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U.S. rescue mission for Foley, others failed

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 04:36 PM PDT

James Foley's parents recall son's 'big heart'Troops tried to find James Foley, other U.S. hostages in Syria this summer, but to no avail.


Video: Cop in Ferguson shooting was lauded for previous struggle

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 11:45 AM PDT

Protester Hana Kato, of Tacoma, Wash., holds a sign that reads "Arrest Darren Wilson" as she attends an evening rally Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, in Tacoma, Wash. Wilson has been identified as the police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, an event that has sparked nightly clashes between protesters and police. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)New video turned over by the city of Ferguson shows Police Officer Darren Wilson receiving an award for "outstanding police work" during a struggle with a previous suspect.


Officer who pointed gun, cursed at protesters suspended

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 03:59 PM PDT

A protester (L) speaks with a police officer during a protest in Ferguson, Missouri on August 19, 2014Officials say a police officer who was part of the effort to keep peace during protests in Ferguson has been suspended for pointing a semi-automatic assault rifle at demonstrators, then cursing and threatening to kill one of them.


Convicted killer Jodi Arias wins delay in penalty phase retrial

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 12:15 PM PDT

Jodi Arias looks at her defense attorney Jennifer Willmott during a hearing in Maricopa County Superior Court in PhoenixConvicted killer Jodi Arias, who could face the death penalty for the murder of her ex-boyfriend at his Phoenix area home more than six years ago, won a three-week delay on Wednesday in the retrial of the penalty phase of the case. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens granted a request by Arias, who is acting as her own attorney in the penalty phase retrial, to push back jury selection until Sept. 29, according to a court spokeswoman.    Arias, 34, asked for the delay from Sept. 8 because of problems meeting with a potential witness, the spokeswoman said. The judge's decision came after a closed-door hearing on Wednesday morning and was announced later by the court.     A state jury convicted Arias in May 2013 of killing Travis Alexander in a headline-grabbing case that was broadcast live on the Internet and attracted thousands of avid trial watchers nationwide.


The other U.S. reporter ISIL is holding

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 08:32 AM PDT

James Foley Backlash: US Continues to Bombard Isis Despite Threat to Kill Second Journalist Steven SotloffSteven Sotloff's family is asking the White House to do everything it can to free him.


Afghanistan gives NYT journalist 24 hours to leave country

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 01:18 PM PDT

New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg speaks during an interview in KabulAfghanistan has given a New York Times reporter 24 hours to leave the country, accusing him of not cooperating with an investigation into his reporting, the Attorney General's office said on Wednesday. Matthew Rosenberg, 40, was summoned for questioning on Tuesday after the newspaper ran a story about officials discussing plans to form an interim government and "seize power" if a deadlock over the presidential election failed to break soon. "Due to the lack of proper accountability and non-cooperation, the Attorney General's office has decided that Matthew Rosenberg should leave Afghanistan within 24 hours," the office said in a statement. "We were also never informed of a formal investigation and we do not understand how insisting on the right to a lawyer is not cooperating." Afghanistan is in the midst of a ballot that has dragged on for months, with both candidates claiming victory after the June 14 run-off and allegations of mass fraud threatening to derail the process.


Ukrainian fighter plane shot down as clashes kill dozens

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 01:35 PM PDT

Another Ukrainian Fighter Jet Shot Down Near Russian BorderA Ukrainian warplane was blown out of the sky over rebel-held territory Wednesday as fierce clashes between government troops and pro-Russian insurgents left dozens of civilians dead. Fighting intensified as Kiev appeared to ramp up a deadly offensive to crush the ailing rebellion in the east ahead of a fresh round of diplomacy that will see the presidents of Russia and Ukraine meet next week for the first time in months. Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said a Su-25 jet was shot close to the second-largest insurgent bastion of Lugansk, where government forces claim to have battled back control over several districts in the past few days. Clashes in and around the other major rebel stronghold of Donetsk killed 43 civilians in the past 24 hours, local authorities said.


