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NATO: 4 US service members dead in Afghan blast (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2010 11:46 PM PST

This photograph taken from a helicopter on November 5, 2009 in Kandahar shows a US Army vehicle burning after it was hit by an IED. Four US soldiers serving under NATO's International Security Assistance Force have been killed in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said in a statement Monday.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)AP - NATO says that four U.S. service members have been killed in a roadside bomb explosion in southern Afghanistan. The British Ministry of Defense separately reported the death of one of the country's soldiers in an explosion.

Census Bureau kicks off once-a-decade head count (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:28 AM PST

AP - The Census Bureau kicks off its $300 million campaign Monday to prod, coax and cajole the nation's more than 300 million residents to fill out their once-a-decade census forms.

Passengers on US-bound flights face more screening (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2010 09:19 PM PST

File photo shows Yemeni guards standing outside the US embassy in Sanaa. The American and British embassies in Sanaa remained shut for a second day Monday following indications that an Al-Qaeda branch linked to a botched US airliner bombing is targeting Western interests.(AFP/File/Khaled Fazaa)AP - Passengers flying into the United States from Nigeria, Yemen and other "countries of interest" will be subject to enhanced screening techniques, such as body scans and pat-downs, the Transportation Security Administration said Sunday.

US, UK close Yemen embassies over al-Qaida threats (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:42 AM PST

A soldier stands guard in front of the U.S. embassy following bomb attacks in Sanaa in this September 18, 2008 file photo. The embassy has closed in response to threats by al Qaeda and has instructed its Yemeni employees to stay away until further notice, the embassy and foreign diplomats said on January 3. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesAP - Western embassies in Yemen locked up Sunday after fresh threats from al-Qaida, and the White House expressed alarm at the terror group's expanded reach in the poor Arab nation where an offshoot apparently ordered the Christmas Day plot against a U.S. airliner.

Man skirts NJ airport security, delaying flights (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2010 09:46 PM PST

Passengers fill the terminal after a security breach shut down Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010. Authorities are searching for a man who walked through a screening checkpoint exit into the secure side of a terminal Sunday night at the airport, and flights were grounded and passengers being re-screened, an air safety official said. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)AP - A man walked through a screening checkpoint exit into the secure side of a terminal at one of the nation's busiest airports on Sunday night, and flights were grounded for hours and passengers had to be re-screened while air safety officials searched for him.

Japan leader wants equal ties with US (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:20 AM PST

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks during his first press conference of the year at the premier's official residence in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Hatoyama says he wants to press for more equal ties with the US during the 50th year of the security treaty between the two nations. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Japan's prime minister said Monday he will press for more equal ties with Washington this year, the 50th anniversary of a joint security treaty that grants many special privileges to U.S. troops stationed in the country.

Obama ends Hawaiian holiday, returns to Washington (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:26 AM PST

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, wave as they board Air Force One at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010. The Obamas were in Hawaii for the holidays.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama ended a Hawaiian vacation to return Monday to the Washington he never really escaped.

Evidence lacking for special diets in autism (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2010 09:02 PM PST

AP - An expert panel says there's no rigorous evidence that digestive problems are more common in children with autism compared to other children, or that special diets work, contrary to claims by celebrities and vaccine naysayers.

NYC-funded handout called how-to for heroin users (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:40 AM PST

AP - A New York City-funded guidebook for heroin users offers information on how to prepare drugs carefully and care for veins to avoid infection.

Jets earn playoff spot with 37-0 rout of Bengals (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2010 10:12 PM PST

New York Jets' Brad Smith, right, runs for a touchdown past Cincinnati Bengals defenders Chinedum Ndukwe, left, Rashad Jeanty, on ground, and Frostee Rucker during the second quarter of an NFL football game at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)AP - Rex and The Sanchise are headed to the playoffs, lucky breaks and all.

