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• 3 surrender in Philadelphia gay beating case
• Nigeria military claims Boko Haram leader dead
• Terror threat surfaces in GOP campaigns
• Not just a feeling: Middle class majorly squeezed
• French hostage beheaded by extremists, U.S. monitoring group says
• NFL sponsors should sever ties over scandals, majority in poll says
• Florida poll shows Scott and Crist neck and neck in nasty campaign
• Former Ohio congressman Traficant critical after farm accident: police
• Increase in train track worker deaths prompts NTSB safety study
• For $265, learn how to survive a plane crash
• Obama: U.S. foreign policy won't be guided by counterterrorism
• 5 U.S. strikes hit Syria, Iraq targets
• U.S. can't confirm death of Khorasan group leader: Rice
• Denver area students walk out over conservative history curriculum proposal
• NATO says Russia makes significant pullback from Ukraine
• Grand jury testimony begins in Tony Stewart case: report
• U.S. drone strike said to kill 10 in Pakistan
• 2 U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State in Syria
• Holder: Al-Qaida cell was nearing attack on U.S., allies
• Obama criticized for 'latte salute'
• After 13 years, Belgian 9/11 victim identified
• 3 Afghan soldiers in U.S. immigration custody
• Secret Service interviewed accused W.H. intruder twice
• House candidate saws neighbor's garage in half: lawsuit
• Ariz. fugitive captured after months on run
• Fire at memorial to slain teen adds to tensions in Ferguson
• Mont. prosecutor seeks 10 years for teacher rapist
• White House vulnerability study in 1990s warned of fence jumpers
• Obama: No nation has 'free pass' on climate change
• More insurers to join Obamacare in 2015

3 surrender in Philadelphia gay beating case Posted: 24 Sep 2014 10:44 AM PDT The victims told police that a group hurled gay slurs, beat them when the two parties passed on the street.

Nigeria military claims Boko Haram leader dead Posted: 24 Sep 2014 11:04 AM PDT Nigeria's military on Wednesday claimed for the first time that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau was dead, saying troops had shot a lookalike who had been posing as the militant commander.

Terror threat surfaces in GOP campaigns Posted: 24 Sep 2014 08:48 AM PDT Latest ad shows lone militant with black Islamic State banner; effort to cast Democrats as weak on terrorism.

Not just a feeling: Middle class majorly squeezed Posted: 24 Sep 2014 08:51 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Three years ago, Jason Prosser was stunned to discover the cost of child care for his newborn son — so much so that he and his wife postponed having a second child.

French hostage beheaded by extremists, U.S. monitoring group says Posted: 24 Sep 2014 11:00 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — Algerian extremists allied with the Islamic State group have decapitated a French hostage after France carried out airstrikes in Iraq, according to a video that appeared online Wednesday.

NFL sponsors should sever ties over scandals, majority in poll says Posted: 24 Sep 2014 10:38 AM PDT By Jennifer Saba NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than half of Americans believe that brands should drop their sponsorship deals with the National Football League over its handling of players accused of domestic violence, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Among those surveyed, 30 percent said that the NFL's largest sponsors should sever their ties permanently with the league, while 24 percent said they should end their sponsorship for this season. ...

Florida poll shows Scott and Crist neck and neck in nasty campaign Posted: 24 Sep 2014 10:04 AM PDT By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) - Months of mud-slinging by Florida Governor Rick Scott and former Governor Charlie Crist have made voters distrust both men in a hot race that is too close to call, according to a new poll released Wednesday. Six weeks before election day, the Quinnipiac University Poll found Republican Scott with support of 44 percent of likely voters, while 42 percent said they would vote for Crist, a former Republican running for his old job as a Democrat after he switched parties in 2012. ...

Former Ohio congressman Traficant critical after farm accident: police Posted: 24 Sep 2014 10:45 AM PDT By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Former U.S. congressman James Traficant of Ohio, who served seven years in prison for bribery, tax evasion and other crimes, was hospitalized in critical condition on Wednesday after a tractor he was riding rolled over on him, police said. The accident happened just before 8 p.m. Tuesday and Traficant, 73, was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown, said Goshen Township Police Chief Steven T. McDaniel. ...

Increase in train track worker deaths prompts NTSB safety study Posted: 24 Sep 2014 10:46 AM PDT Railroad regulators have adopted a report that says some federal workplace safety standards should be extended to workers on and near the tracks.

For $265, learn how to survive a plane crash Posted: 24 Sep 2014 09:46 AM PDT They raced down the slide, one by one, like children on a playground. At the bottom, smartphone photos were snapped and high fives exchanged. The frequent fliers were all smiling and laughing — and quietly ...

Obama: U.S. foreign policy won't be guided by counterterrorism Posted: 24 Sep 2014 09:46 AM PDT The president vows to dismantle Islamic State militant group that drew U.S. back into military action.

5 U.S. strikes hit Syria, Iraq targets Posted: 24 Sep 2014 05:06 AM PDT Pentagon says U.S. forces destroyed two Islamic State armed vehicles, 8 other vehicles, weapons cache.

