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Federal judge rules California's death penalty system unconstitutional

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 12:59 PM PDT

Gavel and old glory. American Justice.California's system for imposing and carrying out the death penalty is so long and drawn-out that it amounts to cruel and unusual punishment and is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. Ruling in the case of Ernest Dewayne Jones, who was condemned to death in 1995 and has yet to be executed, Judge Cormac J. Carney of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California said that to take "nearly a generation" to decide on Jones' appeals is unconstitutional.

FBI: 3 cartel members accused of abducting S.C. man

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 12:29 PM PDT

Cartel KidnappersThree men affiliated with a Mexican drug cartel kidnapped a South Carolina man and held him for ransom for nearly a week in a dispute over $200,000 in marijuana, authorities said Wednesday.

Senate GOP blocks bill on contraception coverage

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 11:55 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 9, 2014, file photo, Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The freshman senator and four-term Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state have pushed legislation that would counter last month's court ruling and reinstate free contraception for women who are on health insurance plans of objecting companies. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)Senate Republicans have blocked a bill aimed at restoring free contraception for women who get their health insurance from companies that object on religious grounds.

Greece: Terror arrest after tourist area shooting

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 11:28 AM PDT

Nikos Maziotis lays wounded on a sidewalk, with a wig on the left, after a shootout at the tourist area of Monastiraki in central Athens on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Greek police arrested one of the country's most wanted men, a fugitive convicted of terrorism, during a shootout Wednesday in Athens' central tourist district that left four people wounded, authorities said. Maziotis who has been on the run along with his wife Panagiota Roupa since 2012 following their release from jail after serving the maximum 18 months in pre-trial detention. (AP Photo/InTime News, Giannis Liakos) GREECE OUTATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police arrested one of the country's most wanted men — a fugitive convicted of terrorism — during a shootout Wednesday in Athens' central tourist district that left four people wounded, authorities said.

Lines break in attempts to tow stalled casino boat carrying 123

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 11:09 AM PDT

In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, the casino boat Escapade, with 123 people aboard, is grounded off the coast of Tybee Island, Ga., Wednesday, July 16, 2014. No injuries or medical issues had been reported among the 96 passengers and 27 crew members aboard the boat according to Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony L. Soto. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard)Authorities say they've tried several times to tow a casino boat that ran aground off Georgia's coast, but the attempts failed when the tow lines broke.

Woman who sent ricin to Obama, Bloomberg gets 18 years in prison

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 10:36 AM PDT

Mother of five charged with sending poisoned letters to Obama, BloombergTexas resident Shannon Guess Richardson sent ricin-laced letters to Obama, Bloomberg.

What happens to your online accounts when you die?

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 10:10 AM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 16, 2013 file photo shows a printout of the Facebook page for Loren Williams, now deceased, at his mother's home in Beaverton, Ore. A group of influential lawyers says it has an answer to that pesky question of what should happen to your Facebook, Yahoo and other online accounts when you die. The Uniform Law Commission was expected on Wednesday to endorse a plan that would automatically give loved ones access to all digital accounts, unless otherwise specified in a will. The legislation would have to be adopted by individual state legislatures to become law. But if it does, the bill would make WASHINGTON (AP) — When you die, should your loved ones have access to your Facebook, Gmail and other online accounts?

Attorney: Prostitute had no reason to kill exec

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 09:48 AM PDT

Alix Tichelman during her arraignment in Santa Cruz Superior CourtSANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A defense attorney says a high-priced prostitute accused of giving a Google executive a fatal dose of heroin had no reason to kill the man.

Israeli strike kills 4 Gaza youths on coastal road

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 09:18 AM PDT

A girl cries as Palestinians flee their homes in the Shajaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City, after Israel had airdropped leaflets warning people to leave the area, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. A Hamas website says Israel has fired missiles at the homes of four of its senior leaders as it resumed bombardment of Gaza, following a failed Egyptian cease-fire effort. Health officials say the Palestinian death toll in nine days of fighting has reached 204.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli war planes and naval vessels intensified attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, targeting senior Hamas leaders and bombarding a coastal area, where four Palestinian boys were killed.

