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Syrian rebels to release 45 UN peacekeepers

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 04:41 PM PDT

In this file photo taken Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, an armored vehicle with the U.N. peacekeepers of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, also known as UNDOF, waits to cross from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights to Syria.Syrian insurgents will release 45 U.N. peacekeepers held captive since Aug. 28, Fiji has reported.


Obama: I have authority for IS campaign

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 04:52 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at Nordea Concert Hall in Tallinn, Estonia. The first President Bush had one, so did President Bill Clinton, and the second President Bush had two. Now, Obama wants to build a coalition of nations to join the U.S. to combat the threat posed by the Islamic State group in the Middle East and beyond. The diplomacy of coalition building is time-consuming, and questions about who can or should join are often messy. And in this situation it is complicated by the fact that the U.S. and its allies share an interest in defeating the extremists with some governments they otherwise oppose. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)Obama says he still welcomes action by Congress that would aid effort, demonstrate unity.


Bodies of 5 missing S.C. children found, D.A. says

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 04:38 PM PDT

Man Accused of Robbing Bank Waits for PoliceA district attorney says the bodies of five children missing from South Carolina have been found in rural Alabama. The children's father is in custody.


Curt Schilling returning to ESPN after battling cancer

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Curt Schilling will be back talking baseball this week after announcing in August that he'd won his cancer fight.


Orangutan that picked 7 straight Super Bowl winners dies in Utah

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An orangutan who became famous by correctly predicting the winner of the Super Bowl for the last seven straight years has died at a zoo in Utah, its keepers reported.


Shark kills man in Australia despite rescue attempt

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 03:50 PM PDT

In this image taken from video, a woman is comforted by a police officer on Clarkes Beach of Byron Bay on Australia's east coast after a man was killed in a shark attack Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. A beachgoer swam 15-20 meters (50-65 feet) from the shore of the beach to retrieve the man, who had sustained severe wounds to his right leg, Police Inspector Bobbie Cullen said. (AP Photo/AuBC via APTN) AUSTRALIA OUTSYDNEY (AP) — A shark killed a 50-year-old swimmer Tuesday at eastern Australia's popular Byron Bay despite a beachgoer's brave rescue attempt, police said.


Six Flags' Colossus coaster goes out in flames

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The Colossus roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain has fallen down to the ground after going up in flames.


White House says beheaded U.S. journalist not 'sold' to Islamic State

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 03:13 PM PDT

Family of Journalist Slain by ISIS Speaks OutThe United States has no information indicating beheaded American journalist Steven Sotloff was "sold" to Islamic State militants by moderate Syrian opposition rebels, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Tuesday. Sotloff family spokesman Barak Barfi told CNN on Monday night the family believed Islamic State paid up to $50,000 to rebels who told the militant group the 31-year-old journalist had entered Syria.


Eagles RB leaves 20-cent tip on $61.56 bill, restaurant says

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LeSean McCoy is a good running back. And, it would appear, a bad tipper.


India-Pakistan flood toll hits 400, thousands still stranded

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 01:04 PM PDT

An Indian Kashmiri man crosses over flood waters with the use of a rope in Srinagar, Kasmir province on September 9, 2014Emergency workers battled Tuesday to reach hundreds of thousands of people marooned by floods in India and Pakistan that have claimed more than 400 lives, as anger grew over the speed of the rescue effort. The army said it was airlifting boats to the worst-hit areas of Indian Kashmir, where whole villages have been submerged and an estimated 400,000 people are stranded in the region's worst flooding for half a century. "The situation in Kashmir Valley is still very grim, it is quite critical," said Rajesh Kumar, police Inspector General of the Jammu region in India's Jammu and Kashmir state.


FBI: Air marshal attacked with syringe in Nigeria

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 02:18 PM PDT

The FBI says a U.S. air marshal was attacked with a syringe at a Nigerian airport.

