Steelers get 1st win, beat Jets 19-6

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• Steelers get 1st win, beat Jets 19-6
• Chicago Marathon participants keep Boston in mind
• Gunmen kidnap Red Cross workers in war-ravaged Syria
• Ex-US Rep. Gabby Giffords attends NY gun show
• South Dakota ranchers reeling from cattle losses
• 'Hills' star Lauren Conrad announces engagement
• Spending stumbling block to budget deal
• Ballot Breakdown: Stanford falls, SEC sets record
• Italy to step up patrols in hope of saving migrants from shipwreck
• Iraq blasts kill 20 as year's death toll passes 5,000
• US lawmakers grapple with budget impasse under default cloud
• Amber Alert remains for 5 boys from NM youth camp
• Two car bombs explode in central Damascus
• SF Bay Area transit strike deadline looming
• Gunmen kidnap 7 Red Cross workers in Syria
• Britain 'extremely close' to nuclear plant deal with EDF
• Dying Ohio man on gurney leads daughter down aisle
• Lin leads Rockets in Taiwan; top Pacers 107-98
• Egypt: Detained US citizen found dead in cell
• Kerry on Iran: Diplomatic window 'cracking open'
• Kimetto sets course record in Chicago Marathon
• 2 car bombs hit hear Syrian state TV in Damascus
• US teenager Lexi Thompson wins LPGA Malaysia
• Mass evacuation saves Indian lives as cyclone leaves trail of destruction
• 36 dead, dozens missing after Mali boat sinking
• U.S. Senate leader 'confident' fiscal crisis can be averted
• AP PHOTOS: A look at the Chicago Marathon
• Chicago marathoners show no fear after Boston attacks
• Al-Qaida surges back in Iraq, reviving old fears
• Officials: Attacks across Iraq kill at least 42
• Wash. police: College revelers clash with officers
• Pilgrims flock to Fatima shrine in Portugal
• Statue of Liberty reopens amid federal shutdown
• IMF chief warns against drastic US spending cuts
• Israel finds tunnel dug under Gaza-Israel border
• German bishop under fire for spending goes to Rome
• Stanford falls and SEC gets record 8 in AP poll
• Officials: Attacks across Iraq kill at least 36
• 'Gravity' eclipses 'Phillips' at box office
• After Kenya mall attack, children's trauma lingers

Steelers get 1st win, beat Jets 19-6 Posted: 13 Oct 2013 01:12 PM PDT EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Emmanuel Sanders, Shaun Suisham kicked four field goals, and the Pittsburgh Steelers won their first game of the season, beating the New York Jets 19-6 on Sunday.

Chicago Marathon participants keep Boston in mind Posted: 13 Oct 2013 01:11 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Runners in Sunday's Chicago Marathon held a city nearly a thousand miles away close to their hearts and were determined to show that, six months after the Boston Marathon bombings, they could pound the streets together without fear.

Gunmen kidnap Red Cross workers in war-ravaged Syria Posted: 13 Oct 2013 01:10 PM PDT Damascus (AFP) - Gunman abducted seven International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent staff on Sunday in Idlib province, one of the main theatres of Syria's brutal war, the ICRC said.

Ex-US Rep. Gabby Giffords attends NY gun show Posted: 13 Oct 2013 01:07 PM PDT SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — A smiling Gabrielle Giffords toured rows of tables loaded with rifles and handguns Sunday in her first visit to a gun show since surviving a 2011 shooting, and pleaded afterward for people to come together to stop gun violence.

South Dakota ranchers reeling from cattle losses Posted: 13 Oct 2013 01:02 PM PDT SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Western South Dakota ranchers are reeling from the loss of tens of thousands of cattle in last weekend's blizzard, and many will dispose of carcasses in pits set to open Monday.

'Hills' star Lauren Conrad announces engagement Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:58 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — L.C. is getting married.

Spending stumbling block to budget deal Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans and Democrats hit an impasse Sunday over spending in their last-ditch struggle to avoid an economy-jarring default in just four days and end a partial government shutdown that's entering its third week.

Ballot Breakdown: Stanford falls, SEC sets record Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:47 PM PDT Breaking down The Associated Press college football poll after Week 7 of the regular season.

