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Strong earthquake rocks California

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 08:42 AM PDT

Strong earthquake rocks CaliforniaNapa County firefighters spray foam on hot spots from a fire at a mobile home park following a reported 6.0 earthquake on August 24, 2014 in Napa, California. A 6.0 earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after 3:00 am on Sunday morning causing damage to buildings and sending at least 70 people to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

American held in Syria freed

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 02:42 PM PDT

Still frame taken from video shows U.S. journalist Peter Theo Curtis, who has been freed by kidnappers in SyriaSecretary of State John Kerry says Peter Theo Curtis was held by an al-Qaida-linked militant group fighting the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.


Foley family celebrates his life, prays for hostages

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 03:11 PM PDT

Diane and John Foley, parents of James Foley, address the congregation during a Catholic mass at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary parish August 24, 2014, in Rochester, New HampshireThe family of murdered US journalist James Foley prayed for the safety of his fellow hostages Sunday as hundreds gathered for a mass to celebrate his life as a witness on the front line. Foley was kidnapped in late 2012 in northern Syria by the jihadist group that now dubs itself the Islamic State and which this week released a video showing him being beheaded.


Dixon gets dramatic Sonoma IndyCar win; Power 9th

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:48 PM PDT

Sebastien Bourdais, (11), loses control and collides with Ryan Briscoe, (8), during the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma IndyCar series auto race, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/Elijah Nouvelage)SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Scott Dixon surged ahead with three laps left for a victory at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday, while IndyCar points leader Will Power recovered from a mid-race spin to finish 10th heading to the season finale.


Dad of 18-year-old shot by officer asks for peace

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:47 PM PDT

Members of the St. Louis chapters of the NAACP and the National Urban League march on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. Ferguson's streets remained peaceful as tensions between police and protesters continued to subside after nights of violence and unrest that erupted when Officer Darren Wilson, a white police officer, fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Robert Cohen)ST. LOUIS (AP) — The father of an 18-year-old shot to death by a police officer in Ferguson is asking for a "day of silence" as he lays his son to rest.


Fla. primary: Ex-gov. Crist seeks job back as Dem

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:44 PM PDT

A campaign supporter displays a sign as former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist makes a campaign stop Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in North Miami, Fla., as Crist tries to get his old job back as a Democrat. He is spending the weekend campaigning in the Democratic base of South Florida. He's seeking to drive up support for Tuesday's primary. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)MIAMI (AP) — A former Republican governor of Florida, Charlie Crist, campaigned at early voting sites and black churches on the final weekend before a state Democratic primary as he sought his old job back under a different party affiliation.


So Yeon Ryu wins Canadian Women's Open

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:43 PM PDT

So Yeon Ryu, of South Korea, watches her tee shot on the eighth hole during final-round play at the Canadian Pacific Women's Open golf tournament in London, Ontario, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Dave Chidley)LONDON, Ontario (AP) — So Yeon Ryu won the Canadian Women's Open on Sunday at London Hunt, breaking the tournament record at 23-under 265.


Two inmates beheaded in Brazil prison riot: authorities

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:41 PM PDT

Paint peels off the bars of a cell at Alcatraz Island on March 21, 2013 in San Francisco, CaliforniaBrasília (AFP) - Inmates rioting to press for better facilities in an overcrowded Brazilian jail have beheaded two fellow prisoners and taken two guards hostage, officials said Sunday. Miguel Llanela, a civilian police officer at the Cascavel state correctional center in the southern city of Parana, also said 80 percent of the facility, which houses 1,400 inmates, has been taken over by prisoners. State prison officials told G1 news the prisoners launched a violent push for better food and cleaner facilities. Brazil currently has more than half a million prisoners and faces severe overcrowding.


Iraq pleads for global help in fight against jihadists

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:41 PM PDT

A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter takes a position to monitor security and movements around Kirkuk on August 24, 2014Iraq called Sunday for global support for its fight against jihadists, as Shiite neighbour Iran said it was helping Baghdad resist the militants but not with soldiers on the ground. Iraq is struggling to regain significant parts of the country after a lightning militant offensive led by the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group seized second city Mosul in June and swept through the country's Sunni heartland, as security forces fled. The jihadist fighters have been bombarded since August 8 by US air strikes in northern Iraq, allowing Kurdish peshmerga security forces to claw back a limited amount of lost territory, including the Qaraj area, which they retook on Sunday.


