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Presidential staff chiefs all in documentary

Presidential staff chiefs all in documentary

Presidential staff chiefs all in documentary

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:54 PM PST

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Makers of a Discovery network documentary on presidential chiefs of staff have a perfect participation record.

Four dead after police standoff in Colorado

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:51 PM PST

Police continue their investigation outside of a home following an overnight hostage-taking incident in AuroraAURORA, Colo. (AP) — A gunman barricaded inside his Colorado home fired shots at police from a second-story window before he was killed as SWAT officers stormed the home Saturday. Once inside, they found the bodies of three other adults, authorities said.

Kelly not paying attention to NFL teams

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:51 PM PST

Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly answers a question during Media Day for the BCS National Championship college football game Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Miami. Notre Dame faces Alabama in Monday's championship game. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)MIAMI (AP) — Brian Kelly says leaving Notre Dame "isn't an option." Alabama's Nick Saban says he has no "unfinished business" in the NFL.

Chavez allies re-elect legislative chief

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:51 PM PST

A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds a picture of him decorated with a rosary and the words in Spanish "Merry Christmas" outside the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. Venezuelan lawmakers are meeting Saturday to select a new president of the National Assembly in a session that could give clues to the future of the country amid uncertainty about ailing Chavez. Just five days remain until Chavez's scheduled inauguration on Thursday and officials are suggesting the swearing-in could be delayed. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Allies of cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez on Saturday chose to keep the same National Assembly president — a man who could be in line to step in as a caretaker leader in some circumstances.

WSJ says Hostess in talks to sell bread brands

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:43 PM PST

A newspaper is reporting that Flowers Foods and Bimbo are emerging as bidders for the bread brands of Hostess, which in the midst of a bankruptcy-court liquidation of its assets.

PGA Tour's season opener delayed again

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:41 PM PST

Charlie Beljan holds an umbrella as he waits his turn to tee off in the first round at the Tournament of Champions golf tournament on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, in Kapalua, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — For those who think the PGA Tour season never ends, here's a new twist: This one can't get started.

Venezuela lawmakers elect Chavez ally as Assembly chief

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:40 PM PST

Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro embraces National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello during the assembly inaguration in CaracasCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan lawmakers re-elected a staunch ally of Hugo Chavez to head the National Assembly on Saturday, putting him in line to be caretaker president if the socialist leader does not recover from cancer surgery. By choosing the incumbent, Diosdado Cabello, the "Chavista"-dominated legislature cemented the combative ex-soldier's position as the third most powerful figure in the government, after Chavez and Vice President Nicolas Maduro. "As a patriot ... ...

Fed officials suggest possible end to asset purchases in 2013

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:39 PM PST

President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis James Bullard gestures during an interview at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisSAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve could halt its asset purchases this year, two top Fed officials suggested on Friday, a view also gaining traction among economists at Wall Street's top financial institutions. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, a voting member of the Fed's monetary policy panel in 2013, said a drop in the unemployment rate to 7.1 percent would probably constitute the "substantial improvement" in the labor market that the central bank seeks. That's the bar for the Fed's policy-setting committee to halt the current round of asset purchases that it began in September. ...

Chiefs' Reid already at work assembling staff

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:35 PM PST

FILE - This Nov. 21, 2011 file photo shows Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid pausing while speaking during a media availability at their NFL football training facility in Philadelphia. Reid arrived in Kansas City on Friday, Jan. 4, 2012, and the Chiefs are close to making an official announcement that he will become their next coach.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs were in shambles after the worst season in franchise history, and chairman Clark Hunt promised their devoted followers that better ways were ahead.

Bombing victim grateful for tragedy counseling

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:32 PM PST

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — When Carolyn McKinstry hears that young survivors of a mass shooting like last month's in Connecticut are receiving counseling, she can speak to its value through her own experience — or lack of it.

Alaska winter will challenge Shell ship salvage

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:28 PM PST

In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard the conical drilling unit Kulluk sits grounded near a beach 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2012. The Kulluk grounded after many efforts by tug vessel crews and Coast Guard crews to move the vessel to safe harbor during a winter storm. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Painter)ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — It could take until spring for crews to remove a grounded oil-drilling ship from rocks near a remote Alaska island, thanks to the fury of the North Pacific winter, a veteran marine salvager said.

