Bergdahl release: The military's next steps

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• Bergdahl release: The military's next steps
• Airbnb: From sharing economy leader to global changer
• Police: Girls charged in 'Slenderman' stabbing show regret
• U.S. to appoint first envoy to Somalia in 20 years
• Eight states go to the polls for Senate, House, governor primaries
• Ex-army chief declared Egypt's new president
• Saudi Arabia reports over 100 more MERS cases
• Exchange student says he suspected Boston bomber's role
• On tape: Moment pilot realizes teen stowaway is on plane
• Army may still pursue desertion charges against Bergdahl
• Turkey lifts YouTube block
• 2 killed, 19 hurt in Arkansas logging truck wreck
• U.S. to boost military presence in Europe
• Thousands of prisoners apply for Obama’s drug-clemency program
• Suspect in FBI explosives case arrested
• Syrians line up to vote in presidential election
• Questions loom over Bergdahl-Taliban swap
• Seattle council passes $15 minimum wage
• Obama boosting America's military effort in Europe
• Amid war and shelling, Syrians vote for president
• Touch and go on Bergdahl release until very end
• Security tight on eve of Tiananmen anniversary
• AP WAS THERE: Troops storm Tiananmen Square
• Ukraine military launches offensive against rebels
• Before recalls, safety was low in GM hierarchy
• President-elect to Egyptians: "Time to work"
• German museum shows live replica of van Gogh's ear
• Ex-Blue Angels commander gets letter of reprimand
• Analysis: At least 74 dead in crashes similar to those GM linked to faulty switches
• After VA scandal, Senate to take up new bill
• Rand Paul no fan of coal energy until Obama carbon plan emerged
• Koch bros.-backed group selling immigration reform to tea party
• N.Y. business owner accused of plotting to kill troops
• Bear spotted lounging in hammock

Bergdahl release: The military's next steps Posted: 03 Jun 2014 08:55 AM PDT Army looks to heal one of its own after capture, while managing 'hot, active intelligence.'

Airbnb: From sharing economy leader to global changer Posted: 29 May 2014 02:31 PM PDT Dire straits led Brian Chesky to co-create the concept for Airbnb. The rest is history.

Police: Girls charged in 'Slenderman' stabbing show regret Posted: 03 Jun 2014 08:53 AM PDT WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing their friend nearly to death in the woods to please a fictional character struggled to decide who should actually do the deed and expressed at least some regret to detectives, according to court documents.

U.S. to appoint first envoy to Somalia in 20 years Posted: 03 Jun 2014 10:07 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in more than 20 years, the U.S. will appoint an ambassador to Somalia in what a senior official on Tuesday described as show of faith for future stability in the war-ravaged African nation.

Eight states go to the polls for Senate, House, governor primaries Posted: 03 Jun 2014 11:00 AM PDT A nursing home scandal and a vow to "make 'em squeal" in Washington are at the center of Senate Republican primaries in Mississippi and Iowa, as voters in Alabama, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota, Iowa, Montana and California cast ballots for Senate, House and gubernatorial races.

Ex-army chief declared Egypt's new president Posted: 03 Jun 2014 10:28 AM PDT The Election Commission says former army chief Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi won Egypt's presidential elections by a landslide victory of 96.9 percent of the vote, with turnout 47.45 percent.

Saudi Arabia reports over 100 more MERS cases Posted: 03 Jun 2014 10:57 AM PDT Of the 688 confirmed cases, 282 deaths have been reported, 353 people have recovered and 53 are still receiving treatment, the official Saudi Press Agency says.

Exchange student says he suspected Boston bomber's role Posted: 03 Jun 2014 10:19 AM PDT A Kazakh exchange student awaiting trial on charges of obstructing the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing testified that he told federal agents he suspected his friend had a role in the deadly attack.

On tape: Moment pilot realizes teen stowaway is on plane Posted: 03 Jun 2014 06:39 AM PDT About an hour after a California teen was discovered on a Hawaii runway in April, a nonplussed pilot preparing to depart tells air traffic controllers he will be a bit delayed because "a guy is seeming to have stowed away in the landing gear from San Jose to Maui."

Army may still pursue desertion charges against Bergdahl Posted: 03 Jun 2014 05:54 AM PDT The Army may still pursue an investigation that could lead to desertion or other charges against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was freed from five years of Taliban captivity in a prisoner exchange last weekend, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

Turkey lifts YouTube block Posted: 03 Jun 2014 06:54 AM PDT Nearly 70 days after a government block on YouTube, Turkey has restored access to the video-sharing website.

2 killed, 19 hurt in Arkansas logging truck wreck Posted: 03 Jun 2014 07:10 AM PDT Two people were killed and 19 others injured when a logging truck barreled out of control after its brakes failed, overturning and then dumping its cargo onto a crew of more than two dozen construction workers on a bridge, authorities said.

U.S. to boost military presence in Europe Posted: 03 Jun 2014 10:50 AM PDT Pres. Obama hopes to ease anxiety among NATO allies over Russia's moves in Ukraine.

Thousands of prisoners apply for Obama’s drug-clemency program Posted: 03 Jun 2014 01:56 AM PDT More than 18,000 prisoners filled out electronic surveys to apply for reduced sentences from President Barack Obama in a new program designed to clear federal prisons of nonviolent offenders.

