| N.Y. town gets entire summer's worth of rain Posted: 13 Aug 2014 10:26 AM PDT  Police: One person dead in crash involving SUV and tractor-trailer during N.Y. rainstorm.
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| Sixth climber found dead on Mont Blanc Posted: 13 Aug 2014 09:40 AM PDT  Six French climbers died in a fall on France's Mont Blanc after a night of snow and wind on Western Europe's tallest mountain, officials said Wednesday.
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| Aid convoy, or cunning invasion plan? Posted: 13 Aug 2014 09:08 AM PDT  Ukraine, Russia continue to argue about real purpose of trucks headed for border.
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| Brazil presidential candidate Campos dies in jet crash Posted: 13 Aug 2014 10:02 AM PDT  Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, a contender to unseat President Dilma Rousseff in October, died Wednesday when his jet crashed into a residential area, media network Globo said. Campos, a socialist who has been running third in the polls, was on board a jet that crashed into a gym and houses in the city of Santos, breaking into pieces and sparking a large fire, Globo reported. All seven people aboard, the Brazilian air force told the online and television news network. The plane was en route from Rio de Janeiro's Santos Dumont airport to Guaruja airport outside Sao Paulo when it hit bad weather, according to aviation authority spokesman Pedro Luis Farcic.
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| Blowing up cannonballs from a very old war Posted: 13 Aug 2014 09:45 AM PDT  SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — About 180 Civil War-era cannonballs found on the grounds of the nation's oldest arsenal have been detonated in an upstate New York quarry.
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| Can taking maternity leave kill your career? Posted: 13 Aug 2014 08:31 AM PDT  Inside the world of Silicon Valley. Should tech companies hire more female workers?
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| Gay couples in Virginia could get married by next week Posted: 13 Aug 2014 10:37 AM PDT  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court refused Wednesday to delay its ruling striking down Virginia's gay marriage ban, which means that same-sex couples could begin marrying in the state as early as next week.
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| Vatican supporting Iraq military action Posted: 13 Aug 2014 08:20 AM PDT  Though reluctant to advocate force, church says persecuted need protection from Islamic State.
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| Cyber-attacks won't convince Ferguson police chief to ID cop Posted: 13 Aug 2014 10:27 AM PDT  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The police chief in the St. Louis suburb where an officer fatally shot an unarmed teenager said Wednesday that cyber-attacks on his city's website won't sway him into releasing the officer's name.
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| Bowe Bergdahl's platoon mates speak out Posted: 12 Aug 2014 11:46 PM PDT  'I'm not sure we can publish this book without the Right using it to their ends.'
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| International rescue plan underway for trapped Yezidis: UK prime minister Posted: 13 Aug 2014 08:56 AM PDT  By Andrew Osborn and William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron cut short his holiday to return to Britain to chair a meeting to discuss the Iraq crisis on Wednesday, but resisted calls to intervene there militarily and ruled out recalling parliament for now. Cameron returned as Iraq's new prime minister-designate won endorsements from uneasy mutual allies the United States and Iran. He also called on Iraqi leaders to end feuds that have let jihadists seize much of the country. ...
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| Meet the first test-tube baby penguin Posted: 13 Aug 2014 07:26 AM PDT  The 12-week-old baby penguin could offer a boost to both science and the dwindling number of wild penguins, researchers say.
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| 'Miraculous' survival story in Swiss train plunge Posted: 13 Aug 2014 10:44 AM PDT  A landslide derailed a passenger train in the Swiss mountains on Wednesday sending one carriage plunging into a ravine, but it appeared that miraculously there had been no deaths. Terrified passengers crowded into the rear of another carriage in a bid to prevent it from tipping over the edge. "We all rushed to the back of the carriage to put all of our weight there, so that it didn't tip into the abyss," he said. Another carriage remained perched on the edge of the track, half of it hanging over the ravine.
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| Report: New info on plane crash death of US Sen. Inhofe's son Posted: 13 Aug 2014 10:21 AM PDT  OWASSO, Okla. (AP) — The son of Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe was flying a new type of aircraft for the first time alone when he was killed last November in a plane crash, according to a factual report released this week by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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| Rescue for Mont Blanc climber in ravine Posted: 13 Aug 2014 05:57 AM PDT Five French climbers dead on peak after night of snow and wind. |
| Floods soak communities across US: Startling images Posted: 13 Aug 2014 05:16 AM PDT  Heavy rains that have soaked a large swath of the United States over the last several days have spawned flash floods from Arizona to New England, submerging vehicles in parking lots and trapping drivers in their cars.
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| Astronaut's moving tribute to Robin Williams Posted: 13 Aug 2014 05:51 AM PDT  Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin paid his respects to comedian Robin Williams today with a post on Facebook. "I regarded Robin Williams as a friend and fellow sufferer," Aldrin wrote on Facebook Tuesday (Aug. 12). Williams made his own contribution to the United States space program by providing the wakeup call for astronauts onboard the space shuttle Discovery during a mission in 1988. Follow Miriam Kramer @mirikramer and Google+.
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| Obama comments on Michael Brown shooting Posted: 13 Aug 2014 07:36 AM PDT  The president speaks out about the police shooting death of an unarmed black teen.
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| Explosion kills reporter in Gaza Posted: 13 Aug 2014 07:26 AM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Associated Press video journalist and a freelance Palestinian translator were killed Wednesday when ordnance left over from the Israeli-Hamas war exploded as they were reporting on the conflict's aftermath.
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| Snowden: NSA's secret ‘MonsterMind’ program Posted: 13 Aug 2014 04:34 AM PDT  The controversial NSA whistleblower also says he offered to serve prison time in the U.S. "as long as it served the right purpose."
