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U.S. official: Al-Qaeda messages indicate planned attack 'big'

U.S. official: Al-Qaeda messages indicate planned attack 'big'


U.S. official: Al-Qaeda messages indicate planned attack 'big'

Posted: 04 Aug 2013 10:06 AM PDT

ARH07. Sanaa (Yemen), 04/08/2013.- Yemeni soldiers man a checkpoint at a street leading to the US and British embassies as authorities tighten security measures around the western embassies in Sana'a, Yemen, 04 August 2013. The US, British, French and German embassies in Yemen were closed for at least two days following US warnings of potential for terrorist attacks by the Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in the Middle East and North Africa, including those in Yemen, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Israel. EFE/EPA/YAHYA ARHABOn the day that almost two dozen U.S. embassies and consulates across North Africa and the Middle East are closed following the identification of a significant threat from an al-Qaeda affiliate, a senior U.S. official is providing new details about the communications intercepted from the...


Sikh temple attack united victim's son, ex-racist

Posted: 04 Aug 2013 09:23 AM PDT

In this July 31, 2013, photo, Pardeep Kaleka, right, and Arno Michaelis pose for a photo at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, Wis. At left is a bullet hole from a shooting at the temple a year ago when a white supremacist shot and killed six temple members, including Kaleka's father, Satwant Singh Kaleka. Michaelis, a former skinhead, reached out to Kaleka after the shooting and since then the pair have formed an unlikely alliance, teaming up to preach a message of peace throughout Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — Six weeks after a white supremacist gunned down Pardeep Kaleka's father and five others at a Sikh temple last year, Kaleka was skeptical when a former skinhead reached out and invited him to dinner.


Egypt says clock ticking on sit-in standoff

Posted: 04 Aug 2013 09:55 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, July 5, 2013 file photo, The Muslim Brotherhood's General Guide Mohammed Badie speaks onstage as military helicopters fly overhead before tens of thousands of supporters in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's official news agency says the Muslim Brotherhood's leader, Badie and his powerful deputy, Khairat el-Shater will go on trial Aug 25 for their complicity in and incitement of the killing of eight protesters. (AP Photo, File)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's highest security body warned Sunday that the clock is ticking for a peaceful end to the standoff over sit-ins by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, suggesting that authorities will break up the vigils unless mediation efforts produce results soon.


Happy Birthday, Mr. President: Obama turns 52

Posted: 04 Aug 2013 04:29 AM PDT

President Barack Obama, second from right, leaves Andrews Air Force Base, Md., for a weekend in Camp David, Md., Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. The President turns 52 Sunday and will be spending his birthday at Camp David. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON (AP) — Instead of "Hail to the Chief," President Barack Obama is most likely hearing strains of "Happy Birthday" this weekend.


Israel expands subsidies to settlements

Posted: 04 Aug 2013 08:27 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013. Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat says that Israel will free the first batch of a promised 104 long-serving Palestinian and Israeli Arab prisoners on Aug. 13. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool)JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday expanded its list of West Bank settlements eligible for government subsidies, a decision that came just days after the resumption of long-frozen peace talks and drew quick Palestinian condemnation.


Rescuers continue search for Mt. Hood snowboarder

Posted: 04 Aug 2013 10:30 AM PDT

In this undated photo provided by the Hood River County Sheriffs Office a hiker stands at the entrance to an ice tunnel that collapsed, trapping a snowboarder at Oregon's Mt. Hood Saturday Aug. 3, 2013. Rescue crews early Sunday morning will resume the search for a snowboarder who was trapped under the collapsing ice tunnel. The snowboarder has not been identified. He was traveling with five companions on Saturday afternoon when the tunnel collapsed. The five were uninjured and called police. (AP Photo/Hood River County Sheriffs Office)MOUNT HOOD, Ore. (AP) — A dozen rescuers armed with chain saws and other tools chipped away at a collapsed ice tunnel Sunday in hopes of finding a snowboarder buried on Oregon's Mount Hood.


Powerball jackpot at $400M after no weekend winner

Posted: 04 Aug 2013 07:11 AM PDT

FILE- In this Nov. 28, 2012, file photo, Powerball numbers are chosen in the $579.9-million game drawing at the Florida Lottery in Tallahassee, Fla. No one hit the Powerball jackpot on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, so the $400-million prize will roll over for the next drawing on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — No one hit the Powerball jackpot on Saturday, so the money will roll over: A cool $400 million for the next drawing.