Obama ‘heartbroken’ by Foley beheading

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 10:28 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file still image from video released April 7, 2011, by GlobalPost, shows James Foley of Rochester, N.H., a freelance contributor for GlobalPost, in Benghazi, Libya. In a horrifying act of revenge for U.S. airstrikes in northern Iraq, militants with the Islamic State extremist group have beheaded Foley — and are threatening to kill another hostage, U.S. officials say. (AP Photo/GlobalPost, File)But the president vowed to press on with U.S. operations to eliminate ISIL's "cancer."


Ferguson cop in Michael Brown shooting had ‘serious facial injury'

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The Ferguson police officer who shot and killed an unarmed teenager reportedly suffered "a serious facial injury" in the altercation before firing the fatal shots.


Airstrike kills wife, child of Hamas commander

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 12:53 PM PDT

Palestinians grieve over the death of their relative Widad Mustafa Deif, 27, who was killed along with her 8-month-old son Ali Mohammed Deif in Israeli strikes in Gaza City late Tuesday, during their funeral in Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. She was the wife of Mohammed Deif, the leader of the Hamas military wing. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas' shadowy military chief escaped an apparent assassination attempt that killed his wife and 2-year-old son, the militant group said Wednesday as Israeli premier: 'We will not stop' Gaza operation


Calif. patient tested for possible Ebola exposure

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 10:19 AM PDT

An MSF medical worker wears protective clothing at an Ebola treatment facility in Kailahun, on August 15, 2014, Sierra LeoneBlood samples from a patient at a Northern California hospital, who is suspected of having been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus, will be tested by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, officials said. There have been no confirmed cases of Ebola in the United States, though two American relief workers who contracted the disease in Liberia were flown back to America for treatment earlier this month. In the latest case, a patient admitted to South Sacramento Medical Center in California's state capital may have been exposed to the Ebola virus, Kaiser Permanente, the company that operates the hospital, said in a statement Tuesday.


Marine killed in crash on surprise visit to little brother

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 09:44 AM PDT

Marine FuneralFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado Marine killed in a crash in Utah last week was on his way home to surprise his little brother on the first day of school.


China, Russia, Egypt scold US on aftermath in Ferguson

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 08:50 AM PDT

A RELATIVELY CALM NIGHT IN FERGUSONBy Angus MacSwan LONDON (Reuters) - Governments scolded by the United States over their human rights records have seized on racial unrest and a police crackdown in the Missouri town of Ferguson to wag their fingers back in disapproval. Adversaries and uneasy allies from Russia and Iran to China and Egypt have accused the United States of hypocrisy as images of police brandishing lethal weapons and tear-gassing protesters have been shown around the world. Many of the countries draw criticism of their own democratic credentials from independent rights group as well as the U.S. Nonetheless, activists say the events in Ferguson, where the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman has provoked 11 nights of protests, undermine the United States' credibility in criticizing others.


Highest US authorities: ISIS video authentic

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 08:47 AM PDT

Journalist James Foley reportedly executedAnalysis of video showing journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff indicates it's for real.


Zombie fungus has horrific way of spreading

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 07:50 AM PDT

Zombie Fungus Makes 'Sniper's Alley' Around Ant ColoniesA fungus that turns worker ants into zombie henchmen has a surprisingly clever strategy to recruit new hosts. The parasitic fungus in question, Ophiocordyceps camponoti-rufipedis, is named for the species of carpenter ant that it inhabits, Camponotus rufipes.


Ashamed Jackie Chan apologizes for son's drug bust

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 07:22 AM PDT

Jackie Chan's son arrested in major drug sweep in ChinaBEIJING (AP) — Jackie Chan apologized to the public Wednesday over his son's detention on drug charges in Beijing, saying he's ashamed and saddened.


Chicago hostage standoff ends, 4 freed

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 04:33 PM PDT

Chicago hostage standoffTwo suspects captured ending deadlock that lasted more than 20 hours.


