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| 'Preferred' pronouns gain traction at US colleges Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 02:32 AM PST  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The weekly meetings of Mouthing Off!, a group for students at Mills College in Oakland, Calif., who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, always start the same way. Members take turns going around the room saying their names and the personal pronouns they want others to use when referring to them — she, he or something else. Full Story | Top |
| Unclear yet if crucial overhaul of Obamacare website a success Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 12:40 PM PST  Americans got their first look on Saturday at an overhaul of the troubled enrollment website at the heart of President Barack Obama's healthcare law, but it was unclear yet if the White House had made good on its pledge to fix the glitches. The Obama administration promised five weeks ago that by this weekend it would fix HealthCare.gov, the site designed to help people sign up for medical coverage but which has been plagued by errors, outages, and slow speeds since a disastrous October 1 launch. HealthCare.gov is a key portal for Obama's signature domestic achievement, the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, which aims to extend coverage to millions of people and reduce healthcare costs. Making Obamacare work has enormous political stakes for the administration and its Democratic allies who are heading into congressional elections next year. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. calls on North Korea to release war veteran Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 02:06 PM PST  By Lesley Wroughton and Jack Kim WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States called on North Korea on Saturday to release an elderly U.S. military veteran held in custody since last month and who Pyongyang accused of killing civilians during the Korean War 60 years ago. Swedish embassy officials were granted access on Saturday to visit Merrill E. Newman, the State Department said, the first access by Western officials to him since his arrest. Newman, an 85-year old former special forces officer, was detained at the end of a trip to North Korea. "On November 30, the DPRK permitted the Embassy of Sweden, protecting power for issues involving U.S. citizens in North Korea, consular access to U.S. citizen Merrill Newman," a State Department official said in a statement. Full Story | Top |
| Michael Jordan to become a father again: magazine Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 11:02 AM PST  (Reuters) - Retired American basketball star Michael Jordan is going to be a father again. He and his Cuban-American model wife, Yvette Prieto, are expecting their first child, celebrity magazine Us Weekly reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed Jordan representative. No due date was reported. Jordan, 50, and Prieto, 34, were married in April in Florida after a five-year courtship. They live near Miami. Jordan has three adult children from his previous 17-year marriage to Juanita Venoy, which ended in divorce in 2006. ... Full Story | Top |
| In God we trust, maybe, but not each other Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 08:27 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — You can take our word for it. Americans don't trust each other anymore. Full Story | Top |
| NKorea says detained American tourist apologizes Friday, Nov 29, 2013 10:57 PM PST  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea state media claimed Saturday that an elderly U.S. tourist detained for more than a month has apologized for alleged crimes during the Korean War and for "hostile acts" against the state during a recent trip. Full Story | Top |
| China readies to launch first moon rover mission Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 02:26 AM PST  China will launch its first ever moon rover mission on Monday, state media said, as Beijing embarks on the latest stage in its ambitious space programme. "The Chang'e 3 is set to be launched for its moon mission from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Dec. 2," state broadcaster CCTV said on its verified Twitter account on Saturday. Official news agency Xinhua also confirmed the launch date, citing officials at the satellite launch centre in Sichuan province. If successful, the launch will mark a major milestone in China's space exploration programme, which aims to create a permanent space station by 2020 and eventually send someone to the moon. Full Story | Top |
| 'Numerous' casualties in Glasgow pub copter crash Friday, Nov 29, 2013 10:11 PM PST  LONDON (AP) — An unknown number of people remained trapped inside an unstable Glasgow pub after a police helicopter crashed through its roof during a packed concert, causing "numerous" casualties, officials said early Saturday. Full Story | Top |
| US urges 'immediate release' of elderly American held in N.Korea Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 07:45 PM PST  The United States called for the "immediate release" of Merrill Newman, an elderly Californian detained in North Korea for alleged "hostile acts" against the reclusive, communist country. The 85-year-old grandfather with heart problems was plucked off a plane last month as he was leaving Pyongyang following a tourist visit. "Given Mr. Newman's advanced age and health conditions, we urge the (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) to release Mr. Newman so he may return home and reunite with his family," National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said on Saturday. In addition to calling for Newman's "immediate release," Hayden also urged Pyongyang to free another American, Kenneth Bae. Full Story | Top |
