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• Boy, 12, gets max sentence for N.M. shooting
• Bergdahl venturing out in public, U.S. Army says
• Lawsuit: Afghan subcontractor cheated medical workers
• Mandatory evacuation ordered for N.C. island
• Governor admits to meeting with people tied to domestic terror
• Stephen Gaskin dies; founded 'The Farm' commune
• Hurricane warning for North Carolina region
• American soccer ref dies after being punched during a match
• Man uses video game gun to stop home robbery
• U.S.: Hobby Lobby ruling backs nonprofits' birth control plan
• U.S. implementing 'enhanced security' at overseas airports
• Foreign ministers agree on steps for resuming Ukraine cease-fire
• U.K. investigates Facebook over psych experiment
• Harley-Davidson rolls out the Tesla of motorcycles
• Missouri governor vetoes 72-hour abortion wait
• Woman named Amelia Earhart honors famous namesake
• Berlin talks bring Russia, Ukraine closer to resuming cease-fire
• FBI seeking more victims of alleged child rapist
• 11 killed in blast in Afghan capital
• Son-in-law charged in Monaco heiress killing retracts confession
• Target asks customers not to bring in guns
• Tropical storm warning for N.C.
• Ethiopia facing flood of S.Sudan refugees: UN
• U.S. poll: more voters see Obama as worst president in modern times
• Facebook admits 'communications' error with emotions study
• 11 killed in blast in Afghan capital
• Iraq's PM hopes for deal on new government that could see him go
• Scientists retract stem cell studies following accusations
• Kenya to Americans: Please come visit, we love you
• Maine school teacher's letter delivered 83 years later
• Suspected revenge killing sparks Jerusalem clashes
• NASA launches carbon-tracking satellite
• Pardon my (fake) accent: 'Shrek' star against Scots independence
• China bans Ramadan fasting in Muslim northwest
• Iraqi PM addresses gov't deadlock
• Tropical storm threatens East Coast July 4th plans
• Suspected Israeli revenge killing of Palestinian triggers clashes
• Colorado gov. on pot legalization: 'It could've been a lot worse'
• Psych report says Pistorius is traumatized
• Protesters in Calif. block migrant buses

Boy, 12, gets max sentence for N.M. shooting Posted: 02 Jul 2014 03:59 PM PDT Boy had opened fire in a New Mexico middle school gym earlier this year, injuring 2 students.

Bergdahl venturing out in public, U.S. Army says Posted: 02 Jul 2014 03:10 PM PDT Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was a prisoner of war in Afghanistan for five years, has been allowed to venture off the Texas military base where he is receiving care as part of his "reintegration process" into society, a U.S. Army spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Lawsuit: Afghan subcontractor cheated medical workers Posted: 02 Jul 2014 02:57 PM PDT Federal investigators are examining whether a military subcontractor underpaid scores of medical workers in Afghanistan, pocketing federal funds that the government intended the company use to pay its ...

Mandatory evacuation ordered for N.C. island Posted: 02 Jul 2014 03:44 PM PDT Residents of a fragile barrier island along N.C.'s Outer Banks are evacuating as Tropical Storm Arthur approaches.

Governor admits to meeting with people tied to domestic terror Posted: 02 Jul 2014 12:19 PM PDT Maine Gov. Paul LePage says the meetings were routine and that he does not endorse the allegedly extremist views of the groups that the FBI says are tied to acts of domestic terrorism.

Stephen Gaskin dies; founded 'The Farm' commune Posted: 02 Jul 2014 04:50 PM PDT Stephen Gaskin, a counterculture visionary who led a caravan of hippies from California to establish one of the country's longest lasting communes in rural Middle Tennessee and later sought the Green Party nomination for president, has died. He was 79.

Hurricane warning for North Carolina region Posted: 02 Jul 2014 02:03 PM PDT Warning issued for a large swath of the N.C. coast as Tropical Storm Arthur moves northward.

American soccer ref dies after being punched during a match Posted: An amateur soccer referee who was punched in the head while refereeing an adult-league soccer match on Sunday has died.

Man uses video game gun to stop home robbery Posted: Video games are often accused of causing violence, but in Pittsburgh, they may have prevented some.