Italy to step up patrols in hope of saving migrants from shipwreck Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:42 PM PDT By James Mackenzie ROME (Reuters) - Italy is to step up naval and air patrols in the southern Mediterranean to try to prevent repeats of the shipwrecks which have drowned hundreds of African migrants in two separate disasters in little more than a week. Prime Minister Enrico Letta said late on Saturday an "air and naval package" would be put in place south of Sicily, where tens of thousands of migrants in flimsy, overcrowded boats have made the crossing from Africa so far this year. ...

Iraq blasts kill 20 as year's death toll passes 5,000 Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:41 PM PDT Baghdad (AFP) - Bombings in Iraq killed 20 people Sunday and brought the year's toll to more than 5,000 dead in a surge in violence that authorities have failed to curb, officials said.

US lawmakers grapple with budget impasse under default cloud Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:28 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - All eyes turned to the US Senate Sunday to work out a deal to remove the threat of a historic default with just days before the United States reaches its borrowing limit.

Amber Alert remains for 5 boys from NM youth camp Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:13 PM PDT HILLSBORO, N.M. (AP) — An Amber Alert remained in effect Sunday for five teenage boys reported missing from a rural New Mexico ranch for troubled youth, and state police said they believe they are in danger.

Two car bombs explode in central Damascus Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:11 PM PDT Damascus (AFP) - Two cars laden with explosives and driven by suicide bombers blew up in the centre of the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday night, state media reported.

SF Bay Area transit strike deadline looming Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:00 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With a strike deadline drawing ever closer, negotiators for San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system and its two unions prepared Sunday to resume contract talks that could prevent hundreds of thousands of commuters from having to find costlier and longer ways to work.

Gunmen kidnap 7 Red Cross workers in Syria Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:58 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Gunmen abducted six Red Cross workers and a Syrian Red Crescent volunteer after stopping their convoy early Sunday in northwestern Syria, a spokesman said, in the latest high-profile kidnapping in the country's civil war.

Britain 'extremely close' to nuclear plant deal with EDF Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:55 AM PDT By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is "extremely close" to sealing a deal with France's EDF Energy to build the country's first new nuclear power station since 1995, Energy Minister Ed Davey said on Sunday, adding there was also Chinese involvement in the talks. In an interview with BBC TV, Davey said he expected "tens of billions of pounds" of foreign investment to flow into Britain's nuclear energy sector in the coming years from China, Japan, South Korea and France. ...

Dying Ohio man on gurney leads daughter down aisle Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:51 AM PDT CLEVELAND (AP) — A terminally ill Ohio man who arrived at his daughter's wedding by ambulance gave her away, from a hospital gurney.

Lin leads Rockets in Taiwan; top Pacers 107-98 Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:43 AM PDT TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — It was a perfect homecoming for Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin in Taiwan.

Egypt: Detained US citizen found dead in cell Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:41 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian government said a U.S. citizen it detained in the Sinai Peninsula last month for violating curfew was found dead Sunday in his jail cell, the second foreigner to die in detention in recent weeks.

Kerry on Iran: Diplomatic window 'cracking open' Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:39 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the window for diplomacy with Iran over its nuclear program is "cracking open," but that "no deal is better than a bad deal."

Kimetto sets course record in Chicago Marathon Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:36 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Just a few years ago, Dennis Kimetto was a farmer in Kenya. Now, he's shattering marathon records.

2 car bombs hit hear Syrian state TV in Damascus Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:35 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's official news agency says two bombs have exploded near the state television building in central Damascus.

US teenager Lexi Thompson wins LPGA Malaysia Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:32 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Lexi Thompson shot a 2-under 69 to win LPGA Malaysia by four strokes Sunday, giving the 18-year-old American her first victory of the season.

Mass evacuation saves Indian lives as cyclone leaves trail of destruction Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:27 AM PDT By Sruthi Gottipati and Jatindra Dash GANJAM/BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - A mass evacuation saved thousands of people from India's fiercest cyclone in 14 years, but aid workers warned a million would need help after their homes and livelihoods were destroyed. Cyclone Phailin was expected to dissipate within 36 hours, losing momentum on Sunday as it headed inland after making landfall from the Bay of Bengal, bringing winds of more than 200 kph (125 mph) that ripped apart tens of thousands of thatched huts, mangled power lines and tore down trees. ...

36 dead, dozens missing after Mali boat sinking Posted: 13 Oct 2013 10:07 AM PDT KOUBI, Mali (AP) — Mahmoudou Ibrahim combed the waters frantically for his family after they and hundreds of other passengers were catapulted into the Niger River when their boat capsized.

