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| 600 People Involved in Movie Theater Brawl, 5 Arrested Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 10:28 AM PST  Five teenagers were arrested when a 600-person brawl broke out in a Florida movie theater's parking lot on Christmas night. Described by police as a "melee," the fight occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday outside the Hollywood River City 14 movie theater in Jacksonville when... Full Story | Top |
| Health care tactics split Republican Senate rivals Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 11:05 AM PST ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans who want to regain control of the Senate will first have to do battle among themselves in 2014 primary elections, due largely to differences over how to proceed against the law they deride as "Obamacare." Full Story | Top |
| As city cycling grows, so does bike tax temptation Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 10:49 AM PST  CHICAGO (AP) — Early blasts of snow, ice and below-zero temperatures haven't stopped a surprising number of Chicago cyclists from spinning through the slush this winter, thanks in part to a city so serious about accommodating them that it deploys mini-snow plows to clear bike lanes. Full Story | Top |
| S.Africa's right still fears post-Mandela apocalypse Wednesday, Dec 25, 2013 10:17 PM PST  In South Africa, right-wing prophesies that Nelson Mandela's death will be followed by a racial apocalypse refuse to be quashed by events. So engrained was the idea of a "Night of the Long Knives" that it even seeped into mainstream thinking. When nothing happened after South Africa's first black president drew his last breath on December 5, or after his burial 10 days later, most were unsurprised, but for some it was nothing more than apocalypse deferred. The belief that one day whites would be slaughtered en masse is tenacious and can be traced back to the earliest white settlers on the tip of Africa. Full Story | Top |
| World's hottest pepper is grown in South Carolina Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 12:27 PM PST  FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) — Ed Currie holds one of his world-record Carolina Reaper peppers by the stem, which looks like the tail of a scorpion. Full Story | Top |
| McDonald's Controversial Employee Website Finally Taken Down Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 11:32 AM PST  McDonald's Takes Down Website That Warned Workers About Fast Food Health Risks Full Story | Top |
| US sending missiles, drones to Iraq Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 02:11 PM PST  The United States is sending Iraq dozens of missiles and surveillance drones to help combat a recent surge there in Al-Qaeda-backed violence, a State Department official said Thursday. The daily said 75 Hellfire missiles were purchased by Iraq and delivered by Washington last week. The State Department official confirmed the "recent delivery" of Hellfire missiles and an "upcoming delivery of Scan Eagles" -- reconnaissance drones that are a smaller version of the larger Predator drones that once were frequently flown over Iraq. Full Story | Top |
| American held by al Qaeda in Pakistan urges Obama for help Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 04:06 AM PST A U.S. development worker kidnapped in Pakistan by al Qaeda two years ago appealed to President Barack Obama to intervene and help negotiate his release, in a video released on Thursday. In a 13-minute clip issued by al Qaeda's media wing and posted on several news websites, Warren Weinstein, 72, looked gaunt and tired. Pakistan's tribal areas on its border with Afghanistan serve as safe havens for al Qaeda, the Taliban and other militant groups, and the Islamabad government has been under pressure from the United States to do more to eliminate the insurgency. Full Story | Top |
| Slow recovery from weekend ice storm stretches on Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 07:49 PM PST GARDINER, Maine (AP) — By Thursday, Bob and Katrina Johnson had grown weary of lugging around a portable generator to prevent a freezer-load of moose meat from spoiling and to keep her mother's home warm. Full Story | Top |
| Sixty hurt in Argentina piranha attack Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 07:34 AM PST  Piranhas on a Christmas Day feeding frenzy injured some 60 people in the Argentine city of Rosario, officials said Thursday. Those injured in the attack Wednesday by the ferocious fish included a girl who lost part of a finger, Health Undersecretary Gabriela Quintanilla told reporters. Quintanilla said the attack occurred Wednesday off the coast of Rosario, some 310 kilometers (200 miles) north of Buenos Aires. A medical official, Gustavo Centurion, said the attack which began at mid-morning on Christmas Day was "very aggressive." Full Story | Top |
| Japanese prime minister visits Yasukuni war shrine Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 02:30 AM PST  TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid his respects Thursday at a shrine honoring Japan's war dead in a move that drew sharp rebukes from China and South Korea, who warned that the visit celebrates his country's militaristic past and threatens to further sour already bad relations. Full Story | Top |
| US sends Hellfire missiles to Iraq Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 05:45 PM PST  BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. has sent Hellfire air-to-ground missiles to Iraq's air forces, which is using them in an ongoing campaign against the country's branch of al-Qaida, officials in Washington and Baghdad said Thursday. Full Story | Top |
| Gay marriage's latest frontier: state courts Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 03:58 AM PST  Advocates on both sides of the gay marriage debate predicted that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that overturned part of a federal ban on gay marriage would create a pathway for states to act. They ... Full Story | Top |
