| U.Va. suspect tied to 2009 murder Posted: 29 Sep 2014 11:01 AM PDT Police: Hannah Graham investigation has turned up lead in Morgan Harrington case. |
| Brazil gunman straps hostage with apparent explosives Posted: 29 Sep 2014 11:20 AM PDT  An armed man took an employee hostage at a hotel in the Brazilian capital Monday and forced him to don a vest apparently stuffed with explosives, authorities said.
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| Israel: Iran poses greater threat than IS Posted: 29 Sep 2014 10:50 AM PDT  A nuclear-armed Iran would pose a far greater threat to the world than Islamic State militants who have seized large swaths of Syria and Iraq, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday. "Make no mistake, ISIS (Islamic State) must be defeated," Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly. "But to defeat ISIS and leave Iran as a threshold nuclear power is to win the battle and lose the war."
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| Twins fire manager Ron Gardenhire after 13 seasons Posted:  Not even Ron Gardenhire was beloved enough in Minnesota to keep his job after four straight 90-loss seasons.
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| Cruise ship passenger dies in fall from mast in Miami Posted: 29 Sep 2014 09:29 AM PDT  MIAMI (AP) — A 20-year-old man has died after falling from a mast on a Carnival Cruise Lines ship docked at Miami's port.
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| Turkey sends tanks to Syria's border Posted: 29 Sep 2014 08:42 AM PDT  The country's parliament is set to consider whether to authorize military action against Islamic State militants.
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| Grisly Canada murder, dismemberment trial starts Posted: 29 Sep 2014 08:40 AM PDT  Montreal (AFP) - The trial of a former Canadian porn actor accused of killing and dismembering a Chinese engineering student started Monday with prosecutors saying this was not the act of a lunatic.
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| New documents show legal basis for NSA surveillance programs Posted: 29 Sep 2014 11:25 AM PDT  By Nate Raymond and Aruna Viswanatha NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Documents released by the U.S. government show it views an executive order issued in 1981 as the basis of most of the National Security Agency's surveillance activities, the American Civil Liberties Union said on Monday. The NSA relied on Executive Order 12333 more than it did on two other laws that have been the focus of public debate following the leaks exposing U.S. surveillance programs by former agency contractor Edward Snowden, according to the papers released by the ACLU. ...
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| As Missouri protests persist, police seek suspects in shootings of two officers Posted: 28 Sep 2014 10:28 PM PDT  By Kenny Bahr FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - Police were seeking suspects on Sunday in apparently unrelated shootings of two police officers in and near the Missouri city of Ferguson, and arrested seven of those protesting last month's shooting death of a black teenager by a white police officer. The Saturday night shooting of an officer in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson did not seem linked to protests elsewhere in the city, police said, nor to a separate shooting involving an off-duty police officer in St. Louis early on Sunday. ...
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| Report of shots fired near Ethiopian embassy in Washington Posted: 29 Sep 2014 11:06 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service detained a possible shooter after a report that shots were fired on Monday near the Ethiopian embassy in Washington, a spokesman for the agency said. The possible shots were reported at about 12:15 p.m. EDT and there have been no injuries reported, spokesman Brian Leary said in an emailed statement. Washington police, State Department officials and Secret Service agents are on the scene, the spokesman said. Repeated phone calls to the embassy went unanswered. (Reporting by Ian Simpson; Editing by Jim Loney) |
| U.S. may keep secret prisoners after Afghan war exit Posted: 29 Sep 2014 04:35 AM PDT  By Jessica Donati KABUL (Reuters) - The fate of a group of prisoners held in near-total secrecy by U.S. forces at a prison in Afghanistan is hanging in limbo, the facility's commander said, as Washington gropes for options after its legal right to hold them there expires in December. The inmates - all foreign nationals captured on battlefields around the world - could be transferred to the U.S. court system or, as a last resort, to the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, Brigadier General Patrick J. Reinert told Reuters. ...
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| Despite Ukraine cease-fire, fighting rages on in Donetsk (graphic) Posted: 29 Sep 2014 08:44 AM PDT  Flighting resumed in Donetsk on September 25 , despite a three-week old ceasefire agreement between Ukraine's government and pro-Russia separatists. This video, filmed by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's correspondent Levko Stek on September 25-26, shows Ukraine's 11th Territorial Defense Battalion clashing with separatists at a checkpoint in Nikishino, in the Donetsk region. Credit: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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| Israel says Palestinian leader's UN address a message of 'hatred' Posted: 29 Sep 2014 11:08 AM PDT  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared his country's recent bombing campaign in Gaza to the U.S.-led strikes against militants in Iraq and Syria, saying Hamas and the Islamic State group share the same goal of world domination.
