Kerry to Mideast, Europe on damage control mission

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• Kerry to Mideast, Europe on damage control mission
• Kenya bombs Somali militant camp after mall attack
• In unofficial vote, Abyei residents choose S Sudan
• UK hacking prosecutor: Brooks, Coulson had affair
• Google releases 1st phone powered by 'Kit Kat'
• Bob Dylan guitar under New York hammer for $500,000
• German lawmaker says he met Snowden in Russia
• GOP blocks Obama nominees, Dems weigh response
• Ewan McGregor to star on Broadway next year
• Horsemeat found in canned beef at two retailers -food agency
• Column: A journalistic revolution
• Iraqi PM: Terror 'found a second chance' in Iraq
• US stocks slip, still post big October gain
• Toronto police say they have mayor drug video
• Shanahan on Haynesworth: 'lazy, lack of passion'
• Changes pursued in US security clearance system
• Court blocks ruling on NY police stop-frisk policy
• Ga. man gets life sentence in beating deaths of 8
• Officials: Israeli airstrike inside Syria
• Portable electronics to be allowed on flights: FAA
• Manning says gender ID dispute could go to court
• Pa. residents living above mine fire free to stay
• Delany says power conferences hope to stay in DI
• After unity, some Democrats push back on Obama
• Djokovic, Federer into last eight, London line-up complete
• Saudi men quietly help campaign for women to drive
• ME says doc's wife may have drowned in tub
• MGM Resorts 3rd-quarter loss narrows
• Michael Jackson's doctor sues Texas over license
• Kentucky is No. 1 in preseason poll
• Senate bill eyes limiting US surveillance
• Driver expects to fight Google Glass ticket
• FAA eases rules on electronic devices on planes
• Column: Why Scandinavian women make the rest of the world jealous
• Avs goalie Varlamov accused of kicking girlfriend
• Obama pitches the US to foreign investors
• Prosecutor reviewing facts in Ga. gym mat death
• Official: 92 bodies of migrants found in Niger
• Tina Fey to write, produce new comedy for NBC
• Brazil's flamboyant playboy tycoon takes big fall

Kerry to Mideast, Europe on damage control mission Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is hitting the road again, this time on a damage-control mission to the Middle East and Europe where rancor is high over U.S. strategies in Syria, Egypt and Iran as well as American surveillance activities revealed by ex-NSA analyst Edward Snowden.

Kenya bombs Somali militant camp after mall attack Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:29 PM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's military says its air force has attacked a militant training camp in Somalia in retaliation for last month's al-Shabab assault on Nairobi's Westgate Mall.

In unofficial vote, Abyei residents choose S Sudan Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:27 PM PDT JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — In an unofficial vote, residents of a disputed area between Sudan and South Sudan said they want to join South Sudan.

UK hacking prosecutor: Brooks, Coulson had affair Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:27 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — A prosecutor electrified Britain's phone hacking trial Thursday by revealing that Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson — the two most senior U.K. tabloid editors accused of illegal eavesdropping and bribery — had a secret affair lasting at least six years.

Google releases 1st phone powered by 'Kit Kat' Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:26 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is selling a new Android smartphone that it hopes will become more like a clairvoyant friend than a piece of hardware.

Bob Dylan guitar under New York hammer for $500,000 Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:25 PM PDT Bob Dylan's electric guitar, on which he performed a career-defining set at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, is going under the hammer in New York for $500,000. Christie's will auction off the 1964 Fender Stratocaster guitar on December 6 with five newly discovered Dylan song lyrics dating back to 1965-66. Christie's expects the guitar to fetch $300,000 to $500,000, and the lyrics $3,000 to $30,000. The three-song electric set at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island saw a 24-year-old Dylan evolve from folk-protest singer into an enigmatic rock legend.

German lawmaker says he met Snowden in Russia Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:24 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) — A German lawmaker said he met Edward Snowden in Moscow on Thursday, and that the National Security Agency leaker is prepared in principle to help Germany investigate allegations of surveillance by U.S. intelligence.

GOP blocks Obama nominees, Dems weigh response Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked President Barack Obama's picks for a powerful federal court and a housing regulatory agency, prompting Democrats to threaten curtailing the GOP's ability to derail nominations.

