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• Israelis, Palestinians begin peace talks in secret
• Terrorists use encrypted chat rooms to coordinate attacks
• 18 feared dead after explosions on Indian submarine
• Hope and anguish for Moore, Okla., teachers
• After Egypt VP quits, party chief says no more resignations
• Jesse Jackson Jr. sentenced to 30 months
• New York Times website down amid report of 'cyber attack'
• Fidel Castro tips his hat to North Korea
• A young, gay congressional candidate could shake up the GOP
• Former Ill. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., wife to be sentenced
• Live coverage: Egyptian security moves against pro-Morsi protests
• Dozens killed across Egypt as security forces, protesters clash
• Britain's cat DNA database helps convict killer
• FAA: UPS cargo jet crashes in Birmingham, Ala.
• UPS cargo plane crashes in Alabama, FAA says
• Egyptian forces open fire, move in to clear Cairo protests
• Fatal explosion 2nd for Indian sub in 3 years
• Egypt police storm larger of 2 pro-Morsi camps
• Eurozone's longest-ever recession comes to an end
• Police kill La. bank hostage taker; 1 hostage dies
• 1 of the hostages shot at La. bank has died
• Likely Labor regs would aid vets, disabled, unions
• Booker cruises in NJ Democratic Senate primary
• Where were you during the blackout of 2003?
• Egyptian troops move against pro-Morsi sit-ins

Israelis, Palestinians begin peace talks in secret Posted: 14 Aug 2013 01:21 PM PDT It is the third try since 2000 to agree on terms for a Palestinian state alongside Israel.

Terrorists use encrypted chat rooms to coordinate attacks Posted: 14 Aug 2013 12:51 PM PDT Al-Qaida fighters have been using secretive chat rooms and encrypted Internet message boards for planning and coordinating attacks — including the threatened if vague plot that U.S. officials say closed 19 diplomatic posts across Africa and the Middle East for more than a week.

18 feared dead after explosions on Indian submarine Posted: 14 Aug 2013 12:50 PM PDT All 18 sailors aboard an Indian submarine hit Wednesday by twin explosions and an intense fire are feared dead, a naval official said.

Hope and anguish for Moore, Okla., teachers Posted: 14 Aug 2013 11:18 AM PDT Kids head back to school on Friday as the city still tries to recover from its devastating loss.

After Egypt VP quits, party chief says no more resignations Posted: 14 Aug 2013 10:48 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Nobody will resign from the Egyptian cabinet following the government's decision to break up Muslim Brotherhood protest camps by force, said the leader of the political party to which both the prime minister and one of his deputies belong. Speaking after Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei quit in protest at the use of force that led to scores of deaths, Mohamed Abolghar, head of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, said he had confirmed there would be no resignations. "Nobody will resign. I confirmed it," Abolghar said. ...

Jesse Jackson Jr. sentenced to 30 months Posted: 14 Aug 2013 10:48 AM PDT The disgraced former Illinois congressman gets prison for misuse of campaign funds.

New York Times website down amid report of 'cyber attack' Posted: 14 Aug 2013 10:16 AM PDT The New York Times website appeared to be offline for more than an hour on Wednesday, as visitors to NYTimes.com were greeted with a "service unavailable" message.

Fidel Castro tips his hat to North Korea Posted: 14 Aug 2013 09:30 AM PDT HAVANA (Reuters) - North Korea gave Cuba extensive military support in the 1980s, former President Fidel Castro said on Wednesday as the United Nations investigated a cargo of hidden Cuban arms discovered last month in the hold of a North Korean ship. Castro, who turned 87 on Tuesday and is rarely seen or heard from in public these days, gave his people a lengthy glimpse of his thoughts in a column dated Tuesday and run in all official media on Wednesday. Topics included the origin of man, relations with the Soviet Union, the assassination of U.S. ...

A young, gay congressional candidate could shake up the GOP Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:44 AM PDT Carl DeMaio is not your typical Republican. But the GOP establishment has his back.

