| Pope OKs use of force in Iraq Posted: 18 Aug 2014 10:53 AM PDT  The pope endorsed protecting Iraq's religious minorities from extremists, but with a caveat.
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| Mo. governor calls off Ferguson curfew Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:09 AM PDT  Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon calls off the previously issued curfew in Ferguson.
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| Ukrainian town rebuilds during lull in fighting Posted: 18 Aug 2014 09:48 AM PDT  LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — After months of rebel occupation and weeks of Ukrainian liberation, the residents of this shell-shocked town near the Russian border say they hope simply to rebuild their former lives — but fear that war could return to their doorstep.
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| Child falls 550 feet to death in Yellowstone canyon Posted: 18 Aug 2014 09:07 AM PDT  YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A young girl has died after falling about 550 feet while hiking in Yellowstone National Park.
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| No arrest warrant for indicted Perry, summons coming Posted: 18 Aug 2014 08:26 AM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A warrant won't be issued for the arrest of Gov. Rick Perry following his indictment on two felony charges of abuse of power.
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| Former Vermont Sen. James Jeffords dies at 80 Posted: 18 Aug 2014 10:52 AM PDT  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Former Vermont U.S. Sen. James Jeffords, who in 2001 tipped control of the Senate when he quit the Republican Party to become an independent, died Monday. He was 80.
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| New traveler screeing requirements for Ebola-hit countries Posted: 18 Aug 2014 07:24 AM PDT  Authorities in countries affected by Ebola should check people departing at international airports, seaports and major border crossings and stop any with signs of the virus from travelling, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. The U.N. health agency reiterated that the risk of getting infected with Ebola on an aircraft was small as infected people are usually too ill to travel, and said that the risk is also very low to travellers in affected countries, namely Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. There was no need for wider travel or trade restrictions, the WHO said in a statement. "Affected countries are requested to conduct exit screening of all persons at international airports, seaports and major land crossings, for unexplained febrile illness consistent with potential Ebola infection.
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| Defense's turn in Virginia ex-governor, wife's corruption trial Posted: 18 Aug 2014 07:13 AM PDT  By Gary Robertson RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) - The defense begins its case on Monday in the bribery and corruption trial of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, with Robert McDonnell expected to testify at some point. The defense in the federal trial will begin laying out its evidence after almost three weeks of testimony by prosecutors. The couple face a 14-count indictment alleging they took gifts and loans from the head of a dietary supplement company in exchange for promoting his main product. McDonnell, a onetime rising star in the Republican Party, is expected to take the witness stand and perhaps try to distance himself even further from his wife.
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| Ferguson chaos captured on social media Posted: 18 Aug 2014 04:54 AM PDT  You didn't need TV to see what was happening on the ground in Ferguson.
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| New solar plants literally frying birds in flight Posted: 18 Aug 2014 10:13 AM PDT  IVANPAH DRY LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Workers at a state-of-the-art solar plant in the Mojave Desert have a name for birds that fly through the plant's concentrated sun rays — "streamers," for the smoke plume that comes from birds that ignite in midair.
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| "This is not the way that we settle differences" Posted: 18 Aug 2014 10:58 AM PDT  Despite criminal indictments, Rick Perry is making moves some might not expect.
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| Alabama hunters nab 1,000-lb. gator in legal hunt Posted: 18 Aug 2014 10:15 AM PDT  CAMDEN, Ala. (AP) — A family battled a 1,000-pound alligator for more than five hours, putting several large hooks into the beast before firing a fatal shotgun blast into the gator's head.
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| Care for a grog? 200-year-old booze found in shipwreck Posted: 18 Aug 2014 05:18 AM PDT  A 200-year-old stoneware seltzer bottle that was recently recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Baltic Sea contains alcohol, according to the results of a preliminary analysis. The chemical composition of the alcohol corresponds to that of the original brand of "Selters" water that is engraved on the bottle, according to the National Maritime Museum in Gda?sk, Poland. The bottle is embossed with the word "Selters," the name of a supplier of high-quality carbonated water from the Taunus Mountains area in Germany. Water from Selters was discovered about 1,000 years ago, which makes it one of the oldest types of mineral water in Europe, and one whose alleged health benefits are legendary.
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| In Ferguson, questions of trust Posted: 18 Aug 2014 08:30 AM PDT  Missouri authorities face credibility questions as violent clashes continue.
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| WikiLeaks founder Assange says he'll soon depart London Posted: 18 Aug 2014 04:38 AM PDT  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange indicated Monday he would leave Ecuador's embassy in London "soon" but his organisation played down the comment, saying he would not depart until there was an agreement with Britain's government. A pale and bearded Assange, who sought asylum at the embassy two years ago, told a press conference that WikiLeaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson had said he could "confirm that I am leaving the embassy soon." His comments came after British media reported, quoting a WikiLeaks source, that he was suffering from the potentially life-threatening heart condition arrhythmia and had a chronic lung complaint as well as high blood pressure.
