'Ride Along,' 'Lone Survivor' hold atop box office

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• 'Ride Along,' 'Lone Survivor' hold atop box office
• Global rout in stocks continues
• Florida clears key hurdle to 'medical marijuana'
• Senate acts on bill to delay flood insurance hikes
• US stocks decline again amid rising anxiety
• Seattle 'Legion of Boom' poised to explode
• Yanukovych says he will scrap anti-protest law
• US allows tech giants to reveal spy agency demands
• Apple profit of $13.1 bn, sells 51 mn iPhones
• NJ Democrats combine traffic jam probes
• Police: Student fire apparent suicide attempt
• Giffords: 'Too dangerous to wait' on gun control
• GOP tries to school candidates to avoid disaster
• 3 Republicans back health care alternative
• Attacks by extremists kill at least 99 Nigerians
• Southwest Airlines to launch international flights
• 2 Bitcoin operators charged illicit drug site bust
• Gov't, Internet companies reach deal on disclosure
• Super Bowl power cut, blizzard threats recede
• Ex-Marlboro man dies from smoking-related disease
• US study finds pesticide may raise risk of Alzheimer's
• Deep freeze in Midwest puts normal routines on ice
• For Obama, an address focused on what's achievable
• Cruise ship returning to US after illness outbreak
• US reaches deal with Internet companies on requests to reveal demands for customer information
• Minn. touts new indoor stadium for 2018 Super Bowl
• Brutal cold shuts schools, delays travel in Midwest
• Ivory Coast: Mob attacks gay rights group office
• Ukraine opposition leader turns down PM post: presidency
• Avalanches cut off only road to Alaska city
• US ship heads on Syrian chemical weapons mission
• Smiling Trierweiler reflects on time as France's first lady
• Fla. high court OKs medical marijuana for ballot
• Falcao to fight to bitter end to make World Cup
• Masked and radical, Ukraine protesters blockade justice ministry
• Pell, husband of Michelle Kwan, to run for RI gov
• Navy admiral apparent choice to take reins of NSA
• Declines in US stock market moderate
• RBS sets aside £3.0 bn for claims, conduct matters

'Ride Along,' 'Lone Survivor' hold atop box office Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:50 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — In a rare feat, Universal Pictures claimed the top two spots at the box office for the second week in a row.

Global rout in stocks continues Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:52 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Shaky economies and plunging currencies in the developing world are fueling a global sell-off in stocks.

Florida clears key hurdle to 'medical marijuana' Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:50 PM PST Organizers in Florida have collected enough signatures to put a measure on legalizing medical marijuana to a vote, activists announced on Monday. Advocates seeking to legalize pot for medicinal purposes in Florida said they exceeded the 683,149 signatures needed to put the measure on the ballot by almost 40,000. They now must await a ruling from the state Supreme Court on the legality and the wording of the measure, which is being challenged by state officials. "We're thrilled that we got the signatures we needed to get on the ballot," said Ben Pollara, campaign manager of People United for Medical Marijuana, in a statement.

Senate acts on bill to delay flood insurance hikes Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:49 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Bipartisan legislation that would delay flood insurance premium hikes for hundreds of thousands of people living in coastal and low-lying areas appears set to clear its first hurdle in the Senate on Monday.

US stocks decline again amid rising anxiety Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:47 PM PST New York (AFP) - US stocks Monday finished lower again as investors anxiously awaited a busy week of economic news that includes a US Federal Reserve policy meeting.

Seattle 'Legion of Boom' poised to explode Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:47 PM PST Seattle defensive back Richard Sherman, the tough-talking leader of the "Legion of Boom," declared himself ready for the ultimate test against Denver's record-smashing offense in Super Bowl 48 next Sunday. A week after a heated post-game trash-talk tirade on television and giving the choke sign to opponents, Sherman and the Seahawks arrived in the New York suburbs for the National Football League championship spectacle eager to put the controversy behind him. Sherman, a Stanford University graduate, led the NFL this season with eight interceptions on a Seahawks defense that led the NFL with 28 pickoffs and allowed league lows of 14.4 points and 172 pass yards a game. "Legion of Boom, it has brought us together as a secondary, as a family and a brotherhood," Sherman said.

Yanukovych says he will scrap anti-protest law Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:46 PM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's beleaguered president on Monday agreed to scrap harsh anti-protest laws that set off a wave of clashes between protesters and police over the past week.

US allows tech giants to reveal spy agency demands Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:45 PM PST Washington (AFP) - The United States is to give technology firms more leeway to publish broad details of how their customer data has been targeted by US spy agencies, officials said Monday.

Apple profit of $13.1 bn, sells 51 mn iPhones Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:44 PM PST San Francisco (AFP) - Apple said Monday record sales of iPhones drove revenues to new heights in the past quarter, resulting in a profit of $13.1 billion.

NJ Democrats combine traffic jam probes Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:44 PM PST TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Separate legislative investigations into allegations that Gov. Chris Christie's aides manufactured traffic jams as political payback were merged into a single probe Monday by the New Jersey Legislature.

