| Shooting victim's parents sue ammo seller Posted: 16 Sep 2014 10:08 AM PDT  Four online retailers allegedly sold ammo, tear gas and equipment used in the 2012 Colo. theater shootings.
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| N.Y.: Wal-Mart levied fictional 'sugar tax' on soda Posted: 16 Sep 2014 10:39 AM PDT  New York's attorney general has settled a false advertising investigation at Wal-Mart, saying some store personnel were citing a nonexistent "sugar tax" on soda. The attorney general's office ...
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| GOP party chairman resigns after birth control comments Posted: 16 Sep 2014 08:27 AM PDT  Former Arizona Sen. Russell Pearce has resigned as vice chairman of the state's Republican Party over controversial comments he made about birth control.
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| No 'shock and awe' in Syria strikes Posted: 16 Sep 2014 08:17 AM PDT  Targets will be precise, on jihadist strongholds, logistics, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel told lawmakers.
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| Massive horse masticates micro-donut with gusto Posted: 16 Sep 2014 07:26 AM PDT  While it is likely not a typical daily snack for horses, the mini doughnut has managed to find a way into the heart of this particular one. Watch Teake the horse move from tentative sniffing of the snack to quickly gobbling it up, clearly relishing every moment of his treat. Credit: YouTube/ShaneFirth
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| Protesters trash Ukranian lawmaker, literally Posted: 16 Sep 2014 09:20 AM PDT  KIEV (Reuters) - Dozens of angry protesters near the Ukrainian parliament seized a prominent opposition deputy on Tuesday and dumped him in a trash container, accusing him of failing to back laws to end the turbulence in the country. The incident involved Vitaly Zhuravsky, a former member of ousted President Viktor Yanukovich's party. It was unclear why Zhuravsky drew the ire of the protesters, but the incident occurred before a parliamentary session at which lawmakers ratified an agreement with the European Union and backed laws to provide separatist-held regions with a special status. ...
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| NASA may reveal 'space taxi' company pick for ISS missions today Posted: 16 Sep 2014 08:27 AM PDT  NASA will make a major announcement on the future of U.S. Space agency officials will hold a press conference at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT), and could unveil the selection of one or more private space taxis by aerospace companies to move forward on the path toward providing astronaut transportation services to International Space Station for NASA. You can watch NASA's commercial crew announcement live on Space.com, courtesy of NASA TV. According to a NASA statement, today's announcement will discuss "the return of human spaceflight launches to the United States.
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| Probably as close to Komodo dragon as you want to be in wild Posted: 16 Sep 2014 07:30 AM PDT  The Indonesian island of Komodo is home to a carnivorous giant lizard that dominates the local ecosystem, and a group of visitors were recently lucky enough to capture it on film. The Komodo dragon can grow up to 10 feet in length and although they have a poisonous bite with enough venom to kill a person within hours , attacks on humans are rare. In this video, English teacher Jonathan Hawkins marvels at the size of the animal, comparing it to a dinosaur. Credit: YouTube/Jonathan Hawkins
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| Excessive police force allegations in Mo. as teen seriously injured Posted: 15 Sep 2014 07:08 PM PDT  By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY Mo. (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating allegations of excessive force by a Missouri police officer during a traffic stop that left a teenage motorist in critical condition, authorities said on Monday. The FBI said in a statement that it is investigating whether police officer Tim Runnels overstepped his authority and violated the civil rights of Bryce Masters when he pulled over the 17-year-old and used a stun gun on him on Sunday in Independence, Missouri, a Kansas City suburb. ...
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| For first time in 8 years, US poverty rate drops Posted: 16 Sep 2014 09:16 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The poverty rate in the United States has dropped for the first time since 2006, bringing a bit of encouraging news about the nation's economy as President Barack Obama and Congress gear up for midterm elections. |
| Two Americans killed in Kabul suicide bombing Posted: 16 Sep 2014 07:19 AM PDT  Taliban suicide attack Tuesday targeted NATO convoy in Kabul near the US embassy: sources.
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| Release the kraken! Check out this defrosted giant squid Posted: 16 Sep 2014 07:49 AM PDT  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It was a calm morning in Antarctica's remote Ross Sea, during the season when the sun never sets, when Capt. John Bennett and his crew hauled up a creature with tentacles like fire hoses and eyes like dinner plates from a mile below the surface.
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| To avoid detection, gangs tone down colors, tattoos Posted: 15 Sep 2014 10:31 PM PDT  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Nearly gone are the gang days of the 1980s and '90s, when the Bloods wore head-to-toe red, the Crips wore blue and Latin Kings wore black and gold.
