IRS nominee on track for approval despite acrimony

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• IRS nominee on track for approval despite acrimony
• The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
• Ukraine's leader makes offer; critics say no deal
• Brown's attorney denies report coach is resigning
• Snow forces end to Galatasaray v Juventus clash
• Teen cries while testifying at murder trial
• New top Obama aide to focus on climate, energy
• Japan household helper plan shows wider immigration dilemma
• Obama's eulogy for Mandela echoes his own agenda
• Eastern snowstorm brings closures, delays
• The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store
• Kerry, Congress spar over Iran nuclear deal
• Video out of S. Carolina's Clowney 110 mph ticket
• Western Saharans protest EU-Morocco fishing accord
• Gunmen abduct Syria's leading human rights lawyer
• Kennedy Center names 1st woman to lead arts group
• 6 missing adults, children found alive in Nevada
• Volcker Rule sets tough curbs on US banks' own trading
• Lea Michele announces debut album release date
• Malian site says it got threats over AP story
• No cause of death yet in NYC case of fetus in bag
• Congressional subcommittee weighs online gambling
• Injury ends Lysacek's bid to defend Olympic title
• AP Interview: Egypt's Moussa defends draft charter
• Obama shakes hands with Cuba's Raul Castro
• AP source: Trumbo to D-backs in 3-team trade
• Court: Exec guilty over faulty French implants
• Reid says Senate will not extend farm law
• Lawyer hopes sand death judgment highlights safety
• Final uranium fuel from Russia arrives in US
• Regulators seek to curb Wall St. trades with Volcker rule
• Galatasaray fans shame football authorities over Mandela homage
• Obama, Cameron 'selfie' at Mandela memorial creates online stir
• Granderson tweaks Yanks; 3-team trade discussed
• Uruguay Senate poised to adopt legal pot plan
• $100M suit targets billionaire in Bahamas crash
• 6 missing people found alive in northern Nevada
• Patriots at Dolphins opens 3 weeks of showdowns
• Group wants Fisher Price iPad bouncy seat recall
• US: Signing US-Afghan pact will reduce uncertainty

IRS nominee on track for approval despite acrimony Posted: 10 Dec 2013 01:10 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's choice to head the Internal Revenue Service told senators Tuesday he will work to restore public trust in the agency in the wake of the tea party scandal even as the IRS takes on new responsibilities administering the president's health care law.

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store Posted: 10 Dec 2013 01:08 PM PST App Store Official Charts for the week ending Dec. 9, 2013:

Ukraine's leader makes offer; critics say no deal Posted: 10 Dec 2013 01:08 PM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Aiming to defuse a political standoff that threatens his leadership, President Viktor Yanukovych called Tuesday for the release of the demonstrators arrested in the massive protests sweeping Kiev and vowed that Ukraine is still interested in integrating with Europe.

Brown's attorney denies report coach is resigning Posted: 10 Dec 2013 01:06 PM PST AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Mack Brown's attorney says the Texas coach has not resigned, denying a report that Brown was ready to step down after 16 seasons with the Longhorns.

Snow forces end to Galatasaray v Juventus clash Posted: 10 Dec 2013 01:06 PM PST Milan (AFP) - Heavy snowfall in Istanbul forced the abandonment of the Galatasaray v Juventus Champions League Group B clash on Tuesday, competition organisers UEFA announced.

Teen cries while testifying at murder trial Posted: 10 Dec 2013 01:03 PM PST MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The teenage brother of a Montana woman on trial for murder in the death of her new husband broke down Tuesday on the witness stand as he described his anger over her lies about what happened.

New top Obama aide to focus on climate, energy Posted: 10 Dec 2013 01:03 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says John Podesta, a former chief of staff under President Bill Clinton, will join President Barack Obama's inner circle for one year as a counselor focusing on energy and climate change issues.

Japan household helper plan shows wider immigration dilemma Posted: 10 Dec 2013 01:02 PM PST By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO (Reuters) - During the early days of "Abenomics," U.S. businesses were optimistic they could convince Japan's government to make a small change to the nation's tight immigration rules to let more household helpers into the country. But a year after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office, an idea that some thought might be an easy win for immigration reform while meeting a stated aim of Abe's growth strategy has made no apparent progress. ...

Obama's eulogy for Mandela echoes his own agenda Posted: 10 Dec 2013 01:02 PM PST JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Barack Obama's eulogy was for Nelson Mandela, but it laid out for a global audience the work that Obama himself would like to be remembered for: an unending fight against injustice and inequality. Obama acknowledged he sometimes wonders whether he is doing enough to live up to Mandela's historic legacy.