| Mom's Promises To Kick Drug Habit Are Only Empty Words Wednesday, Dec 25, 2013 09:00 PM PST DEAR ABBY: I am a 15-year-old girl and a caring person. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.) Full Story | Top |
| Poll: Americans hopeful for a better year in 2014 Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 07:40 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Large number of Americans see 2013 as anything but a banner year and aren't reluctant to wave goodbye on New Year's Eve, a new AP-Times Square poll says, reflecting anxiety stretching from the corridors of power in Washington to corporate boardrooms, statehouses, and city and town halls. Full Story | Top |
| String of Palestinian attacks has Israel jittery Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 08:33 AM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — A spate of violent Palestinian attacks on Israeli targets in recent weeks is raising concerns in Israel that it may be on the verge of a new type of Palestinian uprising. Full Story | Top |
| The Constitution in 2014: Abortion law in front of Supreme Court Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 05:26 AM PST In this second article of a five-part series, Lyle Denniston surveys the constitutional issues developing on abortion. Later articles will deal with health care, same-sex marriage, and elections. The first article dealt with the war on terrorism. Full Story | Top |
| Wow! Space Station Crosses Crescent Moon in Amazing Photo Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 08:19 AM PST  The International Space Station can be seen cruising in front of a crescent moon in this stunning night sky photo recently sent to SPACE.com. Full Story | Top |
| Shoppers or shippers – who’s to blame for ruining Christmas? Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 01:10 PM PST  Online shopping can be both a blessing and a curse during the holiday season. On the one hand, we can avoid all those pesky lines and slow-moving consumers at brick-and-mortar retailers. But on the other, we have to rely on retailers and delivery companies to ship all of those gifts and deliver them on time. Unfortunately, at least one major shipping service has admitted that it was caught off guard by unprecedented demand. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, a UPS spokeswoman said that "the volume of air packages in the UPS system did exceed capacity." According to IBM Digital Analytics, online retail sales increased 37% over last year during the weekend before Christmas as last-minute shoppers rushed to beat the Full Story | Top |
| The History of Hillary-Bashing Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 02:45 AM PST  Desperate to stop a second Clinton presidency in 2016, it's a sure bet many in the GOP will reprise the ugly attacks they used on her 22 years ago. Full Story | Top |
| American Al-Qaeda Captive Warren Weinstein Seeks Obama's Help Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 11:32 AM PST  Warren Weinstein Has Grown a Greying Beard in Captivity Full Story | Top |
| If U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, much civilian aid may go too Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 02:51 AM PST  By Missy Ryan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For years, U.S. officials have pointed to the improvements in the everyday lives of Afghans made possible by billions of dollars in aid from the United States and elsewhere. In Afghanistan, people now live 20 years longer on average than under Taliban rule, they say; The specter of an abrupt departure of all U.S. and NATO soldiers from Afghanistan at the end of next year now imperils these gains, they warn, and endangers progress on the massive development challenges that remain. Unless the Obama administration can persuade Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign a security pact that would permit a modest U.S. force to remain beyond 2014, the United States is almost certain to drastically scale back aid to Afghanistan. Full Story | Top |
| China marks Mao's birthday with controlled tribute Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 03:00 AM PST BEIJING (AP) — China's leaders bowed three times before a statue of Mao Zedong on the 120th anniversary of his birth Thursday in carefully controlled celebrations that also sought to uphold the market-style reforms he would have opposed. Full Story | Top |
| Political Gamblers Place Their Bets on Hillary Clinton Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 07:45 AM PST Even before the first ad is aired for next year's midterm elections, the media has played leapfrog and anointed Hillary Clinton and Chris Christie the odds-on favorites to face off in the 2016 presidential election. Hollywood has weighed in too, according to "Extra," with endorsements for Clinton from Oprah and Elton John and Shaquille O'Neal and Jon Bon Jovi. It uses fake money as it awaits approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). According to the market, Christie is in the lead to represent the GOP, currently trading at $30 per share. Full Story | Top |
| African leaders in South Sudan for peace talks Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 05:12 AM PST JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Fighting persisted in parts of South Sudan's oil-producing region as African leaders on Thursday tried to advance peace talks between the country's president and the political rivals he accuses of attempting a coup that the government insists sparked violence threatening to destroy the world's newest country. Full Story | Top |
| Weekly US jobless claims drop 42K to 338K Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 02:41 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped by 42,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 338,000, the biggest drop since November 2012. But economists say the figures from late November and December are warped by seasonal volatility around the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's holidays. Full Story | Top |
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