| Kerry condemns 'outrageous' Gaza violations Posted: 01 Aug 2014 11:12 AM PDT  The chief U.S. diplomat demands Hamas "immediately" release a captive Israeli soldier.
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| 2014 game changer? New Florida voting map ordered Posted: 01 Aug 2014 09:53 AM PDT  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge on Friday ordered legislators to hold a special session to draw up a new congressional map for the state after the old one was ruled to be illegal.
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| US brings 2 Americans sick with Ebola back home Posted: 01 Aug 2014 09:55 AM PDT  Two US citizens suffering from Ebola in West Africa will be evacuated back to the United States to be cared for in strict isolation in the coming days, the State Department said Friday. "The safety and security of US citizens is our paramount concern," deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf said, confirming the State Department was facilitating the medical evacuation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "Every precaution is being taken to move the patients safely and securely, to provide critical care en route on a non-commercial aircraft and to maintain strict isolation upon arrival in the United States."
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| Big change coming to "disabilities" logo Posted: 31 Jul 2014 01:00 PM PDT  Late last week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that will require the removal of the word "handicapped" from signs, and unveiled a new, updated accessibility logo — part of an effort to destigmatize people with disabilities.
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| Cheers: French hospital plans wine bar for terminally ill Posted: 01 Aug 2014 08:56 AM PDT  A hospital in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand is to open a wine bar where terminally ill patients will be able to enjoy a "medically-supervised" glass or two with their families. Nothing justifies such an prohibition," the Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital Center said in statement. The center's head, Dr. Virginie Guastella, said terminally ill patients had the right to "enjoy themselves". Although some researchers have long held that an antioxidant found in red wine is good for the heart, some recent research has determined that wine's health benefits are exaggerated.
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| 'Bleeding to death': Aereo seeks court's help to function as cable company Posted: 01 Aug 2014 09:03 AM PDT  By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Aereo Inc, the video streaming company that suspended service after the U.S. Supreme Court found it violated copyrights of television broadcasters, has urged a federal judge to let it operate like a cable system, saying it likely would not otherwise survive. In a Thursday night filing with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, the start-up backed by billionaire Barry Diller said it needed emergency help because it could not continue incurring "staggering costs" without having revenue come in, and required "some time" to make the necessary technological changes. "Unless it is able to resume operations in the immediate future, the company will likely not survive," Aereo said. "The company is figuratively bleeding to death." Bruce Keller, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton representing the broadcasters, declined to comment on Friday.
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| 62 killed in Gaza; Israeli soldier feared captured Posted: 01 Aug 2014 10:26 AM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces, backed by heavy tank fire and airstrikes, moved deeper into southern Gaza late Friday in search of a soldier apparently captured in a clash with Hamas militants earlier in the day. At least 62 Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed in the fierce fighting that quickly shattered a U.S.-brokered cease-fire.
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| Evacuees return after Taiwan gas explosions Posted: 01 Aug 2014 10:00 AM PDT  KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Hundreds of people who fled from gas pipeline explosions in Taiwan's second-largest city returned to their homes Friday after authorities said there was no more risk of blasts like the series that ripped apart streets overnight, killing 26 people and injuring 267.
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| 2 Americans detained in North Korea seek US help Posted: 01 Aug 2014 10:06 AM PDT  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Two American tourists charged with "anti-state" crimes in North Korea said Friday they expect to be tried soon and pleaded for help from the U.S. government to secure their release from what they say could be long prison terms.
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| Girl, 12, not competent for trial in stabbing Posted: 01 Aug 2014 10:36 AM PDT  WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — One of two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls charged as an adult with stabbing a classmate to please a fictional online horror character is mentally incompetent and can't stand trial, a judge said Friday.
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| Ukraine: Investigators start jet crash site search Posted: 01 Aug 2014 08:19 AM PDT  HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — With the sound of artillery blasts at a distance, 70 international investigators arrived Friday at the eastern Ukraine site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed and started recovering the remains of as many as 80 victims that have been lying in farm fields for two weeks.
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| Ukraine, Russia spar over soccer in Crimea Posted: 01 Aug 2014 10:30 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — Five months after the annexation of Crimea, Russia and Ukraine are now squabbling over soccer clubs in the region.
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| Poland marks 70th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising Posted: 01 Aug 2014 09:09 AM PDT  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Sirens let out a long and mournful wail and people and traffic stood still on the streets of Warsaw on Friday as Poland commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, a revolt against Nazi Germany that ended tragically for the Poles.
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| In brief lull, Gaza's displaced survey devastation Posted: 01 Aug 2014 06:46 AM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Bassem Abul Qumbus looked in despair at the wreck of his home. Shells had punched holes in an upper-floor bedroom. A wall had collapsed into the kitchen. The dozens of baby chicks he'd been raising on the roof were dead, except for three tiny survivors and a slightly injured white duck.
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| 44 killed in Gaza; Israeli soldier feared captured Posted: 01 Aug 2014 09:14 AM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Gaza cease-fire quickly unraveled Friday as violence erupted in a southern town in the war-ravaged strip, killing at least 44 Palestinians. The Israeli military said two soldiers were killed and an infantry officer was feared captured during fighting.
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| Rep. Cantor to resign from House seat in August Posted: 01 Aug 2014 10:07 AM PDT  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — After a stunning primary election loss, former Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Friday that he will resign his seat in the House months earlier than expected.
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