Macy's settles racial profiling suit to tune of six-figure sum

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 08:29 AM PDT

Macy's To Pay $650,000 In Shopper-Profiling ProbeThe retailer will also adopt new policies on police access to its security camera monitors.


Big mistake leads wanted man right into cops' hands

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 06:28 AM PDT

Ferguson memorial Michael BrownSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a wanted man has been arrested after he rear-ended a Spokane, Washington, detective's car.


More weapons heading for Iraq's kurds, from unlikely source

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 05:52 AM PDT

A boy looks into a Leopard tank barrel during an army picnic following a military parade marking Polish Armed Forces Day, in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Aug.15, 2014. Poland is holding its biggest military parade in years with tanks and soldiers moving through central Warsaw and military aircraft flying overhead. The parade comes on the August 15 holiday that honors a stunning Polish victory against Russian Bolsheviks in 1920. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is prepared to send arms to Kurdish security forces in northern Iraq fighting Islamic State militants, Germany's foreign and defence ministers said on Wednesday. Military equipment such as helmets and security vests would be sent immediately, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said, adding that Berlin had agreed also to send weapons. "We can imagine providing further equipment, including weapons. Great Britain, Italy and France have decided to send such goods and we are prepared to do so too," he told reporters. ...


Massive humanitarian airlift to N. Iraq starts

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 06:49 AM PDT

C-130 Hercules cargo plane marks 60th anniversaryA humanitarian airlift to northern Iraq began on Wednesday, kicking off a 10-day operation to provide tents and other aid to half a million displaced people who are struggling for survival, the United Nations' refugee agency UNHCR said. "This is a massive logistics operation ... to help the hundreds of thousands of desperate people who have fled suddenly with nothing but their lives and are now struggling to survive in harsh conditions," said U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres.  Hundreds of thousands have fled their homes since the militant Islamic State group swept through much of the north and west of Iraq in June, threatening to break up the country. Iraq's escalating crisis means that the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq is now hosting more than 600,000 internally displaced civilians, including more than 200,000 people who fled the Sinjar area since early August, the UNHCR said. In all, an estimated 1.2 million people have been uprooted in Iraq so far this year, including half a million in the western Anbar region, it said.


UK searches for info on Foley's killer

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 05:33 AM PDT

James FoleyBritish government "urgently investigating" identity of hooded, apparently British executioner.


Fears Ebola has spread to another African country

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 06:19 AM PDT

Angolans living in the Democratic Republic of Congo wait with bags at the train station in Kinshasa on August 19, 2014 as ten of thousands prepare to return homeDemocratic Republic of Congo has sent its health minister and a team of experts to the remote northern Equateur province after several people died there from a disease with Ebola-like symptoms, a local official and a professor said on Wednesday. "An illness is spreading in Boende but we don't know the origin," said Michel Wangi, a spokesman for the governor's office. "The government has sent a team of experts from the INRB(National Institute of Biomedical Research) this morning led by the health minister (Felix) Kabange Numbi and acting governor Sebastian Impeto." A professor accompanying the delegation in the presidential plane confirmed that they were en route this morning to find out "the exact nature of the illness that caused the Boende deaths". An Equateur resident who asked not to be named said that around ten people had died, including four health care workers, after suffering from fever, diarrhoea and bleeding from the ears and nostrils - all symptoms of the deadly Ebola virus.


What happens when an old, dead oil well gets 're-fracked'?

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 02:29 PM PDT

Drilling wells are pictured in Los AngelesHydraulic fracturing, which has upended global energy markets by lifting U.S. Canada's Encana Corp invested $2 million to refrack two wells in Louisiana's Haynesville shale formation earlier this year, after seeing its production in the area dip 27 percent from 2012 levels.     "There were a significant number of wells that we considered understimulated," said David Martinez, Encana's senior manager for Haynesville development.     Using minuscule plastic balls, known as diverting agents, pumped at high speeds with water into the old wells, most of which are three to five years old, Encana blocked some the older fractures, or cracks.     "The thought is that the diverting agent will go to the cracks with the least amount of pressure," bypassing cracks with higher pressure and boosting the pressure of the entire well so output climbs, Martinez said.     He said the process can't be as precisely controlled as an initial round of hydraulic fracturing, in which water, chemicals and sand into are blasted into rock to unlock oil and gas.


