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California wildfires: 20K homes evacuated

Posted: 13 May 2014 04:53 PM PDT

A helicopter assists in fighting the Ranch Fire near San DiegoUnseasonable heat and gusty winds spark multiple blazes across parched state.


151 dead, many trapped in Turkish coal mine

Posted: 13 May 2014 04:25 PM PDT

Miners help a rescued friend hours after an explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 17 miners and left up to 300 workers trapped underground, in Soma, in western Turkey, late Tuesday, May 13, 2014, a Turkish official said. Twenty people were rescued from the mine but one later died in the hospital, Soma administrator Mehmet Bahattin Atci told reporters. The town is 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul. The death toll was expected to rise.(AP Photo)Energy minister says 780 people were working inside mine at time of explosion.


Death sentence in murder tied to Obama assassination plot

Posted: 13 May 2014 04:33 PM PDT

This July 25, 2013 photo shows James McVay being escorted to court in Sioux Falls, S.D. McVay pleaded guilty but mentally ill to first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Maybelle Schein, 75, on July 2, 2011. Jury selection began Monday, March 17, 2014, in the sentencing hearing for McVay, who killed Schein as part of a cross-country plot to assassinate the president in July 2011. (AP Photo/Argus Leader, Jay Pickthorn) NO SALESSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota judge formally sentenced a man to death for killing a woman as part of what he said was a plot to assassinate President Barack Obama.


Medal of Honor hero thinks of friends lost in 'ambush alley' every day

Posted: 13 May 2014 03:46 PM PDT

U.S. President Obama presents the Medal of Honor to former Army Sgt. White during White House ceremony in WashingtonAnd that, President Obama said in a White House ceremony Tuesday, was what Sgt. Kyle White did in Afghanistan in November 2007. For his "acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty," Sergeant White was awarded the Medal of Honor Tuesday, becoming the seventh living recipient of that honor for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. That story began when White and his fellow paratroopers from Chosen Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, were returning to their base in eastern Afghanistan, along a narrow ridge line known as "ambush alley" when they came under attack. Bullets were coming from "what seemed like every direction," Sergeant White recalled, and the attack was so fierce that he had resigned himself to death, Mr. Obama told an audience that included White's family, members of his company, and the families of the fallen.


Court halts Texas execution over mental health claims

Posted: 13 May 2014 02:52 PM PDT

Robert Campbell is pictured in this undated handout photoHUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court has halted the scheduled execution of a convicted killer in Texas so his attorneys can pursue appeals arguing he's mentally impaired and ineligible for the death penalty.


Official: Suspect in Maryland TV station crash in custody

Posted: 13 May 2014 02:51 PM PDT

A Maryland state trooper parks outside of ABC 2 news station in Towson, MarylandMan suspected of ramming truck through Baltimore-area television station found inside building.


At least 70 dead in Turkish coal mine blast

Posted: 13 May 2014 03:27 PM PDT

Medics, family members and friends wait outside a hospital hours after an explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 17 miners and left up to 300 workers trapped underground, in Soma, in western Turkey, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, a Turkish official said. Twenty people were rescued from the mine but one later died in the hospital, Soma administrator Mehmet Bahattin Atci told reporters. The town is 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul. The death toll was expected to rise.(AP Photo/Depo Photos)Unclear how many more miners are believed still trapped after accident.


Hundreds come forward about pedophile teacher, FBI reports

Posted: 13 May 2014 01:50 PM PDT

This combination of photos provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows William James Vahey in 2013, left, and 2004. The FBI is asking for help to identify at least 90 victims of Vahey's, a suspected serial child predator who worked in American schools worldwide for four decades. Vahey, 64, killed himself in Luverne, Minn., on March 21. (AP Photo/FBI)Hundreds of people have contacted the FBI about a teacher suspected of drugging and molesting boys during a four-decade career at international schools on four continents, greatly expanding the potential number of suspected victims.