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| Saudi prince carjacked in Paris, robbed of huge sum Posted: 18 Aug 2014 09:43 AM PDT  Heavily armed robbers have mounted a brazen attack on the motorcade of a Saudi prince in Paris, making off with 250,000 euros in cash and stealing diplomatic papers, French police said Monday. The spectacular robbery took place in northern Paris late on Sunday as the motorcade was making its way from a plush hotel on the Champs Elysees to an airport in Le Bourget, said police, who confirmed there were no injuries. A police source and Le Parisien daily had said the men were armed with Kalashnikov rifles but an official later clarified to say they were carrying handguns. The Saudis' Mercedes and one of the thieves' BMWs were later found abandoned and burned out in the village of Saint-Mesmes, to the northeast of Paris, approximately 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the scene of the crime.
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| WikiLeaks founder Assange to leave London embassy 'soon' Posted: 18 Aug 2014 05:12 AM PDT  By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has spent over two years in Ecuador's London embassy to avoid a sex crimes inquiry in Sweden, said on Monday he planned to leave the building "soon", but Britain signaled it would still arrest him if he tried. Assange made the surprise assertion during a news conference alongside Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino. The 43-year-old Australian fled to the embassy in June 2012 to avoid extradition for questioning in Sweden over sex assault and rape allegations, which he denies. He says he fears that if extradited to Sweden he would then be handed over to the United States, where he could be tried for one of the largest information leaks in U.S. history.
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| Obama takes rare vacation break, returns to Washington Posted: 18 Aug 2014 07:11 AM PDT  The exact reason for the President's two-day break from golf remains unclear.
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| More chaos in Ferguson last night Posted: 18 Aug 2014 02:19 AM PDT  The move follows another night of clashes between police and protesters.
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| Egypt tries to salvage Israel-Hamas cease-fire Posted: 18 Aug 2014 10:15 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — With a deadline just hours away, Egyptian mediators shuttled between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in hopes of salvaging a long-term cease-fire arrangement that would allow reconstruction of the Gaza Strip following a monthlong war that killed more than 2,000 people.
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| Obama heads back to DC in rare vacation break Posted: 17 Aug 2014 11:07 PM PDT  EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama is getting off the island.
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| Israel destroys homes of Palestinians suspected of killing Israeli teens Posted: 18 Aug 2014 06:57 AM PDT By Ori Lewis JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli troops on Monday demolished the homes of two Palestinians it suspects of the abduction and killing of three Israeli teenagers in the occupied West Bank in June, the army said. The homes of Hussam Kawasme and Amar Abu Aysha were destroyed before dawn and the house of a third suspect, Marwan Kawasme, was sealed up, the army said. Israel accuses Hamas Islamist militants of the abduction and killing of Jewish seminary students Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Fraenkel and Eyal Yifrah, who went missing on June 12 and were discovered dead a couple of weeks later in the West Bank. |
| NBA's Allen's may press trespassing charges against Miami teens Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:15 AM PDT  By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) - Miami Heat basketball star Ray Allen is likely to press charges against a group of teenagers who in the middle of the night slipped into his south Florida home, entering the bedroom where his wife Shannon and four children were sleeping, officials said. "Shannon, Ray and (their lawyer) are going to be meeting with authorities," family spokeswoman Meredith Geisler told Reuters on Monday. Allen, in a statement questioned the decision of law enforcement officials, who said they were unable to charge the seven 18 and 19 year-olds with burglary or trespassing. The group, which had been attending a nearby party, entered Allen's home around 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning and fled after startling Shannon Allen while she slept, according to Coral Gables police spokeswoman Kelly Denham.
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| Community Health says data stolen in cyber attack from China Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:15 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Community Health Systems Inc , one of the biggest U.S. hospital groups, said it was the victim of a cyber attack that originated in China, resulting in the theft of personal data belonging to 4.5 million patients in April and June. The stolen information included patient names, addresses, birth dates, telephone numbers and Social Security numbers of people who were referred for or received services from doctors affiliated with the hospital group in the last five years, it said in a regulatory filing on Monday. Community Health Systems spokeswoman Tomi Galin said the company believes the attack originated from China because federal law enforcement and forensics experts with FireEye Inc unit Mandiant had told it that "the methods and techniques" employed by the hackers were consistent with a particular group of hackers operating in China. China has denied the charges.
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| aPodcalpyse: In a decision that could have... Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:14 AM PDT  In a decision that could have game-changing effects on projects all across Seattle, a King County Superior Court judge ruled last week that a proposed 49-bedroom microhousing building at 741 Harvard Ave E would have to go through the public...
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| Curbed Inside: Inside the Nearly Sold-Out Conversion at Historic 215 Sullivan Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:14 AM PDT  Since appearing on the market in March, the 25 homes at 215 Sullivan Street have sold at a rapid pace: so quickly, that but one apartment remains up for grabs in the...
