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U.S. to Sochi travelers: Don't expect privacy

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 04:26 PM PST

Cybersecurity concerns at Sochi OlympicsFresh travel alert for Americans comes amid controversy over leaked diplomatic call.

How Russia's Opening Ceremony stacks up

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Ballet, a bit of borrowing, and color and artistry not seen since Beijing Games.

Target hackers may have exploited HVAC vendor

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 02:27 PM PST

Fazio Mechanical Services Inc. in Sharpsburg, Pa. on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. The western Pennsylvania heating and refrigeration contractor issued the statement late Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 saying it was the victim of a "sophisticated cyberattack operation." The statement came days after Internet security bloggers identified it as the third-party vendor through which hackers accessed Target's computer systems. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)NEW YORK (AP) — The hackers who stole millions of customers' credit and debit card numbers from Target may have used a Pittsburgh-area heating and refrigeration business as the back door to get in.

'Then came the Beatles!' -- How one moment transformed lives

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 11:01 AM PST

CORRECTS DATE OF PHOTO TO FEB. 8, 1964, INSTEAD OF FEB. 9, 1964 - FILE - In this Feb. 8, 1964 file photo, Ed Sullivan, center, stands with The Beatles, from left, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney, during a rehearsal for the British group's first American appearance, on the "Ed Sullivan Show," in New York. The Beatles made their first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," America's must-see weekly variety show, on Sunday, Feb. 9, 1964. And officially kicked off Beatlemania. (AP Photo/File)Before the Beatles played six songs in two sets before 73 million Americans on the Feb. 9, 1964, Ed Sullivan Show, the secret was already out. The group's biggest hit at the moment — "I Want to Hold Your Hand" — was just leaked, played relentlessly on local radio and spread virally (before that was a thing) across the United States.

Reports put estimate on how much phone data NSA gets

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 04:08 PM PST

Watchdog says NSA phone spying program is illegal and should endWASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency collects less than 30 percent of calling data from Americans despite the agency's massive daily efforts to sweep up the bulk of U.S. phone records, two U.S. newspapers reported Friday.

Suspect in custody after Sochi hijacking threat

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 02:42 PM PST

The Pegasus Airlines plane from the Ukrainian city of Kharkov is pictured on the tarmac of Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airportSafe landing after Ukrainian passenger on Istanbul-bound flight claimed there was a bomb.

Winter Olympics 2014: Best Moments of the Opening Ceremony

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 11:52 AM PST

Winter Olympics 2014: Best Moments of the Opening CeremonyDiana Vishneva performs Dove of Peace during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Sochi opening ceremony: Top 8 moments

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Stirring tribute to Russia's history, athleticism and arts doesn't escape glitch.

Rand Paul pitches libertarian ideas to social conservatives

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 03:03 AM PST

Rand Paul Responds to Obama's SpeechRand Paul takes a pragmatist approach to bringing social conservative on board with libertarian reforms.

Lawmaker: Obama's redo of terrorism law stalls

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 04:34 AM PST

U.S. Congressman Adam SchiffThe NSA spying controversy has distracted the president, says Rep. Adam Schiff.

International court to investigate Central African Republic crime allegations

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 07:42 AM PST

AK-47 assault rifle with a magazine of ammunition, a bag of grenades and a flak jacket are seen on ground after AU peacekeepers found them during search and disarmament operation in Kilometre 9 in capital BanguiThe International Criminal Court will open a preliminary examination into crimes allegedly committed during the conflict in the Central African Republic, the court's prosecutor said in a statement on Friday. "The plight of civilians in CAR since September 2012 has gone from bad to worse," said prosecutor Fatou Bensouda in a statement, adding that some victims of crimes, which included alleged killings and acts of rape and sexual slavery, appeared to have been singled out on religious grounds. The preliminary examination announced on Friday could proceed to a second investigation if prosecutors find evidence strong enough to justify it.

Sochi opening ceremony details revealed

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A worldwide audience can expect 3,500 fireworks during the 2 1/2-hour gala.

Biden, Amtrak introduce new electric locomotives for East Coast

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 07:16 AM PST

Biden stresses infrastructure investment in PhillyVice President Joe Biden got a peek at Amtrak's newest locomotive Thursday and used the occasion to call for more infrastructure investment, stressing the importance of an improved transportation system. ...

Syria evacuates civilians from besieged Homs centre

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 01:05 PM PST

Civilians carry their belongings as they wait to be evacuated from a besieged area of HomsBy Khaled Hariri HOMS, Syria (Reuters) - Syria evacuated 83 civilians on Friday who had lived under government siege in the devastated city of Homs for a year and a half, the first concrete result of talks launched two weeks ago to try to end the country's civil war. Buses ferried dozens of weary-looking evacuees, accompanied by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, to a meeting point outside Homs where aid workers, soldiers and police were gathered. The World Food Programme said many appeared malnourished. "They were living on leaves and grass and olives and whatever they could find," WFP spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs said.

