Stamped drug packets key in Hoffman investigation

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• Stamped drug packets key in Hoffman investigation
• Super Bowl turns into a bust for Broadway
• Frigid weather pulls Jan. auto sales down 3 pct.
• US stock market plunges on global growth concerns
• Police say 2 dead following Vancouver, Wash., workplace shooting
• Sugar tied to fatal heart woes; soda's a culprit
• 'Lego Movie' built to be a better toy film
• Hellickson to miss start after elbow surgery
• Gay rights activists arrested in Idaho Senate
• Winter takes a bite out of US auto sales
• State: Google must move 'mystery' barge
• Native American groups ask for child welfare probe
• Firefighters save dog from sinkhole in Buffalo, NY
• US stocks sink more than 2% on bad manufacturing data
• Ratings: another record for Super Bowl
• Police say 1 shot at store in Vancouver, Wash.
• Oil sands pollution two to three times higher than thought
• 'Breathtaking' EU corruption costs 120 bn euros a year
• Christie to field questions for 1st time in weeks
• Man says he ate birds, turtles in 13 months adrift
• Snow and cold cut power lines in Slovenia
• Algeria party head slams powerful spy chief
• Protesters vow to annul Thai vote, step up rallies
• DHS appointee had role in Penn scandal prosecution
• France holds up mirror in Rwanda genocide trial
• Web companies give first look at secret government data requests
• After tough January, stock extend slide
• Lawmakers seek in-state tuition rates for veterans
• Vettel's dominance turns off TV viewers
• Feds want cars to be able to talk to each other
• Ambassador: Mali's president favors reconciliation
• Wet, heavy snow falls on East, disrupts travel
• 5 things to know about the massive farm bill
• Thai protesters move to downtown Bangkok in bid to topple PM
• Carlos Vela again turns down Mexico offer
• AP WAS THERE: At last, Winter gets its own 'Games'
• Witness says he disguised $50K bribe to Nagin
• Yellen sworn in as Fed chair, succeeding Bernanke
• Google provides glimpse at secret US requests for data

Stamped drug packets key in Hoffman investigation Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:26 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Medical examiners were conducting an autopsy Monday on the body of Philip Seymour Hoffman as investigators scrutinized evidence from the scene of the actor's death, including packets that enforcement officials said were believed to contain heroin.

Super Bowl turns into a bust for Broadway Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:25 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl week turned into mostly a super bust for Broadway.

Frigid weather pulls Jan. auto sales down 3 pct. Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:25 PM PST DETROIT (AP) — Auto sales slid 3 percent in January as bouts of snow, ice and frigid temperatures in much of the country kept buyers snug in their homes instead of venturing out to car dealers.

US stock market plunges on global growth concerns Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:24 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market had its worst day in more than seven months, and the Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 320 points, as reports of sluggish U.S. growth added to worries about the global economy.

Police say 2 dead following Vancouver, Wash., workplace shooting Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:23 PM PST VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Police say 2 dead following Vancouver, Wash., workplace shooting.

Sugar tied to fatal heart woes; soda's a culprit Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:23 PM PST CHICAGO (AP) — A big national study says too much sugar could be deadly, at least when it comes to fatal heart problems.

'Lego Movie' built to be a better toy film Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:22 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Toy movies occupy a spot on the respectability meter somewhere between talking dog films and "Showgirls."

Hellickson to miss start after elbow surgery Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:22 PM PST ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Jeremy Hellickson has undergone surgery on his pitching elbow and is expected to miss the first six-to-eight weeks of the season.

Gay rights activists arrested in Idaho Senate Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:21 PM PST BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police arrested dozens of gay rights activists Monday after a protest that blocked entrances to the Idaho Senate chambers for more than two hours.

Winter takes a bite out of US auto sales Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:19 PM PST Massive snowstorms and bitter cold took a bite out of US auto sales in January, but Chrysler said Monday it extended a winning streak even as its rivals posted significant losses. But the unusually brutal winter weather -- which buried huge swaths of the country in snow, ice and frigid temperatures -- kept people at home and even delayed delivery of sales to government and corporate fleets. GM's sales dropped 12 percent to 171,486 vehicles in January, weakened in part by planned reductions in low-margin sales to rental car companies. Toyota's sales fell seven percent from a year earlier to 146,365 vehicles.