Remains of Tennessee student found

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 12:53 PM PDT

Holly Bobo remains ID'd 3 years after she went missingPartial remains of missing student Holly Bobo have been found more than three years after her disappearance.


28 leaders of Islamist group killed in Syria blast

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 01:39 PM PDT

Islamist fighters carry weapons as they march during their graduation ceremony at a camp in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus NAn explosion killed the leader of one of Syria's most powerful Islamist insurgent groups Ahrar al-Sham on Tuesday, the group said, and an organization that monitors violence in the civil war said at least 28 of its commanders had died. Ahrar al-Sham is a hardline Islamist group and part of the Islamic Front alliance that has been in armed conflict with the Islamic State group which has seized swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq. A statement posted on Ahrar al-Sham's official Twitter feed said the blast had hit a meeting in Idlib province in northwest Syria and confirmed Hassan Aboud, the group's leader, among at least 12 dead. "We don't know the cause of the explosion yet," Abu Mustafa al-Absi, a member of Ahrar al-Sham's politburo told Al-Jazeera TV in an interview.


U.S. bombs Islamic State in Iraq

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 12:05 PM PDT

In this Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, file photo, a fighter jet coming from Iraq lands on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, in the Persian Gulf. As the United States looks to stitch together a coalition to tackle the extremist Islamic State group, the Obama administration will have to overcome the reluctance of Mideast allies who are deeply frustrated with a White House that they believe has been naive, fickle and weak on Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)Pentagon: U.S. warplanes have carried out more airstrikes against Iraqi jihadists.


Medical flight got wrong fuel before crash

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Federal safety investigators say an air ambulance got the wrong fuel at a New Mexico airport before it took off and crashed, killing all four people aboard.


Documentary shows atrocities in fight against Boko Haram jihadis

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 09:13 AM PDT

A screengrab taken on July 13, 2014 from a video released by the Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram and obtained by AFP shows the leader of the Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau (centre)Atrocities in fight against Boko Haram jihadists depicted in FRONTLINE documentary.


Longer Rice video shows obscenities, spitting

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A longer, more detailed video of the fight between Ray Rice and Janay Palmer shows them shouting obscenities at each other, and she appears to spit in the face of the three-time Pro Bowl running back before he throws a brutal punch.


U.S. Ebola cases we haven't heard about

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 09:25 AM PDT

POSSIBLE EBOLA CASE IN MIAMICompany contracted by State Dept. has evacuated to U.S. an undisclosed number of people exposed to virus.


Apple announces 2 new iPhones, Apple Pay, iWatch

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Apple announcement


Fueling error doomed four aboard New Mexico air ambulance

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 10:22 AM PDT

relatives of victims of a plane crash react after reaching the siteFederal safety investigators say an air ambulance got the wrong fuel at a New Mexico airport before it took off and crashed, killing all four people aboard.


Canada finds ship lost 160 years ago in Arctic

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 03:18 PM PDT

Weather hits Arctic ship rescue bidTORONTO (AP) — One of two British explorer ships that vanished in the Arctic nearly 170 years ago during a search for the fabled Northwest Passage has been found, Canada's prime minister announced Tuesday in a discovery that could unlock one of history's biggest mysteries and swell Canadian pride.


UK parties trying hard to lure Scotland away from separation vote

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 01:06 PM PDT

Pro-union supporters listen to leaders of the three Scottish parties backing Scotland's place in the UKThe leaders of Britain's three main political parties announced a last-minute trip to Scotland on Tuesday to boost the campaign against independence after a surge in separatist support ahead of next week's referendum. Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron and opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband agreed to skip their weekly debate in the House of Commons on Wednesday and instead head north, reflecting a new sense of urgency in the unionist camp. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister in the coalition government, will also hit the campaign trail after opinion polls suggest the break-up of the 300-year-old union is now a real possibility. "So tomorrow the right place to be isn't in Westminster at prime minister's questions, it's being in Scotland listening to people, talking to people."


