Sunday, December 30, 2012

Bears beat Lions 26-24 to stay in playoff race

Bears beat Lions 26-24 to stay in playoff race

Bears beat Lions 26-24 to stay in playoff race

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:26 PM PST

Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte (22) runs between Detroit Lions defensive end Cliff Avril (92) and free safety Louis Delmas (26) during the second quarter of an NFL football game at Ford Field in Detroit, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)DETROIT (AP) — Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears held on late against turnover-prone Detroit.

Manning throws 5 TDs, but Giants out of playoffs

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:22 PM PST

New York Giants running back David Wilson (22) flips while celebrating a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — There will be no repeat for the New York Giants. Not even a playoff berth.

Pagano returns as Indianapolis beats Texans 28-16

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:19 PM PST

Houston Texans' Andre Johnson (80) is tackled by Indianapolis Colts' Jerrell Freeman (50), Vontae Davis (23) and Joe Lefeged (35) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts made Chuck Pagano a winner in his return to the sideline.

Choctaw family devastated in Miss. SUV wreck

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:17 PM PST

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — Funerals will be held this week for five young siblings and an adult who died when a sport utility vehicle driven by the children's father careened off an eastern Mississippi road and into a creek.

Yemen: Al-Qaida offers bounty for US ambassador

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:08 PM PST

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen has offered to pay tens of thousands of dollars to anyone who kills the U.S. ambassador in Sanaa or an American soldier in the country.

'The Hobbit' stays atop box office for third week

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:01 PM PST

FILE - This publicity file photo released by Warner Bros., shows the character Gollum voiced by Andy Serkis in a scene from the fantasy adventure "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." (AP Photo/Warner Bros., File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" continues to rule them all at the box office, staying on top for a third-straight week and capping a record-setting $10.8 billion year in moviegoing.

Chelsea ends year with 2-1 win at Everton

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:01 PM PST

Chelsea's Frank Lampard, centre, celebrates after scoring his second goal against Everton during their English Premier League soccer match at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool, England, Sunday Dec. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super)LONDON (AP) — Frank Lampard scored twice in a 2-1 victory at Everton on Sunday, boosting Chelsea's hopes of catching Manchester United and Manchester City in the Premier League title race.

NY plaintiff: Gay benefits 'bigger than marriage'

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:58 PM PST

In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 photo, Edith Windsor speaks during an interview in her New York City apartment. Windsor has found some notoriety at age 83, as her challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act will be heard by the United States Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — At age 83, Edith Windsor gets plenty of compliments for her courage to take on the federal government in a landmark case that has put attitudes about gay America squarely before the Supreme Court.

NHL, union end info talks as sides mull next step

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:34 PM PST

FILE - This Aug. 14, 2012, file photo shows NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, left, and Bill Daly, deputy commissioner and chief legal officer, following collective bargaining talks in Toronto. The NHL is set to get back to the bargaining table Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, with the locked-out players' association after a new contract offer from the league broke the ice between the fighting sides. "We delivered to the union a new, comprehensive proposal for a successor CBA," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said in a statement Friday, Dec. 28. "We are not prepared to discuss the details of our proposal at this time." (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young, File)NEW YORK (AP) — After two days of questions and answers, the NHL and the players' association now need to figure out if they are ready to bargain again in what could be a last chance to save the hockey season.

Senate leaders offer dour take on 'cliff' talks

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:26 PM PST

Clouds roil over the White House in Washington on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, as Washington has less than 48 hours to avert the WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Senate negotiators on the effort to prevent the government from going over the "fiscal cliff" offered a pessimistic assessment Sunday barely 24 hours before a deadline to avert tax hikes on virtually every worker.

Afghan violence falls in 2012, insider attacks up

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:21 PM PST

Internally displaced Afghans wait in line to receive firewood donated by Welt Hunger Hilfe 'German Agro Action' in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. Around 240 internally displaced families received firewood. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Violence in Afghanistan fell in 2012, but more Afghan troops and police who now shoulder most of the combat were killed, according to statistics compiled by The Associated Press.

Maine man, 74, held in deaths of teenage tenants

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:19 PM PST

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A 74-year-old Maine man was charged in the shooting deaths of two tenants inside an apartment he rented out at his home, possibly over a dispute about where they parked their cars during a snowstorm, state police said Sunday.

