Tuesday, January 1, 2013

'Cliff' bill to House, but doubts on spending cuts

'Cliff' bill to House, but doubts on spending cuts

'Cliff' bill to House, but doubts on spending cuts

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:44 PM PST

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. leaves a Republican caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. Squarely in the spotlight, House Republicans began deciding their next move Tuesday after the Senate overwhelmingly approved compromise legislation negating a fiscal cliff of across-the-board tax increases and sweeping spending cuts to the Pentagon and other government agencies. Cantor says he opposed the Senate bill. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate-approved compromise to avert the "fiscal cliff" ran headlong into opposition from the No. 2 House Republican and other GOP lawmakers Tuesday, raising questions about how — and in what form — Congress might be able to give final approval to the measure.

Playboy Hugh Hefner marries his 'runaway bride'

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:42 PM PST

FILE - In this April 26, 2010 file photo, Hugh Hefner, left, and Crystal Harris arrives at the premiere of "Iron Man 2" at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. The 86-year-old Playboy magazine founder exchanged vows with his "runaway bride," Crystal Harris, at a private Playboy Mansion ceremony on New Year's Eve. Harris, a 26-year-old "Playmate of the Month" in 2009, broke off a previous engagement to Hefner just before they were to be married in 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hugh Hefner's celebrating the new year as a married man once again.

At least 61 crushed to death in Ivory Coast stampede

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:38 PM PST

Shoes are seen along a street in Plateau district where a stampede occurred after a New Year's Eve fireworks display in AbidjanABIDJAN (Reuters) - At least 61 people were crushed to death in a stampede after a New Year's Eve fireworks display at a stadium in Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan early on Tuesday, officials said. Witnesses said police had tried to control crowds around the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium following the celebrations, triggering a panic in which scores were trampled. "The estimate we can give right now is 49 people hospitalized ... and 61 people dead," said the chief of staff of Abidjan's fire department Issa Sacko. ...

Oklahoma St rolls Purdue in Heart of Dallas Bowl

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:38 PM PST

Oklahoma State tight end Jeremy Seaton (44) celebrates with teammates after a first-half touchdown against Purdue during the Heart of Dallas Bowl NCAA college football game, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Matt Strasen)DALLAS (AP) — Clint Chelf threw three of Oklahoma State's five touchdown passes and the Cowboys shook off a disappointing Big 12 finish by dominating Purdue 58-14 in the Heart of Dallas Bowl on Tuesday.

GOP leader Cantor opposes Senate 'cliff' bill

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:31 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The No. 2 Republican in the House leadership says he opposes a Senate-passed measure to avert the so-called fiscal cliff.

No. 21 Northwestern ends drought in Gator Bowl

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:29 PM PST

Northwestern defensive lineman Quentin Williams (88) returns a interception for a touchdown during the first half of the Gator Bowl NCAA college football game against Mississippi State, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Behind huge interceptions early and late, No. 21 Northwestern beat Mississippi State 34-20 in the Gator Bowl on Tuesday and snapped college football's longest postseason losing streak.

Many weddings as gay marriage becomes legal in Md.

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:28 PM PST

James Scales, left, and William Tasker kiss during a marriage ceremony at City Hall in Baltimore, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. Same-sex couples in Maryland are now legally permitted to marry under a new law that went into effect after midnight on Tuesday. Maryland is the first state south of the Mason-Dixon Line to approve same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)TILGHMAN ISLAND, Md. (AP) — Same-sex couples in Maryland were greeted with cheers and noisemakers held over from New Year's Eve parties, as gay marriage became legal in the first state south of the Mason-Dixon Line on New Year's Day.

Egypt prosecutors investigate popular TV comedian

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:26 PM PST

In this Saturday Dec. 8, 2012 photo, Egyptian TV host Bassem Youssef addresses attendants at a gala dinner party in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian prosecutors launched an investigation on Tuesday against Youssef a popular television satirist for allegedly insulting the president in the latest case raised by Islamist lawyers against outspoken media personalities. The case against Youssef comes as opposition media and independent journalists are growing increasingly worried about press freedoms under a new constitution widely supported by Morsi and his Islamist allies. (AP Photo/Ahmed Omar)CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian prosecutors launched an investigation on Tuesday against a popular television satirist for allegedly insulting the president in the latest case raised by Islamist lawyers against outspoken media personalities.

