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| Man washes up in Marshall Islands 'after 16 months adrift' Friday, Jan 31, 2014 02:12 AM PST  Majuro (Marshall Islands) (AFP) - An emaciated man whose boat washed up on a remote Pacific atoll this week claims he survived 16 months adrift on the Pacific, floating more than 12,500 kilometres (8,000 miles) from Mexico, a researcher said Friday. The man, with long hair and beard, was discovered Thursday when his 24-foot fibreglass boat with propellerless engines floated onto the reef at Ebon Atoll and he was spotted by two locals. "His condition isn't good, but he's getting better," Ola Fjeldstad, a Norwegian anthropology student doing research on Ebon, the southern most outpost of the Marshalls, told AFP by telephone. Details of his survival are sketchy, Fjeldstad added, as the man only speaks Spanish, but he said his name was Jose Ivan. Full Story | Top |
| Ex-official says Christie knew about bridge lane closures -report Friday, Jan 31, 2014 02:40 PM PST By Edith Honan and Chris Francescani NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former New Jersey official at the center of a political scandal dogging Governor Chris Christie said on Friday the prominent Republican knew about a traffic jam orchestrated by his top aides during the blockage, the New York Times reported. Christie, seen as a 2016 White House hopeful, has repeatedly denied any knowledge of a plan to snarl traffic at the busy George Washington Bridge as political retribution and severed ties with several top aides over their role in the incident. David Wildstein, who resigned his post at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey late last year, said he had evidence that proves Christie had knowledge of the jams "during the period when the lanes were closed," according to a letter sent to the authority's lawyer and released to the newspaper. The closures last September caused four days of severe traffic jams for commuters and residents of Fort Lee, New Jersey, whose mayor declined to endorse Christie's re-election campaign, and prompted official investigations into the role of the governor's office. Full Story | Top |
| As Senate campaigns begin, some Democrats flee Obama Friday, Jan 31, 2014 02:39 AM PST  By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Spooked by President Barack Obama's low approval ratings, some of his fellow Democrats in tough November election races have begun their campaigns by distancing themselves from the White House and asserting their independence from Obama's policies. In what amounts to a survival-first strategy among embattled Democrats crucial to the party's effort to keep control of the Senate, some candidates in conservative states Obama lost in 2012 are aggressively criticizing his healthcare, energy and regulatory policies. The group includes three incumbent senators, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Mark Pryor of Arkansas and Mark Begich of Alaska, as well as Natalie Tennant, who is seeking to replace retiring Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia. Full Story | Top |
| Is America facing a beer crisis? Friday, Jan 31, 2014 05:40 AM PST  Mainstream beer brands are losing market share to spirits and wine. Full Story | Top |
| White House calls class warfare charges ‘hyperventilation’ Friday, Jan 31, 2014 08:11 AM PST  The White House had a simple message on Friday for very rich Americans complaining that President Obama wants to wage class warfare: Stop your "hyperventilation." Full Story | Top |
| Obama on Olympics: ‘Sochi is safe,’ but… Friday, Jan 31, 2014 03:51 AM PST Invoking the Boston Marathon bombing, President Obama told CNN in an exclusive interview to be broadcast Friday that he can't "discount" the possibility that a terrorist might target the Winter Olympics Games in Sochi, Russia. Full Story | Top |
| Labrador retrievers set popularity-ranking record Friday, Jan 31, 2014 10:41 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — It's puppy love for the record books: The Labrador retriever was the nation's most popular dog breed last year for a 23rd year in a row, the American Kennel Club announced Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Prince Charles slams climate-change deniers Friday, Jan 31, 2014 08:13 AM PST  LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles has called people who deny human-made climate change a "headless chicken brigade" who are ignoring overwhelming scientific evidence. Full Story | Top |
| Employees put on leave after school lunches taken Friday, Jan 31, 2014 10:59 AM PST  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah school cafeteria manager and a district supervisor have been placed on paid leave while officials investigate why lunches were taken from students who owed money on food accounts, a district spokesman said Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Help wanted: Obama calls on CEOs to take on long-term jobless Friday, Jan 31, 2014 09:57 AM PST By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday took steps to get businesses and the federal government to hire more of the long-term unemployed, part of his initiatives to get the jobless back to work. "Just because you have been out of work for a while does not mean that you are not a hard worker," the president said at an event at the White House. "It just means you had bad luck or you were in the wrong industry or you lived in a region of the country that's catching up a little slower than others in the recovery." The president met with the leaders of more than 20 big companies which have agreed not to discriminate against the long-term unemployed and signed a memo directing government agencies not to use long-term unemployment as a basis for denying someone a job. "The longer you're unemployed, the more unemployable you may seem." The companies whose leaders Obama met are among about 300 which have agreed to a one-page list of best practices for recruiting people who had been without a job for six months or more, a group which has struggled to find work despite an improving economy. Full Story | Top |
| Obama asks CEOs for help hiring long-term jobless Friday, Jan 31, 2014 02:16 PM PST Confronting the persistent joblessness that has marred the economic recovery, President Barack Obama won commitments Friday from more than 300 companies to reach out in their hiring to the nearly 4 million ... Full Story | Top |
| Important change for hurricane warnings in 2014 Friday, Jan 31, 2014 01:19 PM PST  A common misconception about hurricanes is that wind is your worst enemy. "Most people, when they hear hurricane, think wind first and maybe water second," said Jamie Rhome, storm surge specialist at the National Hurricane Center. "Given the fact that water is killing more people, we've got to start thinking water first." On Friday, the National Hurricane Center announced that it will add storm surge maps to text warnings when the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season begins in June. Full Story | Top |
| New HD footage of Felix Baumgartner's incredible leap to Earth Friday, Jan 31, 2014 11:10 AM PST If there's one thing we never get tired of watching, it's Felix Baumgartner's 2012 jump to Earth. Newly released HD footage gives viewers another look at the beautiful yet terrifying experience. Full Story | Top |
| Xander, the Blind Therapy Pug, Helps Humans Big and Small Friday, Jan 31, 2014 12:08 PM PST A disabled dog is finding ways to lift peoples' spirit thanks to the companionship he offers. Xander lost both of his eyes and developed breathing issues early in life following an accident. Soon after, the pug was given up for adoption at the Klamath Animal Shelter in Klamath Falls, Oregon. There, volunteers cared for Xander until Marcie and Rodney Beedy took him into their home. Full Story | Top |
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