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From Brazil to Russia: A look at 2018 World Cup

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 12:49 PM PDT

Russia's President Vladimir Putin, left, FIFA President Sepp Blatter, center, and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, watch the opening ceremony of the World Cup final soccer match between Germany and Argentina at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, July 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)MOSCOW (AP) — Brazil just barely managed to get everything ready in time for the World Cup. Russia insists it won't have any such problems in 2018, although the country faces other issues ahead of football's next showcase tournament — including the threat of racism and violence.

Haslam-owned co. to pay $92M for customer-cheating scheme

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 12:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, April 19, 2013 file photo, Jimmy Haslam, CEO of Pilot Flying J, speaks during a news conference at the company headquarters in Knoxville, Tenn. When federal agents descended on the Knoxville headquarters of Pilot Flying J on April 15, it was the first inkling the public and company executives had of an FBI and Internal Revenue Service investigation that began nearly two years ago. The privately held company with $31 billion in annual revenues is run by CEO Jimmy Haslam, who also owns the NFL's Cleveland Browns. The Haslam family, including brother Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, holds a majority stake. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)Pilot Flying J, owned by Cleveland Browns owner Jim Haslam and Tenn. Gov. Bill Haslam, cheated patrons out of rebates, discounts.

Mayor lashes out over memorial for cop-killer

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 11:39 AM PDT

Lawrence Campbell allegedly shot Jersey City police officer Melvin Santiago, Sunday, July 13, 2014. Campbell was then killed by police gunfire. (AP Photo/New Jersey Department of Corrections)Police say Lawrence Campbell ambushed 23-year-old officer Melvin Santiago.

Archie to be shot saving gay friend in comic book

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 11:15 AM PDT

This photo provided by Archie Comics shows Archie in his final moments of life in the comic book, LOS ANGELES (AP) — Archie Andrews will die taking a bullet for his gay best friend.

Sotheby's plans live auction bidding via eBay

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 10:50 AM PDT

Sotheby's and eBay announced a partnership on Monday to make it easier to buy antiques, collectibles and works of fine art online. The international auction house and the online marketplace plan to broadcast live auctions from the New York headquarters of Sotheby's that will include real-time bidding from anywhere in the world. The deal will connect Sotheby's, with its extensive inventory of fine art, antiques, books, jewels, watches and furniture, with eBay's 145 million active buyers around the world. "We are joining with eBay to make our sales more accessible to the broadest possible audience around the world," Bruno Vinciguerra, Sotheby's chief operating officer, said in a statement.

US drug policy to blame for migrant surge, says Honduran president

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 10:10 AM PDT

Deportees board a bus outside the Care Center for Returning Migrants (CAMR) after arriving on an immigration flight from the U.S., at the international airport in San Pedro SulaHonduran President Juan Hernandez blamed U.S. drug policy for sparking violence in Central American countries and driving a surge of migration to the United States, according to an interview published on Monday. Hernandez, who took office in January after winning on a pledge to be tough on crime, said only a drop in violence would curb the wave of families and unaccompanied minors fleeing Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras who have overwhelmed temporary detention facilities on the U.S. border. "Honduras has been living in an emergency for a decade," Hernandez told Mexican daily newspaper Excelsior. "The root cause is that the United States and Colombia carried out big operations in the fight against drugs.

Nadine Gordimer, Nobel laureate, activist, dies

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 09:22 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006 file photo of Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer, of South Africa, as she listens to a question during a news conference on the Guadalajara International Book Fair at Guadalajara's Expo in Mexico. Gordimer died in her sleep in Johannesburg, Sunday July 13, 2014, aged 90. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias, File)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nadine Gordimer was first a writer of fiction and a defender of creativity and expression. But as a white South African who hated apartheid's dehumanization of blacks, she was also a determined political activist in the struggle to end white minority rule in her country.

Brazil's upside-down Cup: Bad soccer, well planned

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 08:55 AM PDT

A fireworks display is seen over the Maracana stadium after the soccer World Cup final match between Argentina and Germany, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, July 13, 2014. Mario Goetze volleyed in the winning goal in extra time to give Germany its fourth World Cup title with a 1-0 victory over Argentina. (AP Photo/Adriana Lorete-Agencia o Globo)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — For Brazil, it was the upside-down World Cup.