France counts 1,193 cars torched on New Year's Eve

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:25 PM PST

PARIS (AP) — A New Year's Eve tradition for some in France of torching empty, parked cars has continued.

Cantor says he doesn't back Senate-passed "fiscal cliff" bill

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:23 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eric Cantor, the Republican leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Tuesday he does not support the Senate-passed "fiscal cliff" bill, further raising questions about how Congress will address automatic spending cuts and tax increases that began to take effect just after midnight. Cantor expressed his unhappiness with the measure to reporters as he left a closed-door meeting with fellow House Republicans. It remains unclear when the House will consider the Senate bill and what if any changes it will seek. (Reporting By Thomas Ferraro; Editing by Bill Trott)

Dems want House vote on Senate-passed 'cliff' deal

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:17 PM PST

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, walks down a staircase on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, to a Democratic caucus meeting with Vice President Joe Biden. Squarely in the spotlight, House Republicans began deciding their next move Tuesday after the Senate overwhelmingly approved compromise legislation negating a fiscal cliff of across-the-board tax increases and sweeping spending cuts to the Pentagon and other government agencies. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leaders are pressing Speaker John Boehner to let the House vote on the Senate-approved bipartisan compromise that would avert much of the impact of the so-called fiscal cliff.

Heartwarming moments defy chill at Rose Parade

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:15 PM PST

Jane Goodall, the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees looks over flowers in Pasadena, Calif., Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Goodall will be the Grand Marshall of the 2013 Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif. New Year's Day. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A couple who became husband and wife on the "Love Float," a surprise reunion between a returning soldier and his little boy, and a grand marshal famed globally for her chimpanzee research were among the highlights of the 124th Rose Parade on Tuesday.

North Korean leader, in rare address, seeks end to confrontation with South

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:04 PM PST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers a New Year address in PyongyangSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for an end to confrontation between the two Koreas, technically still at war in the absence of a peace treaty to end their 1950-53 conflict, in a surprise New Year's broadcast on state media. The address by Kim, who took power in the reclusive state after his father, Kim Jong-il, died in 2011, appeared to take the place of the policy-setting New Year's editorial published annually in the past in leading state newspapers. ...

Clarification: Israel-Palestinians story

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:00 PM PST

JERUSALEM (AP) — In a story Dec. 31, The Associated Press reported that Israel dropped a 5 1/2-year-old ban that prevented construction materials from entering the Gaza Strip. The story should have made clear that the ban applied to Gaza's private sector. Under the closure, imposed following the Hamas militant group's takeover of Gaza in June 2007, Israel allowed small amounts of construction goods into Gaza for humanitarian projects. In 2010 it began allowing such materials for projects under the auspices of the United Nations. Monday's announcement by Israel, part of a cease-fire deal reached with Hamas in November, further eases the ban by allowing private businesses to ship in building materials.

Pakistan: Gunmen kill 7 teachers, aid workers

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 11:54 AM PST

A father of an aid worker, who was killed by gunmen, mourns the death of his daughter at a hospital in Swabi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. Gunmen in northwest Pakistan killed at least five female teachers and two aid workers on Tuesday in an ambush on a van carrying workers home from their jobs at a community center, officials said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen on motorcycles sprayed a van carrying employees from a community center with bullets Tuesday, killing five female teachers and two aid workers, but sparing a child they took out of the vehicle before opening fire.

No sheen seen, but drill ship status uncertain

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 11:43 AM PST

In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, the mobile drilling unit Kulluk is towed by the tugs Aiviq and Nanuq in 29 mph winds and 20-foot seas 116 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. The crews remain stationed with the drill rig Kulluk Sunday 20 miles from Alaska's Kodiak Island as they wait in rough seas for another tug boat to arrive. The Coast Guard says the goal is to tow the Kulluk to a safe harbor and determine the next step. (AP Photo/U.S Coast Guard, Chris Usher)ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Coast Guard was waiting for daylight Tuesday to see if an Alaska storm had abated enough to allow for flights over a drilling rig that ran aground in shallow water off a small island.

