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Idaho senator pleads guilty to DWI charge in Va.

Idaho senator pleads guilty to DWI charge in Va.

Idaho senator pleads guilty to DWI charge in Va.

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:09 PM PST

Sen. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho looks down as he reads a statement outside Alexandria General District Court in Alexandria, Va., Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, after pleading guilty Friday to a misdemeanor first-offense drunken driving charge. In exchange for his plea Friday, prosecutors dropped a charge of failing to obey a traffic signal. Crapo received a $250 fine and a 12-month suspension of his driver's license and must complete an alcohol safety program. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of driving while intoxicated and then apologized for his actions and asked forgiveness from his constituents.

Group wants man's eye blinks barred as testimony

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:09 PM PST

Ricardo Woods, shown in this undated photo provided by the Hamilton County Sheriff's Deptartment, is charged with murdering David Chandler, who identified Woods by blinking to authorities while he was being interviewed while paralyzed after being shot in the head and neck. Chandler died about two weeks later. Woods is set to go on trial Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Hamilton County Sheriff's Dept.)CINCINNATI (AP) — The national Innocence Project is backing a murder suspect's efforts to exclude from his trial a videotape of a dying man's eye blinks, which prosecutors say identify him as the gunman.

Target ad campaign puts food in the spotlight

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:08 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Is Target's grocery aisle ready for its close up?

UK police charge Nepalese man with torture

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:06 PM PST

LONDON (AP) — British police said Friday they have charged a serving colonel in the Nepalese army with two counts of torture allegedly committed during the Himalayan nation's civil war. The case has touched off a diplomatic spat, with the Nepalese government summoning the U.K. ambassador in Kathmandu to protest.

Former US Rep. Giffords visits Newtown, Conn.

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:03 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2012 file photo, former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords blows a kiss after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. A spokesman on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 said Connecticut's lieutenant governor has been invited to attend a meeting between Giffords and families of the victims of the deadly Newtown elementary school shooting. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona on Friday visited the Connecticut town where a gunman killed 26 people last month inside an elementary school.

Utah city renames street due to sexual connotation

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:03 PM PST

LEHI, Utah (AP) — The Lehi City Council has renamed Morning Glory Road after a technology company planning to relocate to the street raised concerns about the name's sexual connotation.

Mass. Gov. proposes new compounding pharmacy rules

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:11 PM PST

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick on Friday proposed tighter regulations on sterile compounding pharmacies following a deadly nationwide meningitis outbreak linked to a Massachusetts company.

Pakistani girl shot by Taliban leaves British hospital

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:56 PM PST

Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai waves with nurses as she is discharged from The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham in this handout photographLONDON (Reuters) - A Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education has been discharged from a British hospital after doctors said she was well enough to spend time recovering with her family. Fifteen-year-old Malala Yousufzai, who was shot by the Taliban in October and brought to Britain for treatment, was discharged on Thursday but is due to be re-admitted in late January or early February for reconstructive surgery to her skull, doctors said. ...

Alabama avoiding the D word _ for now

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:54 PM PST

Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron (10) throws a pass during practice, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, in Miami Shores, Fla. Alabama is scheduled to play Notre Dame on Monday, Jan. 7, in the BCS national championship NCAA college football game. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Barrett Jones was definitely not going there.

Oil finishes higher on EIA supply report

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:53 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil finished higher Friday after the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration reported a much bigger drop in the nation's crude supplies than analysts expected.

"Nobody helped us for an hour:" Indian rape witness

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:53 PM PST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Passers-by left a gang-raped Indian student lying unclothed and bleeding in the street for almost an hour, a male friend who was assaulted with her said on Friday in his first public comments on the case that provoked a global outcry. The 23-year-old student died in hospital two weeks after she was attacked on December 16 in a private bus in New Delhi, prompting street protests over the Indian authorities' failure to stem rampant violence against women. ...

