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Attorney: son suspected in shooting rampage

Attorney: son suspected in shooting rampage


Attorney: son suspected in shooting rampage

Posted: 24 May 2014 12:02 PM PDT

Fire trucks are parked outside the IV Deli Mart on Pardell Road in Isla Vista, Calif., Friday, May 23, 2014, after a drive-by shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. The gunman got into two gun battles with deputies during Friday night's rampage in the beachside community of Isla Vista before crashing his black BMW into a parked car, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said. (AP Photo\The Daily Nexus, Daniel Slovinsky)GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — A lawyer says the family of a man they believe went on a shooting rampage near a Santa Barbara, California, university called police several weeks ago after being alarmed by YouTube videos "regarding suicide and the killing of people."


Thai coup leaders summon academics, journalists

Posted: 24 May 2014 11:41 AM PDT

Thai coup leaders summon academics, journalistsIn a chilling move apparently aimed at neutralizing critics and potential opposition, Thailand's new army junta on Saturday ordered dozens of outspoken activists, academics and journalists to surrender ...


Pope opens Mideast trip lamenting Syrian conflict

Posted: 24 May 2014 10:53 AM PDT

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Pope Francis denounced arms dealers and appealed Saturday for an urgent end to the Syrian civil war as he began his three-day trip to the Middle East with an emotional meeting with refugees from Syria and Iraq who have fled to Jordan.

Election under threat in eastern Ukraine

Posted: 24 May 2014 09:11 AM PDT

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian insurgents are likely to prevent voting Sunday in half or more of the election districts in the embattled east, Ukrainian officials say.

A first: Pakistan PM to attend Indian inauguration

Posted: 24 May 2014 09:06 AM PDT

File photo of Pakistan's PM Sharif waving to the crowd after ceremony to mark the country's 67th Independence Day in IslamabadISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan'ss prime minister will attend the inauguration of India's Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi, a first for the nuclear-armed rivals, his spokesman said Saturday.


Thai coup leaders summon academics, journalists

Posted: 24 May 2014 11:41 AM PDT

A protester is detained by Thai soldiers during an anti-coup demonstration at the Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, May 24, 2014. Thailand's coup leaders said Saturday that they would keep former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Cabinet members and anti-government protest leaders detained for up to a week to give them "time to think" and to keep the country calm. They also summoned outspoken academics to report to the junta. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)BANGKOK (AP) — In a chilling move apparently aimed at neutralizing critics and potential opposition, Thailand's new army junta on Saturday ordered dozens of outspoken activists, academics and journalists to surrender themselves to military authorities.


3 killed, 1 injured at Brussels Jewish Museum

Posted: 24 May 2014 11:31 AM PDT

Forensic experts examine the site of a shooting at the Jewish museum in Brussels, Saturday, May 24, 2014. Belgian officials say that at least three people have been killed in gunfire at the Jewish Museum in Brussels. Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, in a post on Twitter, said he was "shocked by the murders committed at the Jewish Museum" on Saturday afternoon. He said he had seen the bodies of the victims. At least three persons were killed in the incident, and a Brussels fire department spokesman said one person was wounded. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)BRUSSELS (AP) — Three people were killed and one seriously injured in a spree of gunfire at the Jewish Museum in Brussels on Saturday, officials said.


Putin: West ignores Russia's interests in Ukraine

Posted: 24 May 2014 11:15 AM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with senior representatives of major international news agencies in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, May 24, 2014. President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of ignoring Russia's interests in Ukraine, in particular by leaving open the possibility that Ukraine could one day join NATO. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin accused the West on Saturday of ignoring Russia's interests in Ukraine, in particular by leaving open the possibility that Ukraine could one day join NATO.


Egypt's el-Sissi seeks ties with US on his terms

Posted: 24 May 2014 10:30 AM PDT

FILE -- This undated 2006 file photograph provided by the U.S. Army War College photo lab shows Egyptian Brig. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, in a group photo of the International Fellows class of 2006 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Egypt's likely next president, retired military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, says ties with the West and the United States will improve after elections May26-27, 2014, confident that a strong show of public support will prove that Egyptians wanted his ouster of the country's Islamist president, which threw relations between the two allies into their worst strains ever. (AP Photo/U.S. Army War College photo lab, File)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's likely next president, retired military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, says ties with the United States will improve after elections next week, confident that a strong show of public support will prove to the Americans that Egyptians wanted his ouster of the country's elected president, which threw relations between the two allies into their worst strains ever.


Turkish drama 'Winter Sleep' wins Palme d'Or

Posted: 24 May 2014 12:08 PM PDT

director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, center, accepts the Palm d'Or from director Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman during the awards ceremony for the 67th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)CANNES, France (AP) — The Chekhovian Turkish drama "Winter Sleep" was awarded the Palme d'Or Saturday at the 67th annual Cannes Film Festival.


VIPs pour into Florence to fete Kardashian-Kanye

Posted: 24 May 2014 10:35 AM PDT

Fans crowd outside Forte Belvedere in Florence, Italy, Saturday, May 24, 2014. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will wed and host a reception at Florence's imposing 16th-century Belvedere Fort on May 24, according to a spokeswoman at the Florence mayor's office. The couple rented the fort, located next to Florence's famed Boboli Gardens, for 300,000 euros ($410,000) and a Protestant minister will preside over the ceremony. Belvedere Fort was built in 1590, believed using plans by Don Giovanni de' Medici. Located near the Arno River, it offers a panoramic view of Florence and the surrounding Tuscan hills. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Hollywood celebrities are adding star power to the Renaissance splendor of Florence, as VIPs arrive for what is rumored to be the wedding of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West in a 16th-century fort.


