Obama vows no Iraq ground war

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• Obama vows no Iraq ground war
• R&A Golf Club set for historic vote on women members
• The unlikely friendship of Cleo and Forbi
• 3 arraigned in disappearance, death of Mass. 5-year-old
• Wildfire rips through 150 homes in Northern California
• Chinese hacked U.S. military contractors, Senate probe finds
• Judge pauses Detroit's bankruptcy trial again
• Down the throat of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano
• Intense Iraqi military engagement with IS
• Scotland independence vote: Full Yahoo UK coverage
• Iconic chopper from 'Easy Rider' up for sale
• Toxic algae tide off Florida kills wildlife, threatens economy
• Woman's execution for child's starving death appealed to Supreme Court
• No foreign troops, says Iraqi prime minister
• Quebec separatists closely watch Scotland's independence vote
• US inflation falls for first time in over a year
• What is about North Korea that's so attractive to Americans?
• Obama speech boosts Islamic State's recruiting drive in Syria
• Jewish group: Biden comment 'offensive'
• Obama's Ebola response: Is it enough and in time?
• Rand Paul still has a thinking-out-loud problem
• Biden triggers 2016 speculation with Iowa visit
• Vikings bar Peterson from all team activities
• DiCaprio named U.N. messenger of peace
• 67 South Africans killed in church collapse
• Hunt on for survivalist charged in police ambush shooting
• New U.S. airstrikes in Iraq target Islamic State
• 9 dead, 30 injured in new Benghazi clashes
• Boeing, SpaceX win space taxi contracts
• Corinthian Colleges sued for predatory lending
• Nike stores pull Adrian Peterson merchandise
• Mexico airlifts tourists after Hurricane Odile
• Islamic State shoots down Syrian war plane
• Stewart fatal accident going to a grand jury

Obama vows no Iraq ground war Posted: 17 Sep 2014 10:31 AM PDT Even after top general suggested troops could be deployed, president says airstrikes method of choice.

R&A Golf Club set for historic vote on women members Posted: The ''Home of Golf'' is about to find out if its doors are open to women.

The unlikely friendship of Cleo and Forbi Posted: 17 Sep 2014 07:14 AM PDT André Costa's pet owl and cat Cleo and Forbi have been friends for life. They are entirely at ease in each other's company and spend much of their time together. This unique, close-up footage gives a heartwarming insight into the bonds that can develop between different animal species. This charming pair may put viewers in mind of the popular classic poem The Owl and The Pussycat . Credit: Facebook/André Costa

3 arraigned in disappearance, death of Mass. 5-year-old Posted: 17 Sep 2014 09:22 AM PDT WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Three Massachusetts residents charged with hindering the investigation into the disappearance and death of a 5-year-old boy have been arraigned in Superior Court.

Wildfire rips through 150 homes in Northern California Posted: 16 Sep 2014 09:32 PM PDT By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fire crews in California battled on Tuesday to halt the advance of wildfire that has already destroyed about 150 homes, lapped at rural schools and caused power outages that left an evacuation shelter without electricity, authorities said. The day-old blaze, one of about a dozen major fires raging across the drought-parched state, prompted authorities to order the evacuation of about 1,000 households in and around the Northern California town of Weed, which has a population of about 3,000. ...

Chinese hacked U.S. military contractors, Senate probe finds Posted: 17 Sep 2014 10:54 AM PDT By Ros Krasny WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers associated with the Chinese government have repeatedly infiltrated the computer systems of U.S. airlines, technology companies and other firms involved in the movement of U.S. troops and military equipment, a U.S. Senate panel has found. The Senate Armed Services Committee's year-long probe, details of which were made public on Wednesday, found that the military's U.S. Transportation Command, or Transcom, was aware of only two out of at least 20 such cyber intrusions within a single year. ...

Judge pauses Detroit's bankruptcy trial again Posted: 17 Sep 2014 08:36 AM PDT By Lisa Lambert DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes ordered a week-long break in Detroit's bankruptcy trial on Wednesday, giving the last major objector to the city's restructuring plan time to rework its case. The hearing will be adjourned from Friday and reconvene on Monday, Sept. 29. It was also placed on hiatus last week for three days while the city applied the finishing touches to a settlement with another holdout creditor, Syncora Guarantee Inc . ...

Down the throat of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano Posted: 17 Sep 2014 05:55 AM PDT Lava from the Kilauea volcano continues to ooze towards a highway and residential area on Hawaii's Big Island. The volcano became active on June 27 when a newly opened fissure began to spew lava. The first video looks inside the June 27 fissure, showing the stream of molten lava. The second video shows aerial views of the activity near the front of the lava flow, where the heat is slowly burning vegetation. Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi declared a state of emergency on September 4 , as a lava flow creeped closer to residential areas near the summit of Kilauea. Credit: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Intense Iraqi military engagement with IS Posted: 17 Sep 2014 10:50 AM PDT Offensives in Ramadi, Falluja and Haditha against Islamic State insurgents started before dawn.

Scotland independence vote: Full Yahoo UK coverage Posted: Will 307-year union with UK end? Independence Referendum 2014 comprehensive coverage from Yahoo UK & Ireland.

Iconic chopper from 'Easy Rider' up for sale Posted: 17 Sep 2014 10:45 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The customized Captain America chopper Peter Fonda rode in "Easy Rider" has come to symbolize the counterculture of the 1960s. Now it's for sale.

