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| What humans may have looked like 7,000 years ago Monday, Jan 27, 2014 07:39 AM PST  Dark skin. Blue eyes. Beard. Thin and borderline lactose-intolerant. That's what scientists say at least one Mesolithic European man looked like 7,000 years ago, after studying DNA from bones discovered in a Spanish cave. Full Story | Top |
| Wealth gap: A guide to what it is, why it matters Monday, Jan 27, 2014 08:02 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — From the White House to the Vatican to the business elite in Davos, Switzerland, one issue keeps seizing the agenda: the growing gap between the very wealthy and everyone else. Full Story | Top |
| Caribbean cruise ended after outbreak of illness Monday, Jan 27, 2014 08:37 AM PST  The Royal Caribbean cruise line on Sunday ended a ship's 10-day trip in the Caribbean early after hundreds of passengers and crew members were sickened with a gastrointestinal illness. The Miami-based ... Full Story | Top |
| The new face of food stamps: working-age Americans Monday, Jan 27, 2014 01:44 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps — a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients. Full Story | Top |
| Hillary Clinton hasn't driven a car since 1996 Monday, Jan 27, 2014 11:03 AM PST  She may be in the driver's seat when it comes to the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, but Hillary Clinton says she hasn't driven a car in nearly 20 years. Full Story | Top |
| McCain Censure the Latest Sign of GOP Fratricide Monday, Jan 27, 2014 11:41 AM PST  If there were any doubts that Republicans are in the throes of ideological fratricide that could threaten their prospects for success this fall, they were dispelled over the weekend in Arizona. In a move both bizarre and ill-timed, Arizona Republican Party members voted to censure Sen. John McCain – a highly-decorated Vietnam War hero, maverick conservative and 2008 Republican presidential nominee – for being too liberal for their taste. For too long we have waited, hoping Senator McCain would return to our Party's values on his own. McCain's offenses cited in the resolution included working on comprehensive immigration reform, or "amnesty," and not going along with last year's conservative strategy to "defund" President Obama's signature health-care law, according to a report in The Arizona Republic. Full Story | Top |
| Grammys turn mass wedding in gay marriage celebration Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 09:36 PM PST  The music industry's top night turned into the big day for 34 couples on Sunday as Madonna and other stars presided over a mass wedding in a celebration of gay marriage. The 34 couples -- some same-sex, some opposite-sex and diverse in race and appearance -- exchanged rings before the Grammys stage at Los Angeles' Staples Center, which was momentarily transformed into a brightly lit church with a gospel choir. The couples' wedding serenade was "Same Love," performed by hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Macklemore and Lewis, who racked up four Grammys including the prize for best new artist, were joined halfway through their song by one of the gay community's most enduring icons -- Madonna. Full Story | Top |
| State of the Union 'Designated Survivor' Demystified Monday, Jan 27, 2014 06:00 AM PST  Former Cabinet Members Reveal New Details About Preparations for Catastrophe Full Story | Top |
| NBA’s Jason Collins, Boston Marathon survivors among Obama’s State of the Union guests Monday, Jan 27, 2014 03:00 AM PST It's "meet the Skutniks" time in Washington DC: The NBA's first openly gay player, a hero from the Boston Bombing (and the man he helped save), the Moore, Oklahoma fire chief who led the search for survivors after a devastating tornado, and others. Full Story | Top |
| 'I'm off to Auschwitz. Kisses, Yours, Heini.' Monday, Jan 27, 2014 09:58 AM PST Heinrich Himmler was one of the most notorious leaders of Hitler's Nazi Party, responsible for the deaths of millions of men, women and children. Excerpts from chilling letters he wrote his family were recently published on the German news site Die Welt. Full Story | Top |
| Big Boy locomotive begins California farewell tour Monday, Jan 27, 2014 05:10 AM PST  POMONA, Calif. (AP) — An enormous steam locomotive that has been entertaining train enthusiasts at a California museum for years began a trek of more than 1,200 miles on Sunday with the ultimate goal of putting the engine back on the nation's rails. Full Story | Top |
| Colorado High School Student Sets Self on Fire in Cafeteria Monday, Jan 27, 2014 12:47 PM PST  Student, 16, Is in Critical Condition After Setting Himself Ablaze Full Story | Top |
