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| 10 Things to Know for Wednesday Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 06:03 PM PST  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: Full Story | Top |
| Obama declares health care law is working Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 12:44 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to regroup from his health care law's disastrous rollout, President Barack Obama on Tuesday insisted that the sweeping overhaul is working and warned Republican critics that he would fight any efforts to strip away its protections. Full Story | Top |
| Ukraine mass protests resume after gov't wins vote Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 12:27 PM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine appeared mired in a political standoff Tuesday, as massive protest rallies showed no sign of letting up and the government warned of its capability for force after a failed attempt to take it down. Full Story | Top |
| US vet detained in NKorea oversaw guerrilla group Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 05:30 PM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An 85-year-old U.S. veteran being held in North Korea spent his war years there in one of the Army's first special forces units, helping a clandestine group of Korean partisans who were fighting and spying well behind enemy lines. Full Story | Top |
| Man survives 3 days at bottom of Atlantic Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 04:20 PM PST  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Entombed at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in an upended tugboat for three days, Harrison Odjegba Okene begged God for a miracle. Full Story | Top |
| Asian nations dominate international test Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 06:12 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — American students once again lag behind many of their Asian and European peers on a global exam, a continuing trend that often is blamed on child poverty and a diverse population in U.S. schools. Full Story | Top |
| 'Fast & Furious 7' delayed after Walker's death Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 07:52 PM PST  Production on "Fast & Furious 7" is on hold following the death of star Paul Walker. Full Story | Top |
| AP Source: Yanks, Ellsbury reach $153M, 7-yr deal Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 08:07 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, fresh off winning the World Series with Boston, reached agreement with the rival New York Yankees on a seven-year contract worth about $153 million, a person familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday night. Full Story | Top |
| US Ski Team: Vonn cleared for downhill training Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 07:26 PM PST  LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Lindsey Vonn was cleared to get back on a World Cup course for downhill training, the latest step as she works to return from a right knee injury and get ready for the Sochi Olympics. Full Story | Top |
| Billy Joel plans Madison Square Garden residency Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 07:34 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Joel will perform once a month at Madison Square Garden — as long as the fans will have him. Full Story | Top |
| Thai violence eases ahead of king's birthday Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 07:54 PM PST  BANGKOK (AP) — Protesters intent on toppling Thailand's democratically elected prime minister plan to press their struggle again Wednesday with a peaceful march on Bangkok's national police headquarters, one day after a sudden truce in honor of the king's birthday this week ended a spate of increasingly fierce street fighting. Full Story | Top |
| Thai protests ease ahead of king's birthday Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 06:19 PM PST BANGKOK (AP) — Protesters intent on toppling Thailand's democratically elected prime minister plan to press their struggle again Wednesday with a peaceful march on Bangkok's national police headquarters, one day after a sudden truce in honor of the king's birthday this week ended a spate of increasingly fierce street fighting. Full Story | Top |
| Ill. Legislature OKs fix for $100B pension crisis Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 04:53 PM PST  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Legislature approved a historic plan Tuesday to eliminate the state's $100 billion pension shortfall, a long-delayed decision proponents described as critical to repairing the state's deeply troubled finances but that faces the immediate threat of a legal challenge from labor unions. Full Story | Top |
| How the TSA is nickel-and-diming travelers Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 11:04 AM PST  Congress votes to redirect all that money left behind at security checkpoints. Full Story | Top |