U.S.: Hobby Lobby ruling backs nonprofits' birth control plan Posted: 02 Jul 2014 11:38 AM PDT Ruling aligns with government's position in ongoing disputes with nonprofits, the Obama administration says.

U.S. implementing 'enhanced security' at overseas airports Posted: 02 Jul 2014 12:28 PM PDT The United States will increase security measures at overseas airports that have direct flights to the United States, the Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday. The department did not specify which airports or what countries would be affected, nor did it say what triggered the enhanced measures. "We are sharing recent and relevant information with our foreign allies and are consulting the aviation industry," DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a statement. U.S. ...

Foreign ministers agree on steps for resuming Ukraine cease-fire Posted: 02 Jul 2014 12:38 PM PDT Foreign ministers from Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France established the series of steps during a Berlin meeting.

U.K. investigates Facebook over psych experiment Posted: 02 Jul 2014 01:14 PM PDT British data protection authorities are investigating revelations that Facebook conducted a psychological experiment on its users. The Information Commissioner's Office said Wednesday that it wants to ...

Harley-Davidson rolls out the Tesla of motorcycles Posted: 02 Jul 2014 11:54 AM PDT Rick Newman takes Harley's new electric motorcycle, Project LiveWire, out for a test drive in Lower Manhattan

Missouri governor vetoes 72-hour abortion wait Posted: 02 Jul 2014 02:29 PM PDT Gov. Nixon: Legislators showed a "callous disregard for women" by granting no exception for rape and incest victims.

Woman named Amelia Earhart honors famous namesake Posted: A Colorado woman is flying around the world to honor aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.

Berlin talks bring Russia, Ukraine closer to resuming cease-fire Posted: 02 Jul 2014 11:44 AM PDT The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine agreed in Berlin on Wednesday to hold three-way talks involving pro-Moscow rebels by Saturday to pave the way for a new ceasefire, despite continued fighting that Kiev says has now killed 200 of its troops.

FBI seeking more victims of alleged child rapist Posted: 02 Jul 2014 10:30 AM PDT Investigators found a trove of child pornography in Matthew Coniglio's Georgia home.

11 killed in blast in Afghan capital Posted: 02 Jul 2014 10:20 AM PDT A Taliban suicide bomber struck a bus carrying Afghan military personnel in Kabul, killing at least 11 people, officials said, as the militants step up their campaign of violence aimed at undermining the Western-backed government.

Son-in-law charged in Monaco heiress killing retracts confession Posted: 02 Jul 2014 09:55 AM PDT The son-in-law of a Monaco heiress gunned down in a Mafia-style contract killing has retracted his confession to ordering the shooting, saying he did not fully understand police.

Target asks customers not to bring in guns Posted: 02 Jul 2014 08:59 AM PDT With open carry laws on the books of 44 states, the retailer makes a plea to customers.

Tropical storm warning for N.C. Posted: 02 Jul 2014 08:24 AM PDT Fourth of July plans for thousands of people under threat as Arthur moves north off Florida.

Ethiopia facing flood of S.Sudan refugees: UN Posted: 02 Jul 2014 09:26 AM PDT Ethiopia is facing a huge wave of refugees from South Sudan, where the spectre of famine threatens to heap further misery on a people already blighted by civil war, the UN's food aid agency warned on Wednesday. "The numbers are increasing exponentially in a very short period of time," said Abdou Dieng, head of the World Food Programme's Ethiopia operations. More than 158,000 South Sudanese refugees have already crossed the border to reach camps in neighbouring Ethiopia, according to UN figures released Wednesday. "The situation is not improving in South Sudan, so we expect that they will continue to come.

U.S. poll: more voters see Obama as worst president in modern times Posted: 02 Jul 2014 05:26 AM PDT The 44th President is ranked the worst since WWII in a Quinnipiac University poll.

Facebook admits 'communications' error with emotions study Posted: 02 Jul 2014 08:11 AM PDT Facebook "communicated really badly" about a controversial study in which it secretly manipulated users' feelings, the social network's chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg admitted Wednesday. The company clandestinely altered the emotional content of feeds of nearly 700,000 users for a week in 2012, giving some sadder news and others happier news in a study aimed at better understanding "emotional contagion". The research, published last month, has prompted online anger and questions about the ethics of the research and forced Facebook on the defensive. "We communicated really badly on this subject," she said, before adding: "We take privacy at Facebook really seriously."

