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Obama renews climate change push

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 01:43 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address at the University of California Irvine in Irvine, California, June 14, 2014Obama uses a commencement address to blast Republicans who reject scientific evidence.


Muslim reporter describes being ridiculed at Texas GOP convention

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 05:30 AM PDT

Delegates to the Texas Republican Convention cheer Texas Sen. Ted Cruz during his speech in Fort Worth, Texas Friday, June 6, 2014. Cruz promised to lead a conservative revolution unseen since the days of Ronald Reagan. (AP Photo/Rex C. Curry)A reporter covering the Texas GOP's annual convention says she was targeted and taunted because of her Muslim headdress. "I discovered a cult-like hatred that is simply disgusting," writes Heba Said.


Israeli premier: Terror group took 3 missing teens

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:53 PM PDT

An Israeli soldier stands guard in the West Bank City of Hebron, Saturday, June 14, 2014. Israeli security forces searched the West Bank for a second day Saturday, looking for three missing teenagers, including an American, who they fear have been abducted by Palestinian militants. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)JERUSALEM (AP) — A terror group abducted three teens, including an American, who disappeared in the West Bank, Israel's prime minister said Saturday, as soldiers searched the territory to find them.


Pentagon orders aircraft carrier to Gulf to add Iraq military option

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 01:51 PM PDT

Handout photo of aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush transiting the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean SeaU.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered an aircraft carrier moved into the Gulf on Saturday, readying it in case Washington decides to pursue a military option after insurgents overwhelmed a string of Iraqi cities this week and threatened Baghdad. "The order will provide the Commander-in-Chief additional flexibility should military options be required to protect American lives, citizens and interests in Iraq," the Pentagon said in a statement. The carrier USS George H.W. Bush, moving from the North Arabian Sea, will be accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea and the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun, the statement said. President Barack Obama said on Friday he needed several days to determine how the United States would help Iraq deal with the stunning advance of Islamist militants, who earlier this week seized several major Iraqi cities and appeared to have set their sights on the capital, Baghdad.


Afghans brave Taliban threats to choose new leader

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 01:31 PM PDT

An Independent Election Commission (IEC) employee shows a ballot to observers at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 14, 2014. Despite a Taliban threat to stay away, Afghans lined up Saturday to vote in a presidential runoff between two candidates who both promise to improve ties with the West and combat corruption as they confront a powerful Taliban insurgency and preside over the withdrawal of most foreign troops by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans braved threats of violence and searing heat Saturday to vote in a presidential runoff that likely will mark the country's first peaceful transfer of authority, an important step toward democracy as foreign combat troops leave. The new leader will be challenged with trying to improve ties with the West and combatting corruption while facing a powerful Taliban insurgency and declining international aid.


Ukraine prosecutor: 49 dead as rebels down plane

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 04:55 AM PDT

Local citizens gather around a burning military vehicle at a site of a battle between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian fighters in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, Friday, June 13, 2014. Ukraine's interior minister says that government troops have attacked pro-Russian separatists in the southern port of Mariupol. Arsen Avakov said Friday that four government troops were wounded as forces retook buildings occupied by the rebels in the center of the town. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Pro-Russian separatists shot down a military transport plane Saturday in the country's restive east, Ukrainian officials said.


Iraq slows Islamist rebel advance, regains some territory

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 03:53 PM PDT

Volunteers who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants travel in army trucks in BaghdadBy Ahmed Rasheed and Raheem Salman BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An offensive by insurgents that threatens to dismember Iraq seemed to slow on Saturday after days of lightning advances as government forces regained some territory in counter-attacks, easing pressure on the Shi'ite-led government in Baghdad. As Iraqi officials spoke of wresting back the initiative against Sunni militants, neighboring Shi'ite Iran held out the prospect of working with its longtime U.S. arch-enemy to help restore security in Iraq. U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday he was reviewing military options, short of sending troops, to combat the insurgency. The United States ordered an aircraft carrier moved into the Gulf on Saturday, readying it in case Washington decides to pursue a military option after insurgents overran areas in the north and advanced on Baghdad.


Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll dead at 82

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 09:17 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 1980, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Chuck Noll glances toward the scoreboard clock during the closing seconds of AFC championship game against the Houston Oilers in Pittsburgh. Noll's Steelers beat Houston, 27-13, to earn a berth in the NFL football Super Bowl. Noll, the Hall of Fame coach who won a record four Super Bowl titles with the Steelers, died Friday night, June 13, 2014, at his home. He was 82. The Allegheny County (Pa.) Medical Examiner said Noll died of natural causes. (AP Photo/File)PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chuck Noll, the Hall of Fame coach who won a record four Super Bowl titles with the Pittsburgh Steelers, died Friday night at his home. He was 82.


Kings win Stanley Cup on Martinez's double-OT goal

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 10:52 PM PDT

Los Angeles Kings right wing Marian Gaborik (12), of Slovakia, scores a goal as New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, of Sweden,, left, looks on during the third period in Game 5 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final series Friday, June 13, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)LOS ANGELES (AP) — The longest postseason for the Los Angeles Kings led into the longest game they had ever played. After 94 minutes of impossibly tense hockey, Alec Martinez could scarcely believe it when a rebound off Henrik Lundqvist's pads came straight to his stick.


New contender in race for House majority leader

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 02:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2013 file photo, Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho is interviewed by The Associated Press in Boise, Idaho. The government shutdown could last for many days or even weeks, congressional insiders say, because politically safe members in both parties feel little pressure to compromise. Recent political trends -- including heavily gerrymandered districts that make many House Democrats and Republicans virtual shoo-ins for re-election -- insulate lawmakers from events and emotions beyond their home regions. Gerrymandering has existed for decades. But election results and lawmakers' voting patterns show that the House is more sharply divided along party lines than at almost any point in modern times. (AP Photo/John Miller, File)Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador is running as an alternative to Kevin McCarthy.


Joe Biden sends message to UC Santa Barbara graduates

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 06:17 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden walks to the stage during the graduation ceremony for the United States Air Force Academy class of 2014 at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. Wednesday, May 28, 2014. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Michael Ciaglo) MAGS OUTThe vice president told students their response to the tragedy had served as an inspiration to millions around the nation.


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