2nd Ebola patient arrives in U.S.

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• 2nd Ebola patient arrives in U.S.
• Ohio State stands by band director firing
• Man dressed in Afghan army garb kills US general, wounds 15
• Putin readies response to 'unacceptable' sanctions
• Inside the 'Terror Tunnels' under Gaza
• PHOTOS: Parched Calfornia's farmers face wrath of drought
• Tenn. man pleads guilty to charges he killed parents with package bomb
• Police say Wyoming couple kept 7-year-old child in cage
• One Russian's heartfelt protest against US sanctions
• Colorado 5-year-old playing with gun shoots, injures 3-year-old
• Mich. 9-year-old, stabbed in park by 12-year-old, dies
• Armed police escort man off Qatar Airways plane at UK airport
• On day of U.S.-Africa forum, White House announces $14B in new business
• Montana toddler tips headfirst into mop bucket and drowns
• Afghan attack kills one U.S. soldier
• 'Insider' Afghan attack injures dozen U.S. troops, one dead
• Extreme Calif. drought replays hardships of Dust Bowl
• Afghan attack injures 15 German troops, brigadier general; 1 killed
• Mich. boy, 12, stabs another boy, 9, on playground
• Ex-cop accused of stuffing two dead women in suitcases back in court
• First female Muslim UK Cabinet member quits over Gaza
• Israel withdraws troops as cease-fire begins
• Second American infected with Ebola en route to US
• Experimental drug may be Ebola silver bullet
• Israel-Hamas truce sets stage for talks on Gaza
• Poll: Obama health law is a tale of 2 Americas
• Ukraine fighting reaches rebel-held Donetsk
• Boy fatally stabbed by 12-year-old at playground
• Kansas Senate race headlines 4-state primary day
• 'Gluten-free' labeling standards kick in
• Nixon tapes released on resignation's anniversary
• Red ceramic poppies spill from Tower of London
• China earthquake death toll passes 400
• Feds: NYC jails unsafe for teen inmates
• Locator beacon recovered after teen pilot's ocean crash
• U.S. gov't had role in Ebola drug given aid workers
• Latin youth sent undercover in U.S. anti-Cuba ploy
• Israel, Hamas accept new 72-hour truce
• Flash floods damage more than 30 Calif. homes
• Iraq air force to back Kurds fighting Islamists

2nd Ebola patient arrives in U.S. Posted: 05 Aug 2014 10:39 AM PDT The second American aid worker with Ebola has returned home for treatment.

Ohio State stands by band director firing Posted: 05 Aug 2014 09:44 AM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University officials on Tuesday stood by their firing of the marching band director, who said he wants his job back and another chance to change the cultural issues in the unit that led to his dismissal.

Man dressed in Afghan army garb kills US general, wounds 15 Posted: 05 Aug 2014 10:07 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A man dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire Tuesday on NATO troops at a military base, killing a U.S. two-star general and wounding some 15 people, among them a German brigadier general and a number of Americans troops, authorities said.

Putin readies response to 'unacceptable' sanctions Posted: 05 Aug 2014 08:58 AM PDT Latest Western economic targets have been Russia's lucrative oil, arms industries.

Inside the 'Terror Tunnels' under Gaza Posted: 05 Aug 2014 07:34 AM PDT Israel announced the withdrawal of ground forces from Gaza on Tuesday for a temporary cease-fire, saying its troops had destroyed the network of tunnels used by Palestinian militants along the Israeli border.

PHOTOS: Parched Calfornia's farmers face wrath of drought Posted: 04 Aug 2014 07:32 AM PDT Young crops next a trickle of water in an irrigation canal near Dos Palos, Calif. (Holly Bailey/Yahoo News)

Tenn. man pleads guilty to charges he killed parents with package bomb Posted: 05 Aug 2014 08:58 AM PDT LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he killed his mother- and father-in-law with a package bomb, and prosecutors said he killed the couple because he owed them tens of thousands of dollars.

Police say Wyoming couple kept 7-year-old child in cage Posted: 05 Aug 2014 08:34 AM PDT LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities in Wyoming are pressing felony charges against a man and a woman alleging they kept a 7-year-old child in an outdoor cage.

One Russian's heartfelt protest against US sanctions Posted: 05 Aug 2014 07:06 AM PDT A confused Russian citizen reacted to recent international sanctions against Russia by deciding to give up American products. In a video message for Barack Obama he begins by pouring out a bottle of Coca-Cola. But then he realises that his smartphone and tablet are also American-made. Watch as he smashes his iPhone and iPad with a hammer before turning his attention to the very camera that he's using to record the video. Credit: Mikhail Samarsky

Colorado 5-year-old playing with gun shoots, injures 3-year-old Posted: 05 Aug 2014 06:55 AM PDT PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Police say that a 5-year-old playing with a gun shot and injured a 3-year-old girl in Colorado.