Ewan McGregor to star on Broadway next year Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:19 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — "Star Wars" and "Trainspotting" star Ewan McGregor will make his Broadway debut next year in a revival of Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing."

Horsemeat found in canned beef at two retailers -food agency Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:19 PM PDT A batch of canned sliced beef containing horsemeat has been removed from the shelves of retailers Home Bargains and Quality Save, Britain's Food Standards Agency said on Thursday . Routine tests by local government trading standards officers in Lincolnshire, eastern England, found the product, which was manufactured in Romania in January this year, contained horse DNA at a level of between 1 and 5 percent. Neither Home Bargains, the trading name of family-owned business TJ Morris, nor Quality Save, a chain of discount stores operating in northern England, could immediately be reached for comment. The beef tested negative for the drug phenylbutazone, or 'bute', the anti-inflammatory painkiller for sporting horses which is banned for animals intended for eventual human consumption as it is potentially harmful, the agency said.

Column: A journalistic revolution Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:15 PM PDT By Neal Gabler Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who revealed National Security Agency surveillance leaks from former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, dueled this week with former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller over objectivity in journalism. He explained that his new reporting venture, a website funded by eBay co-founder Pierre Omidyar, would treat official pronouncements with skepticism. But while this argument has been taking up a lot of the journalistic oxygen, Paul Thornton, head of the Los Angeles Times letters to the editor section, weighed in recently with a potentially more significant position. Because, according to Thornton, "Saying 'There's no sign humans have caused climate change' is not stating an opinion, it's asserting a factual inaccuracy." It should have been the journalistic shot heard 'round the world, except not many people seem to have heard it.

Iraqi PM: Terror 'found a second chance' in Iraq Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Terrorists "found a second chance" to thrive in Iraq, the nation's prime minister said Thursday in asking for new U.S. aid to beat back a bloody insurgency that has been fueled by the neighboring Syrian civil war and the departure of American troops from Iraq two years ago.

US stocks slip, still post big October gain Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:14 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ending slightly lower on Wall Street but still finished October with a gain.

Toronto police say they have mayor drug video Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:13 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — Toronto police said Thursday they have obtained a video that appears to show Mayor Rob Ford smoking a crack pipe — a video that Ford had claimed didn't exist and has been at the core of a scandal that has embarrassed and gripped Canada for months.

Shanahan on Haynesworth: 'lazy, lack of passion' Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:12 PM PDT ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Mike Shanahan says Albert Haynesworth is "lazy" and has a "lack of passion" and "lack of character."

Changes pursued in US security clearance system Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The decision to grant a security clearance to a government contractor who later killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard was made without a review of a critical police report, but background investigators still followed the correct standards, the top federal personnel management official told a Senate panel Thursday.

Court blocks ruling on NY police stop-frisk policy Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:06 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a judge's order requiring changes to the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk program and removed the judge from the case.

Ga. man gets life sentence in beating deaths of 8 Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:05 PM PDT BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Spared from a possible death sentence by a deal between lawyers, a Georgia man convicted of beating his father and seven others to death inside the mobile home they shared was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without possibility of parole.

Officials: Israeli airstrike inside Syria Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say Israeli warplanes attacked a military target inside Syria.

Portable electronics to be allowed on flights: FAA Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:01 PM PDT Airline passengers will soon be allowed to use a range of mobile electronic devices in flight with very few restrictions, US aviation authorities said Thursday. The move by the Federal Aviation Administration put an end to stricter regulations that have barred the use of electronics during taxi, takeoff and landing for the past 50 years. "Airlines can safely expand passenger use of portable electronic devices during all phases of flight," FAA administrator Michael Huerta told reporters at Reagan National Airport. The relaxed safety guidelines came from a committee convened last year to study the matter, and included input from pilots, passengers, flight attendants, aviation manufacturers and experts from the mobile technology industry.

Manning says gender ID dispute could go to court Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:59 PM PDT HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Imprisoned documents leaker Chelsea Manning says she'll go to court, if necessary, to get treatment for gender identity disorder, also called gender dysphoria.

Pa. residents living above mine fire free to stay Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:58 PM PDT All they ever wanted was to be left alone, free to live out their lives in the central Pennsylvania coal town whose population had fled an underground mine fire.