| Next Obamacare headache: Surge in signups, insurers say Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 03:56 PM PST  By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. insurers fear that a surge in enrollments on the revamped government-run healthcare website could create more problems for insurance companies already struggling with error-filled applications for coverage three weeks before a sign-up deadline. In what could become the next major headache for President Barack Obama's signature domestic policy, a group representing leading U.S. insurers said on Tuesday that technology fixes that will enable millions of people to sign on to HealthCare.gov have not fully addressed faulty data that the site has been sending these companies about their new enrollees. The problems include enrollment forms with erroneous personal information and duplicate or missing applications. The warning coincided with an effort by Obama to win back support for the healthcare overhaul after the website's disastrous October 1 debut sent his job approval ratings plummeting and threatened to damage fellow Democrats in next year's congressional elections. Full Story | Top |
| Lawsuit seeks 'legal personhood' for chimpanzees Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 01:38 PM PST  By Bernard Vaughan and Daniel Wiessner NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. animal rights group on Monday filed what it said is the first lawsuit seeking to establish the "legal personhood" of chimpanzees. The non-profit Nonhuman Rights Project asked a New York state court to declare a 26-year-old chimp named Tommy "a cognitively complex autonomous legal person with the fundamental legal right not to be imprisoned. ... Full Story | Top |
| Judge OKs Detroit's bankruptcy defense Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 02:53 PM PST  That's a defeat for unions and retirees, who can now expect pension cuts. Full Story | Top |
| 12 dead in CAR; UN considers move Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 01:48 PM PST  More Central African Republic killings; UN Security Council to vote on more troops. Full Story | Top |
| Supreme Court takes up frequent flier rights Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 10:00 AM PST  Who has the final say when it comes to frequent flier membership and privileges? Are airlines the judge, jury and executioner? Or do travelers have some rights? The Supreme Court is addressing those questions in a case that may have far-reaching implications for commercial air travelers. Full Story | Top |
| A Thanksgiving to remember? Auto sales jump over holiday weekend Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 02:22 PM PST  DETROIT (AP) — Americans proved last month that they're head over heels about small sport utility vehicles. They also wanted to buy more than just video game consoles and big-screen TVs on Black Friday. Full Story | Top |
| WWII-era Japanese sub discovered off Hawaii coast Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 09:35 AM PST  By Suzanne Roig HONOLULU (Reuters) - Scientists plumbing the Pacific Ocean off the Hawaii coast have discovered a World War Two era Japanese submarine, a technological marvel that had been preparing to attack the Panama Canal before being scuttled by U.S. forces. The 400-foot (122-meter) "Sen-Toku" class vessel — among the largest pre-nuclear submarines ever built - was found in August off the southwest coast of Oahu and had been missing since 1946, scientists at the University of Hawaii at Manoa said. The I-400 and its sister ship, the I-401, which was found off Oahu in 2005, were able to travel one and a half times around the world without refueling and could hold up to three folding-wing bombers that could be launched minutes after resurfacing, the scientists said. "We came upon this as we were looking for other targets ... It is like watching a shark at rest," said Jim Delgado, a researcher aboard the Pisces V deep-diving submersible which traveled to the wreckage. Full Story | Top |
| Seahawks fans cause quite the ruckus—and a minor earthquake Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 11:46 AM PST  Celebrations by Seattle football fans in a Monday night game against the New Orleans Saints were so thunderous that they registered as minor earthquakes on a nearby seismometer, a state university professor said. The most intense rumble came after Seahawks' defensive end Michael Bennett recovered a fumble by New Orleans' quarterback Drew Brees in the first quarter and ran it back for a touchdown, said John Vidale, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network at the University of Washington. The cheering and foot-stamping at CenturyLink Field was picked up by a seismometer used by the network, which monitors ground motion in Washington and Oregon. Full Story | Top |
| Can a TV really be worth $40,000? Read the reviews Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 06:25 AM PST  Who would pay $40,000 for an HD television? That's what some Amazon users are wondering about Samsung's 85-inch, "4K Ultra HD 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV," which the website is offering at the discounted price of $39,997.99. Full Story | Top |
| Obama targets young voters Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 07:00 AM PST  He wants to talk to college and business leaders about making college more accessible. Full Story | Top |
