| Typhoon Rammasun kills 20 in Philippines Posted: 16 Jul 2014 09:24 AM PDT  A typhoon blew out of the northern Philippines, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
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| Woman sentenced in ricin letters case Posted: 16 Jul 2014 10:59 AM PDT A Texas woman who sent ricin-laced letters to Obama, Bloomberg gets 18 years in prison. |
| Lines break in attempts to tow stalled casino boat carrying 123 Posted: 16 Jul 2014 10:59 AM PDT  Authorities say they've tried several times to tow a casino boat that ran aground off Georgia's coast, but the attempts failed when the tow lines broke.
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| Court lifts stay of execution for Missouri death row inmate Posted: 16 Jul 2014 10:41 AM PDT  A federal appeals court has vacated a stay of execution for a Missouri death row inmate, and the case is now heading to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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| U.N. says AIDS could be beaten by 2030 Posted: 16 Jul 2014 09:34 AM PDT  New HIV infections fell by over a third in a decade, raising hope of vanquishing disease in about 15 years.
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| Israeli shell said to kill 4 children Posted: 16 Jul 2014 08:27 AM PDT  Another was critically wounded on a Gaza beach by Israeli naval gunboat shell, Palestinian health official said.
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| Hooker pleads not guilty in Google exec's drug death Posted: 16 Jul 2014 08:46 AM PDT  SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A high-priced prostitute accused of leaving a Google executive to die on his yacht in California after shooting him up with a fatal hit of heroin has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and heroin charges.
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| Photo of Michelle Obama evokes civil rights struggle Posted: 16 Jul 2014 06:44 AM PDT  While touring the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic site, first lady Michelle Obama was photographed under a sign bearing a stark reminder of school segregation.
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| 123 people on gambling boat stuck on Georgia rocks Posted: 16 Jul 2014 09:51 AM PDT  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A casino boat ran aground on rocks off the coast of Georgia overnight and remained stranded hours after daybreak Wednesday, with Coast Guard crews awaiting high tide to attempt to remove the 123 people aboard.
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| Ex-Taliban POW Bergdahl lawyers up Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:21 AM PDT  Bergdahl Has Hired Eugene Fidell, a Top Military Lawyer
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| Numerous lapses at CDC prior to live anthrax release Posted: 16 Jul 2014 10:14 AM PDT  By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday faulted a "dangerous pattern" of safety lapses at government laboratories handling deadly pathogens such as anthrax and avian flu, calling for an overhaul of controls at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Members of a House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee cited new information on breaches previously unreported by CDC, which is under scrutiny for the potential exposure of more than 80 lab workers to live anthrax bacteria in June. The criticism, equally shared by Democratic and Republican lawmakers, was directed at CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden at a hearing. The incidents at the CDC's Atlanta campus have sparked fresh concerns over the lack of independent oversight of potentially dangerous research nationwide, even as the number of labs doing such work has surged in recent years.
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| Bomb scare shuts down Louisiana university campus Posted: 16 Jul 2014 08:20 AM PDT  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One of Louisiana's largest universities told students to stay in on-campus apartments or go home after police found a suspicious device in a nearby park and were checking on another item found in a campus parking garage.
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| Hooker arraignment in overdose death of Google exec Posted: 16 Jul 2014 06:29 AM PDT SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A high-priced prostitute accused of leaving a Google executive to die on his yacht after shooting him up with a fatal hit of heroin is scheduled to appear in a California courtroom Wednesday to answer to manslaughter, drug and prostitution charges. |
| Palestinian families run from airstrikes Posted: 16 Jul 2014 06:14 AM PDT  Israel intensified bombardment of Hamas targets following failed cease-fire; tens of thousands told to evacuate.
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| Moscow holds 2 subway workers following deadly derailment Posted: 16 Jul 2014 05:12 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — Investigators detained two Moscow subway workers Wednesday in the wake of a deadly rush-hour derailment that killed 22 people and injured 136 others.
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| Hillary Clinton says Jon Stewart 'spoiled' her big announcement Posted: 15 Jul 2014 07:56 PM PDT  To the dismay of Jon Stewart, Hillary Clinton did not announce her decision about running for president on "The Daily Show."
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| Bestseller! Pro-Ben Carson committee drops $150K on his books Posted: 16 Jul 2014 05:26 AM PDT  A group encouraging Dr. Ben Carson to run for president has spent $150,000 buying his books.
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| White House defying aide's congressional subpoena Posted: 15 Jul 2014 05:35 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is defying a congressional subpoena by keeping a top political aide to President Barack Obama from testifying at a hearing Wednesday, setting up a potential new legal battle in this midterm election year.
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| KKK recruits with treats in S.C. Posted: 16 Jul 2014 04:56 AM PDT  Some state residents say they found bags of candy containing a piece of paper asking them to join the Klan.
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| Derek Jeter's magical All-Star farewell Posted:  The Yankee great's evening included numerous standing ovations, a great diving stop, and a leadoff double.
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| Philippines typhoon misses Manila, but kills at least 12 Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:03 AM PDT  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon left at least 12 people dead, knocked out power in many areas, damaged a parked plane but spared the Philippine capital on Wednesday when its fierce wind shifted, officials said.
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| Syria's President Assad sworn in for new 7-year term Posted: 16 Jul 2014 10:36 AM PDT  Bashar al-Assad begins term after an election some call a "farce".
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| Israel targets homes of top Hamas leaders Posted: 16 Jul 2014 03:46 AM PDT  Israel resumed its bombardment of Gaza following a failed Egyptian cease-fire effort.
