Israel widens air attack, Gaza death toll tops 125

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• Israel widens air attack, Gaza death toll tops 125
• Merkel blasts U.S. spying, hopes Washington will change tack
• Punk-band pioneer Tommy Ramone dies
• Israel widens air attack, Gaza death toll hits 135
• Iraq sending 4,000 volunteers to help in Ramadi
• His agenda in gridlock, Obama relishes roadshow
• 5 things to know about immigration courts
• Tracy Morgan sues Wal-Mart for crash that killed 1
• Comatose boy, Roma evictions up pressure on France
• 4 civilians killed in artillery fire in Ukraine
• 5 things to watch as Cavs bring in LeBron James
• Kerry meeting again with Afghan candidates
• Israeli bombing turns Gaza into ghost town
• Chairman: $3.7B request 'too much'
• Bank-stealing virus returns after crackdown
• Japan issues tsunami advisory after quake
• Drought draws bears near people at Lake Tahoe
• Inmate convicted in murder-for-hire plot to kill Penn. judge
• James' Cavs return could complicate GOP
• U.S. lab mixed up potent flu strain, CDC says
• 8 hospitalized after tour bus crash
• Prominent editor, civil rights activist John Seigenthaler dies at 86
• Iraqi Kurds take over 2 northern oil fields
• Mentally ill man sentenced for threatening Bush
• Amazon asks FAA for permission to fly delivery drones

Israel widens air attack, Gaza death toll tops 125 Posted: 12 Jul 2014 10:02 AM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel widened its air assault against the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers on Saturday, hitting a mosque, Hamas-affiliated charities and an Islamic home for the disabled, as Palestinians said the death toll from the five-day offensive rose to over 125.

Merkel blasts U.S. spying, hopes Washington will change tack Posted: 12 Jul 2014 07:52 AM PDT By Alexandra Hudson BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel said on Saturday that new allegations of U.S. spying showed Berlin and Washington were completely at odds over how they viewed the role of intelligence, and she hoped German action would persuade the United States not to spy on partners. Her comments to German broadcaster ZDF come two days after her government told the CIA station chief in Berlin to leave the country, in a dramatic display of anger after German officials unearthed two suspected spies. On Friday, White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters "when differences arise, we're committed to resolving those differences through the established private channels... we don't believe that trying to resolve them through the media is appropriate." The scandal has chilled relations with Washington to levels not seen since Merkel's predecessor opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Punk-band pioneer Tommy Ramone dies Posted: 12 Jul 2014 10:29 AM PDT Tommy Ramone, the drummer and last surviving original member of the American punk band the Ramones, whose aggressive and fast-driving songs spearheaded the punk-rock movement, has died at the age of 65, an associate said on Saturday. The death was confirmed by Dave Frey, director at Ramones Productions, the company that controls the band's copyright. Frey declined to provide additional information, but a statement on the band's Facebook page said the musician died on Friday. They were seen as masters of minimalist, under two-and-a-half minute tunes played at blistering tempo, such as "Blitzkrieg Bop," "I Wanna be Sedated," "Rockaway Beach," and "Sheena is a Punk Rocker." The band's style, anchored by Tommy's frenetic drumming, was partly a reaction to the bloated, and heavily produced rock music of the mid-1970s.

Israel widens air attack, Gaza death toll hits 135 Posted: 12 Jul 2014 10:54 AM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel widened its air assault against the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers on Saturday, hitting a mosque, Hamas-affiliated charities and an Islamic home for the disabled, as Palestinians said the death toll from the five-day offensive rose to 135.

Iraq sending 4,000 volunteers to help in Ramadi Posted: 12 Jul 2014 07:20 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is airlifting some 4,000 volunteers to an embattled city west of Baghdad to help bolster government forces locked in a running battle with Sunni militants there, authorities said Saturday.

His agenda in gridlock, Obama relishes roadshow Posted: 12 Jul 2014 10:35 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Welcome to Barack Obama's split-screen presidency.

5 things to know about immigration courts Posted: 12 Jul 2014 08:01 AM PDT An overlooked element in the immigration debate is the nation's Immigration Court system, where many of the newly arrived migrants will have their cases resolved. Here are key facts about the court system and its struggles:

Tracy Morgan sues Wal-Mart for crash that killed 1 Posted: 12 Jul 2014 08:12 AM PDT TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Former "Saturday Night Live" star Tracy Morgan has sued Wal-Mart over a highway crash involving one of its drivers that left him seriously injured and a fellow comedian dead.

Comatose boy, Roma evictions up pressure on France Posted: 12 Jul 2014 09:01 AM PDT GRIGNY, France (AP) — It looked like any shantytown the world over — tarps to keep out the weather, scattered bits of trash that no truck would ever collect, plastic buckets to lug water. Then one of the inhabitants of this Roma camp on the northwest edge of Paris, a teenage boy named Darius, was beaten into a coma, apparently by residents of a neighboring housing project.