Regular season winners don't always make champions

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 11:41 AM PST

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning steps back to pass against the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons, who tied for the league's best record at 13-3, are well aware of one of the NFL's biggest truisms: more often than not, the regular season is for suckers.

Clashes in Syria shut down Aleppo airport

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 11:38 AM PST

In this Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters fire at enemy positions during heavy clashes with government forces, in the Salaheddine district in Aleppo, Syria. Activists say Syrian rebels have captured an oil pumping station in the north central province of Raqqa about 160 km east of Aleppo after days of fighting. (AP Photo/Abdullah Al-Yasin)BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes between government troops and rebels on Tuesday forced the international airport in Aleppo to stop all flights in and out of Syria's largest city, while fierce battles also raged in the suburbs of the capital Damascus.

"Fiscal cliff" moves to House, timing and outcome uncertain

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 11:32 AM PST

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) arrives at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington's last-minute scramble to step back from a recession-inducing "fiscal cliff" shifted to the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Tuesday after the Senate approved a bipartisan deal to avoid steep tax hikes and spending cuts. In a rare late-night show of unity, the Senate voted 89 to 8 to raise some taxes on the wealthy while keeping income taxes low on more moderate earners. The bill's prospects were less certain in the House, where a vote had not yet been scheduled. ...

Bill to avert fiscal cliff heads to House

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 11:21 AM PST

Sen. John Barrasso, left, R-Wyo., talks with Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, who holds up his watch, near the Senate chambers after a vote on the fiscal cliff, on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 in Washington. The Senate passed legislation early New Year's Day to neutralize a fiscal cliff combination of across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts that kicked in at midnight. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON (AP) — Squarely in the spotlight, House Republicans were deciding their next move Tuesday after the Senate overwhelmingly approved compromise legislation negating a fiscal cliff of across-the-board tax increases and sweeping spending cuts to the Pentagon and other government agencies.

Stampede after fireworks kills 61 in Ivory Coast

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 11:08 AM PST

Injured children receive treatment in a hospital after they were involved in a stamped in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. At least 61 people were killed early Tuesday in a stampede following a New Year's fireworks display in Abidjan, Ivory Coast's commercial center, said officials. The death toll is expected to rise, according to rescue workers. The majority of those killed were young people between eight and 15 years old who were trampled after the fireworks festivities in Abidjan's Plateau district, at about 1 a.m. Tuesday, said Col. Issa Sako, of the fire department rescue team. (AP Photo/Emanuel Ekra)ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A crowd stampeded after leaving a New Year's fireworks show early Tuesday in Ivory Coast's commercial center, killing 61 people — many of them youths — and injuring more than 200, rescue workers said.

Plan for NYC Ferris wheel rolls on, despite Sandy

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:47 AM PST

FILE - This image provided by the New York City Mayor's Office shows an artist's rendering of a proposed 625-foot Ferris wheel planned for the Staten Island waterfront in New York. Developers plan to push ahead with the project, which would include an outlet mall and hotel, in spite of questions by some residents. Some locals wonder whether it makes sense to push ahead with a tourist attraction, set partly in a flood zone, before officials take a comprehensive look at how to build smarter after Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Office of the Mayor of New York, File)NEW YORK (AP) — As the city grapples with rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy, developers are pressing ahead with plans for an ambitious addition to the shoreline of storm-torn Staten Island: the world's largest Ferris wheel.

Clinton receiving blood thinners to dissolve clot

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:42 AM PST

FILE - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, listens to a reporter ask a question during a news conference with African Union Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, not seen, after their meeting at the Department of State in Washington, in this Nov. 28, 2012 file photo. Doctors treating Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for a blood clot in her head said Monday Dec. 31, 2013 that blood thinners are being used to dissolve the clot and they are confident she will make a full recovery. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton continues to recover in a New York hospital where she's being treated for a blood clot in her head.