17 dead, hundreds trapped in Turkish coal mine

Posted: 13 May 2014 02:04 PM PDT

Family members gather near the mine after an explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 17 miners and left up to 300 workers trapped underground, in Soma, in western Turkey, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, a Turkish official said. Twenty people were rescued from the mine but one later died in the hospital, Soma administrator Mehmet Bahattin Atci told reporters. The town is 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul. The death toll was expected to rise.(AP Photo/Depo Photos)ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An explosion and a fire Tuesday killed at least 17 workers at a coal mine in western Turkey and trapped another 200 or more underground, the country's disaster agency said as it launched a massive rescue operation.


Karl Rove: Hillary Clinton's health 'will be an issue in the 2016 race'

Posted: 13 May 2014 06:57 AM PDT

Donors return to Crossroads, give $5m in MarchDuring a panel discussion at a conference last week, the Republican strategist told an audience that if Clinton runs for president in 2016, her previous health issues — including a blood clot she suffered in 2012 — must be vetted.


Md. police hunt driver who rammed TV station

Posted: 13 May 2014 01:37 PM PDT

Vehicle rams TV station in BaltimoreBaltimore-area station believes everyone is safe after attack by man claiming to be God.


Two Fla. health workers sick after treating Middle East virus patient

Posted: 13 May 2014 03:27 PM PDT

Handout transmission electron micrograph shows the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirusBy Julie Steenhuysen and Barbara Liston (Reuters) - Two health workers at a Florida hospital exposed to a patient with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome have begun showing flu-like symptoms, raising concerns about the ability of global health authorities to contain the mysterious and deadly virus. The World Health Organization convened an emergency meeting in Geneva on Tuesday to decide whether the rising rate of confirmed cases, most of them in Saudi Arabia, constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern. ...


Ukraine: 6 soldiers ambushed, killed in the east

Posted: 13 May 2014 08:17 AM PDT

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk take part in a briefing in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Steinmeier flew to Ukraine Tuesday to help start talks between the Ukrainian government and its foes following the declaration of independence by two eastern regions. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)Eight men have also been wounded, the Ukrainian defense ministry said.


Judge rules to try marathon suspect's three friends separately

Posted: 13 May 2014 10:14 AM PDT

Judge OKs Civilian Clothes For Tsarnaev Friends At Pre-Trial AppearancesThree college friends of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect will be tried separately, but those trials do not need to be moved out of Massachusetts, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.


European court: Google must yield on personal info

Posted: 13 May 2014 03:50 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2012, file photo, a man raises his hand during at Google offices in New York. People should have some say over the results that pop up when they conduct a search of their own name online, Europe's highest court said Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)In a landmark ruling that could rock the Internet search-engine industry, Europe's highest court said Tuesday that people are entitled to some control over what pops up when their name is Googled.


Police: Vehicle rams TV station in Maryland

Posted: 13 May 2014 11:27 AM PDT

Vehicle rams TV station in MarylandBaltimore County police say there may be an armed person inside the building.


Tea party looks for a GOP primary win in Nebraska

Posted: 13 May 2014 05:15 PM PDT

FILE - This Nov. 13, 2012 file photo shows Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb. speaking with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. The tea party challenges the Republican establishment in a Nebraska Senate primary showdown that's suddenly more compelling with a surging third candidate. Outside conservative groups have pumped hundreds of thousands of dollars into Nebraska. Ben Sasse is locked in an increasingly negative three-way race with former state treasurer Shane Osborn and Johanns. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)The tea party challenged the Republican establishment on Tuesday in a Nebraska Senate primary showdown complicated by a surging third candidate. West Virginia was poised to make history with the nomination of two women for a Senate seat always held by men and long associated with a Rockefeller.


Two killed at West Virginia coal mine, officials say

Posted: 13 May 2014 09:44 AM PDT

coalTwo workers died after they were trapped as the ground failed at a West Virginia coal mine with a history of safety violations, federal and state officials said Tuesday.


