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AP Sources: Syracuse's Marrone to take over Bills

AP Sources: Syracuse's Marrone to take over Bills

AP Sources: Syracuse's Marrone to take over Bills

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 01:07 PM PST

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Doug Marrone is set to try to turn around an NFL team after improving a college program down the road.

Venezuela looks for missing plane with Missoni CEO

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 01:06 PM PST

In this photo taken on Feb. 23, 2010, Vittorio Missoni poses for photographers in Milan, Italy. The search resumed Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 for a small plane that has disappeared off the Venezuelan coast with six people aboard, including Vittorio Missoni, a top executive in Italy's Missoni fashion house, officials said. Vittorio Missoni, 58, is the director general of the iconic brand and the eldest son of the company's founder. Flying with him on Friday's flight from Venezuela's Los Roques resort archipelago to Caracas, was Missoni's wife, Maurizia Castiglioni, two Italian friends of the couple, and a crew of two Venezuelans. (AP Photo/Gian Mattia d'Alberto, Lapresse)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The search for a missing plane carrying Italian fashion executive Vittorio Missoni and five other people has entered its third straight day on Sunday with no signs of the aircraft.

Analysis: Air assaults raise doubts about Myanmar's reformist rulers

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 01:04 PM PST

Still image from video showing evacuees reacting after they were received by Kachin's soldiers in Kachin stateBANGKOK (Reuters) - Unprecedented aerial attacks on ethnic Kachin rebels by Myanmar's military have raised doubts about whether the retired generals in a government hailed for its reforms have really changed their harsh old ways. Assurances by the quasi-civilian government that it wants a peace deal with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and that the military is exercising "maximum restraint" are starting to ring hollow as jets and helicopter gunships take to the air. The 18-month conflict is back under the spotlight, with U.N. ...

Proud players thrilled that hockey is back

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 01:02 PM PST

Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby talks with reporters after a hockey workout on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at the IceoPlex in Canonsburg, Pa. Crosby knows the NHL season, if and when it starts, will be a sprint. That should favor teams like the Penguins, who endured little turnover in the long offseason. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — NHL players are thrilled hockey is back now that the league and the players' association agreed on a tentative pact to end a 113-day lockout.

No. 2 Michigan rolls past Iowa 95-67

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 01:00 PM PST

Iowa forward Aaron White (30) grabs a rebound behind Michigan forward Glenn Robinson III (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Trey Burke rushed into the frontcourt, trying to take advantage of a 2-on-1 break. At the last moment, he softly lobbed the ball toward the rim, where Glenn Robinson III slammed it through the hoop.

Defiant Assad pledges to continue fighting

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:58 PM PST

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad gestures as speaks at the Opera House in central Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. Syrian President Bashar Assad on Sunday outlined a new peace initiative that includes a national reconciliation conference and a new government and constitution but demanded regional and Western countries stop funding and arming rebels first. (AP Photo/SANA)BEIRUT (AP) — A defiant Syrian President Bashar Assad rallied a chanting and cheering crowd Sunday to fight the uprising against his authoritarian rule, dismissing any chance of dialogue with "murderous criminals" that he blames for nearly two years of violence that has left 60,000 dead.

No movement: Lawmakers dig in heels on debt crisis

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:58 PM PST

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. applauds after handing the gavel to House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio who was re-elected as House Speaker of the 113th Congress, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders on Sunday showed no signs of emerging from their corners to resolve the next step in the financial crisis, with Democrats still talking about higher taxes on the wealthy and the Senate's top Republican suggesting that a crippling default on U.S. loans was possible unless there were significant cuts in government spending.

U.S. dismisses Assad speech, says he must step aside to allow transition

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:57 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department dismissed a speech by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Sunday as a meaningless attempt to retain power in his war-torn country and urged the beleaguered strongman to step down. Assad's speech "is yet another attempt by the regime to cling to power and does nothing to advance the Syrian people's goal of a political transition," said State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland in a statement. ...

