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• Iraq's implosion could redraw the Middle East
• World Cup: What you need to know to get in the game
• American among 3 missing teens in Israel
• Obama: No U.S. troops to Iraq
• Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric issues call to fight rebels
• Former POW Bergdahl back in the U.S.
• Iraq in paralysis after Sunni militants' blitz
• Pentagon: Bergdahl leaves Germany for U.S.
• Tesla handing over the keys to its electric car technology
• Calif. migrant kids shelter could fill up soon
• Luxury home that's teetering over Texas lake to be torched
• Feds push local cops to stay silent on surveillance tech

Iraq's implosion could redraw the Middle East Posted: 13 Jun 2014 12:13 PM PDT Expert: "The Sunnis of Iraq are willing to go to bed with the devil to defeat Maliki."

World Cup: What you need to know to get in the game Posted: 13 Jun 2014 11:10 AM PDT For the next month billions of people around the world will be talking about one thing: The World Cup. There's a lot to learn about the popular sport, and hopefully after you watch this video you'll say #NowIGetIt.

American among 3 missing teens in Israel Posted: 13 Jun 2014 11:10 AM PDT Israeli soldiers searched the West Bank on Friday for three missing teenagers from nearby settlements, one of them a U.S. citizen, amid fears Palestinian militants abducted them, authorities said.

Obama: No U.S. troops to Iraq Posted: 13 Jun 2014 10:04 AM PDT Military action contingent upon political plan from Iraqis.

Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric issues call to fight rebels Posted: 13 Jun 2014 05:22 AM PDT By Raheem Salman and Isra al-Rubei'i Baghdad, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's most senior Shi'ite cleric urged his followers to take up arms to defend themselves against a relentless advance by Sunni militants, in a sharp escalation of a conflict which is threatening civil war and the potential break-up of the country. In a rare intervention at Friday prayers in the holy city of Kerbala, a message from Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who is the highest religious authority for the Shi'ites in Iraq, said people should unite to fight back against advancing militants from the radical Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Fighters under the black flag of ISIL captured two more Iraqi towns overnight in a lightning sweep south towards the capital Baghdad in a campaign to recreate a mediaeval caliphate carved out of fragmenting Iraq and Syria. Those killed fighting ISIL militants would be martyrs, he said as worshippers chanted in acknowledgement.

Former POW Bergdahl back in the U.S. Posted: 13 Jun 2014 01:48 AM PDT The U.S. soldier arrives at a Texas medical center after five years as a Taliban prisoner.

Iraq in paralysis after Sunni militants' blitz Posted: 13 Jun 2014 01:48 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The Shiite-led government of Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki remained in paralysis Friday, unable to form a coherent response after al-Qaida-inspired militants blitzed and captured entire chunks of the nation's Sunni heartland this week, including major cities, towns, military and police bases as Iraqi forces melted away or fled.

Pentagon: Bergdahl leaves Germany for U.S. Posted: 12 Jun 2014 09:59 PM PDT The U.S. soldier, who spent five years as a Taliban captive, is on his way to Texas.

Tesla handing over the keys to its electric car technology Posted: 12 Jun 2014 05:53 PM PDT Electric car maker Tesla Motors is handing over the keys to its technology in an unusual effort to encourage other automakers to expand beyond gasoline-burning vehicles. Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised Thursday ...

Calif. migrant kids shelter could fill up soon Posted: 12 Jun 2014 03:29 PM PDT Central American children are being sent to Naval base amid a surge in border crossings.

Luxury home that's teetering over Texas lake to be torched Posted: 12 Jun 2014 02:58 PM PDT WHITNEY, Texas (AP) — The owner of a vacant luxury house teetering on a crumbling 75-foot cliff over a Central Texas lake has decided to burn the house and clear the lot of the debris.

Feds push local cops to stay silent on surveillance tech Posted: 12 Jun 2014 02:41 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has been quietly advising local police not to disclose details about surveillance technology they are using to sweep up basic cellphone data from entire neighborhoods, The Associated Press has learned.

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