C. African Republic capital fears rebel attack

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:31 AM PST

Soldiers from the Republic of Congo, operating under a multinational central-african regional mandate, arrive by airplane to boost existing forces, at an airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Rebels in the Central African Republic on Monday rejected appeals for them to halt their advances and to negotiate to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Kpademona Marcel and other residents of the capital of Central African Republic have watched in fear as rebels from the country's north seized control of more than half the country in less than a month. On Tuesday, all he could do was pray that a solution to the crisis could be found without the violence reaching Bangui.

9 questions for golf's 2013 season

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:26 AM PST

FILE- In this April 8, 2012, file photo, Charl Schwartzel, left, of South Africa, helps Bubba Watson put on the winner's green jacket after winning the Masters golf tournament on the 10th hole after a sudden death playoff in Augusta, Ga. Among the most pressing question for 2013: What will Watson serve for dinner at the Masters? (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Even without the top four players in the world around to kick off the season, every new year in golf is shrouded in mystery like clouds over Molokai across the channel from Kapalua.

Israeli-Palestinian clashes erupt in West Bank

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:24 AM PST

Palestinians hurl stones at Israeli soldiers, not seen, during clashes in the West Bank village of Tamoun, near Jenin, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. Palestinians say a raid by Israeli soldiers disguised as vegetable vendors to seize members of a militant group has sparked clashes in the northern West Bank. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)TAMOUN, West Bank (AP) — An arrest raid by undercover Israeli soldiers disguised as vegetable vendors ignited rare clashes in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, residents said, leaving at least eight Palestinians wounded.

Sandy Hook students, teachers head back to school

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:22 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2012 file photo, a school bus rolls toward a memorial in Newtown, Conn., for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Nearly three weeks after the shooting rampage, classes are starting Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 for the Sandy Hook students at a repurposed school in the neighboring town of Monroe, where the students' desks have been taken along with backpacks and other belongings that were left behind in the chaos following the shooting on Dec. 14. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Since escaping a gunman's rampage at their elementary school, the 8-year-old Connors triplets have suffered nightmares, jumped at noises and clung to their parents a little more than usual.

NHL, union dig in for a long day of talks

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:20 AM 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) — The NHL and the union are back at the bargaining table and seem determined to work toward a deal to save the hockey season.

Calif. school named after bandido ignites debate

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:17 AM PST

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Scaffolding climbs the walls of the new elementary school in Salinas, an agricultural city celebrated as John Steinbeck's birthplace but plagued by gang violence.

Venezuelans take in shifting news on Chavez health

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:08 AM PST

People, one of them holding an image of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, gather to pray for him at a church in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is confronting "new complications" due to a respiratory infection nearly three weeks after undergoing cancer surgery, his Vice President Nicolas Maduro said Sunday evening in Cuba as he visited the ailing leader for the first time since his operation. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans began 2013 with a respite from shifting news about the health of President Hugo Chavez, who hasn't been seen in public since his fourth cancer-related surgery three weeks ago.

Chicago's next prosecutor to be more of an insider

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:07 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2006 file photo in Chicago, Ill., former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald speaks at a news conference. Fitzgerald, who recently resigned after 11 years as head of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago to enter private practice, made a name for himself as one of the most tenacious and successful federal prosecutors in recent history by putting two former Illinois governors and dozens of their cronies behind bars. White House officials will name a replacement to Fitzgerald in the next several weeks from a list of four finalists for what is arguably Chicago's second most powerful job, next only to Rahm Emanuel's job as mayor. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)CHICAGO (AP) — The lanky, soft-spoken lawman from New York arrived in Chicago with a mandate to clean up corruption-plagued Illinois. And after a decade on the job, Patrick Fitzgerald had helped put two successive governors and a long procession of other public officials behind bars.

US may skirt 'fiscal cliff' but faces higher taxes

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:57 AM PST

Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., left, walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell from Kentucky, to the Senate floor for a vote on the fiscal cliff, on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 in Washington. The Senate passed legislation early New Year's Day to neutralize a fiscal cliff combination of across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts that kicked in at midnight. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON (AP) — A last-ditch tax deal in the Senate might let the U.S. economy escape the worst of the so-called fiscal cliff and avoid going back into recession. But even if the House goes along, the tax increases likely coming in 2013 will dent economic growth anyway.

