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• Sex harassment settlement calls for San Diego mayor to resign
• Nasdaq to resume stock trading after outage
• Nasdaq halts trading due to a technical issue
• No closing argument from Fort Hood rampage suspect
• U.S. map gets redrawn based on population
• Ex-Patriot Hernandez indicted on murder charge
• Gov't to sue Texas over voter ID law
• Cali. girl says she texted man before abduction
• Prosecutor: No question Hasan was Fort Hood gunman
• NSA reveals more secrets after court order
• Watch: Obama to address college costs
• Lebanon rockets hit northern Israel
• Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak released; flown to military hospital
• Calif. girl: I texted abductor about a ride
• Russia defends anti-gay law in letter to IOC
• Supporters of Egypt's Mubarak await his release
• The Guardian wins limited injunction in court case
• The Guardian paper demands UK return seized items
• Bradley Manning says he wants to live as a woman
• Calif. girl: I texted with kidnapper, didn't call
• Anderson: I texted with kidnapper, didn't call
• The Guardian paper goes to court over seized items
• Dozens of Christian churches burned in Egypt, group says
• 'Boyfriend Tracker' app raises stir in Brazil
• Mayor's fate unknown after settlement proposal

Sex harassment settlement calls for San Diego mayor to resign Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:17 PM PDT San Diego Mayor Bob Filner will resign from office as part of the proposed settlement he reached with city officials in the sexual harassment lawsuit brought against him by a former aide, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday.

Nasdaq to resume stock trading after outage Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:17 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The Nasdaq stock exchange is saying it plans to resume trading at 3:10 p.m. after a nearly three-hour outage caused by a technical problem.

Nasdaq halts trading due to a technical issue Posted: 22 Aug 2013 11:45 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Another computer glitch is sowing confusion on Wall Street.

No closing argument from Fort Hood rampage suspect Posted: 22 Aug 2013 10:59 AM PDT FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The soldier on trial for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage didn't give a closing argument on Thursday.

U.S. map gets redrawn based on population Posted: 22 Aug 2013 10:27 AM PDT An artist and urban planner has redrawn the map of the United States to show what it would look like if the same number of people occupied each.

Ex-Patriot Hernandez indicted on murder charge Posted: 22 Aug 2013 10:11 AM PDT FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts grand jury has indicted former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez on a first-degree murder charge in the death of a man whose bullet-riddled body was found in an industrial park near his home.

Gov't to sue Texas over voter ID law Posted: 22 Aug 2013 09:56 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it will sue Texas over the state's voter ID law and will seek to intervene in a lawsuit over the state's redistricting laws.

Cali. girl says she texted man before abduction Posted: 22 Aug 2013 09:41 AM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California teen whose mother and brother were killed by a family friend who allegedly abducted her said on national television Thursday that she once confided with him about troubles with her mother and exchanged text messages before she disappeared about where he should pick her up from cheerleading practice.

Prosecutor: No question Hasan was Fort Hood gunman Posted: 22 Aug 2013 09:26 AM PDT FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Military prosecutors asked jurors Thursday for a unanimous murder conviction against the soldier accused in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, insisting that evidence left "no question" that he planned and carried out the deadliest mass shooting ever on a U.S. military base.

NSA reveals more secrets after court order Posted: 22 Aug 2013 09:26 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has given up more of its surveillance secrets, acknowledging that it was ordered to stop scooping up thousands of Internet communications from Americans with no connection to terrorism — a practice it says was an unintended consequence when it gathered bundles of Internet traffic connected to terror suspects.

Watch: Obama to address college costs Posted: 22 Aug 2013 08:24 AM PDT Federal student aid funds will be tied to how well schools rank on affordability.

Lebanon rockets hit northern Israel Posted: 22 Aug 2013 08:08 AM PDT No injuries are reported, but tensions rise along the volatile front.

Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak released; flown to military hospital Posted: 22 Aug 2013 08:08 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak was released from prison Thursday and transported to a military hospital in a Cairo suburb where he will be held under house arrest, according to state TV.

Calif. girl: I texted abductor about a ride Posted: 22 Aug 2013 07:23 AM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 16-year-old California girl clarified some details Thursday about her relationship with the family friend who authorities say killed her mother and 8-year-old brother before abducting the teen, including that her communications with him that day were about her being picked up at cheerleading practice.

Russia defends anti-gay law in letter to IOC Posted: 22 Aug 2013 07:23 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — The Russian government assured the IOC on Thursday it will not discriminate against homosexuals during the Sochi Olympics, while defending the law against gay "propaganda" that has provoked an international backlash.

Supporters of Egypt's Mubarak await his release Posted: 22 Aug 2013 06:36 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of supporters of Hosni Mubarak have gathered outside a Cairo prison waiting for the deposed autocrat to be released after more than two years in detention.

The Guardian wins limited injunction in court case Posted: 22 Aug 2013 06:05 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — The Guardian newspaper has won a limited injunction against the British government to protect items seized from the partner of a journalist who has written stories tied to former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.

The Guardian paper demands UK return seized items Posted: 22 Aug 2013 05:50 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — The Guardian newspaper went to a British court on Thursday, demanding an injunction protecting materials that the government seized from the partner of a journalist who has written stories based on documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.

Bradley Manning says he wants to live as a woman Posted: 22 Aug 2013 05:35 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Bradley Manning says he plans to live as a woman and begin hormone therapy, a day after the soldier was sentenced to 35 years in prison for sending classified information to WikiLeaks.

Calif. girl: I texted with kidnapper, didn't call Posted: 22 Aug 2013 04:48 AM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — The 16-year-old California girl who was kidnapped by a family friend clarified some details Thursday about her relationship with her kidnapper, including that they exchanged texts beforehand, not phone calls as police have said, and that they wrote each other letters a year ago when she wasn't getting along with her mother.

Anderson: I texted with kidnapper, didn't call Posted: 22 Aug 2013 04:48 AM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — The 16-year-old California girl who was kidnapped by a family friend and later rescued says she exchanged texts with the man beforehand, not phone calls as police have said.

The Guardian paper goes to court over seized items Posted: 22 Aug 2013 04:02 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — The Guardian newspaper has gone to Britain's High Court to demand an injunction protecting materials that were seized from the partner of a journalist who has written stories based on documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.

Dozens of Christian churches burned in Egypt, group says Posted: 22 Aug 2013 03:46 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — An international human rights group has chronicled attacks on 42 churches, dozens of Christian institutions and schools as well as homes and business owned by Christians amid an intimidation campaign believed to be waged by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.

'Boyfriend Tracker' app raises stir in Brazil Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:30 AM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilians were outraged when they learned their country was a top target of the U.S. National Security Agency's overseas spying operation, with data from billions of calls and emails swept up in Washington's top secret surveillance program.

Mayor's fate unknown after settlement proposal Posted: 22 Aug 2013 01:46 AM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — A tentative deal has been reached in the sexual harassment lawsuit against San Diego's beleaguered mayor, but it's unclear whether the resolution will oust the leader of the nation's eighth largest city.

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