Egypt's Morsi declares emergency in 3 provinces

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• Egypt's Morsi declares emergency in 3 provinces
• Brazil blaze recalls pain for RI fire survivors
• New opera's success is beyond 'Doubt'
• Pruett ties Haywood's record as Ganassi wins Rolex
• Egypt's leader declares emergency after clashes kill 49
• Protests erupt in Egypt city under state of emergency
• Celtics PG Rondo tears right ACL; season over
• No. 7 Hoosiers hold off No. 13 Spartans 75-70
• Nightclub fire kills at least 232 in Brazil
• A look at notable deadly nightclub fires
• Deadly smoke, lone blocked exit: 230 die in Brazil
• Celtics PG Rondo tears right ACL; surgery expected
• Fraud concerns linger over new Ill. license law
• AP PHOTOS: Scenes of panic at Brazil club fire
• Egyptian president calls for dialogue with political forces to resolve latest crisis
• Celtics PG Rondo tore right ACL; surgery expected
• A new market, black as ink, in NYC: printer toner
• Egypt's new eruption of violence deepens malaise
• Liberated Malians celebrate, French-led forces clear Timbuktu
• Brazil nightclub fire kills more than 230 people
• Ryan says deep budget cuts likely unavoidable
• Monte Paschi seeks new investor as scandal deepens
• Timeline: Fire in nightclub kills 232 in Brazil
• Holocaust items put on display for remembrance day
• Lawmakers see immigration overhaul this year
• House budget chief: automatic spending cuts "going to happen"
• Ravens WR Smith beats defensive backs, adversity
• Israel warns of attack on Syrian chemical weapons
• Israel's comatose Sharon showing brain activity
• Column: Andy Murray risks becoming one-hit wonder
• Ravens, 49ers bring big-hitting 'D' to Super Bowl
• UN humanitarian chief in Syria for talks
• Court rulings dim outlook for Guantanamo trials
• Alex Smith handles role with unselfishness, class
• Weekend death toll in Egyptian riots rises to 40
• Berlusconi defends Mussolini, draws outrage from political left
• Health care among early leaders in the S&P 500
• Correction: Davos Forum-Algeria story
• In Washington, a proposal to sell naming rights
• 'Hansel & Gretel' nabs $19M, No. 1 at box office

Egypt's Morsi declares emergency in 3 provinces Posted: 27 Jan 2013 01:00 PM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president declared on Sunday a 30-day state of emergency and night curfew in the three Suez Canal provinces hit hardest by the wave of violence that has left more than 50 dead in three days.

Brazil blaze recalls pain for RI fire survivors Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:58 PM PST Argentina, a year later. Thailand in 2008. Russia in 2009.

New opera's success is beyond 'Doubt' Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:54 PM PST ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — "Only the children's voices soothe me," an anguished Sister Aloysius sings at the conclusion of "Doubt," the new opera based on John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

Pruett ties Haywood's record as Ganassi wins Rolex Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:53 PM PST DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Scott Pruett tied Hurley Haywood's record of five Rolex 24 at Daytona victories Sunday, helping Chip Ganassi Racing return to Victory Lane in the prestigious sports car race.

Egypt's leader declares emergency after clashes kill 49 Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:50 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi declared a month-long state of emergency on Sunday in three cities along the Suez Canal which have been the focus of anti-government violence that has killed dozens of people over the past four days. Seven people were shot dead and hundreds were injured in Port Said on Sunday during the funerals of 33 protesters killed at the weekend. A total of 49 people have been killed in demonstrations around the country since Thursday and Mursi's opponents have called for more protests on Monday. ...

Protests erupt in Egypt city under state of emergency Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:47 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - About 200 people marched on Sunday in the streets of Ismailia, east of Egypt's capital, shortly after President Mohamed Mursi declared a state of emergency there and in two other Suez Canal cities, a witness reported. "Down with Mursi, down with the state of emergency," they chanted. Rights activists say the state of emergency will give police, working under the Interior Ministry, broad powers to detain people deemed a threat to security. (Writing by Edmund Blair; Editing by Jon Hemming)

Celtics PG Rondo tears right ACL; season over Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:24 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics star point guard Rajon Rondo has torn his anterior cruciate ligament and will miss the rest of the season.

No. 7 Hoosiers hold off No. 13 Spartans 75-70 Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:23 PM PST BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Victor Oladipo took control for No. 7 Indiana in the opening minutes Sunday and never let go.

