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Judge strikes down California teacher tenure

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 01:13 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge struck down tenure and other job protections for California's public school teachers as unconstitutional Tuesday, saying such laws harm students — especially poor and minority ones — by saddling them with bad teachers.

Police: Shooter used rifle in Ore. school shooting

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 12:40 PM PDT

A person wipes away tears as they await to hear about the safety of students after a shooting at Reynolds High School Tuesday, June 10, 2014, in Troutdale, Ore. A gunman killed a student at the high school east of Portland Tuesday and the shooter is also dead, police said. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Faith Cathcart) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT; THE MERCURY OUT; WILLAMETTE WEEK OUT; PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP OUTTROUTDALE, Ore. (AP) — A lone gunman armed with a rifle shot and killed a student Tuesday and injured a teacher shortly after classes started at a high school in a quiet Columbia River town in Oregon and was later found dead as police arrived, authorities said.

Seattle shooting suspect charged

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 12:40 PM PDT

Shooting suspect Aaron Ybarra, left, is led in chains to a court hearing at a King County Jail courtroom Friday, June 6, 2014, in Seattle. Ybarra was arrested in the killing of a 19-year-old student and wounding of two other young people Thursday at Seattle Pacific University. Police say another student pepper-sprayed and tackled him. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)Aaron Ybarra has been accused of killing one person and wounding two others.

CIA disciplines 15 officers in harassment cases

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 11:52 AM PDT

a workman slides a dustmop over the floor at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in LangleyWASHINGTON (AP) — When Ilana Sara Greenstein was a CIA case officer working at headquarters a decade ago, she said, a married senior manager who was responsible for her promotions made sexual advances toward her.

Air Force launching fixes to nuke missiles corps

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 11:39 AM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 9, 2014 file photo shows a mockup of a Minuteman 3 nuclear missile used for training by missile maintenance crews at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. The Air Force is launching an ambitious campaign to repair flaws in its nuclear missile corps, whose recent training failures, security missteps, leadership lapses, morale problems and stunning breakdowns in discipline prompted Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to demand action to restore public confidence in the nuclear force. (AP Photo/Robert Burns, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force is launching an ambitious campaign to repair flaws in its nuclear missile corps.

House votes to ensure speedier care for US vets

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 11:24 AM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., center, and Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, after a Republican Conference meeting. Commenting on problems with the troubled health care system in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Boehner said, WASHINGTON (AP) — United and eager to respond to a national uproar, the House overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday to allow patients enduring long waits for care at Veterans Affairs facilities to get VA-paid treatment from local doctors.

House easily approves bill to speed vets' care

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 11:07 AM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., center, and Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, after a Republican Conference meeting. Commenting on problems with the troubled health care system in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Boehner said, WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has overwhelmingly approved legislation to allow patients facing long waits for care at Veterans Affairs facilities to get VA-paid treatment from local doctors.

California teacher tenure law unconstitutional

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 11:07 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has ruled that California's tenure protections for public school teachers are unconstitutional.

Blatter urged not to run for FIFA presidency

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 11:07 AM PDT

FIFA President Sepp Blatter looks on during a press conference where he talked about the organization and infrastructure of the upcoming World Cup, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 5, 2014. The World Cup soccer tournament starts on 12 June. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)SAO PAULO (AP) — European football leaders told FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Tuesday he should leave office next year.

Senator: Bergdahl deal sealed day before swap

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 08:39 AM PDT

FILE - In this file image taken from video obtained from Voice Of Jihad Website, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, sits in a vehicle guarded by the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan. Bergdahl was freed by the Taliban on May 31, 2014, in exchange for five Afghan detainees held in the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Two American values, never leave a man behind and never negotiate with terrorists, collided in the Bergdahl calamity with each ethos running deep in the American conscience. (AP Photo/Voice Of Jihad Website via AP video, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration only finalized the exchange of the last remaining U.S. prisoner of war in Afghanistan for five Taliban detainees at Guantanamo a day before the June 1 swap, a top Democratic lawmaker said Tuesday. He said American officials didn't learn the pickup location Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl until an hour ahead of time.

Ukraine president orders civilian corridor in east

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 08:04 AM PDT

US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland speaks during news conference in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Ukraine's new president has ordered security officials to create a corridor for safe passage for civilians in the country's east, which has been rocked for two months by a pro-Russian insurgency. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's new president on Tuesday ordered security officials to create a corridor for safe passage for civilians in eastern regions rocked by a pro-Russian insurgency, as he began to form his government team by tapping a media mogul as chief of staff.

U.S. OKs commercial drones over land

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 07:33 AM PDT

This is what it's like to go to killer drone classFAA announces latest effort to loosen restrictions on unmanned aircraft's commercial uses.

Militants overrun parts of key Iraqi city of Mosul

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 06:41 AM PDT

In this Monday, June 9, 2014 image taken from video obtained from the Iraqi Military, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, armed Iraqi soldiers take their positions during clashes with militants in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq. Insurgents on Tuesday pressed their efforts to seize effective control of Iraq's second-largest city of Mosul on Tuesday after Iraqi security forces abandoned their posts and militants overran the provincial government headquarters and other key buildings, dealing a serious blow to Baghdad's attempts to tame a widening insurgency in the country. (AP Photo/Iraqi Military via AP video)BAGHDAD (AP) — Islamic militants overran parts of Iraq's second-largest city of Mosul on Tuesday, driving security forces from their posts and seizing the provincial government headquarters, security bases and other key buildings. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pressed parliament to declare a state of emergency.

