executed with a combination of drugs never before tried in the U.S.

Security expert: Sochi terror attack is likely Posted: 16 Jan 2014 07:07 AM PST Bill Rathburn's biggest concern is with Doku Umarov, described as "Russia's bin Laden."

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Christie hires firm to review traffic scandal Posted: 16 Jan 2014 11:58 AM PST A former federal prosecutor heads up a probe for the New Jersey governor.

Rainforest warriors stand guard over Amazon Posted: 16 Jan 2014 06:53 AM PST In Brazil, officials say progress depends on awareness, education and deterrence of deforestation.

Al-Qaida asks Iraqis in embattled city for support Posted: 16 Jan 2014 02:31 PM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Members of al-Qaida's branch in Iraq handed out pamphlets in Fallujah on Thursday, urging people to take up arms and back them in their weekslong fight against government troops for control of the city.

'American Hustle,' 'Gravity' lead Oscar noms Posted: 16 Jan 2014 09:54 AM PST The con-artist comedy and the 3-D space odyssey each get 10 nominations.

Official: Egyptian voters have backed new charter Posted: 16 Jan 2014 11:44 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — An overwhelming majority of Egyptians who voted on the country's new constitution backed the draft charter, a senior Egyptian official said Thursday, despite criticism from an international monitoring group of a clampdown on free speech ahead of the election.

Obama channels 'Ike's' security warning Posted: 16 Jan 2014 03:53 AM PST It's coincidence his NSA address falls on the anniversary of Eisenhower's speech, aides say.

Syria allows aid into 2 contested areas Posted: 16 Jan 2014 11:04 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government allowed supplies to enter two contested front-line areas near the capital, a relief official said Thursday. Activists said the death toll from two weeks of infighting in the north between rebel forces and an al-Qaida-linked group climbed to more than 1,000 people.

'Hustle,' 'Gravity' lead Oscars with 10 nods each Posted: 16 Jan 2014 09:23 AM PST The Academy Awards appear to be the three-horse race many expected they would be, with "Gravity," ''American Hustle" and "12 Years a Slave" all receiving a heap of nominations in an Oscar field that blends otherworldly endurance with glamorous escapism.

India police close in on homeless men in gang rape Posted: 16 Jan 2014 09:06 AM PST NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police said Thursday that they were closing in on five homeless men in the gang rape of a 51-year-old Danish tourist in New Delhi, a case that highlights the plague of sexual violence in the country and threatens to tarnish its tourism industry.

Health care website passed recent security test Posted: 16 Jan 2014 03:29 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Cybersecurity concerns over President Barack Obama's health care website have been cleared up through testing, a government security professional who initially had qualms about the system assured lawmakers Thursday.

11-term Rep. McKeon leaving, exodus continues Posted: 16 Jan 2014 08:46 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Joining an exodus from Congress by both Democrats and Republicans, veteran Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon tearfully announced Thursday that he's retiring after 21 years, stepping down as House Armed Services Committee chairman.

Syrian government allows supplies in 2 rebel areas Posted: 16 Jan 2014 09:05 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government allowed supplies to enter two besieged areas under opposition control near the capital, a relief official said Thursday, as activists say weeks of infighting between rebel forces and an al-Qaida group-linked group have killed more than 1,000 people.

Alcoholics work for beer in Amsterdam program Posted: 16 Jan 2014 06:01 AM PST AMSTERDAM (AP) — The men streaming in and out of a small clubhouse in east Amsterdam could almost be construction workers at the end of a hard day, taking off their orange reflective vests and cracking jokes as they suck down a few Heinekens, waiting for their paychecks.

Cheating alleged in US nuclear missile force Posted: 16 Jan 2014 10:11 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — In what may be the biggest such scandal in Air Force history, 34 officers entrusted with land-based nuclear missiles have been pulled off the job for alleged involvement in a cheating ring that officials say was uncovered during a drug probe.

Extreme heat brings Australian Open to a halt Posted: 16 Jan 2014 03:35 AM PST MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The scorching weather finally brought play to a halt on the fourth day of the Australian Open when the temperature topped 43 Celsius (109F), but not soon enough for some players who criticized officials for not stopping matches earlier.

Banks robbed, cars taken: S Sudan's looting spree Posted: 16 Jan 2014 11:24 AM PST JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The U.N.'s top aid official in South Sudan watched helplessly as armed men in uniform stole a car from an aid group. Thugs took $50,000 of goods from Mercy Corps. Tons of food have been stolen, and $500,000 taken from a bank.

Mass. monks brewing beer like European brothers Posted: 16 Jan 2014 12:36 AM PST SPENCER, Mass. (AP) — For more than a century, Catholic Cistercian monks known as Trappists have been brewing and selling what many beer lovers consider some of the best in the world. Eight monasteries — six in Belgium and one each in Holland and Austria — produce the only beer recognized by the International Trappist Association as authentic Trappist beer.

Gunman, 2 others dead in Indiana supermarket shooting Posted: The shooting happened inside a Martin's Super Market in Elkhart, Ind., police say.

Senate ready to send $1.1T spending bill to Obama Posted: 16 Jan 2014 12:35 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Drained of much of its vitriol over the budget, Congress is poised to adopt a $1.1 trillion package financing federal agencies this year, a bipartisan compromise that all but banishes the specter of an election-year government shutdown.

Egyptians back constitution, opening way to Sisi presidential run Posted: 16 Jan 2014 11:53 AM PST By Tom Perry and Maggie Fick CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians overwhelmingly approved a new constitution by referendum, state media reported on Thursday, a widely expected outcome that nudges army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ever closer to a bid for the presidency. The vote advances a transition plan the military-backed government unveiled after deposing Islamist president Mohamed Mursi last July following mass unrest over his rule. The constitution won wide support among the many Egyptians who favored Mursi's removal. The Muslim Brotherhood had called for a boycott, saying the vote was part of a coup that deposed an elected leader and revived a brutal police state.

Obama NSA announcements just the start Posted: 15 Jan 2014 10:37 PM PST The president is expected to back changing the program, but Congress will handle specifics.

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