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• NSA spied on 124 billon calls in Jan.: watchdog
• Health law deadlines may be delayed
• Kennedy cousin Skakel wins new trial in 1975 death
• Body of hiker lost during gov't shutdown found in Idaho
• Tests suggest baby born with HIV may be cured
• Soft-spoken teen accused of killing Mass. teacher
• Ohio man gets 6 years after DUI crash confession
• Canada sex offender's freedom in US ends abruptly
• Romney's new house in Utah has hidden room
• Five Things to Know about this World Series
• Test for Saudis: How far to push ire over America?
• Obama, Pakistani vow cooperation as tensions ease
• APNewsBreak: Norway tried to stop Kenya suspect
• Health care site snags? Administration spells out
• AP PHOTOS: 30 years after Marine barracks blast
• 3-month-old Prince George is christened in London
• Boston Marathon suspect may pin blame on brother
• Teen charged as adult in teacher's death
• Is the U.S. confirming it spied on German chancellor?
• Photos: Hurricane Sandy, then and now
• SEC releases long-awaited 'crowdfunding' rule
• Europe’s Roma face ‘witch-hunt’
• 700 IRS contract workers owe $5.4M in back taxes
• Ohio man gets 6½ years after YouTube DUI crash confession
• Mass. teen charged in death of high school teacher
• Even the water is special for Prince George's christening
• William and Kate name godparents for Prince George
• Will New York City’s new mayor guard the city against climate change?
• Teacher found dead outside Boston-area school; student in custody
• Opinion: The militarization of U.S. police forces
• DNC chair says women are changing Washington
• Pope banishes Germany's 'luxury bishop' from diocese
• Prince George to be christened; godparents named
• Feds: Slain Boston suspect tied to 2011 killings
• White House official fired for anti-administration tweets

NSA spied on 124 billon calls in Jan.: watchdog Posted: 23 Oct 2013 02:36 PM PDT The largest share of calls originated in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Health law deadlines may be delayed Posted: 23 Oct 2013 11:23 AM PDT Some lawmakers suggest deadlines, like the individual mandate, should be extended.

Kennedy cousin Skakel wins new trial in 1975 death Posted: 23 Oct 2013 03:36 PM PDT HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel was granted a new trial on Wednesday by a Connecticut judge who ruled his attorney failed to adequately represent him when he was convicted in 2002 of killing his neighbor in 1975.

Body of hiker lost during gov't shutdown found in Idaho Posted: 23 Oct 2013 02:43 PM PDT The body of a missing hiker, whose search and rescue were hindered by the federal government shutdown, was discovered Tuesday night in an Idaho national park nearly a month after she was first reported missing, park officials said. The body of Dr. Jo Elliott-Blakeslee, 63,...

Tests suggest baby born with HIV may be cured Posted: 23 Oct 2013 02:39 PM PDT Doctors now have convincing evidence that they put HIV into remission, hopefully for good, in a Mississippi baby born with the AIDS virus — a medical first that is prompting a new look at how hard and fast such cases should be treated.

Soft-spoken teen accused of killing Mass. teacher Posted: 23 Oct 2013 02:12 PM PDT DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — A well-liked teacher was found slain in woods behind this quiet Massachusetts town's high school, and a 14-year-old boy who was found walking along a state highway overnight was charged with killing her.

Ohio man gets 6 years after DUI crash confession Posted: 23 Oct 2013 03:06 PM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who acknowledged his confessional video would give prosecutors what they needed to put him away for a long time for a fatal wrong-way car crash was proved mostly right Wednesday when a judge sentenced him to 6 1/2 years in prison.

Canada sex offender's freedom in US ends abruptly Posted: 23 Oct 2013 04:40 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — For a few weeks, Michael Sean Stanley managed to cut away from a troubled life in Canada and navigate a bizarre pathway to freedom.

Romney's new house in Utah has hidden room Posted: 23 Oct 2013 03:12 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new house Mitt Romney is building in Utah is not only spacious and luxurious, but it's also a little mysterious.

Five Things to Know about this World Series Posted: 23 Oct 2013 06:52 AM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Weather permitting, the World Series is set to start Wednesday night at Fenway Park with the Boston Red Sox hosting the St. Louis Cardinals.

Test for Saudis: How far to push ire over America? Posted: 23 Oct 2013 12:56 PM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In Washington last week, arms regulators announced that Saudi Arabia is seeking $6.8 billion in advanced missiles and other equipment in its latest military buying spree. Days later, Saudi officials snubbed a seat on the U.N. Security Council in a stunning protest mostly aimed at U.S. policies in the Middle East.

Obama, Pakistani vow cooperation as tensions ease Posted: 23 Oct 2013 02:32 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to improve a rocky relationship, President Barack Obama and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday pledged cooperation on the security issues that have strained ties between their nations. But the sources of the long-standing tensions did briefly bubble to the surface.

APNewsBreak: Norway tried to stop Kenya suspect Posted: 23 Oct 2013 01:20 PM PDT OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norway's domestic intelligence service tried to prevent one of the suspected gunmen in the Nairobi mall attack from joining Somali militants more than three years ago, but failed to talk him out of it, the agency's chief said in an interview Wednesday.

