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Insurgent attacks in Iraq kill at least 41

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:03 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Authorities say a spate of attacks across Iraq has killed at least 41 people, extending a wave of bloodshed roiling the country.

Yosemite fire 'poses every challenge there can be'

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 10:17 AM PDT

Inmate firefighters walk along Highway 120 as firefighters continue to battle the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. Fire crews are clearing brush and setting sprinklers to protect two groves of giant sequoias as a massive week-old wildfire rages along the remote northwest edge of Yosemite National Park. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)GROVELAND, Calif. (AP) — With winds gusting to 50 mph on Sierra mountain ridges and flames jumping from treetop to treetop, hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to protect mountain communities in the path of a fire raging north of Yosemite National Park.

Soldier who ‘sucked at being a civilian’ earns Medal of Honor

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 10:17 AM PDT

Staff Sgt. Ty Carter watching over a road near Dahla Dam in Afghanistan in July 2012. (Army photo)President Barack Obama will present Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter the Medal of Honor for the gallantry shown on Oct. 3, 2009, when he faced death multiple times to assist comrades during a fierce firefight with Taliban insurgents. "The reality of the award is that I wouldn't wish it on anybody," Carter told Yahoo News. "Imagine yourself in the worst possible situation you can think of. We're talking about you've got members of your family being killed in front of you or in severe pain and you have no choice but to try to help them."

Jerusalem pushes forth with settlement plans

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:31 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Jerusalem municipality says it is moving forward with the construction of 1,500 apartments in east Jerusalem.

Insurgents in Iraq kill 23, officials say

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:31 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents bent on destabilizing Iraq killed at least 23 people in eight separate attacks on Sunday, including five kidnapped Iraqi soldiers and an 8-year-old child, officials said.

Senior U.S. official: 'Very little doubt' Assad regime behind alleged chemical attack

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 08:47 AM PDT

Senior Administration Official: 'Very Little Doubt' Assad Regime Behind Alleged Chemical AttackThe White House says there is "very little doubt" that the Assad regime is responsible for the alleged chemical attack in Syria that is said to have taken place earlier this week. "Based on the reported number of victims, reported symptoms of those who were...

Insurgents in Iraq kill 18, officials say

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 08:15 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents bent on destabilizing Iraq killed at least 18 people in separate attacks on Sunday, including five kidnapped Iraqi soldiers and an 8-year-old child, officials said.

Youth see march anniversary as chance to lead

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 06:44 AM PDT

Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., speaks at a rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. Lewis marched in the from line with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Aug. 24, 2013, the day King gave his famous WASHINGTON (AP) — Mary-Pat Hector of Atlanta operates much like a 1960s civil rights activist as she plans for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Her cell phone rings constantly as she confirms event details, tweaks the draft of the speech she'll give at a rally, and prepares for a presentation.

Bo slams wife, ex-aide at trial exposing elite

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 05:58 AM PDT

In this image taken from video, Former Chinese politician Bo Xilai speaks in a court room at Jinan Intermediate People's Court in Jinan, eastern China's Shandong province, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. Bo on Sunday sought to discredit his former top aide as a lying, unreliable witness as the ousted leader denied criminal responsibility in the country's messiest political scandal in decades.decades. (AP Photo/CCTV via AP Video) CHINA OUT, TV OUTJINAN, China (AP) — Fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai assailed his wife and his former right-hand man in four days of testimony ending Sunday, rejecting accusations of corruption and shielding a murderer in a trial that has offered a glimpse into the shady inner workings of China's elite.

US official: chemical weapons likely used in Syria

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 05:44 AM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, file citizen journalism image provided by the Media Office Of Douma City, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Syrian man mourns over a dead body after an alleged poisonous gas attack fired by regime forces, according to activists, in Douma town, Damascus, Syria. Humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders said Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, some 355 people showing WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior administration official says there is "very little doubt" that a chemical weapon was used by the Syrian regime against civilians in an incident that killed at least a hundred people last week.

Witnesses to tell of Pistorius' character at trial

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 05:30 AM PDT

Oscar Pistorius cries as he prays with his sister Aimee and brother Carl in the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. Pistorius was indicted Monday on charges of murder and illegal possession of ammunition for the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. (AP Photo)Oscar Pistorius' character, his temper and his use of guns are expected to be examined in his murder trial for the killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, based on the prosecution's list of witnesses.

Egypt court delays trial of Brotherhood leaders

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 04:44 AM PDT

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, 85, is escorted by medical and security personnel into an ambulance to be taken by helicopter ambulance from Maadi Military Hospital to the Cairo Police Academy--turned--court, Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. Mubarak, under house arrest after being released from detention last week, is standing retrial in charges of complicity in the killings of protesters during 2011 Egyptian uprising. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian judicial officials say that a Cairo court has delayed to October hearings against Muslim Brotherhood leaders accused in connection to the killing of protesters.

Last of 5 suspects in Mumbai gang rape arrested

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 02:26 AM PDT

Photojournalists, with black bands around their mouth, participate in a protest against the gang rape of a photojournalist in Mumbai, in Gauhati, India, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. Police on Saturday arrested a second man and said they had enough evidence to prosecute those responsible for a crime that has renewed public outcry over sexual violence in the country. The victim, a 22-year-old Indian woman, remained in a hospital Saturday and was recovering well after being repeatedly raped by five men Thursday night in a deserted textile mill, said Mumbai's police commissioner, Satyapal Singh. (AP Photo/Photographer Name)Police on Sunday arrested the last of five men wanted in the gang rape of a photojournalist in Mumbai, and said charges would be filed soon in a case that has incensed the public and fueled debate over whether women can be safe in India.

