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Obama to delay immigration action
Somali extremists name new leader after U.S. strike, warn of revenge
Next for former Va. governor: sentencing, appeal
Possible wreckage of small U.S. plane spotted off Jamaica
Singer Simone Battle found dead at West Hollywood home
Firefighters make progress battling blaze near California's Yosemite
Syrian strikes on Islamic State stronghold kill 29
Ukraine cease-fire holds, exchange of POWs planned
Mystery shrouds U.S. couple's crash off Jamaica
Cops: 'Slender Man'-crazed teen set fire to home as family slept
Guns silent as Ukraine truce holds
Plane carrying Americans reaches Dubai after being diverted to Iran
Malaysia to send team to jet crash site in Ukraine
Man who stole hundreds of Army IDs gets 2 years in prison

Posted: 06 Sep 2014 04:56 PM PDT

The president decides to delay any executive action until after November elections.

Somali extremists name new leader after U.S. strike, warn of revenge

Posted: 06 Sep 2014 01:33 PM PDT

By Feisal Omar and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab confirmed on Saturday that its leader Ahmed Godane had been killed in a U.S. Western governments and neighboring countries want to neutralize a group that they say has exploited Somalia's chaos to attract jihadists and train them to fight. In a statement, al Shabaab reaffirmed its affiliation to al Qaeda, and named its new leader as Sheikh Ahmad Umar Abu Ubaidah, warning its enemies to "expect only that which will cause you great distress". Little is known of al Shabaab's new leader, but a local elder who asked not be named said he had joined al Shabaab in 2006 and, like Godane, hailed from the Dir clan.

Next for former Va. governor: sentencing, appeal

Posted: 06 Sep 2014 08:26 AM PDT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys aren't through fighting over the fate of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen.

Possible wreckage of small U.S. plane spotted off Jamaica

Posted: 06 Sep 2014 03:06 PM PDT

By Aileen Torres-Bennett KINGSTON (Reuters) - Rescuers were searching on Saturday for the wreckage of a small U.S. The plane, with an unresponsive pilot, crashed on Friday after veering far off its course to Florida and triggering a U.S. "Our pilots are very confident that the sighting is consistent with that of a high impact debris field, and this has since been corroborated by a United States Coast Guard C-130 aircraft involved in the operation," the Jamaica Defence Force said in a statement on Friday. The crash killed two people aboard the plane: Larry Glazer, a real-estate executive from Rochester, New York;

Singer Simone Battle found dead at West Hollywood home

Posted: 06 Sep 2014 03:39 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Singer Simone Battle, a member of the band G.R.L. and former contestant on the "The X-Factor" television show, has been found dead in her West Hollywood home, authorities said on Saturday. Battle was found on Friday morning and an autopsy could be conducted as soon as Sunday, said Lieutenant David Smith from the Los Angeles County Coroner's Department. "Simone's incredible talent was only surpassed by the size of her heart." News of Battle's death was first reported by celebrity website TMZ.

Firefighters make progress battling blaze near California's Yosemite

Posted: 06 Sep 2014 03:13 PM PDT

Crews battling a wildfire on the outskirts of Yosemite National Park in central California reported progress Saturday containing the blaze though evacuation orders for about 700 homes remain in effect, officials said. The blaze, named the Bridge Fire, was 25 percent contained and holding steady at 300 acres (120 hectares), one day after it erupted in Mariposa County near Oakhurst, some 14 miles (22.5 kilometers) southwest of the national park, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (CalFire). The fire was threatening about 700 homes and evacuation orders for those residents would stay in place until firefighters deemed the area safe enough to return, said CalFire spokesman Dennis Mathisen. The Bridge Fire was burning near where a fast-moving blaze last month forced thousands of people out of their homes and businesses in the well-populated region south of Yosemite.

Syrian strikes on Islamic State stronghold kill 29

Posted: 06 Sep 2014 11:48 AM PDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria launched a series of airstrikes targeting a stronghold of the Islamic State extremist group on Saturday, killing at least 29 people, most of whom died when one of the missiles slammed into a crowded bakery, activists said.

Ukraine cease-fire holds, exchange of POWs planned

Posted: 06 Sep 2014 03:35 PM PDT

Both residents and combatants said they do not expect the ceasefire to last long.

Mystery shrouds U.S. couple's crash off Jamaica

Posted: 06 Sep 2014 02:03 PM PDT

They were taken on a ghostly 1,700-mile journey after apparently becoming incapacitated at the controls.

Cops: 'Slender Man'-crazed teen set fire to home as family slept

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A 14-year-old girl was arrested after allegedly setting her family's house on fire in what authorities suspect is the latest case of "Slender Man"-inspired violence.

Guns silent as Ukraine truce holds

Posted: 06 Sep 2014 12:53 AM PDT

The guns remained silent over eastern Ukraine on Saturday as a truce between Ukraine and pro-Kremlin insurgents appeared to be holding despite concerns it will fail to halt the separatist drive in the east. The 12-point pact signed on Friday in the Belarussian capital Minsk is the first backed by both the Kremlin and Kiev since bands of Russian-speaking militias seized a string of government buildings across Ukraine's industrial heartland in early April. Highly sceptical Western leaders nonetheless decided to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin over what they see as Moscow's "aggression" in the former Soviet state. Western governments agreed to beef up sanctions on Russian state firms while NATO member states approved a rapid reaction force aimed at reassuring jittery eastern European states.

Plane carrying Americans reaches Dubai after being diverted to Iran

Posted: 06 Sep 2014 08:14 AM PDT

An Iranian official said on Saturday that an airliner carrying Americans from Afghanistan to Dubai had been forced to land in Iran because the crew had supplied "false information". "The crew used false information so the authorities became suspicious ... Because the information provided was incorrect, we asked the airplane to land so we could gather more information," said Jassem Jaderi, governor of Hormozgan province in southern Iran, according to the official Mehr News Agency.

Malaysia to send team to jet crash site in Ukraine

Posted: 06 Sep 2014 12:48 AM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia aims to send a search team to the crash site in Ukraine of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 before winter sets in to gather physical evidence to prove that it was shot down, Prime Minister Najib Razak said Saturday.