Hurricane Marie becomes powerful category 5 storm off Mexico

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:30 PM PDT

This August 24, 2014 1745 UTC NASA GOES satellite image shows Hurricane Marie, the eighth of the season, in the eastern Pacific near MexicoHurricane Marie intensified to a powerful category five storm in the Pacific Sunday, as six Mexican states braced for heavy rain and dangerous waves. As the eighth hurricane of the eastern Pacific season, Marie was packing maximum sustained winds of 160 miles (260 kilometers) per hour, according to the latest bulletin from US forecasters. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned the storm could continue to gain strength over the next day or two. Marie was far from land -- some 500 miles (805 kilometers) south of Mexico's Baja California peninsula -- moving west at 14 miles per hour.


Luxury fashion takes on fitness technology

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:30 PM PDT

This product image released by Ralph Lauren shows the new Polo Tech compression shirt. The garment offers smart technology to send heartbeat, respiration, stress levels and other data to tablets and smartphones. (AP Photo/Ralph Lauren)NEW YORK (AP) — Luxury fashion is making inroads in wearable tech as more designers try their hands at developing smart, stylish accessories and clothing aimed at tracking performance and health, or simply making connected lives easier to manage.


British deputy PM to meet India's Modi in trade trip

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:19 PM PDT

Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat party leader Nick Clegg arrives at Saint Andrews Youth Club in Westminster, central London, on May 27, 2014Britain's deputy prime minister Nick Clegg begins a trade mission to India on Monday, where he will meet the country's prime minister Narendra Modi in a bid to strengthen economic ties. The three-day visit by a 40-strong delegation is the latest in a series of similar trips by David Cameron's government, which is keen to foster closer links with the world's largest democracy. Clegg's office said the trip will "take advantage of the opportunities presented by the new Indian government's focus on economic growth" since Modi swept to a landslide victory on a platform of economic reform in May. Clegg will meet with Modi and finance minister Arun Jaitley on Monday, while energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey will look for opportunities for companies and ways to collaborate on energy.


Late birdies bring Mahan sixth career PGA title

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:14 PM PDT

Hunter Mahan celebrates with his wife Kandi, daughter Zoe and the tournament trophy after winning of The Barclays at The Ridgewood Country Club on August 24, 2014 in Paramus, New JerseyHunter Mahan fired a six-under par 65 Sunday to win the US PGA Barclays tournament by two strokes, giving the American his first tour victory in more than two years. Mahan, who had not taken a title since the 2012 Houston Open, birdied the 15th, 16th and 17th holes to seize a three-stroke lead, then sank a clutch eight-foot bogey putt at 18 to claim the first event in the US tour's season-ending playoffs. Mahan, who had only a pair of top-five finishes this season before this week, finished 72 holes on 14-under 270 with Australians Jason Day and Stuart Appleby and American Cameron Tringale sharing second on 272.


Party Time!: Governor Andrew Cuomo Makes Surprise Appearance at Dan's Harvest

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:12 PM PDT

Party Time!: Governor Andrew Cuomo Makes Surprise Appearance at Dan's Harvestdanspapers/web.stagram We were surprised when New York Governor Andrew Cuomo turned up last night at McCall's Vineyard & Ranch to celebrate Dan's Harvest East End. Overheard saying that he prefers drinking red wine, Cuomo appeared genuinely excited to present...


Final TV showdown in Scotland's independence debate looms before vote

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:10 PM PDT

Union Jack and Saltire flags fly outside the Lloyds Banking Group Scottish Headquarters in Edinburgh, ScotlandBy Alistair Smout EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Scotland's future will be debated in a final TV showdown on Monday just weeks before a historic independence referendum with the pro-breakaway camp, behind in the polls, looking for a game-changing performance from its leader. As voting day, Sept. 18, draws nearer, polls show that the campaign to sever Scotland's 307-year union with England and leave the United Kingdom is trailing in the polls, as it generally has been from the start. Several recent polls have shown its support climbing a few points, but according to the most recent "poll of polls" on Aug. 15, based on an average of the last six polls and excluding undecided respondents, support for the pro-independence camp stands at 43 percent against 57 percent for opponents. "It's the last real public chance to reach a large audience," Patrick Brione, director of research at pollster Survation, said of Monday's TV debate.