Yosemite fire: Crews bracing for strong winds

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 02:11 AM PDT

In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service, the Rim Fire burns near Yosemite National Park, Calif. The wildfire outside Yosemite National Park — one of more than 50 major brush blazes burning across the western U.S. — more than tripled in size overnight and still threatens about 2,500 homes, hotels and camp buildings. Fire officials said the blaze burning in remote, steep terrain had grown to more than 84 square miles and was only 2 percent contained on Thursday, down from 5 percent a day earlier. (AP Photo/U.S. Forest Service)GROVELAND, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters braced for strong winds that could push a raging wildfire further into the northwest edge of Yosemite National Park, threatening thousands of rural homes.

Investigators probe what set off truck employee

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 01:41 AM PDT

LAKE BUTLER, Fla. (AP) — Investigators in a small Florida town worked Sunday to determine what led a longtime trucking company employee to go on a shooting spree that left the man, his former boss and a former coworker dead — and two others wounded.

Brazil's top modern artist gets Rio homecoming

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 01:41 AM PDT

Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes poses for a portrait in front of one of her paintings in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. More than a decade after her last show in her native Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's highest-paid artist is gearing up for a homecoming of sorts, a major retrospective spanning most of her 30-year career. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — She's the toast of New York and beloved in Paris and London, but Beatriz Milhazes thinks there's no place like home.

DC panda that birthed live cub has stillborn 1 too

Posted: 24 Aug 2013 09:36 PM PDT

In this image from video provided by the Smithsonian National Zoo, Mei Xiang gives birth to a cub two hours after her water broke Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, at the National Zoo in Washington. The zoo has been on round-the-clock panda watch since Aug. 7, when Mei Xiang began showing behavioral changes consistent with a pregnancy or pseudopregnancy. (AP Photo/Smithsonian National Zoo)WASHINGTON (AP) — An official says a panda that gave birth to a cub at Washington's National Zoo has also given birth to a stillborn cub.

Sanchez hurt in Jets' 24-21 OT win over Giants

Posted: 24 Aug 2013 09:05 PM PDT

New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck (91) talks with teammates Terrell Thomas (24) and Aaron Ross (31) as he leaves the field after the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the New York Jets, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Jets' quarterback picture got even murkier despite winning the annual bragging rights game with the Giants.

US moves forces toward Syria, inquiry continues

Posted: 24 Aug 2013 08:49 PM PDT

A picture taken through a window shows the United Nations high representative for disarmament affairs, Angela Kane, second left, at a hotel in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. The United Nations disarmament chief arrived today to press President Bashar Assad's regime to allow U.N. experts to investigate an alleged chemical weapons attack this week that reportedly killed more than 130 people. Kane who was dispatched by the U.N. secretary-general to push for a speedy investigation into Wednesday's purported attack outside the Syrian capital, did not speak to reporters upon her arrival in Damascus. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials sought Saturday to determine whether Syria's government unleashed a deadly chemical weapons attack on its people. At the same time, the Obama administration prepared for a possible military response by moving naval forces closer to Syria.

Cundiff OT field goal leads Jets 24-21

Posted: 24 Aug 2013 08:35 PM PDT

New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck (91) talks with teammates Terrell Thomas (24) and Aaron Ross (31) as he leaves the field after the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the New York Jets, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Jets' quarterback picture got even murkier despite winning the annual bragging rights game with the Giants.

NY AG sues Trump, 'Trump University,' claims fraud

Posted: 24 Aug 2013 08:05 PM PDT

FILE- In this May 23, 2005 file photo, real estate mogul and Reality TV star Donald Trump, left, listens as Michael Sexton introduces him at a news conference in New York where he announced the establishment of Trump University. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is suing Trump for $40 million, saying that ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's attorney general sued Donald Trump for $40 million Saturday, saying the real estate mogul helped run a phony "Trump University" that promised to make students rich but instead steered them into expensive and mostly useless seminars, and even failed to deliver promised apprenticeships.

Trump lawyer denies NY AG's lawsuit claims

Posted: 24 Aug 2013 07:17 PM PDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Donald Trump's attorney accuses New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman of trying to extort campaign contributions from the real estate mogul through his investigation of Trump University.

NY sues 'Trump University' and its get-rich claims

Posted: 24 Aug 2013 06:16 PM PDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's attorney general is suing Donald Trump for $40 million, saying the real estate mogul helped run a phony "Trump University" that promised to make students rich but instead steered them into expensive and mostly useless seminars.

Julie Harris, Broadway star, dies at 87

Posted: 24 Aug 2013 06:16 PM PDT

File-This April 20, 1969 file photo shows Broadway stars, from left, James Earl Jones, Julie Harris, Angela Lansbury and Jerry Orbach pose on stage after receiving Tony awards at the 23rd Annual Tony Awards ceremony at New York's Mark Hellinger Theatre. Harris, who won an unprecedented five Tony Awards for best actress, has died. She was 87. Actress and family friend Francesca James says Harris died Saturday Aug. 24, 2013 at her home in West Chatham, Mass. She had previously suffered two strokes. (AP Photo/File)NEW YORK (AP) — Julie Harris, one of Broadway's most honored performers, whose roles ranged from the flamboyant Sally Bowles in "I Am a Camera" to the reclusive Emily Dickinson in "The Belle of Amherst," died Saturday. She was 87.

3 dead, 2 wounded in Fla. truck company shootings

Posted: 24 Aug 2013 04:28 PM PDT

LAKE BUTLER, Fla. (AP) — A longtime employee of a Florida trucking company drove around Saturday shooting former co-workers and his onetime boss, killing two and wounding two, authorities said. The gunman then killed himself.
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