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• U.S. troops fly to Iraq’s Sinjar Mountain
• Israel, Hamas to extend temporary truce
• Dominant Mo Farah eases to European 10,000 meters title
• Father of dead driver lashes out at Tony Stewart
• U.S. forces may help evacuate trapped Iraqis
• Report: NSA planned preset strikes in cyberattacks
• Philly carjacking suspect seeks forgiveness; 4 dead
• N.Y. town gets months’ worth of rain
• Sixth climber found dead on Mont Blanc
• Aid convoy, or cunning invasion plan?
• Brazil presidential candidate dies in plane crash
• Blowing up cannonballs from a very old war
• Can taking maternity leave kill your career?
• Gay couples in Virginia could get married by next week
• Vatican supporting Iraq military action
• Cyber-attacks won't convince Ferguson police chief to ID cop
• Bowe Bergdahl's platoon mates speak out
• International rescue plan underway for trapped Yezidis: UK prime minister
• Meet the first test-tube baby penguin
• 'Miraculous' survival story in Swiss train plunge
• Report: New info on plane crash death of US Sen. Inhofe's son
• Rescue for Mont Blanc climber in ravine
• Floods soak communities across US: Startling images
• Astronaut's moving tribute to Robin Williams
• Obama comments on Michael Brown shooting
• Explosion kills reporter in Gaza
• Snowden: NSA's secret ‘MonsterMind’ program
• Obama/Bush golf outings, by the numbers
• Six climbers die after fall on France's Mont Blanc
• Lauren Bacall: 23 unforgettable moments
• Suspect in Santa Barbara killings confesses
• Ferguson seeks answers after teen killed
• Ecuador quake triggers deadly landslides
• Paul: I would forgo executive orders as president
• Obama approves disaster aid for wildfire-scorched Wash. state
• Lauren Bacall, screen goddess of the shadows
• Film icon Lauren Bacall dead at 89

U.S. troops fly to Iraq’s Sinjar Mountain Posted: 13 Aug 2014 04:33 PM PDT Pentagon: U.S. Special Forces to assess humanitarian needs, rescue stranded Iraqis.

Israel, Hamas to extend temporary truce Posted: 13 Aug 2014 03:35 PM PDT 3 rockets fired at Israel leading up to new Hamas deal; cease-fire to last 5 more days.

Dominant Mo Farah eases to European 10,000 meters title Posted: Britain's Mo Farah put aside his recent fitness problems to claim his fourth European title by comfortably winning the 10,000 meters final.

Father of dead driver lashes out at Tony Stewart Posted: Kevin Ward Sr. said he believes Stewart put his son into the wall before Kevin Ward Jr. climbed from his car to confront Stewart, was struck and killed by Stewart's right-rear tire, at N.Y. dirt track.

U.S. forces may help evacuate trapped Iraqis Posted: 13 Aug 2014 04:27 PM PDT The United States has not ruled out using American ground forces in an operation to extract thousands of desperate civilians trapped on a mountain by Islamist militants, but they will not engage in combat, a senior White House official said on Wednesday. A team of 130 U.S. military personnel is in the Kurdistan capital of Arbil, urgently drawing up options ranging from creating a safe corridor to an airlift to rescue those besieged on Mount Sinjar for over a week, most of them members of the Yazidi religious minority. "These 130 personnel are not going to be in a combat role in Iraq," White House deputy spokesman Ben Rhodes told reporters traveling with President Barack Obama, who is on vacation on Martha's Vineyard island in Massachusetts. Rhodes noted that Obama had repeatedly ruled out "reintroducing U.S. forces into combat on the ground in Iraq." But he added: "There are a variety of ways in which we can support the safe removal of those people from the mountain." Rhodes said the intention was to work with Kurdish forces already operating in the region and with the Iraqi military.

Report: NSA planned preset strikes in cyberattacks Posted: 13 Aug 2014 01:41 PM PDT Edward Snowden said NSA eyed automated strikes against cyberattacks, risking war: new report.

Philly carjacking suspect seeks forgiveness; 4 dead Posted: 13 Aug 2014 11:26 AM PDT Minutes after learning a mother had also died from a Philadelphia carjacking crash that killed three of her children, a teen suspect blurted out a lament during a brief court hearing Wednesday.

