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• Miss. GOP primary battle: 'To what end?'
• As civil war rages, Syrians vote for president
• FBI: San Francisco man had bomb components
• Attorney: Girl charged in stabbing is mentally ill
• Where will the Obamas settle next? Insiders say NYC has the edge
• Bergdahl release: The Army's next steps
• Obama boosting America's military effort in Europe
• Rich man's accusers press to reopen sex abuse case
• Netanyahu tells AP he is 'troubled' by US decision
• Turkey lifts YouTube block
• Caught on tape: Moment pilot discovers teen stowaway on plane
• 2 killed, 19 hurt in Arkansas logging truck wreck
• Obama: Congress consulted on Bergdahl exchange
• Dempsey: Army may still pursue desertion charges
• Jolie: We won't change our security on red carpet
• A look at key events in Syria's uprising
• Obama asks for $1B to boost U.S. military in Europe
• Obama launches Europe tour shaped by Ukraine crisis
• Ukraine military launches offensive against rebels
• Police arrest man wanted in FBI explosives case
• Security tight on eve of Tiananmen anniversary
• Polling stations open in Syria's presidential vote
• Analysis: At least 74 dead in crashes similar to those GM linked to faulty switches
• US disrupts hacking schemes that stole millions
• New York, New Jersey storm projects chosen

Miss. GOP primary battle: 'To what end?' Posted: 03 Jun 2014 01:58 PM PDT Race spotlights party's concerns of tea party "profiteering" in challenging incumbents.

As civil war rages, Syrians vote for president Posted: 03 Jun 2014 01:11 PM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Against a backdrop of civil war, tens of thousands of Syrians voted in government-controlled cities and towns Tuesday to give President Bashar Assad a new seven-year mandate, with some even marking the ballots with their own blood.

FBI: San Francisco man had bomb components Posted: 03 Jun 2014 01:11 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Documents show that a search of a San Francisco social media expert's apartment turned up ball bearings, screws and components needed to make a homemade bomb.

Attorney: Girl charged in stabbing is mentally ill Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:39 PM PDT MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 12-year-old girl accused of plotting to kill a friend to curry favor with a fictional character she read stories about online shows signs of mental illness and should be in a hospital, her defense attorney said Tuesday.

Where will the Obamas settle next? Insiders say NYC has the edge Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:39 PM PDT For the Clintons, it was New York. For the Bushes, it was Texas. For the Obamas, it might be the Big Apple.

Bergdahl release: The Army's next steps Posted: 03 Jun 2014 11:37 AM PDT Military will work to heal one of its own after capture, while hoping to collect 'hot, active intelligence.'

Obama boosting America's military effort in Europe Posted: 03 Jun 2014 11:37 AM PDT WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Barack Obama pledged Tuesday to boost U.S. military deployments and exercises throughout Europe, an effort costing as much as $1 billion to demonstrate American solidarity with a continent rattled by Russia's intervention in Ukraine.

Rich man's accusers press to reopen sex abuse case Posted: 03 Jun 2014 10:30 AM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Two women who say they were sexually abused as teenagers by a wealthy financial guru in Palm Beach are hoping a trove of newly released documents will get the case reopened.

Netanyahu tells AP he is 'troubled' by US decision Posted: 03 Jun 2014 10:30 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister said Tuesday he is "deeply troubled" by the United States' decision to maintain relations with the new Palestinian unity government, urging Washington to tell the Palestinian president that his alliance with the Hamas militant group is unacceptable.

Turkey lifts YouTube block Posted: 03 Jun 2014 08:15 AM PDT Nearly 70 days after a government block on YouTube, Turkey has restored access to the video-sharing website.

Caught on tape: Moment pilot discovers teen stowaway on plane Posted: 03 Jun 2014 08:15 AM PDT About an hour after a California teen was discovered on a Hawaii runway in April, a nonplussed pilot preparing to depart tells air traffic controllers he will be a bit delayed because "a guy is seeming to have stowed away in the landing gear from San Jose to Maui."

2 killed, 19 hurt in Arkansas logging truck wreck Posted: 03 Jun 2014 07:35 AM PDT Two people were killed and 19 others injured when a logging truck barreled out of control after its brakes failed, overturning and then dumping its cargo onto a crew of more than two dozen construction workers on a bridge, authorities said.