123 people on gambling boat stuck on Georgia rocks

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 08:34 AM PDT

The casino boat Escapade, with 123 people aboard, is grounded off the coast of Tybee Island, Ga.SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A casino boat on its maiden trip ran aground on rocks off the coast of Georgia overnight and remained stranded hours after daybreak Wednesday, with Coast Guard crews awaiting high tide to attempt to remove the 123 people aboard.

Numerous lapses at CDC prior to live anthrax release

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:57 AM PDT

CDC Mishaps Could Have Been Deadly, Experts Say(Reuters) - Ahead of a congressional hearing on Wednesday on the anthrax and bird flu breaches at the U.S. government's most respected public health laboratories, committee members released new findings on numerous lapses at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Federal investigators found safety and security problems at CDC labs handling dangerous pathogens in the 18 months prior to the release of live anthrax to a lab not equipped to work with it in June 2014, according to Democratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The investigators, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, found equipment failures, an inability to document staff training, and missing signatures on required biosafety plans. The findings stem from six inspections at the CDC's Atlanta campus between January 2013 and March 2014.

New brain protein tied to Alzheimer's disease

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:26 AM PDT

This undated image provided by the Mayo Clinic shows an abnormal TDP-43, the two circular brown blobs, in the brain of a patient with tau neurofibrillary tangle, blue flame shape blob in the middle, and Alzheimer's disease during the pathological analyses in Rochester, Minn. Scientists have linked a new protein to Alzheimer's disease, different from the amyloid and tau that make up the sticky brain plaques and tangles long known to be its hallmarks and was discussed Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Copenhagen. (AP Photo/Mayo Clinic)Scientists have linked a new protein to Alzheimer's disease, different from the amyloid and tau that make up the sticky brain plaques and tangles long known to be its hallmarks.

Murdoch's Fox makes bid for Time Warner

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 06:55 AM PDT

Time Warner has rejected a takeover bid from Twenty-First Century Fox and says it has no interest in further discussions with Rupert Murdoch's media entertainment giant.

Bestseller! Pro-Ben Carson committee drops $150K on his books

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 06:02 AM PDT

Get Off the Dole and Get a Job: Ben CarsonA group encouraging Dr. Ben Carson to run for president has spent $150,000 buying his books.

KKK recruits with treats in S.C.

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 05:28 AM PDT

White Supremacist Fliers Found In Colorado Ask 'If You Are Fighting For The Right Side'Some state residents say they found bags of candy containing a piece of paper asking them to join the Klan.

Senate derails Army bid to take Guard helicopters

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 04:54 AM PDT

FILE - This Oct. 8, 2011, photo released by the U.S Army National Guard shows an AH-64D Apache Longbow with the South Carolina Army National Guard releasing flares during a test over Camp Tajo, Iraq. The Army has lost an initial Senate skirmish over a hotly disputed plan to take Apache attack helicopters away from National Guard units in a budget cutting move that has infuriated governors and state military leaders. (AP Photo/U.S. Army National Guard, Tracci Dorgan)FORT RUCKER, Ala. (AP) — The Army has lost an initial Senate skirmish over a hotly disputed plan to take Apache attack helicopters away from National Guard units in a budget-cutting move that has infuriated governors and state military leaders.

No hints from Hillary Clinton on 'The Daily Show'

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 04:20 AM PDT

Hillary Rodham Clinton on NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't give Jon Stewart any hints about whether she will run for president, but acknowledged during Tuesday's taping of "The Daily Show" that the speculation surrounding her possible candidacy has become "a cottage industry."

Typhoon kills 12 in Philippines, spares Manila

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 03:33 AM PDT

Residents of the slum community of Baseco evacuate to safer grounds at the onslaught of typhoon Rammasun in Manila Wednesday, July 16, 2014 in Manila, Philippines. Typhoon Rammasun left at least seven people dead and knocked out power in many areas Wednesday but the Philippine capital and densely populated northern provinces were spared a direct battering when its fierce winds shifted slightly.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon left at least 12 people dead, knocked out power in many areas, damaged a parked plane but spared the Philippine capital on Wednesday when its fierce wind shifted, officials said.

