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Rubio to deliver State of Union GOP response

Rubio to deliver State of Union GOP response

Rubio to deliver State of Union GOP response

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:23 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a leading proponent of overhauling the immigration system who has gained attention in GOP circles, will deliver the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday.

2 children and 1 woman killed in Denver shooting

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:20 PM PST

Members of a community church gather in a prayer circle a block from where a woman and two children were found dead and a third child wounded in the Globeville neighborhood in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. The shooting appeared to have been isolated and there was no indication a shooter is on the loose, police Major Crimes Cmdr. Ron Saunier said. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)DENVER (AP) — Two young children and a woman were killed and a third child was wounded in a shooting at a northeast Denver house, police said Wednesday.

Egypt opposition leader warns over death edict

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:18 PM PST

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi smiles as he listens to his Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr during the opening of the 12th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Egypt's president took a break from mounting domestic troubles Wednesday to host an Islamic summit that has, even before starting, laid bare divisions within the Muslim world. Morsi opened the two-day summit a day after after his central bank reported another alarming drop in foreign currency reserves.(AP Photo/Amr Nabil)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's most prominent opposition leader criticized the Islamist government on Wednesday for its silence over a Muslim cleric's edict calling for the death of opposition supporters.

Details of Saturday cuts planned in mail delivery

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:14 PM PST

The Postal Service announced Wednesday that it planned to cut back to five-day-a-week deliveries for everything except packages.

Skiers, snowmobilers eager for Northeast snow

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:14 PM PST

Tom Cwick, of Los Angeles, cross country skis on machine-made snow at the Weston Ski Track in Weston, Mass., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. A midwinter storm headed to the Northeast on Friday could drop more than a foot of snow. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A midwinter storm headed to the Northeast on Friday could drop more than a foot of snow, setting up a weekend of skiing, sledding and snowmobiling in places that have been stuck with bare ground for much of the season.

Cash continues to surge into stock mutual funds

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:13 PM PST

BOSTON (AP) — The newfound confidence that investors showed at the start of the year held up through the end of January, boosting cash flows into stock mutual funds to the highest levels in more than a decade.

Alaska killer's notes included disturbing poetry

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:11 PM PST

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Handwritten notes found under Alaska serial killer Israel Keyes' body after he killed himself contained poetry about overconsumption by Americans and disturbing ramblings about an unnamed victim under his control.

Stocks erase losses and end near breakeven level

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:10 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes are ending near the breakeven point on Wall Street, recovering from an early loss.

Tunisian government out after critic's killing causes fury

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:10 PM PST

Protester throws a tear gas canister back at police during clashes in TunisTUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's ruling Islamists dissolved the government on Wednesday and promised rapid elections in a bid to calm the biggest street protests since the revolution two years ago, sparked by the killing of an opposition leader. ...

Authorities: 3 dead in fiery highway crash in Ga.

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:09 PM PST

MONTROSE, Ga. (AP) — More than two dozen cars, pickup trucks and tractor-trailers collided Wednesday morning in a fiery pileup on a foggy Georgia interstate, killing at least three people and sending nine others to a hospital, officials said.

Monopoly fans vote to add cat, toss iron tokens

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:08 PM PST

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — The Scottie dog has a new nemesis in Monopoly after fans voted in an online contest to add a cat token to the property trading game, replacing the iron, toy maker Hasbro Inc. announced Wednesday.

Goodbye Saturday mail? Postal Service plans cuts

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:07 PM PST

In this Saturday Dec. 19, 2009 file photo, U. S. Post Office letter carrier Tim Bell delivers the mail during a snow storm in Havertown, Pa. The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service says it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to deliver packages six days a week under a plan aimed at saving about $2 billion a year. In an announcement scheduled for later Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013, the service is expected to say the Saturday mail cutback would begin in August. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)WASHINGTON (AP) — Saturday mail may soon go the way of the Pony Express and twice-a-day delivery. The Postal Service said Wednesday that it plans to cut back to five-day-a-week deliveries for everything except packages to stem its financial losses in a world radically re-ordered by the Internet.

