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• Northeast braces for first big blast of winter
• 52 passengers trapped in Antarctica prep for rescue
• Mysterious California crop circle destroyed by landowner
• Chicago's murder rate plunged in 2013
• Frigid conditions hamper Minneapolis fire effort
• Coney Island's icy New Year's Day tradition
• 20-year-old posts $55,000 appendectomy bill online
• Sights from Colorado pot industry's opening day
• Former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon's health worsens
• Palestinian envoy dies after 'accidental' Prague blast
• Explosion at Minneapolis building injures 13
• Obamacare plans start
• Dubai 2014 firework display breaks world record
• Revelers usher in 2014 with fireworks and fruit mist
• Shoppers wait for Colorado pot shops to open
• Schumacher improving but still in danger
• Palestinian ambassador in Prague killed in blast
• GOP, Dems try to repackage arguments for 2014
• Maple Leafs beat Red Wings in snowy Winter Classic
• AP sources: O'Brien reaches agreement with Texans
• New year means new challenges for health care law
• 125th Rose Parade hosts its first same-sex wedding
• Pope stresses strength, courage, hope in new year
• Bozak's goal lifts Leafs to 3-2 SO win over Wings
• 13 taken to hospitals after Minneapolis fire
• NYC Mayor de Blasio takes formal oath at City Hall
• Calif. family struggles to get surgeries for teen
• Former first lady Barbara Bush remains in Houston hospital
• Poll: Israelis, Palestinians back two-state deal
• Hospital won't aid transfer of girl on ventilator

Northeast braces for first big blast of winter Posted: 01 Jan 2014 04:37 PM PST Near-blizzard conditions forecast for areas along the coast, and a messy commute for many.

52 passengers trapped in Antarctica prep for rescue Posted: 01 Jan 2014 03:18 PM PST CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Passengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for more than a week are expected to be rescued by helicopter on Thursday after three icebreakers failed to reach the paralyzed vessel, officials said.

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Chicago's murder rate plunged in 2013 Posted: 01 Jan 2014 04:04 PM PST City in the national spotlight recorded the fewest killings since 1965.

Frigid conditions hamper Minneapolis fire effort Posted: 01 Jan 2014 02:17 PM PST MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A billowing fire engulfed a three-story building with several apartments near downtown Minneapolis early Wednesday, sending more than a dozen people to hospitals with injuries — some critical — ranging from burns to trauma associated with falls.

Coney Island's icy New Year's Day tradition Posted: 01 Jan 2014 07:00 AM PST A first wave of swimmers jump into frigid waters at Coney Island beach in New York Wednesday, Jan. 1 2014, as they take part in the 111th Annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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Sights from Colorado pot industry's opening day Posted: 01 Jan 2014 04:28 PM PST DENVER (AP) — The nation's first recreational pot industry opened in Colorado on Wednesday, kicking off a marijuana experiment that will be watched closely around the world. Already, it is attracting people from across the country.

Former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon's health worsens Posted: 01 Jan 2014 12:25 PM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — The medical condition of the comatose former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sharply deteriorated Wednesday, the hospital treating him said.

Palestinian envoy dies after 'accidental' Prague blast Posted: 01 Jan 2014 02:08 PM PST The Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic died on Wednesday after a blast at his Prague residence that police said was an accident. The blast was likely caused by an anti-theft system on the door of a safe that Jamal al-Jamal was opening at the time, Prague police said. The 56-year-old suffered "very serious injuries" in the blast and was taken to Prague's military hospital in an artificial coma, said Jirina Ernestova, spokeswoman for the emergency services. Daniel Langer, surgeon at the Prague military hospital to which Jamal was taken, told Czech television the ambassador had suffered devastating "head, belly and chest injuries following an explosion."

Explosion at Minneapolis building injures 13 Posted: Officials trying to determine whether everyone was able to get out.

Obamacare plans start Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:28 PM PST Hospitals and medical practices across the United States braced for confusion and administrative hassles as new insurance plans under President Barack Obama's healthcare law took effect on Wednesday. More than 2 million people enrolled in private plans offered under the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, during the initial sign-up period for health benefits. A spokeswoman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said there were no hiccups to report in the first day the plans were in effect. Over time, the law - which requires most Americans to buy insurance, offers subsidies to help low-income people get covered and sets minimum standards for coverage - aims to dramatically reduce the number of Americans who lack health insurance, which the U.S. government has estimated at more than 45 million.