11 killed in blast in Afghan capital Posted: 01 Jul 2014 07:35 PM PDT A Taliban suicide bomber struck a bus carrying Afghan military personnel in Kabul, killing at least 11 people, officials said, as the militants step up their campaign of violence aimed at undermining the Western-backed government.

Iraq's PM hopes for deal on new government that could see him go Posted: 02 Jul 2014 09:18 AM PDT Baghdad can't afford another parliamentary delay, and Maliki's political career may be the first casualty of a fresh government.

Scientists retract stem cell studies following accusations Posted: 02 Jul 2014 06:58 AM PDT Researchers who claimed ability to transform ordinary mouse cells accused of falsifying data.

Kenya to Americans: Please come visit, we love you Posted:

Maine school teacher's letter delivered 83 years later Posted: 02 Jul 2014 04:31 AM PDT SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) — A letter written by a Maine school teacher in 1931 to her mother 150 miles away has finally been delivered — 83 years later.

Suspected revenge killing sparks Jerusalem clashes Posted: 02 Jul 2014 05:37 AM PDT Tensions mount after the bodies of three Israeli teens were found in the West Bank.

NASA launches carbon-tracking satellite Posted: 02 Jul 2014 06:28 AM PDT The NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) mission is seen sitting on its launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California June 30, 2014. The launch of the unmanned Delta 2 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California was called off less than a minute before lift-off on July 1 when the pad's water system failed, a live NASA Television broadcast showed. The rocket, built and flown by United Launch Alliance, a partnership of Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing, was tentatively rescheduled to launch on Wednesday, but engineers first have to track down the cause of the water system problem, said NASA launch commentator George Diller. Picture taken June 30. REUTERS/Gene Blevins (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

Pardon my (fake) accent: 'Shrek' star against Scots independence Posted: 02 Jul 2014 04:35 AM PDT Comedian Mike Myers, the voice of Scottish movie ogre Shrek, came out on Wednesday against the country splitting from Britain ahead of its independence referendum in September. Myers, whose other creations include "Austin Powers" and "Wayne's World", joins stars such as author J. K. Rowling and singer David Bowie in opposing independence. In a BBC radio interview, Myers was asked whether Shrek -- the grouchy but loveable swamp-dwelling star of four animated films -- would back Scotland going it alone. He was initially reluctant to answer but finally said in the ogre's Scottish accent: "Shrek wants what the will of the Scottish people want."

China bans Ramadan fasting in Muslim northwest Posted: 02 Jul 2014 04:45 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — Students and civil servants in China's Muslim northwest, where Beijing is enforcing a security crackdown following deadly unrest, have been ordered to avoid taking part in traditional fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Iraqi PM addresses gov't deadlock Posted: 02 Jul 2014 05:06 AM PDT Pins hopes on next session after new parliament fails to agree on top posts.

Tropical storm threatens East Coast July 4th plans Posted: 02 Jul 2014 05:01 AM PDT Hurricane watch issued for part of N.C. coast as Tropical Storm Arthur moves northward.

Suspected Israeli revenge killing of Palestinian triggers clashes Posted: 02 Jul 2014 10:48 AM PDT The discovery of a body raised suspicions a Palestinian youth had been killed by Israelis avenging the deaths of three Jewish teens.

Colorado gov. on pot legalization: 'It could've been a lot worse' Posted: 01 Jul 2014 03:10 PM PDT Six months in, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is refusing to call the state's legalization of marijuana a success — mostly because he says that would send a bad message to kids.

Psych report says Pistorius is traumatized Posted: 02 Jul 2014 03:56 AM PDT PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius is severely traumatized after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year and will become an increasing suicide risk unless he continues to get mental health care, the judge overseeing his murder trial heard on Wednesday.

Protesters in Calif. block migrant buses Posted: 01 Jul 2014 08:05 PM PDT Flag-waving protesters force buses carrying migrant children and families to turn back.

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