US, Chinese warships nearly collide in S. China Sea
A Chinese naval vessel came dangerously close to a US warship during a tense incident in the South China Sea last week, US military officials said Friday. The USS Cowpens, a guided missile cruiser, was forced to maneuver to avoid a collision with the Chinese ship that had crossed directly in front…
AFPKhloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom: 5 Signs Divorce Was Coming
Kardashian Filed Friday For Divorce After Four Years of Marriage.
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AdChoices Price MachineSponsoredPope's crackdown on order alarms traditionalists
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis may have been named Time magazine's Person of the Year, but he has come under scathing criticism from a growing number of traditionalist Catholics for cracking down on a religious order that celebrates the old Latin Mass. The case has become a flashpoint in the…
Associated PressHawaii survivor: Plane lost power, then glided
HONOLULU (AP) — After a 70-year-old Hawaii man survived a flight that crash-landed in Hawaii waters, he swam about a half-mile in 6-foot waves to Molokai's rugged shoreline, thinking the eight others aboard the small commercial plane were fine bobbing in their life vests, awaiting rescue.
Associated PressItaly cruise wreck to be re-floated by June
The shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner could be re-floated by June 2014, the engineer overseeing the long-delayed salvage operation off the Italian island of Giglio said on Saturday. "This would allow us to re-float the ship by June," Franco Porcellacchia told local residents on Giglio,…
AFPAfghan president says does not 'trust' US
Visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in New Delhi on Saturday he no longer "trusts" the United States, accusing the Americans of saying one thing and doing another in his troubled homeland. Karzai's statement to journalists came a day after he insisted he would not be "intimidated" into…
AFPColorado gunman kicked off speech team; no loner
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A student who walked into his suburban Denver high school with a shotgun looking for a specific teacher was a skilled debater with strong political views who recently was kicked off the speech and debate team, according to students and a teacher.
Associated Press15,000 Obamacare signups didn't transmit, improvement seen -U.S
By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Around 15,000 enrollment forms filled out by people applying for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act were not transmitted properly to insurers, but the error rate has plunged in recent weeks, the government said on Saturday. The botched rollout…
ReutersPhotos: Miley Cyrus Twerks a Human Tree
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ABC NewsMassive storm could impact over 110 million in Midwest, Northeast
A massive storm spanning more than 1,000 miles is expected to affect over 110 million people across the Midwest and along the East Coast. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Reuters VideosChinese unmanned spacecraft lands on moon
By Pete Sweeney SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China landed an unmanned spacecraft on the moon on Saturday, state media reported, in the first such "soft-landing" since 1976, joining the United States and the former Soviet Union in managing to accomplish such a feat. The Chang'e 3, a probe named after a…
ReutersTeacher disciplined for 'Santa is white' remark
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico high school teacher has been disciplined after a parent says the man told his black son that Santa Claus is white.
Associated Press10 Reasons a Dog is Better Than an Engagement Ring (10 photos)
By Rachel W. Miller , Lover.ly We recently shared the top trends we're hoping to see this engagement season ; one of those was unique engagement gifts that aren't necessarily rings. Like, say, an engagement puppy . Then we received the best picture and proposal story about a dog that we'd ever…
PetsStorm brings heavy snowfalls to U.S. Midwest, Northeast
By Victoria Cavaliere NEW YORK (Reuters) - Another round of wintry weather battered the U.S. Midwest and East Coast on Saturday as a massive storm spanning more than 1,000 miles dumped heavy snow, snarling air traffic and making roads treacherous. Airlines reported weather-related delays and…
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that key parts of Utah's polygamy laws are unconstitutional, handing a legal victory to a polygamist family that stars in the TV reality show "Sister Wives."
Associated PressMandela 'returns home' to final resting place
Qunu (South Africa) (AFP) - Nelson Mandela's remains were returned to his beloved rural childhood village on the eve of a traditional burial Sunday, the final leg of his exceptional 95-year journey. As South Africa prepared to say goodbye to the prisoner-turned-president who led it out of…
AFPAgriculture the most promising market for drones
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Idaho farmer Robert Blair isn't waiting around for federal aviation officials to work out rules for drones. He and a friend built their own, outfitting it with cameras and using it to monitor his 1,500 acres.
Associated PressVegas developer selling $7.85M mansion for bitcoin
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A casino owner-turned-commercial developer is asking $7.85 million to sell a Las Vegas home, and he's willing to accept the online currency bitcoin for the deal.
Associated Press'Evil Did Not Win' at Sandy Hook: Video Honors the Life of 6-Year-Old Girl
In Newtown, Conn., Saturday morning, church bells rang out 26 times in rememberance of the children and educators who lost their lives one year ago today at Sandy Hook Elementary. The town's St. Rose of Lima Church began ringing its bells at 9:30 a.m., the same time that shooter Adam Lanza…
Takepart.comMan City humble Arsenal, Chelsea move second
Manchester City asserted their Premier League title credentials with an extraordinary 6-3 defeat of leaders Arsenal on Saturday that took them to within three points of Arsene Wenger's side. Sergio Aguero gave City a 14th-minute lead, with Alvaro Negredo restoring the hosts' advantage after Theo…
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