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• Another snowstorm snarls life in Northeast
• Obama and Putin talk Olympics, Iran and Syria in phone call
• Toronto's Rob Ford admits to new rambling, drunk video
• Toronto's Rob Ford admits to new rambling, drunk video
• One dead in shooting at Purdue University
• Ex-Virginia Gov. McDonnell indicted
• Pope tells global elite at Davos forum: Prioritize poverty
• Polar vortex, Part II? Nah, It's just winter
• Russia's 'black widows' tied to decade of terror
• Republican Sen. David Vitter will run for La. governor in 2015
• Obama's pot comments could help legalization efforts in states
• New mass grave discovered in Central African Republic
• Winter storm halts travel, closes schools
• 'Why wasn't the church looking out for us?'
• Japan dolphin slaughter draws unusual U.S. rebuke
• Christie takes oath amid scandal, touts mandate
• Obama, Francis to meet amid shared economic view
• New videos of Toronto mayor emerge
• Officials identify remains of missing NYC teen
• Psych screening for Md. women held in kids' deaths
• AP source: Players wanted A-Rod out of union
• New videos of Toronto mayor emerges
• New video of Toronto mayor emerges
• Thailand declares state of emergency for protests
• Goodell suggests ditching the PAT kick
• Brutality of Syria war casts doubt on peace talks
• Old Man Winter knocks again: Storm threatens eastern U.S.
• U.S. offers to send envoy to North Korea to free jailed missionary
• 2 nabbed at Texas border in credit card fraud case

Another snowstorm snarls life in Northeast Posted: 21 Jan 2014 04:36 PM PST Swirling storm stretching 1,000 miles grounds thousands of flights, closes D.C. offices.

Obama and Putin talk Olympics, Iran and Syria in phone call Posted: 21 Jan 2014 02:48 PM PST President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed in a phone call on Tuesday how best to have a "safe and secure" Winter Olympics in Sochi, the White House said. Amid rising concerns about threats from militants to disrupt the Sochi games, the U.S. military is making two ships in the Black Sea available should American support be required during the Olympics. A White House statement about the phone call gave few details about what exactly was discussed by Obama and Putin. But it said the two leaders talked about how best to advance shared U.S.-Russian interests, "including a safe and secure Sochi Olympics, for which the United States has offered its full assistance." Reuters reported on Sunday that U.S. military and intelligence officials have been studying contingency plans for evacuating Americans from the games in case of a crisis.

Toronto's Rob Ford admits to new rambling, drunk video Posted:

Toronto's Rob Ford admits to new rambling, drunk video Posted: 21 Jan 2014 12:32 PM PST If you're the type of person who wants to see more video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford apparently drunk, slurring and swearing in public, look no further. A new video of an inebriated Ford has appeared on YouTube.

One dead in shooting at Purdue University Posted: 21 Jan 2014 02:58 PM PST A suspect has been taken into custody, according to the Indiana school.

Ex-Virginia Gov. McDonnell indicted Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:22 PM PST RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, once viewed as a rising star in the GOP, and his wife were indicted Tuesday on federal corruption charges accusing the couple of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in loans, shopping sprees, money for their daughter's wedding — and even a joyride in a Ferrari — from the owner of a company that makes health supplements.

Pope tells global elite at Davos forum: Prioritize poverty Posted: 21 Jan 2014 11:29 AM PST Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - Pope Francis on Tuesday called on the world's political and business elite gathered in Davos to use their spirit of entrepreneurship to alleviate crushing global poverty. Ahead of the annual meeting of the global elite that ends Saturday, the charity Oxfam issued a report that said inequality had run so out of control, that the 85 richest people on the planet "own the wealth of half the world's population."

Polar vortex, Part II? Nah, It's just winter Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:57 AM PST Face it — "polar vortex" is fun to say. "It's always there and always will be there," said Bob Oravec, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in College Park, Md. "There's always a polar vortex." The polar vortex is a winter weather pattern that circles the Arctic, spinning west to east, trapping cold air in the high latitudes. Researchers named the polar vortex in the 1950s (there is a similar vortex over Antarctica, just FYI).

Russia's 'black widows' tied to decade of terror Posted: 21 Jan 2014 11:20 AM PST MOSCOW (AP) — The search for three women suspected of planning terrorist attacks at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics has raised one of Russia's most feared specters — the female suicide bombers known as "black widows." For more than a decade, women have committed many of Russia's worst terror attacks, downing airliners, blowing up subway cars and killing people going to a rock concert.

Republican Sen. David Vitter will run for La. governor in 2015 Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:52 AM PST "This will be my last political job, elected or appointed," Vitter says. "Period."

