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• 4 charged with murder of USC student
• Parents of slain Israeli teen speak out
• Last surviving crewmember of Enola Gay dies
• Body found in wheel well of U.S. plane
• Ebola victim planned August trip to Minnesota, wife says
• Colo. court halts gay marriages in Boulder
• Lawmakers struggle to approve $225M for Israel’s Iron Dome
• U.S., Europe hit Russia with new sanctions
• Suspect in New Hampshire teen's kidnapping held on $1M
• In audiotape, Hamas leader stresses truce demands
• Top doctor dies from Ebola after treating dozens
• NCAA settles head-injury suit, will change rules
• Senate confirms McDonald as VA secretary
• Ventura awarded $1.8M in defamation case
• Business denies hiring George Zimmerman for security
• Trial reveals Bob McDonnell's wife had 'crush' on CEO
• Ga. school system sued in Kendrick Johnson's gym mat death
• Dozens dead in China attacks; Muslim leader calls for restraint
• Dems cash in on impeachment chatter
• Rat rampage at Paris' Louvre garden scares les touristes
• Cease-fire elusive as Gaza burns
• White House: Delay climate change action, pay $150B a year
• Israel hits symbols of Hamas rule; 128 killed
• US, Europe impose tough new sanctions on Russia
• Shelling adds to mounting civilian toll in Ukraine
• Poll: Immigration concerns rise with tide of kids
• House to vote on slimmed-down bill for border
• US appeals court blocks Mississippi abortion law
• Senate bill would end NSA phone records collection
• Senate passes highway bill, sends it back to House
• AP PHOTOS: Building boom in N. Dakota's oil patch
• $1,000 Sovaldi now hepatitis treatment of choice

4 charged with murder of USC student Posted: 29 Jul 2014 03:23 PM PDT Four teens face murder charges in the fatal beating of USC graduate student Xinran Ji.

Parents of slain Israeli teen speak out Posted: 28 Jul 2014 05:54 PM PDT The parents of one of three teens murdered last month speak exclusively to Yahoo News.

Last surviving crewmember of Enola Gay dies Posted: 29 Jul 2014 03:48 PM PDT The last surviving member of the crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima has died.

Body found in wheel well of U.S. plane Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:44 PM PDT Pentagon: Adolescent male found trapped in C-130 aircraft after Africa trip.

Ebola victim planned August trip to Minnesota, wife says Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:56 PM PDT Patrick Sawyer, the 40-year-old former Minnesota resident and father of three whose death from the Ebola virus sparked a global health scare, was supposed to travel to the Minneapolis suburb next month, his wife says.

Colo. court halts gay marriages in Boulder Posted: 29 Jul 2014 03:45 PM PDT Colorado's Supreme Court ordered Boulder County to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples while an appeal from the state attorney general is heard.

Lawmakers struggle to approve $225M for Israel’s Iron Dome Posted: 29 Jul 2014 02:00 PM PDT Democrats and Republicans in Congress vowed urgent support Tuesday for a $225 million missile defense package for Israel, boosting the likelihood that legislation will clear Congress before lawmakers begin a monthlong vacation at week's end.

U.S., Europe hit Russia with new sanctions Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:50 PM PDT New round of U.S. sanctions targets Russian banks and a shipbuilding company.

Suspect in New Hampshire teen's kidnapping held on $1M Posted: 29 Jul 2014 11:59 AM PDT A New Hampshire man charged with kidnapping a teenage girl nine months ago was ordered held on $1 million bail Tuesday as the girl watched from the front row of the courtroom.

In audiotape, Hamas leader stresses truce demands Posted: 29 Jul 2014 03:21 PM PDT The shadowy leader of the Hamas military wing says in an audiotape that his group will not cease fire until its demands are met.

Top doctor dies from Ebola after treating dozens Posted: 29 Jul 2014 01:18 PM PDT Authorities say the top doctor treating Ebola in Sierra Leone has died from the disease.

NCAA settles head-injury suit, will change rules Posted: The NCAA agreed Tuesday to settle a class-action head-injury lawsuit by creating a $70 million fund to diagnose thousands of current and former college athletes to determine if they suffered brain trauma playing football, hockey, soccer and other contact sports.

Senate confirms McDonald as VA secretary Posted: 29 Jul 2014 02:40 PM PDT The Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed former Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald as the new Veterans Affairs secretary, with a mission to overhaul an agency beleaguered by long veterans' waits for health care and VA workers falsifying records to cover up delays.

Ventura awarded $1.8M in defamation case Posted: 29 Jul 2014 11:25 AM PDT Former Minn. governor awarded in lawsuit against "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle's estate.

Business denies hiring George Zimmerman for security Posted: 29 Jul 2014 11:40 AM PDT The manager of a Florida business where George Zimmerman was questioned by police says Zimmerman was never hired to provide security, despite his claims to authorities.

Trial reveals Bob McDonnell's wife had 'crush' on CEO Posted: 29 Jul 2014 04:52 PM PDT Former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife were barely on speaking terms when they accepted $165,000 in gifts and loans from a vitamin company executive, defense attorneys said on Tuesday at the start of the pair's corruption trial. Federal prosecutors described Robert and Maureen McDonnell as conspiring to take gifts from Jonnie Williams, the chief executive of Star Scientific Inc, in exchange for promoting his products. "At the time of this supposed conspiracy, the McDonnells' marriage had broken down and they were barely on speaking terms," defense attorney William Burck said.

