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Top Senate Democrat: Cost-cutting culture fueled VA scandal

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Top Senate Democrat: Cost-cutting culture fueled VA scandal

Top Senate Democrat: Cost-cutting culture fueled VA scandal

Posted: 27 May 2014 10:03 AM PDT

Senate Budget Committee Chair Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. speaks at the 2014 Fiscal Summit organized by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation in Washington, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Lawmakers and policy experts discussed America's long term debt and economic future. (AP Photo)Sen. Patty Murray tells Yahoo News officials understated need internally and to Congress.

Officials: 54 killed in new attacks in Nigeria

Posted: 27 May 2014 10:24 AM PDT

Nigeria's chief of defense staff Air Marshal Alex S. Badeh, front, and other army chiefs wait to address the Nigerians Against Terrorism group during a demonstration calling on the government to rescue the kidnapped girls of the government secondary school in Chibok, in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, May 26, 2014. Scores of protesters chanting "Bring Back Our Girls" marched in the Nigerian capital Monday to protest the abductions of more than 300 schoolgirls by Boko Haram, the government's failure to rescue them and the killings of scores of teachers by Islamic extremists in recent years. (AP Photo/Gbenga Olamikan)Suspected Islamic extremists kill 24 soldiers, 21 police; 9 others die in village attack.

Low-key U.S. Air Wing seen in photo of girl's flight from prison

Posted: 27 May 2014 10:35 AM PDT

Photo Gives Glimpse of Low-Profile US Air OperationSimple Transport of Girl in Pakistan Exposes Little-Known State Department Program

Here's why CEOs got a huge raise this year — and you didn't

Posted: 27 May 2014 12:04 PM PDT

This photo combination shows the 10 highest-paid CEOs of 2013, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive pay research firm. Top row, from left: Anthony Petrello, Nabors Industries, $68.2 million; Leslie Moonves, CBS, $65.6 million; Richard Adkerson, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, $55.3 million; Stephen Kaufer, TripAdvisor, $39 million; and Philippe Dauman, Viacom, $37.2 million. Bottom row, from left: Leonard Schleifer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, $36.3 million; Robert Iger, Walt Disney, $34.3 million; David Zaslav, Discovery Communications, $33.3 million; Jeffrey Bewkes, Time Warner, $32.5 million; and Brian Roberts, Comcast, $31.4 million. (AP Photo)WASHINGTON (AP) — Pay for globe-trotting CEOs has soared to new heights, even as most workers remain grounded by paychecks that are barely budging.

Hacker turned FBI mole sentenced to time served

Posted: 27 May 2014 11:39 AM PDT

Hector Xavier Monsegur arrives at court in New York for a sentencing hearing Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Monsegur, a prolific computer hacker who infiltrated the servers of major corporations, later switched sides to helped the U.S. government disrupt hundreds of cyberattacks on Congress, NASA and other sensitive targets, according to federal prosecutors. After his arrest and guilty plea in 2011, he faced more than two decades behind bars. But because of his cooperation, the sentence could be two years or less. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)A computer hacker who helped the government disrupt hundreds of cyberattacks on Congress, NASA and other sensitive targets and cripple the hacktivist crew known as Anonymous will serve no more time in prison after being sentenced to time served.

U.S. to keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan

Posted: 27 May 2014 08:45 AM PDT

Anti-riot policemen block protesters, calling for immediate pullout of U.S. troops in country during protest outside U.S. Embassy in ManilaObama says he aims to keep forces there until later this year and withdraw most by 2016.

Did police miss the chance to stop Elliot Rodger?

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Elliot Rodger's rage-filled manifesto documents his growing fury with the world and his initial attacks on women and couples that he envied. One of those attacks occurred on his 22nd birthday.

High court blocks IQ cutoff for executions

Posted: 27 May 2014 09:06 AM PDT

This undated photo made available by the Florida Department of Corrections shows inmate Freddie Lee Hall. Hall. The Supreme Court will hear an appeal on Monday, March 3, 2014 from Hall, a Florida death row inmate who claims he is protected from execution because he is mentally disabled. The case centers on how authorities determine who is eligible to be put to death, 12 years after the justices' prohibited the execution of the mentally disabled. The court has until now left it to the states to set rules for judging who is mentally disabled. In Florida and a handful of other states, an intelligence test score higher than 70 means an inmate is not mentally disabled, even if other evidence indicates he is. Hall has scored above 70 on most of the IQ tests he has taken since 1968. (AP Photo/Florida Department of Corrections, HO)The Supreme Court settled a death penalty case that has been in the system since 1978.