Pakistan forces repel attack near Karachi airport

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 06:21 AM PDT

Pakistani security personnel stand guard at the Karachi international airport in Pakistan, Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Gunmen in Pakistan attacked a training facility near the Karachi airport on Tuesday, a spokesman said. The facility is roughly one kilometer (half mile) from the Karachi international airport. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen in Pakistan attacked a training facility for airport police near the Karachi airport Tuesday, forcing a temporary suspension of flights and triggering a brief shootout with security forces just days after a brazen Taliban assault on the country's busiest airfield.

Facebook, Twitter brace for World Cup fever

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 06:02 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — This year's World Cup will play out on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and messaging apps like WhatsApp just as it progresses in stadiums from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro.

Charges expected in Seattle campus shooting

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 05:41 AM PDT

Shooting suspect Aaron Ybarra, left, is led in chains to a court hearing at a King County Jail courtroom Friday, June 6, 2014, in Seattle. Ybarra was arrested in the killing of a 19-year-old student and wounding of two other young people Thursday at Seattle Pacific University. Police say another student pepper-sprayed and tackled him. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)SEATTLE (AP) — Prosecutors are expected to file charges Tuesday against the man accused of killing one person and wounding two others in a shooting at Seattle Pacific University.

Iraq calls for state of emergency

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 05:27 AM PDT

In this Monday, June 9, 2014 image taken from video obtained from the Iraqi Military, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, armed Iraqi soldiers take their positions during clashes with militants in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq. Insurgents on Tuesday pressed their efforts to seize effective control of Iraq's second-largest city of Mosul on Tuesday after Iraqi security forces abandoned their posts and militants overran the provincial government headquarters and other key buildings, dealing a serious blow to Baghdad's attempts to tame a widening insurgency in the country. (AP Photo/Iraqi Military via AP video)Islamic militants overran parts of Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul, driving security forces from their posts and seizing the provincial government headquarters, security bases and other key buildings.

Iraq declares state of emergency

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 05:27 AM PDT

Iraqi soldiersIraq's prime minister has asked parliament to declare a state of emergency over a militant attack in Mosul.

U.S. official: 5 killed in Afghanistan are American

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 04:24 AM PDT

NATO soldiers leave the Afghan National Army facility in Parwan on May 29, 2014The five NATO soldiers killed in an apparent friendly fire incident were American.

Pakistani forces repel attack near Karachi airport

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 03:46 AM PDT

A security guard stands alert outside a training center for airport security personnel after an attack in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Gunmen in Pakistan attacked a training facility near the Karachi airport on Tuesday, a spokesman said. The facility is roughly one kilometer (half mile) from the Karachi international airport. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen in Pakistan attacked a training facility near the Karachi airport on Tuesday, forcing a temporary suspension of flights and triggering a brief shootout with security forces, just days after the brazen Taliban assault on the city's busy airport shocked the country.

In second attack, gun battle at Karachi airport academy

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 02:55 AM PDT

A freighter vehicle is seen at the site damaged by Sunday's Taliban attack on Jinnah International Airport in KarachiBy Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI Pakistan (Reuters) - A security academy at Karachi's airport came under attack on Tuesday, less than 48 hours after an all-night siege by Taliban gunmen at Pakistan's busiest airport that killed more than 30 people. There is gunfire," a senior official at the Federal Investigation Agency said, referring to the Airports Security Force. A Reuters correspondent near the airport of Pakistan's commercial capital heard gunfire and saw at least four ambulances rushing to the scene.

Militants seize provincial HQ in Iraqi city Mosul

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 01:46 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi police and army forces abandoned their posts in the northern city of Mosul after militants overran the provincial government headquarters and other key buildings, dealing a serious blow to Baghdad's efforts to control a widening insurgency in the country, a provincial official and residents said Tuesday.

AP IMPACT: Ukraine lost billions from tax cheats

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 01:45 AM PDT

In this May 23, 2014, photo, Ukrainian protesters hold banners outside the tax ministry in Kiev. They say that their country's new government isn't doing enough to fight tax fraud, which is thought to have squeezed billions of dollars out of their country's budget. Tax officials acknowledge that some corruption remains in place but say their limited in terms of how quickly they can move. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — On paper, the Ukrainian trading firm known as Mistral dealt in management consulting and research, doing millions of dollars' worth of deals before going bust after Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was chased out of office earlier this year.

NATO says 5 service members killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 01:03 AM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Five NATO service members were killed in an attack in southern Afghanistan, the international coalition said on Tuesday.

APNewsBreak: CIA cites officers for harassment

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 01:02 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifteen CIA employees were found to have committed sexual, racial or other types of harassment last year, including a supervisor who was removed from the job after engaging in "bullying, hostile behavior," and an operative who was sent home from an overseas post for inappropriately touching female colleagues, according to an internal CIA document obtained by The Associated Press.
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