Fiscal deal stalls as clock ticks to deadline

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:17 PM PST

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell addresses the Senate during an unusual session in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts to prevent the economy from tumbling over a "fiscal cliff" stalled on Sunday as Democrats and Republicans remained at loggerheads over a deal that would prevent taxes for all Americans from rising on New Year's Day. One hour before they had hoped to present a plan, Democratic and Republican leaders said were still unable to reach a compromise that would stop the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that could push the economy into recession. "There are still serious differences between the two sides," Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said. ...

Sunni protesters attack Iraq official's convoy, guards wound two

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:07 PM PST

RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Bodyguards for Iraq's deputy prime minister wounded two people when they fired warning shots at Sunni protesters who pelted his convoy with bottles and stones on Sunday, witnesses said. The incident took place in the city of Ramadi in the western province of Anbar, to where Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq had travelled to address people in an attempt to defuse sectarian tensions. ...

Comedian Katt Williams arrested in LA

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:04 PM PST

In this Sunday, July 22, 2007 photo, Katt Williams performs onstage during the "Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav," in Burbank, Calif. Williams found himself on the wrong side of the law after being arrested in Los Angeles, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, on suspicion of child endangerment and possession of a stolen gun. Police Officer Norma Eisenman says Williams was taken into custody Friday after the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services did a welfare check at his home. Authorities found more than one firearm, one of which had been reported stolen. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Katt Williams, the comedian who has repeatedly found himself on the wrong side of the law, is out on bail after being arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of child endangerment and possession of a stolen gun.

African Union head visits Central African Republic

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 11:56 AM PST

Map locates the Central African Republic and city of SibutBANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The leader of the African Union, Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi, has proposed a government of national unity to resolve the rebel conflict in Central African Republic.

Bomb at Egyptian-run church in Libya kills 2

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 11:52 AM PST

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Egypt's Foreign Ministry says an explosion at an Egyptian Coptic church in Libya's third largest city, Misrata, has killed two people and wounded two others.

If cut, fiscal deal will pale against expectations

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 11:50 AM PST

Clouds roil over the White House in Washington on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, as Washington has less than 48 hours to avert the The top Senate negotiators on the effort to prevent the government from going over the "fiscal cliff" offered a pessimistic assessment Sunday barely 24 hours before a deadline to avert tax hikes on virtually every worker.

AP's Honduras correspondent navigates violent land

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 11:33 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2009 file photo, passengers ride in a taxi in downtown Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Taxi drivers are known to pay extortionists more than $500 a year to park on public property. During Christmas, the cabbies dish out another $500 each in holiday TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Every Saturday morning, one of my taxi drivers pays about $12 for the right to park his cab near a hospital, about two blocks from a police station.

International envoy warns of failed state in Syria

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 11:29 AM PST

U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, left, shakes hands with Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby following a joint press conference at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. The international envoy to Syria warned Sunday that as many as 100,000 could die in the next year if a solution is not reached quickly to end the country's civil war. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)BEIRUT (AP) — The international envoy seeking to end Syria's civil war warned Sunday that the failure of the government and the rebels to pursue a political solution could lead to the "full collapse of the Syrian state" and threaten the world's security.

AP photo essay: Ex-Soviet immigrants change Israel

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 11:23 AM PST

In this March. 8, 2012 photo, Russian-speaking Israelis dance to Russian pop beats at the Babylon nightclub in Tel Aviv. The club caters to the Russian-speaking immigrant community, featuring hired dancers and extravagant decorations rarely seen in informal Israel. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In parts of Israel, it's hard to find a single Hebrew sign in a sea of Cyrillic. Shopkeepers address customers in Russian, and groceries are amply stocked with non-kosher pork, red caviar and rows of vodka. Russian pop beats thump at bars, and in some homes, people will as likely be hunched over a chessboard as a computer keyboard.

Liberal arts colleges forced to evolve with market

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 11:22 AM PST

In this 2012 photo provided by Adrian College, members of the school's Bulldog football team warm up before homecoming in Adrian, Mich. Adrian's president, Jeffrey Docking, has added seven sports and two pre-professional degree programs to the liberal arts college since arriving in 2005 _ and nearly doubled enrollment to about 1,750. (AP Photo/Adrian College, Matt Gaidica Photography)ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) — They're the places you think of when you think of "college" — leafy campuses, small classes, small towns. Liberal arts colleges are where students ponder life's big questions, and learn to think en route to successful careers and richer lives, if not always to the best-paying first jobs.

