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| Report: Millions won't be able to keep insurance Monday, Oct 28, 2013 03:22 PM PDT  Obama had said if you liked your health care plan, you'd be able to keep it. Full Story | Top |
| Has U.S. stopped all spying on allies? Top official says no Monday, Oct 28, 2013 04:55 PM PDT  White House won't confirm Sen. Feinstein's claim Full Story | Top |
| N. Korea upgrading main launch site: report Monday, Oct 28, 2013 07:06 PM PDT  Seoul (AFP) - North Korea has undertaken major construction work at its main missile launch site, possibly to cater to larger and more mobile weapons, a US think-tank said Tuesday. Full Story | Top |
| Chemical weapons inspectors in Syria miss deadline Monday, Oct 28, 2013 07:13 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — International inspectors overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile have missed an early deadline in a brutally tight schedule after security concerns prevented them from visiting two sites linked to Damascus' chemical program. Full Story | Top |
| Beleaguered Syrian Christians fear future Monday, Oct 28, 2013 11:56 AM PDT  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Sami Amir is used to the deep echoing rumble of the Syrian army artillery pounding rebel positions on the outskirts of Damascus. It's the thump of mortars launched from an Islamist-controlled neighborhood that scares him to death. Full Story | Top |
| Penn State: 26 people get $59.7M over Sandusky Monday, Oct 28, 2013 04:58 PM PDT  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Penn State said Monday it is paying $59.7 million to 26 young men over claims of child sexual abuse at the hands of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, a man once revered as a university icon who is now serving what is effectively a life prison sentence. Full Story | Top |
| Lester, Red Sox beat Cards, lead World Series 3-2 Monday, Oct 28, 2013 08:50 PM PDT  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jon Lester pitched the Boston Red Sox within a whisker of yet another World Series championship. Full Story | Top |
| Chris Brown released after assault charge reduced Monday, Oct 28, 2013 07:22 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Chris Brown's misdemeanor assault charge in Washington, D.C., could further complicate the R&B singer's unsettled legal situation. Additional time behind bars remains a possibility for the singer — both in the District of Columbia and California — where Brown remains on probation for his 2009 beating of his on-again, off-again girlfriend Rihanna. Full Story | Top |
| Seahawks' stand preserves 14-9 win over Rams Monday, Oct 28, 2013 09:00 PM PDT  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks completed a lousy night for St. Louis sports fans. Full Story | Top |
| 10 Things to Know for Tuesday Monday, Oct 28, 2013 06:07 PM PDT  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: Full Story | Top |
| Sports spotlight shines brightly on St. Louis Monday, Oct 28, 2013 08:58 PM PDT  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Apparently, Monday Night Football had a message for the World Series: Meet me in St. Louis. Full Story | Top |
| Lester, Ross lead Red Sox to 3-1 WS Game 5 win Monday, Oct 28, 2013 08:15 PM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jon Lester pitched the Boston Red Sox within a whisker of yet another World Series championship. Full Story | Top |
| WORLD SERIES WATCH: Sox win 3-1, lead Series 3-2 Monday, Oct 28, 2013 08:07 PM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) — A look at Game 5 of the World Series at Busch Stadium on Monday night as the Boston Red Sox take on the St. Louis Cardinals: Full Story | Top |
| WORLD SERIES WATCH: Red Sox go back up 3-1 in 7th Monday, Oct 28, 2013 07:28 PM PDT  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A look at Game 5 of the World Series at Busch Stadium on Monday night as the Boston Red Sox take on the St. Louis Cardinals: Full Story | Top |
| Key senator wants 'total review' of intel programs Monday, Oct 28, 2013 07:04 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Monday called for a "total review of all intelligence programs" following allegations that the National Security Agency eavesdropped on the German chancellor — the latest revelation in a spying scandal that has strained longstanding alliances. Full Story | Top |
| WORLD SERIES WATCH: Holliday's homer ties Game 5 Monday, Oct 28, 2013 06:58 PM PDT  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A look at Game 5 of the World Series at Busch Stadium on Monday night as the Boston Red Sox take on the St. Louis Cardinals: Full Story | Top |
| Nursing students revive teacher who 'died' during class Monday, Oct 28, 2013 07:20 AM PDT  When Amy Hunter, who has a congenital heart condition, collapsed in front of her class, she had seconds to live. Quick thinking by her students saved her life. Full Story | Top |
| WH grants extension on health law sign-up Monday, Oct 28, 2013 03:36 PM PDT  The administration is granting a six-week extension to sign up for coverage. Full Story | Top |
| Yemen police: Fireworks spurred rumours of U.S. embassy attack Monday, Oct 28, 2013 03:50 PM PDT  SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni police moved in to halt a firework display at a wedding party near the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa on Monday that triggered rumors of an attack on the mission, a security guard and a Yemeni diplomat in Washington said. They said security guards around the mission in Sanaa fired some shots in the air. "The U.S. Embassy in Sanaa was not attacked, nor was there any bombing in the vicinity of the Embassy," said Mohammed al-Basha, a spokesman for the Yemeni embassy in Washington in a twitter message. He said some people who had set off the fireworks were arrested. ... Full Story | Top |
| Hurricane-force gusts batter UK, Europe; 13 dead Monday, Oct 28, 2013 11:50 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — A savage coastal storm powered by hurricane-force gusts slashed its way through Britain and western Europe on Monday, felling trees, flooding lowlands and snarling traffic in the air, at sea and on land. At least 13 people were reported killed. Full Story | Top |
| Judge: Texas abortion limits unconstitutional Monday, Oct 28, 2013 03:14 PM PDT  The ruling keeps open dozens of clinics that were set to halt operations Tuesday. Full Story | Top |