U.S. can't confirm death of Khorasan group leader: Rice Posted: 24 Sep 2014 07:32 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - US airstrikes in Syria have had an "important impact," US national security adviser Susan Rice said Wednesday, but it is unclear if they have killed the head of the Khorasan group, an Al-Qaeda offshoot.

Denver area students walk out over conservative history curriculum proposal Posted: 23 Sep 2014 08:42 PM PDT ARVADA, Colo. (AP) — Hundreds of students walked out of classrooms around suburban Denver on Tuesday in protest over a conservative-led school board proposal to focus history education on topics that promote citizenship, patriotism and respect for authority, in a show of civil disobedience that the new standards would aim to downplay.

NATO says Russia makes significant pullback from Ukraine Posted: 24 Sep 2014 04:28 AM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO has observed a significant withdrawal of Russian forces from inside Ukraine, but many Russian troops remain stationed nearby, an alliance military spokesman said on Wednesday. "There has been a significant pullback of Russian conventional forces from inside Ukraine, but many thousands are still deployed in the vicinity of the border," Lieutenant-Colonel Jay Janzen said in an e-mailed response to a request from Reuters for comment. "Some Russian troops remain inside Ukraine. ...

Grand jury testimony begins in Tony Stewart case: report Posted: A grand jury began hearing testimony on Tuesday in the case involving Tony Stewart and Kevin Ward Jr.

U.S. drone strike said to kill 10 in Pakistan Posted: 24 Sep 2014 05:19 AM PDT ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suspected U.S. drone fired four missiles at a vehicle carrying Uzbek and local militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing 10 of them, two Pakistani intelligence officials said.

2 U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State in Syria Posted: 24 Sep 2014 04:49 AM PDT Pentagon says group's staging areas in eastern Syria were targets.

Holder: Al-Qaida cell was nearing attack on U.S., allies Posted: 23 Sep 2014 01:08 PM PDT AG to Yahoo's Katie Couric: Khorasan is "capable" of being a greater concern than IS.

Obama criticized for 'latte salute' Posted: An Instagram video of the president saluting two Marines with a coffee cup in his raised hand rankles some viewers.

After 13 years, Belgian 9/11 victim identified Posted: 23 Sep 2014 02:07 PM PDT More than 13 years after the September 11 attacks in New York City, one Belgian victim has finally been identified.

3 Afghan soldiers in U.S. immigration custody Posted: 23 Sep 2014 01:44 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Three Afghanistan National Army officers who vanished during training in Massachusetts were placed in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday after being detained on the Canadian border, authorities said.

Secret Service interviewed accused W.H. intruder twice Posted: 23 Sep 2014 02:25 PM PDT In both cases, the Secret Service concluded there was no evidence that Omar Gonzalez was a security threat: U.S. official.

House candidate saws neighbor's garage in half: lawsuit Posted: 23 Sep 2014 08:56 AM PDT Neighbor is seeking $40K, including $20K to fix the garage, and a portion of politician's property.

Ariz. fugitive captured after months on run Posted: 23 Sep 2014 02:53 PM PDT FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A former personal trainer who broke free from an Arizona jail by hoisting himself atop a basketball hoop and pulling apart a security fence is back in custody after months on the run, authorities said Tuesday.

Fire at memorial to slain teen adds to tensions in Ferguson Posted: 23 Sep 2014 12:48 PM PDT City leaders in Ferguson, Missouri, faced heightened tensions on Tuesday after an early morning fire destroyed a makeshift memorial honoring the black teenager killed last month by a white police officer. The memorial for 18-year-old Michael Brown that caught fire was erected in a grassy area alongside the road where Brown died. A larger memorial, which runs down the center lane of the road, was untouched by the fire. Still, neighborhood residents who have been protecting and building on the memorials since Brown was killed Aug. ...

Mont. prosecutor seeks 10 years for teacher rapist Posted: 23 Sep 2014 02:14 PM PDT BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana prosecutor is seeking 10 years in prison for a teacher who raped a 14-year-old student, after the Supreme Court rejected a one-month sentence from an earlier judge whose comments pinned some responsibility on the victim.

White House vulnerability study in 1990s warned of fence jumpers Posted: 23 Sep 2014 08:08 AM PDT The man who jumped the White House fence, ran across the North Lawn, up the stairs and through the front door before he was stopped by the Secret Service last week shocked security experts and lawmakers.

Obama: No nation has 'free pass' on climate change Posted: 23 Sep 2014 10:56 AM PDT Pres. Obama warns that the globe's climate is changing faster than efforts to address it.

More insurers to join Obamacare in 2015 Posted: 23 Sep 2014 11:08 AM PDT The number of insurers offering individual health plans on the Obamacare exchanges will increase about 25 percent in 2015 and that should keep down prices, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday in a report. More than 7 million people signed up for health insurance through the exchanges in 2014, which were created under President Barack Obama's national healthcare reform law and offer income-based subsidies. Next year, there will be 63 additional issuers in the 44 states for which it has data, the agency said in a report. ...

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