Court: Dutch not liable for most Srebrenica deaths

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 03:09 AM PDT

Women from the Bosnian town of Srebrenica wait for judges to enter a civil court in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. A Dutch court has declared the country liable in the deaths of more than 300 Bosnian Muslim men murdered by Bosnian Serb forces in the United Nations-declared Srebrenica THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A court has cleared the Netherlands of liability in the deaths of the vast majority of the 8,000 Bosnian Muslims slain in the Srebrenica massacre 19 years ago, but says it has to compensate the families of more than 300 men turned over to Bosnian Serb forces and later killed.

Typhoon spares Manila, leaves 7 dead elsewhere

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 01:35 AM PDT

A father and his son evacuate to safer grounds as Typhoon Rammasun battered Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Rammasun left at least seven people dead and knocked out power in many areas but it spared the Philippine capital and densely populated northern provinces from being directly battered Wednesday when its fierce wind shifted slightly away, officials said. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Rammasun left at least seven people dead and knocked out power in many areas Wednesday but the Philippine capital and densely populated northern provinces were spared a direct battering when its fierce winds shifted slightly.

New guidelines could help many pregnant workers

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 12:44 AM PDT

FILE - Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Jacqueline Berrien speaks at a Middle Class Task Force event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington, in this Tuesday, July 20, 2010 file photo. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has updated 30-year-old guidelines to make clear that any form of workplace discrimination or harassment against pregnant workers by employers is a form of sex discrimination and illegal. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — New federal guidelines on job discrimination against pregnant workers could have a big impact on the workplace and in the courtroom.

Dems seek political edge in contraception ruling

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 12:19 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 9, 2014, file photo, Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats see a political winner in the stinging defeat they suffered when the Supreme Court ruled that businesses with religious objections may deny coverage for contraceptives under President Barack Obama's health care law. A four-term senator _ Washington state's Patty Murray _ and a vulnerable freshman, Udall, have pushed legislation that would counter last month's court ruling and reinstate free contraception for women who are on health insurance plans of objecting companies. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats see a political winner in the stinging defeat they suffered when the Supreme Court ruled that businesses with religious objections may deny coverage for contraceptives under President Barack Obama's health care law.

White House defying aide's congressional subpoena

Posted: 15 Jul 2014 11:27 PM PDT

FILE - This Oct. 30, 2013, file photo shows David Simas, President Barack Obama's political director, left, and Rob Nabors, Deputy Chief of Staff as they accompany the president to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The White House is opposing congressional Republicans' subpoena to Simas to testify on Capitol Hill this week. White House counsel Neil Eggleston said in a letter that the House Oversight Committee's demand that Simas testify threatens the president's independence and ability to get candid advice to carry out his constitutional duties. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is defying a congressional subpoena by keeping a top political aide to President Barack Obama from testifying at a hearing Wednesday, setting up a potential new legal battle in this midterm election year.

Israel targets homes of senior Hamas leaders

Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:59 PM PDT

Palestinian rescue men inspect the wreckage of a vehicle following an Israeli air strike, at the main road in Rafah, Tuesday, July 15, 2014. The Israeli military says it has resumed air strikes on Gaza after Hamas militants violated a de-escalation brokered by Egypt. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Hamas website says Israel has fired missiles at the homes of four of its senior leaders as it resumed bombardment of Gaza, following a failed Egyptian cease-fire effort.

Japanese nuclear plant deemed safe, nears restart

Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:33 PM PDT

This photo taken in January, 2014 shows Sendai Nuclear Power Station in Sendai, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan. The nuclear power plant in southern Japan has received a passing grade for safety requirements raised after the Fukushima disaster, clearing a major hurdle toward becoming the first to restart under the tighter rules. The Nuclear Regulation Authority gave preliminary approval Wednesday, July 16, 2014 to a report that concludes that two reactors at Sendai Nuclear Power Station have complied with the new regulations and are capable of avoiding disasters such as the Fukushima Dai-ichi meltdowns, even if the plant faces equally harsh conditions. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDITTOKYO (AP) — A Japanese nuclear plant won preliminary approval Wednesday for meeting stringent post-Fukushima safety requirements, clearing a major hurdle toward becoming the first to restart under the tighter rules.
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