| States hit by Sandy to get next $5 billion of funding Monday, Oct 28, 2013 01:26 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal officials on Monday unveiled plans for a second round of Superstorm Sandy disaster relief totaling $5 billion for five states and New York City, and they pledged that the pace of spending would pick up after a slow start. Announced just a day shy of the anniversary of the storm's New York-area landfall, the funds will come from nearly $48 billion in federal funds earmarked for disaster recovery. As of August, just under a quarter of that package had been obligated to areas hit by the storm. ... Full Story | Top |
| Michigan governor defends Detroit bankruptcy filing approval Monday, Oct 28, 2013 02:57 PM PDT  By Joseph Lichterman and Bernie Woodall DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder defended Detroit's bankruptcy filing on Monday, stating in court that he followed the state and federal constitutions while addressing fiscal issues that had built up in Detroit for more than half a century. Snyder said the Michigan and U.S. constitutions do not prevent actions that he took, even though the Michigan constitution prohibits diminishing pension payments to retired employees. ... Full Story | Top |
| How science saved NYC's subways from Sandy Monday, Oct 28, 2013 09:58 AM PDT  The water just kept flowing. It streamed through the streets of lower Manhattan, pouring into subway entrances, cascading into ventilation grates and pooling inside tunnels. Full Story | Top |
| White House: NSA doesn't spy on allies for economic warfare Monday, Oct 28, 2013 10:49 AM PDT  But former Vice President Dick Cheney says U.S. snooping helps on "economic matters." Full Story | Top |
| U.S. may place 'constraints' on intel gathering Monday, Oct 28, 2013 10:51 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday there may need to be additional constraints placed on America's spy agencies after a series of embarrassing disclosures about the broad scope of U.S. intelligence gathering. President Barack Obama has full confidence in the director of the National Security Agency, General Keith Alexander, and other NSA officials, said White House spokesman Jay Carney. He added that there should be a balance between the need to gather intelligence and the need for privacy. ... Full Story | Top |
| Graham says he'll block nominations over Benghazi Monday, Oct 28, 2013 03:04 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham is threatening to hold up all nominations for federal government positions until survivors of last year's deadly attack on the diplomatic post in Libya appear before Congress. Full Story | Top |
| Chelsea Clinton makes sure Sandy’s devastation is remembered Monday, Oct 28, 2013 04:30 AM PDT  Chelsea Clinton makes Sandy recovery a priority for her family's foundation. Full Story | Top |
| Two senior Shabab members reported killed in Somalia Monday, Oct 28, 2013 10:17 AM PDT  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A military strike hit a vehicle carrying senior members of an al-Qaida-linked militant group in Somalia on Monday, killing at least two people including the group's top explosives expert, a militant and a government intelligence official said. Full Story | Top |
| Drone strike kills at least two in Somalia: residents Monday, Oct 28, 2013 08:51 AM PDT MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone strike killed at least two Islamist al Shabaab insurgents driving in a car south of the Somali capital Mogadishu, residents said on Monday. The drone fired a missile at the car in the outskirts of Jilib town in the Middle Jubba region, some 120 km to the north of the port of Kismayu to the south. Although the United States does not report its activities in Somalia, drones have been used in recent years to kill Somali and foreign al Shabaab fighters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soliders take extreme measure to meet Pentagon's body fat test Monday, Oct 28, 2013 07:22 AM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Doctors say a number of military personnel are turning to liposuction to remove excess fat from around the waist so they can pass the Pentagon's body fat test. Full Story | Top |
| 'Will I be next?' Monday, Oct 28, 2013 08:20 AM PDT  A new documentary reveals the story of drones as told by the people who live under them. Full Story | Top |
| Doctors: Kids should get only two hours a day on social sites Monday, Oct 28, 2013 06:59 AM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — The American Academy of Pediatrics has new advice many kids will find hard to swallow: It wants limits on tweeting, texting and other social media. Full Story | Top |
| Killing an endangered rhino will save others, Texas club says Monday, Oct 28, 2013 06:24 AM PDT  The Dallas Safari Club Says Hunt Will Actually Benefit the Rhino Full Story | Top |
| Hurricane-force gusts batter UK, France, the Dutch Monday, Oct 28, 2013 08:03 AM PDT  Engineers look at the damage as a crane working on redevelopment at the Cabinet Office in Whitehall, near to Downing Street in London, was brought down by high winds, Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. A major storm with hurricane-force gusts is lashing southern Britain, parts of France and Netherlands, causing flooding and travel delays with the cancellation of many flights and trains. Weather forecasters say it is one of the worst storms to hit Britain in years. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) Full Story | Top |
| Syria’s breaking bad: Are amphetamines funding the war? Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 10:30 PM PDT  Fifteen days into his job as Lebanon's top drug-enforcement official, Colonel Ghassan Chams Eddine got a tip-off that something big was going down at the Beirut shipping port this summer. How big? Nearly 5.5 million tablets of a locally produced amphetamine expertly hidden inside an industrial water heater destined for Dubai. His men had to use acetylene torches to remove the white tablets, each embossed with an off-kilter yin-yang symbol and packed into 1,000-piece units in heat-sealed plastic bags. ... Full Story | Top |
| Is Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president? Monday, Oct 28, 2013 07:00 AM PDT  Sarah Helene Duggin from the Catholic University of America looks at potential foreign-born presidential candidates like Ted Cruz and a possible emerging consensus among scholars about their eligibility for the White House. Full Story | Top |
| 'Lost world' discovered in remote Australia Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 11:00 PM PDT  Sydney (AFP) - An expedition to a remote part of northern Australia has uncovered three new vertebrate species isolated for millions of years, with scientists Monday calling the area a "lost world". Full Story | Top |
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