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| Amazon.com sees delivery drones as future Monday, Dec 02, 2013 02:17 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is working on a way to get packages to customers in 30 minutes or less — via self-guided drone. Full Story | Top |
| Americans turn to mobile devices for Cyber Monday Monday, Dec 02, 2013 04:32 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Power up and shop. Full Story | Top |
| Year-end signups crucial test for health care site Monday, Dec 02, 2013 07:58 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's new and improved health care website faces yet another test in just a couple of weeks, its biggest yet. If HealthCare.gov becomes overwhelmed by an expected year-end crunch, many Americans will be left facing a break in their insurance coverage. Full Story | Top |
| Bangkok police remove barriers around their HQ Monday, Dec 02, 2013 08:03 PM PST  BANGKOK (AP) — Bangkok police on Tuesday began removing concrete barriers and barbed wire around their headquarters after agreeing to let anti-government protesters into the building ahead of a threatened assault. Full Story | Top |
| New Egypt draft charter sets powers for military Monday, Dec 02, 2013 01:23 PM PST  CAIRO (AP) — Extensive amendments of the constitution adopted under Egypt's ousted Islamist president give the military more privileges, enshrining its place as the nation's most powerful institution and the source of real power, while removing parts that liberals feared set the stage for the creation of an Islamic state. Full Story | Top |
| Area of Walker car crash known for street racing Monday, Dec 02, 2013 07:43 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The neighborhood where "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker died in a one-car crash is known to attract street racers, according to law enforcement officials. Full Story | Top |
| Seahawks lead Saints 34-7 after 3rd quarter Monday, Dec 02, 2013 08:22 PM PST  SEATTLE (AP) — Russell Wilson threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns, Michael Bennett returned Drew Brees' fumble 22 yards for a touchdown and the Seattle Seahawks led the New Orleans Saints 34-7 after three quarters Monday night. Full Story | Top |
| Seahawks lead Saints 27-7 at half Monday, Dec 02, 2013 07:29 PM PST SEATTLE (AP) — Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes, Michael Bennett returned Drew Brees' fumble 22 yards for a touchdown and the Seattle Seahawks led the New Orleans Saints 27-7 at halftime Monday night. Full Story | Top |
| Facing protests, Ukraine leader again courts EU Monday, Dec 02, 2013 01:22 PM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Facing huge anti-government demonstrations after spurning a deal with the European Union, Ukraine's embattled president sought Monday to quell public anger by moving to renew talks with Brussels. Full Story | Top |
| UN: Syria crimes evidence 'indicates' Assad role Monday, Dec 02, 2013 07:31 PM PST  GENEVA (AP) — A growing body of evidence collected by U.N. investigators points to the involvement of senior Syrian officials, including President Bashar Assad, in crimes against humanity and war crimes, the U.N.'s top human rights official said Monday. Full Story | Top |
| A look at key articles in Egypt's draft charter Monday, Dec 02, 2013 02:45 PM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's draft constitution amending the charter adopted under ousted President Mohammed Morsi limits the scope of Islamic law and introduces new articles seen as a victory for rights advocates, while expanding the powers of the military in politics. Full Story | Top |
| Seahawks lead Saints 17-0 after 1st quarter Monday, Dec 02, 2013 06:32 PM PST  SEATTLE (AP) — Michael Bennett returned Drew Brees' fumble 22 yards for a touchdown, Russell Wilson threw a 2-yard scoring pass to Zach Miller and the Seattle Seahawks led the New Orleans Saints 17-0 after the first quarter Monday night. Full Story | Top |
| Teams face midnight deadline to offer deals Monday, Dec 02, 2013 07:54 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — As Scott Kazmir and Willie Bloomquist found new teams and other big-money free agents negotiated, dozens of players with lower profiles waited to find out whether they would be dumped on the market by their clubs Monday night. Full Story | Top |
| The fight against smart Monday, Dec 02, 2013 03:10 PM PST  Why the visceral reaction to "Common Core" in U.S. schools? Politics, maybe? Full Story | Top |
| A small country deals with its first fatal police shooting Monday, Dec 02, 2013 01:54 PM PST  In a country of 322K people, a rarity, followed by an apology. Full Story | Top |