Report says Armstrong may confess to doping

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:24 PM PST

FILE - In this July 10, 2010, file photo, Lance Armstrong throws out his water bottle in the last kilometers of the climb toward Station les Rousses, France, during the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race. The New York Times reported Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, that Armstrong, who has strongly denied the doping charges that led to him being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, has told associates he is considering admitting to the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Armstrong attorney Tim Herman denied that Armstrong has reached out to USADA chief executive Travis Tygart and David Howman, director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski, File)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong is reportedly considering a change in course, dropping his years of denials and admitting that he used performance-enhancing drugs.

NYC iPhone owner tricks thief using dating app

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:20 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City musician used a combination of technology, seduction, brute force and a bribe to reclaim his missing iPhone from a confused crook.

Syrian president to give speech Sunday

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:15 PM PST

A family crosses a street piled with rubbish in Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. The revolt against President Bashar Assad started in March 2011 began with peaceful protests but morphed into a civil war that has killed more than 60,000 people, according to a recent United Nations recent estimate. (AP Photo/Andoni Lubaki)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad will deliver a speech on Sunday in a rare address to the nation, state media said, as rebels fighting to topple his embattled regime pressed ahead with an offensive on the capital.

Four dead in hostage-taking in Aurora, Colorado

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:14 PM PST

Police continue their investigation outside of a home following an overnight hostage-taking incident in AuroraAURORA, Colo. (Reuters) - Four people, including the gunman, were dead following a hostage-taking incident on Saturday in Aurora, Colorado, the same town where a man shot dead 12 people and wounded 58 more in a movie theater last July, police told reporters. After nearly six hours of failed negotiations, police killed the gunman as he opened fire on them through a second-story window of a townhouse where he had barricaded himself, said Aurora police spokeswoman Cassidee Carlson. It was unclear from police and media reports whether officers entered the home or shot the man through the window. ...

McChrystal takes blame for Rolling Stone article

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:09 PM PST

FILE - This July 23, 2010, file photo shows Gen. Stanley McChrystal reviewing troops for the last time as he is honored at a retirement ceremony at Fort McNair in Washington. Speaking out for the first time since he resigned, retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal writes in a new memoir that he takes the blame for the Rolling Stone article that ended his Afghan command and army career, including for the unflattering comments attributed to his staff about the Obama administration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaking out for the first time since he resigned, retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal takes the blame for a Rolling Stone article and the unflattering comments attributed to his staff about the Obama administration that ended his Afghanistan command and army career.

Leaders of two Sudans agree on border buffer zone: mediator

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:00 PM PST

Sudan's President Bashir speaks during a meeting with leaders from South Sudan at the National Palace in the Ethiopian capital Addis AbabaADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to set up a long-delayed demilitarized zone along their disputed border as soon as possible, a condition for the resumption of oil exports, an African Union mediator said on Saturday. Sudan's Omar Hassan al-Bashir and South Sudan's Salva Kiir held two days of talks in Ethiopia to try to defuse tensions that brought them close to war in April. The leaders agreed in September to end hostilities and withdraw their armies from their disputed border, but the two sides have failed to implement the agreement. "They've ... ...

Financial stability should not be monetary policy goal: Plosser

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 11:42 AM PST

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should use monetary policy mainly to fight inflation, and "resist the temptation" to use it to achieve financial stability, a top Fed official said on Saturday. "Financial stability should not be an explicit objective of monetary policy per se," Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser said at the American Economic Association's annual meeting. "Price stability I believe should be the No. 1 priority of a central bank," he said, adding that the Fed's record over its first 100 years on price stability has been less than stellar. ...

Missoni scion on small plane missing in Venezuela

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 11:40 AM PST

In this photo taken on March 30, 2005 Vittorio Missoni, right, and his wife Maurizia Castiglioni smile 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/Livio Valerio, Lapresse)ROME (AP) — Rescue crews used boats and aircraft on Saturday to search for a small plane that disappeared in Venezuela carrying the CEO of Italy's iconic Missoni fashion house and five other people.

Venezuela searches for fashion boss Missoni's plane

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 11:33 AM PST

Undated handout photo shows the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander aircraft YV-2615, which was reported missingCARACAS/MILAN (Reuters) - Venezuelan air and sea rescue services were searching on Saturday for a plane carrying fashion executive Vittorio Missoni, his wife and four others which went missing off the coast of Venezuela. The plane carrying Missoni, 58, his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni, another couple and two Venezuelan crew members disappeared after taking off from the resort of Los Roques, an archipelago off the coast, the company said in a statement. "It disappeared yesterday. They have been looking for it with helicopters and ships, but have not found anything yet. ...

