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Ukraine crisis: Mixed signals and murky militias

Posted: 30 May 2014 02:55 PM PDT

A Ukrainian soldier take a rest at a checkpoint outside Slovyansk, Ukraine, Friday, May 30, 2014.The Ukrainian Acting Defence Minister said on Friday that troops had ousted separatists from southern and western parts of the Donetsk region and north of the Luhansk region. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)Balance of power in troubled east teeters wildly after vote that earned Russia's acceptance.


NBA ends dispute with Sterling's wife, will vote on Clippers sale

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Norway tows Greenpeace ship out of Arctic oil rig zone

Posted: 30 May 2014 04:02 PM PDT

An undated handout photo shows Greenpeace ship Esperanza sailing past Transocean Spitsbergen oil rig on the Norwegian ArcticNorway's Coast Guard on Friday evening towed away a Greenpeace ship that tried to block Statoil's rig from drilling the world's most northerly oil well in the Barents Sea, the environment group said. Oil drillers in Norway are moving further north as mature fields in the south are depleted and as the Arctic ice retreats, opening new areas that were previously unaccessible. "The Norwegian Coast Guard tonight boarded the Greenpeace ship Esperanza outside of the country's territorial waters to end a high profile and perfectly legal protest against Arctic oil drilling," Greenpeace said in an emailed statement. The group said two groups of officers boarded the ship and took controls at around 2250 CET (2050 GMT) after Greenpeace crew refused to leave.


NYC council passes Cooper's Law aimed at traffic deaths

Posted: 30 May 2014 02:41 PM PDT

Bracelets that are distributed for a "Drive Safely" campaign memory of Cooper Dean Stock.NYC taxi drivers who kill or seriously injure pedestrians will have their licenses suspended immediately and revoked permanently if they are found to have broken any traffic laws, after the City Council passed a bill named after 9-year-old Cooper Stock.


Six rare monkeys die mysteriously at Oregon Zoo

Posted: 30 May 2014 01:50 PM PDT

By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) - Six cotton-top tamarin monkeys died unexpectedly soon after their arrival at the Oregon Zoo, following the death of an orangutan that led to the firing of the zoo's director, officials said on Friday. They were in a group of nine of the squirrel-like primates that arrived at the zoo on May 22 and were placed in quarantine at its veterinarian center, which is routine procedure, officials said. Six of those nine monkeys died of unknown causes and their bodies were found by veterinarian staff two days after their arrival, officials said in a statement. Initial necropsy results were inconclusive and tissue samples have been submitted to a pathologist for analysis, said spokesman Jim Middaugh of Metro, the Portland-area regional government that owns and operates the zoo.

High school guard charged in abuse of boy in wheelchair

Posted: 30 May 2014 10:14 AM PDT

Oakland High School Security Guard Charged With Felony Abuse After Hitting StudentA security guard at an Oakland, California, high school was reportedly fired and charged with felony child abuse after he allegedly handcuffed, punched, and threw a student from his wheelchair, according to CBS San Francisco.


Trayvon Martin's friend fulfills promise

Posted: 30 May 2014 11:10 AM PDT

Rachel Jeantel graduationMemorable witness goes distance to earn diploma, prove critics wrong after Zimmerman trial.


State orders Colorado baker to make cakes for gay weddings

Posted: 30 May 2014 12:29 PM PDT

File - In this March 10, 2014 file photo, Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips decorates a cake inside his store, in Lakewood, Colo. Colorado's Civil Rights Commission on Friday upheld a judge's ruling that Phillips cannot refuse to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples, despite Phillips' cited religious opposition to same sex marriage. The panel says doing so violates state laws prohibiting businesses from discriminating against gay people. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, file)DENVER (AP) — Colorado's Civil Rights Commission on Friday ordered a baker to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples, finding his religious objections to the practice did not trump the state's anti-discrimination statutes.


