N.C. half brothers freed after 3 decades in prison

N.C. half brothers freed after 3 decades in prison
Israel reveals that Steven Sotloff was also an Israeli citizen
Federal judge upholds Lousiana's gay marriage ban
U.S. troops to train in Ukraine
Bernie Madoff's son Andrew dies of cancer
Fewer child migrants crossing U.S. border
Missouri governor lifts state of emergency in Ferguson
U.S. says Islamic State video of journalist's killing is authentic
Wisconsin 'Slenderman' attack victim returns to school
Warming ocean imperils lobster, fish catch
3rd U.S. health worker with Ebola identified
France puts warship delivery to Russia on hold
Would you pay $750 for Streisand coffee table book? $1,800?
Sam gets another chance at NFL career
Detroit-area man sentenced to 17 years in porch shooting
EU wants more bite in Russian sanctions
Obama: 'Degrade and destroy' ISIL
In small Ohio city, 4 beaten to death, 4 different homes
Putin's peace plan: Ukraine withdraws from east
How 2 young girls escaped ISIS' grasp
Texas 5-year-old trapped in spinning washing machine
Naked photo hacking: Sex crime or not?
Corruption's cost in poor countries: $1 trillion a year
Obama: U.S. won't be intimidated by execution videos
CVS changes name, stops tobacco sales early
911 calls show efforts to save Ariz. gun instructor

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 11:21 AM PDT

North Carolina's longest-serving death row inmate and his younger half brother have walked out of prison as free men.

Israel reveals that Steven Sotloff was also an Israeli citizen

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 04:16 AM PDT

As President Obama confirmed the authenticity of the video showing the execution of journalist Steven Sotloff by ISIL, an Israeli spokesman revealed that Sotloff held dual American-Israeli citizenship. Cleared for publication: Steven Satloff was #Israel citizen RIP — Paul Hirschson (@paulhirschson) September 3, 2014 According to Reuters, this biographical detail had been previously withheld to minimize the risks that Sotloff's captivity already engendered. Sotloff also seemed to have successfully hidden his Jewish faith from his captors :

Federal judge upholds Lousiana's gay marriage ban

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 11:20 AM PDT

A federal judge upheld Louisiana's ban on same-sex marriages on Wednesday, as well as the state's refusal to recognize gay marriages legally performed in other states.

U.S. troops to train in Ukraine

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 09:43 AM PDT

Pentagon says 200 soldiers to participate in exercise in western part of country, first time since tensions began.

Bernie Madoff's son Andrew dies of cancer

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 09:02 AM PDT

By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andrew Madoff, the son of convicted fraudster Bernard Madoff, died on Wednesday from cancer, his lawyer said. "Andrew Madoff has lost his courageous battle against mantle cell lymphoma," lawyer Martin Flumenbaum said in a statement. "He died peacefully at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on September 3, 2014, surrounded by his loving family." Bernard Madoff is serving a 150-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to operating a massive Ponzi scheme estimated to have cost investors $17 billion in lost principal.

Fewer child migrants crossing U.S. border

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 09:45 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of immigrant children caught alone illegally crossing the Mexican border into the United States continued to decline in August, according to figures disclosed Wednesday by the Homeland Security Department.

Missouri governor lifts state of emergency in Ferguson

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 11:12 AM PDT

(Reuters) - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Wednesday formally lifted the state of emergency that he had declared in Ferguson weeks ago when the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer sparked sometimes violent demonstrations. "Over the past week, we've seen students getting back to school, businesses reopening their doors and folks getting back to their normal routines," Nixon said in a statement. Nixon had declared a state of emergency on Aug. 16 due to unrest in the St. Louis suburb following the Aug. ...

U.S. says Islamic State video of journalist's killing is authentic

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 02:47 AM PDT

An Islamic State video showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff in reprisal for U.S. National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden said on Wednesday. Intelligence Community has analyzed the recently released video showing U.S. President Barack Obama is in Estonia ahead of a NATO summit in Wales later this week.