Army Corps tamps down barge worries on Mississippi

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:42 PM PST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Efforts taken to keep a crucial stretch of the drought-starved Mississippi River open to barge traffic should be sufficient to avert a shipping shutdown that the industry fears is imminent, Army Corps of Engineers and Coast Guard officials said Friday.

Stocks gain; jobs report locks in big weekly move

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:39 PM PST

In this Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, photo, a trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Wall Street stocks tumbled on Thursday Jen. 3. 2013 after a transcript of the last meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve unveiled a divided opinion among central bankers over how long the Fed should keep buying bonds to support the economy. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks gained after a report showed that hiring held up in December, putting the Dow on track for to its best week in more than six months.

'McDreamy' says he beat Starbucks for coffee chain

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:38 PM PST

FILE - In this June 28, 2011 file photo, actor Patrick Dempsey attends the "Transformers: Dark Of The Moon'" premiere in Times Square in New York. Late Thursday night Jan. 3, 2013, Dempsey announced that his company, Global Baristas LLC, made the winning bid for Tully's Coffee. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)SEATTLE (AP) — "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey may be the real "McSteamy."

Colombia firm makes armored clothes for kids

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:37 PM PST

A worker inspects armored vests designed for children at the Miguel Caballero factory on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. Miguel Caballero who has made armored vests for adults for more than 20 years, said he had never thought about making bulletproof goods for children. But that changed after the Dec. 14 slaying of 20 small children and six adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. His new line of products are designed for children ranging in age from 8-16 years and are priced at anywhere from $150-$600 depending on the complexity of their construction. Each piece weighs between 2-4 pounds. (AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez)BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A Colombian firm that makes bulletproof vests is now creating armored clothing for children.

Ex-La. gov convicted of corruption gets TV show

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:31 PM PST

File -In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 file photo, Former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards and his wife Trina Scott Edwards attend a luncheon for a Council For a Better Louisiana in Baton Rouge, La. Edwards and his wife, Trina, get their own reality show starting in February on the A&E cable network. "The Governor's Wife" is a vehicle to showcase Trina, the 30-something wife of the octogenarian ex-con former governor of the Pelican State. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards will star on a new cable TV show alongside the woman he married after his release from federal prison on a corruption conviction.

Fatah rally in Gaza looks toward unity with Hamas

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:27 PM PST

Palestinians wave yellow Fatah flags during celebrations marking the 48th anniversary of the Fatah movement in Gaza City, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. The secular-leaning Fatah party staged a massive rally Friday in the Gaza Strip, the first such gathering in the territory since the Islamist Hamas group violently took control there in 2007 - a reflection of the warming ties between the two rival Palestinian factions.(AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tens of thousands of Fatah supporters rallied in the Hamas stronghold of Gaza on Friday for the first time since they were routed from power in the territory by the Islamist militants in 2007.

Reid arrives in KC, nears deal to become coach

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:11 PM PST

FILE - Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 in East Rutherford, N.J. Reid has been fired after 14 seasons coaching the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles made the announcement Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid arrived in Kansas City on Friday, and the Chiefs are close to making an official announcement that he will become their next coach.

Browns set to interview Kelly

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:10 PM PST

Oregon head coach Chip Kelly wipes his eyes after the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. Oregon defeated Kansas State 35-17.(AP Photo/Paul Connors)CLEVELAND (AP) — The courtship of Chip Kelly is under way.

FDA proposes sweeping new food safety rules

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:10 PM PST

FILE - This Sept. 28, 2011 file photo shows the sign leading to the Jensen Farms near Holly, Colo. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant in the wake of deadly outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe and leafy greens. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant in the wake of deadly outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe and leafy greens.

Poll: Fight obesity crisis but keep the junk food

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:06 PM PST

FILE - This Jan. 17, 2012, file photo shows vegetables left over by students on their cafeteria trays at the Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles. Americans blame too much screen time and cheap fast-food for fueling the nation's obesity epidemic, but a poll finds that they're split on how the government should help. A third of people say the government should be deeply involved in finding ways to curb obesity. A similar proportion want the government to play little or no role, and the rest are in the middle. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Everyone could use a little help keeping those New Year's resolutions to slim down. But if it means the government limiting junk food, the response is an overwhelming, "No."

