| Dueling rulings: Courts split on health law clash Posted: 22 Jul 2014 01:10 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's health care law is snarled in another big legal battle, with two federal appeals courts issuing contradictory rulings on a key financing issue within hours of each other Tuesday.
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| Plane crash bodies removed from war zone Posted: 22 Jul 2014 12:53 PM PDT  KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — A train bearing the dead from the downed Malaysian airliner reached Ukrainian government-held territory at long last Tuesday, but the pro-Russian separatists in control of the crash site showed little willingness to allow the full-scale investigation demanded by world leaders.
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| Democrats to unveil $2.7B bill on alien children Posted: 22 Jul 2014 12:37 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are preparing to significantly cut President Barack Obama's request for emergency funding to deal with an influx of Central American children streaming across the border with Mexico. |
| Cause of Williston fire unknown, flights cancelled Posted: 22 Jul 2014 11:19 AM PDT  A massive fire was still burning Tuesday afternoon 12 hours after it began at an oil supply company in an industrial part of the western North Dakota oil patch town of Williston.
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| Bond insurers vow to fight Detroit financial plan Posted: 22 Jul 2014 11:04 AM PDT  DETROIT (AP) — Companies that insure Detroit's bonds are repeating their pledge to aggressively challenge the city's plan to get out of bankruptcy.
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| Mysterious white flags appear atop Brooklyn Bridge Posted: 22 Jul 2014 10:47 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Someone has replaced two American flags on the Brooklyn Bridge with mysterious white flags. |
| Nigerian president meets parents of abducted girls Posted: 22 Jul 2014 10:31 AM PDT  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — President Goodluck Jonathan met for the first time Tuesday with parents of 219 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls and dozens of classmates who managed to escape from their Islamic extremist captors.
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| UK plans new laws against female genital mutilation Posted: 22 Jul 2014 10:16 AM PDT  By Kylie MacLellan and Emma Batha LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will introduce new laws to combat female genital mutilation (FGM) including making it compulsory for teachers and health workers to report cases, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday. "It's absolutely clear what we are trying to achieve...and that is to outlaw the practices of female genital mutilation and childhood and early forced marriage; Around 103,000 women aged between 15 and 49, and another 10,000 girls aged under 15 who have migrated to England and Wales are estimated to have undergone FGM, according to a report on Tuesday from City University London. Cameron said ending FGM and child marriage was a global challenge on a par with eradicating poverty and tackling diseases.
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| U.S. to present intelligence data on MH17 Posted: 22 Jul 2014 09:44 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States says it is preparing to present data from the U.S. intelligence community laying out what's known about the Malaysia Airlines plane that was shot down in Ukraine.
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| Obamacare hit by ruling, but subsidies to continue Posted: 22 Jul 2014 09:14 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court delivered a potentially serious setback to President Barack Obama's health care law Tuesday, imperiling billions of dollars in subsidies for many low- and middle-income people who bought policies.
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| Gaza rocket lands near Israel's main airport Posted: 22 Jul 2014 08:58 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say a rocket from Gaza landed in an area near Israel's international airport.
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| France sells warship to Russia despite Ukraine sanctions Posted: 22 Jul 2014 08:43 AM PDT  PARIS (AP) — France says it will go ahead with the sale of a warship to Russia, despite calls for an arms embargo against the country, highlighting how Europe's strong business ties are hindering its ability to punish Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine.
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| Delta cancels all Israel flights over missile fear Posted: 22 Jul 2014 08:26 AM PDT Delta Air Lines is canceling all flights to Israel until further notice, citing reports that a rocket landed near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport. |
| Akin tries, again, to clarify 'legitimate rape' Posted: 22 Jul 2014 07:40 AM PDT  Former GOP Congressman and 2012 Senate candidate from Missouri doesn't rule out another office run
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| Missing Israeli soldier in Gaza presumed dead Posted: 22 Jul 2014 07:08 AM PDT  By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Tuesday it had failed to trace any remains of one of its soldiers whom it believes died in the Gaza Strip two days ago, and whom Hamas has said it captured. The Israeli military named the missing man as Oron Shaul, 21, who was traveling in an armored vehicle that was hit with an anti-tank missile fired at it by Palestinian fighters in Gaza on Sunday. "The efforts to identify the seventh soldier are ongoing and have yet to be determined," it added. Hamas's armed wing announced on Sunday it had captured an Israeli soldier identified as Shaul Aron, revealing his army ID number, but not saying whether he was dead or alive.
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| Egypt calls for Israeli, Palestinian peace talks Posted: 22 Jul 2014 06:23 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. and Egypt sought Tuesday to find an end to two weeks of bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, and officials raised the possibility of restarting stalled peace talks between Israel and Palestinian authorities as a necessary step to avoid sustained violence.
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| Putin: I'll handle Ukraine rebels, West should butt out Posted: 22 Jul 2014 05:50 AM PDT  President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia would use its influence with separatists in east Ukraine to allow a full investigation into the downing of a Malaysian airliner, but said the West must put pressure on Kiev to end hostilities. Putin also called on Western powers not to meddle in Russia's domestic affairs and said steps were needed to strengthen the country's military capabilities because of moves by NATO and to protect the economy from "external threats". "We are being called on to use our influence with the separatists in southeastern Ukraine. Putin's comments were his first detailed response in public to Western criticism of Russia's role in Ukraine since the Malaysian airliner was brought down on Thursday, killing 298 people.
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| Korea ferry owner found dead Posted: 22 Jul 2014 05:19 AM PDT  The body of South Korea's most wanted man has been found in sordid circumstances.
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| Crash victims' remains reach Ukraine-held city Posted: 22 Jul 2014 04:34 AM PDT KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — The remains of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash arrived in territory held by the Ukrainian government on Tuesday on their way to the Netherlands, after delays and haphazard treatment of the bodies that put pressure on European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels to impose tougher economic sanctions on Russia. |
| 11 parents of Nigeria's abducted girls die Posted: 22 Jul 2014 03:31 AM PDT  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — About a dozen parents of the more than 200 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls will never see their daughters again.
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| Israeli soldier missing as Gaza fighting rages on Posted: 22 Jul 2014 03:16 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli soldier is missing following a deadly battle in the Gaza Strip, a defense official said Tuesday as Israeli airstrikes pummeled a wide range of targets in the coastal strip and diplomatic efforts intensified to end more than two weeks of fighting that has killed at least 585 Palestinians and 29 Israelis.
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| Bodies, black boxes handed over from Ukraine crash site Posted: 22 Jul 2014 02:30 AM PDT  A train carrying the remains of crash victims arrived in Ukrainian government territory.
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| Train with remains of crash victims arrives in Ukraine's Kharkiv Posted: 22 Jul 2014 02:14 AM PDT  A train carrying the remains of victims of a Malaysian plane downed over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine arrived in the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, a Reuters witness said.
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| Israeli official: Israeli soldier missing in Gaza Posted: 22 Jul 2014 01:43 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli soldier is missing following a deadly battle in the Gaza Strip, a defense official told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
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| Detroit retirees back pension cuts by a landslide Posted: 22 Jul 2014 01:13 AM PDT DETROIT (AP) — A year after filing for bankruptcy, Detroit is building momentum to get out, especially after workers and retirees voted in favor of major pension changes just a few weeks before a judge holds a crucial trial that could end the largest public filing in U.S. history. |
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