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• Ex-NSA chief allegedly spills 'secrets' on train
• Congress setting a low bar in budget negotiations
• Photos: A ghost town on Staten Island
• Obama calls for immigration law by end of the year
• Portugal reopens missing Madeleine case, new leads
• Behind the wheel, Saudi women hope for new gains
• Former Ohio doctor guilty in expectant mom's death
• FDA wants limits on most prescribed painkillers
• Twitter sets $17 to $20 per share range for IPO
• No replay yet: World Series umps reverse bad call
• FDA wants limits on most prescribed painkiller
• 2 shot at Nat'l Guard armory; gunman in custody
• Classmate: Accused Mass. teen stayed after school
• Student: Accused Mass. teen stayed after school
• WTC concourse opens in area shut since 9/11
• Dallas officer who shot mentally ill man fired
• 'Fogmageddon' rolls through Seattle
• Germany: 'Spying among friends, that cannot be'
• HealthCare.gov pushed too soon, say contractors
• Two shot at Nat'l Guard armory; shooter in custody
• Red Cross releases more Sandy funds
• Shooting at Navy facility in Tenn.; 1 in custody
• Satellite detects mysterious moving lights in the Atlantic Ocean
• Former Indiana trooper cleared in family's deaths
• Pirates kidnap two American sailors in Nigeria
• Teen stabbed Mass. teacher then went to movie, police say
• Online abuse victims reach out to parents—and get results
• HealthCare.gov fixes will meet deadlines, contractors say
• Hillary Clinton silences a heckler — and presses for civility in D.C.
• Burned, flooded Breezy Point tries to rebuild
• French, UN forces in 'large-scale' operation against Mali extremists
• Obamacare 101: Enroll by March 31 to avoid penalty
• Madeleine McCann probe reopens in Portugal
• Germany summons US ambassador over spying
• Tests suggest baby born with HIV may be cured
• Self-driving cars would be great, study claims
• California police 'kill boy carrying pellet gun'
• Red Sox rout Cardinals in Game 1 of World Series
• JonBenet grand jury docs to be released

Ex-NSA chief allegedly spills 'secrets' on train Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:29 PM PDT Michael Hayden is also overheard demanding anonymity.

Congress setting a low bar in budget negotiations Posted: 24 Oct 2013 03:06 PM PDT Formal budget negotiations are under way for the first time since 2009, and lawmakers are on both sides are taking great pains to keep expectations very, very low.

Photos: A ghost town on Staten Island Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:21 PM PDT 1A boarded-up house displays several inspection stickers requiring repairs at 88 Foxbeach Ave. in Oakwood, Staten Island, Thursday, October 17, 2013. Many residents of Oakwood Beach received emergency money from New York State and FEMA. Others are unable to rebuild without aid. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

Obama calls for immigration law by end of the year Posted: 24 Oct 2013 04:47 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama made a plea for Republican cooperation on immigration Thursday, seeking common ground by year's end in the aftermath of the divisive partial government shutdown. Yet prospects for success this year remain a long shot even as a handful of House GOP lawmakers push for more limited measures.

Portugal reopens missing Madeleine case, new leads Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:18 PM PDT LISBON, Portugal (AP) — More than six years after British girl Madeleine McCann vanished from her bedroom during a family vacation in Portugal and five years after Portuguese police gave up trying to find her, authorities reopened the case Thursday, citing new evidence.

Behind the wheel, Saudi women hope for new gains Posted: 24 Oct 2013 11:55 AM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — It's been a little more than two years since the last time women in Saudi Arabia campaigned for the right to drive. Now activists are calling for women to get behind the wheel again Saturday, and they hope reforms made by the monarchy since then have readied the deeply conservative nation for change.

Former Ohio doctor guilty in expectant mom's death Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:54 PM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio doctor accused of killing a pregnant woman last year by injecting her with heroin after she answered a Craigslist ad pleaded guilty Thursday in her death and that of her nearly full-term unborn child.

FDA wants limits on most prescribed painkillers Posted: 24 Oct 2013 04:44 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is recommending new restrictions on prescription medicines containing hydrocodone, the highly addictive painkiller that has grown into the most widely prescribed drug in the U.S.

Twitter sets $17 to $20 per share range for IPO Posted: 24 Oct 2013 03:37 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter has set a price range of $17 to $20 per share for its initial public offering and says it could raise as much as $1.6 billion in the process. The pricing is relatively conservative considering that Twitter is poised to pull off the year's hottest IPO.

No replay yet: World Series umps reverse bad call Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:57 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Just think how much we like to watch wild arguments in baseball, when a manager flaps his arms, throws his hat and hollers nose-to-nose at the umpire while the spit flies.

FDA wants limits on most prescribed painkiller Posted: 24 Oct 2013 04:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is recommending new restrictions on prescription medicines containing hydrocodone, the highly addictive painkiller that has grown into the most widely prescribed drug in the U.S.

2 shot at Nat'l Guard armory; gunman in custody Posted: 24 Oct 2013 04:33 PM PDT MILLINGTON, Tenn. (AP) — A member of the National Guard opened fire at an armory outside a U.S. Navy base in Tennessee, wounding two soldiers before being subdued and disarmed by others soldiers, officials said Thursday.

Classmate: Accused Mass. teen stayed after school Posted: 24 Oct 2013 04:32 PM PDT DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — A teacher who was allegedly killed by one of her students had asked him to stay after school the day she was killed, a classmate said Thursday, as students met with grief counselors and tried to come to grips with the slaying of the popular teacher.