Toxic algae tide off Florida kills wildlife, threatens economy Posted: 17 Sep 2014 08:02 AM PDT CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — It's like Florida's version of The Blob. Slow moving glops of toxic algae in the northeast Gulf of Mexico are killing sea turtles, sharks and fish, and threatening the waters and beaches that fuel the region's economy.

Woman's execution for child's starving death appealed to Supreme Court Posted: 17 Sep 2014 07:26 AM PDT HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Attorneys for a 38-year-old Texas woman are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block her scheduled execution for the starvation and torture death of her girlfriend's 9-year-old son a decade ago.

No foreign troops, says Iraqi prime minister Posted: 17 Sep 2014 09:08 AM PDT Plus, fight against Islamic State needs to include Syria, says Haider al-Abadi.

Quebec separatists closely watch Scotland's independence vote Posted: 17 Sep 2014 05:02 AM PDT MONTREAL (AP) — Quebec's separatists are watching closely this week to see if the Scottish independence movement has learned from their failed attempts to break away from Canada. And they could be rejuvenated if Scotland breaks away from the United Kingdom.

US inflation falls for first time in over a year Posted: 17 Sep 2014 06:20 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - Consumer prices in the United States fell in August for the first time in more than a year, dragged lower by declines in energy, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.

What is about North Korea that's so attractive to Americans? Posted: 17 Sep 2014 05:46 AM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — One shouted about God's love as he crossed a frozen river, clutching a Bible. Another swam, drunk and naked. Several U.S. soldiers dashed around land mines.

Obama speech boosts Islamic State's recruiting drive in Syria Posted: 17 Sep 2014 04:41 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State has won new recruits in Syria since President Barack Obama signaled last week that air strikes against the group will be expanded from Iraq to its strongholds in northern and eastern Syria, a group monitoring the war said on Wednesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 162 people had joined Islamic State training camps in Aleppo province since Sept 10, when Obama said he would not hesitate to strike Islamic State in Syria. ...

Jewish group: Biden comment 'offensive' Posted: 16 Sep 2014 02:49 PM PDT A description of bankers in the VP's recent speech drew fire from the Anti-Defamation League.

Obama's Ebola response: Is it enough and in time? Posted: 16 Sep 2014 07:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that the Ebola epidemic in West Africa could threaten security around the world, and he ordered 3,000 U.S. military personnel to the region in emergency aid muscle for a crisis spiraling out of control.

Rand Paul still has a thinking-out-loud problem Posted: 16 Sep 2014 03:34 PM PDT Rand Paul is quickly learning that his words have consequences.

Biden triggers 2016 speculation with Iowa visit Posted: 16 Sep 2014 09:11 PM PDT By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the 2016 Democratic presidential competition there is Hillary Clinton and everyone else, all powerful politicians who could make a credible run should she decide not to seek the presidency. Vice President Joe Biden is at the top of that group, which also includes Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. Biden's visit to Iowa on Wednesday for a relatively minor event speaks volumes about his desire to keep his name relevant in the 2016 discussion. ...

Vikings bar Peterson from all team activities Posted: 17 Sep 2014 02:36 AM PDT After a day of public pressure from angry fans and concerned sponsors, the Minnesota Vikings have reversed course and placed star running back Adrian Peterson on the exempt-commissioner's permission list, ...

DiCaprio named U.N. messenger of peace Posted: Leonardo DiCaprio's movie roles have made him an international star, but his long and little-known commitment to preserving the global environment has led to his new role — as a U.N. messenger of peace.

67 South Africans killed in church collapse Posted: 16 Sep 2014 04:12 PM PDT The collapse of a controversial Nigerian megachurch has killed scores of worshippers.

Hunt on for survivalist charged in police ambush shooting Posted: 16 Sep 2014 07:52 PM PDT Suspect killed Cpl. Bryon Dickson, 38, and critically wounded Trooper Alex Douglass outside Penn. barracks: police.

New U.S. airstrikes in Iraq target Islamic State Posted: 16 Sep 2014 02:36 PM PDT The Defense Department says the U.S. military on Tuesday pressed its expanded campaign against Islamic State militants with five airstrikes across Iraq.

9 dead, 30 injured in new Benghazi clashes Posted: 16 Sep 2014 02:38 PM PDT Heavy clashes have erupted between a former Libyan general's forces, Islamist fighters.

Boeing, SpaceX win space taxi contracts Posted: 16 Sep 2014 03:55 PM PDT NASA is a giant step closer to launching Americans again from U.S. soil.

Corinthian Colleges sued for predatory lending Posted: 16 Sep 2014 12:44 PM PDT Corinthian Colleges is being sued by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for what it calls a "predatory lending scheme."

Nike stores pull Adrian Peterson merchandise Posted: The Minnesota Vikings might be fine with Adrian Peterson playing football, but not everyone is fine with the Minnesota Vikings — or the NFL — right now.

Mexico airlifts tourists after Hurricane Odile Posted: 16 Sep 2014 07:59 PM PDT The Mexican government has prepared to begin airlifting tens of thousands of stranded tourists.

Islamic State shoots down Syrian war plane Posted: 16 Sep 2014 10:47 AM PDT The strike reportedly marks the first time IS has downed a military jet since June.

Stewart fatal accident going to a grand jury Posted: A fatal dirt-track accident last month involved three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart.

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