N.Y. town gets months’ worth of rain Posted: 13 Aug 2014 03:57 PM PDT Police: One person dead in crash involving SUV and tractor-trailer during N.Y. rainstorm.

Sixth climber found dead on Mont Blanc Posted: 13 Aug 2014 09:40 AM PDT Six French climbers died in a fall on France's Mont Blanc after a night of snow and wind on Western Europe's tallest mountain, officials said Wednesday.

Aid convoy, or cunning invasion plan? Posted: 13 Aug 2014 09:08 AM PDT Ukraine, Russia continue to argue about real purpose of trucks headed for border.

Brazil presidential candidate dies in plane crash Posted: 13 Aug 2014 04:09 PM PDT Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, a contender to unseat President Dilma Rousseff in October, died Wednesday when his jet crashed into a residential area, media network Globo said. Campos, a socialist who has been running third in the polls, was on board a jet that crashed into a gym and houses in the city of Santos, breaking into pieces and sparking a large fire, Globo reported. All seven people aboard, the Brazilian air force told the online and television news network. The plane was en route from Rio de Janeiro's Santos Dumont airport to Guaruja airport outside Sao Paulo when it hit bad weather, according to aviation authority spokesman Pedro Luis Farcic.

Blowing up cannonballs from a very old war Posted: 13 Aug 2014 09:45 AM PDT SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — About 180 Civil War-era cannonballs found on the grounds of the nation's oldest arsenal have been detonated in an upstate New York quarry.

Can taking maternity leave kill your career? Posted: 13 Aug 2014 08:31 AM PDT Inside the world of Silicon Valley. Should tech companies hire more female workers?

Gay couples in Virginia could get married by next week Posted: 13 Aug 2014 02:03 PM PDT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Same-sex couples could begin marrying as early as next week in Virginia after a federal appeals court refused Wednesday to delay its ruling that struck down the state's gay marriage ban.

Vatican supporting Iraq military action Posted: 13 Aug 2014 08:20 AM PDT Though reluctant to advocate force, church says persecuted need protection from Islamic State.

Cyber-attacks won't convince Ferguson police chief to ID cop Posted: 13 Aug 2014 01:09 PM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) — The police chief in the St. Louis suburb where an officer fatally shot an unarmed teenager said Wednesday that cyber-attacks on his city's website won't sway him into releasing the officer's name.

Bowe Bergdahl's platoon mates speak out Posted: 12 Aug 2014 11:46 PM PDT 'I'm not sure we can publish this book without the Right using it to their ends.'

International rescue plan underway for trapped Yezidis: UK prime minister Posted: 13 Aug 2014 08:56 AM PDT By Andrew Osborn and William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron cut short his holiday to return to Britain to chair a meeting to discuss the Iraq crisis on Wednesday, but resisted calls to intervene there militarily and ruled out recalling parliament for now. Cameron returned as Iraq's new prime minister-designate won endorsements from uneasy mutual allies the United States and Iran. He also called on Iraqi leaders to end feuds that have let jihadists seize much of the country. ...

Meet the first test-tube baby penguin Posted: 13 Aug 2014 07:26 AM PDT The 12-week-old baby penguin could offer a boost to both science and the dwindling number of wild penguins, researchers say.

'Miraculous' survival story in Swiss train plunge Posted: 13 Aug 2014 10:44 AM PDT A landslide derailed a passenger train in the Swiss mountains on Wednesday sending one carriage plunging into a ravine, but it appeared that miraculously there had been no deaths. Terrified passengers crowded into the rear of another carriage in a bid to prevent it from tipping over the edge. "We all rushed to the back of the carriage to put all of our weight there, so that it didn't tip into the abyss," he said. Another carriage remained perched on the edge of the track, half of it hanging over the ravine.

Report: New info on plane crash death of US Sen. Inhofe's son Posted: 13 Aug 2014 10:21 AM PDT OWASSO, Okla. (AP) — The son of Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe was flying a new type of aircraft for the first time alone when he was killed last November in a plane crash, according to a factual report released this week by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Rescue for Mont Blanc climber in ravine Posted: 13 Aug 2014 05:57 AM PDT Five French climbers dead on peak after night of snow and wind.

Floods soak communities across US: Startling images Posted: 13 Aug 2014 05:16 AM PDT Heavy rains that have soaked a large swath of the United States over the last several days have spawned flash floods from Arizona to New England, submerging vehicles in parking lots and trapping drivers in their cars.