State: Google must move 'mystery' barge Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:19 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google must move its mystery barge from a construction site on an island in the middle of the San Francisco Bay because the permits are not in order, a state official said Monday

Native American groups ask for child welfare probe Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:16 PM PST PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Native American organizations are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the treatment of American Indian and Alaska Native children in the private adoption and public child welfare systems.

Firefighters save dog from sinkhole in Buffalo, NY Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:15 PM PST BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A German shepherd is back on solid ground after being rescued from a sinkhole that opened up in a Buffalo park.

US stocks sink more than 2% on bad manufacturing data Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:11 PM PST New York (AFP) - US stocks Monday fell more than two percent after a surprisingly weak US manufacturing report sparked another round of selling, deepening the equity market retreat of early 2014.

Ratings: another record for Super Bowl Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:09 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Fox's Super Bowl telecast of the Seahawks' victory of the Broncos is the most-watched television event in U.S. history, drawing 111.5 million viewers on Sunday night.

Police say 1 shot at store in Vancouver, Wash. Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:08 PM PST VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Police say one person has been shot at a business in Vancouver, Wash.

Oil sands pollution two to three times higher than thought Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:08 PM PST The amount of harmful pollutants released in the process of recovering oil from tar sands in western Canada is likely far higher than corporate interests say, university researchers said Monday. Actual levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emissions into the air may be two to three times higher than estimated, said the findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed US journal. The study raises new questions about the accuracy of environmental impact assessments on the tar sands, just days after a US State Department report said the controversial Keystone pipeline project to bring oil from Canada to Texas would have little impact on climate change or the environment. According to corporate interests which are responsible for projecting their environmental impact, the Athabasca oil sands beneath Alberta, Canada -- which hold the third largest reserve of crude oil known in the world -- are only spewing as much pollution into the air as sparsely populated Greenland, where no big industry exists.

'Breathtaking' EU corruption costs 120 bn euros a year Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:00 PM PST Corruption across the European Union's 28 countries costs about 120 billion euros ($162 billion) per year -- a "breathtaking" sum equal to the EU's entire annual budget, EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem said Monday. Malmstroem said the actual figure could be even higher, despite the estimate amounting to a little less than one percent of the bloc's total economic output. "The extent of the problem in the EU is breathtaking," Malmstroem wrote in an op-ed piece in Swedish newspaper Goeteborgs-Posten. Presenting the European Commission report, the bloc's first, Malmstroem emphasised the figure was "an estimation" and said the actual amount is "probably... much higher."

Christie to field questions for 1st time in weeks Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:00 PM PST TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie on Monday prepared to take questions for the first time in more than three weeks as his campaign sought to exceed New Jersey's election spending cap to pay for lawyers dealing with subpoenas stemming from a political playback scandal.

Man says he ate birds, turtles in 13 months adrift Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:59 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It's a story that almost defies belief: A man leaves Mexico in December 2012 for a day of shark fishing and ends up surviving 13 months on fish, birds and turtles before washing ashore on the remote Marshall Islands thousands of miles (kilometers) away.

Snow and cold cut power lines in Slovenia Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:58 PM PST LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia's government says snow, cold and high winds are a natural disaster that has left a quarter of households without electricity and damaged over 40 percent of the Alpine country's forests.

Algeria party head slams powerful spy chief Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:56 PM PST ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The head of Algeria's largest political party on Monday questioned the leadership of the powerful chief of the nation's intelligence service and urged him to resign.

Protesters vow to annul Thai vote, step up rallies Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:55 PM PST BANGKOK (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Thailand vowed Monday to stage larger rallies in central Bangkok and push ahead with efforts to nullify an election they disrupted, preventing millions of people from voting.

DHS appointee had role in Penn scandal prosecution Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:54 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House expressed confidence on Monday in the Homeland Security Department's new chief of staff, who played a key role in the prosecution of his father-in-law and former Pennsylvania state senator on corruption charges.

France holds up mirror in Rwanda genocide trial Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:53 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Through a ground-breaking trial, France is at last coming to terms with its much-criticized response to Rwanda's genocide.

Web companies give first look at secret government data requests Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:51 PM PST Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google on Monday began publishing details about the number of secret government requests for data they receive, hoping to show limited involvement in controversial surveillance efforts. The tech industry has pushed for greater transparency on government data requests, seeking to shake off concerns about their involvement in vast, surreptitious surveillance programs revealed last summer by former spy contractor Edward Snowden. The government said last month it would relax rules restricting what details companies can disclose about Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court orders they receive for user information. Several companies, including Google and Microsoft, sued the government last year, seeking the ability to disclose more of that data.

