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13-year sentence for man who tried to aid al-Qaida

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 11:57 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 25-year-old California man has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for attempting to aid al-Qaida.

White House: Boehner won't seek immigration vote

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 11:35 AM PDT

White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks to the media, Monday, June 30, 2014, during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior White House official says House Speaker John Boehner has told President Barack Obama the House of Representatives won't vote on an immigration overhaul this year. The official says Obama will take steps on his own to change immigration policies through executive actions, without congressional approval.


Mental disorder not factor in Pistorius shooting

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 11:35 AM PDT

Oscar Pistorius listens to evidence in court in Pretoria, South Africa, June 30, 2014. The murder trial of Pistorius resumed Monday, after one month during which mental health experts evaluated the athlete to determine if he has an anxiety disorder that could have influenced his actions on the night he killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. (AP Photo/Phill Magakoe, Pool)PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius was not suffering from a mental illness when he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and was able to understand the wrongfulness of what he had done, according to psychiatric reports submitted Monday at the Olympic athlete's murder trial.


Robert Downey Jr.'s son arrested in drug case

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 10:31 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 1, 2007 file photo, Robert Downey Jr. and his son Indio arrive at a premiere in Los Angeles. Authorities say Indio, the 20-year-old son of actor Robert Downey, Jr. is out on bail after being arrested with what deputies believe was cocaine Sunday, June 30, 2014, after a car he was in was pulled over in West Hollywood. Downey was released shortly after 9 p.m. on $10,250 bail. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon,File)WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Actor Robert Downey Jr. thanked authorities Monday for arresting his 20-year-old son on suspicion of cocaine possession and said the family was determined to get him the help he needs.


Ukraine's leader talks with Putin, Merkel on peace

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 10:07 AM PDT

Valery who only gave his first name examines a room of his damaged house after shelling in the city of Slovyansk, Donetsk Region, eastern Ukraine Monday, June 30, 2014. Residential areas came under shelling on Monday morning from government forces. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president spoke with the leaders of Russia, Germany and France on Monday to figure out how best to resolve the deadly conflict with pro-Russian separatists in the east.


BRAZIL BEAT: Argentina coach won't reveal lineup

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 10:07 AM PDT

Argentina's head coach Alejandro Sabella listens to a question during a news conference at Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, June 30, 2014. Argentina will face Switzerland in their next World Cup soccer match, Tuesday. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)SAO PAULO (AP) — Each time Alejandro Sabella was asked Monday about his lineup — and there were many attempts in different manners — he politely declined.


Nigerian World Cup optimism tempered by domestic unrest

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 08:36 AM PDT

Nigeria supporters watching the game on TV in Lagos celebrate after the Super Eagles scored a second goal during the 2014 World Cup match against Argentina in Brazil, on June 25, 2014In the thick of charcoal smoke rising from kebab grills in downtown Lagos, traders and their customers excitedly talk up Nigeria's chances ahead of the country's first World Cup knockout match in 16 years. People should be worried because seeing and hearing from other states what is happening, one has to be very conscious," said Femi Adeeko, 66, who runs the Famoss Hotel in the city's affluent Ikoyi district. Nigeria hopes to become the first African side in World Cup history to make it to the semi-finals, but they face a tough route, with European powerhouses France first in the firing line. Hopes are sky high after a creditable performance against Argentina in the group stage where, despite losing 3-2, Nigeria won over many critics and CSKA Moscow forward Ahmed Musa became an overnight hero after netting twice.


Court: Public union can't make nonmembers pay fees

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 07:36 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court dealt a blow to public sector unions Monday, ruling that thousands of home health care workers in Illinois cannot be required to pay fees that help cover the union's costs of collective bargaining.

