Today's Headlines -- Thursday

• Unemployment applications jump by most in a month (AP)
• Oil drops 4pct on weaker economic outlook (AP)
• FBI nabs ruthless Boston mob boss in California (AP)
• Obama's Afghanistan plan criticized by Dems, GOP (AP)
• NY Gov. Cuomo makes major push for gay marriage (AP)
• Syrian troops push to border, villagers flee (AP)
• Census shows whites lose US majority among babies (AP)
• AP poll: Economic worries pose new snags for Obama (AP)
• Few vacancies for thousands of ND flood evacuees (AP)
• Harry Potter wizard series to be sold as e-books (AP)
• Oil tumbles as U.S., IEA release oil stocks (Reuters)
• Obama sets in motion U.S. pullout from Afghanistan (Reuters)
• Jobless claims rise more than expected (Reuters)
• EU to pressure Greece amid bank rollover talks (Reuters)
• Syrian troops near Turkey border as refugees flee (Reuters)
• Accused Boston crime boss "Whitey" Bulger arrested (Reuters)
• European Parliament endorses Draghi as ECB president (Reuters)
• AirAsia rules Paris with record order (Reuters)
• Obama's drawdown launches Afghan endgame (AFP)
• Syrians pour into Turkey as tanks enter border zone (AFP)