North Korea insults John Kerry over his looks

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 12:33 AM PDT

In this Monday, Aug. 11, 2014 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry points a finger as he arrives in Sydney. In its latest personal attack on a prominent official, North Korea has called Kerry a wild dog with a "hideous lantern jaw." (AP Photo/Peter Parks, Pool)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In its latest personal attack on a prominent official from a rival country, North Korea on Wednesday called U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry a wolf with a "hideous lantern jaw."


Remembering James Foley, killed by ISIS

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 12:43 PM PDT

In this Friday, May 27, 2011, file photo, journalist James Foley responds to questions during an interview with The Associated Press, in Boston. A video by Islamic State militants that purports to show the killing of Foley by the militant group was released Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. Foley, from Rochester, N.H., went missing in 2012 in northern Syria while on assignment for Agence France-Press and the Boston-based media company GlobalPost. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)Journalist "gave his life trying to expose the world to the suffering of the Syrian people," says mother.


Disaster hits Hiroshima, 36 dead

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 04:36 AM PDT

JSDF soldiers and police officers carry the body of a victim in a plastic bag at a site where a landslide swept through a residential area at Asaminami ward in HiroshimaBy Toru Hanai HIROSHIMA (Reuters) - At least 36 people, including several children, were killed in Japan on Wednesday, when landslides triggered by torrential rain slammed into the outskirts of the western city of Hiroshima, and the toll could rise further, police said.


Stunning sight above Moscow angers Kremlin

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 04:45 AM PDT

A worker repaints a star yellow at the top of a Stalin-era skyscraper in Moscow blue, on August 20, 2014. The star was painted in yellow and blue, the Ukrainian national colors, by unknown peopleA Ukrainian flag was unfurled on the top of a Moscow skyscraper within sight of the Kremlin on Wednesday, officials said, as fighting in eastern Ukraine has frayed bilateral ties. The Soviet star crowning the Stalin-era skyscraper, located just a kilometre (half a mile) from the Kremlin, was also painted in the yellow and blue colours of the national flag. "The flag was attached by unidentified criminals to the top of the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment skyscraper," a spokesman for the Russian emergencies ministry, Roman Kilkeyev, told AFP. Tensions between Moscow and Kiev have soared since Viktor Yanukovich was chased from power in Ukraine and replaced with a pro-Western government in February.


Ferguson protests smaller, more subdued

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 04:28 PM PDT

A man is arrested as police try to disperse a crowd in Ferguson, Mo. early Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. On Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, a white police officer fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, in the St. Louis suburb. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Despite some clashes, the overall scene was more restrained than the past five nights.


Car rental firm Hertz is latest victim of auto recalls

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 04:57 PM PDT

A Hertz sign is seen outside a rental car office in Ferndale in this file photoThe latest casualty was Hertz Global Holdings Inc, whose stock slumped as much as 13 percent on Wednesday after the company withdrew its full-year financial forecast, blaming a shortage of cars due to the recalls and costs associated with an accounting error. Activist investor Carl Icahn on Wednesday reported an 8.48 percent stake in Hertz and said he intended to engage in talks with management on accounting issues and operational failures. "They (Hertz) weren't able to get the benefit of a strengthening market because they simply didn't have the cars," Michael Millman of Millman Research Associates told Reuters.


Missy Franklin to swim freestyle, test sore back

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 04:54 PM PDT

Missy Franklin of the U.S. trains before competition begins at the Pan Pacific swimming championships in Gold Coast, Australia, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. Franklin had back spasms during practice Tuesday and will be re-evaluated before the preliminaries of the 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle on Thursday. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Multiple Olympic and world champion Missy Franklin will swim in the 200-meter freestyle to test her sore back in the first event at the Pan Pacific championships.


