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• FAA grounds Boeing 787s to address battery fires
• Panetta: U.S. will take 'necessary' steps in Algerian hostage situation
• Newtown rejects NRA proposal to arm teachers
• 'I regret nothing,' says disgraced Costa Concordia captain
• Can you catch the flu from your phone?
• Batteries may be to blame for Dreamliner problems
• Say what? Dennis Kucinich joins Fox News
• Lance Armstrong mocked by late-night joke writers
• 'Don't bite the dentist': Child's rule book prompts search for owner
• UK police accused of wrongly taking DNA of gay men
• Australian Open, Day 3: Djokovic rolls, Stosur chokes
• Video: Listen to a bird tweet mad dubstep beats
• Photos: Heartwarming images of animal friendship
• 'Bourne Legacy' star Jeremy Renner is going to be a dad
• Roe v. Wade turns 40: Most Americans oppose reversal
• 'Diff'rent Strokes' dad Conrad Bain dies at age 89
• Photos: 'Disappearing' photographer captures his shadow
• Mother gets shock after daughter’s trip to dentist
• Mali: French troops begin land assault
• Photos: A roundup of the day's best images

FAA grounds Boeing 787s to address battery fires Posted: 16 Jan 2013 04:30 PM PST Federal officials are temporarily grounding the Dreamliner jets until the risk of possible battery fires is addressed.

Panetta: U.S. will take 'necessary' steps in Algerian hostage situation Posted: 16 Jan 2013 02:51 PM PST ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — As Algerian army helicopters clattered overhead deep in the Sahara desert, Islamist militants hunkered down for the night in a natural gas complex they had assaulted Wednesday morning, killing two people and taking dozens of foreigners hostage in what could be the first spillover from France's intervention in Mali.

Newtown rejects NRA proposal to arm teachers Posted: 16 Jan 2013 01:34 PM PST Newtown, Conn., Superindent of Schools Janet Robinson on Wednesday blasted critics who suggested armed teachers would have stopped the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Robinson, speaking on Capitol Hill during a House hearing on gun violence, said she felt remarks made in the wake of the shooting suggesting that Principal Dawn Hochsprung could have killed [...]

'I regret nothing,' says disgraced Costa Concordia captain Posted: 16 Jan 2013 10:17 AM PST The captain of the Costa Concordia, which ran aground a year ago leaving 32 dead, understands why people "hate" him, but said he has no regrets. The cruise ship carrying vacationers hit the rocks off the Italian island Giglio when it went off its preprogrammed course so that islanders could get a better view of [...]

Can you catch the flu from your phone? Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:41 AM PST 'Cellphones are 10 times as dirty as a toilet seat,' Chuck Gerba, a professor of microbiology at the University of Arizona, told ABC News.

Batteries may be to blame for Dreamliner problems Posted: 16 Jan 2013 12:27 PM PST Following a second significant incident involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, investigators are focusing on the lithium-ion batteries used in the new airplanes.

Say what? Dennis Kucinich joins Fox News Posted: 16 Jan 2013 01:47 PM PST Following his forced retirement from Congress, the former Ohio Democratic congressman has signed on with Fox News to be a contributor, the network announced Wednesday.

Lance Armstrong mocked by late-night joke writers Posted: 16 Jan 2013 10:37 AM PST "I believed in you," Jon Stewart said, feigning outrage. "I shelled out a dollar for a rubber bracelet I have somewhere in my house."

'Don't bite the dentist': Child's rule book prompts search for owner Posted: 16 Jan 2013 12:17 PM PST Most young children rebel against rules. But one child in California created a whole book of them - and then lost it.

UK police accused of wrongly taking DNA of gay men Posted: 16 Jan 2013 01:33 PM PST LONDON (AP) — In 1983, Stephen Close was arrested, jailed and expelled from the British army for having sex with a male squad mate.

Australian Open, Day 3: Djokovic rolls, Stosur chokes Posted: 16 Jan 2013 12:24 PM PST I can't even imagine what the pressure must be like to be an Australian with a chance to win the Australian Open. Lleyton Hewitt has been dealing with this all his life (it might be why this Grand Slam seems to be the one he struggles at the most), and we've seen how the English players deal with Wimbledon when they have a chance to finally break that drought.

Video: Listen to a bird tweet mad dubstep beats Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:59 AM PST It's official: Birds have beats. This beat-dropping parrot has proved that dubstep is not just for the likes of Skrillex. The video, which quickly garnered over 5 million views online, has viewers jamming to the chirps and tweets (literally) of a musically talented cockatiel who has picked up the bass-driven dance sound. "Just my bird [...]

Photos: Heartwarming images of animal friendship Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:00 AM PST

'Bourne Legacy' star Jeremy Renner is going to be a dad Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:01 AM PST Jeremy Renner shared some big news with Eva Longoria on the smoking patio at the Golden Globes Jan. 13: He's going to be a father! The Bourne Legacy actor, 42, "was saying, 'I'm going to fly in when her water breaks,'" two witnesses tell Us Weekly exclusively.

Roe v. Wade turns 40: Most Americans oppose reversal Posted: 16 Jan 2013 01:49 PM PST The Pew poll also found that 53 percent of the public say that abortion is not that important compared to other issues - the first time that number has been over 50 percent.

'Diff'rent Strokes' dad Conrad Bain dies at age 89 Posted: 16 Jan 2013 10:53 AM PST Actor Conrad Bain, who played father Phillip Drummond on " Diff'rent Strokes," died Monday night in Livermore, Calif. His daughter told The Associated Press that Bain died of natural causes. He was 89.

Photos: 'Disappearing' photographer captures his shadow Posted: 16 Jan 2013 10:00 AM PST

Mother gets shock after daughter’s trip to dentist Posted: 16 Jan 2013 10:14 AM PST Most of us have a fear of the dentist. For the rest of her life, young Savannah White is likely to be terrified. Savannah's mom, Alecia White, took her daughter to have some routine dental work. The dentist informed White that her daughter had four cavities. White consented to have them filled. The dentist sedated [...]

Mali: French troops begin land assault Posted: 16 Jan 2013 01:48 PM PST BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — French soldiers pressed north in Mali territory occupied by radical Islamists on Wednesday, launching a land assault that was to put them in direct combat with al-Qaida-linked fighters "in one to 72 hours," military officials said.

Photos: A roundup of the day's best images Posted: 16 Jan 2013 09:33 AM PST U.S. President Barack Obama (L) high fives children who wrote him letters about guns and gun control before sitting down to sign executive orders on a series of proposals to counter gun violence during an event at the White House in Washington, January 16, 2013. Vice President Joe Biden delivered his recommendations to Obama after holding a series of meetings with representatives from the weapons and entertainment industries as requested by the president after the December 14 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, in which 20 children and six adults were killed. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)

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