US teen Shiffrin wins WCup slalom, leads standings

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:04 PM PST

Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States, celebrates on the podium after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Zagreb, Croatia, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Teenager Mikaela Shiffrin is living up to her billing as American skiing's next big star.

Police ID suspect killed during NY subway shooting

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:59 AM PST

This combination of photos provided by the New York City Police Department shows officers, from left, Lukasz Kozicki, Michael Levay and Juan Pichardo. All three officers were shot within a one-hour span in two separate incidents on Thursday night, Jan. 3, 2013. Kozicki and Levay were shot when they confronted a man on a Manhattan-bound subway car in Brooklyn. Both officers survived the shooting, and Levay returned fire, killing the suspect. In a separate incident, officer Pichardo, who was working off-duty at his family's Bronx car dealership, was shot while disarming a man who was trying to rob the business. Pichardo survived the shooting and four suspects were arrested in the robbery attempt. (AP Photo/New York City Police Department)NEW YORK (AP) — One of two police officers shot and wounded during a gun battle on a New York City subway train was released from the hospital Friday, as authorities identified the man who opened fire and was later killed.

New search engine tailors its results for tablets

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:58 AM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The makers of Blekko believe they've built a great alternative to Google, but they're also realistic. They know their two-year-old Internet search engine won't ever supplant Google as the most popular place to search on laptop and desktop computers.

Congress approves $9.7 billion in Sandy flood aid

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:54 AM PST

Crews work work to replace the Superstorm Sandy destroyed boardwalk in Seaside Heights, N.J., Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. Under intense pressure from angry Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner has agreed to a vote this week on aid for Superstorm Sandy recovery. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)WASHINGTON (AP) — The new Congress has passed a $9.7 billion bill to help pay flood insurance claims to homeowners, renters and businesses damaged by Superstorm Sandy.

Should lottery winners' names be kept secret?

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:50 AM PST

In this Nov. 29, 2012 file photo, television cameras rolling, as store manager Bob Chebat, middle, hands over Wes Prinzen's, right, modest $4 winnings, at a 4 Sons Food Store where one of the winning tickets in the $579.9 million Powerball jackpot was purchased in Fountain Hills, Ariz. When two winning tickets for a record Powerball jackpot were claimed last month, the world focused on the winners. One, from Missouri, showed up at the newsconference, while the other, in Arizona, chose to remain anonymous. Releasing information on the lottery winners reflects a broader debate playing out in state Legislatures and lottery offices nationwide: Should the winners' names be made public?(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)PHOENIX (AP) — When two winning tickets for a record $588 million Powerball jackpot were claimed from the Nov. 28 drawing, the world focused on the winners.

Golson hopes Notre Dame's season ends on BCS note

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:46 AM PST

Notre Dame offensive coordinator Chuck Martin, left, and quarterback Everett Golson laugh as they answer questions during a news conference, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Notre Dame is scheduled to play Alabama on Monday, Jan. 7, in the BCS national championship NCAA college football game. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — When Everett Golson sees a piano, he usually sits down and starts entertaining. He plays several instruments, keeps a keyboard in his room and loves to sing.

Electoral College count affirms Obama's win

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:45 AM PST

Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio in the House Chamber before the counting of Electoral College votes on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Biden presided over a Joint Session of Congress Friday as four members of the House and Senate took turns announcing the votes that had been tallied in state capitals last month affirming the re-election of Barack Obama as President of the United States. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress made the obvious official on Friday. President Barack Obama has been re-elected.