U.S. Senate leader 'confident' fiscal crisis can be averted Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:13 AM PDT By Lisa Lambert and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Harry Reid said Sunday that he was engaged in negotiations with Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and was "confident" they could resolve the fiscal crisis confronting Washington. "We're in conversation today," Reid said on the Senate floor. "I'm confident that Republicans will allow the government to open and extend the ability of this country to pay its bills. And I'm going to do everything that I can throughout the day to accomplish just this. ...

AP PHOTOS: A look at the Chicago Marathon Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:12 AM PDT Chicago Marathon runners hit the streets Sunday morning, nearly six months after the Boston Marathon bombings, with more security lining race route and spectator areas. Runners from more than 120 countries and all 50 states observed a moment of silence for the victims and families before the race kicked off. On a sunny day with the forecast calling for temperatures to hit the high 50s when the top runners finished, conditions were close to ideal. But there was a different feel to this event in the wake of the Boston bombings, which killed three people and injured more than 260 others.

Chicago marathoners show no fear after Boston attacks Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:10 AM PDT Chicago (AFP) - Cheering and even leaping into the crisp Chicago air as they crossed the start line Sunday, tens of thousands of runners showed no fear in the first major US marathon since the Boston bombing.

Al-Qaida surges back in Iraq, reviving old fears Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:08 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — First came the fireball, then the screams of the victims. The suicide bombing just outside a Baghdad graveyard knocked Nasser Waleed Ali over and peppered his back with shrapnel.

Officials: Attacks across Iraq kill at least 42 Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:06 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A string of bombings Sunday across Iraq, many in Shiite-majority cities, killed at least 42 people and wounded dozens, officials said, a grim reminder of the government's failure to stem the uptick in violence that is feeding sectarian tensions in the country.

Wash. police: College revelers clash with officers Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:00 AM PDT BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Hundreds of college-age revelers in Washington state — thwarted in efforts to continue a large party — threw projectiles at police who responded with pepper spray to disperse them, officials said.

Pilgrims flock to Fatima shrine in Portugal Posted: 13 Oct 2013 10:52 AM PDT Lisbon (AFP) - Nearly two hundred thousand Catholic pilgrims on Sunday gathered at Fatima, one of Christianity's most visited shrines, the sanctuary in Portugal said.

Statue of Liberty reopens amid federal shutdown Posted: 13 Oct 2013 10:48 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Lady Liberty was once again welcoming visitors to her shores Sunday after the state agreed to shoulder the costs of running the famed statue during the federal government shutdown.

IMF chief warns against drastic US spending cuts Posted: 13 Oct 2013 10:33 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - As debate rages over the US budget and borrowing limit, International Monetary Fund Director Christine Lagarde Sunday warned US spending cuts must not be too drastic or they could threaten global economic recovery.

Israel finds tunnel dug under Gaza-Israel border Posted: 13 Oct 2013 10:25 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Sunday it discovered a concrete-lined tunnel dug from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip into Israel, alleging militants planned to use it to attack or kidnap Israelis.

German bishop under fire for spending goes to Rome Posted: 13 Oct 2013 10:18 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — A German bishop under fire for lavish spending traveled to Rome on Sunday for talks at the Vatican, church officials said, placing his future in the hands of a pope who has espoused a simple lifestyle.

Stanford falls and SEC gets record 8 in AP poll Posted: 13 Oct 2013 10:14 AM PDT The Southeastern Conference set a record for most schools in The Associated Press college football poll with eight ranked teams.

Officials: Attacks across Iraq kill at least 36 Posted: 13 Oct 2013 10:12 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A string of bombings in mostly Shiite-majority cities across Iraq on Sunday killed at least 36 people and wounded dozens, officials said, a grim reminder of the government's failure to stem the uptick in violence that is feeding sectarian tensions in the country.

'Gravity' eclipses 'Phillips' at box office Posted: 13 Oct 2013 10:04 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Gravity" won't be held down.

After Kenya mall attack, children's trauma lingers Posted: 13 Oct 2013 10:04 AM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — When the shooting began at the Nairobi mall, Cynthia Carpino and her husband hid in the parking lot. But their 1-year-old daughter wouldn't stop crying. To muffle her cries, her father placed his hand over her mouth so hard she almost suffocated. Little Azzurra fainted in his arms, and three weeks later she's still not right.

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