Nightclub fire kills at least 232 in Brazil Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:18 PM PST SANTA MARIA, Brazil (Reuters) - A nightclub fire killed at least 232 people in southern Brazil early on Sunday when a band's pyrotechnics show set the building ablaze and fleeing partygoers stampeded toward blocked and overcrowded exits in the ensuing panic, officials said. The blaze in the university town of Santa Maria was started by a band member or someone from its production team igniting a flare, which then set fire to the ceiling, said Luiza Sousa, a civil police official. The fire spread "in seconds," she said. ...

A look at notable deadly nightclub fires Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:18 PM PST A fire that swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday and killed more than 230 people appears to be the deadliest in more a decade. Here is a look at some of the biggest nightclub fires in the past century:

Deadly smoke, lone blocked exit: 230 die in Brazil Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:17 PM PST BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Flames raced through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing more than 230 people as panicked partygoers gasped for breath in the smoke-filled air, stampeding toward a single exit partially blocked by those already dead. It appeared to be the world's deadliest nightclub fire in more than a decade.

Celtics PG Rondo tears right ACL; surgery expected Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:11 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics star point guard Rajon Rondo has torn his anterior cruciate ligament, an injury that is expected to end his season.

Fraud concerns linger over new Ill. license law Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:08 PM PST SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — As Illinois becomes the fourth and most populous state to issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, there are still nagging concerns that the measure doesn't have enough safeguards to avoid the identity fraud and other pitfalls faced by the three other states with similar laws.

AP PHOTOS: Scenes of panic at Brazil club fire Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:07 PM PST Here are photos showing the aftermath of a fatal nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Brazil. The club was hosting a party for university students, which turned fatal as hundreds of partygoers stampeded toward the exit. Firefighters and police say more than 200 are dead, and at least 200 are injured.

Egyptian president calls for dialogue with political forces to resolve latest crisis Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:59 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian president calls for dialogue with political forces to resolve latest crisis .

Celtics PG Rondo tore right ACL; surgery expected Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:57 AM PST BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics star point guard Rajon Rondo has torn his anterior cruciate ligament.

A new market, black as ink, in NYC: printer toner Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:55 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan hospital clerk Marque Gumbs was doing so well moonlighting as a peddler of stolen property that he drove a BMW, shopped at designer stores like Burberry and vacationed in Las Vegas and Mexico.

Egypt's new eruption of violence deepens malaise Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:50 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — A new eruption of political violence in Egypt over the weekend left more than 50 people dead, deepening the malaise as the Islamist president struggles to get a grip on enormous social and economic problems and the increasingly dangerous fault lines that divide this nation of 85 million.

Liberated Malians celebrate, French-led forces clear Timbuktu Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:49 AM PST GAO/SEVARE, Mali (Reuters) - Residents of Mali's northern town of Gao, captured from sharia-observing Islamist rebels by French and Malian troops, danced in the streets to drums and music on Sunday as the French-led offensive also drove the rebels from Timbuktu. The weekend gains made at Gao and Timbuktu by the French and Malian troops capped a two-week whirlwind intervention by France in its former Sahel colony, which has driven al Qaeda-allied militant fighters northwards into the desert and mountains. ...

Brazil nightclub fire kills more than 230 people Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:48 AM PST BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Flames raced through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing more than 230 people as panicked partygoers gasped for breath in the smoke-filled air, stampeding toward a single exit partially blocked by those already dead. It appeared to be the world's deadliest nightclub fire in more than a decade.

Ryan says deep budget cuts likely unavoidable Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:44 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Budget Committee says Republicans will oppose tax increases and, as a result, deep, unpopular budget cuts will likely take effect.

Monte Paschi seeks new investor as scandal deepens Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:43 AM PST ROME/MILAN (Reuters) - Monte dei Paschi di Siena said on Sunday it was seeking a financial investor as the political storm over a derivatives scandal at the ailing bank intensified ahead of next month's Italian election. Italy's third-biggest lender, which needs state loans to stay afloat, this week revealed opaque derivatives trades, conducted between 2006 and 2009, that could cost it some 720 million euros. ...

Timeline: Fire in nightclub kills 232 in Brazil Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:39 AM PST (Reuters) - A fire killed at least 232 people in a nightclub in southern Brazil on Sunday when a band's pyrotechnics show set the building ablaze. Among the deadliest fires at a nightclub was at the Cocoanut Grove in Boston on November 28, 1942, when 492 people were killed. In Brazil, one of the worst fires at an entertainment venue was at a circus in Niteroi in 1961 in which 323 people died after an arson attack. Following are some of the deadliest fires this century at entertainment venues: March 29, 2000 - Paradise video parlor, an illegal porn cinema, at Jiaozuo in China's Henan province. ...