Review: 'Chainsaw' loving homage to '74 original

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:40 AM PST

This undated publicity film image from Lionsgate shows John Dugan, left, as Grandpa Sawyer, and Bill Moseley, center, as Drayton Sawyer, in a scene from "Texas Chainsaw 3-D," releasing in theaters on Friday, January 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionsgate, Justin Lubin)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Watching "Texas Chainsaw 3-D," the latest screen incarnation of the iconic chainsaw-wielding maniac Leatherface, the mind fairly reels. This purported direct sequel to Tobe Hooper's 1974 horror classic cheerfully ignores that director's own 1986 follow-up, the 1997 and 2003 remakes, the 2006 prequel and even its basic timeline. It scores points for sheer brazenness.

2012 was worst year for whooping cough since 1955

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:39 AM PST

The nation just suffered its worst year for whooping cough in nearly six decades, according to preliminary government figures.

American Eagle pilot arrested at Minn. airport

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:35 AM PST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Airport police arrested an American Eagle pilot Friday after he failed a blood-alcohol breath test as he prepared to fly from Minneapolis-St. Paul to New York City, authorities said.

Golson hopes Notre Dame's season ends on good note

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:31 AM PST

Notre Dame offensive coordinator Chuck Martin, left, and quarterback Everett Golson laugh as they answer questions during a news conference, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Notre Dame is scheduled to play Alabama on Monday, Jan. 7, in the BCS national championship NCAA college football game. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Everett Golson's first love is basketball. Music would seem to be second on the Notre Dame quarterback's list.

Woman arrested in decade-old LA child porn case

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:31 AM PST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman suspected of making and appearing in child porn photos a decade ago was arrested hours after authorities released images of her taken from those shots, federal officials announced Friday.

Budget battles threaten to limit Obama's second-term agenda

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:30 AM PST

U.S. President Obama delivers remarks after the House of Representatives acted on legislation intended to avoid the "fiscal cliff," at the White House in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a brutal "fiscal cliff" battle, President Barack Obama's looming budget confrontation with Congress threatens to sharply curtail his second-term agenda and limit his ambitions on priorities such as immigration reform and gun control. Obama has vowed to push ahead with other legislative priorities during the fiscal fight, but faces the likelihood that they will be elbowed aside in a fierce struggle with Republicans over approaching deadlines to raise the limit on federal borrowing, cut spending and fund government operations. ...

Lilly 2013 profit forecast tops expectations

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:28 AM PST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eli Lilly and Co. unveiled a better-than-expected 2013 earnings forecast Friday, in part because the pharmaceutical company expects growth from several established drugs to help make up for revenue lost to generic competition.

Appeals court faults EPA for soot regulation

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:27 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court is siding with environmental groups that had challenged Environmental Protection Agency regulations on soot as too weak.

NJ man arrested in NY police cannibalism case

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:24 AM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey man was arrested Friday on charges that he sought to pay $5,000 to a New York City police officer — later charged in a cannibalism case — to kidnap a Manhattan woman that he intended to rape and kill.

Correction: Obit-Schwarzkopf story

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:21 AM PST

WASHINGTON - WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story Dec. 28 about the death of U.S. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, The Associated Press reported erroneously the date of Schwarzkopf's birth. He was born on Aug. 22, 1934, not Aug. 24.

TBS only briefly considered 'Cougar Town' change

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:11 AM PST

This undated image released by TBS shows Courteney Cox, left, and Brian Van Holt in a scene from the fourth season of "Cougar Town," premiering Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 at 10p.m. EST on TBS. (AP Photo/TBS, Danny Feld)PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — TBS and the makers of "Cougar Town" say they only briefly considered changing the show's title with its move to cable TV, but they didn't want to throw away years of marketing that has given the comedy starring Courteney Cox an identity.

India rape victim's friend recounts ordeal

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:08 AM PST

NEW DELHI (AP) — The companion of a woman who was gang-raped aboard a bus in New Delhi recounted in a television interview for the first time Friday how the pair was attacked for 2 1/2 hours before being thrown on the side of the road, where passersby ignored them and police debated jurisdiction issues before helping them.
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