Sources: Obama to nominate Hagel as Pentagon chief

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:57 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2007, file photo, then-Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., speaks during an appearance at Bellevue University, in Bellevue, Neb. President Barack Obama will nominate Hagel as his next defense secretary, a senior administration official said Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. The selection of the decorated Vietnam combat veteran sets up a potentially contentious confirmation hearing because Hagel has come under scrutiny from his former colleagues over his positions on Israel and Iran. Some Republicans already have declared their public opposition to Hagel replacing Pentagon chief Leon Panetta in Obama's second-term Cabinet. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, a senior administration official said Sunday, choosing a former Senate colleague he grew close to during overseas trips and signaling he's ready for a contentious confirmation fight likely dominated by questions about Hagel's stands on Israel and Iran.

Michael J. Fox to play newscaster in new NBC show

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:55 PM PST

File -- In a Nov. 6, 2006 file photo actor Michael J. Fox greets supporters at a rally for Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle in Milwaukee. On his upcoming NBC comedy, Fox will play a newscaster who quits his job because of Parkinson's Disease but returns to work in the show's first episode because a new medical regimen has helped him control many of the disease's symptoms. NBC said Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, his comedy closely tracks many aspects of Fox's personal life and tries to have fun with an image that has left him an object of pity-fueled admiration.(AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — On his upcoming NBC comedy, Michael J. Fox will play a newscaster who had quit his job due to Parkinson's Disease but returns to work in the show's first episode because a new medical regimen has helped him control many of the disease's symptoms.

AP Interview: Palestinian PM warns of cash crisis

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:53 PM PST

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. Fayyad is blaming Arab countries that haven't delivered promised financial aid for an escalating financial crisis in the Palestinian territories. In an interview Sunday Fayyad said that the cash crunch is pushing an additional 25 percent of the Palestinian population, or 1 million people, into poverty. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian self-rule government is in "extreme jeopardy" because of an unprecedented financial crisis, largely because Arab countries have failed to send hundreds of millions of dollars in promised aid, the Palestinian prime minister said Sunday.

Will game live up to hype in BCS championship?

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:49 PM PST

An artist puts the finishing touches on the BCS National Championship logo on the beach Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Notre Dame takes on Alabama for the National Championship in an NCAA college football game on Monday night. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)MIAMI (AP) — Sometimes, the buildup to a game can overwhelm what actually happens on the field.

Ravens lead Colts 17-9 after 3 quarters

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:40 PM PST

Baltimore Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta (88) and wide receiver Torrey Smith (82) celebrate Pitta's touchdown during the second half of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)BALTIMORE (AP) — Joe Flacco's 20-yard TD pass to Dennis Pitta and two long completions to Anquan Boldin lifted the Baltimore Ravens to a 17-9 lead over the Indianapolis Colts through three quarter of Sunday's AFC wild-card game.

Money for college athletes: not if, but how

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:39 PM PST

Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly pose with The Coaches' Trophy during a news conference for the BCS National Championship college football game Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)MIAMI (AP) — After decades when paying college athletes was thought to violate the spirit of amateurism, the enormous television revenue generated by sports — football and basketball in particular — and the long hours of work by the players have changed the debate.

HBO will continue screening Universal movies

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:29 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — HBO on Sunday its deal with Universal Pictures to be the exclusive pay-TV provider of the studio's movies for another decade, the companies said. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Vt. Air Guard hopes for jet, but others fear noise

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:26 PM PST

In this Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 photo, Master Sgt. Andrew Ehlers does repairs on an F-16 fighter plane in South Burlington, Vt. To people hoping the Air Force will choose Vermont as home to at least 18 F-35 fighter planes, the next-generation aircraft is a source of hundreds of jobs, millions of dollars for the local economy and incalculable state pride. To opponents, the plane is a looming nuisance so much louder than its predecessor, the F-16, it will make life unbearable for people beneath its flight path. The Air Force is nearing its decision about where it will base the planes. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Plans on where to base the U.S. military's next-generation fighter jet, the F-35, concern people in communities from California to Florida to Maine who worry the aircraft are too loud.