White House spokesman Jay Carney is leaving post

Posted: 30 May 2014 12:11 PM PDT

White House press secretary Carney answers questions about health insurance during a briefing at the White House in WashingtonBy Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After more than three years of jousting with the White House press corps, President Barack Obama's chief spokesman, Jay Carney, will step down next month to pursue yet-to-be-named opportunities, Obama announced on Friday. Carney's deputy, Josh Earnest, will take his place, the president said. Obama interrupted Carney on the podium, where he was answering questions during the White House daily news briefing, catching reporters by surprise. It was Obama's second turn on the podium on Friday.


Don't forget to lock the garage: 'Ferris Bueller' house finds owner

Posted: 30 May 2014 10:01 AM PDT

`Ferris Bueller` House Finally Sells After 5 Years on the MarketCHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago-area home where Ferris Bueller's friend Cameron famously "killed" his father's prized Ferrari finally has a new owner.


Medicare's ban on covering sex-change surgery lifted

Posted: 30 May 2014 10:35 AM PDT

Oakland celebrates gay prideTransgender people receiving Medicare may no longer be automatically denied coverage for sex reassignment surgeries, a U.S. Department of Health and Services review board ruled in a groundbreaking decision that recognizes the procedures as a medically necessary and effective treatment for individuals who do not identify with their biological sex.


U.K. syllabus reform leaves U.S. authors on the shelf, spurs protest

Posted: 30 May 2014 11:00 AM PDT

Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove waits to be interviewed by members of the media after speaking about education reform at the London Academy of Excellence in Stratford, East LondonBritain's education minister says he has not killed a mockingbird, but many literature-lovers don't believe him.


Shinseki resigns amid VA scandal

Posted: 30 May 2014 08:38 AM PDT

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki pauses as he speaks at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, Friday, May 30, 2014, in Washington. President Barack Obama says he plans to have a "serious conversation" with Shinseki about whether he can stay in his job. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)After meeting on widespread lapses, Obama accepts resignation "with considerable regret."


Clinton defends handling of Benghazi attack

Posted: 30 May 2014 01:08 PM PDT

Liberals Press Hillary Clinton for Policy SpecificsHillary Clinton wrote in her new book that she won't be part of "a political slugfest on the backs of dead Americans."


Google takes requests to censor results in Europe

Posted: 30 May 2014 03:39 PM PDT

FILE- In this April 17, 2007 file photo, exhibitors of the Google company work on laptop computers in front of an illuminated sign of the Google logo at the industrial fair Hannover Messe in Hanover, Germany. Google is starting to accept requests from Europeans who want to erase unflattering information from the results produced by the world's dominant search engine. The demands can be submitted on a Web page that Google opened late Thursday, May 29, 2014, in response to a landmark ruling issued two weeks ago by Europe's highest court. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)Google is starting to accept requests from Europeans who want to erase unflattering information from the results produced by the world's dominant search engine.


Obama, Shinseki to have 'serious' talk about VA problems

Posted: 30 May 2014 08:15 AM PDT

Shinseki addresses reporters after testifying before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on VA health care, on Capitol Hill in WashingtonObama announced meeting plans moments after Shinseki publicly apologized for issues at VA facilities.


U.S. charges man with obstructing Boston bombing probe

Posted: 30 May 2014 12:21 PM PDT

Boston Bombing Suspect: Can't Use 'Betrayal' ArgumentU.S. officials charged a Kyrgyzstan national who bought dinner for the accused Boston Marathon bombers the night of the attack with interfering with the investigation into the deadly bombing.


Cracks appear on ledge at Chicago's Willis Tower

Posted: 30 May 2014 06:08 AM PDT

the cracked coating of one of the glass bay of The LedgeCHICAGO (AP) — Alejandro Garibay says he knows now he wasn't in danger when the ledge he was sitting on high above downtown Chicago started to crack — but when he first heard what sounded like breaking ice, he thought he was going to die.


