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| Obama makes vow to Senate Democrats Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 04:47 PM PST  Says he'll use executive authority to act in 2014 when Congress stands in his way. Full Story | Top |
| Nevada marina mystery: Why have all the fish died? Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 04:42 PM PST  State wildlife officials are trying to figure out why all the fish have died in a northern Nevada marina where the stocked fishery has flourished since the man-made lake was created nearly 15 years ago. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mixed-breed dogs get a 'paw in the door' at Westminster Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 02:14 PM PST  By Marina Lopes NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three new breeds, Chinooks, Portuguese Podengo Pequenos and Rat Terriers, will be vying to be top dog at the 138th Westminster Kennel Club in New York in February, organizers said on Thursday. The two-day show on February 10 and 11 at Madison Square Garden and Piers 92 and 94 will open with a separate agility competition in which mixed-breed dogs will be allowed to compete for the first time in more than 100 years. It's fun to see the new breeds, hearing what they were bred to do and trying to envision them doing that," said David Frei, a co-host of the show. The Chinook, a breed that was developed in New Hampshire in the 1920's, is highly trainable and used in sledding, scootering and carting, and the Rat Terrier, a small, playful American farm dog is known for hunting rodents and vermin. Full Story | Top |
| Air Force: Officers caught cheating on nuke launch exams Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 01:07 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Thirty-four nuclear missile launch officers have been implicated in a cheating scandal and have been stripped of their certification in what the Air Force believes is the largest such breach of integrity in the nuclear force, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| House OKs massive $1.1T spending bill Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 02:10 PM PST  Budget-battle weary Congress packs bill with victories, concessions for both parties. Full Story | Top |
| 86 frat members sued over fatal tailgating crash Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 10:55 AM PST  Dozens of current and former members of a fraternity at Yale University are being sued over a deadly tailgating crash at the 2011 Yale-Harvard football game in New Haven. A U-Haul truck carrying beer kegs ... Full Story | Top |
| Congress' popularity paradox Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 10:52 AM PST  Despite 13 percent overall approval, voters see their lawmaker as a fish out of water. Full Story | Top |
| New video surfaces of U.S. prisoner from Afghan war Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 02:35 PM PST  A new video has surfaced showing Bowe Bergdahl, a U.S. soldier captured by militants while stationed in Afghanistan more than four years ago, the soldier's family said on Wednesday. "Today we learned that a new video of our son, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, has been distributed by his captors," Bergdahl's family said in a statement relayed by the Idaho National Guard. Bergdahl was stationed in Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan when he disappeared under unclear circumstances on June 30, 2009, about two months after arriving in Afghanistan. U.S. officials said Bergdahl appeared to be in 'declining health,' but not gravely ill, in the video, which U.S. officials believe was recorded within the last month. Full Story | Top |
| Capt. 'Sully' remains 'the eternal optimist' Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 07:01 AM PST  It's been five years since Chesley B. Sullenberger landed Flight 1549 in the Hudson River. Full Story | Top |
| Apple reaches $32.5M consent decree with U.S. over app purchases Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 11:34 AM PST  By Diane Bartz and Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc will refund consumers at least $32.5 million to settle a longstanding complaint that the technology company billed U.S. consumers for charges incurred by children through mobile apps without their parents' consent. Under the terms of the settlement, announced on Wednesday by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Apple also will be required to change its billing practices to ensure it obtains consent from parents before charging for such in-app spending. "Whether you're doing business in the mobile arena or the mall down the street, fundamental consumer protections apply," said FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez. "You cannot charge consumers for purchases they did not authorize." She estimated that children spent millions of dollars without their parents' knowledge, with one mother telling the agency that her daughter spent $2,600 while playing the game "Tap Pet Hotel." Ramirez said the commission had received "tens of thousands of complaints" from consumers over the unauthorized purchases through apps such as Dragon Story and Tiny Zoo Friends. Full Story | Top |
| Fallon, Springsteen take a jab at 'fan' Chris Christie Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 11:37 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie's favorite rock star had something to say about the bridge scandal that's cost a couple of Christie loyalists their jobs. Full Story | Top |
| Senate committee: Benghazi attack was preventable Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 10:21 AM PST  Security should have tightened prior to the assault on the consulate, the report says. Full Story | Top |
| Death toll in Baghdad bombings grows Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 08:42 AM PST  By Alistair Lyon BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb attacks and shootings killed at least 75 people in Iraq on Wednesday, police and hospital sources said, making it one of the bloodiest days in months. In the deadliest incident, a bomb blew up in a funeral tent where mourners were marking the death two days ago of a Sunni Muslim pro-government militiaman, police said. In northwestern Iraq, assailants detonated roadside bombs near a bridge in Ain al-Jahash, 60 km (37 miles) south of Mosul as an army patrol was crossing it. Gunmen killed seven truck drivers, kidnapped two and set three trucks ablaze in the mainly Shi'ite district of Maamil in Baghdad's eastern outskirts, police said. Full Story | Top |
| Afghan president accuses U.S. of killing 8 civilians Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 09:59 AM PST  President Hamid Karzai says the airstrike will further damage ties between the two allies. Full Story | Top |