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| Regulators want nationwide air traffic security review Posted: 29 Sep 2014 08:55 AM PDT  FAA says it will review how it deals with unexpected incidents after last week's fire grounded Chicago airport.
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| Meet 'Hunter,' American fighting in Ukraine for pro-Russian rebels Posted: 29 Sep 2014 07:51 AM PDT  By Marko Djurica and Maria Tsvetkova YASYNUVATA Ukraine (Reuters) - With his face hidden behind a camouflage balaclava and an assault rifle slung over his shoulder, "Hunter" looks like other separatist fighters in eastern Ukraine. What distinguishes him from his brothers in arms in the Vostok (East) battalion, an irregular pro-Russian militia fighting government forces, is his American accent - and English is the only language he knows. "I'm an American. I joined an independence movement," said Hunter, flashing a U.S. passport as proof of his nationality. ...
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| Baby deer befriends two little girls Posted: 29 Sep 2014 02:18 AM PDT  James Vee and his two young daughters have an unusual visitor that likes to pop in for a visit whenever the mood strikes. The white-tailed baby deer has been visiting the Vee household for the past few weeks and seems to have grown an attachment to the two little girls. Watch as they jump around and play in a leaf pile, throwing bundles into the air only for them to fall onto the fawn. The little deer seems to be enjoying it just as much! Credit: YouTube/James Vee
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| Syrian al-Qaida threatens West Posted: 29 Sep 2014 10:42 AM PDT  Militants will retaliate for U.S.-led air strikes, leader said. Overnight, natural gas plant controlled by Islamic State fighters hit.
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| Under new Afghan leadership, U.S. troops' stay may get extension Posted: 29 Sep 2014 06:42 AM PDT  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was sworn in Monday as Afghanistan's new president, replacing Hamid Karzai in the country's first transfer of power since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion toppled the Taliban.
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| Penalty phase in Jodi Arias trial: What to expect Posted: 29 Sep 2014 04:57 AM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — The murder conviction of Jodi Arias will stand, but she is returning to court Monday for a second penalty phase to determine her punishment for the 2008 killing of her ex-boyfriend. A new jury will decide if Arias is sentenced to death. Here are some key things to know about the case:
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| Search at Japan volcano called off; at least 36 feared dead Posted: 29 Sep 2014 05:24 AM PDT  By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - At least 36 people are feared to have died after a Japanese volcano erupted without warning at the weekend, raining ash and stones on hikers, but the search for victims was abandoned on Monday because of fears of toxic gases. Rescuers at the peak of Mount Ontake, now an eerie moonscape under a thick layer of grey ash, on Monday found five more victims of Saturday's eruption at Japan's second-highest active volcano but authorities did not immediately confirm them as dead. ...
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| Hong Kong protesters defy tear gas, riot police Posted: 29 Sep 2014 10:40 AM PDT  Parts of the city are paralyzed by citizen campaign to demand Beijing allow free elections.
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| Forbes releases Top 400 list of America's wealthiest Posted:  Thanks to a buoyant stock market, the richest people in the U.S. just keep getting richer.
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| What is the Khorasan group? Posted: 27 Sep 2014 04:15 PM PDT  The al-Qaida network in Syria has been under U.S. surveillance for two years.
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| Hong Kong protesters defy Beijing Posted: 29 Sep 2014 05:58 AM PDT  Pro-democracy protesters stand their ground against tear gas and police baton charges.
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| U.S. doctor exposed to Ebola virus admitted to NIH Posted: 28 Sep 2014 07:37 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — An American doctor who was exposed to the Ebola virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone was admitted Sunday to a hospital at the National Institutes of Health near the nation's capital.
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| Search for trooper killing suspect shifts slightly Posted: 28 Sep 2014 01:22 PM PDT  The delicate search for a survivalist charged with killing a trooper more than two weeks ago shifted slightly in woods that authorities fear may be booby-trapped, state police said Sunday.
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