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| Ukraine ratifies landmark EU pact, offers self-rule in east Posted: 16 Sep 2014 10:50 AM PDT  Ukraine moves to turn the page on the bloodiest chapter of its post-Soviet history.
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| Al-Qaida call to unite Islamic fronts Posted: 16 Sep 2014 07:18 AM PDT  Two al Qaeda branches urged warring militant factions in Iraq and Syria to stop fighting each other and unite against a U.S.-led alliance.
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| 3,000 U.S. troops to join Ebola fight Posted: 16 Sep 2014 06:35 AM PDT  President Obama is set to announce a major effort to "turn the tide" against the epidemic.
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| Democrats take aim at 'asked and answered' Benghazi questions Posted: 16 Sep 2014 07:59 AM PDT  On the eve of the House Select Committee on Benghazi's first open hearing, the panel's Democrats on Tuesday will unveil a website dismissing some recurring Republican questions about the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack as "asked and answered."
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| NATO: Bomb kills 3 foreign troops near US Embassy in Kabul Posted: 16 Sep 2014 05:56 AM PDT  By Mirwais Harooni and Kay Johnson KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber killed two U.S. troops and a Polish soldier in an attack on a convoy near the U.S. embassy in Kabul on Tuesday, the NATO-led coalition said, one of the worst attacks on international forces in the Afghan capital in months. The attack near the heavily fortified embassy wounded 13 Afghan civilians nearby. It came amid a months-long political stalemate and an emboldened insurgency, with a presidential election still unresolved as most foreign combat troops prepare to leave by the end of the year. ...
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| SpaceX must meet high standard to get rocket certified: general Posted: 16 Sep 2014 11:04 AM PDT  By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. Air Force general on Tuesday said he favored competition for military rocket launches, but insisted the Air Force must stick to its high standards in certifying the Falcon 9 rocket, built by privately-held Space Exploration Technologies. SpaceX is working through a detailed certification process with the Air Force for its Falcon 9 satellite so it can compete with United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture of Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp, to launch a National Reconnaissance Office spy satellite. ...
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| St. Louis grand jury term extended as it hears Ferguson evidence Posted: 16 Sep 2014 07:22 AM PDT  By Carey Gillam (Reuters) - The St. Louis grand jury hearing evidence in the case of the white police officer who fatally shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown last month has been given an extra four months to weigh possible criminal charges against the officer, officials said on Tuesday. The prosecutor's office still hopes to conclude its presentation of evidence to the grand jury in October but now has until Jan. 7 to do, said Edward Magee, a spokesman for St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch. ...
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| Children's respiratory illness spreads to a dozen U.S. states: CDC Posted: 16 Sep 2014 10:08 AM PDT By Letitia Stein (Reuters) - A serious respiratory illness sickening U.S. children has spread to 12 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday, as it predicted that more states will report cases in coming weeks. The growing list of states with confirmed cases now includes Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania, the CDC said. ... |
| Officials: First U.S. strike in expanded Iraq fight Posted: 16 Sep 2014 03:19 AM PDT  Warplanes target the Islamic State group near Baghdad.
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| Northern California wildfire burns 100 homes Posted: 16 Sep 2014 12:41 AM PDT  WEED, Calif. (AP) — A fire driven by fierce winds raced through a small town near the Oregon border on Monday, burning a church to the ground, damaging or destroying 100 homes and prompting evacuation orders for at least 1,500 people, authorities said.
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| U.S. says 115,000 could lose Obamacare insurance over immigration Posted: 15 Sep 2014 02:16 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday said 115,000 people in 36 states could lose their private health insurance under Obamacare after Sept. 30, because of unresolved data problems involving their citizenship or immigration status. Another 363,000 people could see their insurance costs change, due to problems involving income data that is used to determine whether enrollees qualify for federal subsidies to help pay premiums on health plans obtained through the federal insurance marketplace, according to the administration. The U.S. ...
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| Hurricane strands tourists, sparks looting in Mexico Posted: 16 Sep 2014 12:53 AM PDT  Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) (AFP) - Hurricane Odile destroyed homes and shut down airports in Mexico's Baja California peninsula, sparking looting, marooning thousands of foreign tourists and injuring 135 people.
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| Sources: First U.S. strike in expanded Iraq fight Posted: 15 Sep 2014 06:27 PM PDT  The U.S. goes to the aid of Iraqi security forces south of Baghdad.
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| U.S. rejects military cooperation with Iran in Iraq, but is open to talks Posted: 15 Sep 2014 01:36 PM PDT  Washington remains open to discussions with Tehran about the Islamic State threat.
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