Egypt's currency falls to a new low

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 11:19 AM PST

Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Kandil talks during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. Kandil says his country will resume talks in January with the International Monetary Fund over a $4.8 billion loan, after they were suspended during this month's political turmoil over the now-adopted constitution. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian pound fell to a record low against the dollar Sunday as the central bank stepped into the market to try to stabilize trading and stop an anxious public that has been buying up dollars for fear of an even bigger dive in the local currency, bankers said.

Pakistan official: 19 killed in attack on Shiites

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 10:53 AM PST

Firemen try to extinguish a fire following a blast in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. The blast that ripped through the bus set the vehicle on fire and reduced it to little more than a charred skeleton, killing scores of people and leaving many injured. Authorities were trying to determine whether the explosion was caused by a bomb or a gas cylinder, said a police spokesman. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A car bomb targeting a bus carrying Shiite Muslim pilgrims killed 19 people in southwest Pakistan on Sunday, officials and eyewitnesses said.

Former President Bush remains hospitalized

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 10:32 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2006 file photo, former President George H.W. Bush delivers the keynote speech before receiving an honorary Doctor of Public Administration degree at Suffolk University in Boston. A spokesman says Bush's condition continues to improve and that he was moved Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, out of intensive care and into a regular hospital room. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, Pool, File)HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush remains hospitalized in Houston recovering from an illness that began with a bronchitis-related cough.

Psychiatric test for suspect in NYC subway death

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 10:30 AM PST

In this image provided by the New York City Police Department, a composite sketch showing the woman believed to have pushed a man to his death in front of a subway train on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 is shown. Police arrested Erika Menendez on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, after a passer-by on a street noticed she resembled the woman seen in a surveillance video. The attack was the second time this month that a man was pushed to his death in a city subway station. (AP Photo/New York City Police Department)NEW YORK (AP) — A woman suspected in the death of an immigrant who was pushed off a New York City subway platform has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

GOP governors walk balance beam on health law

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 10:25 AM PST

FILE - In this May 16, 2012 file photo, Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks in Fort Lauderdale. Florida Gov. Rick Scott, long opposed President Barack Obama's remake of the health insurance market. After President Obama won re-election, the Republican governor softened his tone. He said he wanted to "have a conversation" with the administration about implementing the 2010 law. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)ATLANTA (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who made a fortune as a health care executive, long opposed President Barack Obama's remake of the health insurance market. After the Democratic president won re-election, the Republican governor softened his tone. He said he wanted to "have a conversation" with the administration about implementing the 2010 law. With a federal deadline approaching, he also said while Florida won't set up the exchange for individuals to buy private insurance policies, the feds can do it.

Pagano makes grand entrance in return to sideline

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 10:18 AM PST

Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano, right, is hugged by general manager Ryan Grigson after he walks onto the field before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Colts coach Chuck Pagano received a warm welcome in his return to the sideline Sunday, then watched his team score on its first drive.

Iran: US plane leaves after emergency landing

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 10:15 AM PST

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A small American commercial plane left Iran Sunday after it was repaired following an emergency landing at an Iranian airport this month, state TV reported.

2 Iraqi Sunni protesters wounded by gunfire

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 09:42 AM PST

Protesters inspect a damaged vehicle during a demonstrations in Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. Gunshots wounded at least two people Sunday at demonstrations in western Iraq when bodyguards protecting a senior Sunni politician opened fire to disperse protesters, a local official said, marking the first casualties in a week of rallies. (AP Photo)BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunshots wounded at least two people Sunday at demonstrations in western Iraq when bodyguards and security forces protecting a senior Sunni politician opened fire to disperse protesters, a local official said, marking the first casualties in more than a week of rallies.

Obama wants gun violence measures passed in 2013

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 09:39 AM PST

Obama: Failure to reach fiscal deal would hurt marketsWASHINGTON (AP) — Recalling the shooting rampage that killed 20 first graders as the worst day of his presidency, President Barack Obama on Sunday pledged to put his "full weight" behind legislation aimed at preventing gun violence.

