21 killed in Iraq blasts as militants press offensive

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• 21 killed in Iraq blasts as militants press offensive
• $1.8M waterfront house built on parkland ordered removed
• Suspected Benghazi ringleader captured
• 74 percent of Americans oppose sending troops to Iraq: poll
• Security firm: Cheap Chinese phones preloaded with spyware
• $2M in rare anteater scales seized in Hong Kong
• Inmates set to die in three states this week
• Bad in bed? Hate your boss? There's a Secret app for that
• Rescuers navigate tight spaces in Germany's deepest cave
• Major crackdown in search for Israeli teens
• Giraffe gaffe: Delta apologizes for World Cup tweet
• With McCarthy, those seeking a GOP shakeup will be kept waiting
• Hidden painting found under Picasso's first masterpiece
• Small U.S. force moves into Iraq
• Nebraska town braces for massive tornado cleanup
• Ukrainian forces, rebels clash near Russian border
• Pilot recounts bailing from damaged skydiver plane
• Israel expands arrests in search for missing teens
• Kerry: U.S. won’t work to remove Iraq’s Maliki
• Fake flowers led to N.J. fire that killed 6, prosecutor says
• California wildfire threatens 1,000 more homes
• GM recalls another 3.4M U.S. cars for ignition problems
• U.S. moves on Iraq military funding
• Police ID suspect in Phoenix priest attacks
• Fugitive VP: Iraq violence could lead to holy war

21 killed in Iraq blasts as militants press offensive Posted: 17 Jun 2014 10:52 AM PDT Signs of reprisal sectarian killings have emerged in Iraq amid militant uprising.

$1.8M waterfront house built on parkland ordered removed Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:40 AM PDT A developer who mistakenly built a $1.8 million waterfront home on parkland has been ordered to remove it.

Suspected Benghazi ringleader captured Posted: 17 Jun 2014 09:04 AM PDT Pentagon says suspect in deadly consulate attack is now in U.S. custody outside of Libya.

74 percent of Americans oppose sending troops to Iraq: poll Posted: 17 Jun 2014 08:04 AM PDT Nearly three out of four Americans oppose the United States sending troops to Iraq to combat the al-Qaida-inspired insurgency, a new poll commissioned by a liberal group finds.

Security firm: Cheap Chinese phones preloaded with spyware Posted: 17 Jun 2014 09:51 AM PDT A cheap brand of Chinese-made smartphones carried by major online retailers comes preinstalled with espionage software, a German security firm said.

$2M in rare anteater scales seized in Hong Kong Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:52 AM PDT Hong Kong customs officials have seized $2 million-worth of scales from the endangered pangolin, or "scaly anteater", authorities said Tuesday, in their biggest such haul in five years. Officials intercepted two shipments bound for Southeast Asia containing three tonnes of pangolin scales from Africa around the end of last month, amid a rise in illegal smuggling of the species. Pangolin scales are prized as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine while the rare anteater's tough, scaly skin is also used in fashion accessories in Asia. "The seizure was the largest in five years for Hong Kong," a customs spokeswoman told AFP, adding that the raids uncovered 3,300 kilos (8,160 pounds) of the scales, worth about HK$17 million (USD$2.19 million).

Inmates set to die in three states this week Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:29 AM PDT Executions would be first in the seven weeks since botched Oklahoma lethal injection.

Bad in bed? Hate your boss? There's a Secret app for that Posted: 16 Jun 2014 03:19 PM PDT Can you keep a secret? With one app, you might never have to again. David Byttow, 32, and Chrys Bader-Wechseler, 30, are the young masterminds behind Secret, a free social application that allows people to share messages anonymously within their circle of friends.

Rescuers navigate tight spaces in Germany's deepest cave Posted: 17 Jun 2014 06:31 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Germany's mountain rescue service says it could complete the rescue of an injured cave researcher from the country's deepest cave on Thursday or Friday as experts make good progress through the labyrinth's passages and shafts.

Major crackdown in search for Israeli teens Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:58 AM PDT Over 200 Palestinians detained as Hamas activists blamed for disappearance of three hitchhikers.