4 civilians killed in artillery fire in Ukraine Posted: 12 Jul 2014 06:30 AM PDT MARYINKA, Ukraine (AP) — Artillery fire killed at least four people in an overnight attack on a residential area in eastern Ukraine, spurring more people to flee the besieged city of Donetsk and its suburbs on Saturday to take their chances elsewhere.

5 things to watch as Cavs bring in LeBron James Posted: 12 Jul 2014 09:04 AM PDT LeBron James' decision to come home to Cleveland is being hailed as a story about the power of forgiveness and maturity and a victory for a blue-collar Northern city over a destination spot in glitzy Miami.

Kerry meeting again with Afghan candidates Posted: 12 Jul 2014 07:35 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was engaged Saturday in a difficult round of shuttle diplomacy between Afghanistan's rival presidential candidates, hoping to secure a path out of the country's postelection crisis.

Israeli bombing turns Gaza into ghost town Posted: 12 Jul 2014 03:55 AM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza (AP) — It's the holy month of Ramadan, when people throughout the Muslim world meet with friends and family, buy presents for loved ones and break a day-long fast each evening amid colorful street scenes.

Chairman: $3.7B request 'too much' Posted: 11 Jul 2014 05:10 PM PDT A key Republican says President Obama's immigration plan is too big to get through the House.

Bank-stealing virus returns after crackdown Posted: 11 Jul 2014 02:03 PM PDT Malware used to steal millions from bank accounts has re-emerged a month after a U.S. clamp.

Japan issues tsunami advisory after quake Posted: 11 Jul 2014 01:56 PM PDT Japan issued a tsunami advisory following a strong 6.8-magnitude quake.

Drought draws bears near people at Lake Tahoe Posted: 11 Jul 2014 02:16 PM PDT Long accustomed to dealing with bad news "garbage" bears that become hooked on improperly stored trash at homes and businesses around Lake Tahoe, Nevada wildlife officials say they're increasingly responding to a new kind of troublemaker they've started calling "drought" bears.

Inmate convicted in murder-for-hire plot to kill Penn. judge Posted: 11 Jul 2014 01:11 PM PDT A prison inmate accused of plotting the murder for hire of a Pennsylvania judge was convicted on Friday of solicitation to commit murder. A jury in Cumberland County Court reached its verdict a day after Lance Greenawalt, 47, tearfully testified in his own defense that it was just "trash talk" when he discussed hiring his cellmate at Camp Hill State Correctional Institution to kill Adams County Judge Michael George. After hearing the verdict, Greenawalt, wearing maroon sweatpants and a white shirt with the black letters DOC for Department of Correction on the back, his hands shackled behind him as he was led out of the courtroom, called to reporters to come interview him in prison. Greenawalt faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison when he is sentenced on Sept. 30.

James' Cavs return could complicate GOP Posted: 11 Jul 2014 12:31 PM PDT Decision could impact Republicans' plan for nominating their presidential contender.

U.S. lab mixed up potent flu strain, CDC says Posted: 11 Jul 2014 11:05 AM PDT A US government laboratory mistakenly mixed a common flu strain with a dangerous and deadly type of bird flu and shipped it to another lab, authorities said Friday. The latest news followed admissions of mishandled anthrax and forgotten smallpox vials at separate US government labs, and raised new concerns about the safety of dangerous agents which could be used as bioterror weapons. No one was endangered by the mixed flu strain, said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Tom Frieden, who nevertheless said he was "astonished" that protocols could have been violated in that way. "Everything we have looked at strongly suggests that there was no exposure of anyone to influenza," said Frieden at a press briefing.

8 hospitalized after tour bus crash Posted: 11 Jul 2014 12:05 PM PDT Officials: A bus carrying tourists flipped on its side on a busy highway in Wyoming.

Prominent editor, civil rights activist John Seigenthaler dies at 86 Posted: 11 Jul 2014 02:11 PM PDT Seigenthaler edited 'The Tennessean' and worked during the Kennedy administration.

Iraqi Kurds take over 2 northern oil fields Posted: 11 Jul 2014 11:24 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Kurdish security forces took over two major oil fields outside the disputed northern city of Kirkuk before dawn Friday and said they would use some of the production for domestic purposes, further widening a split with the central government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Mentally ill man sentenced for threatening Bush Posted: 11 Jul 2014 11:04 AM PDT A bipolar house painter arrested with a loaded rifle was sentenced to one year supervised release in New York on Friday for threatening to kill former president George W. Bush. Benjamin Smith, 45, has spent six months in custody since his January 31 arrest in Manhattan in possession of a loaded rifle, a machete, two boxes of ammunition and a gasoline container. He threatened to "kill, kidnap and inflict bodily harm" on the former president and said he wanted to date his daughter Barbara, who heads a non-profit based in New York. US federal Judge Sidney Stein sentenced him to time served and a one-year supervised release, including six months home detention at his mother's property in New York state.

Amazon asks FAA for permission to fly delivery drones Posted: 11 Jul 2014 02:18 PM PDT Amazon is asking the Federal Aviation Administration permission to use drones as part of its plan to deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less. The news sent shares of the nation's largest e-commerce ...

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