24 killed in latest Boko Haram attack

Posted: 27 May 2014 10:53 AM PDT

Cameroon Deploys Troops To Nigeria Border Region Counter Boko HaramBoko Haram gunmen attacked a Nigerian military base and adjacent police barracks simultaneously in the northeastern town of Buni Yadi, killing at least 24 security personnel, security sources and a witness said.

Egypt extends presidential election vote for third day

Posted: 27 May 2014 09:16 AM PDT

An Egyptian woman looks at the list of names to register her name outside a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Egyptians were lining up to vote on Tuesday, the second and final day of the presidential election with the country's former military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi poised for an almost certain victory. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)State TV says Egypt's election commission has extended voting in the presidential election for a third day amid reported low turnout.

19 killed in suicide attack in Baghdad mosque

Posted: 27 May 2014 06:44 AM PDT

Rubble is strewn inside a Shiite mosque after a suicide bomb attack in the Shorja market area in downtown Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. A suicide bomber set off his explosives-laden belt on Tuesday in a mosque in busy commercial area in central Baghdad, killed and wounded dozens, officials said. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim)Blast, which occurred in a central Baghdad mosque, also wounded 26 people, police say.

Photos, video of N.D. tornado tearing through oil worker camp, injuring 9

Posted: 27 May 2014 06:21 AM PDT

NORTH DAKOTA TWISTERThe tornado that touched down in North Dakota injured nine people, one critically.

Red Sox broadcaster's son pleads guilty to murder

Posted: 27 May 2014 09:57 AM PDT

Jared Remy Neighbor: 'We Tried to Stop It'The son of a Boston Red Sox broadcaster has pleaded guilty to murder in the stabbing of his girlfriend last year.

Dozens killed in Ukraine after rebel attack

Posted: 27 May 2014 08:29 AM PDT

UKRAINIAN AIR STRIKES AGAINST SEPARATISTSBattles came moments after Ukrainians voted to elect Petro Poroshenko as their new leader.

17 killed in suicide attack in Baghdad

Posted: 27 May 2014 05:48 AM PDT

A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard outside a Shi'ite mosque after a bomb attack in BaghdadBlast, which occurred in a central Baghdad mosque, also wounded 26 people, police say.

Abuse victims' leader: Pope's meeting a 'gesture'

Posted: 27 May 2014 07:30 AM PDT

Pope Francis waves to journalists as he arrives for a press conference he held aboard the papal flight on his way back to Rome at the end of a three day trip to the Midle East, Monday, May 26, 2014 (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool)Pope Francis says his plan to meet with a group of sex abuse victims is part of an effort to "go forward" with "zero tolerance" in confronting and preventing clergy abuse. But the head of a U.S. victims' group has dismissed the upcoming session as "another gesture, another public relations coup" that could prove meaningless.

Chemical weapons team attacked but safe in Syria

Posted: 27 May 2014 07:40 AM PDT

a U.N. team scheduled to investigate an alleged chemical attackA convoy of chemical weapons inspectors came under attack Tuesday while traveling to the site of a suspected chlorine gas attack in Syria, but all staff members were safe, the international watchdog agency said.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ordered to appear in court

Posted: 27 May 2014 06:28 AM PDT

File photo of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg listening to a question from the audience in San FranciscoA judge in southern Iran has ordered Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear in court to answer complaints by individuals who say Facebook-owned applications Instagram and Whatsapp violate their privacy, semiofficial news agency ISNA reported.

Mayor says 40 people killed in eastern Ukraine

Posted: 27 May 2014 04:01 AM PDT

Firefighters work at a burnt ice hockey arena in Donetsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Early Tuesday, a group of unidentified men stormed Donetsk's main ice hockey arena, which was to host the 2015 world championships and set it ablaze, according to the mayor's office. The ice hockey arena belongs to Ukrainian lawmaker Boris Kolesnikov. (AP Photo/Alexander Ermochenko)Government forces use combat jets to stop pro-Russians from taking over the Donetsk airport.

