| Three killed, two injured in small plane crash at Colorado airport Posted: 31 Aug 2014 03:55 PM PDT By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Three people were killed and two injured on Sunday when a single-engine airplane crashed in a field adjacent to a runway at a northern Colorado airport, authorities said. Peter Knudson, spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board, said the Piper PA-46 aircraft went down shortly before noon near the Erie Municipal Airport, about 25 miles northwest of Denver. "We don't know yet know if it was taking off or landing," said Knudson, adding that five people were on board the plane, which crashed in clear weather. Roger Rademacher, assistant fire chief with Mountain View Fire Rescue, said emergency crews found two people dead inside the wreckage of the six-seat airplane when they arrived at the scene. |
| Aftershock hits California's Napa Valley Posted: 31 Aug 2014 08:20 AM PDT (Reuters) - California's Napa Valley, the site of a strong and damaging earthquake a week ago, was shaken by a small aftershock early on Sunday. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, measuring magnitude 3.2, occurred five miles southwest of Napa. There were no immediate reports of damage. It was one of many aftershocks that have occurred since Aug. 24 when a magnitude 6.0 quake struck, the biggest to hit California's Bay Area in 25 years, injuring more than 200 people and damaging dozens of buildings. ... |
| Sweden discovers suspected case of Ebola: official Posted: 31 Aug 2014 01:10 PM PDT  A suspected case of the Ebola virus has been discovered in the Swedish capital Stockholm, a local official told AFP on Sunday. Aake Oertsqvist, a specialist in infection control responsible for the Stockholm area, was quoted as saying the risk of an Ebola outbreak in Sweden was "very low".
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| Islamist militia now guards US Embassy in Libya Posted: 31 Aug 2014 01:49 PM PDT  More than a month after American personnel evacuated from the country over ongoing fighting, an Islamist-allied militia group says it has "secured" a U.S. Embassy compound in Libya's capital.
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| China slams door on full Hong Kong democracy in 2017 vote Posted: 31 Aug 2014 12:02 PM PDT  By Michael Martina and James Pomfret BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pro-democracy activists vowed on Sunday to bring Hong Kong's financial hub to a standstill after China's parliament rejected their demands for the right to freely choose the former British colony's next leader in 2017. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) endorsed a framework to let only two or three candidates run in the 2017 leadership vote. All candidates must first obtain majority backing from a nominating committee likely to be stacked with Beijing loyalists. The relatively tough decision by the NPC - China's final arbiter on the city's democratic affairs - makes it almost impossible for opposition democrats to get on the ballot.
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| Israel claims West Bank land for possible settlement use, draws U.S. rebuke Posted: 31 Aug 2014 04:02 PM PDT  By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel announced on Sunday a land appropriation in the occupied West Bank that an anti-settlement group termed the biggest in 30 years, drawing Palestinian condemnation and a U.S. Some 400 hectares (988 acres) in the Etzion Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem were declared "state land, on the instructions of the political echelon" by the military-run Civil Administration. "We urge the government of Israel to reverse this decision," a State Department official said in Washington, calling the move "counterproductive" to efforts to achieve a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians. Israel Radio said the step was taken in response to the kidnapping and killing of three Jewish teens by Hamas militants in the area in June.
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| Officials: Iraqi forces break jihadist siege of Amerli Posted: 31 Aug 2014 12:48 PM PDT  Iraqi forces broke through Sunday to the jihadist-besieged Shiite town of Amerli, where thousands of people have been trapped for more than two months with dwindling food and water supplies. It is the biggest offensive success for the Iraqi government since militants led by the Sunni jihadist group Islamic State (IS) overran large areas of five provinces in June, sweeping security forces aside. The breakthrough came as the United States carried out limited strikes in the area, the first time it has expanded its more than three-week air campaign against militants outside of Iraq's north. Aircraft from several countries also dropped humanitarian aid to Amerli.
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| Police, protesters clash in Pakistani capital Posted: 31 Aug 2014 01:57 PM PDT  Demonstrators try to raid the official residence of Pakistan's prime minister.
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| Obama's cool head an asset or liability? Posted: 30 Aug 2014 07:39 PM PDT  The president is not panicking, even though he admits it feels like world is falling apart.
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| U.S. planes strike militants near Iraq's Amreli, airdrop aid Posted: 30 Aug 2014 10:02 PM PDT  By Raheem Salman and Matt Spetalnick BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States carried out air strikes on Saturday against Islamic State fighters near the besieged Shi'ite town of Amerli in northern Iraq and airdropped humanitarian aid to civilians trapped there, the Pentagon said. President Barack Obama authorized the new military action, broadening U.S.
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| Ferguson rally marks 3 weeks since Brown's death Posted: 30 Aug 2014 01:52 PM PDT  FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds converged on Ferguson on Saturday to march for Michael Brown, the unarmed black 18-year-old who was shot and killed by a white police officer three weeks ago to the day. His death stoked national discourse about police tactics and race, which the rally's organizers pledged to continue.
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| Bad weather shuts down concerts, delays flights Posted: 31 Aug 2014 04:52 PM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Severe thunderstorms across the Northeast on Sunday slowed operations at airports, wreaked havoc at outdoor sporting and musical events in New York and Philadelphia and sent people scurrying from a beach after three men were struck by lightning.
