Jesse Jackson Jr., wife get prison

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• Jesse Jackson Jr., wife get prison
• After Egypt VP quits, party chief says no more resignations
• New York Times website down amid report of 'cyber attack'
• Police fire teargas, birdshot at Bahrain demonstrators
• Live coverage: Egyptian security moves against pro-Morsi protests
• Fidel Castro tips his hat to North Korea
• A young, gay congressional candidate could shake up the GOP
• Former Ill. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., wife to be sentenced
• Pilot, co-pilot die when UPS cargo plane crashes in Alabama
• Calif. teen says captor deserved to die
• FAA: UPS cargo jet crashes in Birmingham, Ala.
• Study: Half who now buy own health plan to get aid
• Israelis, Palestinians set for talks on home turf
• Police kill La. bank hostage taker; 1 hostage dies
• Kidnapped Calif. teen says captor deserved to die
• Eurozone's longest-ever recession comes to an end
• Britain's cat DNA database helps convict killer
• Fatal explosion 2nd for Indian sub in 3 years
• US: UPS cargo jet crashes in Birmingham, Ala.
• FAA: UPS jet crashes in Birmingham, Ala.
• Where were you during the blackout of 2003?
• Despite safety measures, stadium falls occur
• Indian minister confirms deaths from sub explosion
• Egyptian troops move against pro-Morsi sit-ins

Jesse Jackson Jr., wife get prison Posted: 14 Aug 2013 10:40 AM PDT The former Illinois congressman is sentenced to 30 months for misuse of campaign funds.

After Egypt VP quits, party chief says no more resignations Posted: 14 Aug 2013 10:21 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Nobody will resign from the Egyptian cabinet following the government's decision to break up Muslim Brotherhood protest camps by force, said the leader of the political party to which both the prime minister and one of his deputies belong. Speaking after Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei quit in protest at the use of force that led to scores of deaths, Mohamed Abolghar, head of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, said he had confirmed there would be no resignations. "Nobody will resign. I confirmed it," Abolghar said. ...

New York Times website down amid report of 'cyber attack' Posted: 14 Aug 2013 09:10 AM PDT The New York Times website appeared to be offline for more than an hour on Wednesday, as visitors to NYTimes.com were greeted with a "service unavailable" message.

Police fire teargas, birdshot at Bahrain demonstrators Posted: 14 Aug 2013 10:42 AM PDT MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahraini police fired tear gas and birdshot at demonstrations on Wednesday, witnesses said, as protests called for by activists to press demands for democratic change in the U.S.-allied Gulf kingdom turned violent. Activists have stepped up a two-and-a-half-year-old campaign to push the Sunni Muslim ruling family into allowing more democracy in the Shi'ite-majority state of 1.25 million people. Bahrain is an important U.S. regional ally against Shi'ite Iran. ...

Live coverage: Egyptian security moves against pro-Morsi protests Posted: 14 Aug 2013 06:36 AM PDT Dozens are reported dead as the army disperses sit-ins.

Fidel Castro tips his hat to North Korea Posted: 14 Aug 2013 09:01 AM PDT HAVANA (Reuters) - North Korea gave Cuba extensive military support in the 1980s, former President Fidel Castro said on Wednesday as the United Nations investigated a cargo of hidden Cuban arms discovered last month in the hold of a North Korean ship. Castro, who turned 87 on Tuesday and is rarely seen or heard from in public these days, gave his people a lengthy glimpse of his thoughts in a column dated Tuesday and run in all official media on Wednesday. Topics included the origin of man, relations with the Soviet Union, the assassination of U.S. ...

A young, gay congressional candidate could shake up the GOP Posted: 14 Aug 2013 10:19 AM PDT Carl DeMaio is not your typical Republican. But the GOP establishment has his back.

Former Ill. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., wife to be sentenced Posted: 14 Aug 2013 07:52 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is ashamed of his conduct and accepts responsibility, his lawyer told the federal judge who was deciding the sentences Wednesday for the Illinois ex-congressman and his wife for misusing $750,000 in campaign money on splurges from a gold-plated Rolex watch and mink capes to vacations and mounted elk heads.

Pilot, co-pilot die when UPS cargo plane crashes in Alabama Posted: 14 Aug 2013 04:28 AM PDT Reports say the pilot and the co-pilot were both killed.