Eastern snowstorm brings closures, delays Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:59 PM PST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A snowstorm pushed into New England on Tuesday, making for messy travel conditions after causing widespread school and government closures in the nation's capital and elsewhere along the Eastern seaboard.

The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:56 PM PST iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Dec. 9, 2013:

Kerry, Congress spar over Iran nuclear deal Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:53 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration and Congress clashed Tuesday over the historic nuclear deal with Iran, exposing deep rifts over a U.S. pledge to refrain from any new sanctions over the next six months in exchange for concessions on enriching uranium. The disagreement could have broad consequences for the U.S. diplomatic effort to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

Video out of S. Carolina's Clowney 110 mph ticket Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:48 PM PST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities have released video of South Carolina star defensive end Jadeveon (jah-DEH-vee-on) Clowney being ticketed, with troopers saying he drove 110 mph in a 70 mph zone.

Western Saharans protest EU-Morocco fishing accord Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:48 PM PST LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara (AP) — Police clashed with stone-throwing demonstators in a city of Western Sahara on Tuesday during a protest against a new fishing accord that gives EU boats access to rich coastal waters.

Gunmen abduct Syria's leading human rights lawyer Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:43 PM PST NABEK, Syria (AP) — Masked gunmen abducted a leading Syrian human rights lawyer and three other prominent activists in a rebel-held Damascus suburb Tuesday in a new sign that al-Qaida linked militants who have joined the fight against President Bashar Assad are trying to silence rivals in the opposition movement.

Kennedy Center names 1st woman to lead arts group Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:43 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was named the next president of the Kennedy Center on Tuesday and will become the first woman to lead the performing arts center since it opened in 1971.

6 missing adults, children found alive in Nevada Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:40 PM PST RENO, Nev. (AP) — A member of a search team on Tuesday found a couple and four young members of their families who had been missing in the frigid mountains of northern Nevada since Sunday, authorities said.

Volcker Rule sets tough curbs on US banks' own trading Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:39 PM PST US regulators agreed Tuesday to place tight controls on banks' trading their own accounts, in an attempt to avoid the high-risk behavior that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis. The long-awaited Volcker Rule, to be fully applied by July 21, 2015, also tightly limits banks' investments in and involvement with hedge funds and private equity funds, also with the aim of distancing them from financially risky activities. The banks will still be able to engage in some activities, like hedging positions and trading for clients, that overlap with sheer trading of their own assets to generate profits, regulators said, acknowledging the frequent overlap. President Barack Obama, who has overseen efforts to reform Wall Street regulation to prevent another near-catastrophe like the 2008 crisis, said in a statement that the US financial system "will be safer and the American people are more secure because we fought to include this protection in the law."

Lea Michele announces debut album release date Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:38 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Thanks to her role on Fox's "Glee," Lea Michele is no stranger to recording music. Now she's ready to launch her solo music career.

Malian site says it got threats over AP story Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:37 PM PST BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The editor-in-chief of a popular news portal in Mali said Tuesday he took down an account of an Associated Press article detailing crimes allegedly committed by the military after receiving two threatening phone calls and an email from Mali's government.

No cause of death yet in NYC case of fetus in bag Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:33 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — A teenage girl found carrying a dead fetus in a shopping bag at a Manhattan lingerie store is headed toward trial on shoplifting charges.

Congressional subcommittee weighs online gambling Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:33 PM PST LAS VEGAS (AP) — Organizations and advocates on all sides of the online gambling debate are cheering a Congressional hearing on the state of online gambling.

Injury ends Lysacek's bid to defend Olympic title Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:32 PM PST Reigning Olympic figure skating champ Evan Lysacek has halted his comeback bid eight weeks ahead of the Sochi Games due to a nagging hip injury, the US star announced on Tuesday. Lysacek has not competed since winning gold at the 2010 Vancouver Games and now says that he faces possible surgery to fix the problem. "My goal was to be 100 percent healthy for Sochi. I followed doctors orders and remained optimistic," Lysacek said.

AP Interview: Egypt's Moussa defends draft charter Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:31 PM PST CAIRO (AP) — The chairman of a panel that wrote Egypt's draft constitution defended the document Tuesday as guaranteeing democracy and freedoms, but he offered cautious criticism of a recent law restricting street protests.

Obama shakes hands with Cuba's Raul Castro Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:30 PM PST HAVANA (AP) — It was the briefest of moments, just seconds, two presidents shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries amid a gaggle of world leaders together to honor the late Nelson Mandela.

AP source: Trumbo to D-backs in 3-team trade Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:26 PM PST LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with the talks says the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to acquire outfielder Mark Trumbo from the Anaheim Angels as part of a three-team trade that also includes the Chicago White Sox.

