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Boy, 12, gets max sentence for N.M. shooting

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 03:59 PM PDT

generic_fp_school_shooting_v1Boy 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

File - In this file image taken from video obtained from Voice Of Jihad Website, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, sits in a vehicle guarded by the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan. Bergdahl, who had been 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 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

U.S. military medical workers tend to wounded after a car bomb attack in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2011. Ten years have passed since the attack of Sept. 11, 2001 led the United States to wage war in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)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

Everything You Need To Know About The Storm That Could Ruin Your July 4Residents 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 GaskinStephen 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

This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, July 02, 2014 at 01:45 PM EDT shows a dense swirl of clouds off the Florida Atlantic Coast associated with Tropical Storm Arthur. A mass of clouds over the northeast portions of the Gulf of Mexico are producing rain and thunderstorms. A dense area of clouds is occurring over the Upper Mississippi Valley into the western Great Lakes and western Ohio Valley with some rain showers. Clouds with rain and thunderstorms are developing across the western portions of New England and the northern portions of the Appalachians into the Mid Atlantic as a frontal boundary moves through those regions. Clouds with rain and thunderstorms are occurring over the Lower Mississippi Valley. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)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

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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

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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

Demonstrator react to hearing the Supreme Court's decision on the Hobby Lobby case outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2014. The Supreme Court says corporations can hold religious objections that allow them to opt out of the new health law requirement that they cover contraceptives for women.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)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

Johnson testifies at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on unaccompanied minors crossing the border into the U.S., on Capitol Hill in WashingtonThe 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

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, right, greets Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt during their meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists fought with heavy weapons in the country's east Tuesday, and the rebels captured the Interior Ministry headquarters in a major city after an hours-long gun battle, a day after the president said rebels weren't serious about peace talks and ended a cease-fire. (AP Photo/Presidential Press Service, Mykhailo Markiv, Pool)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

Facebook tampered with the system used to create news feeds for 700,000 users to test "emotional contagion" for one week in 2012 without their knowledgeBritish 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

An electric Harley Davidson motorcycle that is part of "Project Livewire" stands as part of display in company's store in New YorkRick 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

Missouri Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon speaks during an event at Gateway Hubert Wheeler School Thursday, May 1, 2014, in St. Louis. Nixon said during the event he plans to veto legislation that would cut income taxes for more than 2 million Missourians and thousands of business owners, citing concerns about its potential hit on school funding. The Republican-led Legislature has vowed to try to override his veto. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)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

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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

Russian President Putin meets with German Chancellor Merkel in Deauville, Northern FranceThe 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

Matthew ConiglioInvestigators 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

Afghanistan's security forces personnel stand guard at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 2, 2014. A suicide bomber attacked an air force bus in Kabul early Wednesday, killing at least four people, security officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)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

One of the two suspects (C) into the murder of 77-year-old heiress Helene Pastor arrives at the Courthouse in Marseille, southeastern France, on June 27, 2014The 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

A medium hazard flag warns beachgoers to be cautious of moderate surf and currents in Miami, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Tropical Storm Arthur has formed off the central Florida coast, becoming the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says a tropical storm watch is in effect for the state's east coast, from Fort Pierce to Flagler Beach. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)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

A woman prepares food in an IDP (Internaly Displaced Persons) shelter in the UNMISS camp in Juba on June 20, 2014Ethiopia 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

U.S. President Obama loosens his tie in the heat before delivering remarks on the economy at the Georgetown Waterfront Park in WashingtonThe 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

The company clandestinely altered the emotional content of feeds of nearly 700,000 users for a week in 2012Facebook "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

Afghanistan's security forces personnel stand guard at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 2, 2014. A suicide bomber attacked an air force bus in Kabul early Wednesday, killing at least four people, security officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)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

Iraq's PM al-Maliki walks to cast his ballot during parliamentary election in BaghdadBaghdad 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

This undated image made available by the journal Nature shows a mouse embryo formed with specially-treated cells from a newborn mouse that had been transformed into stem cells. Researchers in Boston and Japan say they created stem cells from various tissues of newborn mice. If the same technique works for humans, it may provide a new way to grow tissue for treating illnesses like diabetes and Parkinson's disease. The report was published online on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in the journal Nature. (AP Photo/RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Haruko Obokata)Researchers who claimed ability to transform ordinary mouse cells accused of falsifying data.


Kenya to Americans: Please come visit, we love you

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Maine school teacher's letter delivered 83 years later

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 04:31 AM PDT

Outdoor portrait of a rural postal mail carrierSKOWHEGAN, 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

Israeli army soldiers take positions during clashes with Palestinians in an early morning operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Tensions have mounted between Israel and the Palestinians after the bodies of three Israeli teens were found in the West Bank more than two weeks after they went missing. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)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

NASA launches carbon-tracking satelliteThe 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

Target Presents AFI's Night At The Movies - PresentationsComedian 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

Ethnic Uighurs prepare for their Friday prayer outside a mosque in Urumqi, China's northwestern region of Xinjiang, Friday, May 23, 2014. A day after the attack in Xinjiang's capital of Urumqi, survivors told of their terror during the attack and said they no longer feel insulated from a long-simmering insurgency against Chinese rule, which has struck their city twice in recent weeks. While the perpetrators haven't been named, Chinese authorities have blamed recent attacks on radical separatists from the country's Muslim Uighur minority. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)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

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, greets lawmakers at the first session of the newly elected parliament in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Iraq's new parliament ended its inaugural session Tuesday after failing to make any progress in choosing a new prime minister even as the country faces a militant blitz that threatens to rip it apart and a spike in violence that made June the deadliest month in at least two years. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)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

This Tuesday, July 1, 2014, satellite image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows the center of Tropical Storm Arthur off the east coast of Florida. With the July Fourth weekend on the horizon, the Atlantic hurricane season's first named storm plodded off Florida's coast early Wednesday, though Tropical Storm Arthur wasn't yet spooking too many in the storm's potential path. (AP Photo/NOAA)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

An Israeli police officer gestures in the Jerusalem ForestThe 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

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper lays out his plans for the next state legislative session at a news conference in his office at the Capitol in DenverSix 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

Protesters turn back three busesFlag-waving protesters force buses carrying migrant children and families to turn back.


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