After boy mauled, Balkan animal cruelty in focus
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A litter of puppies wrapped in a blanket and set on fire. A dog roaming the streets with its jaw hacked off. Cats found at the bottom of an apartment block, spines snapped.
U.S. sends new submarine-hunting jets to Japan amid East Asia tension
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy's first advanced P-8 Poseidon patrol aircraft has arrived in Japan, the start of a deployment that will upgrade America's ability to hunt submarines and other vessels in seas close to China as tension in the region mounts. The deployment, planned…
Mortgage Rates Hit 2.63% (2.82% APR)
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man died and three people were taken in for questioning after an altercation that happened Sunday in the parking lot of Arrowhead Stadium as the Kansas City Chiefs played the Denver Broncos.
Woman dies after car hit by truck
A woman was killed on Chicago`s Northwest Side after her vehilce was hit by a truck.
Doting Granddad Overspends With His Time And Money
DEAR ABBY: I am ready to explode. My father-in-law dotes on my 16-year-old daughter, who is his only grandchild. The biggest issue, aside from his overspending, is that he takes her to and from school every day and then expects to stay and visit. I have neither the time nor the inclination to sit…
Bosh's heroics lift Miami past Charlotte, 99-98
MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh watched his first 3-pointer bounce once, twice, three times, four times before finally dropping into the net.
Envoy says China has right to set another air zone
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China has a sovereign right to establish a maritime air defense zone over another region as it did in the East China Sea, the Chinese envoy to the Philippines said Monday.
Analysis: Saudis have few options as they push tougher foreign policy
By Angus McDowall RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia seems to have few viable options for pursuing a more independent and forthright foreign policy, despite its deep unease about the West's tentative rapprochement with Iran. Upset with the United States, senior Saudis have hinted at a range of…
5 ways to get a better night's sleep
"We are living in an age when sleep is more comfortable than ever, and yet more elusive," writes David Randall in Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep. In search of sleep, we're turning to prescription medications. Your body temperature plays a big role in getting a good night's…
Pilot use of automation eyed in air crashes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pilots are becoming so reliant on the computer systems that do most of the flying in today's airliners that on the rare occasions when something goes wrong, they're sometimes unprepared to take control, according to aviation safety experts and government and industry studies.
New Zealand airline reveals image of Hobbit dragon
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's national airline unveiled a giant image Monday of the dragon Smaug on one of its planes to celebrate the premiere of the second movie in the Hobbit trilogy.
Top Chinese filmmaker admits having multiple children
One of China's top movie directors has admitted having three children with his current wife, according to a studio media posting, apologising after months of speculation he broke the country's controversial family planning laws. Zhang Yimou, the maker of "Raise the Red Lantern" and "Red Sorghum",…
Another big day for Boldin as 49ers beat Rams
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Colin Kaepernick let his guard down just enough to razz Michael Crabtree about not scoring on a flashy 60-yard catch and run in his season debut.
Surveys show China manufacturing holds steady
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese manufacturing barely expanded in November, growing at about the same rate as the previous month, two surveys showed in further evidence that the world's No. 2 economy is undergoing a sluggish recovery.
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Paul Crouch, the televangelist who built what's been called the world's largest Christian broadcasting network, has died. He was 79. Crouch died at his home in Orange, Calif., on Saturday after a decade-long fight with degenerative heart disease, his grandson Brandon Crouch told The Associated…
Venezuelan oil diplomacy curbed by economic crisis
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The late President Hugo Chavez's dream of leveraging Venezuela's oil wealth to spread revolution across Latin America is crumbling under the weight of an economic crisis that is forcing his hand-picked successor to cut back on generous foreign aid.
Glass exit portals: Security to leave the airport
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Now you have to pass through security to leave the airport.
Florida Seminoles work to preserve isle where ancestors held
By Saundra Amrhein EGMONT KEY, Florida (Reuters) - As a fog bank rolled in behind them on Sunday afternoon, several members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida disembarked from a double-decker catamaran onto a small island off the coast near St. Petersburg in west-central Florida. It was part of a…
NTSB officials examine Alaska crash wreckage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal investigators on Sunday started documenting the wreckage of a plane crash in remote southwest Alaska that killed four people and injured six Friday night.
Promoting "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" (16 photos)
New Zealand's national airline unveiled a giant image Monday of the dragon Smaug on one of its planes to celebrate the premiere of the second movie in the Hobbit trilogy. Air New Zealand showed the 54-meter (177-foot) image that's featured on both sides of a Boeing 777-300 aircraft. The plane is…