Obama's pot comments could help legalization efforts in states Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:05 AM PST President Barack Obama's comments on marijuana, published in the New Yorker magazine over the weekend, could help legalization efforts in several states, including Oregon.

New mass grave discovered in Central African Republic Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:26 AM PST PARIS (AP) — French intelligence services have reported the discovery of a new mass grave in Central African Republic, France's defense minister said Tuesday.

Winter storm halts travel, closes schools Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:39 AM PST The latest blast brings bitter cold and to up 12 inches of snow to the eastern U.S.

'Why wasn't the church looking out for us?' Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:26 PM PST Documents detail church's indifference to sexual abuse by Chicago priests.

Japan dolphin slaughter draws unusual U.S. rebuke Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:54 AM PST Fishermen in Japan have begun slaughtering dozens of bottlenose dolphins, ignoring protesters' calls to spare the animals and a rare public show of concern by the US government. The annual hunt in Taiji, a picturesque whaling town on the Pacific coast, began early Tuesday morning, according to activists from the Sea Shepherd marine conservation group who are monitoring the fishermen.

Christie takes oath amid scandal, touts mandate Posted: 21 Jan 2014 12:13 PM PST TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie sought to turn back the clock as he was sworn into a second term Tuesday, saying voters gave him a mandate in November to "stay the course" and put aside partisan differences, even as Democrats ramped up an investigation into whether his administration abused its power.

Obama, Francis to meet amid shared economic view Posted: 21 Jan 2014 02:10 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama meets Pope Francis in the Vatican in March, both men will speak a common economic language rooted in similar views about poverty and income inequality, giving prominence to an issue that the U.S. president wants to be a central theme of his second term.

New videos of Toronto mayor emerge Posted: 21 Jan 2014 04:40 PM PST TORONTO (AP) — A new video of Mayor Rob Ford emerged Tuesday that shows him swearing and slurring his words while apparently trying to imitate a Jamaican accent.

Officials identify remains of missing NYC teen Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:21 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Human remains found along the East River last week are the body of an autistic teen who vanished more than three months ago after walking out of his school in the middle of the day, the city's medical examiner confirmed Tuesday.

Psych screening for Md. women held in kids' deaths Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:06 PM PST ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Two women who police say killed two young children while performing what they thought was an exorcism will remain held without bond and will have psychiatric evaluations to determine if they are competent to stand trial, a judge said Tuesday.

AP source: Players wanted A-Rod out of union Posted: 21 Jan 2014 04:09 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Several angry major league players wanted Alex Rodriguez kicked out of their union after he sued it last week, but staff lawyers told them expulsion was not allowed.

New videos of Toronto mayor emerges Posted: 21 Jan 2014 04:36 PM PST TORONTO (AP) — A new video of Mayor Rob Ford emerged Tuesday that shows him swearing and slurring his words while apparently trying to imitate a Jamaican accent.

New video of Toronto mayor emerges Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:36 PM PST TORONTO (AP) — A new video of Mayor Rob Ford emerged Tuesday that shows him swearing and slurring his words while apparently trying to imitate a Jamaican accent.

Thailand declares state of emergency for protests Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:16 PM PST BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's government on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas to cope with protests that have stirred up violent attacks, adding to the country's monthslong sense of crisis.

Goodell suggests ditching the PAT kick Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:55 PM PST Roger Goodell doesn't want to stand pat with the PAT. He's suggesting potential changes in the extra point that, well, might have some legs.

Brutality of Syria war casts doubt on peace talks Posted: 21 Jan 2014 11:52 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's conflict was sparked by an act of brutality — the detention and torture of schoolchildren who spray-painted anti-government graffiti in a southern city. In the three years since, the conflict has evolved into one of the most savage civil wars in decades.

Old Man Winter knocks again: Storm threatens eastern U.S. Posted: 21 Jan 2014 05:52 AM PST Another batch of heavy snow and frigid temperatures hits eastern U.S.

U.S. offers to send envoy to North Korea to free jailed missionary Posted: 20 Jan 2014 10:50 PM PST By Jack Kim and David Chance SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States has offered to send a special envoy to North Korea to win the release of a jailed missionary, but signaled that any meaningful talks with Pyongyang will require it to give up its pursuit of nuclear weapons. Kenneth Bae, 45, has been held for more than a year by the North, which has convicted him of trying to overthrow the state and sentenced him to 15 years hard labor. Bae, a Korean American, was paraded in front of a group of foreign and local reporters on Monday and asked Washington to help him get home, the North's state news agency and foreign media based in Pyongyang reported.

2 nabbed at Texas border in credit card fraud case Posted: 21 Jan 2014 12:06 PM PST McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Two Mexican citizens who were arrested at the border used account information stolen during the Target security breach to buy tens of thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise, according to a South Texas police chief.

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