New U.S. air traveler screening focuses on 14 nations (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jan 2010 07:35 PM PST

Reuters - Air travelers from Nigeria, Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and nine other countries will face full-body pat downs before boarding airliners under new security screening procedures targeting foreign passengers announced by the United States on Sunday.

U.S., British embassies in Yemen extend closure (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jan 2010 11:02 PM PST

A soldier stands guard in front of the U.S. embassy following bomb attacks in Sanaa in this September 18, 2008 file photo. The embassy has closed in response to threats by al Qaeda and has instructed its Yemeni employees to stay away until further notice, the embassy and foreign diplomats said on January 3. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - The United States and Britain kept their embassies in Yemen closed for a second day on Monday over concerns about possible militant attacks after the failed Christmas Day bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner, diplomats said.

Chinese firms evade U.S. Iran sanctions: report (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jan 2010 09:27 PM PST

Reuters - Chinese companies accused of selling missile technology to Iran have managed to get around a U.S. trade ban, with millions of dollars worth of goods from these companies shipped to the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Newark airport terminal locked down over security: report (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jan 2010 07:19 PM PST

Passengers wait to be re-screened in front of the security checkpoint at Terminal C at Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey January 3, 2010. The terminal was locked down on Sunday because of a security breach, CNN reported, citing the Transportation Security Administration. REUTERS/Joshua Brown (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT)Reuters - Terminal C at Newark International Airport near New York City was locked down on Sunday because of a security breach, CNN reported, citing the Transportation Security Administration.

U.S. considering lesser term for UBS whistleblower: report (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jan 2010 08:43 PM PST

Former UBS banker Bradley Birkenfeld runs into the Federal Courthouse in Ft Lauderdale, Florida, in this August 21, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Andrew InnerarityReuters - The U.S. Justice Department is considering whether to ask a judge to reduce the jail sentence of Bradley Birkenfeld, the key informant in the U.S. tax fraud case against Swiss bank UBS AG, the New York Times said, citing a person briefed on the matter.

Five Americans in Pakistani court on attack claims (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jan 2010 11:48 PM PST

A US 'Predator' drone. US missiles flattened an extremist hideout in Pakistan's lawless tribal belt Sunday, killing five militants in the latest strike in a recent spike in drone attacks, Pakistani officials said.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)Reuters - Five Americans who police say contacted the Taliban over the Internet and plotted attacks inside Pakistan appeared on Monday in court, where they could face terrorism charges.

North Asia pummeled by icy snap (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jan 2010 11:54 PM PST

Reuters - Heavy snows and biting cold pummeled North Asia on Monday, with the unusually harsh winter weather snarling up transport across north China and South Korea but unlikely to deal any lasting economic damage.

Give Homeland Security role in U.S. visas: Senator (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jan 2010 10:51 AM PST

U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) walks through the U.S. Capitol subway after meetings about the health care reform bill that is currently being debated in the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 15, 2009. REUTERS/Benjamin J. MyersReuters - The Homeland Security Department rather than the State Department should handle U.S. visas overseas to meet security threats, the chairman of the Senate homeland security committee said on Sunday.

US, British missions in Yemen shut over security fears (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2010 11:54 PM PST

File photo shows Yemeni guards standing outside the US embassy in Sanaa. The American and British embassies in Sanaa remained shut for a second day Monday following indications that an Al-Qaeda branch linked to a botched US airliner bombing is targeting Western interests.(AFP/File/Khaled Fazaa)AFP - The American and British embassies in Sanaa remained shut for a second day Monday following indications that an Al-Qaeda branch linked to a botched US airliner bombing is targeting Western interests.

At least 500 homes damaged in Solomons quake (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:06 AM PST

Map locating the epicentre of a 7.2-magnitude quake that struck near the Solomon Islands on Monday.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - About 500 homes were damaged or destroyed when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the Solomon Islands, officials said Monday following a reconnaissance flight over remote islands near the epicentre.
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