| Gratuities of grace, many zeros from mysterious '@tipsforjesus' Monday, Dec 02, 2013 01:29 PM PST  Someone is leaving gigantic tips all over the country. But who? Full Story | Top |
| How did Seattle sex offender swipe an entire ferry? Monday, Dec 02, 2013 04:19 PM PST  SEATTLE (AP) — Officials are reviewing security for a commercial U.S.-to-Canada ferry service after they say a sex offender managed to steal one of the boats from the Seattle waterfront in a theft that raised the risk of collisions with barge traffic in a busy port area. Full Story | Top |
| Ukraine protests boil; U.S. says not a coup Monday, Dec 02, 2013 12:42 PM PST  The European Union may not be as popular as it was, but events in Ukraine are showing it still has appeal. Despite being racked by increasing "euroskepticism" and economic woes, the 28-member bloc is the object of affection of tens of thousands of Ukrainian demonstrators who continue to march the streets in the biggest protests since the country's Orange Revolution of 2004 – all prompted by support for the EU. On Sunday, protesters unfurled the EU flag in the capital Kiev and demanded the resignation of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych after he turned away from an association agreement with the EU that could have paved the way for the country's future membership. While President Yanukovych's decision handed Russia, which deeply opposes Ukraine's rapprochement with the EU, an immediate victory, the daily marches that have escalated since have revealed widespread support for the EU. Full Story | Top |
| But will he do it online? Monday, Dec 02, 2013 12:29 PM PST  White House says President Obama plans to keep March 2010 promise to enroll himself under Obamacare. Full Story | Top |
| Commuter train going too fast at curve before derail, says NTSB Monday, Dec 02, 2013 06:03 PM PST  A commuter train that derailed over the weekend, killing four passengers, was hurtling at 82 mph as it entered a 30 mph curve, a federal investigator said Monday. But whether the wreck was the result of ... Full Story | Top |
| Where did comet ISON go? Up to Hubble 'scope to tell us Monday, Dec 02, 2013 11:47 AM PST  Hubble Space Telescope is best chance at learning Comet ISON's fate after close brush with sun Full Story | Top |
| Obama reveals $100 million HIV research initiative Monday, Dec 02, 2013 02:54 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama announced a new initiative at the National Institutes of Health in pursuit of a cure for HIV, saying his administration is redirecting $100 million into the project to find a new generation of therapies. Full Story | Top |
| Man removed from US Airways flight, tuberculosis feared Monday, Dec 02, 2013 12:14 PM PST  Officials removed a man with an unspecified infectious disease - possibly tuberculosis - from a US Airways Express flight with 70 passengers on board shortly after it landed in Phoenix over the weekend, authorities said on Monday. The unidentified man was removed from Flight 2846 from Austin, Texas, when it landed on Saturday after the airline received an alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding a passenger known to have an infectious disease, a spokesman for the airline said. The Transport Security Administration had not flagged the passenger as "do not fly" prior to the flight, although once in the air the CDC notified the airline that the passenger had "do not board" status, US Airways spokesman Bill McGlahsen said. A document on the CDC's website said the do not board list is intended "to prevent persons who are contagious from boarding commercial aircraft." It mentioned pulmonary tuberculosis as one such communicable disease. Full Story | Top |
| Pilot use of automation eyed in air crashes Monday, Dec 02, 2013 11:39 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pilots are becoming so reliant on computer systems that do most of the flying in today's airliners that on the rare occasions when something goes wrong, they're sometimes unprepared to take control, according to aviation safety experts and government and industry studies. Full Story | Top |
| 'Cyber Monday' sales set to hit record Monday, Dec 02, 2013 03:56 PM PST  As of noon EST, online sales were up 21.4 percent and expected to hit $2 billion. Full Story | Top |