Corruption crackdown snares former Chinese general

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 06:35 AM PDT

FIEL - In this March 14, 2012 file photo, Xu Caihou, right, deputy chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, which controls China's military, and Chongqing party secretary Bo Xilai attend the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. A spreading anti-corruption crackdown launched by President Xi Jinping snared its most senior figure to date on Monday, June 30, 2014 when the former top Chinese general was expelled from the ruling Communist Party to face bribery charges. Gen. Xu, is accused of taking money and property in exchange for promotions and other favors, said a party statement reported by the official Xinhua News Agency. It said his case had been handed over to military prosecutors. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)BEIJING (AP) — A spreading anti-corruption crackdown launched by President Xi Jinping snared its most senior figure yet on Monday when a former top Chinese general was expelled from the ruling Communist Party to face bribery charges.


Bumpy road ahead for legal pot in Washington state

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 06:34 AM PDT

soon-to-be-open medical marijuana dispensary in SeattleSEATTLE (AP) — Pete O'Neil saw Washington's legalization of marijuana in 2012 as a path to retirement, or at least to his kids' college tuition.


Tempers fray as displaced Iraqis break Muslim fast

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 04:52 AM PDT

In this Sunday, June 29, 2014 photo, displaced Iraqi citizens gather for a communal meal to break their fast during the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at an encampment for displaced Iraqis who fled from Mosul and other towns, in the Khazer area outside Irbil, northern Iraq. The grueling fast, in which believers abstain from water, food and cigarettes from sunrise to sunset, has been made even harsher for many living in dusty, hot tents. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)KALAK, Iraq (AP) — Waving pots and pans, police pushed back dozens of hungry Iraqi refugees as they rushed to seize free food, ending their first daylong fast of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan in an encampment for the displaced.


Fans lose things, get robbed amid exuberance

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 03:57 AM PDT

Soccer fans gather before a live broadcast of the World Cup round of 16 match between Brazil and Chile, inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, June 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Distracted by the World Cup atmosphere, American fan Jack Smith slipped his card into an ATM in a Rio airport.


Criminal courts tailored to veterans multiply as wars wind down

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 03:57 AM PDT

Jamie PaganPagan had stumbled into what is rapidly becoming an almost entirely separate criminal justice system for veterans, one that's sprouted up from nothing just in the past six years. Nearly every state now has at least one veterans treatment court, formed by judges who noticed an influx of young servicemen and women ending up in front of them on charges stemming from drug or mental health issues picked up during their years at war.


5 things to know about Belgium ahead of US clash

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 03:19 AM PDT

MOGI DAS CRUZES, Brazil (AP) — If Belgium has a reputation for self-indulgence because of its love of chocolate and beer, it is time to look at its World Cup squad and admire discipline, stamina and determination.

Obama taps business exec to oversee troubled VA

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 12:47 AM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 22, 2011 file photo shows Robert McDonald, CEO and president of Procter & Gamble, speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. President Barack Obama is selecting the former Procter and Gamble executive as his choice to be secretary of Veterans Affairs, an administration official said Sunday, June 29, 2014. McDonald, 61, is a native of Gary, Ind., who grew up in Chicago. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to turn around a troubled agency, President Barack Obama will nominate former Procter & Gamble executive Robert McDonald to lead a Veterans Affairs department gripped by reports of treatment delays and cover-ups.


Russian cameraman 5th journalist killed in Ukraine

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 12:29 AM PDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Channel One reports that one of its veteran cameramen has been killed in eastern Ukraine when a bus carrying journalists and soldiers' mothers was hit by gunfire.

Pistorius returns to court after psychiatric evaluation

Posted: 29 Jun 2014 11:57 PM PDT

Olympic track star Oscar Pistorius is pictured during his murder trial at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on May 20, 2014After a six-week break, the murder trial that has gripped South Africa and the world resumes on Monday when Paralympian Oscar Pistorius returns to the dock after a month of psychiatric tests. The star sprinter has tried to argue that a "generalised anxiety disorder" contributed to him shooting dead his 29-year-old model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day last year. He admits shooting Steenkamp with a 9mm pistol through a locked toilet door, but says it was a mistake as he thought she was an intruder coming to attack him in the dead of night. Judge Thokozile Masipa last month ordered Pistorius to spend 30 days under psychiatric observation to determine if he should be held criminally responsible for the killing.