| How an Obama State of the Union speech is born Monday, Jan 27, 2014 06:23 AM PST  President Barack Obama's 2014 State of the Union speech is coming together, draft by draft, much of it springing from the mind of a quick-witted 33-year-old with a below-ground West Wing office, an above-average thirst for caffeine and a passion for the 1985 Chicago Bears. Full Story | Top |
| Bone-chilling images from the arctic blast Monday, Jan 27, 2014 08:56 AM PST The arctic blast that sent temperatures in the Midwest and other parts of the country plummeting has provided some spectacular bone-chilling imagery. Full Story | Top |
| Prominent Bitcoin entrepreneur charged with money laundering Monday, Jan 27, 2014 03:39 PM PST By Emily Flitter NEW YORK (Reuters) - The vice chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, a trade group promoting the adoption of the digital currency, has been charged by U.S. prosecutors with conspiring to commit money laundering by helping to funnel cash to illicit online drugs bazaar Silk Road. Charlie Shrem, who had financial backing from the Winklevoss twins and is well known as one of the bitcoin's biggest global promoters, was arrested on Sunday at John. F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan said on Monday. Shrem, who was also charged with operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, appeared in U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Monday and was released on $1 million bond. Full Story | Top |
| Retiring This Year? These Are Your Health Care Options Monday, Jan 27, 2014 02:00 AM PST  More than 60 percent of baby boomers approaching retirement are "terrified" of what health care costs may do to their retirement plans, according to a recent study by Nationwide Financial. They're so worried about the costs of health care that 40 percent say that they would delay retirement if it meant buying their own health care. Workers without access to a company health insurance plan are 7.5 percentage points more likely to retire after their 65th birthday (when Medicare eligibility kicks in), than those with access. Health care advocates say the changes to the health care system will be a huge boon to older Americans with pre-existing conditions and serious illnesses who can now purchase affordable individual insurance for the first time. Full Story | Top |
| Persistent below-zero temps visit Midwest again Monday, Jan 27, 2014 09:27 AM PST  CHICAGO (AP) — A second deep freeze in weeks locked the Midwest in its icy grip Monday, prompting schools to close, airlines to cancel flights and the mass mobilization of emergency crews to dig out major roadways. Full Story | Top |
| AP NewsBreak: Ex-GOP Sen. John Warner endorses Dem Monday, Jan 27, 2014 10:23 AM PST  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Republican Sen. John W. Warner on Monday endorsed his Democratic successor over a past national GOP chairman in the race for the U.S. Senate seat he held for 30 years. Full Story | Top |
| Netanyahu settlement stand draws fire from all sides Monday, Jan 27, 2014 07:27 AM PST  Comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the World Economic Forum make it clear he is against the establishment of a Palestinian state, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat has said. "Anyone who says they want the settlers to remain is actually saying they don't want the establishment of a Palestinian state," Erakat said in remarks published Monday in Palestinian daily Al-Ayyam. Erakat was reacting to comments by Netanyahu at last week's WEF gathering in Davos, where the premier insisted Israel would not evacuate Jewish settlements built on occupied land the Palestinians want for their future state. Netanyahu has publicly supported the two-state solution during US-sponsored talks which envisage the creation of a Palestinian state as part of a final peace agreement. Full Story | Top |
| Report: Spies use smartphone apps to track people Monday, Jan 27, 2014 04:38 PM PST  LONDON (AP) — Documents leaked by former NSA contactor Edward Snowden suggest that spy agencies have a powerful ally in Angry Birds and a host of other apps installed on smartphones across the globe. Full Story | Top |
| Mexico legalizes vigilantes, nabs cartel leader Monday, Jan 27, 2014 07:35 PM PST  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico essentially legalized the country's growing "self-defense" groups Monday, while also announcing that security forces had captured one of the four top leaders of the Knights Templar drug cartel, which the vigilante groups have been fighting for the last year. Full Story | Top |
| Being Mr. Mom: Stay-at-Home Dads on Tough, Full-Time Job Monday, Jan 27, 2014 07:46 AM PST Jake Howard-Potter is used looking like a fish out of water. He has been a stay at home dad for almost 4 years, taking care of 8-month-old Lyndon and 4-year-old Skylar. "It's really absolutely amazing to watch and be a part of," he said. "I'm definitely still enjoying it. It's quite a bit of work [...] Full Story | Top |
