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• Islamic State: British hostage executed
• Rescuers end ocean search for Navy fighter pilot
• Pa. State Police identify trooper killed in ambush
• Foley family: We were 'threatened' over ransom
• Crews battle out-of-control wildfire as Southern California bakes
• Miss America to be crowned Sunday in stressed Atlantic City, N.J.
• Egypt seeks broader alliance with US over Libya
• Putin trying to destroy Ukraine, says its PM
• Investigations underway into Ohio prison escape
• 'Nothing they could do to get Steve out'
• Ferguson video shows slain teen raising hands in air
• Autopsy: N.Y. inmate died from heat, meds in cell
• Slain mountain lion confirmed as cat that attacked Calif. boy

Islamic State: British hostage executed Posted: 13 Sep 2014 04:11 PM PDT The militants release a video which purported to show the beheading of David Haines.

Rescuers end ocean search for Navy fighter pilot Posted: 13 Sep 2014 02:28 PM PDT LEMOORE, Calif. (AP) — Rescuers on Saturday have called off their search of the Pacific Ocean for a Navy fighter pilot whose jet was one of two that crashed west of Wake Island.

Pa. State Police identify trooper killed in ambush Posted: 13 Sep 2014 02:34 PM PDT BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. (AP) — A late-night ambush outside a state police barracks in Pennsylvania's rural northeastern corner left one trooper dead and another critically wounded, and authorities scoured the densely wooded countryside and beyond on Saturday looking for the shooter or shooters.

Foley family: We were 'threatened' over ransom Posted: 12 Sep 2014 03:17 PM PDT The family of murdered American journalist James Foley says it was threatened by a U.S. ABC News quoted Foley's mother and brother as saying a military officer working for President Barack Obama's National Security Council had told them several times that they could face criminal charges if they paid a ransom. The White House refused to discuss conversations that the family had with officials, but said they involved people from different government branches, including the White House, the FBI, the intelligence agencies and the Defense Department. "I'm not going to get into who said what in the context of these individual conversations," spokesman Josh Earnest said, but he reaffirmed the U.S.

Crews battle out-of-control wildfire as Southern California bakes Posted: 13 Sep 2014 02:38 PM PDT By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of firefighters spent a second day on Saturday battling a wildfire burning out of control in a national forest southeast of Los Angeles, as the region baked under triple-digit temperatures that prompted authorities to issue a "heat alert." The so-called Silverado Fire, which broke out in the Cleveland National Forest on Friday morning, had charred some 1,600 acres (647 hectares) by Saturday afternoon as it burned through brush and chaparral left bone dry by California's record drought. The heat wave that has sent temperatures soaring over 100 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) in parts of Southern California on Saturday and was not expected to break until late Sunday. The sweltering heat prompted Los Angeles health officials to issue a "heat alert" for this weekend, urging residents to take special precautions. "Extreme heat such as this is not just an inconvenience, it can be dangerous and even deadly, but we can protect ourselves, our families and our neighbors if we take steps to remain cool and hydrated," Dr. Jeffrey Gunzenhauser, the city's interim health director, said in issuing the heat alert.

Miss America to be crowned Sunday in stressed Atlantic City, N.J. Posted: 13 Sep 2014 01:24 PM PDT By Sean Landis Sept 13 (Reuters) - The winner of the 2015 Miss America Pageant will be crowned on Sunday night in Atlantic City, and the wearer's glittering tiara will stand in contrast to the tarnished fortunes of this New Jersey beach town where yet another casino is slated to close this week. The newest Miss America is choreographed to walk the 50-foot runway to the tune of "There She Is, Miss America," in a hall next door to Trump Plaza, whose slated shutdown on Tuesday means the gambling mecca will have lost a third of its casinos since the start of the year. Atlantic City officials hope the 94-year-old beauty pageant, which returned to the casino-dotted Jersey Shore town last year after eight years in Las Vegas, will help revive the city in the wake of recent financial turmoil. The owner of the aging Trump Plaza is also threatening to close the enormous Trump Taj Mahal in November.

Egypt seeks broader alliance with US over Libya Posted: 13 Sep 2014 12:08 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sought Egyptian support on Saturday for an international coalition to combat jihadi groups, Egypt pressed for broader international efforts to fight militants in its troubled neighbor, Libya.

Putin trying to destroy Ukraine, says its PM Posted: 13 Sep 2014 12:57 AM PDT Ukraine's prime minister said Putin's goal "is to take all of Ukraine."

Investigations underway into Ohio prison escape Posted: 13 Sep 2014 12:13 AM PDT LIMA, Ohio (AP) — Criminal and internal investigations are underway to determine how a convicted killer of three Ohio high school students managed to escape from prison, along with two other inmates, state correction officials say.

'Nothing they could do to get Steve out' Posted: 12 Sep 2014 04:43 PM PDT Slain reporter's family told by U.S. official they could be prosecuted for paying ransom.

Ferguson video shows slain teen raising hands in air Posted: 13 Sep 2014 12:28 AM PDT Cellphone video that shows a witness raising his hands in the air immediately after the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer in Ferguson appears to support previous accounts and could bolster arguments that Michael Brown was surrendering when he was shot, legal experts said Friday.

Autopsy: N.Y. inmate died from heat, meds in cell Posted: 12 Sep 2014 03:37 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The death of a mentally ill, homeless former Marine in a 101-degree New York City jail cell was caused by hyperthermia due to environmental exposure to heat, according to a spokeswoman for the medical examiner, who ruled the February death an accident on Friday.

Slain mountain lion confirmed as cat that attacked Calif. boy Posted: 12 Sep 2014 02:04 PM PDT A mountain lion that was shot out of a tree by California wildlife officers has been confirmed by DNA testing to be the same cat that attacked a 6-year-old boy earlier this week, state officials said on Friday. Samples of DNA taken from the 74-pound cougar during a necropsy and forensic examination matched saliva left on the boy's shirt following the encounter on Sunday, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a written statement. Lab tests also determined that the mountain lion was about two years old, healthy and did not have rabies, the department said. The boy was hiking on a trail with family and friends in a densely wooded preserve adjacent to a winery, just west of the town of Cupertino, when the mountain lion pounced on him and tried to drag him away, his parents told officials.

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