Police: Student fire apparent suicide attempt Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:43 PM PST WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy set himself on fire at a suburban Denver high school on Monday in an apparent suicide attempt that left him critically injured, authorities said.

Giffords: 'Too dangerous to wait' on gun control Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:43 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — On the eve of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords is challenging Washington leaders not to ignore gun violence.

GOP tries to school candidates to avoid disaster Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:41 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Having watched several promising campaigns collapse in 2012 after candidates made catastrophic mistakes, national Republican leaders are leaving nothing to chance as they prepare for this year's midterm elections.

3 Republicans back health care alternative Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:38 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Senate Republicans on Monday proposed repealing the nation's controversial health care law in favor of a replacement that eliminates most of the government coverage mandates it imposed and offers tax breaks to help the lower-income obtain coverage.

Attacks by extremists kill at least 99 Nigerians Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:37 PM PST MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected Islamic extremists used explosives and heavy guns to attack a village and worshippers during a Christian church service in Nigeria's northeast, killing at least 99 people and razing hundreds of homes, officials and witnesses said Monday.

Southwest Airlines to launch international flights Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:37 PM PST Southwest Airlines, the US airline that launched a low-cost air travel revolution four decades ago, said Monday it is expanding its horizons for the first time to international service. The largest carrier of domestic passengers in the United States began selling seats on its first-ever scheduled international flights to three Caribbean beach destinations -- Aruba; Beginning on July 1, Southwest will operate daily, nonstop flights from Atlanta, the Baltimore/Washington airport, and Orlando to those destinations. The expansion comes with Southwest's integration with AirTran Airways, which it acquired in 2011.

2 Bitcoin operators charged illicit drug site bust Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:36 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — A federal magistrate judge says the top executive of a New York City-based Bitcoin company can be freed pending trial on charges relating to the black market website Silk Road.

Gov't, Internet companies reach deal on disclosure Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:35 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The government and leading Internet companies have agreed to a compromise allowing companies to reveal how often they are ordered to turn over information about their customers in national security investigations.

Super Bowl power cut, blizzard threats recede Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:34 PM PST From preventing a repeat of last year's stadium power cut to dealing with a possible huge snowstorm and security threats, Super Bowl 48 organisers are pleased with safety precautions. "Security has a paramount importance in all of this," Super Bowl organising committee president Al Kelly said. The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks meet for the National Football League (NFL) crown on Sunday in suburban New York in the first outdoor Super Bowl in a cold-weather city.

Ex-Marlboro man dies from smoking-related disease Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:33 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Lawson, who portrayed the rugged Marlboro man in cigarette ads during the late 1970s, has died. He was 72.

US study finds pesticide may raise risk of Alzheimer's Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:32 PM PST People with Alzheimer's disease may have higher levels of a chemical left behind by the pesticide DDT than healthy elderly people, suggested a US study out Monday. The pesticide, DDT, was phased out in the United States in 1972, but is still used elsewhere in the world and global health authorities consider it an important tool against malaria. The patients in the study came from the US states of Texas and Georgia, and their average age was 74, according to the study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Neurology. "The findings should be a stimulus to further research using more rigorous epidemiological methods, but of themselves, they do not provide strong evidence of a hazard," said David Coggon, professor of occupational and environmental medicine at the University of Southampton in Britain.

Deep freeze in Midwest puts normal routines on ice Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:28 PM PST CHICAGO (AP) — Parents brought kids to work or just stayed home because schools were closed, again. Office workers hailed cabs to ride a block — or less. And companies offering delivery services were inundated with business as Artic air blasted the central U.S. on Monday for the second time in weeks, disrupting the lives of even the hardiest Midwesterners.

For Obama, an address focused on what's achievable Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:27 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — No longer about bold ambitions, this year's State of the Union address will focus more on what's actually achievable.

Cruise ship returning to US after illness outbreak Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:25 PM PST KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A Royal Caribbean cruise ship headed back to its home port in the U.S. on Monday after hundreds of passengers and crew members fell ill with vomiting and diarrhea during what was supposed to be a 10-day getaway in the sun.

US reaches deal with Internet companies on requests to reveal demands for customer information Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:24 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — US reaches deal with Internet companies on requests to reveal demands for customer information.

Minn. touts new indoor stadium for 2018 Super Bowl Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:22 PM PST ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Even if Minneapolis temperatures four years from now don't climb above zero — like they haven't for much of this month — the Vikings' new indoor stadium would be the ideal venue for the 2018 Super Bowl, political and business leaders said Monday.