Delany says power conferences hope to stay in DI Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:58 PM PDT ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Giving the power conferences more autonomy in a restructured NCAA could help address the "existential threats" that plague college sports at their highest level, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said.

After unity, some Democrats push back on Obama Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Just two weeks after President Barack Obama saw his Democratic Party put up an unyielding front against Republicans, his coalition is showing signs of stress.

Djokovic, Federer into last eight, London line-up complete Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:56 PM PDT Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer reached the Paris Masters quarter-finals on Thursday while Stanislas Wawrinka and Richard Gasquet claimed the final two places at next week's World Tour Finals. Second seed Djokovic overcame American John Isner 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 6-2 while Federer, the fifth seed, outclassed Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany, 6-3, 6-4. They were joined in the quarter-finals by Juan Martin Del Potro, Wawrinka and defending champion David Ferrer.

Saudi men quietly help campaign for women to drive Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:56 PM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A growing number of men are quietly helping steer a campaign to end Saudi Arabia's ban on allowing women to drive, risking their jobs and social condemnation in the conservative kingdom.

ME says doc's wife may have drowned in tub Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:55 PM PDT PROVO, Utah (AP) — A medical examiner has testified that the wife of a Utah doctor on trial for murder may have died from drug toxicity combined with heart disease.

MGM Resorts 3rd-quarter loss narrows Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:52 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — MGM Resorts' third-quarter loss narrowed as gambling revenue improved and it paid less interest on debt.

Michael Jackson's doctor sues Texas over license Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:52 PM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas doctor convicted in the death of pop superstar Michael Jackson is suing the state for stripping his right to practice medicine, and his attorney said Thursday that the cardiologist has former patients eager for him to work again.

Kentucky is No. 1 in preseason poll Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:51 PM PDT LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Every time Kentucky coach John Calipari starts to praise his latest crop of talented freshmen, he's just as quick to point out that it is a work in progress.

Senate bill eyes limiting US surveillance Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators who oversee U.S. intelligence issues have approved a plan to scale back how many Americans' telephone records the National Security Agency can sweep up.

Driver expects to fight Google Glass ticket Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:50 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California woman cited for wearing Internet-connected eyeglasses while driving plans to contest the citation.

FAA eases rules on electronic devices on planes Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Airline passengers won't have to "turn off all electronic devices" anymore — they'll be able to read, work, play games, watch movies and listen to music from gate to gate under new guidelines from the Federal Aviation Administration. But they still can't talk on their cellphones through the flight.

Column: Why Scandinavian women make the rest of the world jealous Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:50 PM PDT By Lynn Parramore Icelanders are among the happiest and healthiest people on Earth. Iceland is the world's most peaceful nation (the cops don't even carry guns), and the best place for kids. Iceland is also the best place to have a uterus, according to the folks at the World Economic Forum. According to the 2013 report, Icelandic women pretty much have it all.

Avs goalie Varlamov accused of kicking girlfriend Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:49 PM PDT DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov will be able to travel with the team while prosecutors consider whether he should be charged with assaulting his girlfriend.

Obama pitches the US to foreign investors Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:49 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is casting himself as America's business pitchman.

Prosecutor reviewing facts in Ga. gym mat death Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:48 PM PDT MACON, Ga. (AP) — A federal prosecutor said Thursday that he is conducting a formal review of facts and evidence in the death of a teenager whose body was found inside a rolled-up wrestling mat in his high school gym.

Official: 92 bodies of migrants found in Niger Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:47 PM PDT DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Nearly 100 African migrants hoping to escape crushing poverty met a grisly end in the desert, officials said Thursday, dying of thirst under the baking sun after their two trucks broke down in the middle of the Sahara before reaching Algeria.

Tina Fey to write, produce new comedy for NBC Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:47 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC says it's ordering 13 episodes of a new comedy created by Tina Fey and starring Ellie Kemper of "The Office."

Brazil's flamboyant playboy tycoon takes big fall Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:46 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Just a few years ago, flamboyant billionaire Eike Batista was boasting that he'd soon be the world's richest man. For those who visited his home, he loved to show off his prized Mercedes-Benz McLaren, which he parked right in the living room of his mansion.