Freeborn, makeup artist behind Yoda, dies at 98

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:06 PM PST

LONDON (AP) — Stuart Freeborn, a pioneering movie makeup artist who created creatures for "2001: A Space Odyssey" and the "Star Wars" films, has died. He was 98.

Timeline: New unrest in Tunisia after political assassination

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:05 PM PST

(Reuters) - Here is a timeline of events in Tunisia since Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali became the first autocratic leader to fall in the Arab Spring uprisings. December 17, 2010 - Mohamed Bouazizi sets fire to himself in the central town of Sidi Bouzid in protest at the confiscation by police of his vegetable cart. Local people rally in support. Bouazizi later dies of his burns. Huge funeral increases momentum of protests against unemployment and repression. ...

Mexico seeks culprits in rape of 6 Spaniards

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:05 PM PST

Mexican navy marines stand at a roadblock due to stepped up security after masked armed men broke into a beach home, raping six Spanish tourists who had rented the house in Acapulco, Mexico, Tuesday Feb. 5, 2013. According to the Mayor of Acapulco, five masked men burst into a house the Spaniards had rented on the outskirts of Acapulco, in a low-key area near the beach, and held a group of six Spanish men and one Mexican woman at gunpoint, while they raped the Spanish women before dawn on Monday. (AP Photo/Bernandino Hernandez)ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Armed, masked men who raped six Spanish tourists in the Mexican resort of Acapulco spared the lone Mexican woman in the group because of her nationality, adding yet another macabre twist to the case that has further hurt the resort's already battered reputation.

Oil recoups early losses; pump price up to $3.55

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:03 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — A government report showing a smaller-than-expected increase in U.S. crude supplies led to a turnaround in the price of oil Wednesday.

Bulgaria: IDs, location of 2 terror suspects known

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:03 PM PST

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The two living suspects behind a bus attack that killed five Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last year have been identified and both are now living in Lebanon, a top Bulgarian security official said Wednesday.

Yemen: Seized Iranian ship carried varied weapons

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:03 PM PST

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A ship seized by Yemeni authorities last month carried a wide variety of Iranian-made weapons, Yemen's Defense Ministry said Wednesday.

Ireland readies deal to ease costs of bank bailout

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:57 PM PST

DUBLIN (AP) — The Irish government put lawmakers on standby to pass emergency legislation Wednesday as a deal neared with the European Central Bank to reform the repayment terms of Ireland's colossal bank-bailout bill, a move designed to reduce Ireland's deficits and ease its return to normal borrowing.

GOP lawmakers offer alternative to automatic cuts

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:55 PM PST

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta delivers his speech to Georgetown University students and faculty on leadership and public service in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of GOP lawmakers from House and Senate on Wednesday offered a plan to cut the federal workforce and use the savings to replace some $85 billion in across-the-board budget cuts to the Pentagon and domestic programs.

Youth group: Students need better sports safety

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:54 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Student athletes need access to health care professionals, better-trained coaches and up-to-date equipment, a coalition of groups recommended Wednesday in a call to action aimed at protecting the almost 8 million students participating in high school sports each year.

Coach shoots teen during robbery near Mich. school

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:52 PM PST

DETROIT (AP) — A 70-year-old high school basketball coach shot and killed one teenager and wounded a second as they attempted to rob him outside the school, Detroit police said.

Obama meets with Senate Democrats, talks strategy

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:49 PM PST

President Barack Obama walks off of Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, after returning from a Democratic retreat in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — With a big to-do list at the start of his second term, President Barack Obama is trying to sell Democrats on his strategy for tackling immigration, gun control and a host of fiscal dilemmas.

AP sources: US to cut carrier fleet in Gulf to 1

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:48 PM PST

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta delivers his speech to Georgetown University students and faculty on leadership and public service in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is cutting its aircraft carrier presence in the Persian Gulf region from two carriers to one, U.S. officials said Wednesday, in a move that represents one of the most significant effects of budget cuts on the U.S. military presence overseas.