Malaysia releases satellite data on missing jet

Posted: 27 May 2014 04:30 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 6, 2014 file photo, a man writes messages for passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 before a mass prayer for them, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Malaysian government on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, released 47 pages of raw satellite data used to conclude that the missing Malaysia Airlines jet crashed into the southern Indian Ocean. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin, File)Under mounting pressure, the government releases data linked to the missing jet's flight path.

Oldest-ever congressman facing tough primary test

Posted: 27 May 2014 08:20 AM PDT

U.S. Rep. Ralph HallAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 91-year-old Texas congressman who first won his seat when Jimmy Carter was president faced the toughest test of his political career Tuesday from a Republican primary challenger half his age.

Stories of victims in California rampage

Posted: 26 May 2014 11:31 PM PDT

A note addressed to George Chen, 20, of San Jose, Calif., one of three men found stabbed to death in the apartment of Elliott Rodger, is seen outside the apartment where he lived in the Isla Vista neighborhood of Goleta, Calif., Monday, May 26, 2014. Six people, all students at nearby University of California, Santa Barbara, were killed before Rodger was killed by gunfire in the 10-minute rampage Friday, May 23. (AP Photo/Christopher Weber)GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — A gunman went on a rampage Friday night near the University of California, Santa Barbara, that left seven people dead, including him. Here are the stories of the six victims, who were all students at the university.

Nigerian military: We know where missing girls are

Posted: 26 May 2014 01:10 PM PDT

School girls kidnapped by Boko Haram are filmed by a member of the Nigerian militant group at an undisclosed location, as shown in this screengrab taken on May 12, 2014Officer won't give details, says safe rescue from militants presents dilemma.

Ukraine launches airstrike on pro-Moscow rebels

Posted: 26 May 2014 04:49 PM PDT

Smoke rises at the airport outside Donetsk, Ukraine, Monday, May 26, 2014. Ukraine's military launched airstrikes Monday against the separatists who had taken over the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk, suggesting that fighting in the east is far from over. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president-elect said Monday he wants to begin talks with Moscow and end a pro-Russia insurgency in the east, but the rebels escalated the conflict by occupying a major airport, and the government in Kiev responded with an airstrike.

Pope to meet with sex abuse victims

Posted: 26 May 2014 07:20 PM PDT

Pope Francis gives a speech at the Church of All Nations in the Garden of Gethsemane, in east Jerusalem, on May 26, 2014ABOARD PAPAL PLANE (Undefined) (AFP) - Pope Francis on Monday warned there were "no privileges" for bishops when it came to child sex crimes and said he would hold a special mass with victims next week in the Vatican. "Three bishops are being investigated," Francis told reporters on his return flight from the Middle East when asked about the thousands of scandals that have rocked the Catholic Church. The pope last month personally asked forgiveness for the "evil" of abuses and promised more action in response to accusations of cover-ups and excessive leniency by the Vatican. At a UN hearing earlier this year, Vatican officials revealed that 3,420 abuse cases had been handled over the past decade by the Catholic Church's Canon Law prosecutors.

Obama says US finishing the job in Afghanistan

Posted: 27 May 2014 12:16 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama delivers a statement on American troops in Afghanistan from the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, May 27, 2014WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the United States is finishing the job it started in Afghanistan.

After long wait, Malaysia releases jet data

Posted: 27 May 2014 10:09 AM PDT

A visitor looks out from the viewing gallery as Malaysia Airlines aircraft sit on the tarmac at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang, Malaysia, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The Malaysian government on Tuesday released 45 pages of raw satellite data it used to determine the flight path of the missing jetliner, information long sought after by some of the relatives of the 239 people on board the plane. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Close to three months after the Malaysian jetliner disappeared, the government on Tuesday released reams of raw satellite data it used to determine that the flight ended in the southern Indian Ocean, a step long demanded by the families of some of the passengers on board.

After decades, dirty power plant to get clean

Posted: 27 May 2014 11:49 AM PDT

This photo taken May 5, 2014 shows the stacks of the Homer City Generating Station in Homer City, Pa. Three years ago, the operators of one of the nation's dirtiest coal-fired power plants warned of HOMER CITY, Pa. (AP) — Three years ago, the operators of one of the nation's dirtiest coal-fired power plants warned of "immediate and devastating" consequences from the Obama administration's push to clean up pollution from coal.

