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• Without radar, missile may not have identified jet
• Israelis destroy Hamas tunnels in Gaza offensive
• DNA being collected to ID Ukraine crash victims
• Monitors try to secure Ukraine plane crash site
• Extremists kill more than 100 in northeast Nigeria
• Rebels hamper access to plane crash site
• Storms hold off, McIlroy holds off all challengers
• At dreary Open, McIlroy holds off all challengers
• At dreary Open, Fowler takes aim at leader McIlroy
• Forensic experts gather material to ID victims
• Russia bans Congressman, 12 other Americans
• At dreary Open, everyone takes aim at Rory McIlroy
• Investigators struggle to reach MH17 crash site in Ukraine
• Shaky 3rd round start for McIlroy at British Open
• Israeli troops battle Hamas, uncover Gaza tunnels
• Ukraine crisis shows divisions in old Soviet bloc
• Kony's rebels change tactics to evade hunt
• Teen's death puts focus on caffeine powder dangers
• Unlike 1st, Malaysia's 2nd disaster brings closure
• Gaza official: Palestinian death toll tops 300
• Owner of raided Mexico child shelter was admired
• Downed jet claimed victims from 13 countries
• Destructive Washington fire empties another town
• US: Can't rule out Russian role in plane downing
• AP WAS THERE: Man walks on the moon

Without radar, missile may not have identified jet Posted: 19 Jul 2014 12:43 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — If Ukrainian rebels shot down the Malaysian jetliner, killing 298 people, it may have been because they didn't have the right systems in place to distinguish between military and civilian aircraft, experts said Saturday.

Israelis destroy Hamas tunnels in Gaza offensive Posted: 19 Jul 2014 12:12 PM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli bulldozers demolished more than a dozen tunnels Saturday in the Gaza Strip, and Palestinian authorities reported intensified airstrikes and shelling as the death toll from Israel's ground offensive rose to at least 342 Palestinians. Diplomats struggled to revive a cease-fire.

DNA being collected to ID Ukraine crash victims Posted: 19 Jul 2014 11:26 AM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Forensic teams fanned out across the Netherlands on Saturday to collect material that will help positively identify the remains of victims killed in the downing of the Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine. Families and friends of the dead huddled to console one another at churches, schools and sports clubs across the nation.

Monitors try to secure Ukraine plane crash site Posted: 19 Jul 2014 11:10 AM PDT HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — International monitors moved gingerly Saturday through fields reeking of the decomposing corpses of the victims of a Malaysian airliner shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, trying to secure the sprawling site in hopes that a credible investigation of the disaster can be conducted.

Extremists kill more than 100 in northeast Nigeria Posted: 19 Jul 2014 09:51 AM PDT MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Boko Haram extremists have killed more than 100 people and hoisted their black and white flag over a town left undefended by Nigeria's military, just 85 kilometers (53 miles) from the northeastern state capital of Maiduguri, a civil defense spokesman and a human rights advocate said Saturday.

Rebels hamper access to plane crash site Posted: 19 Jul 2014 09:04 AM PDT HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — Armed separatists hampered access to the Malaysia Airlines crash site Saturday, limiting the movements of international monitors and raising concerns that evidence showing who brought the plane down and killed the 298 people onboard would be lost, tampered with or destroyed.

Storms hold off, McIlroy holds off all challengers Posted: 19 Jul 2014 08:33 AM PDT HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy put a stranglehold on his third major championship with a 4-under 68 Saturday, heading to the final round of the British Open with a six-shot lead.

At dreary Open, McIlroy holds off all challengers Posted: 19 Jul 2014 08:16 AM PDT HOYLAKE, England (AP) — With the nasty weather holding off and Royal Liverpool essentially defenseless, Rory McIlroy fended off one challenger after another at the British Open.

At dreary Open, Fowler takes aim at leader McIlroy Posted: 19 Jul 2014 07:30 AM PDT HOYLAKE, England (AP) — With the nasty weather holding off and Royal Liverpool essentially defenseless, everyone took aim at Rory McIlroy.

Forensic experts gather material to ID victims Posted: 19 Jul 2014 06:41 AM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Forensic teams fanned out across the Netherlands on Saturday to collect material including DNA samples that will help positively identify the remains of victims killed in the downing of the Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine.

Russia bans Congressman, 12 other Americans Posted: 19 Jul 2014 06:25 AM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has placed a U.S. lawmaker and 12 other people connected with the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq on its list of those banned from entering the country.

