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Republicans defend Christie on 'bridgegate'

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 09:40 AM PST

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie walks past reporters as he leaves City Hall Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, in Fort Lee, N.J. Christie traveled to Fort Lee to apologize in person to Mayor Mark Sokolich. Moving quickly to contain a widening political scandal, Gov. Chris Christie fired one of his top aides Thursday and apologized repeatedly for the "abject stupidity" of his staff, insisting he had no idea anyone around him had engineered traffic jams to get even with a Democratic mayor. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)Prominent Republicans hit the Sunday morning talk show circuit to defend Chris Christie, comparing the New Jersey governor's handling of the bridge scandal to President Obama's response to the Benghazi terror attack and the IRS' targeting of conservative groups.

Restaurants reopen with bottled water after West Virginia spill

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 01:32 PM PST

The West Virginia National Guard was sent to distribute bottled water across areas of Kanawha County (W.Va.) Saturday Jan. 11, 2014, as residents bought up stock at local supermarkets following the chemical spill on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. (AP Photo Michael Switzer)By Ann Moore CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) - Restaurants and shops were reopening on Sunday in parts of West Virginia where the water supply was poisoned by a chemical spill, although up to 300,000 people spent a fourth day unable to use tap water for anything besides flushing toilets. State government officials, the utility company West Virginia American Water and the National Guard were continuing to test the water supply on Sunday after as much as 7,500 gallons (28,000 liters) of an industrial chemical leaked into the Elk River on Thursday. It could still be several days before people in nine counties and Charleston, the state capital and largest city, can once again use the water from their faucets for drinking, cooking and bathing.

Body of Israel's Ariel Sharon lies in state

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 03:21 AM PST

Members of the Knesset guard carry the coffin of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Knesset plaza, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Sharon, the hard-charging Israeli general and prime minister who was admired and hated for his battlefield exploits and ambitions to reshape the Middle East, died Saturday, eight years after a stroke left him in a coma from which he never awoke. He was 85. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)Hundreds of Israelis lined up outside Israel's parliament building on Sunday to pay their last respects.

Israelis pay final respects to Ariel Sharon

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 09:00 AM PST

Israel's President Shimon Peres lays a wreath next the coffin of late Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Knesset Plaza, Israeli Parliament, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Sharon, the hard-charging Israeli general and prime minister who was admired and hated for his battlefield exploits and ambitions to reshape the Middle East, died Saturday, eight years after a stroke left him in a coma from which he never awoke. He was 85. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis from all walks of life flocked to parliament Sunday to catch a glimpse of Ariel Sharon's coffin and pay their final respects to the iconic former prime minister and general.

Top envoys insist Syria peace talks must proceed

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 02:01 PM PST

US Secretary of State John Kerry, right, walks off stage with Qatar's Foreign Minister Khalid al-Attiyah, left, following the conclusion of their news conference at the US Ambassador's residence in Paris, France, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Kerry is in Paris to attend a two-day meeting on Syria to rally international support for ending the three-year civil war in Syria. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)PARIS (AP) — Syria's Western-backed opposition came under steely pressure Sunday to attend peace talks in just over a week as envoys from 11 countries converged to help restore, and test, credibility of a rebel coalition sapped by vicious infighting and indecision.

Vote on charter defines Egypt's post-Morsi future

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 01:01 PM PST

A supporter of ousted leader Mohammed Morsi flashes the "Rabaa" sign during a protest in Nahda Square, near Cairo University in Giza, Egypt, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. With a presidential run by Egypt's powerful military chief seeming more likely by the day, this week's two-day constitution referendum, to be held amid a massive security force deployment, is widely seen as a vote of confidence in the regime he installed last summer. (AP Photo/Heba Elkholy)CAIRO (AP) — With a presidential run by Egypt's powerful military chief seeming more likely by the day, this week's constitution referendum, to be held amid a massive security force deployment, is widely seen as a vote of confidence in the regime he installed last summer.

Arrivals stream into Golden Globes

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 04:47 PM PST

Jennifer Lawrence arrives at the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)The crush of celebrities arriving at the Golden Globes led Jimmy Fallon to make a predictable joke: "Chris Christie's directing traffic out there."