| Russian activist publishes Sochi corruption file Monday, Jan 27, 2014 11:27 AM PST  SOCHI, Russia (AP) — An interactive website launched Monday by anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny paints a vivid picture of the suspected cost overruns and conflicts of interest at the Sochi Winter Olympics. Full Story | Top |
| No Gay People in Sochi, Mayor Claims Monday, Jan 27, 2014 09:51 AM PST  Interview Comes Amid Swirling Anti-Gay Sentiment in Russia Full Story | Top |
| Celebrate Girl's Big Birthday Without Spending Big Bucks Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 09:00 PM PST DEAR ABBY: I'm a 14-year-old girl going on 15. I am half-Mexican. In the Mexican culture, a girl's 15th birthday is the year in which she becomes a woman. Most girls have a "quinceanera" party for this birthday. But these celebrations cost a lot of money -- almost as much as a wedding. I have been debating whether or not I should have one. My mom says she would rather put the money toward my college fund. I agree with her, but I also feel like I should acknowledge my Mexican background as much as I do the Caucasian part. ... Full Story | Top |
| The State of the Union address: A speechwriter's nightmare Monday, Jan 27, 2014 04:23 AM PST Former presidential speechwriters say they dreaded writing the annual address to the nation Full Story | Top |
| Farm bill deal would cut food stamps by 1 percent Monday, Jan 27, 2014 06:21 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A House plan to make major cuts to food stamps would be scaled back under a bipartisan agreement on a massive farm bill, a near end to a more than two-year fight that has threatened to hurt rural lawmakers in an election year. Full Story | Top |
| Hillary Clinton mum on presidency, says Benghazi her biggest regret Monday, Jan 27, 2014 01:31 PM PST  By Deepa Seetharaman NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remained vague on Monday about whether she would run for president in 2016 and said the militant attack in Benghazi, Libya, was the biggest regret of her four years as the top U.S. diplomat. Before a large crowd of politically active car dealers, the overwhelming favorite among Democratic presidential contenders discussed her signal accomplishments, notably a recommendation that U.S. commandos go into Pakistan to kill Osama bin Laden, and her regrets. "My biggest regret is what happened in Benghazi," she said during a question-and-answer session after her keynote speech at the National Automobile Dealers Association convention in a packed, 4,000-seat room. Four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, were killed when militants attacked the lightly protected U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi and a better-fortified CIA base nearby on the night of September 11, 2012. Full Story | Top |
| Pakistan urges U.S. to tread carefully in Afghan withdrawal Monday, Jan 27, 2014 12:34 PM PST  By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Pakistani official urged the United States on Monday to ensure the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan does not leave a vacuum that threatens regional stability and Pakistan's own security. "Although the war in Afghanistan may be winding down, just as in the past, Pakistan will have to face the brunt of any instability that may engulf Afghanistan after 2014," said Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan's national security and foreign affairs adviser. Aziz and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered prepared remarks before opening discussions in Washington that are part of a 'strategic dialogue,' which have sought to move bilateral relations beyond crisis-driven security concerns to cooperation on trade, energy and education. Full Story | Top |
| 7 Promises Obama Will Make at the State of the Union Monday, Jan 27, 2014 03:15 AM PST For the past week, the Obama administration has been sending out a series of faux-personalized emails from the White House email account, purportedly written by senior staffers, in an effort to create a sense of excitement about the State of the Union address tomorrow night. "President Obama wanted you to know this" was the subject line of one email, sent under the name of White House senior advisor Dan Pfeiffer on Saturday. Not this year, Pfeiffer explained in the email: "The President wanted you to get the first preview of what this speech is all about." Recipients learned that the speech will be optimistic! The president will urge Congress to take action! That it will be about creating opportunity! But there were no actual proposals. Full Story | Top |
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