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• Nevada shooter got gun from home
• Who's leading the 'tech surge' to fix HealthCare.gov?
• Poll: Majority in U.S. now want pot legalized
• Libya: Militias, politicians meld in explosive mix
• Nev. boy describes terror of schoolyard shooting
• Apple gears up for holidays with new Macs, iPads
• Iraq vet's family considering gravestone options
• A new idea for space tourism: Balloon over rocket
• Cardinals, Red Sox set to renew October rivalry
• Detroit faces crucial trial in bankruptcy case
• Nev. boy says he came face-to-face with shooter
• Kim Kardashian, Kanye West are engaged
• Apple unveils new Macs, iPad ahead of holidays
• Man indicted in long-cold NYC 'Baby Hope' killing
• Ahoy, mateys! US to stop printing nautical charts
• Gay couple uses tribal law to marry in Oklahoma
• Congressman compares Tea Party to Ku Klux Klan
• Red Cross still facing Sandy criticism
• WWII vet honored with long-overdue medals
• Move over, silver: See the new favorite car color
• Chat with us: Apple rolls out its new iPads
• Sandy victims socked with steep bills
• Banksy's valuable graffiti needs security guards in NYC wilds
• Seven Florida inmates used forged papers in escape attempts
• Trains running after deal reached to end strike
• Obama, France’s Hollande: One NSA call, two different accounts
• Nevada teacher Michael Landsberry hailed as hero
• The ocean is broken
• Amnesty report on Pakistan drone strikes contradicts U.S.
• US employers add 148K jobs; rate falls to 7.2 pct.
• Seaside Heights looks to rise again
• Gun-toting robots may fight alongside soldiers in future battles
• Teacher in Nevada school shooting died protecting his students
• Some Mexicans evacuate as hurricane looms offshore
• Nevada teacher died trying to protect kids
• SF transit agency, unions reach deal to end strike
• Builders of Obama's health website saw red flags

Nevada shooter got gun from home Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:32 PM PDT Police say the boy's parents are cooperating and could face charges.

Who's leading the 'tech surge' to fix HealthCare.gov? Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:13 PM PDT When "talk to them" can mean "no comment."

Poll: Majority in U.S. now want pot legalized Posted: 22 Oct 2013 02:00 PM PDT According to the latest Gallup survey, 58 percent of Americans favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use.

Libya: Militias, politicians meld in explosive mix Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:55 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya marks two years since the fall of Moammar Gadhafi on Wednesday, but instead of the freedom and development Libyans had hoped for, the country has fallen deeper into anarchy. Rival Islamist and Western-backed factions are melding with the country's dizzying array of militias, turning political feuds into armed conflict.

Nev. boy describes terror of schoolyard shooting Posted: 22 Oct 2013 05:03 PM PDT SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Students cowered in fear and pleaded for their lives as a 12-year-old Nevada boy went on a schoolyard rampage with a handgun he brought from home, waving the weapon at frightened classmates and shooting a math teacher in the chest on a basketball court.

Apple gears up for holidays with new Macs, iPads Posted: 22 Oct 2013 04:37 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple Inc. is refreshing its iPad lineup in hopes of reclaiming lost ground in the tablet market and slashing the prices of its Mac computers to intensify the pressure on the beleaguered makers of PCs running Microsoft's Windows.

Iraq vet's family considering gravestone options Posted: 22 Oct 2013 03:10 PM PDT CINCINNATI (AP) — The family of a slain Iraqi war veteran wants her towering SpongeBob SquarePants headstone returned to her final resting place while the cemetery officials that removed it say that's the only thing they won't do, leaving both sides at an apparent impasse that may have to be decided in court.

A new idea for space tourism: Balloon over rocket Posted: 22 Oct 2013 04:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest space tourism venture depends more on hot air than rocket science.

Cardinals, Red Sox set to renew October rivalry Posted: 22 Oct 2013 03:48 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Lance Lynn squeezed through a door leading into the Green Monster, shimmied along a cramped space behind the famed left-field wall and peered out a tiny metal slot in the Fenway Park scoreboard.

Detroit faces crucial trial in bankruptcy case Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:47 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — Thousands of Detroit streetlights are dark. Many more residents have fled. Donors are replacing ambulances that limped around for 200,000 miles. Millions in debt payments have been skipped.

Nev. boy says he came face-to-face with shooter Posted: 22 Oct 2013 04:19 PM PDT SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Students cowered in fear and pleaded for their lives as a 12-year-old Nevada boy went on a schoolyard rampage with a handgun he brought from home, waving the weapon at frightened classmates and shooting a math teacher in the chest on a basketball court.

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West are engaged Posted: 22 Oct 2013 04:56 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Marriage is coming after the baby carriage for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.

Apple unveils new Macs, iPad ahead of holidays Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:44 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple Inc. is refreshing its iPad lineup and slashing the price of its Mac computers ahead of the holiday shopping season, as it faces an eroding tablet market share and growing competition from rival gadget makers.