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NY bus driver saves woman from jumping off bridge

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• NY bus driver saves woman from jumping off bridge
• In Iraq, Sunni attacks spark Shiite calls to arms
• Obama to cite Mass. health care law's slow start
• After Boston, police tighten NYC Marathon security
• Brazilian oil giant OGX files for bankruptcy
• Neighbors says Nev. school shooter had good family
• South Africa game park becoming memorial site
• Say goodbye, A.I. Iverson retires from NBA
• Obama in Boston on World Series day, stays neutral
• Israel plans more than 1,500 new settlement homes
• Marvin Gaye's children sue over 'Blurred Lines'
• Graham to block Fed, Homeland picks over Benghazi
• Fed leaves low interest-rate policies unchanged
• GM hints at dividend, stock buyback on 3Q profit
• Fed maintains strong stimulus as U.S. growth stumbles
• Search for dark matter comes up empty so far
• UN: US says it doesn't, and won't, spy on UN
• U.S. private hiring slows, inflation stays muted
• Lawmakers meeting in hopes of limited budget deal
• Stocks fall after Fed says US still needs support
• Singer Daltrey plays Capitol to honor Churchill
• Little boy sits in pope's chair, steals the show
• Murdoch editors must have known of phone hacking, court hears
• HIV-like virus suppressed in monkey experiment
• Banksy alters painting, donates it to NYC charity
• 6 people shot dead in SC domestic dispute
• Social Security benefits to go up by 1.5 percent
• US taps links to Google, Yahoo data centers: report
• EU spying backlash threatens billions in US trade
• Fed maintains stimulus, says govt policy hits growth
• AP PHOTOS: Military ever-present in Israeli life
• Celebrity-store partnerships run risks
• Instant View: Fed says financial conditions looser than September
• CEO of drug maker Teva out ahead job cuts
• More study urged on concussions in young athletes
• Concerns raised about security of health website
• Daughter: Nanny went to father's bedroom at night
• Earth-size planet found with rocky core like ours
• 3 UK journalists plead guilty to phone hacking

NY bus driver saves woman from jumping off bridge Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:41 PM PDT BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A bus driver is being hailed as a hero for preventing a woman from jumping off a bridge over a Buffalo highway.

In Iraq, Sunni attacks spark Shiite calls to arms Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:41 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The wave of attacks by al-Qaida-led Sunni extremists that has killed thousands of Iraqis this year, most of them Shiites, is provoking ominous calls from Shiite leaders to take up arms in self-defense.

Obama to cite Mass. health care law's slow start Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:40 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is citing the Massachusetts health care system's slow start to keep expectations low for early sign-ups for his own overhaul. And he's pointing to the bipartisan effort to get the program launched in Massachusetts to encourage his opponents to stop rooting for his law's failure.

After Boston, police tighten NYC Marathon security Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:39 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Runners in the New York City Marathon who make it to the finish line will celebrate amid tighter security than ever.

Brazilian oil giant OGX files for bankruptcy Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:39 PM PDT Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista's OGX oil firm on Wednesday filed for bankruptcy protection to avert default after debt-restructuring talks with creditors failed, a court spokeswoman said. "The company filed its request for bankruptcy protection this afternoon," said a spokeswoman for the court in Rio, where OGX is based. Credit rating agency Moody's said that with OGX's debts of up to $5.4 billion, it would be the biggest bankruptcy protection process in Latin America since 1990. Four weeks ago, OGX, once the jewel in the crown of Batista's flagging EBX empire, opted to forego a $44.5 million interest payment to its international creditors, precipitating the current crisis.

Neighbors says Nev. school shooter had good family Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:37 PM PDT SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — A couple who lived next door to the seventh-grader who killed his teacher and shot two classmates outside their Nevada middle school before committing suicide says he was a well-behaved boy from a "wonderful" family.

South Africa game park becoming memorial site Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:37 PM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Visitors to South Africa's biggest game park might see more than wild animals these days. Many people are choosing to scatter the ashes of their loved ones in the reserve, and authorities want to curb the custom.

Say goodbye, A.I. Iverson retires from NBA Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:32 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Say goodbye, A.I.

Obama in Boston on World Series day, stays neutral Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:31 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — President Barack Obama came to town on World Series game day but he's avoiding the crowds at Fenway Park.

