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Dismissing Russia, Ukraine signs historic EU pact

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 03:30 PM PDT

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko, center, poses with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, left, and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, right, during an EU Summit in Brussels on Friday, June 27, 2014. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed up to a trade and economic pact with the European Union, saying it may be the "most important day" for his country since it became independent from the Soviet Union. (AP Photo)Ukraine's action seals the very concord that triggered the bloodshed, political convulsions of the past 7 months.

VA review finds 'significant and chronic' failures

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 04:45 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 21, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, about veterans health care. A review of the Veterans Affairs health care system by a top White House aide has concluded that there are "significant and chronic systemic failures" that the VA's leadership must address. A summary of the review by deputy White House chief of staff Rob Nabors says the Veterans Health Administration must be restructured and that a "corrosive culture" has hurt morale and affected the timeliness of health care. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)A review ordered by President Barack Obama of the troubled Veterans Affairs health care system concluded that medical care for veterans is beset by "significant and chronic system failures," substantially verifying problems raised by whistleblowers and internal and congressional investigators.

Police: Texas couple kept son locked away for years

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 02:20 PM PDT

This booking photo provided by the Hays (Texas) County Sheriff shows Dane Thyssen. The Dripping Springs Police say Thyssen and his wife, Jenifer Thyssen kept their adopted son, 22-year-old Koystya Thyssen locked in a garage apartment for at least four years, periodically giving him a box of food and allowing him to leave once a week. Police began investigating when Koystya Thyssen was arrested for allegedly burglarizing a neighbor's home. (AP Photos/Hays County Sheriff)A man arrested for burglary in a Central Texas town told police he had been held captive for at least four years by his adoptive parents in a garage apartment locked on the outside, authorities said.

Ukraine extends cease-fire for 3 days

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 03:11 PM PDT

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speaks during a media conference after a signing ceremony at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, June 27, 2014. The Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed up to a trade and economic pact with the European Union, saying it may be the "most important day" for his country since it became independent from the Soviet Union. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)The weeklong cease-fire that ended today has been extended until late Monday.

Arizona tourists, residents evacuate near wildfire

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 04:48 PM PDT

A helicopter battles the blaze with lake water as smoke rises from the trees of the San Juan fire near Vernon, Az., on Friday, June 27, 2014. Authorities say communities mostly populated with summer homes are under mandatory evacuation orders as of Thursday evening due to the growing wildfire. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Patrick Breen) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALESCommunities mostly populated with summer homes remain under mandatory evacuation orders because of a wildfire in northeastern Arizona's White Mountains, but authorities say the flames have moved into thinned or previous burned parts of the forest.

Mexican helicopter fires shots in Arizona

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 04:22 PM PDT

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter flies overhead near the scene where a Border Patrol agent was killed early Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, near Naco, Ariz. The shooting occurred after an alarm was triggered on one of the thousands of sensors placed by the U.S. government along the border, and the agents went to investigate, said Cochise County Sheriff's spokeswoman Carol Capas. (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Star, Mike Christy) NO MAGS NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDITMexican law enforcement on Thursday crossed into Arizona by helicopter and fired two shots at U.S. border agents, a border patrol union leader says.

Court: Wal-Mart must compensate workers

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 01:22 PM PDT

Wal-Mart and CVS Among Retailers Vow to List Unit Prices OnlineCanada's Supreme Court ruled Friday that Wal-Mart must compensate former workers at a Quebec store that was closed after they voted to become the first Wal-Mart store in North America to unionize.

Ex-soldier to get life in Hawaii's first death penalty trial

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 01:47 PM PDT

FILE- This Nov. 10, 2003 file photo released by Tarshia Williams shows Williams' daughter Talia Williams in Orangeburg, S.C. Defense attorneys for a former Hawaii-based soldier facing the death penalty for killing Talia Williams, his 5-year-old daughter, say jurors are taking too long to deliberate his sentence. Naeem Williams' attorneys filed a motion Monday, June 23, 2014, arguing for a mistrial because the jury hasn't reached a decision after six full days. (AP Photo/Tarshia Williams, File)A former soldier convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a federal jury announced Friday it failed to agree on his sentence in the first death penalty trial in Hawaii since it became a state.

