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At least 44 feared dead in Gaza

At least 44 feared dead in Gaza


At least 44 feared dead in Gaza

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 09:56 AM PDT

Palestinians stand atop the rubble of a house which police said was destroyed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza CityIsraeli strikes shaking the area every few minutes as Hamas keeps up rocket barrages.


FIFA suspends Nigeria over governmental intrusion

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 11:19 AM PDT

The logo of soccer's international governing body FIFA is seen on its headquarters in ZurichFIFA has suspended Nigeria from international competition after football leaders were fired by the government following the team's World Cup exit.


The new HUD secretary that may one day be VP

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 10:31 AM PDT

Julian CastroWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate easily confirmed San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro on Wednesday to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, boosting the national profile of a Democrat with a compelling biography who's considered a vice presidential contender in 2016.


High-priced hooker arrested, said to have fatally injected Google exec on his yacht

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 09:10 AM PDT

Santa Cruz police: High tech mogul murdered by prostituteSANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A high-end prostitute has been arrested on suspicion of murder after injecting heroin into a Google executive on his yacht in Santa Cruz and leaving him to die when he overdosed, according to police.


Upstate NY storm that killed 4 confirmed as tornado

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 07:13 AM PDT

A fireman walks through a debris field off Goff Road in Smithfield, NY., follow a storm on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Officials in central New York say four people are dead and four homes have been destroyed in building collapses amid severe thunderstorms. (AP Photo/Oneida Daily Dispatch, John Haeger)SMITHFIELD, N.Y. (AP) — Severe thunderstorms packing strong winds swept through a number of Eastern states, killing five people, destroying or damaging numerous houses and leaving nearly 200,000 without power Wednesday, officials said.


50 bodies found in Iraq, raising sectarian worries

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 08:31 AM PDT

Iraqi men check in at the main army recruiting center as they volunteer for military services in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 9, 2014, after authorities urged Iraqis to help battle insurgents. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials discovered 50 bodies, many of them blindfolded and with their hands bound, in an agricultural area outside a city south of Baghdad on Wednesday, raising concerns over a possible sectarian killing amid the battle against a Sunni insurgency.


Former Big Easy mayor gets 10 years in prison

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 08:13 AM PDT

In this Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 photo, Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin leaves federal court after his conviction in New Orleans. Nagin's steep descent from the days when he was seen as a fresh-faced reformer continues this week when he is sentenced in federal court on 20 criminal charges counts including bribery, money laundering and fraud on Wednesday, July 9. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin sentenced to 10 years in prison for bribery, money laundering.


Is this a political statement, or just a guy in a horse mask?

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 06:39 AM PDT

President Barack Obama greets a man wearing a horse mask during a stroll in Denver.Now here's something you don't see every day: The president of the United States shaking hands with a guy in a horse mask.


'We believe we will stem this tide'

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 09:23 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 7, 2014 file photo, immigrant families and children's advocates rally in response to President Barack Obama's statement on the crisis of unaccompanied children and families illegally entering the United States, outside the Los Angeles Federal building. Tackling what he has called a humanitarian crisis, Obama on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 asked Congress for $3.7 billion to cope with a tide of minors from Central America who are illegally crossing the U.S. border, straining immigration resources and causing a political firestorm in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)Obama administration officials defend response to immigration crisis on Southwest border.


Russia fills void left by US in Iraq with weapons, contractors

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 02:19 AM PDT

A Russian Sukhoi Su-25 fighter plane arrives at Iraq's al-Muthanna military airbase at Baghdad airport, in BaghdadRussia jumps to fill vacuum left by US withdrawals. Yahoo News exclusive.


After rainy crash, defending champ quits Tour de France

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 08:08 AM PDT

Britain's Christopher Froome gets into his team car as he abandons the raceARENBERG, France (AP) — Defending champion Chris Froome quit the Tour de France on Wednesday after crashing twice as a nervous pack neared seven patches of bone-jarring cobblestones in the rainy and slick fifth stage of the race.


Joni Ernst: Is Obama impeachment on the table or not?

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:57 PM PDT

Jerry Seib: Iowa Senate Race Heats UpIowa Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst attempted Tuesday night to walk back statements made at a January event in which she said President Barack Obama had "become a dictator" who should be "removed from office" or face "impeachment." In a statement provided to Yahoo News, reacting to a story published earlier Tuesday, Ernst said she does not believe that Obama is a dictator but rather that "his repeated use of unilateral action sure makes him look like one." "To be clear, I have not seen any evidence that the President should be impeached," the statement read.


China says it's up to US to drive global economy

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 06:30 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, left, participate in a joint session on Climate Change and Clean Energy with China's Minister of Finance Lou Jiwei, third right, China's Vice Premier Wang Yang, second right, and State Councilor Yang Jiechi, right, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing,China Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Jim Bourg, Pool)BEIJING (AP) — China's finance minister said Wednesday that the country is not planning any new stimulus measures and it is up to the United States to drive the global economy.