Student: Accused Mass. teen stayed after school Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:29 PM PDT DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — A teacher who was allegedly killed by one of her students had asked him to stay after school the day she was killed, a classmate said Thursday, as students met with grief counselors and tried to come to grips with the slaying of the popular teacher.

WTC concourse opens in area shut since 9/11 Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:21 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The first piece of a nearly $4 billion redevelopment of the World Trade Center transportation hub debuted Thursday with the official opening of an underground concourse that passes through an area that has been closed since 9/11.

Dallas officer who shot mentally ill man fired Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:49 PM PDT DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police say an officer who shot a mentally ill man in a disputed incident caught on tape has been fired.

'Fogmageddon' rolls through Seattle Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:46 PM PDT A dense fog has been blanketing Seattle for the past week, but is this odd weather pattern a record breaker?

Germany: 'Spying among friends, that cannot be' Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:52 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — European leaders united in anger Thursday as they attended a summit overshadowed by reports of widespread U.S. spying on its allies — allegations German Chancellor Angela Merkel said had shattered trust in the Obama administration and undermined the crucial trans-Atlantic relationship.

HealthCare.gov pushed too soon, say contractors Posted: 24 Oct 2013 10:44 AM PDT HealthCare.gov was pushed too soon, say contractors who built it.

Two shot at Nat'l Guard armory; shooter in custody Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:19 PM PDT MILLINGTON, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a member of the National Guard opened fire at an armory outside a U.S. Navy base in Tennessee, wounding two soldiers before being taken into custody.

Red Cross releases more Sandy funds Posted: 24 Oct 2013 09:33 AM PDT The group has come under fire for allegedly denying aid to survivors.

Shooting at Navy facility in Tenn.; 1 in custody Posted: 24 Oct 2013 11:48 AM PDT MILLINGTON, Tenn. (AP) — A gunman opened fire at a U.S. Navy facility in Tennessee before being taken into custody Thursday, wounding two service members and prompting a lockdown, the military said.

Satellite detects mysterious moving lights in the Atlantic Ocean Posted: 24 Oct 2013 08:38 AM PDT Those weird lights in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean — what are they?

Former Indiana trooper cleared in family's deaths Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:36 PM PDT LEBANON, Ind. (AP) — A former Indiana state trooper who has maintained his innocence in the slayings of his wife and two young children for 13 years finally found a jury that agrees with him.

Pirates kidnap two American sailors in Nigeria Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:37 PM PDT US-Flagged Ship Attacked, 2 Americans Likely Taken to Land

Teen stabbed Mass. teacher then went to movie, police say Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:51 PM PDT BOSTON (Reuters) - The Massachusetts teenager charged in the murder of a 24-year-old math teacher at his high school used a box cutter to stab the woman, then disposed of her body and went to the movies, local media reported on Thursday. Philip Chism, 14, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the charge of murdering Colleen Ritzer, whose body was found in the woods behind his high school in Danvers, Massachusetts, some 20 miles north of Boston. ...

Online abuse victims reach out to parents—and get results Posted: 24 Oct 2013 10:14 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Sarah Ball was a 15-year-old high school sophomore at Hernando High School in Brooksville, Fla., when a friend posted on Facebook: "I hate Sarah Ball, and I don't care who knows."

HealthCare.gov fixes will meet deadlines, contractors say Posted: 24 Oct 2013 08:23 AM PDT The glitch-ridden Obamacare website will be ready by Dec. 15.

Hillary Clinton silences a heckler — and presses for civility in D.C. Posted: 24 Oct 2013 08:15 AM PDT Hillary Clinton solves the deadlock in Washington while silencing a heckler.

Burned, flooded Breezy Point tries to rebuild Posted: 24 Oct 2013 07:00 AM PDT A year after Sandy about half of the community is back—and a sense of uncertainty.

French, UN forces in 'large-scale' operation against Mali extremists Posted: 24 Oct 2013 09:36 AM PDT Paris (AFP) - French, UN and Malian forces were engaged in a major operation aimed at preventing a resurgence of Islamist rebels in Mali, the French military said Thursday.

Obamacare 101: Enroll by March 31 to avoid penalty Posted: 24 Oct 2013 06:06 AM PDT The Obama administration has clarified the deadline.

Madeleine McCann probe reopens in Portugal Posted: 24 Oct 2013 08:13 AM PDT Lisbon (AFP) - Portuguese authorities said Thursday they are reopening their probe into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann from an Algarve beach resort in 2007, news hailed by the British girl's parents.

Germany summons US ambassador over spying Posted: 24 Oct 2013 03:12 AM PDT The move follows allegations that the NSA may have tapped Chancellor Merkel's cellphone.

Tests suggest baby born with HIV may be cured Posted: 24 Oct 2013 04:06 AM 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 ...

Self-driving cars would be great, study claims Posted: 24 Oct 2013 04:23 AM PDT Computers would be safer, cheaper, and faster.

California police 'kill boy carrying pellet gun' Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:31 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - Californian police have shot dead a 13-year-old boy who was carrying a pellet gun that looked like an assault rifle, police and media reports said.

Red Sox rout Cardinals in Game 1 of World Series Posted: Sending out an APB: If anyone locates the real St. Louis Cardinals, please alert authorities immediately.

JonBenet grand jury docs to be released Posted: 23 Oct 2013 07:18 PM PDT The documents could shed light on why the girl's parents were never charged in her death.

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