Olympic medalist Kwan stumps for her politician husband while covering Games

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 06:34 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2012 file photo, former figure skater Michelle Kwan waves at an on-ice recognition for her Hall of Fame induction at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif. Kwan is fitting in some time for political campaigning while she covers the Sochi Games. The two-time Olympic figure skating medalist is asking notable names to pose for a photo holding a pin supporting Clay Pell for governor of Rhode Island. Her husband announced Jan. 27, 2014, that he is running for the state's top office. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Michelle Kwan is fitting in some time for political campaigning while she covers the Sochi Games.

U.S. job growth dips, employers add 113K jobs in January

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 10:26 AM PST

In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, photo, job seekers line up to meet prospective employers during a career fair at a hotel in Dallas. The government issues the January jobs report on Friday, Feb. 7. 2014. (AP Photo/LM Otero)WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprisingly weak jobs report for a second straight month has renewed concern that the U.S. economy might be slowing after a strong finish last year.

Muslims flee capital of Central African Republic

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 07:31 AM PST

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Thousands of Muslims fled for their lives from the capital of Central African Republic on Friday, with Christian crowds cheering as the truckloads of Muslim families made their way out of town. One man who fell off a truck was subsequently killed and his body mutilated, highlighting the savagery faced by those Muslims who stayed behind.

7 things you should know about the Sochi opening ceremony

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The competition may have already started at the Sochi Games, but let's face it, the Olympics don't really get started until we're wowed by the opening ceremonies.

Ice storm's wake leaves customers in dark

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 10:12 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2014, a man inspects an ice covered downed tree that took out an utility line and landed atop a minivan, after a winter storm in Philadelphia. Utility crews aren't getting much relief from the weather as they work to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of people in Pennsylvania and Maryland, two days after an ice storm downed power lines and toppled trees. Forecasters say that the cold weather gripping the mid-Atlantic on Friday should remain in place through the weekend, and that snow is possible. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)Hundreds of thousands of people in Pennsylvania and Maryland remain without electricity.

Pentagon aims to boost missile defense spending

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 06:26 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2014, file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at the Pentagon in Washington. Hagel is ordering military leaders to put a renewed emphasis on moral behavior across the force following a series of ethical lapses that have included cheating scandals among the Navy and Air Force's nuclear missions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)The U.S. Defense Department will reportedly ask Congress for $4.5 billion in extra funding.

Leaked audio reveals embarrassing U.S. exchange on Ukraine, EU

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 04:21 PM PST

File photo of U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Nuland walking in the opposition camp at Independence Square in KievBy Doina Chiacu and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A conversation between a State Department official and the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine that was posted on YouTube revealed an embarrassing exchange on U.S. strategy for a political transition in that country, including a crude American swipe at the European Union. The leaked conversation appeared certain to embarrass the United States and seemed designed to bolster charges - from Russia, among others - that the Ukrainian opposition is being manipulated by Washington, which President Barack Obama's administration strenuously disputes.

Attempt to hijack Turkish plane to Sochi foiled

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 02:36 PM PST

Turkish private company Pegasus passenger plane at the Sabiha Gokcen Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, after a Ukrainian passenger on board Istanbul-bound flight claimed there was a bomb on board and tried to hijack the plane to Sochi, Russia, where the winter Olympics are kicking off, an official said. All 110 passengers aboard the plane were evacuated "without any problems" after authorities subdued the man who attempted to hijack the Turkish plane to Sochi, Russia.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Ukrainian man tried to hijack a Turkey-bound flight to Sochi, Russia, as the Winter Olympics were kicking off Friday, but the pilot tricked him and landed in Istanbul instead, where he was stealthily detained after a four-hour stand-off on a plane full of passengers, an official said.

Violent anti-govt protests spread across Bosnia

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 02:24 PM PST

A protester runs from a local government building, during a protest, in the Bosnian town of Tuzla, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Bosnian protesters stormed and set ablaze local government buildings in three Bosnian cities on Friday in fury over unemployment and rampant corruption. At least 90 people were injured. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Anti-government protesters stormed into the Bosnian presidency and another government building in Sarajevo and set them ablaze Friday as riot police fired tear gas in a desperate attempt to stop them.

Evacuation begins for civilians from Syrian city

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 12:43 PM PST

Syrian Arab Red Crescent members in red uniforms provide some food and drink to a man before he gets on a bus to evacuate the battleground city of Homs, Syria, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Children, elderly women on wheelchairs and other civilians were evacuated Friday from besieged neighborhoods of Syria's battleground city of Homs under a deal struck between the government and the opposition that also included a three-day cease-fire allowing aid convoys to enter. (AP Photo)BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of children and women along with elderly people in wheelchairs were evacuated Friday from besieged neighborhoods of Syria's battleground city of Homs under a deal between the warring sides that included a three-day cease-fire.