'Chainsaw 3-D' carves out No. 1 debut with $23M

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:26 PM PST

This undated publicity film image from Lionsgate shows Alexandra Daddario, left, as Heather Miller in a scene from "Texas Chainsaw 3-D," releasing in theaters on Friday, January 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionsgate, Justin Lubin)LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took Leatherface and his chainsaw to chase tiny hobbit Bilbo Baggins out of the top spot at the box office.

Giffords interview to air on shooting anniversary

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:22 PM PST

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A TV interview with former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband will air on the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six and wounded Giffords and 12 others.

Award-season hopefuls stop in Palm Springs

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:20 PM PST

Sally Field appears on stage at the 24th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 in Palm Springs, Calif. The gala honors individuals in the film industry with awards for acting, directing, achievement in film scoring and lifetime achievement. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP Images)PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — The Award Season Express made its first stop of the new year in the middle of the desert a couple hours east of Hollywood at the annual Palm Springs International Film Festival gala.

Egypt shakes up Cabinet, appoints 10 new ministers

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:14 PM PST

In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, President Mohammed Morsi, center, meets with his cabinet including 10 new ministers after their swearing in at the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday Jan. 6, 2013. Egypt's government swore in 10 new ministers on Sunday in a Cabinet shake-up aimed at improving the government's handling of the country's struggling economy as foreign reserves levels slid closer to $15 billion, just enough to cover three months' worth of imports. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt swore in 10 new ministers on Sunday in a Cabinet shake-up aimed at improving the government's handling of the country's ailing economy ahead of talks this week with the International Monetary Fund over a badly needed $4.8 billion loan.

Activists wary as India rushes to justice after gang rape

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:09 PM PST

File photo of demonstrators trying to pull away a police barricade during a protest in New DelhiNEW DELHI (Reuters) - It's no surprise the Indian street wants faster, harsher justice for sexual crimes after a horrific gang rape that rocked the nation, but some activists worry the government will trample fundamental rights in its rush to be in tune with popular rage. Last month's rape of a physiotherapy student on a moving bus and her death on December 28 in hospital triggered a national debate about how to better protect women in India, where official data shows one rape is reported on average every 20 minutes. ...

NBC says it's not the 'shoot-'em-up' network

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:08 PM PST

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — NBC says it is conscious about the amount of violence it airs in the wake of real-life tragedies, but it isn't really an issue because NBC isn't the "shoot-'em-up" network.

HBO will continue screening Universal movie

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:00 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — HBO is renewing its deal with Universal Pictures to be the exclusive pay-TV provider of the studio's movies for another decade, the companies say. Financial terms of the agreement are not being disclosed.

Drop the puck: NHL, players settle labor dispute

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 11:53 AM PST

In this image from video, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, left, talks to the media as Donald Fehr, executive director of the NHL Players' Association, stands next to him, in New York, early Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. A tentative deal to end the 113-day NHL lockout was reached early Sunday morning following a marathon 16-hour negotiating session. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Johnston)NEW YORK (AP) — They walked into a Manhattan hotel, knowing they were running out of time to save their season.

Egypt Copts mark Christmas with fear of future

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 11:49 AM PST

Pope Tawadros II, the 118th pope of the Coptic Church of Egypt, is greeted by a visitor ahead of Coptic Christmas at his office at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's minority Christians were celebrating their first Christmas after the election of an Islamist president and a new pope — and following adoption of a constitution many argue has an Islamist slant.

Ravens leads Colts 10-6 at halftime

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 11:44 AM PST

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice (27) runs with the ball and gets away from Indianapolis Colts inside linebacker Jerrell Freeman (50), for a 47 yard gain, during the first half of an NFL wild card playoff football game Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)BALTIMORE (AP) — Ray Rice broke free for a 47-yard gain on a screen pass, setting up Vonta Leach's 2-yard TD run that gave Baltimore a 10-6 lead over Indianapolis at halftime of Sunday's AFC wild-card game.

US family builds Haiti orphanage for daughter

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 11:33 AM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An American family who lost their daughter in a massive earthquake in Haiti three years ago has finished building an orphanage in her memory.