Dubai 2014 firework display breaks world record Posted: 01 Jan 2014 06:54 AM PST Dubai shattered the world record for the largest ever pyrotechnic display on New Year's Eve with a show involving more than half a million fireworks, Guinness World Records said Wednesday. "Ten months in planning, over 500,000 fireworks were used during the display which lasted around six minutes, with Guinness World Records adjudicators on hand to confirm that a new record had been set," the Guinness website said. The display spanned 94 kilometres (58.4 miles) of the Dubai coast, which boasts an archipelago of man-made islands and Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, Guinness said. The main displays took place at Burj Khalifa and the luxurious Atlantis hotel located in Palm Jumeirah, one of three palm-shaped islands.

Revelers usher in 2014 with fireworks and fruit mist Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:17 AM PST In New York, hordes of people shrugged off freezing temperatures for the ball drop.

Shoppers wait for Colorado pot shops to open Posted: 01 Jan 2014 05:39 AM PST DENVER (AP) — Firing up bongs and cheering in a cloud of marijuana smoke, pot users in Colorado hailed the arrival of the nation's first recreational pot industry Wednesday.

Schumacher improving but still in danger Posted: 01 Jan 2014 09:33 AM PST He remains in an induced coma Wednesday after spending a third night in hospital with severe brain injuries.

Palestinian ambassador in Prague killed in blast Posted: 01 Jan 2014 12:58 PM PST PRAGUE (AP) — The Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic died Wednesday in an explosion that occurred when he opened an old safe that had been left untouched for more than 20 years, officials said.

GOP, Dems try to repackage arguments for 2014 Posted: 01 Jan 2014 10:35 AM PST ATLANTA (AP) — Both Republicans and Democrats are looking for fresh ways to pitch old arguments as they head into the final midterm election year of Barack Obama's presidency.

Maple Leafs beat Red Wings in snowy Winter Classic Posted: 01 Jan 2014 04:26 PM PST ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A lot of winter. Very little classic hockey.

AP sources: O'Brien reaches agreement with Texans Posted: 01 Jan 2014 07:41 AM PST STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Bill O'Brien is leaving Penn State less than two years after replacing Joe Paterno and returning to the NFL with the Houston Texans to coach the worst team in the league.

New year means new challenges for health care law Posted: 01 Jan 2014 12:19 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — This could be the year that things finally turn around for President Barack Obama's health care law. Yet it could start with another round of glitches that vex consumers and leave Republicans crowing, "We told you so."

125th Rose Parade hosts its first same-sex wedding Posted: 01 Jan 2014 03:45 PM PST PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Standing atop a giant wedding cake float, Aubrey Loots and Danny Leclair exchanged vows New Year's Day in the first same-sex marriage during the Tournament of Roses Parade.

Pope stresses strength, courage, hope in new year Posted: 01 Jan 2014 08:54 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, laying out his hopes Wednesday for the just-begun year, urged people to work for a world where everyone accepts each other's differences and where enemies recognize that they are brothers.

Bozak's goal lifts Leafs to 3-2 SO win over Wings Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:59 PM PST ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Tyler Bozak scored the winning shootout goal and Jonathan Bernier made two saves in the heart-pounding final moments, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 victory over Detroit at the snowy Winter Classic in front of the largest crowd to watch a hockey game.

13 taken to hospitals after Minneapolis fire Posted: 01 Jan 2014 12:43 PM PST MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A billowing fire engulfed a three-story building with several apartments in Minneapolis early Wednesday, sending 13 people to hospitals — including six who were critically hurt — with injuries ranging from burns to trauma associated with falls.

NYC Mayor de Blasio takes formal oath at City Hall Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:40 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Democrat Bill de Blasio took the oath of office administered by former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday, formally becoming the city's 109th mayor while pledging to pursue a sweeping liberal agenda.

Calif. family struggles to get surgeries for teen Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:32 PM PST The family of a 13-year-old California girl declared brain dead after tonsil surgery is encountering difficulty in obtaining two surgeries that she needs to undergo before she can be safely transferred to a long-term care facility.

Former first lady Barbara Bush remains in Houston hospital Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:01 PM PST (Reuters) - Former first lady Barbara Bush was in a Houston hospital for a third day being treated for a respiratory ailment, a spokesman for her husband's office said. Bush, 88, was admitted on Monday to Methodist Hospital in Houston's Texas Medical Center, the office of former President George H.W. Bush said on Wednesday. George H.W. Bush was the 41st president of the United States. The former first lady is also the mother of George W. Bush, the 43rd U.S. president.

Poll: Israelis, Palestinians back two-state deal Posted: 01 Jan 2014 07:07 AM PST A majority of Israelis and Palestinians supports the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, but suspicions remain on both sides.

Hospital won't aid transfer of girl on ventilator Posted: 31 Dec 2013 08:49 PM PST OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A California hospital is unwilling to allow an outside doctor to fit a 13-year-old declared brain dead after tonsil surgery with the breathing and feeding tubes that would allow her to be safely transferred to another facility, its lawyer said Tuesday.

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