Calif. teen says captor deserved to die Posted: 14 Aug 2013 04:01 AM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — The 16-year-old California girl kidnapped by a close family friend suspected of killing her mother and 8-year-old brother says he threatened to kill her if she tried to escape and got what he deserved when he died in a shootout with authorities in the Idaho wilderness.

FAA: UPS cargo jet crashes in Birmingham, Ala. Posted: 14 Aug 2013 07:05 AM PDT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A UPS cargo plane crashed Wednesday morning in an open field just outside an airport in Birmingham, Ala.

Study: Half who now buy own health plan to get aid Posted: 14 Aug 2013 04:16 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — About half the people who now buy their own health insurance — and potentially would face higher premiums next year under President Barack Obama's health care law — would qualify for federal tax credits to offset rate shock, according to a new private study.

Israelis, Palestinians set for talks on home turf Posted: 14 Aug 2013 01:59 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis and Palestinians were to hold their first formal peace talks on home turf in the Middle East in nearly five years Wednesday, hours after Israel released 26 long-held Palestinian prisoners who were given a boisterous homecoming by cheering crowds.

Police kill La. bank hostage taker; 1 hostage dies Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:57 AM PDT ST. JOSEPH, La. (AP) — A man who believed a device had been implanted in his head shot two hostages, killing one, at a rural Louisiana bank before state police ended the hours-long standoff by shooting him dead.

Kidnapped Calif. teen says captor deserved to die Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:47 AM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — The 16-year-old California girl kidnapped by a close family friend suspected of killing her mother and 8-year-old brother says he threatened to kill her if she tried to escape and got what he deserved when he died in a shootout with authorities in the Idaho wilderness.

Eurozone's longest-ever recession comes to an end Posted: 14 Aug 2013 07:39 AM PDT MADRID (AP) — Minube, a travel startup on the outskirts of Madrid, is doing something that many Spanish companies haven't thought about for years: It's hiring.

Britain's cat DNA database helps convict killer Posted: 14 Aug 2013 07:22 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — A newly created DNA database of British cats has helped convict a killer, a British university said Wednesday, illustrating how even pets' genetic material can be a boon to forensic scientists.

Fatal explosion 2nd for Indian sub in 3 years Posted: 14 Aug 2013 05:45 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian navy submarine crippled Wednesday by a pair of explosions that killed at least some of the 18 sailors aboard had been damaged in another deadly blast in 2010 and had been brought back into service only a few months ago.

US: UPS cargo jet crashes in Birmingham, Ala. Posted: 14 Aug 2013 05:09 AM PDT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An airport spokeswoman says the large UPS cargo plane that crashed went down in an open field just outside an airport in Birmingham, Ala.

FAA: UPS jet crashes in Birmingham, Ala. Posted: 14 Aug 2013 04:40 AM PDT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A large UPS cargo plane crashed early Wednesday near an airport in Birmingham, Ala.

Where were you during the blackout of 2003? Posted: 14 Aug 2013 12:42 AM PDT About 50 million people lost power Aug. 14, 2003, when a tree branch in Ohio started an outage that cascaded across a broad swath from Michigan to New England and Canada. Commuters in New York City and elsewhere had to sleep on steps, hitchhike or walk home as trains were rendered powerless and gas pumps stopped working; food spoiled as refrigerators and freezers thawed; jugs of water sold out as supply plants lost their ability to supply consumers; minds were set to wandering about terrorism fears less than two years after 9/11. Ten years later, The Associated Press asked several people: Where were you during the blackout of 2003?

Despite safety measures, stadium falls occur Posted: 14 Aug 2013 12:11 AM PDT Larry Bowman stood at the Turner Field railing where a fan had fallen to his death one night earlier, wondering how it could have happened.

Indian minister confirms deaths from sub explosion Posted: 14 Aug 2013 12:21 AM PDT A huge explosion and fire that crippled an Indian navy submarine in its home port of Mumbai on Wednesday killed at least some of the 18 sailors aboard, the country's defense minister said.

Egyptian troops move against pro-Morsi sit-ins Posted: 14 Aug 2013 12:58 AM PDT Egyptian security forces, backed by armored cars and bulldozers, moved on Wednesday to clear two sit-in camps by supporters of the country's ousted President Mohammed Morsi, showering protesters with tear gas as the sound of gunfire rang out at both sites, state television and security officials said.

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