Ballmer agrees to buy L.A. Clippers for $2B

Posted: 30 May 2014 11:55 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2014, photo, then-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, left, shakes hands with former NBA players Bill Russell, right, and "Downtown" Freddie Brown as Omar Lee looks on during an NCAA college basketball game between Washington and Oregon State in Seattle. An individual with knowledge of negotiations to sell the Los Angeles Clippers said Shelly Sterling has reached an agreement to sell the team to Ballmer for $2 billion. The individual, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly, told The Associated Press on Thursday, May 29, 2014, that Ballmer and the Sterling Family Trust now have a binding agreement. The deal now must be presented to the NBA. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)Shelly Sterling confirms that she plans to sell the team to the ex-Microsoft CEO.


Shinseki addresses homeless veterans

Posted: 30 May 2014 02:48 AM PDT

Homeless VeteransThe VA secretary faces calls to resign from congressional members due to an escalating scandal.


Zuckerberg, wife gift $120M to Calif. schools

Posted: 30 May 2014 03:01 PM PDT

Mark Zuckerberg with his wife, Priscilla ChanMENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are donating $120 million to public schools in the San Francisco Bay Area.


2 boys declared Spelling Bee co-champs

Posted: 30 May 2014 06:48 AM PDT

Ansun Sujoe, 13, left, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Sriram Hathwar, 14, of Painted Post, N.Y., raise the championship trophy after being named co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)For the first time in 52 years, two competitors share the National Spelling Bee title.


Shinseki resigns amid vets' health care problems

Posted: 30 May 2014 01:15 PM PDT

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki pauses while speaking at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, Friday, May 30, 2014, in Washington. President Barack Obama says he plans to have a "serious conversation" with Shinseki about whether he can stay in his job. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — Beset by growing evidence of patient delays and cover-ups, embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned from President Barack Obama's Cabinet Friday, taking the blame for what he decried as a "lack of integrity" in the sprawling health care system for the nation's military veterans.


Veterans Department to be led by career banker

Posted: 30 May 2014 02:09 PM PDT

Deputy Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson leaves the White House in Washington, Friday, May 30, 2014, after being named by President Barack Obama to run the Veterans Affairs Department on an interim basis while Obama searches for a replacement for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki who resigned Friday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — After less than four months at the Veterans Affairs Department, Sloan D. Gibson suddenly finds himself in charge of fixing the problems that led to the resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki.


Officials: Syrian suicide bomber was an American

Posted: 30 May 2014 06:14 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American from Florida launched a suicide bombing against Syrian government troops earlier this week in what is believed to be the first time a U.S. citizen has been involved in such attacks since the start of the Syrian civil war, U.S. officials said Friday.

NBA owners to vote on sale of Clippers

Posted: 30 May 2014 06:24 PM PDT

FILE - This file photo taken Nov. 19, 2013, shows then Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer during the company's annual shareholders meeting in Bellevue, Wash. An individual with knowledge of negotiations to sell the Los Angeles Clippers said Shelly Sterling has reached an agreement to sell the team to Ballmer for $2 billion. The individual, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly, told The Associated Press on Thursday, May 29, 2014, that Ballmer and the Sterling Family Trust now have a binding agreement. The deal now must be presented to the NBA. Ballmer beat out bids by Guggenheim Partners and a group including former NBA All-Star Grant Hill. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NBA has called off a hearing to oust embattled Los Angeles Clippers co-owner Donald Sterling in advance of a vote on a potentially record-breaking deal negotiated by his wife Shelly Sterling to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion.


Are the L.A. Clippers really worth $2 billion?

Posted: 30 May 2014 03:08 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2014, photo, then-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, left, shakes hands with former NBA players Bill Russell, right, and "Downtown" Freddie Brown as Omar Lee looks on during an NCAA college basketball game between Washington and Oregon State in Seattle. An individual with knowledge of negotiations to sell the Los Angeles Clippers said Shelly Sterling has reached an agreement to sell the team to Ballmer for $2 billion. The individual, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly, told The Associated Press on Thursday, May 29, 2014, that Ballmer and the Sterling Family Trust now have a binding agreement. The deal now must be presented to the NBA. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)A high-profile NBA franchise in a major media market was suddenly available. A handful of power brokers from the technology, entertainment and venture capital fields were lining up for a chance to join the party.