At dreary Open, everyone takes aim at Rory McIlroy Posted: 19 Jul 2014 05:54 AM PDT HOYLAKE, England (AP) — With the nasty weather holding off and Royal Liverpool essentially defenseless, everyone took aim at Rory McIlroy.

Investigators struggle to reach MH17 crash site in Ukraine Posted: 19 Jul 2014 05:22 AM PDT Investigators faced massive hurdles Saturday as they sought access to the grisly crash site of a Malaysian plane in eastern Ukraine, with the area controlled by armed rebels blamed for downing the jet with a missile. Despite a hail of calls from around the globe for a swift probe into the crash, initial efforts by international monitors to gain full access to the site have been impeded by pro-Russian separatists locked in fighting with Ukraine forces. While the rebels, who Kiev and the US believe fired a sophisticated surface-to-air missile at the jet, have vowed to protect the scene, they have ruled out a ceasefire and rocket-fire still rings out in the distance. Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans, whose nation was stunned by the loss of nearly 200 citizens in the crash, arrived in Kiev Friday with a team of 15 forensic experts.

Shaky 3rd round start for McIlroy at British Open Posted: 19 Jul 2014 05:06 AM PDT HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy got off to a shaky start in the third round of the British Open, which switched to an unprecedented two-tee start because of the threat of nasty weather.

Israeli troops battle Hamas, uncover Gaza tunnels Posted: 19 Jul 2014 04:50 AM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops uncovered more than a dozen cross-border tunnels and battled Gaza militants on the second day of an open-ended ground operation Saturday as the Palestinian death toll climbed to 325 and diplomats scrambled to revive cease-fire efforts.

Ukraine crisis shows divisions in old Soviet bloc Posted: 19 Jul 2014 03:59 AM PDT WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's foreign minister had sharp words on the downing of the Malaysia Airlines jumbo jet in Ukraine — blaming the crash on Russia-backed "bandits." But throughout most of central and eastern Europe, leaders withheld judgment, expressing shock but refusing to say more until more facts are in.

Kony's rebels change tactics to evade hunt Posted: 19 Jul 2014 02:44 AM PDT OBO, Central African Republic (AP) — Knives, ropes, tarpaulins, AK-47s, and gun lubricant. These are some of the items handed over to the Ugandan army by three fighters who defected last month from Joseph Kony's rebels, the Lord's Resistance Army, in Central African Republic.

Teen's death puts focus on caffeine powder dangers Posted: 18 Jul 2014 11:34 PM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The sudden death of a healthy high school senior has ramped up attention on unregulated caffeine powder, leading federal health authorities to warn consumers to stay away from the substance.

Unlike 1st, Malaysia's 2nd disaster brings closure Posted: 18 Jul 2014 11:18 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Less than five months ago, they had rushed to Kuala Lumpur International Airport — anxious relatives with a hope in their hearts, however faint, that a missing jumbo jet with their loved ones had not crashed, and would eventually be found.

Gaza official: Palestinian death toll tops 300 Posted: 18 Jul 2014 11:03 PM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Gaza health official says the death toll from Israel's 12-day offensive against Hamas militants has topped 300.

Owner of raided Mexico child shelter was admired Posted: 18 Jul 2014 09:30 PM PDT ZAMORA, Mexico (AP) — For more than six decades, poor parents struggling to support their children or raise troubled youths sent them to a group home in western Mexico run by a woman who gained a reputation as a secular saint.

Downed jet claimed victims from 13 countries Posted: 18 Jul 2014 08:42 PM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The human cost of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 hit home around the world Friday, upending scores of families and small communities spanning half of the planet, from a Dutch fishing village to an Australian soccer club and a Dubai cake store.

Destructive Washington fire empties another town Posted: 18 Jul 2014 07:55 PM PDT PATEROS, Wash. (AP) — A massive wildfire that destroyed about 100 homes is forcing the residents of a second north-central Washington town to leave their homes, and a partial evacuation of a third community in the scenic Methow Valley is also underway.

US: Can't rule out Russian role in plane downing Posted: 18 Jul 2014 07:40 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Friday that the United States cannot rule out that Russia helped in the launch of the surface-to-air missile that shot down a Malaysia Airlines jet over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.

AP WAS THERE: Man walks on the moon Posted: 18 Jul 2014 05:36 PM PDT EDITOR'S NOTE:

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