Suspect in FBI explosives case arrested Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:32 PM PDT A San Francisco social media maven was captured after a 3-day manhunt.

Syrians line up to vote in presidential election Posted: 03 Jun 2014 02:49 AM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Waving photos of their leader and dancing with flags, thousands of Syrians pledged renewed allegiance to President Bashar Assad as they voted Tuesday in the country's presidential election decried by the opposition as a charade.

Questions loom over Bergdahl-Taliban swap Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:30 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon concluded in 2010 that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl walked away from his unit, and after an initial flurry of searching the military curbed any high-risk rescue plans. But the U.S. kept pursuing avenues to negotiate his release, recently seeking to fracture the Taliban network by making its leaders fear a faster deal with underlings could prevent the freedom they sought for five of their top officials, American officials told The Associated Press.

Seattle council passes $15 minimum wage Posted: 02 Jun 2014 05:26 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Monday that gradually increases the minimum wage in the city to $15, which would make it the highest in the nation.

Obama boosting America's military effort in Europe Posted: 03 Jun 2014 11:10 AM PDT WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Barack Obama pledged Tuesday to boost U.S. military deployments and exercises throughout Europe, an effort costing as much as $1 billion to demonstrate American solidarity with a continent rattled by Russia's intervention in Ukraine.

Amid war and shelling, Syrians vote for president Posted: 03 Jun 2014 09:27 AM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Waving photos of President Bashar Assad and dancing with flags, tens of thousands of Syrians pledged renewed allegiance to President Bashar Assad as they voted Tuesday in a presidential election that excluded a vast swath of the pre-war population and was decried by the opposition as a charade.

Touch and go on Bergdahl release until very end Posted: 03 Jun 2014 10:58 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Right up until the moment Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was freed, U.S. officials were not sure the Taliban would really release the only American soldier held captive in Afghanistan in exchange for high-level militants detained at Guantanamo Bay.

Security tight on eve of Tiananmen anniversary Posted: 03 Jun 2014 10:20 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — Beijing put additional police on the streets and detained government critics Tuesday as part of a security crackdown on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the crushing of pro-democracy protests centered on the capital's Tiananmen Square.

AP WAS THERE: Troops storm Tiananmen Square Posted: 03 Jun 2014 08:55 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — EDITOR'S NOTE — On June 4, 1989, AP reporter John Pomfret was in central Beijing when Chinese soldiers attacked pro-democracy protesters on Tiananmen Square.

Ukraine military launches offensive against rebels Posted: 03 Jun 2014 08:48 AM PDT SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops on Tuesday launched an offensive against pro-Russian insurgents in the eastern city of Slovyansk and advanced through the city's outskirts, the nation's interior minister said.

Before recalls, safety was low in GM hierarchy Posted: 03 Jun 2014 11:18 AM PDT DETROIT (AP) — To understand how General Motors allowed a problem with a small part to balloon into a crisis, look at the organization chart.

President-elect to Egyptians: "Time to work" Posted: 03 Jun 2014 11:17 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president-elect, the former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, told Egyptians it is now "time to work" to rebuild the country after he was officially declared the landslide winner of last week's election.

German museum shows live replica of van Gogh's ear Posted: 03 Jun 2014 11:24 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — A German museum has put on display a copy of Vincent van Gogh's ear that was grown using genetic material provided by one of the 19th-century Dutch artist's living relatives.

Ex-Blue Angels commander gets letter of reprimand Posted: 03 Jun 2014 11:02 AM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Navy has decided to give a letter of reprimand to a former Blue Angels commander accused of allowing sexual harassment in the workplace during his time as leader of the famed precision flying team.

Analysis: At least 74 dead in crashes similar to those GM linked to faulty switches Posted: 02 Jun 2014 05:31 PM PDT At least 74 people have died in General Motors cars in accidents with some key similarities to those that GM has linked to 13 deaths involving defective ignition switches, a Reuters analysis of government fatal-crash data has determined. Such accidents also occurred at a higher rate in the GM cars than in top competitors' models, the analysis showed. Reuters searched the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), a national database of crash information submitted by local law-enforcement agencies, for single-car frontal collisions where no front air bags deployed and the driver or front-seat passenger was killed. The news agency compared the incidence of this kind of deadly accident in the Chevrolet Cobalt and the Saturn Ion, the highest-profile cars in GM's recall of 2.6 million cars with defective switches, against the records of three popular small-car competitors: Ford Focus, Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla.

After VA scandal, Senate to take up new bill Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:12 AM PDT Legislation addressing issues plaguing the dep't. will reportedly be reviewed this month.

Rand Paul no fan of coal energy until Obama carbon plan emerged Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:46 AM PDT Rand Paul is slamming Obama for mandating that power plants curb emissions, but six years ago he called coal "a very dirty form of energy."

Koch bros.-backed group selling immigration reform to tea party Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:13 AM PDT In this exclusive video, see how the Koch-backed LIBRE Initiative explains immigration reform to conservatives.

N.Y. business owner accused of plotting to kill troops Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:20 PM PDT A New York business owner from Yemen plotted vengeance attacks against members of the U.S. military for American actions overseas and Shiite Muslims over the civil war in Syria, according to federal authorities.

Bear spotted lounging in hammock Posted: 02 Jun 2014 07:26 AM PDT Summer in the Northern Hemisphere doesn't officially start until June 21, but last week a forward-thinking black bear got a head start on the rest of us.

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