| Unforgotten fighter of Korean war: U.S. pensioner a POW at 85 Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 06:37 AM PST  By Ju-min Park and James Pearson SEOUL (Reuters) - As autumn descended on a Korean countryside devastated by three years of intense war, a group of anti-communist guerrillas presented U.S. serviceman Merrill Edward Newman with a gold ring. He returned to North Korea last month as an American tourist and was snatched by authorities from his plane moments before it was due to depart for Beijing. The North Korean regime has nourished memories of the 1950-53 Korean War as the inspiration for the country's identity and acts as if the conflict is still happening. No peace treaty was signed between the United States, South Korea and North Korea. Full Story | Top |
| NYC mayor-elect will face immediate fiscal crisis Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 09:04 AM PST New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio will sweep into office in January with a powerful mandate for progressive change, but a looming fiscal crisis threatens to derail his agenda before it begins. De ... Full Story | Top |
| White House: On track for health care website goal Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 02:56 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it will meet its self-imposed deadline of fixing the troubled health care website so that 50,000 people can log in at the same time starting late Saturday. Yet questions remain about the stability of the site, the volume of traffic it can handle and the quality of the data it is delivering to insurers. Full Story | Top |
| After years on the sidelines, New York's liberals retaking control Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 04:11 AM PST  By Victoria Cavaliere NEW YORK (Reuters) - With Bill de Blasio taking office as mayor in January, New York City appears poised for a resurgence of liberal policies. After 20 years of Republican leadership, not only will America's largest city have the most liberal mayor in a generation, helping him implement change will be a progressive-leaning City Council and a longtime liberal ally in the new public advocate. The city was governed for the last 12 years by Michael Bloomberg, a political independent who was first elected as a Republican, and for eight years before that by Republican Rudolph Giuliani. To observers as well as Democratic legislators, the last election marked a major change in New York City politics, with a new breed of highly liberal politicians ready to enact a series of progressive policies that would have been dead on arrival under Bloomberg or his predecessor Giuliani. Full Story | Top |
| US rappers say they filmed music video in NKorea Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 02:32 AM PST  BEIJING (AP) — Two aspiring American rappers said Saturday that they had filmed part of a music video in North Korea, hoping the novel locale will make a hit. Full Story | Top |
| Davis' return lifts Auburn past Bama, 34-28 Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 07:52 PM PST  AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — That crazy tipped pass for a long game-winning touchdown is now the second-most stunning and improbable play of Auburn's wild season. Full Story | Top |
| US: American fighters in Syria a security risk Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 10:32 AM PST  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal officials say Americans are joining the bloody civil war in Syria, raising the chances they could become radicalized by al-Qaida-linked militant groups and return to the U.S. as battle-hardened security risks. Full Story | Top |
| Thanksgiving takes more Black Friday sales Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 04:23 PM PST  Thanksgiving Day is no longer all about turkey: It's eating away at Black Friday shopping. Full Story | Top |
| Mother on crashed plane led searchers to wreckage Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 04:21 PM PST  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A mother on board a plane that crashed in remote southwest Alaska made a frantic phone call for help resuscitating her 5-month-old baby, then left the fatally injured boy to lead searchers hampered by cold and fog to the crash site. Full Story | Top |
| Chemical watchdog says US to destroy Syria stockpile at sea Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 10:31 AM PST  The United States will destroy the most dangerous of Syria's chemical weapon stockpile on a ship at sea, the world's chemical watchdog said on Saturday. "The neutralisation operations will be conducted on a US vessel at sea using hydrolysis," the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said in a statement. "Currently a suitable naval vessel is undergoing modifications to support the operations and to accommodate verification activities by the OPCW," The Hague-based watchdog added. The ship operation will destroy what is known as "priority chemical weapons", the most dangerous of Syria's total arsenal and ones that have to be out of the country by December 31 under an international deal agreed to avert military strikes on Damascus. Full Story | Top |
| NKorea says American apologizes for 'hostile acts' Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 01:39 PM PST  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea state media claimed Saturday that an elderly U.S. tourist detained for more than a month has apologized for alleged crimes during the Korean War and for "hostile acts" against the state during a recent trip. Full Story | Top |
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