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• American soldier freed by Taliban
• 70 years after D-Day, she hears dad's stories anew
• Analysis: Shinseki exit breaks Obama's crisis mold
• Some Kiev barricades come down; protesters balky
• Warnings on 'gaming' patient waits go back years
• 6 climbers missing on Mount Rainier
• Hagel spars with China over territorial disputes
• For GOP, which Reagan legacy is right for 2016?
• Proposed $40 million settlement set for players
• Mickelson says he's cooperating in trading probe
• Released soldier's parents appear with Obama
• Obama welcomes release of captured US soldier
• Report: Calif. police unaware student had firearms before killings
• NBA ends dispute with Sterling's wife, will vote on Clippers sale
• Norway tows Greenpeace ship out of Arctic oil rig zone

American soldier freed by Taliban Posted: 31 May 2014 04:53 PM PDT Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only U.S. military prisoner in Afghanistan, was handed over in a swap mediated by Qatar.

70 years after D-Day, she hears dad's stories anew Posted: 31 May 2014 12:36 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Every night at dinner when I was young, my dad fought World War II all over again. He'd parachuted into Normandy with the 101st Airborne on D-Day, went on to fight in Holland and Belgium, and he loved to tell war stories.

Analysis: Shinseki exit breaks Obama's crisis mold Posted: 31 May 2014 08:06 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — This was not in the Barack Obama playbook.

Some Kiev barricades come down; protesters balky Posted: 31 May 2014 11:09 AM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Demonstrators on the main downtown avenue of Ukraine's capital set piles of tires ablaze on Saturday to protest authorities' call to end the encampment that began six months ago. A few hundred meters away, workers in hard hats cleared debris from torn-down barricades.

Warnings on 'gaming' patient waits go back years Posted: 31 May 2014 09:22 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The report this week confirming that 1,700 veterans were "at risk of being lost or forgotten" at a Phoenix hospital was hardly the first independent review that documented long wait times for some patients seeking health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs and inaccurate records that understated the depth of the problem.

6 climbers missing on Mount Rainier Posted: 31 May 2014 04:29 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — Six climbers are missing on Mount Rainier, and a helicopter search was launched on Saturday for them, a National Parks spokeswoman said.

Hagel spars with China over territorial disputes Posted: 31 May 2014 08:40 AM PDT SINGAPORE (AP) — China's aggressive moves to claim jurisdiction over land and sky in the Asia-Pacific risk undermining peace and security in the region and beyond, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday. Beijing scoffed at the "groundless" charges.

For GOP, which Reagan legacy is right for 2016? Posted: 31 May 2014 03:50 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Another prominent Republican gathering, more evidence of the dueling legacies of President Ronald Reagan overhanging the party as it tries to widen its reach and avoid extending its presidential losing streak in 2016.

Proposed $40 million settlement set for players Posted: 31 May 2014 12:58 PM PDT A $40 million settlement has been completed that will pay college football and basketball players dating to 2003 for the use of their likenesses in NCAA-branded videogames.

Mickelson says he's cooperating in trading probe Posted: 31 May 2014 02:33 PM PDT DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Hall of Fame golfer Phil Mickelson confirmed that FBI agents investigating insider trading approached him this week at the Memorial Tournament. The five-time major champion said Saturday he has done "absolutely nothing wrong."

Released soldier's parents appear with Obama Posted: 31 May 2014 04:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The father of the lone U.S. soldier held in Afghanistan, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, says the nature of his son's recovery will never really be comprehended.

Obama welcomes release of captured US soldier Posted: 31 May 2014 04:16 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is welcoming the release of the lone U.S. soldier held in Afghanistan, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.

Report: Calif. police unaware student had firearms before killings Posted: 30 May 2014 10:01 PM PDT (Reuters) - Authorities did not know that Elliot Rodger, whose shooting rampage left six dead and more than a dozen injured in a California college town, owned firearms despite three interactions with the police within the year, the Los Angeles Times reported. Rodger had legally purchased three firearms leading up to the shooting spree, a fact that authorities could have discovered by searching law enforcement databases, the Times reported on Friday. "The issue of weapons did not come up," sheriff's spokeswoman Kelly Hoover told the Times.

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Norway tows Greenpeace ship out of Arctic oil rig zone Posted: 30 May 2014 04:02 PM PDT Norway's Coast Guard on Friday evening towed away a Greenpeace ship that tried to block Statoil's rig from drilling the world's most northerly oil well in the Barents Sea, the environment group said. Oil drillers in Norway are moving further north as mature fields in the south are depleted and as the Arctic ice retreats, opening new areas that were previously unaccessible. "The Norwegian Coast Guard tonight boarded the Greenpeace ship Esperanza outside of the country's territorial waters to end a high profile and perfectly legal protest against Arctic oil drilling," Greenpeace said in an emailed statement. The group said two groups of officers boarded the ship and took controls at around 2250 CET (2050 GMT) after Greenpeace crew refused to leave.

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