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• Obama to sign food safety bill
• Orioles pitcher jailed in shooting death
• Officials: Afghan blast kills policeman, wounds 3
• Evacuations in Australia proceed as floodwaters rise
• Changing of the guard in the House
• United Airlines flight diverts to Toronto
• Women fighters willing to die for Gaza
• Fiat signals desire to raise stake in Chrysler
• Why falling birds put humans on alert
• Inspector: Millions in improper Katrina, Rita aid not yet recovered
• Body of former Pentagon official found in landfill
• Eyes out for 'potential spoilers' as south Sudan vote nears
• Australian towns brace for more flooding; death toll rises
• Crisis envoys meet with Gbagbo as pressure mounts
• Spider-Man's 'dad,' Stan Lee, to get his Hollywood star
• Old face ushers in new era for governors
• Falling birds likely died from massive trauma
• China promises to buy Spanish bonds
• 3D fails to lift Hollywood box office take

Obama to sign food safety bill Posted: 03 Jan 2011 11:23 PM PST President Barack Obama is expected to sign into law the most-sweeping overhaul of America's food safety system since 1938 after he returns to Washington on Tuesday from a family vacation in Hawaii.

Orioles pitcher jailed in shooting death Posted: 03 Jan 2011 11:07 PM PST Baltimore Orioles pitcher Alfredo Simon surrendered Monday to police and was jailed in the northern Dominican Republic town of Puerto Plata after being accused in the shooting death of a 25-year-old man on New Year's Day.

Officials: Afghan blast kills policeman, wounds 3 Posted: 03 Jan 2011 10:52 PM PST A police officer trying to defuse a roadside bomb in Kabul was killed in the ensuing blast Tuesday, officials said.

Evacuations in Australia proceed as floodwaters rise Posted: 03 Jan 2011 10:49 PM PST More evacuations were underway in the flood-ravaged Australian state of Queensland on Tuesday as waters continued to rise.

Changing of the guard in the House Posted: 03 Jan 2011 10:34 PM PST Nancy Pelosi, who made history as the first female Speaker of the House, ends her tenure this week as a new Republican majority prepares to take power Wednesday.

United Airlines flight diverts to Toronto Posted: 03 Jan 2011 10:19 PM PST A United Airlines flight was diverted to Toronto late Monday after the plane's communication system began to malfunction, an airline official said.

Women fighters willing to die for Gaza Posted: 03 Jan 2011 09:40 PM PST With faces covered and guns loaded, Palestinian militants are training among the sand dunes of Gaza.

Fiat signals desire to raise stake in Chrysler Posted: 03 Jan 2011 09:12 PM PST Read full story for latest details.

Why falling birds put humans on alert Posted: 03 Jan 2011 08:21 PM PST In the final moments of 2010, thousands of dead birds fell from the sky over Beebe, Arkansas, frightening the town's residents and turning the world's eyes once again to birds.

Inspector: Millions in improper Katrina, Rita aid not yet recovered Posted: 03 Jan 2011 07:33 PM PST The Federal Emergency Management Agency has not attempted to recoup some $643 million in payments that were improperly given to 160,000 individuals for housing and other aid following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, an independent government investigator says.

Body of former Pentagon official found in landfill Posted: 03 Jan 2011 07:29 PM PST Delaware authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the recent discovery of the body of a former Pentagon official in a landfill, according to a statement released Monday by the Newark, Delaware, Police Department.

Eyes out for 'potential spoilers' as south Sudan vote nears Posted: 03 Jan 2011 07:27 PM PST International observers will be watching out for "potential spoilers" as southern Sudan votes on whether to break away from the rest of the east African nation next week, a leading human rights activist said Monday.

Australian towns brace for more flooding; death toll rises Posted: 03 Jan 2011 07:22 PM PST Rising floodwaters cut off the last ground route into the eastern Australian city of Rockhampton on Monday, as police pegged the number of people affected by prolonged flooding at 200,000.

Crisis envoys meet with Gbagbo as pressure mounts Posted: 03 Jan 2011 07:20 PM PST Three representatives of the Economic Community of West African States and an African Union representative met twice Monday with self-declared Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo in an attempt to persuade him to step down, but there was no indication late in the day that they were near their goal.

Spider-Man's 'dad,' Stan Lee, to get his Hollywood star Posted: 03 Jan 2011 06:32 PM PST Superhero creator Stan Lee finally gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Tuesday, a week after his 88th birthday.

Old face ushers in new era for governors Posted: 03 Jan 2011 06:19 PM PST Former California Gov. Jerry Brown returned to his state's highest office Monday -- restoring an old political dynasty while helping to usher in a new balance of power in statehouses across the country.

Falling birds likely died from massive trauma Posted: 03 Jan 2011 06:17 PM PST The thousands of birds that fell from the sky just before midnight New Year's Eve in Arkansas likely died from massive trauma, according to a preliminary report released Monday.

China promises to buy Spanish bonds Posted: 03 Jan 2011 06:08 PM PST Read full story for latest details.

3D fails to lift Hollywood box office take Posted: 03 Jan 2011 05:29 PM PST Read full story for latest details.

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