Syrian army rockets Damascus rebel district

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 11:28 AM PST

A view of buildings damaged by missiles in TaftanazBEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army fired rockets at a district of Damascus on Saturday to try to drive out insurgents fighting their way closer to the seat of President Bashar al-Assad's power. As a conflict that has killed 60,000 people in 21 months shows no sign of abating, Syria's deputy foreign minister visited Iran, seeking to maintain the support of Assad's main ally in the region. Iran's Fars news agency said Faisal al-Makdad would meet President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other Iranian officials. ...

Syria's Assad to give speech on Sunday: state television

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 10:53 AM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will deliver a speech on Sunday, state media said, in what will be his first major public statement for weeks on the uprising against his rule. Syrian television said Assad, who has vowed to crush armed rebels fighting to topple him, would speak about "developments in Syria and the region". (Editing by Kevin Liffey)

Cat used in Brazil prison smuggling try

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 10:52 AM PST

SAO PAULO (AP) — Guards thought there was something suspicious about a little white cat slipping through a prison gate in northeastern Brazil. A prison official says that when they caught the animal, they found a cellphone, drills, small saws and other contraband taped to its body.

Strong earthquake shakes parts of Alaska, Canada

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 10:40 AM PST

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A powerful earthquake sparked a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of Alaskan and Canadian coastline, but the alert was canceled when no damaging waves were generated.

Gay marriage remains a tough sell in Illinois

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 10:37 AM PST

In this Jan. 3, 2013 photo, Theresa Volpe, second from left, testifies alongside her daughter Ava as her partner Mercedes Santos, right, sits with their son Jaidon during a Senate Executive committee hearing considering same sex marriage at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Despite a nudge from the home-state president, soaring support in the polls and national momentum from the November elections, the stalling of the gay marriage push in Illinois shows how tricky it is to get a legislature to approve same-sex unions. Illinois Sen. Heather Steans, D-Chicago, a supporter for same sex marriage, left, looks on. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The stalling of Illinois' gay-marriage push — at least for now — shows the difficulty of approving legislation to legalize it, even with a nudge from the home-state president, steadily rising support in the polls and national momentum from the November elections.

Nepali charged with torture appears in UK court

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 10:36 AM PST

LONDON (AP) — A British court on Saturday denied bail to a colonel in the Nepalese army facing charges of torture allegedly committed during the Himalayan nation's civil war.

Panthers announce Rivera will be back next season

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 10:28 AM PST

Carolina Panthers' head coach Ron Rivera describes how his team improved over the season at a brief news conference following the final team meeting of the season in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. If Rivera does not return as Carolina's coach after a second straight losing season, he can at least take pride in the fact this his players never quit on him, even rallying from 11-points down, on the road, in a low-stakes season finale, to beat the Saints 44-38 on Sunday. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ron Rivera will return as coach of the Carolina Panthers next season.

Spanish police seize ancient plundered vase

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 10:21 AM PST

In this picture released by the Spanish Interior Ministry on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, a very rare vase from late second century BC that was seized by police after it was found in an antique shop in the town of El Campello, eastern Spain. Officers seized the object during a routine inspection and arrested the shop owner for allegedly receiving and handling the plundered antiquity of almost incalculable historical importance. The vase is nearly 22-centuries old and was allegedly taken from an Iberian era archeological site in the Spanish province of Alicante. (AP Photo/Interior Ministry) Eds note: Logo at top right put on by source.MADRID (AP) — The owner of an antique shop in Spain was arrested after police investigators found a vase there dating back to the late second century B.C., officials said Saturday.

Court clears Egypt's ex-culture minister of graft

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 10:18 AM PST

CAIRO (AP) — A court has acquitted Egypt's former culture minister on charges he failed to account for around $1.5 million of his wealth.

Chavez party proposes same legislative chief

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 10:14 AM PST

A heart-shaped mural shows an image of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez hugging a woman in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Chavez hasn't spoken publicly or been seen since his Dec. 11 operation in Cuba, and the latest report from his government Thursday night increased speculation that he is unlikely to attend his Jan. 10 inaugural ceremony. The message above the mural reads in Spanish; "Love is repaid with love." (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Allies of President Hugo Chavez are proposing to keep the same National Assembly president — a man who could be in line to step in as a caretaker leader in some circumstances.

Mediator gets NHL, union back together

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 10:09 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2012, file photo, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, right, and deputy commissioner Bill Daly speak to reporters in New York. Bettman has told the players union that a deal must be in place by Jan. 11 in order for a 48-game season to be played beginning eight days later.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)NEW YORK (AP) — A federal mediator has finally been able to get the NHL and the players' association back together Saturday for their first face-to-face meeting since talks broke down two days earlier.

