Official: Armed drones guard US interests in Iraq

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• Official: Armed drones guard US interests in Iraq
• Nebraska releases prisoners by mistake, tries to get some back
• U.S. Mideast envoy quits after attempt at peace deal
• There she goes - Miss Delaware loses her crown
• New round of Ukraine peace talks open
• World 3.0: A soccer ball with amazing potential
• Tiger leaps onto boat, snatches man in east India
• Actor Shia LeBeouf arrested at Broadway show
• Living in "total fear" of Boko Haram in Cameroon's north
• Ukraine signs historic pact with EU
• Malaysia jet passengers likely suffocated, report says
• OSCE hostages freed by Ukrainian rebels
• 36 injured in Texas floor collapse
• Man's paperwork mistake cost children $400K of IRA inheritance
• Missing boy found in own basement still hasn't seen parents
• Cavaliers select Wiggins with No. 1 overall pick in 2014 NBA draft
• Wis. governor not target of special investigation, lawyer says
• Obama seeks $500M to train Syrian rebels
• Supreme Court curbs state limits on abortion clinic protests
• FAA, developers clash over proposed building height limits
• ‘We never saw it coming,’ father of Isla Vista shooter says
• Howard Baker Jr., former Tennessee senator, dies at 88
• U.S. advances to World Cup round of 16 despite 1-0 loss to Germany
• Iraq's top cleric calls for deal on PM by Tuesday
• Kerry: Syrian moderate rebels could help in Iraq
• Shia LaBeouf arrested for disrupting Broadway show
• Elliot Rodger's dad hopes to prevent killings
• US ready to take on Belgium in World Cup

Official: Armed drones guard US interests in Iraq Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:24 AM PDT The U.S. has started flying armed drones over Baghdad to protect U.S. civilians and military forces in the Iraqi capital, a Pentagon official said Friday.

Nebraska releases prisoners by mistake, tries to get some back Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:35 AM PDT Nebraska authorities mistakenly released more than 300 criminals from prison early and are trying to track the two dozen they want to put back in jail, state officials said on Friday. Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman said 306 inmates were released before their time expired because corrections officials used a faulty formula to calculate time off for good behavior for sentences of prisoners with mandatory minimum terms. "Obviously there was a mistake made," said Heineman, who said those responsible at the state's Department of Correctional Services will be held accountable. The state has reviewed all mandatory minimum sentences imposed since 1995, when state law changed so that time off for good behavior did not apply until a mandatory minimum sentence was served.

U.S. Mideast envoy quits after attempt at peace deal Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:05 AM PDT In a move symbolizing the collapse of the latest American effort to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, U.S. special Mideast envoy Martin Indyk resigned on Friday to return to a Washington think-tank.

There she goes - Miss Delaware loses her crown Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:27 AM PDT A woman stripped of her crown as Miss Delaware because of her age said on Friday she had done nothing wrong by entering the pageant. Amanda Longacre said she learned on Tuesday that she was disqualified because the Miss Delaware pageant determined she violated the age requirement. On NBC's "Today" show on Friday, a tearful Longacre said she was consulting a lawyer. Longacre's 25th birthday is Oct. 22.

New round of Ukraine peace talks open Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:40 AM PDT Pro-Russian separatist leaders and Kiev government mediators meet over fighting in the east.

World 3.0: A soccer ball with amazing potential Posted: 26 Jun 2014 03:34 PM PDT Imagine this scene in your neighborhood: A group of kids plays a pickup soccer game. They kick around the ball in the street or maybe in someone's backyard. The ball bounces from child to child, off of feet, knees, heads. Now, imagine that same scene in a war zone.

Tiger leaps onto boat, snatches man in east India Posted: 27 Jun 2014 05:06 AM PDT KOLKATA, India (AP) — A Bengal tiger snatched a man off a fishing boat in eastern India, dragging him away into a mangrove swamp as his children looked on in horror, the man's son said Friday.

Actor Shia LeBeouf arrested at Broadway show Posted:

Living in "total fear" of Boko Haram in Cameroon's north Posted: 27 Jun 2014 01:57 AM PDT By Tansa Musa AMCHIDE Cameroon (Reuters) - An iron bar balanced between two metal poles is the only barrier between Cameroon and Nigeria in this dusty corner of the Sahel. As the threat of Nigeria's Boko Haram militant group increasingly looms over Cameroon, its government has dispatched over 1,000 troops and heavy armour to the north. "We are living here in total fear because you don't know if your next-door neighbour is Boko Haram. They can host a Boko Haram suspect and they will not alert anyone even if they know what he is," he added.

Ukraine signs historic pact with EU Posted: 27 Jun 2014 04:54 AM PDT Trade and economic pact pushes troubled country closer into European orbit, angers Russia.

Malaysia jet passengers likely suffocated, report says Posted: 26 Jun 2014 05:19 PM PDT Flight MH370's passengers and crew most likely died from suffocation, a new report said.

