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• IG: Phoenix VA hospital missed care for 1,700 vets
• Witnesses say at least 30 killed at Central African Republic church
• Prosecutor: Hernandez killed 2 after drink spilled
• Abortion doctors restrictions take root in South
• Report confirms 100-day waits at VA hospital
• Voters in California contemplate forming new state
• Obama pledges aid to Syria opposition groups
• Letters and laughs at the National Spellers Bee
• In Miss. race, a bitter GOP battle floods airwaves
• 125 years after Johnstown: Facts about the flood
• Deer leaps from Illinois overpass onto minivan
• Obama: US must lead globally but show restraint
• Poet, author Maya Angelou dies at 86
• U.S. author, poet Maya Angelou has died in North Carolina: local media
• Williams sisters ousted at French Open
• AP PHOTOS: Brazil preachers minister to addicts
• Kerry: US to start $5 billion anti-terrorist fund
• Lebanese troops beat Syrian voters outside embassy
• AP sources: US may decide to train Syrian rebels
• Chechen leader says he sent no troops to Ukraine
• Snowden says he was 'trained as a spy'
• 5 reasons why media execs top CEO pay lists
• Sterling responds to NBA, June 3 hearing still on
• 91-year-old Rep. Hall ousted in Texas GOP primary
• Thai military rulers appoint advisers, relax curfew

IG: Phoenix VA hospital missed care for 1,700 vets Posted: 28 May 2014 01:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators identified 1,700 veterans awaiting medical care at the Phoenix VA hospital but not on an official waiting list and an average wait of 115 days for a first appointment for those who were listed, the Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general said Wednesday. The IG concluded that "inappropriate scheduling practices are systemic throughout" the nationwide VA health care system.

Witnesses say at least 30 killed at Central African Republic church Posted: 28 May 2014 01:06 PM PDT BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Muslim rebels stormed a Catholic church compound in the capital of Central African Republic on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people in a hail of gunfire and grenades, witnesses said.

Prosecutor: Hernandez killed 2 after drink spilled Posted: 28 May 2014 12:37 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez gunned down two men he did not know in their car because one of them bumped into him while dancing at a Boston nightclub, spilling his drink, prosecutors said in court Wednesday.

Abortion doctors restrictions take root in South Posted: 28 May 2014 12:37 PM PDT JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — From Texas to Alabama, laws are being enacted that would greatly restrict access to abortion, forcing many women to travel hundreds of miles to find a clinic. The laws, requiring abortion doctors to have privileges to admit patients to local hospitals, could have a profound impact on women in poor and rural sections of the Bible Belt.

Report confirms 100-day waits at VA hospital Posted: 28 May 2014 12:36 PM PDT Interim investigation by internal watchdog has "substantiated serious conditions" at Phoenix site.

Voters in California contemplate forming new state Posted: 28 May 2014 11:03 AM PDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Residents of California's largely rural, agrarian and politically conservative far northern counties long ago got used to feeling ignored in the state Capitol and out of sync with major urban areas.

Obama pledges aid to Syria opposition groups Posted: 28 May 2014 11:03 AM PDT The president insisted U.S. reliance on diplomacy over military intervention was working to resolve crises like Ukraine and Iran.

Letters and laughs at the National Spellers Bee Posted: 28 May 2014 09:30 AM PDT OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Words such as "protege" and "gesundheit" were quickly overshadowed by jokes about the George Foreman grill and the game Minesweeper as the onstage preliminary rounds began Wednesday morning at the 87th Scripps National Spelling Bee.

In Miss. race, a bitter GOP battle floods airwaves Posted: 28 May 2014 09:30 AM PDT JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's Senate primary has morphed from a high-profile proxy for the national fight between the tea party and establishment Republicans into an ad war driven by clandestine images of Sen. Thad Cochran's ailing wife in an online video.

125 years after Johnstown: Facts about the flood Posted: 28 May 2014 09:30 AM PDT PITTSBURGH (AP) — A privately owned dam collapsed in western Pennsylvania 125 years ago on May 31, 1889, unleashing a flood that killed 2,209 people. The terrible stories from the Johnstown Flood of 1889 are still part of lore because of the gruesome nature of many of the deaths and the key role it played in the rise of the American Red Cross. Here's some of what's known about the flood, one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history.

Deer leaps from Illinois overpass onto minivan Posted: 28 May 2014 08:13 AM PDT WEST DUNDEE, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago woman is grateful her family is safe after a 200 pound deer leapt from an overpass, landing on their minivan as it traveled along an Illinois interstate.