Wisconsin 'Slenderman' attack victim returns to school

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 11:15 AM PDT

By Brendan O'Brien MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A Wisconsin girl stabbed repeatedly by her friends to please the fictional Slenderman character has returned to school as she receives therapy for emotional scars, a spokesman for her family said on Wednesday. The 12-year-old girl had a "fantastic" first day of seventh grade on Tuesday, family spokesman Steve Lyons said, three months after she was stabbed. Two classmates are accused of luring her into the woods and stabbing her 19 times in Waukesha, a suburb of Milwaukee, the morning after a sleepover. Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, both 12, are accused of attacking her and have been charged as adults with first-degree attempted homicide.

Warming ocean imperils lobster, fish catch

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 08:57 AM PDT

Imagine Cape Cod without cod. Maine without lobster. The region's famous rocky beaches invisible, obscured by constant high waters. It's already starting to happen. The culprit is the warming seas — and ...

3rd U.S. health worker with Ebola identified

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 08:41 AM PDT

Dr. Rick Sacra's diagnosis comes days after he wrote about epidemic on his blog, seemingly healthy.

France puts warship delivery to Russia on hold

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 11:32 AM PDT

PARIS (AP) — Responding to international pressure, France suspended the delivery of a warship to Russia at least until November amid security concerns over Moscow's role in the Ukraine crisis, officials said Wednesday.

Would you pay $750 for Streisand coffee table book? $1,800?

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 08:16 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — How obsessive are Barbra Streisand's fans? A coffee table book may provide an answer.

Sam gets another chance at NFL career

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 11:25 AM PDT

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Michael Sam's second chance will be with the Dallas Cowboys.

Detroit-area man sentenced to 17 years in porch shooting

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 11:25 AM PDT

DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit man who killed an unarmed woman on his porch instead of calling police was sentenced Wednesday to at least 17 years in prison after telling the victim's family he would carry "guilt and sorrow forever."

EU wants more bite in Russian sanctions

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 08:33 AM PDT

But member states are against targeting high-profile sports events.

Obama: 'Degrade and destroy' ISIL

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 10:16 AM PDT

"Whatever these murderers think they will achieve...they have already failed," he said prior to NATO meeting.

In small Ohio city, 4 beaten to death, 4 different homes

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 09:04 AM PDT

BUCYRUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in this small Ohio city are trying to figure out why four men were fatally beaten in four separate homes. A suspect is in custody but hasn't been charged.

Putin's peace plan: Ukraine withdraws from east

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 10:25 AM PDT

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A day before a NATO summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued his own peace plan for eastern Ukraine, calling on the Russian-backed insurgents there to "stop advancing" and urging Ukraine to withdraw its troops from the region.

How 2 young girls escaped ISIS' grasp

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 06:44 AM PDT

Unlocked door, unguarded bag of cell phones opened brief window for Yezidi girls' survival.

Texas 5-year-old trapped in spinning washing machine

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 06:39 AM PDT

A 5-year-old girl was hospitalized on Wednesday after she was trapped in a laundromat washing machine for several minutes and spun at high speeds, police said. The girl had extensive injuries but was expected to survive the incident Tuesday in a laundromat in Pasadena, about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Houston, they said "She was tumbling pretty fast in there," Pasadena police spokesman Vance Mitchell told Houston TV station KHOU.

Naked photo hacking: Sex crime or not?

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 04:58 AM PDT

Already hounded by paparazzi on their doorsteps, celebrities face a new battle to protect their privacy from hackers willing to splash their most intimate, behind-closed-doors photos online. After the massive release of naked photos of stars including Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence, some experts said it should be treated as a sex crime, rather that just an Internet or privacy breach. Celebrities are at risk but also CEOs and politicians," said Jules Polonetsky, head of the The Future of Privacy think-tank. For Polonetsky, "this is a sex crime more than a leak" -- a view expressed by a number of celebrities themselves on Twitter following the weekend hack.

Corruption's cost in poor countries: $1 trillion a year

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 06:21 AM PDT

Corruption, fraud and money-laundering cost poor countries a total of $1.0 trillion a year, the anti-poverty organisation ONE said in a study released on Wednesday. Exchanges of tax information should be automatic, to enable developing countries to collect taxes due.

Obama: U.S. won't be intimidated by execution videos

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 09:43 AM PDT

The president confirms that a video showing the killing of Steven Sotloff is authentic.

CVS changes name, stops tobacco sales early

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 11:22 AM PDT

As CVS sharpens its focus on customer health, the nation's second-largest drugstore chain will tweak its corporate name and stop the sale of tobacco nearly a month sooner than planned.