India: 2 police fired for not acting in rape case

Posted: 30 May 2014 04:48 PM PDT

Members of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union shout slogans during a protest against a gang rape of two teenage girls in Katra village, outside the Uttar Pradesh state house, in New Delhi, India, Friday, May 30, 2014. A top government official said the northern Uttar Pradesh state has sacked two police officers who failed to respond to a complaint by the father of the two teenage girls who went missing and were later found gang raped and killed. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Facing relentless media attention and growing criticism for a series of rapes, state officials in north India fired two police officers Friday for failing to investigate the disappearance of two teenage cousins, who were gang-raped and later found hanging from a tree.


Cleveland police officers indicted in large chase

Posted: 30 May 2014 04:04 PM PDT

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty makes a statement regarding the grand jury announcement of the deaths of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams Friday, May 30, 2014, in Cleveland. A grand jury on Friday indicted six police officers involved in a November 2012 car chase that ended in the deaths of two unarmed people, was decried by critics as a racially motivated execution and is part of a wide-ranging federal investigation. The grand jury indicted a patrol officer on two charges of manslaughter and five supervisors on charges of dereliction of duty for failing to control the chase. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)CLEVELAND (AP) — Six officers in Cleveland's troubled police department were indicted Friday in a November 2012 car chase that ended with two unarmed suspects dying in a hail of 137 shots, was decried as a racially motivated execution and is part of a wide-ranging federal investigation.


Drug helps breast cancer patients keep fertility

Posted: 30 May 2014 04:49 PM PDT

In this May 29, 2014 photo, Christy Wolford, a breast cancer survivor, holds her youngest son Lucas, 2, as her other children Lauren, 8, Alexander, 4, and Everett, 3, play on the swing in the background at her Primrose School in Fort Collins, Colo. Young women with breast cancer might be able to avoid infertility caused by chemotherapy if they use a drug to shut down their ovaries temporarily, while treatment goes on. Wolford's ovaries were suppressed during cancer treatment and she has had three boys since it ended in 2006. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)CHICAGO (AP) — Doctors may have found a way to help young breast cancer patients avoid infertility caused by chemotherapy. Giving a drug to shut down the ovaries temporarily seems to boost the odds they will work after treatment ends, and it might even improve survival, a study found.


Julia Collins wins 20th victory on 'Jeopardy!'

Posted: 30 May 2014 06:09 PM PDT

FILE - This January 2014 file photo provided by Jeopardy Productions, Inc., shows Alex Trebek, left, host of the TV show "Jeopardy!," poses with contestant Julia Collins, 31, of Kenilworth, Ill., during the taping of her shows on stage at "Jeopardy!", Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, Calif. Collins can count another "Jeopardy!" victory and another milestone. She won her 20th game Friday, May 30, 2014, putting her alone in second place for most consecutive non-tournament victories on the TV game show. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Jeopardy Productions, Inc., file)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julia Collins can count another "Jeopardy!" victory and another milestone.


NSA finds 1 email from Snowden raising question

Posted: 29 May 2014 07:34 PM PDT

In this image taken from video provided by NBC News on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, speaks to NBC News anchor Brian Williams during an NBC Exclusive interview. Snowden told Williams that he worked undercover and overseas for the CIA and the NSA. (AP Photo/NBC News)WASHINGTON (AP) — Edward Snowden says he repeatedly raised constitutional concerns about National Security Agency surveillance internally, but an NSA search turned up a single email in which Snowden gently asks for "clarification" on a technical legal question about training materials, agency officials said Thursday.


Interpol: We're working to block Nigerian girls from being sold

Posted: 29 May 2014 11:30 AM PDT

Interpol Trying to Make It Difficult for Boko Haram to Sell Abducted GirlsThe head of Interpol told ABC News that he has no information to confirm or dispute the assertion earlier this week that top officials in Nigeria know the location of the 200 school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram. "Interpol doesn't know where these 200 girls...


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