Mich. 9-year-old, stabbed in park by 12-year-old, dies Posted: 05 Aug 2014 07:12 AM PDT KENTWOOD, Mich. (AP) — A 9-year-old boy has died after being stabbed repeatedly by another child at a playground at a mobile home park in western Michigan, police said Tuesday.

Armed police escort man off Qatar Airways plane at UK airport Posted: 05 Aug 2014 06:58 AM PDT By Andrew Yates MANCHESTER England (Reuters) - Britain scrambled two fighter jets on Tuesday to escort a Qatar Airways plane into Manchester airport after the pilot reported a possible explosive device on board. A passenger was later arrested on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat. Qatar Airways said the Airbus A330-300 plane was flight QR23 from Doha to Manchester with 269 passengers and 13 crew on board.  A Reuters photographer saw armed police remove a handcuffed male passenger dressed in baggy trousers and a sports shirt from the plane. "We can confirm that Typhoon aircraft were launched from RAF Coningsby in their quick reaction alert role this afternoon to investigate a civilian aircraft whose pilot had requested assistance," Britain's Ministry of Defence said in a statement.

On day of U.S.-Africa forum, White House announces $14B in new business Posted: 05 Aug 2014 07:56 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Tuesday announced $14 billion in commitments from U.S. businesses to invest in Africa, as representatives from nearly 100 American and African companies gathered in Washington to discuss ways to boost economic partnerships.

Montana toddler tips headfirst into mop bucket and drowns Posted: 05 Aug 2014 06:32 AM PDT KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A northwestern Montana toddler drowned after tipping headfirst into a 5-gallon mop bucket.

Afghan attack kills one U.S. soldier Posted: 05 Aug 2014 10:22 AM PDT US 2-star general also reported dead after man in Afghan military uniform opened fire.

'Insider' Afghan attack injures dozen U.S. troops, one dead Posted: 05 Aug 2014 05:59 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A man dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire Tuesday on foreign troops at a military base, killing at least one NATO soldier and wounding 15, including a German brigadier general and "about a dozen" Americans, authorities said.

Extreme Calif. drought replays hardships of Dust Bowl Posted: 05 Aug 2014 02:00 AM PDT Farmers' livelihoods at risk as California suffers extreme drought. Holly Bailey reports.

Afghan attack injures 15 German troops, brigadier general; 1 killed Posted: 05 Aug 2014 05:13 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — German military: 15 troops wounded in Afghan attack, including brigadier general; 1 killed.

Mich. boy, 12, stabs another boy, 9, on playground Posted: 05 Aug 2014 04:55 AM PDT KENTWOOD, Mich. (AP) — Police say a 12-year-old boy has stabbed a 9-year-old boy at a playground in western Michigan, sending the child to a hospital.

Ex-cop accused of stuffing two dead women in suitcases back in court Posted: 05 Aug 2014 05:25 AM PDT KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A former police officer suspected in the deaths of two women whose bodies were found stuffed in suitcases along a rural Wisconsin road returns to court to face more charges.

First female Muslim UK Cabinet member quits over Gaza Posted: 05 Aug 2014 08:51 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — The U.K.'s first female Muslim Cabinet member resigned Tuesday in protest of the British government's policies on Gaza, describing the approach as "morally indefensible" and detrimental to the national interest.

Israel withdraws troops as cease-fire begins Posted: 05 Aug 2014 02:01 AM PDT A 3-day truce in the Gaza war takes effect as Israel says it is removing all its troops.

Second American infected with Ebola en route to US Posted: 05 Aug 2014 05:24 AM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — The second American aid worker recently diagnosed with Ebola in west Africa is en route to Atlanta.

Experimental drug may be Ebola silver bullet Posted: 04 Aug 2014 03:56 PM PDT Hopes of finding a treatment for the deadly Ebola virus shifted on Monday to a small California-based biotech company whose experimental drug has been used to treat two American missionary workers. The drug, developed by Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc, was used to treat two aid workers, one from the Samaritan's Purse group and the other from Christian mission group SIM USA, who were exposed to the disease in Liberia, according to a U.S. government health official. The Samaritan Purse aid worker, Dr Kent Brantly, returned to the United States on Saturday for medical care, and his colleague Nancy Writebol of SIM USA is due to fly back via medical aircraft on Tuesday. Samaritan's Purse said both the aid workers received the experimental treatment while in Liberia.

