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Three killed in Maryland mall shooting

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 02:54 PM PST

A heavily armed police officer walks on scene after a shooting at The Mall in Columbia on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 in Columbia, Md. Police say three people died in a shooting at the mall in suburban Baltimore, including the presumed gunman. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)Three people died Saturday in a shooting at a shopping mall popular with young families.

Syria antagonists in 'half-steps' of peace talks

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 02:54 PM PST

Anas al-Abdeh, center, a member of the Syrian National Coalition, Syria's main political opposition group, is surrounded by journalists after a meeting with a delegation of the Syrian government at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. The Syrian government and the country's opposition held direct talks on Saturday for the first time since they entered into a war three years ago, the UN said. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)GENEVA (AP) — In painstakingly choreographed encounters, Syria's government and opposition faced each other for the first time Saturday, buffered by a U.N. mediator hoping to guide them to a resolution of the country's devastating civil war.

Arizona GOP censures McCain for 'liberal' record

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 03:09 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2013 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. A group of Arizona Republicans are seeking to pass a resolution censuring U.S. Sen. John McCain for a voting record they say is more aligned with liberal Democrats. The group plans to introduce the resolution at the Arizona Republican Party's state meeting Saturday Jan. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Republican Party formally censured Sen. John McCain on Saturday, citing a voting record they say is insufficiently conservative.

Official: French president splits with first lady

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 12:02 PM PST

FILE - This Sunday May 6, 2012 file photo shows French president-elect Francois Hollande and his companion Valerie Trierweiler celebrating his election victory in Bastille Square in Paris, France. A French news agency has reported that President Francois Hollande has ended his relationship with his companion of seven years Valerie Trierweiler. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande has split with the country's first lady two weeks after a tabloid reported that the leader was having an affair with an actress, an official said Saturday.

Total of 32 believed dead in Quebec fire

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 04:14 PM PST

An emergency worker walks past a sign that reads "Look out for our residents" as they search through the icy rubble of a fire that destroyed a seniors' residence Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in L'Isle-Verte, Quebec. Five people are confirmed dead and 30 people are still missing, while with cause of Thursday morning's blaze is unclear police said. Authorities are using steam to melt the ice and to preserve any bodies that are buried. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)L'ISLE-VERTE, Quebec (AP) — Crews on Saturday recovered just two more bodies on the third day of an excruciating search through the charred remains of a Quebec retirement home, now covered in ice as thick as two feet. A total of 32 people are believed to have been killed in the massive fire, but just 10 bodies have been found.

Hospital: No decision on order to end life support

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 04:52 PM PST

Erick Munoz, center, husband of Marlise Munoz is escorted by attorneys as he walks to 96th District Court Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. A judge has ordered a Texas hospital to remove life support for a pregnant, brain-dead woman. Judge R. H. Wallace Jr. issued the ruling Friday in the case of Marlise Munoz. John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth has been keeping Munoz on life support against her family's wishes. Munoz was 14 weeks pregnant when her husband found her unconscious Nov. 26, possibly due to a blood clot. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp)FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Executives from a Texas hospital conferred with the county district attorney's office Saturday to determine their next step, after a judge ordered the hospital to remove a pregnant, brain-dead woman from life support.

Johansson addresses criticism over SodaStream deal

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 01:37 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2013 file photo, actress Scarlett Johansson arrives for the screening of the film 'Her' at the 8th edition of the Rome International Film Festival in Rome. Israeli drink maker SodaStream International Ltd. recently signed the American actress as its first LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scarlett Johansson has responded to criticism over her new ad campaign for an Israeli company that operates in the West Bank, but she's not pulling out of the endorsement deal.

AP-GfK Poll: 49 percent are pro football fans

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 03:07 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — About half of Americans say they are fans of pro football, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll, and nearly a third of those fans say they would not consider attending a Super Bowl — even though few have any idea how much it costs.

32 presumed dead in Quebec fire, 10 confirmed

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 02:40 PM PST

An emergency worker walks past a sign that reads "Look out for our residents" as they search through the icy rubble of a fire that destroyed a seniors' residence Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in L'Isle-Verte, Quebec. Five people are confirmed dead and 30 people are still missing, while with cause of Thursday morning's blaze is unclear police said. Authorities are using steam to melt the ice and to preserve any bodies that are buried. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)L'ISLE-VERTE, Quebec (AP) — Crews on Saturday recovered two more bodies as they struggled with frigid temperatures and ice as thick as two feet (60 centimeters) to search the ruins of a burned-out Quebec retirement home. Ten bodies of the 32 presumed dead have been recovered.

Hospital considers judge's order on pregnant woman

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 10:47 AM PST

Erick Munoz, center, husband of Marlise Munoz is escorted by attorneys as he walks to 96th District Court Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. A judge has ordered a Texas hospital to remove life support for a pregnant, brain-dead woman. Judge R. H. Wallace Jr. issued the ruling Friday in the case of Marlise Munoz. John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth has been keeping Munoz on life support against her family's wishes. Munoz was 14 weeks pregnant when her husband found her unconscious Nov. 26, possibly due to a blood clot. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp)FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Hospital executives in North Texas were conferring Saturday with the district attorney's office to determine their next step following a judge's ruling that they must disconnect life support for a pregnant, brain-dead woman, according to a hospital official.

