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| Efforts to end Alabama hostage situation shrouded in secrecy Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 08:57 PM PST  MIDLAND CITY, Alabama (Reuters) - Efforts to free a 5-year-old boy from a gunman in an underground bunker, where the man took him after killing the boy's school bus driver, were shrouded in secrecy on Saturday as the standoff in rural Alabama dragged into a fifth straight day. Police sources said the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team was leading negotiations aimed at securing the boy's safe release. But FBI officials have declined to comment, referring calls to local authorities who have been extremely tight-lipped, providing few official updates on the situation. ... Full Story | Top |
| Report: White House rebuffed Clinton-Petraeus plan to arm Syrian rebels Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 06:39 PM PST  A plan developed last summer by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and then-CIA Director David Petraeus to arm and train Syrian rebels was rebuffed by the White House, The New York Times reported on Saturday. The United States has sent humanitarian aid to Syria but has declined requests for weapons by rebels fighting to overthrow the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. ... Full Story | Top |
| Report: Missing NYC mom found dead in Turkey Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 01:55 PM PST  A New York City woman who went missing while vacationing alone in Istanbul was found dead on Saturday, and police detained nine people for questioning in connection with the case, Turkey's state-run news agency said. Full Story | Top |
| Bus hits overpass in Boston, injuring more than 30 Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 10:29 PM PST  BOSTON (AP) â€" A charter bus carrying high school students from Pennsylvania crashed when it attempted to pass under a low bridge in Boston on Saturday night, injuring more than 30 people, four seriously, and leaving some trapped for more than an hour, authorities said. Full Story | Top |
| Reports: Ex-SEAL Kyle fatally shot on gun range Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 10:57 PM PST  GLEN ROSE, Texas (AP) â€" A Texas sheriff has told local newspapers that author and former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle has been fatally shot along with another man on a gun range. Full Story | Top |
| Parcells, Sapp, Carter among 7 Hall of Fame inductees Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 09:02 PM PST  Bill Parcells was a winner everywhere he coached. Time and time again, he took over struggling franchises and showed them what it takes to be a success, including a pair of Super Bowl titles with the New York Giants. Full Story | Top |
| Alabama town mourns for bus driver amid standoff Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 07:33 PM PST  As standoff drags on in Alabama, nearby town grieves for bus driver who was shot to death Full Story | Top |
| White House releases photo of Obama firing gun Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 08:42 AM PST  The White House has released a photo of President Barack Obama firing a gun, two days before he heads to Minnesota to discuss gun control. Full Story | Top |
| U.S., Mexico reach tomato deal to avert trade war Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 08:35 PM PST  The U.S. government and Mexican tomato growers reached a tentative agreement on Saturday that reduces the threat of a costly trade war stemming from a U.S. decision last year to pull out of a 1996 bilateral tomato trade pact. "I am pleased that we were able to come to an agreement on fresh tomato imports from Mexico that restores stability and confidence to the U.S. tomato market and meets the requirements of U.S. law,"€ U.S. Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade Francisco Sanchez said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mayor's group sponsors gun control Super Bowl ad Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 04:53 PM PST  The ad calls on lawmakers to pass rules requiring background checks on guns. It is narrated by children, with "America the Beautiful" playing in the background. Full Story | Top |
| Train carrying chemicals derails in North Carolina, causes evacuations Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 08:34 PM PST WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - A freight train carrying a hazardous ammonia product derailed in North Carolina on Saturday, causing authorities to evacuate several hundred people in the rural community of Bladenboro in the southeastern part of the state. Bladen County Sheriff's Department Captain Rodney Hester said 300 to 400 residents and employees of local businesses were evacuated due to the afternoon derailment of nine tank cars in a 105-car, CSX Corp train headed to Wilmington, North Carolina. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mistakenly freed killer captured while watching TV Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 03:18 PM PST  Two days after a stunning series of errors allowed a convicted murderer to walk out of a Chicago jail where he did not need to be in the first place, police recaptured the man at a northern Illinois home where he was found watching TV. Full Story | Top |
| Video of police abuse stokes anger in Egypt Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 06:06 PM PST  Egypt's Interior Minister vowed Saturday to investigate the beating of a naked man by riot police that threatened to further inflame popular anger against security forces, but suggested that initial results absolve the police of direct abuse. Full Story | Top |
| Nebraska Lt. Gov. Sheehy resigns after 'breaking public trust' Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 03:44 PM PST  Nebraska Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy resigned Saturday after "breaking the public trust," Gov. Dave Heineman said. Full Story | Top |
| Twin polar bear cubs to go on display at Ohio zoo Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 02:28 PM PST TOLEDO, Ohio - Twin polar bears born at a northwest Ohio zoo are expected to go on display this spring. Full Story | Top |
| Another GOP senator backs Hagel for defense post Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 03:40 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) â€" A second Republican senator says he will back former Sen. Chuck Hagel as the next Pentagon chief. Full Story | Top |
| Netanyahu: Iran threat is paramount for new government Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 02:36 PM PST  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday took on the job of forming a new government and said its most important task would be to ensure that Iran does not gain nuclear arms. President Shimon Peres formally called on Netanyahu to assemble a new coalition following the January 22 general election in which Netanyahu's rightist Likud-Beitenu emerged as the biggest party. It controls 31 seats in the 120-seat parliament. ... Full Story | Top |
| Inventor of Etch A Sketch dies in France at 86 Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 12:38 PM PST  Andre Cassagnes, the inventor of the Etch A Sketch toy that generations of children drew on, shook up and started over, has died in France, the toy's maker said. Full Story | Top |
| Ahmadinejad unveils Iran's newest fighter jet Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 07:51 AM PST  Iran on Saturday unveiled its newest combat jet, a domestically manufactured fighter-bomber that military officials claim can evade radar. Full Story | Top |
| Mali hails 'savior' Hollande, he says fight not over Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 01:38 PM PST  Cheering, grateful Malians mobbed French President Francois Hollande on Saturday as he visited French troops fighting Islamist jihadist rebels, and he pledged France would finish the job of restoring government control in the Sahel state. In a one-day trip to Mali accompanied by his ministers for defense, foreign affairs and development, Hollande was hailed as a liberator in the ancient northern city of Timbuktu, which French and Malian forces retook from the rebels six days ago. ... Full Story | Top |
| Dynegy power plant blown up in Southern California Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 01:01 PM PST  CHULA VISTA, California (Reuters) - Thousands of spectators turned out along San Diego Bay on Saturday to watch as demolition crews consigned an aging and decommissioned Dynegy Inc power plant to the dustbin of history. Forty rapid-fire blasts from strategically placed explosives toppled the 165-foot structure, as onlookers cheered and shock waves set off car alarms across a widespread area. Most of the estimated 5,000 spectators gathered in Marina View Park in Chula Vista, about 1,000-feet north of the plant, for the early morning spectacle. ... Full Story | Top |
| Untold story: Columbia Shuttle disaster and mysterious 'Day 2 Object' Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 05:53 AM PST  A decade has passed since the ill-fated Columbia space shuttle orbiter and its seven-person crew ended their journey in catastrophe. During its Feb. 1, 2003 plunge back to Earth, the vehicle broke apart, with wreckage strewn across east Texas and western Louisiana. Full Story | Top |
| Strong earthquake hits Japan's northern island of Hokkaido Saturday, Feb 02, 2013 07:47 AM PST TOKYO - A strong earthquake has struck Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, but authorities say there is no danger of a tsunami and there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Full Story | Top |
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