Turnout low, Egypt extends presidential vote a day

Posted: 27 May 2014 12:28 PM PDT

A man votes during the second day of voting in the presidential election, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. State TV says Egypt's election commission has extended voting in the presidential election for a third day amid reported low turnout. Government officials, media and the military harangued voters to go to the polls Tuesday in what was supposed to be the final day of the vote, worried that turnout was weaker than expected. The front-runner, former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is trying to garner an overwhelming show of support. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt on Tuesday extended its presidential election for a third day after reports of low voter turnout threatened to deprive the all-but-certain winner, former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, of the overwhelming show of public support he seeks.

French politics in disarray, except for far right

Posted: 27 May 2014 12:26 PM PDT

French far-right National Front party leader Marine Le Pen speaks at a meeting at their headquarters in Nanterre, west of Paris, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The anti-EU, anti-immigration National Front party shook France's political landscape by coming out on top in France's voting for European Parliament elections, beating the mainstream conservatives and the governing Socialists. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)PARIS (AP) — An anti-immigration movement founded by a man convicted of anti-Semitism now leads polls in France. The mainstream conservative party risks collapse amid a financing scandal. The Socialist president is the most unpopular leader in modern French history.

Weather service rates North Dakota tornado an EF-2

Posted: 27 May 2014 12:03 PM PDT

This Monday, May 26, 2014 photo from video provided by Dan Yorgason, shows a tornado in a worker's camp near Watford City, N.D., in the heart of the state's booming oil patch. The tornado injured nine people, including a 15-year-old girl who suffered critical injuries, and damaged or destroyed more than a dozen trailers at the camp. (AP Photo/Dan Yorgason)WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) — A tornado that critically injured a 15-year-old girl and hurt eight other people at a workers' camp in the heart of North Dakota's booming oil patch was an EF-2, the National Weather Service said Tuesday.

How VA clinics falsified appointment records

Posted: 27 May 2014 09:38 AM PDT

FILE-- This April 28, 2014 file photo show the Phoenix VA Health Care Center in Phoenix. Fake appointments, unofficial logs kept on the sly and appointments made without telling the patient are among tricks used to disguise delays in seeing and treating veterans at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics. They're not a new phenomenon. VA officials, veteran service organizations and members of Congress have known about them for years. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Fake appointments, unofficial logs kept on the sly and appointments made without telling the patient are among tricks used to disguise delays in seeing and treating veterans at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics.

From beaches to Bangkok, tourists ask 'What coup?'

Posted: 27 May 2014 07:37 AM PDT

In this Monday, May 26, 2014 photo, a Western tourist, center, joins with local bystanders and watch a confrontation between Thai soldiers and anti-coup protesters at the Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. The drama of Thailand's military takeover has played out mainly in the political arena. While the army detains political leaders and issues stern warnings on TV, tourists are kicking back on the country's famed beaches and sightseeing in Bangkok. The main impact on visitors for now is a 10 p.m. curfew, which forces nightlife to close four hours earlier. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)BANGKOK (AP) — When Thailand's military staged a coup last week, Phil Koenighaus was on a beach enjoying the debauchery of the country's infamous "Half Moon" festival.

#YesAllWomen campaign rises up after UC Santa Barbara shooting

Posted: 26 May 2014 01:58 PM PDT

UCSB students arrive at a drive-by shooting crime scene as they march in a protest against sexual violence and hate crimes, in Santa Barbara, CaliforniaA campaign on Twitter denouncing misogyny has gathered thousands of followers after a bloody rampage in California by a 22-year-old virgin who said he was motivated by hatred of women. The hashtag #YesAllWomen was launched to allow women to share stories of misogyny in the wake of Elliot Rodger's assault on Friday in Isla Vista, near Santa Barbara, which saw him kill six people before taking his own life. While three of Rodger's victims were men, the student had written a lengthy manifesto and posted videos online prior to the assault citing women as the cause of his rage. Thousands used the #YesAllWomen Twitter hashtag on Monday.

Mexican man who battled record-breaking weight dies at 48

Posted: 26 May 2014 12:36 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 9, 2008 file photo, Manuel "Meme" Uribe, 42, shows how he exercises from his bed during an interview in Monterrey, Mexico. Uribe, once listed as the world's heaviest human being, has died at the age of 48. His death was confirmed Monday, May 26, 2014 by an official of the health department of Nuevo Leon state in Mexico. Doctors have not yet certified the cause of death. (AP Photo/Monica Rueda, File)MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — A Mexican man once listed as the world's heaviest human being died Monday at the age of 48.

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