Former Ill. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., wife to be sentenced Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:14 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandra, learn their fates Wednesday when a federal judge sentences the one-time power couple for misusing $750,000 in campaign money on everything from a gold-plated Rolex watch and mink capes to vacations and mounted elk heads.

Live coverage: Egyptian security moves against pro-Morsi protests Posted: 14 Aug 2013 07:27 AM PDT Dozens are reported dead as the army disperses sit-ins.

Dozens killed across Egypt as security forces, protesters clash Posted: 14 Aug 2013 06:25 AM PDT Security forces killed at least 29 people as they cleared pro-Morsi camps.

Britain's cat DNA database helps convict killer Posted: 14 Aug 2013 05:55 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — British academics say a newly created DNA database of British cats has helped convict a killer, illustrating how even pets' genetic material can be a boon to forensic scientists.

FAA: UPS cargo jet crashes in Birmingham, Ala. Posted: 14 Aug 2013 05:26 AM PDT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An airport spokeswoman says the large UPS cargo plane that crashed went down in an open field just outside an airport in Birmingham, Ala.

UPS cargo plane crashes in Alabama, FAA says Posted: 14 Aug 2013 05:26 AM PDT A large UPS cargo plane crashed on its approach to an airport in Birmingham shortly before dawn, the FAA said.

Egyptian forces open fire, move in to clear Cairo protests Posted: 14 Aug 2013 04:07 AM PDT Security forces killed at least 30 people in pro-Morsi camps.

Fatal explosion 2nd for Indian sub in 3 years Posted: 14 Aug 2013 03:20 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian navy submarine crippled by an explosion and fire that killed at least some of the 18 sailors aboard Wednesday had been damaged in another deadly blast in 2010, and had been brought back into service only about six months ago.

Egypt police storm larger of 2 pro-Morsi camps Posted: 14 Aug 2013 02:50 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian state television is showing footage of security forces deep inside the larger sit-in camp of supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi.

Eurozone's longest-ever recession comes to an end Posted: 14 Aug 2013 02:19 AM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — Official figures confirm that the recession in the eurozone came to an end in the second quarter of the year.

Police kill La. bank hostage taker; 1 hostage dies Posted: 14 Aug 2013 01:48 AM PDT A man who took hostages at a bank in rural Louisiana shot the two remaining hostages, killing one of them, before being shot and killed by police, authorities said.

1 of the hostages shot at La. bank has died Posted: 14 Aug 2013 01:18 AM PDT ST. JOSEPH, La. (AP) — Louisiana State Police superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson says one of the hostages shot during a hostage standoff at a rural bank has died.

Likely Labor regs would aid vets, disabled, unions Posted: 14 Aug 2013 12:46 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — With Thomas Perez now confirmed as head of the Labor Department, the agency is expected to unleash a flurry of new regulations that have been bottled up for months — a prospect that has business leaders worried and labor advocates cheering.

Booker cruises in NJ Democratic Senate primary Posted: 14 Aug 2013 12:46 AM PDT TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Cory Booker brushed off three experienced opponents in a victory in New Jersey's special Democratic U.S. Senate primary, setting up a campaign of deep contrasts with Steve Lonegan, who won the Republican nomination.

Where were you during the blackout of 2003? Posted: 14 Aug 2013 12:16 AM PDT About 50 million people lost power Aug. 14, 2003, when a tree branch in Ohio started an outage that cascaded across a broad swath from Michigan to New England and Canada. Commuters in New York City and elsewhere had to sleep on steps, hitchhike or walk home as trains were rendered powerless and gas pumps stopped working; food spoiled as refrigerators and freezers thawed; jugs of water sold out as supply plants lost their ability to supply consumers; minds were set to wandering about terrorism fears less than two years after 9/11. Ten years later, The Associated Press asked several people: Where were you during the blackout of 2003?

Egyptian troops move against pro-Morsi sit-ins Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:45 PM PDT Egyptian security forces, backed by armored cars and bulldozers, moved on Wednesday to clear two sit-in camps by supporters of the country's ousted President Mohammed Morsi, showering protesters with tear gas as the sound of gunfire rang out at both sites, state television and security officials said.

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