Ebola patient arrives at Atlanta hospital

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 09:38 AM PDT

A third Ebola patient will be treated in an isolation unit at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GeorgiaIdentity and condition of the patient were not disclosed by Emory University's hospital, citing confidentiality.


Trump threatens to close Taj Mahal

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 11:44 AM PDT

FILE - This April 8, 2013 file photo shows the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, in Atlantic City N.J. Trump Entertainment Resorts on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, filed for protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del. saying it has liabilities of more than $100 million. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)Unless workers agree to concessions, the Atlantic City casino will shutter on Nov. 13.


Millions of job openings, so why aren’t companies hiring?

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 11:34 AM PDT

People seeking jobs in the cannabis industry wait to enter the CannaSearch job fair in downtown DenverWhen it comes to jobs, the number of them added for August came in lighter than expectations at 142,000 (analysts were looking for 230,000). Other data reveals plenty of help is wanted, but employers aren't hurrying to hire. We talk to University of Chicago economist Steven Davis about why firms are waiting the longest to fill job openings in 13 years, according to an index he created.


Hundreds die in India & Pakistan

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 08:43 AM PDT

A Pakistani woman carries a rubber ring as she stands beside a flooded field following heavy rain in CheniotBy Abu Arqam Naqash and Adnan Abidi MUZAFFARABAD/SRINAGAR (Reuters) - The death toll from the heaviest rain to fall on Kashmir in 50 years rose to more than 400 on Tuesday, with thousands still trapped on rooftops and residents criticizing Indian and Pakistani authorities for not doing enough to help them. "The damage is shocking," a senior official from India's National Disaster Response Force said in New Delhi. "People have been stranded on the rooftops of their homes for the last three days in some parts of Kashmir." The official, who requested anonymity, said he would have deployed disaster-response teams earlier, but "we were all caught off guard because there was not a single warning issued by the weather office. India's meteorological department had forecast heavy rain in Kashmir last week, but the Central Water Commission, which issues flood advisories, has been criticized by Indian media for not warning the state.


Ferguson city leaders to create police review board

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 02:08 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2014 file photo, police wait to advance after tear gas was used to disperse a crowd during a protest for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. The Ferguson City Council, set to meet Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, for the first time since the fatal shooting of Brown, said it plans to establish a review board to help guide the police department and make other changes aimed at improving community relations. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — City leaders in Ferguson, where the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer sparked days of sometimes violent protests, say they will establish a review board to help guide the police department and make other changes to fix the city's relationship with its residents.


Legality of newlyweds' union, ages 96 and 95, in doubt

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 11:08 AM PDT

This photo taken Aug. 5, 2014 shows 96-year-old Edith Hill and 95-year-old Eddie Harrison in their home in Annandale, Va. The two have been companions for more than a decade after a Hollywood-style meet-cute _ they struck up a conversation while standing in line for lottery tickets, with one of the tickets turning into a $2,500 winner. They married earlier this year, with a 95-year-old church elder presiding over the ceremony, no less. (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat)ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — In some ways, Rebecca Wright doesn't understand all the fuss over her 96-year-old mother's recent marriage. After all, she says, "Anybody who wants to get married must have a little dementia."


Formula One champion Schumacher leaves hospital

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 06:57 AM PDT

Ferrari Formula One driver Schumacher of Germany celebrates after taking the pole position at the end of the qualifying session for the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Sakhir racetrack in Manama, fileGLAND, Switzerland (AP) — Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has left a Swiss hospital and will continue his recovery at home, his manager said Tuesday.


Is Putin's next target Estonia?

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 04:44 AM PDT

Why Estonia Might Be Next on Putin's Arrest of Estonian policeman raises fears Moscow is testing NATO's resolve to defend Baltic allies.


Plane carrying 4th US aid worker with Ebola lands in Atlanta

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 01:26 PM PDT

A medical worker wearing protective clothing works at an Ebola treatment facility in Kailahun, Sierra Leone, on August 15, 2014ATLANTA (AP) — The fourth U.S. aid worker sickened with Ebola arrived in Atlanta on Tuesday, mirroring the carefully choreographed routine of the two Americans already successfully treated and released from Emory University Hospital's special isolation unit.