Giraffe gaffe: Delta apologizes for World Cup tweet Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:09 AM PDT The airline has apologized for a tweet — posted after Monday's thrilling 2-1 U.S. World Cup victory over Ghana — that used a picture of a giraffe to represent the African country.

With McCarthy, those seeking a GOP shakeup will be kept waiting Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:08 AM PDT Kevin McCarthy's political career is funded by many of the same industries that donated to Eric Cantor.

Hidden painting found under Picasso's first masterpiece Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:08 AM PDT "The Blue Room," one of Pablo Picasso's first masterpieces sits under a microscope at The Phillips Collection, on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, in Washington. Scientists and art experts have found a hidden painting beneath the painting. Advances in infrared imagery reveal a bow-tied man with his face resting on his hand, with three rings on his fingers. Now the question that conservators at The Phillips Collection in Washington hope to answer is simply: Who is he? It's a mystery that's fueling new research about the 1901 painting created early in Picasso's career while he was working in Paris at the start of his distinctive blue period of melancholy subjects. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Small U.S. force moves into Iraq Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:37 AM PDT Nearly 300 armed troops are being positioned in and around Iraq to help secure U.S. assets.

Nebraska town braces for massive tornado cleanup Posted: 17 Jun 2014 02:27 AM PDT PILGER, Neb. (AP) — Residents of Pilger braced for a massive cleanup after a storm with dual tornadoes tore through their tiny northeast Nebraska town, killing a 5-year-old and damaging more than half of the community's structures.

Ukrainian forces, rebels clash near Russian border Posted: 17 Jun 2014 01:00 AM PDT About 30 Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists near Ukraine's eastern border with Russia early on Tuesday, the border guard service said. It said separatist fighters had fired mortar bombs on government forces and border guards during the night near the city of Luhansk. The separatists say government forces have been shelling their positions this week, including around the city of Slaviansk, scene of some of the heaviest fighting since the uprising began in the Russian-speaking east in April.

Pilot recounts bailing from damaged skydiver plane Posted: 16 Jun 2014 06:00 PM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) — Like in a scene from a James Bond movie, Shawn Kinmartin found himself with fast-dwindling options as he struggled to control a skydiving plane after a jumper's parachute damaged the aircraft's tail.

Israel expands arrests in search for missing teens Posted: 17 Jun 2014 06:21 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers arrested over 40 Palestinians in an overnight raid Tuesday, while the government imposed new punishments on Hamas prisoners as the search continues for three missing Israeli teens who Israel believes Hamas operatives abducted in the West Bank.

Kerry: U.S. won’t work to remove Iraq’s Maliki Posted: Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric interviews the U.S. secretary of state.

Fake flowers led to N.J. fire that killed 6, prosecutor says Posted: 16 Jun 2014 04:50 PM PDT It was pride of ownership that led a New Jersey family to decorate the front of their home with bright plastic flowers, and it was those same decorations that acted as a fatal accelerant in a fast moving blaze that killed everyone inside, prosecutors said Monday.

California wildfire threatens 1,000 more homes Posted: 16 Jun 2014 12:27 PM PDT A California wildfire that has already destroyed three structures and blackened some three square miles of forest land near Sequoia National Park is threatening 1,000 more homes, officials said.

GM recalls another 3.4M U.S. cars for ignition problems Posted: 16 Jun 2014 04:50 PM PDT General Motors says it needs to change or replace the keys for about 3.4 million cars because they could cause the ignition switch to move out of position if they're carrying too much weight.

U.S. moves on Iraq military funding Posted: 16 Jun 2014 01:45 PM PDT The White House is reportedly forming a proposal that could fund Iraq military operations.

Police ID suspect in Phoenix priest attacks Posted: 16 Jun 2014 10:49 AM PDT Police have arrested an ex-convict in an attack that left one priest dead and another injured at a Roman Catholic church in Phoenix, connecting forensic evidence from the crime scene with the suspect.

Fugitive VP: Iraq violence could lead to holy war Posted: 16 Jun 2014 12:08 PM PDT The violence in Iraq is part of a broader Sunni Arab revolt that could lead to a holy war in the country, and is not just a rampage by Islamist militants from an al Qaeda splinter group, fugitive vice president Tarek al-Hashemi told Reuters.

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