Minn. cancels moose hunting as population plummets

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:48 PM PST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota canceled its moose hunting season Wednesday, citing a precipitous decline in the moose population, as researchers try to get a handle on why the iconic symbol of the north woods appears to be faring worse here than elsewhere across its range.

Boxer wants probe at sickly San Onofre nuke plant

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:46 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Sen. Barbara Boxer is pressing federal regulators to open a probe into equipment problems at the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant.

Tunisian opposition leader killed, riots ensue

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:45 PM PST

A man cries at the ambulance carrying the body of Chokri Belaid after he was shot to death in Tunis, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. The Tunisian opposition leader critical of the Islamist-led government and violence by radical Muslims was shot to death Wednesday — the first political assassination in post-revolutionary Tunisia. The killing is likely to heighten tensions in the North African nation whose path from dictatorship to democracy so far has been seen as a model for the Arab world. (AP Photo/Amine Landoulsi)TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Shaken by the assassination of a prominent leftist opposition leader that unleashed massive protests, Tunisia's prime minister announced Wednesday that he would form a new government of technocrats to guide the country to elections "as soon as possible."

Impunity feeds Egypt's sexual assaults, group says

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:45 PM PST

Egyptian women gather to denounce sexual violence and harassment against women in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Mob-led sexual assaults targeting Egypt's female protesters could increase if perpetrators are not punished, an international rights group warned on Wednesday. Amnesty International said statements from victims show that the assaults follow a "clear pattern," where mobs of men encircle the victims, assault them with weapons and hands and then try to undress them. Amnesty's warning followed a statement from the U.N. human rights office, which last week said that about 25 women were reportedly sexually assaulted — in some cases with extraordinary violence — in Cairo's Tahrir Square during recent demonstrations against Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. (AP/Virginie Nguyen HoangCAIRO (AP) — Mob-led sexual assaults targeting Egypt's female protesters could increase if perpetrators are not punished, an international rights group warned on Wednesday.

Exclusive: Microsoft and Symantec disrupt cyber crime ring

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:44 PM PST

The interior of a Microsoft retail store is seen in San DiegoBOSTON (Reuters) - Software makers Microsoft Corp and Symantec Corp said they disrupted a global cyber crime operation by shutting down servers that controlled hundreds of thousands of PCs without the knowledge of their users. The move made it temporarily impossible for infected PCs around the world to search the web, though the companies offered free tools to clean machines through messages that were automatically pushed out to infected computers. ...

Elan, Biogen change terms of Tysabri collaboration

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:42 PM PST

Biogen Idec will take over full ownership of the multiple sclerosis treatment Tysabri from its partner Irish drugmaker Elan Corp. PLC in exchange for a $3.25 billion cash payment and royalties on future sales.

Netflix could gain from loss of Sat. mail delivery

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:41 PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix won't miss Saturday mail delivery, even though the weekend service helped keep the company's DVD-by-mail subscribers happy.

In Vegas, Abrams gives few hints about 'Star Wars'

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:41 PM PST

Producer and director J.J. Abrams, speaks during a keynote discussion with Valve president and co-founder Gabe Newell (not pictured) at the D.I.C.E. Summit, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, in Las Vegas. Abrams, a longtime darling of the science fiction crowd, discussed his vision for a new LAS VEGAS (AP) — A newly announced "Star Wars" sequel was on everyone's mind when J.J. Abrams took the stage Wednesday at a Las Vegas video game conference, but he made only a sideways mention of the film he has been hired to direct.

Stocks edge lower as earnings fail to inspire

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:38 PM PST

Trader Brandon Barb, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Strong earnings reports from media giants Disney and Time Warner aren't impressing investors in early trading, and major U.S. market indexes are opening lower. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted lower on Wall Street as the latest round of earnings reports failed to give investors an impetus to push the market's recent rally forward.