Call it saudade: Brazil's pain after World Cup thrashing, in pictures

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 06:10 AM PDT

Call it saudade: Brazil's pain after World Cup thrashing, in picturesBrazilian fans react to their team's loss at the end of their 2014 World Cup semi-finals against Germany at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte July 8, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCCER SPORT WORLD CUP TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Islamic State seizes ex-chemical weapons site in Iraq

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 05:23 PM PDT

1987 FILE: Chemical attack victimRemnants of 2,500 degraded chemical rockets are inside facility northwest of Baghdad.


Kidnapped Israelis shot 10 times with silenced gun

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 04:14 AM PDT

The father, mother and brother or murdered Israeli teen Naftali Frenkel, 16, during his funeral service in the Jewish settlement of Nof Ayalon, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, on July 1, 2014Hamas has neither confirmed nor denied playing a role in the teens' deaths.


Germans probe 2nd spy case reportedly involving US

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 10:00 AM PDT

CIA involved in trying to recruit German intelligence officer, U.S. official saysBERLIN (AP) — German authorities are investigating a second spy case reportedly involving the United States, a week after the arrest of a German intelligence employee cast a new shadow over relations between the two countries.


Israel hits key Hamas targets in Gaza offensive

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 09:54 AM PDT

Smoke and a ball of fire rises after an Israeli missile strike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. The Israeli military launched what could be a long-term offensive against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday, striking nearly 100 sites in Gaza and mobilizing troops for a possible ground invasion aimed at stopping a heavy barrage of rocket attacks against Israel. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Israel to halt the airstrikes immediately and appealed for calm, however he has little influence over a Gaza Strip that is ruled by Hamas militants who violently overthrew forces loyal to him in 2007. Smaller and more radical forces than Hamas are also involved in rocket fire from Gaza. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)The Israeli army says it has intensified its offensive on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.


Kids overwhelming US border, officials acknowledge

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 11:03 AM PDT

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 9, 2014, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the problems with the increased rise in apprehensions at the Southern border. Top Obama administration officials told senators Wednesday they're struggling to keep up with the surge of immigrants at the Southern border. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Obama administration officials told senators Wednesday they're struggling to keep up with the surge of immigrants at the southern border, acknowledging they've been overwhelmed as children show up by the tens of thousands from violence-torn Central America.


Pro-Kiev Ukrainians face intimidation in the east

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 09:46 AM PDT

Maria Oleinik, 70, speaks to The Associated Press in the city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Since April, when pro-Russia rebels took over her city, Oleinik hasn't slept in the same house for more than one night running. Fearing abduction at the hands of separatists, thousands of residents have fled Donetsk, an eastern province where separatists have declared independence from Ukraine's new, pro-Western government. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Since April, when pro-Russia rebels took over her city, Maria Oleinik hasn't slept in the same house for more than one night running.


Verdict reached in suit over Giants fan beating

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 11:27 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A verdict has been reached in a negligence lawsuit against the Los Angeles Dodgers and former owner Frank McCourt stemming from the beating of a San Francisco Giants fan in 2011.

American author gored at Spain's Pamplona festival

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 10:04 AM PDT

Revelers run in front of a Victoriano del Rio ranch fighting bull during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive in Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — An American who co-authored the book "Fiesta: How to Survive the Bulls of Pamplona" became one of their victims Wednesday when he was one of two men gored at the festival.


Germany's WCup victory sets Twitter sports record

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 08:53 AM PDT

German supporters celebrate after the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Brazil and Germany at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Germany won the match 7-1. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)NEW YORK (AP) — It won't be what Brazil's fans will remember, but the first World Cup semifinal is the most tweeted-about sports event in Twitter history.


AP PHOTOS: Argentine WCup fans follow team on bus

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 10:15 AM PDT

In this Sunday, July 6, 2014 photo, Argentine Jose Ribeti, 29, sweeps the stairs of his bus "Carnavalito," in the Granja do Torto parking lot used by traveling World Cup soccer fans as a campground, in Brasilia, Brazil. Ribeti is part of a group of Argentine men who has spent the last month traveling all over Brazil in a converted bus to watch their national soccer squad's progress during the World Cup. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)SAO PAULO (AP) — Talk about commitment to your sports team.


Sigourney Weaver reprises 'Alien' role in new game

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 09:28 AM PDT

This June 1, 2014 photo shows actress Sigourney Weaver posing at The Peninsula Hotel during media day for the Alien video game and 35th anniversary release of the film, "Alien," in Beverly Hills, Calif. Weaver, who portrayed unflappable officer Ellen Ripley in the "Alien" film franchise is reprising her role in "Alien: Isolation," an upcoming video game set after the events of the original 1979 film. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP)BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Sigourney Weaver and the cast of "Alien" are virtually returning to the starship Nostromo.


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