Rodriguez accepts season-long suspension

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 02:07 PM PST

FILE- In this Sept. 30, 2013 file photo, Alex Rodriguez leaves the offices of Major League Baseball in New York. Rodriguez has accepted his season-long suspension from Major League Baseball, the longest penalty in the sport's history related to performance-enhancing drugs. Rodriguez withdrew his lawsuits against Major League Baseball, Commissioner Bud Selig and the players' association to overturn his season-long suspension on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. The notices of dismissal were filed in federal court in Manhattan. (AP Photo/David Karp, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez accepted his season-long suspension from Major League Baseball on Friday, the longest penalty in the sport's history related to performance-enhancing drugs.

Woman charged with kidnapping baby found in Iowa

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 02:59 PM PST

This undated photo provided by the Tipton, Iowa Sheriff is Kristen Rose Smith of Denver. Federal prosecutors charged Smith, a Denver woman on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 with kidnapping her half-sister's newborn boy from a Wisconsin home hours after police discovered the infant in a storage crate outside an Iowa gas station, alive and well in single-digit weather. (AP Photo/Tipton (Iowa) Sheriff)TOWN OF BELOIT, Wis. (AP) — Federal prosecutors charged a Denver woman on Friday with kidnapping her half-sister's newborn boy from a Wisconsin home hours after police discovered the infant in a storage crate outside an Iowa gas station, alive and well in single-digit weather.

Hoffman's NYC funeral attracts Hollywood stars

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 02:30 PM PST

Ellen Burstyn and Louis C.K. arrive for the funeral of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 in New York. Hoffman, 46, was found dead Sunday of an apparent heroin overdose. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)NEW YORK (AP) — Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Ethan Hawke, Brian Dennehey, Amy Adams and Ellen Burstyn were among the stars who paid their respects Friday at a private funeral for Philip Seymour Hoffman that combined sadness and humor to honor an actor widely considered among the best of his generation.

Russian TV shows doctored video of Olympic rings

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 01:47 PM PST

In a combo of frame grabs taken from Russian television, five snowflakes float together in Fisht Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. During the live ceremony, the fifth ring failed to fully open to create the Olympics rings. On Russian television, producers inserted footage from a dress rehearsal when all five rings joined together and erupted in pyrotechnics.(AP Photo)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Smoke and mirrors? Russian state television aired footage Friday of five floating snowflakes turning into the Olympic rings and bursting into pyrotechnics at the Sochi Games opening ceremony. Problem is, that didn't happen.

Weak US jobs report still provides cause for hope

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 12:01 PM PST

In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 photo, job seekers line up to meet prospective employers during a career fair at a hotel in Dallas. January was a second straight disappointing month for U.S. job seekers, though mainly in the government and retail sectors with the end of the holiday shopping season, according to the Labor Department, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Only 113,000 jobs were added in January, after an even softer 75,000 gain in December. (AP Photo/LM Otero)WASHINGTON (AP) — For a second straight month, weak U.S. job growth has raised concern that the economy has lost the vigor it showed late last year.

White House giving Boehner room on immigration

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 04:57 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. As Republican leaders dampen hopes for overhauling immigration laws this year, the White House for now is betting that the display of GOP resistance is temporary and tactical and is resisting pressure from some allies to have President Barack Obama take matters into his own hands. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republican leaders dampen expectations for overhauling immigration laws this year, the White House is hoping that the GOP resistance is temporary and tactical, and it's resisting pressure from some political allies for President Barack Obama to take matters into his own hands and ease his administration's deportation record.

Official: Turkish hijack drama 'has ended'

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 01:01 PM PST

A police car drives on the tarmac of Sabiha Gokcen airport in IstanbulANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish security forces on Friday detained a Ukrainian plane passenger suspected of making a bomb threat in an attempt to hijack a flight to Sochi, Russia, where the Winter Olympics were opening under tight security.

Asia leaders join Sochi as Obama, others stay away

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 08:45 AM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 file photos, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping take part in a video conference with commanders of Russian and Chinese navy ships in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi, Russia. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Chinese counterpart Xi appear not to be bothered by the international ruckus over Russia's law restricting gay rights. Unlike President Barack Obama, who pointedly declined to attend the Winter Olympics, the leaders of the world's second and third largest economies — where gay rights are not a hot-button political issue — are going to Sochi. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service, File)TOKYO (AP) — When top Western leaders decided to stay away from Russian President Vladimir Putin's Winter Olympics, he wasn't exactly left friendless: he has the heads of leading Asian nations and others to help show the world that not everyone is put off by his human rights record and the anti-gay law he championed.

Missing Wisconsin infant found alive in Iowa

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 01:43 PM PST

FILE - In this undated file photo released by Town of Beloit Police Department is of Kayden Powell. Wisconsin police said Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 the missing newborn from a southern Wisconsin home has been found alive, in a gray plastic storage bin outside a gas station in eastern Iowa. Authorities say the child appears to be in good condition. (AP Photo/Town of Beloit Police Department, File)TOWN OF BELOIT, Wis. (AP) — A newborn missing from a southern Wisconsin home was found alive in a plastic storage bin Friday outside a gas station in eastern Iowa where the temperature was in the single digits, law enforcement officers and a gas station manager said.

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