Spitting, punching, obscenities In 'director's cut' of Rice video

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 04:41 PM PDT

In this still image taken from a hotel security video released by TMZ Sports, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice punches his fiancee, Janay Palmer, in an elevator at the Revel casino in Atlantic City, N.J., in February 2014. The Ravens terminated their contract with Rice Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, hours after the video surfaced on TMZ's website, and he was suspended indefinitely by the NFL. (AP Photo)ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — As questions arose about the NFL's original investigation of Ray Rice, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday the league asked for, but was not given, a just-released video showing the ex-Ravens running back punching his then-fiancee on an elevator.


Sarah Palin finally gets real

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 01:55 AM PDT

Sarah Palin firing shoutgun.I watched all 77 videos on her new online TV channel and lived to tell the tale. In fact, I was actually kind of … moved.


Ahead of speech, Obama briefs Congress on Islamic State strategy

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 04:20 PM PDT

Obama meets with Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House in WashingtonBy Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told leaders of Congress on Tuesday that he did not need for them to authorize his strategy to fight Islamic State, ahead of a speech to Americans that may herald expanded operations against the group in Iraq and perhaps Syria. Obama's White House speech at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday (0100 GMT on Thursday) will be his most significant effort to outline a strategy against a group whose savage methods have included the beheading of two American captives. Obama met Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrats in the U.S.


In Missouri, Michael Brown memorial preserved, protected

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 04:34 PM PDT

A makeshift memorial is seen near the site where unarmed teen Michael Brown was shot dead in Ferguson, MissouriBy Carey Gillam FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - It's still there. The stuffed animals, flowers, and candles mounded into a memorial in the middle of the street where 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer changes almost daily. It has been a month since the unarmed Brown was shot at least six times in an altercation with Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. Crowds no longer gather daily at the site where Brown died, a quiet street that runs between the Canfield Green apartment buildings.


Analysis: Coalition building can be tricky

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 12:18 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at Nordea Concert Hall in Tallinn, Estonia. The first President Bush had one, so did President Bill Clinton, and the second President Bush had two. Now, Obama wants to build a coalition of nations to join the U.S. to combat the threat posed by the Islamic State group in the Middle East and beyond. The diplomacy of coalition building is time-consuming, and questions about who can or should join are often messy. And in this situation it is complicated by the fact that the U.S. and its allies share an interest in defeating the extremists with some governments they otherwise oppose. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The first President Bush had one, so did President Bill Clinton, and the second President Bush had two. Now, President Barack Obama wants to build a coalition of nations to join the U.S. to combat the threat posed by the Islamic State group in the Middle East and beyond.


The iPhone 6: Everything we’ve heard about Apple’s next phone

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Arizona gets relief after deadly, record-breaking storm

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 12:24 PM PDT

A driver tries to navigate a severely flooded street as heavy rains pour down Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, in Phoenix. Storms that flooded several Phoenix-area freeways and numerous local streets during the Monday morning commute set an all-time record for rainfall in Phoenix in a single day. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - Parts of Utah and Colorado were placed under flash flood warnings on Tuesday, a day after the drought-stricken U.S. Drier weather brought some relief to the Phoenix area and southern Arizona, which was hard hit on Monday. In the city of Mesa, east of Phoenix, more than 100 homes were affected by floods, and images showed crews pumping water out of deluged streets and partially submerged children's playgrounds. Months of severe drought exacerbated the situation in many areas, with arid conditions stripping away vegetation that would normally trap or slow rain water.


Report: MH17 downed by outside impacts

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 05:03 AM PDT

A piece of wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 pictured in Shaktarsk, eastern Ukraine, on July 18, 2014Dutch team says plane likely hit by multiple "high-energy objects," consistent with shrapnel.


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