Argentina's gutsy World Cup team is welcomed home

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 08:40 AM PDT

Argentina soccer fans cheer before the World Cup final match against Germany, as they watch on an outdoor giant screen set up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, July 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's national team is being welcomed home by thousands of fans celebrating its gutsy performance in the World Cup finals.

Kerry, top Iranian diplomat hold nuclear talks

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 08:13 AM PDT

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meets with Secretary of State John KerryVIENNA (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry was deep in discussions Monday with Iran's top diplomat to try to get faltering nuclear negotiations moving before Sunday's deadline for a comprehensive agreement.

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returned to regular Army duty

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 07:50 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. A senior defense official says Bowe Bergdahl, the Army sergeant who spent nearly five years as a Taliban captive in Afghanistan, has been returned to regular Army duty. As of Monday he is assigned to U.S. Army North at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston in Texas. That is the same location where he has been decompressing from the effects of his lengthy captivity. (AP Photo/Voice Of Jihad Website via AP video, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Bowe Bergdahl, the Army sergeant who spent nearly five years as a Taliban captive in Afghanistan, was returned to regular Army duty Monday, a senior defense official said.

Ukraine: Military plane shot down by rocket

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 07:26 AM PDT

A Donetsk People's Republic fighter stands guard during a pro-Russian meeting in the city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Sunday, July 13, 2014. Pro-Russian insurgents last week retreated from the strategic city of Slovyansk and holed up in Donetsk, a city of one million, and potentially the final frontier for the rebels. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian military transport plane was shot down Monday along the country's eastern border with Russia, the defense minister said.

Former POW Bergdahl returning to duty

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 07:01 AM PDT

Idaho Town Awaits Return Of Taliban Hostage Bowe BergdahlU.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl completed post-Afghanistan therapy, counseling; to head to Fort Sam Houston.

Did somebody wire the Appalachian Trail? Time for a selfie!

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 06:23 AM PDT

Hiker Matthew Donnelly of Milford, Pennsylvania, uses his cell phone on the Appalachian Trail in Bear MountainBy Barbara Goldberg HARRIMAN STATE PARK N.Y. (Reuters) - Maybe it was guilt over alarming her parents when she inadvertently dialed 911 from the Appalachian Trail, but Caitlin Belcher wishes she could ditch her cell phone for the rest of the 2,180-mile (3,508-km) hike. I just want to be out in the woods, isolated," said Belcher, 23, who has called home to Fredericksburg, Virginia, twice weekly since her journey began in April and gets constant texts from her parents, who even call her hiking partner's phone as well. Then Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina used "hiking the AT" as an excuse for disappearing for six days in 2009, while in fact he was on a rendezvous in Argentina with his mistress. Today camping gadgets such as a twig-fueled stove that can charge a smartphone while it heats baked beans, and online tips such as using an empty foil-lined potato chip can to boost Wi-Fi signals, mean there is no need to go off the grid while on the trail.     With Twitter, Instagram and blogs, hikers may be safer but lose the solitude and silence once found in the woods.     "The whole idea of the Appalachian Trail is to get away from it all," said Bill Bryson, whose best-selling 1998 book "A Walk in the Woods" about the trail is being made into a movie starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte.     "I am all in favor of gadgets, but my fear is that most people spend all their rest time texting and staring at little screens and miss out on all the glorious solitude around them," Bryson said.     Summer is high season on the trail that draws up to 3 million visitors a year, including 1,100 "thru hikers" like Belcher who hope to conquer the entire 14-state route.

Israel downs Gaza drone along southern coast

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 05:43 AM PDT

Palestinians drive past a building destroyed by an Israeli strike on Friday, in Gaza City, Sunday, July 13, 2014. Thousands of Palestinian residents of the northern Gaza Strip fled their homes on Sunday and sought safety in U.N. shelters, heeding warnings from the Israeli military about impending plans to bomb the area in the sixth day of an offensive against Hamas that has killed more than 160 people. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it downed a drone launched by Gaza militants on Monday, the first time it encountered an unmanned aircraft since the start of its offensive last week, as new Israeli airstrikes pushed the death toll from Israeli airstrikes to at least 175.