Ga. school system sued in Kendrick Johnson's gym mat death Posted: 29 Jul 2014 08:46 AM PDT The parents of a south Georgia teenager found dead inside a rolled-up gym mat at school filed a wrongful death lawsuit against local school administrators Monday.

Dozens dead in China attacks; Muslim leader calls for restraint Posted: 29 Jul 2014 11:05 AM PDT By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police shot dead dozens of knife-wielding attackers on Monday morning after they staged assaults on two towns in the western region of Xinjiang, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday. A gang armed with knives had first attacked a police station and government offices in the town of Elixku, in Shache county, it said, quoting local police. The dead and injured include not just Uighurs but members of China's majority Han Chinese population, the report said. The U.S.-based Rebiya Kadeer, president of the exiled World Uyghur Congress, called for restraint, saying in a statement that she was worried "China will use this incident to step up repression, causing more people to lose their freedom." The attack took place at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, which officials had tried to get Muslims in Xinjiang to ignore, in an indication of what rights groups say is discrimination targeting the Uighurs.

Dems cash in on impeachment chatter Posted: 29 Jul 2014 01:23 PM PDT Democrats have raised $7.6M since an anti-Obama lawsuit was announced in June.

Rat rampage at Paris' Louvre garden scares les touristes Posted: 29 Jul 2014 08:51 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — Rats are on the rampage in the elegant garden of the Louvre Museum, so bold they romp onto the grass in broad daylight, defying sanitation workers and scaring tourists visiting the site.

Cease-fire elusive as Gaza burns Posted: 29 Jul 2014 01:10 PM PDT Israel bombardment leaves scores dead on day 22 of conflict; Palestinian leaders say day-long truce on table.

White House: Delay climate change action, pay $150B a year Posted: 29 Jul 2014 08:33 AM PDT Delaying efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions could cost the US $150 billion per year, the White House warned Tuesday in a report on the economic consequences of inaction on climate change. "Although delaying action can reduce costs in the short run, on net, delaying action to limit the effects of climate change is costly," the report said. "A delay that results in warming of 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels, instead of 2 degrees, could increase economic damages by approximately 0.9 percent of global output," the report said. "These costs are not one-time, but are rather incurred year after year because of the permanent damage caused by increased climate change resulting from the delay," the report said.

Israel hits symbols of Hamas rule; 128 killed Posted: 29 Jul 2014 03:26 PM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel unleashed its heaviest air and artillery assault of the Gaza war on Tuesday, destroying key symbols of Hamas control, shutting down the territory's only power plant and leaving at least 128 Palestinians dead on the bloodiest day of the 22-day conflict.

US, Europe impose tough new sanctions on Russia Posted: 29 Jul 2014 03:34 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Spurred to action by the downing of the Malaysian airliner, the European Union approved dramatically tougher economic sanctions Tuesday against Russia, including an arms embargo and restrictions on state-owned banks. President Barack Obama swiftly followed with an expansion of U.S. penalties targeting key sectors of the Russian economy.

Shelling adds to mounting civilian toll in Ukraine Posted: 29 Jul 2014 11:17 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Shells smashed into a residential neighborhood of Donetsk on Tuesday as Ukrainian forces intensified their campaign to encircle the rebel stronghold. The shelling killed at least two people, blew gaping holes in an apartment block and raised fears that the city is on the verge of severe bloodshed.

Poll: Immigration concerns rise with tide of kids Posted: 29 Jul 2014 04:02 PM PDT McALLEN, Texas (AP) — For nearly two months, images of immigrant children who have crossed the border without a parent, only to wind up in concrete holding cells once in the United States, have tugged at heartstrings. Yet most Americans now say U.S. law should be changed so they can be sent home quickly, without a deportation hearing.

House to vote on slimmed-down bill for border Posted: 29 Jul 2014 01:48 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans unveiled a slimmed-down bill Tuesday to address the immigration crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border by sending in National Guard troops and speeding migrant youths back home. The election-year measure would allow Republicans to say they tried to solve the humanitarian problem in South Texas, even though it stands no chance of becoming law.

US appeals court blocks Mississippi abortion law Posted: 29 Jul 2014 04:48 PM PDT JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's effort to close its last abortion clinic was overturned in federal appellate court on Tuesday. Advocates for the law said women with unwanted pregnancies could always travel to other states, but the judges said every state must guarantee constitutional rights, including abortion.

Senate bill would end NSA phone records collection Posted: 29 Jul 2014 02:11 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Patrick Leahy on Tuesday introduced a bill to end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records, a proposal that goes further than a similar House measure and has drawn support from civil liberties groups, the White House and Republicans.

Senate passes highway bill, sends it back to House Posted: 29 Jul 2014 04:33 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday voted to change the funding and timing of a House bill to keep federal highway funds flowing to states in an effort to force Congress to come to grips with chronic funding problems that have plagued transportation programs in recent years.

AP PHOTOS: Building boom in N. Dakota's oil patch Posted: 29 Jul 2014 01:45 PM PDT WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — President Theodore Roosevelt once came to North Dakota's Badlands to find solitude and solace amid the area's "desolate, grim beauty." But Roosevelt's Dakota is barely visible today.

$1,000 Sovaldi now hepatitis treatment of choice Posted: 29 Jul 2014 03:47 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The price is sky-high, but so is demand. A new $1,000-per-pill drug has become the treatment of choice for Americans with hepatitis C, a liver-wasting disease that affects more than 3 million.

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