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| Hillary Clinton to attend fundraiser in Iowa Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:13 AM PDT  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton will headline the annual steak fry for retiring Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, making a big return to the leadoff caucus state as the former secretary of state considers another presidential campaign.
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| Celtic's Boerrigter accepts diving ban Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:11 AM PDT  Glasgow (AFP) - Celtic winger Derk Boerrigter on Monday accepted a two-match ban for diving.
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| Iran won't sign nuclear deal 'at any price' Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:11 AM PDT  Iran is committed to securing a nuclear agreement with world powers but will not sign one "at any price", its negotiators said Monday, as a key deadline for Tehran nears. Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany -- known as P5+1 -- signed an interim deal last November and are in discussions to secure a more permanent accord. "We are entering with goodwill into further negotiations with the P5+1 group and we want to reach an agreement... but we are not willing to pay any price," ISNA news agency quoted Majid Takht-Ravanchi, one of Iran's main negotiators, as saying. By August 25 Tehran must also respond to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on decade-old allegations of past nuclear weapons research.
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| There's an App for That: The Beltline has released a mobile... Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:11 AM PDT  The Beltline has released a mobile app to lead visitors to trails, parks, art, transit, picnic spots, access points, dining and parking. It can be used to get walking, running and biking tours as well as to report maintenance issues...
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| Lights! Camera! Action!: Curbed Ski has already filled you... Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:10 AM PDT  Curbed Ski has already filled you in on the 5 best ways to get stoked for winter, and one of them includes watching ski films this fall. And just in time for this annual ski tradition (films start premiering in...
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| Ferguson curfew lifted as National Guard deploys Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:09 AM PDT  Ferguson (United States) (AFP) - US National Guard troops began deploying Monday in Ferguson as the governor lifted a curfew imposed on the Missouri town after protests against the police shooting of an unarmed teenager.
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| Yazidis haunted by cries for help as militants bury victims alive Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:07 AM PDT  By Humeyra Pamuk DAYRABUN Iraq (Reuters) - Refugee Samo Ilyas Ali has nine children to feed but he can't focus on the future because the sounds of women and children crying out for help while being buried alive by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq often consume his mind. The refugees sit idle in camps in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq. Traumatized by Islamic State militants notorious for beheadings and mass executions, they have simply given up on Iraq and want to go as far away as possible; U.S. air strikes against Islamic State positions and vows by Kurdish commanders to recapture Yazidi villages provided no reassurances.
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| Brazil: Socialist pres. hopeful surges in polls Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:07 AM PDT  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The politician chosen to replace the Brazilian Socialist Party presidential candidate who died in a plane crash has surged in a poll measuring voters' intentions.
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| Street Scenes: For his 80th birthday, Bay Area... Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:06 AM PDT  For his 80th birthday, Bay Area documentary photographer Jeff Blankfort has put a trove of images from his archive online. The digital record of tumult in the Bay Area—from antiwar protests to Chicano Movement marches—also mixes in observational street shots...
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| Serbia's Stjepanovic wins 400 free gold Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:06 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — Velimir Stjepanovic of Serbia led from start to finish to win the men's 400-meter freestyle at the European swimming championships on Monday.
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| Elon Musk engineers the most elaborte ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ contraption we’ve yet seen Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:05 AM PDT  Given his engineering chops, we shouldn't be surprised that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk concocted the most elaborate contraption we've yet seen for an "Ice Bucket Challenge" video. FROM EARLIER: Watch Satya Nadella, Mark Zuckerberg and Phil Schiller take the 'Ice Bucket Challenge' In the video shown below, we can see that Musk has created a device in which five different buckets are held up over him with long strings attached to them that reach down to the ground. When Musk gives the signal, his kids yank on the strings and simultaneously dump five buckets' worth of water on his head at once. While this obviously isn't nearly as complex an engineering feat as, say, SpaceX's amazing reusable rocket,
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| That's Rather Lovely: Perfectly House-Shaped Abode Hides a Trove of Modern Details Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:05 AM PDT  Photo via Dezeen Faced with a limited budget, a supremely narrow plot of land, and the somewhat tricky desire to both blend into its Oxford, England, surroundings and take a more modern approach to home building than the older, more...
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| Bureau Of Big Ideas: Is Krog St. Developer Eyeing Memorial for Next Big Build? Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:05 AM PDT  Could Atlanta's next market-style, mixed-use concept be destined for a long-in-the-tooth stretch of Memorial Drive with pending Beltline connectivity? Well, that's the rumor. According to notes from a recent Reynoldstown Civic Improvement...
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| Rick Warren hopes to expand ministry in Africa Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:05 AM PDT  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The American evangelical pastor Rick Warren, who visited Rwanda this week, told The Associated Press that he hopes to expand his ministry to East Africa.
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