Man indicted in long-cold NYC 'Baby Hope' killing Posted: 22 Oct 2013 02:34 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of killing his 4-year-old cousin, known for two decades only as "Baby Hope," was indicted Tuesday in one of the city's most haunting cold cases, as his lawyer continued to question a police confession that sealed the man's arrest.

Ahoy, mateys! US to stop printing nautical charts Posted: 22 Oct 2013 02:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is going into uncharted waters, deep-sixing the giant paper nautical charts that it has been printing for mariners for more than 150 years.

Gay couple uses tribal law to marry in Oklahoma Posted: 22 Oct 2013 11:41 AM PDT A same-sex couple has legally married in Oklahoma despite the state's strict rules against the practice.

Congressman compares Tea Party to Ku Klux Klan Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:07 PM PDT Controversial Democrat Alan Grayson set off a flurry of criticism from conservatives by sending out a fundraising email to supporters in which he compared the tea party to the Ku Klux Klan

Red Cross still facing Sandy criticism Posted: 22 Oct 2013 05:58 AM PDT Survivors say the group is denying funds they were promised last year.

WWII vet honored with long-overdue medals Posted: 22 Oct 2013 04:36 PM PDT TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Given the choice, World War II veteran Phillip Coon probably wouldn't want the formality and fuss of being honored on a military base with men and women standing at attention, dressed in full regalia — even if it was with a fistful of long-overdue medals he waited decades to receive.

Move over, silver: See the new favorite car color Posted: 22 Oct 2013 04:56 PM PDT TROY, Mich. (AP) — Move over, silver.

Chat with us: Apple rolls out its new iPads Posted: 21 Oct 2013 11:31 AM PDT Starting at 12:45 PM on Tuesday, follow along with us as Apple unveils its latest tablets

Sandy victims socked with steep bills Posted: 22 Oct 2013 05:52 AM PDT New flood insurance rules could leave homeowners unable to afford the coverage.

Banksy's valuable graffiti needs security guards in NYC wilds Posted: 22 Oct 2013 09:28 AM PDT New Yorkers lucky enough to own a building with one of street artist Banksy's newest works have taken to hiring security guards. And with good reason -- similar works in England have sold for more than $1 million. The mystery British graffit artist has been in New York City all month, working on what he calls his "Better Out Than In" visit.

Seven Florida inmates used forged papers in escape attempts Posted: 22 Oct 2013 08:51 AM PDT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — At least seven inmates in Florida have used forged documents in attempts to escape from prison, including two killers who were mistakenly freed because of the paperwork, authorities said Tuesday.

Trains running after deal reached to end strike Posted: 22 Oct 2013 08:59 AM PDT OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Trains in the San Francisco Bay Area are running again Tuesday after a tentative deal capped six months of contentious labor negotiations and two strikes that upended hundreds of thousands of daily commutes.

Obama, France’s Hollande: One NSA call, two different accounts Posted: 22 Oct 2013 07:40 AM PDT Very different versions of a tense chat about U.S. spying

Nevada teacher Michael Landsberry hailed as hero Posted:

The ocean is broken Posted: 22 Oct 2013 06:33 AM PDT A sailor takes in a terrifying view of the Pacific ocean: barren, and filled with floating trash.

Amnesty report on Pakistan drone strikes contradicts U.S. Posted: 22 Oct 2013 06:05 AM PDT The 29 deaths could be war crimes, Amnesty International says.

US employers add 148K jobs; rate falls to 7.2 pct. Posted: 22 Oct 2013 06:45 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy added just 148,000 jobs in September, suggesting that employers held back on hiring before a 16-day partial government shutdown began Oct. 1.

Seaside Heights looks to rise again Posted: 22 Oct 2013 05:56 AM PDT A battered Jersey town still is rebuilding a year after Superstorm Sandy's wrath.

Gun-toting robots may fight alongside soldiers in future battles Posted: 21 Oct 2013 03:56 PM PDT American soldiers may soon be joined on the battlefield by machine gun-toting robots on wheels, according to U.S. Army officials.

Teacher in Nevada school shooting died protecting his students Posted: 22 Oct 2013 05:40 AM PDT SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Students at a Nevada middle school were filing off buses and reuniting with friends on the playground after a weeklong vacation when the pop of gunfire shattered the morning calm. Children fled the campus for their lives before the first bell rang.

Some Mexicans evacuate as hurricane looms offshore Posted: 22 Oct 2013 04:48 AM PDT Authorities moved hundreds of people as Hurricane Raymond neared the Pacific coast.

Nevada teacher died trying to protect kids Posted: 21 Oct 2013 05:50 PM PDT Two 12-year-old boys are wounded; teacher tried to protect children from their classmate.

SF transit agency, unions reach deal to end strike Posted: 22 Oct 2013 03:26 AM PDT OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco Bay Area's main commuter train system and its unions reached a tentative agreement on a new contract Monday night, ending a crippling four-day strike.

Builders of Obama's health website saw red flags Posted: 22 Oct 2013 03:56 PM PDT Project developers say they raised doubts about whether the site could be ready in time.

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