Health care site snags? Administration spells out Posted: 23 Oct 2013 02:27 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — On the defensive, the Obama administration acknowledged Wednesday its problem-plagued health insurance website didn't get enough testing before going live. It said technicians were deep into the job of fixing major computer snags but provided no timetable.

AP PHOTOS: 30 years after Marine barracks blast Posted: 23 Oct 2013 10:45 AM PDT It had been a massive, four-story building that had withstood air strikes and artillery — now reduced to a mountain of rubble. Enormous chunks of concrete, their twisted steel reinforcements ripped bare, balanced precariously on piles of debris. Only cracked concrete frames on the ground floor bore any semblance to what had stood there before.

3-month-old Prince George is christened in London Posted: 23 Oct 2013 02:25 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Dressed in a lace and satin gown designed in the 1840s, Britain's 3-month-old future monarch, Prince George, was christened Wednesday with water from the River Jordan at a rare gathering of four generations of the royal family.

Boston Marathon suspect may pin blame on brother Posted: 23 Oct 2013 02:35 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's lawyers may try to save him from the death penalty in the Boston Marathon bombing by arguing he fell under the murderous influence of his older brother, legal experts say.

Teen charged as adult in teacher's death Posted: 23 Oct 2013 10:54 AM PDT Colleen Ritzer was a 'respected, loved teacher' at Danvers High School in Massachusetts.

Is the U.S. confirming it spied on German chancellor? Posted: 23 Oct 2013 12:02 PM PDT A transparent nondenial denial.

Photos: Hurricane Sandy, then and now Posted: 23 Oct 2013 03:19 PM PDT A statue of the Virgin Mary is seen among homes devastated by fire and the effects of Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York, October 30, 2012. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)

SEC releases long-awaited 'crowdfunding' rule Posted: 23 Oct 2013 03:05 PM PDT By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Entrepreneurs and start-up companies looking for investors will be able to solicit over the Internet from the general public under a new proposal issued by U.S. regulators on Wednesday. The "crowdfunding" proposal, if adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, would be a major shift in how small U.S. companies can raise money in the private securities market. ...

Europe’s Roma face ‘witch-hunt’ Posted: 23 Oct 2013 08:48 AM PDT Child-snatching allegations create uncomfortable attitudes toward an ethnic minority.

700 IRS contract workers owe $5.4M in back taxes Posted: 23 Oct 2013 01:56 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 700 employees of Internal Revenue Service contractors owe $5.4 million in back taxes, said a report Wednesday by the agency's inspector general.

Ohio man gets 6½ years after YouTube DUI crash confession Posted: 23 Oct 2013 08:37 AM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man was sentenced Wednesday to 6½ years in prison for causing a fatal wrong-way crash after a night of heavy drinking, which he had confessed to in an online video.

Mass. teen charged in death of high school teacher Posted:

Even the water is special for Prince George's christening Posted: 23 Oct 2013 07:49 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Britain's 3-month-old future monarch, Prince George, was being christened Wednesday with water from the River Jordan at a rare four-generation gathering of the royal family in London.

William and Kate name godparents for Prince George Posted: 23 Oct 2013 01:35 PM PDT London (AFP) - Britain's baby Prince George was christened in a private ceremony on Wednesday, with his proud parents Prince William and Kate giving the world a rare glimpse of the chubby three-month-old boy.

Will New York City’s new mayor guard the city against climate change? Posted: 23 Oct 2013 06:14 AM PDT The city will decide if it will follow Mayor Bloomberg's plan for super storms.

Teacher found dead outside Boston-area school; student in custody Posted: 23 Oct 2013 01:11 PM PDT By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts authorities on Wednesday charged a 14-year-old high school student in the murder of a math teacher after finding the teacher's body in woods near the school. The student, Philip Chism, pleaded not guilty to the murder charge and was ordered held without bail in a brief proceeding at Salem District Court, according to the clerk's office. Chism has been charged as an adult, which could subject him to a longer prison sentence in an adult facility if he is found guilty of killing Colleen Ritzer, 24. ...

Opinion: The militarization of U.S. police forces Posted: 22 Oct 2013 10:58 AM PDT Towns have war-ready machinery, at practically no cost.

DNC chair says women are changing Washington Posted: 23 Oct 2013 04:22 AM PDT The DNC chair warns of future political crises unless elected officials work for bipartisanship.

Pope banishes Germany's 'luxury bishop' from diocese Posted: 23 Oct 2013 07:27 AM PDT Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst spent $42.70 million on his house.

Prince George to be christened; godparents named Posted: 23 Oct 2013 07:25 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Britain's 3-month-old future monarch, Prince George, was to be christened Wednesday with water from the River Jordan at a rare four-generation gathering of the royal family in London.

Feds: Slain Boston suspect tied to 2011 killings Posted: 22 Oct 2013 08:35 PM PDT Tamerlan Tsarnaev was named as a participant in an earlier triple homicide.

White House official fired for anti-administration tweets Posted: 23 Oct 2013 12:04 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - A White House national security official has been dismissed after being identified as the source of tweets insulting the administration that were sent under a fake name, news reports said.

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