Astronaut's moving tribute to Robin Williams Posted: 13 Aug 2014 05:51 AM PDT Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin paid his respects to comedian Robin Williams today with a post on Facebook. "I regarded Robin Williams as a friend and fellow sufferer," Aldrin wrote on Facebook Tuesday (Aug. 12). Williams made his own contribution to the United States space program by providing the wakeup call for astronauts onboard the space shuttle Discovery during a mission in 1988. Follow Miriam Kramer @mirikramer and Google+.

Obama comments on Michael Brown shooting Posted: 13 Aug 2014 04:05 PM PDT The president speaks out about the police shooting death of an unarmed black teen.

Explosion kills reporter in Gaza Posted: 13 Aug 2014 07:26 AM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Associated Press video journalist and a freelance Palestinian translator were killed Wednesday when ordnance left over from the Israeli-Hamas war exploded as they were reporting on the conflict's aftermath.

Snowden: NSA's secret ‘MonsterMind’ program Posted: 13 Aug 2014 04:34 AM PDT The controversial NSA whistleblower also says he offered to serve prison time in the U.S. "as long as it served the right purpose."

Obama/Bush golf outings, by the numbers Posted: 13 Aug 2014 04:00 AM PDT President Obama feels the heat over his summertime getaway to Martha's Vineyard.

Six climbers die after fall on France's Mont Blanc Posted: 13 Aug 2014 08:42 AM PDT Six French climbers have died after a terrifying 250-metre fall from Mont Blanc, officials said Wednesday, one of the worst accidents in a decade on Europe's highest mountain. "We are certain that the climbers unfortunately died on the spot after a fall of around 250 metres (800 feet)," rescue police spokesman Frederic Labrunye told reporters. The group of four men and one woman, aged between 27 and 45 and accompanied by a experienced guide, set out on Tuesday for the "Aiguille d'Argentiere" peak on the Mont Blanc massif, which stands at 3,902 metres (12,802 feet). The accident came amid growing fears that Mont Blanc is increasingly becoming a tourist "free-for-all".

Lauren Bacall: 23 unforgettable moments Posted: Lauren Bacall was a 19-year-old fashion model when she won her breakthrough part in a screen test.

Suspect in Santa Barbara killings confesses Posted: 12 Aug 2014 05:28 PM PDT Calif. man accused of stabbing to death his parents, his two young sons and the family's dog.

Ferguson seeks answers after teen killed Posted: 13 Aug 2014 06:56 AM PDT Angry protests have vied with calls for calm in town where police shot unarmed black teen.

Ecuador quake triggers deadly landslides Posted: 12 Aug 2014 03:49 PM PDT A shallow 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Ecuadoran capital Quito Tuesday, triggering landslides that killed at least two people and violently shaking buildings and homes. Another eight people were injured and three others trapped in the landslides at quarries on the outskirts of Quito, the country's risk management agency said on Twitter. Authorities closed roads around the capital in case of more landslides, and also shut the Quito airport. The quake lasted more than 20 seconds and caused panic in Quito, where residents evacuated buildings after it struck at 2:58 pm (1958 GMT).

Paul: I would forgo executive orders as president Posted: 12 Aug 2014 04:28 PM PDT If elected president, Rand Paul would only issue executive orders to overturn dictates from his predecessors, the Kentucky senator told an audience in Louisville Tuesday, according to a local news report.

Obama approves disaster aid for wildfire-scorched Wash. state Posted: 12 Aug 2014 03:57 PM PDT President Barack Obama on Tuesday approved federal disaster aid for wildfire-scorched Washington state, as the U.S. West Coast struggles with a near-record fire season that experts say will likely worsen in the coming weeks. The declaration allows federal aid to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in parts of Washington that were affected by wildfires between July 9 and Aug. 5. The order did not approve a request for individual assistance to affected homeowners in central Washington, a decision Governor Jay Inslee said he would appeal. The West Coast fire season, which runs from May to October, is on track to break records for both the number of blazes and acres burned, according to fire teams.

Lauren Bacall, screen goddess of the shadows Posted: 12 Aug 2014 10:08 PM PDT Famed actress was electric in films like "To Have and Have Not," "Key Largo."

Film icon Lauren Bacall dead at 89 Posted: The sultry-voiced actress earned fame for films like "To Have and Have Not."

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