Calgon Take Me Away: Sad Leopard Print Bath Has Been Having Bad Day Since the 80s

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 04:57 PM PDT

Calgon Take Me Away: Sad Leopard Print Bath Has Been Having Bad Day Since the 80sFrom the street, all is well with the placid white late-late Victorian duplex on Arguello Boulevard in the Inner Richmond. Inside, however, the bathroom appears to be in the throes of a midlife crisis. And judging from the wear...


Brazil Socialists name presidential candidate after Campos death

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 04:53 PM PDT

Brazil's Socialist party names popular environmentalist Marina Silva their presidential candidate, replacing her late running mate Eduardo Campos after his death in a plane crash last weekBrazil's Socialist party named popular environmentalist Marina Silva as presidential candidate Wednesday, replacing her late running mate Eduardo Campos after his plane crash death last week. Campos's death has radically shaken the electoral landscape ahead of the October vote, possibly setting up his former vice presidential candidate Silva to unseat incumbent Dilma Rousseff in a runoff, according to the latest poll. PSB president Roberto Amaral said party leaders had chosen Silva unanimously to replace her late running mate at the top of the ticket.


U.S. military tried, but failed to rescue journalist Foley, other hostages

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 04:51 PM PDT

U.S. journalist James Foley arrives, after being released by the Libyan government, at Rixos hotel in TripoliThe unsuccessful rescue operation "involved air and ground components and was focused on a particular captor network within ISIL," the Pentagon said in a statement, using a different name for the militant group. "Unfortunately, the mission was not successful because the hostages were not present at the targeted location." President Barack Obama authorized the mission "earlier this summer," Lisa Monaco, Obama's top counter terrorism aide, said in a separate statement. Foley, 40, was executed by an Islamic State militant in a video that surfaced on the Internet on Tuesday.


Giants win protest, rain-shortened game to resume

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 04:50 PM PDT

The grounds crew works on the field after a heavy rain soaked Wrigley Field during the fifth inning of a baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes)CHICAGO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have won their protest filed with Major League Baseball, and will now get to resume a rain-shortened game the Chicago Cubs thought they had won.


New to Market: 1910 Train & Williams Craftsman in HLP Asking $1.2 Million

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 04:50 PM PDT

New to Market: 1910 Train & Williams Craftsman in HLP Asking $1.2 MillionThere seems to be quite a bumper crop of pedigreed Craftsmen hitting the market of late. Joining the fun this week is a rather lovely bungalow designed in 1910 by the firm...


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Posted: 20 Aug 2014 04:50 PM PDT

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JPMorgan, BofA to raise junior banker pay by 20 percent: sources

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 04:49 PM PDT

Goldman Sachs sign is seen above floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in the Manhattan borough of New YorkBy David Henry and Peter Rudegeair NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of America Corp are planning to hike salaries of junior employees by at least 20 percent, people familiar with the proceedings said. JPMorgan executives are determined to pay competitively with other banks and are looking at salary increases of at least 20 percent for some junior employees, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Junior bankers at Bank of America Corp will also receive a raise of at least 20 percent, according to a person familiar with the matter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc is also planning to raise pay for junior bankers by 20 percent next year, the New York Post reported on Wednesday.


ABC Developing 'Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth' as TV Sitcom

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 04:46 PM PDT

ABC Developing 'Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth' as TV SitcomAstronaut Chris Hadfield's down-to-Earth advice is now the basis for a television sitcom. ABC on Tuesday (Aug. 19) committed to the production of a pilot episode for a family comedy inspired by Hadfield's best-selling book, "An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth" (Little, Brown and Co., 2013), Deadline Hollywood reports. Hadfield returned to Earth in May 2013 after a five-month stay on board the International Space Station. His cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" was watched more than 20 million times on YouTube.


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