| Source: Driver in fatal New York train crash 'lost focus' Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 03:38 PM PST  By Chris Francescani , Mark Hosenball and Curtis Skinner (Reuters) - The driver of a New York commuter train that derailed on Sunday, killing four people, told investigators he was "in a daze" shortly before the crash, sources said, and officials lamented his train lacked technology that could have prevented the accident. The seven-car Metro-North train was traveling at 82 miles per hour, nearly three times the 30-mph (48-kph) speed limit for the curved section of track where it crashed, investigators have said. The driver, William Rockefeller, 46, applied the brakes five seconds before it derailed. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has cautioned that its investigation would continue for weeks, if not months, and it was far from reaching a conclusion on the cause. Full Story | Top |
| Federal gun charges decline despite Obama executive action Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 06:23 AM PST  Figures show how ineffectual the president's executive action was, at least in the short term. Full Story | Top |
| Judge clears Detroit for bankruptcy proceedings Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 11:14 AM PST  DETROIT (AP) — A judge ruled Tuesday that Detroit is eligible to shed billions of dollars of its long-running debt, including the pensions of thousands of workers and retirees, in a much-anticipated decision that shifts the city's epic bankruptcy case into a new and delicate phase. Full Story | Top |
| Democratic strategist: On Obamacare, good intentions aren’t enough Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 04:05 AM PST  Former Clinton adviser says the problem-ridden program could damage the Democratic Party. Full Story | Top |
| Biden: U.S. 'deeply concerned' with China's moves in East China Sea Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 03:08 AM PST  The vice president said that the Chinese air zone raises risk of accidents. Full Story | Top |
| North Korean leader's uncle ousted in major shakeup: Report Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 06:15 AM PST  By Jack Kim and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to have dismissed a powerful uncle, a man key to his rise to power, from his posts, South Korean lawmakers said on Tuesday, a move that could help consolidate his power base with a younger guard of aides. Jang Song Thaek was likely sacked as vice chairman of the powerful National Defense Commission and as a department head of the ruling Workers' Party, lawmaker Jung Cheong-rae said, citing a senior South Korean official with the National Intelligence Service (NIS). Analysts who watch the North's power structure say Jang's removal would not have been possible without the approval of the third Kim to rule in the family dynasty. Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, has been the most prominent figure to accompany Kim at public events and is a reminder of the state's political roots in military power. Full Story | Top |
| How to Preserve Historic Moon Landing Sites for Posterity Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 04:11 AM PST  On Sunday (Dec. 1), China launched a spacecraft designed to land safely on the lunar surface, and some private companies hope to stage launches to the moon as well. If industry and other nations aren't careful, the uptick in lunar traffic might disturb the landing sites from the Apollo era, as well as Russia's landing sites on the lunar surface. In order to protect the United States' lunar heritage, U.S. legislators have recently proposed a "moon bill" that would qualify the Apollo landing sites as a national park. the United States, Russia and 126 other nations have ratified the treaty. Full Story | Top |
| Shaken, stirred or straight up? U.S. toasts repeal of Prohibition Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 03:06 AM PST By Leslie Gevirtz NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many Americans this week will toast the 80th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition, a 14-year ban on the sale and production of alcoholic beverages that turned booze-smuggling thugs into celebrities and otherwise law-abiding citizens into criminals. While the cocktail has been around since early 19th century, the combinations of spirits, sugars, water and bitters really started pouring into shakers during Prohibition. In the 1920s, there were 15,000 speakeasies in Detroit, "Great Gatsby" author F. Scott Fitzgerald favored Gin Rickeys and politicians and the famous hid out at New York's "21 Club" with its secret wine cellar and disappearing bar. "The whole Prohibition cocktail thing was to cover up the poor quality of the alcohol," said John McCarthy, a bartender at New York's Bathtub Gin lounge. Full Story | Top |
| Officials: Walker crash not part of street race Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 04:20 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — While the neighborhood where "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker died in a fiery crash is known to attract street racers, law enforcement officials do not believe the Porsche he and a friend were riding in had been racing another car. Full Story | Top |
| Obama tries to move past website woes Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 11:14 AM PST The administration wants to refocus attention on broader benefits of its health care law. Full Story | Top |
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