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• Weekend shootings add to violent year for Indy
• Cause of blaze that killed NYC firefighter probed
• Victim recounts Southern California shark attack
• Atlantic Canada cleans up after Arthur strikes
• Video footage shows Pistorius re-enacting killing
• Thousands cheer pro-Russia rebels at Ukraine rally
• Clippers sale hangs in balance as trial begins
• Veterans turn to American Legion for medical help
• Gunmen kill at least 29 in latest raids on Kenyan coast
• 5 things to know as the Tour de France hits London
• Red Cross: 22 dead in attacks on Kenyan coast
• NYC firefighter trapped in apartment blaze dies
• Israel PM vows calm after Israel strikes Gaza
• Israeli police seek to extend US teen's detention
• NYC firefighter trapped in apartment blaze killed
• Israel strikes 10 militant sites in Gaza Strip
• NYC firefighter killed battling Brooklyn blaze
• Arthur hits eastern Canada, causes power outages
• Report: Americans caught up in data sweep
• McCartney returns to stage after hospitalization
• Messi guides Argentina into semis, Dutch scrape in
• First lady bucks GOP on school lunch rules
• Philadelphia fire kills 4 kids, destroys 8 houses
• Philadelphia fire kills 4 kids, engulfs 10 houses
• Neymar: World Cup dream still alive

Weekend shootings add to violent year for Indy Posted: 06 Jul 2014 12:43 PM PDT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis' violent year has become more so with two holiday weekend shootings, including one that killed a decorated officer.

Cause of blaze that killed NYC firefighter probed Posted: 06 Jul 2014 12:11 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Fire marshals were working Sunday to determine what sparked a blaze that killed a lieutenant who became trapped while looking for possible victims in a burning public-housing high-rise.

Victim recounts Southern California shark attack Posted: 06 Jul 2014 12:11 PM PDT MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Steven Robles was an hour into his regular weekend swim off some of Southern California's most popular beaches when he came face-to-face with a great white shark.

Atlantic Canada cleans up after Arthur strikes Posted: 06 Jul 2014 10:52 AM PDT HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Arthur was moving across Newfoundland on Sunday a day after striking Canada's Maritime provinces with near-hurricane strength winds and torrential rains, knocking down trees and leaving tens of thousands of people without power.

Video footage shows Pistorius re-enacting killing Posted: 06 Jul 2014 10:04 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A lawyer for Oscar Pistorius has criticized an Australian broadcaster that showed footage of the double-amputee runner participating in a re-enactment of how he fatally shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Thousands cheer pro-Russia rebels at Ukraine rally Posted: 06 Jul 2014 09:16 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Driven out of their key stronghold in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russia separatists regrouped Sunday in the city of Donetsk, vowing to renew their fight against the government in Kiev before thousands of cheering supporters at a rally.

Clippers sale hangs in balance as trial begins Posted: 06 Jul 2014 09:01 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — With the potentially record-breaking $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers hanging in the balance, a trial beginning Monday will focus on whether Donald Sterling's estranged wife had the authority under terms of a family trust to unilaterally negotiate the deal.

Veterans turn to American Legion for medical help Posted: 06 Jul 2014 09:01 AM PDT EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A counselor at the local Veterans Affairs office looked at Rebecca King, a victim of domestic violence and abuse who was seeking help for depression, and told her she would not be able to see a psychologist. She looked too nice and put together for someone depressed, King was told.

Gunmen kill at least 29 in latest raids on Kenyan coast Posted: 06 Jul 2014 07:56 AM PDT By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) - Gunmen killed at least 29 people in raids on two coastal areas of Kenya, the latest in a series of attacks claimed by Somali Islamists who have vowed to drive Kenyan forces out of Somalia, although a police officer cast doubt on their role. The Interior Ministry said one attack killed nine in the trading town of Hindi in Lamu County, the same district where about 65 people were killed by gunmen last month. Another was further south in the Gamba area, where 20 died. "They went around shooting at people and villages indiscriminately," said Abdallah Shahasi, a senior official for the Hindi area, which lies near the old trading port of Lamu and Mpeketoni town, where gunmen launched raids in mid-June.