Car bombs, clashes kill 21 civilians in Iraq

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 09:06 AM PST

Iraqi security forces stand guard at the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Two separate car bomb explosions targeted Sunday morning commuters in Baghdad, killing more than a dozen civilians, officials said, amid an ongoing standoff between Iraqi forces and al-Qaida-linked militants west of the Iraqi capital. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of car bomb attacks and clashes between security forces and militants around and north of Baghdad killed at least 21 civilians, officials said Sunday, amid an ongoing standoff between Iraqi forces and al-Qaida-linked militants west of the Iraqi capital.

Neighbor accuses Justin Bieber of egging home

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 12:04 PM PST

FILE - This March 19, 2013 file photo shows Canadian singer Justin Bieber performing during a concert at Bercy arena in Paris. Sheriff's deputies are investigating Bieber for yet another neighborly dispute that could land him in court. Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said Bieber has been named as a suspect in a misdemeanor vandalism and assault crime report for allegedly throwing eggs at a neighbor's home in their gated Calabasas neighborhood Thursday evening, Jan. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, file)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sheriff's deputies are investigating Justin Bieber for yet another dispute with a neighbor that could land him in court.

Kaepernick lifts 49ers over Panthers 23-10

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 03:22 PM PST

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) runs against the Carolina Panthers during the second half of a divisional playoff NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Colin Kaepernick raced into the end zone, then pretended to rip open his shirt with both hands imitating Cam Newton's Superman touchdown celebration.

Christmas delivery finally for space station

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 11:58 AM PST

In this image from video provided by NASA the Cygnus resupply spacecraft approaches the International Space Station early Sunday Jan. 12, 2013. The spacecraft is expected to arrive on the station later this morning. It is packed with 3,000 pounds of equipment and experiments provided by NASA, as well as food and even some ants for an educational project. Christmas presents also are on board for the six space station residents; the delivery is a month late. (AP Photo/NASA)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The six space station astronauts finally got their Christmas presents Sunday with the arrival of a privately launched supply ship that took an extra month to soar.

Fey and Poehler to kick off Globes party

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 12:57 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2013 file photo, Tina Fey, left, and Amy Poehler arrive at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The duo will again lead the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's annual glitzy banquet Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, where stars gather in a boozy dress rehearsal for the Oscars. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/AP Images)The surest bet at Sunday night's Golden Globes? Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

Court weighs president's recess appointments power

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 07:24 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2013 file photo, a view of the Supreme Court can be seen from the view from near the top of the Capitol Dome on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a clash between President Obama and Senate Republicans over the power granted the president in the Constitution to make temporary appointments to fill high-level positions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is refereeing a politically charged dispute between President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans over the president's power to temporarily fill high-level positions.

After leak, people worried but want plants to stay

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 10:39 AM PST

The GeStamp Stamping Plant-South Charleston (W.Va.) is one of several distribution locations open Sunday morning, Jan. 12, 2014 so local residents can pick up bottled water and fill containers after a chemical spill Thursday in the Elk River that has contaminated the public water supply in nine counties. Frustration is mounting for many of the 300,000 West Virginia residents who've gone three days without clean tap water..This location will remain open 24-hours a day until the ban on using tap water for drinking and washing is lifted. (AP Photo Michael Switzer)DRY BRANCH, W.Va. (AP) — For Bonnie Wireman, the white plastic bag covering her kitchen faucet is a reminder that she can't drink the water.

US: Syria peace talks test credibility for parties

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 01:04 PM PST

US Secretary of State John Kerry, right, speaks with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, left, at the US Ambassador residence in Paris, France, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Kerry is in Paris to attend a two-day meeting on Syria to rally international support for ending the three-year civil war in Syria. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)PARIS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says a meeting next week on peace for Syria is a credibility test for necessary participants who are threatening to skip it.

Iran, 6 world powers agree to nuclear deal terms

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 12:30 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2010 file photo, a worker rides a bicycle in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr. Iran and six world powers have agreed on how to implement a nuclear deal struck in November, with its terms starting from Jan. 20, officials announced Sunday. (AP Photo/Mehr News Agency, Majid Asgaripour, File)TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran and six world powers have agreed on how to implement a nuclear deal struck in November, with its terms starting from Jan. 20, officials announced Sunday.

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