Djokovic wins Wimbledon; Li Na, V. Williams out

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A year that started with another Grand Slam title for Li Na has turned into a major disappointment.

Fear of voting grips Senate Democratic leaders

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 12:02 PM PDT

FILE -This June 24, 2014, file photo shows Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada on his way to speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. After changing Senate rules to speed President Barack Obama's nominees through the Senate, Reid has started demanding 60-vote majorities for virtually everything else, most recently to deny Republican leader Mitch McConnell a chance to block rules limiting carbon emissions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)A fear of voting has gripped Democratic leaders in the Senate, slowing the chamber's modest productivity this election season to a near halt.

Armed drones guard U.S. interests in Iraq

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:24 AM PDT

FILE - This June 21, 2007 file photo show a MQ-4 Predator controlled by the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron stands on the tarmac at Balad Air Base, north of Baghdad, Iraq. A Pentagon official says the U.S. has started flying armed drones over Baghdad to protect U.S. civilians and military forces in the Iraqi capital. The official said the flights started in the last 24 to 48 hours to bolster manned and unmanned reconnaissance flights the military has been sending over violence-wracked Iraq in recent weeks. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the new flights on the record. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)The U.S. is flying drones over Baghdad to help protect U.S. civilians, military forces.

FIFA, union agree Suarez needs treatment

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The players' union and football's governing body agree on one thing in the wake of the heavy ban imposed on Luis Suarez for his third biting incident: the Uruguay and Liverpool striker needs help.

Nebraska releases inmates by mistake, tries to get some back

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:35 AM PDT

Neb. lawmakers discuss prison reform billNebraska authorities mistakenly released more than 300 criminals from prison early and are trying to track the two dozen they want to put back in jail, state officials said.

Miss. Tea Party official dead in apparent suicide

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 02:16 PM PDT

Mark Mayfield, a member of the board of the Central Mississippi Tea Party, right, listens as his attorney Merrida Coxwell, center, responds to questions from city judge Dale Danks in Madison, Miss., city court, Thursday, May 22, 2014, during an initial court appearance on a charge of conspiracy in relation to the alleged illegal photographing of the ailing wife of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., without her permission at the nursing home where she's lived for 13 years. Assisting with Mayfield's defense is attorney John Reeves, left. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)A prominent lawyer and leader of the Mississippi Tea Party, who was arrested in connection with photos posted online of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran's bedridden wife, died on Friday of an apparent suicide, the man's attorney said. Mark Mayfield, 57, was a founding member of the state's Tea Party and had served as its vice chairman, the organization said.     "This is a terrible tragedy that shouldn't have happened," Mayfield's lawyer and brother-in-law, John Reeves, told Reuters. Mayfield was found lying on the floor of a garage storage room with a single gunshot wound to his head, according to the police department in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Mayfield's death comes after state Senator Chris McDaniel, who had the backing of conservative Tea Party groups, lost a bitterly contested primary runoff against Cochran on Tuesday for the Republican Senate nomination.

U.S. Mideast envoy Indyk resigns after peace deal attempt

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 11:07 AM PDT

FILE - This July 29, 2013 file photo shows Martin Indyk speaking at the State Department in Washington. U.S. special Mideast envoy Indyk is resigning after nearly a year of unsuccessful efforts to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, Obama administration officials said Friday. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)In a move symbolizing the collapse of the latest American effort to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, U.S. special Mideast envoy Martin Indyk resigned on Friday to return to a Washington think-tank.

Miss Delaware loses crown for being a few months too old

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 04:35 PM PDT

Miss Delaware loses crown over her ageA beauty contest winner, stripped of her crown as Miss Delaware due to age, said on Friday she had done nothing wrong and wants to be allowed to compete in the Miss America pageant even though she will turn 25 this year. Amanda Longacre said she learned on Tuesday that she had been disqualified because the Miss Delaware pageant determined that she had violated the age requirement. On NBC's "Today" show on Friday, a tearful Longacre said she was consulting a lawyer. Pageant rules require Miss Delaware contestants to be no older than 24 and they cannot turn 25 before the end of the year.