Soccer helps some young Hondurans escape the gangs

Posted: 24 May 2014 08:30 AM PDT

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — From the dusty soccer pitch, 11-year-old Maynor Ayala can see two ways out of the gang-controlled slums: on a professional soccer team, or in a cheap coffin.

Gates: Would have allowed gay adults in Scouts

Posted: 24 May 2014 05:17 AM PDT

File- In this Dec. 6, 2011 file photo former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks during a news conference in New York. The Boy Scouts of America confirmed Gates as its new president on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at the organization's annual meeting in Nashville. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)DALLAS (AP) — Robert Gates, the new president of the Boy Scouts of America, said Friday that he would have moved last year to allow openly gay adults in the organization but said he opposes any further attempts to address the policy now.


Thai army: Ex-PM, protest leaders held 'to think'

Posted: 24 May 2014 04:43 AM PDT

A Thai soldier, right, tries to disperse the protesters against the coup outside a shopping complex in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, May 24, 2014. Thailand's coup leaders said Saturday they will keep former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Cabinet members and anti-government protest leaders detained for up to a week to give them "time to think" and to keep the country calm. They also summoned outspoken academics to report to the junta. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's coup leaders said Saturday that they would keep former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Cabinet members and anti-government protest leaders detained for up to a week to give them "time to think" and to keep the country calm. Outspoken academics were also summoned to report to the junta.


Meteor shower in store for N. America

Posted: 23 May 2014 11:26 AM PDT

A multiple exposure picture taken in the early hours of August 11, 2013 shows a Perseids meteor shower in the sky, near the municipality of La Hiruela, on the mountains of the Sierra Norte de MadridThe Camelopardalids falling-star show is expected to light up the night sky.


Jury finds ex-soldier eligible for death penalty

Posted: 23 May 2014 07:36 PM PDT

FILE - This April 24, 2014, file photo shows Tarshia Williams displaying a pendant with her daughter, Talia's face on it outside of a federal courthouse in Honolulu. Jurors have reached a decision about whether a former Hawaii soldier is eligible for the death penalty, in the first capital case in the history of Hawaii's statehood. The jury last month convicted Naeem Williams of murder in his daughter Talia's 2005 beating death. The same jurors were then asked to determine whether Williams can be sentenced to death. (AP Photo/Sam Eifling, File)HONOLULU (AP) — A federal jury on Friday decided a former Hawaii soldier convicted of murder is eligible for the death penalty in the first capital case in the history of Hawaii's statehood.


Will North Dakota fight gay marriage?

Posted: 23 May 2014 04:23 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 27, 2013 file photo, demonstrators hold flags and chant in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on the second day of gay marriage cases before the court. The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on same-sex marriage has private employers around the country scrambling to make sure their employee benefit plans comply with the law. The impact of the decision is somewhat clear in the 13 states and the District of Columbia where gay marriage is currently legal - same-sex married couples must be treated the same as other spouses under federal laws governing tax, health care, pensions and other federal benefits. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)Oil boon riches could impact decision in only state not currently facing legal challenge.


Challenges await Pope Francis as he embarks on Mideast trip

Posted: 23 May 2014 03:04 PM PDT

Challenges Await Pope Francis as He Embarks on Mideast TripPope Francis says this weekend's trip to the Holy Land is "strictly religious" — "[a] pilgrimage of prayer," he called it — but it will also be a huge political and even physical challenge for him. Starting on Saturday, Francis, 77, will visit three separate...


Coast Guard: Hull of missing British yacht found off Mass. coast

Posted: 23 May 2014 02:13 PM PDT

This is a undated handout file photo issued by the Royal Yachting Association, via the PA, on Monday May 19, 2014 show the missing yacht Cheeki Rafiki . The families of four missing British yachtsmen are imploring the U.S. Coast Guard to resume the search for the men, whose boat capsized in the mid-Atlantic. The Cheeki Rafiki was returning from a regatta in Antigua when it ran into trouble about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on Thursday. The 40-foot high performance Beneteau yacht diverted to the Azores, but contact was lost on Friday. (AP Photo/Royal Yachting Association/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVESearch continues for ship's four crew members missing since last week.


Canadian rehab center confirms it's treating Rob Ford

Posted: 23 May 2014 02:33 PM PDT

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford leaves his home early Thursday May 1, 2014, in Toronto. Ford will take an immediate leave of absence to seek help for alcohol, he said, as a report surfaced about a second video of the mayor smoking what appears to be crack cocaine. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)(Reuters) - A Canadian rehabilitation facility on Friday said it was treating Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who had largely disappeared from sight after promising to seek help for an alcohol problem. The GreeneStone Clinic Muskoka, located in cottage county some 200 km (125 miles) north of Toronto, issued a statement asking the public and media respect its patients' privacy. Ford, who shot to prominence last year after admitting to smoking crack, buying illegal drugs and driving after drinking, insisted for months he did not have a problem. Earlier this month he told a Toronto newspaper that rehab was "amazing".


Obama taps Texas mayor Castro for Cabinet post

Posted: 23 May 2014 02:25 PM PDT

San Antonio Mayor Julian CastroWASHINGTON (AP) — In a second-term Cabinet reshuffle, President Barack Obama tapped San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro on Friday to be the nation's next housing secretary, giving a prominent national platform to one of the Democratic Party's most celebrated up-and-comers.


NASA unveils ‘global selfie' made from 36,000 photos

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