Nigerian town seized by Boko Haram 'part of Islamic caliphate': leader

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:05 PM PDT

A screengrab taken on August 24, 2014 from a video released by the Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram shows leader Abubakar Shekau (C) delivering a speech at an undisclosed locationBoko Haram's leader said a northeast town seized by the insurgents earlier this month has been placed under an Islamic caliphate, in a video obtained by AFP on Sunday. "Thanks be to Allah who gave victory to our brethren in (the town of) Gwoza and made it part of the Islamic caliphate," Abubakar Shekau said in the 52-minute video.


DR Congo confirms first Ebola cases

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:04 PM PDT

An MSF medical worker feeds an Ebola child victim at an MSF facility in Kailahun, on August 15, 2014The Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday confirmed its two first cases of Ebola this year, but claimed they were unrelated to the epidemic raging in four countries of West Africa. The UN's World Health Organization also announced that one of its health experts, an epidemiologist, had been infected while working in Sierra Leone. In Kinshasa, Congolese Health Minister Felix Kabange Numbi said that two of eight samples taken from victims of a mystery fever had tested positive for Ebola. The Ebola virus is confirmed in DRC," Kabange told AFP.


Bradford out for season with ACL tear

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:04 PM PDT

St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford (8) leaves the field after getting hit by Cleveland Browns defensive end Armonty Bryant in the first quarter of a preseason NFL football game Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rams quarterback Sam Bradford has a torn ACL in his left knee for the second straight year and is out for the season.


Director and actor Richard Attenborough dies aged 90

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:54 PM PDT

Sir Richard Attenborough looks out before Chelsea's premiership match against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge football stadium in London on October 5, 2008British director and actor Richard Attenborough has died aged 90 after a sparkling career spanning six decades, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) said on Sunday. "We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of esteemed filmmaker and former BAFTA President, Lord Attenborough," the organisation said in a statement. British film would do well to live up to the example of industry, skill and compassion set by Richard, Lord Attenborough," the organisation said. Attenborough, who appeared in movies such as "Brighton Rock", "The Great Escape" and "Jurassic Park", in a career spanning six decades, died on Sunday lunchtime, his son told broadcaster BBC.


Teams all on knife-edge in Champions League

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:01 PM PDT

Besiktas's Necip Uysal, left, and Jack Wilshere of Arsenal fight for the ball during their Champions League play-off first leg soccer match in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. (AP Photo)LONDON (AP) — With at least $12 million guaranteed for Champions League participants, it's little wonder the final playoffs for the group stage are so tight.


Hwang, Choi lift S. Korea past Chicago to win LLWS

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:00 PM PDT

South Korea's Hae Chan Choi celebrates after getting Chicago's Ed Howard to ground out for the final out of the Little League World Series championship baseball game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. South Korea won 8-4. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — In the giddy moments after South Korea won the Little League World Series, outfielder Don Wan Sin realized how he wanted to celebrate.


Search for clues after 2 women found murdered in Mayfair home

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:00 PM PDT

Search for clues after 2 women found murdered in Mayfair homePhiladelphia police are still looking for answers in the murders of two women who were found shot execution style in a home in Mayfair.


Messi's back with 2 goals as Barca wins opener

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 03:59 PM PDT

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, second right, reacts after scoring against Elche during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi scored twice to help 10-man Barcelona start the Spanish league with a 3-0 win over Elche in the debut of coach Luis Enrique on Sunday, with the Argentina star looking eager to put last season's disappointments behind him.


2 SEPTA officers hurt apprehending assault suspect

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 03:58 PM PDT

2 SEPTA officers hurt apprehending assault suspectAuthorities say two SEPTA police officers were injured while trying to apprehend a suspect in Center City.


Oscar-winning British film director Richard Attenborough dies: BBC

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 03:56 PM PDT

Sir Richard Attenborough attends [British television actor John Thaw's} memorial service at St Marti..British actor and film director Richard Attenborough died on Sunday at the age of 90, the BBC reported, citing his son. One of Attenborough's greatest achievements was making the cinematic tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, for which he won an Oscar for best director. Richard Samuel Attenborough was born on August 29, 1923 in Cambridge, England. Knighted in 1976 and made a baron in June 1993, he was the elder brother of naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough.


Actor-director Richard Attenborough dies at 90

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 03:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 9, 2008 file photo, British actor and director Richard Attenborough arrives at the Galaxy British Book Awards in London. Acclaimed actor and Oscar-winning director Richard Attenborough, whose film career on both sides of the camera spanned 60 years, died on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. He was 90. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)LONDON (AP) — Acclaimed actor and Oscar-winning director Richard Attenborough, whose film career on both sides of the camera spanned 60 years, has died. He was 90.