OSCE hostages freed by Ukrainian rebels Posted: 26 Jun 2014 05:14 PM PDT In an apparent goodwill gesture, insurgents freed 4 of 8 hostages captured in April.

36 injured in Texas floor collapse Posted: 26 Jun 2014 07:25 PM PDT A floor collapse during a religious gathering near Houston injures three dozen people.

Man's paperwork mistake cost children $400K of IRA inheritance Posted: Before Leonard Smith lost his battle with cancer in 2008, he worked with his financial advisors and attorneys to make sure his children received the balance of his retirement funds when he died.

Missing boy found in own basement still hasn't seen parents Posted: 26 Jun 2014 03:08 PM PDT Charlie Bothuell, 12, went missing for a dozen days before police found him in his own basement.

Cavaliers select Wiggins with No. 1 overall pick in 2014 NBA draft Posted: After a one-year stopover in Lawrence, Kan., Andrew Wiggins has been drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Wis. governor not target of special investigation, lawyer says Posted: 26 Jun 2014 02:11 PM PDT Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was not a target of an investigation into possible illegal coordination between his campaign and special interest groups during elections in 2011 and 2012, a lawyer for the prosecutor leading the investigation said on Thursday. Randall Crocker, an attorney representing special prosecutor Francis Schmitz, said Thursday that documents released publicly last week outlined the prosecutor's legal theory of the investigation and did not establish the existence of a crime. A federal judge halted the investigation in response to a lawsuit filed by the Wisconsin Club for Growth that accuses prosecutors of violating their free-speech rights. "At the time the investigation was halted, Governor Walker was not a target of the investigation," Crocker said in the statement.

Obama seeks $500M to train Syrian rebels Posted: 26 Jun 2014 08:35 PM PDT Obama has asked Congress for funds to train and arm members of the Syrian opposition.

Supreme Court curbs state limits on abortion clinic protests Posted: 26 Jun 2014 03:29 PM PDT The U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory to anti-abortion activists on Thursday by making it harder for states to enact laws aimed at helping patients entering abortion clinics to avoid protesters, striking down a Massachusetts statute that had created a no-entry zone. On a 9-0 vote, the court said the 2007 law violated freedom of speech rights under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment by preventing anti-abortion activists from standing on the sidewalk and speaking to people entering the clinics. The ruling casts into doubt similar fixed buffer zones adopted by several municipalities around the country, including San Francisco and Pittsburgh. The Massachusetts law was enacted in part because of safety concerns highlighted by violent acts committed against abortion providers in the past.

FAA, developers clash over proposed building height limits Posted: 26 Jun 2014 06:32 PM PDT The government wants to dramatically reduce the allowable height of buildings near hundreds of airports — a proposal that is drawing fire from real estate developers and members of Congress who say it will reduce property values.

‘We never saw it coming,’ father of Isla Vista shooter says Posted: 26 Jun 2014 11:37 AM PDT The father of a man who killed six people in a California college town said in a television interview that his son's rampage came as a surprise, despite contentions by some victims' families that the attack might have been prevented. Peter Rodger, a Hollywood film director, told Barbara Walters in an interview set to air Friday on ABC's "20/20" that prior to the shooting he did not believe his son, Elliott, 22, could "hurt a flea." Elliot Rodger stabbed three men to death in his apartment in the town of Isla Vista on May 23 before fatally shooting three more people near the campus of the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Howard Baker Jr., former Tennessee senator, dies at 88 Posted: 26 Jun 2014 11:28 AM PDT Sen. Baker's question sliced to the core of Watergate: "What did the president know and when did he know it?"

U.S. advances to World Cup round of 16 despite 1-0 loss to Germany Posted: Team USA lost 1-0 to Germany, but still won by scraping through to the knockout stage of the World Cup after surviving a nervous final afternoon of Group G action.

Iraq's top cleric calls for deal on PM by Tuesday Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:34 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's top Shiite cleric stepped up pressure on deeply divided political blocs Friday, calling on them to agree on the next prime minister before the newly elected parliament convenes next week to pave the way for an inclusive government in the face of Sunni militants who have seized large swaths of territory.

Kerry: Syrian moderate rebels could help in Iraq Posted: 27 Jun 2014 09:49 AM PDT JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry signaled on Friday that the U.S. hopes to enlist moderate Syrian opposition fighters that the Obama administration has reluctantly decided to arm and train in the battle against militant extremists in neighboring Iraq.

Shia LaBeouf arrested for disrupting Broadway show Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:00 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Shia LaBeouf was released from police custody Friday after he was escorted from a Broadway theater for yelling obscenities and continued to act irrationally while being arrested, authorities said.

Elliot Rodger's dad hopes to prevent killings Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:29 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — The father of the young man who killed six people and injured 13 others near the University of California, Santa Barbara, last month says it's his "duty" to help prevent future mass killings.

US ready to take on Belgium in World Cup Posted: 27 Jun 2014 04:29 AM PDT RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Now that the U.S. has survived the so-called "Group of Death," it's time for sudden death: the knockout phase of the World Cup.

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