No oil spill seen at Shell drill ship in Alaska

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:53 AM PST

In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, the mobile drilling unit Kulluk is towed by the tugs Aiviq and Nanuq in 29 mph winds and 20-foot seas 116 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. The crews remain stationed with the drill rig Kulluk Sunday 20 miles from Alaska's Kodiak Island as they wait in rough seas for another tug boat to arrive. The Coast Guard says the goal is to tow the Kulluk to a safe harbor and determine the next step. (AP Photo/U.S Coast Guard, Chris Usher)ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An overnight Coast Guard flight over an Alaska drilling rig that ran aground in shallow water off a small island on New Year's Eve found no signs of a fuel spill.

California newspaper defies trend to shrink costs

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:41 AM PST

Aaron Kushner, publisher of The Orange County Register, pauses for photos in his office in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. After years of demoralizing layoffs, one newspaper is trying something novel: hiring more reporters. The Orange County Register's new owner thinks the way to turn the paper around is through better reporting to lure new and former readers to a revived product. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — New and expanded sections to cover business, automobiles and food. A nearly five-fold increase in community news pages and more investigative reporting. Even daily color comics.

Detained Nigerian newspaper journalists released

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:39 AM PST

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — An official says two Nigerian journalists have been freed after being detained without charges for more than a week by the nation's secret police following writing stories about a radical Islamist sect and alleged military abuses.

Gunmen kill 5 female teachers in Pakistan

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:37 AM PST

A father of an aid worker, who was killed by gunmen, mourns the death of his daughter at a hospital in Swabi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. Gunmen in northwest Pakistan killed at least five female teachers and two aid workers on Tuesday in an ambush on a van carrying workers home from their jobs at a community center, officials said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen in northwest Pakistan killed five teachers and two aid workers from a non-governmental organization Tuesday as they were driving home from work. The group's director said they may have been targeted for their anti-polio work.

Palestinians will outnumber Israeli Jews by 2020

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:36 AM PST

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian statistics bureau estimates that Arabs will outnumber Jews in the Holy Land by the end of the decade, a scenario that could have grave implications for Israel.

Egypt orders 15-day detention for Israeli

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:31 AM PST

FILE - In this June 11, 2012 photo, Israeli, Andre Pshenichnikov, a 23-year-old immigrant from Tajikistan poses for a picture in Bat Yam near Tel Aviv, Israel. Egyptian security officials say a former sergeant in the Israeli army they have identified as Andrew Yaacoub Cheteko, but known in Israel as Andre Pshenichnikov, has been ordered detained for 15 days for investigation into his illegal entry from Israel into the Sinai Peninsula. The Jewish immigrant made headlines last year when he announced he wanted to move to a West Bank refugee camp in solidarity with Palestinians there. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian security officials say a former sergeant in the Israeli army has been ordered detained for 15 days for investigation into his illegal entry from Israel into the Sinai Peninsula.

McGreevey, NJ jail program earn spot at Sundance

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:29 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011 file photo, former New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey, center, listens as an inmate speaks to a gathering of women inmates at Integrity House, a transitional housing and residential treatment area for women incarcerated at the Hudson County Correctional Center, in Kearney, N.J. The jailhouse treatment program where McGreevey works has earned a spot at the Sundance Film Festival and accolades from the U.S. Justice Department. McGreevey is spiritual counselor to 40 women in a pilot program to keep them from returning to jail. The Justice Department cites the program as one of two top re-entry efforts nationwide. The struggles of the women as well as McGreevey's own admission that he is gay and resignation as governor are the subject of a documentary showing at the Sundance Film Festival in January. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The jailhouse treatment program where former Gov. Jim McGreevey counsels inmates has earned a spot at the Sundance Film Festival and accolades from the U.S. Justice Department.

Do gays need a church of their own anymore?

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:28 AM PST

On that Sunday in 1968 when Troy Perry borrowed a minister's robe and started a church for gays in his living room, the world was a very different place.
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