| Bob Dylan charged in France over Rolling Stone interview Monday, Dec 02, 2013 02:42 PM PST  Bob Dylan has been charged with incitement to hatred in France after he was quoted comparing Croats with Nazis in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, a judicial source said Monday. The world-famous American singer was questioned and charged last month while on a visit to Paris during which he gave several concerts and was awarded the Legion d'Honneur, one of France's top honours, the source said. The charge against him centres on a 2012 interview with Rolling Stone magazine during which he compared the relationship between Croats and Serbs to that of the Nazis and the Jews. "This country is just too fucked up about colour.... People at each other's throats just because they are of a different colour," Dylan told Rolling Stone, discussing race relations in the United States. Full Story | Top |
| Live chat: Where to find the best cyber Monday deals Monday, Dec 02, 2013 12:26 AM PST  9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. join the conversation with our industry experts. Full Story | Top |
| It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's Amazon. Monday, Dec 02, 2013 08:50 AM PST  Kayaks aside, your online orders may someday come by drone. Full Story | Top |
| White House denies Obama plan to visit Iran Monday, Dec 02, 2013 09:23 AM PST  Kuwait media reported that the president wants to visit Tehran next year. Full Story | Top |
| Hospital worker sentenced to 39 years in hepatitis case Monday, Dec 02, 2013 03:51 PM PST  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A traveling medical technician who stole painkillers and infected dozens of patients in multiple states with hepatitis C through tainted syringes was sentenced Monday to 39 years in prison. Full Story | Top |
| Fast-food protests planned for 100 cities Monday, Dec 02, 2013 08:57 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-food workers in about 100 cities will walk off the job this Thursday, organizers say, which would mark the largest effort yet in a push for higher pay. Full Story | Top |
| Evidence implicates Assad in Syria war crimes Monday, Dec 02, 2013 07:57 AM PST  The revelation breaks from policy to keep the identity of perpetrators under wraps. Full Story | Top |
| Government diagnosis: HealthCare.gov is on the mend Monday, Dec 02, 2013 09:09 AM PST  Computer crashes should be giving way to insurance coverage — if the government's diagnosis of its health care website is correct. The Health and Human Services Department released a progress report Sunday ... Full Story | Top |
| Survivors recall Kindertransport flight from Nazis Monday, Dec 02, 2013 02:24 AM PST  Before the outbreak of World War Two, thousands of children escaped Germany. Full Story | Top |
| Bird steals camera in Australia, records journey Monday, Dec 02, 2013 07:38 AM PST  SYDNEY (AP) — A brazen bird snatched a video camera that was recording crocodiles in northwest Australia and captured fascinating footage of its 110-kilometer (70-mile) journey across the country's remote landscape. Full Story | Top |
| Is the worst over for HealthCare.gov? Monday, Dec 02, 2013 09:08 AM PST The administration claims its troubled health care website is finally on the mend. Full Story | Top |
| Probe seeks cause of NYC train crash that killed 4 Monday, Dec 02, 2013 04:17 AM PST  Federal authorities on Monday were beginning an exhaustive investigation into what caused a New York City commuter train rounding a riverside curve to derail, killing four people and injuring more than ... Full Story | Top |
| Africa risks losing 20 percent of elephants in 10 years Monday, Dec 02, 2013 09:36 AM PST Gaborone (Botswana) (AFP) - Africa could lose 20 percent of its elephant population within a decade, conservation groups warned Monday as governments met in Botswana to discuss measures to curb poaching. An estimated 22,000 elephants were illegally killed across the continent last year, as poaching reached "unacceptably elevated levels," according to a report by CITES, TRAFFIC and IUCN. "If poaching rates are sustained at current levels, Africa is likely to lose a fifth of its elephants in the next ten years," the group said. The study was released as experts and ministers met in Gaborone to look at ways to stamp out the slaughter, fuelled by a growing demand for ivory in Asia. Full Story | Top |
| Pro-EU protesters besiege Ukrainian government building Monday, Dec 02, 2013 12:53 AM PST  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of Ukrainian protesters on Monday blocked entrances to the government building and called for the ouster of the prime minister and his cabinet, as anger at the president's decision to ditch a deal for closer ties with the European Union gripped other parts of the country and threatened his rule. Full Story | Top |
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