Obama: Congress consulted on Bergdahl exchange Posted: 03 Jun 2014 07:35 AM PDT WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his decision to release five Afghan detainees from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for an American soldier's freedom, saying his administration had consulted with Congress "for some time" about that possibility.

Dempsey: Army may still pursue desertion charges Posted: 03 Jun 2014 05:38 AM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey says the Army may still pursue an investigation that could lead to desertion charges against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (boh BURG'-dahl), who was freed from five years of Taliban captivity in a prisoner exchange last weekend.

Jolie: We won't change our security on red carpet Posted: 03 Jun 2014 04:17 AM PDT SHANGHAI (AP) — Angelina Jolie says she and Brad Pitt won't tighten their security policies during publicity events after he was accosted on the red carpet in Los Angeles.

A look at key events in Syria's uprising Posted: 03 Jun 2014 03:42 AM PDT As Syrians vote for president on Tuesday, here's a look at some of the key events in the country since the uprising began:

Obama asks for $1B to boost U.S. military in Europe Posted: 03 Jun 2014 02:55 AM PDT The president is seeking to ease anxiety among NATO allies over Russia's moves in Ukraine.

Obama launches Europe tour shaped by Ukraine crisis Posted: 03 Jun 2014 02:08 AM PDT US President Barack Obama launched a European tour on Tuesday shaped by the escalating separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine and worries among former Soviet satellites about Russia's new expansionist threat. Obama landed in Warsaw for celebrations of the 25th anniversary of Poland's first free elections that put both the country and the rest of eastern Europe on a path out of Moscow's orbit and toward democracy and growing economic prosperity. But his first big meeting will come Wednesday when he meets Ukraine's embattled president-elect Petro Poroshenko with the ex-Soviet state threatened by civil war and its new pro-Western leadership grasping for protection from Washington. The seven-week pro-Russian insurgency in Ukraine's eastern rust belt grew only more violent after Poroshenko swept to power in a May 25 presidential ballot on a promise to quickly end fighting and save the nation of 46 million from economic collapse.

Ukraine military launches offensive against rebels Posted: 03 Jun 2014 01:55 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops on Tuesday launched an offensive against pro-Russian insurgents in the eastern city of Slovyansk and advanced through the city's outskirts, the nation's interior minister said.

Police arrest man wanted in FBI explosives case Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:29 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco social media maven and former political consultant who was wanted on suspicion of possessing explosives has been taken into custody after a three-day manhunt.

Security tight on eve of Tiananmen anniversary Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:26 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — Beijing put additional police on the street and detained government critics Tuesday as part of a security crackdown on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the crushing of pro-democracy protests centered on the capital's Tiananmen Square.

Polling stations open in Syria's presidential vote Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:54 PM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Polling stations have opened in government-held areas in Syria for the country's presidential election — a vote that President Bashar Assad is widely expected to win.

Analysis: At least 74 dead in crashes similar to those GM linked to faulty switches Posted: 02 Jun 2014 06:31 PM PDT At least 74 people have died in General Motors cars in accidents with some key similarities to those that GM has linked to 13 deaths involving defective ignition switches, a Reuters analysis of government fatal-crash data has determined. Such accidents also occurred at a higher rate in the GM cars than in top competitors' models, the analysis showed. Reuters searched the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), a national database of crash information submitted by local law-enforcement agencies, for single-car frontal collisions where no front air bags deployed and the driver or front-seat passenger was killed. The news agency compared the incidence of this kind of deadly accident in the Chevrolet Cobalt and the Saturn Ion, the highest-profile cars in GM's recall of 2.6 million cars with defective switches, against the records of three popular small-car competitors: Ford Focus, Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla.

US disrupts hacking schemes that stole millions Posted: 02 Jun 2014 06:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A band of hackers implanted viruses on hundreds of thousands of computers around the world, secretly seized customer bank information and stole more than $100 million from businesses and consumers, the Justice Department said Monday in announcing charges against the Russian man accused of masterminding the effort.

New York, New Jersey storm projects chosen Posted: 02 Jun 2014 04:39 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A system of dikes around the tip of lower Manhattan, and water pumps and parks across the Hudson River in New Jersey were among the projects selected Monday to receive nearly $1 billion in federal funding as part of efforts to protect the New York City region from Superstorm Sandy-type flooding.

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