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| RG3 statue, boats on water at Baylor's new stadium Posted: 31 Aug 2014 04:52 PM PDT  WACO, Texas (AP) — RG3 in bronze and boats on the water at Baylor.
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| Moore rallies Lynx past Mercury 82-77 Posted: 31 Aug 2014 04:43 PM PDT  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After playing her worst game of the season, Maya Moore recovered to keep the Minnesota Lynx season alive.
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| Giants power past Brewers 15-5 for 3-game sweep Posted: 31 Aug 2014 04:40 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run homer among his three RBIs and finished a double shy of the cycle, powering the San Francisco Giants past the Milwaukee Brewers 15-5 on Sunday to match a season high with their sixth straight win.
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| California Made in America show tunes up for day 2 Posted: 31 Aug 2014 04:26 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — With the first day of downtown Los Angeles' inaugural outdoor music festival in the books, the city tuned up for round two.
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| Henley takes a 1-shot lead at Deutsche Bank Posted: 31 Aug 2014 04:21 PM PDT  NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Russell Henley doesn't get into contention as much as he'd like, though he is tough to beat when he's anywhere near the lead.
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| Official: 5 killed in plane crash north of Denver Posted: 31 Aug 2014 04:20 PM PDT  ERIE, Colo. (AP) — All five people aboard a small plane that crashed near an airport north of Denver have died, a spokesman for the National Transportation Board said.
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| Ferrer out in first big upset among men at US Open Posted: 31 Aug 2014 04:15 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Gilles Simon felt cheated by the weatherman.
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| Ukraine: rebels fire on border guard vessel Posted: 31 Aug 2014 04:06 PM PDT  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called on Ukraine to immediately start talks on a political solution to the crisis in eastern Ukraine.
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| Madrid stunned 4-2 at Sociedad, Barcelona wins Posted: 31 Aug 2014 04:02 PM PDT  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid collapsed after leading by two goals to lose 4-2 at Real Sociedad in the Spanish league on Sunday, with the European champions left rudderless without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo.
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| Wozniacki outlasts Sharapova, in US Open quarters Posted: 31 Aug 2014 04:02 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Wozniacki trusts her stamina so much that she plans to return to New York in two months to run a marathon.
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| Madrid collapses to lose 4-2, Barcelona wins Posted: 31 Aug 2014 03:57 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — Champions League winner Real Madrid collapsed after leading by two goals to lose 4-2 at Real Sociedad in the Spanish league on Sunday, while Lionel Messi came away with a leg injury after helping Barcelona to its second straight win to start the season.
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| Angels trounce A's 8-1 to complete 4-game sweep Posted: 31 Aug 2014 03:48 PM PDT  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout hit his career-high 31st homer and drove in three runs, Matt Shoemaker pitched seven shutout innings of five-hit ball, and the Los Angeles Angels completed a masterful four-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with an 8-1 victory Sunday.
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| Down at half, US beats Turkey in basketball worlds Posted: 31 Aug 2014 03:48 PM PDT  BILBAO, Spain (AP) — They figured it would be simple, that they would just beat up on Turkey like they did Finland a night earlier.
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| Fukushima fallout: Resentment grows in nearby Japanese city Posted: 31 Aug 2014 03:15 PM PDT  By Mari Saito and Antoni Slodkowski IWAKI Japan (Reuters) - Like many of her neighbours, Satomi Inokoshi worries that her gritty hometown is being spoiled by the newcomers and the money that have rolled into Iwaki since the Fukushima nuclear disaster almost three and a half years ago. Property prices in Iwaki, about 60 km (36 miles) south of the wrecked nuclear plant, have jumped as evacuees forced from homes in more heavily contaminated areas snatch up apartments and land. "The situation around Iwaki is unsettled and unruly," said Ryosuke Takaki, a professor of sociology at Iwaki Meisei University, who has studied the town's developing divide. "There are many people who have evacuated to Iwaki, and there are all kinds of incidents caused by friction." HOSTS WEARY, GUESTS FRIGHTENED Residents across Fukushima prefecture hailed the first wave of workers who arrived to contain the nuclear disaster in 2011 as heroes. Cities like Iwaki also welcomed evacuees from towns closer to the meltdowns and explosions.
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| AC Milan beats Lazio 3-1 in Inzaghi's 1st game Posted: 31 Aug 2014 03:06 PM PDT  MILAN (AP) — AC Milan got off to a great start under new coach Filippo Inzaghi as it eased to a 3-1 win over Lazio in its Serie A opener on Sunday.
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| China banks seek new lending horizons as bad debts rise Posted: 31 Aug 2014 03:05 PM PDT  By Engen Tham and Lawrence White SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Grappling with a slowing economy, China's biggest banks are turning their back on mainstay borrowers like manufacturers and courting high growth industries such as healthcare, food and IT in a bid to boost revenue. The shift in focus by the state-owned lenders coincides with a spike in non-performing loans and slower profit growth as China's vast factory sector flounders. China's biggest bank, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China , also said 80 percent of new non-performing loans in the second quarter came from manufacturing and wholesale. The Agricultural Bank of China , for example, said it had cut loans to customers in steel making and ship building by almost 39 billion yuan ($6.4 billion).
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| Messi injures leg muscle in Barcelona win Posted: 31 Aug 2014 02:57 PM PDT  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi picked up a leg injury in Barcelona's 1-0 win at Villarreal on Sunday.
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