Liberal Senator Sanders may seek U.S. presidency in 2016

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• Liberal Senator Sanders may seek U.S. presidency in 2016
• Several Arab countries offer to join air campaign on ISIL
• Islamic State executes British hostage
• U.S. man in North Korea given 6 years of hard labor
• Islamic State attracts female jihadis from U.S. heartland
• NFL's Carolina deactivates Hardy as NFL draws more fire
• North Korea sentences U.S. citizen Matthew Miller to six years hard labor
• Slain UK hostage recalled as devoted to others
• About 100 rescued from sunken Philippine ferry
• Islamic State: British hostage executed
• Rescuers end ocean search for Navy fighter pilot
• Obama condemns beheading of Briton by extremists

Liberal Senator Sanders may seek U.S. presidency in 2016 Posted: 14 Sep 2014 09:58 AM PDT Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, could pose a challenge from the left to Hillary Clinton, widely seen as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Sanders is serving his second six-year term in the Senate. He has cultivated a following among some American liberals, especially on economic issues like the growing income disparity between rich and poor and corporate greed.

Several Arab countries offer to join air campaign on ISIL Posted: 14 Sep 2014 07:14 AM PDT By Jason Szep PARIS (Reuters) - Several Arab countries have offered to join the United States in air strikes against Islamic State targets, U.S. The officials declined to identify which countries had made the offers but said they were under consideration as the United States begins to identify roles for each country in its emerging coalition against jihadists who have declared a caliphate in the heart of the Middle East. "I don't want to leave you with the impression that these Arab members haven't offered to do air strikes because several of them have," a senior U.S.

Islamic State executes British hostage Posted: 13 Sep 2014 08:05 PM PDT Prime Minister David Cameron calls the slaying of David Haines 'an act of pure evil.'

U.S. man in North Korea given 6 years of hard labor Posted: 14 Sep 2014 08:48 AM PDT Matthew Miller was accused of entering the country illegally and trying to commit espionage.

Islamic State attracts female jihadis from U.S. heartland Posted: 14 Sep 2014 05:05 AM PDT At least three Somali families in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area have female relatives who have gone missing in the past six weeks and may have tried to join Islamic State, said community leader Abdirizak Bihi. In a separate case, a 19-year-old American Somali woman from St. Paul snuck away from her parents on Aug. 25 saying she was going to a bridal shower. Instead, she flew to Turkey and joined IS in Syria. Home to the biggest Somali community in the United States, the Twin Cities area of Minnesota has been plagued by terrorist recruiting since the Somali group al-Shabaab began enlisting in America around 2007.

NFL's Carolina deactivates Hardy as NFL draws more fire Posted: 14 Sep 2014 10:49 AM PDT The NFL's Carolina Panthers deactivated defensive end Greg Hardy for Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions, according to the team's website, in a reversal of an earlier decision to let him play while he appeals a domestic violence conviction. The move comes after a week of fierce criticism over the National Football League's handling of a domestic violence case involving three-time Pro Bowler Ray Rice. The outrage over the NFL's response to the incident has led to calls for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to step down.

North Korea sentences U.S. citizen Matthew Miller to six years hard labor Posted: 14 Sep 2014 09:52 AM PDT By James Pearson SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea sentenced U.S. Miller joins Kenneth Bae to become the second American currently serving a hard labor sentence in North Korea. A third, Jeffrey Fowle, is awaiting trial. "He committed acts hostile to the DPRK while entering the territory of the DPRK under the guise of a tourist last April," the short statement said.

Slain UK hostage recalled as devoted to others Posted: 14 Sep 2014 09:06 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — British aid worker David Haines devoted his life to helping civilians in war zones and that is how he should be remembered, his family said Sunday as they grieved his death at the hands of Islamic State militants in Syria.

About 100 rescued from sunken Philippine ferry Posted: 13 Sep 2014 07:31 PM PDT MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Rescuers saved about 100 people overnight and recovered two bodies from a ferry that sank in rough seas after encountering steering trouble in the central Philippines, officials said Sunday.

Islamic State: British hostage executed Posted: 13 Sep 2014 04:25 PM PDT The militants release a video which purported to show the beheading of David Haines.

Rescuers end ocean search for Navy fighter pilot Posted: 13 Sep 2014 05:37 PM PDT LEMOORE, Calif. (AP) — Rescuers on Saturday have called off their search of the Pacific Ocean for a Navy fighter pilot whose jet was one of two that crashed west of Wake Island.

Obama condemns beheading of Briton by extremists Posted: 13 Sep 2014 09:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama condemned as a "barbaric murder" the slaying of British aid worker David Haines by Islamic State extremists.

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