Israel plans more than 1,500 new settlement homes Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:30 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel announced plans Wednesday to build more than 1,500 homes in Jewish settlements in east Jerusalem and the West Bank, dealing a setback to newly relaunched peace efforts hours after it had freed a group of long-serving Palestinian prisoners.

Marvin Gaye's children sue over 'Blurred Lines' Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:27 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two of Marvin Gaye's children have countersued Robin Thicke and his collaborators on the hit "Blurred Lines" for copyright infringement.

Graham to block Fed, Homeland picks over Benghazi Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:26 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator said Wednesday he would block President Barack Obama's nominees for Federal Reserve chairman and Homeland Security chief in a dispute over last year's attack in Benghazi, Libya.

Fed leaves low interest-rate policies unchanged Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:26 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve says the U.S. economy still needs support from its low interest-rate policies because it is growing only moderately.

GM hints at dividend, stock buyback on 3Q profit Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:23 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — Another solid quarterly performance at General Motors brought the strongest talk yet of the automaker paying a dividend for the first time in five years, or perhaps buying back stock.

Fed maintains strong stimulus as U.S. growth stumbles Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:21 PM PDT By Pedro da Costa and Alister Bull WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve extended its support for a slowing U.S. economy on Wednesday, sounding a bit less optimistic about growth and saying it will keep buying $85 billion in bonds per month for the time being. In announcing the widely expected decision, Fed officials nodded to weaker economic prospects due in part to a fiscal fight in Washington that shuttered much of the government for 16 days earlier this month. The central bank noted that the recovery in the housing market had lost some steam and suggested some frustration at how slowly the labor market was healing. "Fiscal policy is restraining economic growth." The Fed's statement differed only slightly from the economic assessment it delivered after it last meeting in September, and the reaction in financial markets was relatively subdued.

Search for dark matter comes up empty so far Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:19 PM PDT LEAD, S.D. (AP) — Nearly a mile underground in an abandoned gold mine, one of the most important quests in physics has come up empty-handed in the search for the elusive substance known as dark matter, scientists announced Wednesday.

UN: US says it doesn't, and won't, spy on UN Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:13 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said Wednesday it has received assurances from the U.S. government that U.N. communications networks "are not and will not be monitored" by American intelligence agencies.

U.S. private hiring slows, inflation stays muted Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:13 PM PDT The slowdown in private job growth was the latest signal that the labor market has taken a step back in recent months and the clearest indication yet that a 16-day federal government shutdown weighed on economic activity. FED TO STAY THE COURSE FOR A WHILE The weak labor market picture and benign inflation environment should allow the Fed to stay the course on its monthly bond purchases for a while as it tries to stimulate the economy through low interest rates.

Lawmakers meeting in hopes of limited budget deal Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Top negotiators on the budget maintained a conciliatory tone and promised Wednesday to genuinely try to find agreement to spare both the Pentagon and domestic agencies from automatic, indiscriminate spending cuts that are the price for Washington's repeated failures to strike a fiscal accord.

Stocks fall after Fed says US still needs support Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:08 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market retreated from all-time highs Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy still needed help from its stimulus program.

Singer Daltrey plays Capitol to honor Churchill Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress honored Winston Churchill with a bust and a performance by another famous Briton, The Who's Roger Daltrey.

Little boy sits in pope's chair, steals the show Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:04 PM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was delivering a homily but a little boy stole the show.

Murdoch editors must have known of phone hacking, court hears Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:03 PM PDT By Michael Holden and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks, a former top editor, and Andy Coulson, Prime Minister David Cameron's ex-media chief, oversaw a system of phone-hacking and illegal payments when they ran Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids, a London court heard at the start of their trial on Wednesday. Setting out the prosecution case, Andrew Edis said Brooks was linked to both phone-hacking that ruined the tabloid News of the World and the practice of paying public officials for stories at its sister newspaper, the Sun. Brooks, 45, later ran Murdoch's British newspaper division from 2009 to 2011.

HIV-like virus suppressed in monkey experiment Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:02 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors may one day be able to control a patient's HIV infection in a new way: injecting swarms of germ-fighting antibodies, two new studies suggest.

Banksy alters painting, donates it to NYC charity Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:02 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The secretive British graffiti artist Banksy is at it again.