| SFC crash firefighters saw girl before hitting her Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 07:49 PM PST  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Video from the helmet camera of a firefighter responding to the crash landing of an Asiana Airlines flight in San Francisco shows at least one rescuer was aware someone was on the ground outside the aircraft and even warned a colleague. Yet two fire trucks subsequently ran over an injured passenger. Full Story | Top |
| Obama's NSA announcements just the starting point Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 02:20 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's blueprint for overhauling the government's sweeping surveillance program is just the starting point. The reality is few changes could happen quickly without unlikely agreements from a divided Congress and federal judges. Full Story | Top |
| Gay marriage rulings in Okla., Utah build momentum Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 01:59 PM PST  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — In less than a month, two federal judges have struck down state bans on gay marriage for the same reason, concluding that they violate the Constitution's promise of equal treatment under the law. Full Story | Top |
| Obama urges Senate Dems to put off Iran sanctions Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 06:38 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama implored Democratic senators Wednesday to put off new sanctions against Iran that he warned could derail delicate nuclear talks. Regrouping at the start of a busy election year, Obama also encouraged Democrats to coalesce behind a proposed minimum wage hike as a cornerstone of the party's economic message to voters. Full Story | Top |
| Suspect's family 'heartbroken' over NM shooting Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 05:21 PM PST ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The 12-year-old boy who opened fire on a crowd of students in a New Mexico middle school gym had planned the attack and warned some classmates to stay away moments before the gunfire rang out, investigators said Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| Country singer Trace Adkins enters alcohol rehab Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 05:05 PM PST  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Trace Adkins has entered alcohol rehab. Full Story | Top |
| Extreme Heat Policy implement at Australian Open Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 07:46 PM PST  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Some matches were suspended Thursday at the Australian Open, with organizers implementing the Extreme Heat Policy when the temperature reached 42 Celsius (108 Fahrenheit). Full Story | Top |
| Flap artists: Birds sync wing beats in V formation Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 05:18 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — The next time you see birds flying in a V, consider this: A new study says they choreograph the flapping of their wings with exquisite precision to help them on their way. Full Story | Top |
| Egypt's Christian minority rally behind charter Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 05:14 PM PST AZIYAH, Egypt (AP) — Hymns echoing from the new church in this village in Egypt's southern heartland could be heard well after sundown Wednesday, a reminder of the jubilant mood as Aziyah's Christian residents vote on a new constitution. Full Story | Top |
| House passes $1.1 trillion bill to fund government Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 07:47 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — A $1.1 trillion spending bill for operating the government until just before next fall's election steamed through the battle-weary House on Wednesday over tepid protests from tea party conservatives, driven by a bipartisan desire to restore painful cuts in domestic and defense programs and show disaffected voters that Congress can do its job. Full Story | Top |
| Study dispels 'obesity paradox' idea for diabetics Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 05:08 PM PST  The "obesity paradox" — the controversial notion that being overweight might actually be healthier for some people with diabetes — seems to be a myth, researchers report. A major study finds there's no survival advantage to being large, and a disadvantage to being very large. Full Story | Top |
| Westminster dog show adds event with mixed breeds Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 05:07 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Long the province of the purebred, the Westminster Kennel Club dog show is opening a doggie door this year to mixed-breed competitors. Full Story | Top |
| Apple will refund at least $32.5M in app case Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 01:52 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kids gleefully snapped up virtual pet food, gems or other items while playing games on their mobile devices, while the bills from Apple Inc. mounted, often without parents' knowledge. Now, the tech giant has agreed to refund the money. Full Story | Top |
| Seven things you won’t hear at Gitmo Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 04:34 AM PST  Prison, er, "detention center" staff choose their words carefully. Full Story | Top |
| Obama picks Latina banker to lead small business agency Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 02:33 PM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Maria Contreras-Sweet on Wednesday to lead the Small Business Administration, an agency that provides loans and helps small businesses get government contracts. "She understands the needs of small business owners like herself. She knows how they can lift entire communities, and ultimately how they lift our country," Obama said in making the announcement at the White House. She is the second Hispanic nominated to Obama's second-term cabinet after Labor Secretary Tom Perez. ... Full Story | Top |
| Pope cleans house at bank with new cardinals Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 05:08 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis made another move to clean house at the troubled Vatican bank on Wednesday, naming a new roster of cardinal advisers to replace the ones who were in place during its latest brushes with scandal. Full Story | Top |
| Vigil draws hundreds after N.M. shooting Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 10:10 PM PST  A 12-year-old wounded two classmates before a teacher talked him into dropping his weapon. Full Story | Top |
| Senate committee: Benghazi attack was preventable Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 07:58 AM PST  Security should have increased prior to the deadly 2012 attack, according to a report. Full Story | Top |
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