Brutal cold shuts schools, delays travel in Midwest Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:21 PM PST By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bitter cold and high winds surging down from the Arctic pushed wind chills to dangerous lows across the U.S. upper Midwest on Monday, forcing officials to close schools and warn drivers off roads, and slowing public transit and river traffic. Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee and other parts of the upper Midwest are forecast to have two consecutive days of subzero highs on Monday and Tuesday, while most of the Northeast will see highs in the single digits and teens on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Accuweather.com. National Weather Service meteorologist Andrew Krein blamed the weather on a surge of arctic high pressure out of Canada that has spread over the upper Midwest and central plains. "I'm real sick of it," said Romik Stewart, 20, who was waiting for a bus in Milwaukee to go to his job at a fast food restaurant.

Ivory Coast: Mob attacks gay rights group office Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:21 PM PST DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A mob has ransacked the headquarters of Ivory Coast's most prominent gay rights organization, underscoring the dangers confronting such groups even in the few African countries where homosexual acts are not crimes.

Ukraine opposition leader turns down PM post: presidency Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:20 PM PST Kiev (AFP) - Ukrainian opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk has formally turned down an offer to be prime minister but the government and opposition have agreed to scrap draconian anti-protest laws, the presidency said in a statement on Monday.

Avalanches cut off only road to Alaska city Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:19 PM PST ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Avalanches have cut off an Alaska city, and the only highway in could be closed for at least a week, if not "much longer," state Transportation Department officials said Monday.

US ship heads on Syrian chemical weapons mission Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:18 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. cargo ship scheduled to set sail Monday on a mission to destroy dozens of containers of deadly chemical weapons being removed from Syria was delayed by engine problems.

Smiling Trierweiler reflects on time as France's first lady Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:18 PM PST Valerie Trierweiler, the ex-partner of French President Francois Hollande, stressed the positives of her time as First Lady as she reappeared in public Monday, displaying no rancour over her treatment. The 48-year-old began a two-day trip to India to support French charity Action Against Hunger, saying she "felt good" in a country she last visited with Hollande in February 2013 in her official role. Initially avoiding questions about the end of their relationship, announced at the weekend by Hollande, she later opened up at a press conference where she spoke briefly of her time in the presidential palace. Hollande announced to AFP on Saturday that he was splitting from Trierweiler, his partner of eight years, following intense media scrutiny over his relationship with French actress Julie Gayet, 41.

Fla. high court OKs medical marijuana for ballot Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:17 PM PST TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A proposed constitutional amendment to allow the medical use of marijuana will go before Florida voters in November after the state Supreme Court narrowly approved the ballot language Monday.

Falcao to fight to bitter end to make World Cup Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:16 PM PST Colombian international striker Radamel Falcao said on Monday he would do everything in his power to recover from his serious knee injury in time for the World Cup finals in June. The 27-year-old -- who has yet to appear at world football's showpiece tournament -- ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during his side Monaco's 3-0 win in the French Cup over amateur side Chasselay last Wednesday. However, Falcao, who underwent an operation on Saturday in Oporto, Portugal, said he would draw on the slight hope he had been given by the surgeon that he would be fit for the finals in Brazil. "They told me there was a slim chance of me being fit for the World Cup finals and I am going to cling to that hope," he said at a press conference in the city where he first made his name in European football for Porto.

Masked and radical, Ukraine protesters blockade justice ministry Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:16 PM PST They stood like a unit from a paramilitary army, in camouflage fatigues and clutching baseball bats, their faces concealed underneath helmets and black balaclavas. Radical activists Monday blockaded the Ukrainian justice ministry in Kiev, in a provocative move that risked derailing talks to end Ukraine's crisis and was condemned even by some within the opposition. They symbolically smashed the official sign of the building, destroyed one of the ground floor windows and set up a table outside with two icons and the Ukrainian constitution. Two barricades several metres high were set up on the adjacent roads manned by activists with motorcycle helmets whose heads peered over the sacks of snow forming the blockade.

Pell, husband of Michelle Kwan, to run for RI gov Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:13 PM PST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's already contentious race for governor is about to get a lot more complicated with the entry of Clay Pell, the grandson of the late U.S. Sen. Claiborne Pell and the husband of Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan.

Navy admiral apparent choice to take reins of NSA Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:12 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy admiral is the apparent choice to be the next chief of the troubled National Security Agency, which was rocked by former analyst Edward Snowden's disclosures of its secret surveillance programs that collect phone and Internet data around the world and now faces enormous pressure to change its ways.

Declines in US stock market moderate Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:09 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slightly lower on Wall Street, moderating their losses after a rout last week.

RBS sets aside £3.0 bn for claims, conduct matters Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:09 PM PST Britain's state-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland said Monday it has set aside more than £3.0 billion ($5.0 billion, 3.6 billion euros) for litigation and compensation claims here and in the United States. The total includes £1.9 billion to cover largely US action over mortgage-backed financial products, RBS said in a surprise statement that sent its shares sliding. The bank added it has made another £465-million provision for compensation for the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI), which covered repayments on credit products such as consumer loans or mortgages in Britain. Royal Bank of Scotland made the shock statement ahead of the stock market close, sending its share price sliding 2.21 percent to finish at 332.2 pence on London's FTSE 100 index.

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