6 people shot dead in SC domestic dispute Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:02 PM PDT GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man in a custody dispute with a onetime girlfriend broke into her parents' home and fatally shot the woman, her parents and two children, the sheriff said. The man then killed himself.

Social Security benefits to go up by 1.5 percent Posted: 30 Oct 2013 12:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security benefits will rise 1.5 percent in January, giving millions of retired and disabled workers an average raise of $19 a month to keep up with the cost of living.

US taps links to Google, Yahoo data centers: report Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:59 AM PDT The US National Security Agency has tapped into key communications links from Yahoo and Google data centers around the world, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. The Post, citing documents obtained from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and interviews with officials, said the program can collect data at will from hundreds of millions of user accounts, including from Americans. The report said the program dubbed MUSCULAR, operated jointly with NSA's British counterpart GCHQ, indicated that the agencies can intercept data flows from the fiber-optic cables used by the US Internet giants. A graphic in the document suggested that the interception at Google came at a point between the public Internet and Google "cloud" servers.

EU spying backlash threatens billions in US trade Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:58 AM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — The backlash in Europe over U.S. spying is threatening an agreement that generates tens of billions of dollars in trans-Atlantic business every year — and negotiations on another pact worth many times more.

Fed maintains stimulus, says govt policy hits growth Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:57 AM PDT The US Federal Reserve kept its stimulus program in place as expected Wednesday, but reiterated the government's fiscal policy is a drag on the economy. In their first meeting since the government shutdown at the beginning of October, Fed policy makers made no reference to the potential impact that laying off hundreds of thousands of workers for 16 days might have on the economy. Nor did the Federal Open Market Committee hint at the direction of future policy, amid widespread anticipation over when it might rein in the $85 billion a month stimulus. Instead, after a month of mostly dull and inconsistent data -- much of it delayed and skewed by the shutdown -- the FOMC stressed the need to see more evidence of sustained progress in the economy before tapering the stimulus.

AP PHOTOS: Military ever-present in Israeli life Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:54 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — In its 65 years, Israel's military has fought a half-dozen wars, assassinated enemies, enforced an occupation of the West Bank and faced waves of suicide bombings and rocket attacks in its major cities.

Celebrity-store partnerships run risks Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:53 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — When big-name celebrities pair up with big businesses, customers often believe the adage: You are the company you keep.

Instant View: Fed says financial conditions looser than September Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:50 AM PDT (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve extended its support for a slowing U.S. economy on Wednesday, saying it will keep buying $85 billion in bonds per month for the time being. KEY POINTS: * In announcing the widely expected decision, Fed officials nodded to a weaker growth outlook due in part to a fiscal fight in Washington that shuttered much of the government for 16 days earlier this month. * "Available data suggest that household spending and business fixed investment advanced, while the recovery in the housing sector slowed somewhat in recent months," the Fed's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee said. "Fiscal policy is restraining economic growth." COMMENTS: DAVE RODA, REGIONAL CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER FOR WELLS FARGO PRIVATE BANK IN MIAMI: "It was not outside expectations.

CEO of drug maker Teva out ahead job cuts Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:49 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli drug manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd. announced Wednesday its CEO had resigned, following a public uproar over a contentious restructuring plan set to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.

More study urged on concussions in young athletes Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:46 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — No one knows how often the youngest athletes suffer concussions. It's not clear if better headgear is the answer, and it's not just a risk in football.

Concerns raised about security of health website Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:46 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Defending President Barack Obama's much-maligned health care overhaul in Congress, his top health official was confronted Wednesday with a government memo raising new security concerns about the trouble-prone website that consumers are using to enroll.

Daughter: Nanny went to father's bedroom at night Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:46 AM PDT PROVO, Utah (AP) — Two daughters of a Utah doctor accused of killing his wife says that soon after her death, he hired his mistress as a nanny and she did not cook or take care of the children but went to his bedroom at night.

Earth-size planet found with rocky core like ours Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:43 AM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have found a planet way out in the cosmos that's close in size and content to Earth — an astronomical first.

3 UK journalists plead guilty to phone hacking Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:40 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — A prosecutor said Wednesday that there was "a conspiracy which involved a significant number of people" to hack phones at the Rupert Murdoch-owned News of the World, revealing that three senior journalists at the now-defunct newspaper have pleaded guilty to illegally eavesdropping on voicemails.

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