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| Kerry to offer outline of Mideast peace deal Monday, Dec 30, 2013 01:59 PM PST  Secretary of state travels to the region this week after extensive shuttle negotiations. Full Story | Top |
| Calif. girl to remain on ventilator until Jan. 7 Monday, Dec 30, 2013 10:15 PM PST  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A California girl declared brain dead after tonsil surgery will remain on life support for at least another week after a state judge on Monday extended a deadline. Full Story | Top |
| Officials urging evacuation near ND derailment Monday, Dec 30, 2013 09:30 PM PST  CASSELTON, N.D. (AP) — Authorities urged residents to evacuate a small North Dakota community Monday night after a mile-long train carrying crude oil derailed outside of town, shaking residents with a series of explosions that sent flames and black smoke skyward. Full Story | Top |
| Icebound Antarctic ship awaits helicopter rescue Monday, Dec 30, 2013 08:07 PM PST SYDNEY (AP) — Passengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for a week are expected to be rescued by helicopter, after three icebreakers failed to reach the paralyzed vessel, officials said Tuesday. Full Story | Top |
| Israel frees Palestinian prisoners despite protest Monday, Dec 30, 2013 05:38 PM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel released more than two dozen Palestinian prisoners convicted in deadly attacks against Israelis early Tuesday as part of a U.S.-brokered package to restart Mideast peace talks. Full Story | Top |
| 'Selfie,' 'twerk' top school's annoying word list Monday, Dec 30, 2013 09:55 PM PST  DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan university has issued its annual list of annoying words, and those flexible enough to take selfies of themselves twerking should take note. Full Story | Top |
| Asia-Pacific cities first to usher in New Year Monday, Dec 30, 2013 11:37 PM PST CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Sydney's iconic opera house and harbor bridge will sparkle with tons of exploding fireworks, while smog concerns have dampened such pyrotechnic displays in at least one polluted Chinese city and Japanese temples will ring 108 times as Asia-Pacific countries become the first to usher in the New Year. Full Story | Top |
| Vegas' New Year's Eve about big names, big bashes Monday, Dec 30, 2013 07:31 PM PST  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sin City is set to ring in 2014 with big-name concerts, celebrity-hosted parties and an eight-minute rooftop fireworks display billed as the nation's largest. Full Story | Top |
| Doctors give no prognosis for Michael Schumacher Monday, Dec 30, 2013 01:14 PM PST  GRENOBLE, France (AP) — Doctors offered a grim assessment of Michael Schumacher's head injuries Monday, providing no prognosis for the Formula One driving great after his skiing accident in the French Alps. Full Story | Top |
| Life support extended for girl declared brain dead Monday, Dec 30, 2013 07:54 PM PST OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The family of a girl who was declared brain dead after tonsil surgery received another reprieve Monday from a judge who ordered the 13-year-old to be kept on life support for another week. Full Story | Top |
| Doctor in landmark abortion case dies of cancer Monday, Dec 30, 2013 07:59 PM PST SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Dr. Kenneth Edelin, a Boston physician at the center of a landmark abortion case in the 1970s, died Monday morning in Sarasota, Florida. He was 74. Full Story | Top |
| 10 Things to Know for Tuesday Monday, Dec 30, 2013 06:00 PM PST  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: Full Story | Top |
| Sydney Opera House features in New Year fireworks Monday, Dec 30, 2013 06:50 PM PST CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Sydney's iconic opera house and harbor bridge will sparkle with tons of exploding fireworks as cities in the Asia-Pacific region become among the first to usher in the New Year. Full Story | Top |
| Bach expects 'safe and secure' Olympics in Sochi Monday, Dec 30, 2013 08:06 PM PST  LONDON (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach has expressed full confidence that Russian authorities will deliver a "safe and secure" Olympics in Sochi despite the two deadly suicide bombings in southern Russia that heightened concerns about the terrorist threat to the Winter Games. Full Story | Top |
| Hogmanay celebrations in Scotland Monday, Dec 30, 2013 09:00 AM PST  Men dressed as Vikings take part in the torchlight procession as it makes its way through Edinburgh for the start of the Hogmanay celebrations on December 30, 2013 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Full Story | Top |
| Hunting white truffles: From the forest to the plate Monday, Dec 30, 2013 08:00 AM PST  A truffle is seen on a table in Alba, north-western Italy November 11, 2013. (REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini) Full Story | Top |
| Poll: One-third of Americans reject evolution Monday, Dec 30, 2013 02:37 PM PST  In partisan gap, Republicans have grown more skeptical since survey four years ago. Full Story | Top |
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