Germany basks in 4th World Cup after 24-year wait

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 05:26 AM PDT

In this photo taken with a long shutter, German fans celebrate their team after Germany won against Argentina by 1-0 at the soccer World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at a public viewing area called 'Fan Mile' in Berlin, Sunday, July 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)BERLIN (AP) — It's been a long wait, and now Germany is basking in its fourth World Cup title.

Israel charges Palestinian teen's alleged killers

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 05:05 AM PDT

An Israeli woman takes cover as siren alarming sounds warning of rocket attacks by Palestinians militants from Gaza Strip in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Monday, July 14, 2014. The Israeli military said it downed a drone on Monday along the country's southern coastline, the first time it encountered an unmanned aircraft since the campaign against Gaza Strip militants began last week.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has charged three Jews with the kidnapping and killing of a Palestinian teenager whose death set off days of violent protests in Arab areas of Jerusalem and northern Israel.

Shipwrecked Concordia floated for tow to Genova

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 04:46 AM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 14, 2012 file photo shows the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia leaning on its starboard side after running aground on the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. Franco Gabrielli, who heads the Civil Protection Department overseeing the wreck's removal, told reporters on Giglio Island Sunday, July 13, 2014, that while weather conditions aren't optimal, they are good enough to permit the start of operations to refloat and tow the Concordia to Genoa on the mainland for scrapping. He also promised that a search will be conducted for the only unrecovered body of the 32 Costa Concordia shipwreck victims as soon as the wrecked cruise liner is towed away from the island where it struck a reef in 2012. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — The shipwrecked Costa Concordia was successfully refloated Monday in preparation to be towed away for scrapping, 30 months after it struck a reef and capsized, killing 32 people.

Ukraine forces end rebel airport blockade

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 04:20 AM PDT

Residents of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine prepare to board buses for Rostov-on-Don in Russia from a collection point in DonetskKiev says it had ended a rebel blockade of a strategic airport in the east as it traded charges and threats with Russia over violations of their joint border.

Shipwrecked Concordia floated successfully

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:35 AM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 14, 2012 file photo shows the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia leaning on its starboard side after running aground on the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. Franco Gabrielli, who heads the Civil Protection Department overseeing the wreck's removal, told reporters on Giglio Island Sunday, July 13, 2014, that while weather conditions aren't optimal, they are good enough to permit the start of operations to refloat and tow the Concordia to Genoa on the mainland for scrapping. He also promised that a search will be conducted for the only unrecovered body of the 32 Costa Concordia shipwreck victims as soon as the wrecked cruise liner is towed away from the island where it struck a reef in 2012. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — The shipwrecked Costa Concordia has been successfully refloated in preparation for towing it away for scrapping.

Church of England set to vote on women bishops

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:18 AM PDT

LONDON (AP) — The Church of England is set to vote on whether women should be allowed to enter its top ranks as bishops.

North Korea testing weapons much more than in past

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 02:27 AM PDT

People watch a TV news program reporting on North Korea's artillery shells at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, July 14, 2014. North Korea on Monday fired artillery shells into waters near its sea border with South Korea, Seoul's military said, a day after the country test-launched two ballistic missiles in the latest of a series of weapon tests. The superimposed letters on the screen read: SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Another day, another defiant weapons test from North Korea.

Underground lab tackles Japan nuclear waste issue

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 01:32 AM PDT

HORONOBE, Japan (AP) — Reindeer farms and grazing Holstein cows dot a vast stretch of rolling green pasture here on Japan's northern tip. Underground it's a different story.

Israel says it's downed drone along southern coast

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 01:14 AM PDT

Palestinians drive past a building destroyed by an Israeli strike on Friday, in Gaza City, Sunday, July 13, 2014. Thousands of Palestinian residents of the northern Gaza Strip fled their homes on Sunday and sought safety in U.N. shelters, heeding warnings from the Israeli military about impending plans to bomb the area in the sixth day of an offensive against Hamas that has killed more than 160 people. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military said it downed a drone along its southern coastline on Monday, the first time it encountered such a weapon since its campaign against the Gaza Strip militants began last week.

Witty dealmaker Juncker to be EU's new CEO

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 12:35 AM PDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — The incoming leader of Europe's most powerful bureaucracy is a master of the backroom deal — and an outspoken and witty career politician who once advocated the right to lie in times of crisis.
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