West Texas group on mission to save smokestacks

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 09:56 AM PST

This Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 photo shows ASARCO copper smelter smokestacks near the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas. People spent years trying to close the massive copper plant they said spewed fumes that made their eyes teary, their lungs burn. Now, more than a decade after they claimed victory when the copper smelter shut down, some who opposed the plant are banding together in a long-shot effort to prevent the demolition of the plant's smokestacks that have dominated the local skyline for nearly half a century. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca)EL PASO, Texas (AP) — People in this West Texas city spent decades trying to close a massive copper plant they said spewed fumes that made their eyes teary, their lungs burn. Workers got sick and blamed the company. A hill near a college campus gradually turned black as the towering smokestacks churned out heavy emissions year after year.

Mediator back at work in NHL labor fight

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 09:53 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2012, file photo, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, right, and deputy commissioner Bill Daly speak to reporters in New York. Bettman has told the players union that a deal must be in place by Jan. 11 in order for a 48-game season to be played beginning eight days later.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Mediation between the NHL and the players' association started again Saturday morning about 12 hours after it ended Friday night.

Venezuelan lawmakers meet to choose new leaders

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 09:52 AM PST

A heart-shaped mural shows an image of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez hugging a woman in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Chavez hasn't spoken publicly or been seen since his Dec. 11 operation in Cuba, and the latest report from his government Thursday night increased speculation that he is unlikely to attend his Jan. 10 inaugural ceremony. The message above the mural reads in Spanish; "Love is repaid with love." (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan lawmakers are meeting to select a new president of the National Assembly in a session that could give clues to the future of the country amid uncertainty about ailing President Hugo Chavez.

Browns, Kelly to meet again for 2nd straight day

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 09:32 AM PST

Oregon's Michael Clay, left, holds up the championship trophy as head coach Chip Kelly looks on after the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game against Kansas State Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. Oregon defeated Kansas State 35-17.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns have Chip Kelly's interest. Now they need his signature.

Talk of GOP primaries follows 'fiscal cliff' vote

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 09:30 AM PST

In this Jan. 4, 2013, photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, walks to a strategy session with GOP members, on Capitol Hill in Washington at the start of the first full day of business for the new 113th Congress. Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting this week to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary challenges next year from angry conservatives. These lawmakers wasted little time in attempting to deliver an explanation that would be acceptable to the tea party and the GOP's right flank, and, perhaps, insulate themselves from a re-election battle against a fellow Republican. They've started defending the vote as one that preserves tax cuts for most Americans, while promising to fight for spending cuts in upcoming legislative debates over raising the nation's borrowing limit. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary challenges next year from angry conservatives.

Spain beats Serbia in Hopman Cup final

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 09:26 AM PST

Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues reacts after defeating Serbia's Ana Ivanovich during the women's final at the Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth, Australia, Jan. 5, 2013. Garrigues won the match 6-4 6-7 6-2. (AP Photo/ Theron Kirkman)PERTH, Australia (AP) — Spain defeated Serbia 2-1 to win the Hopman Cup for the fourth time on Saturday.

After NYC subway deaths, barriers get new eye

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 09:23 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2010 file photo, an airport worker looks out of the car and through the open doorway of the glass security barrier at Washington Dulles International Airport in Washington. New York City transit officials are considering similar safety barriers between passenger platforms and trains after two people were pushed and a third fell to their deaths on the tracks since early December 2012. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Every day, throngs of riders stand on the edge of danger in the nation's busiest subway system, waiting on platforms with nothing between them and the tracks.

Obama wants action on government's borrowing limit

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 09:23 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, file photo, the dome of the Capitol is reflected in a skylight of the Capitol Visitor's Center in Washington. By delaying hard choices on spending, the fiscal cliff deal guaranteed more confrontation and uncertainty this year, especially when Congress must vote later this winter to raise the government's borrowing limit. That's likely to keep businesses cautious about hiring and investing. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama is hailing a last-minute deal that pulled the country back from the "fiscal cliff," but says it's just one step in a broader effort to boost the economy and shrink federal deficits.

Report: Syrian journalist dies of wounds

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 09:20 AM PST

A child uses a megaphone to lead others in chanting Free Syrian Army slogans during a demonstration in the neighborhood of Bustan Al-Qasr, Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. The U.N. said Wednesday that more than 60,000 people have been killed since Syria's crisis began in March 2011 — a figure much higher than previous opposition estimates. (AP Photo/Andoni Lubaki)BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian journalist for a pro-government television station died of wounds sustained in a shooting attack in the suburbs of Damascus, state media said Saturday, as rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad pressed ahead with an offensive on the capital.
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