5 things to know as the Tour de France hits London Posted: 06 Jul 2014 05:30 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — It may be as French as camembert, but the Tour de France is coming to London. Almost 200 speeding cyclists are set to race past the city's greatest landmarks, from the Tower of London to the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace.

Red Cross: 22 dead in attacks on Kenyan coast Posted: 06 Jul 2014 04:27 AM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Twenty-two people were killed in overnight attacks by gunmen in two counties on the Kenyan coast, where al-Qaida-linked militants last month claimed responsibility for killing 65 people, the Kenya Red Cross said Sunday.

NYC firefighter trapped in apartment blaze dies Posted: 06 Jul 2014 03:04 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — New York firefighters were mourning the death of a 40-year-old lieutenant killed when he became trapped while looking for victims in a public-housing high-rise fire Saturday, the first to die in the line of duty in more than two years.

Israel PM vows calm after Israel strikes Gaza Posted: 06 Jul 2014 02:48 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel would act calmly and responsibly in the face of rising Israeli-Palestinian hostilities, just hours after Israel's military carried out airstrikes on 10 sites in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli police seek to extend US teen's detention Posted: 06 Jul 2014 01:25 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say an American teenager who was detained during violent protests over the killing of a Palestinian youth has been brought before a court.

NYC firefighter trapped in apartment blaze killed Posted: 06 Jul 2014 12:02 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — New York firefighters were mourning the death of a 40-year-old lieutenant killed when he became trapped while looking for victims in a public-housing high-rise fire Saturday, the first to die in the line of duty in more than two years.

Israel strikes 10 militant sites in Gaza Strip Posted: 05 Jul 2014 11:31 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it has carried out airstrikes on 10 militant sites in the Gaza Strip, including rocket launchers and a weapons manufacturing site.

NYC firefighter killed battling Brooklyn blaze Posted: 05 Jul 2014 10:58 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A blaze broke out on an upper floor of a Brooklyn public-housing high-rise Saturday, trapping a New York City fire lieutenant who was overcome by smoke and later died.

Arthur hits eastern Canada, causes power outages Posted: 05 Jul 2014 10:43 PM PDT HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Arthur hit Canada's Maritime provinces with near-hurricane strength winds and torrential rains, knocking down trees and leaving about tens of thousands of people without power.

Report: Americans caught up in data sweep Posted: 05 Jul 2014 09:55 PM PDT When the NSA intercepted the accounts of targeted foreigners it also collected private conversations of Internet users.

McCartney returns to stage after hospitalization Posted: 05 Jul 2014 07:47 PM PDT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Paul McCartney returned to a concert stage Saturday after being sidelined for two months because of a virus, spinning out songs from the Beatles, Wings and a solo career that has spanned more than 50 years of rock 'n' roll.

Messi guides Argentina into semis, Dutch scrape in Posted: 05 Jul 2014 06:29 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Argentines didn't need a late winner from Lionel Messi this time, settling in to protect a 1-0 margin against Belgium that earned them a first trip to the World Cup semifinals in 24 years.

First lady bucks GOP on school lunch rules Posted: 05 Jul 2014 03:49 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — First ladies typically avoid getting into public scraps, but Michelle Obama has jumped into perhaps her biggest battle yet.

Philadelphia fire kills 4 kids, destroys 8 houses Posted: 05 Jul 2014 03:49 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fire raced through a row of two-story homes in southwest Philadelphia early Saturday, killing 4-year-old twin girls, a 4-year-old boy and a baby and engulfing at least 10 houses, officials said. A mother and three of her children escaped through a second-floor window.

Philadelphia fire kills 4 kids, engulfs 10 houses Posted: 05 Jul 2014 03:49 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Officials say fire raced through a row of two-story homes in Philadelphia, killing 4-year-old twin girls, a 4-year-old boy and a baby and engulfing at least 10 houses.

Neymar: World Cup dream still alive Posted: 05 Jul 2014 01:56 PM PDT BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) — Brazil star Neymar says his World Cup may be over because of a fractured vertebra but his World Cup dream of celebrating the title with his teammates at the Maracana Stadium next Sunday is still alive.

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