Hundreds trapped in Turkish coal mine

Posted: 13 May 2014 09:04 AM PDT

At least 200 people have been left trapped underground after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in western Turkey that killed one miner, an official said Tuesday.

Spokesman: Christie was unaware of traffic scheme

Posted: 13 May 2014 02:53 PM PDT

Michael Drewniak, chief spokesman for Gov. Chris Christie, listens to a question as he testifies Tuesday, May 13, 2014, before the state legislature's Select Committee on Investigation, in Trenton, N.J. The committee is probing the politically motivated closure of access lanes to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, N.J., last September. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie's longtime press secretary told New Jersey lawmakers Tuesday that he is confident that his boss and other senior advisers had no knowledge of the planning or execution of a scheme that shut traffic near the George Washington Bridge in a political payback plot.


Obama to present top medal to Afghanistan veteran

Posted: 13 May 2014 08:12 AM PDT

U.S. Army Specialist Kyle WhitePresident Barack Obama is presenting the Medal of Honor to a former Army sergeant who saved a fellow soldier's life and helped secure the evacuation of other wounded Americans while under persistent fire during a 2007 ambush in Afghanistan.


Underwater archaeologist thinks he's discovered Columbus' Santa Maria

Posted: 13 May 2014 06:29 AM PDT

Undersea Explorer Finds 'Yellow Brick Road'More than 500 years after Christopher Columbus abandoned his Santa Maria on a reef in the Caribbean, an underwater archaeologist believes he may have discovered the ship's remains off the north coast of Haiti.


AirAsia to check passports against Interpol database

Posted: 13 May 2014 07:04 AM PDT

a fleet of AirAsia's jets in Sepang, MalaysiaTop Asian budget carrier AirAsia said Tuesday it will become the world's first airline to check the passports of all its passengers against Interpol's global database of 42 million stolen or lost travel documents by end of this month.


Judge denies bid to move trial of marathon suspect's friends

Posted: 13 May 2014 12:19 PM PDT

evidence is colected from the apartment of Alina TsarnaevaA U.S. judge denied a request on Tuesday to move the trials of three friends of the accused Boston Marathon bomber, on charges that they hampered an investigation into the deadly 2013 blasts, outside of Massachusetts.


Man who sent poison-letters to Pres. Obama awaits sentencing

Posted: 13 May 2014 10:19 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday April 23, 2013, file photo, James Everett Dutschke stands in the street near his home in Tupelo, Miss. A change-of-plea hearing is scheduled for Dutschke a man charged with sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials. James Everett Dutschke is scheduled for a hearing in U.S. District Court in Oxford on Friday afternoon, Jan. 17, 2014 according to court documents. (AP Photo/Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Thomas Wells, File) MANDATORY CREDITA Mississippi man who pleaded guilty to making ricing and sending letters laced with the poison to President Barack Obama and other officials will be sentenced Tuesday in federal court.


Australia to spend $84 mln on Malaysian jet search

Posted: 13 May 2014 03:22 AM PDT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government plans to spend 90 million Australian dollars ($84 million) on the search for the missing Malaysian plane.

Medal of Honor recipient defied threat of death to help wounded comrades

Posted: 13 May 2014 05:13 AM PDT

Sgt. Kyle White reflects on great cost of being awarded nation's highest military award

Allman drops Ga. lawsuit against film producers

Posted: 13 May 2014 06:13 AM PDT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Gregg Allman agreed Tuesday drop his lawsuit against movie producers who were making a film about the singer's life when a freight train plowed into their Georgia crew and killed a camera assistant.

Pedophile teacher abused scores as clues missed

Posted: 13 May 2014 01:57 PM PDT

This photo provided by former Tehran American School student Mark Turnage shows part of a page about student organizations in the school's 1973 yearbook with a photo of William James Vahey, right, who taught at the school from 1972-1973. Vahey was one of the most beloved teachers in the world of international schools that serve the children of diplomats, well-off Americans and local elites. That was the public persona of William Vahey until a maid stole a memory drive from him in November. On it was evidence that Vahey molested scores of adolescent boys, possibly more. (AP Photo) NO SALESHe was one of the most beloved teachers in the small world of international schools that serve the children of diplomats, well-off American expatriates and local elites. He was often the first to arrive in the morning, and the last to leave each day. He led students on class trips to exotic places, treating them to cookies and milk at bedtime.