Obama: US must lead globally but show restraint Posted: 28 May 2014 07:40 AM PDT WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — In a broad defense of his foreign policy, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that the U.S. remains the world's most indispensable nation, even after a "long season of war," but argued for restraint before embarking on more military adventures.

Poet, author Maya Angelou dies at 86 Posted: 28 May 2014 07:21 AM PDT Maya Angelou, pioneering poet and author of works like "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," has died.

U.S. author, poet Maya Angelou has died in North Carolina: local media Posted: 28 May 2014 06:48 AM PDT WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) - U.S. author and poet Maya Angelou has died at age 86 in North Carolina, local media reported on Wednesday, citing her agent and a local official. Angelou provided eloquent commentary on race, gender and living life to its fullest in poems and memoirs such as "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," which brought her wide acclaim after its 1970 publication. (Reporting by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Scott Malone)

Williams sisters ousted at French Open Posted: 28 May 2014 06:33 AM PDT Serena's loss marks her earliest exit at a major tourney since Roland Garros 2012.

AP PHOTOS: Brazil preachers minister to addicts Posted: 28 May 2014 06:17 AM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dressed immaculately, the evangelical preachers head out to work when night falls. They journey through the gloom into the "cracklands" where addicts consume crack cocaine in open-air dens, areas well hidden from the eyes of tourists heading to Rio de Janeiro for the World Cup.

Kerry: US to start $5 billion anti-terrorist fund Posted: 28 May 2014 04:54 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday the United States is setting up a $5 billion "terrorism partnership fund" to help other countries push back against radical extremists.

Lebanese troops beat Syrian voters outside embassy Posted: 28 May 2014 03:36 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese troops moved to subdue a crowd of frenzied Syrian voters who tried to storm their embassy in Beirut to vote for President Bashar Assad as expat balloting started in Syria's presidential election.

AP sources: US may decide to train Syrian rebels Posted: 28 May 2014 12:34 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House may soon approve a project to train and equip moderate Syrian rebel forces trying to oust President Bashar Assad (bah-SHAR' AH'-sahd) — something the rebels have been seeking for three years.

Chechen leader says he sent no troops to Ukraine Posted: 27 May 2014 11:48 PM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Chechnya's regional leader says he hasn't sent any troops to fight alongside pro-Russia insurgents in eastern Ukraine, but he says some Chechens may have gone there on their own.

Snowden says he was 'trained as a spy' Posted: 27 May 2014 11:33 PM PDT US fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden "trained as a spy" and worked "undercover overseas" for intelligence agencies, he told NBC News in aired excerpts from an interview. In his first interview in US media, Snowden hit back at claims that he was merely a low-level contractor, saying he worked "at all levels from -- from the bottom on the ground, all the way to the top." Snowden, who has been charged in the United States with espionage, was granted asylum by Russia in August 2013 after shaking the American intelligence establishment to its core with a series of leaks on mass surveillance in the United States and around the world. He said he had worked covertly as "a technical expert" for the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, as well as as a trainer for the Defense Intelligence Agency.

5 reasons why media execs top CEO pay lists Posted: 27 May 2014 09:56 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Once again, media company CEOs are among the highest paid executives in the nation, occupying six of the top 10 earning spots according to an Associated Press/Equilar study.

Sterling responds to NBA, June 3 hearing still on Posted: 27 May 2014 08:54 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling responded to the NBA's attempt to oust him on Tuesday, arguing that there is no basis for stripping him of his team because his racist statements were illegally recorded "during an inflamed lovers' quarrel in which he was clearly distraught."

91-year-old Rep. Hall ousted in Texas GOP primary Posted: 27 May 2014 07:34 PM PDT ROCKWALL, Texas (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall, at 91 the oldest-ever member of the U.S. House, was ousted Tuesday in the Texas Republican runoff by a candidate barely half his age.

Thai military rulers appoint advisers, relax curfew Posted: 27 May 2014 07:19 PM PDT By Pracha Hariraksapitak BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's military rulers have appointed as advisers two powerful retired generals with palace connections and a deep antagonism towards former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is at the heart of the country's long-running political crisis. The team of advisers announced in a brief statement late on Tuesday includes a former defense minister, General Prawit Wongsuwan, and former army chief General Anupong Paochinda. The two are towering figures in Thailand's military establishment and have close ties to coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha. A Reuters report in December revealed that Prawit and Anupong had secretly backed the anti-government protests that undermined the government of Thaksin's sister, Yingluck Shinawatra.

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