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| Obama/Bush golf outings, by the numbers Posted: 13 Aug 2014 04:00 AM PDT  President Obama feels the heat over his summertime getaway to Martha's Vineyard.
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| Six climbers die after fall on France's Mont Blanc Posted: 13 Aug 2014 08:42 AM PDT  Six French climbers have died after a terrifying 250-metre fall from Mont Blanc, officials said Wednesday, one of the worst accidents in a decade on Europe's highest mountain. "We are certain that the climbers unfortunately died on the spot after a fall of around 250 metres (800 feet)," rescue police spokesman Frederic Labrunye told reporters. The group of four men and one woman, aged between 27 and 45 and accompanied by a experienced guide, set out on Tuesday for the "Aiguille d'Argentiere" peak on the Mont Blanc massif, which stands at 3,902 metres (12,802 feet). The accident came amid growing fears that Mont Blanc is increasingly becoming a tourist "free-for-all".
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| Lauren Bacall: 23 unforgettable moments Posted:  Lauren Bacall was a 19-year-old fashion model when she won her breakthrough part in a screen test.
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| Suspect in Santa Barbara killings confesses Posted: 12 Aug 2014 05:28 PM PDT  Calif. man accused of stabbing to death his parents, his two young sons and the family's dog.
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| Ferguson seeks answers after teen killed Posted: 13 Aug 2014 06:56 AM PDT  Angry protests have vied with calls for calm in town where police shot unarmed black teen.
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| Ecuador quake triggers deadly landslides Posted: 12 Aug 2014 03:49 PM PDT  A shallow 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Ecuadoran capital Quito Tuesday, triggering landslides that killed at least two people and violently shaking buildings and homes. Another eight people were injured and three others trapped in the landslides at quarries on the outskirts of Quito, the country's risk management agency said on Twitter. Authorities closed roads around the capital in case of more landslides, and also shut the Quito airport. The quake lasted more than 20 seconds and caused panic in Quito, where residents evacuated buildings after it struck at 2:58 pm (1958 GMT).
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| Paul: I would forgo executive orders as president Posted: 12 Aug 2014 04:28 PM PDT  If elected president, Rand Paul would only issue executive orders to overturn dictates from his predecessors, the Kentucky senator told an audience in Louisville Tuesday, according to a local news report.
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| Obama approves disaster aid for wildfire-scorched Wash. state Posted: 12 Aug 2014 03:57 PM PDT  President Barack Obama on Tuesday approved federal disaster aid for wildfire-scorched Washington state, as the U.S. West Coast struggles with a near-record fire season that experts say will likely worsen in the coming weeks. The declaration allows federal aid to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in parts of Washington that were affected by wildfires between July 9 and Aug. 5. The order did not approve a request for individual assistance to affected homeowners in central Washington, a decision Governor Jay Inslee said he would appeal. The West Coast fire season, which runs from May to October, is on track to break records for both the number of blazes and acres burned, according to fire teams.
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| Lauren Bacall, screen goddess of the shadows Posted: 12 Aug 2014 10:08 PM PDT  Famed actress was electric in films like "To Have and Have Not," "Key Largo."
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| Film icon Lauren Bacall dead at 89 Posted:  The sultry-voiced actress earned fame for films like "To Have and Have Not."
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| 130 more U.S. troops sent to Iraq Posted: 12 Aug 2014 08:59 PM PDT  Pentagon: Troops part of temporary mission to assess scope of humanitarian crisis facing Iraqis.
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| 2 killed, 8 injured in Ecuador quake Posted: 12 Aug 2014 04:59 PM PDT Three others became trapped after magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook Quito, Ecuador: officials. |
| Report: U.S. to send 100 more military advisers to help Iraq's Yezidis Posted: 12 Aug 2014 02:51 PM PDT  The United States will send more than 100 military advisers to help the Yezidis in Iraq, according to CNN. The military advisers would look at humanitarian relief options for the group, according to the report. More than 100 additional U.S. military advisers are being sent to Iraq to look at relief options for displaced Yezidis, officials say. — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 12, 2014. The United Nations estimates that as many as 30,000 Yezidis may still be trapped in northern Iraq, fleeing the advance of the aggressive and violent Islamic State.
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| Calif. suspect accused of killing parents, sons and dog Posted: A Calif. man allegedly stabbed to death his parents, his two young sons and the family's dog at a home in a coastal community before telling police who arrested him it was his "destiny" to kill them, authorities said. |
| Egypt presents proposal to end war in Gaza Posted: 12 Aug 2014 03:24 PM PDT  Egypt presented a proposed cease-fire to Israel and Hamas aimed at ending the monthlong war, Palestinian officials said early Wednesday after negotiators huddled for a second day of Egyptian-mediated talks meant to resolve the crisis and bring relief to the embattled Gaza Strip.
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| UN: 35,000 refugees escape Mount Sinjar Posted:  The refugees, mostly Yezidis, managed to reach the Kurdistan region over the past 3 days.
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| Clinton making amends with Obama after critique Posted: 12 Aug 2014 02:11 PM PDT  After distancing herself from some of President Barack Obama's foreign policy, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called her ex-boss Tuesday to try to smooth things over and planned on "hugging it out" in person at an upcoming get-together.
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| US judge opens civil rights case of NC sheriff Posted: 12 Aug 2014 03:22 PM PDT  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — In the opening day of a case accusing a North Carolina sheriff of racial profiling, two retired supervising deputies testified Tuesday that their former boss told officers to take Hispanic motorists to jail over traffic violations, rather than issuing citations.
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| Obama: Teen's death has prompted 'strong passions' Posted: 12 Aug 2014 01:47 PM PDT  President Barack Obama says that while the shooting death of a Missouri teenager has prompted "strong passions," people should remember Michael Brown through "reflection and understanding."
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