Palestinians to quit Gaza talks if Israel no-show
A
Palestinian negotiator says his team will quit Egyptian-brokered talks
on ending the Gaza war unless Israeli negotiators return to Cairo.Read More ...
U.S. launches more airstrikes against Iraqi militants
The
U.S. military says American jet fighters and drones have conducted four
more airstrikes on Islamic militants in Iraq, taking out armored
carriers and a truck that were firing on civilians.Read More ...
Washington teenager arrested in 6-year-old's death
BREMERTON,
Wash. (AP) — A 17-year-old has been arrested in the death and sexual
assault of a 6-year-old girl whose body was found near the Washington
state mobile home park she vanished from last weekend, authorities said.Read More ...
West warns Russia against 'illegal' invasion of Ukraine
The
West warned Russia on Saturday that any attempt to enter Ukraine on
"humanitarian" grounds would be considered an "illegal" invasion after
Kiev claimed Russian troops had tried to cross the border in the guise
of aid workers. Moscow denied the claim, saying "Russian troops made no
attempt to penetrate" Ukraine, where pro-Russian rebels in the east
admitted that their stronghold Donetsk had been surrounded by Kiev's
troops. "We have difficulty understanding what the Ukrainians are
talking about," Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir
Putin, told the Interfax news agency.Read More ...
Pro-Palestinian activists march to UN headquarters
NEW
YORK (AP) — A sea of Palestinians and their sympathizers lined
Manhattan streets Saturday, marching to the United Nations and shouting
that Israel's response to missile attacks was genocide that took
children's lives.Read More ...
Gaza talks on hold, Israeli delegation stays home
JERUSALEM
(AP) — Egyptian-brokered talks between Israel and Hamas on a new border
deal for Gaza were thrown into doubt Saturday after senior officials
said an Israeli team would not rejoin negotiations in Cairo unless
rocket fire from Gaza stops.Read More ...
Obama offers no time limit on Iraq military action
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday refused to give a time limit on America's renewed military involvement in Iraq, saying he doesn't think "we are going to solve this problem in weeks" as the country struggles to form a new government.
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Ukraine rebel leader asks for aid, cease-fire
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's rebels are surrounded and ready to agree to a cease-fire to prevent a "humanitarian catastrophe," the insurgents' new leader said Saturday as conditions deteriorated in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, artillery thundering through deserted streets.
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Missouri crowd after shooting: 'Kill the police'
FERGUSON,
Mo. (AP) — The fatal shooting of a black teenager by police sent
hundreds of angry residents out of their apartments Saturday in a St.
Louis suburb, igniting shouts of "kill the police" during a
confrontation that lasted several hours.Read More ...
Turks vote in 1st direct presidential election
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turks have begun voting in their first direct presidential election — a watershed event in Turkey's 91-year history, where the president has been elected by Parliament until now.
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US aids displaced Iraqis as airstrikes help Kurds
KHAZER
CAMP, Iraq (AP) — President Barack Obama justified the U.S. military's
return to fighting in Iraq Saturday by saying America must act now to
prevent genocide, protect its diplomats and provide humanitarian aid to
refugees trapped by Islamic State militants on a mountain ridge near the
Syrian border.Read More ...
Liberians demand that govt picks up Ebola bodies
MONROVA,
Liberia (AP) — Riot police raced to quell a demonstration blocking
Liberia's busiest highway Saturday as an angry crowd protested the
government's delays in collecting the bodies of Ebola victims.Read More ...
Hawaii Democrats divided on Senate, governor races
HONOLULU
(AP) — The top-ticket races in Hawaii's dramatic primary election have
divided the Democratic party, with incumbents facing strong challengers
and voters choosing between fresh faces and the old guard.Read More ...
Women stoned to death in Syria for adultery
BEIRUT
(AP) — A cleric read the verdict before the truck came and dumped a
large pile of stones near the municipal garden. Jihadi fighters then
brought in the woman, clad head to toe in black, and put her in a small
hole in the ground. When residents gathered, the fighters told them to
carry out the sentence: Stoning to death for the alleged adulteress.Read More ...
Drought lessons: Water wasters attend Water School
SANTA
CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Some overindulged their zucchini patch. Others
didn't bother with that dripping kitchen sink. But now every Monday
night in this drought-stricken beach town, dozens of residents who
violated their strict rations take a seat at Water School, hoping to get
hundreds of thousands of dollars in distressing penalties waived.Read More ...
Obama’s new Iraq mission: No end date, but not ‘prolonged’
How
long will American airstrikes pummel fighters belonging to the
extremist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)? The White House
said Friday that the mission is open-ended but repeatedly promised that
it will not be “prolonged.”Read More ...
A warning on 'torture report' release
Release of report on CIA tactics could inflame anti-U.S. passions: intelligence officials.Read More ...
James Brady's death ruled a homicide
Surprise determination made by D.C. medical examiner.Read More ...
Judge sides with athletes in NCAA compensation case
Twenty athletes involved in lawsuit that challenged the NCAA's regulation of college athletics on antitrust grounds.Read More ...
Surfers take to waves as flooding hits Hawaii
As
the first tropical storm to hit Hawaii in 22 years passed by the
islands, some coffee farmers on the Big Island began navigating flooded
roads to assess damage to their crops Friday while tourists wandered the
beaches of Oahu and surfers took to the waves despite driving rain and
wind.Read More ...
Police: Texas boy, 7, shoots 8-year-old cousin
Texas
City police say an 8-year-old boy is in critical condition but does not
appear to have life-threatening injuries after being shot in the face
by his 7-year-old cousin.Read More ...
Ebola-infected U.S. doctor: I'm growing stronger
Kent Brantly's first public comments since nearly dying in Africa last month.Read More ...
New round of U.S. airstrikes near Irbil
Pentagon: U.S. launches second round of Iraq strikes using drones, F/A-18 fighter jets.Read More ...
Center of Iselle makes landfall on Hawaii's Big Island
The
center of Tropical Storm Iselle made landfall on Hawaii's Big Island on
Friday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain, knocking down trees and
causing power outages ahead of a more powerful storm gathering strength
behind it. While Iselle weakened into a tropical storm before reaching
the islands, it was being closely followed by Julio, a Category 3
hurricane set to reach the area as early as Sunday morning - although
the latest forecasts showed it tracking just north of the archipelago.
As Iselle bore down, more than 1,200 people flocked to evacuation
shelters across the Big Island, according to County of Hawaii Civil
Defense, as heavy rains and strong winds pummeled eastern areas of the
island from Puna to Hilo.Read More ...
Sheriff: Suspect in Wash. girl's disappearance likely got muddy
SEATTLE
(AP) — The person who might be responsible for the disappearance of a
6-year-old Washington girl would have been "covered in mud," and
authorities on Friday asked for the public's help in recalling whether
they had seen anyone who fit that description over the weekend.Read More ...
VA apologizes for error in patient-death report
The
Department of Veterans Affairs has apologized for what it called an
"inadvertent" mistake that underreported the number of deaths linked to
delays in cancer treatment at VA medical facilities.Read More ...
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