Here is an update on the AP Video-US stories either available or expected for 01/07/2013:
HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS ADVISORY:
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GADGETS GALORE - A cover that turns your whole smartphone into a games controller is among the gadgets on show at CES. See National and Life/Health/Technology.
GOOGLE BOSS IN NORTH KOREA - Eric Schmidt refuses to talk about his mission as he arrives in the reclusive state. See International.
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FIREARMS BACKGROUND CHECKS SOAR - An AP analysis of FBI data shows a huge increase in background checks for gun sales and permits following President Obama's promise to support new laws aimed at curbing gun violence.
SPECIALTY GYM ONLY FOR THE OVERWEIGHT - With losing weight at the top of New Year's resolution lists, one gym is trying to eliminate the embarrassment some feel about exercising. The gym will only accept clients who are at least 50 pounds overweight. AVAILABLE NOW.
THE LIBRARY WHERE ROBOTS PICK THE BOOKS - The latest robotic technology allows 1.5 million library books to be packed into one-ninth the space. Students at North Carolina State University select their books online, then the volumes are delivered by BookBot. AVAILABLE NOW.
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NATIONAL
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CDC: 'VERY EARLY START TO FLU SEASON' - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention medical officer Dr. Michael Jhung discusses the unusually high instance of influenza outbreak so far in the United States. AVAILABLE NOW.
CABINET FIGHT LOOMS - President Obama announced that former Senator Chuck Hagel is his nominee for Defense Secretary, a choice that already faces Republican opposition. AVAILABLE NOW.
OBAMA PICKS BRENNAN FOR CIA - President Obama has tapped White House homeland security advisor John Brennan as his nominee to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. AVAILABLE NOW.
GENERAL McCHRYSTAL SPEAKS - Retired General Stanley McChrystal talks to AP about the controversy surrounding the Rolling Stone article that led to his resignation.
TERROR SUSPECT IN COURT - A terror suspect makes an initial appearance in a New York court after being extradited from the United Kingdom. Abid Naseer is charged with plotting to attack targets in the US, UK and Norway.
LATEST TECHNOLOGY ON SHOW AT CES - The latest in gadgets and consumer electronics are unveiled at the annual CES expo in Las Vegas. Preview AVAILABLE NOW, with updates expected. Also see Life/Health/Technology.
BCS CHAMPIONSHIP - Alabama and Notre Dame go head-to-head in the BCS championship in Miami. AP will have pre-match color and post-game reactions.
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REGIONAL
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AZ, SHERIFF AIMS TO PUT ARMED POSSE AT SCHOOLS - An Arizona sheriff has announced plans to deploy an armed volunteer posse to protect Phoenix-area students in the wake of the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. AVAILABLE NOW.
OH, WOMAN RESCUED FROM RIVER - A woman was rescued from a stretch of icy river in downtown Toledo. AVAILABLE NOW.
MT, HANDCUFFED SUSPECT DRIVES OFF IN PATROL CAR - Police say a 29-year-old handcuffed burglary suspect climbed into the front seat and drove away. The car stopped after hitting several cars. AVAILABLE NOW.
CO, AURORA SHOOTING HEARING - Prosecutors outline their case against James Holmes, charged with killing 12 people and wounding 70 at a screening of the latest Batman movie. AVAILABLE NOW.
AL, SCHOOL BOMB PLOT - A student is due to appear in court accused over planning to use homemade explosives in an attack on fellow students at his school.
NY, LINDSAY LOHAN COURT - Lindsay Lohan is due to appear in court charged over a nightclub altercation in New York. AVAILABLE NOW.
CA, WOMAN SET ON FIRE, BOYFRIEND SOUGHT - San Francisco police are searching for a man accused of dousing his girlfriend with gasoline before setting her alight. AVAILABLE NOW.
NY, SUBWAY BARRIERS - Transit officials are taking a new look at subway barriers after two commuters were pushed to their deaths.
MI, BASKETBALL ON ICE - The Harlem Globetrotters play a basketball match on ice - after the NHL's 'Winter Classic' was cancelled.
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INTERNATIONAL
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NORTH KOREA GOOGLE - Google boss Eric Schmidt and diplomatic troubleshooter Bill Richardson arrive on a 'humanitarian' mission. AVAILABLE NOW.
INDIA RAPE - Protests as five men accused of gang raping and killing a 23-year-old student appear in a New Delhi court. AVAILABLE NOW.
WORLD PATRIOT MISSILES - Reactions as Patriot missile batteries are sent to the Turkish-Syrian border to protect Turkey from potential Syrian violence. AVAILABLE NOW.
AUSTRALIA BUSHFIRES - Australia's Prime Minister meets families left homeless by bushfires which continue to burn in the island state of Tasmania. AVAILABLE NOW.
AUSTRALIA PLANE - A Chinese pilot has a lucky escape after landing a light aircraft that lost a wheel mid-air, spinning off the runway into the dirt. AVAILABLE NOW.
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ENTERTAINMENT
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PRINCE CHARLES ON BECOMING A GRANDFATHER - Prince Charles says he's delighted at the prospect of becoming a grandfather. AVAILABLE NOW.
THE WHITE QUEEN - Behind-the-scenes visit to the Bruges set of much-anticipated TV period drama 'The White Queen.'
LUCY HALE AIMS FOR MUSIC CAREER - 'Pretty Little Liars' actress Lucy Hale talks about the show and her aspiring music career.
GREY'S ANATOMY STAR ON NEW COFFEE VENTURE - Patrick Dempsey explains why he stepped in to rescue a bankrupt Seattle coffee chain. AVAILABLE NOW.
HANKS, HOLLAND AT FIRST MAJOR AWARDS OF YEAR - Tom Hanks and Tom Holland appear at Desert Palm Achievement Awards. AVAILABLE NOW.
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LIFE/HEALTH/TECHNOLOGY (AP VIDEO-US INCLUDES AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY STORIES)
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CES IN REVIEW - A look back at some of the gadgets that have debuted at CES from 1995 to 2012. AVAILABLE NOW.
SKETCHPAD'S 50th ANNIVERSARY - Scientists at MIT talk about the development of the first sketchpad technology 50 years ago, which first made it possible to manipulate objects on a computer screen. AVAILABLE NOW.
SOUTH AFRICA BIODIGESTOR - A new 'biodigestor' is helping South Africans harness methane gas from rotting vegetables to as a source of cheap cooking gas. AVAILABLE NOW.
AUSTRALIA BEES - The number of amateur bee keepers is on the rise in Australia, the only country not affected by a deadly parasite that's decimating bee populations in other parts of the world. AVAILABLE NOW.
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