Longtime NBC News reporter John Palmer dies at 77

Posted: 04 Aug 2013 03:17 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2012 file photo, John Palmer attends the "Today" show 60th anniversary celebration at the Edison Ballroom in New York. Palmer, a veteran reporter for NBC News over a span of 40 years, died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 at George Washington University Hospital of pulmonary fibrosis. He was 77. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — John Palmer, the longtime correspondent for NBC News who died Saturday after a brief illness, was remembered by former colleagues as a hardworking, gracious reporter who moved easily from war zones to the White House and who brought a reassuring voice to news broadcasts.


A-Rod says he's ready to rejoin Yanks, play Monday

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 08:11 PM PDT

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez defends his position during the first inning of a Class AA baseball game with the Trenton Thunder against the Reading Phillies Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez brushed aside any worries about a pending suspension, saying he's headed to Chicago and plans to play for the New York Yankees on Monday night.


Pa. couple's best man: their dying 2-year-old son

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 11:48 PM PDT

Christine Swidorsky carries her son and the couple's best man, Logan Stevenson, 2, down the aisle to her husband-to-be Sean Stevenson during the wedding ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 in Jeannette, Pa. Logan stood with his grandmother, Debbie Stevenson, during a 12-minute ceremony uniting Logan's mother and his father. The boy has leukemia and other complications. The Stevensons abandoned an original wedding date of July 2014 after learning from doctors late last month that their son had two to three weeks to live. The couple wanted Logan to see them marry and to be part of family photos. Logan, who was born Oct. 22, 2010, was diagnosed shortly after his first birthday with acute myeloid leukemia. He has Fanconi anemia, a rare disease that often leads to cancer. (AP Photo/Tribune Review, Eric Schmadel) PITTSBURGH OUTJEANNETTE, Pa. (AP) — Looking dapper in a tiny tan pinstripe suit and orange shirt, a 2-year-old boy with only weeks to live served as the best man for his parents' Pennsylvania wedding.


Police question man in deadly LA boardwalk crash

Posted: 04 Aug 2013 08:26 AM PDT

In this image take from a security camera, pedestrians scatter as a car drives through a packed afternoon crowd along the Venice Beach boardwalk in Los Angeles, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. At least a dozen people were injured, two of them critically, according to police. (AP Photo/Snapchat)LOS ANGELES (AP) — The morning after a car accelerated into a crowd of people, apparently intentionally, killing one and injuring 11 others on a popular beach boardwalk in Southern California, police are investigating and have questioned a man who turned himself in after the chaos.


Egypt: Brotherhood leaders' trial to open Aug. 25

Posted: 04 Aug 2013 07:34 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, July 5, 2013 file photo, The Muslim Brotherhood's General Guide Mohammed Badie speaks onstage as military helicopters fly overhead before tens of thousands of supporters in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's official news agency says the Muslim Brotherhood's leader, Badie and his powerful deputy, Khairat el-Shater will go on trial Aug 25 for their complicity in and incitement of the killing of eight protesters. (AP Photo, File)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's state news agency says the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and his powerful deputy will go on trial on Aug. 25 on charges related to the killing of protesters.


Group: Israel expands subsidies to settlements

Posted: 04 Aug 2013 06:04 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013. Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat says that Israel will free the first batch of a promised 104 long-serving Palestinian and Israeli Arab prisoners on Aug. 13. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool)JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday expanded its list of West Bank settlements eligible for government subsidies, a decision that came just days after the resumption of long-frozen peace talks and drew quick Palestinian condemnation.


Person questioned in deadly LA boardwalk crash

Posted: 04 Aug 2013 07:56 AM PDT

In this image take from a security camera, pedestrians scatter as a car drives through a packed afternoon crowd along the Venice Beach boardwalk in Los Angeles, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. At least a dozen people were injured, two of them critically, according to police. (AP Photo/Snapchat)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police are investigating Sunday, the morning after a car screeched across a sidewalk and drove into a crowd of people, apparently intentionally, killing one and injuring 11 others on a popular beach boardwalk.


1 dead, 11 hurt in L.A. seaside hit-and-run

Posted: 04 Aug 2013 03:29 AM PDT

In this image take from a security camera, pedestrians scatter as a car drives through a packed afternoon crowd along the Venice Beach boardwalk in Los Angeles, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. At least a dozen people were injured, two of them critically, according to police. (AP Photo/Snapchat)A rapidly accelerating car driven by a young man screeched across a sidewalk and straight into a crowd enjoying one of Southern California's most popular boardwalks, killing one person, injuring 11 and leaving the promenade in chaos as he sped out of sight.


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