Holocaust items put on display for remembrance day Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:39 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — When Stella Knobel's family fled World War II Poland in 1939, the only thing the 7-year-old girl could take with her was her teddy bear. For the next six years, the stuffed animal never left her side as the family wandered through the Soviet Union, to Iran and finally the Holy Land.

Lawmakers see immigration overhaul this year Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:39 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic lawmakers were cautiously optimistic Sunday that a long-sought overhaul of the nation's immigration system that includes a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the country will clear Congress this year, the result of changes in the political landscape shown in November's election.

House budget chief: automatic spending cuts "going to happen" Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:34 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Automatic spending cuts postponed at the start of the year will go into effect as scheduled in March but "no one" is talking about allowing a U.S. government shutdown, the Republican House of Representatives Budget Committee chairman said on Sunday. The automatic spending cuts had been delayed by two months as part of the deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and deep spending reductions - known as sequestration - that had loomed at the beginning of this month. ...

Ravens WR Smith beats defensive backs, adversity Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:26 AM PST OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Torrey Smith overcame a variety of obstacles to become the deep threat the Baltimore Ravens needed to make it to the Super Bowl.

Israel warns of attack on Syrian chemical weapons Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:24 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel could launch a pre-emptive strike to stop Syria's chemical weapons from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah or al-Qaida inspired groups, officials said Sunday.

Israel's comatose Sharon showing brain activity Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:19 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — A team of Israeli and U.S. scientists say new tests on comatose former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon show significant brain activity.

Column: Andy Murray risks becoming one-hit wonder Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:17 AM PST Andy Murray looks like a one-hit wonder.

Ravens, 49ers bring big-hitting 'D' to Super Bowl Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:17 AM PST OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — It was as if linebacker Ray Lewis, safety Bernard Pollard and the rest of the Baltimore Ravens' defense set out to provide a quarter-by-quarter demonstration of how they do business.

UN humanitarian chief in Syria for talks Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:08 AM PST DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The United Nations humanitarian chief was in Damascus on Sunday for talks with Syrian officials about the nation's conflict, which has forced millions of people from their homes, destroyed the country's cities and created food and fuel shortages.

Court rulings dim outlook for Guantanamo trials Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:07 AM PST GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — A civilian appeals court has now reversed the verdicts of the only two Guantanamo Bay prisoners convicted in trials by military tribunal, casting a shadow over proceedings set to resume this week at the U.S. base in Cuba for the men accused in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack.

Alex Smith handles role with unselfishness, class Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:58 AM PST SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Alex Smith ran off the field at Candlestick Park two weeks ago to a standing ovation and cheers from the sellout crowd, not much different from the reception last January when he took the San Francisco 49ers oh so close to a Super Bowl.

Weekend death toll in Egyptian riots rises to 40 Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:49 AM PST PORT SAID, Egypt (AP) — Clashes flared anew in the turbulent Egyptian city of Port Said on Sunday, killing at least three more people as a mass funeral was held for most of the 37 people who died during intense riots in the city a day earlier.

Berlusconi defends Mussolini, draws outrage from political left Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:49 AM PST ROME (Reuters) - Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi triggered outrage from Italy's political left on Sunday with comments defending fascist wartime leader Benito Mussolini at a ceremony commemorating victims of the Nazi Holocaust. Speaking at the margins of the event in Milan, Berlusconi said Mussolini had been wrong to follow Nazi Germany's lead in passing anti-Jewish laws but that he had in other respects been a good leader. ...

Health care among early leaders in the S&P 500 Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:48 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Health care stocks have started off the year on a tear.

Correction: Davos Forum-Algeria story Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:47 AM PST DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — In a story transmitted Jan. 25 and Jan. 26 about Algeria's deadly hostage crisis, The Associated Press mischaracterized Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci as acknowledging that security forces made mistakes in their handling of the standoff. The mischaracterization resulted from use of an incomplete quote. The AP initially quoted Medelci as saying, "We are in the process of assessing our mistakes. In that assessment we are leaning more towards establishing that the operation was a success." The full quote, translated from French, is: "I am not sure that today we are in the process of assessing our mistakes. We are more in the process of establishing that the operation succeeded."

In Washington, a proposal to sell naming rights Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:37 AM PST OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — As many state and local governments across the nation deal with the aftermath of severe budget cuts prompted by the Great Recession, a Washington state lawmaker has put forth a plan to increase revenue without raising taxes: Allow the sale of naming rights to publicly owned facilities.

'Hansel & Gretel' nabs $19M, No. 1 at box office Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:36 AM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" cooked up $19 million in its opening weekend.

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