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• Israeli pain, Palestinian joy over inmate release
• Israeli victims' families protest prisoner release
• Sheriff: Suspect in Idaho exchanged gunfire
• 'Whitey' Bulger guilty of gangland killings
• Rescued teen returns to California with father
• Bulger jury seeks clarity on charges
• UK bars trash cans from tracking people with Wi-Fi
• US judge says NYPD stop-frisk violates rights
• Egypt postpones dispersing pro-Morsi protest camps
• Voters ashamed of Weiner, Spitzer as TV ads air
• Most NY voters embarrassed by Weiner, Spitzer
• From writing bills to writing thriller novels
• Zimbabwe's president: No going back on poll result
• Chance encounter in Idaho wilderness led to rescue
• Inventor Musk to share plans for high-speed travel
• Safety fears spur regulations for trampoline gyms
• Dufner holds off Furyk at PGA for 1st major title
• Egypt police expected to besiege Morsi sit-ins
• Israel lists names of 26 Palestinians to be freed
• Holder proposes changes in criminal justice system
• Egypt expected to act against protests
• Report: Kidnapped RI boy found in housing project
• 2-year-old boy abducted from RI home found safe
• Michele dedicates Teen Choice Award to Monteith
• Missouri Fair clown draws criticism for Obama mask

Israeli pain, Palestinian joy over inmate release Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:52 PM PDT BRUKIN, West Bank (AP) — Mustafa al-Haj expected to die in an Israeli prison for killing an American-born settler hiking in the West Bank in 1989. Now lights decorate his home to celebrate the planned release of the 45-year-old and more than 100 other Palestinian convicts in a deal that revived Mideast peace talks.

Israeli victims' families protest prisoner release Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:21 PM PDT BRUKIN, West Bank (AP) — Mustafa al-Haj expected to die in an Israeli prison for killing an American-born settler hiking in the West Bank in 1989. Now lights decorate his home to celebrate the planned release of the 45-year-old and more than 100 other Palestinian convicts in a deal that revived Mideast peace talks.

Sheriff: Suspect in Idaho exchanged gunfire Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:53 AM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego County sheriff says the man suspected of abducting a 16-year old California girl fired at least one shot before authorities killed him in the Idaho wilderness.

'Whitey' Bulger guilty of gangland killings Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:21 AM PDT The 83-year-old former Winter Hill Gang boss now faces life in prison.

Rescued teen returns to California with father Posted: 12 Aug 2013 10:35 AM PDT BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal authorities say the 16-year-old girl who was abducted last week and rescued in Idaho has returned to California with her father.

Bulger jury seeks clarity on charges Posted: 12 Aug 2013 09:35 AM PDT The jury, in its fifth day of deliberations, must decide on a complex racketeering case.

UK bars trash cans from tracking people with Wi-Fi Posted: 12 Aug 2013 08:49 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Officials demanded Monday that an advertising firm stop using a network of high-tech trash cans to track people walking through London's financial district.

US judge says NYPD stop-frisk violates rights Posted: 12 Aug 2013 07:49 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department deliberately violated the civil right of tens of thousands of New Yorkers with its contentious stop-and-frisk policy, and an independent monitor is needed to oversee major changes, a federal judge ruled Monday in a stinging rebuke for what the mayor and police commissioner have defended as a life-saving, crime-fighting tool.

Egypt postpones dispersing pro-Morsi protest camps Posted: 12 Aug 2013 07:49 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities on Monday postponed a move to disperse two Cairo sit-ins by supporters of the country's ousted president to "avoid bloodshed," an official said, as Islamist supporters stepped up rallies to demand his return to power.

Voters ashamed of Weiner, Spitzer as TV ads air Posted: 12 Aug 2013 06:17 AM PDT NEW YORK—Mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner released his first television ad Monday in which he casts himself as the anti-establishment pick for City Hall.

Most NY voters embarrassed by Weiner, Spitzer Posted: 12 Aug 2013 06:17 AM PDT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new poll shows that most New Yorkers watching Anthony Weiner (WEE'-nur) and Eliot Spitzer in political races dominated by sex scandals want to forget about them.