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| Israeli strike kills 4 Gaza youths on coastal road Posted: 16 Jul 2014 09:45 AM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli war planes and naval vessels intensified attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, targeting senior Hamas leaders and bombarding a coastal area, where four Palestinian boys were killed. |
| Ukraine rebels reclaim village on Russian border Posted: 16 Jul 2014 08:04 AM PDT  DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Separatist rebels said they retook a village near the Russian border from government forces Wednesday as both sides pressed to claim territory in eastern Ukraine.
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| Rejected Fox bid for Time Warner shows growth mood Posted: 16 Jul 2014 09:23 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Though rejected, a surprise bid by Rupert Murdoch's Fox for entertainment rival Time Warner underscores that large media companies are in the mood for major consolidation.
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| What happens to your online accounts when you die? Posted: 16 Jul 2014 09:48 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — When you die, should your loved ones have access to your Facebook, Gmail and other online accounts?
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| Attorney: Prostitute had no reason to kill exec Posted: 16 Jul 2014 11:09 AM PDT SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A high-priced prostitute accused of abandoning a Google executive on his yacht after shooting him up with a fatal dose of heroin never meant for the man to die, a defense attorney said Wednesday. |
| Swedish court upholds detention order on Assange Posted: 16 Jul 2014 10:36 AM PDT  STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish court on Wednesday upheld its detention order on Julian Assange, reaffirming the legal basis for an international warrant for the WikiLeaks founder which has kept him hiding in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for two years.
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| Contraception ruling serves as political pitch Posted: 16 Jul 2014 08:05 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — In an election-year pitch to female voters, Democrats on Wednesday pressed for legislation that would restore free contraception for women who get their health insurance from companies that object on religious grounds.
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| New guidelines could help many pregnant workers Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:30 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — New federal guidelines on job discrimination against pregnant workers could have a big impact on the workplace and in the courtroom.
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| Greece: Terror arrest after tourist area shooting Posted: 16 Jul 2014 11:07 AM PDT  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police arrested one of the country's most wanted men — a fugitive convicted of terrorism — during a shootout Wednesday in Athens' central tourist district that left four people wounded, authorities said.
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| Judge upholds suit over U.S. Marine's missing heart Posted: 15 Jul 2014 12:49 PM PDT  The family of a U.S. Marine whose body came back from Greece without his heart can pursue negligence claims against the United States, a federal judge ruled. However, the judge found that Greek officials and the Athens hospital where the autopsy was performed are immune from the family's lawsuit.
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| Thousands flee as Typhoon Rammasun strengthens Posted: 15 Jul 2014 03:01 PM PDT  Thousands of people in the Philippines fled from their homes on Tuesday as the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year made landfall, toppling trees and cutting power as it made its way straight towards the capital, Manila. Parts of the Philippines are still recovering from Typhoon Haiyan, one of the biggest cyclones known to have made landfall anywhere, which killed more than 6,100 people last year, many in tsunami-like sea surges, and left millions homeless. "The wind is very strong, we are really being battered," Joey Salceda, governor of coconut- and rice-growing Albay province said in a television interview, adding he expected high economic losses rather than casualties. Tropical Storm Risk upgraded Rammasun to a category-three typhoon, on a scale of one to five of which five is the most severe.
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| N.C. pastors rally for gay marriage ban Posted: 15 Jul 2014 04:31 PM PDT  Pastors on Tuesday called on North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory to defend that state's constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in the face of lawsuits from same-sex couples in the state and around the country.
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| Activist Vargas released after detainment Posted: 15 Jul 2014 05:50 PM PDT  U.S. Border Patrol has released journalist and immigration activist Jose Antonio Vargas.
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| Henry Kissinger, 91, undergoes heart surgery in N.Y. Posted: 15 Jul 2014 03:46 PM PDT  Former U.S. Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize winner Henry Kissinger underwent heart surgery at a New York City hospital on Tuesday and was resting comfortably, hospital officials said. Kissinger, 91, underwent an aortic valve replacement procedure, according to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. The German-born Jewish refugee served as Secretary of State under Republican Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, with a hand in the diplomatic opening of China, landmark U.S. ...
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| House passes $10.9B transportation funding extension Posted: 15 Jul 2014 03:12 PM PDT  The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a $10.9 billion extension of U.S. transportation funding through May 2015, a measure aimed at averting cutbacks in August in federal money for road, bridge and transit projects. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that "as soon as I can get to it," the Senate would begin considering a similar, $10.8 billion measure with some alternate funding provisions in the coming days. Without new money for the Highway Trust Fund, the Department of Transportation has said it will start to cut back federal funding for projects by nearly a third starting on Aug. 1, the same day Congress begins a five-week summer recess. "If Congress fails to act, thousands of transportation projects across the country and hundreds of thousands of construction jobs will be at risk," said House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster, a Pennsylvania Republican.
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| California family rescued at sea sues phone company Posted: 15 Jul 2014 02:34 PM PDT  A U.S. woman rescued with her family from a Pacific Ocean sailboat after her infant daughter became ill has filed suit against her satellite phone company for cutting off service, a move she said led the family to seek an emergency rescue and ultimately to scuttle their boat, her lawyers said on Tuesday. The complaint filed in San Diego Superior Court by Charlotte Kaufman on Monday alleges that Whenever Communications LLC deactivated the family's satellite phone's SIM card even though the family's $240 a month bill had been paid in full since August 2012.
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| Woman gets life for killings fueled by white-supremacist views Posted: 15 Jul 2014 01:32 PM PDT  Holly Grigsby apologized for her actions, but not her white supremacist views.
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