Israel-Hamas truce sets stage for talks on Gaza Posted: 05 Aug 2014 10:05 AM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said it withdrew the last of its ground forces from Gaza on Tuesday as it and Hamas began a temporary cease-fire. The calm sets the stage for talks in Egypt on a broader deal for a long-term truce and the rebuilding of the battered, blockaded coastal territory.

Poll: Obama health law is a tale of 2 Americas Posted: 05 Aug 2014 10:19 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's health care law has become a tale of two Americas.

Ukraine fighting reaches rebel-held Donetsk Posted: 05 Aug 2014 09:44 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Fighting in eastern Ukraine reached the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Tuesday as separatists and government troops exchanged rocket fire in neighborhoods on the edge of the city.

Boy fatally stabbed by 12-year-old at playground Posted: 05 Aug 2014 10:26 AM PDT KENTWOOD, Mich. (AP) — A hearing is scheduled for a 12-year-old boy suspected in the fatal stabbing of a 9-year-old boy at a Michigan playground.

Kansas Senate race headlines 4-state primary day Posted: 05 Aug 2014 09:52 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Incumbent lawmakers in Kansas, Michigan and Missouri sought to repel challenges from within their party as a busy month of primaries got underway Tuesday. Voters in Washington state, meanwhile, considered a replacement for a two-decade congressional Republican who is retiring.

'Gluten-free' labeling standards kick in Posted: 05 Aug 2014 09:21 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Starting Tuesday, "gluten free" labels on packaged foods have real meaning. Until now, the term "gluten-free" was unregulated, and manufacturers made their own decisions about what it means.

Nixon tapes released on resignation's anniversary Posted: 05 Aug 2014 10:44 AM PDT YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) — Almost a decade after Richard Nixon resigned, the disgraced former president sat down with his one-time aide and told the tale of his fall from grace in his own words.

Red ceramic poppies spill from Tower of London Posted: 05 Aug 2014 10:51 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — A blood-red sea of ceramic poppies is spilling from the Tower of London to commemorate British and Commonwealth soldiers killed in World War I on the 100th anniversary of its start.

China earthquake death toll passes 400 Posted: 05 Aug 2014 10:00 AM PDT The death toll had risen to 410, authorities in the southwestern province of Yunnan said in a statement, as concerns mounted over a barrier lake formed by a landslide blocking a river in the disaster zone. The magnitude 6.1 tremor destroyed 80,000 houses and seriously damaged 124,000 more, wrecking the once-idyllic mountainside village of Longtoushan, where residents confronted their losses. "We have no money and I don't know what we are going to do." Li Shanyan, 35, watched anxiously as emergency personnel dug through the debris of her home, searching for her 71-year-old aunt. "(The rescuers) dug for a whole day and couldn't find her." Like many in poverty-stricken Longtoushan, the crudely-made house is built from yellow earth, with a tiled roof.

Feds: NYC jails unsafe for teen inmates Posted: 04 Aug 2014 02:46 PM PDT Rights violations, 'rampant use of unnecessary, excessive force' at NYC youth jails: DOJ.

Locator beacon recovered after teen pilot's ocean crash Posted: 04 Aug 2014 05:30 PM PDT Officials in American Samoa on Monday recovered a personal locator beacon registered to an Indiana teen and his father who crashed off the U.S. territory last month as they attempted to fly around the world.

U.S. gov't had role in Ebola drug given aid workers Posted: 05 Aug 2014 03:03 AM PDT Two American aid workers infected with Ebola are getting an experimental drug so novel it has never been tested for safety in humans and was only identified as a potential treatment earlier this year, thanks to a longstanding research program by the U.S. government and the military.

Latin youth sent undercover in U.S. anti-Cuba ploy Posted: 04 Aug 2014 03:23 PM PDT Fernando Murillo was typical of the young Latin Americans deployed by a U.S. agency to work undercover in Cuba. He had little training in the dangers of clandestine operations — or how to evade one of the world's most sophisticated counter-intelligence services.

Israel, Hamas accept new 72-hour truce Posted: 04 Aug 2014 08:27 PM PDT Cease-fire deal follows vocal world demands for an end to the bloody Gaza conflict.

Flash floods damage more than 30 Calif. homes Posted: 04 Aug 2014 03:59 PM PDT MOUNT BALDY, Calif. (AP) — When the skies opened up with a vengeance, Michael Honer had a front row seat to the powerful forces of Mother Nature.

Iraq air force to back Kurds fighting Islamists Posted: 04 Aug 2014 03:47 PM PDT Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has called upon his country's armed forces to help the Kurdish military battle a Sunni militant offensive in northern Iraq that has caused tens of thousands of people from the minority Yazidi community to flee their homes.

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