Court: Exec guilty over faulty French implants Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:25 PM PST MARSEILLE, France (AP) — A disgraced French businessman was convicted of fraud and sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday for filling tens of thousands of breast implants with industrial grade silicone. But he left the courthouse freely after lodging an appeal, and thousands of women will have to wait longer to discover if they will receive damages.

Reid says Senate will not extend farm law Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:24 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Senate will not extend current farm law if Congress can't agree on a new farm bill before adjourning next week.

Lawyer hopes sand death judgment highlights safety Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:22 PM PST ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An attorney for the family of a New Mexico woman who died in 2002 when a tractor-trailer struck her car and buried it in sand says he hopes an $80 million judgment awarded to his clients will result in real consequences for trucking companies.

Final uranium fuel from Russia arrives in US Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:22 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia are marking the end of a 20-year program to convert highly enriched uranium from dismantled Russian nuclear weapons into fuel for U.S. power plants.

Regulators seek to curb Wall St. trades with Volcker rule Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:21 PM PST By Emily Stephenson and Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banks will no longer be able to make big trading bets with their own money after regulators on Tuesday finalized the Volcker rule and shut down what was a hugely profitable business for Wall Street before the credit crisis. After struggling for more than two years to craft the complex rule, five regulatory agencies signed off on the nearly 900-page reform that included new tough sections narrowing carve-outs for legitimate trades. The rule is expected to eat into revenues at large investment banks such as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, even if many have already wound down some of their trading desks in anticipation of the rule's release, and may spark legal challenges. That's going to be a really important document," said Bradley Sabel, a lawyer at Shearman and Sterling in New York.

Galatasaray fans shame football authorities over Mandela homage Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:19 PM PST Supporters of Istanbul giant Galatasaray on Tuesday publicly paid tribute to Nelson Mandela, after the Turkish Football Federation threatened to punish two top Ivorian club players for their homage to the late South African anti-apartheid hero. Star striker Didier Drogba had removed his club shirt after a match Friday against SB Elazigspor to reveal a T-shirt that read "Thank You Madiba", using Mandela's clan name. Teammate Emmanuel Eboue also honoured the former South African president who died on Thursday with a T-shirt that said "Rest in Peace Nelson Mandela".

Obama, Cameron 'selfie' at Mandela memorial creates online stir Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:19 PM PST Soweto (South Africa) (AFP) - US President Barack Obama may have moved the masses attending Nelson Mandela's memorial service with his stirring eulogy on Tuesday, but it was his grinning "selfie" with the Danish and British premiers that set social networks abuzz. In a candid moment captured by AFP photographer Roberto Schmidt, Denmark's Helle Thorning-Schmidt can be seen holding up her smartphone, with Obama lending a helping hand, as they pose for a picture with David Cameron, all three of them smiling broadly in their seats at Soweto's World Cup stadium. First Lady Michelle Obama, sitting to the left of her husband, does not join in with the lightheartedness, keeping her eyes firmly trained on the podium where world leaders were paying tribute to South Africa's anti-apartheid hero Mandela, who died Thursday aged 95.

Granderson tweaks Yanks; 3-team trade discussed Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:16 PM PST LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — With the winter meetings off to a slow start, Curtis Granderson injected some playfully provocative words into New York's baseball rivalry.

Uruguay Senate poised to adopt legal pot plan Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:16 PM PST MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay's Senate was finishing its final debate Tuesday before voting on an audacious and risky plan to create the world's first national marijuana market, with the state regulating the entire process of growing, selling and using a drug that is illegal almost everywhere else in the world. Approval late Tuesday was all but assured, given the ruling coalition's majority and support from President Jose Mujica, who says he's convinced the global drug war is a failure and that state regulations can do a better job than weapons to contain addictions and defeat a thriving illegal market.

$100M suit targets billionaire in Bahamas crash Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:15 PM PST MIAMI (AP) — A $100 million lawsuit has been filed against a Florida billionaire over a 2012 helicopter crash in the Bahamas that killed a prominent tax attorney.

6 missing people found alive in northern Nevada Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:15 PM PST RENO, Nev. (AP) — A member of a search team on Tuesday found two adults and four children who had been missing in the frigid mountains of northern Nevada for the past two days.

Patriots at Dolphins opens 3 weeks of showdowns Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:14 PM PST Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones knows how it goes this time of the season, with so much at stake for so many teams.

Group wants Fisher Price iPad bouncy seat recall Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:14 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Ahh, the first year of a baby's life — learning to sit up, crawl, even walk. But how about playtime in a bouncy seat with an iPad and some cool apps?

US: Signing US-Afghan pact will reduce uncertainty Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:13 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. envoy to Afghanistan says a delay in signing a security agreement between the U.S. and Afghanistan is raising anxiety and imposing unnecessary costs on the Afghan people.

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