N. Korea's Kim guides rocket firing drills

Posted: 29 Jun 2014 09:15 PM PDT

People watch a TV news program showing the missile launch conducted by North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, June 29, 2014. North Korea fired two short-range missiles into its eastern waters Sunday, a South Korean official said, an apparent test fire that comes just days after the country tested what it called new precision-guided missiles. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday that leader Kim Jong Un guided the test launches of tactical ballistic rockets aimed at U.S. and South Korean forces, the second such launch drill reported in state media in three days.


North Korea preparing to try 2 American tourists

Posted: 29 Jun 2014 08:42 PM PDT

TOKYO (AP) — North Korea said Monday it is preparing to try two Americans who entered the country as tourists for carrying out what it says were hostile acts against the country. Though a small number of U.S. citizens visit North Korea each year as tourists, the State Department strongly advises against it.

North Korea says to try two detained U.S. citizens

Posted: 29 Jun 2014 08:10 PM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the newly constructed Kalma Foodstuffs FactoryNorth Korea said on Monday it would put two U.S. tourists on trial for committing crimes against the state, dimming any hopes among their families that they would soon be released. "Their hostile acts were confirmed by evidence and their own testimonies," said the official KCNA news agency, referring to Jeffrey Fowle and Matthew Miller who are being held by the isolated country. Fowle, a 56-year-old street repairs worker from Miamisburg, Ohio, was arrested after entering North Korea as a tourist in late April. Miller, 24, was taken into custody by North Korean officials after entering the country in the same month, ripping up his tourist visa and demanding asylum, according to state media.


N. Korea preparing to indict 2 American tourists

Posted: 29 Jun 2014 07:18 PM PDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it's preparing to indict two American detainees for carrying out what it says were hostile acts against the country.

BRAZIL BEAT: Teacher makes history for Australia

Posted: 29 Jun 2014 04:56 PM PDT

Referee Benjamin Williams, of Australia, right, gives Costa Rica's Oscar Duarte a yellow card during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Costa Rica and Greece at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, Sunday, June 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Ben Williams sacrificed his salary as a teacher for six months so he could prepare for the World Cup. On Sunday, it paid off. Williams became the first Australian referee to control a second-round match at a World Cup during the game between Costa Rica and Greece.


Police: 9 shot on Bourbon Street in New Orleans

Posted: 29 Jun 2014 04:06 PM PDT

A bullet hole is seen in the door of a business at the scene of a shooting that happened early Sunday morning, June 29, 2014, on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Nine people were injured, one seriously, according to New Orleans Police. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two men exchanged gunfire early Sunday on the city's always-crowded Bourbon Street in the celebrated French Quarter and nine people were shot in the crossfire, including two who were critically wounded, police said.


BRAZIL BEAT: At Sao Paulo club, winning tradition

Posted: 29 Jun 2014 04:06 PM PDT

Brazil's national flags are seen stretched the balconies of the apartments of a building in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, June 29, 2014. Brazil is the host of the 2014 FIFA Soccer World Cup, with the national team running as a favorite to win the tournament. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)SAO PAULO (AP) — Sao Paulo Futebol Clube players run onto the field to AC/DC's "Hell's Bells." It's apparently a favorite of longtime captain Rogerio Ceni.


BRAZIL BEAT: In Recife, 1st synagogue in Americas

Posted: 29 Jun 2014 02:14 PM PDT

In this June 24, 2014 photo, a street sign for Rua do Bom Jesus decorates the side of a Jewish memorial and cultural center in Recife, Brazil. The building sits upon the ruins of what is widely accepted to have been the first synagogue built in the Americas. Recife was initially settled by the Portuguese in the 1530s, but the Dutch invaded in 1630 and ruled the region for 24 years. It was during this period that Jews who had previous settled in Amsterdam, many of them of Portuguese descent, began moving to Recife for business and religious purposes. (AP Photo/Brett Martel)RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — A short walk from the World Cup Fan Fest site in a neighborhood known as "Recife Antiga," or "Old Recife," is a cobblestone street called Rua do Bom Jesus.


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