Fines levied against RBS in rate-fixing scandal

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:37 PM PST

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 3, 2012 file photo people walk by a branch of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in the City of London. U.S. and U.K. authorities fined the Royal Bank of Scotland more than $610 million Wednesday for its role in the manipulation of a key global interest rate — with the bank pledging to make the rate-riggers and their managers foot the bill. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)LONDON (AP) — Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland became the third major bank to be caught up in a global probe of interest rate manipulation Wednesday, but what makes the $610 million fine against the lender so remarkable is how it will be paid: by the bankers themselves.

Vets groups' praise for Hagel adds pressure on GOP

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:34 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2013 file photo, former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Armed Services Committee's confirmation hearing. Countering the Republican-led opposition to President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary is a less flashy but powerful constituency _ military veterans. Longstanding veterans' organizations have praised Hagel, a twice-wounded combat veteran of Vietnam and deputy administrator in President Ronald Reagan's Veterans Administration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Countering the Republican-led opposition to President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary is a less flashy but powerful constituency: military veterans.

Plywood maker Boise Cascade soars after IPO

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:33 PM PST

Boise Cascade Chief Executive Officer Thomas Carlile, applauds during his company's IPO on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Strong earnings reports from media giants Disney and Time Warner aren't impressing investors in early trading, and major U.S. market indexes are opening lower. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Riding a U.S. housing recovery and a booming stock market, Boise Cascade, a maker of plywood and other building materials, jumped 24 percent in its market debut Wednesday.

NTSB: Plane batteries not necessarily unsafe

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:32 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2013, file photo, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman points to a reporter during a news conference in Washington. The use of lithium ion batteries to power aircraft systems isn't necessarily unsafe despite a battery fire in one Boeing 787 Dreamliner and smoke in another, but manufacturers need to build in reliable safeguards, Hersman said Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite a battery fire in one Boeing 787 Dreamliner and smoke in another, the type of batteries used to power the plane's electrical systems aren't necessarily unsafe — manufacturers just need to build in reliable safeguards, the nation's top aviation safety investigator said Wednesday.

Christie to ex-White House doctor: 'Shut up'

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:26 PM PST

In this photo released by CBS Broadcasting, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, left, and late night host David Letterman, right, react with laughter during the Governor's first visit to CBS' SEA GIRT, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie lashed out Wednesday at a former White House doctor who said she worries about the governor dying in office because he is so heavy, telling her to "shut up."

Obama taps REI chief Sally Jewell for interior secretary

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:22 PM PST

Obama announces the nomination of Sally Jewell, CEO of Recreational Equipment Inc., to Interior Secretary at the White House in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sally Jewell, a retail executive and outdoor enthusiast, is President Barack Obama's pick to oversee the national parks and vast energy reserves on public lands as U.S. interior secretary. Obama nominated Jewell, chief executive of outdoor retailer REI, on Wednesday, calling her an "expert on the energy and climate issues that are going to shape our future" as well as a savvy executive who understands the link between conservation and economic progress. Jewell is the first woman chosen to join Obama's second-term Cabinet, which has been criticized as lacking diversity. ...

Tough times for Hezbollah in fast changing region

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:17 PM PST

FILE - In this November 12, 2010 file photo, Hezbollah fighters hold their party flags, as they parade during the opening of new cemetery for colleagues who died in fighting against Israel, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon's prime minister has expressed his readiness to cooperate with Bulgarian authorities over a bomb attack linked to Hezbollah that killed five Israelis and their Bulgarian driver, in a statement Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. Prime Minister Najib Mikati whose Cabinet is dominated by members of the Shiite Muslim group and its allies also says he condemns and rejects any attack that targets an Arab or foreign country.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)BEIRUT (AP) — These are tough times for Hezbollah. The Shiite militant group's uncompromising support for Syrian President Bashar Assad and allegations that it attacked Israeli tourists in Bulgaria are both unpopular in Lebanon, where it is increasingly accused of putting the interests of longtime patrons Iran and Syria over those of its home country.
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