From writing bills to writing thriller novels Posted: 12 Aug 2013 05:45 AM PDT Politics Confidential After 19 years in the Senate, Byron Dorgan was ready for a change. The North Dakota Democrat stopped writing legislation when he left Congress and took up writing books instead. Now out with his fourth book—a thriller novel—Dorgan jokes that there isn't much of a difference between writing bills and novels, telling "Politics [...]

Zimbabwe's president: No going back on poll result Posted: 12 Aug 2013 04:43 AM PDT HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's longtime President Robert Mugabe says his party will not yield its victory in elections that although disputed were endorsed by African observers and conducted without the violence that marred previous polls.

Chance encounter in Idaho wilderness led to rescue Posted: 12 Aug 2013 01:55 AM PDT BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The highly publicized multistate search for a Southern California teenage girl probably would have taken longer if she and her abductor hadn't encountered a sharp-eyed retired sheriff and three others riding horseback in Idaho's rugged backcountry, authorities said.

Inventor Musk to share plans for high-speed travel Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:54 AM PDT SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Twice as fast as an airplane, cheaper than a bullet train and completely self-powered: that's the mysterious transportation system that inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk is promising to reveal design plans for Monday.

Safety fears spur regulations for trampoline gyms Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:38 AM PDT PROVO, Utah (AP) — Stephen Merrill was finishing his freshman year of college two years ago when he and a group of friends went to an indoor trampoline park in Utah for a day of flipping, jumping and bouncing.

Dufner holds off Furyk at PGA for 1st major title Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:24 AM PDT PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Jason Dufner walked off the 18th green, after casually pumping his fists in what passed for a raucous celebration. There was a familiar face waiting for him.

Egypt police expected to besiege Morsi sit-ins Posted: 11 Aug 2013 11:38 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Supporters of Egypt's ousted president have dug in at their two Cairo sit-ins after security officials said police would besiege the entrenched protest camps within 24 hours — perhaps as early as Monday morning.

Israel lists names of 26 Palestinians to be freed Posted: 11 Aug 2013 10:53 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has published the names of 26 Palestinian prisoners who are to be released later this week as part of a U.S.-brokered deal that led to a resumption of Mideast negotiations.

Holder proposes changes in criminal justice system Posted: 11 Aug 2013 09:23 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder is calling for major changes to the nation's criminal justice system that would scale back the use of harsh prison sentences for certain drug-related crimes, divert people convicted of low-level offenses to drug treatment and community service programs and expand a prison program to allow for release of some elderly, non-violent offenders.

Egypt expected to act against protests Posted: 11 Aug 2013 08:52 PM PDT Egyptian police are expected to start taking action early on Monday against supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi who are gathered in crowded protest camps in Cairo, security and government sources said, a move which could trigger more bloodshed. The sites are the main flashpoints in the confrontation between the army, which toppled Mursi last month, and supporters who demand his reinstatement. ...

Report: Kidnapped RI boy found in housing project Posted: 11 Aug 2013 08:21 PM PDT JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) — A 2-year-old boy kidnapped from a Rhode Island home where police found two bodies has been found wandering around a housing project in Providence.

2-year-old boy abducted from RI home found safe Posted: 11 Aug 2013 07:21 PM PDT JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) — A 2-year-old boy kidnapped from a Rhode Island home where police made an early morning discovery of two bodies was found Sunday night "in good health," police said.

Michele dedicates Teen Choice Award to Monteith Posted: 11 Aug 2013 06:36 PM PDT Lea Michele made her first public appearance following the death of her co-star and real-life boyfriend Cory Monteith at Sunday's Teen Choice Awards.

Missouri Fair clown draws criticism for Obama mask Posted: 11 Aug 2013 06:20 PM PDT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A clown wearing a President Barack Obama mask appeared at a Missouri State Fair rodeo this weekend and the announcer asked the enthusiastic spectators if they wanted to see "Obama run down by a bull."

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