Israeli leader's party criticizes president

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 09:35 AM PST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Abir Sultan, Pool)JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's president and prime minister are trading charges over making peace with the Palestinians.

No end to Syria war if sides refuse to talk -envoy

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 09:23 AM PST

AZAZ, Syria/CAIRO (Reuters) - The international peace negotiator for Syria pleaded with outside countries on Sunday to push the warring parties to the table for talks, warning that the country would become a failed state ruled by warlords unless diplomacy is given a chance. Lakhdar Brahimi, who inherited the seemingly impossible task of bringing an end to the war after his predecessor Kofi Annan resigned in frustration in July, has launched an intensified diplomatic campaign to win backing for a peace plan. He spent five days this week in Damascus, where he met President Bashar al-Assad. ...

CAR president says ready to share power with rebels

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 09:23 AM PST

Central Africa Republic's President Francois Bozize arrives at the Egmont Palace ahead of the Central Africa International Donors' Conference in BrusselsBANGUI (Reuters) - Central African Republic's embattled President Francois Bozize said on Sunday he was ready to share power with the leaders of a rebellion that has swept aside government defences to within striking distance of the capital. The three-week old onslaught by the rebel alliance Seleka has highlighted the instability of the landlocked former French colony, which remains one of the least developed nations on the planet despite its rich deposits of uranium, gold and diamonds. ...

Will retailers rebound after weak holiday season?

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 09:22 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — As signs emerge that holiday sales this year grew at the weakest pace since 2008, investors are dumping retail stocks. Analysts are crowing about the missing "consumer engine" without which the economy may stagnate.

Nobel scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini dies in Rome

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 09:05 AM PST

FILE -- Undated file photo of Italian neurologist and senator for life Rita Levi Montalcini, Nobel Prize winner for Medicine in 1986. Rome's mayor says biologist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who conducted underground research in defiance of Fascist persecution, and went on to win a Nobel Prize for helping unlock the mysteries of the cell, has died at her home in the city. She was 103. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)ROME (AP) — Rita Levi-Montalcini, a biologist who conducted underground research in defiance of Fascist persecution and went on to win a Nobel Prize for helping unlock the mysteries of the cell, died at her home in Rome on Sunday. She was 103 and had worked well into her final years.

Obama skeptical of NRA proposal to put more guns in schools

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 08:57 AM PST

U.S. President Obama salutes as he returns via Marine One from a Christmas visit with his family in Hawaii, to the White House in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast on Sunday he hopes to get new U.S. gun control measures passed during the first year of his second term and is skeptical of a proposal by the National Rifle Association (NRA) gun lobby to put armed guards in schools. Obama assigned Vice President Joe Biden to lead a task force to come up with proposals on guns at the beginning of 2013 after the massacre of 20 children and six adults by a gunman at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, this month. "I'd like to get it done in the first year. ...

Republican Senator says chances very good for limited "fiscal cliff" deal

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 08:49 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Sunday that chances for a limited "fiscal cliff" deal in the next 48 hours were "exceedingly good," as talks to avoid tax increases and spending cuts on New Year's Day went down to the wire. "I think people don't want to go over the cliff if we can avoid it," Graham, a leading conservative, said on Fox News Sunday. ...

Turkey's Erdogan tells refugees Syrian rebirth near

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 08:41 AM PST

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told a crowd of thousands of Syrian refugees on Sunday their country was preparing for a "sacred birth" that would replace President Bashar al-Assad with the will of the Syrian people. Refugee camps in Turkey host 150,000 Syrians who have fled the conflict across the border, and Erdogan visited one of them on Sunday, telling the people there they should regard Turkey as their "second home" and that help was at hand. "We can see very clearly that God's help is close. ...

Central African Republic president says ready to share power with rebels

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 08:40 AM PST

Central African Republic President Bozize speaks to supporters and anti-rebel protesters during an appeal for help, in BanguiBANGUI (Reuters) - Central African Republic's embattled President Francois Bozize said on Sunday he was ready to share power with the leaders of a rebellion that has swept aside government defenses to within striking distance of the capital. The three-week old onslaught by the rebel alliance Seleka has highlighted the instability of the landlocked former French colony, which remains one of the least developed nations on the planet despite its rich deposits of uranium, gold and diamonds. ...
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