After tough January, stock extend slide Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:50 PM PST For stock investors, February is starting out just as rough as January.

Lawmakers seek in-state tuition rates for veterans Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:50 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is nearing passage Monday of legislation that would require public universities around the country to charge veterans in-state tuition rates or face financial penalty.

Vettel's dominance turns off TV viewers Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:45 PM PST German Formula One superstar Sebastian Vettel's coasting to a fourth successive world drivers title last year had an adverse effect on global TV audiences according to figures revealed by the Autosport website on Monday. However, it wasn't to television spectators liking as the total slumped from 500million in 2012 -- when Vettel and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso battled it out to the final race -- to 450million according to Global Media Report which was published by Formula One Management, who hold the commercial rights to Formula One and produce the images used by broadcasters. While Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone put the reason for the fall partly down to last season having one race less than the previous year he conceded that Vettel's dominance, especially in the second part of the season when he won nine successive races, as also turning people off. France too saw numbers melt away as for the first year the race was broadcast solely on pay TV channel Canal Plus, which paid a king's ransom to outbid TF1 the long-time home to Formula One tv spectators in France.

Feds want cars to be able to talk to each other Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:40 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Your car might see a deadly crash coming even if you don't, the government says, so officials are moving to require automakers to equip new vehicles with technology that lets them warn each other when they're plunging toward peril.

Ambassador: Mali's president favors reconciliation Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:39 PM PST BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says Mali's president has voiced commitment to national reconciliation and strengthening ties with the country's north, which fell under the control of al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremists following a military coup in 2012.

Wet, heavy snow falls on East, disrupts travel Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:38 PM PST PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A winter storm dumped several inches of wet, heavy snow on parts of the eastern United States on Monday, snarling air and road travel for commuters and Super Bowl fans, cutting power, and closing schools and government offices.

5 things to know about the massive farm bill Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:33 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Cuts to food stamps, continued subsidies to farmers and victories for animal rights advocates. The massive, five-year farm bill heading toward final passage this week has broad implications for just about every American, from the foods we eat to what we pay for them.

Thai protesters move to downtown Bangkok in bid to topple PM Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:27 PM PST By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Pracha Hariraksapitak BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai anti-government protesters who have been camped out in north Bangkok packed their tents and marched downtown on Monday as they consolidated efforts to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a day after a disrupted general election. Some joined protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban on foot and others followed in cars and six-wheel trucks as Thailand's long-running political conflict showed no sign of ending. "Suthep's movement is now crumbling, but it still has powerful unseen backers," said Chris Baker, a historian and prominent Thailand scholar. The business lobby should revive its efforts to play the intermediary role." Suthep's supporters on the route showed no sign of crumbling, waving flags and handing over money.

Carlos Vela again turns down Mexico offer Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:27 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Carlos Vela has rejected another chance to play for Mexico's World Cup team.

AP WAS THERE: At last, Winter gets its own 'Games' Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:25 PM PST CHAMONIX, FRANCE (AP) — A ragtag parade down the center of town marked the opening ceremonies of the first Winter Olympics.

Witness says he disguised $50K bribe to Nagin Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:24 PM PST NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former investment banker serving prison time for a New Jersey fraud scheme testified Monday that he helped arrange and disguise a $50,000 bribe to former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin.

Yellen sworn in as Fed chair, succeeding Bernanke Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:20 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Janet Yellen officially took over the leadership of the Federal Reserve on Monday — and along with it a delicate task: Unwinding the Fed's extraordinary economic stimulus without spooking investors or slowing a still-subpar economy.

Google provides glimpse at secret US requests for data Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:20 PM PST Disclosures from Google, Facebook and others came a week after US authorities agreed to give technology firms the ability to publish broad details of how their customer data has been targeted by US spy agencies. The agreement came amid litigation from tech giants Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft and Yahoo. US officials used the authority of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to ask for information from between 9,000 and 10,000 Google user accounts in the first six months of 2013, and between 12,000 to 13,000 accounts in the six months prior to that, according to a blog post by Google. Release of such data was subject to a six-month delay under terms of an arrangement with the US Department of Justice to let Internet firms be slightly more open about how much information is sought under authority of FISA court orders.

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