New round of Ukraine peace talks open

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 05:55 AM PDT

Ukrainian army soldiers speak at a check-point near a city of Slovyansk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine Tuesday, June 24, 2014. The weeklong cease-fire declared by the Ukrainian president should be extended and accompanied by talks between the government and the rebels, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov)Pro-Russian separatist leaders and Kiev government mediators meet over fighting in the east.

World 3.0: A soccer ball with amazing potential

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 03:34 PM PDT

This Soccer Ball Is Virtually IndestructibleImagine this scene in your neighborhood: A group of kids plays a pickup soccer game. They kick around the ball in the street or maybe in someone's backyard. The ball bounces from child to child, off of feet, knees, heads. Now, imagine that same scene in a war zone.

Tiger leaps onto boat, snatches man in east India

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 05:06 AM PDT

In this Saturday, April 26, 2014, photo, a Royal Bengal tiger prowls in Sunderbans, at the Sunderban delta, about 130 kilometers (81 miles) south of Calcutta, India. An Indian fisherman says a tiger has snatched a man off a fishing boat and dragged him away into a mangrove swamp. (AP Photo/Joydip Kundu)KOLKATA, India (AP) — A Bengal tiger snatched a man off a fishing boat in eastern India, dragging him away into a mangrove swamp as his children looked on in horror, the man's son said Friday.

Actor Shia LeBeouf arrested at Broadway show

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Living in "total fear" of Boko Haram in Cameroon's north

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 01:57 AM PDT

By Tansa Musa AMCHIDE Cameroon (Reuters) - An iron bar balanced between two metal poles is the only barrier between Cameroon and Nigeria in this dusty corner of the Sahel. As the threat of Nigeria's Boko Haram militant group increasingly looms over Cameroon, its government has dispatched over 1,000 troops and heavy armour to the north. "We are living here in total fear because you don't know if your next-door neighbour is Boko Haram. They can host a Boko Haram suspect and they will not alert anyone even if they know what he is," he added.

Ukraine signs historic pact with EU

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 04:54 AM PDT

Ukraine, EU sign historic trade and economic pactTrade and economic pact pushes troubled country closer into European orbit, angers Russia.

Malaysia jet passengers likely suffocated, report says

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 05:19 PM PDT

Handout of crew aboard the Australian Defence Vessel Ocean Shield moving the U.S. Navy's Bluefin-21 into position for deployment, in the southern Indian Ocean to look for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370Flight MH370's passengers and crew most likely died from suffocation, a new report said.

OSCE hostages freed by Ukrainian rebels

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 05:14 PM PDT

members of OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in UkraineIn an apparent goodwill gesture, insurgents freed 4 of 8 hostages captured in April.

Missing boy found in own basement still hasn't seen parents

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 03:08 PM PDT

This photo provided by the Detroit Police Department shows Charlie Bothuell V, 12, of Detroit, who has been missing since June 14. Bothuell has been found alive in his father's basement. Detroit police spokesman Sgt. Mike Woody says officers were serving a search warrant at the home near downtown, on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, when they stumbled upon Bothuell. (AP Photo/Courtesy Detroit Police Department)Charlie Bothuell, 12, went missing for a dozen days before police found him in his own basement.

Iraq's top cleric urges quick deal on new PM

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 02:39 PM PDT

FILE - This file image posted on a militant website on Saturday, June 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, appears to show militants from the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) taking aim at captured Iraqi soldiers wearing plain clothes after taking over a base in Tikrit, Iraq. Human Rights Watch released a report Friday, June 27, 2014 that based on analysis of the photos and satellite imagery, the militants killed between 160 to 190 men in two locations in Tikrit between June 11 and June 14.(AP Photo via militant website, File)BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's top Shiite cleric ratcheted up the pressure Friday on lawmakers to agree on a prime minister before the newly elected parliament meets next week, trying to avert months of wrangling in the face of a Sunni insurgent blitz over huge tracts in the country's north and west.

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