Man wanted for impersonating cop in Trenton sex assault arrested

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 03:51 PM PDT

Man wanted for impersonating cop in Trenton sex assault arrestedPolice have arrested the man who they say posed as an officer and sexually assaulted a store clerk in Trenton, New Jersey.


Ryan says he's weighing possible White House run

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 09:08 AM PDT

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, , right and his former vice presidential running mate U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., arrive for a dinner at the Union Club where Romney will interview Ryan's about Ryan's new book, WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Ryan was No. 2 on the Republicans' presidential ballot in 2012, and the Wisconsin congressman is thinking about whether he'll try to move to the top of his party's ticket in 2016.


Strong California quake causes injuries, damage

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 02:16 PM PDT

Nina Quidit cleans up the Dollar Plus and Party Supplies Store in American Canyon Calif. after an earthquake on Sunday Aug. 24, 2014. Quidit and her husband were woken up in the early morning hours by the store's alarm company and immediately drove in to begin clean up. The 6.0-magnitude quake caused six significant fires, including at four mobile homes, Napa Division Fire Chief Darren Drake said. (AP Photo/Alex Washburn)A large earthquake caused significant damage in California's northern Bay Area early Sunday, sending at least 70 people to a hospital, igniting fires, knocking out power to tens of thousands and sending residents running out of their homes in the darkness.


Iran says it downs Israeli drone near nuclear site

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 09:35 AM PDT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said Sunday its forces shot down an Israeli drone as it approached an Iranian nuclear site, recovering major parts of what it described as an advanced aircraft. Israeli officials could not be immediately reached for comment.

White House aides to attend Michael Brown funeral

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 02:42 AM PDT

Demonstrators chant at the steps of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014, during a protest against the shooting of unarmed Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama is sending three White House aides to the funeral of Michael Brown, the young black man whose fatal shooting by a white police officer sparked days of racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.


China executes 8 for 'terrorist' attacks in Xinjiang

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 02:28 AM PDT

File photo of people walking along the sidewalk of Chang'an Avenue as smoke rises in front of the main entrance of the Forbidden City at Tiananmen Square in BeijingChina has executed eight people for "terrorist" attacks in its restive far western region of Xinjiang, including three who "masterminded" a dramatic car crash in the capital's Tiananmen Square in 2013, state media said. Xinjiang is the traditional home of Muslim Uighurs who speak a Turkic language, and China has attributed attacks there to Islamist separatists it says seek to establish an independent state called East Turkestan. Exiled Uighur groups and human rights activists say the government's own repressive policies in Xinjiang have provoked unrest, an accusation Beijing denies. Three of the executed group "masterminded" the October 2013 attack in the heart of the Chinese capital, official news agency Xinhua said late on Saturday.


Death toll from Hiroshima landslides reaches 50

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 12:50 AM PDT

Rescue workers remove debris to search for missing people on August 24, 2014, four days after devastating landslides at a residential area in Hiroshima, western JapanThe death toll from devastating midweek landslides in Hiroshima rose to 50 with 38 others missing on Sunday as fresh rain stoked fears of more disasters and hampered the round-the-clock search for survivors. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called off a planned inspection tour of the western Japan city by helicopter on the day as his presence was feared to further complicate the search and rescue mission as rain intensified, media reports said. Meanwhile, two women were killed Sunday on the remote island of Rebun, some 1,350-kilometres (840 miles) northeast of Hiroshima, when a rain-triggered landslide crushed their home, local officials said. The Hiroshima regional police headquarters updated the death and missing figures Sunday morning after a 83-year-old man was confirmed dead four days after unusual downpours caused landslides that swallowed dozens of homes, many of them perched on hillside housing areas.


Palestinian president prepares new UN appeal

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 02:36 PM PDT

Relatives of four-year-old Israeli boy Daniel Tragerman cries over his coffin during his funeral in a cemetery located next to the Israeli community of Yevul, near the Israeli Gaza border, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. Tragerman was killed when a mortar shell hit two cars in the parking lot of Nahal Oz, a small farming community near Gaza. (AP Photo/Oren Ziv)RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Aides to the Palestinian president said Sunday that he will soon appeal to the international community to set a deadline for Israel to end its occupation of lands captured in the 1967 Mideast war and make way for an independent Palestinian state.


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