McConnell reserving judgment on possible Hagel bid

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 11:15 AM PST

FILE - In this June 26, 2008 file photo, then Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., speaks on foreign policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington. President Barack Obama may round out his new national security leadership team next week, with a nomination for defense secretary expected and a pick to lead the CIA possible. Hagel is the front-runner for the top Pentagon post. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's Republican leader said Sunday he is reserving judgment on whether to support former Sen. Chuck Hagel, the front-runner to be the next defense secretary, and predicted that his former colleague would face serious question about his stands on Iran and Israel.

Ivory Coast report: Many factors caused stampede

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 11:09 AM PST

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Officials say that the New Year's stampede in Ivory Coast which killed 64 people was caused by a combination of several factors including unofficial tree trunk barricades, the narrowing of a major thoroughfare, bad lighting and a shortage of police officers.

More for college athletes: not if, but how

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 11:01 AM PST

Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly pose with The Coaches' Trophy during a news conference for the BCS National Championship college football game Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)MIAMI (AP) — After decades when paying college athletes was thought to violate the spirit of amateurism, the enormous television revenue generated by sports — football and basketball in particular — and the long hours of work by the players have changed the debate.

Obama returns to capital after Hawaii vacation

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:56 AM PST

President Barack Obama walks with daughter Malia on the first family's return from vacationing in Hawaii, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has returned to Washington after a winter vacation in Hawaii that was interrupted by the "fiscal cliff" crisis.

Colts, Ravens 0-0 after 1st quarter

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:49 AM PST

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens were tied 0-0 after the first quarter of their AFC wild-card game.

Global regulators agree on bank asset rules

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:45 AM PST

BERLIN (AP) — International banking regulators agreed Sunday on global rules meant to ensure banks keep enough cash in hand to survive future market crises, and gave banks until 2019 to comply fully.

Wall Street cheers "cliff" deal, but only for now

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:37 AM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — When lawmakers delivered a long-delayed, last-minute agreement on the budget, Wall Street celebrated. And it would be easy to think that the surge in the Dow the following day meant that investors had put their concerns about Washington's political gridlock behind them.

Vt. town says woman's pigs in home must go

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:31 AM PST

ESSEX, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont woman considers her pigs to be pets, but town officials say they're farm animals and have no business living in a residential neighborhood.

Josh Brolin arrested in Calif. on New Year's Day

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:29 AM PST

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Josh Brolin spent some of New Year's Day and the following morning in a Southern California jail cell after getting arrested for misdemeanor public intoxication.

1 year later, lone gray wolf still prowling Calif.

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:27 AM PST

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — He doesn't like busy Interstate 5 or eating cattle, at least so far. He gets along with his distant cousins the coyotes, likes to swim and roams a lot — an awful lot — around the northernmost reaches of the Golden State.

1 year later, lone CA gray wolf still on the prowl

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:21 AM PST

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — After tracking him for a year, California wildlife officials say that the lone gray wolf who migrated from Oregon likes to travel more than most.

Ray Lewis punches dance card for last time

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:13 AM PST

Baltimore Ravens inside linebacker Ray Lewis, left, departs after greeting NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell before an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)BALTIMORE (AP) — Ray Lewis began his final playoff run with one last dance in the home of the Baltimore Ravens.

Hearing may be 'mini-trial' in theater shootings

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:01 AM PST

FILE - This file photo provided by the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office shows James Holmes, who faces faces multiple counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the July 20 Colorado theater shooting in Aurora, Colo. and hasn't yet entered a plea. Prosecutors and defense lawyers were heading back to court Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 in advance of a crucial hearing in the case. The preliminary hearing, which starts Monday, Jan. 7, will give the public its first officially sanctioned look at much of the evidence against Holmes. Holmes' lawyers have said he suffers from mental illness. At the conclusion of the preliminary hearing, State District Judge William B. Sylvester will decide if the evidence is sufficient to put Holmes on trial. (AP Photo/Arapahoe County Sheriff, File)CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The suspect in the Colorado movie theater killings returns to court this week for a hearing that might be the closest thing to a trial the victims and their families will get to see.
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