Ukraine opposition says protests will continue

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 02:23 PM PST

Protesters stand behind the barricade in front of riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday Jan. 25, 2014. Ukraine's Interior Ministry has accused protesters in Kiev of capturing two of its officers as violent clashes have resumed in the capital and anti-government riots spread across Ukraine. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A top opposition leader in Ukraine's two-month-long political crisis said Saturday that protests will continue despite the embattled president's offer to appoint him as prime minister.

Hospital releases 5 people hurt in mall shooting

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 02:55 PM PST

Shoppers are evacuated by police after a shooting at The Mall in Columbia on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in Columbia, Md. Police say three people died in a shooting at the mall in suburban Baltimore, including the presumed gunman. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — A Maryland hospital says five people injured in a mall shooting and its aftermath have been treated and released.

Woods shoots 79 to miss cut at Torrey Pines

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 02:37 PM PST

Tiger chips to the second green on the South Course at Torrey Pines where he bogeyed during the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tiger Woods made his 2014 debut in a most dubious fashion — his first trip to Torrey Pines without sticking around until Sunday.

Hagel seeks root cause of nuke missile problems

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 10:38 AM PST

This image provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh, right, and Tech. Sgt. Justin Richie, a 341st Maintenance Operations Squadron team trainer, riding in a work cage on Nov. 20, 2012, inside the T-9 maintenance trainer at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. In taking a deep look at trouble inside U.S. nuclear forces, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is searching for the root causes of recent Air Force missteps but also for ways to make the nuclear warrior's job more attractive when the military has turned its attention away from such weapons. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Beau Wade)WASHINGTON (AP) — In taking a deep look at trouble inside U.S. nuclear forces, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is searching for the root causes of recent Air Force missteps but also for ways to make the nuclear warrior's job more attractive at a time when the military has turned its attention away from such weapons.

Egypt: Police clash with Islamist supporters

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 03:37 AM PST

Egyptians wave national flags as they greet an army helicopter flying over Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. As Egyptians mark the third anniversary of their spectacular revolt against autocrat Hosni Mubarak in the name of democracy on Saturday, there has been a powerful sign of the country's stunning reversals since: letters of despair by some of the prominent activists who helped lead the uprising, leaked from the prisons where they are now jailed. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protesting as the country marks the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising.

Syrian govt., rebels face off -- briefly, silently

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 05:56 AM PST

U.N. mediator Lakhdar Brahimi listens during a press briefing at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. After three days of escalating rhetoric _ and a day spent assiduously avoiding contact within the United Nations _ the two sides will meet The first face-to-face meeting between Syria's government and the opposition hoping to overthrow Bashar Assad started and ended after barely a half-hour Saturday.

Officials say 2 police captured by Kiev protesters

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 06:19 AM PST

Protesters clash with police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. As riots spread from Ukraine's embattled capital to nearly half of the country, President Viktor Yanukovych promised Friday to reshuffle his government and make other concessions - but a top opposition leader said nothing short of his resignation would do. Hours after the president's comments, huge fireballs lit up the night sky in central Kiev and plumes of thick black smoke rose from burning tires at giant barricades erected by protesters. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)Officials warned that police could storm the Kiev city hall to free two policemen allegedly captured by demonstrators.

Hospital told to take pregnant woman off support

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 05:05 AM PST

Erick Munoz, center, husband of Marlise Munoz is escorted by attorneys as he walks to 96th District Court Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. A judge has ordered a Texas hospital to remove life support for a pregnant, brain-dead woman. Judge R. H. Wallace Jr. issued the ruling Friday in the case of Marlise Munoz. John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth has been keeping Munoz on life support against her family's wishes. Munoz was 14 weeks pregnant when her husband found her unconscious Nov. 26, possibly due to a blood clot. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp)For two months, Erick Munoz has sat inside a North Texas hospital room with his wife's brain-dead body, with what would be their second child together growing inside her.

Philippines, Muslim rebels agree on peace pact

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 09:33 PM PDT

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III delivers a speech on national television at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Aquino said Sunday that his government has reached a preliminary peace agreement with the nation's largest Muslim rebel group in a major breakthrough toward ending a decades-long insurgency in the country's south. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group have reached a preliminary peace deal that is a major breakthrough toward ending a decades-long insurgency that killed tens of thousands and held back development in the south.

Peaceful solution to Ukraine crisis remains 'futile,' minister says

Posted: 24 Jan 2014 04:24 PM PST

Anti-government protesters clash with the police in the center of the Ukrainian capital Kiev during the night on January 25, 2014Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko said Saturday that protesters are hoarding firearms at their headquarters.

Stephen Hawking's 'mind-bending' theory

Posted: 24 Jan 2014 05:21 PM PST

FILE - This is a Saturday, June 16, 2012 file photo of Physicist and best-selling author Stephen Hawking appears in Seattle. Hawking was taking part in the Seattle Science Festival Luminaries Series. Physicist Stephen Hawking has dropped plans to attend a major conference in Israel in June, prompting criticism Wednesday May 8, 2013 from Israeli officials who believe he has joined a boycott organized to protest Israel's treatment of the Palestinians (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)The famous theoretical physicist claims that black holes do not actually exist.

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