U.S. flies aircraft over Nigeria in hunt for girls

Posted: 13 May 2014 01:42 PM PDT

Nigerians take part in a protest for the release of the abducted secondary school girls, from the remote village of Chibok in Nigeria, at La Merced square in MalagaAmerican has joined the active search for almost 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria who were abducted by Islamic extremists.


Spying on millions of Americans in the 'United States of Secrets'

Posted: 13 May 2014 05:52 AM PDT

"The United States of Secrets"After 9/11, the U.S. government's view of citizens' privacy was irrevocably changed.


Christie spokesman to testify in traffic jam case

Posted: 13 May 2014 05:07 AM PDT

Michael Drewniak speaks to reporters outside the U.S. District courthouse in NewarkTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie's longtime press secretary is to testify before a New Jersey legislative committee on what he knew about the political retribution plot carried out by former aides to the governor.


Prosecutor says Pistorius should get mental evaluation

Posted: 13 May 2014 05:01 AM PDT

Oscar Pistorius, on his arrival in court for his ongoing murder trial in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Daniel Born, Pool)The chief prosecutor in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday asked that the double-amputee runner be placed under psychiatric evaluation after an expert witness testified that he had an anxiety disorder.


Ex-Israeli PM Olmert sentenced to 6 years in prison

Posted: 13 May 2014 03:53 AM PDT

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert waits to hear his verdict at the Tel Aviv District CourtBy Rami Amichai TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced to six years in jail on Tuesday for taking bribes in a real estate deal, a crime the judge said was akin to treason. The first criminal conviction of a former Israeli head of government all but ended speculation that Olmert - a centrist credited internationally with working towards a peace settlement with the Palestinians - might return to political life. \"A public servant who takes bribes is akin to a traitor,\" said Judge David Rozen in the Tel Aviv District Court, as he handed down a six-year prison term sought by prosecutors and fined Olmert 1 million shekels ($289,500).


Sterling slams Magic Johnson in interview

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The disgraced Clippers owner says the Lakers great "should be ashamed of himself."


U.S. deploys surveillance aircraft over Nigeria to find girls

Posted: 12 May 2014 06:56 PM PDT

U.S. spyplanes aid in Nigerian schoolgirl searchThe United States has deployed manned surveillance aircraft over Nigeria and is sharing satellite imagery with the Nigerian government to find more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist insurgents, a senior Obama administration official said on Monday. Washington has sent military, law-enforcement and development experts to Nigeria to help search for the missing girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram militants from a secondary school in Chibok in remote northeastern Nigeria on April 14. \"We have shared commercial satellite imagery with the Nigerians and are flying manned ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) assets over Nigeria with the government's permission,\" the U.S. official said. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told a news briefing on Monday that the U.S. was providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support.


Judge expresses concerns over Casey Kasem's safety

Posted: 12 May 2014 03:41 PM PDT

Casey KasemLOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered an investigation into the whereabouts of Casey Kasem after an attorney for the ailing radio personality's wife said the former "Top 40" host had been removed from Los Angeles without his children's knowledge.


Police: Officer involved in shooting, explosion at N.H. home

Posted: 12 May 2014 06:13 PM PDT

In this frame grab from television helicopter video, a police SWAT team, left, is parked on the lawn of a home in Brentwood, N.H., as it explodes in flames, Monday May 12, 2014. Shots were fired just before the fire, which involved a police officer, according to the New Hampshire State Police. (AP Photo/WCVB-TV 5) TV OUTBRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A police officer was involved in a shooting at a home in New Hampshire just before a fire and explosion destroyed the house Monday afternoon, authorities said.


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